Population as subject
By Lalit Kishore
POPULATION education is a recent innovation in the area of school curriculum. The need for population education stems from the fact that there is an urgency for controlling and arresting the population growth in our country and the youth should be educated on the hazards of population explosion.

Race for post
From Varinder Walia
AMRITSAR: Even as the three-year term of Protem Vice-Chancellor Dr Inder Paul Singh ends on November 28, the race for the post has begun. Dr Inder Paul Singh, a known educationist, was appointed on November 28, 1996. Many principals of affiliated colleges and senior professors of the university are said to be in the race for the post.

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Vocationalisation only way out
By V.S. Mahajan

ALONG with liberalisation and privatisation in 1991, it was also planned to privatise basic services like education and health so that a heavy burden of maintaining these by the government decreased and they became more cost effective.

That was, of course, wishful thinking. Soon it was realised that the private sector would not be interested in them unless it obtained a handsome return, their major thrust.

In education, despite the government’s keenness that at least in higher education, where the budget is substantial, industrialist should share some burden, the response has been poor. Business houses have their own terms which of course, are not always in the larger interest of society.

Industrialists wanted changes in the university status to suit their approach to higher education. This was opposed vehemently by teachers and others who rightly felt that there would be considerable interference in the functioning of universities.

Thus, the government could hardly make any headway. Industrialists showed little interest except as in financing projects which promised benefits for them. Thus, education primarily remains the government’s concern.

Now the question is being asked, can we finance the rising education budget through raising fees to a sufficiently high level? Despite the fact that fees in educational institutions are low, any attempt at raising these has met with stiff resistance. Thus, rise in fees, if at all, could only be done marginally without making much impact on the running budget.

It is, therefore, difficult to appreciate the stand taken by Dr S.S. Johl, former Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University and a known academician, in his recent interaction with the media where he is quoted to have said that the government should stop contributing its 95 per cent share towards teachers’ salaries in colleges and this should be done by enhancing fees.

The big question arises, can this be done in the light of the experience already gained? Looks to be almost utopian! Even in foreign countries where fees have been raised often and foreign students in particular, have to pay exorbitantly, they still face difficulty in financing education without government support.

It is even less possible in our country where a very large number of students can’t afford high fees. This is only possible in private institutions which attract wards of rich parents and NRIs. These are out-of-bounds to ordinary students who have no choice than to join government institutions and even here most of them survive on scholarships, fee remission and other assistance.

What would happen to them in case there was a big rise in fees. This would penalise a large number of parents who would not be able to afford to pay for the studies of their wards.

Of course there is a need to restrict higher education to those who deserve. But then in a country where it is not possible to get even a low job unless one is well-educated, certainly a graduate is preferred to a matriculate (which might be the minimum qualification laid) and a postgraduate to a graduate. Thus, restricting education would have an adverse impact on job entry.

Vocationalising education after high school (even before) is a far more sensible approach to face the job problem than allowing every Tom, Dick or Harry to go up to the graduate level, irrespective of suitability.

Right from schooldays most students could be branched out to different professions. This way higher education would become more purposeful and also help save a fat budget spent on it.

The quality of education also needs to be improved and teachers who are paid handsomely should pay back society appropriately. Unfortunately, the standard of education with the rise in the salary of a teacher has been steadily declining. This trend should be checked and institutions should ensure that teachers do their job honestly and to the satisfaction of students and society.

This would help obtain suitable returns from the existing system of education where the average student’s education is heavily subsidised.

Population as subject
By Lalit Kishore

POPULATION education is a recent innovation in the area of school curriculum. The need for population education stems from the fact that there is an urgency for controlling and arresting the population growth in our country and the youth should be educated on the hazards of population explosion.

Today’s student will be tomorrow’s parent and they need to be made aware of population problems and importance of small family. Similarly, a UNESCO report also urges educational institutions in all countries to expand their curricula to include a study of population dynamics and policies, including where appropriate responsible parenthood and the role of population dynamics to socio-economic development and international relations.

Population education deals with present-day population problems and its demographic consequences. It aims at making children aware of the causes and consequences of uncontrolled fertility with stress on developing positive attitudes towards planned parenthood among them. Mr D.R. Ganesan defines population education as an attempt to engender in the mind of students awareness of their demographic predicament.

In India, the movement of population education started in 1969 with a national-level seminar on population education in Bombay. Soonafter, a Population Education Cell was set up at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Delhi. The NCERT set out on the work of developing population education curriculum and related instructional material. As a result of the NCERT efforts, the instructional material of the NCERT was incorporated in the curriculum of the teachers’ training courses in 30 universities.

Besides this, the NCERT trained teachers in the use of instructional material in schools. But the course was not incorporated in the school curriculum till recently.

The instructional material on population education prepared by the SCERT, New Delhi, has been integrated into the Social Sciences and Life Sciences curricula up to Class X of the Central Board of Secondary Education. Now, population education has become integral to classroom instruction in Delhi and it is sincerely hoped that other states will follow suit. It is a programme worth implementing at the national level.

With the launching of the District Primary Education Programmes (DPEP) in various states in the nineties for universalisation of primary education, the population education component can be integrated with the curriculum of environmental studies. The Lok Jumbish Project in Rajasthan has already taken the initiative in providing about 10 per cent space to population education in their environmental studies curriculum. The component of health education has been taken as the vehicle for creating awareness of population issues at the primary level by the Project.

The best way to introduce population education at the primary education level is to integrate and infuse population issue in the environmental studies curriculum.

Race for post
From Varinder Walia

AMRITSAR: Even as the three-year term of Protem Vice-Chancellor Dr Inder Paul Singh ends on November 28, the race for the post has begun. Dr Inder Paul Singh, a known educationist, was appointed on November 28, 1996. Many principals of affiliated colleges and senior professors of the university are said to be in the race for the post.

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The 30th foundation of the university will be celebrated on November 24. The university came into being in the year 1969 to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. A 30-member committee headed by Dr Harbhajan Singh Soch, Vice-Chancellor, had been constituted. The first meeting of the sub-committee comprising principals, representatives of the managements of various affiliated colleges would meet on November 2 for preparations for the event.

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In a significant development, the university Syndicate has implemented the decision of the state government for 100 per cent work in Punjabi. The decision would apply to officers of the university who were earlier exempted from the order. The proceedings of the Syndicate and the Senate would also be in Punjabi. This order is based on a circular issued by the State Government that work in offices and other public undertakings should be in Punjabi.

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Dr Harbhajan Singh Soch, Vice-Chancellor, has constituted an 11- member advisory committee under the chairmanship of Dr B.S. Ghuman, Dean, Students Welfare, to create a harmonious atmosphere in university hostels and solve problems relating to board, lodging and food. Besides Dr Ghuman, other members are Dr Kashmir Singh, Dr Maninder Singh Hundal, Dr R.S. Sandhu, Dr (Mrs) Paramjit Kaur, Dr Joginder Singh, Dr Hardip Singh, Dr Mrs Surinder Kaur Tung, Dr Tarlok Singh Benipal, Dr Sukhdev Singh and Dr S.S. Khehra.

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Dr Jasvir Singh, Head Department of Electronics Technology, has been chosen for “distinguished standing” and appointed on the “research board of advisers” for the year 1999 by the American Biographic Institute (USA).

Dr Jasvir Singh has had several outstanding research publications in journals of repute, including the prestigious IEEE, USA.

Deadline

Armed Forces

Nov 24 (Indian Army), ADG of Recruiting, Rtg TGC Entry, AGs Branch, Army HQ, West Block-III, RK Puram, New Delhi 110066

* Technical Graduates Course

* Short Service Commission (Technical) course

Type of Entry:

1) TGC a) Engg Grads; b) Postgrads (Non-Engg)

2) SSC (Tech)

Other details & Appln Format: See Employment News dated 23-29 Oct., ’99.

Languages

Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre (D/f The Embassy of the Republic of Hungary), 1/A, Janpath, New Delhi 110011.

Ph: 3014992, 3011152 Fax: 3793161. E-mail: huncultc@nda. vsnl.net.in

* Hungarian Language (10-mth)

Enrollment: Contact Programme Officer directly.

Management

Nov 20 Birla Institute of Management Technology, Sector-IV, Pushpa Vihar, New Delhi 110017. Tel: 6969250

1. PG Diploma in Business Management (F/T 2-yrs) (P/T 3-yrs)

Elig: Graduation

Selection: Written Test (on Jan 23, at 5 centres including Delhi), GD & Interview.

Appln Form: Send Rs. 540/- by DD favouring “Birla Institute of Management Technology” payable at New Delhi at the above address (before Nov 20). Also for Rs. 500/- in cash at counter.

Nov 15 PSG Institute of Management, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004. Ph: 0422-590946, 577252 Fax: 572375

* Master Programme in International Business

Elig: Bachelor’s Degree (50% agg). Scores in Written Test conducted by IIFT at 12 centres including Delhi, Bangalore and Chandigarh on Jan 16 followed by GD & interview.

Appln Procedure: Apply directly to IIFT and send a copy to the Admission Co-ordinator-MPIB at above address.

Dec 06 Indian Institute of Materials Management, PB No. 9545, 247, Raheja Arcade, Koramangala, Bangalore 560095

Ph: 080-5534885, 5525073, Fax: 5525329

1. Graduate Diploma in Materials Management (GDMM)

2. PG Diploma in Materials Management (PGDMM)

Elig: For 1): Bachelor’s degree/Dip in Engg

For 2): Bachelors Degree (55% agg) with 2-yrs work exp in materials management.

Selection Procedure: Aptitude Test on Dec 26

Appln Form: Send Rs. 100/- to the above address. Also available at IIMMs local branches/chapters.

Dec 04 Jaipuria Institute of Management, Vineet Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow 226010

Ph: 0522-394295, 394296, Fax: 394295, E-mail: jimindia@jimindia.com

1. Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (FT 2-yr, P/T 3-yr)

Elig: Bachelor’s degree 2 -yr work exp for P/T

Selection Procedure: Scores in MAT followed by GD & Interview

Appln Form: Send Rs. 350/- favouring “Jaipuria Institute of Management” payable at Lucknow or Rs. 300/- in cash at counter OR Delhi Office, C/o Ginni Filaments, 8th Flr, Padma Tower II, 22, Rajendra Place, New Delhi Ph: 5735852, 5735516.

Management — Forestry

Dec 07 Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) (an autonomous institute under M/o Environment & Forests, Gol), Post Box No. 335, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal 462003.

*Postgraduate Programmes in Forestry Management (PFM)

Elig: (ii) Score in CAT to be held on 12 Dec., ’99.

Appl Form: Send Rs. 400/- (Rs. 100/- for SC/ST) by DD favouring “Director, IIFM, Bhopal”, payable at Bhopal along with self-addressed stamped (Rs. 12/-) envelope (28” x 22”) and CAT registration No. to the Coordinator PFM Admission at the above address before 7 Dec ’99.

Medicine

Jan 10 Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Airport Rd, Vimanapura Po, Bangalore 560017.

* MD-Aviation Medicine (3-yrs)

Selection Procedure: Written Test & Interview.

Elig: MBBS Degree and registered with State Medical Council.

Appln Form: Send DD for Rs. 350/- favouring “Chairman, Selection Committee, IAM, IAF” payable at Bangalore to the above address. Also at counter on payment by DD.

Nov 11 Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh 160012.

1) 1st yr Jr. Residents MD/MS

(Anaesthesia, Community Med, Dermatology, Ven. & Leprosy, ENT, Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecol, Optholmol, Ortho Surgery,Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Radio-diagnosis, Radiotherapy, Surgery, Microbiol, Pathol, Pharmacol)

2) 1st Yr Jr Residents (House Job) — Oral Health Sc

3) DM/M.Ch

(Cardiology Clinical Pharmacol, Gastroenterol, Neurol, Pulmonary Med, Cardiovascul & Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Paediatric Surgery, Pl Surgery, Urology).

4) PhD

(Biochem, Biophy, Cardiol, Dermatol Endocrinol, Exp Med & Biotech, Gastroenterol, Gen Surgery, Hepatol, Histopathol, Immunopathol, Med Microbiol, Paediatrics, Pharmacol, Parasitol, Psychiatry, Virology).

5) MSc (Pharmacol)

6) MSc (Medi Tech) (Patho)

7) MSc (Medi Tech) (Microbio)

8) Post MD Cert in Cytopathol

9) Post MD Cert in Medi Biotech

Elig: For all courses including DM/MCh courses where MBBS/BDS/MD/MS is the eligibility, only those who have cleared in 1st attempt should apply (relaxable to two attempts for SC/ST).

For 6 to 9): Sponsored/Deputed candidates only.

Appln Form: Send Rs. 300/- by DD/PO favouring “Director, Postgraduate Instt. of Medical Education & Research” payable at Chandigarh along with self-addressed, stamped (Rs. 12/-) thick envelope (24x15 cms). Also in cash at counter. Separate forms reqd. for each course except course 1.

Nov 17 Management Development Institute, Mehrauli Rd, Sukhrati, Gurgaon 122001 (Har).

* Evng Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGPM) (PT 3-yrs)

Elig: Graduation + 3 yrs work exp.

Appln Form: Send Rs. 550/- by DD favouring “Management Development Institute (MDI)” at the above address. OR from MDI’s liaison office, Scope Complex Core-V, 3rd Floor, 7 Lodhi Rd, New Delhi 110003. Also for Rs. 500/- in cash at counter.

Research

Dec 15 Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) 2000

For PhD Programmes:

1. Physics

2. Mathematics

3. Theoretical Computer Sc

Elig: For 1): MSc (Phy)/MSc/ME/MTech

For 2): MSc (Math)/ME/MTech

For 3): MSc/ME/MTech (Comp Sc)

Appln Form: Send request letters to reach before Nov 30 to:

For 1): The Coordinator, Core Programmes, IUCAA, PB No. 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007 along with self-addressed stamped (Rs. 18/-) envelope (30x12.5 cm).

For 2): The Registrar, Mehta Research Institute of Mathematics & Mathematical Physics, Chhatnag Road, Jhusi Allahabad 211019 along with self-addressed stamped (Rs. 9) envelope (30x12.5 cm).

For 3): The Chief Administrative Officer, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, CIT Campus, Tharamani, Chennai 600113 along with self-addressed stamped (Rs. 9/-) envelope (30x12.5 cm).

Schools

Dec 25 Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehra Dun (UP)

*Entrance Examination for August 2000 Term

Elig: Males born between Jul 1 ’87 — Jan 1 ’89 studying/passed VII.

Selection: Written Test

Appln Form: Send Rs. 175/- by DD favouring “Commandant, RIMC, Dehradun”. Also for Rs. 160/- in cash at counter.

Alert

Jamia Millia Islamia (FO Engg) New Delhi 110025

Revised Admission Schedule for Evening Courses:

Nov 13 1) MBA & Diploma in Engineering

Nov 2) BE

Nov 15 UGC (Selection & Award Bureau), South Campus, Delhi University, Benito Juarez Marg, New Delhi 110021.

* National Educational Test (NET) in fields of Humanities (Including languages) & Social Sciences for:

1) Jr. Research Fellowship

2) Eligibility for Lectureship

NOTE: Politics (C No. 90) has been added to the list of subjects under item 9 of the notification. This Subj will include Intl Rel/Intl Studies including Def/Strategic Studies, W Asian Studies (C No. 52), SE Asian Studies (C No. 53), African Studies (C. No. 54), S Asian Studies (C. No. 56), Sovit Studies (C. No. 57) & American Studies.

Elig: Master’s degree in above subjects, subj to fulfilment of prescribed elig conditions.

Candidates with PG Degree in Intl Rel/Intludies St including Def/Strat Studies may contact coordinator for change of subject name & code. Those who have applied for C. Nos. 52, 53, 54, 56 & 57 will be transferred to Politics (C No. 90).

CARING (Career Information & Guidance), New Delhi