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Haryana on revamp track Free for all, and faring well
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Haryana on revamp track Never before has education been so high on the agenda in Haryana, as is today to set sectoral imbalances right. In the last two years, decisions have been taken to provide a much-desired fillip to educational activities for capacity building, quality and content enrichment. Apart from the universalisation of elementary education, there has been a change in the quality of primary and secondary education, particularly for the girl child. This will be more visible with the execution of the Edusat project. Similar attempts have been made to revamp higher education and more are in the offing. These include incorporation of a women's university and a science and technology university, tracking a derailed university, conceptualisation of an education city and promoting an Indian Institute of Management in the state. These initiatives are expected to train and equip human resources in the state to the growing needs and expectations of the corporate sector. A re-look at the higher education paraphernalia leaves much to be desired as far as students' ability to live to the challenge is concerned. An inert teacher-taught ambience tends to eclipse the academic shine. This is probably rooted in impatient behaviour and expectations from either side. Immediate attention is needed to end this inertia for a harmonious and interactive relationship. It requires a re-orientation of curricula to suit the industry's requirements and employability. A recognition and reward mechanism should be evolved for teachers to deliver. Innovative courses and a delivery mechanism are needed to promote earning while learning. It is time for a culture of academic excellence in universities. For this, multiple initiatives should be integrated for synergic effects to harness and commercialise knowledge for the social good. A coordinated and concerted effort is required to identify core competencies and areas for survival and growth of centres of higher learning, particularly universities. Having identified core competencies, the focus invariably is on reflecting the universal character of universities for students' intake, curriculum designing and faculty development. A larger industry-academia interaction should be facilitated. These institutions should promote pluralism and cross-culturism and avoid inbreeding. In recent times, the general awareness of students has come down. The student leadership is absent from campuses. There is a need for thematic debates and declamations on current socio-economic issues on campuses. So far, no university in the state has come forward to offer course curricula thorough e-learning and to harness the Edusat infrastructure. Universities are expected to customise educational technologies and its delivery mechanism to keep pace with time and stay focused. In a globalised economy, foreign collaboration with institutes of higher learning for faculty-student exchange and dual degree programmes will provide much-needed exposure and confidence. It will not only boost the domestic institution financially, but also facilitate access to latest knowledge. This will cut short the gestation gap in teaching and learning.
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Free for all, and faring well At least 1.76 lakh students are on the rolls while about 30,000 new students are admitted every year. Admission to JNVs is made at the class VI level through a test conducted in the district concerned, in which all children who have passed class V from any recognised school are eligible to appear. The test is designed and conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The Centre has launched a scheme to establish one JNV in each district to provide quality modern education to talented children in rural areas, to ensure a reasonable level of competence in three languages and to serve as focal points for improvement in the quality of education. The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, which runs JNVs, is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Human Resource Development Ministry. JNVs are fully residential, co-educational institutions, providing education up to the senior secondary level. Education in JNV, including board and lodging, textbooks and uniform, is free. Reservation of 75 per cent seats is made for rural students. Similarly, the scheme also provides a proportionate representation of SC and ST students, subject to minimum national average. In addition, 33 per cent seats are reserved for girl students. In total, 1,76,739 students were on the rolls of JNVs as on September 30, 2005. The percentage of students belonging to SC and ST categories, girl students and those from rural areas are above national norms (15 per cent SC and 7.5 per cent ST) during 2005-06. As on September 30, 2005, there were 20.04 per cent SC students, 14.03 per cent ST students, 34.83 per cent girls and 77.24 per cent rural students. Thus, JNVs are serving rural students, especially girls, and SC and ST students above the national average. Board results of JNVs have been good, with pass percentage averages generally exceeding the national pass percentage of CBSE results. In 2004, the class X pass percentage of JNVs was 91.43, compared to the CBSE national pass percentage of 76.60, and in 2005, it was 90.82, compared to 74.60 nationwide. Similarly, the class XII pass percentage of JNVs was 87.68 in 2004 and 87.08 in 2005, compared to the CBSE national pass percentage of 80.40 and 77.80 for the corresponding years, respectively. Programmes and activities of the samiti are fully financed by the HRD Ministry. The ministry has provided Rs 812 crore (Rs 173 crore under non-plan and Rs 639 crore under plan) for 2007-08. Pace-setting activities being carried out by the vidyalayas include interaction of teaching staff and students of JNVs with teachers and students of neighbourhood schools. Also important is the extension of computer literacy and library facilities to neighbourhood schools and participation of neighbourhood schools in sports events, cultural activities and science fairs, adult literacy, tree plantation, population education and environmental education.
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NoteS Prof Pran Nath Mehra Memorial Trust, Patiala, has conferred the Young Scientist Award for 2006 upon Reader, Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Satwinderjeet Kaur. The award has been conferred in recognition of her significant contributions to the fields of anticarcinogenesis and chemoprevention through the use of Ayurvedic medicinal plants. This is a rare honour bestowed on the teachers for outstanding research in plant sciences. Satwinderjeet Kaur had also been awarded BOYSCAST (Better Opportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science and Technology) Fellowship. 5 campus placements For the first time in the university, five students of M.Sc (Physics) got placements in different companies through campus placements. Akash Institute has selected two second-year students-Satinderpal Singh and Sanjeev Kumar-at a salary package of Rs 3 lakh per annum. While three first-year students-Priya Miglani, Nitika Mahajan and Gurpreet Kaur-have been placed in Infosys, a prestigious multinational IT company, at a salary package of 2.70 lakh per annum. Vermi-composting and organic farming courses The university would soon start short courses in organic farming and vermi-composting for the benefit of the students of the region. This was disclosed by Prof Amarjeet Singh Sudan, Head of the Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, while observing the World Earth Day here recently. He said the department was already engaged in promoting biodiversity conservation, vermi-composting, rainwater harvesting, etc. The scientists and other intellectuals present on the occasion also expressed concern over global warming, air pollution, loss of biodiversity, depleting groundwater table, deforestation, etc., which are creating environmental problems. Our ancient literature teaches us to respect all natural resources as gods and earth as mother, they said while stressing the need for redressing environmental problems in Punjab by promoting eco-friendly technologies. —Contributed by P. K. Jaiswar and
Sanjay Bumbroo
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Armed Forces Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110069 www.upsc.gov.in Combined Defence Services Exam (II), 2007 1) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 2) Naval Academy, Goa 3) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad 4) Officers Training Academy, Chennai 5) Officers Training Academy, 1st SSC (Women Non-Technical) Eligibility: For 1,2,3 & 4 :Unmarried males Selection Written Exam: 16 September 2007; SSB Interview Application Form: Available at designated HPO's / PO's countrywide on payment of Rs. 20/- Details: Employment News (21 - 27 April 2007) / Website Application Deadline:
21 May 2007 Art & Design Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology, C 115, Industrial Area, Phase VII, Mohali (Punj) (In collaboration with NIFT) www.niiftindia.com 1) Diploma in Fashion Design / Textile Design (3 years) 2) Diploma in Fashion Design & Clothing Technology (1 year; Evening) 3) PG Diploma in Garment Manufacturing Technology / Knitwear Design & Technology (2 years) 4) PG Diploma in Fashion Retail Mgmt (1 year) Eligibility:
For 1, 2: 10+2. For 3, 4: Bachelors degree. Selection: Entrance Test: 08 June '07 Application Form: Send Rs 200/- by DD favouring "NIIFT, Mohali", payable at Mohali to above address or at select HDFC branch / download from website Details: Employment News (21 - 27 April 2007) / website Application Deadline: 25 May 2007 Engineering Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Cheluvamba Mansion, Mysore 570020 (Kar) www.cftri.com MSc Food Technology (2
years) Eligibility: BSc (Chemistry / Biochemistry) / Agriculture / BE / BTech (with Maths at 10+2). Selection:
Aptitude Test: 22 July '07. Application Form: Send Rs 500/- by DD favouring "Director, CFTRI, Mysore" with stamped (Rs. 30/-) self-addressed envelope (30 cm x 25 cm) to the Director at the above address / download from website. Details:
Employment News (21 - 27 April 2007) Application Deadline: 04 June 2007. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur 177005 (HP) (Deemed University) www.nitham.ac.in MTech Degree (2 years; Full-Time / Off-Campus) 1) Civil Engg 2) Electrical Engg 3) Mechanical Engg 4) Electronics & Communication Engg 5) Computer Science & Engg PhD Engg (Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Electronics & Communication / Computer Science & Engg & Applied Science / Humanities) (Full Time / Part Time / Off Campus) Details:
Website. Application Deadline: 15 May 2007 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, A 106, Bhopal 462007 (MP) (Deemed University) www.manit.ac.in Postgraduate Admission 2006-07 MTech / MUDP / MSc / MBA Entrance Test: 4 & 5 June 2007 Application Form:
Download from website. Details: Website Application Deadline:
21 May 2007 University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, PO Bidholi, Via Prem Nagar, Dehradun 248007 (Utt) www.upes.ac.in 1) BTech (Automotive Design Engg / Gas Engg / Applied Petroleum Engg / Aerospace Engg) 2) Integrated BTech (Applied Petroleum) + MBA (Oil & Gas) 3) BBA (Petro Marketing / Aviation Operations) Eligibility: 10+2 (50%) Selection:
For 1: AIEEE-2007; UPES-EAT: 10 June '07 Application Form & Details: Website Application Deadline: 22 May 2007 Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani 333031 (Raj) (Deemed University) www.bits-pilani.ac.in/dlp-home / www.bits-pilani.ac.in Admission to 1st Semester 2007-- 08: (Off-Campus Work-Integrated Learning Programmes) A) Integrated First Degree Programmes (6 Semester) 1) BS Engineering Technology 2) BS Information Systems B) Higher Degree Programmes (4 Semesters) 3) MS Software Systems 4) MS Manufacturing Mgmt 5) MS Quality Mgmt 6) MPhil Hospital & Health Systems Mgmt Eligibility: For 1 & 2: Employed with Bachelors degree / Technical diploma holder / BSc with at least 2 years work experience. For 3 & 4:
Employed with 1 year relevant work experience in Engineering Industries 7 IT Industries with integrated first degree of BITS like BE / MSc . For 5: Employed person with 1 year relevant work experience in Quality & allied services with integrated first degree of BITS like BE / MSc. For 6:
MBBS; Employed person with 1 year relevant work experience in Healthcare Organizations with integrated first degree of BITS like BE / MSc. Application Form: Download from the website. Application Deadline: 11 May 2007 Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road, Delhi 110042 (Govt of NCT of Delhi) BTech (Part Time) in Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Electronics & Communication Engg Eligibility: State Diploma in Engg (3 years); 1 year work experience in an established engineering works organization. Exam: 24 June '07 Application Form: Send Rs 550/- by DD / Pay order favouring, "The Coordinator BTech Entrance Examination" payable at Delhi with 2 self-addressed envelope (25 cm x 18 cm) to the Deputy Coordinator (Admn), BTech (Part-time) Office, Room No.-FW I-FF4, Electrical Engineering Department, at the above address by 11 May 2007. Details: Website Application Deadline: 23 May 2007 Hotel Management Jaypee Palace Hotel 7 Convention Centre, Fatehabad Road, Agra 282003 (UP) www.jaypeehotels.com Graduate Hospitality Proficiency Programme Eligibility: Class 10+2 (55%). Age Limit:
17-20 years (on 1 July '07). Selection: English Writing Skills; GD; Personal Interviews Application Form: Send Rs 400/- by DD favouring "Jaypee Hotels Limited" payable at Agra at above address. Details: Website Application Deadline: 26 May 2007 Languages Central Institute of English & Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad 500007 (AP) (Deemed University) www.ciefl.ac.in PG & Research Programmes at: CIEFL, Hyderabad: School of Language Sciences / School of English Language Education / School of Critical Humanities / School of Distance Education / School of Foreign Languages / CIEFL Campus, Lucknow / CIEFL North East Campus, Shillong B.Ed (English) Self Financing Course Selection: Entrance Test: 10 June'07 Application Form:
Send Rs 500/- by DD favouring "Registrar, CIEFL," payable at Hyderabad to the above address. Superscribe "Request for Application" on envelope specifying name of Programme / download from website. Details: Website Application Deadline: 25 May 2007 Law The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Mohindra Kothi, The Mall, Patiala, Punjab 147001 (Punj) www.rgnulpatiala.org 1) BA, LLB (5 years) 2) LLM (2 years) Eligibility: For 1: 10+2 (50%) For 2: LLB (50%). Age: For 1: 21 years (on 1 July 2007) Selection: Entrance Test: 26 May 2007 Application Form: Send Rs. 1050/- by DD favouring "Registrar, RGNUL" payable at Patiala at the above address / download from website Details: Website Application Deadline: 30 April 2007 Management IIM-Kozhikode, Kunnamangalam, PO Kozhikode 673570 (Ker) www.dwge.com / www.iimk.ac.in Executive Management Education Programme (eMEP) Eligibility: Graduates / CA / ICWA with minimum 5 years of work experience. Selection:
Executive Management Aptitude Test; Interview Application Form: Download from website. Application Deadline: 30 May 2007 Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad 201001 (UP) www.imt.edu 1) PG Diploma in Management (Executive) (15-month; Part Time) 2) PG Diploma in Management (Part Time) Eligibility: Bachelors degree (55%). 2 years work experience Selection: Entrance Test: 13 May '07; GD; Interview. Application Form: Download from website. Details: Website Application Deadline: 04 May 2007 Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (NMIMS), School of Science, VL Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056 (Mah) (Deemed University) www.nmims.edu 1) MSc-PhD (Chemical / Biological Sciences) (5 years, Full Time, Integrated) 2) PhD (Chemical / Biological Sciences) (3 years, Full Time) 3) MSc (Stastistics) (2 years, Full Time) 4) PG Diploma (Medical Laboratory Technology / Industrial Analytical Chemistry) (1-year) Eligibility: For 1: BSc in (Chemistry / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Microbiology / Botany / Zoology / Life Sciences / Physics / Statistics / Maths), 60% For 2: MSc in (Chemistry / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Microbiology / Botany / Zoology / Life Sciences / Physics / Statistics / Maths), 60% For 3:
BSc (Statistics, 60%) For 4: BSc in (Chemistry / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Microbiology / Botany / Zoology / Life Sciences), 50% Selection: For 1 & 3: NMAT(S): 03 June 2007 For 2,4 & 5: Personal Interview Application Form: Send Rs 600/- by DD favouring "SVKM's NMIMS," payable at Mumbai with self-addressed cloth envelope (10" x 13") to the above address by 22 May '07 / download from website. Details: Website Application Deadline: 24 May 2007 Pearl School of Business, 46, Institutional Area, Sector 32, Gurgaon 122001 (Har) www.psbg.in 1) MBA (Full Time) 2) Executive MBA (18 months) Eligibility: For 1:
Bachelors degree; CAT / MAT / GMAT score; work experience (minimum 2 years) added advantage. For 2:
Bachelors degree with 5 years of work experience. Application Form: Download from website. Application Deadline: 31 May 2007 NMIMS University, School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, VL Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056 (Mah) www.nmims.edu MPharm (2 years) Eligibility:
BPharm (60%) Selection: NMAT- P 2007: 27 May '07; Personal Interview: 28-30 May '07 (Courses at Mumbai & Shirpur campus) Application Form: Send Rs. 1500/- by DD favouring "SVKM's NMIMS," payable at Mumbai with a self-addressed cloth envelope (10" x 13") to the above address by 10 May 2007 / download from website. Details: Website Application Deadline: 15 May 2007 Punjab University, Chandigarh (Punj) www.cabm.ac.in MBA (Biotechnology) Selection: Test:
7 June '07 Application Form: At counter: Rs 1100/- Application Deadline: 10 May 2007 National Institute of Disaster Management, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi 1100002 www.nidm.net Online Training Courses on Disaster Mgmt 1) Community based Disaster Risk Mgmt (4 June - 2 July 2007) 2) Safe Cities (16 July - 13 August 2007) 3) Reconstruction and damage Need Assessment (3 September - 1 October 2007) 4) Financial Strategies for Managing the Economic Impact of Disasters (15 October - 12 November 2007) Details:
Website Application Deadline: 25 May 2007 Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL), Symbiosis Bhavan, 1065 B, Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony, Pune 411016 (Mah) www.scdl.net PG Diploma in Business Administration / International Business / HRM / IT (2 years) PG Diploma in Insurance Mgmt / Customer Relationship Mgmt / Retail Mgmt (1 year) Certificate Course in Entrepreneurship Development & Mgmt (6 months) Application Form:
Send Rs 950/- by DD favouring "The Director, SCDL", payable at Pune to the above address / download from website. Details:
Website. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104 (Sikkim) www.manipal.edu / http://admissions.manipal.edu 1) MBA (2 years, Full Time) 2) Bachelor of Business Administration : Jewellery Design & Mgmt 3) Bachelor of Business Mgmt (BBM-Banking & Finance) Eligibility: For 1:
Bachelors degree (50%) For 2 & 3: 10+2 Application Form: Download from website. Details:
Website. Application Deadline: For 1: 31 May 2007 For 2: 20 June 2007 For 3:
15 June 2007 Mass Communication Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Vishwavidyalaya, E 8, Trilochan Nagar, Arena Colony, Bhopal 39 (MP) www.mcu.ac.in At Bhopal Campus: MA (Advertising & PR / Broadcast Journalism / Mass Communication) (2 years) Master of
Journalism MSc (Electron Media) (2 years) PG Diploma in Science Journalism / FM Radio Production & Mgmt / Film & Photo Journalism (1 year) MCA / BCA (3 years) At Noida Campus: MA (Broadcast Journalism) (2 years) Master of Journalism (2 years) PG Diploma in Science Journalism (1 year) At Khandwa Campus: Bachelor of Journalism (2 years) BLIS (2 years) PG Diploma in Computer Application (1 year) Entrance Exam:
10 June '07 Application Form: Send Rs 350/- by DD favoring "Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal" payable at Bhopal at above address / download from website. Details: Employment News (21 - 27 April 2007) / Website Application Deadline: 14 May 2007 Scholarships United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI), Fulbright House, 12, Hailey Road, New Delhi 110001 www.fulbright-india.org/Scripts/ForIndianNationalsForStudents International Fulbright Award (For PhD study at top US Institutions in Science / Technology / Engg)) Eligibility:
Indian Citizen; TOEFL / IELTS score (580 or higher); Bachelors degree (60%) Application Form:
Download from website Details: Website Application Deadline: 05 May 2007 Sciences Physical Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector 1, Block AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064 (WB) (D/ o Atomic Energy, GoI) www.saha.ac.in / www/saha.ac.in/cs/www/irfa.html Junior Research Fellowship (2007-08) Biophysical Sciences: Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling / Biomolecular Spectroscopy / Biomolecular Recognition / Cellular and Molecular Biology / Genetic Toxicology / Macromolecular Crystallography / Molecular Genetics / Nano-Materials & Polymer Science / Photochemistry / Radiochemistry & Green Chemistry / Structural Genomics & Proteomics of Diseases / Ultra-structural Research Eligibility:
Masters Degree (Physics / Chemical / Biological Sciences (with any two Physics / Chemistry / Maths at Bachelors level; 55%) Selection:
Academic records; Written Exam; Interview; NET qualified candidates with CSIR and UGC Fellowship may be directly called for interview provided they meet the eligibility criteria Fellowship:
Rs 8000/- pm for year 1 & 2 and Rs 9500/- pm thereafter. Book grant of Rs 3000/- pa after one year, Medical benefits and HRA Application Form: Download from website Application Deadline: 30 April 2007. University IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068 www.ignou.ac.in 1) Certificate Programmes: Computing / Teaching of English / Guidance / Food & Nutrition / Disaster Mgmt / Environmental Studies / Rural Development / Tourism Studies / Human Rights / Nutrition & Child Career Guidance India / Food Safety / ICT Applications in Library / Youth in Development Work / Empowering Women through Self Help Groups / Laboratory Techniques / HIV & Family Education / Teaching of Primary School Maths 2) PG Certificate Programmes in Copy Editing and Proof Reading 3) Bachelors Degree Preparatory Programme (6 months) (BPP; for those who are not 10+2 pass but wish to do BA / BCom / BTS / BSW from IGNOU) 4) MBA (Banking & Finance) 5) Appreciation Course on Environment 6) Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Mgmt Application Form:
Send Rs 100/- (For 1-3), Rs 350/- (For 4) by DD favouring "IGNOU" payable at New Delhi to the SR & E Division at the above addressed. Or send DD favouring "IGNOU" payable at the city from where prospectus is required to the Regional Director of the regional centre by 10 May 2007. Mention your name and address on reverse of DD. Details: Website. Application Deadline: 31 May 2007 Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Khandwa Road, Indore 452017 (MP) www.dauniv.ac.in MSc / MTech / MCA / MBA / MCom 2007-'08 Selection: Entrance Test: 03 June '07 Details: Website Application Deadline: 23 May 2007 Vocational Punjabi University, Patiala (Punj) www.universitypunjabi.org Certificate Course in Yoga (3 months) Eligibility:
10+2 Selection: Interview: 04 May 2007 Application Form: Download from website. Pervin
Malhotra, (www.careerguidanceindia.com)
Pervin
Malhotra, Director,
Career Guidance India (CARING)
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The scheme to set up Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), started with two experimental schools in 1985-86, has grown to 540 schools, covering as many districts in 34 states and union territories.