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Odisha’s Chief Minister has launched an Olympic Values Education Program

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP), a pilot programme aimed at promoting values-based curriculum to help youngsters become active, healthy, and responsible citizens, on Tuesday. Odisha is the first state in the country to introduce OVEP, according to officials. The programme is founded on the Olympic principle that learning occurs when the body and mind are developed in a balanced manner. The OVEP programme is based on these pillars, and it takes advantage of sport’s universality to improve curriculum delivery both inside and outside the classroom. According to a press release from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), programmes and activities based on OVEP help to address worldwide concerns such as sedentary lifestyles, lack of concentration, and adolescent dropout. The initial pilot project seeks to reach 32,000 children enrolled in 90 schools across Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, with a total effect of 70 lakh children across India once fully operational. “This will be the beginning of (a) new Olympic movement in the country,” Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik remarked in a virtual event. He emphasised that Olympic principles of excellence, friendship, and respect would help youngsters, and he hoped that these collaborations would contribute significantly to the impacting and holistic development of schoolchildren. “Education is an integral part of the Olympic Movement’s continual contribution to society,” said IOC Education Commission Chair Mikaela Jaworski. OVEP has been in use around the world since 2006, according to the chair. The initiative is being developed in partnership with the Odisha Department of School and Mass Education (SME) and the Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust, and will be integrated into the school curriculum. The OVEP will be gradually introduced to all schools and higher education institutions in Odisha. According to the IOC, the project aims to personalise the curriculum for children by leveraging on the state’s rich cultural and artistic legacy.

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UGC to revise draft learning outcome norms to align with NSQF

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to make minor changes to the draft regulations, which, once adopted, will define the learning outcomes associated with each level of higher education qualification and allow for credit transfer across institutions and courses. Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, the chairperson of the UGC, said that the commission decided to revise the draft regulations, which were made public in January, to maintain equivalence with the country’s technical education guidelines. Simply said, the National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF), which is currently being revised, establishes what a learner should know after completing a course, which can range from certificate programmes to PhDs. It also establishes the minimum credits required for a student to pass a course and advance to the next level. The qualifications were initially organised on a scale of five to ten in the draft NHEQF. “However, the above is not in tune with the NSQF in which the levels are organised from 4.5 to 8. Since UGC’s draft NHEQF has levels from 5 to 10 as explained above, it will create operational problems for the vertical and horizontal mobility of learning by prescribing the entry requirement for each qualification, prerequisites for lateral entry, and validation of prior learning outcomes achieved,” said Prof Kumar. As a result, the NHEQF will use the 4.5 to 8 scale, he stated. Prof Kumar added that the UGC will convene a series of meetings with university administrators beginning May 25 to discuss the plan to revise the draft. The updated scale was created in accordance with the proposed four-year undergraduate programme structure, which will provide students with several entry and exit choices, allowing them to earn anything from a certificate to a degree with research depending on how many semesters they complete. Source: Indian Express

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AAP goes on a 24-hour hunger strike in south Bengaluru in protest of government school closures

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) initiated a 24-hour hunger strike in south Bengaluru on Friday, demanding that three government schools in the Chickpet region be reopened. The party claimed that the schools were closed so that land could be given to private real estate companies, and vowed to escalate its protests against the Karnataka government if its demands were not granted. “We have launched the protest as three government schools have already been closed down and now a boys’ high school is also on the verge of being shut down,” AAP Bengaluru president Mohan Dasari told PTI. “We are against closure of schools. If our demands are not fulfilled, we will stage a protest outside the residence of Education Minister B C Nagesh,” he added. Over 100 AAP workers, joined by local people, gathered at Bengaluru’s City Central Library to protest the Karnataka government’s decision to close the boys’ school in Sunkenahalli, carrying banners and raising slogans. Source: PTI

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Punjab government to give free uniform to 15.49 lakh govt school students

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Punjab Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer announced on Thursday that for the academic year 2022-23, his department will provide free uniforms to 15,49,192 government school students from grades 1 to 8. The education department has released a grant of Rs 92.95 crore, he said in an official statement. Mr Hayer stated that Rs 50.72 crore has been granted for 8,45,429 girls, Rs 32.75 crore for 5,45,993 boys from the scheduled caste category, and Rs 9.46 crore for 1,57,770 boys from the BPL (below poverty line) category, out of the total beneficiary students. The school management committees (SMCs) will distribute the free uniforms. The minister went on to say that the SMCs will spend Rs 600 per student on uniforms. The minister asked school officials not to buy uniforms from any specific shop. Source: PTI

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UGC begins outreach for tie-ups between Indian and foreign universities

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has reached out to over 500 foreign universities throughout the US, UK, Europe, and East Asia as part of a massive push to increase collaborations between Indian and foreign higher education institutions. The commission currently plans to meet with the heads of foreign missions in India to discuss possible collaborations in accordance with the recently announced regulations on twinning, joint degree, and dual degree programmes, which will take effect in the academic year 2022-23. In April, the University Grants Commission (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions to Offer Joint Degrees, Dual Degree, and Twinning Programmes) Regulations, 2022 were published. “We have also sent them (foreign institutions) a list of eligible Indian universities with whom MoUs can be signed. We have not written to any universities in China although some of their universities fulfil the eligibility criteria,” UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar told The Indian Express on Sunday. Foreign institutes interested in collaborating must be ranked in the top 1000 in the Times Higher Education or QS rankings. Indian universities that satisfy the same level or are ranked among the top 100 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) or have a minimum NAAC score of 3.01 are eligible. Academic collaborations between Indian and foreign institutions in the higher education sector are one of the National Education Policy 2020’s core recommendations. Work is also being done to make it easier for prestigious Indian universities like IIT Delhi to open campuses abroad. Last December, a committee chaired by IIT council chairman Dr. K Radhakrishnan published its suggestions for the establishment of offshore campuses of Indian higher educational institutions. Another expert panel’s deliberations to attract prominent foreign universities to open campuses in India have also reached the “final stage,” according to Prof Kumar. “It will also reduce a part of the outflow of foreign exchange which stands at about $US 25 billion currently.”  Approximately 50,000 international students are now enrolled in Indian colleges, according to official estimates. Source: Indian Express

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CUET not required for admission to Meghalaya colleges: Education Minister

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Thursday that the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) would not be required for admission to undergraduate programmes in institutes affiliated with the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Meghalaya. Pradhan wrote to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, explaining that the exemption was granted for this academic year due to geographic challenges, remote locations, and insufficient digital access and infrastructure. In the letter, the education minister stated that “The affiliated colleges of NEHU will continue with the existing practice for admission instead of CUET.” Starting this academic year, the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will be used for admission to programmes at all central universities. On April 25, the chief minister met with Pradhan to request an exemption for Meghalaya colleges. Sangma expressed gratitude to Pradhan for the exemption. “On behalf of the students of my State, I would like to express my gratitude to Hon’ble Minister @dpradhanbjp ji (Dharmendra Pradhan) for allowing colleges affiliated to NEHU to continue with existing practice for admission instead of #CUET (sic),” he tweeted. Source: PTI

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IISc Bangalore has launched an advanced certification programme in 5G Technologies

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IISc Bangalore and edtech startup TalentSprint have collaborated to create a PG Level advanced certification programme in 5G technologies. Working professionals with engineering or similar degrees and at least two years of experience are eligible for the programme. Interested candidates may visit iisc.talentsprint.com/5g/ to apply online. The programme is divided into two parts: one is a 9-month Executive Program with Advanced Certification in 5G Technologies with AI and Cloud, and the other is a 6-month Executive Program with Advanced Certification in 5G Technologies, which includes a campus visit to IISc Bangalore and live interactive sessions with IISc faculty and industry experts. The executive-friendly programme will ensure that participants become early adopters of 5G apps and develop a solid career in a world powered by 5G. Professor Chandra R. Murthy will lead a team of researchers and specialists who will deliver the curriculum on TalentSprint’s digital platform ipearl.ai. The programme intends to prepare tech professionals to be at the vanguard of the rapidly evolving 5G communication arena, as well as a myriad of other applications in a variety of industries.

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Delhi University VC urges to look into students’ shortfall in enrolment under reserved categories

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In a written letter, the Forum of Academics for Social Justice has asked Yogesh Singh, vice chancellor of Delhi University (DU), to examine admission data from the previous five years and look into the shortfall in enrolment of students from reserved categories before beginning the admission process this year. Hansraj Suman, the forum’s chairman and a former member of the DU’s Academic Council, alleges that university colleges annually admit more students than sanctioned seats, while reserved seats remain unoccupied. “Before starting the admission process under scheduled tribes (ST), other backward classes (OBC) and persons with disabilities (PWD) quota, the data of the last five years should be analysed. It will show that colleges have given more admissions than the sanctioned seats, while the reserved seats are not filled in return. Every year the seats of reserved categories remain vacant,” the letter stated. According to Suman, DU colleges make 10% more admissions than the sanctioned seats each year, and most colleges do not fill reserved seats on the increased seats. He has also requested Singh to form a college monitoring committee that will prepare a report on the lack of facilities at these institutions. “Delhi University should constitute a monitoring committee for the colleges at its level. Only teachers of reserved classes should be kept in this committee. The committee should visit these colleges and talk to the teachers or staff or students on their problems. Talk to those students on the problems faced by them and prepare a report on the lack of facilities in the colleges,” he stated. Last month, the DU vice-chancellor appointed an eight-member committee to investigate the “shortfall” in enrolment of SC and ST students at the university. Dean of Students Welfare Pankaj Arora chairs the committee, with Joint Dean of Students Welfare Gurpreet Singh serving as member secretary. “The Vice-Chancellor has constituted a committee to examine the issue regarding shortfall in the enrolment of the SC, ST students and make a recommendation to enhance the enrolment of SC, ST students in the University of Delhi with immediate effect,” the official notification had stated. Source: PTI

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ArdorComm- Higher Education and EdTech Conclave & Awards 2022 held on 6th May 2022 at Pune, Maharashtra; #HEETpune

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ArdorComm Media Group (A Media Start-up) hosted the ‘HIGHER EDUCATION and EDTECH CONCLAVE & AWARDS 2022’ as the 1st & Biggest ‘Physical Event’ in Pune, Maharashtra on 6th May 2022 (Friday). The Summit’s theme focused on ‘Empowering Higher Education community with Ed-Tech collaboration to voyage from Education 4.0 to Education 5.0’. This Knowledge forum invited policymakers, higher education leaders, innovators, and Edtech experts to share their experiences, ideas, and accomplishments that have helped the growth of the education community during the tough times of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 250 attendees from over 135 institutions from Maharashtra & rest of India united under one roof for a mission to co-create, co-learn, and collaborate for Innovation & growth of the Higher Education sector. Thus, Featuring Maharashtra as a ‘Higher Education & EdTech Hub’ of the Country. The conclave witnessed who’s who from government, universities, colleges, engineering institutes, B-schools and skill institutions, and experts from corporate, EdTech companies & education startups. Deliberating, showcasing & presenting best & next practices in higher, skill & technical education. Chandan Anand, Founder, CEO & Group Editor of ArdorComm Media Group, emphasized on the event theme saying, ‘’The goal of Education 5.0 is to transform the current educational system into one that is centered on action and outcomes. Despite repeated attempts to offer proper training, evaluation, and related assistance, the actual figures for employable graduates each year are alarming. As a result, the gap between industry demands versus employable-skilled human capital continues to widen. The transformation shift from Education 4.0 to Education 5.0 is about co-creating the socio-digital ecosystem which could ease the dynamics of teaching-learning-skilling-employing youth (Gen-Z & Millennials).” Coursera for Campus participated as the ‘Presenting partner’ of ‘Ardorcomm- Higher Education and EdTech Conclave & Awards 2022’; Anthology as the Powered by Partner; Serosoft (Academia ERP) Solutions Pvt. Ltd. as the ERP partner; D2L as Ed-tech partner; ELSA as Training and Placement partner. The Associate partners of the event were Eduvacancy, Financepeer, Intercell – Virtual Mentor Network, LeadSquared, MasterSoft, MONET Live, SAS and Wiley. The Knowledge partner of the event was Savitribai Phule Pune University and the University partners were Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth and Centre for Open & Digital Education – Hindustan Online. The Institute partner of the event was ASM Group of Institutes, Pune. The special guests, eminent speakers, experts, academicians & educators from universities, engineering institutions, B-schools, EdTech & education startups who graced the event with their presence at ‘ArdorComm- Higher Education and EdTech Conclave, Pune’ were: Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Chairman, Honeywell Automation Chairman & Founder, 5F World Director, SBI; Dr. Parin Somani, International Motivational Speaker & Academic Scholar Author, Humanitarian and Philanthropist, TEDx Speaker; Chetan S Wakalkar, Managing Trustee & Group Director, Indira Group of Institutes, Pune; Vivek Iyer, Vice President – Asia Pacific. Anthology; Dulles Krishnan, Managing Director Enterprise – India and ANZ, Coursera; Sanjay Padode, Founding President and Chancellor, Vijaybhoomi University; Chairman, JAGSOM; Prof. (Dr.) G.K.Shirude, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Balaji University; Pune; Dr. Sandeep Pachpande, Chairman, ASM Group of Institutes, Pune; Vibha Mahajan, Senior Director, Wiley; Vaibhav Anand, Country Manager – India, ELSA Corporation; Prof. (Dr.) M. M. Salunkhe, Vice-Chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University); Dr. Siddharth Jabade, Vice-Chancellor, Vishwakarma University, Pune; Dr. Sayalee Gankar, Vice-Chancellor, D Y Patil University, Ambi, Pune; Dr. Eknath B. Khedkar, Vice President, D Y Patil Group & Pro-Chancellor, Ajeenkya D Y Patil University, Pune (ADYP); Dr. Adya Sharma, Director, Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Pune; Gaurav Somani, President Sales, Mastersoft; Maunish Pandya, Head- Business Development, Serosoft (Academia ERP); Ashwani Kumar Singh, Head- Branding & Communications, Serosoft (Academia ERP); Dr. Apoorva Palkar, Director- Innovation Incubation & Linkage, Savitribai Phule Pune University; Dr. Sachin S. Vernekar, Dean – FMS Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Director- IMED, Pune; Dr. P. Vatsalaswamy, Director IQAC, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune; Jitendra Patil, Campus Director, Universal College of Engineering; Dr. Sandip Sane, Director, IBMR, ASM Group of Institutes, Pune; Prof. Laxman Kumar Tripathy, Director, SaiBalaji International Institute of Management Sciences; Karun Dube, Head -Business, Intercell; Rakesh Malaviya, Chief Operating Officer, Head Monet-India; Anand Vats, Manager, Monet India Design Center; Murali Krishna, VP, Sales, LeadSquared; Dr. Sanjay Jha, Director (Liberal Arts), Amity University; Dr. Safia Farooqui, Director, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Centre for Online Learning; Dr. Ganesh Rao, Director, Pune Business School; Dr. Debjani Banerjee, Associate Dean & Accreditation Consultant, Member Secretary, IQAC VES Business School; Dr.Tejas B. Vyas, Director, Global Business School, Hubli; Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ganeshnagar, Pune; Dr. Indu Sharma, Director IAQC, MITCON Institute of Management; Prof. Dr. C.M. Sedani, Principal, Padambhushan Vasantdada Patil Institute of Technology, Pune and many more. Ardorcomm Media – Higher Education Awards & EdTech Awards aimed to acknowledge those individuals, educational institutions, and Ed-tech companies that have played a key role in transforming the teaching, learning and employability outcomes. The prestigious award recognized & honoured innovators, trendsetters, and educators in the higher education sector. Key Discussion Points of ‘ArdorComm – Higher Education and EdTech Conclave & Awards 2022’: Education 4.0 to 5.0: A transformational shift in the education system. Reinventing higher education through the ‘PHYGITAL’ mode of learning. How can the setting up of ‘Digital Universities’ as per Union Budget 2022 help in getting world-class education? Can Distance Learning and MOOCs play a pivotal role in Higher Education in India? Skill development and multidisciplinary approach: A robust education eco-system. How the new age technologies like AI, ML, IoT are changing India’s higher education landscape? Key Highlights of ‘ArdorComm – Higher Education and Edtech Conclave & Awards 2022’: Days: 1 Panel Sessions: 5 Industry Presentations: 7 Speakers: 45+ Delegates & Attendees: 250+ Higher Education Institutes (Universities + Engineering Institutes + B-Schools): 135+ Education Corporate & EdTech Startups: 25+ ‘Ardorcomm- Higher Education and EdTech Conclave & Awards 2022’ was an important knowledge-sharing platform of the education community that cared deeply about imparting education and making teaching-learning process smoother and accessible to all. It highlighted a glimpse of the higher education fraternity comprising India’s top

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CGBSE Class 10, 12 toppers will be rewarded with “helicopter rides” by the Chhattisgarh Board

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The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) has devised a novel approach for rewarding students. The state government has decided to reward all of this year’s Board toppers with a free helicopter ride. The Board will soon announce the results on the official website, cgbse.nic.in. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel recently announced this reward at a press conference. “To motivate students, toppers of class 10 and 12 of their regions will be given a free helicopter ride. This will also motivate other students of their region and will give a flight to their dreams,” he stated in Hindi. “I have full faith that if our students get some unique motivation and if a unique reward is set for them, then their desire to succeed will also increase,” a report by PTI quoted the CM. The board examination for class 12 was held between 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. from March 2 to March 30, 2022. Board exams for class 10 were held between 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. from March 3 to March 23, 2022. There has been no official confirmation of the announcement of class 10 and 12 results. Students should check the official website of the Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education — cgbse.nic.in — on a frequent basis to ensure that they do not miss any results-related announcements.

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