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Cover Story
UNION EDUCATION BUDGET 2014
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Editorial
4,11, 25
Spotlight
4th World Children Business Conclave & Expo
HYA (UK)-Curriculum magazine motivational talk at Alhcon
International School
Pathways Round Square Collaborative Service Project
8-9
Interview/ David Boddy, Founder ASIS
Study abroad aspirations now start earlyat School,
actually
10
Guest column
Professional Makeup Artist as a career choice
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News Updates
National Scholarship Program worth Rs 55 million for School Students
First UC Berkeley Executive Management Program
New feature added to the GMAT exam
Dr Bibek Banerjee on Asia Pacific Advisory Council
Ethanol production incentivized, Area under Horticultural Crops Goes up
Indian App shortlisted for ImagineCup Apps Competition
NMIMS Announces NMAT 2015
Dell Champs 2014
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Campus Buzz
OP Jindal University Conference On Higher Education
MoneyGram Foundation donates three Mobile
Science Labs
MoneyGram Foundation donates three Mobile
Science Labs
Art Periodical by DPS student
IndiaCollegeSearch.com scholarship for best
college review
Whistling Woods International Mumbai gets
SkillTree Knowledge Consortium recognition
Pearson invests in a preschool venture
IWP Celebrated Melange - The Blend of Women
Empowerment
TSCFM Awards for excellence
VLCC Institute of Beauty & Nutrition Convocation
Ceremony
Genesis Global School 'Core Values category'
champ at the FLL International Open, Toronto
Mini MBA for school students
The union budget 2014-15 has given Rs 83,771 crore for HRD
ministry (an increase of 12.3% from last year).A Rs 500 crore
teachers training
program named
after BHU founder
and legendary
educationist Pandit
Madan Mohan
Malviya, Rs 100 crore
Communication
Linked Interface for
Cultivating
Knowledge (CLICK)
and online courses
for spreading virtual
classroom, Rs.30
crore for School Assessment Programme are some other
highlights. In higher education, new 5 IITS and 5IIMs have been
announced. In skills and jobs, a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore for
providing equity through venture capital funds, quasi equity, soft
loans and other risk capital specially to encourage new startups by
youth, a national multi-skill programme called Skill India are
proposed. Beti bachao beti padhao" scheme for making education
more accessible to women and digital India to bridge the digital
gaps
10 NEWS
QS University Rankings:BRICS 2014 report
Educomp Launches SmartSchool, to celebrate 10 years of
Smartclass
WB loan for SSA
Ashoka University appoints chancellor, VC
South Asia Network for Sustainable Development Solutions
launched
Intel Education 2 in 1 tablet launched
edX celebrates self -motivated learners in India
Fellowship to Empower Delhi School Principals
State of Forest Report 2013 released
Feature: India joins Washington Accord
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India skills special series
India and Iran collaboration in skill development
Indian designer Wins Laureate Education's Here for Good Award
'Digital Marketing for Entrepreneurs: Tactical or Strategic
Indian Beauty Therapy contestant selection for WorldSkills 2015
Automation Industry Association (AIA) launches campus connect
program
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Indias first Online University
Dr. Ashok K Chauhan of Amity honored
NIIT University 'poor' Habitat
Tata Power's CAL in 8 Mumbai Schools
OMRAAN: US$30,000 global contest
Spotlight
4TH WORLD CHILDREN BUSINESS CONCLAVE & EXPO
The four-day event from June 26-29 proved a valuable platform for children party,
VOICES GROW FOR A SEPARATE ECCE MINISTRY
A study on parenting trends conducted over 20,000 parents in six cities released at the business
convolve revealed interesting trends, some of which are quite disturbing. Apart from serious
deliberations on the issue of childhood education & entertainment, the expo enthralled thousands of
children & parents who had a great time meeting favorite cartoon characters, playing games and
attending workshops.
Editor's Note
Volume 4, Number 8
Editor
Autar Nehru
Chief Editorial Advisor:
R K Misra (Senior Journalist)
Consulting Editors
Sudha Passi (formerly Sr Journalist, PTI)
M K Bhat (Sr Journalist)
Ramanathan Iyer, (Chenna)i
(kr.iyar@gmail.com)
Associates
Akshay Kumar Sahu
Gurbinder Kaur
Editorial Board
AK Pandey (Principal, AIS New Delhi)
Prof. Raj Kachroo, Mrs. Neelam Singhvi,
Navin Bhatia, Prof Sarab N S Nagra.
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Circulation
Dimple Nehru, Ganesh Sharma
EDITORIAL
Guest Column
Professional Makeup Artist as a career choice
AASHMEEN MUNJAAL,
Director- Aashmeen Munjaal's
Star Salon n' Academy
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News
QS University Rankings:
BRICS 2014 report
Prime Minister has emphasized the need
for India to evolve an independent 'India
Ranking' metric which can then involve
the SAARC nations as the existing
systems are skewed towards Western
Nations. He was commenting on QS
University Rankings: BRICS 2014
report. The need is to link research and
education to the development needs of
the country, he said.
20
Indian educational institutions
feature in the latest BRICS ranking and
five Indian Institutes of Technology
(IITs) win places in the top 20. IIT-Delhi,
IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Madras
and IIT-Kharagpur have made it to the
list. IITs are again by far the most
successful representatives of the
country's higher education system.
The prestigious IIT Kharagpur has a
higher proportion of PhDs among its
staff than any university in the five
countries, while another three Indian
institutions feature in the top five on this
measure. On overall staffing levels, only
Manipal University appears in the top
100 among the universities of the BRICS
countries.
Other educational institutions from
India in the list include University of
Mumbai, University of Madras, Banaras
Hindu University, Manipal University,
Birla Institute of Technology and
Science, University of Pune, Indian
Institute of Information Technology,
Calcutta University, Delhi University,
Allahabad, Amity University, Anna
University and Punjab University.
The Indian Centre for Assessment &
Accreditation is a not-for-profit
organization formed with a vision 'to
help assist the inclusion of at least 5
Indian Universities in the Top 200 of the
World University Rankings by 2025'.
The growing interest in international
rankings is reflected in a sharp increase
in the positions of some Indian
institutions featuring in the BRICS
SmartClass to SmartSchool:
Educomp to celebrate 10 yearsof its flagship product Smartclass
WITH ROAD SHOWS IN 25 CITIES
EDUCOMP SOLUTIONS LTD ON JULY 12 LAUNCHED A NEW PRODUCT
called Educomp SmartSchool (ESS). The launch coincided with the 10th anniversary
of its flagship product, Smartclass. ESS developed by R & D team of Educomp is the
next generation learning suite of products for schools which brings together 5 layers
of technology adoption for schools, and integrates them into one composite solution.
Educomp Smartschool's (ESS) allows students to create and do experiments through
virtual experiments and master language though English Mentor, which uses neverseen-before technology for voice recognition' 3D Lab content offers a new world of
multi sensory learning and the assessment system, Educomp Insight, allows schools
and parents to track where students are in their cognitive development and through
Educomp Online, schools can link students, teachers and parents into a seamless
information exchange, messaging, CCE, assessments and peer to peer learning. The
Educomp Smartschool architecture also allows schools an unprecedented amount of
customization depending on scale, size or content. Being the largest player in the
sector with over 15000
schools
using its proprietory products, Educomp will be able
Kerry
& Raju
to effect a seamless transition for many existing schools to the Smartschool ecosystem.
Speaking on the launch, Shantanu Prakash, CMD, Educomp Solutions Ltd. said,
With Educomp SmartSchool, we close the loop on the pioneering beginnings in
digital classrooms that was epitomized by our flagship product, Smartclass.
SmartSchool looks at the school as an integrated learning ecosystem, where layers of
technology interventions at various delivery points create a 360 degree education
experience that encompasses content, delivery, access and assessment. It is our belief
that SmartSchool will not only provide schools a potent mechanism to improve
outcomes but also transform the teacher-student-parent collaboration model for the
future.
Educomp is undertaking a 25-city road show where the concept, its demonstration
along with benefits will be explained through workshops and seminars to Principals,
staff and school managements in these cities. The road show will also commemorate
10 years of Educomp Smartclass and early adopters (schools) of digital classrooms
across these cities will be felicitated .
Spotlight
Jillian Haslam
CCLAIMED BRITISH
motivational speaker, Jillian
Haslam, stuck an emotional chord with the
class 12th students of Mayur Vihar, Delhibased Alhcon International School, while
delivering a motivational talk
o rg a n i z e d b y C u r r i c u l u m
magazine in association with
London-based Help Yourself
Associates on July 16. The hourlong session was so mesmerizing
and inspirational that students
opened up with their problems
and sought Ms Haslam's
counselling. She moved the
young audience of over 200 boys
and girls by narrating her own
story of perseverance in odd and
poverty stricken conditions and
said that in order to succeed one
needs self-belief, preparation and
focus. She asked them to pay back to
society once successful and always respect
parents and teachers. Citing neurological
Curriculum magazine.
Ms Jillian Haslam, who was born and
brought up in Kolkata and pursued her
initial education in India is very excited
to be again in India. I am absolute at
pleasure to come here. I am an Indian
English and know the people well. I am
sure my association with Curriculum
magazine will prove beneficial to
educational institutions here and I
promise I am just a call away, she adds.
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News Feature
performance internationally.
WA
membership for India is very important
from the point of view of opportunities
that exist globally. For instance , the
population of G-8 countries is ageing
and there is a growing demand for
quality engineers. If we're able to
cultivate a culture of quality through
accreditation of our courses, it will be a
boost for our engineering graduates,
says Prof S. K. Kak Vice Chancellor,
Mahamaya Technical University, Noida
and member NBA. While mobility and
acceptance in foreign universities was
not much of a challenge for the IIT pass
outs, this latest development will
definitely help the graduates from other
Engineering Colleges in the Country in
coming years. According to Sanyal, the
problem in Indian system came from the
practice whereby AICTE approval was
seen as final stamp of quality and
accreditation was not being mandatory
or sought.
Clarifying about GRE, Prof Kak says
that GRE is still necessary like JEE for
cbse students, the only difference now is
that your country is recognized. It is
expected apart from recognition for
Indian engineering degrees, this
membership
will also ensure a
minimum global quality for all
engineering institutions in the nation.
We hope that this will open vast and new
opportunities for the India's abundant
talent pool. I see the real impact of this
membership coming after five years as
now the management of engineering
colleges will begin to see merit of
accreditation , adds Sanyal. Meanwhile
NBA has asked the Tier-2 institutions to
prepare themselves for becoming
members of the Washington Accord.
Universities have been asked to permit
affiliated technical institutions to design
at least 50 per cent of their programmes..
According to experts, engineers should
have a good understanding of society,
and also good management and
communication skills, which this accord
emphasizes. A welcome change for the
notoriously 'poor quality' engineering
education at last!
News
Ashoka University appoints chancellor, VC
The upcoming Ashoka University situated
in Sonepat (Haryana) has appointed noted
sociologist, Prof Andre Beteille as its
Chancellor, and historian-journaluist Prof
Rudrangshu Mukherjee, as the founder
Vice Chancellor of the University.
Professor Beteille (National Research
Professor and Professor Emeritus of
Sociology, Delhi School of Economics)
will head the Ashoka University's
Governing Body, its highest authority,
while Professor Mukherjee (ex-Editor,
Editorial Pages, The Telegraph) will lead
both Ashoka's Board of Management and
its Academic Council. He will also guide
the overall strategic direction and lead the
day-to-day operations of the University.
The announcement was made at a gathering
that included key Ashoka Founders and
Trustees, such as Sanjeev Bikhchandani,
Founder, InfoEdge (Naukri.com); Ashish
Dhawan, Founder, Central Square
Foundation and Former Senior MD,
ChrysCapital; Vineet Gupta, MD,
Jamboree Education; Dr. Pramath Raj
Sinha,MD, 9.9 Media and Founding Dean,
Indian School of Business.
Both Professor Beteille and Professor
Mukherjee have been actively involved in
Ashoka since its inception, helping set up
its preeminent Academic Council, which
includes such luminaries as Kaushik Basu,
Ramachandra Guha, Sunil Khilnani and
Pratap Bhanu Mehta and leading its faculty
recruitment efforts. . Kaushik Basu (Senior
Vice President & Chief Economist, World
Bank), also an Academic Council member
of Ashoka University, said, Andre
Beteille, one of the most famous
sociologists, not just in India Becoming
Chancellor speaks very well to [Ashoka]
he has got very wide Indian experience...
[having] been involved with a whole slew
of Indian institutions and been a very
distinguished professorRudrangshu is a
natural scholar. He has been a journalist for
several years of his life [and] his forte is
scholarship. He is just a naturally creative,
interested human being.
Ramachandra Guha, an Academic Council
member of Ashoka University, said, "I hold
Andr Bteille
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News
boundaries; reducing poverty and
building peace in fragile regions;
challenges of social inclusion; health for
all; deep decarbonization pathways;
sustainable agriculture and food systems;
forests, oceans, biodiversity, and
ecosystem services; sustainable cities;
good governance of extractive and land
resources; global governance and norms
for sustainable development; and
redefining the role of business for
sustainable development.
Intel Education 2 in 1
tablet launched
Intel India on June 25 unveiled the Intel
Education 2 in 1, its first-ever 2 in 1
design for students at an event in New
Delhi. The new device 2 in 1 has the
flexibility and mobility of a tablet plus the
performance and productivity of a laptop,
giving students the best of both worlds in
one device. It has front-facing and rearfacing cameras to promote content
creation and scientific exploration. The
dual-docking mode allows students the
option of having the tablet screen face
them when using the keyboard or having
the tablet screen face their peers to
facilitate collaboration.
The Intel
Education 2 in 1 is powered by a quadcore Intel Atom processor Z3740D,
runs Windows* 8.1, and provides up to
7.8 hours of battery life as a tablet and an
optional 3+ hours of additional battery life
when docked1 to keep up with student
learning all through the day. It is designed
for education and ruggedized so that it can
withstand drops from 70cms2 and offers
IP 51 water and dust resistance to promote
anytime, anywhere learning. There are
kid friendly features such as a handle that
makes it easier for small hands to hold and
a stylus with a realistic pen-like grip. The
price is Rs 25000 upwards.
Ashutosh Chadha, Director, Corporate
Affairs Group - Intel South Asia and Rajiv
Bhalla Director, Market Development
Intel South Asia showcased the full range
of Intel Education Solutions on the
occasion. Intel India, together with Center
for Assessment, Evaluation and Research
Anant Agarwal
Paul Russel
News
REGULATORY ADVISORY
The All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE) has notified
regulations in January, 2014 on the lines
of UGC Regulations, 2012. As per the
UGC (Mandatory Assessment and
Accreditation of Higher Educational
Institutions) Regulations, 2012, notified
on 19th January, 2013, it is mandatory for
each Higher Educational Institution to get
accredited by an Accreditation Agency
after passing out of two batches or six
years, whichever is earlier, in accordance
with the norms and methodology
prescribed by such agency or the
Commission, as the case may be. Further
as per these Regulations, every Higher
Educational Institution, which has
completed six years of existence or two
batches having passed out, whichever is
earlier, is to apply within six months from
the date of coming into force of these
Regulations, to the Accreditation Agency,
for accreditation.
According to the Regulations, the process
of accreditation has been laid down for
achieving the following objectives,
namely: advancing academic quality;
enabling students and other stakeholders
to make informed choices with regard to
Higher educational institutions; to
facilitate Higher Educational Institutions
to augment quality, by bench-marking
uniform reference points pertaining to
academic standards; to facilitate Higher
Educational Institutions to acquire
international recognition, cross-border
and trans-national collaborations; etc.
The regulations are available at
http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/8541429_
English.PDF.
The National Board of Accreditation
(NBA) is already conducting
accreditation of technical programmes
being offered by technical institutions.
The UGC and AICTE Regulations
recognize NBA as an 'Assessment and
Accreditation Agency' for the purpose of
undertaking accreditation. National
Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC) does not undertake programme
accreditation and does only institutional
accreditation.
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India Skills...
India and Iran collaboration in skill
development
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) recently
signed an MoU with the Technical and Vocational Training
Organization (TVTO), Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and
Social Welfare, Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for
collaborations in skill development between India and Iran.
Under this MoU, the two countries will be able to initiate work
in the skills space and will be able to share existing working
models and experiences, thus facilitate exchange and learning
from best-practices in training, entrepreneurship and skills
development. The MoU will felicitate and promote sharing the
quality and experience in Technical Vocational Education and
Training (TVET) of both countries. Kourosh Parand, Deputy
Minister & President TVTO accompanied by a eleven
member strong Iranian delegation also discussed the future
opportunities. He said We are delighted to be here in India and
partner with NSDC. Our partnership will be focused towards
undertaking an innovative approach for addressing skills
shortage in both the countries, and will have credible long term
solutions for young people entering the workforce. NSDC
will support TVTO in establishing a competency based
vocational education and training system besides sector skills
councils in Construction, Agriculture, Handicrafts and
Carpets, Textiles, Apparels, Capital Goods (for engineering
trades), Automotive, IT-ITeS, Healthcare, Hydrocarbons,
Security, Plumbing, Electronics, Mining, Telecom, Aviation
and Aerospace, Food Processing, Hospitality etc. This would
be based on NSDC experience in terms of establishing the
requisite institutional architecture in which the three main
stakeholders Industry, Government agencies and skill training
providers, both private and public can come together in a
common platform for skill development
India Skills...
and more significant, we need to get deeper into the minds and
hearts of our markets, of the people. Hence marketing in the
digital age is more wholesome, more hands on, more
challenging and at the same time more rewarding. iSE plans
to organize this series in every corner of NCR to connect with
maximum possible entrepreneurs and help build their ventures
successfully.
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News Updates
LORE INDIA FOUNDATIONS
National Scholarship Program
worth Rs 55 million for School
Students
Lore India Foundation Scholarship Trust
on July 14 announced the launch of a
pioneering scholarship program that will
identify, assess, reward and mentor the
brightest young minds in India. The
program is open to school students from
classes X, XI and XII from across India
and is the nation's largest scholarship
program and national benchmarking
initiative. More than 100 of the most
brilliant students will be identified
through a scientifically evolved
Learning Aptitude Test (LAT), designed
by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
with the help of acclaimed education
scientists. Qualifying students will
receive cash scholarships from a
generous corpus of Rs. 55 million and
also benefit from valuable mentoring
and coaching provided by renowned
academicians. Once selected, the
Scholars will undergo a comprehensive
interest schedule/psychometric analysis
to gain insights that will allow experts to
provide them effective guidance in their
educational careers.
Administered in English and Hindi, the
LAT will assess the candidate's aptitude
and not the extent of knowledge in
subjects. The emphasis will be on
analytical and logical reasoning, reading
comprehension and puzzles. The key
differentiator between this and other
scholarships is that, here, the quality of
education a student has received so far
does not become an overriding factor in
identifying the brightest candidate. LAT,
in fact, is designed to provide a level
playing field for students to compete
irrespective of their socio-economic
status, geography or educational
background. The focus in on the child's
merit and merit alone.
In order to avail of this opportunity,
students will have to apply online on.
Registrations open on July 14, 2014.
News Updates
United States India Educational
Foundation (USIEF) as the official
airline partner for the Pre-departure
Orientation for students who have
applied to US universities for further
education. The airline will be
participating at the pre-departure
orientation sessions which are organized
in 7 key cities by USIEF. Over 2000
students are expected to attend the
orientation and will get the opportunity
to interact with USIEF staff and receive
complete information about the
education system and culture in the
USA. Qatar Airways operates from 12
cities in India.
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BUD
Proposes to set up 5 new IIMs and 5 new IITs, 12 more Govt Medical colleges with
dental facilities, four more AIIMS in Andhra, West Bengal, Vidarbha and Purvanchal
Rs.100 crore for 'Beti padhao, beti badhao yojana',
Proposes to allocate Rs 100 crore for upgradation of Madrasas.
Proposal to ease and simplify norms to facilitate education loans for higher studies.
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya New Teachers Training Programme worth Rs 500
crore to be launched
A School Assessment Programme to start up at a cost of Rs 30 crore.
Two new institutes for farming and Agro technology to be set up in Assam and
Jharkhand.
Lok Nayak National Centre for Higher Education to be established.
New research centres to be set up in Assam and Jharkhand.
Rs 200 crore allocated to set up Agriculture Universities in various states like Andhra
Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Horticulture Universities to be set up in Haryana and Telangana.
A programme for the upgradation of skills and training in ancestral arts for
development for the minorities called "Up gradation of Traditional Skills in Arts,
Resources and Goods" would be launched to preserve the traditional arts and crafts
which are rich heritage.
Two new biotechnology clusters to be established at Bangalore and Faridabad.
The government proposes Rs 100 crore for the Young Leader Programme.
The government has proposed to establish national level institutes for Universal
Inclusive Design and Mental Health Rehabilitation and also a Centre for Disability
Sports.
Government to allocate Rs 500 crore as part of digital India programme to ensure
broadband connectivity at village level as well as to ensure transparency in
governance.
Government proposes that the school curriculum must have a separate chapter on
gender mainstreaming.
A national multi-skill programme called Skill India is proposed to be launched. It will
also provide training and support for traditional professions like welders, carpenters,
cobblers, masons, blacksmiths, weavers etc. Convergence of various schemes to
attain this objective is also proposed.
Apprenticeship Act will be suitably amended to make it more responsive to industry
and youth. MSMEs will also be encouraged to avail the benefits of this scheme.
Proposal to set up a Hastkala Academy for the preservation, revival and
documentation of the handloom/handicraft sector in PPP mode in Delhi. An amount
of Rs 30 crore has been set aside for this purpose.
Five technical research centres to be strengthened through PPP for nanotechnology.
National Academy for Customs & Excise to be established at Hindupur, Andhra
Pradesh.
Employment exchanges will be transformed into career centres and information and
counselling will also be provided for job availability.
An additional amount of Rs.100 crore has been provided for madarsa modernisation.
The madarsa modernisation would enable 10 lakh Muslim children to get education of
national standards which is certified through the National Institute of Open Schooling
(NIOS). This would enable Muslim students to progress to higher education or
vocational education depending on their choice.
Sports University to be set up in Manipur; Rs.100 cr provided in current financial year
Govt will set up national sports academy for different sports in different parts of
India
FTII Pune, SRFTI Kolkata to get special status of national importance
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category, he adds.
Another questionable stance of this
government that many experts feel
belittles government vision on youth of
this country is defined role of skills
ministry and mainstreaming skills with
education. The budget did not spell out
in detail about the role and the budget of
the new skill ministry, asks T.
Muralidharan, Chairman & Managing
Director, TMI e2E Academy. Merging
the education sector and skill training
can help in adding credibility to such
trainings which currently fail to attract
the youth. Proper accreditation can
encourage them to train and be absorbed
in the workforce. We can expect that
accreditation systems for such trainings
will be re evaluated. This will also ensure
the semi-urban and rural youth to be a
part of the mainstream workforce,
feels Sachin Adhikari, India's first
Transformational Training Designer &
Chief Mentor of Achiever's Zone. At the
same time proposal to ease and simplify
norms to facilitate education loans for
higher studies has been widely
welcomed. "We welcome the Finance
Minister's proposal to easen and simplify
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Infrastructure and Insurance sectors- if
one takes cue from the revival plans in
the Budget. Initiatives in the above three
areas will help in meeting the needs of
both skill supply and demand side.The
Startup fund of 10,000 cr is a welcome
step. With over 64% of population
belonging to the working age of 20-35
years by 2021 , it's important to explore
alternative methods of job generation.
Encouraging self employment through
start-ups is a good way to resolve this
issue and at the same time fuel economic
growth, says Pankaj Bansal, CEO of
PeopleStrong. Entrepreneur friendly
legal bankruptcy framework will also be
developed for SMEs to enable easy exit.
A nationwide District level Incubation
and Accelerator Programme would be
taken up for incubation of new ideas and
providing necessary support for
accelerating entrepreneurship, Jaitley
said in his speech. According to Dilip
Chenoy, Managing Director and CEO,
NSDC The present government has
started with a very strong commitment to
develop a robust and sustainable skilling
ecosystem with the Prime Minister's
vision for building India on the Skill,
Scale and Speed plank. As a clear
reiteration of this commitment, the
Finance Minister in his Union Budget
speech, has also provided this
government's full support to build the
Skill India Mission and the
announcement of National Multi-Skill
Mission. How this unfolds in the coming
months is something we need to wait and
watch. After skilling over 2 million
people over the last five years, National
Skill Development Corporation is fully
geared to accept any challenge that the
government may expect us to take on in
the skilling space.
Govt in its budget has proposed to launch
a pan India Programme called Digital
India to further bridge the divide
between digital haves and havenots. This would ensure Broad band
connectivity at village level, improved
access to services through IT enabled
platforms, greater transparency in
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21st Century Technology Skills to 150 schools in
Delhi NCR
Microsoft India and Rotary International District 3010 have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide the
Microsoft IT Academy Program in 150 Delhi NCR schools
covering over 150,000 students and 7,500 educators.
Microsoft IT Academy is a subscription-based program
designed for accredited academic institutions worldwide. It
empowers educators to help students hone their skills and
recognize their career potential through relevant and high
quality technology training resources.
The program's resources include online learning content,
official Microsoft course materials, curricula, learning
management system and instructor tools. Further, each school
gets access to student and faculty certifications to train
educators to use world-class curriculum in their classrooms.
The curricula spans computer basics to high-level
programming including Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio
and other cutting-edge application development tools.
Providing Indian youth with 21st century skills and
knowledge is critical in helping them succeed in an
increasingly connected world. Our MoU with Rotary
International District 3010 is a step in providing these skills to
150,000 school students in Delhi through the Microsoft IT
Academy Program, said Karan Bajwa, Managing Director,
Microsoft India. As per industry estimates, 50% of today's
jobs require some degree of technology skills and this will
increase to 77% in the next decade. At Microsoft, we are
committed to partnering with governments, academic
institutions and not-for-profit organizations to enable Indian
youth through our education focused programs.
By collaborating with Microsoft, we are able to provide a
roadmap to technology proficiency and industry-recognized
Microsoft certification credentials that are not only well
aligned to Rotary's goal of 100% literacy by 2017 but go a step
further to provide Digital Literacy skills. We hope to spread
this initiative to the rest of the country, as well as globally, over
a period of time, said Rtn Sanjay Khanna, District Governor,
Rotary International District 3010.
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Whistling Woods International Mumbai gets programme based on a ranking done by its peers in India. Peers
consistently scored Sudiksha high on its business model,
SkillTree Knowledge Consortium recognition
commitment to education and efficacy, as well as the strength of
On June 24, 2014, SkillTree Knowledge Consortium presented
Whistling Woods International (WWI) a certificate
recognizing it as a 'Great Place to Study' in India. The
recognition is a result of Whistling Woods' contribution to the
growth of the Indian education system and efforts to maintain
global standards. Meghna Ghai Puri, president of WWI was
awarded the
certificate by
Member of
Parliament at
the House of
Commons, Bob
Blackman, in
L o n d o n
r e c e n t l y. To
demonstrate the
country's vast
potential as a
hub of learning
a
n
d
development,
the Consortium awarded 20 of India's most prominent colleges
with a Skill Tree Great Place to Study certificate. UK public
personality, business leaders, and lynchpins from the
education sector also attended the event.
Meghna Ghai Puri, on the occasion says, UK stands for
advance education, hence being distinguished for contributing
towards educating students and giving them the opportunity to
learn about on-the-job challenges as well as make that
transition from being students to being professionals is warmly
accepted and humbly appreciated.
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Chenoy, the Chairman & Managing Editor, India TV, Rajat
Sharma, the Commissioner, Jaipur Development Authority,
Shikhar Agarwal, and noted Actor & Social Activist Shabana
Azmi attended
Governor of Manipur, V.K. Duggal, DG of NSDA, J.P. Rai,
the Director General, ), Ministry of Labour & Employment, &
Joint Secretary, Government of India, Alok Kumar, the MD &
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Indias first
University
Awareness on Drugs
Arena Animation joined hands
with Smita Patil Street Theatre
on the occasion of World Anti
Drugs Day for spreading
awareness through street plays
performed
across twenty
colleges of Mumbai from June
23rd-June 30th. These shows
will also be listed in The Limca
Book of Records, 2015.
OMRAAN: US$30,000
global contest for tech
start-ups and innovators
New Cities Foundation and
Oasis500 announced the
launch of Omraan in India, a
global competition for tech
start-ups and innovators
rewarding the best urban
technology ideas with
US$30,000 worth of seed
funding and a 100-day
acceleration program in
Amman, Jordan. Indian
technology startups and
innovators are invited to apply
at www.omraan.me. The
contest will be divided into two
batches with winners of the
first batch announced in early
October 2014 and second in
February 2015 respectively.
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