Curriculum mag April 2019

www.curriculum-magazine.com RNI No. UTTENG/2010/37634 Vol 9 No 6 magazine THE INDIA EDUCATION LANDSCAPE UPDATE April 16 2019 IN BRIEF NIRF Rankings 2019 out, Untrained primary teachers attain Govt schools in Chandigarh chosen for IIT-Madras on the top qualifications PISA trial The backlog of training of 14 lakh A 'field trial' for the Programme for International untrained primary teachers in Diploma Students Assessment (PISA) exam will be conducted in The fourth edition of the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) 2020 — a year in advance, as programme since 2009 has been the exam is scheduled for 2021. Chandigarh will Framework) (NIRF) Rankings by the union Ministry for Human successfully completed, according to represent India in the exam. It has been decided by the Human Resource Development Ministry of Human Resource Development that in the first Resources Development was released by President Ram Nath Kovind (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar. phase, all students from Kendriya Vidyalayas, on April 8 under a preset scheduled publishing calendar D.El.Ed programme is a specifically Navodaya Vidyalayas and designed package for in-service government schools of the UT — born between February 1, untrained teachers working in primary 2004, and January 31, 2006, (inclusive of both dates) — and upper primary schools of different will be covered for the field trial in 2020 and the main states of the country. The programme, survey in 2021. To boost the recognition and which aims at making teaching and acceptability of Indian students and to prepare them for the learning more effective, has been global economy, the Centre has entered into an agreement with developed by the Academic the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Department, National Institute of (OECD) for PISA-2021. Keeping this in view, all Open Schooling (NIOS) on the schools in Chandigarh were directed to register on the initiative of HRD government keeping portal — http://www.samagra.mhrd.gov. in view the National Curriculum in — by using 11-digit UDISE code of their school and upload Framework 2005, Right to Education the students' and teachers' data by April 22. 2009 and National Curriculum Arts education Framework for Teacher Education compulsory for CBSE school students 2010. With an aim to take education Taking to Twitter, Javadekar towards 'learning' and beyond 'information congratulated all teachers for the hard compartmentalised in textbooks', CBSE has decided work they put in for completing the to make art education mandatory for all students from D.El.Ed programme. “Teacher class 1 to class 12 from coming academic year onwards. IIT-MADRAS has come on the Bangalore at number one and rankings. education is key to education reform. Further, every school has been top in the overall NIRF Jawaharlal Nehru University On expected lines country's IITs The backlog of training of 14 lakh asked to compulsorily reserve a Rankings 2019 and is followed (JNU) New Delhi at No 2 are have bagged the top rankings in untrained primary teachers since 2009 minimum of two periods per by IISc and IIT-Delhi in second listed as the two top universi- engineering stream. Medical when the RTE was passed has been week, per class, for art and third position respectively. ties. Several other central, state continues to be dominated by successfully completed,” he wrote. education. All the four main In university rankings category, and private universities have AIIMS, New Delhi at top. “Rare feat achieved. Congrats to streams covered by the term Indian Institute of Science, done well to get into the top 100 @HRDMinistry @NIOS officials, arts, such as music, dance, Contd P3 staff; & teachers from more than 70 visual arts and theatre, should colleges/institutions who contributed be included in this period. Schools affiliated to CBSE will CBSE schools clusters CBSE schools to the training of untrained in-service follow a new pedagogy to teach from next year teachers through their excellent basic education, according to VIDEO lectures. the board. For instance, The planets in the universe or clusters from next year forests, oceans, through art, by each child choosing a planet, All Central Board Of Secondary support the other schools in All Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools are mandatorily forest, ocean and making a Education (CBSE) schools are implementing safety guidelines going to be organised into clusters of four to six with neighbouring schools travel brochure on it. mandatorily going to be laid down by the board. The lead from the coming academic year with the stated aim of facilitating overall Students in class 6 to class 8 will organised into clusters of four to school will be selected based on mutual growth and enhancement in the education standards amongst all also be introduced to culinary six with neighbouring schools criteria like board results, pupil- schools affiliated with the Board. arts in addition to the four from the coming academic year teacher ratio and innovative This collaboration will allow not only exposure to best practices, but also the mainstream spheres (music, with the stated aim of facilitating practices, and will change after a possibility of adaptation or even replication of these practices. It is expected dance, visual and theatre). overall mutual growth and maximum period of two years. that school leadership would assume greater responsibility towards enhancement in the education Among the expected collaborative improving the quality of their school and also extend their support to standards amongst all schools activities are sharing ideas on neighbourhood schools,” reads a circular given by the education board. affiliated with the Board. pedagogical and curriculum plans The board will create these “Hubs of Learning”, and will identify members This collaboration will allow not and transaction strategies; for each hub from amongst neighbouring schools in a district. only exposure to best practices, organising co-curricular and extra- This will also include CBSE affiliated schools located outside India, which but also the possibility of curricular activities together; will most probably be grouped with hubs in Delhi. adaptation or even replication of exchanging manpower and One school from each hub will be nominated by the board as “Lead these practices. It is expected that infrastructure; sharing e-conent Collaborator School” and will support the other schools in implementing school leadership would assume and digital resources; participating safety guidelines laid down by the board. The lead school will be selected greater responsibility towards in each others' in-house teacher based on criteria like board results, pupil-teacher ratio and innovative improving the quality of their training programmes; and so on. practices, and will change after a maximum period of two years. school and also extend their The board has directed that the hubs Among the expected collaborative activities are sharing ideas on pedagogical support to neighbourhood be operational by July and that the and curriculum plans and transaction strategies; organising co-curricular and schools,” reads a circular given schools in each hub meet at least extra-curricular activities together; exchanging manpower and infrastruc- by the education board. once every month – virtually if real- ture; sharing e-conent and digital resources; participating in each others' in- The board will create these time meetings are not possible. house teacher training programmes; and so on. “Hubs of Learning”, and will The board has directed that the hubs be operational by July and that the identify members for each hub Prof Najma Akhtar takes schools in each hub meet at least once every month – virtually if real-time from amongst neighbouring over as new Jamia VC meetings are not possible. schools in a district. This will also include CBSE Interview: Manish Sisodia (AAP leader & Dy CM Delhi) affiliated schools located outside Modi Govt stalled our reforms, didn't provide India, which will most probably be grouped with hubs in Delhi. teachers...10 One school from each hub will be Expectations From a New Government..8 nominated by the board as “Lead Moderation and balance to steer digital natives...11 Collaborator School” and will Developing the 'whole child'..12

2 Curriculum April 16, 2019 News Updates First woman V-C in Jamia's history takes concerned authorities. This programme will be applicable on the students .ATC App for CA aspirants of class 6th, 7th and 8th. charge The students, under this programme, will spend a whole day at the First time in the history of CA schools they are going to visit. Apart from sharing the best practices Education, an app has been Professor Najma Akhtar from the National Institute of Educational being followed in their schools, they will be discussing the art, craft and launched by ATC (Any Time Planning and Administration (NIEPA) has been appointed as the first local culture. The mutual exchange will be followed by a folk game of Classes) for the, simplified, woman Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia since its inception in interest. This programme will help develop the sense of brotherhood, interactive & engaging learning 1920. The 16th V-C of the university, she is also the first woman vice- harmony and understanding among the students from diverse back- technique such as after effects, chancellor of any central university in Delhi. Akhtar succeeds Talat grounds. 2D, 3D, graphic and animation. Ahmad, who is now serving as the Vice-Chancellor of the University PS Rathore (Founder & of Kashmir. Mental health curriculum being consid- Chairman- ATC) was very “It is a progressive landmark in the history of educational leadership excited it and said, “It has opened and a matter of pride for Jamia Millia Islamia. The whole JMI ered windows of opportunity for the fraternity accorded a warm welcome to the decision, and has assured youth to let them consider CA as sincere cooperation,” Jamia PRO Ahmed Azeem said in a statement. 65% counsellors in schools not aware of the common mental one of the preferred career Previous V-Cs of Jamia include former president Zakir Husain, former illnesses: study choices. That will further prepare Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung and noted historian, the late Mushirul Hasan. A survey among 200 school counsellors, special educators and occupa- the millennials for future. Now, Akhtar has been the head of the Department of Educational tional therapists across 130 schools in Delhi/NCR and Mumbai has students would not have to travel Administration at NIEPA, where she has worked for 15 years. “She is revealed that 65% counsellors (and allied professionals) believed that from villages to town to metro known for spearheading international educational administrators' students were not aware of the common mental illnesses. The survey by cities. ATC ensures the knowl- course for senior officials from 130 countries for more than 15 years at Fortis Healthcare's Department of Mental Health and Behavioural edge of corporate world to make NIEPA. She also successfully developed the first state-level manage- Sciences, under the aegis of Dr. Samir Parikh, consisted of 17 questions student employable and ment institute (SIEMET) at Allahabad for nurturing educational to gain an insight into the attitudes and opinions of the community of acceptable in corporate world.” administrators in the country. She has also managed the affairs of mental health professionals working in schools. Rajeev Bhadauria (Ex Director premier educational institutes in various critical statutory positions, An overwhelming 91% of the participants believed that mental health is HR JSPL) says “I think this is such as controller of examination and director, academic programmes, not given adequate importance in schools while as 29% counsellors (and actually a new concept and at Aligarh Muslim University. At IGNOU, she led capacity building allied professionals) believe that when in distress, students prefer to keep students can save their times and courses for many distance educators at the national and international their concerns to themselves rather than talking about them. cost in travelling, which level,”Azeem said. Based on these findings Fortis School Mental Health Program has automatically increases their Akhtar has studied in institutes such as the universities of Warwick and planned to develop a mental health curriculum to improve, destigmatize efficiency.” Nottingham in UK and IIEP-UNESCO in Paris, and worked as a and build emotional resilience of students. ATC will be a reliever of stress consultant with UNESCO, UNICEF, DANIDA (Danish International Dr. Samir Parikh, Director, Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences and tension of parents; generally Development Agency) and other international organisations. As per said, “Children and adolescents are at the crucial developmental stage parents of girl child are hesitant in the NIEPA website, she is a gold medallist from Aligarh Muslim when sensitized learning is of utmost importance. However, talking sending their young daughters to University and finished her PhD (Education) from Kurukshetra about mental health related information, or providing reliable and unknown world of metro cities University. adequate sources of information to the students within the school setting filled with lot of secrets. ATC will seems to be majorly neglected. There is an undeniable need to focus on keep away from stress and India and Sweden launchjoint Industrial the role of mental health for the youth of the country. “ anxiety from parents. Across The inclusion of life skills training is indeed an essential component of India every year children who are R&D programme paving the way for a positive mental health. Especially within the school financial poor and are capable of settings, training the students to be equipped with basic life skills would becoming CA but are not India and Sweden on April 11announced the India-Sweden enable them to deal with the challenges of the contemporary world in a provided with the resources, for Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme on the more adaptive and informed manner, and thereby would ensure an themATC will be their resource. occasion of the Sweden-India Innovation Partnership AI for All enhanced psychological well-being and positive mental health for one Summit. The programme will address a range of global challenges and all.” The Heritage Schools through technology and innovation. The Joint programme is co- funded by Indian Department of Science & Technology (DST) and U.S.-Based Online Learning Leader foray into preschooling Sweden's Innovation Agency – Vinnova. The new programme brings together the world class excellence of Sweden and India to address Udemy Enters India The Heritage Group of Schools challenges in the area of Smart Cities and Clean Technologies and on April 1 announced the launch Digitalization / Internet of Things (IoT). Udemy, has announced the expansion of their operations in India with an of the 'Heritage Xperiential Full-Scale R&D projects, focused on co-development of new employee hub in Gurgaon. India is one of the company's fastest growing Learning Centre' (HXLC), as its products, processes or technologies; Product Adaptation projects will markets, with revenue and students doubling year-over-year. A local first foray into the early learning be funded under this new programme. Vinnova will provide funding to presence will enable Udemy to continue enhancing and localizing the space. The Centre is based in Swedish side participants upto 2,500,000 Swedish Krona as grant. On student and instructor experience. Gurugram and will be open for the Indian side, conditional grant of upto 50% with a limit of INR 1.5 Founded in 2010, Udemy is an online learning destination that helps admissions soon. crores per project to Indian project partners to be provided. individuals, companies, and governments gain the skills they need to Heritage Xperiential Learning The Sweden-India science and innovation partnership has gone from compete in today's global economy. Built on the premise that not all Centre will offer a well- strength to strength in last couple of years and high-level diplomatic teachers are found in traditional classrooms, the platform allows experts researched and in-depth visits have boosted interest in bilateral collaboration between the two everywhere to develop courses on thousands of topics and share their curriculum and teaching countries. Last year, in April 2018, during Prime Minister Modi's visit knowledge with the world. Students learn the most current and in- practices inspired by Waldorf, to Sweden, India agreed to deepen the collaboration through the Joint demand skills from public speaking to mindfulness to the newest Montessori and the tenets of Declaration on Innovation Partnership for a Sustainable Future. The programming languages and marketing strategies. renowned philosophers, partnership aims to increase impact of bilateral cooperation in educators and pedagogy like J innovation, science and technology. The Swedish government has Next Education Launches Adaptive Krishnamurti, The Mother, Sri earmarked an additional 50 million SEK to its innovation agency Aurobindo, Rudolf Steiner, Loris Vinnova to commence and inaugurate the innovation partnership with Assessments for grades 6-10 Mallaguzi, Maria Montessori and India. Emmi Pikler. In addition to this, Next Education India Pvt. Ltd., India's has recently launched machine the Centre intends to promote Twinning of Schools programme in Punjab learning-powered adaptive test for students in grades 6 to 10. research in the area of Early The adaptive test implemented by Next Education is based on Item Childhood Care and Education between govt & Private schools Response Theory (IRT) to gauge the chapter-wise level of knowledge (ECCE) in India. gained by a student in a short span, thereby driving deeper learning. This Speaking on the occasion Manit The education department of Punjab has launched a new initiative innovative approach ensures that students can challenge their current Jain Co-Founder, Heritage called 'Twinning of Schools' where there will be mutual exchange of ability and knowledge while remaining focused throughout the test. The Xperiential Learning School activities and learning between students of government schools and tests are available for schools registered on the NextLearning Platform. (HXLS) said, “Preschools are private schools. This move is aimed at sharing of learning related Individual students can also take them for free on the company's self- viewed as a category that is fairly activities by the students of government and private schhols. learning solution, LearnNext. transactional in India with limited In 'Twinning of Schools programme', the students of government and The concept of the computerised adaptive test is used widely in tests such research and ineffective private schools will share their learning jointly. The students will as GRE, TOEFL and SAT developed by the Educational Testing Service, pedagogical practices in place. exchange their schools for a day. One day, the students of government as well as GMAT conducted by the Graduate Management Admission The Heritage Xperiential schools will visit the private schools while on other day, the students of Council for admissions to universities in the USA. The National Testing Learning Centre intends to define private schools will visit government schools. The government Agency (NTA) in India has also proposed the use of adaptive assessments itself as a centre of innovation and schools serve mid day meal to the students; and the students of private to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions — research in this category.” schools, who will visit the schools, will also be served the mid day JEE Main, NEET UG and NET— so as to bring higher reliability and for “The experiences that children go meal. assessing the actual aptitude of aspirants. By launching this approach on through during the initial years of The 'Twinning of Schools programme' will be held in May. In this its platform for school students at an early age, Next Education aims to their upbringing will impact them programme, ten students of private and government schools will visit create an adaptive learning environment that can appropriately assess through their lifetime. Its each other's school. They will share the best practices that are being individual differences of students and create customised learning paths foundation rests on our deep followed in their respective schools. This will be followed throughout for them. understanding of children and the state and all the schools of government and private schools have to over 20 years of experience in participate in it. The notice in this regard has been served already to the education” - he added.

Curriculum April 16, 2019 3 News Feature Contd from P1 NIRF Rankings 2019 National Law School of India sources. (FT50) is incorporated as an TOP 10 OVERALL RANKINGS University, Bengaluru is the top The ranking framework additional subparameter of RP for ranking law institution in the evaluates institutions on five ranking of Management institutes. 1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai Tamil Nadu country while as Jamia broad generic groups of Number of papers that appeared in 2. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Karnataka Hamdard, New Delhi has parameters, i.e. Teaching, the top 25 percentile of cited 3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi maintained its number one Learning and Resources (TLR), papers in the world (instead of 4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai Maharashtra ranking in pharmacy. Six out of Research and Professional India) for a given discipline was 5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal top 10 degree colleges are from Practice (RP), Graduation taken as sub-parameter for 6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Uttar Pradesh Delhi and includes Mrinda evaluating “Research and 7. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Delhi House at the top. Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Professional Practice” ; and Data 8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand In all 3127 unique applicant Inclusivity (OI) and Perception Capturing System (DCS), 9. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Assam institutions under various (PR). Ranks are assigned based Feedback System and the 10. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh categories / domains were on total sum of marks assigned Perception Capturing System considered for publishing top for each of these five broad were developed for online TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES 100 rankings in Overall, groups of parameters. capturing of data from applicant University and Colleges This year, in addition to normal- institutions, feedback from public 1 Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Karnataka categories whereas ranking was izing publications, citations have and institutional perception (from 2 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Delhi kept restricted to only 15 to 75 also been normalized by number Peers and Employers respec- 3 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh institutions in all other domain- of faculty in Overall, tively). 4 University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Telangana specific rankings (Architecture, Engineering, Pharmacy and Each institution was asked to 5 Calcutta University, Kolkata West Bengal Pharmacy, Law, Management Medical categories, from this nominate one of their senior 6 Jadavpur University, Kolkata West Bengal and Medical) because of year onwards; Number of beds in functionaries as a nodal officer for 7 Anna University, Chennai Tamil Nadu reliability of data. However, a medical institutions / colleges dealing with NIRF matters. These 8 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu number of engineering has also been incorporated as a nodal officers were contacted to 9 Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal Karnataka institutions that are ranked this sub-parameter for “Footprints of clear doubts or to attend to the 10 Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune Maharashtra year has been increased from Professional Practice” for feedback and anomalies pointed 100 to 200 ranking of Medical institutions; out by the expert committees. TOP 10 ENGINEERING COLLEGES For evaluation, besides, Article published in 50 journals Nodal officers were also called in sourcing data on various identified by Financial Times person (where necessary) to 1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai Tamil Nadu parameters from applicant interact with members of the 2 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi institutions, third party sources committee and verify their data. 3 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai Maharashtra of data have also been used, For increased transparency, an 4 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal wherever possible. Scopus advisory was sent to each 5 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Uttar Pradesh (Elsevier Science) and Web of institution to upload this data on 6 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand Science (Clarivate Analytics) their own website for dissemina- 7 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Assam were used for retrieving tion to the public. For all the top- 8 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Telangana publications and citation data. ranked institutions, the latest 9 Anna University, Chennai Tamil Nadu Derwent Innovation was used version of the corrected data based 10 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu for retrieving data on patents. on further inputs from the Data retrieved from these institutions was made visible on TOP 10 MEDICAL sources was shared with the the NIRF portal. institutions for transparency 1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Delhi with a provision to give their Top 10 in LAW EDUCATION 2 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, inputs in case they are not Chandigarh Chandigarh agreeable to publications and 1 National Law School of India University, Bengaluru Karnataka 3 Christian Medical College, Vellore Tamil Nadu citations data from third party 2 National Law University, New Delhi Delhi 4 Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, 3 Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad Telangana Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Top 5 4 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 5 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu |PHARMACY 5 The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, 6 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh COLLEGES Kolkata West Bengal 7 Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Karnataka 6 National Law University, Jodhpur Rajasthan 8 Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and 1. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 7 Symbiosis Law School, Pune Maharashtra Research, Puducherry Puducherry Delhi 8 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Delhi 9 Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi Delhi 2. Panjab University, Chandigarh 9 Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar Gujarat 10 King George`s Medical University, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Chandigarh 10 The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala Punjab 3. National Institute of TOP 10 MANAGEMENT COLLEGES Pharmaceutical Education and TOP 10 DEGREE COLLEGES Research, Mohali Punjab 1 Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bengaluru 4. Institute of Chemical 1 Miranda House, Delhi Delhi Karnataka Technology, Mumbai 2 Hindu College, Delhi Delhi 2 Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Gujarat Maharashtra 3 Presidency College, Chennai Tamil Nadu 3 Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata West Bengal 5. Birla Institute of Technology 4 St. Stephen`s College, Delhi Delhi 4 Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Uttar Pradesh and Science, Pilani Rajasthan 5 Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi Delhi 5 Indian Institute of Management Indore Madhya Pradesh 6 Loyola College, Chennai Tamil Nadu 6 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal Top 5 7 Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi Delhi 7 Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur Jharkhand ARCHITECTURE 8 Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara 8 Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kerala West Bengal 9 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi COLLEGES 9 Hans Raj College, Delhi Delhi 10 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai Maharashtra 1. Indian Institute of 10 St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata West Bengal Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand 3. National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode Kerala 4. School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi Delhi 5. College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala

4 Curriculum April 16, 2019 News Updates Quiz Program - 'Mind Wars' by ZEE several decades and driving the change with new digital solutions, UnderGrad Summit held ABB would be the perfect catalyst,“ said Sanjeev Sharma, Managing Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), on Apr 5 launched Director,ABB India. in Hyderabad quiz program titled Mind Wars for school students across India. Mind Wars will be hosted on a multi-platform ecosystem, DCPCR panel on EWS reimbursement delay The 2nd Edition of Undergrad providing a comprehensive knowledge acceleration program for Summit the first of its kind students studying in grade 6th to 10th. Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has student conclave that celebrates The company aims to leverage the power of its multimedia constituted an expert committee to review the disbursal of free school youth was held Hyderabad on prowess to build a property that will span across both, digital and uniforms and books to students admitted under the EWS/DG March 30. Principal Secretary, TV, backed with an unprecedented on-ground presence across the category by private schools. As per RTE provisions, children IT Dept. Govt of Telangana country. The company also aims to enhance the knowledge admitted to schools under the EWS/DG category are entitled to inaugurated the summit. quotient of over 1 crore students from 40,000 schools across 200+ exemption from school fees, including ancillary costs like that for cities of India. school uniform and books. The day-long UnderGrad Mind Wars will offer an open platform for school kids to bench- The expenditure incurred by schools for this is to be reimbursed on Summit 2019 had Awards, Talks, mark them against their peers on a national scale using multi- the basis of per-child expenditure by the state government. But over Panel discussions and Innovative platform testing formats across three content buckets: Curriculum, the years, there have been consistent complaints by parents that they Showcase which served as a General Knowledge and CurrentAffairs. have not been receiving free uniforms and books. platform for the future leaders of The knowledge series will be conducted in the following sequence In turn, private schools argue that the reimbursement – Rs 1,100 for our society. of events: uniforms and Rs 2,200 for other costs, including tuition and books – is According to Sri Charan Online Qualifiers: To be held online on the ZEE5 app and website too low and that funds are not received on time. Lakkaraju, founder of Stumagz, a resulting in the formation of 40000+ school teams with 2 champi- digital campus ecosystem and co- ons per school Shri Ram College of Commerce to design founder of The UnderGrad City Finale: To be held across 200+ cities and towns resulting in Jammu Univ curriculum Summit, the objective was to 200+ winning school teams who will be crowned as 'City bring all the colleges and students Champions' Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) will be onto one platform for a better State Finale: To be held across 32 Indian States and Union involved in designing the curriculum of some courses of University future of both. Territories resulting in 32 winning school teams who will be of Jammu and assessing whether the conflict situation in the region is The summit incorporated crowned as 'State Champions' impacting students psychologically. UnderGrad Summit Awards National Finale: State Champions will compete on National Principal, SRCC, Simrit Kaur told PTI that the college has inked a called—“25 Under 25 Awards”. Television for the title of Mind Wars Champions India 2019 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the varsity and the @5 young achievers below 25 college's faculty members will be visiting Jammu to interact with the years given away awards. Some Disruptive innovations solving social prob- students and analyse their skills. of these awardees include Sreeja- lems developed at LTI & VJTI's IIoT labs “Our team will be visiting Jammu University and will be involved in Tennis Player; Krishna Tejasvi-- assessing the students of a women's college of the university not just Singer; Shashank Gangari-- Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd and Veermata Jijabai Technological on their curriculum but whether they can handle competitive exams Cyber Security Exoert; Vinay Institute (VJTI), recetnly showcased the projects implemented by outside,” she said. Kaur said since Jammu is a conflict-driven place, Durgam--Micro Artist; Phani, the alliance's unique IIoT test bed, which was launched three years their assessment will also be based on how the psychology of the whonorganised youth assembly ago as a part of LTI's CSR focus to support education of students students is impacted due to the surroundings. and became a Sarpanch while in from marginalized backgrounds. The state-of-the-art lab estab- college; Taniya Begum--Girl lished at VJTI Mumbai focuses on technologies such as artificial U.S.-Based Online Learning Leader Activist; Deepthi Sunaina-- intelligence, machine learning, IoT, deep learning, cyber security Udemy Enters India Social Media Entrepreneur and to solve for society. Sravya Kanithi--Singer and Udemy, has announced the expansion of their operations in India with others VVS Laxman onboard imd1 (I Am The 1) an employee hub in Gurgaon. 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Curriculum April 16, 2019 5 Useful News CIE at IIIT Launches Ojas Zayed Sustainability Prize open for sub- Post Doctoral Entrepreneurship Program missions for 2020 edition The Zayed Sustainability Prize is now open for submissions for its 2020 CIE (Centre of Innovation (BIRAC) and is headed by Dr. supervisor of the candidate can edition. The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) pioneering global award for and Entrepreneurship) of the RadhaRangarajan, a biotech also be a collaborator for the rewarding innovation, impact and inspiration in sustainable International Institute of entrepreneur with rich project, if the product idea is development solutions, is inviting organisations and schools, across Asia, to submit their entries in one of its five categories: Health, Food, Information Technology experience in drug discovery based on the candidate's thesis Energy, Water and Global High Schools. Entries will close on 30 May Hyderabad(IIIT-H) has and diagnostics. Prof Ramesh work. A 12-month stipend will 2019. launched Ojas Post-Doctoral Loganathan, who heads CIE, is be provided, with the option of The winner of each category receives US$600,000 in prize funding. The Entrepreneurship Program on the Steering committee. extending by 12 more months. Global High Schools category awards up to US$100,000 to each of six for scientists who are The program offers post- At the end of this period, the schools from the following six world regions: The Americas, Sub- completing their PhDs and doctoral training focused on scientist is expected to Saharan Africa, Middle East & North Africa, Europe & Central Asia, are keen on pursuing an building a technology enabled incorporate a company and SouthAsia, and EastAsia & Pacific. entrepreneurial career. Ojas solution (device, app, digital take the product forward. Seed is a Medtech incubator tool) to address problems in the funding of up to Rs 25 lakhs Inspired by the sustainability and humanitarian legacy of the UAE's within CIE, for companies healthcare arena. This includes will be available to the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Prize building technology enabled disease detection, diagnosis, company upon incorporation. has recognised winners' solutions that have delivered direct and indirect solutions in the healthcare prevention, treatment, In parallel, the entrepreneur positive impact to more than 318 million people around the world, since arena. monitoring or wellness. will have access to a network its establishment in 2008. Formerly known as the Zayed Future Energy Ojas is partly funded by the The scientist will need to select of investors through Ojas, to Prize, in April 2018 the Prize extended its scope from an initial focus on energy to incorporate broader global sustainability priorities. Biotechnology Industry a professor from IIITH, who raise equity capital. The Prize's five categories are designed to align closely with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to Research Assistance Council will guide the work. The Ph.D. rewarding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), non-profit organisations (NPOs) and similar organisations, for their empowering solutions to disadvantaged communities, the Prize's Global High NEWS YOU CAN USE Schools category also looks to inspire the world's youth, to become the next generation of sustainability leaders. In order for organisations to be considered for the Prize, in the Health, Avani Institute of and the last date to apply is 20 “We are pleased to build on our Food, Energy, and Water category, each solution must demonstrate it Design Announces April 2019. collaboration with ASM. By meets the three core evaluation criteria: Bachelor of Candidates will be shortlisted allowing access to Indian Impact: Significant and tangible outcomes on the quality of people's Architecture Program basis their scores in Pearl students, we extend the mission lives. Innovation: Distinctive characteristics to change the “status Academy entrance exam and of Harvard Business School to quo” and potential to catalyse opportunities that will have a disruptive Avani Institute of Design, a their statement of purpose. The 'educate leaders who make a positive impact and transformative change. Centre of Excellence in shortlisted candidates will then difference in the world',” said Inspiration: The potential to scale up project outcomes, over the next decade, with the ability to inspire others to adopt a more sustainable Architecture and Design be invited for a personal HBS Online Executive Director worldview. education announces 'The interview with an esteemed jury, Patrick Mullane. Bachelor of Architecture at Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur One Year LLM Programme For the Global High Schools category, projects may be in the Programme (B Arch)' for 2019 - campuses on 17th May 2019. conceptual stage, rather than already active, and they should also be 20. With the Bachelors in Scholarships will be awarded to in Environmental Law, designed to deliver positive educational impact, including providing Started in in 2015 with the students with the best creative access to quality education and ensuring students are given key skills Bachelor of Architecture calibre basis recommendation of Energy & Climate Change and enhanced abilities to achieve their goals. The school projects program, Avani aims to expand the interview panel. should be inspired by the four themes from the other categories; into an interdisciplinary Art and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) therefore, based on resolving challenges in Health, Food, Energy, or Design program exploring new University of Essex of O.P. Jindal Global University Water. horizons in education, announces scholarship (JGU), in association with WWF- collaborative research and worth £4000 for Indian India, has launched a unique Winners of the Zayed Sustainability Prize 2020 will be announced at creative thinking. Architecture students Masters Programme in the annual awards ceremony, to be held during the Abu Dhabi (B. 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6 Curriculum April 16, 2019 Focus UN Youth Envoy to YOUTH : Art Education Roundtable 2019 ‘Assert your voices for world peace, crime prevention ‘ held in Delhi The UN Secretary-General's youth unemployment. It is lawfulness through education Art1st Foundation, an organisation that specialises in imparting art Envoy on Youth, Jayathma critical to provide inclusive and activities designed for primary, education to students commenced one of a kind Art Education Roundtable Wickramanayake has urged the equal decent employment secondary and tertiary levels. These (AER) 2019 in Delhi on March 30. It will be a series of roundtables on art youth to \"reclaim their space\" opportunities for young people. activities help educators teach the education that aims to bring together diverse and experienced voices from by asserting their voices Gender-based Violence is still next generation to better understand the fields of arts, performing arts, pedagogy and policy making to redefine nationally and globally to seen in many places, in the form and address problems that can the existing arts curriculum and promote an integrated art education. AER strengthen efforts aimed at of street harassment to child undermine the rule of law and 2019 will travel to 7 cities in this edition and create an inclusive platform fostering peace, the rule of law marriages. Urgent action is encourage students to actively for debate, discussion and deliberation. and human rights. “Young required to eliminate discrimina- engage in their communities. Ritu Khoda, Founder Art1st Foundation said, “Through these roundtables, people under the age of 30 tion against girls and young Wickramanayake also highlighted we strive to collectively voice our concerns about condition of art account for over half of the women, protect their rights and the need to strengthen inclusion, as education in India and propose new directions for it. It is our attempt to world's population. Without the promote their participation in an essential component of national promote an impactful integrated art education programme in schools and full participation of half of the civic and political life,” she said. strategies on youth crime preven- bring in diverse perspectives of various stakeholders; to address the crisis world population, achieving The UN Youth Envoy also tion. “Many young people get and create an ideal future for art education across the country.” SDGs and world peace is going extended support to UNODC's attracted to violent behaviour due to The first of the series AER2019 was held in the presence of three to be a dream rather than a efforts towards working with the exclusion they face from remarkable speakers: Sanjna Kapoor, Co-Founder of Junoon; Naman P. reality. The Preamble of the educators and young people to economic, social and even political Ahuja, Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU and V.S. Kundu, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable strengthen the rule of law, opportunities. Equality and Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana. Sanjna Kapoor Development reads that young prevent crime and promote inclusion should be at the heart of highlighted her issue about the way schools expect every child to be on people are the torchbearers of healthy and safe behaviours. crime prevention strategy. If we stage for the annual day and questioned its importance. Every child is sustainable development. I say “Often, 'Justice' and 'Peace' are make the right investments to capable to do many other things being a part of the creative process but they are also the thinkers, doers taught in schools as if they are ensure young people's basic rights not everyone gets to be on the limelight and it should not be compulsory and innovators who can realize abstract concepts. It is key that are guaranteed, we can prevent for all. She further indicated the gap in the current education system which this agenda,” said the UN Youth young people identify those youth crime drastically,” she does not focus on children individually but collectively. Envoy, in an exclusive concepts as lived realities. asserted. Reflecting on her journey Naman P Ahuja, Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics JNU shared interaction with UNODC South Understanding one's role in in the UN, the Youth Envoy some key highlights from his book 'The Making of the Modern Indian Asia's Communications Officer society and the need for protect- described her vision for the future. Artist-Craftsman: Devi Prasad, Routledge'. It covers one of the least Samarth Pathak. Young people ing, defending and advocating “My vision for this role is to create known educational experiments .i.e. Mahatma Gandhi's last major make up a huge portion of for human rights is the basis for spaces for young people to get more movement, called Nayi Talim, which ran from the Sevagram ashram for population in SouthAsia. education. Team work, conflict involved in decision-making decades. He elaborated that there was a journal by the same name, which In India, about 600 million resolution, mediation are some of processes, by getting their voices was edited by Devi Prasad, who was employed at the Sevagram to be able people, more than half of the skills that can also be taught heard by the United Nations, to run the Nayi Talim project and serve as the art teacher at the ashram. population, are under 25 years through non-formal and informal Member States and partners. In the Drawing on his experience at Sevagram, Devi Prasad wrote a bestselling old. In Pakistan, 64 percent of education outside the class future, I really want to see the UN book in Hindi called Bachchon ki kala aur shiksha (All India Sarva Seva the nation is younger than 30, rooms,” she said. “I extend working as one with and for young Sangh Publications, Varanasi, 1959), which was translated as: Art, the and 29 percent of Pakistanis are support to UNODC's efforts people really realizing our shared Basis of Education (National Book Trust, Delhi 1998). It shows how between 15 and 29 years old. In towards engaging young people vision of a world where no one is Gandhi's philosophy can be made into a very practical system for learning. Bangladesh, young people aged in promoting peace, human rights left behind - especially no young Highlighting the key takeaways from the book, Prof. Ahuja further stated from 18 to 35 years old and the rule of law, and using person.” The UN Youth Envoy also that Devi Prasad's writing offers us a theory we sorely need to construct constitute one-third of the total sports and education to prevent shared a special message for young education through art—where art is not a separate subject, but an population. Wickramanayake, crime, substance use and people who aspire to be tomorrow's integrated aspect of everything, all subjects, the very medium through who hails from Sri Lanka, violence. I look forward to joint leaders. “All over the world, young which al learning takes place. The theory helps us grasp the thread that ties identified unemployment and efforts in this direction,” the UN people are already organizing, together Devi Prasad's life as a teacher of art, an artist, and as a pacifist. It gender-based violence as Youth Envoy added. UNODC mobilizing and leading positive also offers us a means to understand why education which allows us to pressing issues faced by youth believes that respect for human change for everyone. My message stay indifferent to violence and war is no education at all. in South Asia. “I think the first rights and the rule of law must be to young people is: keep doing what V S Kundu, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana challenge is the high-rate of the fundamental element of you are doing. Your voices are presented a case study of how he tried to realign curriculum in State youth-focused strategy with essential for the world's progress, so University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak to create better artists, evidence-based and balanced make sure they are heard.” from which he drew conclusions about the changes needed in our responses. In this direction, approach to art education at school level. He mentioned that there is a UNODC's Education for Justice necessary paradigm shift for art exposure at school level; need to Initiative (E4J) – under the understand the importance of enabling teachers in rural schools and Global Programme for the developing a better appreciation and consumption of art. Implementation of the Doha Declaration– seeks to prevent crime and promote a culture of Studentpreneurs' trend is catching up Entrepreneurship teaches inspiration from, how do they weights and what not. I sell them which also is the name of their my own jewellery. As a result of this students what academics balance their academics and from Rs 100/- to 600/- ,” said company. It is a perfume and room quest I have come out with novel ear fail to teach. Nowadays entrepreneurship etc. The Raveena, freshener. This scented fragrance rings made out of colourful threads,” entrepreneurship education is revelations are mindblowing. Sneha Jalan, another fifth class is also keeps human beings cool she said. becoming more acceptable The third of Pretx showcased student of Oakridge School during this summer weather says Even if they were not earth shattering among students as an extra- lifestyle products from 50 showcased Bath Bombs which are both girls very confidently. products, but what is important they curricular activity for it gives exhibitors. 48 out of 50 exhibitors round shaped soaps, which have to Arissa Sur, a ten years old fifth developed products on their own with life to their idea and a real feel of were women. And four exhibi- be diluted in water and then take the standard student is fascinated by an independent thinking. This is developing a product its tors were “Studentpreneurs” from bath. Sneha named jewellery. So she established a sufficient for them to go places, said an business success. With parents Oakridgle International School. “BathWishWish” her company, she company named “Persia's established business woman. Student by their side, mentorship is also These just 5th and 6th developed CRED BOMBS, organic Jewellry Empire”. “These are Startups are new and emerging trends not far off as everybody loves standardstudent entrepeneurs Bath bombs. “These days, people handmade ear rings. I like now. Many schools are encouraging passionate students. include: Raveena's World, Sneha use cosmetics that have chemicals wearing jewellery. So instead of student Startups, which is good. A demonstration of this Jain, Scented Summer Spray of which are harmful to our skin. So buying jewellery I wanted to make emerging trend was evident at Amulya Adusmilli & Niharika we came up with a quick and easy the Pretx, a youth lifestyle expo Bodla; Persia's Jewellery Empire organic solution, a brilliant idea to held in Hyderabad on March 27 byArissa Sur. cater to the needs of the people. My where a good number of student “My mom is an artist. I got inspiration venturing out on my entrepreneurs impressed with inspired by her. I made a cousin StartUp is my habit of using all their products. of mine courier pebbles from herbal and organic products for my According to organizers, they River Ganges. I have hand skin on Sundays, which I feel will just wanted to explore how painted each of these 100 pebbles. be a good habit for others too,” says these students got into entrepre- It took two hours to paint each of Sneha very confidently. neurship, how did they begin these pebbles, which can be used Nine-year old NIharika Bodla and their journey, where did they get as decorative items, paper 10-year old Amulya Adusumilli worked on Scented Summer Spray,

Curriculum April 16, 2019 7 India Skills/entrepreneurships BSDM Summit Centre of Excellence in Food Processing in Madhya Pradesh 'Right to Vote' drive among 5000 students Confluence of Skills Bhopal-based Rabindranath Under the partnership, RNTU will RNTU, said, “Food processing across India by Tagore University (RNTU) has impart training in Food Processing has an important role to play in Safeducate Mission and CSR discussed signed a MoU with the Food based on FICSI's Qualification linking Indian farmers to Industry Capacity and Skill Pack (QP) as the training consumers in the domestic and Divya Jain, the founder of In a major push to utilize CSR Initiative (FICSI) to establish curriculum for the students. FICSI international markets. The Safeducate went live through the for sustainable development of Madhya Pradesh's first Centre of will conduct assessment and Processed Food market is platform across its 40 centres in Skills, Bihar skill development Excellence (COE) in Food provide certification to the trained expected to grow to $ 543 billion India. 5000 students from various mission (BSDM) organized a Processing at the University. The students. In collaboration with by 2020 from $ 322 billion in parts of the country joined the live summit Titled “Confluence of Centre will aim to train RNTU, FICSI will also organize 2016, at a CAGR of 14.6%. This interaction with Divya to understand State Skill Mission and CSR for manpower for MSMEs and the 'Train the Trainers' programme. will see a spike in the the concept of voting and its Sustainable Development of startups in various subsectors of The two organizations will also requirement for trained food importance. Skills” on 19th March in New food processing, along with collaborate for various initiatives processing professional across With the forthcoming general Delhi. One of the key objectives building entrepreneurial under Skill India, especially the the food industry sectors.” elections to constitute the 17th Lok of the summit was to tackle the capabilities in the State. National Apprenticeship This partnership is expected to Sab elections in India scheduled twin problem of channelizing FICSI is the Sector Skill Council Promotion Scheme (NAPS). FICSI boost the University's efforts to from April 11, Divya inspired the and ensuring proper utilization of for the Food Processing sector will also support RNTU for bridge the overall skills gap in students to cast their vote during this resources to bring sustainable and has been formed under the creation of a B.Voc program in higher education and improve election. Considering that most of change in the life of all youths of aegis of the National Skill Food Processing as per the employability in Madhya them would be first-time voters, she Bihar and to address the major Development Council (NSDC) guidelines of the Ministry of Pradesh. Formerly known as briefed them about the procedure of challenges and its probable and Federation of Chambers of Human Resource Development. AISECT University, RNTU was casting votes in the EVM machines. solutions to harmonize the Commerce of India (FICCI) as an Talking about the need for skill launched in 2012 as India's first Divya also appealed to the students relationship between corporate initiative to promote skill development in Food Processing in Skills University where skill to educate their parents about voting and government. development. India, Nitin Vats, Director-IQAC, credits are a mandatory part of and the procedure of the EVM The summit was graced by the machine, urged them to cast their many prominent attendees vote including Dipak kumar singh, Principal Secretary, Labor cum Odisha Bamboo Resource Centre to be Certification provided under an IOCL CEO, BSDM, G.K. Singh, Joint secretary, Ministry of corporate set up in Bhubaneswar Skilling Project affairs and Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General of Standing A one-day state level workshop organised by Sparsh Foundation of JK National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), in association with Conference of Public Enterprises Paper in collaboration with NABARD decided to set up an Odisha Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), hosted a certification (SCOPE). Bamboo Resource Centre (OBRC) as a collaborative platform to take up ceremony for nearly 391 candidates who have undergone Skill India Representatives of several big research, advocacy and project implementation initiatives in the bamboo training program. IOCL under its 11 refineries divisions, is supporting PSU's and corporates sector of Odisha. skill training of 4,450 candidates across 11 locations in the vicinity of participated in this summit At this workshop that focussed on the bamboo sector in Odisha, leading IOCL's refineries. In one of such projects – IOCL (RHQ) – being including Power grid, Indian Oil, national and regional experts deliberated upon the state of the bamboo implemented in New Delhi by NSDC's four training partners - Orion Gail, NTPC, Microsoft India, economy and its future prospects and its associated challenges and Edutech, IL&FS Skills, IACM SmartLearn Ltd. and Olive Heritage HCL, Dabur, Usha bottlenecks. OBRC will be a glocal platform which would learn from Education and Welfare Society, more than 500 candidates have Internationals, Jubilant Food global best practices and adopt and customise to Odisha's local undergone training in Healthcare, Apparel, Telecom, Domestic Worker Works etc.. EY India, state requirements, informed Prof Prafulla Dhal, the GM of JK Paper and and Management and Entrepreneurship & Professional sector. 391 project management unit of Head of its Odisha CSR and the organiser of this workshop while successfully passed candidates were awarded certificates at an event at BSDM has also played a vital speaking to the media here at Suryansh Hotel in the city. Orion Edutech's Mandir Marg training centre. Amongst those certified, role in the successful execution The deliberations in five intensive sessions focused on understanding the 394 candidates have been placed as General Duty Assistant, Vision of the summit. utility of the bamboo in our lives, dissected the opportunities for Technician, Emergency Medical Technician, Customer Care Executive Since its inception, the concept livelihood promotion and developing a bamboo startup culture and (Call Center), Sewing Machine Operator, General Housekeeper and of Corporate Social suggested strategies on how best to increase corporate funding into the Unarmed Security Guard. The focus of the project was youth from BPL Responsibility has undergone a sector. CSR was identified as one important area where more category in the community and achieved participation of BPL youth as sea change. It's no longer thought consolidation of activities on the bamboo sector can work wonders in high as 71%. The successfully passed candidates under Sewing of as a philanthropic gestures giving a fresh lease of life to the bamboo sector that is now considered as Machine Operator trade have been employed with Apparel houses such aimed at gaining goodwill for the green gold and wonder grass especially after it has been classified as a as Pee-empro exports, Akriti Apparels and other stretched belt of few but is being actively seen as a grass and not a tree. A Chandrasekhar, CGM, NABARD appreciated the apparel houses at Mathura road; under Healthcare sector placements medium of engagement with the effort of the organisers and announced to work with farmers producing have taken place at Max Hospitals, Care 24; under Telecom sector community and the society in companies, banks and state government agencies to ensure collateral- candidates placed with SMC Insurance Broker, Noverto Business large. A well thought out free loans to farmers to cultivate bamboo in non-forest areas and make Services; under Unarmed Security Guard trade maximum candidates blueprint for CSR partnership bamboo cultivation commercially viable. have been employed with well-known employer of security gaurds- G4 can have far reaching Securities whereas candidates trained under domestic worker trade have consequences in terms of HCAH upskilling courses for nurses been employed asHousekeepers and Field Executives by organizations resource management, alternate like Sodexo Facilities Management Services India Pvt. Ltd. and various funding networks, utilization of HCAH, healthcare solution provider, in association with Fortis other local enterprises. funds, and creating a broad Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), has introduced a professional network of training personnel development course to help general nurses become ICU nurses. ARC SKILLS launch an Online Fundamental and agencies. Such partnerships Furthermore, they have also introduced CPD UK accredited also have an added advantage of specialization courses for physiotherapists. Skills Programme being subjected to relaxed In the first ever course conducted in association with FMRI, HCAH funding regulation from upskilled 8 nurses into ICU nurses and 58 are currently under training. Arc Skills, a skill provider for schools, universities, and corporates, government agencies and On the graduation ceremony of the first batch of nurses,conducted on launched Soar, an integrated pathway for school student to learn new reaching a wider target group, 26thMarch 2019. age & socio emotional skills. With the successful launch of Soar, Arc thereby increasing goodwill and Dr. Gaurav Thukral, COO of HCAH said, “At only 1.7 nurses available Skills launches soar skills, an online programme for middle school publicity for organization, as per thousand population (WHO recommendation is 2.5 nurses per 1000 students focusing on fundamental skills for future. well. population), India has a crippling shortage of nurses, despite being the Soar Pathway constitutes of Soar Skills, is developed to make the child Talking about the initiative, highest producer of trained nurses in the world. We are short of 2.5 conversant in specific foundational literacies that will help children Dipak Kumar Singh, Principal million nurses. Situation is complicated by the fact that we are also further identify and build on their strengths. Soar Skills is a progressive Secretary, Labor cum CEO, amongst the top 5 exporters of nurses. Hence, it is important that the online learning programme by Arc Skills. The courses under Soar Skills BSDM said, “The concept of current manpower is trained and specialised to handle critical care advances through student-led online learning path together with CSR is evolving. It's no longer an cases.Critical care requires special skills and it takes around 2 to 3 years integrated assessment platform, for students to learn specific act of few people carrying out to a general nurse to acquire those skills in the normal hospital scenario. foundational literacies helping them to further identify and build on their philanthropic activities but is With our targeted course, we have successfully brought down the strengths. The first two courses of Soar skills will educate the iGENs being increasingly seen as a upskilling time to 6 months through a mix of classroom training , onsite with aspects like business reports and impact of social media on medium of active cooperation hospital trainings and e-learnings through our E-Mitra mobile app.” business communication and make them future ready when they step up between people, government and for higher education. Financial Literacy, as the name suggests is to help corporations. Just like that, skills secondary school students navigate the intricacies of personal finance development is also a dynamic and will also aid students to recognize the new face of banking. concept. We need to evolve the public-private partnerships to

8 Curriculum April 16, 2019 VIEWS (Edit/Guest Column...) OPINION: Education 4.0 under Dr. Nitesh Dhawan, EXPECTATIONS FROM Public Servant and Author A NEW GOVERNMENT a New Government With most of the political parties in the The nation is once again gripped millennium. one study, the financial support electoral contest releasing their manifestoes in an election fever with The vision document envisaged schemes for the poor people have and voting phases having commenced, it is debates all around as to which inclusive development based on not succeeded due to corruption and an interesting comparative study to arrive at some political party or alliance will take strong foundations of socio- ineffective implementation. inference on how the country's political class has the nation forward in the next five economic indicators. The aim was Besides above, there are issues that evolved and responded to both the national discourse on years. The election 2019 will mark to bridge the rural-urban divide never bother us and remain in the education and disruptive technological impact on it. as a turning point in the sense how with equitable distribution of background but are equally To say that education has been prioritized or made a people perceive the last five years of resources like energy and water; significant in terms of ensuring national political issue will be an exaggeration to begin the government and the decision where agriculture, industry and quality of life and internal security with. Education continues to be in the bottom of the they make based on those percep- service sectors could work in of the country. These are - pyramid and on the expected lines ritualistic, rhetoric tions, hopes and their beliefs. This consonance; where no person l Clean Air and relegated. Well that sums up the average view of will decide the future of India both should be deprived of quality value l Clean Water education by politicians. domestically and globally. A lot has education due to socio-economic l Police Reforms Well, the ruling BJP has reasserted learning outcomes as happened in social, economic and discrimination; that there should be l Curbing Drug Trafficking a priority thereby implying that quality of education will political spheres alongside various universal healthcare accessible to l Checking Religious be its focus in school education. But there is nothing to strategic initiatives in the global all; the governance would act with convey that overall education as a vehicle of domain. The expectations of people transparency, accountability and be Radicalization development will be given any attention. It talks about are soaring high and political parties corruption-free; where no poverty, l Combating Naxal Menace 50 more institutions of eminence after 10 universities are not staying behind in making tall malnutrition and illiteracy could l Cyber Defense got that tag in a tardy and long drawn process of five promises for wooing their voters. impede the development of our years. Increasing capacity of higher education The tone of the current election human resources. Preparedness institutions to accommodate more students has also scenario is all set on national There is no doubt that India is been promised. security, rising unemployment, among the fastest growing The above issues are complex and Congress in contrast has said that states will be given rural distress and gap between economies of the world. It is need serious attention of the newly more role in education and school education will be government's promises and peoples' currently the third largest economy elected government. There seems to transferred to state list even as it talks about extension expectations. Once again the in terms of purchasing power parity be a distinction between issues that of Right to Education on both ends to include 3-18 political parties have released their in the world. Life expectancy has help political parties to win by years of age. It also seeks more role for public schools election manifestos with eye- improved remarkably and literacy managing perceptions of people and and a supplementary role for private players. Along catching poll assurances for the rate has increased by four times. setting their own narratives among with CPI(M), Congress also talks about increasing voters without much accountability. But there is other side of the the masses, and the issues that spend on education to 6% of GDP. It is significant to note that real development story that is alarming. actually have influence on the CPI(M) is more steadfast and clear in its articulation of issues of the people have been The inequality has increased and overall well being of the people. It state role in education and advocates common school subdued. Besides this, ideological haves and have nots have witnessed should be the responsibility of system while promising extension of RTE Act to distinctions have been compro- deepening of this gap. According to political parties, media agencies preschooling as well secondary classes. mised due to political compulsions. the UNDP, India is the home of 45 and other pressure groups to address Regional parties like Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Winabilty in elections is the only percent deprived population who is such issues of relevance to Congress lay emphasis on technology role in spreading criterion to grab power. However, suffering from malnutrition, strengthen the democratic values quality education while recognizing the critical role of people of the country have different illiteracy and unplanned living and traditions of the nation. education in youth empowerment. expectations from the government conditions. India is at 131th rank in Moreover, there seems to be no There is likelihood of any of the three scenarios of the future. The real issues that human development index which accountability of political parties emerging after the election results are declared on May need to be addressed comprise lack tells the whole story. once they are unable to fulfill their 23. One is NDA is voted back to power. Two, the of jobs, agrarian distress, women With the current rate of economic promises made before elections. It likeminded opposition combine out numbers it and safety, quality healthcare and growth India will take another 20 therefore requires some kind of forms the government and three there is a hung education with improvement in years to reach at the level of China. check both politically and ethically parliament that needs a lot of realignments to form next environmental standards. In 2018, the richest one percent in to ensure peoples' trust in political government. And, in all these three situations, the policy Cumulatively, this would lead to the country have become richer by parties. India as a nation needs environment for education will have different improvement in overall quality of 39 percent whereas the rest by only ethical and effective governance connotations. At best, it would be a continuum of the life for citizens of the country. This 3 percent. The richest 10 percent of and it is high time that our political present with a bit of tinkering. There is also possibility was the whole idea which was put the population have 77.4 percent of parties take cognizance of this. of a national policy sooner than later if BJP comes to forth by late president of our country the national wealth whereas the one power as the drafts are already there and if it doesn't Mr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his vision percent controls about 51.53 Advertise with us even then a policy announcement is most likely. document-2020 for the new percent of the share. 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The initiative builds upon TalentSprint's past changed everything from mindset to actual process and experience with Women in Software Engineering (WISE), an innovative content. The values have changed, the methodologies diversity program that produced many promising women engineers, have changed, and the aspirations have changed. We selected from second-tier colleges, who are now sought after by global have arrived at education 4.0. technology firms. The new government has to really go for a realignment of education policies that would: a) recognize the critical role of higher education in shaping economy of future and country's global stature, b) consciously avoid a low skilled manpower trap, c) revitalize ITI ecosystem and integrate vocational education with schooling, d) universalize secondary education in the first opportunity and d) invest in all children generously. Then you lay foundations of a lasting development. 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Curriculum April 16, 2019 9 Spotlight A Student’s Perspective: Elections 2019: A Closer Look at Education and Youth By Shreya Roy With the 2019 General the actual expenditure in the last Several RSS run schools across remains a key hurdle. In the brought up. Modi's flagship Elections closing in fast and fiscal year was actually less than the country propagate erroneous shadow of Modi's big economic initiatives like Skill India, Startup manifestos of both major parties the planned estimate of Rs. 83,626 details regarding minorities and and health reforms education has India, Make in India work having been released, it's time crore. We can contrast this to the seek to further their Hindutva taken a backseat. Sporadic and towards increasing employment to take a second to carefully Congress Party's promise to agenda. These major attempts to half-executed initiatives are not on paper but the ground reality for analyse what each party has increase the Budget allocation for rewrite India's history with saffron enough to tackle the country's several reasons does not live up to promised and delivered with education to 6% by 2024. ink in the name of patriotism and desperate need for education expectations. Keeping the BJP regards to education and the Another important centre of focus national pride are problematic, to reform and development. and Congress Manifestos in sight, youth. Before each election, for the BJP government has been say the least. Unlike the UPA government, the former has promised more education tends to take a the Institutions of Eminence Unlike the NDA government's instead of fundamental structural entrepreneurial opportunities backseat while economic and initiative. Thirty institutions have shaky start, the UPA government reforms, the Modi government while the latter wants to focus on socio-political issues steal the already been recommended for made a mark in its first 100 days has preferred smaller initiatives the creation of more government limelight. Not only is there a the status with the government by passing the Right to Education like Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, jobs. It should be kept in mind that need to analyse each party's promising to accord the status to Act and by making the Class X Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan, government jobs will always be promises but also their track 50 such institutions by 2024. Board Exams optional. These Monetary Incentive for Girls, limited in case of an efficient record with regards to following While the BJP government is well moves were at that time seen as the Ishan Vikas etc. It is important to bureaucracy. through with these promises in on it's way to fulfilling this revolutionary reforms needed to note however that some of these The economic and social the past. This is of the utmost promise, ironically, the allocation pump new life into India's initiatives are continuations of environment of India is dependant essence considering India's for Higher Education Financing education system. The Congress those undertaken by the previous on how effectively we are able to largely untapped demographic Agency (HEFA) has been reduced party, in its recently released government and a lot them have tap the country's demographic dividend and the current state of from Rs 2,750 crore last year to Rs manifesto, has promised to focus not had the anticipated impact. dividend. Each year millions of education in the country. 2,100 crore this year while the on better learning outcomes, Overall small initiatives remain workers are added to the Education under the NDA actual expenditure by HEFA was something with the Modi largely ineffective if not accom- workforce and keeping up with government has received a merely Rs. 250 crore last year. government has failed to deliver panied by substantial measures. the demand for jobs should be the somewhat step-motherly That being said, a serious crisis is upon despite increasing primary As far as job growth is concerned, next government's top priority. A treatment. While the BJP's brewing in the higher education school enrollment to 98%. This the Modi government is infamous prelude to this would be to pump Manifesto promises to establish sector, with the number of begs the question - What really is for failing to deliver on its funds and reforms into the 200 more KVs and NVs; unemployable graduates the purpose of enrollment if over promise to create 10 million jobs. education sector - both primary increase law, engineering and increasing manifold each year. In 50% of children enrolled in grade According to a leaked report by and higher education. Hopefully management seats by 50% and the wake of this crisis, the BJP has V cannot read and less than 60% the National Sample Survey India's mammoth political parties develop smart classes in been the only major political party of our 14-18-year-olds can read Office (NSSO) unemployment in that have the strongest chances of secondary schools it has also that has called for a liberalisation the time on an analogue clock? the country has been the highest forming the government this year been notoriously decreasing of the higher education sector This is not to say that Modi's ever in 45 years at 6.1%. The realise the strategic importance of education's share in the budget thereby allowing private government has not introduced Modi government has for long India's youth in the country's over the past couple of years. companies to set up universities much-needed reforms in the banked on the promise of development and work towards The Interim Budget presented and colleges across the country. education sector. The Indian exponential economic and job framing and implementing by Piyush Goyal also failed to Nevertheless, a decrease in Institutes of Management Act, the growth, especially considering policies designed specifically for include any good news for the funding has been the least of our bringing back of CBSE Class X the size of India's massive and them, if only to incentivise the education sector. Although the concerns with regards to educa- board exams, the establishment of young workforce. voters of tomorrow. government hiked planned tion under the BJP-led NDA an online academic depository are Demonetisation was a large blow expenditure by Rs. 10,000 government. Attempts to some initiatives that witnessed to the country's numerous daily (Author is a student of Shri Ram crores, the share of expenditure saffronise education and include widespread support. Be that as it wage workers. Once again the College of Commerce, New on the education sector pseudo-science into the curricu- may, implementation and the narrative of ineffective imple- Delhi) remained the same. Moreover, lum have sent alarm bells ringing. timing of these reforms still mentation of initiatives can be A few BJP-Bharatiya Janta Party Institutes set up by the government. Congress promises to double the allocation for Education to 6 per cent of Highlights We have already identified learning outcomes for various classes and GDP in the 5 years ending 2023-24. A path forward will be laid down in the our priority in the next five years will be to ensure that children achieve regular Budget for 2019-20 and specific annual targets will be set. from these learning outcomes. We will focus on teachers training and We will increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education to capacity building as a key factor in achieving these learning outcomes. the level of at least 40 in a period of 5 years. Education We will initiate a 'Prime Minister Innovative Learning Program' for manifesto talented children to bring together such children. We will establish SP-Samajwadi Party National Institutes of Teachers' training. These institutions would of provide four-year integrated courses that would set the standards for A MahaParivartan is only possible by spending up to 6% of GDP on select quality teachers in our schools. We will also motivate States to replicate education. We will partner with leading non-profit education providers to parties this model as it is our firm belief that quality teachers lay the foundation bring the world's best subject experts to provide interactive classes in local of quality learning. In order to cater to the demands of more such languages to students. Every student in this country will have access to the schools, we aim to open another 200 such schools by 2024. best quality education material — for free. Increase the number of seats in Central Law, Engineering, Science and Management institutions by at least 50% in the next five years. CPI(M)-Communist Party of India Marxist We will set up an Arts, Culture and Music University with a focus on fine arts such as music and dance. We will also open Hospitality and Major expansion of public educational system – schools and higher Tourism University and a Police University.In the next five years create education – with quality upgradation; public expenditure on education to be 50 Institutions of Eminence. 6 per cent of GDP; end communalization of education system and ensure its We will consciously promote a programme for 'Study in India', and democratic character. make India a major destination for education for foreign students Universalisation of the ICDS, expansion of The Right to Education Act to include all children from the age of 3-18 years. Establishing a Common INC- Indian National Congress School Education System; upgrade government schools on the Kerala model. No FDI in higher education Congress will propose that School Education be transferred to the State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution while retaining the TMC-Trinamool C ongress subject of Higher Education in the Union List.. Suitable amendments will be made in the Right to Education Act, 2009. We will end the It is our resolve to take the expenditure on education from the current 3% practice of charging special fees for different purposes in public (3.24%) to 6% of GDP. We expect that 70% of this expenditure will go schools. Increase the capacity, number and quality of Teacher Training towards School Education to benefit the common people and 30% will go towards Higher Education to enrich the human capital on research and innovation.

10 Curriculum April 16, 2019 Interview Manish Sisodia - Deputy Chief Minister, Delhi Modi Govt stalled our reforms, didn't provide teachers Education has been a major area of focus and a poll plank for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which came into existence in November 2012 in the backdrop of anticorruption movement of Anna Hazare with the promise of doing a different brand of politics principally to take forward the agenda of 'unheard and unseen' common man. At the same time, during the last four years in office, systemic education reforms intended by it have not made much headway because of its turf war with 'an indifferent' central government, which through lieutenant governor has the last word in governance structure Delhi. Nonetheless, AAP government has succeeded in reversing the popular narrative about govern- ment schools by turning them around with more budgets, expertise resources and innovations even though it is a long way to go. Deputy Chief Minister who is also the Education Minister spoke to Autar Nehru on this transformation: There is a lot of buzz around is at assault under AAP lobbies are using courts for standing of school and classroom schools or takeover municipal about your government's government? similar objectives. There is no environment. First of all, we think schools? fixation of school system in Let me make it clear private going back and we have already today's teacher of 21st century We have told them that we are ready Delhi. Some people say much schools are not outside the made EWS admission process should be well-versant with to take over but again these bodies of this is hype and your party's purview of law and government simple and online. devices and technologies as they are controlled by party that is politicization of education? policies. There are some good Private schools say, why doesn't have to teach a generation of inherently against education as they It is our dream that education private schools that follow law government start nursery digital natives. So, we have fear that if people get education, should be part of politics and why but there are schools that think classes in government schools? provided tablets to teachers. there won't be people to buy their not? Policies are required for otherwise as if these were shops. As I said already, all schools are CCTV or classroom monitoring is brand of politics. education not some cow or Till law in this country says part of the integrated system and not a big brother keeping an eye Full statehood of Delhi is also religious issues and let me tell education is a charitable activity first of all that has to be under- but an administrative model. necessary because unless DDA that a society which doesn't make and doesn't allow profiteering stood. It is not ours and yours. Parent wanting to know if his comes under state, the land issue education part of politics or and commercialization, we will There are allegations that your child is in school, student knows remains a biggest stumbling block. thinks it is wrong, that society continue to enforce it. Education model is quasi-privatization he is being watched for any bad The government schools combine cannot progress. Policies are is not a saleable product. We will done at the behest of some big behavior. today cater to about 25 lakh children needed for education and not for not allow loot of parents in the international NGOs as you Till four years back, everybody in Delhi and another 12-15 lakh are cow or religious issue. The name of fee hike simply because have signed MoUs with some of accepted that government schools in private, budget and other schools. countries that have made it that some school wants to buy a these? are a failed system. Our aim is to So, to make school provision for way have progressed and the Mercedes car for its director or These are baseless and by those decentralize and foster a culture of every child is distant dream as of world is following and copying money to open school chain. I people who have a set mind about transparency. now. But our efforts are on. them. am not doing it on my own but education as an administrative Segregation of students in Your high budget provision (25%) Parents are receiving publicity there are rules that everybody work. They have clerical mindset middle classes and also for education has come for a lot of blitz (letters) from SMCs? Is needs to follow. Those who feel and want that a clerk should secondary classes has also praise and rightly so as it has that fair? they are not making money dictate/ interact to a teacher or raised eyebrows and experts feel vastly improved the infrastruc- Letters to parents, why shouldn't I should shut down and go to those principal because there is no trust this is against child rights and ture of schools. How much are we talk to parents, they have a stake counties where it is allowed. in teachers. We have brought in learning process? done? and right to know. For me On the question of autonomy, we experts in the setting and this has I would say most people in this We started with 54 schools and education is my 'mann ki baat' are not interfering. Autonomy is broadened the horizons for country don't have understanding thereafter it is an ongoing process, and the medium available to me is about learning/teaching and teachers and principals. They of education though they may we have added 21 new school letter instead of radio for those there we haven't. But when it now interact and discuss things have some knowhow of schooling buildings with modern facilities and whose talk is about polarizing comes to lack of transparency that are relevant to them. Because or romanticism about certain constructed 8000 equivalent issues. and noncompliance to rules, I'll of this, teachers have started theoretical concepts about it. Let classrooms. As we can't vacate Your government's uneasiness interfere. looking beyond the mundane, me stand in a classroom for a schools, this activity is going side by and at being logger heads with At the same time, your party's write papers, get Fulbright couple of hours and see the side. the central government is now a promised cleaning act of the scholarships, go to conferences, practicality of interventions. You have been saying that real full four-year journey in itself? private school system from meet independent experts and When we started our intervention, development is good education Modi government has been anti alleged malpractices especially innovate. They are experiencing 76% were not able to read their and not flyovers or roads necessar- education and enemy of children capitation fee and lack of growth and are happy. text books. When a student did ily. Now after 4 years in office, do of Delhi. We amended Delhi transparency didn't go very Talking about teachers, don't understand P, how would he learn you feel you have delivered on it? School Act for bringing in far? you think having 33% teacher Pythagoras theorem. Thanks to And your Delhi success is a model transparency, accountability and There are instances where vacancies and making up these the work we done in classrooms, for the country and by that reform in private schools, central people tell me that a nursery seat with guest teachers is an under this trend is now reversing. yardstick a poll plank for your government stalled that. We is sold at as high as Rs 15 lakh achievement? But then you are also accused of party? made a policy for budget schools and there is no lower limit. At the Yes I agree, it is a failure. But adding to drop outs as the Alot of work is left. We were stopped and submitted it, again, nothing moment under the rules we can people should know who is at students who fail twice in 10th from doing things we wanted. My happened. It didn't recruit deregister a school but that fault. Modi government says, are not allowed in the school? house was raided by CBI. Despite all teachers and so on. creates own problems like teacher recruitment is its domain. A student who is aged more than odds, we have shown that the One of your election manifesto making teachers unemployed Fine, provide us the teachers. In a the average age of the class and government schools can be promise was to bring in and bringing students on road. way this central government has that too, who is not academically potentially fixed. My take is first we transparency in admission So, we had taken legislative been an enemy of children of interested, creates problem for have to make these schools work for process in private schools route and brought a few Delhi. other students in the class. So, we those students who are there and in especially for the nursery class. amendments to Delhi Education One more issue related to encourage these students to doing that we will set the narrative While you may done so in part, Act in 2015 for bringing in teachers in government schools appear through open schooling. under which 98% of schools in private schools lobbies are transparency in admission is their surveillance as is being developed counties are public acrimonious of what they call process and other enabling told? CCTV cameras, GPS This also means the supply schools and a choice of people. government breathing down issues but then it was stalled by fitted tablets etc. hurt teacher quality of students from Education is a political issue, you their necks all the time. Citing the union government. On the trust. municipal schools is at the root like it or not. We will make it a big disallowance of fee hikes, they other hand, private school I again say these things are said by of this problem. Why don't you issue and a poll plank, no doubt allege private school autonomy people who don't have under start from class 1 in own your about that.

Curriculum April 16, 2019 11 Perspective Moderation and balance along with organizational skills needed to steer digital natives By Anuradha Rai, Principal, Ambience School Gurgaon EVERY society needs to Role of School and the self- esteem, identify signs of early In addition to that ensuring accepting this and making use of all foster its youth as they anxiety and reaching out to such meaningful encoding of material available resources is a sensible are the torch bearers for teachers students are other ways in which to be learned through organizing choice. the next generation. However, if the teachers can help. Apart from and elaborating information so that we reflect on what is happening Even though the traditional that, aligning instructional meaningful connections are made Parents' role in today's fast paced and schools based on the assembly objectives with test objectives, helps. Over learning and usage of competitive world, we find that line industrial model have served creating a rubric for assessing memory devices like mnemonics, Parents have a very important role in our youngsters are an extremely us well through the nineteenth sample responses, providing acronyms, acrostics and rehearsal helping build self- esteem and self - stressed lot. What is causing this and early twentieth centuries, it students with a blue print of are techniques that can be used approval. Most parents see their stress and how do we prepare our is no longer relevant today. The marking scheme, giving test when connections cannot be easily children as extensions. This places an students so that they are able to changed demands of the times practice and ensuring a stress free made. Using the SQ3R strategy- added pressure on the children. Some confidently negotiate and lead where employers are looking for positive environment will go a long Survey and Summarize, Question, parents are too involved monitoring fulfilling lives? well-rounded individuals, there way in supporting students. Read, Recite and Review is a each and every activity while others An informal survey revealed is dire need to transform the Apart from that, data collected on widely recommended strategy. are totally hands off. some very useful insights into an school system. student's performance, school Understanding what is expected in We need moderation and balance. adolescent's world. Comparisons By establishing a set of wide discipline and guidance depart- the test and what kind of questions Parents need to realize that each child with friends, how well prepared consistencies, schoolsneed to ment can be used to adjust will be asked and how to study and is unique with his or her own strengths. they are, parental expectations, create a productive learning instruction to students who need address each type of question is Celebrating this uniqueness, support- peer pressure, need for approval, community. Schools need to assistance. Similarly, strategies very important. For this, taking a ing the child in realizing his / her Pressure of social media with a foster a growth mindset, and like differentiating instruction can few sample tests before each exam dreams, Spending quality time, not need to stay connected and not be explicitly teach self- manage- be designed to plug the gaps once will definitely help. comparing with other children or left behind, lack of sleep are some ment skills. Rather than focus on they are identified through the While taking an exam one point to siblings, respecting individual point of issues that came up. the teaching content, the focus evidence provided by the data. remember is to manage time well. views and perspectives, being open Is there some way that we can has to be on the process and on As far as being able to complete a and transparent and being good role rethink our upbringing and teaching how to learn. Students' paper in time is concerned, models, having realistic expectations, parenting? Do schools have a role In order for our students to typically questions have word sharing your own stories especially the to play? Can we prepare our become good at test taking, we While preparing for exams, one limits so one must try to stick to ones with struggles or setbacks, youngsters so that the whole Test need to adequately equip them needs to balance and manage time those. In case you get stuck on a ensuring supportive study spaces, taking experience becomes a with study skills right from the well. Creating a plan by breaking question do not waste time go on to inculcating healthy lifestyle be it study stress-free experience? Let us early stage. To illustrate, a long the entire syllabus into smaller other question and come back to it skills, sleep, nutrition, problem look at the role of each stake- answer requires global under- chunks that need to be accom- later. solving, goal setting, prioritizing or holders. standing whereas an objective plished on a daily basis and If feeling anxious, taking a few time management are some other ways type test requires attention to following up on the schedule, deep breaths and using positive in which parents can play a supportive detail. Therefore, training creating lists, taking and making affirmations makes one feel better. role. students to recognize the notes, prioritizing, having a fixed Also, some of us need to have a strategies as per the text is bed time and getting enough rest, scribe either because of a physical Conclusion important. limiting distractions by setting self constraint or because of a In addition to that, teaching -imposed limits, rewarding limitation which would affect our Education is more than schooling. It is students to locate, organize and yourself and most importantly test performance adversely and not the biggest gift one can give to our retain information should be an having a proper place to study are reflect our actual abilities. Each future generation. Let us all introspect integral part of the curriculum. some suggestions to help one one of us is unique and just on how we can fulfill this role. Teaching students the techniques study. of Mindfulness, helping build How Technical Courses are Bridging Gaps in Soft Skills By Dr. Manish Prateek, Dean, School of Computer Science (SoCS), UPES Dehradu If you are someone who cannot EXPERT COMMUNICATOR ability to carry out teamwork effectively. While some computer science get over fascination with work may involve solo projects, most of the work you will do in the technology –wanting to know Do you enjoy telling stories to your group of friends? Do you find technology field involves working in collaboration at some level. how computers and networks yourself constantly holding conversations with complete strangers? Programmers who are able to work as a member of a team with other non- work – and excited at the Communication skills are the top soft skill employers are seeking in programmers is a huge advantage and provides great value to a company. thought of gaming around to computer science candidates. 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This skill helps you Computer Engineers who are learn to focus on not just pursuing software engineering, but also writing Eye for Detail naturally inclined to achieve technical comments so that other programmers can easily use code. success in the field positions. Do you find yourself double-checking your work before finishing it? Do you PROBLEM-SOLVING WHIZ pay attention to the smaller details of life and remember them? A detail- oriented person takes note of minute facts and ensures that every This may be the most obvious skill on the list, but computer scientists requirement is met. This is a desirable trait in the computer science field, must possess superb problem-solving skills. Some of this can be taught in particularly for programmers. Programming languages can be unforgiving, school, but it helps to have an innate sense of logic and strategy. 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12 Curriculum April 16, 2019 Classroom Developing the 'whole child' By involving learners in Co- Curricular Activities you serve their, purpose of education Teach me and I will forget, Show me and I might remember, Involve me, and I will never forget… Chinese proverb Nirmala Gupta lifelong development, since the 1. Analyzing skills through Project Base pace of development in these Learning—launching of project. Develop a passion for years is extremely rapid. This 2. Fancy dress competition learning!!!! If you do, you stage of life is significant because 3. Drawing and painting competition assessment for non- will never cease to grow. These it is the foundation period for scholastic areas. words transcend down as a inculcating the social and 4. Preparation of teaching learning materials by students catchphrase for education today. personal habits and values that are as project is a tool for evaluating them. The aim of education focuses on going to last life time. Logically 5. Non-scholastic areas developing the 'whole child'. The this crucial period is important for school system in India predomi- investing an enabling environ- CCA can help students by: ROLE OF A TEACHER that the student gain finer aspects nately concentrates on intellectual ment foreach and every child, and of Co-curricular activities. skills with parents and society thus, a sound foundation for life ¦Ultimate purpose of CCA is to Teacher has a major role in further supporting it. In the present which is the right of every child. improve students' learning. organising curricular cctivitie, n scenario it is very stressful for the Hand in hand with academic therefore : Extracurricular activities are parents, teachers and students only growth and through formal and ¦It will reduce anxiety and stress 1.The teacher must be a good to be working on cognitive aspects informal education various co- which often builds up in the planner so that the different significant to students and should without learning the processes of curricular activities provide class. activities could be carried out essentially be a part of the curricu- knowledge. ample opportunities for all round systematically throughout the lum for multiple reasons. Firstly Education is a broad concept that development of the student's ¦It will result in higher levels of year. because extracurricular activities surpasses the four walls of the personality. Singing, dancing, learning due to timely n2.The Teacher should act as help students learn about their classroom. The core aim of Co- debates, drama, drawing & diagnosis of learning gaps and Innovator by introducing some interests and gives them a chance to Curricular activities (CCA) is to painting, glass painting, rock and remedial intervention. innovative ideas. enhance them. Another reason is foster all round development of mural painting, rangoli, decora- n3. The teacher should too act that they help students learn the child. Co-curricular activities tion of house display - boards, ¦It will help the learners to like as director, recorder, multiple lessons. These lessons are undertaken side by side with Christmas tree decoration & develop holistically in the evaluator, manager, decision include responsibility and team the curricular activities. CCA calligraphy are organized to terms of different levels of maker, advisor, motivator, work. activities essentially take place develop the aesthetic abilities of their personalities. communicator, coordinator, so Author is a primary teacher serving outside a typical pen and pencil the child. in Kendriya Vidalaya NO.3 Delhi classroom experience. It gives the Celebration of days of National / ¦It will shift focus from need of Canttr. . students an opportunity to develop International importance : World learning from love of learning particular skills and exhibits their Elders day, World Heart Day, non-academic abilities. World AIDS Day, Hindi Co- Curricular activities are vital pakhwara, SadbhawnaDiwas and because even though they are not a National Science Days are part of the core curriculum yet they celebrated. Various activities like play a very crucial role in giving easy writing, speech delivering, the children ability to mould their poster making competition and lives to become well rounded. The skits were organized on these school activities have to be occasions designed purposeful to give an apt The curriculum has to be age mix of student's participation in appropriate, all round play based, academics and create a chance for integrated, experiential, flexible all round development. and of course, contextual which It is globally acknowledge that the will ultimately help in igniting first six to eight years of the child's child's brain. To overcome the life are the most critical years for a number of short coming of our educational system and given a directive about coverage of both scholastic and co- scholastic aspect of personality of pupil through a system of continuous comprehensive evaluation with focus on remedial measure. Mental health awareness, insurance cover remains low in India Research suggests that 1 in 4 Unfortunately, this aggravating problem receives little attention, Mental health finds little or no mention in our discourse on healthcare. Not people in India deal with some particularly due to low levels of awareness and the deep-rooted stigma only do we need to unstigmatisze the subject of mental health but we also form of mental illness during that exists in our society. need to educate people about insuring themselves against mental disorders. their lifetime. Mental health The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the cost of mental Research suggests that 86 percent of the rural population and 82 percent of experts say rising life illness to amount to 6 billion dollars by 2030. However, in a country the urban are not covered by health insurance in India. With the passing of expectancy and changing where penetration of health insurance itself remains low, the question of the Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA), 2017, the IRDAI has issued a mandate lifestyles have in recent years mental health insurance seems still more far-fetched. asking insurance providers to include mental illness in their bouquet of led to increasing incidence of Some of the issues connected issues were discussed at a conference services. However, adequate steps have not been initiated to ensure this depression, anxiety disorders 'Insure Your Mental Health' organized by Poddar Foundation in Mumbai provision is enforced in letter and spirit. and dementia among others. recently. We need insurance providers to offer workable and affordable health plans

Curriculum April 16, 2019 13 Campus News Green Justice--Right to Life implies JKLU Opens 'MP Ranjan-JKLU Design Right to a Clean Environment” Resource Centre' in Jaipur Addressing a conference on Delhi from 400 to 600 metric address cited example of the `Adapting Environmental Laws tonnes in the late 90s to the climate refugees to explain how the A new state-of-the-art design centre has been inaugurated at JK Lakshmipat for Effective Climate Response' present day 1700 metric tonnes issue of environment protection is University (JKLU) in Jaipur. The new centre, MP Ranjan-JKLU Design organized by the O.P Jindal per day, Justice Kumar observed still awaiting solution. “160 million Resource Centre, is a part of institute of design. Global University (JGU) in that proper collection, Bangladeshis have become climate Prof A. Balasubramaniam, Dean of Institute of Design, JK Lakshmipat association with WWF India in segregation and treatment are refugees and had to evacuate their University , said, “Prof Ranjan was a quintessential teacher. His enthusiasm New Delhi on April 2, Justice required. He expressed serious own home-ground. Schools stay to learn and teach was infectious. He was always enthusiastic to share what Swatanter Kumar, Former concern over the fact that 40 per shut in Delhi in times of extreme he learnt. His interests were varied and eclectic. Whether it was geometry or Chairperson, National Green cent of this waste is not collected pollution. Tigers face threats of basket weaving, philosophy of justice or information technology, he would Tribunal emphasized the need properly. deforestation and climate changes do a full immersion into the subject. His interests can be gauged from his for inexpensive and expeditious too. These are few examples of the collection of books, we now have. It is one of the prized book collections at environmental justice to Justice Swantantra Kumar situation. To change it, carbon our Learning Resource Centre. And as a fitting tribute we have named this mitigate the effects of climate stressed the need for sensitization neutrality, energy conservation and collection at as 'MP Ranjan – JKLU Design Resource Centre'. The centre will change. He also called for of judges, bureaucracy and social environment protection need to be be opened to designers and scholars outside of JKLU as well, as we have proper environmental impact awareness at all levels. Referring mandated.” done for the rest of the books in our collection.” assessments to address issues to the increase in temperature on JGU Founding Vice Chancellor relating to climate change. the agriculture sector in India on Prof (Dr) C Raj Kumar underlining Tech Mahindra and University of Nebraska which over 70% of our the importance of law and its role in Justice Kumar asserted that population depends, he fighting climate change said “The Omaha Collaborate climate change is not an abstract underscored the need for theme of this conference is concept but a direct coordinated efforts. He also important for the future of human Tech Mahindra Ltd. Has signed a MOU with the University of Nebraska at consequence of human activity emphasised the need for alternate kind. In many ways we are facing Omaha (UNO) College of Information Science and Technology (IS&T) to on earth. He expressed serious sources of energy. an existential threat and this threat partner in knowledge enrichment, hiring, industry-faculty collaboration and concern over receding of The Indian Judiciary has played a requires a collective response of to share mutual information technology(IT) expertise. glaciers, deforestation, toxic crucial role in interpreting the humanity, and law as a social Key initiatives of this collaboration will focus on several different elements waste arising out of ship- Article 21 of the Indian institution has always risen up to the like partnership on the Advisory Board, Capability Development, Student breaking and non- Constitution. The scope of occasion in the past. The hope is Capstone Projects and Internships, Publication, Product and Patent Support, implementation of existing Article 21 of the Constitution has that understanding the need for Potential Recruitment into Tech Mahindra, Industry Visits and conducting laws. Quoting Mahatma been considerably expanded by addressing issues surrounding workshops, Webinars, Seminars and Events. Gandhi, Justice Kumar the Indian Supreme Court, which climate through law is a very Through this partnership, Tech Mahindra will help arm UNO students and emphasised that we need to has interpreted the right of life to important way by which we can faculty with the latest digital capabilities and in-demand skills needed to join hand over the Earth to the next mean the right to live a civilized build capacities to respond to huge the workforce. The students and the faculty will gain access to Tech generation in a better state of life and it also includes the right crisis that is impending.” Mahindra's expertise in new digital technologies through regular speaker health. Drawing parallel to clean environment. events, webinars, and hackathons. Tech Mahindra will also work closely with between environment and time, the students and faculty on proof-of-concepts, whitepapers and research he stressed the need for urgent Bringing in the global projects. In addition, Tech Mahindra will offer workshops and industry visits action. perspective, Justice Michael D. to allow students to experience the practical side of working in Information Referring to the enormous Wilson, Judge of Supreme Court Technology and digital industry. growth in the urban waste in of Hawaii, USA in his keynote Great Lakes Gurgaon is now AMBA accredited Dr. V. Mohan appointed For attention of institutions Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon has been awarded the as Hony Prof at Deakin Notices Beyond 200 words will be considered prestigious global accreditation by Association of MBAs (AMBA, UK) for its classified advertisements and therefore published management programs. The AMBA accreditation is awarded to the best Dr. V.Mohan – President of only against payments. programs globally and stands for the highest standard of achievement in Madras Diabetes Research postgraduate business education. With this global recognition, Great Lakes Foundation has been appointed A dismounted rate of Rs 20 per centimetre column Gurgaon now joins the league of elite B-schools of the world including top as an Honorary Professor in the Indian institutions like IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, XLRI, MDI Gurgaon, SP Jain Office of the Faculty of Health at will apply. Mumbai, Great Lakes Chennai, to name a few. Recently Great Lakes, Deakin University. He will Gurgaon has also been ranked by the National HRD Network (NHRDN) significantly contribute towards IndianOil LEAD Talks: among the top five emerging business schools in the country along with further academic research and some of the newer IIMs. collaboration by the Faculty of ‘Big Data and Emerging Technologies' Health - Deakin University and New ITM Institute of Design and Media campus in Madras Diabetes Research Professor Pulak Ghosh, faculty in the Decision Sciences area of IIM Mumbai Foundation. Bangalore and IIMB Chair of Excellence, delivered the first talk at the 'IndianOil LEAD Talks', held on April 01 in New Delhi. Prof. Ghosh ITM Group of Institutions has launched its new campus ITM Institute of GISB TIES UP WITH spoke on 'Big Data and Emerging Technologies'. Design and Media in Mumbai. The Institute has roped in celebrity designer In his hour-long comprehensive, insightful and engaging lecture, Prof. Masaba Gupta as the brand ambassador of ITM IDM to nurture creativity and LALIGA CLUB SD EIBAR Ghosh took the audience into the amazing world of AI-aided Business guide the students in building successful careers in design. The campus was Analytics that has a huge potential to make business decisions efficient gracefully inaugurated by Masaba Gupta along with the Chairman ITM In a first-of-its-kind partnership, and profitable. He said that AI, Big Data and Analytics have become Group of Institutions Dr. P.V. Ramana and CEO ITM Group of Institutions the Global Institute of Sports the game changers in businesses across the globe in the context of large Nitin Putcha. Business (GISB) has announced scale computing, the internet boom and the revolution in mobile their affiliation with LaLiga telephony. It has given a tremendous power to decision makers to take 'CAM Gurukul' launched club SD Eibar. The strategic tie- advantage of their customer data bases, slice and dice them and create up provides a platform for GISB analytic and predictive algorithms, he added. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) will be upskilling members of the students to deepen their football He further said that AI is evolving exponentially and that though we are Indian legal and business fraternity through its newly launched Institute of business knowledge through a still in the era of weak AI , the era of strong AI where machine learning Learning called 'CAM Gurukul'. This pioneering initiative will be open for series of projects and interac- will be more advanced is just a couple of years away. “The most legal counsels and business managers of India Inc. CAM Gurukul will be run tions with the Spanish club and important aspect of Data Analytics is the right match between business from Mumbai and Delhi initially. creates internship opportunities domain expertise and analysts, so it is of paramount importance to This market-leading learning and development initiative will give access to in Spain for select aspiring understand our businesses and our customers. AI and BA will of course the firm's highly regarded legal intelligence and know-how. Those desirous sports managers. SD Eibar will give a deeper pattern and throw up algorithms that can help us serve our of undergoing training at CAM Gurukul can opt for a series of collaborative leverage the Mumbai based customers better. The key is to tap and woo our potential customers technical programmes targeted at various sectors and levels of experience Institute's extensive network to more vigorously”, he pointed out. through the blended learning model. Blended learning in a combination of connect with industry Stating that Big Data is a proven methodology, Prof. Ghosh mentioned online and offline methods, using technology. influencers and build their a survey which reveals that every dollar spent brings back eight dollars understanding of the Indian in revenue. “Analytics is a multi-disciplinary science which explains James Cook University, Australia forays into football landscape. why many leading organizations are hiring employees from unortho- The club was promoted to the dox disciplines”. India top-tier of Spanish football in Prof. Ghosh's talk has received encouraging feedback from employees 2014. Fondly called as 'Los and IOC seeks a longer presentation from him on the subject in the James Cook University (JCU) ranked in the top 2 % of the World's Tertiary Armeros,' the football team is future.Prof. Pulak Ghosh serves at NITI Ayog and advises the Institutions by the respected Academic Ranking of World Universities, has based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the Government of India on various issues relating to economics, entered into Indian market with new course and India specific announce- autonomous Basque Country. ments. The university has introduced a NEW Program ', Masters of Global The Global Institute of Sports Development and Master of Data Science. Prof. Paul Dirks, Associate Dean, Business is an industry-driven Research - College of Science & Engineering (CSE), James Cook University approach to sports management who visited India said, “JCU is a leader in Teaching and Research that education with a clear focus on addresses the critical challenges facing the Tropics. JCU is a community where Students get personalised attention through a lower student to staff ratio, and an authenticAustralian Learning Environment.”

14 Curriculum April 16, 2019 Campus Buzz IIMB 44th Annual Convocation S h i v a j i C o l l e g emore than 13,000 Wikipedia articles on prominent women in more than 625 students graduated: 24 students from the Fellow Programme in 30 different languages. Management, 40 from the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management, 85 from the Post Graduate Programme in Sharda University Conference on Linguistics, celebrates Annual Day Enterprise Management, 73 from the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, and 403 from the Post Graduate Literature and Language Teachings 2019 Programme in Management, according to Professor G. Raghuram, Director, IIM Bangalore, at the institute's grand 44th Annual On the occasion of 6th Anniversary celebration of Ka:rmik Linguistic Shivaji College celebrated its 58th Convocation ceremony, held on March 22, 2019. and Literary Association (KLLAS) on Apr 6, School of Humanities & Annual Day Function on March 28 Chief guest Arundhati Bhattacharya, former Chair, State Bank of Social Sciences of Sharda University,a leading diverse educational with R Subrahmanyam, secretary, India, Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Chair, Board of Governors, IIMB, institution with a focus on inter-disciplinary experiential learning for higher education, MHRD as the chief Professor G. Raghuram, Director, IIMB, eminent Board members students from across 80+ countries had organized an International guest at the event. Dr Eish Singhal, as well as members of the faculty of the country's premier business Conference on New Directions in 21st Century Linguistics, Literature additional deputy commissioner of school. The proud families of the graduating students, having made and Language Teachings on 29th and 30thMarch, 2019 at their campus. Delhi Police was the guest of honour. the trip to Bengaluru to capture the happy moment, kept cheering the The International Conference was aimed at bringing together The principal, Dr Shashi Nijhawan, students. academicians, researchers, trainers and educators to discuss key presented the Annual Report 2019 and The Director went on to say that IIMB's doctoral programme has set innovations, concerns and challenges encountered while imparting highlighted the keys achievements of a record by graduating the maximum number of 24 this year. “Out of teachings in the field of Linguistics, Language, Literature and Culture in the year. 'Student of the Year Award' 279 graduated doctoral scholars over a nearly 40-year period, over today's day and age. was conferred upon students from the 100 have graduated in the last five years,” he added. Renowned scholar, Kesidamana Dasa also addressed the audience about Sciences, Humanities, Commerce, and “We embarked on a journey of converting our diploma-granting the Karmic way of living life. Kesidamana was born to Irish parents in Business Economics. Meritorious programmes into degree-granting programmes last year after the 1949 at Manchester, UK. He later started teaching Vaishnava philosophy students and academic toppers (2017- IIM Act came into place. In 2018, IIM Bangalore was the first IIM to through a Swahili language magazine in the late 1970s and learnt Music 18) were felicitated. Athletes, NCC award an MBA to the Post Graduate Programme. For the 2019 Theory & VedicAstrology later cadets, cultural artistes and cultural convocation, we have managed to bring in our doctoral programme, Prof. P. K. Mitra, Dean School of Humanities and Social Sciences, committee students, among others, the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management and the Sharda University said, “Dominance of English language & literature were also awarded. Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management into the has been growing all over the world and India too has witnessed this degree granting fold. We are now working through the modalities of transition as the classical approach of 'Grammar & Translation' slowly Annual Sports Day converting the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and faded. In the past 5 years, we have trained more than 500 international Management into a degree granting programme.” students in English Language skills. We have been practicing different 2019” by Jaipuria pedagogical practices such as - Direct Approach Method, Community Listing some of the achievements of the students, Professor Language Learning, the Silent Way and Total Physical Response. The Jaipuria Institute of Management, Raghuram made special mention of the first batch of seven students conference provided us with great opportunity to interact and come up Indirapuram, Ghaziabad organized who recently completed the Professor N. S. Ramaswamy Pre- with different ways to make the teaching and learning processes more annual sports day with great zeal and doctoral Programme, which is a one-year apprenticeship effective.” excitement at Institute playground on programme with a focus on inclusion, launched last year. Apr 1. Sharing IIMB's success story in the sphere of Executive Education, SRCC Celebrates 93rd Anniversary The exciting program began with he said, “Our Executive Education portfolio continues to be on the welcoming the esteemed gathering by rise and making significant impact. During 2018-2019, the number Shri Ram College of Commerce held its 93rd Annual Day on April 6, Prof.(Dr.) Daviender Narang, of programmes have crossed the 200 mark, going up to 218. The 2019, at the College Sports Complex with union finance minister Arun Director.During 2 days of Annual total number of participants has crossed the 6000 mark, a 17% Jaitley as the chief guest. Navtej Singh Sarna, an alumnus of the college Sports Day, more than 100 MBA increase over the previous year.” and former IndianAmbassador to the US was guest of honor. students (Boys and Girls) participated The Director also highlighted achievements of faculty and alumni, Chairman of college Ajay S. Shriram welcomed the guests and in games like Cricket, Chess, Carrom, institute events, IIMB's social initiatives, and its future plans. “We addressed the SRCC fraternity gathered to commemorate one of the most Volleyball, Tug of War, 100 meter are launching a two-year MBA programme in Analytics from 2020. important days in the College Calendar. In his address, the Chairman Race, Badminton, and Table Tennis There is expansion of our existing programmes. Our Committee for said, “Opportunities in higher education are expanding rapidly with new and many more. Recognizing Future Directions will soon bring their ongoing deliberations to the private colleges, new universities and international institutions. Students exceptional talents and achievements faculty with a focus on a 10-year vision, including how to leverage have choices and only the best colleges will get recognition. We need to in the arena of sports, a certificate and our second campus. The ongoing focus to improve the ecosystem therefore raise our standards continuously to maintain our leadership a trophy were presented to the for research and the Centres continues.” position.” winners, as an appreciation. Prof. Simrit Kaur, principal presented the College Annual Report 2018- Wikipedia edit-a-thon at WeSchool 19 highlighting achievements as also the events and activities of the S.P. Mandali's college. The Principal reiterated the college's resolve to maintain its pre- The Consulate General of Sweden in Mumbai and S.P. Mandali's eminence in academics, research, consultancy and social WeSchool graduating Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and responsibilities. Research (WeSchool) cooperated with Wikimedia to highlight In the past year the college has organized international conferences and ceremony women profiles, experts and role models from India on 20 March workshops for students and faculty. SRCC has also signed MoUs to 2019. As part of the activity, WeSchool students came together in a collaborate actively with other institutions like RBI Academy, ICLS Over 650 students from the two-year Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The one-day workshop encouraged students Academy, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government College for full time PGDM batch from across to contribute to Wikipedia pages with information about women Women, Jammu, as also with three institutions abroad: Melbourne eight programs eight full-time post leaders, opinion makers and role models, to resonate with Sweden's Business School, Australia; Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand graduate diploma programs namely strong thrust on gender equality. As a result of this initiative, 35 and Gedu College of Business Studies, Gedu, Bhutan. PGDM (Marketing, Finance, HR and students worked in groups to add 102 edits, elaborating articles Navtej Singh Sarna expressed his excitement to be back in his alma Operations), PGDM Retail, PGDM about Indian women on Wikipedia in a span of three hours. mater. “Everything looks changed in the campus both structurally as well Business Design and Innovation, Wikipedia is the world's largest online and user-generated as conceptually. But one thing that has not changed in the last forty years PGDM Healthcare, PGDM Rural encyclopedia. However, the Wikimedia Foundation conducted its is the fire in the belly. That remains the same.” (Emerging Economies), PGDM first semi-annual Wikipedia survey in April 2011 , suggesting that Arun Jaitley emphasized the role of the college as a quality institution Research and Business Analytics, 9% of Wikipedia editors were women. The figures may vary that has shaped many a business leader. Referring to his student days, he PGDM Media and Entertainment and regionally, but the picture is the same across the world: the reminisced how India has changed and how the opportunities and PGDM E-Biz of batch 2016-2018 were information about women is less extensive than that about men. challenges faced by current students are very different from what they conferred the convocation certificates Ulrika Sundberg, Consul General of Sweden said, “Sweden is the had to confront earlier. Jaitley said, “It is always a privilege to be here on the successful completion of the first country in the world with a feminist foreign policy based on the from where many of us passed out and I am sure that 20-40 years down program by S.P. Mandali leadership on ambition to strengthen women's rights, representation and the road most of you will also be nostalgic. I often mention about the Apr 2. Prof. Dr. Uday Salunkhe, Group resources. The #WikiGap initiative is part of this policy that gives us different level of opportunities available then and now. What is this Director, S.P. Mandali's Prin L. N. an opportunity to recognize the achievements of women in politics, country going to be like? Today our Indian economy is oscillating Welingkar Institute of Management business, science, education, civil society, community service, between 5th and 6th largest, depending upon what the dollar rate is. In Development and Research journalism and other sectors who have made immense contribution 2011, the census showed that India had 21.9% of its population below the (WeSchool) alongside dignitaries from to their chosen field. However, we do not see them adequately poverty level and I am assuming that it should be approx. 17-18% now. academia and corporates of repute were represented on Wikipedia..” You see an exponential growth and that is because of huge aspirations of present. This event was a part of the global #WikiGap campaign, originally those who come from a less privileged background. Once they improve launched by Wikimedia Sweden and the Swedish Ministry for their quality of life they aspire to be at a higher level. Till about 18-20 Foreign Affairs. So far, over 60 countries have taken part in years ago, we had no concept that we needed global infrastructure. Till #WikiGap. More than 1,800 participants have added or updated about early nineties our entire emphasis was how we would develop our own technology.

Curriculum April 16, 2019 15 Campus Buzz Adani Vidya Mandir School, Ahmedabad School sec-10, Gurugram. An astounding visual treat enthralled DLF Foundation NABET Accredited School certified every spectator present. The program was an amalgamation of various hues befitting the theme,i.e. conservation of water as a Felicitates Young National Accreditation Board for Education and Training resource and strategizing its optimum use. (NABET) under Quality Council of India (QCI) has certified Scholars Adani Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad (AVMA) as the 'NABET Modern School, Barakhamaba Road and Accredited School' thus making AVMA the first cost-free school in DLF Foundation felicitated young India to achieve this feat. With this, AVMA becomes a symbol of Suncity School, Gurgaon move to next round scholars at the Annual Scholars academic and human excellence following the highest standards Conclave, 2019 held at recently in set by the nation. in World Scholars Cup New Delhi. The conclave was held AVMA is a 100% process driven school where processes and their under the aegis of its flagship implementation are first audited thereafter validated by a third Modern School, Barakhamba Road New Delhi bagged the first initiative, 'Talent Nurturing party, QCI: the highest NationalAccreditation Body. position in the junior category and Suncity School, Sec-54 Gurgaon Programme'. The event celebrated secured the first place in senior category in the 'World Scholars Cup', scholarly achievements of the Established in June 2008, Adani Vidya Mandir (AVM), the tournament first round held at Suncity School, Gurgaon over two children. Ahmedabad 'An Ideal Temple of Learning' was set up for children days in second week of April. Individual top performers of the The conclave opened with a ceremo- who are blessed with talents but face economic disadvantages. tournament were: Ira Agrawal - Modern School Barakhamba Road- nial lighting of the lamp by Chief Adani Foundation provide these talented students cost free high 1st place (Junior Category), Pranav Prasad - Shalom Hills Guest Maj. Gen. K.V.S Lalotra, quality education with complimentary support in transport, International School- 1st place (Senior Category). Over 500 AVSM, YSM, SM (Retd), Sr. uniform, books and healthy meals. students from 16 schools across the country participated. Executive Director & Head (Educa- “Adani Vidya Mandir is known for its child-centric approach and Every year scholars explore a new overarching theme, it combines tion), and other dignitaries. The 2-day experimental learning. Our children are familiarized with value debate, collaborative writing, multiple choice test and a multimedia conclave had multiple sessions that education and character building while they make progress in quiz to motivate students to not just focus on existing skills and areas were aimed at benefiting the young studies and extra-curricular activities. Helping children grow up as of strength, but also to discover new ones. Based on the theme 'A students. Various sessions related to responsible citizens is integral part of our mission.”said Dr. Priti world on the margins', the competition assesses students' profi- personality development, personal Adani, Chairperson,Adani Foundation. ciency over the topics from six different subjects - Science, History, grooming, etiquettes, decision Social Studies, Literature,Arts and a SpecialArea. making, stress management, Initiative for Dyslexic Children by St. The competition comprises of three rounds- Regional round, Global interpersonal communication, round, and Final round. The event was spread over two days and resume writing, Interview training, Andrews School include the following sub-events: Team Debate, Collaborative social media and general awareness Writing, Scholar's Challenge, Scholar's Bowl. Students worked were held at the conclave to make the Over the years the number of dyslexic students requiring remedial together in teams of three to research, debate and solve problems students future ready. Highly instructions has been on a rise. St. Andrews school has a related to the theme. experienced and adroit faculty were Department for Supportive Education, which aids such students in Approximately 200 teams from India will gain entry into the global invited conduct these sessions like their academics. But children with more serious learning difficul- round to be held in five cities namely Beijing, Hague, Durban, Mr. Prashant Sharma from First ties needed to be addressed independently. This realization led to Sydney, Astana and Manila. Shortlisted participants can choose Personality, Ms. Nikita Parashar from the birth ofAkira. their preferred venue. The top finalists from global round will Kaizen Training Solutions, Ms. Akira is one of a kind specialized learning centre for children compete in the final round 'Tournament of Champions' to be held at Aashrita Mathur from Wings etc. The facing learning difficulties. Akira also has to its credit to being the Yale University, USA. two-day conclave was attended by first institution in the state of Telangana, to be exclusively dedi- around 100 scholars. cated to Dyslexia. It offers a full time pull out remediation program KIIT World School hosts Orientation While speaking on the impact for children with Dyslexia. achieved by the DLF Scholarship All teachers of Akira undergo an 'Intensive Teacher Training Programme for KG students Scheme, Mr PK Joseph, Director Program' at the Madras Dyslexia Association, Chennai. The course Programmes, DLF Foundation said: covers six weeks of theory and one week of practical, following KIIT World School Gurgaon, recently organized an Orientation “DLF Foundation currently supports which the teacher's intern at Akira for a period of two months. In Program for the parents of Kindergarten to share the school's vision over 1000 brilliant underprivileged addition to this, the educators at Akira undergo continuous training and commitment to providing quality education and to show how we students, including 906 School and periodical monitoring by the MDA throughout the year. Akira ensure that “Every Child is Special” to us through our day to day Scholars and 170 Professional also has a full time in-house occupational therapist, which is also interaction with each child. Scholars. Our aim is to support monitored and guided by the MDA. .Charu Bajaj the Curio Adviser of the school said parents are the first meritorious and underprivileged Apart from this the teachers of the primary and middle school of St. teacher of students. She briefed the parents about Early Childhood students with high aspirations and Andrews have also attended an awareness program and various Education Program on developing a positive self-concept in their potential to be leaders in their workshops conducted by the Madras Dyslexia Association children and also called for more involvement and timely feedback respective sphere. He further added, (MDA). This will enable the teachers to identify students with from the parents so that the learning process is improved upon. “You should not dwell upon the past learning difficulties in the classroom itself. During this training, The KIIT World School, Mentor Neelima Kamrah, conducted the rather focus on strengthening your teachers were taught various techniques to identify children with program and gave an insight into the teaching methodology, and present as it will help in building Dyslexia. The focus was on adopting a multi-sensory approach to school rules through a brief presentation. The event embodied future.” learning, using auditory, visual, kinesthetic and tactile approaches. several interactive and engaging activities that helped parents in This multisensory methodology has enabled the teachers to make getting insight about the curriculum and teaching method of school. KidZania Mumbai celebrated learning more comprehensible to all students irrespective of their Rashmi Srivastav , Principal, KIIT World School said the teachers Barbie's 60th birthday bash academic capabilities. and parents play a vital role as partners in the progress of a child. with Kids B.R Kamrah Chairman of the school concluded the orientation Blue Bells Public School water conserva- programme by his speech that parents play a vital role in the The iconic and a must have toy for educational system and they need to fully co-operate with the every girl in her childhood was tion engagement school, honour its rules and procedures and help in development of something, then it was, a Barbie doll. their wards. As the world celebrated Barbie's 60th Blue Bells Public School, sec-10 came alive with the annual fiesta birthday this year, KidZania India, “NEERNIDHI: AN ELIXIR OF LIFE”, - conserve water by Learning by doing movement by Ritesh Rawal helped little ones to step in the era of comparing it with an elixir. The celebration was held at the school '90s where Barbie doll was every campus to mark the annual day along with the prize distribution in Haryana girl's staple toy. ceremony. Former Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis PVSM On this special occasion, they (Param Vishisht Seva Medal), AVSM (Ati Vishisht Seva Medal), Ritesh Rawal foundation's initiative Learning by doing movement– distributed Barbie thematic give- VM, ADC and Ms Molina Tipnis were present as honourable which encourages students to adopt concept-based learning was aways at Mumbai's KidZania which guests along with the parents & students. successfully implemented in the Jhajjar district of Haryana. was followed by a cake cutting In his warm address A.Y Tipnis appreciated children by saying, The first phase is aimed at establishing basic learning environment ceremony on both the days. Taking “Children are the future of our country and responsibility of in the schools so that “doing'' can take place, each student also the celebration ahead, there was also parents; should always encourage and support them to move received a learning by doing starter kit and school was handed over a special dance which was performed forward.” innovative tools in the form sports, music, art and craft kits, to by team KidZania. As Barbie is a Arpita acharaya, Vice-Principal, Blue Bells Public School marked strengthen the learning by doing movement, later a capacity forever favorite among the young the milestones of the school for the year 2019 in her Annual building program will also be conducted for teachers. girls, the team showed their love by Prologue. She highlighted the achievements of the students and the \"This program is really a big contributor in the education system and giving a free Barbie to the first 50 school over the year. The prize distribution ceremony honoured the it has definitely added a lot of value and motivated us to enhance the walk-in girls. students for their intra-school, interschool, zonal, district, state, quality of education, the program address the real issues that needs national, and international achievements. attention for the development of a student, \" said Surendar Singh NEERNIDHI: AN ELIXIR OF LIFE', Life without water can't be Chauhan, District Elementary Education Officer, District Jhajjar imagined but do we humans realize it? The realisation of it was (Haryana) brought about through a grand presentation at Blue Bells Public The Learning by doing movement also expanded its outreach to villages like, Badra, Bhadhani, Bajidpur, Dadritoy within a month of implementing it in the first school at a Government school of Sikandarpur in District Jhajjar.

16 Curriculum April 16, 2019 News Extra KIET students win the NASA AIAA Neil Armstrong Best A special basketball training camp held for differently abled Design Award More than 140 underprivileged school students in Delhi participated in a 5- The team from KIET Group of innovative engineering. Our LPU tream wins STEM day Basketball Training Program organized by 'ASSIST' in collaboration Institutions, Ghaziabad has students have been working hard with Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy in the last week of won the 2019 AIAA Neil for the past six months and their Engagement Award” March. Armstrong Best Design Award commitment has paid off. The Spearheaded by Kartikeya Goel, a class 11 student at Delhi Public School, in the 25th Annual Rover best part is that this is the first A team of students, Visionauts, Vasant Kunj and a junior national level basketball player, ASSIST took the Challenge held at the US Space time we have participated in the from Lovely Professional initiative to collaborate with Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy and Rocket Center in Alabama. competition and were pitted University (LPU) won the to bring their 'Hoops Creating Hope' program to Delhi. In this endeavour, The award is given to the best against teams who had been prestigious “STEM Engagement ASSIST is supported by 25 student volunteers from various schools across designs that meet the Rover competing for the past 20 years.” Award” in the 2019 Human Delhi/ NCR. Challenge performance said Tuhin Srivastava, team Exploration Rover Challenge, The 5-day long program saw about 140+ children from Amar Jyoti requirements. advisor from the college faculty, held April 12-13 at the U.S. Space Charitable Trust and Teach for India Classrooms undergo training under the KIET Group of Institution's who was also present with the & Rocket Center in Huntsville, guidance of 2x defensive player of the year,Alana Beard, WNBAaccompa- four-member team, led by team to receive the award. Alabama. This marks the third nying international level coaches from Crossover Academy. Training Shatakshi Dwivedi, a Each year the NASA Human consecutive occasion of a team sessions of Wheelchair Basketball would also be held separately for the mechanical engineering Exploration Rover Challenge from LPU getting selected to students ofAmar Jyoti Charitable Trust. student was competing among features an engineering design participate in the prestigious What is heartening to note is that 25 Basketball Coaches from across India 115 teams from all over the challenge to engage students competition. Interestingly, the also volunteered to attend a 'Coaches Clinic', with the promise to then world in presenting the best worldwide in the next phase of team also got an opportunity to provide international level coaching through a lens of social impact within design for a Mars Rover. human space exploration. The interact with Sunita “Suni” their own communities. Indian-American NASA annual event is a complex Williams, NASA astronaut and The Canadian High Commission at Delhi extended support to the program astronaut and two-time space follow-up to the successful two-time spaceflight veteran, by providing bottles of drinking water for the participants. Nourish flight veteran Sunita Williams NASA's Great Moonbuggy who attended the second day of Organics provided nourishing energy bars for the students. attended the second day of the Race; and, challenges high the event. Kartikeya said, “The sport has played an important part in shaping my event, interacting with teams school and college students to Visionauts constitutes seven personality. Therefore, to spread hope through Basketball, I have founded and participating in the day's create a vehicle designed to B.Tech (Mechanical ASSIST. Through ASSIST I hope to aid in empowering the underprivi- activities. traverse the simulated surface of Engineering) final year students leged and differently abled children in all-round personality development.” Dwivedi (22), who is visiting another world. at LPU, Karan Singh, Hemant the Space Institute for the first Every team had a six-minute Sharma, Rohit Manik Patil, Drones delivering medical supplies time, said, “It was challenging window to navigate the course, Harsimran Kaur, Tejinder Kaur, to be a captain but the team gathering points and trying to Ekampreet Singh and Gursewak Manoj Akula pursuing Electronic engineering with specialization from was very supportive. Since it complete 14 obstacles. After Singh. Karan Singh said, “We are UPES, Dehradun produced a gimbal inspired drone. He has built a was our first time, it involved constructing their own rovers, thrilled to win the STEM quadcopter with carrying capacity from 1.5 kg to 10 kg, potentially risk factors. A lot has been teams attempt to transverse a Engagement Award from NASA. making it a piece of cake to deliver required medication at a fraction of learnt from the participating nearly three-quarter-mile course The competition is extremely the cost. . Manoj has set his sight on creating a network of 'flying teams and I feel plenty of with gruelling obstacles that challenging and offered us a things' to deliver critical medical supplies to inaccessible areas all technology can be brought simulate the terrain found on chance to test ourselves against across the country. back to India.” Her team Mars, as well as other planets the best in the world. To have won associates Abhimanyu Bhagat, through-out the solar system. an award in a competition of this Utkarsh Sharma and Suyash stature is a moment of great pride Yadav felt overwhelmed as for all of us. 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