EDUCATION
Post Covid, higher education in Northeast India sees uptick
Education in North East India is coming of age, this is a shared opinion among the region's stakeholders. For Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Vice Chancellor of Assam down town University - a prestigious institution offering over 64 programmes and with over 8000 students from 10 Indian states as well as Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and as far as some African countries, the goal is to standardize the education system to meet global standards and compete favourably.
Jindal Global Law School achieves record placements with 48 offers in leading law firms
Despite the turbulence of the global pandemic, this year's tally of 48 surged well past last year's record of 36 accepted offers. This includes 6 pre-placement offers (PPOs) and 7 Day-One offers. The largest recruiter across the board was Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas with 15 accepted offers including 1 PPO, followed by AZB & Partners (Mumbai) and Trilegal with 7 accepted offers each. Indus Law extended 4 offers, while AZB & Partners (Delhi) and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co hired 2 students each.
Target of 100% enrolment in schools by 2030: Dharmendra Pradhan
Giving information on this subject on the 61st foundation day of the NCERT, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that by 2030, there is a target to achieve 100 per cent gross enrolment of children in schools across India. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will also play an important role in achieving this goal, he added.
Schools reopen in Delhi, students feel elated
The Delhi govt has allowed opening of schools with preventive Covid measures. The schools in the state will reopen for classes 9 to 12 in staggered manner. The new guidelines for schools include mandatory thermal screening, staggered lunch breaks, alternate seating arrangements, 50 per cent seating per classroom and mandatory quarantine room for students in school premises.
DU executive council approves 4-year undergraduate courses
The Executive Council has approved a number of reforms under the National Policy on Education (NEP), including a four-year undergraduate program (FYUP). The Ministry of Education said that this course is different from the 4-year graduation course introduced last time in 2013. This time many central universities will be allowed to run their regular 3-year graduation programs.
Sommet Education enters India in alliance with Indian School of Hospitality
With this, Sommet Education supports the development of its two prestigious institutions to India: Ecole Ducasse, worldwide education reference in Culinary and Pastry Arts, and Les Roches, one of the world's leading hospitality business school. Sommet Education CEO Benoît-Etienne Domenget commented: "Sommet Education is shaping and growing the leading worldwide network of hospitality and culinary education. This leads us to be present in countries where growth in hospitality and related sectors form a major part of the economic dynamic.
SOPs issued for Delhi schools, colleges reopening from Sep 1
"All classes will function at 50 per cent capacity; all educational institutions will have mandatory quarantine centres; attendance will not be compulsory and online and offline classes will be conducted in parallel," the DDMA's notification read. Schools authorities have been asked to prepare timetables as per occupancy limit of each classroom. The schools and colleges have been asked to set up quarantine rooms.
O.P. Jindal Global University announces ADVANCE fellowships for the students of Afghanistan
JGU's ADVANCE Fellowships Policy will provide an exceptional opportunity to selected students from Afghanistan to pursue Ph.D. degrees at any of the Schools or Institutes offering Doctoral programmes and to work closely with the global faculty of JGU, where they can understand and appreciate the nuances of academic research.
Varsities set to introduce curriculum based on NEP
Central universities are working on new non-technical postgraduate (PG) courses, where students can directly take admission in PG courses after passing 12th. The initiative is based on the multiple entry and exit system outlined in the NEP. According to Professor V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi, some of the latest initiatives taken by the IITs include the establishment of the School of Artificial Intelligence.
Mysuru University withdraws circular restricting movement of girls
"The Vice Chancellor of the University of Mysuru has withdrawn the circular issued prohibiting the entry of any person into the Kukkarahalli lake area after 6.30 p.m. and movement of girl students alone in the campus. Had spoken to him regarding this," he stated. It is the responsibility of the Vice Chancellors to ensure safety within the campuses. They should best make use of available technology".
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