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www.curriculum-magazine.com RNI No. UTTENG/2010/37634 Vol 10 No 4 magazine THE INDIA EDUCATION LANDSCAPE UPDATE February 16 2020 IN BRIEF Curriculum framework and training BSEB Opens Task force to address material for training of nodal teachers first regional visa-related issues of under SDG- 3 released foreign students office in Delhi School Health Programme after curriculum for School Union Health minister, Dr. Harsh According to union HRD (SHP) under Ayushman Health Ambassador Initiative Vardhan stated that the efforts put Bihar School Examination Committee minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Bharat, a joint collaborative under Ayushman Bharat was in by National Council of (BSEB) on Feb 14 opened its first central government is setting programme of the Ministry of released in New Delhi on Feb 12. Educational Research and Training regional office in the national capital up a task force to address visa- Health and Family Welfare and The first phase of implementation (NCERT) for developing 24-hour Delhi. This step of the committee will related issues of foreign the Ministry of Human Resource will be in all the public upper curriculum, training materials for benefit millions of youth from Bihar, students. “We are soon setting & Development, Department of primary, secondary and senior training of nodal teachers, studying and working in Delhi-NCR. up a task force comprising School Education & Literacy, secondary schools of aspirational facilitators guide were developed This regional office is located in ICCR, AICTE, UGC, officials crossed a significant milestone districts. Subsequently, remain- in consultation with MoHFW. Vikaspuri area of New Delhi and was from Foreign Affairs ministry with release of the curriculum ing districts will be taken up in the inaugurated by Anand Kishore, and HRD to redress issues framework for “Health and second year. Contd P3 Chairman, Bihar School Examination related to visa among others Wellness Ambassadors” initiative Board (BSEB). foreign students,” he said. under the programme by the two On the occasion, Chairman, BSEB Suggestions from stakeholders ministers jointly on Feb 12. said: “Every year lakhs of students such as teachers, students, Now teachers will also act as from Bihar come to Delhi-NCR for institutes, government, elected “Health and Wellness higher education. While getting representatives, government Ambassadors” and disseminate admission in the college here, they officials, village committees key wellness information by have to face problems due to mistakes etc have been received on the organising culturally sensitive in academic papers or loss of papers. new education policy and the activity based sessions for one Many a time they are deprived of draft is in the final stage, hour per week for 24 weeks in a getting admission in good colleges due Pokhriyal said. year to promote joyful learning to lapse of time in fetching the corrected or duplicate certificates as UP Board Helpline BUDGET 2020: the same needs to be collected from Bihar. More or less the job seekers also Uttar Pradesh Board has face the same problems. In such a launched toll free helplines - situation, this regional office will be 1800-180-5310 and very helpful for them.” 18001805312 for students. The helpline numbers will remain Marginal increase over last year; at the same Contd P3 active from 8 am to 8 pm. In case students have any query time, however, a few really good stimulations Pvt Teacher Colleges regarding the board exams they can connect at the official A total outlay of Rs 99,300 Higher Education say proposed policy numbers, Subject experts in crore (marginally higher by Total allocation of Higher English, life sciences, 4.6% over 2019 budget) has education is Rs. 39466.52 Cr framework crippling, geography, general science, against the last year allocation of Hindi, Sanskrit, chemistry, etc been earmarked for the Rs. 38317.01 Cr. There is an Rs 57K worth infra will be available on call. education sector in 2020-21 increase of about Rs.1149.51 Cr Academicians will be open to may go idle queries regarding any subject, and Rs 3000 crore for Skill as compared to last year's the board said in the written Development. India's 20,500 private teacher statement. The Uttar Pradesh allocation. education/training colleges Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad “By 2030, India is set to have the largest constituting 93% of total school (UPMSP) additional secretary teachers training capacity available in is designated as nodal officer working age population in the world. Not School Education & the country are up in arms as the new in this initiative. only do they need literacy but they need National Policy on Education announcement is round the corner. Road Safety in Odisha both job and life skills”, Finance Literacy Their apprehension is that if draft Class X curriculum recommendations are reflected in the Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said while There has been an overall new policy, it will spell a death knell The Odisha government has presenting the Budget for the financial increase of Rs. 3308.37 cr (5.85%) for these colleges. decided to include road safety year 2020-21 in the Parliament on in the school curriculum from February 1. in the Budget Allocation of Contd P8 the academic session 2020-21 She also stated that steps will be taken to Department of School Education for class 10 students,. Odisha Interview: Minal is among the top four states in enable sourcing External Commercial Anand, Founder & the country where the Borrowings and FDI to ensure greater inflow of finance to attract A new Scheme “Pradhan Mantri CEO GuruQ...P10 maximum road accident deaths take place due to drunken talented teachers, innovate and build better labs. Innovative Learning Programme driving. School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Degree level full-fledged online education programme will be started to (DHRUV)” to identify and Ranjan Dash said the syllabus for class 10 students for the provide quality education to students of deprived sections of the society encourage talented children to 2020-21 academic year has as well as those who do not have access to higher education. However, enrich their skills and knowledge already been prepared. these shall be offered only by institutions who are ranked within top 100 has been envisaged from FY 2020- in the National Institutional Ranking Framework. Major education 21 trends 2020...P8 Plan Your Career Contd P6 in Top 5 Skill domains...Pg 11 Rs 8000 cr National Mission on Quantum Technologies & Applications announced in Budget 2020 The government in its budget established business models. developing in this area. It is communication, quantum key 2020 announced a National Artificial intelligence, Internet-of- proposed to provide an outlay of ` distribution, encryption, crypt Mission on Quantum Things (IoT), 3D printing, drones, 8000 crore over a period five analysis, quantum devices, quantum Technologies & Applications DNA data storage, quantum years for the National Mission on sensing, quantum materials, quantum (NM-QTA) with a total budget computing, etc., are re-writing the Quantum Technologies and clock and so on. The areas of focus for outlay of Rs 8000 Crore for a world economic order.” Applications,” she added. the Mission will be in fundamental period of five years to be “Quantum technology is opening Quantum technologies are rapidly science, translation, technology implemented by the Department up new frontiers in computing, developing globally with a huge development, human and of Science & Technology (DST). communications, cyber security disruptive potential. The next infrastructural resource generation, Finance Minister Sitharaman in with wide-spread applications. It generation transformative innovation and start-ups to address Union Budget 2020 speech said is expected that lots of commercial technologies that will receive a issues concerning national priorities. that the new economy is based on applications would emerge from push under this mission include innovations that disrupt theoretical constructs which are quantum computers and Contd on Pg 3 computing, quantum

2 Curriculum February 16, 2020 News Updates Chitkara University leads consortium of recipient shall utilize the award solely for pursuing Education/ Skill Maha focus on job- Development. Erasmus+Antibiotic Resistance project In addition, every Y-E-S Award recipient becomes eligible for the Y-E-S centric curriculum Award Plus, an internship program offered at a company or research “Risk Management and Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance – institute in Japan for two and half months (10 weeks) and receives USD In a major policy shift, the PREVENT IT” project, the three year project Erasmus+ offers 7,000 for the same. Maharashtra government has innovative perspective in addressing antibiotic resistance and is being The Y-E-S Award was instituted by the Honda Foundation in India in proposed to make the present executed with Chandigarh-based Chitkara University leading a 2007 and is facilitated by Honda Cars India to nurture young students syllabus of standard 1 to standard consortium of five Indian universities, two Indian Non-Governmental who have excelled in the area of science and technology and aspire for 10 job-centric with a focus on Organizations and four European universities. higher academic achievement. With this program, the Honda Foundation quality education and merit. Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a major global threat to human hopes to encourage and promote concepts of eco technology among the Emphasis will be put on learning and animal health, food security and development. It is expected to young generation while also strengthening interaction and exchange instead of teaching. cause at least 10 million deaths annually by 2050, more than cancer between Japanese and Indian youth expected to lead science, technology A committee of experts would be and diabetes combined causalities. Chitkara University has been Co- and industry. set up to draft the syllabus. The financed by the European Commission with a grant of 8 crore to lead . change will be made in phases an international team of scientists united to promote education and and not at one go. awareness on Antibiotics Resistance. The grant is provided under the Little Buddy Kindergarten forays into The department officer said that framework of the prestigious Erasmus+ programme supporting merely providing infrastructure, education in Europe - as well as – awarding the most innovative ideas Delhi teaching-learning material, worldwide. teaching and non-teaching staff is The project concept is inspired by the Indian National Action Plan to Little Buddy Kindergarten, an established preschool with its registered not adequate for quality educa- combat Antibiotics Resistance (ABR) having among its key goals the office in London, UK and corporate office in Hyderabad, Telangana has tion. ''The CM insisted that there increase of societal awareness, empowering individuals from different started its franchisee model in Delhi. At the brand launch the promoters is a need for job-centric syllabus, social spheres. of the company along with their Master Franchisee for the area of Delhi, especially given the changing Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice-Chancellor of UP and NCR unveiled their new logo and introduced their Mascot Rudo. social and economic situation. Chitkara University said, “Doing a project for first time is a great The unveiling was done by Sunil Dewan and Dr. Manju The textbooks talk of Maratha honour, but being a part of the prestigious Erasmus+ project for the Dewan.Highlighting the concept and approach of learning adopted at warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji and fourth time speaks of the consistent innovation at our campus. The Little Buddy Kindergarten, Ramya Gangadharan, Director Academics Dr BR Ambedkar. However, the main purpose of the multidisciplinary initiatives promoted by the at Little Buddy Preschool said, “Little Buddy Kindergarten is a UK based new syllabus may include their project is to empower and amplify diverse voices representing entity with its curriculum based on Early Years Foundation Stage which policies, such as the taxation healthcare providers, educators, researchers and community leaders. propagates a constructivist and emergent learning with a hands on system, water conservation, This will be achieved by sharing best practices in ABR education and approach. We give every child an enabling environment with lots of afforestation and relief measures awareness, combining traditional and innovative educational tools.” activities, interactive sessions for children with UK preschools, during natural calamities. This Interactive robots and EYFS software that documents every milestone of will help students learn their Gujarat replaces academic session with every child. The learning program is designed and developed to enterprising nature and how it can encourage discovery, questioning, and challenging yourself to explore help them in the future in their April-March learning. The curriculum delivery is designed to empower the inert respective professions,'' the abilities in a child. Our curriculum also extends to parents on how to officer said. In a major decision, over 45,000 government, grant-in-aid and self facilitate progress in their children which enables them to provide the The officer said the teams of five financed primary and secondary schools affiliated to the state board in required parenting atmosphere at home. school chiefs and five students Gujarat will see a change in their academic sessions, replacing the ”Speaking about the training for teachers and counselling for parents, each from Pune, Vidarbha, June-May session with anApril-March one. Sunil Dewan, mentor, Little Buddy Master Franchisee, said, “The Marathwada, Konkan and North Following the CBSE and national boards, the Education Department teachers are trained by certified trainers from UK every month, on - site, Maharashtra will be sent to Delhi said that an additional ten teaching days will be available to these to ensure curriculum delivery is uncompromised in quality at all to study the state government's schools. The change has been implemented for the first time in the franchisees. In addition, there is also round the year training support school education model, which history of the Education Department. Mew academic session 2020- provided by our learning and development team. The counselling will ensure both effective '21, the session will commence from April 20. The summer vacations sessions for parents will enhance their ability to observe the progress of financial management and also are scheduled from May 4 till June 7, without any change in Diwali the child, understand their inherent abilities, interest and behavioural better educational standards. vacations. development.” From 2021-22 and onward, the academic sessions are to commence Elaborating the Little Buddy Kindergarten franchisee model, Aagman Dr. Souvik Banerjee from the first week of April. Summer vacations will commence from Dewan Master Franchisee, UP, Delhi and NCRsaid, “Little Buddy's the first week of May till the end of first week of June — maintaining Franchisee Model is End to End. People can take up our franchisee awarded the period of five weeks. Annual examinations shall wind up in the wherein the investment includes, setting up the franchisee and opera- month of March itself. tional infrastructure, on - site teachers' training by certified trainers from Dr. Souvik Banerjee, Managing . The Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, stipulates a minimum of UK, round the year training and functional support, international Partner of Simple Solutions, 200 teaching days for Classes from I till V and 220 days for Classes curriculum, workshops for teachers and parents and IT support along Kolkata has been conferred Indo- from VI till VIII. Meanwhile, the Gujarat Secondary Education with Branding and Marketing. We are targeting hundred franchisees Global Research Excellence Regulations, 1974, state that the teaching days should not be less than across UP, NCR and Delhi in the next one year.” Award during the recently 240. concluded Indo Global Bengal Madrasas to introduce smartclass Multidisciplinary Research TN won't hold class 5, 8 public exam Conference at Bangkok, Thailand Directorate of Madrasah Education (DoME), West Bengal will introduce organized by Commonwealth The Tamil Nadu government has rolled back its controversial decision smart classrooms in the seventh and eighth standard in 300 madrasas Vocational University, Kingdom to hold public examinations for Classes 5 and 8 from this academic across the state. The move comes after the Directorate received tremen- Tonga and International year in wake of criticism from academics and opposition parties. The dous response from students after the introduction of smart classrooms in Benevolent Research Foundation old examination method will continue. classes IX and X in 300 madrasas in two phases that cover 600 class- (IBRF) India from February 2-4, As per the state government's plan, students of Class 5 were to appear rooms. An impact study done by the Directorate found that students have 2020. for three exams —English, Math and Tamil — while Class 8 students been losing interest with the traditional concept of classroom teaching The award was presented to Dr. were to appear for all five subjects. with blackboard, chalk and duster. Often they would go home without Banerjee by Prof. (Dr.) H. P. The plan challenged the state's long-standing “no-detention policy” following the lessons in class. The officials of Minority Affairs and Sharma, Pro-Vice Chancellor, till Class 8. Madrasa Education department spoke with educationists and the Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Questioning the move, educationists argued public exams in Class 5 decision was taken that we will gradually develop smart classrooms at India in presence of Dr. Mohd. and 8 will impose unnecessary stress on students, which may lead to the madrasas. The lessons taught in the class are being projected through Faheem, Thammsat University, more dropouts. illustrations and diagrams and students have developed an interest in Bangkok; Dr. Anas Amatayakul, The government's refusal to divulge the reason behind the new plan these smart classrooms. Vice Chancellor, Mahidol invited more criticism. A senior state education department official University, Bangkok; Mr. Prem said they proposed the plan with a hope that it will make the system Mandatory reading of the preamble to the Singh Gill, Country Director of more accountable for both teachers and students. Global Peace Chain, Bangkok; Constitution in MP schools Dr. Tanmoy Rudra, Executive 13th Honda Young Engineer and Secretary, Confederation of Students in government-run schools in Madhya Pradesh will have to Indian Universities; Dr. Abbas Scientist's Award to 14 IIT students compulsorily read out the preamble to the Constitution during their Lokhandwala, Principal, assemblies on every Saturday. Earlier, the Maharashtra government also Suryadatta College of Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL), manufacturer of premium cars in India, made it compulsory for the students in the schools across the state to read Management Information held the 13th edition of the Young Engineer and Scientist's (Y-E-S) out the preamble to the Constitution during their morning assemblies Research & Technology, India Award for 2019-20 and awarded 14 students from IITs, India's everyday from January 26. and Dr. Rakesh Mittal, President, esteemed science and technology institutes, across the country. The A Public Relations Department official in Madhya Pradesh said, Commonwealth Society for coveted Y-E-S Award is bestowed upon brilliant minds from IITs after \"Preamble to the Constitution will be recited by students in every Innovation & Research. a meticulous evaluation by a jury of senior Honda executives and government school every Saturday.\" The citation presented to Dr. prominent Indian scientists. With the latest edition of Y-E-S program, \"As per the order, students will recite the preamble of the constitution Banerjee refers his excellent the company has recognized and rewarded over 168 students in 13 every Saturday under the guidance of the school headmaster or teacher contribution towards years. after the prayers in primary and middle schools,\" the official said. sustainability issues through An award of US $3,000 each, was presented to 14 students selected \"Similarly, students of high schools and higher secondary schools will various published research from six IITs – Bombay, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Roorkee and recite the preamble under the guidance of the principal during the 'bal papers in reputed journals. Delhi – on the basis of a comprehensive selection process. Each sabha', which is held every Saturday,\" he said.

Curriculum February 16, 2020 3 News Feature Contd from P1 from Pg 1...BSEB regional office in Delhi SHS “Health and Wellness Ambassadors” curriculum Millions of students who came to Delhi-NCR (Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida, Growing up healthy, emotional prevention component will be which they may come across and Ghaziabad) to pursue higher education every year will be benefited from implemented by two teachers throughout their life. this step. They will also get the facility of collecting migration, duplicate wellbeing and mental health, identified in every school as Preeti Sudan, Secretary, Health & mark sheets, alteration in certificates and certificate verification at the “Health and Wellness Family Welfare; Dr. Rajiv Garg, regional office. Not only this, millions of people working in Delhi-NCR will interpersonal relationships, Ambassador”. These ambassadors DGHS; Shri H Senapathy, not have to go to Bihar for the above-mentioned works. will be supported by class Director NCERT; along with The opening of regional offices in the capital will also help the committee to values and responsible monitors as “Health and Wellness officials of Ministry of Health & coordinate with various educational institutions based in Delhi such as the Messengers”, Dr. Harsh Vardhan Family Welfare, Ministry of Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Central Board of citizenship, gender equality, elaborated. Human Resource Development Secondary Education (CBSE). In addition, this regional office will also Dr Harsh Vardhan also stated that and representatives from the coordinate with the maintenance of the records of students of Bihar Board in nutrition, health and sanitation, a National Resource Group developmental partners such as the National Academic Depository. The computer installed in this regional (NRG) of 40 members has already Jhepeigo, UNFPA, USAID, office is connected with the server and integrated database of BSEB to cater promotion of healthy lifestyles, been constituted by NCERT who UNICEF and WHO were also to the requirements. have sound training skills and present during the inauguration prevention and management of experience in Adolescent Health. ceremony. Seven Indian students appointed ambassadors for The NRG will train the State It may be mentioned that SHP was substance misuse, reproductive Resource Group which will launched on April 14, 2018 by the Adelaide, South Australia comprise of 2 persons each from Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in health and HIV prevention, SCERT, SIHFW and DIET from Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. StudyAdelaide, an agency of the Government of South Australia to promote each selected district at the 5 Adelaide as an international study destination has announced the winners of safety and security against Regional Institute of Education itsAmbassador Program 2020. (RIE) at Shillong, Mysore, Seven Indian students were announced as Ambassadors at a presentation violence and injuries, and Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar and ceremony held at the Eros Hotel, Nehru Place, New Delhi. The event was Ajmer. attended by officials from the Australian Government and South Australian promotion of safe use of internet, Ramesh Pokhriyal, HRD minister institutions. hoped that this initiative will help The Indian Student Ambassadors are being awarded an exciting support media and social media are the 11 students to show good academic package worth AUD $5000 (INR 2.5 lacs) from StudyAdelaide which performance of the students as includes return ticket up to AUD $1500, gift voucher valued AUD $1000, identified themes. well keep them healthy and Professional development session, access to key Adelaide festivals & events, In this new initiative, health enhance skills/counter issues enabling students to soak up the full educational and lifestyle experience of promotion and prevention the city. The ambassadors will be encouraged to engage with friends, family activities program has been and the community to showcase Adelaide's advantages and what makes it added in addition to ongoing one of the best Australian cities for international students, by sharing their health screening program story through posts, videos and blogs. through Rasthriya Bal Swasthya The competition had an enthusiastic response from the students right across Karyakram (RBSK) teams and India with a large number of candidates applying to win the coveted 'Study provision of services (IFA, Adelaide Student Ambassador' tag. This year saw a 40% increase in the Albendazole and sanitary number of applications over last year, with a total of 1000 student applicants. napkins). While health screening The seven chosen ambassadors for 2020 are Nikhil Sam Philip from Kerala, and provision of services are Aditya Pasricha from Haryana, Sampada Sirsat from Madhya Pradesh, ongoing activities, the newly Reetmanas Chandi from Punjab, Prakriti Chhabra from Karnataka, Pranjal added health promotion and Kumari from Chandigarh and Minu Varghese from Delhi. Contd from P1 ZEE5 partners with Eduauraa for content National Mission on Quantum Technologies & Apps ZEE5, a ConTech brand last month announced an exclusive partnership with Eduauraa, a digital learning platform. The partnership was launched at an Their applications which will technologies in order to secure our sensing, chemistry, cryptography, event in Delhi, which was graced by Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Minister receive boost include those in communications, financial imaging and mechanics. Quantum of Human Resource Development, and Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee aero-space engineering, transactions, remain competitive, field has not yet matured for Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., Tarun Katial, CEO, ZEE5 India and numerical weather prediction, drive societal progress, generate commercialization, due to the Akanksha Chaturvedi, Founder and CEO, Eduauraa. simulations, securing the employment, foster economic extreme scientific challenges India has the world's largest school going population between the age bracket communications & financial growth and to improve the overall involved. of 6-17 with over 310 million students. Over 55% of Indian students take transactions, cyber security, quality of life. Quantum computers store and tuitions, and on an average 11-12% of a parent's income goes on a single advanced manufacturing, health, The Mission will be able address process information using child's education. The cost of education has risen from Rs.55,000 to agriculture, education and other the ever increasing technological quantum two level systems Rs.1,25,000 over the past decade, an increase of over 150%. Despite important sectors with focus on requirements of the society, and (quantum bits or qubits) which spending a huge portion of their earnings, parents have no control over the creation of high skilled jobs, take into account the international unlike classical bits, can be quality of education their children get. Access to. E-learning platforms in human resources development, technology trends and road maps prepared in superposition states. India remains prohibitively expensive ranging from Rs. 15,000 to Rs.2 start-ups & entrepreneurship of leading countries for This key ability makes quantum lacs/year. leading to technology lead development of next generation computers extremely powerful Tarun Katial, CEO, ZEE5 India said, “ In most cities, a significant amount of economic growth. technologies. compared to conventional household income is today spent on private coaching, irrespective of the The range of quantum Implementation of the mission computers when solving certain child's grade. Eduauraa coming on board with ZEE5 will help us strengthen technologies is expected to be one would help develop and bring kinds of problems like finding our education content portfolio. With our wide reach across the country of the major technology quantum computers, secured prime factors of large numbers including metros, Tier 2 cities, Tier 3 towns and villages, we hope to provide disruptions that will change entire communications through fibre and searching large databases. The quality education to children in an engaging way at no extra cost.” paradigm of computation, and free space, quantum prime factorization quantum The partnership will transform the traditional learning system and provide communication and encryption. It encryption and crypt-analysis and algorithm has important students of class 6th to 12th standard across different boards including ICSE, is perceived that the countries associated technologies within implications for security as it can who achieve an edge in this reach in the country and help be used to break RSA encryption, CBSE and seven state boards (Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, emerging field will have a greater address India specific national a popular method for secure Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu), in English and Hindi advantage in garnering multifold and regional issues. communication. Indian physicists concept based learning as per Board wise syllabus delivered through economic growth and dominant The mission will help prepare next and engineers are preparing for a interactive video lectures delivered using innovative and interactive methods leadership role. generation skilled manpower, deep dive into the quantum world that explain each and every topic or concept. The transition of quantum science boost translational research and that holds the secrets for and technology from a field of also encourage entrepreneurship developing exciting technologies EUPHEUS learning launches digital solution for active interest in research and start-up ecosystem for computing, communication, assessments laboratories to one that can be development. By promoting cryptography and many more. applied in day to day life is also advanced research in quantum With a solid research base and Eupheus Learning, Edtech company has announced the integration of the opportune moment that science and technology, workforce founded on significant TARGETplus' iVersusi solution under its umbrella. provides the space for many technology development and and reliable government support, iVersusi is an app assisted digital solution that provides instant results and startup companies to form and higher education in science, it can lead to the creation of deep analytics to improve a child's performance. The solution supports develop. The Mission draws upon technology and engineering innovative applications by scanning and analysing hand-written answers of any subject, board, class or the existing deep strengths within disciplines India can be brought at industries, thereby stimulating level and in any language. The solution works through a simple process academic institutes across India par with other advanced countries economic growth and job whereby a teacher uses the iVersusi mobile app to take snapshot of the to support interdisciplinary and can derive several direct and creation, which will feed back into iVersusi sheets to generate personalised reports within minutes. research projects in key verticals indirect benefits. a growing quantum-based iVersusi are spiral assessments built on the principle 'Compared With Self' or involving quantum technology, Quantum Technology is based on economy. The government's while simultaneously developing the principles of quantum theory, financial and organizational key foundational strengths in which explains the nature of support will also ensure that both important core areas. QT energy and matter on the atomic public and private sectors will research, operational and subatomic level. It concerns benefit. It will establish standards implementations, Human the control and manipulation of to be applied to all research and resource availability and quantum systems, with the goal of help stimulate a pipeline to technology development are in achieving information processing support research and applications rudimentary stage. beyond the limits of the classical well into the future. It has become imperative both for world. Quantum principles will be government and industries to be used for engineering solutions to prepared to develop these extremely complex problems in emerging and disruptive computing, communications,

4 Curriculum February 16, 2020 Useful News NEWS YOU CAN USE CEPT Gujral Foundation Excellence ISRO Young Scientist structured skill enhancement and irrespective of their stream, or Award announced Programme mentoring process covering not combination of subjects, in The Indian Space Research only clinical and surgical school, provided that they had On January 24, Arsh Kania, Hetanshu Pandya and Sharan GS were Organisation (ISRO) has invited ophthalmology but also Mathematics up to Class X. announced as the winners of the CEPT Gujral Foundation Excellence applications for the Young managerial and holistic life Additionally, applicants to the Award at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. As part of broader five-year Scientist Programme. The skills. The process involves BSc (Hons) Economics and collaboration with CEPT University, Ahmedabad, The Gujral second session is scheduled skills up-gradation components BSc (Hons) Economics & Foundation has instituted the CEPT Gujral Foundation Excellence during the month of May 2020. and personal interactions with Finance programmes must have Award, which is a cash award of Rs. One lakh each, awarded to six The application process has eminent leaders in eye care and Mathematics in Class XII. students annually for studio excellence at CEPT University, begun and will continue till development sector. Every stage Students can submit their Ahmedabad. February 24, 6 pm on the of the fellowship program will applications at: The jury panel for the academic session 2019-2020 consisted of official website, isro,gov.in. The optimize learning that will help https://www.applytoisbf.com/ eminent industry leaders including Bobby Desai, architect and chair selected candidates will get the fellows transform into all- HomePage/ug/ApplyUG.aspx of the jury panel; Walter de Souza, artist; Archana Shah, textile opportunity to participate in an rounder seasoned professionals. designer and entrepreneur and Dinesh Sharma, product designer. The all-expenses paid, residential Selected fellows will receive an IIM Kozhikode to offer full- projects of the awardees were showcased at The CEPT Excellence programme from May 11 to 22, attractive appreciative stipend time MBA in Liberal Studies Award Exhibition, supported by The Gujral Foundation. The 2020, to be hosted at four ISRO through the fellowship period. and Management exhibition showcased the 10 best student projects and 5 best studio centres. Speaking on the launch of the In line with the vision to units in the form of drawings, models and portfolios from CEPT A total of three students from second season of the India innovate and excel in business University's Architecture, Design, Construction Technology and each state/ UT will be selected Fellowship Program, Mr. RN education, Indian Institute of Planning Faculties. Conducted at Lilavati Lalbhai Library, CEPT to participate in this Mohanty, CEO at Sightsavers Management Kozhikode University, the exhibition was open to the public till February 7 from programme. The selection will India said, “The program's (IIMK) has launched an 10 am to 9 pm. be based on the online vision is to cultivate a capable innovative Masters in Business The Gujral Foundation in its first-ever long-term partnership with an application form. Those who and motivated workforce in the Administration in Liberal educational institution has collaborated with CEPT University, have cleared class 8 and are eye care field for rural India. Studies & Management (MBA- Ahmedabad, by committing to five years of programming. studying in class 9 can apply for Currently, there are nearly LSM). This pioneering As part of this collaboration, each year there will be three main events the same. In the selection 18,000 Ophthalmologists initiative by IIMK is the first led by the Foundation - 6 annual excellence awards, a Sculpture Park process, 60 per cent weightage present in the country, which is offering by any IIM which will feature works by leading contemporary artists and will be given to class 8 marks, nowhere near enough with interlinking Liberal Studies and architects, workshops/talks will run in conjunction with the park and 10 per cent weighatge to prizes respect to the ratio of the Management as a two-year full immersive new courses on the Summer-Winter School curriculum. won in school or district level population in India. With this time programme. Applications each, 5 per cent to NCC, NSS or program, we hope to bring about for admissions to MBA-LSM Indian School of Public Policy launches similar training and 15 per cent a positive substantial impact on will be accepted online latest to those who are studying in society. An education in by 31st March 2020. own publication- ISPP Policy Review rural schools. ophthalmology with the mettle MBA-LSM is a two-year (six The list of the provisionally of being a team player and term) programme that provides The Indian School of Public Policy has launched its own publication selected candidates from each attributes of empathy and zeal to in-depth coverage in terms of policy review, ISPP Policy Review or IPR (www.policyreview.in), to state will be announced on explore rural India are important lessons from liberal studies and publish academic articles concerning policy issues that are vital to the March 2. The selected for the fellows to be a successful core management principles in Indian context. It is a forum for policy analyses and interactions with candidates will have to upload part of the program. The the first year followed by policy professionals, scholars, and industry leaders. Through our their attested certificates by initiative witnessed success in its advanced courses and electives views and recommendations, the ISPP Review will serve as a bridge March 23. After verifying the first year and gave us the in the second year. It also has a between the subjects studied in theory and their applications in the relevant certificates the final opportunity to groom three module on International and real world. selection list will be published bright and competent young Rural immersion that the Commenting on the nature of the IPR and its goals, Shreeradha on March 30. ophthalmologists. I'm looking participants need to engage Mishra, Editor-in-Chief said, “Good governance is many things. forward to a new batch of five with in term IV (second year). Effective and efficient public policy management and A search for 5 passionate promising ophthalmologists this Master's thesis in term VI implementation, however, is a primary requisite for good governance. Ophthalmologists year.” (second year) is another unique It is through public policies that the relationship between the state and Sightsavers India invites The last date of application is feature of the course. IIM the citizen is defined and nurtured. And it is this relationship that we, applications for India 30th April 2020, and the Kozhikode will also provide at IPR, are most driven to articulate. 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Curriculum February16, 2020 7 School special/ India Skills TFI Annual Congregation: Student voices 'We the Children': Children Parliament Recognize us as stakeholders and not visitors in schools seeks inclusive India and all rights The celebration of student voice part in Reimagining Sessions, to Benefit, who imparted knowledge PRATYeK, a children rights advocacy NGO based in Delhi, also the was the theme of the 'Kids listen and learn from each other on developing 21st century skills convening organisation for the NINEISMINE campaign on Feb 3, held its Education Revolution (KER)' for a bright new vision of and civic engagement in 3rd annual National Inclusive Children's Parliament where 75 children from national summit by Mumbai- education for all. classrooms; Riverside School who 29 states and UT's from the age of 11 and above, speaking more than 23 based nonprofit, Teach For India Among the highlights of the led a session on Design for Change different languages, came under one roof to be part of this event and (TFI) , this time held in Delhi summit was the “Museum of Grey and problem-solving skills and committed themselves to create an inclusive India 'with the last child as their from Feb 7-9. It began by KER Sunshine”- empowered by JSW Teach For America, who first priority'. Meira Kumar, the former Speaker of India's Lower House (Lok night that saw talks by student Foundation and Tanvi Jindal's immersed participants in Sabha), who was the chief guest administered this pledge to these teens. activists, a panel discussion, Museum of Solutions- a pop-up nourishing sensibilities in working Being trained as young advocates, these young advocates collated a report to street play, poetry recitation museum experience, which WITH communities and not for be submitted to the Niti Aayog and UN as part of India's Voluntary National around the theme. showcased the truth and hope of them. Review (VNR) in relation toIndia's 'Leave no one behind' report on the 17 Ridhima Pandey, dubbed as the education system in India via Global Goals. The child advocates of the NINEISMINE campaign insist that India's Greta Thunbergled a TED various experience halls, which Shailendra Singh, advisor to there is an 18th goal which they call 'Áll rights for All children'. Children also Talk called 'Save Our Future' on took participants through the Directorate of Education, prepared a report on the status of the rights of the child to be submitted to the why supporting student voice experience of oppression, chaos Government of Delhi was also Commission on the Rights of the Child. Children from different states shared matters more than ever in our and pain that many students must present as a speaker at the summit, their stories, challenges, and recommendations to their government. Rosy present climate crisis. She was bear as a consequence of a broken had this to say about the event- Taba, a member of the National Commission on the Rights of the Child also joined by Raghavendra educational system. “We need to make education promised to take the idea of children's parliaments across to all the states of Yadav, a Teach For India student humane and responsive to today's India from Mumbai who is running a Tanvi Jindal, founder Museum of time, and this summit is a step in Samarpita (name changed) from Rajasthan shared how she was forced to get student leadership and Solutions described it as follows: that direction.” married at the age of 12. She insisted that the government immediately sustainable change organisation “Museum of Grey Sunshine is Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach For declares her marriage and all child marriages as null and void. As a child who in his school, inspired by created for educators, parents, and India said, “Imagine students worked really hard to get away from this culture, she taught her parents and McKinsey's consulting model; government officials, to build working on problems and projects society the consequences of child marriage. The child advocates also pressed and Shiksha, a young student empathy for children and teachers they choose and really care about for ending all forms of child labor. While Swaman and Smita (children with from Delhi who changed her by introducing them to the reality alongside passionate and skilled visual and developmental disabilities respectively) from Assam raised their given name to reflect her love for of the current Indian education people at all levels of the education stories to end all forms of discrimination and making society more inclusive education- and is currently system. This was conceptualised system. Imagine children and and barrier-free. leading the charge for equitable and designed by the Museum of adults shifting things by small, The NINEISMINE campaign which grew out of Nelson Mandela's call to education in her community. Solutions (MOS) team, which consistent, everyday actions of ordinary citizens to keep governments accountable to fulfilling the MDGs A thought provoking panel consists of a group of individuals love- If we do this, everything else and is meant to be . a child-led movement where Children in India took upon discussion with student working towards making learning will improve. This is what the Kids themselves the task to ensure the fulfilment of Goals 2 and 3 and 4 – all of revolutionaries and dignitaries- for all children more enjoyable Education Revolution is all which refer to children. Under this campaign, PRATYeK, is supporting 100 Barkha Dutt, Amitabh Kant, and meaningful.” about.” child parliamentarians from across the country to interaction with MPs in Ashish Dhawan- moderated by Amongst some notable sessions It may be mentioned that Teach For Parliament by November 2020. Sandeep Rai, Chief of City were those by MTV Rap Star and India which began its operations in Operations at Teach For India, Founder of US Based Non Profit- 2009 is part of a global Teach For 'Inside the Millennial Mind 2019-2020' by and author of acclaimed novel- 'Empty Hands Music', Nimo Patel, All network of 50 countries, with a 'Grey Sunshine' offered some who led an inspiring session on shared vision of an excellent collection of essays by school children released valuable insights into the building a movement through and education for all children. The education system. Over 700 with love; and one on organisation's mission is to end To encourage and provide a platform to creative young writers, UNESCO people including students from Entrepreneurship for Social educational inequity in India by New Delhi in partnership with Takhte, launched a collection of 100 essays by several countries attended the Change by Aditya Nataraj from creating a strong pipeline of young minds 'Inside the Millennial Mind 2019-2020' on 20 January, 2020 at event. Piramal Foundation and Kaivalya. driven, skilled talent within the the UNESCO house, New Delhi. The Summit, on 8th and 9th educational ecosystem of this The book was launched by Eric Falt, UNESCO February 2020 saw close to 800 Reimagining Sessions talked nation. TFI seeks to make teaching New Delhi Director along with Takhte founder participants over two days, about how existing patterns of an aspirational proposition and Goldie Kasturia and members of the essay where educators, both from thought can be transformed. These looks to encourage more of the selection panel Kusum Virmani, Gauri D. private and public schools came sessions were led by impactful country's qualified workforce to Chakraborty, Indranil Basu and Manoj together with students to take organisations such as Reap consider it as a profession. Patairiya. 100 essays showcased in the book were National Girl Child Day 2020 celebrated by CIF selected from over 400 submissions through a pan-India online essay contest organized Childline India Foundation participants present. The ABCDE nation and we all should pledge to during 10 April – 31 July, 2019. The entries ,Vellore in collaboration with for girls to carry as a mantra for build a healthy environment for were meticulously chosen by the help of the Hand in Hand India celebrated their day to day protection was their growth and development. We dynamic jury panel. The topics for the essay National Girl Child Day on Jan 28 highlighted. Speaking on the hope the event creates a strong competition were chosen to reflect UNESCO's to spread awareness on the importance of a healthy impact on the society to protect area of competence. In addressing these topics, importance of girl child and the relationship between the child and and encourage the girl child'. UNESCO believes that young writers become inequalities faced by them in our their parents, David, Member of CHILDLINE is the nodal agency familiar with the fundamentals of global society this day in the most Child Welfare Committee threw appointed by the Ministry of citizenship education and become 'partners in change'. significant manner. some light and imparted his Women and Child Development, Eric Falt in his opening remarks said that the power of the written words Officers from the District Child thoughts on the same. Government of India to initiate, can't be understated even in contemporary times. The fate of the world in the protection office graced the event implement and monitor coming decades will depend on millennials and their ability to think and by speaking on the need to protect Speaking on this activity, Dr. CHILDLINE 1098 services express thought-provoking ideations clearly. Platforms that encourage them girl child and their rights. Key Anjaiah Pandiri, Executive across the country and is present in to broaden their critical thinking is the need of the hour aspects like hygiene check on Director, CHILDLINE INDIA 549+ districts and 120 railway The event was attended by winners of the essay competition who came all social media and the dos and FOUNDATION, said, “Women stations parts of the country to receive their certificates. During a brief question and don'ts were communicated to the are an important pillar of our answer session with top five participants of the competition, students talked about “the importance of reading and writing in order to gain insights on critical challenges faced by the world today.” Praising the idea and implementation behind the pan- India essay contest, jury member Kusum Virmani, former Associate Professor, Delhi University, emphasized on the role writing plays in developing critical thinking among youth.UNESCO's Operational Strategy on Youth envisages youth as agents of change, social transformation, peace and sustainable development by ensuring that young women and men are engaged in policies and programmes that affect them, and lead action to promote peace and sustainable development in their countries and communities.

3 Curriculum February 16, 2020 Special Feature Story BUDGET 2020 REACTIONS: As usual partly enthusiastic welcome, partly disappointing critique The total Budget allocation for the HRD Even though education is a concurrent subject and states contribute more to its Ministry is Rs.99,300 crore. The expenditure, still union education allocation and announcements in the budget Department wise details are as follows: engages cross section of education sector. Some reactions from industry/sector: Department of Higher Education givers abroad. Therefore special “A National Forensic institute Gaikwad , Country Manager, bridge courses may be designed being proposed by the FM will give EDHEC Business School Total allocation of Higher education is Rs. 39466.52 Cr against the last jointly by the Ministries of Health impetus to forensic science in the “It is a progressive budget that year allocation of Rs. 38317.01 Cr. There is an increase of about and Skill Development along with country and hopefully put in place a acknowledges the role technology can Rs.1149.51 Cr as compared to last year's allocation. professional bodies to match the universal framework and play in addressing challenges and employer's standards as well as metholodgy to conduct forensic improving access to quality higher lA new scheme named, Education Quality Up-gradation and Inclusion meet the language requirements and cyber reviews that will become education and employment of various countries. the benchmark for all opportunities for India's youth. Program (EQUIP), has been envisaged by the Department of Higher A National Police University and investigations in country. This Government's announcements related Education, MHRD. It is an overarching program, which sets out to a National Forensic Science initiative will also attract students to the development of emerging deliver further on the principles of access, inclusion, quality, University have also been towards Forensic science as a technologies like AI, ML, Data excellence, and enhancing employability in higher education. For this proposed in the domain of career option.” – Nikhil Bedi, Analytics ecosystem in the country scheme, an initial budgetary provision of Rs.1413 Cr has been kept. policing science, forensic science, Partner, Deloitte India and skilling opportunities for the Further budgetary provision shall be made after appraisal and cyber-forensics etc. in the Budget. “The increase in the education youth, clearly reflect the focus on approval of the scheme by the competent authority. The Finance Minister, in her budget in FY20 indicates the preparing the youth for jobs of speech also said that the New Government's support in creating a tomorrow. Also, the introduction of lA provision has been made to strengthen the HEFA by infusing the Education Policy will be skilled and educated India. I am online degree programs highlights the announced soon. also personally looking forward to growing acceptance of online additional Government Equity of Rs. 2200 Cr. This will help in meeting Arts (Music) playing an important education in its capability. Aided with the increasing budget requirement of the Central Institutions for There was too little for the role in our education sector and if a boost in infrastructure and high improving or augmenting their infrastructure like buildings, education sector in the budget. supported and energised through quality content, online education will classrooms, hostels, laboratories, and equipment which are crucial FM did not reduce any GST cut government initiatives, it will not only accelerate skill development elements of learning environments. yet. FM did emphasize on really help. Globally we have initiatives but also help 'right-skill' the education ion and employability witnessed how music has helped in workforce of the future. We anticipate lRs. 650 Cr have been provisioned for World Bank assisted Technical but no clarity on how it will the overall development of the that the announcement to improve the achieve employability. But the nation and individual growth. It has online education ecosystem will Education Quality Improvement Program i.e. TEQIP. The project aims fact that it was on mind is good but also been linked to increase in facilitate greater collaboration at enhancing quality and equity in engineering institutes and we need to see details on how well entrepreneurs in all these nations.” between educational institutions and improving the efficiency of the engineering education system in focus the funds get deployed. – Tanuja Gomes, Co – Founder & online education platforms.”-Raghav states Development of online courses Co – CEO, Furtados School of Gupta, Managing Director, India, was good but that would be Music andAPAC, Coursera lThe allocation for “Interest Subsidy and Contribution to Guarantee limited to only top 100 institutes. “While we look forward to the “Union budget 2020 is definitely a (Budget) should have focused implementation of the New step towards boosting India's Fund” has been maintained at Rs. 1900 Cr. This is for disbursal of easy more on the boost to online Education Policy as announced by economic growth. The boost to and interest-free loans to students who want to pursue professional courses and infra to help smaller the Finance Minister, it is nice to entrepreneurship, startups and skill higher education. niche institutes to also enable see proposals aimed at the creation development in the infrastructure online courses. Also, didn't of a more inclusive education sector is a welcome move that will lTotal allocation to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is kept at Rs mention anything about the system – the outcomes have to be help create jobs directly. A total of Rs education abroad or loans. But tangible, and the regulatory system 3000 crore has been allocated for skill 7332 Cr, which is 14.38% more than the last year. again I feel the bigger problem has needs to be revamped. India has development, which shows the been the quality of institutes and one of the world's largest working government's commitment towards lTotal allocation to the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) is kept at research levels. Nothing has been population, and the allocation of Rs encouraging employment growth rate said about that. 150 higher 3000 crore for core skill and boosting the skill sector. The Rs 3885 Cr, which is 2.58% more than the last year. education institutions to start development should be part of an move to introduce a common apprenticeship programs is a good agile higher education system for eligibility test for recruitment for non- lTotal allocation for the regulators [UGC and AICTE] has been sign but again too little. Need long-term relevance. Further the gazetted government posts will also something on mass levels. One focus on enabling the teaching witness a further push in employment maintained at Rs 5109.20 Cr. thing I would have liked is how community is well appreciated – opportunities in the government foreign-educated graduates could we should be able to attract the best sector. Department of School Education & Literacy be attracted back to build India.” – minds to the noblest profession! I The finance minister has encouraged Sumeet Jain, Co-founder, am personally very excited about the spirit of sharing economy and new lThere has been an overall increase of Rs. 3308.37 cr (5.85%) in the Yocket, an Edtech startup the 8,000-crore allocation for the technology like 3D printing, AI, IoT Budget Allocation of Department of School Education & Literacy ”A marginal 5% increase National Mission on Quantum and ML, which will uplift the in the FY 2020-21 from FY 2020-21 compared to previous budget is Technology. We are looking sentiments of the youth to further welcoming but not enthusiastic. forward to more details and a sound innovate and push India's economic lThe overall Budget Allocation in FY 2020-21 is Rs. 59845 cr out of which Big announcements around implementation plan.” – Dr growth.” – Nilabh Kapoor, Business Scheme allocation is Rs. 50600 cr and Non- Scheme allocation is Rs. much-required digital Rupamanjari Ghosh, Vice- Head India, OLX People 9245 cr. reformations at government Chancellor, Shiv Nadar “The FDI part was in waiting for a schools and colleges which caters University long time, glad to have it come lRE 2019-20 was retained at the level of BE 2019-20. to 70% of India's student base is “Government has raised curiosity through – it will really help us make a lBudget Allocation in the Flagship Scheme of Samagra Shiksha has missing. An expectation around with the announcement to big leap! Online education programs, financial exemptions and tax cuts introduce the New Education introduction of new courses that will increased (by Rs. 2428.50 cr). for Ed-Tech companies, which is a Policy soon. FM seems to be push students into careers of lAllocation in KVS has increased by Rs. 504.50 cr and in NVS by Rs. 232 cr key component of Education hinting at keeping all options open tomorrow, and of course 'the Indian sector, have not been met with. when she stated 'External SAT' for promoting #StudyInIndia – w.r.t BE 2019-20. Providing Online Degree Commercial Borrowings & FDI all are in the right direction, and I am lA new Scheme “Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme Programs to the students with shall be tapped to ensure delivery personally very excited about us at poorer accessibility seem like the of Quality Higher Education'. Leverage Edu helping execute some (DHRUV)” to identify and encourage talented children to enrich their only significant step-up towards Taking forward last year's of these parts” – Akshay Chaturvedi, skills and knowledge has been envisaged from FY 2020-21. Digital Education in this budget. A emphasis on skill-training, FM has Founder & CEO, Leverage Edu 3000 Crore budget for skill proposed to introduce 'I welcome the Government's The Finance Minister observed that India should be a preferred development especially Apprenticeship programmes initiative to open Data Center Parks destination for higher education. Therefore, under its “Study in India” announcement of the bridge among 150+ higher education across the country as the finance programme, an Ind-SAT is proposed to be held in Asian and African courses to upskill Health Care institutes by March 2021. In minister has rightly said that 'Data is countries for benchmarking foreign candidates who receive Professionals is a positive move. addition, she has hinted at Urban the New Oil'. This will lead to the scholarships for studying in Indian higher education centres. We look forward detailed-out Local Bodies providing internship digitisation of the rural areas while The finance minister announced that about 150 Higher Educational plans for education sector in the opportunities to fresh engineers. providing various employment Institutions will start apprenticeship embedded degree/diploma upcoming New Education This is a welcome step towards opportunities to the people across the courses by March 2020-21. This will help to improve the Policy.” – Ashutosh Kumar, greater collaboration between country. Also, I would appreciate the employability of students in the general stream (vis-a-vis services or Co-Founder, CEO Testbook Industry & Academia.” – Nilesh use of AI & ML by the government in technology stream). The government will also start a program whereby urban local bodies across the country would provide internship opportunities to fresh engineers for a period of up to one year. National Skill Development Agency will give special thrust to infrastructure-focused skill development opportunities, the Minister explained. In order to meet the requirement of qualified medical doctors, it is proposed to attach a medical college to an existing district hospital in PPP mode. Viability gap funding will be made available to the States that fully allow the facilities of the hospital to the medical college and provide land at a concession. The Government will also encourage large hospitals with sufficient capacity to offer resident doctors DNB/FNB courses under the National Board of Examinations. Smt Nirmala Sitharaman stated that a huge demand exists for teachers/nurses/para medical staff and care

Curriculum February 16, 2020 4 Special Feature Story School Education success story of AAP-led Delhi Govt Aayushman Bharat Scheme to online at affordable rates. Also, institutions will provide much policy will further standardize the Technology and announcement of 2 improve the healthcare services the upcoming policy to set up needed new funding sources to education system in the country.” – national level science schemes. The and eradicate tuberculosis in data centre parks throughout the facilitate their growth. Further, Monica Malhotra Kandhari, Fibre to Home initiative will link India by 2025.” – Kunal Jain, country will provide more jobs offering full degree programmes MD, MBD group 100,000 Gram Panchayats through Founder & CEO, Analytics for the youth. The attempt to online will enable those who “Apprenticeship programs, which BharatNet in FY21, ensuring internet Vidhya address the huge demand of cannot access regular colleges to will be started in about 150 higher penetration in rural areas and In order to reach the target of teachers, nurses, paramedical avail the qualifications they need education institutions, augmented expanding the ambit of online average spend of USD 173 staff and caregivers abroad by to gain full employment. As by internship programs with urban education in the country.” – billion a year to achieve the focusing on skill-development is education is a state subject, it is local bodies, up to a period of one Ramananda SG, Vice-President, SDG 4 by 2030, it would be an also good and it will create more good to see that the central year will help train students more Sales and Marketing, Pearson India unrealistic expectation to see job opportunities.” – Irwin government is coordinating with comprehensively and shall ensure “Addressing the severe skill shortage that coming solely from Anand, MD, Udemy India each state to encourage the that most of the working class that businesses across India are facing government and pure “As higher education evolves in implementation of the New population is employed by 2030. at present, focus on skill development philanthropic initiatives. In this line with technology, formal Education Policy at the Implementing the Ind-SAT exam will lead to progress in the nation. We context, we welcome the education is increasingly grassroots. Additionally, new forAsian andAfrican countries will are also very affirmative with regard Government's steps towards replaced by specialised on line technologies are often the drivers make India a hub for higher to the new education policy that will encouraging sourcing External programs. Allowing top 100 of economic growth of nations. education, thus attracting global ensure quality education to students. Commercial Borrowings and NIRF ranked institutes to award Encouraging student engineers to talent. The suggested proposals Also, the introduction of degree-level FDI to boost quality education. on line degree is a step in the right get internships in local bodies will will certainly help India shine full-fledged online education will We hope this would pave the direction to bestow students with help in equipping them with real- globally. We welcome these empower the disadvantaged sections way for opening up and skills and formal degree without world job skills required to work proposals and are hopeful for a of the society in acquiring employable formalising the sector and the need to be on campus with, and develop these new great education scenario in the skills and for upskilling.” – Nikhil ensuring long term responsible physically. Our institutions are technologies to help our country country.”- Akshay Munjal, Barshikar, Founder and Managing and patient capital, giving the woefully poor in infrastructure join the ranks of other developed President, BML Munjal Director, Imarticus Learning much needed confidence to and the government's ability to nations.” – Dr. Akhil Shahani, University “The Union Budget 2020-21 clearly potential investors to invest in invest for modern infrastructure Managing Director, The “We are encouraged to see the focusses on education and skill the sector and expect legitimate has been crippled mainly due to Shahani Group government's commitment development through outlining a RoI as spoken about several heavily subsidised centrally run “We are encouraged to hear the towards ensuring quality education series of progressive steps in this times in the past.” – Manit Jain, institutions. Therefore, it is government talk about FDI in in India. While this year's budget direction. The proposals of internships Chairman, FICCI ARISE; logical and welcome move that education in today's Budget. was mainly focused on higher in local bodies for engineering Co-founder and Director The this budget proposes FDI and Openness to receiving, and education, we are hopeful that the students and facility online education Heritage Group of Schools ECB would help accelerate capitalising upon, the transfer of yet to be announced education for the deprived section are in line “The Finance Minister has investments and aid research and knowledge as well as education policy will put the spotlight on with the goal of Skill India. Moreover, promised in the budget speech better academic delivery.” – P. N. management know-how that top primary education, crucial to the the announcement of a full-fledged that the New Education Policy Hariharan CFO, ITM Group institutions around the world are formative years of students. For the online education programme by will be announced soon. The of Institutions actively looking to make to government to achieve its vision of educational institutions will current policy is several decades “The Finance Ministry's focus on greener pastures like India, is a an India where all children get an complement conventional education old and the new policy is skill development will enable job no-brainer in my opinion. Foreign excellent education it will be and ensure greater equity in access to expected to introduce fresh creation which will compel more collaborations in higher education crucial to incentivize states to education. The proposals of the Union ideas, particularly on the use of students to upskill. The proposed – with or without FDI – offer a improving learning outcomes of Budget along with the proposed New technology, modern teaching online education programme to near term solution to the problem students and invest in leadership Education Policy will go a long way in pedagogies and experiential provide quality education to of quality human capital and for education.”- Shaheen Mistri- boosting the education sector in the learning. The proposal to allow students is a reformist step. This employability, which can help us Founder & CEO, Teach For country.” – Rohit Manglik, CEO, FDI in education sector does not will help in gathering on job avert a demographic disaster and India EduGorilla worry us as IIMs have always experience and further reap some dividend instead. That Budget2020 will help position India benchmarked themselves employment. Initiatives such as is why we at ISBF welcome this “The Union Budget 2020 as a global educational hub. We against global standards of 'Study in India' and 'Skill India announcement, which will also recognises the potential of online appreciate the launch of the 'Study in teaching and learning. However Mission' will be instrumental in help operationalise the education and skill-development in India' programme which will enable we need to wait for the full increasing the quality of government's dream of making enhancing employability. The foreign students to apply for details of this policy to see education in India. Additionally India an international hub for government has tried to strike an scholarships to study in India. Overall, whether it would mean global the reduction in the limit for higher education.”- Dr Jitin equilibrium between the needs of we believe that this renewed push on schools and colleges opening NBFCs eligibility for debt Chadha , Founder & Director, the public sector and generating providing quality education and campuses in India or simply recovery under the SARFAESI Indian School of Business & employment through the right skill enhancing the skills of our youth, will foreign capital getting invested Act 2002 will be a tailwind for Finance (ISBF) sets, like engineers interning at help India play a lead role in shaping in Indian private institutions. I the sector'- Amit Gainda, Chief “Budget 2020 truly sharpens the urban local bodies and the the global economy in the future.” – P am happy that the budget has Executive Officer, Avanse country's focus on becoming the announcement of a National K Gupta, Chancellor, Sharda proposed online educational Financial Services next global hub for education. Forensic & National Police University programmes as the time has “Budget 2020 is hugely positive Significant announcements like University. Furthermore the focus “The Finance Minister has set out an come to leverage technology to for the country' education sector the introduction of FDI in the on skill-development in museology ambitious plan to create more job provide “value for many” as its focusing on most of the education sector, launch of 'Study and archaeology is expected to fuel opportunities by identifying skill instead of just “value for important parameters of this in India' programme, new the tourism sector with the right development programs, providing money”- Prof. Debashis sector. “Study In India” project is apprenticeship programmes and talent in the coming years. internship opportunities in urban Chatterjee, Director, IIM also going to establish India as a online degree courses, besides the The government has clearly bodies while also opening the Kozhikode major education Hub which will continued budget allocation for highlighted that technology will education system to FDI and ECB.”- “We welcome the focus on surely open new avenues for skill development, reiterate the drive the next wave of growth, with Shalini Pillay, Office Managing education, skill development education industry. Another government's commitment the provision of INR 8,000 crore Partner, Bengaluru, KPMG in and new-age technologies in measure taken by the towards the youth of our country. I for the National Mission on India this year's budget which focuses government to make education am confident that these strategic Quantum Computing and on furthering the employability more technology friendly & initiatives will play a decisive role of Indians through the accessible is to include its in the building of a New Digital Cabinet approves the Indian Institutes of Information government's Skill India provision for Degree level online India.” – Dr. Sanjay Gupta, VC Mission launched in 2015. The learning programme will make of World University of Design. Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 step by the government to higher education more accessible “The proposed IND-SAT test for facilitate the educational needs & of more quality which will foreign students and emphasis on The Bill for amending the principal Acts of 2014 and 2017, will declare the of the growing working-age result in securing a better career. External Commercial Borrowing remaining 5 IIITs-PPP along with the existing 15 Indian Institutes of population and students who do The remarkable investment, & FDI for education sector are Information Technology in Public Private Partnership mode as 'Institutions of not have access to higher along with the introduction of the commendable steps by the govt to National Importance' with powers to award degrees. This will entitle them to use education by offering online Ind SAT, and rollout of online promote 'Study in India' initiative the nomenclature of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) or Master of Technology education programs from the education for Higher education and making India an education (M.Tech) or Ph.D degree as issued by a University or Institution of National top 100 institutions of the makes this budget very friendly hub. This budget has also taken Importance. It will also enable the Institutes to attract enough students required country is commendable. It will to the education sector. Also with care of the biggest challenge in the to develop a strong research base in the country in the field of information allow students from around the the announcement of new education sector i.e. achieving technology. country to have quality education policy launch we are higher literacy and employment It will enable grant statutory status to five Indian Institutes of Information education and learn from the very hopeful & positive towards through the announcement of full- Technology in Public Private Partnership mode at Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, best institutions in the country. the industry growth.”- Kiran fledged online degree programs Agartala and Raichur and declare them as Institutions of National Importance Optical Fibre program, Dham CEO & HR Head , for under-privileged students and along with already existing 15 Indian Institutes of Information Technology connecting 100,000 Gram Globus Infocom building up of 150 higher under the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Panchayats in FY21 will ” Allowing foreign investments education institutions to offer Partnership)Act, 2017. provide a great opportunity for and external corporate apprenticeship diplomas. The The objective of the approval is for formalization of IIITs at Surat, Bhopal, students to learn new skills borrowings by educational announcement of new education Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur. These IIITs are already functioning as Societies registered under Societies Registration Act of 1860. They will now be covered under the IIIT (PPP) Act, 2017, similar to the other 15 IIITs established under the scheme in PPP mode.

8 Curriculum February 16, 2020 VIEWS (Edit/Guest Column...) OPINION: From periphery to centre stage: Major education trends Something fundamental is changing about education that will influence schools in 2020 School and education was a major poll plank of By Dr. Nitesh Dhawan, Public Servant and Author the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) during the 2020 electioneering campaign for February 8 The education landscape of DIY Learning respective fields, to various learners assembly elections in Delhi and the party retained India is up for transformation Look around and you will observe through videos or live chat sessions. power with a huge electoral victory by winning 62 of and is witnessing some of the that the majority of people are Digitisation has transformed the face the 70 seats. For sure, there would be a lot of other biggest changes of all times. From watching videos on YouTube and of education by giving easy access to factors including water and electricity subsidies rote learning to concept-based Facebook and why not, short videos data and assisting learners with besides free bus rides for women in addition to this learning, the teaching approaches are are the best way to engage people. As knowledge beyond traditional books plank, but the incumbent party leaders clearly put an becoming more student-focused and per the Global Learner's Survey by and by ingraining a better understand- all out emphasis on good schools and education. the schools are being designed in Pearson, there is a major shift in ing of a subject. The improvement of government schools in Delhi flexible ways, ensuring collaborative education towards Do-It-Yourself became a talking point. It was already a political learning in an open atmosphere. With (DIY) learning. 81% of the learners Artificial Intelligence and discourse by the time of result analysis. It was perhaps the rapid pace of technology seeping worldwide say education is poised to Gamification historic as well as education and children always took in the education sector, schools are no become more self-serviced and 78% a backseat in all kind of elections and remained a longer hesitating to adopt innovative of Indian learners believe that using Gamification is a new age educational paragraph on manifestoes of political parties. It is not and latest technologies likeAI, Robots technology to support their learning method that enables students to learn that Delhi has found a magic solution to fix the ailing to teach students and provide makes it easier and more fun. by using video game design and game government school system under AAP government in experiential learning to them. DIY Learning is reshaping tradi- elements in learning environments. the last five years. In fact, it is still a long road ahead According to a report by KPMG India tional education by creating videos The objective is to increase and before, the script can qualify as success story or turn and Google, titled 'Online Education on endless topics and allowing maximize the engagement and around. But what has happened is no less in India: 2021', the Indian online learners to upskill and train them- enjoyment of the learners by extraordinary and innovative. Problem identification education market is set for a quantum selves for the dynamic business capturing their interest and motivate and solutions development has been nearly growth of eight times in the next three landscape. them to continue learning. mainstreamed into the system by involvement of year. Let's have a look at the trends stakeholders and more availability of funds. This work that will dominate and influence the Personalized learning Technology has fuelled the growth of in progress model is certainly looking towards a education space in India in 2020. Learning is no longer restricted to the education industry and led to the destined vision of enriching school experience for four walls of schools and colleges. emergence of new learning solutions. everybody and raising the standards of learning Moving towards concept-based There is a diverse variety of It is also giving rise to new trends that outcomes and schools. learning educational programmes that are are shaping the needs and demands of Because all this is happening with a lot of It has been seen that students with catering to distinct learning individual, learners, institutions and commitment, engagement and professional zeal, the great marks are failing to find suitable requirements and interests of the industry. These trends also justify transformation is genuinely credible for most people. jobs; this is because they lack core individuals. the distinct upsurge of online The meaning of real development through skills and soft skills. The shifting Massive Open Online Courses education in the country - a trend that development of human resource and wellbeing of towards digitization is encouraging (MOOCs) are the best way to get is expected to continue dominating in society is getting recognition. The narrative of concept-based learning which is affordable and flexible education and the years to come. nationalism is becoming inclusive with values of helping them build these skills and acquire new skills. These programs egalitarianism, excellence and social cohesion. enabling them to be competent for are prepared in such a way that they 'Education is what remains after one It is not that AAP government alone is focusing on future jobs. There is also a tremendous deliver quality educational experi- has forgotten what one has learned in improving education. In fact, several states in their shift to student-centred learning from ences, prepared by experts of their school' – Albert Einstein own way are doing a lot of good work in various teacher-centred learning. stretches and spaces, some of which is visible as well. Pvt Teacher colleges' body opposes draft NEP States like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Blended learning is the way Odisha, West Bengal, UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, forward At a national conference of the Association of NCTE Approved Colleges Kerala—all have success stories in making. The According to a report by McKinsey, Trust (ANACT),in New Delhi on January 30 raised demands for realistic education development index, SEQI, is also adding its with 560 million internet subscribers policy framework. The forum principally raised three major concerns. own dynamism and urgency to educational in 2018, India is one of the fastest- First, each college has developed infrastructure to the tone of Rs 20-40Cr achievements particularly in school education growing and largest markets in the and cumulatively it is about Rs 57,000 Cr by these colleges and as per segment. With Delhi proving political and electoral world. Moreover, Indians have 1.2 draft NEP, all standalone colleges will disappear and make way for usefulness of addressing challenges in education, in billion mobile phone subscriptions consolidated multidisciplinary universities after 2030. Only a four-year coming times, education show offs will be a healthy and downloaded around 12.3 billion ITEP (Integrated Teacher Education Program) run after this year. One-year competition in electoral politics. apps in 2018. This is a clear indication of two-year refresher courses or B.Ed. or D.E.L.D. will not be available What Delhi has shown is that government school that the learning trend is changing and for standalone colleges, so, will the Rs 57,000 Cr investment and system is not irreparable as some people have been students are adopting computers, livelihood of thousands of go into drain? writing their obituary for years now, certainly it can mobile phones etc. to learn new Second, there are only 42,000 Ph D and UGC-NET graduates on the made to deliver as a lively people-centric ecosystem things. subject of Education in the country, where as private teaching colleges of nation building. There are several gaps at school The rapid growth of digitization in alone need 65,6000 (@ 32 professors/Asst Profesors per college) of them level more so by looking at shortage of trained subject urban and rural areas and the growing for compliance with NCTE regulations. As per PTR norms, the require- teachers and good infrastructure. Exponential penetration of mobile phones in the ment for B Ed/ D El Ed ratio is of 1: 12.5 and 1: 10 ratio in M.Ed. The technologies have posed their own challenges for country is fueling the trend of anytime association said that the total building area is also sought in NCTE future and tech will constitute more than half of anywhere and convenient learning. Regulation 2014 besides all labs, classrooms, halls as sought therein are economy in next five years, so education at all levels With a plethora of learning videos on absolutely unscientific in proportion. needs reimagination and consistent innovation. the internet, students are learning on Thirdly, whereas the Endowment Fund that has been raised from earlier 8 Delhi as said above has miles to go before, it is passed platforms like Google, mobile apps lakhs to 12 lakhs, it is wrongly being managed as the NCTE wants 50% of on as a model success. Technical education and higher and YouTube. Moreover, there is no interest earned every year. The unfilled vacancy due to stringent eligibility education along with skills space is still untouched dearth of short online and offline criteria for admission, non-uniform fee structure nationally is also added with the kind of passion and purpose shown in school courses for students to enrol into and to the woes of these colleges. education. So, this space to be watched with keen enhance their skills and grow in their Therefore NACT has demanded that government should reconsider the interest as Kejriwal 3.0 sets out to take its promised professions. Education Policy 2019 as also abolish unfriendly regulations like approval agenda forward. by affiliating body (NCTE) for appointment of academic staff and grants for professors. According to ANACT national president, Dr S.V. 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Curriculum February 16, 2020 9 Spotlight Expectations of Education leaders What Can We Learn from Playing Online Games? for 2020 By Varun Mahna, CEO & Founder, PokerDangal Education sector is set to witness one of the biggest changes in its OVER the past couple of strategy and leadership which is games, a winner is someone who history in the coming future in India. Emerging trends will help shift years, there has been a exactly what is needed to run the knows the art of keep going. The the curriculum from strictly marks based to one which takes into paradigm shift in the businesses. need to stay focused all the time account a student's overall development. Efforts are being made to gaming industry. The evolution of It has been found that transparent while the game is on, sometimes make education more industry based as most of what students digital and online gaming models environments provided in online becomes stressful for the player currently study is not something which they use when they join has led to a surge in the number of games make it easier for gamers to but to come out as a winner, a companies. online gaming platforms. assume leadership. “If you want gamer needs to control his The New Education policy aims to provide free education to girls, Millennials are getting attracted to to see what business leadership temperament and burst his stress. develop world class industrial workforce that is at par with global the online gaming world as it will look like in three to five years, This helps in developing patience standards and provide spiritual learning for sound mental health. With offers them a package of thrill and look at what's happening in online and determination and building the help of technological tools teachers will be able to instill and home action as well as boosts their skill games,\" wrote Byron Reeves, the perseverance in the character of more creative and independent thinking, problem solving and soft level. Paul C. Edwards Professor of gamer which is of great use in real skills among children which have a direct impact on their ability to Real money games, a segment of Communication at Stanford. life as well find good jobs in the corporate world. online gaming, are gaining Technology has already been the catalyst in overcoming some of these tremendous popularity. According Resource Management Interactive Skills challenges and is now all set to underpin the emerging trends in to a report of All India Gaming Unlike the misconceptions Online games help the players education which will cater to the demand of individuals, learners, Federation (AIGF)1, more than around it, online games teach learn skills of communication and institutions and the industry in general. Some of the education trends 10% of online gamers in India are lessons that make it easier to teamwork. The requirement to powered by technology will be Augmented Reality and Gamification, real money gamers. Online games evaluate decisions in real life. interact with fellow players while Interest based learning, social and emotional learning, self paced not only act as stress busters and Almost all the online games playing online games helps learning, Internet of things (IoT), Block chain and the use of LTE mood enhancers but also enhance require gamers to manage and communicate better with people chrome books. human skills. allocate resources efficiently. at workplaces or in daytoday Here are the views of some of education experts on the future of It is exciting to see how online There are many resources lives. This is especially helpful for education industry in 2020 and beyond: games have become a great source available, but one can't choose people who are introverts as it of learning. For instance, a game every one of it without facing enables them to get more Dr. Narendra Shyamsukha, Founder & Chairman, ICA like poker is believed to be a game some consequences. Effective comfortable with interpersonal Edu Skills: Vocational training in India is all set to see a rise with of skills as it involves a lot of brain resource management in online interactions. storming. To win, one needs to be games is possible with a good many virtual and augmented reality simulations helping students learn quick in calculations and act strategy and this is what is Altogether, online games help and practice job skills that will result in direct employment. Vocational promptly. There is a lot that one required in real life. Life is all develop problem solving skills, training courses will not only enable students to acquire different has to manage like the ability to about making the best out of what skills of concentration, alertness, techniques but will come in handy if students want to get that extra figure out odds, read people at the is available and optimum observation and ability to handle skill which gives them an upper hand over other candidates while table and control temperament. utilisation of the available unexpected situations. Online appearing for job interviews. Vocational training in institutes and Let's explore how online games resources. games have long been identified schools will help reduce the burden on regular curriculum as education help in learning. as sources to improve analytical itself will become more diversified with students focusing not only on Perseverance skills and memory that add to theoretical study but also on the other aspects. This will help those Leadership Skills and Decisive Staying strong and not giving up overall mental enrichment. A students in particular who have not completed primary or secondary Thinking even in the times of continuous mundane routine in modern busy education and have entered workforce age without these credentials. Skills needed to efficiently lead in failures is a key to a great win in a life often leads to mental Vocational courses require no particular experience and can be a globalised business world are game. Be it online or offline stagnation and this is where completed in a short duration and with greater use of technology in the perhaps the same that gamers are online games can step in to fill the coming years it will be way easier to impart the teachings that will developing while playing online vacuum and release stress. enable students to get industry based jobs. games and especially, the games Various researches have also of skills like poker. Online games supported the fact that online Dr. RL Raina, Vice Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat require four basic skills i.e. games have several psychological University, Jaipur: The overall education system in India is all set competitiveness, quick and benefits. appropriate decision making, to undergo a massive change in 2020 and beyond as both government- based and private educational institutions like schools and colleges Best practices of exponential technology projects and will embrace technology to provide new methods of learning to engagements needed to meet massive talent t challenge students. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT),among others will equip students with skill sets and There is a requirement of skilling Future of Work on January 24 in institutions and to leverage India's competenciesthat they can employ on the job and in the industries that more than two million new and Delhi. demographic structure into a true they choose to work with. It is not news that India has an acute shortage existing talent workforce in the By 2020 end, there will be 6.1 dividend for the nation. The Indian of teachers at elementary, secondary and even at the higher levels of next three years and will be a billion smartphone users, 20 technology industry will see a net education. Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) of the daunting task according to a billion IoT devices in the world increase in headcount and there will Government of India states that there is a shortage of over a million discussion paper commissioned and more than 2.2 billion social be demand for new talent with teachers across the country. And, the usage of these new technologies by BML BML Munjal University, media users globally. So security expertise on exponential technologies in Indian classrooms is the need of the hour. The growing penetration Gurugram. It is knocking hard at testing will continue to be area of skills.” of mobile phones in the country has helped students learn anywhere the gates of the Indian technology high growth Robotic Process The paper in its research found and at any time, which has prompted institutions to use digital tools for industry and academic Automation can yield cost routine office jobs declined from 26% teaching as they help students learn at their own pace without feeling institutions. However, this reduction of 35%-65% for on- to 21% between 1999 to 2019, leading the pressure to match their peers. This will help every student form a challenge is not one that is India's shore operations and 10%-20% to a loss of 7 million jobs, post the basic understanding of the main concept which is crucial to the alone. In an era of rapid for off-shore delivery. RPA financial crisis, things have worsened subject. The new trending technologies of today will also play a exponential technologies, this improves service levels with for unskilled jobs, which reduced by massive role in breaking down difficult concepts to students with the need is being felt across the enhanced process quality, speed, 55%. The composition of high-end help of live examples, the details of which they can pay close attention world. The paper titled, governance, security & continuity jobs is changing; 49% of the top to, thanks to unprecedented developments in Information and 'Reimagine the future of work and will be deployed increasingly. quartile skills require new age Communication Technology (ICT). with new age Authored by Sameer Dhanrajani, technology skills. AI/ML opportunities—Emergence of CEO, AIQRATE Advisory & opportunities are up by 20x and other Rachit Jain, Founder & CEO,Youth4Work: The New Year Exponential Technologies and Consulting, and Dr. Vishal Talwar, allied exponential technologies by Role Opportunities for the Indian Dean - School of Management, 12x. will be considered as a silver lining for the Indian job market. About Technology Workforce' was BML Munjal University and The multiple opportunities that this 41% of respondents said the job market will be positive in the Year released by one of the founder Kritagya Jain, MBA Business future of work with new age 2020. The major hiring trends for 2019 were automation, artificial promoters of of Hero Group, Analytics, BML Munjal opportunities will unfold is as intelligence and were more driven by niche skills, new-age positions Sunil Kant Munjal, who is also University, the paper says, “The interesting as it gets. Technology and roles. Though the initial quarter of 2020 looks little gloomy since the Chancellor, BML Munjal time is now to synergise the efforts Industry is massive and will employ the GDP growth has gone down and the organisations are being University at a conclave on AI & of enterprises and academic 4.4 million professionals by 2021 cautious for their expansions or new initiatives, the second half of the

10 Curriculum February 16, 2020 Interview/Special Minal Anand, Founder & CEO GuruQ 'We set out to remove all obstacles that came in the way of hiring only the best and most able tutors’ Tutoring or mentorship is a fact of life for almost every student in India. As a cottage industry, neigh- bourhood tuition centres, tutors or home tutors, has existed for decades now. With exponential tech- nologies disrupting every walk of life, tutoring is also transforming and going online. Minal Anand, born and brought up in Delhi went to Boston University, USA for her higher education and worked there for several years before coming back to India. Thereon, while working with EWS students as a volunteer, she realized that there is a lot of scope to improve delivery of education. In 2016, she co- founded her edtech startup, M & J Edtech LLP and began offering online tutoring service under GuruQ brand. Three years later with more than 14000 students and 17000 tutors, GuruQ is expanding to several cities in North India and also going for second round of funding. Minal Anand, who is also CEO of GuruQ tellsAutar Nehru about her startup: Let's ​begin by understanding pick. internet. Do you look at this as a we provide. cities in South India. Though we what is GuruQ essentially? An The second option, Post Your good initiation for students who Competition is good, it means that already have a pan India online online tutoring aggregator or Tuition Need (PYTN) allows then turn serious and sign up we are on the right path. At the end presence, we will be able to offer the more than that? students to broadcast their with platforms like you or you of the day, I do see a few people benefits of quality home tutors to pan GuruQ is an ed-tech platform that preferred learning requirements feel both are independent of trying to emulate GuruQ here and India students by 2021. We will cater connects students to only to all relevant tutors and each other? there, and even in terms of to the regional languages of both qualified, proficient and certified accordingly the interested tutors Content-based platforms are branding and other things. We North India and South India to tutors to enable them to benefit respond. helpful in providing students with view competition more as enhance our mass appeal and serve from the numerous advantages of Tutors who sign up on the clarity about a particular concept. motivating factor to achieve more our target masses better. Also, this personalized learning. Our platform are subjected to a For example, a particular student and do better. We don't see it as a year we are going in for a second highly-interactive and user- stringent five-step vetting maybe unable to grasp a particu- negative thing at all because we round of funding, the funds received friendly dashboard has already process following which they are lar concept in Algebra so he might are confident in what GuruQ has will be used for research and won over 14,000+ students and onboarded as certified tutors. look up a number of concept/ to offer and it will take any development, technological 17,000+ tutors onto our platform During the vetting process their content platforms. However, even competitor a really long time to innovation and talent acquisition. and our newly-launched app will qualifications, background and after he has viewed the con- even reach our level. So, there is Besides this, we are venturing into make the process of finding 'the proficiency is thoroughly tent/video, there is no guarantee no real fear but of course our true corporate training as we have the most perfect tutor' at extremely checked. Once tutors become that his doubts have been competition is ourselves. proficient and skilled tutors who we pocket-friendly prices, even GuruQ certified, their increased successfully cleared. A​ personal question, what made will leverage to impart vital commu- more convenient and easy. profile visibility helps them get At the end of the day, content- you to come into this space and nication skills to corporate employees GuruQ is 'more than just an more students and stand out based platforms that use video or how do you see your journey of and thereby help their confidence aggregator of tutors', it is also a amongst the crowd. GuruQ also other formats are limited as they last a few years? levels soar. 'facilitator' for streamlining the offers tutors additional ways to are a one way medium of While I was studying overseas I Any​ learnings, you want to share learning process by equipping promote themselves on GuruQ. transmitting educational realized that there was a glaring with parents, students and even students with important tools and They get to enhance their information which is just not difference between the education those who are looking for opportu- features to learn effectively. We knowledge and skills with enough. They are supportive and being received overseas and the nities and livelihood from tutoring? go beyond providing the students GuruQ's Academic Board as complementary mediums but education being provided in India. From my personal experience, I have with the right tutors as we enable well as get promoted to they cannot replace an actual tutor Indian students are sharp and witnessed how it was initially difficult parents to track their children's becoming a trainer for imparting that GuruQ provides. An online bright but the education they for parents to move away from the progress online and supplement and enhancing the skills to other tutoring platform like ours is receive is primarily traditional, traditional mode of seeking tutors the tutor's lessons with online tutors. definitely a level higher than bookish and outdated. Their peers based on word-of-mouth recommen- tests and assignments so as to Tutors charge per hour as per a content-based platforms when it overseas are reaping the benefits dations. But once they began to broaden the student's knowledge rate that suits them. Out of this comes to elevating a student's of a tech- driven education that discover and enjoy the benefits of and elevate their overall learning amount GuruQ, keeps only X % learning experience via impactful involves the predominant use of a availing credible and vetted tutors via experience. and the rest is paid to the tutors. and personalized tutoring. digital platform combined with our edtech platform, there was no Please ​explain to us your model All payments are made online As​ an industry, online tutoring the latest methodologies. Besides looking back for them. The conve- both in terms of how it works and on time. is still making itself felt. What this disadvantage, there is a nience of finding the perfect tutor at for the students as well as And,​ which classes, subjects, do you make of competition in disproportionate student-teacher one's fingertips combined with the tutors? boards, entrance exams is this ed-tech industry? ratio in schools which makes it our vast offerings has won us the trust Students have to sign-up on our GuruQ suitable for? In the online tutoring field there a impossible for a teacher to and faith of an ever-growing number platform and they have two GuruQ has been created for the few niche players that provide personalized and individual of students. Parents and guardians options – (i) Find The Right Tutor masses. We cater to students, mainly educational courses to attention to every student. To now rest assured that their children or (ii) Post Your Tuition Need. right from the kindergarten level students. Even then they cater to solve this issue, students often are receiving premium quality Under Find The Right Tutor to class 12 of the CBSE, ICSE students of only a particular avail of tuition and so I decided to education in a safe learning environ- (FTRT), they need to input the and IB Boards. Unlike some of standard and stream. At GuruQ, create a single, simplified and ment. Our tutors are undeniably one area of their study- do they our competitors, we are not we do not provide educational cohesive platform that would of the most-prized pillars of GuruQ, require tuition for school partial to students of one courses, we provide an actual enable students to avail of the best so for them joining our platform has education, competitive exams, particular stream as our offerings tutor who is proficient in his tutors. GuruQ assembles at one been the most rewarding decision. We study abroad or language are for students of Humanities, subject matter. Because what place the best tutors and puts them are an equal opportunity employer learning. Once they have made Commerce and Science stream. students actually need are quality through a stringent five step that believes in taking care of our the selection, they have to fill in We cater to students who wish to tutors that are reliable and vetting process. Once onboard employees so that they in turn will other details as per their selected learn a variety of foreign accountable. They need tutors they are equipped with the latest take care of our consumer base. area of study – and based on languages like German, Spanish, who can customize lessons to teaching methodologies and they GuruQ provides the perfect employ- where you are located, GuruQ Russian, Italian and Chinese. We cater to their individual IQs and are kept updated with interna- ment opportunity to those who are shows a list of the various tutors offer tuition to students who learning styles. We envisioned tional approaches to contribute to passionate about teaching, we help available for that criteria. After wish to crack tough competitive and created a platform ( and now better teaching. tutors hone their skills, increase their this, they can further filter the list exams like CLAT, NEET, JEE an app) that enables a student to In terms of new expansion, visibility and help them reach the of tutors as per their budget, the Main and Advanced and other book a tutor in just a few minutes diversification and future plans, zenith of their potential by getting tutor's experience and qualifica- government exams. We also like any other e-commerce what is happening? them mentored by our Academic tions, and they also have the cater to those students who wish platform. Education is of prime 2020 is going to be a milestone Board. This coupled with great option of opting for home or to go abroad and have to attain importance and we set out to year for us and we have just flexibility of schedules and hand- online tuition. Additionally, excellent scores in entrance remove all obstacles that came in launched our app to reach a wider some, on-time earnings is what has students can book an individual exams so as to be able to be the way of hiring only the best and audience. This year we will also helped us see a steady surge in the class or group classes and in some accepted into prestigious most able tutors. I really have not expand to 8-10 Tier 1 and Tier 2 number of tutors registering on our cases, if the tutors agrees, they colleges and universities around come across any other player in cities in North India as we feel that platform. can also avail 'a good discount' the world. our Indian ed-tech industry that is students in those cities should be for group classes. They can look There​ is a lot of learning providing quality tutors to able to avail of top-quality tutors up the tutor's reviews and ratings content through videos and students and offering all the as well. In 2021, we will also to ensure that they make the best other formats available on features and functionalities that expand to 8-10 Tier 1 and Tier 2

Curriculum February 16, 2020 11 Careerwsie India can only get rid of the unemployment crisis through skills! Plan Your Career in Top 5 Skill domains as Opportunities via these are enormous The state of employment in India Below are the top five trending Dr. Achintya Chowdhury, machines sourced from Germany of degree of Automotive B.Voc is gloomy in a slowing economy. skills through Bachelor of and other European countries and degree. There is also a range of work Today youth of the country don't Vocational (B. Voc) for 10+2 Manufacturing Skills require learn to use the latest opportunities inmanufacturing plants have enough skills to explore students, which can surely give maximum exposure to illustrated woodworking tools and materials. of various automotive companies as opportunities. Many people who direction to your career: training and a rich manufacturing They become capable of machine operators, supervisors and have good qualifications are environment. Students, who have a producing world class furniture managers. The B.Voc. Degree holders sitting without jobs or are stuck 1. ELECTRICAL SKILLS passion of machines, should opt for and fixtures. They also acquire can also pursue opportunities in auto with lesser-paying jobs. In this the B. Voc in Polymechanic. BSDU skills of constructing and fixing manufacturing sector, auto ancillary scenario, skill education can help Skills to Acquire– The B. Voc provides individual machine to hatch lining, fixing architraves and sector, International standards students in navigating their way programme generally aims at every student on the 'one student skirting, fitting locks and latches, designs and engineers connected to a promising future. Through equipping students with sound one machine' concept of training Fitting and designing the false products and solutions for skill education, students can get a technical knowledge and with the stimulation and real ceiling, carving doors and automakers, including connected car chance to learn practical skills practical skills of electrical machine technologies. windows and fitting them, systems, audio and visual products, along with academic knowledge. engineering. Vocational modules There is a wide range of technical constructing and fitting door enterprise automation solutions, and Students get chances to include Engineering Science, skills requiredincluding the linings, installing and bracing of connected services. participate in apprenticeship Electrical Theory, Electrical elements from electrical trussed rafters etc. programs where they can get Installation, Electronic installation, mechanical 5. IT and Networking Hardware industrial experience. Principles, Motors and engineering, hydraulics and Opportunities -With the lifestyle Skills – For instance, in Jaipur or Transformer, Single Phase & 3 pneumatics as well as mechanical change, the demand of modern elsewhere, 16-year old students Phase Circuit, Electrical Control and maintenance fitting. The furnishing is increasing nationally Skills to Acquire - Students can can choose their career path Circuit, Programmable Logic practitioner is likely to need to and globally. Not only the B.Voc acquire training in the field of immediately after secondary Controller Programming etc produce parts for production degree holders will have ample information storing, processing and school and have a choice of either Under this skill learning, machinery and install those parts. opportunities as supervisors and communication, using computers going to Vocational Education students learn basics and global managers in woodworking under B. Voc in IT and Networking and Training (VET) or to pre- standards' solutions being used O p p o r t u n i t i e s - B . Vo c i n industry, but they will also have the Skills.Networking is the construction, university courses. Those taking in the various industry. Students Polymechanicdegree holders are option to start-up own business design and use of a networks, the path of vocational training in will look for highly interactive trained in multiple manufacturing since e-commerce has created a including the hardware (cabling, hub, a skill of their choice can get into and application based courses skills and are capable of working large market space for the bridge, switch, router, and so forth), industrial jobs based on this that teach troubleshooting of all hands on all machines in the innovative furnishing products. the selection and use of training. They can rise to top jobs types of electrical circuits and industry and are capable of Another opportunity is working telecommunication protocols and in the industry with this VET equipment from basic to shouldering responsibilities as with manufacturing with software, for use and management of background. advanced concepts and skills. supervisors and managers as they furnishing brands which are into the network and the establishment of In India, however, majority of the grow in the industry. They get hired bulk production of wooden operation policies. students prefer to go to Opportunities - B. Voc in by a large range of industrial furnishings. A Network architect has to have skills universities for formal education electrical skills enables students sectors and production plants as to work with a company's computer degrees. Since they come out of tobe employed as office Technicians, Practitioners and 4. Automotive Skills network, using information the universities with degrees maintenance electrician, Supervisors depending on their technology, to make network systems which have provided them with electrical installation electrician, work experience and the needs of Skills to Acquire –Under the B.Voc for all employees to use. These only theoretical knowledge and electrical services fitterand the concerned industry. in Automotive Skills, students networks can include local area no or very little hands on training supervisor. They may also join learn all the major elements of networks (LANs), wide area in any particular skill, they are M.Vocprogramme and opt for 3.Carpentry Skills automobiles such as mechanical, networks (WANs), intranets and not industry ready. The resume higher skilled jobs. electrical, electronic, software and extranets. Network complexity can reflects master's degree but the Skills to Acquire –B.Voc in safety engineering as applied to the vary depending on the organization student remains unemployed 2. Polymechanic Skills Carpentry prepares a student to design of the automotive products, and the company may have one because of 'skill gap'. A great high level of competence in manufacturing and operation of dedicated engineer, or many globally chunk of Indian youth remains Skills to Acquire –All the skills carpentry, cabinet making, interior motorcycles, automobiles and connected engineers working unemployed after passing their involved in the manufacturing woodwork and design and trucks and their respective together with the Chief Technology graduation and masters because processes like machining, manufacture of furniture. The subsystems. The advanced version Officer. they are not 'job-ready'. On the turning, milling, grinding, hand students work on the latest of such courses are learning the other side it is estimated that skills, assembly, pneumatics, engines and modifying the Opportunities - Skills in these areas India will need about 70 Crore programming and operation of vehicles.Repair and maintenance are very important today, looking at skilled workers by 2022 to meet CNC machines etc. People of all types of automobiles are the upward trend in digitization, the demand of Indian Economy. skilled in Polymechanic can covered in detail. Information Technology, Smart Cities Universities like BSDU can help produce and install parts for and industrial automation.Student in this by offering skills programs production machinery and Opportunities – Working in an can pursue opportunities as Network starting with Skill Certificate equipment. The profession automotive workshop or starting Specialist or Network Service upto Bachelors, Masters and requires skills inlogic and own auto workshop are the two Technician, Network Administrator, Ph.D in various skill areas. automation control and the most attractive options for holders Network Engineer, Network Analyst / related basic electrical and Programmer, Network Manager and circuitry work. Network Solution Architect who all works to either operate or manage or 50000 students across MP to be trained in UNIVERSITIES OR INSTITUTIONS OFFERING create the network solutions as per the SUCH COURSES organisation requirement. English skill Authot is Vice Chancellor of Bhartiya 1. Bhartiya Skill Development University, Jaipur, works on Skill Development University, Jaipur The Higher Education Department of Madhya Pradesh has recognized the Swiss Dual System of Skills Education with the concept of one the success of Cambridge Assessment English's pilot program to enhance student on one machine. This is the only university in the country For attention the communication skills of students. As a result, this joint initiative will offering purely skill courses starting from Certificate, Diploma, of institutions expand from 2000 to 50000 students across the state. AdvancedDiploma, Bachelor of Vocation, Master of Vocation and The announcement was made by JituPatwari, minister for higher Ph.D in different skill areas. Notices Beyond 200 education, Madhya Pradesh. Dr. AnupamaRawat, Officer on Special words will be Duty, Department of Higher Education, Madhya Pradesh, Ms. Francesca 2. Rajasthan ILD Skills University Jaipur is another considered classified Woodward, CEO, Cambridge Assessment English, UK and Mr. T K university which is likely to offer only skills programs. advertisements and Arunachalam, Regional Director - South Asia, Cambridge Assessment therefore published only English addressed in a media briefing session at Institute of Excellence in 3. There are six more skills universities in the country that offer against payments. Higher Education (IEHE), Bhopal to explain the above announcement. skill programs alongwith formal courses like B.Tech, BBA, BCA, etc. A discounted rate of Rs These are: 20 per centimetre (a) Team Lease Skills UniversityAhmedabad. column will apply. Min (b) Symbiosis Skill and Open University Pune. 100 cm col (c) Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University Gurgaon. (d) Seacom Skills University Calcutta. Thank you (e) Centurion University Bhubaneswar. UGC has allowed all regular universities to offer B.Voc and M.Voc programs. Some universities have started offering these. AICTE is also likely to promote skills programs.

12 Curriculum February 16, 2020 University News IIMB ranks #3 in the list of Top Business Schools 'IIM Calcutta Annual Debate in memory of Bobby of 2020 by MOOCLab Saldanha Indian Institute of Management edX platform, as well as a evaluate schools on five Bangalore (IIMB) has claimed professional certificate and 2 performance indicators—the A MoU between Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and the PGP 16th the 3rd spot in MOOCLab's MicroMasters® Programs. provision of learning pathways, the batch (Class of 1981) of IIM Calcutta, will see commencement of the 'IIM Business School Rankings provision of credit-granting Calcutta Annual Debate in memory of Bobby Saldanha, an alumnus of the 2020 for its provision, design Prof. P.D. Jose, Chair, IIMB credentials, the provision of PGP 16th batch of IIM Calcutta, who was a regular in the college quiz and and delivery of Massive Open Digital Learning and faculty MOOC-based degrees and the debate circles in late 1970's Calcutta. His debating skills were known far and Online Courses (MOOCs). from the Strategy area at IIMB, school's teaching quality. These wide and represented the best in the art of persuasive brinkmanship at the said: “Our MOOC initiative puts parameters measure a school's podium. The 2020 edition of the us apart from other Indian performance across the number of For this the donorPGP 16th batch Class of 1981 has gifted an endowment. As rankings has surveyed 16 management schools and give us MOOCs provided. per the agreement, IIM Calcutta will hold an annual 'IIM Calcutta Annual business schools across the an edge in global presence. Our MOOCLab tallied its list for 2020 Debate (In memory of Bobby Saldanha)' every year, starting from 2020. The world offering courses on the online presence is not limited to based on data obtained from the event will be hosted in association with the student-run, IIM Calcutta three leading MOOC platforms: edX alone. Courses from IIMB three leading MOOC platforms, Debating Society. Coursera, edX and are also available on SWAYAM, Coursera, edX and FutureLearn. While reminiscing, his batch mate Sandip Bhatia recalls, \"Listening and FutureLearn. This is the first- the Indian MOOC platform For the Teaching Quality Ranking, absorbing the logic, humour and language of Bobby Saldanha debates was a ever Business School rankings created by the Ministry of Human ranking scores were obtained from treat. If you were his opponent, you would have to resign to excruciatingly based on the provision of Resources Development. These the Financial Times Executive painful defeats. His arguments were flawless and combined with his sense of MOOCs. IIM Bangalore however were not included in the Education open-enrolment wit and spontaneity, he was virtually unbeatable\". succeeds HEC Paris (France) survey.” Rankings 2019 for Teaching. In 1979 Bobby joined IIM Calcutta, and what was to become it's SWEET 16 and Wharton School of the batch. The Year Book wrote the following ode to Bobby after he was University of Pennsylvania Also known for its World The list includes ESSEC Business recruited by CITI-BANK at the Campus, “Bobby's major contribution to (USA). University Rankings by MOOC School (France), INSEAD academics was his 'theory of nerves' which merely stated that all you needed IIM Bangalore has 43 open Performance, MOOCLab's (France), IE Business School for a group project was strong nerves; the chaps with weak nerves would do it online courses available on the Business School Rankings 2020 (Spain), London Business School for you!” BML Munjal University partners with Trakinvest XLRI features in Positive Impact Rating 2020 on Blockchain expertise XLRI- Xavier School of Management has featured in the first edition of BML Munjal University (BMU), GDP value will be stored in from China, Russia and Australia Positive Impact Rating 2020, launched on Jan 22 at the World Economic the Hero Group's not-for-profit blockchain by 2025. This hyper are taking away projects in these Forum in Davos. university, announced its growth has created an immense new age technologies. We also The Positive Impact Rating (PIR) is a radically new student-based rating partnership with Singapore- demand for blockchain skilled wanted our students to gain the measuring the positive impact of business schools. It aims to change the headquartered Trakinvest to professionals which remains right exposure to these upcoming thrust of existing rankings from leading schools to be the best in the world to build industry level expertise on unfulfilled even today. In India, mega-trends to prepare them well be the best for the world. It addresses the ongoing critique of existing Blockchain among their companies, state and central for the future”. rankings to support mainly economic and selfish goals of already privileged undergraduate students. The government agencies are The learning outcomes of this actors, without reflecting the schools' role as an important social actor.The students will be trained on working on Blockchain related training program are focused on Positive Impact Rating was initiated in 2017 by a large global group of various blockchain protocols applications in key areas such as building expertise to code smart academics and institutional leaders from the management education field such as Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, birth certificates, KYC, airport contracts and DApps (GRLI, PRME, HESI, GBSN) with the intention to support fundamental Ethereum, Hashgraph and security check, prevention of (decentralized applications) on change in the business school sector with regards to the schools' societal Hyperledger. Trakinvest has spam SMS, land title/ownership, Ethereum and Hyperledger responsibility and impact. Its activities are endorsed and supported by WWF partnered with Amazon to build public distribution systems, e- protocols. Switzerland (Environment), OXFAM (Society), Global Compact this full stack Blockchain Lab governance, and remittance With the training offered by Switzerland (Business) and it is operated in close collaboration with student that will also be offered to across countries and medical Trakinvest, students need to first organizations - Oikos International, Net Impact, AIESEC, SOS UK, colleges as a part of the AWS /health records etc. learn the theory and then complete StudentenvoorMorgen. It is the first time that students around the world Cloud Campus solution. A full Prof. Manoj Arora, Vice- practical coding assignments to assess their business schools on how they perceive their positive impact in stack Blockchain Lab includes Chancellor said: \"I have been a achieve the learning outcomes. the world. The positive impact of business schools goes beyond their extensive content, curriculum, supporter of emerging This ensures that the students are contribution to business and the economy; it addresses the need for their industry-grade practice labs, technologies, and I believe that trained and ready to deliver on positive impact for society. Internships and Jobs. they should be included in the their Job from day one. The purpose of this PIR 2020 is to measure how business schools contribute Blockchain technology has been curriculum immediately. India is to solving societal challenges by energizing the school and its culture, by identified as one of the six the number one destination for educating current and future leaders, by providing relevant research results megatrends by the world top tech talent; however we lag and offers for continuing education, by participating in the public debate and economic forum that has also behind when it comes to newer by being a role model institution. predicted that 10% of the world technologies wherein developers Fr. P. Christie S.J., Director, XLRI - Xavier School of Management commented, “We are happy to see that XLRI has featured in the list of 30 leading Global Business Schools in the First Edition of Positive Impact Report 2020. This PIR rating would inspire us to work more diligently towards attaining our Vision and Mission. The millennial B-School students have clearly expressed their views on the importance of Positive Impact on society at large. This benign realization marks a paradigm shift and would foster a collaborative ecosystem and make the process of management education more meaningful and purpose-oriented.” IT Roorkee organized Institute Lecture Series on Gross Xebia ties up with JECRC University Environment Product (GEP): An Unmeasured Measure In its first tie-up in Rajasthan, Xebia Group through its education business Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee organized an Institute Lecture Series on 'Gross Environment Product Xebia Academy Global, has recently inked an MoU with JECRC University (GEP):An Unmeasured Measure' on 12th February at its campus. to offer specializations under the B.Tech Computer Science Engineering The environment reports of United Nation on water, air and health are threatening. Soon in India too, 11 big programme. This is a huge opportunity for students across Rajasthan who are cities will face water crisis. These reports conclude that if by 2050 necessary measures are not taken, the keen to build careers in digital technologies. As part of this MoU, JECRC human race will be affected severely. An ethical development principal demands equal emphasis an ecology University will offer their B.Tech (CSE) programme with specializations in and economy of the Nation. An ecological growth measure should be defined and reported. This measure will Cloud Engineering and DevOps, Artificial Intelligence and Machine report the growth in forest, richness of soil, recharging of river as well as improved air quality. This Learning, Big Data andAnalytics. collectively can be defined as Gross Environment Product (GEP). GDP along with GEP will be a true growth Brijesh Kohli, Director, Xebia Academy said, “The IT Talent pool is at a measure of the Nation and will take the country towards a true sustainable growth. Hence, IIT Roorkee hosted critical juncture today. In spite of many educational institutions, the gap the Lecture Series on GEP. between industry and academia continues to widen. The industry today faces The speaker of the lecture was Dr. Anil P Joshi, Founder, Himalayan Environmental Studies and an acute shortage of skilled manpower across digital technologies. Xebia Conservation Organization (HESCO). Under the aegis of HESCO, Joshi promoted reseach and development aims to bridge the gap with their technology expertise and educational of new environment-friendly technologies for the agricultural sector, tapping the local resource. His acumen.” emphasis has been on inclusive growth of community by economy and ecology both. The Uttrakhand State Arpit Agarwal, JECRC said, “The acceleration in automation brings the Government has adopted his concept of Gross Environment Product (GEP). promise of productivity, economic growth, increased efficiencies, safety and convenience. 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Curriculum February 16, 2020 13 School News Karnataka Team wins ENpower's India's Indore teacher wins west zone, Mohali Teacher Future Tycoons Season 2 from North zone ClassEdge Classroom Winning team 'Achelous' from Karnataka built a prototype to extract 'activated carbon' from plastic waste. This will clean our rivers and oceans while building water purifiers Championship The winners--Prajwal Erappa, saving people of waterborne Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar – Ex Varsha Dawar, a teacher from Delhi Public School, Rau, Indore, is the Taran N and Suhas BG from diseases. Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai winner for the west zone of ClassEdge Classroom Championship (CCC). Kendriya Vidyalaya Mysore Besides rewards and recognition University and President Ex MP of Neha Kewal from Gillco International School, Mohali, the winner for the were announced at the for winning teams, the top 3 Rajya Sabha. north zone. Both won a cash prize of Es 20,000. Tata Class Edge, a ENpower's India's Future teams will present their ideas on IFT #2 began with a two-day technology-based learning solutions, announced the winners of the fifth Tycoons – Season 2 (IFT #2) the stage of United Nations residential boot camp on 26th and edition of ClassEdge Classroom Championship (CCC), the national themed on innovative Sustainability Development 27th January 2020 in Mumbai for competition conducted annually for teachers across the country on Feb 12. sustainable solutions for India's Forum, India Chapter. top 24 teams, which was a great Mansi Brahmbhatt and Meena Burhanpurkar from Cygnus World School, Water Crisis grand finale held in Having received registrations interaction & mentoring Vadodara, Gujrat won the second and third position winning Rs 15,000 and Mumbai on January 28. The from 7,100+ school children opportunity for students from start- Rs 10,000 respectively. The qualifiers to the zonal final walked home with an first runner up Team 'Bone-to- across 130 cities, top 24 teams up owners, corporate domain award of Rs 5,000 each. Backbone' from DAV Model were shortlisted for the finale to mentors, design thinking experts to Geeta Lalchandani from City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Extension, School Chitradurg, Karnataka ideate on innovative sustainable help them to build a robust Lucknow and Vineeta Chitkara from Police DAV Public School, Ludhiana built an automated water solutions for India's Water Crisis. execution plan around the idea. won the second and third position in North zone. management system model that Water theme was focused on Commenting on IFT #2, Sushil will help farmers to ensure water availability & shortage, Mungekar, Founder & CEO, Academic Carnival at Blue Bells Public School appropriate auto-watering of usage & wastage, cleaning & ENpower, said “This season of IFT their field, thereby saving time sanitation, transportation & has gone beyond 'inspiring' celebrates diversity and STEAM education and efforts. This solution not shortage and so on UN GCNI was students to think creatively to solve only helps farmers to save water the Sustainability Partner and problems around them by Blue Bells Public School, Sector 10, Gurugram, organised an academic but also improves their Niti Ayog's Atal Innovation 'empowering' them with tools and carnival at the school premises on 7 and 8 February. Titled 'Learning productivity. The second runner Mission was the Knowledge and thinking framework to convert Unbound- Chapter 2019-20', the focus of the event wason embracing up was an all-girl-powered Outreach Partner. social problems around them into diversity which the school takes great pride in. The carnivalalso highlighted team 'Allamanda' from Vidya The top 24 teams across the opportunities and convert them into the importance of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Vikasa Vidya Samasthe, country presented their ideas to meaningful business ideas. So Mathematics)' which is recognised and has been felicitated for. Durgapur in West Bengal built a an eminent panel of jury happy to see that many teams have The event witnessed enthusiastic participation of students from Class III- water purifier model from a consisting of Kamal Singh – used this platform in ideating Class V who presented STEAM-based activities and models, working small garden flower. They Executive Director, UN GCNI; ventures which not only underlines models, charts and posters that demonstrated the integration of subjects researched on the properties of Nikhil Vora – Founder, Sixth social impact but also build scalable around the theme of environment and saving the planet. Some notable 'Allamanda Cathertica' as a Sense Ventures; Lina Ashar – business ideas.” models developed by the students included a Water Treatment Tower, Rain natural bleaching agent which Founder, Kangaroo Kids and Water Harvesting, and Energy in Desert. is 60% cheaper than current Billabong High and Elizabeth The event was conceptualized by the Learning and Development Space bleaching powders in the Venkataraman – Marketing under the leadership of Ms. Soumya Gulati, Deputy Director (Academic market and can be a good Head, Kotak Mahindra Bank. Development and Innovations), Blue Bells Group of Schools. Said Ms. product for rural India, thereby The chief guest for the finale was Gulati, “The idea behind Learning Unbound was to encourage students to appreciate and build their knowledge around the cultural diversity that we, as AI Youth Labs in India being set up 'Feel Alive Hours' of Sony a nation, have to offer. It was also meant to inspire them to be the change that they want to see and make them more environment conscious and care for the by 1M1B BBC Earth's 3rd edition planet. By working on theme-based projects, we not only helped bridge the gap between theory and practice, but also helped them recognise the US-based non-profit, 1M1B (1 Million for 1 Billion) Foundation has Third edition of this differentiated importance of collaborative learning.” announced that it will set up AI Youth Labs in 50 schools across India experiential activity has begun and The carnival also included events and activities organized by other this year, of which 10 will be Mobile Labs for rural and underserved will cover 300 schools across the 5 departments and clubs of the school. schools in Karnataka, AP, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, giving access cities - 75 schools in New Delhi - The ICT-enabled Games and RoboticsArena, developed under the leadership to over 40-50 schools. and help thousands of students of Ms. Anshuka Aneja, Deputy Director –IT, Blue Bells Group of Schools, The launch was announced in the presence of Hawa Diallo, Chief, Civil open their eyes to the wonders of which ably displayed the technical aptitude of students, was one of the Society Unit, United Nations Department of Global Communications, the world amidst their busy study highlights of the event. Robots designed by the school tech geniuses were the New York and Principals of 1M1B partner schools in New Delhi on schedule. centre of attraction for all. The Sports Pavilion focused on dynamic and static January 29. The AI Youth Lab will be equipped with resources and tools An idea born from a BBC balancing as fundamental motor skills, both of which are the building blocks required for students to get a hands-on experience of working with Research about how being for fitness and engagement in physical activity and aid all aspects of artificial intelligence. With the idea of making learning AI a fun connected to nature makes one learning. experience, the students will be provided expert mentorship and happy, the 'feel alive hours' aims to The Health & Wellness Department, under the aegis of Dr. Alka Saxena, participation in a range of hot-topic discussions, trainings and hands-on rekindle the joy of being closer to Deputy Director Health & Wellness, Blue Bells Group of Schools, screened activities. nature through positive, insightful two films as part of its innovative programme to impart Value Education A huge component of the AI Lab is the AI Super League (a kind of AI stories from some of the channel's through School Cinema. It also organised a THOTS corner which included Olympiad) which will offer AI mentoring and get AI talent from India landmark shows. This year's thinking games for all conducted by students who were specially trained. recognition at a national and international level. Some of the unique edition will additionally The Home Science Department showcased its talent through a fine display of things that will be offered to students in the lab will be a) For entry level emphasise on the importance and art and craft which included beautiful hand painted handkerchiefs, coasters students: Mentoring by a chatbot and an online forum called AI Guru b) the relevance of 'Being Eco and much more. The department also laid out a wonderful and delicious For students who move to the national level: Coding support and Conscious'. Students will be spread for parents including pizza, cupcakes, corn chaat and ice-cream. mentoring by experts from India c) For students who move to encouraged to adopt and advocate Students of the Departments of Visual and Performing Arts and Library & international level: Prototype development and mentoring by experts sustainable living through Languages held the audience spellbound withthe melodious singing by the from Silicon Valley.Top students from India will be receive thought-provoking stories and 'Do choir and theatrical and dance presentations. scholarships and will be invited to present their work in a 3-day event it yourself' workshop on reusing The Astronomy Club created excitement at the carnival with its meteorite (AI Super League finals) at the Silicon Valley. plastic bottles as bird feeders, making project, rocket launching experiments and observing the sun as a star The AI Youth Lab will empower and enable youth to ideate and plant pots and lava lamps. through a telescope. Parents enjoyed this demonstration of their children's prototype solutions leveraging AI. “Youth are key to the achievement of The especially curated educative skills over two days and appreciated the hard work behind the entire effort. the Sustainable Development Goals. Investing in their innovative skills and entertaining 90 minutes including leadership, entrepreneurship and Artificial Intelligence are program also includes quirky National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage key in creating a sustainable present and future,” said Hawa Diallo, science experiments, engaging Chief, Civil Society Unit, Department of Global Communications, quizzes, exciting eco-friendly Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), an autonomous organization under the United Nations. giveaways and many mind- Ministry of Culture is the nodal agency for the Scheme for 'Safeguarding the blowing and never seen before Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India'. SNA stories on fun science, nature, is collaborating with Zonal Cultural Centers of Ministry, collating and wildlife, adventure, exploration, preparing a list of ICH elements for National List of Intangible Cultural manufacturing, culture, food, Heritage. List of ICH elements is being compiled and at least 100 elements fitness and more.. To find out more will be documented by March, 2020 and the aim is to document at least 20 log into www.sonybbcearth.com/ new elements in ICH list every year. Along with this establishment of an school. 'Indian Institute for Culture' is at conceptual stage and a mission called National Culture Mapping portal is being conceptualized for aggregating art forms and artists. It is in pilot phase. Manipal Institute of Technology,will offer for the first time in India, B-Tech programmes in Data Science and Engineering. The key highlights of the course would be Core Competency in Data Science, Computational Mathematics and Statistics, Minor Specialization in Finance, Business, Health Care, and Multi- campus Model with mandatory student mobility in ONE semester, Industry collaboration for the teaching-learning process, Option of Semester Abroad and Option of Integrated Master's Program with foreign universities

14 Curriculum February 16, 2020 Campus Buzz AMITY University Haryana Holds is both – a challenge and an opportunity for them.'' Thadomal SCM hosts orienta- Prof. KG Suresh said, ''There is no doubt that digital media has Convocation- 2020 democratized journalism, however, it comes with it challenges like the tion in banking circulation of unverified news, fake news and trolling. These are The 6th convocation of Amity University Haryana was held on 1st Feb phenomenon that journalism needs to deal with.'' Thadomal Shahani Centre For 2020 at its sprawling campus and a big highlight was conferment of Management recently hosted a student the degrees of Honorary Doctorate to the former Chief Justice of JKLU organizes ICSDG conference orientation for its 1 month – India, Justice Dipak Misra and MD of D.B.Power Ltd Girish Agarwaal Professional Diploma in Banking and globally renowned Software Professor Dr Bernhard Pfahringer of JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU) organized an International Programme to increase enhance University of Waikato, New Zealand. Conference on Innovations in Technology, Management and Design for employability. The institute partnered Atotal of 1636 graduands of various programs, including Engineering Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (ICSDG) at their Jaipur with ask.CAREERS, in order to & Technology, Management, Applied Sciences, Journalism & Mass campus on 7th & 8th February 2020, in association with Central provide a highly subsidised and Communication, Medical Sciences, Languages and Commerce, University of Rajasthan, Indian Institute of Crafts & Design (IICD) lucrative Banking Programme to fresh received UG and PG degrees; besides 58 Gold Medals, 52 Silver Jaipur, Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, college graduates and create Bankers of Medals and 53 Bronze Medals were bestowed on the top rankers. 28 Materials Research Society of India and Indian Society for Training & the future. With the duration of 1 students were awarded PhDs and meritorious students from different Development (ISTD) Jaipur. The conference provided a platform for month, the program has an economical institutions were felicitated with Dr Ashok K. Chauhan Scholarships showcasing innovations in technology, management and design that can cost of INR 3,000, with 90% of the fee and ''Baljeet ShastriAwards.'' address sustainability issues and catalyze actions and partnerships funded by financial institutions. Honorary professorship was conferred on Mr. Leon Choong, Regional across disciplines and boundaries, to support United Nations 2030 The banking industry has a plethora of CEO (ASEAN) for his outstanding contributions in the field of agenda of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The conference opportunities, and top private banks Education and Entrepreneurship and Ms. Candida Chandorkar, attracted around 100 papers from different parts of the country and and MNCs like Standard Chartered, Director Education and CSR Chairperson North America of Tata abroad. HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank Technologies for her outstanding contribution to education and Dr. Subhash Garg, Minister of Technical Education, Rajasthan, was the are willing to source and hire qualified corporate excellence. Chief Guest of the occasion and Dr. S.K. Deshpande, Head, Scientific fresher candidates for their multiple While addressing the large gathering of distinguished academicians, and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO), DSIR and Start-up India, entry level roles. However, the banking entrepreneurs, alumni and 1636 graduands, Former CJI, Justice Dipak Govt. of India, was the Guest of Honour. Dr. R.L. Raina, Vice- sector is becoming increasingly Misra said, “Education is the turn key to have success and ample Chancellor, JKLU and Conference Patron, delivered the Welcome competitive with increase in a rise in the opportunity in life but it comes with a heavy responsibility to conduct Address, in which he highlighted the relevance of the conference theme issuance of RuPay cards, and digital oneself with utmost humility and integrity. You must embrace new and urged researchers to try and integrate innovations in the areas of transformation via new technologies. challenges and strive to develop scientific temper and humanism to Technology, Management, and Design for achieving Sustainable Bankers of tomorrow, therefore, greet the rapidly changing future”. He made a sincere appeal to the Development Goals. require relevant skills to manage these graduating students to never rely upon short cuts for achieving success Delivering the Inaugural address, Dr. Subhash Garg commented “There innovations along with knowledge of but to consider the paths adopted by the extolled achievers. Education are really two fundamental objectives to achieve the 17 SDGs and they core banking applications. must not be perceived as something confined to the four walls of are Education for All and Health for All”. He also emphasized upon the This programme aims at up-skilling classroom. This requires us to update our knowledge base on a importance of education institutions for providing qualitative education students and honing various attributes continuous basis said Justice Misra. Education opens up our creative to the students and motivate them to work for improving Indian rural that include — critical thinking, and imaginative capabilities. Education without values is meaning- economy and said that Technology and entrepreneurship development problem solving, effective communica- less. If you have the skills but don't have the values then the objective for enhancing rural economy should be the motto of underdeveloped tion and technical erudition, in order to of becoming an educated person becomes otiose. and developing countries. create a workforce of professionally In his motivational notes, the renowned media entrepreneur, Girish In his address, Dr. S.K. Deshpande focused on environmental trained students for nationalised, Agarwaal advised the new graduates that there is nothing sequential in sustainability. He urged upon ensuring higher economic growth with a private and multinational banks. It is the corporate world. Your success will depend on how do you remain greener economy and advocated enhancing basic health & education conducted by over 10 professional truthful to yourself and continue to learn and keep yourself skilled facilities for all concerned. bankers and industry experts, covering throughout your life. He further added that achievers are made by their Dr. J. P. Naidu, Conference Chair & Dean R&D, JKLU, and Dr. various topics relevant to the sector at inner will and undeterred convictions. Upasana Singh, Conference Convenor, in their addresses, mentioned large. The orientation was attended by The digital age requires continuous innovation and a great sense of that researchers, industry practitioners, academicians and various 210 students, who have commenced responsibility on all the citizens of the world, Dr Bernhard responded stakeholders of society need to identify ways and means to address the with the programme from January, while receiving the honorary doctorate. wide range of issues threatening sustainability and leverage best 2020. Additionally, these students will The Chancellor of Amity University Haryana, Dr. Aseem Chauhan practices to realize holistic well-being. receive 100% assistance for job urged upon them to recognize their mission in life and follow it with placements. utmost passion and integrity. He further added that failures are the WUD's futuristic 'Q Car' displayed at Auto Expo 2020 Further, this conference is engaged pillars of success. However circuitous the path may seem, one should utility industry leaders, best academi- always remain focused with discipline and he also advised to be World University of Design (WUD) has come up with solutions to make cians, scientists from the various humble and make excellence a part of once everyday life and success the roads more drivable and organized through the integration of organization to discuss the policies and would begin to follow, opined, Chancellor, DrAseem Chauhan. modern technologies in existing infrastructure. best practices that are bringing energy The students of WUD along with their mentors have designed an conversion and storage to the forefront 3rd edition of 'Media Chaupal' held at autonomous car called “Q Car” which was inaugurated at Auto Expo of conversations around the future of 2020. Q Car- an autonomous car designed to focus on the futuristic the grid, renewable deployment, and AIMC mobility solution for Indian scenario. It is a two-seater car which has no battery-operated electric vehicles, in engine and require no driver to drive the vehicle. It will also, provide the particular. Dwarka-based Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication (AIMC) functionality of a car without having to own one, perfectly suited for a successfully organized the 3rd edition of its flagship event 'Media daily ride to work, schools, and colleges, provide safer transportation Dr. Priti Adani conferred with Chaupal' in association with Public Relations Society of India, Delhi for children, women and elderly peoples. The name of the vehicle is Chapter as the Academic Partner. Various media related competitions inspired from design of the vehicle which is in shape of the letter Q and honorary doctorate degree like RJ Hunt, Scavenger Hunt, 2 Minutes to Fame, Media Quiz were also by the way the vehicle will be put in operation - in a QUEUE i.e. held and exciting prizes along with certificates were awarded to the when all these vehicles will drive on the road in Dr. Priti Adani was awarded honorary winners. College students from all round Delhi-NCR and IP affiliated doctorate for her contribution in the colleges attended the event and made it a success. SU E-bikes showcases at Auto Expo 2020- field of 'Education and Corporate Media Chaupal featured discussions with some of the most experi- Social Responsibility' at the 3rd enced media professionals from across India that included Prof. KG Sharda University displayed its all-new E-vehicle concepts; VAAAN- Convocation Ceremony of GLS Suresh, Eminent Journalist & Professor Emeritus, AIMC, Smita an Electric Hubless Bike and VISION- E computer sports bike at the (Gujarat Law Society) University on Prakash, Editor, ANI, Dr. Ajit Pathak, National President, Public Auto Expo 2020., a signature event, of the automotive industry in India Feb 9. Author-columnist, Chetan Relations Society of India (PRSI), Navneet Anand, Managing to showcase the best for automobile lovers. Bhagat, Sudhir Nanavaty, President of Director, GreyMatters Communications, Abhijit Basu, Managing E Computer Sports Bike (2-wheeler) which aims at reducing pollution the GLS University; Deepak Navnitlal Director, ABM Communication, anjeev Pasricha, Group CEO, C S caused by the fuel (engine) using automobiles. The USP of this 2- Parikh, President of the GLS Trust and Direkt Events & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd., Ruben Banerjee, Editor-in- wheeler is “ZERO Pollution”, causing no harm to the environment or Chandni Kapadia, Chief Operating Chief, Outlook India, Atul Chaurasia, Executive Editor, Newslaundry human beings. This will not require changing of parts during service as Officer of the GLS University were and Simran Kohli, Renowned RJ andAuthor. there are no major mechanical parts in the vehicle. The design of the among who attended the ceremony. Media Chaupal aimed at providing college students an open forum to vehicle aims to break new ground by featuring all-new hub motor which While accepting the degree, Dr. Priti discuss and gain insight into various media fields like Journalism, can achieve 70 km/hr at ultra mode, 55 km/hr at high mode and 40 km/hr Adani said: “The degree belongs the Advertising, Public Relations, Event Management and Social Media. at low mode. Adani Foundation Parivar, that has Attendees included faculty and students from various colleges across VAAAN- Electric Hubless Bike is designed keeping in mind what the more than 500 members, who work Delhi NCR and they witnessed open discussions on the evolution of new generation electric bikes should be like. The roll cage of this EHB tirelessly through days and nights to the communications industry in the digital era. Media stalwarts and has been made using chromoly pipes. create a sustainable impact in far-off experts held discussions on how the Indian Media & Entertainment areas of the country.” She also Industries - specifically 'Journalism' and 'Integrated Marketing expressed her gratitude towards her Communication' are undergoing a phenomenal change in the age of parents and family. digital freedom along with opportunities and challenges that it brings Dr. Adani also commended the for all the stakeholders. inspiring journey of transformation of Dr. Ajit Pathak, National President, Public Relations Society of India GLS University, from a single college said, ''Digital is no longer a choice for the communications industry - it to a prestigious university offering presents the voice of the public. We live in the age of prosumers and diverse courses for the youth in the user-generated content where how brands drive that to their advantage country. “I have witnessed the journey of the GLS University – from a single college and a school to multiple

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16 Curriculum February 16, 2020 News Extra NES Start-up fest: Student start-ups win over investors KV student, Harsh Pandit, completes run from he 5th edition of the NES Start- innovative ideas and projects that 2000 visitors came down to Jabalpur to Delhi to spread plastic free, water up Fest was organised by the E- drew appreciation and attention. support the Start-up Fest. Cell of NES Ratnam College Highlights were BMX cycle conservation message unfolded on February 8 at the mounted with 100cc engine, mini Class 5 student from NES International School electric go cart (mini e-car), hand- Harsh Pandit, a student of class VII in campus on the theme made customised jewellery, Bio- Shillong develops Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, GCF Jabalpur, “Inclusivity.” 2000 students, degradable Sanitary Napkins, who has been on Marathon run from 60 student start-up ideas, 15 Thermal electric Pain Reliever anti-bullying app Jabalpur and finally reached his destination startup ideas by budding and more. Aneesh Karma a at India Gate in New Delhi 18 days after he entrepreneurs, women differently abled Innovator A nine-year-old girl, started his Marathon on 26th January 2020 entrepreneurs, differently- shared, “It was a pleasure to be Meaidaibahun Majaw, from from Jabalpur and covered approximately abled entrepreneurs & more part of the Start-up Fest. This is a Shillong has developed a mobile 900 KMs to reach New Delhi with a were on display. perfect platform for all budding application through which message of Pollution & Plastic Free India The top seven start-ups entrepreneurs be it students or students can report the incidents and Water Conservation. shortlisted for incubation were differently abled or women to of harassment to school authori- He was cheered by a crowd of KV students Pi Code Club for their Block showcase their ideas and ties and teachers. According to the and teachers at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate while KVS Commissioner Coding STEM for Kids, concepts\". class 4 student, she was bullied on Santosh Kumar Mall received the young athlete at India Gate along with Intelligent Safety Project NES Start-up fest also conducted several occasions and hence other senior KVS officials. He congratulated the student and his family for Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n b y Ve e r interesting sessions on The decided to develop the app to help taking up this long marathon for the cause of Plastic Free India and Water Bavashi, Complete Solar by Startup Expo, E-Workshop, Idea others going through similar Conservation. Future Residential Complex, Lab, Enablement Space, torment. Harsh was overwhelmed with this success at this young age. Harsh's father Mural Painting by Yogesh Arts, patenting, Start-up Quest and “The mobile application will Himanshu Pandit also accompanied his son supporting and running with 100% Biodegradable sanitary Success Stories. The fest also accept the bully's name and him. Harsh covered 50 KMs daily on an average to reach his final destina- napkins by Wanna Feel included workshops with a wide details of the incident, allowing tion. refreshed, Smart Bikes by Auto spectrum of themes like promot- victims to inform teachers, school Discussing about his aims behind this long Marathon, Harsh said, “I was Tech, Cost reduction robotics ing Zero Waste Campaign by authorities and parents about inspired to spread the message of Plastic Free India and Water by Smart Systems. These seven Social Entrepreneur Ms Mehndi them anonymously. The app will Conservation. My father supported me throughout to achieve this target. I short listed start-ups will be Shidasani, Artifacts Using Wire be a single platform to take on am also thankful to my teachers and principal for providing moral sup- guided and mentored by by Grey entrepreneur Mr. Jamaal offenders,” claimed port.”Harsh's name is likely to be recommended for the Guinness Book of industry experts. Shaikh, Low Cost Foot Orthosis Meaidaibahun. The app will be World Record and Limca Book of Record. He later met union HRD Dr. R Varadarajan, Founder by Mr. Aneesh Karma, and available soon on Google Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' who complimented Harsh for his President NES SVB Group innovative use of Jute Clothline Playstore. The girl till now has efforts to run from Jabalpur to Delhi for a noble cause. The minister told him said, \"India will soon be a by an NGO of Women developed 40 different applica- and his family to further take up this awareness drive toward Plastic Free vibrant nation in the world with Entrepreneurs. tions, her family said. India and Water Conservation. Before this, KVS Commissioner Santosh 64 percent of its population in Students had put up 70 stalls Meaidaibahun developed the Kumar Mall received the young athlete at India Gate along with other the working age group by 2020. which included 50 Start-up Expo mobile application within a senior KVS officials. He congratulated the student and his family for taking All that we need is to guide the stalls, 10 food stalls, 8 non food month, in December, to partici- up this long marathon for the cause of Plastic Free India and Water start-ups to scale up, inspire stalls and also 2 stalls were put up pate in the 'White Hat Junior' Conservation. more students to aspire and by an NGO which displayed their challenge, where she joined in become job creators, instead of products in the fest. More than September and was selected. Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes the youngest girl to sum- becoming job-seekers. NES mit Mount Aconcagua in South America SVB Group and NES Ratnam College have been diligently Kaamya Karthikeyan, a class VII student of Navy Children School (NCS), working towards creating Mumbai, became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua, young entrepreneurs. This year the highest peak in SouthAmerica and outside ofAsia. we have selected 7 start-ups She summited the mountain peak of 6962 m height on 01 Feb 2020 and who will undergo a proper unfurled the Indian tricolour. Years of physical and mental preparation budgeting and feasibility study alongwith regular participation in adventure sports combined with strong and based on the findings the character, helped the young girl in overcoming many administrative start-ups will be incubated and hurdles and extreme climbing conditions to achieve this rare feat. mentored.” Students came up with Thakur Polytechnic boys win Maha Tech Quiz Arun Pillai and Kushal Shah from Thakur Polytechnic (Tpoly) earned top honours at the State Level Technical Quiz Competition, at their home Priya Prakash of HealthSetGo wins WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME PART OF Cisco Youth Leadership Award INDIA'S EDUCATION STORY! 28-year old Priya Prakash, founder of the healthcare start-up You can advertise in curriculum magazine or and also put an HealthSetGo, has won the prestigious Cisco Youth Leadership Award advertorial highlighting your company/services/campus/ products etc. 2019 at the Global Citizen Prize awards show held in London recently. 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