BetterThink launches unique technique for IELTS/PTE writing

BetterThink, the largest IELTS and English learning program in India, has introduced a unique technique to boost the result of students appearing for IELTS, PTE and TOEFL. Generally, the teaching/checking faculties in IELTS institutes, while evaluating a student’s written assignment, register their comments on the student’s writing sheets. It becomes practically impossible for the student to preserve all such sheets with comments and suggestions. Most of the students lose these sheets much before their exams and are therefore unable to score well.

Keeping this challenge in view, BetterThink has introduced online checking mode for IELTS writing section. This is a blessing for all students as they will be able to store their writing sheets for a long time and can refer to them on the click of a button. This will help the students revise all their test papers and correct the mistakes committed in the past so that they take their exam with full confidence and score high bands. Gurpreet Wadhera, AVP, BetterThink, says this initiative has been taken by the company to deliver quality education to the students. The writing sheets are checked by rubrics designed by the experts. The students will be given descriptive comments by experts which will have a magical impact on their band score.  This online checking mode is yet another accomplishment by BetterThink which has already introduced TPI certification and BetterThink Powered Centres (BPCs) in the recent past.

Samsung unveils ‘Bundle of Love’ Valentine’s Day special offers 

Spreading love this Valentine’s Day, Samsung India has announced a slew of ‘special offers’ . Customers can avail special 'Bundle of Love' offers on Samsung's best-selling smartphones and wearables. The offers will be available only on the Samsung Shop (https://shop.samsung.com/in). The offers are available for a limited period and redeemable on first come first serve basis. Asim Warsi, senior VP, Samsung India, said, “We are happy to spread the joy of gifting with special deals on some of our bestselling products. We have revamped the Samsung eStore with richer content and a wider portfolio of products. Rechristened ‘Samsung Shop’ with better features and functions and great offers like the one for Valentine's Day, we hope to continuously get close to our customers by providing superior experience at every touch point.”

IBM Corp introduces specialised B.Tech courses at PDM University

PDM University, Bahadurgarh, has collaborated with IBM Corporation through its IBM Career Education Programme to launch co-branded specialised engineering and management programmes. The initiative is aimed at making students employment ready when they graduate.

An MoU has been signed between IBM and PDM University in this regard with an aim to build skills in the area of cloud computing and big data analytics and develop sufficient industry needed skills. PDM University CEO Chitresh Lather said specialised courses such as B.Tech in computer science and engineering with specialisation in big data analytics, B.Tech in computer science and engineering with specialisation in cloud computing and BBA in analytics have been launched to develop required industry-needed skills among the students.

He said an innovative curriculum has been developed for the programme jointly and will be delivered by IBM- designated subject matter experts and university faculty. The curriculum caters to the various skill requirements of organisations across the world, including banks, computer services, education, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, retail and other industries. The key features include online resource management through learning management system (LMS), an IBM Software Lab for emerging technologies which has been set up at the campus and will provide relevant IBM software and curriculum content for courses.

Lather said IBM will conduct various faculty development programmes to enhance the capabilities at PDM University. The university faculty will be able to use the IBM software in the lab for their non-commercial research interests. A joint committee will be set up between PDM University and IBM that will continuously recommend on course curriculum, content, delivery etc. The committee will monitor and review the activities under these programmes. The participants will receive professional certification from IBM on the completion of the course while experts from IBM will provide real world challenges for project experience and also mentor the students through various phases of these projects.

WEC India constitutes Heads of Corporate Planning Forum

World Energy Council, India (WEC India) has constituted Heads of Corporate Planning Forum with an objective of cross sectoral discussion on energy perspectives and generating new ideas and areas for collaborative studies and research. The fourth meeting of the forum had participation of strategic planners from BHEL, DTL, NTPC, GAIL, HPCL, IREDA, NHPC, NLC, ONGC, PFC, PTC, and REC. Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC and Member Secretary, WEC India, and Seethapathy Chander, former Adviser, ADB & Independent Director, NTPC, interacted with the participants during the meeting.  The areas of interest that emerged out of the deliberations will be pursued by the Forum.