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www.curriculum-magazine.com RNI No. UTTENG/2010/37634 Vol 8 No 10 THE INDIA EDUCATION LANDSCAPE UPDATE magazine August 16 2018Performance NCTE amendment Bill passed RTE Act amendment BillGrading index Allowing Detention infor school edu The Lok Sabha on July 23 passed institutions that are running such Classes 5, 8 passed in LSthe National Council for Teacher courses without the UGCThe Union human resource Education (Amendment) Bill to approval, Minister of Humandevelopment (HRD) ministry grant retrospective recognition to Resource Development Prakash The Lok Sabha on July 19 passed a Bill to amend the Right tohas started work on ranking Central/State institutions that are Javadekar told the Lok Sabha. Education (RTE) Act to abolish the “no-detention” policy in schools.states on education outcomes conducting teacher education Replying to the debate on the bill No student can be detained up to class VIII under current provisionsand performance grading index courses without NCTE approval. in the Parlaiment, Union HRD of the Act.is under development. This has been done as a one-time minister Prakash Javadekar As per the amendment, it would be left to states to decide whether toTransparent recruitment system, measure to ensure that the future announced that four-year continue the no-detention policy, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekaruse of technology in improving of students studying in these integrated B.Ed courses will be told the House while replying to the debate on The Right of Childrenteaching-learning experience, institutions is not jeopardised. started from the next academic to Free and Compulsory Education (second amendment) Bill, 2017.sharing of best practices, non- All institutions running teacher year. \"The four-year composite “We have to rebuild our education system, which is (at present)linear promotion system for education courses, such as B.Ed courses are B.A (B.Ed), B.Sc broken,” he said. Referring to the no-detention policy in the Act, heteachers based on performance, and D.El.Ed have to obtain (B.Ed) and B.Com (B.Ed). Those said, “Schools have become only schools for mid-day meal, asstudent-teacher ratio, school recognition from the NCTE under who want to become teachers can education and learning are missing.” This Bill, Javadekar said,infrastructure, pedagogy and section 14 of the NCTEAct. apply for these courses after Class provides for regular examination in classes V and VIII, and if a childlearning outcome are some of the The NCTE Act, 1993, came into 12. We are preparing ourselves for fails, there is a provision to give her or him additional opportunity to70 indicators for which HRD force in 1995 and applies to all it,\" said the Minister. There are take a re-examination within two months.ministry has collected data from parts of India, except the State of 18,600 institutes that offer B.Ed This Bill has been analysed by a Parliamentary standing committee,states and Union territories. Jammu and Kashmir. courses. There are about 1,000Following this, the centre will The one-time measure put in place private ones. But no study of theirindividually discuss specific by the bill will apply to 20 public training has been ever conducted.problems with each state and which also recommended bringing back the concept of detention inhelp them improve the situation schools, Javadekar said. The policy had been brought back as it wason the ground. felt that compelling children to repeat a class was demotivating, oftenAccording to the plan, theministry may give funding forcing them to abandon school, he saidabove budgetary provisions totop-performing states. School n Eight leading children civil society groupseducation is a constant worryamong academics, experts and criticize the passage of bill, call it a cover up for policymakers, and the latest failure of education systemP3 effort aims to improve the sectorthat caters to nearly 220 million Read full essay on Pagestudents in 1.5 million schoolsacross India.This Bill has been analysed Stones2Milestones 'FAST Reading Assessment' report: Ayushman Bharatby a Parliamentary standingcommittee, which also 9 in 10 Children in urban private schools to Create Hugerecommended bringing back can't read in Englishthe concept of detention in Demand for Non-schools, Javadekar said. The Stones2Milestones, an abilities of the lowest level reader. across the country. It measurespolicy had been brought back organization that aims to address This shows that all schools - public children's performance across a Medicalas it was felt that compelling the reading and learning levels of and private - need to pay attention whole gamut of higher and lowerchildren to repeat a class was students across the country has to building this crucial skill in the order reading skills. The Professionalsdemotivating, often forcing released its 'FAST Reading children. assessment is then plotted on anthem to abandon school, he Assessment' report titled, 'FAST is a big leap for our indigenously developed scale and The Ayushman Bharat-Nationalsaid 'Where India Reads 2017-18'. country's education landscape, an helps in providing both, a holistic Health Protection Mission (AB- The report highlights the effort that would make the as well as a realistic picture about a NHPM) getting go ahead and being NEWS in BRIEF profound lack of one of the most essential visible with its child's ability to read and rolled out from next month, experts important academic and life systematic approach from comprehend the language. It helps estimate that it will create over . skills children should imbibe - diagnostic to benchmarking. “We schools and parents in bridging the 100,000 long-term jobs for skilled reading in English. are hoping that the report on glaring gaps in the education and semi-skilled non-medical UGC Committee on The largest study of its kind 'Where India Reads' is a system, by devising methods to professionals in the next four years, examination Reforms conducted till date, the significant eye-opener for even help a child build its language primarily due to the expected assessment covered 19,765 urban private schools where, as skills. The assessment does not expansion of private hospitals to The University Grants children in 106 urban private the report suggests, for bringing take reading ability in isolation, address the growing demand. Commission (UGC) has schools across 20 states of India, reading to the core learning focus but understands and studies the Ayushman Bharat, one of the most constituted a committee under who participated across grades, rather than just restricted to a cultural, familial and the ambitious projects of the the chairpersonship of Prof. 4, 5 & 6 corresponding to the namesake library period. We will environmental context across the government, will allow the 50 crore M.M. Salunkhe, former Vice three levels of FAST 4, FAST 5 & be taking the assessment to 1.5 country and in various states beneficiaries from across the country Chancellor, Central University, FAST 6 in 2017-18. Million children over the next 12 before developing the test and to take cashless benefits from any Rajasthan to look into the Research indicates that a child months.' said Kavish Gadia, Co- analysing the result. public/private empanelled hospitals, matters related to examination must be an independent reader Founder & CEO, Stones2Milestones is pioneering creating a huge demand for skilled reforms. The Committee has non-medical professionals. been asked to submit its report by October, 2018. Contd P5 Microsoft to provideencrypted question with fluency and comprehension Stones2Milestones on the release the effort in India, to help drive Ancient 'Gurukul'papers for CBSE by the end of grade 3. FAST of the report. and sustain the academic practices inexaminations reveals that in India, children Reviewed by Australian Council upliftment of elementary school schools attain this independence only at for Educational Research (ACER) children. Through the evaluation coming of ageThe Central Board of grade 6 level. Out of all the India, FAST is a breakthrough of students at the elementarySecondary Education (CBSE) children who appeared for FAST, assessment and report, for levels, the organization has been Read on Page...15has partnered with Microsoft 12.5% in Grade 4 and only 2.7% educators in India. The purpose of able to identify and understand theIndia to digitally encrypt in Grades 5 & 6, were reading at this study is to test and measure the barriers faced by students at aquestion papers for Class X an age appropriate level. In fact, reading abilities of children in higher level of education as well.and XII examinations. This 11% of those who appeared in grades 4-6 of private, unaided, FAST 4 didn't even possess the English medium schools from Contd P7

2 Curriculum August 16, 2018 News UpdatesOdia university at Satyabadi All the participants of the Internship programme will be given a Swachh Romesh Bharat Summer Internship Certificate on completion of their internshipThe setting up of the Odia University at Satyabadi in Puri district of and its approval by their parent institution. Apart from these Certificates, Wadhwani givenOdisha was approved by the first Heritage Cabinet meeting chaired by the Best interns will be recognised with Shields/cups at college level andChief Minister Naveen Patnaik, official sources said. The state will cash prizes of Rs. 30,000, Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 10,000 at University level; Doctor of Scienceprovide 25 acres to set up the varsity, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Rs. 50,000, Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 20,000 at State level and Rs. 2 Lakh, Rs. 1Padhi said. Lakh and Rs. 50,000 at the National level. As per the guidelines of the degree by IIT-Approval was also given to the formulation of an Odia Culture and Internship programme, 2 curriculum credits are to be given by institu-Heritage Policy to facilitate preservation and proliferation of the tions affiliated with UGC to those interns whose internships are certified Bombaystate's art, culture and classical Odia language. “The draft policy will by the parent institution as eligible for the credits on the basis of higherbe prepared by the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department parameters. Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, founderto preserve, promote and research on the subjects,” said Padhi. and chairman, Wadhwani Indian School of Hospitality opens in Foundation and CEO of13 New KVs approved Gurgaon Symphony Technology Group on August 11 was conferred with theThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. Frits van Paasschen, former CEO of prestigious degree of Doctor ofproposal for opening of 13 new KendriyaVidyalayas (KVs) in seven Starwood Hotels & Resorts and author of Amazon bestseller 'The Science (Honoris Causa) by IITStates and a second Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya(JNV) in Alot, Disruptors' Feast' along with Michel Rochat CEO - Ecole hôtelière de Bombay during its 56th convoca-District Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh Lausanne inaugurated the newly established Indian School of tion (Diamond Jubilee Year) inhas a high percentage of SC and ST population and there is huge Hospitality (ISH) at a ceremony held onAugust 11. the presence of Prime Ministerdemand for establishing an additional JNV in that district. ISH has started its first batch for its Bachelors in Hotel Management and Narendra Modi, HRD MinisterThe 13 schools KVs to sanctioned are in Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Bachelors in Travel & Tourism programmes. Admissions are open for Prakash Javadekar, Governor ofWashim (Maharashtra), Chakpikarong (Manipur), Parbhani their 18-month Intensive Culinary Arts Certificate. In the near future, Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao(Maharashtra), Nawada (Bihar), Mirjapur (Uttar Pradesh), Bhadohi ISH will offer postgraduate and executive education programs, as well as and He Chief Minister Devendra(\"Uttar Pradesh), Palamau (Jharkhand), Siddipet (Telangana), shorter duration culinary arts programs with a unique focus on entrepre- Fadnavis.Kudamalakunte, (Karnataka), CISF Surajpur (Uttar Pradesh), neurship.. The degree was conferred inDevkund (Bihar) and Baoli (Uttar Pradesh). Founder & CEO, Dilip Puri said, “The prime basis of ISH is to inspire recognition of Dr. Romesh entrepreneurship and to give today's incredible talent the toolkit to Wadhwani's outstandingKhangchendzonga to be Included in the change the industry into one that's brighter than we've ever seen before. contributions as a technologistWorld Network of Biosphere Reserves Every aspect of ISH promotes critical thinking, life skills, and the and a business leader, and for his courage to take an idea and bring it to life – something we're actively efforts in creating social impactThe Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th promoting with our in-house start up incubator Ignite'. through innovative uses ofBiosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO Speaking at the launch ceremony, Frits van Paasschen commented, “I technology, which enriched adesignated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). The believe ISH has put together all the right ingredients to give students an large number of lives across Indiadecision to include Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in WNBR educational experience that can foster them into future leaders – and I and many other countries.was taken at the 30th Session of International Coordinating Council look forward to seeing them grow alongside the institute”. Dr. Wadhwani is a member of the(ICC) of Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO held at Gates Buffet Giving Pledge. He isPalembang, Indonesia, from July 23-27, 2018. India has 18 Global Innovation and Angel Network also the Founding Chairman andBiosphere Reserves and with the inclusion of Khangchendzonga, the CEO of Symphony Technologynumber of internationally designated WNBR has become 11, with 7 IIT Delhi Alumni Association has signed a MoU with Venture Catalysts Group, a 12-year old PE firmBiosphere Reserves being domestic Biosphere Reserves. to develop an eco-system that reduces the gap between investors and comprising of 23 companies,Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim is one of the highest startups. Atul Bal, President, IITDAA said, \"IIT Delhi Alumni with a combined revenue of USDecosystems in the world, reaching elevations of 1, 220 metres above Association has long been contemplating to build a model innovation and 3.5 billion and 18,000 employees.sea-level. It includes a range of ecolines , varying from sub-tropic to investment centre for its alumni members and IIT Delhi students. By Dr. Wadhwani is a proud recipientArctic, as well as natural forests in different biomes, that support an signing this MoU with Venture Catalysts, the vision to develop an eco- of the prestigious 'Non Residentimmensely rich diversity of forest types and habitats. system that reduces the gap between investors and startups stands Philanthropist' award at the realized. This Joint Initiative, GIAN (Global Innovation and Angel Forbes India PhilanthropyThe core area of the Biosphere Reserve is a major transboundary Network) is a culmination of that intellectual bargain, in its first year of Awards 2013 and also features inWildlife Protected Area. The southern and central landscape, which inception, we plan to target the closure of at least 10 worthwhile deals Forbes 400 list. He obtained a B.makes up 86% of the core area, is situated in the Greater Himalayas. with an aim to sensitize the community and build a network to generate Tech degree from IIT BombayThe northern part of the area accounts for 14% is characterized by employment opportunities through such scalable commercial ventures.\" and an MS and Ph.D in Electricaltrans-Himalayan features. Buffer zones are being developed to Dr. Vipin Shukla, Secretary, IITDAAand Convener of Sub-committee on Engineering from Carnegiepromote eco-tourism activities. Plantation and soil conservation work Innovation and Entrepreneurship said, “This initiative would help not Mellon University.is also being carried out. only the alumni entrepreneurs but also the current students of IIT Delhi to After building three successfulThe core zone – Khangchendzonga National Park was designated a implement their academic knowledge in the field of innovation and companies, the last of which soldWorld Heritage Site in 2016 under the 'mixed' category. Many of the entrepreneurship.” for over $9 billion, he founded themountains, peaks, lakes, caves, rocks, Stupas (shrines) and hot springs 'Wadhwani Foundation' in 2000function as pilgrimage sites. Over 118 species of the large number of Graduate (Professional) degree under and subsequently the 'Wadhwanimedicinal plants found in Dzongu Valley in north Sikkim are of ethno- consideration Institute of AI' for social good tomedical utility. The transition zone is targeted for eco-development which he has committed toactivities, afforestation, plantation of medicinal herbs and soil Introduction of B.A. (Professional), B.Sc. (Professional) and B.Com. donate most of his wealth. Heconservation measures. (Professional) is under consideration according to a reply given by the envisions high-impact social ministry of .HRD in the just concluded monsoon session of Parliament It change through sustainedSwachh Bharat Summer Internship may be mentioned hat B.Voc. Degree is a regular 3 years' degree economic acceleration of recognized by UGC where vocational education is imparted in 85 trades emerging economies. TheGovernment launched a “Swachh Bharat Summer Internship- 100 of different industry sectors in the country. 40% of the course is general Wadhwani Foundation has thehours of Swachhta” programme for the students of Universities and while 60% is skill based. The skill content is in accordance with the primary mission of acceleratingHigher Education Institutions. The students are to devote approxi- National Occupational Standards developed by Ministry of Skill economic development inmately 100 hours conducting Swachhta- related activities in villages Development & Entrepreneurship. Courses from Levels 1 to 6 in the emerging economies throughselected by them and approved by their parent institution. The National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) are offered in B.Voc large-scale job creation andparticipants are to conduct (i) Information- Education- courses. fulfilment. It is present in 20Communication activities for increasing awareness of village people countries of Asia, Africa andabout sanitation and hygiene and (ii) Solid Waste Management related Latin America operating inactivities in villages. association with governments, educational institutes, corporates, mentors, and investors and its initiatives are driving job creation and fulfilment through entrepreneur- ship, skills development and innovation.

Curriculum August 16, 2018 3 News UpdateNEET to be annual for 2019 Contd from P1The NEET, which is the gateway calendar released by him, JEE would conduct exam in February Microsoft to provide encryptedfor admissions to medical (Mains) would be held in January and May. Typically, Class 12 question papers CBSE papersinstitutions across the country, and April, NEET was suppose to students also appear in the Boardwill continue as an annual pen- be conducted in February and exams during February-March The Controller of Examination can track the entire process using aand-paper test, at least till 2019, May. National Eligibility Test or period. This would suggest a software solution built on Windows 10 and Office 365. The overallThe Indian Express has learnt. In NET would be conducted in continuous period of 4-5 months process was automated to be highly secure with encryption, two-factorall probability, the CBSE, and December. of exams for the students and may authentication and access to download the exam papers at thenot the National Testing Agency add to the pressure on students,” examination center only 30 minutes prior to start time. The solutionor NTA, will conduct the According to a report in the The the Health Ministry's letter states. leverages features in Office 365 to encrypt and watermark the papers.examination even next year. Indian Express Health Ministry, “The NTA would have to maintain The watermark has the individual center's code imprinted on it whichThe HRD Ministry's keenness to has sent a letter to the HRD a large question bank to cater to allows for localization and traceability in the eventuality of a paper leak.put off any changes in the Ministry within three days stating the proposed patter of exam. With A CBSE administrator initiates the distribution of exam papers, whichNEET's conduct is influenced by that the public announcement on 16 sessions in a year, the bank is results in the generation of emails to the respective centers with a link tothe Health Ministry, which fears the NEET was made “without likely to be depleted of novelty One Drive where an exam paper, specific to the exam center can bean online (read computer-based) formal consultation” with them. very early. A potential misuse downloaded. This digitization process saves significant time and costtest would put students from In its letter, the Health Ministry could be coaching centres fielding for exam administrators due to online paper generation, automatedrural and economically poor listed eight problems that it dummy candidates in every delivery process and reduction in approval cycles.families at a disadvantage. anticipated because of session to note the questions askedAddressing a press conference Javadekar's announcement. in the exam,” the letter also states. Anil Bhansali, Corporate Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise,on July 6, Javadekar had Apart from concerns that a test in Following this, a meeting was Managing Director, Microsoft India (R&D) Private Limited said, “Aannounced that the newly online mode would put poor and held between officers of the strong education ecosystem is key to our nation's development andformed NTA would now rural students at a disadvantage, Health and HRD ministries. The Microsoft and CBSE are deeply committed to digitally transform theconduct national- level entrance the Health Ministry had a latter is learnt to have agreed to sector. Innovative implementation of technology has the potential toexaminations — NET, NEET, problem with the examination maintain status quo, only for the solve some of the most pressing issues faced by the sector. The successJEE (Mains) — that were calendar announced for the NEET, till 2019. of this partnership with CBSE is proof of that potential. I am confidentorganised by the CBSE. NEET. we are well on the way towards a digitally empowered educationAccording to the examination “It is proposed that the NTA ecosystem.”Jaipuria School of Business hosts Ayushman Bharat to jobsNational Conference on Skills education Apart from medical professionals to deal with the patients, skilled workforce will be required to ensure implementation support at centralJaipuria School of Business host Shishir Jaipuria, Chairman, the Conference; NSDC and other and state levels.National Conference on Skills Jaipuria Group of Educational enterprises discussed the best Ayushman Bharat will cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerableeducation Institutions addressed the practices adopted for Skill India families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upA National conference on the gathering and welcomed all the vision. More than 30 research to 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary caretheme titled “Perspectives and dignitaries and guests to the papers and articles were hospitalization. To meet the demand for healthcare services, nearlyApproaches to Employable event. RCM Reddy, MD & CEO, contributed for the compendium 25,000 hospitals will be empanelled. Experts believe that to cater toSkill Development in New IL & FS Education & Technology pan-India. The paper the needs of 50 crore beneficiaries, hundreds of more privateIndia” was organized by Services Ltd. was the keynote presentations were adjudicated by hospitals will be opened, which will further generate employmentJaipuria School of Business in speaker while Manish Kumar, Dr. Jyoti Rana, HOD – PG across the healthcare delivery system.New Delhi on August 11. In his MD & CEO, National Skill Department of Commerce & With the demand of trained medical and non-medical professionals toinaugural remarks, union Skills Development Corporation was Marketing, DAV Centenary soar in near future and eminent institutes like ICMR, known to offerminister, Dharmendra Pradhan the Guest of Honour. College, Faridabad and Dr. Timira world-class courses in clinical research and healthcare, comingsaid there is urgent need to skill Over 200 intellectuals from the Shukla, Dean, JSB and forward with tailored solutions, time is just right for the youths tothe Indian youth in order to academia, corporate and civil Conference Director. Dr. Rana, in seize the opportunity.make them employable and society participated in the her address, appreciated theproductive. He also discussed conference. Over a dozen insightful work of the presenters. NCW to train 60000 womensome of the initiatives taken by eminent intellectuals from ASTP The best presenters were awardedthe Government in this (Alliance of Skill Training during the valedictory session. The National Commission for Women in collaboration with the Facedirection. Partners), Knowledge Partner for book and Cyber Peace Foundation (a civil society organization basedThe objective of the Conference in Ranchi, Jharkhand involved in training related to all aspects ofwas to provide a common cyber security), initiated a 'Digital Literacy Programme' forplatform to Academicians, college/university students. The programme seeks promoting digitalResearchers, Scientists, literacy for women, raising awareness about cyber crimes, advisingIndustry Professionals and the users about the resources available to women, to prevent thestudents to showcase their problems and also how to handle such crimes. The 'Digital Literacyresearch work and create a Programme' aims to train 60,000 women in Universities across majorforum for effective exchange of cities of India regarding safe use of internet, social media and email.ideas to tackle the challenge ofskilling the demographic Free education in Delhi Govt schoolsdividend of India and making itemployable. Education in Delhi government schools is free till class 8. Students of classes 9 to 12 pay a fee of Rs 20 per month. Now the government has directed the Secretary Education to submit a proposal to scrap the school fee for these classes.SRDC rebranded as International Institute of For attention of institutionsGemology Notices Beyond 200 words will be considered classified advertisements and therefore publishedShri Rajendra Diamond Classes (SRDC) one of India's old gemological institutes officially announced its only against payments.rebranding as IIG (International Institute of Gemology) at a grand ceremony on July 19. To mark this proudmilestone, Ramnikbhai Shah, founder of leading diamond manufacturing house Venus Jewel and Arvindbhai A dismounted rate of Rs 20 per centimetre columnParikh, MD and founding partner of Crystal Diamonds inaugurated IIG's new institute in Panchratna will apply.Building, Opera House. The organization's new logo was unveiled by industry veteran GhanshyambhaiDholakia, Founder and MD, Hari Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. The event was graced by around 150 eminent Advertise with usmembers of the gems and jewellery industry.Headed by Managing Director, Rahul Desai, IIG traces its roots to a cutting and polishing factory established To Book an ad call at 9811824444by Mr Kantilal Desai in 1965. 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As a part of the www.aakash.ac.in/anthe 10 Sep 2018 to 16 Dec 2018, this Corporate Social Responsibility, Mphasis; Arundhati Bhattacharya,program, more than 500 program aims to enhance Former Chairperson, State Bank of India; Shanti Raghavan, Founder,children can avail scholarships Khan Academy unveils students' musical knowledge EnAble India; M Govinda Rao, Emeritus Professor, National Instituteup to Rupees One Lakh, and Learnstorm India through learning material and of Public Finance and Policy; Arghya Sengupta, Founder andevery consumer who buys the interactive sessions. The last date Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy; Balveer Arora,offer-pack gets a free one-month LearnStorm India is a free, six- for registration is 25 August Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Pinaki Chakraborty,subscription of BYJU's learning week online learning challenge 2018. Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, etc.app. for grades 3-12. By combining All programs have a Shri KP Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development andSo far, these scholarships have practice problems and mindset contemporary focus where a Entrepreneurship, Government of India, will deliver the closingenabled more than 1000 Indian activities, LearnStorm helps variety of musical styles address on 'Emerging Skill Development & Regulatory Ecosystem'.families, across 100 cities, to students master core academic including jazz, pop, rock and Professor G. Raghuram, Director, IIMB, will deliver the welcomegive their children a brighter subjects, motivate classrooms, blues are explored. The address and take part in some of the discussions. Other facultyfuture – be it in dance, sports, and builds student confidence. curriculum is inclusive of an members from IIMB who will participate in the panel discussionsmusic, or academics. LearnStorm program will run interdisciplinary approach include Professors Hema Swaminathan (Chair, CPP), G Ramesh from September 5 through combining Hindustani, western (CPP), Soham Sahoo (CPP), Anil B Suraj (CPP), Arnab MukherjiANTHE 2018 on Oct 28 October 19, 2018. Teachers can classical and world music. The (CPP), Rajalaxmi Kamath (CPP), Rajluxmi V Murthy (Decision enroll quickly and easily in choice of performance major Sciences and Information Systems area and Chair, Committee onAakash National Talent Hunt LearnStorm using their free offered includes guitar, voice, Inclusion), Gopal Naik (Economics & Social Sciences area and Dean,Exam (ANTHE) 2018 f for Khan Academy account, or by piano, drums & bass. GMI Faculty), Suresh Bhagavatula (Chair, NS Raghavan Centre forClass 8th, 9th and 10th studying creating one at encourages students to develop a Entrepreneurial Learning), PC Narayan (former IIMB faculty memberstudents is scheduled on 28th of www.khanacademy.org. strong artistic identity and from the Finance & Accounting area), and N Ravi (Former IndianOctober 2018(Sunday), across Sandeep Bapna, India MD, enables them to be versatile Foreign Service Officer and Adviser, CPP).22 states/union territories of the Khan Academy said, “With performing musicians The international event will provide a platform to bring togethercountry. The last date of Khan Academy's teacher scholars, practitioners and experts from different disciplines toapplication is 20th October 2018 specific tools, educators can discuss diverse policy issues. The event, now in its 13th year, is anwith an examination fee of Rs. finally leverage technology to avenue for disseminating contemporary public policy research and300. Like last year, this year as emerging practices across a wide set of domains within a single conference. For the conference, full paper submissions were invited on different domains in public policy and management from academicians, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.

Curriculum August 16, 2018 5 Campus NewsDalmia cement and teri school of advanced studies Smart City Accelerator and Innovation launch Centers in India the climate jamboree To address challenges faced by corporates, governments and startups on Smart Cities, the Innovation Acceleration Group, University of California,With a mission to empower youth studies, natural and social “Our vision is to harness the energy Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and Quantela is announcing a partnership toto take ownership of creating a sciences, media and and imagination of youth to initiate establish a Smart City Accelerator and Innovation Centers in India. Thesustainable future for themselves, communications, among many a movement towards a more climate partnership was announced on Aug 2 at an event held in New Delhi in theDalmia Cement and the TERI others, this programme also hopes friendly and sustainable future. presence of Deepak Bagla, Managing Director & CEO – Invest India, MarkSchool of Advanced Studies to create communities of action in Combining the knowledge of Searle, Managing Director, UC Berkeley Innovation Acceleration Group,(TERI SAS) have jointly launched different geographies networked experts with the practicalities of on- Manav Subodh, Director, Smart Cities India, UC Berkeley Innovationa programme of engagement – the together for maximum impact. the-ground actors and the Acceleration Group, Sridhar Gadhi, Founder and CEO, Quantela and'Climate Jamboree'. The Open to youth across the country enthusiasm of youth, the Climate Sanjay Jaju, Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production.Programme aims to help youth and beyond, most of the lead-up Jamboree also hopes to find Berkeley - Quantela Accelerator is an opportunity for startups to build andengaged in different streams of events would be undertaken on an reflection in the responses of society grow in the field of Smart cities. It is a platform that provides the requiredstudy, and aspiring for diverse online mode but the Finale, at large.” said Dr. Leena Srivastava, mentorship and guidance to succeed on a comprehensive scale. As citiescareers, to recognize both the scheduled between November 1 – Vice Chancellor, TERI School of grow and urbanization increases, on one hand the opportunities for thecommon as well as unique 3, 2018 at the Thyagaraj Stadium in Advanced Studies. citizens increase manifolds, but on the other day the challenges alsoopportunities they have to New Delhi, aims to engage well “Dalmia Cement, with the lowest increases. Challenges, that are likely to have an impact on various segmentsinfluence more desirable over10,000 youth and other carbon footprint in the cement of urban quality such as economy, culture, social, parking, environment etc.outcomes. relevant stakeholders to ideate, world, has always recognized its UC Berkeley will design the innovation accelerations programs, teaching,A medley of diverse 'lead-up' learn, innovate and collaborate on responsibilities towards creating a delivery and curriculum. It will also focus on coaching of Lean Startupevents exposing youth to the sustainability solutions. At the fair and sustainable society. Today, methods and customer development process for selected startups anddiversity of sustainability Finale, Youth will have a chance to we are proud to announce our assisting and supervising innovation projects from the ideation to validatedsolutions, culminating in a Finale interact with national and global partnership with the TERI School of business models.that would stitch together the experts and express their Advanced Studies for creating thevarious elements in an engaging concerns/ideas via interactive capacity amongst India's youth to KONE India & Chitkara Universitymanner, the Climate Jamboree workshops, performing arts, design a sustainable future, and toaims to carry the voice of youth to exhibitions, technical sessions, facilitate the creation of this collaborationdecision makers and opinion live demonstrations, competitions, transformative movement.” said Mr.leaders. With activities designed exciting innovations and many Mahendra Singhi, Group CEO, KONE India, elevator & escalator, and Chitkara University, Chandigarhfor students/young professionals more outlets. Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd. have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer a 3-yearof management, law, urban full-time diploma program in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Vertical Transportation. With this MoU, KONE and Chitkara willSafeducate signs MoU with IIM Lucknow undertake curriculum development & talent management in mechanical to give a boost to MSME owners engineering, which is requisite to the vertical transportation industry. Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE India and Dr. Madhu Chitkara,Strengthening its position as Under the program, students will Divya Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University signed the MoU. The program is a 3-India's largest skilling, training experience a blended teaching Safeducate said, “Safeducate year full-time Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with specialization inand consulting firm, Safeducate environment which will include has continually tried to Vertical Transportation for Students after class 10th. The Program willhas signed a MoU with IIM 100-120 hours of classroom encourage upskilling and commence from August 2018 and the first batch of students will graduate inLucknow to offer students lectures along with a 24X7 vocational training among July 2021, and will be available for suitable placements. During the finalshort-duration certification access to online learning aids students. By targeting students year of the program, students will be entitled to an internship for a period of 5programs in business and course material. who have already experienced months with KONE India.management. The certification All enrolled students will be able the functioning and challengescourse will aim at enhancing the to utilize Safeducate's talent of their family business, we plan Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Healthknowledge base and practical learning management system to strengthen those values andskills of students, making them platform through which they can skills that they have grown up Signs MoU with JGUcapable of building and find learning aids, reference with. To further bolster thesegrowing their ventures. The materials and assessments, case skills, we will facilitate The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) of Harvardcourse will be open to students studies, projects and internships at Safexpress, our University, Boston and the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), Sonipat,from business households who assignments. Students will also supply chain and logistics arm, located near Delhi, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding tohave prior exposure to their be taught practical skills through along with other companies. By expand and reinforce their collaborations in three areas:family business. interactive sessions and class offering easily-accessible study The first area where the two institutions will reinforce their collaboration isSafeducate plans to train exercises. Lectures will be material and learning aids, student engagement through an annual teaching session at Harvard forstudents from business families disseminated by world-class IIM practical learning sessions and Jindal students. This collaboration has taken the form of an annual studyin essential skills including faculty and industry experts industry exposure, we want to abroad programme conducted at Harvard University for nearly 30 studentsbusiness strategy, innovative from Safeducate. Students will make these students ready to from JGU. At the successful completion of the programme, the Jindalthinking, operations and supply be able to connect with the tackle the complexities of the students will earn academic credits and the course will be reflected in thechain management, customer faculty at any time using the business world and find transcript. For the past three years, the Program on Human Rights inrelationship management, Zoom & Talent LMS web- unparalleled success.” Development of the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvardmarketing fundamentals and conferencing platform. T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has organized this study program inhuman resource management. Commenting on the partnership, partnership with JGU on the theme of “Human Rights and Development” at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs in Cambridge. TheHDFC Bank signs MoU with Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University programme is led by Professor (Dr.) Stephen P. Marks, François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights, Director, Program onHaryana Vishwakarma Skill University has launched a training course for graduates, aimed at bridging the Human Rights in Development, Department of Global Health andskills-gap in the banking industry and transforming candidates into job-ready professionals. Population, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health and Professor (Dr.)The university has partnered with HDFC Bank to conduct guest lectures of the training course, titled 'M.Voc' C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University & Director,programme. The Bank will also provide on the job training to students and mentor them. International Centre for Higher Education Research & Capacity BuildingApplicants will undergo a robust selection process and HDFC Bank will make a conditional offer of (IIHEd). The MoU that was signed today at Harvard University hasemployment to selected candidates at the start of the course. institutionalised this relationship and paves way for other opportunities ofExtending to two years, 'M.Voc' will craft talented graduates under the age of 25, into job-ready professionals institutional engagement between the two institutions.by training them for various retail (branch) banking roles such as personal bankers and tellers. The second area of collaboration is through joint conferences on themes of interest to both the institutions. Two such seminars have already been held,New Cambridge English Exam Centre in Hyderabad one in January 2016 on the theme: “Delivering on The Promise of Universal Health Coverage in India: Policy Options and Challenges” and another inCambridge Assessment English (part of the University of Cambridge) has launched a new Cambridge February 2018 on the theme: “Poverty, Human Rights and Development:English Exam Centre Delhi Public School, Nacharamis (Hyderabad). The launch ceremony was graced Public Policy for the Common Good.”by the Chairman, M.Komairaih of Delhi Public School, Nacharamand TK Arunachalam, Regional Future conferences that are being considered under the MoU, include issuesDirector - South Asia, Cambridge Assessment English, who unveiled the plaque. that are at the intersection of human rights, development, law, public policy, public health and governance. The Jindal Global Law School and the Jindal School of Government & Public Policy will be the principal partners to collaborate with the Harvard Chan School in these future conferences. Third, the MOU opens the way for other research and educational activities mutually agreed upon between the parties, including but not limited to joint research projects, joint training and capacity building programmes and joint publications in the field of human rights, development and public health.

6 Curriculum August 16, 2018 Burning Topic Essay Right to Education Amendment Bill allowing detention passed in Lok Sabha ‘Government should not fail children to cover up education system's failure’Eight civil society With this bill, the Indian the transition rate (Primary to was trying to reach gender parity of failed children in the system?organisations, government has proved that it Upper Primary) has increased by in elementary education. This Further, while the education budgetteacher unions, and has not just systematically failed 7%. Of the 20 states which shared move risks reversing these gains has not been able to implement theacademicians, to implementThe Right of their results with the Bhukkal without improving the quality of RTE Act even after 8 years of(Oxfam India, CARE Children to Free and committee, 13 reported an education or enhancing learning. implementation, how the sameIndia, Child Fund Compulsory Education Act, increase in the pass percentage for system will invest in the additionalIndia, World Vision 2009 (the RTE Act) but also class X exams. The NDP, along The government's own data shows expenses that it will incur due to thisIndia, Nirantar Trust, conveniently decided to punish with other RTE provisions, has that detaining students is one of amendment of the RTEAct.Rampal Singh, over 150 million children for its had no negativeimpact on the significant reasons forPresident, All India failures. academic performances. On the schooldropout in India.According The Supreme Court of India, in itsPrimary Teachers' contrary, it has helped to retain to National Family Health Survey verdict in case of Society forFederation, Even after 8 years of the RTE Act children in schools and improved (2015-2016) data, one of the top Unaided Private Schools ofRamakant Rai, implementation, almost 90% their learning by enabling them to six reasonsfor school drop outs Rajasthan versus Union of IndiaNational Coalition schools in India are not fully complete their elementary was \"repeated failure\" with 3.5% (2010), had clearly ruled (Para 132)for Education, India) RTE compliant. Instead of education. of the cases at national level. In the that \"Challenge was also made toworking in the educa- effectively working to ensure the previous NFHS Survey, repeated Section 16 of the Act stating that ittion sector across 20 provisions of the RTE act are While the NDP has been held failure in school was ranked will lead to indiscipline and alsostates of India followed, the government has responsible for decline of higher than reasons like required- deteriorate the quality of thestrongly condemn the taken an easy route and put the learning outcomes, ASER data for-care-of sibling,required-for- education, which I find difficult toparliament's decision burden of the poor-quality of shows consistentdecline, not just outside-work for payment in cash agree with looking to the object andto pass 'The Right of education on the children. from 2010, but from 2005 when or kind and required-for-work-on- purpose of the Act. Holding back in aChildren to Free and both board exams and detention farm/family business. Repetition class or expulsion may lead to a largeCompulsory “The pulling out of the No existed. One may infer that the contributes to school dropout. number of dropouts from the school,Education (Second Detention clause, one of the most current low performance is not Children from Dalit and Adivasi which will defeat the very purposeAmendment) Bill, critical parts of RTE Act, has put caused by no-detention, but is communities are most likely tobe and object of the Act, which is to2017'. the entire RTE Act at risk of part of a long-term trend affected since among those who strengthen the social fabric of disintegration. The greatest thatpredates its introduction. secured less than 30% marks are democracy and to create a just andThis bill paves the way for negative impact will be on from Dalit, Adivasi and Other humane society. Provision has beenscrapping of the provision disadvantaged groups, first- This bill has been introduced on Backward Caste backgrounds incorporated in the Act to provide forfor 'No Detention' by generation learners, Adivasi and the pretext of improving learning students. special tuition for the children whoallowing states to detain Dalit students and girls who are outcomes, but in the last 8 years of are found to be deficient in theirchildren in class V and VIII. most vulnerable to drop out,” RTE Act implementation, Systemic solutions are needed to studies, the idea is that failing a child said Ambarish Rai, Convenor of successive governments have address the systemic problem of is an unjust mortification of the child the National RTE Forum, India's failed to implement Continuous quality. Given thatthe ASER personality, too young to face the largest education network. and Comprehensive Evaluation reports indicate that nearly 50% failure in life in his or her early (CCE) in its true spirit, which was children in class V do not have stages of education. Duty is cast on There is no established cause- expected to provide the tool for basicreading and mathematics everyone to support the child and the effect link between 'learning teachers to understand difficulties skills, it will not be reasonable to child's failure is often not due to the levels' and 'no detention policy'; of students and address them in detain half of India'sstudents.The child's fault, but several other research highlights how it is the the classrooms. Instead of two months'remedial package factors. No legal infirmity is found in poor quality of education, lack of strengthening the CCE process in being proposed would be too little that provision; hence the challenge infrastructure, teacher vacancies schools and making the system and too late to compensate for half against Section 16 is rejected\". and the presence of untrained accountable, the government has a decade ofeducational neglect. The present amendment in the teachers that have had an effect abdicated its responsibility, and Other critical evidence-based Section 16 of the Act is against the on learning outcomes and not put the onus of learning on the alternatives to grade repetition ruling delivered by the Hon'ble just the lack of examinations as children. include early grade andpreschool Supreme Court and must be taken argued by the Ministry of Human programmes and programmes to back by the MHRD. Resource Development The move is also condemned by enhance parental involvement in “We have made a collective appeal (MHRD). Rampal Singh, President of All children's learning. to the Rajya Sabha, to not pass this India Primary Teachers' bill, but send back it to the Lok Since the introduction of 'No Federation (AIPTF). He said, Additionally, the bill talks about Sabha for an informed and Detention', the annual dropout “First, the faulty implementation additional inputs to children who detailed debate. It is about the rate has halved (from 8.61% in of CCE, which led to an undue will fail in their exams and future ofmillions of children of this 2006-07 to 4.34% in 2014- burden on teachers, children and provide second opportunity to country and needs serious 15).The retention rate has parents, and now the removal of pass the exams. This raises few attention from our policymakers, increased by 9% (74.92% in 'No Detention Policy' which will very pertinent questions- first, and elected representatives. Over 2008 to 83.73% in 2014-15) and have tremendous negative impact how an education system with a 20,000 Indians have urged the on Right to Education.\" deficit of approximately 6 lakh government to withdraw the teachers is going to provide scrapping of the''No Detention Evidence worldwide shows that additional inputs, when it is not Policy detaining children in the same able to teach children in the first Do not fail Children, do not fail the class does not automatically place itself? The second, how a RTE. Implement the RTE Act first improve learning, but negatively child who could not learn in five in its entirety, and ensure a impacts their self-esteem and years, will learn and fill the gap of minimum level of quality educa- motivation to continue in school, five years in 2 months? Also, who tion for all the children, before effectively pushing them out of will bear the additional costs that bringing the amendment to fail the school. After concerted efforts of will be incurred due to additional children.” 15 years, India has achieved the inputs and an additional number present level of enrolment and

Curriculum August 16, 2018 7 India Skills/entrepreneurshipsSkill India new FLAME University inaugurates the Centre ozone-depleting chemicals. The project will be funded under the Skill India Mission - Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojanacampaign – 'Fark Dikh for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (PMKVY). Dharmendra Pradhan, said, “MSDE has made an investment ofRaha Hai' FLAME University, the pioneers of Liberal Education in India about 40 crore in skill training of one lakh RAC service technicians inaugurates the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, with the help ofSkill India mission under the support high potential early stage start-ups through a structured and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. This is greataegis of Ministry of Skill personalized mentoring program. FCEI (FLAME Centre for example of Ministries working together to make the New India ofDevelopment & Entrepreneurship and Innovation) will be led by Darshan Doshi, who our dreams. It is imperative that Ministries work closely inEntrepreneurship (MSDE), joins as the director of FCEI. conjunction with the respective Sector Skill Councils to identify theGovernment of India has FLAME Origins Program, one of the initiatives under FCEI is an new age job roles which are market relevant today, map theirlaunched a mass media intense 5-month program which will set startups on a growth path. demand and co-create curriculum and pedagogy to ensure a robustcampaign - 'Fark Dikh Raha About 10-15 startups will be selected to participate in the equity-free skill training ecosystem and its outcome in terms of the productiveHai'. The initiative aims to no-costFLAME Origins Program. Although the program workforce that India will have..”increase awareness regarding participation is free of cost, FCEI requires entrepreneurs to work full India has been witnessing high growth in the air-conditioning (AC)various initiatives under Skill time on their startups. The FCEI team will work closely with the market. The demand for air conditioners in India is expected to growIndia, including Pradhan participants to ensure that they can maximize value from the by 8.2 million per year by 2020 and 20 million per year by 2030.Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna program. They will connect entrepreneurs to business mentors, Refrigerants used in ACs are either Ozone Depleting Substances(PMKVY), National subject matter experts, prospective customers and investors (ODS) or have extremely high global warming potential.Apprenticeship Promotion throughout the duration of the program. Refrigerants leak out of ACs during normal operation and due toScheme (NAPS) and Industrial The program will help selected entrepreneurs achieve traction, gain poor servicing practices, causing adverse impacts to theTraining Institutes (ITIs). Since strategic and functional guidance, gain access to customers, partners, environment. As a result, over 50% of refrigerant consumption is inthe launch of Skill India investors and to events and resources which will help them grow their the RAC servicing sector.mission on 15th July 2015, as businesses. The program comes with a plethora of benefits for the It is estimated that presently out of the total employment base of 6per official claims more than 1 start-up founders such as - access to world-class facilities including a lakh, there are around 2 lakh refrigeration and air-conditioningcrore people have benefitted co-working space, FLAME library resources, a pool of advisors, (RAC) service technicians in the country, who are in the informalannually under the mission and business traction and product workshops, cash flow management, sector.have been able to transform developing and testing go-to-market strategy, fundraising and Furthermore, since India is party to the Montreal Protocol ontheir lives for a better actionable next steps for growth. Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the country is in thelivelihood. process of phasing out ODS and in the future, even non-ODS gasesThe campaign, a series of three Samsung Electronics to Mentor 20 Indian with high global warming potential will be phased down. Thead films, was commission by alternative refrigerants have issues like flammability and toxicityNational Skill Development Startups concerns. As a result, skill training for technicians is of paramountCorporation (NSDC) through a importance not only for improving employment opportunities, butleading advertising agency Samsung Electronics has organized the Global Startup Acceleration also in educating them about safety requirement, energy efficiencyMcCann, in close coordination Program in Bangalore in partnership with the International Institute and refrigerant leak minimisation. If all RAC technicians are well-with MSDE. of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) to mentor startups in trained, the refrigerant consumption as well as energy consumptionPrasoon Joshi, Chairman varied fields in order to support the sustainable growth of local is expected to be reduced to a great extent.McCann Worldgroup, Asia entrepreneurs in the country.Pacific and CEO & CCO Thirty one employees from Samsung's global headquarters in Korea The project will also include train-the-trainer programmes,McCann Worldgroup, India and five university students from Korea have been mentoring 20 updating of National Occupational Standards, and certification. Thesaid, \"This campaign very shortlisted startups remotely for the last two months as part of the project will be implemented by the Electronic Sector Skill Councilclearly communicates the Samsung Employee Volunteer Program. These volunteers are using of India (ESSCI) and the Ozone Cell, MoEFCC. The project will bechanging attitude towards skill their own vacation time for this program. supported by industry and service sector associations for creatingdevelopment in India. It seeks From August 6, the startups and their assigned mentors came awareness and mobilisation of candidates. The project is expected toto motivate the youth of the together for a five-day bootcamp at IIIT-B to better understand the be completed within sixteen months.country to believe in their talent hurdles faced by the startups in developing their products andand portrays how by taking the services. Ingersoll Rand's second edition of skillingbenefit of the various schemes The startups and their mentors showcased their business models tounder the Skill India program, several Venture Capital firms that were present at IIIT-B on August 9. programthey can hone their talent for a On August 10, the startups gave individual pitch presentations to abrighter future.” panel comprising Dr. Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer, Ingersoll Rand launched the second edition of its Skill Development Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore, Mr. DV Jagadish, CEO, Program 2018 in collaboration with NSDC and National SkillFrankfinn awarded as the Outreach at IIIT-B and representatives of two venture funds. Development Fund as part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mandate in India. Till date, Ingersoll Rand“Best Air Hostess One lakh RAC service technicians (India) Limited has allocated approximately INR 1.32 crores in CSR contributions towards skill development in the country.Training Institute – 2018” certified Inspired by the Government of India's ambition to skill 400 million people by 2022, Ingersoll Rand, through this initiative seeks toFrankfinn Institute of Air Continuing the bid to create a skilled ecosystem through inter- provide training to both men and women as GDA (General DutyHostess Training, also an Ministry partnerships, the Ministry of Skill Development & Assistant), QCI (Quality Control Inspector) and CNCapproved Training Partner of Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed a MoU with the Ministry of (Computerized Numerical Control) Machine operator. UponNSDC, received the Award for Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for the skill successful completion of the training programs, the trainees will'Best Air Hostess Training upgradation and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certification of receive a certificate awarded by Sector Skill Councils (Healthcare &Institute – 2018' by business Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (RAC) technicians for the benefit Automotive). The courses selected are aligned with the Nationalchamber ASSOCHAM. KS of the environment and better employment opportunities. Skill Quality Framework (NSQF), a competency based frameworkKohli, Founder & Non- Besides giving a boost to the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra for skills which ensures effective quality of the outcomes.Executive Chairman of Modi's vision of Skill India, the collaboration between the two While the CNC Machine Operator and QCI job roles have been partFrankfinn Group received the ministries marks an important step towards the country's of the program since inception, the GDA or General Duty Assistanceaward at a glittering function in commitment to a better and cleaner environment by addressing the job role has been added to the roster of trainings this year to ensureNew Delhi onAug 10. issue of ozone layer protection and reduction in indirect Green House more participation from women in the trainings and after a detailedThe Award is instituted to Gas (GHG) emissions from refrigeration and air-conditioning need assessment survey for lack of trained talent in the healthcareacknowledge the companies equipment. industry. The core focus of this program is employability and itwho have demonstrated and The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change includes soft skills, digital and financial learning modules. Currentlydelivered an outstanding (MoEFCC) and Ministry of Skill Development and in its second year, the program has seen successful placements ofperformance in Aviation sector. Entrepreneurship (MSDE) have agreed to jointly undertake over 70% of its participants and has been very well received by theThis award is recognition of the upskilling and certification of 100,000 RAC service technicians on participants and employers alike.Quality Training being good servicing practices and knowledge of alternative refrigerants toprovided by Frankfinn Instituteof Air Hostess Training throughits Institutes spread pan Indiaincluding the smaller cities.Quality Training & ExcellentPlacements Track Record hasalways been the hallmark for

8 Curriculum August 16, 2018 VIEWS (Edit/Guest Column...) OPINION: Credibility Crisis for Media: Needs Serious IntrospectionNeed to pay attention to fundamentalsto make skilling successfulThis year's World Skills Day, which incidentally Dr. Nitesh Dhawan, Public Servant and Author is also the birth anniversary of Skill India programme (July 15, 2015) looked sober devoid The media is one of the great The selection of content for the allow the press to act freely. Duringof optics and high decibel rhetoric. There could be two powers of the 21st century. presentation of current news is being the World War of 1939-45, Primereasons for this. One could be that in spite of being a Disraeli, foreseeing the growing decided mainly from what people Minister of England Winstonnational mission, it is no longer in the government's significance of the press, called it the want to see or views of masses on Churchill, had the limitless power topriority list. Or, in alternate case, the government has Fourth Estate. The power of media has social media. In such a case the news stifle criticism. Britain was fighting,realized that the achievements under the programme are grown by leaps and bounds in the channels project the opinions of for bare survival, the bloodiest ofa no show. Paradoxically both the hypothesis might be backdrop of crucial policy shift in the masses without being objective in wars. Churchill permitted the press totrue to some extent. decade of 90s. The government of their approach. No doubt that public criticize him and journalists likeThe national skill development policy of 2009 which India decided to move from the closed interest matters, but journalism is all Malcolm Muggeridge were allowedmetamorphosed in a new format with Skill India towards an open economy based on about uncovering the hidden to indulge in scathing disparagementinitiative of the present government at the centre in liberalization, privatization and realities, setting its priorities of the Prime Minister. When various2015, were both watershed developments and reflected globalization factors. The objective impartially and putting the facts in friends and foreign powers pleadeda vision of giving skills in the hands of a vast majority was to bring structural and functional right perspectives. Media plays a with Churchill to prevent ill-informedof youth. The fundamental idea has been to turn youth changes in the economic system to vital role in perception management criticism, Churchill refused to stiflebulge into a population dividend for the country. rescue Indian economy out of the and disappointingly, media is playing press freedom and pointed out that heConversely, it is also is a means of a dignified and financial crisis by connecting it to the as a tool in the hands of political wanted the world to know how a freeproductive life for this youth population. So, while the global trade. This paradigm change parties for their image building nation could permit press freedom tointentions and visions has been noble in sync with the provided a catalytic thrust to exercise. flourish, even when the country's verynational aspirations and interests, yet somehow, this emergence of private media houses All the members of the United existence was in peril.( Quoted from,initiative is not able to takeoff the way it should have. besides influencing the other major Nations are signatories of Universal We,the Nation by N. Palkivala)Research and data is one area, which has been long sectors. The past two decades have Declaration of Human Rights, ofneglected and hardly aligned to skills education sector shown the emergence of media as a which Article 19 guarantees the Media is involved in the cat raceever. Because if it were so, the ITIs (Industrial Training powerful instrument of change in the freedom of the press. But there is with each channel claiming asInstitutes) would have been, the driving engines of this manner we perceive, think and form surprising contrast between the number one in viewership. The newsnational ambition. Strange as it may sound, any big our opinions on matters of public theoretical acceptance of the is presented like a commercialticket initiative becomes big government money and interest. The 24*7 news channels keep Universal Declaration of Human product with value of entertainmentthat is where it is sabotaged. Customizing international the world moving with regular Rights and the actual practice. One and glamour. With changing lifestyle,models has been a long standing tragedy that has played updates on local, regional, national can easily identify the association of news channels are also improvisinghavoc with our education system. Sojourners of these and international happenings. They private media channels with the with the news packages suiting to theexternal models having access to highest policy makers have played a vital role in building political parties based on the content, fast paced life. The expansion andand organs of government in their eagerness to be seen knowledge based society and agenda and the subjective overtones growth of media seems to beas successful reformists and changemakers, trumpet informed citizenship which is propagated by the panelists in the compromising on aspects ofupon anything indigenously good or promising. important for a self sustaining nation debates. It is really disappointing to neutrality, objectivity, content andIdeally, ITIs should be the hubs and centres of the aspiring to be a leader among the see that dissenting views against the standards. Keeping democraticchange but these are given a step motherly treatment, no group of world nations. The creation policies are not taken in good taste. traditions of our country, self-upgradation of the curriculum, labs and pedagogy and of awareness, information sharing and To a larger extent, media channels are regulation of media is the only viablealso no share in attention and limelight which is stolen acting as pressure groups on contem- only acting as publicity tools option. With increasing influence andby self-praising clan of skill development private porary issues and problems have been avoiding healthy discussions and enormity of the media power, the onusproviders who used NSDC to make wild claims as the remarkable functions that media positive solutions to the national lies on media stakeholders to set highhardly a change is visible on ground. Go to villages, tier has played significantly. issues. standards and regulate itself in the2 or tier 3 cities, there is no excitement or engagement. The subsequent policy initiatives Free media is only a reflection of national interest. In the presentSkilled manpower still comes from traditional towards allowance of 100 percent freedom of expression as a right scenario, when opposition iscommunities. private investment in media gave guaranteed in our constitution. fractured with no substantiveActually, a missing link in skill education and its further impetus to its expansion. Liberal media therefore needs to act strength, who other besides media canprospects has been the dignity of life associated with Eventually many of the media houses freely without getting influenced check the arbitrariness in the system.these trades, But a bigger miss is there is no social began to be run by corporate houses. from political power, pressure groups It should be proactive in addressingsecurity net around these job roles. Governments spent With changing times, political or other commercial interests. Sense the issues of public interest withoutthousands of crores on initiatives, schemes and projects engagement with the media has must prevail over sensationalism. fear or bias. It is high time that those inbut never look to make some job roles sustainable. A become much more intricate with There are lessons to be learnt from media should ponder over criticalsmall intervention from government can change lives. many of the private media channels the history as to how government in issues that put their credibility andRapid urbanization has already increased demand for a acting as mouthpiece of political power may still remain neutral and reliability at stake and come out withgroup of job roles like plumber, electrician, mechanics, parties. The paid news and biased flying colors.security guards, nursing assistants, taxation advisors, journalism in the recent times haveinvestment counsellors, etc. Even in big villages this raised serious questions on its Film HALKAA to be released on 7th Septemberdemand is catching up. If government were to provide a credibility. Moreover, attack onbasic stipend much like it does in provident fund to fearless journalists and silencing of Directed by National Award winner Nila Madhab Panda and presented byprivate employees, and create panels on locality basis, it candid journalism is a serious threat to the philanthropic Shiv Nadar Foundation in association with Akshaywould provide a surprise stimulus to productive democracy. Kumar Parija films, the movie features child actor Tathastu as Pichku andemployment. You can regulate it and win confidence of Journalism is the voice of people and Ranvir Shorey and Paoli Dam as his parents. The film that has travelled tocitizens. This way these workers will get job security not a business run by those behind the over 15 global platforms essays the story of a slum child's dream to freeand citizens a credible mechanism of hiring their power. It is a profession with the him from open defecation and have a toilet of his own. It's a story of hisservices. Private sector can't scale it up. We better higher purpose and therefore it needs heroism and aspirations. Halkaa releases across India on 7th Septemberspread a network of civil stations on lines of police to accept certain standards and values, 2018 Roshni Nadar Malhotra said.“ We hope that this movie inspiresstations and fire imagination of a billion! which unfortunately it is losing out. others to reach for their dreams and achieve them.” The driving force behind media has become purely commercial in nature.Printed, Published and Owned by: Avtar Krishen Kaul, Saraswati Editor: Autar Nehru Associate Editor: Suneel Bhan W: www.curriculum-magazine.com REACH USColony, Smith Nagar, PO- Prem Nagar, Dehradun (Uttrakhand)- Editorial/Marketing :248001 and Printed at Microsoft Technoprint India Private Limited, Consulting Editors: Sudha Passi, M K Bhat, Ramanathan Iyer Circulation37 Old Cannaught Place, Dehradun (UttraKhand) and Published at [email protected] Dimple Nehru, GaneshSaraswati Colony, Smith Nagar, PO- Prem Nagar, Dehradun Advisory Board Members: Ashok Pandey. 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Curriculum August 16, 2018 9 SpotlightNational Development Goals of Education, Bridging Healthcare Education Gap is the Key to a Developed IndiaDr Dharminder Nagar quality of education. However, (AHP) – nurses, midwives, change, it is our attitude. India is a preventive care. Hence, theMD, Paras Healthcare cost is a bigger factor for the anesthetists, etc. – in order to hub of medical tourism and yet distribution usually tilts towards aspirants. India has 492 medical make it work. However, the about 7000 students every year 'lucrative' options such asIn d i a a s p i r e s t o b e a colleges, out of which 233 are current education scenario travel abroad, mostly Russia and radiology, orthopaedics and superpower by 2030. government-owned and produce supplies about 3 lakh against an China, to study medicine. We gynaecology over family However, the 1.2 billion-strong around 62,960 MBBS doctors. imminent requirement of nearly should ask why. Is it because these medicine, geriatric care, and population, its biggest strength While aspirants hoard at the 65 lakh healthcare professionals. countries offer a better psychiatry. We talk more about and one of the key parameters of government medical colleges There is an urgent need of more infrastructure and environment cancer and obesity whereas development, can well become offering subsidized education, the nursing colleges, trained than India? Are these degrees as diseases like diarrhea and anemia the Achilles' heel. Lack of lack of infrastructural upgrade is a midwives and nurses who play a valuable as they look to be? affect more people in India. As quality healthcare services is a major concern. Private medical crucial role. The government's Probably not, for when they come one of the largest countries in the key concern for a majority of colleges have better infrastructure recent proposal to authorize back to practice in India, they have tropical region, India clearly has Indians, triggered by but charge a higher fee. But no nurses to treat illnesses and to qualify Foreign Medical an opportunity to develop itself insufficient number of doctors institution can teach an aspiring making a legal amendment in the Graduates Exam (FMGE) as per as a hub of research and catering to public health needs doctor to be empathetic towards National Medical Commission the norms laid down by the development center for tropical and poor state of healthcare the need of people. As a result, the Bill in this effect will help ease the Medical Council of India (MCI). diseases. This will make several education in the country. mandatory rural posting is often burden of doctors; it can be a Bringing in these students back to neglected diseases a part of the Healthcare education can considered as a compulsory dose game-changer in the future. the Indian healthcare education medical discourse and provide a particularly be a driving force in of quinine rather than an The prevalent practice of equating system will definitely provide an clear roadmap to the experienced making people aware and opportunity to gather first hand a doctor only with an MBBS impetus to improve. professionals for continuing provide them with relevant information for a better service. degree holder is also impeding the medical education (CME). information and enabling them Earlier this year, the government expansion of healthcare The specialized courses for to make the best health choices. launched Ayushman Bharat, an education. India has around 7 lakh medical professionals show What is healthcare education? ambitious healthcare protection AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and how we focus at providing Simply speaking, healthcare scheme that will cover 10 lakh Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and curative care at the cost of education encompasses the families below the poverty level. Homoeopathy) doctors and 1.92 formal training received by the The scheme may face severe lakh Bachelor of Dental Surgery medical and allied healthcare challenges in delivering (BDS) degree holders who are staff in medical colleges. comprehensive primary health barely counted as a part of the However, we often stop at that. care to communities due to a wide formal healthcare system. By Healthcare education in India is gap of trained medical staff. drawing them into the system, we largely synonymous to medical According to a study published in will not only adopt a more holistic training and educating the the Indian Journal of Public approach but also free MBBS people to help them take Health, India would need 2.07 doctors to take care of ailments informed decision often slips million registered doctors to that are more serious. away: Making the people aware achieve the World Health Unfortunately, they are the lesser of their health needs and risks, Organization (WHO)-directed cousins of the MBBS degree and payment options to reduce their doctor-population ratio of 1:1,000 in most cases these courses are out-of-pocket medical expense, by 2030. Effectively, this would opted as a second choice. etc. are some of the aspects on thrust a growth of 151 per cent Efforts must be channelized to which even a well-educated, between 2010 and 2030 against a change attitudes city-bred person may need some growth rate of 14.41 per cent until If there is one thing that needs help. India must utilize the 2014. Moreover, the Indian access its community health Medical Council Act only allows FIAPO to start dog bite awareness workers (Anganwadi and doctors trained in allopathy to Accredited Social Health treat using allopathic drugs and Rabies Prevention Education Activist (ASHA) workers) scheduled under the Drugs Act enjoy to inform and assure 1940. programme in KVs people of the options they have, The looming crisis can be failing which even the best addressed by roping in licentiate Setting out to make children in India safer, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, along with Federation of technology and most efficient medical practitioners (LMP) – Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO)has recommended education on dog-bite and rabies staff will fall short of making an primary care physicians selected prevention in all its schools. This follows a series of instances of dog-bite and rabies cases in impact. locally, trained under short-term different parts of the country. Need a multipronged approach courses, enrolled and then This education programme covers all of KV's 1100+ schools in different parts of the country, towards training medical corps licensed – who can facilitate the amounting to roughly 12 lakh students. It will be supported by FIAPO's education material and the For the medical training supply of trained healthcare efforts of local animal protection groups and individuals.Given that children are amongst the most providers, the most important providers in villages. Not only affected by dog-bites, this intervention has come at a timely moment. criterion to adhere to is the will they weed out quacks, This move, at the behest of a proposal by Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations deputing LMPs in rural healthcare (FIAPO), aims to ensure that students are taught about how to behave around street dogs, about basic centers will alleviate the dog behaviour, about post-bite care, and about rabies prevention. suspicion of being treated as a This education program is part of a broader agenda to minimise conflict with dogs. This holistic second-class citizen among programme emphasises the need foreffective state-wide implementation of the Animal Birth Control village dwellers. (ABC) programme by all local bodies with a state-wide monitoring committee. In addition to ABC, Shortage of allied healthcare other initiatives such as a mass Anti-Rabies Vaccination (ARV) of street dogs,and counselling of dog- professionals will impair medical bite patients in hospitals are ongoing in different parts of the country, such as Assam, Kerala and services Punjab. The focus on doctors as the mainstay of public health system is doing more harm than good. Doctors need ample support from the allied healthcare professionals

10 Curriculum August 16, 2018 ClassroomBuilding stimulating School EthosSchools that promote equality in diversity, collaborative approach to learning, set realistic expectationsfrom teachers and students, and focus on physical-social-psychological well-being of children andteachers make a school admirable.Warm, welcoming and a intelligence. A school that caters intelligence leads to rigidity in other and ask questions in 7. Encourage students to pleasant school to social intelligence is instilling thinking processes and poor classroom. This promotes critical express their feelings through art.environment makes children, values of equality in diversity and relationships with family, peers, thinking, accommodating other's 8. Classroom teaching canschool teachers and staff not collaborative learning process. In and society. view-points and tackling be supplemented with educationalonly happier but gets them today's world collaboration, emotional upsets and delayed videos. Higher classes, powerpumped to go to school every flexibility and adaptability are A stands for Artificial intelligence gratification. point presentations can beday. In addition, an encouraging required at all levels to become that has entered into our homes 4. Teach kids to manage assigned to students. This willatmosphere and happier people successful. A child who would through TV shows like Small conflicts with peer mediation. help students to build self-make the educational process lacksSI is likely to become Wonder, Alexa or in form of Peer mediation helps students to confidence for public talking andmore productive and conducive ignorant of truth, lack logic and gadgets helps child to understand resolve problems in private, safe using technology effectively toto learning. reality of the world that could that only one task can be done at a and confidential settings. This communicate their thoughts. translate to a child becoming less time. This is enabling a child to helps children to learn to respect With advent of technology, self-confident. A child who is develop sense of visual and the right to disagree, express real A school that caters to and worksthese days schools are aiming deficient in self-confidence is auditory perception, speech concerns, open up to different in a direction to develop S-E-Afor smart classrooms on one expected to be inept to make recognition, decision-making and viewpoints, listen carefully, think intelligence in their wards, will behand and parents are providing sound decisions and stand by the translation between languages. about probable consequences and an admirable school. Such agadgets in form of musical toys decision taken. Observational Rational and systematic thinking negotiate mutually for school will not shun away fromor tablets at home on other hand. studies show that these children is developed in children. cooperative agreements. technology entering classroomsIn today's world, we cannot stop lack social networks and often 5. P r o v i d e p l e n t y o f but at the same time will satisfy toour children from getting demoralized themselves. A school can support and opportunities in structured and the socio-emotional needs of theexposed to technology or develop S-E-A- intelligence in unstructured form to talk to one child. To have a mentally healthyartificial intelligence, but at the E stands for Emotional children through these another during the day. When you society the need is to createsame time is it essential to cater intelligence on the other hand activities: see that your class is getting balanced individuals who knowto the socio-emotional needs of takes care of developing and 1. Start the day with wiggly and distracted, it is good to how to handle their relationshipsthe child. For life excellence it enhancing emotional competency, welcoming each child to the take a five-minute chat break to and emotions in a technologicallyhas become imperative to maturity and sensitivity among classroom. This need not be an reset the mood of the students. advancing world.balance between S-E-A children. Emotional competency elaborate procedure, but simply 6. Te a c h c h i l d r e n t ointelligence (social, emotional caters to tackling emotional asking children “how are they monitor their own progress. Eachand artificial intelligence). upsets, building self-esteem in feeling today?” week, ask students to set their children and how to effectively 2. Give children at least weekly goals (academic, social,S stands for Social intelligence deal with egoism and inferiority two tasks per day to work with emotional etc) and at end of theaims to generate self and social complex; whereas emotional partners or in groups. This will week, ask them if they met theirawareness. It helps children to maturity helps to develop self- help build cooperation and goals or not. Help them to meetmanage complex social awareness, adaptability, community in classroom. For a their goals or ask other studentschanges. Verbal fluency, flexibility, accommodative task,a teacher can make groups or “how do you think the goal couldcommunication skills, attitude and skills to delay partners and in other tasks allow have been met?” This wouldunderstanding what makes gratification. The last component the children to choose their promote to strengthenother person happy or sad, of emotional sensitivity helps to partner or group. This helps to interpersonal skills, acceptdisplaying flexibility in develop empathy, effective develop collaboration and choice- suggestions from others, anddifferent social roles, accepting communication of emotions and behavior in children. develop divergent thinkingdiversity and treating each controlling emotional arousal in 3. Encourage children to patterns and self-monitoring.individual equally are few of the children. Lack of emotional talk, argue, and complement eachkey elements of socialDr. Gardner addressed school leaders in BengalurruLegendary educator Prof. Howard Gardner of Harvard out, “Technology for schools has been a knotty problem over the We offer Bulk University, father of the famed Theory of Multiple years. While at first glance most digital learning solutions seem Intelligences, addressed school leaders at the XSEED promising, in reality technology in schools has been “oversold and SubscriptionsEducation Conference (XEC) 2018, on August 4. He was also underutilized”. I think personalized and adaptive learning as terms inengaged in a discussion with Andrew Gardner (a noted technology edtech have been confused. Algorithms can be useful for personalized ofeducator) on the “Role of Technology in School Success\" - the practice, serving up practice questions, activities or experiences intheme of the conference this year. response to a student input- but learning is more than just practice.” CurriculumCommenting on the role of technology in education and gettingstudents job ready, Dr. Howard Gardner, Harvard University, magazinesaid,” In light of the technology disruption of automation andArtificial intelligence in the future, It's most important to prepare tofor change per and se and explain its good and bad facets- prepare Schoolsstudents for a sector and not a specific job. Other than that I still call us atbelieve in the Five Minds – Disciplined, synthesizing, creating,respectful and ethical to prepare children for the future. 8076071802No doubt AI could be used in classroom to measure aspects ofhuman intelligence but the question is whether there are somethings that should be left to human judgment or whether AI willsimply reproduce already existing cultural differences, magnifythem or reduce them.”On the theme of the event, noted educator, Andrew Gardner points

Curriculum August 16, 2018 11 Campus BuzzIIIT-Hyderabad Convocation His Holiness emphasised the need to create dialogue and debate on a “Practice School” at range of subjects which can aid aspiring B-school students to learn,International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT- analyse and gain new experiences. “We need more people to come BML MunjalHyderabad) held its 17th convocation ceremony on Aug 12 in which together and talk and debate on aspects linked to India's ancient knowl-423 students (B.Tech, B.Tech-MS Dual Degree, M.Tech, Master of edge such as ahimsa and compassion. We also need to find ways to UniversityScience by Research, PhD, and MSIT programmes - 125 UG, 213 PG reduce conflict amongst ourselves” he urged the aspiring managers ofand 85 MSIT) were conferred degrees. corporate India. The Practice School programmeKris Gopalakrishnan, Executive Vice- Chairman of Infosys, was the Padma Shri Fr. Romuald D'Souza, Founder Director, GIM who also at BMU, a unique internshipchief guest at the ceremony and delivered an inspiring and thought spoke on the event held onAug 8, said, “Today, a long standing dream has concept, for B.Tech. studentsprovoking convocation address on “How can you face a disruptive turned into reality. We are honoured to have His Holiness the Dalai Lama gives students hands-on learningfuture?” Prof. Raj Reddy, Chairman, Governing Council of IIIT- amidst us today. Ethics and value –based learning has always been at the and working experience withHyderabad presided over the ceremony. core of what GIM stands for ever since the day it was founded 25 years various sectoral businessParkhiya Parv Keshavlal, B.Tech Electronics and Communication ago”. organizations on real-life projectsEngineering (ECE) was awarded the IIIT gold medal in recognition of Ajit Parulekar, Director, GIM said that this celebratory year we have with the experts from the industryhis outstanding academic performance. The B.Tech Best All-rounder forged a new learning partnership with the The Dalai Lama Center for and graduate 'industry ready' for aaward was presented to Anjali Anil Shenoy B.Tech in CSE. Eleven Ethics and Transformative Values at Massachusetts Institute of period of 28 to 31 weeks. Thestudents received programme gold medals. Technology (MIT). “We will also be initiating a new programme where program is jointly mentored by aCongratulating the graduating students and their parents, Prof. P J faculty of GIM will be trained in specific skill sets and will work closely faculty and the industry expertNarayanan said, “We encourage the new batch of students joining the with primary education centres in Goa to lay emphasis on ethics and who later evaluate theever-growing network of alumni to go out and conquer the world in emotional learning at an early age.” programme. Unlike the othertheir own unique ways and request them to keep a little bit of IIIT-H in internships, Practice Schooltheir hearts and connect back with the institute of tomorrow to help UPES School of Design Conclave comprises credit units andpush it forward.” contributes to the final universityResearch-led education with a special focus on undergraduate research Design industry veterans teamed up at the 2nd annual Design conclave score. Practice School isat IIIT-Hyderabad has resulted in the institute contributing immensely organized by UPES, a leading multi-disciplinary university, to deliberate applicable for all the programmesto the society through technology solutions as well as individuals who on significance and relevance of design element in technology, architec- at BMU.are equipped to solve unstructured problems. The institute lays ture, automotives and FMCG industry onAug 2.emphasis on an education that produces competent, creative, and Anuj Prasad, Founder & CEO, Desmania Pvt. Ltd. delivered the theme K.K Wagh Institutecaring individuals with a mature world-view. address and spoke about the importance of 'Smart and Play' combination.Delivering his Convocation address, Kris Gopalakrishnan said, Manisha Mohan, Director, School of Design, UPES who invited student to particiapte inNobody is able to predict the future. But we can say with surety that audience to learn design philosophy through ideas exchanged by brightwith innovations and improvements in computing, and advances in minds of design industry. ‘Around the World'other technologies that leverage advances in computing, we will see While delivering his keynote address, Nikhil Joshi, Partner- Leadsignificant changes in the way we work and live. Every field of study Designer, Digital Jalebi, shared his mantra to creativity and innovation- competition’ inand every business sector will undergo change in the coming years. 'Observe to Absorb'. The discussion lead to the theme of smart cities,Some call this period the fourth industrial revolution. So how do you where Rahul Subberwal, Principal Architect, The Architectural Studio, Novemberprepare yourself for the future. Some of these would have been taught elaborated on the concept of smart cities and how various problems couldto you formally, but most of it would have been informally communi- be solved with available resources, if an architect applies logical thinking Rahil Mansuri, a final yearcated to you. I want to try and enumerate 5 key capabilities that you and smart techniques to design a smart city. mechanical engineering studentneed to develop in order to be successful in your career. Srini Srinivasan, President- Elect, World Design Organization & from KK Wagh Institute ofThe five key capabilities he gave them were 01. Understand and President & CEO. Lumium, Inc. took over the stage to talk about 'India in Engineering Education andforesee the role of technology in your lives; 02. Learn new problem Design Terms in the World'. \"Design and culture goes hand in hand and Research, Nashik, wassolving capabilities; 03. Acquire new leadership capabilities; 04. religion and caste has a lot of influence on designing a nation. Talking announced as the winner andDevelop a set of consistent values and ethics in your life and 05. Be about the need to regulate the design industry in the country, we need an Priyal Dhir, 4th year aerospaceCustomer centric and business aware. authority which can evaluate how much does the design industry engineering student from Amity contribute to the GDP of the country. A strong association is required to University, Noida, was declaredDalai Lama at Goa Institute of push Indian design industry to an international level\", Mr Srinivasan runner up of the competition at added. the regional finals of the IETManagement silver jubilee event South Asia 'Present Around the Centenary Celebrations of St. Thomas' World' competition by theHis Holiness the Dalai Lama shared his thoughts mingled with humour Institution of Engineering andand enthusiasm as he interacted with students and faculty at Goa based College, Thrissur Technology (The IET) inB-school, Goa Institute of Management (GIM) which is celebrating 25 Bangalore onAugust 5, 2018.glorious years of imparting knowledge to the country's future The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the centenary Rahil Mansuri's winningcorporate leaders. celebrations of St. Thomas' college, Thrissur on August 7 in Thrissur, presentation on the topic 'LifeSpeaking on the subject – Today's Relevance of India's Ancient Kerala. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the Christian Enhancing Prosthetic Knee' wasKnowledge – His Holiness spoke extensively on India's ability to community in Kerala is one of the oldest not only in India but anywhere awarded a cash prize of £ 400. XXmerge its rich traditional knowledge with modern facets of education. in the world. Its heritage and history are a matter of immense pride for the (approx. Rs 35,000). He will now“India has a culture deeply rooted in tradition and knowledge. The land entire country – and a symbol of India's non-negotiable commitment to compete in the global finalsof ahimsa's cauldron of traditional knowledge includes the art of its diversity and pluralism. which will be held in Londonmeditation, compassion, secularism and more” he said. While The President said that the motto of St Thomas' College – Veritas vos during November this year. Theacknowledging that the British sowed the seeds of the modern style of Liberabit or Truth will set you Free – is extremely appropriate. It reminds runner-up, Priyal Dhir, waseducation as we know it today, he remarked that India is probably the us that the real value of education lies not in examinations and in degrees awarded a cash price of £ 300only country which can find the right balance between its traditional – but in how we learn to help fellow human beings and care for those who (Approx. Rs. 26,000) for herknowledge and modern education. are less well-off or in need of what we have and can share with them. It is presentation on the topic this mission that must continue to guide us as we strive to educate and 'Perennial Flight: Now Fly build our society, and fashion the Kerala and India of our dreams. without Fuel'. Educational institutions like St Thomas' College are critical to that PATW is a global presentation journey. competition for students, graduates and young profession- VP Addresses 7th Convocation of O.P. als aged 18-30 years and aims to provide a platform to showcase Jindal Global University and explore their talent and innovative thinking. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu while addressing the As part of the competition, 7th Convocation of O.P. Jindal Global University, on Aug 7 high- individual competitors give a 10- lighted the role of education in one's life, saying that it must bring out minute presentation on a subject the best in man and enable holistic development of an individual. He related to engineering and further said that a person with a strong moral compass will not get technology that aims to address a swayed or compromise on integrity. Education is the bedrock on social problem. The competition which depends the progress of a nation and its people, he added. provides a platform for students Vice President also called for strong, non-profit, philanthropic private to instill a sense of culture of universities, aimed at providing quality education and promoting application and develop their academic freedom need to emerge at the earliest. This process needs to go communication skills, whilst hand-in hand with the development of existing public universities that resolving a social problem. suffer from inadequate funding for faculty and infrastructure, he added. The IET, having taken the Congratulating the graduating students, Vice President Naidu said, “ initiative to conduct SA PATW, Remember that India and the world are waiting for you to make a shortlists candidates and trains valuable contribution to public well-being. No matter which profession them to get ready for the you take up after graduating, always keep high moral values as your competition. The IET supports guiding principle.” and mentors the shortlisted candidates throughout. This year, the competition witnessed participation from engineers across India and Sri Lanka vying for the top honors.

12 Curriculum August 16, 2018Campus BuzzIICDC 2017 winners announced GSF 'Student of the Year' awards APPOINTMENTS:Texas Instruments India (TI) on Aug 10 announced the top 10 winning Global SOTY Foundation in association with USA UnivQuest Dr. Dishan Kamdar is newteams for the India Innovation Challenge Design Contest 2017 (IICDC celebrated the success of talented school students by felicitating the Vice-Chancellor of FLAME2017), one of India's most popular design contests for engineering winners of 'Student of The Year' Awards recently. The Student of the University. He is an eminentstudents. The winners qualify for an INR 3.5 crore start-up seed fund Year Award is being conferred on high school students who have thefrom the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and an potential to serve as role models for the youth of India, now and in professor and former Deputy Dean atopportunity to be incubated at IIMBangalore's innovation and the future. This award has been instituted by the Global SOTY the Indian School of Business (ISB),entrepreneurship hub –N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Foundation to celebrate the best achievers among school students in Va l l a b h B h a n s h a l i , F L A M ELearning (NSRCEL). India and to encourage them to pursue their passions, rather than Governing Body member, said, “WeThe announcement was made during the grand finale held at IIMB on being blindly drawn into the rat race for admission at the top are delighted to have Dr. DishanAugust 10 (in the presence of Dr.S.D.Shibulal, Co-founder of Infosys institutes in India. Kamdar as the second Vice-and AmarendraSahu, CEO &Co-founder ofNestAway Technologies Gurugram's Mehar Bhasin in class VIII, Hemant Nair from Chancellor of FLAME University. APvt. Ltd. Dr. Anita Gupta, Adviser and Associate Head, National Hyderabad in Class IX, Maanav Khaitan from Hyderabad in class X reputed scholar in organizationalScience & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board and Jaipur's Abhinav Aggarwal bagged the 'Student of the year' behaviour, negotiation analysis and(NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of National award in their respective categories. decision making, Dr. Kamdar bringsScience and Technology, Government of India, Douglas Phillips, WW More than 50000 students from 22 cities had applied for the Award, with him a wealth of interdisciplin-Director, University Marketing Program at Texas Instruments,Sanjay out of which only 85 students were felicitated with National and City ary knowledge and global experi-Srivastava,Director Marketing, University Program at Texas Awards. The shortlisting of the best students was conducted in three ence., Dr. Dishan Kamdar said, “I amInstruments,ProfessorSuresh Bhagavatula,Chair, NS Raghavan steps. After completion of the rigorous three step process, less than 1 very excited to begin my journey atCentre for Entrepreneurial Learning at IIMBand Professor Gopal percent of the top students from each class were shortlisted for the FLAME University, which has madeNaik, Dean Faculty, IIMB were also present at the event. Awards. Three students from each class (VIII, IX, X, XI) were rapid strides in liberal education in aIndian Institute of Technology from Kaharagpur, West Bengal secured felicitated as winner, 1st runner and 2nd runner up. All the short span of time. I look forward tothe Chairman Award for Technical Innovation on 'Battery Health participants were provided with a Certificate of Participation. working with the outstandingManagement System with Integrated Charger'. Sir M Visvesvaraya faculty, students, alumni and staff atInstitute of Technology from Bangalore, Karnataka, won the first BIX Vocal Contest FLAME to make it one of India'srunners up award for their innovation 'Underwater and Airborne most reputed and respectedUnmanned Autonomous Vehicle' and Bhartiya VidyaBhavans Sardar Berklee India Exchange (BIX) has awarded 15 full and partial universities in the next few years.”Patel Institute of Technology from Mumbai, Maharashtra was scholarships to attend the BIX Bootcamp: Vocal Intensive, Augustadjudged second runners up award on their innovation 'Health Set'. 22-26, 2018, through the BIX Vocal Contest. Selected musicians, Dr. D.V. Ramana is the newThe competition was tougher this year with more than 15,380 students chosen from 135 submissions, will explore vocal technique, director of IMT Hyderabad.from 965 colleges participating. Altogether 30 teams made it to the performance, stage presence, and improvisation. Due to thefinals after a rigorous selection process. The final 10 winners were popularity of the program, the BIX team opened up a one-day He succeeds, Prof. Dr. Satishchosen after many rounds of discussions and deliberations by a panel workshop to give more usicians an opportunity to take advantage of Ailawadi. Formerly with Xavierof eminent judges. Berklee's presence in India. Institute of Management,Congratulating everyone associated in making the contest such a huge Bhubaneswar (XIMB), and Pricesuccess, Sanjay Srivastava said, “IICDC has grown bigger each year, Financial Inclusion Lab for India's Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Dr.crossing new milestones. This year's edition has also witnessed 34 Ramana is expert in Strategicpatents filed by the participants across domains like agriculture, Underserved Communities Management, Business Analysis,health, vehicle safety, IOT, automation, security, and eco-friendly Finance and Regulatory accountingappliances. This is a big achievement. It speaks about the strength of Global banking and financial services provider J.P. Morgan and the domains while decoding bestthe idea and quality of the innovation. It also shows that the contest is Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad's Centre for Innovation, practices in Team Management andfostering a start-up culture in the deep tech engineering space. I am Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) have announced their group dynamics. He has beenconfident that winners of the 2017 edition will push the envelope on collaboration to set up a Financial Inclusion Lab. The US$9.5 million associated with various regulatoryinnovation and go on to launch products that make a real difference.” initiative is aimed at identifying and bringing to scale early-stage boards andMr. GunitSingh Chabbrafrom IIT Kaharagpur, one of the team leaders fintech start-ups that are focused on helping people in India withinof the winning teamsaid, “To be one of the top 10 winning teams is the lower and middle income (LMI) segment who earn US$2-US$10 Yash Mehta is Executiveabsolutely thrilling! IICDC is a 'once-in-a-lifetime' experience and I a day. The start-ups will enable access and usage of appropriate Director. at Oxfordwould encourage students who love technology, have a great idea and financial products and services such as savings, credit and insurance University Press (OUP)want to be entrepreneurs, to definitely give it a shot. Of course, this is a for LMI households.tough competition but the learning is immense – you get to meet and The Lab is part of IIMA-CIIE's Bharat Inclusion Initiative (BII), a India. He will be responsible forcompete with some of the best minds in the country. Besides, there are program launched in May that aims to incubate and support start-upsrewards at every step – from certificates, cash prizes to mentoring from that are focused on developing technologies that can be used for the OUP India's School Education Sales,industry experts. For now, we are enjoying this big moment and benefit of underserved communities in the areas of livelihoods, Marketing and Editorial functions.looking forward to starting our entrepreneurial journey!” financial inclusion, health and education. J.P. Morgan will provide up Yash joins OUP from MacmillanTI's collaboration with IIMB and DST has helped nurture young to US$7 million over the next four years towards this initiative. This Education India, where, as theengineers through this contest. In a yearlong challenge, the would be the largest philanthropic commitment made by J.P. Morgan country lead, he was responsible forparticipants were mentored by TI and IIMB. TI provided technical outside of the U.S. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Bill & driving Macmillan's educationresources and guidance throughout the contest, from free tools, Melinda Gates Foundation are also supporting the Lab as part of their business in India and the neighbour-technical guidance and mentoring, to helping student develop their overall commitment to BII. ing markets of Sri Lanka, Bhutan,prototypes. DST provided funding of INR 3.5 crores to the student The Lab will draw insights and learnings from the work performed by Middle-East, Nepal and Bangladesh.start-ups, which went towards the product development process and the JPMorgan Chase-funded Financial Solutions Lab, a five-yearseed fund. The online platform MyGov, promoted active participation program launched in the U.S. in 2014 and managed by the Center for Kamal Dutta is the newof the students in the contest, helping them register for the contest from Financial Services Innovation. Over the past four years, this initiative Managing Director of Newall different corners of the country through the MyGov portal has supported the development and scaling of fintech solutions that Skillsoft and SumTotal India. have improved the financial wellbeing of underserved communities in the U.S. Prior to this assignment Dutta was Managing Director of Asia Growthupcoming CONFERENCES Countries for HPE Software, which included India, SEA, Taiwan, HongSHRM India HR and Business Conference in October 2018 Kong and Korea. Dutta also served HPE as Vice President of the ITSHRM India has announced its 7th SHRM India Annual Conference & Exposition 2018 themed thrive. To be held on 11-12 Management Business Unit.October, 2018, at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, the event offers the biggest opportunity for HR professionals to learn, share and In his comments, Dutta said “We'rereinvent themselves in people management. witnessing rapid technology shiftsThe two-day event will set the platform for the delegates to get fresh perspectives from Business and HR leaders from across the and wider adoption of big data,world through highly engaging knowledge sessions, panel discussions and keynote addresses. The conference will see active blockchain, robotics and AI, all ofparticipation of over 1500 delegates from more than 600 organizations, 50+ knowledge sessions, 100+ global speakers and 100+ which will have a significant impactexhibitors and partners. Like every year, SHRM India will recognize and felicitate best practices, path breaking innovations, game on organizations and society.changing strategies in HR through the “SHRMHR Excellence Awards 2018”. Skillsoft and SumTotal are uniquelySome of the esteemed speakers for the conference this year are Marc Effron, President, The Talent Strategy group; Sonam positioned to be strategic partners inWangchuk, Innovator & Education Reformist, Raj Raghavan Senior VP- HR, Indigo, Arjuna Sirinanda Managing Director Fortude the delivery of engaging learning(Brandix Company) Abhijit Bhaduri, Author Columnist & Management Consultant, Kevin Walker, Director, Employer Insights, experiences, training content andIndeed.com; Rajan Kalia, Co-Founder, Salto Dee Fe Consulting; Ranjan Mohapatra, Director (HR), IndianOil; Rohit Thakur, Head talent management solutions thatof HR, India at Accenture; to name a few. support employee success in our rapidly changing digital world.”

Curriculum August 16, 2018 13 ACCOLADES DPS R K Puram team part ofInternational Space Settlement Design Competition winning companyA team of 12 students drawn automation etc we had to deal scenario with its own special Shuttle andApollo programs. here. After this were Asian prelimfrom Delhi Public School R K with cultural differences. It was a requirements. Contest teams The teams are divided into 4-5 round, again online and its final whichPuram's Aerospace Society club great learning,” the members work together to create a 40-page departments from structural was again held at Manesar. DPS R Kalong with five other say. report that addresses the issues engineering to resource Puram team beat other teams includinginternational teams from USA, The contest which was created and communicates their ideas and regeneration and they have to from home country, China, andUK, Australia, Argentina and by co-founders Anita Gale, Dick designs. prepare a presentation on all Pakistan and qualified for theUruguay who together formed Edwards, and Rob Kolstad in “We planned a city for 20,000 aspects of a space colony. This international 12 finalists. Before going'Grumbo Aerospace' company 1984 for high school students in people and it had all the amenities competition takes place in a to USA, the team had met Vice-are winners of this year's USA, was expanded to India in and necessary resources to sustain simulated future. Technological President N Venkaiah Naidu and DelhiInternational Space Settlement 2007. This contest puts high itself,” says a team member. On advancements beyond the current Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal toDesign Competition, the final of school students in the shoes of being asked if it is pure sci fin kind state of the art have accrued. seek their blessings.which was held at the NASA aerospace industry engineers of presentations at the Mentors, professionals and real While the whole experience wasKennedy Space Center in designing a city in space that will competition, the winners felt engineers share their knowledge joyfully satisfying, one wish that willHouston, Texas (USA) over four be a home for over 10,000 agitated saying that all that is and experience in both never get fulfilled for them is that theydays (43 hours) between July 27 people. Student engineers presented is scientific and there is engineering and management to won't be able to work at NASA asand July 31. The company demonstrate creativity, technical a possibility that in two decades these teams and helps them adults as no foreigner is permitted a jobpresented the winning competence, management skills, from now, a space settlement prepare the presentation which is there. Nevertheless, their achievementpresentation on 'a moon surface space environment knowledge, might be a reality. “We are very then judged by a jury of experts. is a matter of great pride andcity' meant for research into teamwork, and presentation much convinced that this will The DPS R K Puram team began inspiration!terraforming at a crater on Moon. techniques to conquer the happen,” they added. the competition in May 2017Aditya Vikram Singh, Bhavya problems inherent in sitting and During the competition, they got a online with Indian preliminaryKhandelwal, Gunjan Anand, designing a Space Settlement chance to attend technical round. It was followed up byShrijita Anand, Tarun Patra, . (aka Space Colony). sessions by NASA and Boeing Indian final at a facility inUdit Mallik—all class 12 Each year the Competition engineers involved in known Manesar (Gurgaon) in November.students, Ananya Ashta, organizers develop a new design Space missions—the Space The team emerged as runners upKushagra Gupta, Mehak Shah,Shiv Sethi, Vinamr LSachdev—from class 11 andNatasha Arya a class 10 studentformed Indian (DPS R K Puram)team in this winning companywith NASA engineers acting asits CEO and advisor.Back home, the winner group ofstudents along with advisorRupa Das is on top of the worldas this is the first time that DPS RK Puram has won thisprestigious internationalcompetition even though theschool teams have beencompeting for it for the past 12years. Sharing their experienceat the final, the team membersrecounted the grueling sessionsof working for the presentationwith excitement. “We workedpractically 43 hours nonstop andwith international team membersin our company and it was alifetime experience as apart fromdesign and civil engineeringsciences, business development,India & Georgia Celebrate International 5 million students to write essay on To ensure a level playing field for students, the competition isDay of Friendship nation building conducted across two categories - junior level for classes 6-8 andMarking the beginning of a novel cultural bond, Grade 6 students of Seeking to empower over five million students from 10,000 schools senior level for classes 9-12. TheRustomjee Cambridge International School, Mumbai interacted with across 300 plus cities, to express their ideas on nation building, the essays evaluated by school teachersRati Asatiani, Special Advisor to the Ambassador of the Embassy of Tata group launched India's largest essay competition, themed on at the school level, are alsoGeorgia in New Delhi, on occasion of International Day of Lessons for Modern India from Mahatma Gandhi. The 13th edition of evaluated by an eminent jury at theFriendship. The interaction took place through a video call, where Tata Building India School Essay Competition coincides with the city and the state/ national level onAsatiani introduced the students to Georgia, its people and its way 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and 150 glorious years the parameters of relevance to theof life. of service to nation by the Tata group. topic, structure, creativity andThe initiative was the brainchild of Clap Global, an organization Motivating students to express their views on the topics of national communication of the idea, andthat facilitates cross-cultural dialogue by enabling local schools to importance, the competition provides a unique platform to young prizes are awarded for school, city,invite international travellers to have meaningful conversations with future leaders to unlock their imagination and showcase their writing and national level winners. TheIndian students. Clap reached out to the Embassy of Georgia in New prowess. national winners of this pan-IndiaDelhi with this unique invitation – a chance to interact with young Held in 13 languages including English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, competition get once-in-a-lifetimeminds and shape how they view your country and people. Delighted Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Oriya, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, opportunity to meet a nationalby this approach of creating strong bonds between nations, Mr. Assamese, and Urdu, the exciting competition commenced from 1st dignitary like the President of IndiaAsatiani embraced the occasion through a video call from the August in Indore and will be rolled over in other languages in the first and visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan inembassy in New Delhi. He spoke at length about the way of life, fortnight of August. The competition is a two-phase activity in New Delhi.culture, cuisines and places to visit in Georgia. The students had a participating schools. The first phase consists of screeninggreat time. They asked questions, shared opinions and enjoyed inspirational films which stimulate the students to think about thelearning about the differences and similarities between their own nation. Followed by this, the topic of the essay is shared, and studentsculture and that of the Georgians. Mr. Asatiani also spoke to the are required to write an essay on the topic, based on the theme.students on how to end wars between countries.

14 Curriculum August 16, 2018 InterviewProf Sandeep Sancheti, President AIU & VC SRM Universitym Chennai AIU supports Govt decision on UGC recycling Prof Sandeep Sancheti, vice chancellor, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai ( formerly also known as SRM University) was elected as the 97th president of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and assumed office on July 10. (AIU established in 1925 has 720 HEIs as its members and represents universities of India. It acts as a collective liaison agency on their behalf as also facilitates coordination and consultations among its members.) Autar Nehru met the new AIU president to know his views on Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of UGC) act draft and also on his new role.How do you view the the new bill has been made in distribution is taking place. have started with these IOE age bracket of 18-25, and this whengovernment's move at haste and it needs deliberation? It is like when the child grows up, (Institutions of Eminence) and young men and women are in ourscrapping University Grants It is a weak argument. As I said he or she needs to be set category 1 institutions. You can institutions.Commission and replacing it two former UGC chairmen have independent, so these things decide your fee. In India, We need to support that proactively,with a new Higher Education recommended change. UGC has gradually settle with time. At least fortunately, parents save for tell our people to nurture andCommission of India? itself felt it. now the critics of UGC who proper education of their children. handhold youngsters, educate our viceFor last 60 years UGC has abused it learnt by their Money is not an issue. Bank loans, chancellors and teachers how torendered a good service as is Did AIU made any suggestions experience that they are also in soft loans, education loans, and support such special needs andevident from the fact that on the draft Act that was kept the same boat. UGC itself is very scholarships are there. For those groups, bring in more awareness.Indians have done well here for suggestion from June 28- open now. In recent days it has who can't afford, scholarships are In terms of capacity building, whyand abroad, are sought after July 20? become liberal on section 12B, it a way of doing it. We at SRM give AIU is emphasizing on foreigneverywhere and it implies We made some small suggestion has opened up common resources away about Rs 30 cr by way of collaborations?higher education system has in the review. But some time back and lib resources which are costly scholarships. The grants regimen If you are new institution or don't havedone something good and all we did give our suggestion to NEP are now also available for level has been liberalized. So, the a particular expertise or area ofunder UGC. committee. Generally speaking, playing. challenges will be overcome. strength, you look for partners. This isHowever, the bigger problem we mainly suggestions were on Broadly speaking, how are we why MoUs remain best option. I don'tor challenge that UGC faces is strengthening autonomy, Private universities in different from the developed know how many people wouldon account of the spurt in GER providing level playing field, particular cribbed and were not education systems in other remember that our IIT systemin higher education, from 2011, speedier decision making happy with UGC and alleged countries? developed through this model only.we have enrolled more than 200 (governance aspects). discrimination? In west school education is IIT Bombay through Russia (thentimes more students. On face of No I won't buy that. Some private compulsory; you can't deny USSR), IIT Madras Germany, IITit the nature of technology But it will be same set of people, players resorted to shortcuts an admission in schools. School Kanpur USA, everybody got help 60change has affected same mindset and same work. indulged in rule flouting. education is dirt cheap and high years back. But after that do youuniversities all over the world, How much difference will Everything is obvious, how some quality. And for higher education remember any name and did anythe education delivery has gone change of name make? of them increased seats here and you need to pay fully. And a other get handholding when they werechange, and the student Certain things settle with time. there, didn't follow legal person goes to higher education as born. Or when IITs became bigaspirations have newer What the government or nomenclature of course per need. Otherwise, anybody themselves, did any of these help anyelements. The diversity of bureaucracy did was whatever programs, entered into dubious with base education can get into new ones. That handholding thancourses, diversity in the way of came in terms of anything new in foreign collaborations. The any profession such as a truck nationally came through internationalteaching, online education, higher education was thrust upon regulator had to exercise control. driver and earn at par. Not so in collaborations. It has its owndigitization, require many to UGC, which in a way got In nutshell, those didn't work with India. advantages of getting exposed to goodchanges at the end of regulator burdened and lost perceptional diligence and accordance with India we have a reverse model of models and practices.in terms of new protocols, focus. NAAC was part of it, rules, started and also shut down. this. School education is costly Speaking for myself, till the time Irules, guidelines, mentorships distance education was there and Also, some private providers took and of poor quality. But higher hadn't international exposure, I alsoetc. Whether a body redefines so were other things. But the it as a business and modeled it that education is highly subsidized and used to think that classroomitself or is replaced by a new to realization also came and way. But world over education attracts students who would teaching/learning is about completingsatisfy the change is one and the decentralization also started to institutions don't work on otherwise purse their own passion syllabus course, making students sitsame thing. take place. RUSA was one way of business model. So, who came and choices. We will have to for 40 hours and orient them towardsAt the same time, several reducing the UGC work of with bad intention had to windup? reverse our model and correct the exams. But when I went abroad andcommissions or committees disbursing grants. Finally if the That is one part. The others have flaws. saw what they were doing, did Ifrom NKC to Prof Hari Gautam change happens or not is not a prospered by adopting business Coming to your becoming AIU realize that this much is not required.Committee have made a case concern till the time our demands equivalence model. president, what will be your It is just like serving food to your childfor changes with this focus or and concerns are addressed by What is this model? priorities? as much he can eat instead of forciblythat focus. Remember both whatever agency. Market place is the driver of My priorities are that AIU feeding him. So through internationalProf Yash pal and Hari Gautam change. Education is a sort of presence should be much stronger exchanges you get new ideas andwere former chairperson of But RUSA has also failed in the business model now. You have to and our members should be much thinking also. So we are laying a lot ofUGC. The work at UGC had sense that lot of funds remain do marketing to attract students, stronger in terms of our members emphasis on MoUs for capacitybecome clumsy and it was unspent? looking into financing to sustain getting higher value of building of our membersbeing felt that scaling up of Education is concurrent subject, and grow. You have to introduce membership. We should explore What is one message that you wouldhigher education and growth of everybody is learning. Before courses as per new age needs and new domains where we can make like to give HEIs?universities was hindered. So RUSA, UGC was abused. But student aspirations. Make a difference or awareness, and one To understand the autonomy, use itmy understanding broadly is when the same power was passed products which are accepted and of the new domains is sports. effectively is a major issue. Morethere is a need of a new robust on to states, the same 'inefficiency' saleable in the market. You have India is aspiring to be a sporting things we have learn through selfframework and if we do it in old resulted. So, everybody is to be unique and may be nation; we should be physically fit learning and regulation. Nobody cangarb, the same changes might learning without accusing one cutomize. The best model will and should get accolades like let you organize your own race and benot look convincing or fresh another. As I said things will remain a challenge even in times winning some Olympic medals. the winner. The race has to be set byenough. Like everything is take time and gradually settle to come as the world changes in For that higher education is the someone then only you can you be arecycled, UGC can also be down, Washington Accord has Education 4.0 era. breeding ground because at 16-18 winner. Some independent body willbetter born in a new avatar. settled down NBA, empowering For private sector, getting medals can be won in a few have to frame rules and monitor. RestThere are some people who say is happening, deregulation is grants is an issue? categories like gymnastics but everybody is king of his house or frog happening, decentralization, In the developed world, higher bulk of professional athletes, of his well. education institutions run on a sports or games takes place in the Read Full Interview on our website different model and I believe we

Curriculum August 16, 2018 13 Special Theme /PeopleIndependence Day SPECIAL: Ancient 'Gurukul' practices in schools coming of age A Silent Movement of mainstreaming ancient and beneficial yogic sciences is building up slowly in India yoga or meritorious student choice of yoga,” he says modestly while adding that he has demonstrated that yoga has concentration power besides making you realize how to keep body, mind and soul in order and happy.Government schools in Delhi Index”. awareness increased Down in south India's Bengaluru, including exam stress. Character are experiencing a The happiness curriculum made tremendously. It helped a Kuldeep Surolia, who is running building is important education,” he'Happiness Curriculum' from July by 40 experts and being transacted minority of struggling yoga Sorsfort School group, is getting adds. The kanpakdi and uthak12th this year and what is in about 1000 Delhi government instructors find their feet and famous with his own brand of bhaithak (squatting, sit & stand ups)important, the 50,000 teachers, secondary schools is by far the eventually students. According to 'Sadvidya' or soul education. which formed punishment in schoolswho otherwise always give a cold largest scaled up intervention of Hemant Sharma, a yoga coach Surolia is working on a 12-part and before gods here in India is nowshoulder to additional work or its kind and includes meditation, with reputation of having trained series of yogic concepts and the new super brain yoga as the earchange, aren't complaining about mental exercises and storytelling. Delhi's Ranji team in the past and education this year and his 'Super lobes that thumb and finger touchesit. In a sense, it is giving them As Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Brain Yoga' conversation in the have nerve endings, which troughmore hope than perhaps students, Kejriwal put it, “The happiness also creating the first acrobat form of a very useful handbook is acupuncture and energy releasebecause students who are target curriculum is a solid step towards yoga team of visually blind, the already selling on Amazon. Given science help in better memory andof this 'moral science' creating good human beings.” Yoga Day has been a game the frequent incidents of shooting concentration.intervention are supposed to While it is still the initial changer and now the demand is incidents in educationalbehave and transform into better enthusiasm that draws up a very high throughout cities. institutions and growing drug A lot of schools particularly new agestudents. Teachers happiness lies response of this intervention, Hemant Sharma, who is a yoga addiction in USA, many people schools, Rashtriya Pratibha Vikasin the belief that it will help them evaluation of its benefits can only teacher at Delhi's S D Public there are turning to yoga to quell Vidalayas, JNVs, KVs to a limiteddiscipline unruly and hardened become measurable only after a School, Pitampura, has several the unrest of 'mind'. Kuldeep extent, small town schools in most ofstudents and allow teach their full academic session has been success stories based on yoga to Surolia is traveling to Boston next north India are mainstreaming yogapupil better! completed. Nevertheless, a his credit. His school is a reigning month for addressing few sessions or yoga like activities in daily schoolDelhi government has taken care beginning has been made to help champion in most of the Yoga where he will talk about how timetable. This is becoming ato make this essentially a yogic children to develop a balanced Competitions being held in Delhi yogic power can help in tiding movement and spreading acrossclassroom exercise sound non- mind and soul for their own and his 350 students in the school over the situation. India. In other words, after a gap ofreligious and taken chants and personality development and are also the most meritorious “I have been saying it since, I hundreds of years, the 'gurukulmantras out of the meditation and possibly for addressing many a ones. “Don't know is the effect of founded my school that education practices' are again coming to life.other exercises. Essentially, the woes of the society. has to be comprehensive, you can And, in the process, the newhappiness curriculum, made When International Day of Yoga cut a few chapters from textbooks awakening is also recognizingmandatory upto class 8 comprises was incepted on June 21, 2015 at or curriculum but value education proponents, exponents andof a daily period wherein the behest of Government of India or soul education, which shapes practitioners of this ancientprescribed stories are being told with Prime Minister Narendra up an individual and remains with knowledge and science.to students. Role playing, Modi leading from front, Yoga him all his life is most importantdiscussions and change was practically reborn in India and we must take it seriously,”measuring sessions make it much as the same way as in the says Surolia. According to himengaging for children. “The outside world. The level of dropouts who become lonely andstories and characters are very aggressive is a vulnerable class inclose to real life situations or to our society. “You call it by anyput more accurately, fits into the name, our ancient gurulkullives of most students. The idea is practices and wisdom, a science into involve children mentally, itself has a tremendous potentialmake him see the value of good of helping our children tide overand bring about a change in unpleasantries of real lifeattitude,” says a teacher, who istaking a class daily since its Support ourimplementation. The 45-minute journalism. We areclasses start with mindfulness, independent andfollowed by stories and activities.While there won't be any exams free from anyassociated with the new subject, advertisingteachers will make periodic influencesassessments of children'sprogress using a “Happiness You can help by way of bulk subscriptions or donation their of. Also, by paying for coverage of events of students. 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16 Curriculum August 16, 2018 Potpourri/News ExtraCB Devgun of SPACE education passes away Professional Football Academies come. Chander Devgun, well known to india with FS JUNIORscience communicator, passedaway suddenly on July 29th FS Junior, one of the world's largest soccer school chain has enteredafter a stroke. He cofounded the Indian fields through an exclusive partnership with EupheusSPACE, a company that spreads Learning, a Delhi based EdTech Company. Recently, during an eventscientific temper through the at Pathfinders Global School, Pataudi, Junior launched theirteaching of Astronomy; and has first“Eupheus Junior International Football Academy” in India tobeen the president of SPACE bring professional soccer coaching to Indian schools. Headed byfoundation for a decade. He has Ilya Shteblov, Director of Sports, Junior is already present in 236been deeply committed to cities covering 419 schools all over the world and is now pavingspreading Astronomy to the their way in India by setting up academies in private schools inmasses and to students. He is an collaboration with Eupheus Learning.amateur astronomer with more The launch and unveiling of the Eupheus Junior Internationalthan 25 years of experience in Football Academy plaque was done by Andrey Fedorov, Seniorobservational astronomy, Counsellor, Chief Consular Officer along with other importanttelescope making, and dignitaries from Russian Embassy including Yaroslav Tarasyuk, theastrophotography. He has done Trade Commissioner and Dr. Viacheslav Bessonov, Chief Expert -pioneer work in Dobsonian Trade of the Russian Federation to India.telescope making in India, and Sarvesh Shrivastava, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Eupheusspearheaded the telescope Learning said, “Indian football is gaining limelight internationally.making concept for schools in Earlier this week, India's U20 Football team won accolades for theirlate 1990s under the guidance of win against Argentina at the COTIF Cup in Valencia. It shows thatLate Dr. Nirupama Raghavan. the game of football is coming of age in India. The time is right to bring the training exposure at an early age to international levels. WeAs an observational astronomer was the National coordinator for India. He has initiated highly are excited to partner with FS Junior, one of the world's largesthe has conducted and led many UN based 'World Space Week' and acclaimed programmes All India football training chains.”eclipse viewing expeditions. He 'Asteroid Day' programmes in Asteroid Search Campaignhas seen 16 solar eclipses, 51 (AIASC) for students to discover Girls in Aviation Day held In Agartalalunar eclipses and transits of asteroids and Great India StarMercury and Venus for which he Count program to measure light Women in Aviation International, India Chapter in associationhas led student expeditions to pollution. Earlier, he led project Airport Authority of India (AAI) on July 26 celebrated Girls inRussia, China and Hongkong on 'Khoj' to find the true IST Aviation Day at Agartala Airport, Tripura. With the vision tobehalf of SPACE. He also location. encourage girls to take up STEM subjects and explore careerspearheaded the Vamana Project He was a renowned opportunities in related industries, the initiative is aimed atto measure the distance to the astrophotographer, specializing in showcasing opportunities in the aviation and aerospace sectors. Thissun, during Venus transit. wide field landscape initiative also aligns with the Government of India's Skills IndiaHe has been at the helm of astrophotography. His image of initiative.various international/national comet Hale-Bopp in 1997 was As part of the program, Women in Aviation International (Indialevel projects in astronomy. He showcased on NASA website. His Chapter) invited 50 students from various schools for a tour of image of Lunar Eclipse against Agartala Airport. Visiting students were given an opportunity to the backdrop of Shanti Stupa, was explore, learn, and discover the various aspects of aviation and released as a special postal cover aerospace such as air traffic controller, airline dispatch, pilot, and was selected as Picture of the aviation maintenance technician, aeronautical engineer or aviation Day in 'Astronomy Picture of the management. In addition, the girl students were given a tour of the Day' website. ATC Tower, Airside, Terminal Building and AOCC and all their queries and questions were answered by the officials working in the WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME PART OF respective departments. Speaking on the occasion, Radha Bhatia, President, Women in INDIA'S EDUCATION STORY! Aviation International (India Chapter) shared,” This is the third year that the WAI India Chapter is celebrating 'Girls in Aviation Day' and You can advertise in curriculum magazine or and also put an we are delighted to host the same at Agartala. This day is celebrated advertorial highlighting your company/services/campus/ products etc. for the young girls to encourage them to choose aviation as a viable This will greatly support your marketing effort and enhance your career opportunity. World over India has the maximum number of visibility and recall value with your current and potential clients female pilots but there are many other avenues that are still unknown. With this celebration our aim is to see girls from the state OUR FOCUS of Tripura explore exciting careers available to them as engineers, air traffic controllers and dozens of other jobs within the aviation.”— We cover latest news, product launches, current events and trends— News features, Guest Articles, Expert columns Hyderabad graphologist achieves a— Career counselling, Skill India, Entrepreneurships— School/College /university events global high— Achievements by students, faculty, institutions— Education Technology — Study Abroad The prestigious American Association of Handwriting Analysts— Institution/people profiles (AAHA) Convention-2018 that concluded in Boston recently had a celebrated Telangana touch to it. The noted Hyderabad-based Graphologist Samita Pandya, the only Indian to make it to the three-day biennial Convention (her second in succession), drew praise when she spoke about her efforts to help people to express and write in languages apart from one's mother-tongue. Pandya has worked extensively on ways and means to incorporate graphology and handwriting analysis not just in English but also in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Gujarati and make life of the people more meaningful. Incidentally, in recognition of her pioneering work in the country, she achieved a professional milestone when became the first Indian to be awarded an honorary membership in AAHA, a distinction that adds to her status as a globally acclaimed graphologist. Apart from being the youngest speaker during the convention, Pandya drew praise because, unlike most others whose research and work related to English and only one other language, she cited instances of how she managed to change the lifestyle and mindset using four languages apart from English given India's diverse cultural richness.