www.curriculum-magazine.com RNI No. UTTENG/2010/37634 Vol 10 No 8 magazine THE INDIA EDUCATION LANDSCAPE UPDATE June 16 2020 IN BRIEF India Rankings 2020 released: COMED K and IIT Madras retains top rank in Overall Ranking UniGAUGE Exam 2020 rescheduled, will be Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru tops the held on July 25 University list while as IIM Ahmedabad tops in Management Category and AIIMS occupies the top COMEDK and Uni-GAUGE slot in Medical category for third consecutive year. exam for engineering IIT Madras retains 1st Position in Overall Ranking admissions has been as well as in Engineering rescheduled. The exam will now be held on Saturday, the “India Rankings 2020” of See Top 10 list on Pg 6 Dental for the first time. Additional “Safe online 25th of July 2020.The exam Institutions of Higher Education rankings in suitably bunched forms learning in the times will be held in 2 shifts: Shift 1 in 10 categories under National institutions and 932 total are also being provided. Data for of COVID-19” from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon and Institutional Ranking Framework applicants. ranked institutions were painstak- booklet by NCERT Shift 2 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 (NIRF) Rankings was released by The ranking framework evaluates ingly verified, inconsistencies, and UNESCO PM. The exam was union HRD minister, Ramesh institutions on five broad generic contradictions and outliers were rescheduled considering Pokhriyal 'Nishank, in a virtual groups of parameters, i.e. screened and identified, which An information booklet titled “Safe requests from candidates to conference on ... I This year is the Teaching, Learning and requires a lot of diligence, patience online learning in the times of postpone the date of fifth edition of the India Rankings Resources (TLR), Research and and tactful handling of institutions. COVID-19” to raise awareness of examination in view of CBSE and one more domain “Dental” Professional Practice (RP), Besides, sourcing data on various students and teachers on staying safe conducting its Class XII has been introduced for the first Graduation Outcomes (GO), parameters from applicant online, was recently virtually in New examinations till 15.07.2020. time bringing the total tally to 10 Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and institutions, third party sources of Delhi. The National Council of The candidates are required to categories / subject domains. Perception (PR). Ranks are data have also been used, wherever Educational Research and Training refer to the COMEDK website A total number of 3771 unique assigned based on total sum of possible. Scopus (Elsevier (NCERT) and UNESCO New Delhi www.comedk.org and institutions offered themselves for marks assigned for each of these Science) and Web of Science Office developed this booklet. UniGAUGE website ranking under “Overall”, five broad groups of parameters (Clarivate Analytics) were used for The booklet will be instrumental in www.unigauge.com for all category-specific and / or domain- Speaking on the occasion, HRD retrieving publications and keeping children, young people safe updates. specific rankings for India Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said citations data. Derwent Innovation online through basic do's, and don'ts Rankings 2020. In all, 5805 the Ranking of Institutions at was used for retrieving data on that will help parents and educators NIOS Claa XII Exams applications for ranking were national level instill a competitive patents. Data retrieved from these teach their children how to use the from July 17 made by these 3771 unique spirit amongst institutions to sources was shared with the internet safely. applicant institutions under perform better and secure higher institutions for transparency with a See datesheet on page 12 various categories / domains, rank in international ranking. provision to give their inputs. Contd P3 which include 294 Universities, MoS Sanjay Dhotre. Additional Minister of State for HRD Dhotre CBSE releases a set of 1071 Engineering Institutions, Secretary (Higher Education), said that participation in such Interview: Mukesh three Handbooks on 630 Management Institutions, Rakesh Ranjan, MHRD; ranking framework shows the Sharma, Chairman- digital citizenship and 334 Pharmacy Institutions, 97 Chairman UGC, Prof. D. P. Singh; confidence of the institution and promoter Prometheus skills Law Institutions, 118 Medical Chairman, AICTE Anil taking participation is the first step School Noida...P11 Institutions, 48 Architecture Sahasrabudhe; Chairman NBA, of success, it boost the confidence One booklet titled '' Cyber Institutions and 1659 General Prof. K.K. Aggarwal; Member of the institution. He further stated LEAD: Decluttering safety-A Handbook for Degree Colleges. A noticeable Secretary NBA, Dr. Anil Kumar that ranking is necessary for pandemic Chaos for Students of Secondary & increase in institutional participa- Nassa, and representatives of transparency and healthy competi- resilience ...P 4-7 Senior Secondary Schools, ''In tion in the rankings exercise this Higher Education Institutions tion and exhorted higher education Pursuit of Excellence- A year indicating its recognition witnessed the release through institutions to help their students Handbook for Principals. And, amongst institutions of higher video conferencing. who suffer from some learning the third handbook called education in India as a fair and As a matter of practice, 200 deficit since their school days, and ''21st Century Skills: A transparent ranking exercise. institutions are ranked in address such deficits in a funda- Handbook’ released. Number of unique applicants to engineering discipline, 100 mental manner India Rankings have increased institutions are ranked in Overall, LPU to offer free from 3127 in 2019 to 3771 in 2020 University and College catego- education to COVID 19 whereas total number of applica- ries, 75 each in Management and frontline workers, their tions for ranking in various Pharmacy, 40 in Medical and 20 wards categories have increased from each in Architecture and Law and 4873 in 2019, to 5805 in 2020 i.e. 30 institutions are ranked in Lovely Professional University total increase of 644 unique (LPU), has announced that it will offer free education to the Inaugural Model Conference of Parties –I (MCOP-1) hosted by WWF India frontline workers and their wards, in case they get affected 'Delhi Declaration 2020' prioritizes 12 issues at national level to be met by 2022 for environmental with COVID 19 while saving conservation in India, will be sent to the MoEF&CC and other environmental organizations the nation from the infection. For the victims, (whether The Model Conference of Parties 2020 as a Super Year for nature and by environmental crisis and allow roadmap for bending the curve of survivors or deceased) and their - I (MCOP-I) became the first biodiversity. them an opportunity to propose nature loss by 2030: wards, a 100% tuition fee ever digital conference on nature The conference was inaugurated solutions addressing the issues waiver will be offered as a token conservation for students, hosted by the Chief Guest , Prakash being faced in the country today. Goal A: No loss of freshwater, marine of LPUs gratitude towards their by WWF India (World Wide Javadekar, Union Minister of Prior to the main event, the young and terrestrial ecosystems by 2030. service for the nation. The Fund for Nature) in association Environment, Forest and Climate conservationists participated in Goal B: Halve the footprint of university also announced with its partners- MoEF&CC, Change and attended by several preparatory sessions for three production and consumption by 2030. scholarships worth Rs. 20 National Biodiversity Authority other dignitaries and organizations days, where they learned about Goal C: Healthy natural ecosystems to crores to support the workers (NBA), UNDP, UNEP, IUCN- working in the sector. The the Convention on Biological provide benefits to all people. (Food involved in India's fight with CEC and outreach partner, CEE conference aimed to put the power Diversity's governance body and and improved nutrition for 1.3 billion, COVID 19 including medical on 22nd and 23rd of May, 2020 to of decision making in the hands of functioning of the Conference of safe drinking water and fresh air, professionals, policemen, mark the International Day for children and youth, those whose Parties (COP). Three new goals reduce health risks, healthy media persons, administrative Biological Diversity 2020 and futures will be directly impacted were proposed for the party of environment) staff, railway and airline student delegates to lay the employees, bank employees Contd on Pg3 and others.
2 Curriculum June 16, 2020 News Updates HSNC University, Mumbai, time.· students to receive mentorship Maharashtra's 2nd cluster university, The content is currently available in Hindi (and Punjabi) and hence shall and knowledge support through launched be implemented immediately across 12 states/ UTs schools of approx. 10 activity-based learning, and to crores students. The intellectual rights to the content would be with use their talents and skills to Mumbai's three reputed colleges – K. C. College, H. R. College and Rotary and provided to NCERT, so that the said content can be translated promote awareness and become Bombay Teachers' Training College (BTTC) – part of a 70-year old to all regional languages by NCERT & the respective state SCERTs in the problem-solvers. Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board (H(S)NCB), have next few months. Over the last four weeks, come together to form Maharashtra's second cluster University; Currently in India, due to the Covid pandemic, approximately 15 lakh interactions have been conducted named as 'HSNC University', established under the Rashtriya schools and a student population of approx. 32 crores are locked down in with nearly 1600 students and Uchchatar Shikshan Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme, a funding agency their homes (UNESCO Report). Under the national E-Vidya program, educators from schools in the under the Central government. the government intends to address the education sector need of millions Indian states/Union territories of Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra today inaugurated of school children under lockdown. Rotary India has come forward to Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and dedicated state's second cluster University to the nation y in the support the Government and address this challenge. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and gracious presence of Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Shekhar Mehta (Rotary International President for 2021-22) while Haryana, and E4J resources have Maharashtra. Uday Samant, Minister of Higher and Technical commenting on Rotary India's focus on E-learning said: “Rotary has been shared with over 12,000 Education, Maharashtra was present. curated e-Learning content for classes 1-12 through our partners & we students in the schools. The HSNC University will start the academic year 2020 – 21 for which plan to provide it free to the nation, as a home-based teaching solution In addition, with support from the new admissions will begin soon. Once the XII Standard results are related to their school curriculum. Rotary has a vast experience in e- Commissioner of the Jawahar announced, the process of new admissions will commence. Learning, having installed e-Learning software/hardware toover 30,000 Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV), Undergraduate students will seek admission in the new academic year. Govt. schools across India, in the past 5 years.” Bishwajit Kumar Singh, E4J Uddhav Thackeray called the new University as a dream project and Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said that since March 2020 when the tools and resources have also emphasised that a blend of art and culture with new-age education novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was declared pandemic, learners, been shared with educators systems will revolutionise it further. He added that University will set teachers, parents and the entire education community have been gravely across 636 JNVsacross the a new norm of uninterrupted education that will go on even in affected. In this scenario MHRD is working tirelessly to develop best country–and multiple interactive challenging times. Education minister, Uday Samant advocated the education system rooted in Indian ethos with technology and innovation sessions have been conducted need for a tech-driven University, which will help the students keep as strong pillars. with students from JNV Jhajjar. pace with the future. These are not one-off sessions; Dr Niranjan Hiranandani, a renowned entrepreneur, President of Lead School suggestions on 'Reopening' of but a series of interactions aimed ASSOCHAM and NAREDCO, in his role as a visionary educationist at a longer-term collaboration has upheld the new University's profound approach to an actual credit- schools made to the MHRD with schools, with activity-based based system, in the role of Provost of HSNC University. Dr learning for students at its core. Hiranandani said, “It is time to take a historic step together, towards 'Offline-Online learning, alternate day school, social distancing “Some of these are also good our new HSNC University. Today, we have Industry 4.0, Health 4.0 – guidelines, non-contact games and tie-up with local hospitals advised practices that may also be all using internet-based technology, and it is time for us to bring in this to schools' emulated by others to reach advancement in education. And that is the path our HSNC University Mumbai-headquartered school education processes solution company, students with limited internet will tread on – Education 4.0.A Cluster University is a step in the right Lead School, which also owns six schools, has come up with a handbook access—for instance, in direction to steer India towards greater global academic standards and on opening of schools and a copy of the same has been submitted to the UNODC's collaboration with the eventually towards economic independence. It will open up the union ministry of Human Resource Development. JNV in Jhajjar, we are working by curriculum reforms and bringing in greater autonomy in the designing In its recommendations and suggested guidelines, LEAD School has interacting with groups of of the syllabi. As a result, companies will come to seek our students for dwelt on how schools will be able to run essential services ranging from students through WhatsApp, they will be synchronised with the needs of the industry. Our students school transport, classroom seating, offline-online learning, academic using voice notes and audio will have no dearth of job opportunities. year planning and outdoor activities. It also focuses on health and recordings and images. These are He further added that, “HSNC University will offer an environment hygiene and responsibilities of school, teachers, parents and students. cost-effective ideas that may be that fosters competitiveness, creative thinking and innovation which used by students with limited net will play a lead role in revamping the system of education from a JKey suggestions from the Handbook include: connectivity,” said Samarth conventional program to a more dynamic one.” J Adopting cloud based system to help schoolsintegrate online-offline Pathak, UNODC Kishu Mansukhani; President, Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani- Past Communications Officer for President and Provost – HSNC University and other Trustees and learning South Asia. Every alternate day, Board Members, includingAnil Harish, LalChellaram, Maya Shahani, J Alternate Day School or Double Shift School to maintain social the UNODC-JNV Jhhajar Dinesh Panjwani, Secretary, H(S)NCB and Dr. HemlataBagla, WhatsApp group starts buzzing Principal, K. C. College, Mr. ParagThakkar, Principal, H. R. College distancing and reduce operational cost at 11.30 with messages from a and Dr Bhagwan Balani, Principal, B.T.T.C. also graced the launch J Starting academic year by June end online or increasing academic year vibrant group of 30 bright occasion through video conferencing, students, all keen to learn more duration to avoid learning loss during the year. about the UN, COVID-19 and its NCERT collaborates with Rotary India JAdvanced planning of assessments and staggered evaluations impact on vulnerable groups and Humanity Foundation for broadcast J Maintaining 6 feet distance in seating through one student per desk or the SDGs. elearning content Students of the Jawahar two per medium desk or three per long desk with one empty seat Navodaya School, Jhajjar Under a MoU singed recently with Rotary India Humanity between each student. Similar vacant seating practices to be followed (Haryana) have created a variety Foundation, country's apex school education academic body, NCERT in school transport of artwork and videos, reflecting will be collaborating with the Indian chapter of Rotary for telecast of e- J Opting for non-contact games and activities like Yoga, Aerobics, on emerging risks to peace and learning content for class 1-12 as the Government has decided to Hopscotch, Athletics or minimal contact games like Badminton, Table SDGs, while students from Delhi, reach our students through radio and TV where there is no internet or Tennis among others Bengaluru, Mumbai and Punjab mobile connectivity available. Rotary has curated e-Learning content J Staggered lunch breaks and supervised lunch in the classroom for are working on creating dynamic for classes 1-12 through its partners and will be provided to NCERT younger students webpages dedicated to promoting free of cost for purpose of telecast under this MoU. J Tie-up with local hospital or nursing home; on campus or on call awareness and showcasing Giving details of the MoU, Kamal Sanghvi, Rotary International availability of medical attendant initiatives to highlight the impact Director 2019-2, shared the areas of collaboration as given below: of COVID19 on vulnerable NCERT TV Tie-up: There will be curriculum modules telecast for J groups. classes 1-12,through twelve national Television channels of NCERT, “UNODC believes that crisis to be available from July 2020 (content to be vetted by NCERT as per Sumeet Mehta, Cofounder & Chief Executive Officer, said, “For schools, situations like COVID-19 cannot their curriculum).· the post-lockdown challenges can be solved when they work along with be overcome without education, parents, teachers, education department and local governments to create in line with the United Nations' DIKSHA App tie-up: The e-Learning modules would also be safe and healthy environment. LEAD School created the roadmap for principle of 'Leaving No One available through GOI'snational mobile app, DIKSHA, at the same schools to handle any disruption in operations once the lockdown is over. Behind' and the Sustainable Such disruptions could include heightened concerns of child and staff Development Goals (SDGs). A safety at school, sudden changes in COVID zones or new outbreak of key area of focus is on the cases, quarantining of students or teacher due to positive cases and any evolving implications of new government measures on social distancing that may hamper school COVID-19 for children and operations.” youth, especially pertaining to human rights, health, peace, UNODC engages youth, educators confined by security and the rule of law,” COVID-19 on Peace, SDGs More than 1.5 billion children and youth are currently out of school or university, representing 87 per cent of the world's enrolled student population. In addition, over 60 million teachers are no longer in the classroom. Responding to this unprecedented situation, UNODC Regional Office for South Asia has launched the 'Lockdown Learners' series of online engagement with students and educators in India on COVID-19 and its impact on SDGs, peace and the rule of law. In support of the Education for Justice Initiative (E4J, a component of the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration), these dialogues aim to sensitize students on concerns of vulnerable groups and emerging issues such as cybercrime, misinformation, gender- based violence, discrimination, mental health and corruption, among others. The Lockdown Learners series also provide a platform for
Curriculum June16, 2020 3 Webinars/News Feature Contd from P1 Zev Siegl, Co-Founder of Starbucks motivated ...booklet by NCERT and UNESCO Unacademy learners In India, an estimated 71 million children aged between 5-11 years access the Online learning platform, store which is now a tourist started out a time when the Internet on devices of their family members, constituting about 14 percent of Unacademy, today hosted a Live destination in the central market of gourmet revolution had started in the country's active Internet user base of over 500 million. Two-thirds of Class for its learners by Zev Seattle. the U.S. Starbucks became a internet users in India are in the age group of 12-29 year (Data shared by the Siegl, internationally recognized During the 50 minute session, Zev beneficiary of this revolution Internet & Mobile Association of India). Data and statistics have speaker & presenter and co- addressed multiple questions where people had started taking highlighted that post lockdown, the internet has amplified the risk of founder of one of the world's asked by Unacademy learners keen interest in their food and cyberbullying, including online discrimination for children and young most famous coffee chains, such as the eureka moment when beverages. people. Starbucks. The Live Class was a he realised that this is what he 7. A good team – The founders at With the aim of addressing these concerns, the National Council of phenomenal success with around wanted to do, the barriers he faced Starbucks complemented each Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and UNESCO New Delhi 20,000 learners attending the and career highlights in the other's strengths. There was a core Office developed this information booklet. session. process of making Starbucks a team of 5 people – 3 founders and 2 Pokhriyal said, “Since there has been a huge increase in online and distance Earlier in March, Unacademy globally known brand, his core senior managers who were good learning in times of COVID-19 situation, there are many children and announced the commencement vision, the uncertainties he faced listeners and had a passion for teachers learning by engaging with each other using online platforms. of the 'Legends on Unacademy' initially and the best coffee he has coffee. Therefore to ensure safe and secure online environment for children and program with the idea of ever had. 8.Sweat Equity – Personal funding teachers and it is important empowering them to stay safe online. We urge all bringing legends from different Key learnings shared by Zev of 9,000 USD by the founders and victims of cyberbullying to Report and seek Support.” walks of life to teach life lessons during the session were: building the first store from scratch Director and Representative of UNESCO New Delhi Eric Falt said, through Live Classes. 1. Three bad cups of espresso that including the flooring, painting “UNESCO is committed to ensure access to safe, inclusive and health During the Live session, Zev the founders had at a coffee bar, and every possible labour.8. promoting learning environments for all children. It is imperative that shared various real-life instances sparked the idea behind Starbucks Excellent financial management websites, digital platforms, social media platforms are free of and experiences with the 2.The factors that motivate from the Co-founder Jerry Cyberbullying, if children have to access quality education. This information learners, highlighting his entrepreneurs to establish new Baldwin booklet titled 'Safe online learning in times of Covid19' highlights the struggle during the initial days of companies – a) To explore a way 9. An outstanding mentor in the negative consequences of cyber bullying and ways to eliminate and prevent his professional journey, to co- of making money form of Alfred Peet. He was the the same”. founding the globally loved b) To be the person in charge to one who taught Zev all about the Prof. Hrushikesh Senapaty, Director NCERTsaid, “Our investments in the coffee brand. He also spoke help improve communities coffee business. Without Alfred, education system will be ineffective unless we address issues of online safety about the challenges faced and Zev said, there would be no and prevention of cyberbullying. Unsafe learning environments can lessons learnt both personally & c) Explore a life changing Starbucks. undermine the quality of education for our learners, as it adversely impacts professionally throughout his adventure in business 10. A good marketer in the form of academic achievement and future education and employment prospects of journey and how he owes his 3. Zev has been a mentor to Gordon Bowker who helped students. An atmosphere of anxiety, fear and insecurity is incompatible with willingness to teach to his hundreds of entrepreneurs and has position Starbucks as a reliable, learning, and NCERT is committed to protect the health and well-being of mother, who was an educator and learnt a great deal from them timeless company with excellent young people and from online bullying.” founder of a school. While 4. The 8 primary reasons that standards. sharing his life experiences and Starbucks succeeded when it 11. C o n t i n u o u s C u s t o m e r ...MCOP-1 hosted by WWF India knowledge, he also highlighted started out were: Education – We wanted long term how the idea of Starbucks came 5. The founders picked the right relationships with educated From inquisitive beginnings on the 18th, the students had come a long way into origin, the reason why business – Coffee is a profitable customers who would buy coffee from the 3-day prep sessions to the 2-day conference on 22nd and 23rd May, entrepreneurs establish new business for roasters, retailers and from Starbucks forever. 2020. The student delegates engaged in several discussions around the key companies, and the 8 major coffee bar operators. It also has 12. It's always important to seek environmental concerns at state and national level and identified priority reasons that made Starbucks a caffeine – the core element in expert advice when starting a areas that needed immediate attention. An emphasis was put on teaching the successful company. Zev also coffee that lifts people's mood and business13. Technology has students how to develop SMART targets. The delegates set targets under the shared personal stories while creates a repeat customer out of changed the coffee bar industry to identified national priorities towards the three proposed goals for 2030. . highlighting the pictures from them. Much like how social media a great extent. Coffee bars are the With the confidence given to them through addresses from Elizabeth childhood, the first logo of has turned out to be for people new offices for the Gig Economy Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention Starbucks and the first Starbucks today on Biological Diversity and Dr. Sujit Bajpayee, Joint Secretary, MoEFCC. 6. Good Timing – Starbucks On the final day of the conference, the contributions and the commitments made by the young student delegates were compiled in structured document Importance of Enterprise Risk Management connect the dots and reduce the listing the different environmental goals that India as a nation must hope to negative impact not only on the achieve in the coming decade and thus was signed the Delhi Declaration 2020. in Organisations and Careers profitability of the company but Within these goals, the delegates initially noted 180 thematic issues, which was then narrowed down to 49 national environmental priority areas that on a larger set of stakeholders needed action in the coming decade by 2030 through polling and a consensus building exercise. However, they then further prioritized 12 areas for India affiliate of the Institute of resilience with a serious invest- including people, society and the immediate action that needed to be met as early as 2022. The student Risk Management - UK (IRM ment in risk culture. environment\", noted Dr. Shashank delegates presented the Declaration to Uma Devi, Additional Secretary, India), a global professional body \"If you consider the top 100 Shah, Fellow'17, Harvard MoEFCC, Dr. V.B. Mathur, Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority offering qualifications in economies of the world, 70 of University. and Ravi Singh, SG and CEO of WWF, India Enterprise Risk Management, on them are companies while only 30 The panel also discussed the Speaking about the MCOP and the Delhi Declaration, Ravi Singh, Secretary June 7 conducted a panel are countries - this demonstrates impact of the changing business General & CEO, WWF India, said, “Given the current environmental discussion via webinar on the the need to focus on enterprise risk environment on start-ups, situation we face, it demands an all hands on deck approach and that also Importance of Enterprise Risk management (ERM) in today's emphasising the need for includes our younger generation. Despite the uncertainties this generation Management in Organisations VUCA world. Risk is critical to all entrepreneurs to create a better faces about their environmental future, they have a unique advantage – and Careers. The panelists entrepreneurial ventures. But value proposition for their access to information. Having the opportunity to learn about SMART included members of the there is a need to move from a investors by demonstrating a targets and how international environmental governance works provides Strategic Advisory Board of IRM purely compliance-based focus on risk management right these young conservationists the direction they require to organize their India, including Dr. Shashank approach to risk that is limited to from the organisation's inception. innovative ideas to fit real world possibilities. The Delhi Declaration is a Shah, Fellow'17, Harvard certain silos and primarily focuses Speaking about the webinar, clear indication of this. I wish the students all the best and believe that they University; KBS Manian, Group on preventable risks, to ERM that Hersh Shah, CEO, India Affiliate will be able to translate the goals they have set out for themselves into Chief Risk Officer & Head of IA, helps in managing strategic risks, of Institute of Risk Management Apollo Hospital; Venkatesh S, and anticipating and minimising (UK) said, \"The present times Director of Global Engagement for Professor Jha, a pioneer in virtual Head, Risk and Internal Control, the impact of external risks. The have truly highlighted the the Hospitality and Tourism teaching and learning in hospitality Siemens Limited; Carolyn key skill for a successful importance of risk thinking as a Management program, University shared examples of how curriculum Williams, Director, Corporate enterprise risk manager would be critical underpinning of business of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United needs to change. He discussed the best Relations, IRM London; and the ability to see the big picture, strategy..” States; and Natasha Mehta, practices in online teaching and General Manager of one of India's emphasized a mixed-methods Sachin Paranjape, Leader most iconic hotels, The Oberoi, instructional strategy anchored around Mumbai were the speakers at the active learning. Strategic Risk Practice, India & Future of Hospitality Sector post COVID session. The speakers assured the students Corporate Governance Service, Citing new protocols for safety, aspiring to choose Hospitality as their hygiene and sanitation as well as profession that the industry shall Asia Pacific, Deloitte, who Rishihood University and place. the emergence of contactless guest bounce back soon and shall progress moderated the discussion. Gateway Education hosted an Titled “Preparing Graduates for service, Ms Mehta urged hospital- even better across the world. The While the discussion covered a international virtual exchange on Hospitality 2.0”, the event ity schools to equip students with session was an interactive one and the range of topics, the key focus was June 1 to discuss the impact of attracted strong interest from knowledge and skills relevant to participants raised some interesting on the panelists' journey in the COVID-19 on the hospitality hospitality professionals, the industry post-COVID-19. questions during the session. risk management domain, key industry and how hospitality academicians, and students from skills to be mastered by risk education should respond to around the world. professionals, future of risk changes and innovation The session was moderated by management as a career, IRM's happening in the industry to Dr Rajan Makkar, Dean - School Qualifications as a pathway prepare graduates to be success- of Hospitality, Rishihood towards a Chief Risk Officer and ful in a post-pandemic work- University. Professor Dipra Jha, how companies need to build
4 Curriculum June 16, 2020 Lead Feature Decluttering pandemic Chaos a must for education resilience From examinations or assessments to online classes and now reopening of education institutions are full of questions and questioning. The cash flows to private education providers have virtually stopped and in many instance it has given rise to a conflict between them and fee-paying parents. All this calls for quick and tenable policy and regulatory actions in the best interests of Children & Youth—the builders of tomorrow. Autar Nehru The deeper understanding “Even if we go for online exams be announced as to who all can start and there may have to some for life brain development. Parent is of clutter & challenges as it has started getting this. However, a dominant view is adjustments owning to CBSE the first teacher but in Covid19 for education including acceptability, there is a section of that this choice should be extended results and entrances like JEE, but pandemic, for the time being parents skills education from Covid19 students who either don't have to all universities so that one we are decided to start the session are the only teachers for preschoolers. pandemic is a way to connectivity or device. We will semester at least can happen in July but it will be entirely According to Prof Rekha Sharma Sen, democratize any response that have to hold exams for them as without the necessity of on campus online till reopening guidelines Professor Faculty of Child takes all stakeholders along. they come back to campus. So regular classes. are out,” says Prof Sandeep Development, IGNOU, New Delhi, Children & Youth—the builders two exams, then evaluation and Given the pace of change that is Sancheti. parents and the whole ecosystem of tomorrow, won't grow result declaration will depend on taking place in the work world, the around preschoolers must realize that healthy in a clutter and their several factors,” says Prof need to upskilling and acquiring National Guidelines for even if child is sitting at home and will curious and energetic minds, Sandeep Sancheti, Vice new skills or lifetime learning Early Childcare & not be able to go to school say for next will invite negative thoughts Chancellor, SRMIST, Chennai concept has become mainstream Education (ECE) are six months, it shouldn't worry them if and have a profound bad effect and a former president of AIU and gradually a new extension of urgently needed small opportunities of learning are on their future lives. Well, as the (Association of Indian universities and much of this created at home. Speaking at a virus is a new enemy and Universities). learning has to be online. So, online Children below 6 years of age as a webinar, 'The Invisible Rights of knowing and dealing is Secondly, the cash flow has regulations will have to be eased. category (about 13.2% of Children under 6 years during staggered process and factor of stopped and finances of HEIs in The old notions about distance country's population) face a Covid19 Crisis' organized by RTE time, there are experts and particular that of the private education and online will have to go deeper futuristic brunt of Covid19 Forum today (June 4), an advocacy organizations in the field of universities and colleges have with optimism and new definitions. Pandemic and yet the national alliance of several child right education, who based on their become risky and uncertain. There is improvement and governments have so far failed to organizations, groups and individuals, long years of scholarship, Switching over to online mode acceptability at every level. devise a response for this Prof Sen added: “Parents of small classroom teaching, research entails investments on new infra There is also an argument in significant chunk of population, children in particular must be seen as and field experience can offer and software procurements. providing an enabling regulatory which ironically is also the future co-educators and not only as medium insights that will be helpful in Setting up of studios, production environment in the country because of nation of transmitting messages from building a narrative that will be centres, servers, cyber security, of restrictions 'enforced' by Covid If you're a parent of a young child, teachers and schools only,” she added. self-correct and become licensing, faculty training and pandemic on international student you should take time to talk to him Prof Venita Kaul, Professor Emeritus acceptable to most people in the support staff—all will add to mobility and education itself. Those or her a lot. Respond to their (Education), Ambedkar University, education sector. Such an costs. going abroad to study do it more for questions and importantly listen Delhi, who was a keynote speaker at engagement, some of which is There is an agreement that about experiencing the living, diversity to them. Remember, your the webinar emphasized the need of already taking place, will help it 60-70% of laboratory training and culture of those counties than interaction contributes a great strengthening parenting programs evolve into a national resolve can be done with virtual labs and purely academics. In addition, the deal in his or her learning process which will sensitize and empower and reshape education system given the compulsion of the time; issue of affordability as incomes of and cognitive development. In them to negotiate the challenges of this in a more robust manner. it is an opportunity to just go there families have depleted or vanished fact, these talks, playful activities pandemic. In this context, she talked and make the investment. and visa & travel restrictions, will and engagements are about how online content (howsoever Reopening of HEIs will Experts are of the opinion that the force a large number of students scientifically recognized as the educative it may be) rush on pretext of transformation and change that otherwise going abroad in building blocks of his or her pandemic is doing additional damage depend on autonomy this pandemic has forced needs to continuing their study emotional wellbeing and learning to young children, who in any case be taken into stride and enabling domestically. spent a lot of screen time on mobiles for Institutions and well regulations must be put in place Meanwhile most universities in the and other device despite WHO clearly as soon as possible. There is need country are admitting students as recommending children under age of 3 studied protocols to redefine online as even those per routine policy. In some cases, shouldn't be on screens at all. “I have who are regular campus students for instance in courses like for come across instances where there is While thinking about any will also need the choice and engineering and medicine waiting an online education program for one college or university in India, flexibility of attending the classes for JEE and NEET examination and a half (1⅟2) year olds is there who the first thing that comes to online. Autonomy for institutions process to complete. “We are mind is the size of campus in these matters can empower starting our classes and new can't even talk. Then for online classes, crowd as typically the student them to pass this flexibility to academic session as per schedule parents especially mothers have to enrolment runs into thousands, teachers who as per need can operate computers for children and sit much more than the busiest devise learning/teaching plans. with them. We need to remember railway station in the country. Among the announcements made lockdown has increased the workload And, to maintain social by the union Finance Minister, of parents particularly working from distancing looks a hard order to Nirmala Sitharaman in the home. Then there is a third set of follow and even if sporadic 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' stimulus people, who get messages on infections are reported, it will package, was e-vidya program whatsapp about activities for children. mean frequent campus closures and talk of 100 universities being Again, some of them have mobile to carry out sanitization and permitted to start online courses. recharge issues and finding stationery necessary quarantines. According to sources this is being items needed for such activities,” she In that case, HEIs as a matter of revisited and soon a formula will cited based on her own survey. protocol will need to watch out “There is a lack of understanding and and mandatorily tie up with a standardization as reading and writing medical facility for testing and is seen as the educational curricula by other procedures. Like this majority of our preschool providers. In there could be many protocols fact, early education has been reduced and norms that will need to be in to a set of activities, mastering and place when the campuses writing alphabets, numbers etc., reopen. whereas there is need of holistic But reopen they must because development of child which comes the system demands so. A full academic year is at stake, so is the health of higher education system. The Covid pandemic arrived at a time, when examinations were nearing to be conducted and the process badly got disrupted. Conduct of examination by HEIs has become the number one challenge of this pandemic.
Curriculum June 16, 2020 5 Lead Feature Decluttering pandemic Chaos for resilience, restoration from learning of language, Perhaps, a clearer view on former UN Special Rapporteur on stakeholders to track article 46 also makes it obligatory for creativity and respecting child's children in disaster management Right to Education, wondered how and bring back all the government to provide for welfare own curiosity,” she said. and requisite budgetary a country which is bound by children to school and education of children from weaker Talking about the impact of requirements along with international conventions on child when these open. sections. toxic stress on education clubbing health, nutrition, care rights, its own constitution and Prof Sinha called for As one of panelists rightly said that outcomes and adult life health and education needs of children cultural philosophy (civilizational) trust in the system. education goals must not be reduced to of children citing in such situations, is needed now to provide education as a right, can “Keep trust in the reading, writing and some maths by neurosciences, Prof Kaul more than ever. promote trade in/of education. In ability of your online mode, the government must flagged the issue of domestic context of digitalization and online teachers, respect their talk and provide a hope to millions of violence and its increase in Ensure education for all education he said that concentration freedom and children by not only reassuring but lockdown as it vitiated the home and contemplation are two vital autonomy, respect the measures also. environment and posed a risk of children in Covid19 pillars of education which is not demand of parents toxic stress for children. Safe possible by this kind of aggressive and don't forget the Tail piece and secure environment, love pandemic and fake information being relayed aspirations of our and warmth is important for a on Internet. “Citizen is now seen as children, who want to excel and One nation, all children policy, child to grow. “Parental Imagine this. India slipping in the consumer. The value of pedagogy take a shot.” the bits and pieces of which wellbeing especially of mother ranking behind Somalia and and education is itself lost and Talking about pending are already in place, in the past is essential and therefore other sub-Saharan African despite so much information, examinations being conducted by have been making the mistake of convenience, context and countries in provision of ignorance is increasing,” he added. various boards, Prof Sinha said creating rigid norms that have become cultural background of parents education to its children, and then Commenting on the digital that anxiety, uncertainty and basis of failures and false reporting in are important for any wishing at least to catch up with hullabaloo Prof Praveen Jha, hunger simply don't make a case several cases. The bottom-line is to intervention. The focus has to them! The Covid19 pandemic Economist from JNU, Delhi felt for competing. Instead as one of understand the value of able-bodied be socio-emotional climate of has exposed India's stark and that this government is so obsessed the recommendations in the draft healthy children and their wellbeing, the family,” she added. naked massive poverty on streets with digital magic that it has started NEP says the secondary school good education and an ecosystem that While advocating suitable and the present crisis is likely to thinking it is answer to everything. must be seen as holistic and there helps the fulfillment of the first two. It changes in the teacher training set back the county's progress “Nobody is opposing technology, should be seamless promotion to requires the management law of programs to include parenting made in the universalization of but it can't be an alternative or a class XI. optimization, besides a commitment component and community- school education by several substitute to a robust system,” he All three keynote speakers from the state. based parents training, Prof years. The clear message said. He further said that when empathized on the need for Rekha Sharma Sen said the therefore is, there needs to be a people can say there is no relation advocacy and putting pressure on need of the hour is to reach out serious think, within the between school input and learning government and not lose hope. and work with a basket of government and by other outcomes, then legitimizing home According to Prof Sinha there are options and draw on strength of stakeholders on how best can this schooling may not be too far. mechanism like PDS, child labor each option. crisis be used as an opportunity to Prof Jha, who is an expert on laws and other ways that are Sushila Ahuja, Education accept the fundamental wrongs education finance, began by saying available that can provide Specialist-ECE, UNICEF, of our education delivery systems that unless you have adequate children social security. She brought out the commendable and correct it with suitable resources for education, it doesn't reminded that girls have work done by Anganwadi and interventions. take you anywhere. He said per unit aspirations and they are keen to Asha workers at grassroots At a webinar hosted by RTE cost per child of the country was return to school and that must be during the pandemic and the Forum on May 21 and themed laughably low and the minimalist ensured. Kishore Singh reminded SOP that has been evolved around “Universalization of approach to education provisioning the hundreds of activists, including online training while Education and Emerging has resulted in massive tragedy as educationists and others in the stressing that capacity building Challenges from Covid19 crisis' about 90% of schools in the country audience that in addition to of anganwadi workers is still several RTE activists and are simply not RTE Act compliant. articles 21 A, 14 of constitution, need of the hour and hygiene education experts called for a “If anybody has doubt that our becoming non-negotiable. measured response to the crisis private schools are doing well, let and not aggravate it by unbridled me tell half of the bottom is from According to Ambarish Rai, online education and small private schools,” he added. national convener of RTE opportunistic promotion of Making a serious charge on what is Forum, their effort is to become commercialization of education. holding country's universalization voice of these voiceless Backsliding of girl child into the of education to ransom Prof Jha said children whom our Prime household work, increased risk that political economy is at play as Minister forgot to mention in all of early marriages, child labor many elected representatives are his all important 10 major and abuse is a big worry for directly or indirectly engaged in announcements since the activists, who have toiled so long education business (running of lockdown. “We see PM Modi and hard to get girls into schools. institutions) thereby implying that talking to children on exam Many children may have been lack of interest from government stress, but when they need more abandoned by traffickers. Also, may be coming from that reality. He of handholding, he or his there is likelihood of children also informed that GST dues to advisors may not have thought being employed as child laborers states for the first quarter of this it necessary. How can a country with the massive reverse year haven't been released and as become atmanirbhar (self- migration of millions of families such states are stressed. As against reliant) if its future (children) in from urban areas due to loss of saying states have more untied extreme hardship and distress is livelihood and sliding into resources, the central government not protected and cared far?” he penury. The children of has found a way to escape from asked. vulnerable sections are likely to responsibilities. While immunization has be hit hard by this crisis and may Former chairperson of National slightly picked up in some drop out of the schooling system. Commission for Protection of Child places, children of smaller age All this may add up to millions of Rights (NCPCR), Prof Shantha have been advised to stay children. Sinha, who has done decades of indoors. In these conditions and Calling the 'evil of privatization' work on Child rights to her credit in compulsions, a clear policy on as the impediment to various capacities, called on the these children is a must for the universalization of education in governments not to undermine the system and this large child the country, Dr Kishore Singh, importance of schools for children. population (estimated to be “In the past also schools have 13.2% of India's 1.3 billion remained shut on several counts for UNICEF India has created a parenting page on its site population and their families. months and this is not something (https://www.unicef.org/india/what-we-do/early-childhood- new. When you emphasize schools development/parenting) which contains a lot of parenting will remain shut, you are sending resources. “Other organizations and people can also put their out a message to children that resources on our page,” according to an official. schools will open one day and your schools are important,” she said. She also made a strong case for honest correction in data in school enrolment and advised all
6 Curriculum June 16, 2020 HE India Rankings List of top 10 India Rankings 2020 Engineering OVERALL Rank Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 2 Name of Institute Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 3 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 4 Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 5 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 6 Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 2 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 7 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad 8 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 3 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 9 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Indian Institute of Technology Indore 10 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur I Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Management 1 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 4 2 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad 3 N Indian Institute of Management Bangalore 4 Indian Institute of Management Calcutta 5 5 Indian Institute of Management Lucknow 6 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 7 D Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode 8 6I Indian Institute of Management Indore 9 7A Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) 10 8 Management Development Institute, Gurugram Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 9 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi R10 A University Rankings 1N Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 2K Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 3I Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 4N Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Jadavpur University, Kolkata G University of Hyderabad, 5 S 6 Calcutta University, Kolkata 72 Pharmacy 1 Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 80 2 Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 92 Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 3 JamiaMilliaIslamia, New Delhi 10 0 Panjab University, Chandigarh 4 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and 5 Degree Colleges 1 Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 6 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and 7 Miranda House, Delhi Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani 8 Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Udupi 9 Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi 2 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty 10 Hindu College, Delhi 3 JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore St. Stephen`s College, Delhi 4 Presidency College, Chennai 5 Loyola College, Chennai 6 St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata 7 Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah 8 Hans Raj College, Delhi 9 PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore 10
Curriculum June 16, 2020 7 Focus School Fee issue snowballing into a parental reformist agenda The Covid19 pandemic children and this crisis. And academic year and all classes our knowledge is concerned. direction in the way country is has exposed the fault hence, it is now building towards children be promoted to next level Parents' Association has filed a PIL moving to tackle the education lines within the school a war like situation. “Actually it and let children stay safe at home in the High Court in this regard.” crisis precipitated by the pandemic. system as the wavering trust is transforming of private schools as parents don't have trust in the As many schools are being used as “We will have to defend our public between private schools and into service firms that is looking badly exposed and inadequate quarantine centres for migrant education system and keep pressure parents touches nadir over fee back in face of school owners, healthcare system of the country. workers and those returning from over the government because this payment and both sides are now else a lot of parents would have After Government indicated that other places, reopening of schools, government doesn't seem to be standing vociferously against resorted to charity to bail these it is contemplating the option of will also not be possible in near talking to stakeholders but one another, including in several schools out and keep them going. reduction in the syllabus and future as the infection curve is still promoting agenda of money hungry courts. While some states have And now if anything, these instructional hours on requests on peaking within various regions of digital lobbies,” said Ambarish Rai, made a general appeal to these schools are using their politico- parents and teachers, experts at the country. In this situation, National Convener of RTE Forum. schools to waive the fee for the bureaucratic nexus to win over the seminar felt it is premature at Pradhan, suggested converting Parents have started finding their first quarter in light of reduced parental resistance,” said another this stage and after a review next schools into digital resource own innovative ways like enrolling or no incomes, majority of parent on condition of month, shall any such national centres and calling students in with NIOS and preparing for online parents wary of schools paying anonymity. debate started. Any quantum of small batches to take benefit. tuitions as tuitions was a normal any heed to these kind of Simultaneously, civil society reduction would depend on when Sharing findings of a study they did during regular schooling as well and advisories, have organized groups are also lending moral will the schools reopen and what over 1500 students in 15 districts in are watching for activities avenues themselves support to the fight of parents and will be the loss of school days due West Bengal, Prabir Basu, director where children can participate almost in the entire country to raising their voice in support for to closure. Span and WB convener of RTE without inviting risk of getting defend their own interests. children affected in millions due “What should matter in this whole Forum said along with Corona, the infected. According to some reports to this pandemic and lockdown. debate are interests of children state is also suffering from Amphan Now it will be the turn of schools to about 80% haven't paid the fee At a webinar organized by RTE and nothing else,” declared cyclone. Around 14 thousand get innovative to retain students. so far and are waiting Forum on June 10 over the Covid Agarwal. schools have been converted into But on serious note the parent reassurance. 19 crisis reflections over school Speaking about private schools in quarantine-centers. In such a movement will force a change in “Schools are mostly themselves reopening, fee and digitalization his state (Odisha), Anil Pradhan, situation, there is a lot of confusion schooling and what will be its in states, speakers brought out Odisha state convener of RTE about the future in the minds of shape is something nobody has the responsible for this mistrust the pathetic impact of closure on Forum said, “ Chief Minister had children and their parents as well. answer at the moment. country's thousands of small to appeal to private schools to Digital education is not the solution because the managements never budget schools. waive off fees for 3 months due to not only because of the huge digital ...Autar Nehru According to Ashok Agarwal of COVID – 19. This is because of divide is creating a further thought that such a day will Social Jurist and president of All the pressure of Parents' marginalisation and negative . India Parents Association, the Association. Though, no private impact on students. come. They had taken parents situation of budget schools is schools waived off fees so far as So, clearly there is a lack of 1 such that they have started laying for granted all these years and off their staff and most will close down if this pandemic stretches a collected money on one pretext few more months as their cash flow from fees has stopped. “The or the other and parents never crisis was already there but now it has become gravest in face of asserted their rights as they this pandemic. Where will these children go? The answer still lies thought child may be in the problem from where it first generated—the neglected and unnecessarily harassed. Now poor quality government schools, which will need to be that anger has come out,” says converted to an efficient public education system to deal with the Akshay Sahu, a parent based in crisis and sustainable school education ,” he said while Noida. Actually, apart from fee categorically denying any sympathy for these budget or the annual fee, parents knew schools as these according to him never fulfilled school norms that schools in addition to from day one. Agarwal is also of the view that pricey textbooks and loads of this year be declared as zero school sold stationery, parents Medical were apprehensive that schools All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi will ask for contributions from children, so a collective and spontaneous response in the form of a ripple was generated throughout the country. Now it is a nationwide movement and each day garnering more strength. And, school lobbies, which have been traditionally the politically connected pressure lobbies have gone back to same old tactics and antics and camouflaged their commercial interests in conjunction with many ed tech companies by way of starting online classes just to extract money from parents. According to parents this attitude and mindset had drained out any amount of sympathy that they may have had for schools as partners in education of their INDIA Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 2 RANKINGS 3 2020 Christian Medical College, Vellore 1 Dental Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Udupi 2 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune 3
8 Curriculum June 16, 2020 VIEWS (Edit/Guest Column...) OPINION: Coronavirus and takeaways Frontliner or Trustee: Ramesh Pokhriyal for Indian Education sector Nishank's first year as HRD minister shows up Dr R L Raina, Vice Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University, Japipur the man than the ministry Within a matter of a few months, Here are the takeaways for the influencers' to virtual reality the coronavirus pandemic has Indian education sector: experiences. Last year (2019), on May 30, when Narendra changed the education landscape Education leads through surprising Prevalence of Public-private Modi took oath as the Prime Minister for the across the world. These modifica- innovations educational partnerships second time in a row after returning to power in the tions, which we never thought would People have been lamenting about In just a couple of months, we have May 2019 parliamentary elections, the induction of be implemented so soon, until such a traditional education being slow- witnessed learning consortiums and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank into union cabinet came huge global health crisis, presented a paced as we have been following the coalitions taking shape, with diverse as no surprise. As a heavyweight from his home state roadmap on how education could centuries-old lecture-based stakeholders - including govern- of Uttarakhand, Pokhriyal for obvious past reasons change for the better - and the worse - approaches in outdated classrooms. ments, publishers, education had to be shifted to Delhi in the interest of party. in the long term. But COVID-19 became the catalyst professionals, technology providers, The near meticulous rise that his political career has As the coronavirus spread like for change in our educational and telecom network operators - seen from being a teacher at a RSS-affiliated school wildfire across Asia, Europe, Middle institutes as now we have become coming together to utilize digital to one of the youngest but controversial chief East and the United States, several open to online education in a short platforms as a temporary solution to ministers of Uttarakhand (2009-2011), was countries quickly decided to arrest the span of time. the crisis. In emerging countries simultaneously helped by his much publicized increase of a full-blown pandemic To help cease the virus' spread, where education has predominantly journey of being a 'cultural' poet and author. Till he through announcement of immediate students started home learning in been provided by the government, became the minister for HRD in Modi 2.0 lockdown and since then there have early March until the educational this could become a prevalent and government, his literary achievements were only been multiple announcements institutes took the decision of phone consequential trend to future famous within the confines of the parivaar, outside regarding the education landscape. As learning, followed by online learning education. world knew him as a maverick and ambitious of March 13, the OECD estimated that through video conferencing. Now, In many educational institutes, they politician, who didn't fit into the definition of a over 421 million children are affected students began leveraging online are planning to develop a new cloud- sanskari follower. due to school closures announced or learning right from serious learning based, online learning and broadcast- No guesses why a person of his background was implemented in 39 countries. to other subjects like physical ing platform as well as to upgrade a handed over the supervision of an important, core These risk-control decisions have education and music. Students have suite of education infrastructure. and strategic ministry like HRD despite his persona paved the way for alternative been shooting their videos and Through examples like these, it is and thinking being largely seen in contrast with the innovative modes of education be it sending to their teachers as \"home- quite clear that our educational aspirations of a youthful nation. When proficiency or home-schooling or online classes, work”. With high-speed technology innovation is receiving attention possession of English language was being especially in most heavily-affected becoming more prevalent, we have beyond the typical government- acknowledged as a huge national asset and the countries. All these innovations been witnessing learners and solution funded or non-profit-backed social biggest contributor to India's vast global footprint during these unprecedented times of providers truly embracing the project. In the past decade, we have and engagement, the first thing he did was to replace crisis made a lasting impact on the 'learning anywhere, anytime' concept already seen far greater interest, and working of his own office in English with Hindi. On trajectory of learning innovation and of digital education in a range of investment, coming from the private the face value there can be two reasons for this. One, digitization. As relaxations have now formats. Now, as the education sector in education solutions and his comfort level with language, which can be been imposed by many governments, institutes are going to resume their innovation. From Microsoft and understandable and he has every right for choosing we have to see how these models of in-person classroom soon, learning Google in the U.S. to Samsung in his own language of work. The second reason going education will help as the educational will be more fun as it complemented Korea to Tencent, Ping An, and by his penchant for Sanskrit and ancient knowledge institutions are going to resume their with new learning modalities - from Alibaba in China, corporations are or at least a public display of it, could be pleasing his classroom education once again soon. live broadcasts to 'educational awakening to the strategic imperative bosses or doing at their behest. of an educated populace. The very day he assumed office, he released the draft passes through his table. When he should have been on toes, While most of these initiatives to date NEP and one year in office, the New Education reassuring, talking to people, motivating them, he has left it to have been limited in scope, and Policy is still in 'formulation'. The draft NEP circling bureaucracy which traditionally has a regimental outlook and a relatively isolated, the pandemic has from 2015 for six years now, is a mirror reflection of vision which doesn't go beyond limited boundaries. actually paved the way for much the priority that education has received from this When every segment of students, their parents, teachers, larger-scale, cross-industry coalitions government. The 'Parivaar' who put its man in charge institutions and the whole system is badly affected and needs to be formed around a common of the HRD ministry, has been eyeing a 'Cultural an inspiring leader rooted in logic, science and possibilities, he educational goal. Revolution' through education and perhaps sees has preferred to tweet his poetry. The digital divide will be narrowed national policy an instrument to kickstart it! The challenges that the country faces in this pandemic and in down Therefore he is blessed!! the post-pandemic period are already enormous and difficult. As schools in affected areas have been However, Pokhriyal is proving himself an intern than Our universities and other education institutions will have to be finding innovative solutions to a leader. Covid19 pandemic is so vast and potentially leading lights of change and overcoming these challenges. continue teaching, the quality of devastating that any education minister of a country Country will have to come with its own solutions in many teaching largely depends on the of India' size will lose all his sleep over it. The cases. The disruption and opportunities that the pandemic has quality of digital access. Not only created will need an ecosystem that will not only be resilient video conferencing through Zoom minister instead but intelligent enough help economy to recover. It will need a call helped the students and teachers, has started lot of research, dedication and hands on skills. Similarly, young students also learnt through whatsapp behaving like a students need hope and role models to navigate their future messaging and email, especially in section officer or lives under difficult circumstances. There needs to be an the rural areas. an under secretary atmosphere of trust and commitment for this to happen and our This stressful and unprecedented time (to be more HRD minister could be well advised to lead in creating this of COVID-19 has taught students the respectful), who is environment than peddling his own agenda. importance of building resilience to just eager to see face such uncalled for threats and every official came out victorious. 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Curriculum June 16, 2020 9 Spotlight Blended learning is future of education, period. The debate over online and face to face must settle in the middle There is no probability that online mode of education will completely replace traditional classroom teaching methods, because in this way the psycho-social and emotional aspect would be eliminated from the learning process which is undesirable, instead a combination of technology and tradition would suffic e the demands in future. Dr Nitesh Dhawan & Komal Kapoor discuss Deprivation opens the website creation for content the form of e-books, audios door for new destina- management on Google are and videos is made available tions. Teaching and other effective tools to aid by NCERT. learning are one of those blended form of teaching and Government of India has also spheres which have seemed learning. There are important started Swayam-Prabha a to turn around obstacles into tools for formative and collection of 32 DTH channels opportunities. summative assessment of which run 24X7 for the The exacerbating conditions learners for evaluating their students from class I-XII, under extended lockdown performance. The issues of undergraduates and postgrad- period have pushed the copyright could be taken care uate students. educational institutions to of with the appropriate use of explore various options for creative commons licence Bottlenecks in the road to mode can go easy. There are internet services and also see compensating the loss of their policy. Online Education students belonging to normal that their children do not academic session. The There are several factors schools or government excessively become depend- increasing number of The intended objective of which are responsible for schools in cities which don't ent on online resources webinars and virtual confer- teaching according to revised widening the digital gap in India have fast speed internet because overuse can cause ences clearly indicate towards bloom's taxonomy is to assist such as geographical location, services, face the problem of physical distress as well as the adaptiveness of academic learners to remember - lack of awareness regarding connectivity so online mode leads to social and emotional organisations in a challenging understand - apply- analyse- usage and usability of online has not proven much benefi- alienation among children. Let scenario. Admitting the evaluate and to create new resources, lack of infrastruc- cial for them. Some teachers blended education become an importance of both real ideas Technology certainly ture, inadequate access to are not so techno savvy hence integral part of our educational classrooms teaching and has all those features that can fundamental resources, delivering an online lecture or system so that in future, in the online mode of learning, a guide both educators as well imbalances in quality of taking an online class is wake of any unexpected and concept of blended learning as learners to move to the resources in different regions, something which is new for unforeseen situation the has emerged which is a style next level of experiential demographic features like age, them and the teachers also education shouldn't come to a of education in which students learning. socio-economic status, need time to adjust with the halt. learn via electronic and online educational status etc. of the online education system. _______________________ media as well as traditional Government initiatives in e- recipients. During the There is no probability that face-to-face learning. learning during COVID-19 lockdown period the existence online mode of education IMPORTANT outbreak of above factors in encumber- will completely replace COMMUNICATION Recently, we got an opportu- The Department of School ing online education remains traditional classroom nity to be a part of online Education in the Government the same, and along with this teaching methods, because We are going to start faculty development of India and all States and there are certain other factors in this way the psycho- publication of webinar programme on the very U n i o n Te r r i t o r i e s h a v e which emerged as annoying social and emotional aspect summaries from now relevant topic pertaining to launched three e-learning hindrances in the list of would be eliminated from onwards. Host , transition towards blended platforms on SHAGUN Online bottlenecks. the learning process which institution, organizations learning which was altogether Junction. These are – The primary and secondary is undesirable, instead a and public relation a different learning experi- NROER (National Repository school teachers in the absence combination of technology agencies can share ence. It not only added to our of Open Educational of any proper training in and tradition would suffice details for listing and repository of knowledge and Resources) where students conduction of online classes the demands in future. The later the summaries for skills but also enriched our get the opportunity to visit e- display helplessness in this students, parents and teach- online publication vision of imparting education libraries, e-books, e-courses hour and this inability is not ers should be made aware of with the application of and also get a chance to confined to rural areas only. the uses of technology in email: technology as a facilitator and participate in online educa- Even teachers in urban areas education so that they develop [email protected] making it more interesting for tion-based events. It has having little computer literacy a positive attitude towards learners as well. The unprece- 2779 documents, 1345 and unbeknownst to online online education and accept For attention dented covid-19 crisis has interactive, 1664 audios, teaching strategies grapple the the value of online learning as of institutions compelled us to unfold new 2586 same situation. Only the elitist equal to classroom learning. avenues, and with propaga- images and 6153 videos in schools having access to full- Secondly, parental sensitiza- Notices Beyond 200 tion of digital India campaign, different languages. time high-speed network are tion is also important so that words will be we have been able to find DIKSHA is a National Digital able to use Zoom, Skype, they can supervise their considered classified answers to many questions Infrastructure for Teachers Google Classroom and other children when they use advertisements and around us. 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10 Curriculum June 16, 2020 Careerwsie Running virtual meetings as effectively as the physical ones needs an understanding of Virtual Communication hardware & netiquettes Naveen Goyal This pandemic has stirred Unfortunately, for countries like usually missing in virtual 5. Exchange the data before the CEO, Adda52d up a hornet's nest, remote India with huge population and communication. Hence, it is meeting working has become maybe not that great infrastructure important to build up active Before the meeting, decide on the mandatory in most of the like other countries, securing a listening. Focus entirely on the objectives for the meeting and organizations. It is worth noting good internet connection can still speaker and try not to interrupt. As exchange the required data pertaining how the people who once always be a challenge. You must make sure a courtesy to the speaker be on to the agenda. Make sure you have longed for working from home that you have a good internet mute when not speaking. seen the data and thought about it. are now missing office! Their connection. Video meets are Choice of words is extremely This is specially true for finance and desire to work from office is not essential but not every day. Try to important. Most of the times, the digital marketing discussions. In this a frivolous gimmick. In fact, it is keep one virtual video meet with video might not be on (in order to way, you will be prepared for the a realization that makes sense. the next line of leadership at least save internet bandwidth) and meeting and would not sound clueless Humans work efficiently when once a week. And remember, pay hence, mere words could change when the moderator points something they build connections and have on time for uninterrupted services! the atmosphere of the meetings. out. a sense of belonging to the Most successful leaders know organization. However, when 2. Be on time what to speak and in what tone. 6. Gather feedback from the team working from home, this sense When you expect people to join a When conversing via phone or Once the meeting is over, gather of connection and purpose seem meeting from their homes, you chats, miscommunication is more feedback from the team on the to fade away. Thus, in these might give them the flexibility to likely to occur. conduct of the meeting. For instance, unprecedented times, it is more join at their own convenience, once you are done with the meeting, important than ever before to whether it is joining late or not 4. Assign a moderator for the discuss with your employees whether create meaningful connections being a part at all. But consider this meeting the objectives were met. Ask them with the teams and the best way meeting as nothing different from Always try to assign a moderator how to improve the meetings and to do that, beyond the shadow of the meeting you conduct in office. for the meeting who is well-versed form stronger virtual connections. a doubt, are – regular meet-ups. So, set a time for the meeting and in virtual communication. It is vital From coordination to execution, it can But since face-to-face meetings seek everyone's confirmation. for one person to navigate the be a challenge for the teams to not be are no longer in question, leaders However, if someone rejects the discussion. It is important to ask able to work together for a long time. must strive to make the virtual meeting invite for a genuine direct questions to a person rather But even when you are working from meetings as meaningful as reason, do not forget to check-in than an open question. It is better if home, it is important to maintain your possible. with him or her. However, once the moderator takes name of the work routine and stay in touch with Let's discuss a few ways in confirmed be on time as multiple person he is questioning to avoid your colleagues. Virtual meetings are which you can run virtual re-scheduling can cause confusion. any confusion. The moderator the glue that keeps the team together. meetings with your team, as must summarize the discussion Thus, leaders must work hard towards effectively as the physical ones. 3. Learn virtual communication and repeat the action points for maintaining virtual communications While during face to face each individual. It is imperative to as effectively as possible. 1. Solid internet connection interactions, we can pick up non- keep these meetings as short as Let's start with something as verbal actions like facial possible since it is heavy on human basic as an internet connection. expressions, tone of voice etc. it is mind. Try to be precise. COVID-19 pandemic spikes interest in data science as an opportune career Pankaj Muthe, In the fight against the novel coronavirus, there has been a paradigm shift in and share data, there have been instances in which this collaboration seems the way we live, work, consume and play. Fortunately, there is a wide swath to be making an especially great impact. In Taiwan, the government quickly APAC Academic of data being made available on most of these factors. They will not only made patient traveler history available to hospitals so that risks could be Program Manager, Qlik make it easier to understand specific patterns and trends amid the lockdown more properly assessed. Other information, like sites that infected people but also bring some assurance that technology can help us overcome the had visited, were posted and those who had visited those locations were crisis. asked to self-monitor and self-quarantine as necessary. Economists estimate that in the coming decades, pandemics will cause Growing demand for data science jobs average annual economic losses of 0.7% of global GDP – a threat similar in As data is being generated from multiple platforms like the government, scale to that estimated for climate change. However, very few may have businesses and even NGOs raising charity funds, there is arising interest in thought through the impact of the aftereffects of a pandemic until this event data science as a career option, bearing in mind the endless possibilities that happened. Thus, organizations are looking at how data can helpand using are spread across a wide range of industries. They will monitor and analyse predictive analytics to get an idea of how the world will behave in the future factors post lockdown to design new business processes as well as find and based on the learnings from this pandemic. meet new needs while discovering new revenue streams. Obviously, this Role of data analytics in understanding the transformation would increase the demand for trained data science professionals and Globally, while scientists have already started researching to find remedies analysts thatcan create such models.Moreover, given the fact that to the on-going pandemic, data analysts are extracting citizen data to study companies are transitioning to digitization and relying on data, there is a and figure ways to contain the spread of coronavirus. Even companies are clearindication that the demand for data trained professionals will continue using AI-powered data science techniques to gather volumes of data to to rise. discern both new and existing molecules that can be used to combat A survey last year revealed that around 97,000 data analytics are vacant in COVID-19 and monitor its spread in the future. India due to a lack of skilled professionals. 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Curriculum June 16, 2020 11 Interview Mukesh Sharma, Chairman-promoter Prometheus School Noida, Founder-CEO QA InfoTech Children in poverty cannot be made to postpone learning, it is in the national interest to reach out Education has had a huge positive impact in Mukesh Sharma's life neighborhood localities of Jaypee which was otherwise a very humble one in Pilani, Rajasthan. This early community and also for children from and strong association with education nurtured his passion to start a South and East Delhi, Noida and school, Prometheus in Noida, that will enable several children follow Greater Noida. It is not fair for their dreams through international standard pedagogies. Mukesh children to spend significant Sharma, also the founding CEO of Noida based QA InfoTech, a soft- commute time on the roads. Of course ware quality services company, launched the school starting with the things are changing with remote 2019 academic session. Before the COVID-19 lockdown, Autar Nehru learning models, in today's COVID visited the school and held a freewheeling conversation with Mukesh world. So while we look at remote Sharma. Some excerpts from the discussion between the two: programs for special lessons that can take in students who are not necessar- How did you come up with this big decision for the parents and Prometheus is technology ensuring professional develop- ily on Prometheus's annual rolls, we idea of starting a school? children too, to align with a powered to ensure all our ment for our faculty as a regular limit the geographical proximity for I am a first generation entrepre- school, as it is an investment of a processes are scalable, optimized phenomenon to enable them our children to the above locations. At neur and in my work, I have life. My core goals are very and secure. Additionally, we are continue to upskill themselves this time, we don't have plans to worked with several educational simple and transparent -I want working on a digital repository too. become a residential school and technology(EdTech) companies; our students to not fear failures; for every student, so the academic As for our students, we want to whether we will set up more schools is all of this experience has given have the courage to try and take journey is captured and data is encourage them to dream big and a question we haven't thought of. We me a rich idea on ed-tech new risks and challenges of secure, giving anytime, anywhere help them realize the same. Why want to make this school a role model solutions – including platforms, course in a calculated manner access to the parents, guardians shouldn't our students think about in reimagining learning – that is our apps and content. Given my close and follow their passion; and students, even after they entrepreneurial ideas and start the main focus at this time – the numbers and early association with BITS technology has revolutionized leave school. journey early – we want to provide will then inherently follow. Pilani, it was always my dream all industries globally necessitat- What else do you feel is going to the right ambience to nurture such You personally take a lot of interest and wish to do something in ing life skills to be honed be unique at Prometheus ( ideas to fruition. We also want to in school and are involved in its education and my entrepreneurial carefully with good teaching name kept on an ancient Greek inculcate the humanitarian facets management. How do you balance gig further facilitated the journey. practices, in the educational culture credited with the in our students – this is an between being an IT company head When you are sitting on the other sector. IB appreciates the creation of humanity from clay, important requirement in today's and spending time at school? side as a parent, you see things uniqueness of every child, and who defies the gods by otherwise aggressive world I think the school needs me as much as through a certain prism and have prefers collaboration over stealing fire and giving it to situations; inculcating this habit my company, so I have struck a fine a bunch of complaints about and competition and I feel it lays a humanity as civilization) early on, makes it a part of the balance and schedule meetings suggestions and feedback for the strong foundation to enable School? lifestyle for not just our students accordingly. I also leverage technol- educational system. I chose to children build a solid base for the We opened admissions only after but also for the entire Prometheus ogy to stay on top of things. I am cross the line and take up the life ahead; it instills a self- most construction was complete; family. It can even be a small one fortunate to have great teams at both journey as an educator, that driven, critical thinking powered Our infrastructure stands out act of kindness a day, but when places that understand my vision and allows me to realize challenges as learning experience, which unique. Apart from the standard done consciously, it will over time take them forward for implementa- opportunities. makes the school life memora- facilities, we have a dedicated become a habitual routine that tion. So, while I am there in both Why school when you could ble, enjoyable, engaging and sports block for varied sporting comes in involuntarily at varied places, I am not in these alone. I have have very well delved into ed- habituates learning for life. needs ranging from shooting circumstances. an able squad that supports me. In tech? And you feel our CBSE is range, squash, yoga, TT etc. It Such is the holistic development addition, everyone needs a passion Fair question. The global nowhere a match for this? was also our vision that sports we pride on at Prometheus, that we outside of work, to keep them educational system especially the I myself am a product of the need to be a yearlong habit not believe is and will be our USP that energized. Not everyone is lucky or ones in developing countries like CBSE system and am thankful hindered by seasonal weather will withstand the test of time and destined to have their profession and India, is at a crucial cross roads. for all the learnings and for who I fluctuations; so we built a competition. A school is a very passion merge. I have been very lucky There is a lot of interest in inquiry am today. However, I often separate block to accommodate sacred place and everyone is doing that way where both school and the based learning, moving away think, may be, I could have done sports, rain or shine. We have their bit towards a greater cause company are spaces that I am very from the conventional rote style more in life if my schooling was designed a Prometheus township for good – we hope our path will passionate about. In addition, golf is a of learning. However, not more inquiry based and not just in our basement, which is inspire and serve as a role model big energy boost. Even a quick game everyone gets a fair chance to try exams and marks based. Not essentially an area for small for others, while we also continue every morning on the field, keeps me these styles of learning, as they just CBSE, but some of the children where they explore the to observe and learn from the physically and mentally fit and ready are still an entitlement for a select conventional learning systems world much the same way aslet's industry and society at large. for the long day ahead. few that can afford it. I wanted to continue to place heavy say Kidzania. We have horse Tell me more about the school In conclusion I would like to say, change this landscape and make importance on the rote style of riding and an open playground as and your capacity planning; will every industry, business and inquiry based learning afford- academics. While they are also well. In today's age of COVID-19 this be first among many more household today has to align itself able, true to its meaning in beginning to embrace beyond where social distancing is much and what about boarding with the new normal imposed by implementation through practical just the academics, IB is a needed, we have ample space to options? COVID-19, globally. Having the and engaging pedagogies and different mindset altogether. provide this necessity for our We are expecting 2200 children at technology leverage from QA build something from scratch that This is a sustainable and scalable students and staff. the peak and will remain a day InfoTech, and being a school that is gives me the leverage to invest in mindset that enables shaping On the methodology side, we are scholar school mainly catering to new and in its first year of operations, the holistic development of students that today's world we have the combined advantage to children that join us. needs, rather than grooming bring in the required changes with Now this does not take away my them for just the well-known agility and flexibility connect with ed-tech. Ed-tech traditional professions. will always hold a special place You are a tech guy and there is of interest for me, and through ed tech boom around us. How QA InfoTech, research and much technology is being project deliveries in this domain consumed by your own school? will continue. We have launched I have been in IT world for close a few ed-tech products such as to 25 years now and specifically PaperScorer.com and running QA InfoTech for the last Clickngrade.com. This in fact 16 years. Talking about gives Prometheus a powerful technology in education, it is combination where we enable important to ensure children do QA InfoTech as our technology not become technology partner in further empowering it dependent – rather they need to in its vision to reimagine leverage technology to aid their learning. learning process. Learning Is that why you went for IB assessments, online library accreditation and not CBSE? resources for research, reading We invested heavily in creating a and reference are all good places school where children will come to leverage technology for. out future ready. And it is a very Operationally as well,
12 Curriculum June 16, 2020 Exam Time Last Minute Board Exam Preparation Tips The two national boards, CBSE & ICSE have announced their exam schedule for pending papers for classes X & XII. In this backdrop and covid19 pandemic tension, here is some expert advice for the students By Randhir Kumar Practice makes perfect keep up with the schedule you've trust your teachers and school for paper, read the question again and I cannot stress enough the need to prepared for last minute revisions. your safety. divide your answers into 3 sections: Examinations, for long, have jot the topics you've learnt. Not Take time out to just relax, watch Introduction, Explanation, and been the cause for concern for just from an examination point of some movies or read the newspaper Exam Day Dos and Don'ts Conclusion. When you're attempting students all over the world. And view but to increase your speed. online and see what's going on Wake up early and quickly go questions that require diagrams, use a with the COVID-19 outbreak, You wouldn't get 3 weeks to write around the world. This would come over the topics you've made your freshly sharpened pencil and ensure the situation had taken a step for the answers to a 2-3 hour paper. in handy for entrance exam notes out of. Sift through the the figure is legible. If you can, the worse, causing the students Take tests online, muscle interviews. handbook of formulae. If you explain your answers with help of unwanted anxiety, for the entire memory is a thing and the more CBSE has also announced the free don't feel confident enough, don't diagrams anyway, the main purpose academic curriculum had been you practice the better you equip of cost tele-counselling service for bring yourself down that you don't of exams is to test your understanding. put on hold. However, with the yourself to solve questions in the students from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, know anything. Every student Ensure you're leaving some space announcement of new dates for paper. Also, take a moment to seven days a week from June 1, gets cold feet because in exams, between your answers. Attempt the 5 - the pending Board exams by improve or refine your 2020, up to July 15, 2020. Make use the trick here is to tell yourself that 10 marker questions first. They're the MHRD last month, students handwriting, if it's illegible, of it and take to counsellors to guide you've prepared well. most time taking and important and now have hope that there's light you're more likely to lose marks you. Have a hearty breakfast and plan then move to the 3 markers, 2 markers at the end of the tunnel after all. if you cannot get your point your travel time and make sure and finally onto the 1 marker Times ahead are going to be across. Exam Day Prep you reach the venue at least 45 questions, if any. tough and for that we must Take out past papers and observe Time to pack your bags! Sort out the minutes prior to the entry time. If you're done before time, do not prepare ourselves for what's in their pattern, make notes of the essential stationary keeping in mind Keep your exam documents in an leave the examination hall. Revisit store. With only three weeks type of questions, number of the exam you are appearing for. For L shaped folder and safe and go to your answers and see if you can add until the commencement of the questions asked from a topic. Try Physics, Chemistry, and the exam venue with a calm and anything to it. Re-reading your pending CBSE Board Exams, solving the papers by setting a Accountancy, keep pencils, scales, relaxed mind. Nervousness can be answers will help you edit out silly here's some tried and tested timer as if you're appearing for erasers sharpeners handy. Keep contagious, so don't engage in any mistakes and make your answer more strategies to keep calm and the exam. This will prepare you backups of blue and black pens. banter with your friends. comprehensive. crack board exams with flying for when the actual time comes. Make sure that you're using a clear Once you're in the examination colours! Take mock tests online, there are Ziploc bag to carry your stationary. hall, fill in your details in the -The author is the Founder and Chief many e-learning portals Carry a separate water bottle and exam sheet carefully. Don't make Mentor of BasicFirst Learning OPC Schedule. Don't be dedicated to the effort. Scrutiny avoid eating out/drinking out on the haste, raise your hand and ask if Pvt. Ltd. spontaneous unveils gaps in your strategy and day of the exam. you have any doubts. When you The first thing we need to do is your weak points. The more your Keep a small bottle of sanitizer with get the question paper, take out 10 prepare a schedule. These last 3 practice, the better you perform you and an extra mask to be on the minutes and read the people weeks are going to play a in the last few weeks before your safe side. To ensure the safety of all thoroughly and chalk out how crucial role in your exam. students, CBSE is conducting you're going to answer it and the preparedness for the exams. By exams in your respective schools to time you're going to give to each now, you should have Use diagrams, flow charts eliminate longer travel time during answer. When you're finally completed your syllabus as 3 When it comes to complex topics COVID-19 outbreak. So relax and coming down to attempt the weeks is far too less of a time to in Physics or Chemistry, try target the entire syllabus. Your creating diagrams to break it schedule must be goal oriented down to simpler, easier to because subjects like Physics, understand components. Visual Chemistry and Accountancy stimulus will enable quick require a set plan to be grasped retention of tough topics. It thoroughly. would work in your favour on the However, if you're still left with day of the exam for a quick sift some portion of the syllabus, through to keep a separate start off by reading backwards. notebook for all formulae. Yes, backwards. All NCERT books have summaries at the Breaks are important end, the summary will give you Take breaks after every 45 an idea of all important topics minutes. Remember, retention is that you need to cover in the our goal not cramming. Breaks chapter. Read and underline the are much deserved when we explanation of the summary in concentrate for long hours and to the chapters and create smaller enable better understanding, we notes out of it. Go through the have to be in a relaxed state of exercise and test your mind. Get up and walk, sitting in knowledge. Repeat the process the same position and place for a for all unread chapters. Caution: longer duration puts strain on Ensure you do not spend more your neck and a sore body never than a week to complete what's complies with a stressed mind. left of the syllabus. Go out on the balcony and take in Now, once you're covered your some fresh air. Listen to music or syllabus in its entirety, just help out your parents with distribute subjects according to chores. your expertise and give more time to topics that you're not Revision of topics confident at. Stick your NCERT Just how muscle memory aids the books as they're the basis for the process of learning, when you exam and stick to your narrate what you've learned to timetable. yourself, reading helps you to understand the concept better and subsequently increases your ability to remember. Try calling your friends and engage in a group study session or explain the concepts you've learned to them, this works in the same manner as narrating the topics to yourself to test your understanding. De-stress Yourself Keep yourself hydrated and keep in touch with your friends. Motivate them and yourself to
Curriculum June 16, 2020 15 Covid 19: Innovations IIT Alumni Council announces MegaLab risk of COVID-19. This coating has been tested to effectively kill IIM Kozhikode incubatee pathogens within 10-15 minutes. The formulation is highly effective startup develops swab sample Mumbai with a capacity of 10 million against clinical pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and collection robot for safe and Escherichia coli O157. This formulation will be beneficial to frontline speedy testing RTPCR tests per month medical personnel for coating their existing facemasks and can be scaled up further for coating on their gowns. Indian Institute of Management IIT Alumni Council will set up one of the world's largest MegaLabs in “Facemask is a core component of the personal protective equipment Kozhikode (IIMK) based incubatee Mumbai with a capacity of 10 million tests per month and will start (PPE), along with gown, gloves, and eye protection for frontline start-up, ispAgro, has developed a identifying partners for the same through a global competition. While healthcare personnel. This nano-coating provides an additional layer of functional prototype of a robotic swab scientists are still at work to develop a vaccine, testing and protection against pathogens in existing masks and can curb the sample collection arm which can be biotherapeutics capacity have emerged as the biggest challenges. transmission risk of the disease,” said Prof. Naveen K Navani of remotely controlled for safe and speedy Announcing this initiative, Ravi Sharma, President, IIT Alumni Department of Biotechnology and Centre of Nanotechnology who led swab sample collection process. The Council, said: “IIT Alumni Council has decided to set up the largest the research. specializes in drone and robotics genetic testing laboratory for C19 and other infectious diseases after The formulation also contains silver nanoparticles and plant-based technology and is one of the many start- consulting global experts in the areas of virology, RTqPCR machine antimicrobials which show synergistic killing effect against the ups mentored by IIMK's business manufacture, test kits, pooling algorithms, AI, machine learning, pathogens. The combined effect of more than three antimicrobial incubator and entrepreneurship robotics and microfluidics. A dedicated team has already started work compounds was used for the development of formulation which can be development center, LIVE. on designing MegaLab Mumbai with a capacity of 10 million RTPCR coated on any surface. Since the phytochemicals used in the formulation The start-up, which has been seed- tests per month.” are known to destroy viruses, it has the potential to inhibit the funded by the collaborative initiative MegaLab will be based on the end-to-end Kodoy indigenous Coronavirus too. between IIMK LIVE and Mangalore technology stack and will have adequate capacity for testing the entire It was developed by a four-member team including Pardeep Kumar, Dr. Refineries and Petrochemicals Limited population of Mumbai for infectious diseases, once a month,” he Arun Beniwal, andAjmal Hussain. (MRPL) has developed this robot to added. replace the manual swab collection In pursuance of solving the C19 challenge facing the country, the IIT Student innovator develops contactless process and thereby reducing the Alumni Council had created a C19 Taskforce with Dr. K. Vijay COVID19 threat to frontline health Raghavan as its Chairman and twenty IIT Directors as Members along sanitiser workers involved in test sample with Distinguished Alumni of IITs within 24 hours of the lockdown collection. The robot armed with a 180 announcement on March 25th, 2020. The Taskforce then formed – VIBGYOR's Marathahalli Student Nishaad assembled the degree rotation gripper is extendable various working groups involving 1000+ dedicated alumni spread all innovationwithin four hours, dedicates it to the nation upto 1 meter in length. With the android over the world for finding / creating appropriate solutions to fight C19. Nishaad Chachra of Grade 8, VIBGYOR High – Marathahalli app, a technician can easily operate it MegaLab initiative developed an automatic and completely contactless hand sanitiser and regulate its movement beyond a This initiative aims to design and establish the largest genetic testing which can be used across airports, railway stations, educational, safe physical barrier. laboratory for C19 and other infectious diseases (for example, government institutions and office spaces, keeping in mind Avinash Rao, Founder – ispAgro Tuberculosis) with an end-to-end capacity to carry out over 10 million Government of India's social distancing norms amidst COVID-19 Robotics said that the company is tests per month. Keeping in mind the opportunity to replicate with pandemic, which has brought India to a standstill. planning to enhance the prototype by smaller capacities at other places in India & in other developing Nishaad has been learning Robotics design and programming with including AI based operator less control counties, the MegaLab would comprise of three independent lines – 1 professional trainers for the past two years. He has completed so that the robot can be deployed at the million tests per month (tpm), 3 million tpm and 6 million tpm. The construction and programming the entire dispenser under four hours. level of Primary Health Centres MegaLab will be based on the end-to-end Kodoy indigenous The innovation is powered by an infra-red sensor device which captures (PHCs). Camera and Infrared technology stack. For the purpose of implementation, the Kodoy stack human hand movement and executes the command functions integration for better and faster is divided in 64 steps from (collection of) virus in the throat to the virus accordingly. Nishaad was a participant at the 'World Robotics sampling, Microphone and Speaker being ultimately zapped/disinfected by UV at the completion of Olympiad' and reached Nationals last year. The sanitiser is developed integration for two-way testing in a RTPCR. The Kodoy stack is available to government from EV3 Mindstorms Lego Set and EV3 software. communication are also on the cards in agencies and non-profits in a free license format. The testing Speaking on his interest in developing engineering models, Nishaad addition to an automatic sanitation unit infrastructure would comprise of vehicle mounted automated sample Chachra said, “I have always been inclined towards the world of for its arm grippers to ensure complete collection stations in cars or cabs and C19 test buses. The MegaLab robotics. My school and teachers supported and encouraged my safety of the person whose sample is itself would comprise of robotic contactless sample transport from the endeavours and allowed me to harness my skills. While the world is being collected. vehicles to the testing line with robotic pooling followed by high speed going through tough times, this is my contribution to our nation.” His RNA extraction using magnetic bead technology. The subsequent mother Chitra V. Chachra said her son has been learning robotics for Lt Gen (Dr) M D Venkatesh protocol would be rapid thermocycling followed by fluorescence quite some time and has been encouraging him to harness his skills. “It appointed as new VC MAHE detection of waveforms. The sigmoids would be uploaded to the is very important to have teachers and mentors to support your children. computational horsepower available in cloud supercomputers for VIBGYOR teachers have always encouraged him to think differently Manipal Academy of Higher Education identification, big data creation/number crunching and longitudinal and big.” has announced the appointment of Lt patient studies. The Aadhar card or passport would be used as the VIBGYOR High – Marathahalli, Principal, Ramesh T. Ramachandran person identifier. MegaLab is considering various options besides the said, “We are very proud of Nishaad and his innovation and hope his Gen (Dr) M D proven nasal and throat swabs, including, but not limited to saliva, innovation serves humankind, especially since it is traversing through Venkatesh as urine and/or stool samples as appropriate. One of the aspects being the most delicate time in history. We, at VIBGYOR, are always looking the new Vice considered is a nested PCR format which will use exponential forward to encouraging such amazing talents and expressing Chancellor. Lt amplification techniques for very low viral load samples to test sewage themselves with path-breaking ideas and innovations.” Gen (Dr) M D from Mumbai's buildings to detect the presence of hereto-forth Venkatesh, an unknown C19 patients in the buildings. This would allow the option of outstanding sealing the IIT C19 TASK FORCE MEGA LAB MUMBAI – INDIA'S educator and LARGEST MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC & GENETIC TESTING currently the LAB PAGE 3 buildings if the C19 patient has not yet been declared to Vice- the health authorities by the Resident Welfare Associations. Similarly, Chancellor of saliva sampling, instead of throat or nasal swabs would significantly Sikkim-Manipal University,as the new reduce the effort and expertise involved in testing at public locations Vice-Chancellor of Manipal Academy such as airports, bus-terminals, train stations and markets. The of Higher Education (MAHE), the MegaLab R&D and Decision Support teams would be connected to deemed university and an Institution of supercomputers at four remote IIT campuses which would provide Eminence. He will take over charge on continuous data mining and machine learning based support. The AI July 1, 2020 from Dr Vinod Bhat. competition for x-ray, ultrasound and RTPCR analysis would be launched shortly after the MegaLab Challenge to initialize the Lt Gen. (Dr) Venkatesh graduated from supercomputing infrastructure. Trials have already started on two of Mysore Medical College in 1978 with the supercomputer clusters. However, the final design and set up of the an exceptional academic record and MegaLab will be subject to Govt permissions and approvals. was commissioned in Army Medical Corps in 1979 He has served the armed IIT Roorkee researchers develop anti- forces for 38 years. He acquired his MS (ENT) from Mumbai University in microbial nanocoating system for 1986 and has been an outstanding ENT Surgeon. facemasks to tackle COVID-19 A team of researchers at IIT Roorkee has developed a nano-coating system to be used for facemasks and PPE for reducing the transmission
14 Curriculum June 16, 2020 Useful News Missouri State University introduces NEWS YOU CAN USE online classes for international Admissions for B. Pharm how long does this situation SHRM EDGE 2020 on students, Fall Semester to begin from prevail and if necessary all and D. Pharm standard and prescribed 29th & 30th July 2020 August 17 protocols will be adhered to it,” The School of Pharmaceutical he adds. Saying the IT sector has Virtual Conference will have Missouri State University, Midwest United States, has announced Sciences at Apeejay Stya largely remained recession four focused conclaves on plans to start the 'Fall Semester' with a hybrid teaching approach for University (ASU) has proof, he hopes they will be on Talent Acquisition, Talent overseas and domestic students from 17th August 2020. Considering announced admissions for the target. Management, Talent Wellbeing the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines, the year 2020-21 in Diploma in and Talent Development university is making modifications to traditional course delivery Pharmacy (D. Pharm), Bachelor Simplilearn announces The Society for Human formats as a response to the COVID-19 crisis. of Pharmacy (B. Pharm). All the job guarantee for its Java Resource Management Missouri State University has configured and laid out a detailed plan programmes at the School of Developer Master's (SHRM), the largest HR with the primary goal in preparing classes for the fall to enhance Pharmaceutical Sciences (ASU) Program professional society, represent- safety for students, faculty, and staff. Small classes will be moved to have been approved by the ing 3, 10, 000 members in more larger classrooms to allow for social distancing. Some large classes Pharmacy Council of India Simplilearn, announced the than 165 countries will be will be split between two classrooms with the faculty member in one (PCI). These programmes been launch of its first-ever Job organizing a virtual conference classroom with some students and other students in another classroom designed in collaboration with Guarantee Program as part of its in the last week of July on 29-30, participating via the Zoom application. pharmaceutical organizations of Master's program in Full Stack which will have 30+ Knowledge Many students around the world are in a state of anxiety and repute. Java Development. The Master's sessions by 90+ global speakers uncertainty due to the updates on the spread of COVID-19. The Eligibility: For both B. Pharm program is open to graduates and and experts. lifting of travel restrictions is also awaited to allow global flexibility. and D. Pharm programmes, professionals with foundational The Virtual Conference with the While in this period of uncertainty, Missouri State University is students need to secure knowledge in software develop- theme 'All Things Talent' will embracing this shift as the situation demands providing international minimum 50% aggregate marks ment who aspire to build a career address the future of work, graduate students an opportunity to move forward with online studies in 10+2/Class XII with PCM as a full-stack developer. worker and workplace. with no further delays. In the fall of 2019, the university had 694 (Physics, Chemistry, Designed and delivered with Attendees will walk away with online sections. This fall, there will be approximately 920 online Mathematics) or PCB (Physics, Simplilearn's award-winning learnings and practical tools to sections. Chemistry, Biology) from any blended learning model, the Full forge a more competitive and Although the university moved to online courses for the spring and recognised board. Stack Java Developer Master's innovative talent strategy to help summer sessions, Missouri State has kept the campus open to provide Last Date for Application: 10 Program offers work-ready their organisations come out housing and food to international students who are unable to travel July 2020 training in over 30+ in-demand stronger and thrive in the home during this pandemic. This is one of the key points that How to apply: Application full-stack tools and skills with 20 changed world order. separates MSU from many other U.S. universities that fully closed forms can be downloaded from lesson-end and six phase-end The virtual conference with their premises in the middle of March. the University website: hands-on projects, along with a global attendees from APAC The university had made the following provisions for international www.university.apeejay.edu Capstone project in 4 industry countries will feature over 20 students due to the challenges and disruptions caused by the COVID- domains. hours of unparalleled learning in 19 pandemic: HCL's TechBee entrance On successful completion of the over 30+ knowledge sessions. The university's International Excellence Scholarship for Master's program, the Job Interactive expositions and undergraduate students may be used for online courses test–HCL SAT online test Guarantee Program offers soft- engaging experiences in the A reduced fee structure applies for online courses – at less than skills and interview preparation virtual space will bring together $3,000 (USD) total per semester for graduate studies and less than on July 10 training, along with job search leading experts and industry $4,000 (USD) per semester for undergraduate studies assistance for six months. Those leaders to focus on talent New admission criteria with the waiver of GRE and GMAT HCL's TechBee – the Early who do not receive a job offer for acquisitions, talent manage- exams for graduate applicants Career Program for students at least INR 5 Lakh (Per Annum) ment, talent wellbeing and talent Waiver of application fee having passed 10 + 2 with within six months of program development. Speaking about the new options for students, Brad Bodenhausen, mathematics / Business completion will be provided with Some of the esteemed speakers Associate Vice President of International Education and Training, Mathematics in 2019 or those a full refund of the program fee. for the conference this year are said, “We have explored ways to offer high-quality experiences for still awaiting this year's Ajay Banga, Chief Executive both online and seated courses. The Faculty at Missouri State has examination/results, have an Applicants to this Master's Officer, Mastercard, Sunil Kant gained relevant training and intensive experience teaching classes in opportunity to appear in the program will be required to clear Mishra, Chairman, The Hero alternative formats during our current period of online-only delivery. HCL SAT online test on July 10. a pre-assessment test to assess Enterprises; Josh Bersin This has been challenging and transformational at the same time. Our The test consists of quantitative, their aptitude and a basic Principal, Bersin by Deloitte – goal is to make sure Missouri State degree programs remain logical reasoning and language understanding of coding. Deloitte Consulting LLP, Jason accessible and valuable to international students, whether they engage abilities. Exam Fee: INR 299 Simplilearn has partnered with Averbook Co-founder & CEO – in-person in Springfield, Missouri or virtually from anywhere in the (inclusive of GST). Those who HackerEarth for this pre- Leapgen, Dr Sumit Mitra, CEO world.” qualify have to undergo a face- assessment process to identify for Tesco PLC's Global Business to-face interaction (this year learners who possess these Services division & CEO of Royal Holloway University adapts virtual) with HCL selection minimum requirements for the Tesco Bengaluru entity, Apurva committee to prove ones mettle. Master's program. In addition to Purohit, President Jagran hybrid mode for all masters courses Under this program, candidates 250 hours of blended learning Prakashan Group, Amit Das undergo 12-month training for that include front-end, Director-HR & CHRO, Bennett Royal Holloway, University of London, has adapted all postgraduate entry-level IT jobs. Once middleware, and back-end Coleman & Co Ltd (The Times courses this year to ensure that students in India can confidently begin successfully completing the development, learners are also Group), Tan Sri Dato' Dr.R. their studies with the university this September. The courses will training, they are employed in offered training in interview Palan, Pro-Chancellor, combine face to face and online teaching and learning support. In full-time jobs with HCL. Also, skills, improving body language, University of Cyberjaya; Susan view of any potential travel or other COVID-19 related restrictions while working, candidates and profile enhancement under Armstrong, Managing Partner, place in the UK or in India, students may be unable to arrive on pursue their higher education the guidance of industry experts. Global Training campus for the start of term. Royal Holloway has adapted its courses with BITS Pilani and SASTRA On completion of the program, Transformation; Aadesh Goyal, so that students traveling from India will not have to worry about University. They will also get to including the Capstone project, CHRO, TATA Communications missing out on the introductory phase of their university course. They earn technology specific IT all learners will receive a Limited; Kevin Martin, Chief will be able to start their course with Royal Holloway from wherever certifications to equip them for Simplilearn program completion Research Officer, i4CP; Kyle they are in India and will be an integral part of the class alongside their job with HCL and will certificate and IIM-Jobs Pro- Laguna, Director of Strategy, students who are on campus. When travel or other COVID-19 receive a stipend of INR 10,000 Membership. This exclusive Beamery restrictions are lifted, students from India will arrive on campus and / month from first month of membership will help learners Announcing the conference, resume their classes on Royal Holloway's safe and secure campus. training. build their resume and share their Achal Khanna, CEO – SHRM In providing utmost flexibility in learning to its students, the According to Sanjay Gupta, job applications with top India and Business head- university is offering certain courses with term dates starting in Corporate Vice President & recruiters across the world. MENA & APAC, said, “SHRM January 2021 as well as in September 2020. Program Director – HCL New Krishna Kumar, Founder and India has put together Professor James Knowles, Senior Vice-Principal for Education at Vistas, HCL Technologies the CEO Simplilearn, said, “ We are #SHRMEdge20, a unique Royal Holloway, said: “We recognise that students might be worried company is expecting more than witnessing an increased demand virtual HR conference on all about starting a course this year and we hope that our adapted 10,000 candidates writing this for full-stack developers today things talent where you will postgraduate courses will ease concerns. Students will be able to exam and 3000 will be short- with organizations and busi- explore every aspect of talent in study from their home whilst they are unable to travel but as soon as listed for the interview. “We nesses alike valuing this detail – from acquisition and they can they will be able come onto our safe campus and continue have planned the test on July 10 multifunctional job role. We are development to management with their course without missing out. For students who simply can't after duly taking into happy to partner with and wellbeing, you will get to travel this year, our January start for some courses will mean they can consideration CBSE/ICSE exam HackerEarth and other industry discover it all. Let's get together still benefit from studying at one of the UK's top universities. The schedule and then we'll also experts to help integrate the Job to build a future-ready and a safety of our students is our priority and students can also be have a second round of HCL Guarantee program. ” healthy workforce.” confident that, when they come to our campus, they will be coming to SAT in October for those who a clean, safe and open environment.” couldn't appear or make it,” he adds. Saying there are no major changes from the last year in the conduct of the program, which started in 2017. “We are seeing
Curriculum June 16, 2020 15 Entrepreneurships/ India Skills 5 ways the future of work will change in a post COVID world 'FICSI Online Training and Assessment Bhavin Turakhia, CEO and Founder at Flock Academy' launched by FICSI The way we worked may never with technology at the core of work rather than office space. As Will offer Free Certification Courses on Safe Practices for Food Business be the same again. The COVID- making all of this possible. Today, offices and teams adopt new ways Operators during COVID-19 19 pandemic has fundamentally there are workplace collaboration of working via virtual workplaces, The Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI), the Sector Skill changed every aspect of our and communication platforms that asynchronous communication, Council for Food Processing has announced the launch of its Learning professional life — from our offer an all-in-one suite with and results-based tracking, we'll be Management System (LMS) under the name 'FICSI Online Training & daily commute to office travel to access to email, calendar, to-do's, able to focus much less on where Assessment Academy', with an aim to provide skilling in Food Processing our work environment to how we voice notes, video conferencing we're working, and instead on the sector through the channel of digital learning especially during the current interact with our colleagues and and more. Video conferencing has immense contributions that we're situation. The initiative assumes importance in wake of a need for a clear peers. emerged as a powerful tool to making to our companies and understanding to the workers of unorganized retail and manufacturing Of course, business is not drive team collaboration at several industries. sector handling food. running as usual. While a large leading brands worldwide. 4. Equal contribution by men FICSI Online Training & Assessment Academy, a digital platform (web proportion of employers are 2. Working from home forever & women at work / home and android based) comes with a self-paced course on “Safe Practices for struggling to adjust to remote Twitter was the first company to Businesses are now being forced to Retailers and Retail Workers handling Food and Safe Practices for Micro, work, some say maintaining move to telework in March as a operate remotely and long-term Small & Medium Enterprises manufacturing Food during COVID-19 employee morale has been a result of the world health crisis flexibility could be here to stay, pandemic”. Prepared in association with FSSAI, FICCI, NIFTEM and challenge, and the rest are facing and it recently announced that it which allows both men and various Industry Partners, these courses also include Food Safety challenges to do with company will continue that policy women to balance both work-life Compliance Training to limit contamination risks.. The duration of the culture. While this draws a vague indefinitely as part of a move and household tasks course completion is 90min, at the end of which a certificate will be picture, it also presents a chance towards a “distributed simultaneously. This new issued to each participant. to reshape and reinvent the workforce.” The past few months workplace structure generates Akshay Bector, President, FICSI & CMD, Cremica Food Industries Ltd workplace for a post-COVID-19 have proven a lot of the businesses more equity at home as both men said: “We are constantly developing supporting learning resources to reality. For the last couple of who were earlier unsure about and women are able to spend create skilled manpower in the industry. The courses focus on imparting months, most of us have worked remote working that works from quality time with their families and sufficient knowledge around industry preparedness to deal with the from home, done countless video home is do-able. So if employees contribute to household duties COVID19 situation. Moreover, we continue to seek support from the calls, juggled work and family are in a role and situation that equally. This development will industry bodies like FSSAI, FICCI & NSDC to keep up with the duties, and have tried to maintain enables them to work from home also enable us to create a more momentum of learning and building a strong community.” calm in the face of uncertainty. and they want to continue to do so gender balanced workplace in the Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General, FICCI joined as the Chief Guest for the How will jobs change in the forever, organisations will make it near future. launch. future? While some changes may happen. Also, if organizations do 5. 9-to-5:Athing of the past? be temporary until there is a decide to get back to the office, it We are staying at home more than NSDC collaborates with TCS iON to enable virtual training for vaccine for this, other changes won't be a snap back to the way it ever, and this demands us to skilling ecosystem may become permanent. Here was before. balance our work and home lives National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has collaborated with are 3 ways that your job may 3. Result based tracking? all in the same place. Recently, TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to provide change in a post-COVID Working from home is going to many employers have relaxed NSDC's training partners access to the TCS iON Digital Glass Room, scenario – stay, even when the economy rules about workers starting and enabling them to move classroom vocational skills training to online mode 1. Welcoming virtual eventually reopens. Productivity ending their days at a set time. The for millions of students across the country. Both the training partners and meetings through collaborative is often measured by seeing an new norm is about having respect the learners can continue to adopt digital technologies in addition to the platforms employee stuck at their desk or for and trust in your employees. To physical hands-on sessions in a “Learning as Usual” mode. In the last two months with over ringing phones, and maintain that structure, managers The TCS iON Digital Glass Room will enable trainers to deliver lectures, employees working remotely we achievement is signified by an could set expectations for when create and share content, share and evaluate assignments, conduct have realized the power of virtual employee arriving early before the they need their teams in the office formative tests, and monitor learners' progress. The platform also enables collaborative platforms and how rest of his/her colleagues and for important internal events and online collaboration among students and trainers through debates, quizzes, they can replace in-person leaving late. So what happens conferences or online for meetings polls and surveys. Students and trainers can share posts, like, vote and meetings. Gradually, people when many leaders don't have and other team activities. chat with each other, ensuring seamless education. have also understood that daily access to these visual checks? Additionally, if one wants to create “In today's disruptive environment, digital solutions provide live virtual to-do's can be discussed and They're at a loss on how to a balance between work time and classrooms and self-study courses, enabling continuity of training and addressed online, rather than one measure productivity. Managers personal/family time, employees learning. NSDC's collaboration with TCS is aimed at facilitating having to be physically present. should instead focus on the final and managers will have to work innovative methods to promote skill training and access for learners.” With the lockdown extension due results, such as deliverables and closely together (than ever before) said, Dr. Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, NSDC. to the ongoing pandemic, reports. This will let employees to to ensure that no one is feeling The alliance strengthens NSDC's online content aggregation platform – companies are not in any hurry to prove their productivity, with or pressured to respond to emails and eSkill India, through which it enables e-learning amongst skill seekers and ask their staff to get back to the without local supervision. messages at all hours of the day. will contribute towards strengthening the Skill India mission. NSDC's office as the work from home The “new normal” isn't robust network of over 500 training partners across the country will now model seems to be delivering necessarily a business world be able to access the TCS iON Digital Glass Room to seamlessly positive results. The workforce is without working in an office, it's transition to a virtual teaching and learning environment and continue adapting to this new work model just a world where we focus on with their skilling programs, during the lockdown and thereafter. EDII and IIM Ranchi together setting up 25 Fintech startups to start their pre-incubation journey at NSRCEL IIM-Ranchi incubation centre NSRCEL, the start-up hub at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), today announced the list of 25 shortlisted fintech start- Entrepreneurship Development present and the coming times will IIM Ranchi, we are committed to ups for a 15-month extensive program, which could see many of them Institute of India (EDII), nurture only businesses that are grooming leaders with value- receiving funding from the CSR fund of ICICI Securities, India's leading Ahmedabad is providing forward-looking and knowledge based education. This partnership financial services firm. technical support in setting up based and possess the ability to will help us get necessary The ventures selected are early-stage startups working in areas like IIM-Ranchi incubation centre at withstand crises and major technical support to create world trading, lending, payments, wealth advisory, insurance tech, accounting its Ranchi, Jharkhand campus. catastrophes. The COVID-19 class infrastructure and a and financial management, billing software and auxiliary sector-logistics. Under an agreement signed crisis has shown us how busi- stimulating environment for The cohort covers the participants from nine cities across India including between the two, both the nesses need to pre-empt and be innovation and entrepreneurship Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Raipur, Noida, Udaipur, and institutes will also jointly develop prepared for crises beyond just the not only for the students, but also Hyderabad. certificate courses on market upheavals and financial for the community at large. The The selected ventures will undergo a three-month pre-incubation journey entrepreneurship development emergencies. Businesses need to incubation centre will aim to during which they will be engaged in various sessions, workshops, peer- and skill enhancement. In understand and be prepared for create a pipeline and stage varying to-peer learning activities while they receive regular one-on-one addition, under student exchange events that are not entirely in their idea baskets by collaborating with mentoring and advisory sessions. Networking events, connects with and faculty development control. This collaboration will key stakeholders. The centre will industry experts, mock-pitches and interaction with investors will be programmes, efforts will be made spur creative entrepreneurship provide necessary impetus and major highlights of the program. to build and strengthen an and better prepare our youths in intellectual basis for the initiative Post this, the ventures will be given an opportunity to pitch for incubation entrepreneurial ecosystem in entrepreneurship and manage- through its experience and and funding and the selected ventures will be taken forward for a further Jharkhand and other ment so that they are able to expertise in the areas of manage- 12-month incubation journey. neighbouring states. The effectively sail through any ment, innovation, strategy and The initiative was launched in association with ICICI Securities as part of collaboration will foster disruptions.” entrepreneurship.” its CSR activity in April 2020 and received over 240 applications from knowledge sharing, teaching, According to Prof. Shailendra across the country. research and institutional support Singh, Director, IIM Ranchi, “At for both the Institutes. Explaining about the partnership benefits, Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII said, “The
16 Curriculum June 16, 2020 Theme News/WED Urban Forest will revive the age old tradition World Environment Day 2020 at UNEP This year – despite the ongoing pandemic that has devastated the global of village forest in cities: Javadekar community – Colombia and Germany co-hosted the main World Environment Day celebrations, streamed live online from Bogotá. Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez and Inger Andersen, Executive On the occasion of World primarily be on the forest 4% of fresh water sources; the Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), led global calls to Environment Day (June5), the land in the City or any mega biodiversity that we have is declare it “Time #ForNature,” a call to action to combat the accelerating government announced other vacant land offered the result of Indian ethos which is species loss and degradation of the natural world. implementation of the Nagar by local urban local to be in sync with the nature.” “To care for humanity, we must care for nature. As we work to build back van scheme to develop 200 bodies. Stressing on this Highlighting the Indian culture, better, let's put nature where it belongs - at the heart of our decision Urban Forests across the year's theme i.e. \"Time for Javadekar said that “India is making,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “On World country in next five years with Nature\" with special focus probably the only country where Environment Day and every day, it's time for nature.” a renewed focus on people's on biodiversity, Shri trees are worshipped, where “This is a moment for a deep reflection on nature, on climate change, on participation and collaboration Javadekar said “thumb animals, birds and reptiles are how we should behave, on what the ethics of our society should be, to between Forest Department, rule is that if we protect worshipped and this is the respect protect species and ecosystems,” said President Duque. Colombia, one of Municipal bodies, NGOs, nature, nature protects us” . Indian society places for six megadiverse countries in the Latin American region, aims to plant 180 Corporates and local citizens. A film was played during the environment. We had a very million trees byAugust 2022. World Environment Day Environment Day Celebrations important tradition of village With our ever-increasing demands, humans have pushed nature beyond its (WED) is celebrated on 5th which narrates how the initiatives forest since ages, now this new limits. In the last 50 years, the human population has doubled; the global June every year. Ministry of of Punaikars along with Forest scheme of urban forest will fill up economy and trade have grown nearly fourfold and tenfold, respectively. Environment, Forest & Department and local body has the gap because urban areas have The emergence of COVID-19 has underscored the fact that, when we Climate Change celebrates converted 16.8 ha of a barren hill Gardens but very rarely forests; destroy biodiversity, we destroy the very system that supports human life. WED focusing on the theme into green forests. Today, the With this activity of creating By upsetting the delicate balance of nature, we have created conditions for declared by United Nation's forest is rich in biodiversity with urban forest we will also create pathogens–including coronaviruses–to spread. Environment Programme 23 plant species, 29 bird species, additional carbon sink, said the Around half the world's GDP depends on nature. Our oceans and forests (UNEP) and organizes several 15 butterfly species, 10 reptiles Union Minister. sustain billions of people and provide green jobs – 86 million green jobs events. This year's theme is and 3 mammal species. This The event also saw virtual from forests alone. Four billion people rely primarily on natural medicines. 'Biodiversity'. In view of the Urban Forest project is now participation from Executive Nature-based solutions – such as afforestation and using greenery to cool prevalent situation due to helping maintain ecological Director, United Nation our cities and buildings – can provide around one-third of the emissions COVID-19 pandemic the balance, serving both Convention to Combat reductions needed to meet the goals of the ParisAgreement. ministry held virtual environmental and social needs. Desertification, (UNCCD), . celebrations of World The Warje Urban Forest is now a Ibrahim Thiaw and Executive 'Planet Positive' themed webinar by Environment Day on this year's role model for the rest of the Director United Nation theme with focus on Nagar Van country. Cambridge International to mark WED (Urban Forests). Stressing on this year's focus on Releasing a brochure on the Biodiversity the Environment This year to promote sustainable living and educate students about better best practices on Urban Forests Minister said ,“India has 8 percent waste management practices, Cambridge International Assessment and announcing the Nagar Van of world's biodiversity, despite Education today organised an insightful webinar for students around the scheme, Union Environment having many constraint like only theme of 'Planet Positive' to mark World Environment Day (5 June 2020), Minister, Prakash Javadekar 2.5 % of the world's landmass, has The webinar was hosted by Monisha Narke, CEO and Founder and CEO of said that these forests will work to carry 16% of human as well as RUR Greenlife Pvt Ltd, a socio-environmental NGO, and Nirjhara Rastogi, as lungs of the cities and will cattle population and having only Corporate Communications Lead at Tetra Pak SouthAsia. Mahesh Srivastava, Regional Director, South Asia, Cambridge International said: “It Is important for students to feel motivated and encouraged especially during the ongoing pandemic. As part of “LetsUnlockNature” Digital Campaign Environment Cambridge's Global Perspectives programme, we endeavour to educate our Programme(UNEP), Inger students and create awareness about global issues which are impacting and on World Environment Day Andersen. Thaw said, “Is it not changing the world we live in. time, that we realise that we need The on-going pandemic is a wake-up call for all and has highlighted just Driven by a strong social message of conservation of environment nature more than nature needs us, how important it is for young people to connect with the natural world and for a better world post the pandemic, Global Indian International if at all. Is it not time, that we have understand the importance of sustainable living. The Cambridge Global School (GIIS), Noida has been released across all social media the humility to rethink and Perspectives survey published in March by Cambridge International channels of GIIS including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, its redefine our relationship with Assessment Education, also revealed that most Indian students at that time digital campaign “LetsUnlockNature” to coincide with the World nature. Perhaps, it is time for felt that Climate Change is the most important issue the world is facing and Environment Day. humanity to have a new social they want to learn more about global issues in their classrooms and about The campaign comprises of a short yet impactful video of students, contract for nature.” the ways to tackle them. “Through the webinar we aimed to highlight the and the leadership team of GIIS schools across 5 cities in India, importance of sustainable living and it was great to see so many students in who virtually came together to encourage everyone to take small India taking part,” added Srivastava steps at an individual level that can create a larger impact and help in making the world a better place. This video will soon be WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME PART OF followed by another video from GIIS students undertaking various other initiatives, like making of bird houses, planting of trees and installing self-watering systems for plants at home along with a INDIA'S EDUCATION STORY! pollution catching system that can go a long way in building a sustainable environment. Commenting on this initiative and the campaign, Rajiv Bansal, Director-Operations, GIIS India said, “We aim to continue with this pedagogy where the environment is learning-centric and students learn to solve real-world problems from early childhood. You can advertise in curriculum magazine or and also put an While schools continue to remain shut amidst the Covid-19 scare, we as an educational institution aim towards providing a seamless advertorial highlighting your company/services/campus/ products etc. learning experience to ensure the holistic development of all our This will greatly support your marketing effort and enhance your students in this time of crisis.” visibility and recall value with your current and potential clients Extending his heartiest congratulations on this initiative to entire GIIS family, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, former union minister and Member of Parliament, Gautam Buddha Nagar (U.P) said, “Global Indian International School's initiative to create aware- ness about the environment amongst its students from early OUR FOCUS childhood is credit worthy. Students are leaders of tomorrow and it is imperative that schools inculcate the values of sustainable living from early childhood. 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