www.curriculum-magazine.com RNI No. UTTENG/2010/37634 Vol 10 No 2 magazine THE INDIA EDUCATION LANDSCAPE UPDATE December 16 2019 IN BRIEF CAA 2019 backlash, students lead protests Skill hubs in 500 The Citizenship (Amendment) The events unfolded soon after reportedly even in the library. In all inflexible on taking back the law even Act, 2019, which was passed the CAA 2019 was passed in the more than 80 students received though it is trying to allay fears among schools from next year on December 11 in the Parliament Parliament and the new Act came injuries and 20 were reported with Muslim community by saying that to provide citizenship to perse- into being as simmering mistrust grave wounds. CAA doesn't impact citizens of India The Ministry of Skill cuted minorities from neighbor- on intentions of the government AMU, Aligarh after hearing on in anyway. However, the bone of Development and ing Afghanistan, Pakistan and turned into protests and a number violence in Jamia in Delhi contention is the NRC (National Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is in Bangladesh, has evoked strong of Supreme Court petitions intensified their stir and clashed Register of Citizens), which is part of talks with the Ministry of and large-scale protests as the against the amendment have been with the UP police. The police here this government's agenda and given Human Resource Development enactment is seen an 'assault' on filed. In the buildup, protests too as per reports resorted to the Assam experience and the (MHRD) to create 'Hubs of the basic preamble of the organized by Jamia university highhandedness and students were mammoth exercise and documenta- Excellence in Skills' in schools constitution and right to equality students on December 15 turned asked to vacate campus. About 100 tion requirement, many activists, for students from class 9 to 12. under Article 14. With students violent as several other civil students were reportedly injured in political parties and commoners The objective of the proposed taking the lead in these protests society groups and organizations police action. These incidents in including students, see this a recipe for initiative is to impart skills to and police action on students in from the neighborhood were also these minority status central cornering Muslims and turning the students at an early stage. Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh protesting separately and the two universities became a trigger for country into a majoritarian democracy. The hubs will introduce Muslim University receiving protests amalgamated on the road wider student protests across India. Meanwhile the protests continue as it technology-oriented skill widespread attention and leading to university. Stone The government on the other hand acquires the status of a student programmes in schools. One condemnation worldwide, the pelting and arson evoked a has an impression of being movement. hub school will focus on one debate and discourse on ‘divisive retaliatory reaction from Delhi particular skill and cater to 4-5 politics’ and safeguarding Police, which resorted to IndiaSkills 2020 \"Pariksha Pe schools nearby. constitutional scheme, has lobbying tear gases and then to In the pilot stage, the hubs will brought several formations lathi-charge (baton canning) to registration extended Charcha 2020” with be introduced in 500 CBSE including opposition partes chase away protestors. In this schools, including 400 private together even as student groups melee, police entered campus and till December 31st Prime Minister and 100 government. As of continue their stir. thrashed students scholars now, 500 districts have been ONLINE REGISTRATIONS for contest identified and discussion with Rajasthan's breakthrough with IndiaSkills 2020, the biennial the CBSE is on to finalise the reducing weight of school bags competition to scout talent from The HRD Ministry in partnership plan. the country, organized by the with MyGov has launched a 'short According to the plan, around Baste Ka Bojh Kam (BKBK) project launched the project in September Ministry of Skill Development essay' competition for students of 1,000 trainers will be trained this year in Rajasthan to reduce the weight of school bags, has passed the and Entrepreneurship has been classes 9 to 12 for the third edition of across these hubs to impart the test during pilot phase. While it was initially announced for Classes 1 to extended till December 31st, 2019 Prime Minister's Interaction chosen skills. 5, the pilot project was eventually restricted to Classes 1 to 3. . The competition is aimed at Programme with school students When Rajasthan did a study, 73% of the students asked, said they were encouraging the country's youth to \"Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020” Indian Culture Portal bothered by the weight of their school bags. About 42%, in fact, saw the aspire to attain world class skills proposed to be held next month. The weight saw it as a hindrance to schoolgoing. About 40% of the parents and compete at the global stage. entries for the competition, to be sent launched agreed. When integrated books — one book for muliple subjects — were Competition will be conducted online, have been made open from introduced, teachers overwhelming approved of them. across 28 states and 9 Union 2nd December, 2019. As in previous Indian Culture web portal by Srivashist Sekar, Program Manager, Piramal Foundation for Education Territories and the winners will get years, students are also being invited the Ministry of Culture, Leadership, says that “All books reached the target schools by the first a chance to compete at to send their questions for the event http://www.indian week of November. Next, we will scale up the project to include Classes WorldSkills International online. culture.gov.in is now alive and 4 and 5”. Competition Shanghai 2021 was developed by a team from The books these children hold now were rebid trimester-wise, instead of Contd on Pg 5 the Indian Institute of being subject-wise. For example, a Class 1 student will carry 1 book in a Technology (IIT), Bombay trimester, and this book has all the topics to be covered from Hindi, while the curation of the data English, Maths for that trimester, instead of 3 books — one each per has been done by Indira subject. Thus, rather than taking 3-4 books of the individual subject, the Gandhi National Open students are taking just one book to school. University (IGNOU). The project comes in the backdrop of the Ministry of Human Resource Indian culture portal is the first Development asking all states and Union Territories last year to fix the government authorized portal weight of school bags. Following the directions, the Rajasthan where knowledge and cultural government partnered with Piramal Foundation and started the BKBK resources of various project to implement a pilot project and study the scalability of the organizations of Ministry of concept. Culture are now available in Following several meetings with experts, the available solutions were public domain on a single studied and the government zeroed in on term-wise rebidding of platform. textbooks. This project is a part of the Prime Minister's Digital India K12 Education Transformation Framework by Microsoft initiative to showcase information about the rich Microsoft rolled out its K12 facilitate a comprehensive digital latest research and input from change starts with schools creating tangible and intangible cultural Education Transformation transformation of schools. It hundreds of academics, experts flexible environments that empower heritage of India both at home Framework more widely to comprises of four pillars- and policy makers. Education students to learn skills important in life and abroad. India is one of the schools across India at the second Leadership and Policy; Modern leaders in more than 50 countries and work – such as communication, most diverse countries in the edition of the Microsoft Teaching and Learning; Intelligent have already adopted the creation, using technologies, working word. “We have a rich cultural Education Days in Gurgaon. Environments and Technology Microsoft K-12 Education in teams, problem solving and heritage but unfortunately we Microsoft Education Days 2019 Blueprint. To help school Transformation Framework to resilience. Through the Microsoft are just able to showcase 10 brought together more than 700 principals initiate their journey of help plan their learning strategies Education Transformation percent of it to the word. This school leaders, educators, digital transformation, the in partnership with Microsoft. Framework, our aim is to provide portal hosts documents, students and Microsoft partners program will offer a series of Speaking about this, Larry education leadership, government images, audio-video files and to deliberate on the future of workshops based on each of these Nelson, Regional General decision makers, teachers and most other data from archives, learning. pillars. The Microsoft K-12 Manager-Education, Microsoft importantly learners, tools to achieve museums, academies and The Microsoft K-12 Education Education Transformation Asia, said, “The future of learning the ambitious change many schools libraries across the nation. On Transformation Framework Framework is an effective, will be profoundly social, seek, and to thoughtfully integrate this portal information about provides a holistic framework to flexible platform based on the personalized, and supported by technology in powerful and productive more than 90 lakhs items are teachers and technology. This ways.” currently available,” said union culture minister Prahlad Singh Patel.
2 Curriculum December16, 2019 News Updates XLRI Delhi-NCR Campus to start from round development of children from the age of 3 to 18, and make Weekly English classes Jhunjhunu a replicable model across 723 other districts in India.” made mandatory in Tamil June 2020 This partnership is focused on unlocking the potential of the district and Nadu Govt schools equipping students to be the best in the country, and also globally. It aims XLRI - Xavier School of Management announces plans to start the to raise 'Future Ready' children by focusing on strengthening leadership Tamil Nadu has made it compul- Delhi-NCR Campus for the academic Session 2020-2022 in Jhajjar. In capabilities of School, Block and District leaders, and incubating sory for students studying in the first phase, two sections of 60 students each for the Business innovation to improve the emotional resilience and ability of students to classes 1 to 9 in government-run Management programme(2020-22 batch) will be granted addmission. thrive in dynamic environments, nurture their creativity, and build schools to attend weekly Spoken XLRI will be shortly applying forAICTE approval. essential competencies such as collaboration and compassion. The English classes. The new state-of-the-art campus spread over an area of 36.34 acres is various interventions are designed to innovate education across early “At present, government school getting ready with infrastructure required for 240 students in the first childhood by strengthening Aanganwadi integration, focusing on teachers in the State are undergo- phase. The new campus has earned a Gold-level Green Building Foundational Learning in Class 1-5, PISA readiness in classes 6-10 and ing training ahead of the Certification. Career Guidance and Entrepreneurship Development in secondary commencement of the classes. XLRI's new campus in New Delhi will have the same pedagogy and education. Training for primary school curriculum as XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur and The MoU will focus on two pillars to support district administration to teachers in each district has been the faculty from the main campus will also be taking classes at the new impact all elementary and secondary schools in a phased manner completed, while district-wise campus. Students who get through XAT will be able to get the through: training for teachers teaching admission to XLRI's Delhi-NCR campus. The choice will have to be 1) Demonstration Schools: Interventions to improve school processes grades 6 to 9 is underway. Once made while applying for XAT-2020 Entrance Test. in early childhood education, foundational skill development, PISA the training is completed, the While announcing the admission for the first batch of Delhi-NCR readiness, social-emotional and ethical learning, and livelihood & classes will commence,” a senior campus Fr. P. Christie S.J., Director, XLRI-Xavier School of employability education official from the State education Management said “ XLRI is India's First B-School and for seventy 2) District Transformation: Coach leadership development, facilitator department was quoted as years we had just one campus at Jamshedpur. With India slated to development, planning and governance support, community engage- saying. become the fifth-largest economy in the world in the near future, there ment, and process improvement. As per a circular issued by the is a concomitant need for more business leaders. XLRI took a strategic On the occasion of this partnership, an observation study report on 'Baste Chief Educational Officer to the decision to expand its footprint across the country and set up new Ka Bojh Kam', a unique initiative by Government of Rajasthan, was schools, the Spoken English campuses in the North, West and Southern parts of India. We are glad launched by Mr. Govind Singh Dotasara and Paresh Parasnis. classes will be held once a week to announce that XLRI's Delhi-NCR campus is all set to start with 120 in all government schools in both students for Business Management programme from 2020 academic EdTech Startup 'KidsChaupal' launched urban and rural areas in Tamil session after theAICTE approval process is completed.” Nadu. The classes for grades I to KidsChaupal, an online platform designed exclusively for children and V will be held for a duration of 90 Dell Technologies new initiative on school young adults to nurture their talents has announced its entry in the startup minutes while those for grades VI ecosystem of the country. to IX will be conducted for 45 teachers with UNESCO MGIEP An edtech start-up venture of three creative minds- Ex Investment minutes. Banker, Devendra Jaiswal; Software and finance genius and entrepre- The classes will be a combination Dell Technologies announced a new partnership at TECH 2019 neur, Ashish Srivastava; and a multi-talented mom, an inspiring of basic English grammar and between its Dell in India operation and UNESCO MGIEP to enable entrepreneur, Rashmi Singh. KidsChaupal is further backed by communication skills. The school teachers to adopt technology in classrooms. Through this Technocrats from Silicon Valley, US. KidsChaupal has been designed in videos of the classes will feature partnership, 'Dell Aarambh' a PC for education program by Dell and a way to create a support system for kids, teachers/coaches and parents to on Aangilam Pazhagavum (Tamil UNESCO MGIEP's 'FramerSpace' platform, will collaborate to train guide and choose the right career path and skill sets required to achieve for Learning English) show on identified teachers. This partnership is a resultant of meeting the the aim of talented children. the state-run Kalvi common objective of equipping teachers with the requisite knowledge KidsChaupal provides various kinds of well organized activities that are Tholaikkaatchi (Education to implement technology in classrooms. backed by years of research and training to create transformational channel). Quality education is the foundation of sustainable development and is experiences and holistic development of the child. There are various The material for the Spoken a force multiplier which enables self-reliance, boosts economic workshops and events that KidsChaupal conducts with experts in various English classes have been growth by enhancing skills and creating better livelihoods. In India, fields. Recently, it conducted a workshop on Filmmaking to identity prepared by the Tamil Nadu State Dell is addressing the challenge of quality education and digital development among young adults and plans to conduct many more such Council for Educational literacy through Dell Aarambh – a program instituted to help schools, workshops in various schools. During the summer vacations, it plans to Research and Training teachers and parents understand PC technology and its use in organize a Carnival for children where they would get a chance to learn (TNSCERT). education. Digital literacy will play a key role in catalyzing the growth from experts, explore their inner talents and also have fun. KidsChaupal of India's digital economy and bridge the digital divide. has been tying up with several government and private schools for 'Jagananna Amma Vodi' This partnership enables the global community in achieving the UN delivering their experiential sessions to the students with the help of likely to be launched in Sustainable Goal 4.7 towards education for building peaceful and mentors and teachers. January. sustainable societies and UNESCO MGIEP in its mission of building social and emotional learning, innovative digital pedagogies and Social Emotional Ethical (SEE) Learning to Under this scheme, the Telangana empowering youth. State government will pay Rs Dell Aarambh intends to provide a springboard for teachers in ICT and be introduced in schools 15,000 a year to the mothers who to help them kickstart their digital learning journeys; and UNESCO send their children to school. MGIEP FramerSpace helps teachers with rich content creation Social Emotional Ethical (SEE) Learning for school students, which is All mothers or recognised abilities coupled with analytical insight to elevate the education being introduced in India by Atlanta, USA-based Emory University and guardians who belong to below quality. Given the commonality of purpose of both the organizations His Holiness the Dalai Lama. SEE Learning facilitation will be offered to poverty line (BPL) households and synergy in their offerings to teachers, the proposed engagement Indian schools free of cost, as a complement to the existing curricula in (having white card) sending their between Dell Technologies and UNESCO MGIEP will be spread order to encourage holistic learning. Max Group's CSR arm – Max India child or children studying across three phases. In the first year of engagement, teachers across Foundation has taken the onus of promoting SEE Learning in India and between Class I and Class XII to Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka will be trained training the teachers. any of the recognised educational SEE Learning, which has been curated by Emory University's Center for institution, including govern- Model of Excellence for School Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, is a K-12 ment, private aided and private program that will provide educators with the tools they need to foster the unaided schools and junior Education in Jhunjhunu development of emotional, social, and ethical intelligence for students colleges, residential schools and and themselves. The objective is to equip students with skills like colleges in the State are eligible Government of Rajasthan and Piramal School of Leadership (PSL), an attention training, compassion and ethical discernment, systems for the scheme. initiative of Piramal Foundation, signed a Memorandum of thinking, and resilience and trauma-informed practice. Mothers or guardians benefiting Understanding (MoU) to transform Jhunjhunu district into an This will be achieved through orientation and supported facilitation from the scheme should ensure at 'Innovation Hub for Excellence in School Education', over a period of sessions and interactions between lead scientists, contributors of SEE least 75 per cent attendance of 5 years. The MoU was signed in the presence of Govind Singh Learning and educators as well as through a curriculum that comprises of their wards. Officials at the Dotasara, Minister of Education (Primary & Secondary Education), easy-to-implement lessons, a comprehensive framework and resources district level have already started Manju Rajpal, Secretary, School Education Department & Language, for educator preparation and development. short-listing beneficiaries. Library Department and Panchayati Raj (Elementary Education) With the world's largest cohort of young people and nearly 10% of its Department, Pradeep Kumar Borad, Commissioner, School Education population under the age of five, India has a critical need for a framework First Manned Mission and Rajasthan School Shikhsa Parishad and Special Secretary; that focuses on overall development. In the words of His Holiness the Abhishek Bhagotia, State Project Director, Samgra Shiksha and Dalai Lama, the current education system imparts materialistic values, The Human Space Mission: Additional Commissioner, Rajasthan Shiksha Parishad; Paresh including external science but not inner science. Efforts must be made to Gaganyaan is targeted for Parasnis, CEO, Piramal Foundation; and Manmohan Singh, Director, educate human beings on the importance of warm heartedness and December 2021. The Gaganyaan Piramal School of Leadership. The occasion was graced by Addl State compassion. SEE Learning India's goal is to empower students to engage Programme has been approved Project Director (I &II), Deputy Commissioner (I to VII), and all ethically, to provide educators with the tools to support student well- by the Government of India. The Deputy Directors andAssistant Directors in Samgra Shiksha. being, and most importantly, to promote human values and ethics, which design and configuration of Govind Singh Dotasara said, “We are confident that this partnership are common across the entire human community of 7 billion people. major subsystem are finalized. will unlock the potential of our students to play a crucial role in SEE Learning has been developed with the help of veterans in develop- The procurement and system/ shaping the world in the 21st century. Jhunjhunu is a torch bearer in the mental psychology, education, and neuroscience, as well as with the subsystem realisation for tests field of education in India and is amongst the highest performing guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It will be executed in India by and flight has commenced. districts of the country. We aim to implement a model that promotes all the Max India Foundation (MIF),. The Piramal Foundation will also be directly involved in the implementation of the program.
Curriculum December16, 2019 3 News Feature Creative Economy, Nation Building: Higher Education Australia –India as the catalyst' discussed at 15th FICCI HES partnerships deliver new student and food security A two-day international conference cum exhibition on higher education by FICCI in New Delhi on Nov 27-28 innovation opportunities saw a great response as the plenaries , keynotes, panel discussion discussed several trends in higher education Western Sydney University has Th e a n n u a l h i g h e r University, felt that higher objectives of national education to addressing tomorrows' signed new agreements that are set to education summit by education hasn't got its due agenda, this aspect needs to be challenges and this will certainly strengthen higher degree research FICCI, which turned 15 recognition as a catalyst in addressed. Expressing a similar remove some of the criticism that opportunities and student exchange with this year's edition, has country's growth process and it is sentiment, Pramod Nayar, university system faces today. between India and Australia, and certainly matured and gained time to change that mindset Director Institute of Eminence, At the valedictory session, Dr K expand the University's research into stature over the years especially because the new economy will be University of Hyderabad, said that Kasturirangan, Chairperson, the critical global issue of food after some senior academicians driven more by creativity and university education is also about Drafting Committee of the NEP security. and leaders have been drafted innovations where universities cultural economy. “Questions of 2019, said that the National The agreements were signed by into FICCI's Higher Education can't be ignored anymore. She policy asked in universities are Education Policy (NEP) 2019 is not Australia's Minister for Education, Committee in recent years, who said, “Today, nations and also questions asked in the nation. in the context of the regulatory Dan Tehan MP, India's Minister for are playing a pivotal role in economies are growing by These will be questions of social mechanism to control the Agriculture and Farmers welfare, the drawing themes and linkages. channelizing the creativity and justices, inclusivity, diversity, education. It is lesser regulation but Narendra Singh Tomar, and Western With two key central innovation in their higher discrimination, etc. Universities tighter control. “A robust Sydney University's Vice-Chancellor ministries—Human Resources education institutions.” that way are not just pass/fail ecosystem of research is relevant and President Prof Barney Glover Development & Ministry of system but a public pedagogy today even in the contexts of AO, at the Agriculture Excellence Commerce & Industry lending The conference keynotes stirred especially the social sciences climate change, population Research Forum held in New Delhi this event its support, the annual a lot of interest as the experts classrooms.” dynamics, biotech, expanding last month. summit has become an summarized some of the leading According to Prof Souvik digital marketplace and the rise of The University first established important calendar event for and trendsetting initiatives Bhattacharya, VC, BITS Pilani, machine learning and AI,” add Dr partnerships in 2018 with the Indian higher education in India. having relevance for universities he personally feels the ranking Kasturirangan. Council of Agricultural Research Keeping in view this growing globally. In particular Prof Peter paradigm is a bit too much. “This Dr G. Viswanathan, Founder and (ICAR) to provide knowledge significance, it was only Stoicheff, President, University kills the incentive to be unique,” Chancellor, VIT called for at least exchange around food security, encouraging to see the of Saskatchewan address on 'The he said while adding that not every 6% of the GDP to be spent on especially under the increasing conference being opened by Crucial Role of Universities in institution needs to compel itself education. “We as a country don't challenges of a changing climate. President of India, Ram Nath innovation: A Canadian into doing things where it doesn't have national scholarships, which Vice-Chancellor and President, Kovind himself, who spoke to Perspective' was very futuristic. have competence to assemble big is an aspect not addressed by this Professor Barney Glover AO, said over 1500 delegates, 350 An innovative and interesting ideas or it affects identity. policy. While about six lakh these new agreements will deliver foreign delegates from 76 addition to the conference was a The debate between specialized students who qualify in NEET want important knowledge sharing countries and students at the session with spiritual guru, Sri and interdisciplinary courses and to be doctors, we have created a between the two countries. “Through inaugural. India has the third Sri Ravi Shankar of the Art of research presents dilemma for scarcity of seats, just 60,000, and these partnerships, we are largest scientific human Living, who had a 'Fireside Chat' many and Prof Rupamanjari then these students got to all sorts broadening the international impact resource in the world and if the with T V Mohandas Pai., “Even Ghosh, VC, Shiv Nadar of countries outside from of Western Sydney University's country sets up a robust higher today, personal guide is essential University tried to address this by Uzbekistan to China, Bangladesh, research expertise in crop education system, it has the in education. You need a human saying that there must core one or etc. We are not realizing our pollination, soil fertility and the use potential to become the R&D touch in the process of learning two specialization and other potential in raising human capital of innovative protected cropping capital of the world, he stated which not only brings disciplines can be like dressing. just not country but for the world.” structures and systems,” said while adding, “The world of information to students but also “You can't eat IT, you need to have Professor Glover. “Collectively these tomorrow will be driven by builds up their personalities,” real research in fields such as Of all international students 77% are areas of major concern in both knowledge, machine guru said. On the role of agriculture, food security and like are Asian and if we have an India and Australia, and underpin intelligence and digital educators, he said in the mass that. So, focus of universities enabling environment we'll not both regions' economic and pathways. To prepare ourselves education process we need should be very comprehensive.” only retain our own students here environmental resilience.” for this transformation and to human value without which we It was also mentioned that but get a good number from aboard leverage its limitless will not be developed. He said, universities should move from as well,” he said. Samsung plans to hire over opportunities, we have to recast “The youth is full of energy and if addressing yesteryears problems 1,200 engineers in India our higher education with new you don't keep them in the right courses and deeper research direction it will become self- 3rd Swachhata Ranking Awards: 48 Universities Samsung is planning to hire over orientation. Ideation, innovation destructive.” “Creating a sense of and HEIs awarded 1,200 engineers from IITs and other and incubation should be given belongingness and sense of top engineering colleges in India this primacy in our curriculum.” responsibility with young people On the basis of the reports of UGC and AICTE, 48 Universities and hiring season, strengthening its He also mentioned higher we can dream of giving a better Institutions have been recommended for awards in various categories strong R&D operations in India. The education has the power to bring future for the coming under the 3rd Swachhata Ranking Award by the Ministry of Human company will expand its outreach to about intragenerational change generation,” said Sri Sri Ravi Resource Development as a part of the Swachh Bharat Mission of newer IITs to ensure it hires the best and mobility citing his own Shankar. Government of India to promote environmental hygiene in the Higher talent. example. The panel discussions again were Education System. The awardee Universities/ Institutions were Bright engineers from these top Sandip Somany, President, very informative and brought up awarded by Secretary, Department of Higher Education, R. institutions will work on future FICCI, said, “In the era of diverse perspectives to the Subrahmanyam at a ceremony recently in New Delhi. technologies and domains such as knowledge economy, human understanding of current issues In 2019, a total of 6900 institutions participated in the ranking exercise. Artificial Intelligence, Machine capital will have the greatest and trend in higher education. In Higher Education Institutions that participated in the ranking exercise Learning, Deep learning, Image impact on socio-economic his remarks, Prof N V Varghese, have achieved ODF in 2091 villages and installed solid and liquid Processing, Middleware growth for decades to come. VC of NIEPA, said that waste management facilities in 2216 villages. This contribution of the Development, Cloud, IoT, Hence, to become a $5 trillion achievement gaps are widening Higher Education System to environmental hygiene will keep on rising Recognition systems, Data analysis, economy by 2025, India must and if equalization is one of the in the years ahead. Students are emerging as change agents in the field On Device AI, Mobile transform its higher education of Swachhata. Communications, Networks, institutions and universities to Imaging, Voice, VLSI and UI/UX. meet the 21st century's needs.” Beginning December 1, the three In his address union HRD R&D centres of Samsung in Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Bengaluru, Noida and Delhi will 'Nishank', while listing the visit IIT campuses in Delhi, Kanpur, government initiatives Mumbai, Madras, Guwahati, particularly work on the new Kharagpur, BHU, Roorkie, Pallakad, Education Policy, he said that Tirupati, Indore, Gandhinagar, Patna, country will have to channelize Bhubaneswar, Mandi and Jodhpur. its youth energy as till 2055 IIT Bhilai is the newest edition to India will enjoy a mean average this list. age of 32 years for its population Samsung plans to hire students from and therefore we have immense multiple streams including Computer potential to contribute as the Science, Electronics and human capital of the world. Communications, Electrical Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, Chair, Engineering, Mathematics and FICCI Higher Education Computing, Instrumentation and Committee, and Pro Chancellor, Information Technology to support Symbiosis International its efforts to bring innovative solutions that enable people to do more.
4 Curriculum December16, 2019 News Feature New Education Policy: The Final Showdown New Education Policy will also come with an implementation As the formulation draws to a close and the announcement is imminent, we bring you a short report on what plan, which includes RTE Act some important forums in the last month discussed about NEP review The soon to be announced new The making of the New National and comments with two Vishwanathan, founder & need schemes and norms that are National Policy on Education will be Policy on Education (NPE) has extensions in dates till August 15 chancellor of VIT, Chennai and sweeping in nature. There must be backed up by an implementation plan moved into its final phase with during which time more than two former president EPSI raised the flexibility and district or block for it to take effect instead of being finalization of a 55-page draft lakh of these comments were question of financing education must be the level at which we just a nice policy document on shelf and all indications are that the received, a suggestive of and freeships. “We as a country should be planning things and according to officials who are closely new NPE could be announced widespread interest and stake don't have national scholarships, executing them,” said Margani associated with the ongoing soon. that draft NEP had evoked. which is an aspect not addressed Bharat, chief whip of YSRCP in the finalization work on the policy. A high ranking officer in the According to sources 80% of by this policy. While about six Lok Sabha. A major plan would be of course ministry of MHRD, Dr Shakila these suggestions were more or lakh students who qualify in Former school education secretary, review of the Right to Education Act T Shamsu, OSD (NEP), less in line with the draft and the NEET want to be doctors, we have Anil Swarup while getting into 2009 as already stated in the draft Department of Higher other 20% sought major changes. created a scarcity of seats, just government and private schooling NEP of the Dr Kasturirangan Education, said that as now the The new NPE making having 60,000, and then these students debate says, there is a space for Committee. “Since the RTE Act, government position is that the started in 2015 is now about five got to almost 20 countries outside both in a vast country like ours 2009 has been the statutory lynchpin policy is still at drafting stage. year old has seen two drafting from Uzbekistan to China, where money for education is a for school regulation and governance While delivering a keynote committees, first led by former Bangladesh, etc. We are not challenge. “Some wonderful work for the past decade, it will be address at the Globalised cabinet secretary, TSR realizing our potential in raising is being done both in government reviewed and appropriate Education Forum (GEF) of Subramanian, and the second and human capital just not country but schools as well as private schools. modifications made to enable this Indian Chamber of Commerce final one by former ISRO chief, for the world ,” he said. Not every private school is bad. policy and to incorporate on 'New Education Policy and Dr Krishnaswamy After losing its battle against You should help good of both come improvements on the basis of the the Road Ahead' in New Delhi Kasturirangan. dropping of no detention (section together and allow the magic to learnings and experiences gained on Dec 5, Dr Shamsu, however, While the new 'final' draft has 16) under Right to Education Act, flourish. Government more than a since it was enacted,” says the draft indicated that all affiliations to retained the broad outline and 2009 in parliament in 2018, RTE regulator must act as a facilitator NEP under the heading of universities by colleges will architecture as laid down in the Forum and other activists, have and encourage goodness of both implications for the RTE Act. cease by 2035 as the high May 31st draft, the National stepped up efforts to reach out to sides to fulfill aspirations of a large While answering questions from education will consolidate and Commission for Education or parliamentarians to sensitize and country like ours,” he said while participants at 'FICCI ARISE the three categories will become Rashtriya Shiksha Aayog (RSA) educate them on the speaking at ICC event mentioned Conference 2019' on Dec 10, Anita a reality by then. recommendation as the apex 'shortcomings' of the new above. Karwal, Chairman, CBSE, asked She also said that extension of body for education nationally, education policy draft in the hope At the same event Manish Kumar school lobbies to prepare and raise Right to Education either ways which was to be headed by the that when it comes for a IAS, MD & CEO, NSDC spoke their concerns at the stockholders may come about, but will it be 3- Prime Minister as per earlier discussion, MPs will be able to about linkages of skilling with meetings during the review process 6 years first or 14-18 years is draft, will now be chaired by raise these issues. At an outreach education. Kumar made still a matter of examination as union Education (HRD) minister. session with MPs across political important observations on the when it such a decision has financial The issue had come up at the 21st parties by the RTE Forum in New challenge beyond education and happens. She implications. “When we are September meeting of the Delhi on November 27, the forum skilling. “We still have the system said that there talking about a $5 trillion Central Advisory Board of pointed to the vague wording in of education 2.0 where there was a has been economy, provision of 6perent Education (CABE), where the draft like 'examined' for standardized system for policy making of GDP of education may several states had expressed extension of RTE to preschool age everything. We need to make it has received a become a reality as moving from reservation over the move and of 3-6 years and secondary modular, creative and job- lot of current 4.8 to 6 is a possibility,” along with many experts were education years of 15-18. It also oriented,” he said. He also said that attraction and she added, while talking about viewing the PM headed panel as points out that the deadline of focus on skilling by countries like interest all provisioning of 20% of public a move towards centralization 2030 for 100% enrolment is too China and South Korea have these five years and therefore people expenditure over 10 year period and a move which looked far given that it is more than pushed per capita income by 13 will also like to see policy succeed. on education. “Some states education getting from decade when we achieved 98% of times and there is a clear cut Talking on her own organization, spend more than this, some less, concurrent into union list. it. “Reprioritize education and relationship between prosperity examination and regulation, Karwal so are providing a benchmark.” While speaking at the valedictory provide financial commitment and skilling. “There can be a said that her understanding is that Dr Shamsu felt confident that function of the FICCI 15th instead of incentivizing corporate different view of the education exam patterns have a direct impact the new draft NEP has done well Higher Education Summit in world where you have already policy and depends on how do you on quality of education as there is a to address key issues pertaining New Delhi on November 28, Dr paid rupees two lakh crore,” said look at it. In our country bottom layouting of children around that. to both school and higher Kasturirangan, said that the Prof. Muchkund Dubey, President 10% population has one education. While saying that process of making the draft has of CSD and a former foreign requirement, another 20% have “By 2024, textbooks will become foundational learning has been been quite versatile and there was secretary who headed Bihar's another and the 30% middleclass completely irrelevant for exams and put into mission mode and a peer review as well as common school commission has their view. We have tend to we are all set to start changes in the preschool education has been consultations with 70-80 committee. Another MP become fixed with this 30% some pattern from 2020 itself. What is given the required attention, she institutions for a reality check. Ravikumar from DMK said that how,” he implied. taught in classrooms will be reduced said that a new approach to He highlighted the emphasis on Tamil Nadu has achieved a GER Prof. M. K. Surappa, Vice to core concepts and then the pedagogy has been Undergrad liberal education, of 48% on its own strength and Chancellor, Anna University, threatening pattern will get replaced conceptualized while integration of vocation education now with imposition of a third Chennai while talking about by assessment of attainment of restructuring curriculum into at school and college level, no language and frequent public research quality in higher learning. We have started on 5+3+3+4 keeping in view the discrimination in funding of examination, there will be an education, illustrated how ill learning outcomes approach for the scientific aspect of child growth research between public and increase in the dropout rates. information was spread on first time and people have started to and cognitive behavior. private besides stemming out Not adhering to norms and hidden country's research ranking. He said develop understanding about it,” she She also talked about bringing dropouts and 100% enrolment by profits by private schools has that by volume Indian research added. down the boundaries between 2030 and foundational literacy almost given rise to a movement papers rank at 12 in last 40 years She also informed that under the new academic and co-curricular and numeracy and inclusion of against rising fee and when policy and by citation ranking 14th. He policy, there will be no difference curriculum and provide children early education in school speaks about light regulations, blamed shortage of fulltime faculty between curricular and co curricular freedom and flexibility to education. “The implementation many people see it an attempt to and role models for poor research disciplines and now things like pursue subjects of their interest. of this policy is going to be a more commercialization of outcomes in the country. “In music, sports or skills will be “School complexes of 30 challenge but certainly it doable education in the country. “It is pleasing friends, you're harming subjects. Earlier at the same event, schools are thought through for and the current government strange that even after 73 years of institutions and country. We need to Dr Biswajit Saha, Director (Training pooling resources such as music spending of 11-12% on independence; we're still debating take a serious look into governance & Skill Education), CBSE said teachers and others to enable education has to go to 20% and a national policy on education. As of higher education institutions. We vocational subjects started in 2012 this,” she added. over a 10-year period, it must be an MP, I have seen how a 20 need people with higher academic on pilot basis has now about eight Dr Shamsu while highlighting possible,” he said. student school gets a building and credentials and integrity to inspire lakh students, which indicates these policy recipe for higher At the same event, Dr G not a 200 children one. We don't our world aspiration. “ subjects are growing in popularity education did mention that and currently 40 vocational subjects medical education and legal are offered by CBSE for secondary education is unlikely to be school students. “Perception of brought into the ambit of students is very important. restructured higher education Recognition of skill subjects in regulatory and administrative professional entrance exams and frameworks. universities is needed to address that It is pertinent to mention that a perception. Also, NCF 2005, which draft NEP consisting of 484- has made recommendation of five pages was released on May 31 subjects, makes skill subjects more for inviting public suggestions as non-core subjects and needs to be looked into,” he added while informing about design thinking as subject being added from next academic session.
Curriculum December 16, 2019 5 News Feature 'Khilta Bachpan-Khilta Bharat': A joint initiative by CCRT Contd from P1 and ChildFund India \"Pariksha Pe Charcha 3.0 with Prime Minister Contest The Centre for Cultural the beauty and grace of this exam. Co-curricular learning with The students whose entries are judged the best for both the competitions will Resources and Training (CCRT) Indian classical treasure. 'no marks' is being left behind. We be invited to take part in the programme to be held in Delhi. under the aegis of union Jogi singers of Haryana are need to understand the right of The First edition of Prime Minister's Interaction Programme with school and Ministry of Culture, the apex traditional folk singers who children to play, socialize and college students \"Pariksha Pe Charcha 1.0\" was held at Talkatora Stadium, institution in the country to link reflect their folklore and culture grow naturally. Art and culture is New Delhi on 16th February, 2018. The second edition of the said Interaction art with education, a sort of through their excellent ballads an outlet of expression and Programme with school and college students \"Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0” was NCERT for art & culture and songs of devotion. This art is development for children and this also held at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi on 29th January, 2019. education and ChildFund India, on the verge of extinction. In event will send such a message,” Third edition of Prime Minister's Interaction Programme with school a child development nonprofit order to preserve and promote she added. Dr Hemlata S Mohan, students \"Pariksha Pe Charcha2020” is proposed to be held at Talkatora and subsidiary of ChildFund this tradition, a documentary film chairperson CCRT said that art is Stadium, New Delhi in third week of January, 2020. International, on November 21 - 'Jogi Singers of Haryana', the biggest resource of human Proposed format: PPC2020 will have the same 'Town Hall' format as in together staged and celebrated directed by Sudhir K Sharma and development and should be previous two events, which is unique in itself wherein thePrime Minister ChildFund India's Khilta produced by CCRT, was released integrated with education system. interacts with school students at the Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. This Bachpan initiative where it is on this occasion. “We are thankful to CCRT for format was a huge success during the last 2 years.About 2000 school students trying to provide access to art The Jogis who once held sway their support as this collaboration will be participating in the programme PPC2020. and culture education to children over the cultural scene of provides us with an opportunity to For the above mentioned online competitions, students can participate aged 6-18 from government Haryana are now on their way out promote our “Khilta Bachpan” through www.mygov.in website on the following themes: schools in Delhi. With CCRT because there are not many takers campaign which has also been Gratitude is Great: A short write-up on the people who a student thinks has collaboration this campaign for their age long genre. They are underlined in the Draft NPE, played an important role in his/her academic journey so far mentioning why added Khilta Bharat to Khilta traditional folk singers who sing 2019. It uses the medium of Arts to he/she is grateful to them. Bachpan. to the accompaniment of their promote creative expression, and Your future depends on your Aspirations : A short write-up on the goals and Around 150 government school sarangi long narrative songs, cognitive, social and emotional career aspirationsa student sets for himself/herself. students and 10 CCRT scholar- called kissas (ballads), highlight- learning in children. It also helps Examining Exams: Opinion of students on prevailing examination system ship-holders participated in this ing the courage, sacrifice, and children to inculcate the apprecia- and suggestions on ideal examination system. event showcasing the different selfless love of the legendary tion for the richness and diversity Our Duties, Your Take: Write-up on duties of citizens and how one can inspire aspects of Indian culture through heroes viz Amar Singh Rathor, of arts in the country, and gives everyone to become more dutiful citizens. performing and visual arts. The Alha-Udal, Gora-Badal, Jaimal- them a platform as well as an Balance is Beneficial: Write-up on balanced activities of students apart from event saw various amazing Fatta, Nihalde, Harphool Singh opportunity to Engage, Express studies. performances by the school Jat, etc. and Empower,” said Neelam Participate in the Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 clicking the link students. A group of students Nirupama Kotru, Joint Secretary Makhijani, Country Director and https://innovate.mygov.in/ppc-2020/ presented “Fusion – Expression (Ministry of Culture) who joined CEO of ChildFund India at the Selected winners stand a chance to attend Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 and through performance”, an the program said that the event. interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Total 2000 students, parents enchanting piece of Hindustani dilemma being faced by the The event was beamed live across and teachers will be participating from all over India in Pariksha Pe Charcha and Carnatic music woven millennial children of balancing all regional centres of CCRT and 2020. together. Another group between the latest technology Rishi Kumar Vashist, Director Students from all over the country from class VI to XII are being requested to presented a Mime act called and the gadgets which come CCRT said that a new beginning see/hear the broadcast on Doordarshan (DD National, DD News, DD “Expression of children through along with it and the traditional has been made with this India)/on radio channels (All India Radio Medium Wave, All India Radio FM Human machine”, stressing the outlets of entertainment which programme, where CCRT Channel). importance of human emotions. were enjoyed by their earlier scholarship-holders have set up an Last year more than 8.5 Crore students from across the country viewed or An enthralling performance of generations is for all of us to see. innovative example of 'Child to heard the programme on DD/TV Channels/ Radio Channels. Odissi dance was staged by “Largely, School education has Child learning'. CCRT scholarship holders and become an obsession of how to The IndiaSkills 2020 competition announce- school children bringing forth do well in the class XII board ment Shaheen Mistri wins the Jamnalal Bajaj Award The IndiaSkills competition will provide India's skilled youth with a platform Shaheen Mistri, Founder, Teach Dec 2. The awards were given award today. Looking back to the to showcase their abilities at regional and national level competitions across For India has been awarded the away by the Chief Guest years that we have contributed, we over 50 skills. Regional legs of the competitions are organized across the four Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, at Teach For India seek one thing in zones, culminating at the national competition in Delhi. Winners of Development and Welfare of Founder, Isha Foundation. life. 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The competitions will be organized by states and community and the nation, at make the world a better place for will be supported by National Skill Development Corporation, in partnership large. all and themselves.” Sector Skill Councils, Industry Partners, Corporates and Academic Speaking on the occasion Shaheen initially founded the first Organizations. Alongside IndiaSkills Competitions, Abilympics, Olympics Shaheen said,” I am extremely Akanksha centre in 1989, of Abilities will also be organized, specifically designed for specially-abled honoured to have received this enrolling 15 children and engaging individuals to express their unique talents. The last IndiaSkills competition was organized in 2018, wherein 22 states and more than 100 corporates participated, that gave 355 competitors a chance to display their skills across various skill competitions. Who can apply for IndiaSkills 2020? 1. 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6 Curriculum December16, 2019 Useful News NEWS YOU CAN USE 10-day course program on 'Discover Egypt: A Scholarship Program for Young shows, never seen before importance: To create alert, Historical and Cultural Learning Adventure' in Musicians in Hindustani Music performances by sand artists and informed and active citizens. It The National Centre for the much more. Leaving no stone will invite schools, principals, Jan 2020 Performing Arts (NCPA) & Citi unturned, kids can participate in teachers and parents to India to encourage young talent workshops specially designed encourage young students from BrainGain Academy, in collaboration with AUC, is inviting have jointly announced a for age groups between 0-14 the 7th, 8th and 9th grades to applications for the 10-day winter program titled 'Discover Egypt: A Scholarship Program for years old, on a variety of topics participate in a two-phase Historical and Cultural Learning Adventure', slated for January 11-24, advanced training in the field of like woodworking, indoor contest that will test their civic 2020 for adults over the age of 18 years. The deadline for accepting Hindustani Music (vocal – gardening, beat-boxing, science awareness and encourage them applications is December 20, 2019. Students of the program will have khayal / dhrupad, melody on wheels, robotics and to conduct effective volunteer an opportunity to have their work featured in a ground-breaking instruments – Sitar, Sarod, aeronautics, karate and kick- work for neighbourhood documentary.The program is inviting applications for its 10-day Violin, Flute, Harmonium, etc). boxing, storytelling, doodle art, problems. This will be an program from January 11 to 24, 2019 at the campus of the American It is open to applicants in the clay modelling, wheel pottery annual feature. University in Cairo. The short course will offer an immersive age group of 18-35 years across and many more. Kids can also The contest will help students experience in the world of Pharaohs, mummies, religions, India; candidates can apply for explore the animal kingdom test not only their academic but hieroglyphs, and the archaeology of ancient towns. With this the scholarship from 2nd with the petting zoo that practical skills as well. archaeological adventure, participants will explore Egypt's history December 2019 to 31st includes a variety of animals and Select students will brainstorm and ancient civilizations and walk through the past, while December 2019. birds to their amusement. and design scalable solutions to experiencing the present in the streets of the magical city of Cairo. The value of the scholarship is compete at national level The deadline for accepting applications is December 20, 2019. Rs. 10,000/- per month for one Young Artiste 2020, talent before a grand jury. The Top 3 The program immerses international students in Egyptian history and year (April 2020 to March competition calls for winners of Grand Jury round archaeology, and gives a crash course in Egyptian arts, culture and 2021). applications become subject of films to be language. Learning will be hands-on, allowing students to understand made under the eye of the the main social and cultural features of the region. Students will also Math Race competition Young Artiste 2020, a national movie directorial team of the get a crash course in Arabic that will allow them to communicate and level talent competition in music Hindi Feature Film Dangal. interact effectively. It will be a unique opportunity to explore the Matholetics Events Pvt. Ltd., and dance has been instituted to Students will get recognised for archaeological sites including the Great Pyramids of Giza, as well as has announced the inspire school children across their efforts and get a chance to the lavish temples, and tombs in the heart of Cairo. There are many commencement of Math India to pursue different genres win certificates and prizes. fun-filled social activities planned for the duration of the program as Race where academics and and manifestations of classical Dr Parth J Shah, Founder and well. sports mix to bring a unique and contemporary arts. The President of the Centre for At the end of the program, participants will have to work in small event to the students . It will platform will celebrate young Civil Society and Director of teams and create interactive graphics that visualize Cairo's dynamic have a Qualifying Round talent by conferring 100 Indian School of Public Policy, 5000-year history. The winning team's graphic will be used in a where a written test at scholarships to the finalists \"Good policies and governance ground-breaking documentary currently being filmed by a major TV various test centers in across 20 different categories to can impact a nation & film production company. Gurgaon will be conducted. support their learning and dramatically when combined The examination will be open growth. It also aims at building a with citizenship education, TGI and MAHE to launch a course on leadership in public to all the students of classes community of like-minded volunteering and community health III to VIII studying in schools artists to revive the art culture in action. As an educationist and a The George Institute for Global Health, India and the Manipal affiliated to any Boards. India among students of the arts. policy activist for the last 25 Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) have joined hands to offer Online Enrollment has The 20 categories are divided years, I can say with the first-of-its-kind Leadership in Public Health course in India from already begun. into; the Indian Classical confidence that on-boarding February 2020. This one-year certificate course in public health Math Race - Finale category which includes students across thousands of leadership blends management practices with technical inputs from Learning Mathematics Carnatic and Hindustani vocals, schools in India, the the best minds drawn from all the collaborating institutions. Mentors through Athletics. Students Tabla, Mrudangam, Flute, Sitar ACTIZEN® Contest can be from Maastricht University, The Netherlands and the University of selected at Qualifying Round & Sarod, Violin, Bharatnatyam, game-changing mission to Minnesota, USA will participate in the delivery of the course. would be called to participate Odissi and Kathak and the create and unite alert, informed in the finale, where they will Contemporary category which and active young citizens for a Applications for the course are now available at MAHE's Prasanna solve problems while racing includes Indian and Western better India.\" School of Public Health website. The last date for receiving on the track. It would be vocals, Piano & Keyboard, applications is December 20, 2019. conducted on 8th March Guitar, Drums, Western Violin, Admissions open: New The selection process will involve an online interview and review of a 2020 at an appropriate Ballet, Hip-Hop and Bollywood Postgraduate Program in write-up on public health, which all aspirants have to submit. Short- venue. & Contemporary dance. Entrepreneurship and listed candidates will be intimated by January 10. 2020. The format of Young Artiste Innovation at FLAME Prizes for Students: 1. Senior 2020 includes a preliminary University from July 2020 Era Foundation launches MyNEET Group: 1st Prize- Rs. online audition where 50,000/-, 2nd Prize- Rs. participants can register and FLAME University, Pune with Era Foundation, the organizers of COMED-K (Karnataka's 25,000/- & 3rd Prize- Rs. upload their videos on the the goal of creating next Engineering seat selection and counselling forum) launches 10,000/- platform, followed by an generation of high impact MyNEET, the only national level mock exam for NEET (Medical seat 2. Junior Group: 1st Prize- advanced theme-based round. entrepreneurs through its new selection test) in India. The exam aims at giving candidates an Rs. 50,000/-, 2nd Prize- Rs. The Grand Young Artiste one year Postgraduate Program experience of writing the real 'National Eligibility cum Entrance Test' 25,000/- & 3rd Prize- Rs. Festival, which will be held in in Entrepreneurship and in a simulated environment. MyNEET will be conducted on 4th 10,000/- August 2020 in Bangalore, will Innovation (PGP EI) is inviting January, 2020, at around 400 centers across India. 3. 600 scholarships for see the celebration of 100 young applications for the intake NEET is one of the most competitive exams in India with a success Foundation Program for IIT artists on a national stage in the beginning July 2020. rate of only 15%. Every year over 15 lakhs students attempt NEET JEE (100 for each class from presence of Maestro Mentors The distinctiveness of the competing for 75,000 seats in medical colleges across India. class III to class VIII) and jury members. program lies in the rigour of its Muralidhar, CEO, Era Foundations, says, “The experience of writing The complete process is Industry veterans such as practice component and NEET for the first time can be unnerving for the students, considering ONLINE. Students need to Rukmini Vijaykumar, Ashwath experiential focus that guides its scope and scale. 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Curriculum December 16, 2019 7 India Skills/entrepreneurships National Seminar on spreading awareness TCS iON to skill Kerala Youth & participation in Apprenticeship Programme TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with theAdditional SkillAcquisition Programme (ASAP), an initiative of the As against 7 lakh apprentice, PSUs only take about 42000 apprentice. The coming together of various Higher Education Department of the Government of Kerala, to empower the PSUs and offered several insights. The experts said that apprenticeship should be considered as cheap youth of the state with new-age, future-ready proficiencies to meet industry labor but training and those supervising them should act more as teachers. PSUs were also suggested to needs. engage with IITs & technical education institutions through CSR and support building their labs and With ASAP, the Government of Kerala supports graduate students with other needs. relevant training to boost the state's youth employability quotient. To support the government's ambitious vision, ASAP partnered with TCS iON that will The seminar was organised by reliant economic growth and play 20% of the total manpower and are offer its entire range of learning solutions via its digital learning platforms to MSDE on Dec 5 in a vital role in generating employ- utilizing 30% of the apprenticeship the students of 66 engineering and 45 polytechnic colleges across 14 collaboration with the Standing ment opportunities for skilled training potential. The priority districts. professionals. I strongly urge them sectors in almost 30 PSUs are Venguswamy Ramaswamy, Global Head, TCS iON said, “Kerala is taking Conference of Public Enterprises to come forward, increase their Defence, Aerospace, progressive strides towards digital education, and our partnership with the (SCOPE) and Department of engagement with apprentices and Manufacturing, Service, Heavy Additional Skill Acquisition Programme of the Higher Education Public Enterprises (DPE), with build their potential to be industry industries & Chemicals and they Department boosts its endeavour of imparting futuristic skill-training to an aim of increasing ready. engage 66% of the current total students, ensuring their integration with the future, global workforce.” participation in the government's This together will lead to the apprentices engagement. Central apprenticeship scheme in the success of the enterprises, Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) More people employable now than 6 years ago: service sector by government- apprentices and will lead to under Ministry of Petroleum & run companies. Among those fulfilling the aspirations of New Natural Gas (MoPNG) have 'India Skills Report 2020' who spoke included Dr. India. It is also my appeal to all the engaged 10.21% of total Mahendra Nath Pandey, union enterprises to give due respect to workforce as apprentices which The latest edition of India Skills Report 2019-20, a joint initiative of minister of MSDE and MoS R. these young apprentices, treat itself embarks the need to call upon Wheebox (a Talent Assessment Company), PeopleStrong and CII shows an K. Singh and Dr. K.P. Krishnan, them at par with their employees other CPSUs and ancillary units overall positive trend in comparison with the past 6 years for talent supply. Secretary, MSDE. and recognise them as the working under them to come The report states that about 46% of students were found to be employable or The ministry has taken several torchbearers of the overall growth forward and work collaboratively ready to take-up jobs as against 33% in 2014. Wheebox findings stated that efforts to increase the number of and progress.” with MSDE. Therefore, PSUs play the most employable candidates as per the courses were MBA Students with apprentices hired by enterprises a critical role in the success of the 54% as against 40% in the last two years. B. Pharma, Polytechnic, B.Com in the country. The aim is to fill The government has brought apprenticeship program being run and BA courses, on the other hand, saw an improvement in employability the gap in supply and demand for significant reforms to the by the MSDE. A few PSUs present which is increased by more than 15%. This year, the decline in skilled workforce and meet the apprenticeship rules to drive at the seminar also shared their employability is seen in B.Tech, Engineering. MCA graduates, Technical & aspirations of the Indian youth greater participation in the success stories of the candidates Computer-related courses. through gaining on-the-job program. These reforms include: receiving apprenticeship training The Wheebox findings also elaborated on the states with the highest training and securing better * Upper limit for engaging and successfully getting employability - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. Mumbai opportunities for employment. apprentices increased from 10% to employed. followed by Hyderabad showed the highest employable cities. Bengaluru, Most PSUs are hiring appren- 15% PSUs like Air India Transport, New Delhi, Pune, Lucknow, and Chennai have maintained their presence in tices for technical and manufac- * Size limit of an establishment Andrew Yule, Artificial Limbs the top 10 list over the past 6 years. turing job roles. However, the with mandatory obligation to Manufacturing, BEL, BHEL, This year, India skills report also analyzed on candidate preferences. 65% of number of apprentices in the engage apprentices lowered from Housing & Urban Development the students require direction on skills training & internship opportunities. service sector is lagging behind. 40 to 30 Corporation and Madras The students have also laid importance upon the interactions with Senior executives of major * Payment of stipend for 1st year Fertilizers have been engaging companies, which is deemed necessary to stay updated on the job PSUs, attending the event, were has been fixed rather than linking 15% of their total staff strength as requirements. Overall the students feel the necessity to connect with the also urged to hire students who it to minimum wages, 10% to 15% apprentices which is more than the industry to learn and explore their knowledge horizons. More than 94% of have cleared skill programmes hike in stipend for 2nd and 3rd desirable limit. students believe that the apprenticeship of 3-12 months will improve their under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal year to apprentice The event also witnessed employability to a great extent. Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), a * Duration of apprenticeship Memorandum of Understanding flagship scheme of MSDE training for Optional Trade can be (MoU) signing between MSDE Divya Kaushal Rozgar Mela for Persons with implemented by National Skill from 6 months to 36 months and Standing Conference of Public Development Corporation * The industry has the option to Enterprises (SCOPE), an apex Disabilities (NSDC). The students of long- design and implement their own body of Public Sector Enterprises, term programmes offered by Apprenticeship programs to further promote and expand Several specially-abled people participated on day one of Divya Kaushal technical colleges under the All * Under NAPS, the establish- apprenticeship training in CPSUs. Rozgar Mela held at Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Dwarka, India Council of Technical ments / industry can get reim- New Delhi on Dec 2. Organized by National Skill Development Corporation Education and Industrial bursement upto 25% of the stipend (NSDC) in collaboration with Inclusive Divyangjan Entrepreneur Training Institutes run by the paid to the apprentices Association (IDEA), the two-day National Job Fair & Ability Expo is Directorate General of Training providing a platform to the aspiring persons with disabilities (PWDs) to will also be hired as apprentices. PSUs are present in almost every interact with potential employers and learn more about employment and sector and are significant entrepreneurship opportunities. Detailing the benefits of the contributors to the Indian NSDC has established a dedicated Sector Skill Council for Persons with apprenticeship scheme, Dr. economy, crucial to the employ- Disabilities to ensure seamless planning and implementation of skill Mahendra Nath Pandey, said, ment generation. The top 100 development for PwDs with the commitment of Ministry of Skill “Central Public Sector PSUs in the country represent Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The Rozgar Mela is a suitable Undertakings (CPSUs) are platform to enhance their scope of employability to ensure a world that is instrumental in sustaining self- inclusive, equitable and sustainable for everyone. Besides offering the specially-abled a chance to explore new avenues, the two-day Rozgar Mela Retail industry most enthusiastic to hire apprentices will allow organizations to meet potential employees. Close to 50 leading companies including Wipro, Zomato, Swiggy, Accenture, Aditya Birla In its latest “The Apprenticeship region also will look forward to N E TA P, Te a m L e a s e S k i l l Insurance, LIC, JLL have participated in the event today. Additionally, the Outlook and Index” report, hiring apprentices. Further the University, said, “The government expo witnessed participation from physically disabled entrepreneurs like National Employability through report highlights distinctive has taken multiple initiatives like Kunal Chhikara, Founder, Farmer's Pride. Apprenticeship [NETAP], in stipend pay out trends within the FDI clearance, policy changes, The Ability Expo had an Entrepreneurship Pavilion led by National association with TeamLease retail industry itself. Stipend pay etc. which have led to a potential Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) that Skills University has said that out in the north stands at 10500, increase in retail activity through included loan fair, franchisee opportunities, mentorship, Divyangjan retail industry has emerged as the followed by south at 9500. the expansion of local chains and entrepreneurship fair and an opportunity for established brands to showcase leading industry for apprentices. Stipend trend in west and east are large format malls. The only way their work. The loan fair witnessed participation from leading banks like More than 45% of the retail 8300 and 7100, respectively. to create this workforce is through HDFC and SBI amongst others offering loans to divyangjans. The Kaushal companies interviewed have TeamLease Employment Outlook apprenticeship. The gap in Haat pavilion provided opportunities for counselling and skill training for expressed interest in hiring Report (April to September) employability is also a key different disability categories. Several case studies of Divyangjan apprentices. Around 42% indicated a positive growth in contributor towards the rise in enterprises such as Microsign Industries, corporates provided franchise of employers in the services sector overall hiring in the retail sector. apprentice hiring by the sector.” their business and outsourcing opportunity for Divyangjan. Seminar and are open to hiring apprentices in The Apprenticeship Outlook “In the south, cities like workshops on economic empowerment of Divyangjan were also organised the future as well. report also resonate the same Coimbatore, Kochi, Vizag, to inspire the youth and industry. While southern and northern sentiment for the sector and Vijayawada, Trivandrum and region with 48% and 44% indicates a good time for talent Madurai are new emerging respectively will be the biggest who are looking at perusing a markets where employer beneficiaries of this optimism, career in retail. sentiment is continuously western (38%) and eastern (31%) Sumit Kumar, Vice President - strengthening and we are
8 Curriculum December16, 2019 VIEWS (Edit/Guest Column...) OPINION: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied Victims of Rape and POCSO cases Need Speedy Justice Campus Flare ups: Under invested education & Student Distress major contributors The one great divide in well meaning and By Dr. Nitesh Dhawan, Public Servant and Author intelligent people in our society is about defining the fundamental purpose of education The recent data that about 96 child protection standards, the said of FTCs performance to identify good right from school to university. While most people percent of the pending 1,66,882 Act also provides for mandatory practices. have the generic view that education is knowledge cases are the ones that are registered reporting of sexual offences. assimilation and creation and therefore an intrinsic under the Protection of Children The Supreme Court has issued a slew force which illuminates mind and human spirit with Against Sexual Offences Pocso Act also mandates that of directions to all high courts greater understanding and ideation for progressive Act(POCSO) is alarming for the investigation in the cases is to be regarding trial in sexual assault cases civilizational values including exploration and country when whole system of law completed in two months from the involving children. 100 additional invention of newer technologies, there is a growing and order is under question due to date of registration of FIR and trial in One Stop Centers have been approved number of people, who see education as a means of Hyderabad and Unnao rape case six months. However, the combined by the Ministry of Child and preparing workforce for larger economy. The second incidences. The legislations though data for rape and Pocso Act cases Development. The Child protection set of people is greatly annoyed about our universities having stringent punishment show a time lag of a little over one policy recommends that all organiza- not producing employable people. provisions have actually failed to year. So despite a strong law, it is tions must have a code of conduct Still a third set of people think that education can be create any deterrence for the crimi- being not enforced effectively and based on 'zero tolerance of child enterprise and differential education, market demand nals. It is important to note that about large number of cases is left pending abuse and exploitation'. The policy driven courses etc offer commercial opportunities and 39 percent of the country's population in various courts of the country. The also lists behaviours towards children like several developed economies like Australia, is below 18 years of age which Pocso Act notified in 2012 has a that are punishable by law, including education can be a profitable industry. amounts to 472 million. This huge provision for special courts for trial the Pocso and JJ Acts. The Criminal Because of the pulse on the market and buoyed by number of children needs a Child of cases of crime against children for Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 amends optics, the second and third set of people as mentioned Protection Policy in place which the protection of minors. It also the IPC, 1860 to increase the above have started having a sway over the policy addresses the issue of Child Safety provides for in-camera trial in a child minimum punishment for rape of framework of education and some of it has penetrated from the clutches of rising cases of friendly environment while keeping women from seven to ten years. Rape the decision making and government as well. crimes. In 2016, 21 percent of the total the identity of children confidential. and gang rape of girls below the age of India has woken up to an increase in the GER in 39,068 cases of rape were against In such a scenario, the law ministry 12 years will carry minimum higher education and much of it is student demand minor girls below the age of 16 years. has now come up with a comprehen- imprisonment of twenty years and is driven as education became aspirational in the last The Protection of Children against sive plan to set up fast track courts for extendable to life imprisonment or couple of decades. In the earlier decades barring for Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was the speedy disposal of pending rape death. institutions of excellence, higher education was seen notified in 2012 to provide justice to and Pocso cases within a year. About as means of meeting the demand for employment and child victims against heinous crimes 1023 such fast track courts have been Despite above policy legislations and both students and the system adjusted to this thought. with the given provisions. planned to be set up by the law stringent measures, there are four While this was an informal understanding, some Salient features of POCSOAct: ministry during 2019-20 and 2020- critical areas which demand interven- central universities like Jawaharlal Nehru University ·The Act defines a child as any person 21 financial years for expediting of tion. These pertain to creating (JNU) evolved to international reputation very fast and below eighteen years of age, and large number of cases. The govern- awareness about various measures attracted student talent from across the country. regards the best of interests of the ment of Uttar Pradesh where largest and laws; prevention of such crimes Naturally, it became a proud unity in diversity and child as being of paramount impor- number say 36,008 such cases are through deterrence and strong action; experimentation cum research hub. So, it has evolved tance at every stage, to ensure the pending have taken a decision to set reporting of such crimes in a its own ethos, values and culture. In a certain sense, it healthy physical, emotional, up 218 fast track courts. The transparent manner and promptness is a showpiece university and a model. intellectual and social development of government will set up 144 FTCs for in response with speedy justice Because progressivism and liberalism often sound as the child. rape cases and 74 FTCs to deal with mechanisms. The civil society left leanings, over the years, the humanities faculties - It defines different forms of sexual Pocso cases. organizations, educationists, and scholars in the university in particular have been abuse, including penetrative and non- The department of justice in the law professional social workers and labeled as 'communists.' It is somewhat substantiated penetrative assault, as well as sexual ministry will monitor these trials on a people from different spheres should by the fact that student union has been dominated by harassment and pornography, and quarterly basis and each of these come along to bring change in the student affiliate of left parties for quite some time now. deems a sexual assault to be “aggra- FTCs will be connected to the mindset of people towards women Also, much of the hot discussions or events that make vated” under certain circumstances. National Judicial Data Grid which and children. The social change along headlines from here are often in contrast with the - It deems a sexual assault to be will keep updating the status of these with systemic reforms could only right, JNU has become a target of hate. “aggravated” under certain circum- cases on daily basis. According to curb such heinous crimes against So, this mistrust is present everywhere. Therefore, stances, such as when the abused child ministry, the NJDC will analyse data women and children. when the university hiked student charges after 40 is mentally ill or when the abuse is and conduct comparative assessment years, it is seen as an attempt to deny students of committed by a person in a position of hinterland an opportunity to higher education at this trust or authority vis-à-vis the child, Schools, parents and grandparents hold key to unlocking prestigious university. This led to a major strike in the like a family member, police officer, university and continues to cause heartburn. teacher, or doctor. China's obesity problem In a nutshell, the happenings in JNU are just - People who traffic children for symptomatic, the actual fault lies in the understanding sexual purposes are also punishable Educating parents and grandparents – as well as improving physical activity and defining national education goals. Under that under the provisions relating to and the food provided at school – could hold the key to solving China's obesity vision, the country can have several JNU like abetment in theAct. pandemic, according to one of the largest trials of childhood obesity prevention universities and also evolve as an international - The Act provides for the establish- in the world. education destiny. Public education system right from ment of Special Courts for the trial of Over 30 million Chinese children, aged between seven and 18, are overweight school has to be robust, inclusive and universally offences under the Act, with the or obese – placing them at greater risk of an early death and this number is set to accessible. The investment on education has to go up intention of providing quick justice to rise to 50 million by 2030, caused in part by the role grandparents play in to make this happen. The country can't blindly follow such children. childcare. the west, it has to create its own models. The state - The said Act prescribes stringent Researchers at the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol worked with must see human capital as a national resource. Our punishment graded as per the gravity Guangzhou Centre for Disease Control and Prevention - enlisting 1,641 six- universities need full time faculties, academic leaders of the offence, with a maximum term year-old children across 40 primary schools in Guangzhou to evaluate the and support to every deserving student. While some of of rigorous imprisonment for life, and effectiveness of the CHIRPY DRAGON programme in tackling childhood these issues may be addressed by the new NEP, closed fine. obesity. mindsets about education need to open up as well. - In keeping with the best international The 12-month randomised trial promoted physical activity and healthy eating behaviours among the children – discovering significant reduction in weight gain among those participating in the CHIRPY DRAGON programme, as well as higher consumption of fruit and vegetables, less screen-based sedentary activity and more physical activity. 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Curriculum December 16, 2019 9 Spotlight “We must use modern tools to reopen wisdom stored in our countless knowledge traditions: President Kovind As a Visitor to 152 If we establish robust academia- ancient universities. They had a researchers, entrepreneurs and Universities and Institutes learning culture where ideas and others. Given the socio-economic of Higher Learning, industry linkages, we have the concepts were constantly tested reality of our country, public President of India rou- and subjected to verification and institutions will play a lead role. tinely interacts with HEI potential to become the R&D critical analyses. The system that But along with it, the private leaders and therefore a produced a Panini, an Aryabhat, a sector must continue to contribute significant authority on capital of the world. And along Charak, or a Kautilya must have to national efforts. We will also issues of higher education. been robust. We must use modern have to look at innovative models While inaugurating the 15th Higher Education Summit with science, liberal arts and tools to reopen wisdom stored in of funding to boost research and 2019 organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of our countless knowledge scholarship. Just last month, I had Commerce and Industry, he shared some of his ideas on humanities must get equal traditions, even as we optimize the pleasure to launch the IIT higher education. the opportunities of a machine- Delhi Endowment Fund. This is attention - for fruits of technology intelligence age. An open learning the first of its kind Fund in India culture will foster the spirit to and is based on the contribution of have to be ultimately made innovate and give new wings to the alumni. The Fund within a Atal Innovation Centres estab- very short span has raised Rupees relevant to people, communities lished in our Universities. 250 crore and has a target to raise Our economic needs are 1 billion US dollars for supporting and cultures. The connectedness immense. Over the next several academic excellence and research decades, India will witness at IIT Delhi. I impress upon of disciplines is not a mere reality tremendous growth leading to FICCI Higher Education higher standards of living for its Committee to galvanize greater today, but the inner core of people. All this demands that we people's participation in strength- bring new energy and dynamism ening our higher education knowledge itself. I am happy that in our higher education profile. system. Programmes for vocational As we talk of higher education as our Universities have already education, apprenticeship and a public good, a critical bearing in internship are needed for the Indian context is how to deal made progress with inter- combining theoretical and with regional imbalance in the practical knowledge streams. We quality of education. We are disciplinary approach, combining have to also draw and learn from trying to narrow the gap but a lot global institutions and experi- more initiatives are required. teaching prevalent in these ancient courses in mathematics with ences. Another related aspect is the temples of learning and the At the same time, India's diverse rural-urban divide that we see in We're reproducing emphasis on critical analyses music, and artificial intelligence higher education ecosystem offers the field of higher education. Our portions of his speech could be of relevance as we look at immense opportunities for the Founding Fathers, Mahatma though not in original modern trends in pedagogy. with animal husbandry. Much world at large. The forces of Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore order. Investing in people through higher globalisation pose their own had paid detailed attention to it, be education and education in more work is required on this imperatives for making learning a it the Medical College in Wardha Higher education is a subject general has an omnibus impact on cross-cultural experience and an or the Visva Bharati in close to my heart, both for nation-building. The investment is account. integrated construct. To promote Santiniketan. I had the opportu- personal and professional made once but the dividends are Another important aspect that we India as a global knowledge nity to visit both these illustrious reasons. I have myself realised in perpetuity. Recently, I destination, the Government of campuses this year. For our experienced its power and had gone to Mysore to join the need to attend is how to bring India has begun a “Study in India” inclusive growth and progress, we potential to bring about intra- centenary celebrations of the programme to attract interna- have to take inspiration from them generational change and enlightened “Monarch - pedagogical changes in our tional students. Our Universities and build on their ideas. In this mobility. Democrat” Jayachamaraja have also been developing effort, technology platforms such Wadiyar, the late Maharaja of education system. Spirit of international networks for faculty, as digital classrooms, e-learning HI G H E R Mysore. He was a pioneer in student, pedagogy and knowledge and National Digital Library can EDUCATION as a higher education who generously inquiry, critical thinking and an exchange. Making our higher be a key enabler. public-policy issue invested in his people. The lead education ecosystem world class Let us together create that enjoys primacy the world over. that the Maharaja took in overall culture of looking at what, will also give a wider choice to university, that classroom, that It is seen as a fundamental empowering people several Indian students who go abroad curriculum, that culture which enabler of social, economic, decades ago, today provides the how and why of issues and seeking quality education. allows our students to realize their scientific and intellectual strong foundation of technologi- The world of higher education is fullest potential as a human being, progress and advancement. In cal transformation that we see in perspectives needs to be nurtured. an expansive one. For it to grow in service of our people, our the case of India, we have a Bengaluru, Mysuru and the and empower us, we need support nation and the world. distinguished history of higher adjoining areas. A country such as Creativity, imagination and from all stakeholders - education to inspire us as we ours that wishes to transform itself policymakers, educationists, work to strengthen and within a short span of time, must thought in the minds of our illuminate our universities as transform its higher education fonts of knowledge and journey first. students have to be unlocked and learning. India has been home to The world of tomorrow will be the oldest university in the driven by knowledge, machine- its exuberance allowed to flow world. At its peak in the 7th intelligence and digital pathways. century CE, the Nalanda To prepare ourselves for this and flower. To bring about this University had 10,000 students transformation and to leverage its from all over Asia enrolled in its limitless opportunities, we have to educational renaissance, we campus. The methods of recast our higher education with new courses and deeper research- would require attitudinal orientation. Ideation, innovation and incubation should be given adjustments and openness about primacy in our curriculum. India has the third largest scientific new concepts on several fronts: at human resource pool in the world. the level of academic leadership; at the level of student-teacher engagement; and at the level of technology integration. These would only be possible if there is a vision to move forward and a committed urge to make things happen. In this context, I would like to commend the programmes initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development – LEAP that is “Leadership for Academicians Program” and ARPIT that is “Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching”. While LEAP aims to build leadership and vision among higher education administrators, ARPIT is geared to improve pedagogical skills of our teachers. Earlier I had talked about our Carbon emissions from volcanic rocks can create global warming - study Greenhouse gas Scientists' calculations based on how carbon-based greenhouse gas that spans Britain, Ireland, Norway and Greenland. emissions released levels link to movements of magma just below earth's surface suggest Dr Stephen Jones, Senior Lecturer in Earth Systems at the University of directly from the that such geological change has caused the largest temporary global Birmingham, commented: “Large Igneous Provinces are linked to spikes movement of volcanic warming of the past 65 million years. of change in global climate, ecosystems and the carbon cycle throughout rocks are capable of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) are extremely large accumulations of Mesozoic time – coinciding with the Earth's most devastating mass creating massive global igneous rocks which occur when magma travels through the crust extinctions and oceans becoming strongly depleted of oxygen. warming effects – a towards the surface. “We calculated carbon-based greenhouse gas fluxes associated with the discovery which could Geologists at the University of Birmingham have created the first NAIP - linking measurements of the process that generated magma with transform the way mechanistic model of carbon emissions changes during the observations of the individual geological structures that controlled gas scientists predict climate Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) - a short interval of emissions. These calculations suggest the NAIP caused the largest change, a new study maximum temperature lasting around 100,000 years some 55 million transient global warming of the past 65 million years. reveals. years ago. “More geological measurements are required to reduce the uncertainty They published their findings in Nature Communications, after range of our solid Earth emissions model, but we believe clarification of calculating carbon-based greenhouse gas fluxes associated with the this carbon cycle behaviour will impact modelling and management of North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP) – one of Earth's largest LIPs future climate change.”
10 Curriculum December16, 2019 Interview/Special Codevidhya: Preparing a new generation of young coders in schools A rejection some 22 years ago for 'lacking interpersonal communication skills' at an interview for admission to a MBA course in Delhi, was a traumatic memory that Shivram Choudhary, founder of edutech startup, codevidhya.com and Euro International School, Sikar, never got over. So, after completing a PG in English Literature and training as a teacher and even working as a lecturer for a few years didn't erase that experience. He always thought about it and then reached a conclusion that right kind of schooling is key to preparing you for your dreams. Now, through his enterprise, he wants to help school children learn the coding language and other skills. Autar Nehru spoke with him: It sounds very great that you track. Now how did futuristic and very much required cost? Some people think that those good could think of starting an codevidhya happen? It is an for our children in India. We offer a structured curriculum at mathematics must have an important investment and idea independent business? I will again come to mention of coding language from class 1 advantage in coding as well? from a place like Sikar. The Yes. I started this company in Sikar. Was operating a tech onward and are present in 30 That is not a necessary condition. region is traditionally a 2016 and it all happened because company at Sikar feasible? schools as of now. Of these 10 are Student from any stream can be good coaching hub, people usually of my quest to empower school How did you manage to pull it outside Rajasthan in Bengaluru coder if he has logical thinking, and get into that business, but not children. It so happened that I off? and Coimbatore. Apart from critical thinking besides knowing the you? attended a leadership workshop Yes talent acquisition was a physical textbooks, we offer coding language. In fact, artists can do Education has been an area of by motivational speaker and challenge. But what we did is that online support, training of more work on screen than paper interest for me since long and I author, Robin Sharma of Monk we hired fresher engineers, got teachers, coding challenges, through coding to give just one had realized that good schooling Who Sold His Ferrari fame in them mentored by industry projects and skill certification. We example. Coding is becoming a doesn't mean good academics Canada in 2015. Among various experts and piloted the curricu- charge Rs 1000 per student per universal language and as a way of alone. So, when I decided t quit ideas discussed was code lum in two schools initially. We annum. solving societal challenges. my job and set up a franchise language for children and as I took feedback from industry, In terms of coding languages, So you say, sooner than later, every preschool in 2003, I started to feel someone passionate about teachers and students. And what is the order like? student will have to understand confident that I can experiment. education wanted to know more finally we prepared curriculum Age appropriate coding as per coding? Finally as we have become a K- about it. Everybody including for all classes upto class X, much international practice is what our AI, VR, IoT etc are going to be face of 10 school with CBSE-affiliation, likes of Mark Zukerberg was ahead of CBSE, which has now curriculum offers. So you will be learning and work. And all involves we started implementing skills talking about coding as a third got coding curriculum for moving from html to java, C, C ++ coding. So unless you are proficient alongside academics for our language. So, I started research- secondary classes. Finally, we , python etc. In terms of projects and competent in it you can't compete students. We are working on ing for it, I went to UK, Finland, have of late moved to Jaipur student make app, websites, with the world. India has this problem communication, interpersonal USA and went to schools, stayed because our operations have portals and other solutions. of copying ideas and not innovating skills, coding and now we have there to see what they are doing. expanded and we really want to new ideas. This is a major concern, so introduced entrepreneurship. I UK introduced coding curricu- become an online skill university How does knowing coding with offers like ours, young minds am moving to create my 'ideal' lum in 2014 for schools, two platform. language help school students? may break that notion in future. school. years later USA followed suit. Tell me about your current Let me put it like this. If you learn Well taken, finally let's know about That is fantastic and a good So, I was convinced this is footprint and offer including it in school say from class 1, so your future plans? when you reach say class XI or in As I said, we want to move this higher education, where you have platform to a higher pedestal. It will to chose a stream, you will sail be skill enhancing and skill develop- easily if you have interest in ment platform, a kind of skill computers. It is equivalent to university offering various course. training of several years, it makes Promoting tech entrepreneurships you even job ready because you and other skills in a big way. We will have already done real world soon start individual subscription of problem solving and live projects. our platform so that anyone can learn. But other than this, the important And spreading in schools will thing that it does is to change in continue. attitude and thinking. Student starts to think through design thinking, computational thinking , problem solving and collabora- tions. All these are skills for life in this new age. Cultural differences account for global gap in online regulation - study Differences in cultural Risk-taking users are found in 'competitive' national cultures prompting Analytica case, cause harm to many citizens and tell us that Internet values have led some heavy regulation, whilst web users in 'co-operative' nations exhibit less regulation is imminent. It is vital to understand the origins of human countries to tackle the risky behaviour requiring lighter regulation. behaviour online, as well as values and behavioural patterns.” spectre of cyber-attacks with Researchers at the University of Birmingham used cultural value The five categories of risk behaviour - cyber-security, personal data, increased internet regulation, measurements from 74 countries to predict the Global Cybersecurity privacy, cyber-crime and negligence – each consisted of six behavioural whilst others have taken a 'hands- Index (GCI), which measures state commitments of countries to examples such as: off' approach to online security - a cybersecurity regulation. · Not using anti-virus or antimalware protection (cyber-security) new study shows. Dr.Alex Kharlamov, from Birmingham Law School, and Professor Ganna · Providing private information, such as your email address, to obtain Internet users gravitate towards Pogrebna, from Birmingham Business School, published their findings in free WiFi in public places such as coffee shops, airports and train stations one of two 'poles' of social values. Regulation & Governance. (personal data) They demonstrated that differences in cybersecurity regulation, measured · Linking multiple social media accounts such as Twitter, Facebook by GCI, stem from cross-cultural differences in human values between and Instagram (Privacy) countries. They also showed how cultural values mapped onto national · Using insecure connections or free WiFi (Cyber-crime) commitments to regulate and govern cyber-security. · Letting web browsers remember passwords (Negligence) In China, where people are more risk taking than American and British Professor Ganna Pogrebna said: “Culture shapes the way we govern cyber web users across five categories of risk behaviours, regulation is far spaces. Human values lie at the core of the human risk‐taking behaviour in stricter than in the USA, which in turn is tighter than the UK. the digital space, which, in turn has a direct impact on the way in which Dr. Kharlamov and Professor Pogrebna showed that this corresponded to digital domain is regulated. the countries' relative positions on the cultural value scale, with China “We talk about establishing overarching international online regulation, closer to 'competitive' than the USA, which in turn is closer to this 'pole' such as a new International Convention of Human Digital Rights. Yet, it than the UK. seems the main reason why the international community fails to agree on Dr. Kharlamov commented: “We spend most of our lives in the digital such regulation has deep cultural underpinning.” domain and cyber-attacks not only lead to a significant financial damage, GCI is produced by the International Telecommunications Union and but also cause prolonged psychological harm - using social engineering assesses each country's engagement with cybersecurity regulatory techniques to trick people into doing something they otherwise would not processes in five areas: Legal, Technical, Organizational, Capacity want to do. Building, and Co-operation. “Irresponsible use of digital technologies, such as the Cambridge
Curriculum December 16, 2019 11 Careerwsie Changing Role of universities in emerging creative economy will have enormous impact on nations: Canadian Expert 6 Cs: - Collaboration- Communication- Creativity- Cultural Competencies- Critical Thinking – Complex Problem Solving besides digital fluency, will be the defining skills The Innovation Superclusters Summit in New Delhi on enterprises,” he said. come back to university to get Speaking about interdisciplinary Initiative of Canada introduced in November 28, most of the people There is a greater need of training upskilled and it will large research need, he said that today's 2017 to create Canada's most who listened to him didn't stop by universities in labor markets as consequences for program. Micro researcher needs understanding of a promising five superclusters at talking about it for it sounded so jobs shift to higher skills level. It is credit courses, small certifications, variety of discipline to face the world. scale to create jobs, boost export believable . Prof Stoicheff didn't estimated that 40% jobs will transferable skills for shorter jobs “Traditional science, humanities and economy and increase Canada's go into specifics of the protein disappear in next decade due to will be a reality soon,” Prof social sciences, are now regarded GDP by more than $ 50 billion supercluster covering Alberta, automation and more will be Stoicheff said. Study abroad important in research alongside over next 10 years, is exciting to Saskatchewan and Manitoba created, so there will be no net loss opportunities will be crucial while STEM. A number of successful new hear about as it is also comes as a which will use plant genomics but people will need to be trained. work related learning will become business leaders have degrees in these relief to those worrying about and novel processing technology Similarly, a creative challenge the norm. “Bringing in the learning courses says it all.” solving precarious challenges to increase the value of key exists because 85% jobs of next from employment to classroom Ethical issues in medicine, law, coming up before the humanity. Canadian crops, such as canola, decade haven't been yet invented. will be important for learning business, IT, public policy, urban University of Saskatchewan (U wheat and pulses, but did use to As against earlier careers that last a experience,” he said. planning, cultural literacy, design of S) is a pivotal partner in paint the picture of futuristic lifetime, career lifespan will be of At the same time, universities will thinking etc in globalization age are Canada's agricultural universities. half a decade. “Skilling will be have to pursue cutting edge also important and make as great a supercluster—Protein Industries According to him Universities become a priority and people will research inAI, Big Data,Advanced difference as technology. According Canada and in that role as a are now needed more than ever Manufacturing even while looking to Stoicheff universities of this leading agriculture university because of their changing role in at bigger global challenges century will have to be looking will have many lessons and new economy driven by new especially due to stressed outward and listening carefully to the perspectives to share all through technologies and disruptions. resources from climate change and industry, country, local region, this journey. “Universities have enormous other environmental issues. SMES, startups , communities and Therefore, after Prof Peter impact on increasing human “Research must be international in will have to respond to need of social Stoicheff, President, University capital and innovation. For this scope, interconnected and not by innovation. And works of student will of Saskatchewan concluded his very reason, universities will single university or country but by need to include this. keynote address on 'The Crucial impact prosperity of nation and many to tackle global challenges. Role of Universities in also provide accurate Prof Peter Stoicheff did refer to innovation: A Canadian perspective like good India –Canada collaboration under Perspective' that he gave at the journalism. Other than oil & IRDC where both countries are FICCI 15th Higher Education gas, universities are big working jointly in several areas. Capturing Lives Through Photography Rupal Dalal, Executive Director JD Institute of Fashion Technology. New Delhi What do Neil Armstrong A photo says a thousand words. larger population. photos (than just a document of a “People who take photos of their landing on the Moon, the Capturing lives through c. 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12 Curriculum December16, 2019 University News IIM Indore Gets Triple Accreditation: IIT-Guwahati to Set Up Samsung Innovation 2nd IIM to receive the 'Triple Crown' in India after IIM Calcutta Labs Indian Institute of Management world are looking at IIM Indore Business Schools. Samsung India has inaugurated the Samsung Digital Academy at IIT- Indore (IIM Indore) has been for the socially conscious courses Guwahati, thereby strengthening its commitment towards the government's awarded the EFMD Quality and programs that we offer. We IDP's regional Skill India mission and also bolstering the Digital India initiative. Improvement System (EQUIS) were awarded the prestigious The Samsung Innovation Lab at IIT-Guwahati will train students on Internet accreditation by EFMD, the Rural Engagement Programme headquarters opens in of Things (IoT), Embedded Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine globally recognized and the Himalayan Outbound Learning, helping them learn industry-relevant skills and making them job- international organization for Programme, and students across Gurgaon ready. management development. The countries want to join us in our Samsung Digital Academy is Samsung's corporate social initiative that aims EQUIS Accreditation Board endeavors. The EQUIS The Australian Minister for to bridge the digital divide and proficiency gaps in the country by skilling voted to confer EQUIS accreditation and the triple crown Education, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP, students on cutting-edge technology. Through this partnership with IIT- Accreditation on IIM Indore on will make us a favored has officially opened IDP Guwahati, the academy targets to train over 300 students in the next three December 10, 2019. IIM Indore destination for schools across the Education's new regional years on these cutting edge technologies. is now the second IIM in the globe”, he added. headquarters in Gurgaon, India. “I sincerely feel that Samsung DigitalAcademy Programme at IIT -Guwahati nation to receive triple EQUIS accreditation is the most The Minister was joined by would increasingly help Assam to emerge as a key player in the development accreditations, bringing glory to comprehensive institutional Harinder Sidhu, the Australian of next-generation technology ecosystems and help the state in becoming a the Institute with a 'Triple accreditation system for business High Commissioner to India and a potential destination. Crown', i.e. receiving all the and management schools. It is delegation of Australian vice- The curriculum at the Samsung Innovation Lab at IIT-Guwahati will include three prominent accreditations acknowledged worldwide by chancellors and institution Internet of Things (IoT), embedded systems, artificial intelligence and — Association of MBAs potential students, faculty, representatives. Gurgaon-based machine learning. The course will be taught over 14 weeks through (AMBA, UK); The Association employers, corporate clients and educators, Australian alumni, classroom lectures, assignments and lab room sessions, self-study and mini to Advanced Collegiate Schools the media; often a pre-requisite students, IELTS test takers and IDP projects. Extensive tutorials and approach documents will also be provided of Business (AACSB, USA); for an entry into the ranking staff were also present for the to students to facilitate practical exercises. and EQUIS, European Union. system. EQUIS accreditation official opening of the expansive Samsung has so far set up five Samsung Innovation Labs in IIT-Delhi, IIT- This combination of ensures a rigorous quality control 70,000sq ft centre. Kanpur, IIT-Hyderabad, IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Roorkee as part of its accreditations is held by less that benchmarks a school against As a one-stop-location for Samsung DigitalAcademy program. than one percent of business international standards, in terms international students and English schools in the world, granted by of governance, programmes, language learners, the new Jindal University Signs Agreements with the largest and most influential students, faculty, research, headquarters offers course business school accreditation internationalization, ethics, matching and application Seven Top Australian Universities agencies. As of March 2019, the responsibility and sustainability, assistance, visa services, 'Triple Crown' was received by as well as engagement with the accommodation advice, health O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), Sonipat, recently signed Seven MOUs only 90 business schools world of practice. EQUIS covers insurance support, computer- with leading universities in Australia-- Macquarie University, University of globally, out of the 13,000+ all the activities of a school, delivered IELTS and pre-departure New South Wales, University of New England, University of Newcastle, schools offering business including degree and non-degree briefings. University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, Western Sydney degree programmes. programmes, knowledge Piyush Kumar, IDP Regional University, while a delegation from the university was on a visit to New Speaking on this occasion, generation and contribution to Director – South Asia, said the new South Wales. Vice Chancellor, Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar led his Professor HimanshuRai, the community. Currently, there space further elevates the industry- delegation. Director IIM Indore, said, “This are just 40 schools inAsia that has leading services IDP provides At this interesting time in global diplomacy, international trade and puts us on the world stage received the EQUIS students and their families. international flow of knowledge, JGU entering into strategic partnerships among less than 100 countries accreditation. “We know studying overseas is a with leading Australian universities will catalyse cutting edge research, who have the distinction of Established in 1996, IIM Indore life changing decision, not only for knowledge sharing among faculty and will boost international student having the triple Accreditation. has completed 23 glorious years students, but for their families,” Mr mobility. More specifically, the partnerships will promote faculty and student This marks the culmination of and has achieved multiple Kumar said. exchanges, dual degree programmes, joint teaching, joint research, joint years of hard work put in by our milestones, and proudly stands at “The space has been designed to conferences and joint publications, besides pathways into the Ph.D. institute, with a single minded NIRF Rank 5 in the year 2019. allow students and their parents programmes in theAustralian universities. determination to be a world The institute has also bagged a access to all the information and Margaret Beazley AO QC, Governor of NSW said, “As Governor of New class institution that aspires to rank in the top 100 FT Rankings services they need to begin their South Wales, I am honoured to host the signing of the MOUS between a global benchmarks to 2019 and has been placed in the international studies with number of New South Wales universities and O.P Jindal Global University at contribute to nation building.” 101+ bands in the World QS confidence and clarity.” Government House. These partnerships will benefit Indian and New South “Business schools around the Rankings 2019 for Indian The centre features ten seminar Wales students and faculty members, who will gain opportunities to deepen their educational and cultural connections, while also promoting important Inflatable structures and materials for space applications links that will foster academic excellence in our two nations. Dennis and I Seminar (ISMSA-2019) at IIT Roorkee have been involved with the growth and development of O.P. Jindal Global University in our roles as Adjunct Professors. It is exciting to see the plans for After Indian Institute of Many Defense and Space institute like IIT Roorkee backing greater collaboration between O.P. Jindal Global University and New South Technology Roorkee (IIT Organizations worldwide needs us is an absolute honor for us. It is Wales universities come to fruition.” Roorkee) has got an ISRO- IIT Ultra-light weight structures for important for laymen to know that Space Technology cell this year various advance application. The several products that surround Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and to carry out advance research Inflatable structures Technology them such as the parachutes, that activities in the field of Space is the most suitable solutions are used by Indian armed forces University of Arizona collaboration Science and Technology, a today. The countries like USA, with different airplane. Several second seminar on “Inflatable Russia, China and many inflatable structures which are all In their endeavor to offer globally relevant world-class programs across a Structures and Materials for European countries are already Indian made have been discussed broad spectrum of disciplines, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and the Space Applications” was held at working in development of with seminar delegates. We hope University of Arizona (UArizona) are embarking on a multidisciplinary IIT Roorkee Greater Noida Inflatable Space Structures. “We to collaborate with IIT in the future partnership in education and research. Campus by the Department of are happy to be a part of a team as well and take this initiative In one of the largest ever international university collaborations in India, a Mechanical and Industrial that is organizing these dynamic forward.” Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed between the two on Dec 12. The LoI seeks to Engineering, IIT Roorkee and the solutions for our country. Today's Speaking on the occasion Prof M initiate multidisciplinary collaborations for the highest standard curriculums Indian Space Industry Exhibitor, seminar by IIT Roorkee was Parida, Dy. Director, IIT Roorkee leading to integrated and dual degree programs at the bachelor's and master's Ahmedabad (A micro venture much needed and it shows how said “It is an honor that IIT levels. The key disciplines include Engineering, Biotechnology, under MSME to carry out Space the institute is a pioneer for such Roorkee and the ISRO- IIT Space Nanotechnology, Social Sciences, Medicine, Public Health, and Agriculture. Educational and Awareness important pursuits\" said Mr. A. C Technology Cell this year are The program will enhance Amrita as the study abroad site for the students of activities in the country). The Mathur, Retired Project Director, coming up with cutting edge the UArizona and vice versa. This will engage more than 200 students per first seminar of this series was Ahmedabad, ISRO. technology for Space agencies year for a minimum of one semester at the two partner university. organized by IIT Kanpur in the Arun Kumar Saxena, Director, looking for large size structures The LoI will also lay the foundation for exchange programs for faculty and year 2016. ADRDE/ DRDO, Agra delivered with lightweight solutions. A students - undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral; collaborative partnership The leading Space agencies in the the inaugural address as chief number of faculty members at IIT and participation in Amrita's multidisciplinary experiential learning program world are looking for large size guest on this occasion and Prof M Roorkee are working in the area of in rural India - Live-in-Labs®; joint research projects; and joint research structures with ultra-lightweight Parida, Dy. Director, IIT Roorkee inflatable structures and we have centers in strategic areas relevant to both UArizona andAmrita. solutions for their future was the Guest of honor. He said adequate laboratory infrastructure A major goal of the partnership will be to engage in translational research to missions. Inflatable Structures \"I am very thankful to IIT to be a partner in evolving develop solutions for global sustainability and humanitarian challenges. In are the most suitable solutions. Roorkee for hosting this seminar. solutions for space and defense the future, both universities will expand to initiate collaborative education Many Defense organizations are We have been tirelessly working applications.” and research programs in areas such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Communication also looking for Inflatable on Inflatable Structures for Studies, Humanities,Arts and Sciences, and Management Structures for many applications. several years now, and to have an ELSA launches a premier league that gamifies language learning ELSA Speak is an AI powered mobile app that aims to help users learn, improvise and better their English through narrative modules and sessions. The company recently received a $ 7 million fund from Google, launched in India and now has its country headquarters in Bangalore.
Curriculum December 16, 2019 13 University News IIT Kanpur celebrated 60 years of excellence 43rd National Systems Conference on Innovative and Emerging Trends in Engineering Systems at IIT Roorkee with symposium on ' NSC is an annual event of the Systems Society of India devoted to Transforming India: The Next Innovation Powerhouse' strengthening the systems movement and its applications and its 43rd IIT Kanpur, one of the first covering academia, industry and challenges and ways to address Indian Institutes of Technology entrepreneurial innovations. The these with the involvement of National Systems Conference on Innovative and Emerging Trends in and a globally acclaimed discussions on topics such as academia.” Institute of National scientific research and During the event, Institute signed Engineering Systems (NSC-2019) was held from 6th December to 8th Importance, continued its development and Mission Nobel MoUs for research collaboration Diamond Jubilee celebrations Prize through building a culture with various R&D centres in December at the IIT Roorkee Campus. with a unique event in of innovation and Bangalore. Adding to that, SIIC Researchers, scientists, and academicians came together from varied Bengaluru hosted by IIT entrepreneurship saw (Incubation Centre) and Kanpur Alumni Association, enthusiastic participation from Technopark from IIT Kanpur disciplines through the National Systems Conference on Innovative and Bangalore Chapter on Dec 2. the audience. Industry-specific showcased various startups being The symposium on roundtables saw deliberations on incubated at IIT Kanpur. Emerging Trends in Engineering Systems (NSC 2019) so that they could 'Transforming India: The Next how IIT Kanpur and its alumni The event saw the participation of Innovation Powerhouse' was could shape the future of India. A more than 800 alumni along with serve to offer a common platform to share their experiences and disseminate the first of a series of events that nostalgic session on the inception industry leaders. Events are further are being organized by the of IIT Kanpur took the alumni planned to be held across Delhi, knowledge in the realization of complex systems. Alumni Association of IIT down memory lane and a trivia Mumbai, and Pune in India, and The chief guest at the event was Benjamin Lionel, Director Instruments R & Kanpur across the country and quiz had them reminiscing about abroad in San Francisco, New York, abroad. their time at the institute. Ottawa, and Zurich to reach out to D Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun. This year, a total of 153 full-length The event saw eminent IIT Mr. Pradeep Bhargava, the over 10000 alumni of the Kanpur alumni and other President, Alumni Association, institute and bring about productive technical papers were received against the announcement and were got peer- luminaries from various walks IIT Kanpur said, “The idea interaction with ideas for India's of life participating including behind organizing such growth. The themes identified reviewed, each by two experts from IITs and other eminent Institutions. From Dr Koppillil Radhakrishnan, conferences across the country include India as a Global R&D hub, Chairperson, Board of and overseas is to get the alumni transforming India through these papers, 97 were finally accepted and are being included for publication Governors, IIT Kanpur, and under one roof and deliberate technology and Innovation, Honorary Distinguished over various important issues that touching the grassroots and in Scopus indexed book series by Springer. Advisor in the Department of are critical to the growth of building a $5 trillion economy, There were parallel technical sessions on Literary and Consciousness Space (ISRO), Prof Abhay India's economy. With so many powering the future with AI & IOT, Karandikar, Director, IIT thinking minds putting their engagement with government systems, Materials and systems, Robotic systems, Dynamical systems, Kanpur, and Umesh C Joshi, heads together, we are sure to departments and building Centres Co-Founder Hush, President generate innovative ideas to of Excellence, methods to attract Space systems, Manufacturing systems, Energy systems, Thermal systems, IITK Alumni Association ensure India stays ahead in world-class faculty; growth with Bangalore. business and science! The manufacturing and SMEs, and Control Systems, Mathematical systems, Data analytics, and Solar energy The all-day event with the conference in Bengaluru focused innovation and funding for growth theme 'Connect, Collaborate on conversations and debates and collaboration with Universities systems. and Celebrate' was packed with around making India a global and Industry. Five plenary talks were presented by Professor N.S. Vyas, IIT Kanpur, in-depth panel discussions R&D hub, an examination of the Professor Sushil, IIT Delhi, Professor H. K. Malik, IIT Delhi, Professor S. K. Best Paper Award for IIM-B scholar at Viveck Vaswani joins Dwivedy, IIT Guwahati and Prof. P.K. Kankar from IIT Indore. Management Doctoral Colloquium Pearl Academy as the Also, awards were given out by Systems Society of India (SSI) at the COSMAR 2019 Dean of School of conference. SSI is a 'professional body' of distinguished Engineers and Nabendu Paul, a scholar of IIM Bangalore's Doctoral Programme Contemporary Media Scientists from Engineering, Science, Social Studies & Arts disciplines and (PhD) from the Finance and Accounting area, has won the Best Paper Award at the management doctoral colloquium of Indian Institute of Actor, producer, teacher and promotes the advancement of theory, research, application. SSI Awards Science Bangalore (IISc) COSMAR 2019, which was held from writer, Viveck Vaswani has taken November 28 to 29, 2019. the role of the Dean of School of Committee awarded Prof. Ajit K. Chaturvedi, Director IIT Roorkee, for the Contemporary Media at Pearl COSMAR or the Consortium of Students in Management Research is Academy. He has been an advisor, SSI Lifetime Achievement Award, conferred by the Society for lifelong an annual research consortium organized by the Department of consultant and strategist to various Management Studies of IISc. The consortium is a forum for interaction established companies as well as contributions to the systems movement in the area of Communication among research scholars who specialize in different areas of startups in the entertainment management and related disciplines. It is purely a not-for-profit business. Technologies. student-driven academic event. Nandita Abraham, President, Pearl The paper presented by him is from his ongoing PhD work titled Academy said, “Media and VijayBhoomi University partners with INSOFE, to 'Institutional Factors and Demand for external finance – A multi- entertainment is one of the fastest country study'. His dissertation advisory committee consists of IIMB's growing industries in India and set up data science school professor's Dr M Jayadev (Chair, Finance & Accounting area), Dr globally. This industry is at the Chetan Subramanian (from the Economics & Social Sciences area) and forefront of disruption and Vijaybhoomi University in the Greater Mumbai region has established a first Dr Abhinav Anand (from the Finance & Accounting area). The award innovation such as OTT platforms of its kind arrangement with INSOFE, a leader in Data Science education and included a cash prize of INR 5000. and focus on consumer-centric corporate training, to establish an independent professional school for data content, including regional sciences under the aegis of the University to offer next-gen degree programs This year, 83 abstracts were initially submitted by management languages, across various formats, such as BS (Data Science), BE (Artificial Intelligence) and MS (Data research scholars from the IIMs, IITs, NITs, and other reputed be it videos, print, podcasts, films, Science). These programs have specially designed by INSOFE to meet the universities and institutions. After a double-blind peer review, 40 radio, digital. We are delighted to impending demand of more than 90,000 data science professionals as abstracts were selected for submission of full paper. The full papers have Viveck Vaswani whose vast required in the country. were again double-blind peer reviewed and finally 25 papers were experience will help Pearl The INSOFE School of Data Science at Vijaybhoomi University will be set selected for presentation at COSMAR 2019. Out of these 25 papers, Academy deliver industry- up in the Vijaybhoomi University campus at Karjat, Greater Mumbai. The eight papers were from the Finance & Accounting area. These eight oriented education in this sector”. school will provide state of the art infrastructure for laboratory work and will presenters were from IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIT Madras (two Vaswani will work together with also engage with industry to provide the best internships that India has to presenters), IIT Kanpur, MNIT Jaipur, Pondicherry University and the strong Advisory Board of offer. The courses at this school will be delivered by the acclaimed faculty of University of Kerala. School of Contemporary Media, INSOFE, faculty from IFIM Business School and Vijaybhoomi University. in building industry-ready The students will also experience master classes from leading faculties in the curriculums and adopting other world and will also have an opportunity to pursue a term overseas along with industry practices. dual degree options with global highly ranked universities. INSOFE School of Data Science will be the first private professional training and education school established in a University for conducting research and delivering rigorous academic inputs to develop future ready professionals in the area of data science. IIT Kanpur and TalentSprint partner on cyber Security The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) has announced an Advanced Certification Program in Cyber Security and Cyber Defense in partnership with TalentSprint. The program is designed for current and aspiring professionals who are keen to explore and exploit the latest trends in cyber security technologies. A combination of deep academic rigor and intense practical approach will allow participants to master in-demand skills and build world class expertise. The first cohort will start in early 2020. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Manindra Agrawal, Program Director and Professor of Computer Science at IIT Kanpur, said: ``It is estimated that there will be roughly 200 billion connected devices by 2020. Rapid convergence of Mobility, Internet of Things and Cloud Computing is leading to an explosive increase in security threats and the need for Cyber Defense experts to combat these threats is becoming all the more important. Our program will leverage the deep research capabilities of C3i to arm technology professionals with the right expertise to counter a wide range of emerging threats and vulnerabilities.” International Seminar on 'Korean Cultural Wave in India' held Korean Cultural Centre India and Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi organized International Seminar on 'Korean Cultural Wave in India' in Delhi on Dec 5. The objective of the seminar was to encourage systematic, academic engagement with the Korean cultural phenomenon in India, putting together scholars, practitioners and stakeholders in media, culture, language and literatures related to increasing global popularity of South Korean culture, so called K- wave.
14 Curriculum December16, 2019 Campus Buzz SABRANG cheers: National Tech- Bijayeta Pati reacted, “Just to be a part of this challenge was thrilling for Student from Somaiya me and to win it, is one of my biggest goals achieved. Sustainability as a Management Fest of JK Lakshmipat topic has always been very close to me and when I first attempted to Vidyavihar selected for bring my idea to life, I realized that it was very R&D intensive. For the University last few months, I have been doing field work, creating prototypes of my preparation of Olympics 2024 idea which I could present to the judges. And now that I've become the JK Lakshmipat University hosted its 9th edition of National Tech- country winner, I'm extremely excited to compete with the other country in TT Management Fest Sabrang over three days with a participation of 900 winners and work with the best at PepsiCo”. participants from 60 colleges around the country who participated in The challenge is about sharing most innovative and creative plans and 21-years-old Siddhesh Pande studying different tech design management and cultural events. . gets a chance to positively impact PepsiCo's future programmes, action in Bachelor in Management Studies at S The three-day fest inspired the exuberance of colors within a student's areas on sustainability. It provides young talent a platform to share their K Somaiya Degree College, has been personality, this ceremony brought out the values of uniformity, brightest ideas across three categories: Water, Agriculture and Waste shortlisted amongst the elite athletes of creativity, and potential in the pupils through various technical, Management - all with an aim to make a difference in the company's India for preparation of Olympic 2024 cultural, design, and management events. The event was inaugurated sustainability practices. The India challenge witnessed an overwhelm- Government of India initiative for the with an opening speech by honorable vice-chancellor Dr. R.L. Raina ing response from 11,874 students from top B-schools. Men's Open category in table tennis. He followed by different cultural performances by the students of JKLU. The First Runners Up at the AMENA Sector Finale will receive an has also been selected to represent India A brief introduction of coming events by core coordinators followed opportunity to join PepsiCo along with an Ivy League Certified at the South Asian Games in by a cultural event DJ war and concluded with a DJ Night by DJ Courses, mentorship from PepsiCo Senior Leaders and an exciting trip Kathmandu in December. Ravittor and 9XM. to present to Sector Leadership. Siddhesh was selected after his The second day majorly experienced Band Jam and a mind-blasting The Second Runners Up at the AMENA Sector Finale will receive an excellent performances in the last night by Sitar metals. The night ended with great success and the opportunity to present their idea to the Senior Leadership at the Country national ranking tournaments held at participants enjoyed the event at the end. Headquarters and a day of experiential learning with Country's finest Guwahati and also his international Day three started with various tech management and design events and leadership team. arena performances in ITTF Slovenian cultural events like TalentX- the talent hunt which was powered in Open, Croatia Open, Czech Republic association with AGASTYA- a name which gives a platform to the Pavitra Singh, CHRO, PepsiCo India said, “I am sure the winning team tournament. Recently, he was in talents of various places to come and showcase what they have got, the will love the experience of working with cross functional teams across Indonesia representing our country at participants showcased their talents in the form of poetry, stand-up R&D, Marketing, Sales, public Affairs in bringing their idea to life. This Indonesia Open International comedy and other acts. Coming up next was Page2Stage- the Drama is a unique onboarding experience for the first-time students entering an Tournament. Competition where the brilliant actors came up as a team and gave organization. We wish them all the very best and am sure they will do Siddhesh has been playing Table Tennis various drama performances on various themes like End of negativity, India proud as they go into the Sector Finale, competing with the since the past 12 years. He started Female harassment, etc.The next event in the queue was Singing winners from Thailand and Egypt.” playing from the age of 8 years and has Palooza- The singing competition ended up high on tunes and in a already won several medals earlier. His melodious way. BeatsNsteps – dance competition which comprised of Artillume seminar at World University of Design selection is an outcome of his determi- both Solo & Group Dance events, the event forced everyone to rock in nation and hard work. He is a very the flow in the fellow Dancers i.e. our amazing and talented partici- Artillume, a platform introducing and encouraging experimental new consistent player and committed to pants. media arts, presented a seminar on Projection Mapping & Light as an practices for at least 6 hours on table The last event of the night was Vogue Gala - fashion walk challenge in Art, an introduction to Experimental New Media Arts and Design, at every day. Also, the tremendous which participants from various colleges dressed up according to World University of Design (WUD), Sonipat, on Nov 20. support and encouragement he has various themes including the horror theme, zodiac sign themes, etc the Artillume has recently initiated a series of Seminars in established received from his family, his coach, his night concluded with prize distribution of different events by Vice- universities as part of their plan. They have started commencing teachers and friends and played an chancellor of the University and DJ night by Ravindra Singh and 9XM Seminars, Workshops and meet-ups regularly in order to create instrumental role in his achievement. under the Bharat Bass Festival. The final day was a great success and awareness regarding growing career opportunities in new media art and that was simply clear from all the energized faces that came there to design and bringing young talent onboard. Siddhesh's father, Mr. Mukund M. attend the event that SABRANG 2K19 proved to be a great source of WUD being India's first and only university dedicated to education in Pande is a central railway employee and refreshment, enjoyment, and learning for all. the creative domain was one of their target universities. The seminar his mother Mrs. Harshada M. Pande is a held at WUD, focused on experimental new media arts, its importance lecturer. Siddesh said \"This is a once in Entrepreneurship Cell of IIM Calcutta con- and the new technology revolution in experimental arts. The event a lifetime opportunity, where I get the brought together a diverse group of students, young artists and chance to participate in the biggest ducted the second edition of its entrepreneur- technology enthusiasts under one roof to discuss the current scenario of sports platform in the world, the new media arts and technology in India. Olympics! I am going to give my best ship event - 'Converge 2.0' Speakers in the seminar included Hitesh Kumar- Founder & CEO, and make India proud. Artillume / MD, Splat Media Private Limited, Veenu Pasricha- Director, Mr. Mukund, Siddhesh's father said, IIM Calcutta hosted the second edition of its flagship event Converge AV Graphics (P) Limited / Designer, Son-et-Lumiere Shows, Anthony “We knew that he is excellent in Table 2.0. A mega entrepreneurship event in Eastern India, Converge 2.0 Lopez- Founder & Principal, Lopez Design, Amardeep Behl- Principal Tennis and that he will do well, but we aims to inspire and influence an entire generation of budding entrepre- Designer & Consultant, Design Habit Private Limited. didn't imagine that he would get a neurs. IIM Calcutta brought together entrepreneurs, venture capital- Speaking about the seminar Mr Hitesh Kumar, Founder & CEO of chance to be a part of the Olympics so ists, and angel investors for the event at its campus. Presented by the Artillume said “Creative thinkers always desire to give wings to their young. He has made us proud! Entrepreneurship Cell of IIM Calcutta in cooperation with IIM ideas however either fear of the unfamiliar or the lack of opportunities Dr. Manali Londhe, Principal, S K Calcutta Innovation Park, the event was hosted at the Institute keeps one from it. We believe that theArtillume initiative is going to be a Somaiya Degree College of Arts, premises on 29th and 30th November 2019. The theme this year was ' big enabler of such creators through encouraging and exhibiting public Science and Commerce said, “We TransformingGenZ to job creators from job seekers'. display of new media light art in open spaces.” would like to congratulate Siddhesh for The keynote speaker for the event was IIM Calcutta alumni from 34th his outstanding achievement. With his Batch, Mr. Ganesh Rangaswamy, Co-founder, Quona Capitals. The Team Red Pill from XLRI Jamshedpur focus and hard work, we are sure that he event also witnessed expert speakers share their learnings, challenges will perform with flying colours and and milestones of their entrepreneurship journeys. wins Airtel iCreate 2019 grand finale make our country proud\". IIM Calcutta's Entrepreneurship Cell received over 50 applications from across the country for their startup competition 'Ideas 2 Bharti Airtel, integrated telecom company, announced team Red Pill IM Lucknow Wins Samsung Implementation'.Choosing the best amongst the 14 teams was a real from XLRI Jamshedpur as the the winners of Airtel iCreate 2019, the challenge for all the jury members as each business plan was full of popular annual case study contest for B-schools. The contest attracted E.D.G.E. Campus Program market potential and growth. The judges unanimously declared participation from 8000+ students from across the country. Yo g i t h a B i o f a r m i n g P r i v a t e L i m i t e d a s t h e w i n n e r s . Shortlisted teams and their solutions were thoroughly evaluated by a The fourth edition of Samsung's pan NuimancePhytovigyan Pvt Ltd were first runner up whilstVixplor panel of subject matter experts and leaders from Airtel to narrow down India campus program, Samsung Analytics came third. Talking about their winning idea, the team said, on the winners. E.D.G.E. that witnessed participation ''The objective of the startup is to double the income of farmers by During the grand finale, the teams were judged on parameters including from 3,873 students comprising of 2022 by linking the small and marginal farmers of remote areas to - Business & Situation Analysis, Novelty of Ideas/ Out-of-the-box 1,291 teams and representing 20 commercial farming''.The winners received a cash prize of Rs70,000/- thinking, Ease of Implementation of idea/solution, Supporting leading institutes of the country was while the first and second runners up received 50,000/- and 30,000/- Analytics, Financial Viability/ROI and finally, the Quality of won by team 'Skyforce' from IIM respectively.The Jury panel consisted of Vishal Kumar, Founder - Presentation. Lucknow comprising Himshikha, Learning while Travelling, Arijit Bhattacharyya, Founder and CEO - Winning teams will be offered PPIs (Second year students) along with Abhilash I and Nithiya CH. The theme Virtualinfocom, Vikram Duggal, Managing Partner - Ekcle Ventures lucrative cash prizes. for this year was based on the premise &Ekcle Advisory Services and Md.Zafar, Chief Manager, Startup - Started in 2012, Airtel iCreate brings together students from across the of 'Driving for Change' for local Gail. country, to develop business solutions addressing situational problems communities wherein the participants at corporates. Teams are judged through an online case submission were encouraged to address the micro IIMT Ghaziabad student wins PepsiCo's round before the National level grand finale – in the first round they are issues of local importance and present shortlisted basis an executive summary and presentation of the case innovative solutions. 'Dare To Do More' challenge solution. The winning team, showcased a solution for ASHA (Accredited Social 'Dare To Do More', a flagship campus challenge offered by PepsiCo IIM Ahmedabad welcomes Fifteenth Batch of Health Activists) workers. They were India, a major food and beverage businesses MNC in India has been the Armed Forces Program (AFP-19) awarded a prize of INR 4 lakh and a won by Bijayeta Pati, a student from IMT Ghaziabad. As a country Samsung Note 10 Plus for each team winner, she will now compete with winners from other regions to member. The team proposed a square off in Dubai for the sector finale in January 2020. The winners technology-based solution to address of the sector finale will travel to New York City to showcase their idea issues that ASHA workers face such as to the global leadership team, along with an international job offer. tracking, information asymmetry, and manual data registration etc. The finale of the campus program was held in Gurugram.
Curriculum December 16, 2019 15 School Buzz Scottish HIS to have India's first 'GIS Amit Saxena , Vice President of Sparsh Group and JP International Nord Anglia Education's first School said” It's our endeavour to give hand on experience to children Club' and very happy to see the creative bend of mind of this generation. We ever “Education Advisory Scottish High International School, Gurgaon will have India's first ever 'GIS Club' in a school. Through this club, it aims to educate and shall continue to give similar exposure to our students and shall see to it Board meeting” at Oakridge train the future professionals around the dynamics of GIS that from class 1st itself we implement STEAM in our school to give technology and how it can be used for better understanding of IS Hyderabad various subjects including IT, Science, History, Civics, and them wider platform to perform” Literature apart from Geography. Since 2016, Scottish High International School has been training its Prebhat Sachdeva founder of Creative Thinkers Foundation said “it's our Lord David Puttnam, Oscar winning students with GIS techniques through Esri India's K-12 program. The program provides hands on experience for students to learn Esri privilege to have an association with JP International School who has film producer, member of the UK StoryMaps and use Esri technology in research and learning. In 2017 and 2019, students from Scottish High Schools also won forward looking approach and this kind of approach will help students to House of Lords, and Chairman of awards in Esri India StoryMaps Contest using Esri's ArcGIS technology. Students have also presented their work to be more inclined towards STEAM education”. NAE's Education Advisory Board, distinguished audience in the Esri India User Conference. Speaking on the occasion, Sudha Goyal, School Director, Scottish Dr Abha Rishi CEO of AIC – BIMTECH was amused to see the chaired the very first time meeting in High International School said, “Since the inception, it has been our vision to impart quality education to our students and bring them at confidence of school children and said “ we need to have this kind of India at Oakridge International School, par with the global standards. Under the aegis of this vision, we have partnered with Esri India to set up the first 'GIS Club' in a school in approach towards education wherein students can relate with theories Hyderabad on November 28 and India. Through this partnership, our students will be able to learn and use the latest geospatial techniques”. taught in the class room in more practical way instead of rote learning”. discussed how Nord Anglia partnering “Esri India has always stood as a strong support, providing us with the facilitators for training our students and free software access. Hyderabad students Top in World in Cambridge with Oakridge International School With their support, Scottish High plans to train and create student will lead to benchmarking the experts in GIS”, she continued. IGCSE exam Agendra Kumar, President, Esri India said, “GIS technology has educational excellence and the Vision been gaining momentum in the country. Government departments have been using GIS very extensively; we now see more private Two students from Manthan School, Hyderabad, Kavya Pothapragada &Mission of Nord Anglia towards enterprises realizing the benefits of using GIS. With the demand for GIS skills coming from both private and government sectors, it is and Suhas Kellampalli have won prestigious 'Outstanding Cambridge driving students to be the makers of imperative to impart geospatial knowledge to the next generation right from the school level. With this in mind, we at Esri India Learner Awards' for their exceptional performance in Cambridge tomorrow. launched the K-12 program to conduct workshops and hands on training on EsriArcGIS platform and Story Maps at schools.” International exams in 2018-19 He also discussed new ways to further JP International School hosted STEAM Kavya Pothapragada Topped in World in Cambridge IGCSE in raise academic standards and improve 2K2019 Mathematics(without Course Work). She is currently studying in 11th student's achievement across all of JP International School, Sector Omega 1, Greater Noida hosted the grade in the school. Suhas Kellampalli Topped in the Country in Nord Anglia Education. Dr Joseph 4th edition of “STEAM 2K19 Hands On Minds On” on 30th November 2019 at its school campus in association with Creative Cambridge International AS Level in Biology. He is currently pursuing Polisi(former president of Juilliard) Thinkers Foundation & Odyssey of Mind India. There were a total of 11 schools from Delhi NCR participated in the event comprising his 12th grade with the school. They are achieved this distinction across hosted a presentation and workshop to of 210 students. The event challenged the students of various age groups to think out of the box and find solutions to various three series's. an audience of more than 350 students challenges given to them. In this competition the students were divided into teams under three divisions –Division 1 (8-12 yrs), 'Top in the World' refers to the learner who has gained the highest on the performing arts and global Division 2 (12-15 yrs) and Division 3 (15 -18 yrs). The students displayed best of their creativity and innovation in the tasks given to standard mark in the world for a single subject, similarly 'Top in the citizenship. DrKai-mingcheng led a them. Multifaceted activities were conducted to provide understanding the composition, properties, and creative use of Country'. There are over 800,000 subject entries for Cambridge IGCSE presentation on the science of learning materials, quick decision making to work within time limits and develop leadership qualities. There were various experts were also exams each year for Oakridge staff. Lord David called from the industry and academic world of judge the various competitions and participants.Among the winners were: Satyajit Sarkar, Acting Regional Director, South Asia at Cambridge Puttnamal so interacted with the Group – 1: First - Aster Public School; Second - Delhi World Public School; Third – JP International School & Sanfort World School International, said: 'We are delighted to announce that Manthan School students, who gave a traditional Group – 2: First – Ahlcon International School; Second – Silver Line Prestige School; Third – Gd Goenka, Sarita Vihar & Silver has excelled and contributed to global community of Cambridge welcome by performing classical Line Prestige School Group – 3: First - Shiv Nadar School, Noida & Ahlcon International International award winners.” Kuchipudi dance, treating the guests School; Second - Ahlcon International School & Shiv Nadar School, Noida; Third - Oxford Green Public School & Manavsthali Reacting to excellent result of his students, Ramakrishna Reddy, head of with their diverse talents. The dance School JP International School also invited various academicians like Dr. Manthan School said, “ I am happy to note that two of our students performance orchestrated by students Abha Rishi, CEO Atal Incubation Centre BIMTECH),Dr. M Akbar former Chairman of IIM L incubation center and now Advisor to excelled across the country. It is a matter of great pride and recognition with impressive expressions and BIMTECH Mr.Nimish Kapoor, Sr. Scientist Vigyan Prasar , Dr.Lalit , Advisor Amity Group of schools, and Prof. Amrita Madan for our commitment to the excellence. flawless movements which left the of Ansal University to interact with participants and share their experience to motivate them. audience spell bound. National Public School, Indiranagar, Bglr, After the ardent welcome, the guest's attention was drawn towards the art team wins road safety hackathon galore, where the depictions were mesmerizing. The visit was further Toyota Hackathon 2019- Bangalore Edition, a state-level 36-hour made cheerful by the story line Hackathon for the school students of Karnataka to develop presentation of students on the implementable solutions by utilizing the intellect and ideation importance of Child rights followed by capabilities of the students to reduce the frequency and impact of road an Explosive NukkadNatak on accidents in India on conclude on Nov 26 with Siddhant Attavar and prevention of plastic to conserve the Shreyas Viswanath of the National Public School, Indiranagar securing environment. The eyes of the guests the top position followed by Nobel Jaison and Jaanavi H from St. Joseph were filled with glare of vibrantcolors Boys High School as the first runner up and Dennis Philip and Tarun of splendidly done paintings, craft Narashiman as the second runners up. Top 50 teams from across the state models and portraits. While the art of competed for bringing out the best technological innovation to Children's hearts captivated the supplement road safety and save lives. moments, the performances and the In all 1400 students and 54 schools participated. Amit Kumar Saroha, story line created a pleasant and Paralympian, Asian Para Games medalist, and an Arjuna Awardee was supremely well-coordinated ambience. the chief guest. C Mallikarjun, Joint Transport Commissioner, Dr Terry Creissen, Managing Director, Government of Karnataka; Gopalkrishna Goudar, Assistant Nord Anglia India said, “We are Commissioner of Police, Bangalore; Tanuja Ganu, RSDE Lead at delighted to welcome members of the Microsoft India's new center for Societal impact through Cloud and Nord Anglia Education Board who Artificial Intelligence (SCAI); Prasanna Banavara, Technical Platform made such a positive contribution to the Program Manager in Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.; Shreekrishna development of our teachers and Bhat, Senior Technical Director, National Informatics Centre, Ministry students”. of Electronics and Information Technology also graced the event. The hackathon was organized by Indian Road Safety Campaign at RV Dia Mirza spends tme with Kids at College of Engineering Bangalore for School Students of Karnataka, Kalina school Dia Mirza, celebrated actress and UN Suncity School students e n l i v e n Goodwill Ambassador, on Dec 7 to spend some time with an enthusiastic Gardener's theory, elicit 8 intelligence class of kids in the 6th Grade, in a meet and greet at the Shastri Nagar skills Municipal Public School in Kalina supported by Teach For India. Suncity School, sector-54 organised the 9th edition of their annual Dia was accompanied by Dr. Parvish “Multiple Intelligences and me- MI-me'' inter school competition. Over Pandya, a professor and a naturalist 200 students from 13 reputed schools from Delhi-NCR participated in from Sanctuary Asia- who engaged the the competition. Ms. Saskia Rao, a virtuoso cellist, Mr. Anoop Chugh, kids in a variety of fun activities that Founder Kahani ki Dukan & Foundonallfours, Mrs. Rupa Chakravarty, helped them cultivate a more Director, Suncity School, Ms. Aparna Erry –Principal, DAV school and conservation focussed mindset. For her Dr. Anshu Arora, Principal, Amity International School, Sector-43 were part, Dia spoke passionately to the kids among the 'Special Guests'. Eminent schools such as Scottish High about the urgent need to care for our International School, Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok, DPS, Sector-45, earth and led the class in a pledge to use G. D. Goenka, Sohna Road participated in the event. sustainable materials, to completely The competition 'MI-me' is a first of its kind initiative by Suncity School reject single-use plastic, and continue and has been meticulously designed in sync with Howard Gardner's to be ecologically sensitive. Theory of Multiple Intelligence. The platform provides an opportunity to Before she left, the students presented students to explore and evaluate their intelligence traits and latent talents. her with cards to celebrate her birthday, The annual inter school competition had an array of activities specially and made various pieces of art for her as designed for the students of Middle Years Program. mementos, a heart-warming surprise Howard Gardner is an American developmental psychologist and
16 Curriculum December16, 2019 News Extra DPS RK Puram hosted the annual Inter-School Art and President of India meets Prithu Gupta, Poetry Competition - 'Art Poetica' the youngest Indian Grandmaster The Annual Dr. Prem Kirpal limit, followed by an on-stage poetry that is seen rather than felt, In July this year, Prithu Gupta, a student of Modern School Vasant Vihar, Memorial Inter-School Art and recitation. Participants of classes but poetry is painting that is felt Delhi, became the 64th Grandmaster of Chess at the age of 15 years, 4 Poetry Competition - 'Art VI-VIII competed with great rather than seen.” She talked months and 10 days. And last month, Prithu was granted an audience with Poetica' was recently hosted by vigour to showcase their about how art is not what one President of India, Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He was Delhi Public School, R.K. exuberant poetic skills. makes, but how others perceive it; accompanied by Meenakshi Sahni, school principal, and Yogi Suri, Puram in loving memory of the Lyrical Canvas had participants it inspires, educates and President, Modern School Vasant ViharAlumniAssociation. former Chairman of the DPS capturing the dominant emotion encourages one to think out of the The President congratulated Prithu for his feat, reminding him that his Society, Dr. P.N. Kirpal. A total of specific lines from a poem, and box. She spoke apropos the achievement heralds the changing face of a progressive nation, leading the of 29 schools from Delhi NCR conveying its meaning and philosophical and symbolic world towards uncharted territories. In his message to the students, Shri participated in six competitive underlying metaphors through a themes of popular poems such as Kovind urged Modern School to continue to ''be modern” and forerunners events, exhibiting unparalleled caricature. They symbolised the 'Where The Mind is Without Fear' in sculpting the leaders of tomorrow. creativity and a fervent love of comedic verses with great artistic by Rabindranath Tagore and 'The He also expressed his appreciation of Modern School as an organisation literature and art. The Overall insight. Students were divided Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost. which has stood its ground over the ever-evolving face of education in the Rolling Trophy was bagged by into two categories: classes VI- She talked about the mysterious nation. He also mentioned how schools play pivotal roles in metamorphosis Springdales School Dhaula VIII and IX-XII. aura that envelopes art, including of youngsters into catalysts of global change. Meenakshi Sahni speaking Kuan. Rune Assay was an on-stage Leonardo Da Vinci's 'The Last about the meeting said, “We are very grateful to the Honorable President of The Chief Guest for the day poetry discussion for students of Supper' and Van Gogh's 'Café India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind for sparing his time and meeting us. His w a s M r. V. K . S h u n g l u , Classes IX-XII from comprising Terrace at Night', and the diverse appreciation and encouragement fills my heart with immense pride and joy Chairman of the DPS Society two rounds. The first round tested interpretations such works for the young leaders we nurture year on year, who go on to make an impact and DPS R.K. Puram the participants' appreciation of embody for different people. in the world.” Managing Committee. the poem 'Where the Mind is Quoting Pablo Picasso, she said Honorable Justice B.N. Kirpal, without Fear' by Rabindranath that, “Every child is an artist. The FIAPO recognized by Animal Charity Evaluators Member of the DPS Society Tagore provided to them problem is how to remain an artist and former Chief Justice of beforehand. The second round when we grow up.” She The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), the India. encouraged the students to concluded her speech by urging collective voice for animal protection movements in India, has been The competition included the critically evaluate the poem 'The the students not to lose or give up recognised as a standout charity in the world by Animal Charity Evaluators following events : Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost their talent, but to employ it the (ACE). Blend Art was a magnificent on the spot on the basis of right way. “It is a moment of pride and achievement for us that FIAPO'S work, along mosaic of poetry, drama, and autobiographical overtones, title The Cultural Programme with all its operational endeavours, was evaluated with careful art. Here, participants from justification, use of poetic commenced with a mellifluous consideration and found to be one of the most effective and impactful classes XI-XII recited, devices, rhyme scheme, etc. in 30 song by the school choir about across the world!” said a statement from FIAPO dramatised, and painted the minutes. There was an emphasis believing in hope and light even essence of a poem on a social on philosophical and analytical when darkness prevails. The issue or theme discussions about the theme, Expressions Theatre Club Inverse Rhapsody involved the style, and relevance to present prepared an enlightening play on recitation of lines from a poem times and narrative voice Mahatma Gandhi in honour of his by students from classes VI- S t a g e - A - Ve r s e c h a l l e n g e d 150th birth anniversary. The VIII, expressing the dominant students from classes IX to XII to spectacular performance as well as opposing emotions in write a script in verse on the basis highlighted the struggle of a contrasting tones, with of a visual prompt, consequently young boy discovering the truth colourful shades of drama. A enacting it. Participants within himself, and the need for pair of participants from each performed eloquent rhythmic today's generation to assimilate school passionately portrayed compositions riddled with Mahatma Gandhi's message of numerous rhymes derived from humour and poetic finesse to truth, peace, unity and non- children's stories explore the themes of empathy violence. Lime-in-Rhyme gave amateur and environmental conservation. The Chairman, Shunglu, along poets a remarkable opportunity The Principal, Ms. Vanita Sehgal with Dr. B.N. Kripal, released the to create limericks based on began her address with a quote by Literary Club's annual magazine, verbal inputs within a time Leonardo Da Vinci, “Painting is The Bubbling Cauldron. First School Safety Zone in Bengaluru, under WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME PART OF 3M Young Change Agents for Road Safety (YCARS) INDIA'S EDUCATION STORY! Globally schools fall under the vulnerable road user zone and You can advertise in curriculum magazine or and also put an according to statistics, road traffic injuries (RTIs) account for 37-38% advertorial highlighting your company/services/campus/ products etc. of deaths among 0 to 14-year-old and 62-64% among 14-18-year-old This will greatly support your marketing effort and enhance your children. While road safety programs exist in many forms and kinds visibility and recall value with your current and potential clients across India, there is a need for a structured and consistent approach. 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In its first year working this program, 3M is aiming towards covering 15 -20 schools across five cities – Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Pune. In the subsequent years, the company aims to reach out to over 50- 100 schools in over 30 cities. 3M has created #ScienceOfSafety for this campaign to encourage people to spread the message of school safety and can also reach out to the company to enroll their schools. Talking about the initiative Pawan Kumar Singh, Head, Transportation Safety Business, 3M India, said, “In India, we are losing 150,000 people every year and the economic loss from these accidents is close to 3% of India's GDP. The alarming statistics only emphasizes the need to educate and drive behavioral change on the road. .”
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