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The drugs that have been in use for treating health issues like; diabetes, obesity and ageing can also be used to treat COVID-19, as per a finding by researchers of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal. It is being claimed that the existing drugs being used to treat diabetes, obesity, and ageing can also potentially be used to treat COVID-19. The review for the same was published to show biomolecular relationships among COVID-19, ageing and diabetes. Dr. Amjad Husain, Principal Scientist and Chief Executive Officer of the Innovation and Incubation Center for Entrepreneurship (IICE), IISER Bhopal, along with a researcher from the University of Arizona, have claimed that, as an add on to these drugs, some similar, natural existing biomolecules can be explored as a form of potential drugs for the cure of COVID-19. As an effect of COVID-19 can be seen severe in the case of aged people and people who have diabetes, all three conditions are related to oxidative stress and lowering the immune system, and complications that arise from these conditions lead to the onset of various other diseases. Since the time taken to discover new drugs can cost a lot, finding the relationship between effective medicine for other health issues and COVID-19 will help in treatment quickly. Source: ndtv.com

After the pandemic hit the world, while every sector is going through a rejuvenating and reopening phase, the education sector is all set to sail the same boat; academicians believe enrolling a higher number of international students can help improvise Indian B-schools performance in terms of global rankings as this initiative will bring more emphasis on things like Internationalization, foreign faculty, global lookout and students. India has not succeeded yet to be figured among top global places for study abroad. It has always been a matter of challenge to attract international students to Indian institutions for education. As a solution to this challenge, few of the centers of the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) have come up with redundant seats in many of the courses especially for foreign student’s admissions. Concerning which recently, IIM Kozhikode announced 50 supernumerary seats for international students for their three full-time MBA programs: Post Graduate Program (PGP) MBA (20 seats), PGP in Finance (20 seats) and PGP in Liberal Studies and Management (10 seats). IIM Ahmedabad was among the first few institutes to launch supernumerary seats in two-year MBA courses. Source: theindianexpress.com

The Ministry of Defence, following the directive issued by the Supreme Court, will open the gates of Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) and Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS) for admissions for girl students. According to a statement by MoD, “According to an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, there is a requirement of authorising additional vacancies along with other associated infrastructure and administrative support. This is proposed to be carried out in two phases.” Entrance Exam for Admissions to Start from June 2022 Phase I – In the first phase of the admissions into the RIMC, the maximum capacity for girls will increase from 250 to 300. According to the plan, five new girls will be inducted every six months. It is expected that the increase in admissions may be affected due to the changes to the infrastructure and recruitment of additional staff to support the girl cadets. Based on the plan, girl students will be able to sit for the entrance exam in June 2022. The effective session is expected to start from January 2023. Phase II – In the second phase, the capacity for admissions will increase from 300 to 350. It means that 10 new girls will be admitted into the schools every six months. Hence, at the end of the expansion program, RIMC will have 250 boys and 100 girl students. RIMC is situated in Uttarakhand, Dehradun. Source: India Today

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has launched the ‘Swechha’ programme under which they will distribute sanitary napkins to adolescent school girls free of cost to improve hygiene and health situation in government schools and colleges. According to reports, over 23 percent of girls miss their regular school days during their menstruation period because of the lack of hygiene facilities in the school. To improve this situation, the state government has also planned to improve toilets in government schools. Under the initiative, the state government will be distributing quality sanitary napkins to over 10 lakh students from 7-12 grades at the cost of Rs.32 crore. Students will be receiving 120 pads each year. The students will also learn about the proper disposal of sanitary pads, where separate dustbins and 6,417 incinerators will be provided under the Clean Andhra Pradesh (CLAP) Programme. Reddy said, “The government initiated Nadu-Nedu and revamping all the toilets in 56,703 schools and hostels by constructing them with running water facilities. In the first phase, 15,715 schools have been renovated, and all the remaining schools will be completed by 2023.” Source: NDTV, Careers 360

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has established a ‘Centre of excellence on quantum technologies’ to research related fields. This center of excellence aims to synergy and coherence in the activities being carried outat the institute, and it will support the principal investigators to pitch in for more critical projects from DST and other funding agencies, as per the institute. Rajendra Singh, Head, School of Interdisciplinary Research (SIRe) and Lead PI, CoE on Quantum Technologies IIT Delhi, said, “In past 100 years, quantum physics has impacted the society in several ways.By exploiting the characteristics of quantum physics in light and materials, researchers were able to invent both the laser and the transistor. These inventions are based on technology as the whole computer, the internet and much more besides, which has helped shape our society so far to a considerable extent”. Source: Theindianexpress.com

Rajasthan Royals and INSEAD are launching a new and unique blend of leadership development courses. One of the key highlights of this course will be that the learner can see Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson and Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara delivering exclusive masterclasses on leadership through reflections into their experience at the highest level of competitiveness in sports. This program has been launched online, jointly by Rajasthan Royals and INSEAD; the program will be called ‘Leadership and Performance.’ The registration for this course is open and will go on till November 10, 2021. Earlier this month, Rajasthan Royals also set up India’s Leading sports and sports-allied professional education platform, the Royals School of Business. Source: theindianexpress.com

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2021 online registration process has started on the official website, the link for which is ctet.nic.in. The last date to fill out the online form for CBSE CTET 2021 is October 19. The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE, will conduct the 15th edition of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) in CBT (Computer Based Test) mode from December 16, 2021 to January 13, 2022 (exact date will be intimated on the admit card of the candidate). Further, CTET will be conducted in 20 languages throughout the country. CTET 2021: Education qualification required: The persons possessing minimum qualifications for the teaching staff in accordance with the following are eligible for appearing in the CTET: National Council for Teacher Education (Determination of Minimum Qualifications for Persons to be recruited as Education Teachers and Physical Education Teachers in Pre-Primary, Primary, Upper Primary, Secondary, Senior Secondary or Intermediate Schools or Colleges) Regulations as amended and notified from time to time. Minimum qualifications laid down in the Recruitment Rules for the teachers by the Appropriate Government where the school is situated or the Recruitment Rules for the teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan or Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to apply as per the given eligibility criteria. It is to be noted that if a candidate has been allowed to appear in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test, it does not imply that the candidate’s eligibility has been verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for appointment. The eligibility shall be finally verified by the concerned recruiting agency / appointing authority. CBSE CTET: How to apply STEP 1: Log on to CTET official website ctet.nic.in. STEP 2: Go to the link “Apply Online” and open the same. STEP 3: Fill in the online application form and note down the registration number/application number. STEP 4: Upload scanned Images of latest Photograph and Signature. STEP 5: Pay the examination fee by e-challenge or debit/credit card and net banking. STEP 6: Print Confirmation page for records and future reference. Source: The article has been published by India Today.

Looking at the pace of the education sector, one can easily say that every year has been the year of education so far. However, the result doesn’t match up with the expectations so far, so well. If we look back, it can be seen evidently that every new technological turning point was relatable to bring in a better change or revolution in education. Be it; radio coming into existence for the first time, Television innovation, or computer entry in people’s life. At present, all the expectations for a significant change in education are dependable on the internet. It is not to be forgotten that education is a fundamental need of all, and something that has to be made available on such a large scale takes time for “disruption.” With the internet, disruption of education has become easy. A lot of good content is available on the internet free of cost and quickly disrupting education. Although, a massive set of public confuses good content with an education company. We all agree education is a lot about the outcomes and learning experiences. On a positive note, we can see many ed-tech companies in India working with good intentions keeping up the spirit of ed-tech trends. A few more themes have been developed in the education sector as the ed-tech market is ruling the trends. A clear theme shift from content access to outcome access can be noticed. Companies now look forward to pouring more attention on strong handholding, leading to precise results for learners. Quality has become a topmost priority than ever before. Not just on an overall basis, but this trend can be seen in various sub-sectors of education. Especially in the professional education space, strong focus by companies is done on jobs and careers outcomes. A strong push towards creating a better distribution channel is being done so far—Companies are on for leveraging offline media for customer acquisition. Byju’s and Toppr are other great examples of the services of home-to-home counseling. Now education is no longer an event but a continuous process as a theme in the ed-tech era. This is more suitable when it comes to professional education space. Earlier education was though to barred with age barrier, once a person crossed 25-30 years continuing education from him/her was not considered a good thing. The rapid changes in education with EdTech approaching so fast. We can see a fast-pacing trend. Constantly learning to improve your professional knowledge through education is become more acceptable and admiring criteria. Education was said to be one of the greatest businesses that never goes out of fashion no matter what. Today new EdTech companies with their latest technical education services are not just providing premium education at your doorsteps. It is also breaking the pricing criteria making education more accessible and price friendly.

The last date for JEE Advanced 2021 application process has been extended till September 21, 11:59 pm. The registration process for the exam began on September 15, 2021. Candidates can register on the official website – jeeadv.ac.in. The last date for fee payment is September 21, 11:59 pm. A fee of Rs 2800 will be applicable. For females and reserved category candidates, the application fee is Rs 1400. This year, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur will conduct the JEE Advanced 2021 exam on October 3. “Candidates who are not able to upload a valid category certificate (for all categories) during registration, can upload a self-declaration in lieu of the same, and must upload the valid certificate at the time of reporting during JoSAA.” the official website reads. JEE Advanced 2021: How to apply Step 1: Visit the official website jeeadv.ac.in Step 2: Click on the registration link Step 3: Enter your details in the fields provided Step 4: Pay the registration fees Step 5: Click submit JEE Advanced will consist of two question papers: paper 1 and paper 2 of three hours duration each. Both papers are compulsory. Each question paper will consist of three separate sections – physics, chemistry, and mathematics. It will be held in a computer-based test (CBT) mode. The total duration of each paper will be for three hours. Candidates who qualified for JEE Advanced 2020 but remained absent due to COVID-19 or associated reasons will be allowed to appear for JEE Advanced 2021 directly, without having to take the JEE Main 2021 exam. Source: The news has been published by the Indian Express News Network.