While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Education Department said that four to 20 computers had been provided to each of about 1,089 Government Senior Secondary Schools under Free Computer Education Programme introduced by the State Government in the year 2007. Free computer education was being provided in these schools through two service providers, namely M/s NICT and M/s Educomp Solution Ltd.

The service providers had provided two faculties in these schools for teaching basic IT education to students from Class VI to XII and computer education as per syllabus of the Board of School Education, Haryana for those students who have opted for computer education as an optional subject, he added.

The spokesman said that the State Government had also introduced Model Sanskriti Schools in the State to improve the standard of education. As many as 20 Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary Schools, one in each district had been set up by upgrading infrastructure and other facilities in one existing Senior Secondary School. Now the scheme had been modified and the infrastructure of 213 existing Government Senior Secondary Schools having more than 100 students in 10 plus one and 10 plus two  classes were being strengthened by providing necessary funds.

A sum of Rs two crore had been provided

Source: www.indianews.org.in Free Computer Education To The School Students In Haryana

While stating this today, a spokesman of the University said that the courses for which applications have been invited included PGDCA/MCA-first year, MSc Computer Science and MCA-second year (lateral entry), MCA-third year (lateral entry) and MCA (5-year Integrated Course after 10+2); Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, Master of Insurance Business, Master of Commerce, PG Diploma in Taxation and PG Diploma in Industrial Safety Management; BA, MA in Mass Communication, PG Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations and MA (Mass Communication)-second year (lateral entry); PG Diploma in Environmental Management, PG Diploma in Bakery Science and Technology, PG Diploma in Counseling and Behaviour Modification and MSc (Mathematics).

Without late fee admissions to PGDCA/MCA-first year, MSc Computer Science/MCA-second year (lateral entry), MCA-third year (lateral entry), Master of Business Administration and MSc (Mathematics) courses would be made up to September 30 and with a late fee of Rs 1,000 up to October 31, 2010. Without late fee admissions to MCA (5-year Integrated Course after 10+2), Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Insurance Business and PG Diploma in Counseling and Behaviour Modification courses would be made up to October 31, with a late fee of Rs 500 up to November 30 and with a late fee of Rs 1,000 up to December 31, 2010.

The spokesman said that entrance test for MBA/MCA (3 years)/MCA (5 years Integrated) would be held on September 19 at the study centres offering these courses. However, if needed, one more test might be conducted on October 24. The candidates were advised to register themselves for the test with the nearest University approved study centres.

The prospectus could be obtained from the Directorate of Distance Education, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar or from any study centre approved by the University, he added.   

After getting the go-ahead by the board of management and academic council recently, Ignou will soon set up a first of its kind culinary institute in India that will offer courses in Indian gastronomy and regional cuisines.

According to Ignou vicechancellor, V N Rajasekharan Pillai, the introduction of the new courses will help in documenting, preserving, developing and promoting India's regional cuisines. ``Every region or state has a cuisine that is unique. With the passage of time, some of the most authentic recipes are already lost or dying. They need to be documented. That apart, the institute will offer professional programmes starting from certificate courses to PhD. It will also offer MBA with specialization in Indian culinary art.''

According to Ignou officials, the institute will be a part of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Services Management. The courses will begin from 2011-12 academic session.

Source: Times Of India By Manash Pratim Gohain IGNOU'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT

``Classes will start from next month. The technical details of the scheme have been finalized,'' said Anand Tiwari, NDMC spokesperson. He said a meeting of top coaching institutes interested in providing training to students and NDMC officials was held last week to discuss the issue. The final bidding for selection of coaching institutes will be take place on Friday, he added. The bidders include FIIT JEE, Sahil Study Circle and Aacharya.

NDMC officials said the objective of the scheme, named Lakshya, is to improve the academic performance of talented students by providing special coaching for professional courses like engineering and medicine. ``There are many poor and underprivileged children studying at the 12 senior secondary schools run by NDMC who cannot afford the exorbitant fees charged by good coaching institutes,'' said an official.

For Class XI students, there will be a two-year programme and for those studying in Class XII, the coaching classes will be a one-year programme. Thirty-five students each will be selected for these programmes through a qualifying exam. ``There is not much time left for Class XII students to prepare for competitive exams. So, it has been decided that they will be given five classes in a week as against three classes that will be given to class XI students. The location for holding these coaching classes is yet to be decided but there will not be any transport facility for students,'' said an official, who was present at the meeting.

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have collectively swept the second Hindustan Times Best B-schools in India Survey, which was carried out in collaboration with TNS India.

The top three spots were taken by IIM-A, IIM-B and IIM-C, respectively. No great surprise there. But two other IIMs -Lucknow and Indore -which have long operated under the shadow of the ABC, as the top three are called, clocked in at #5 and #7, respectively.

So, there are four IIMs among the top 5 and five among the top 10. The Indian School of Business, which has made great strides since opening shop a little over a decade ago, was ranked fourth, the only nonIIM brand in the top 5.

This perception-based sur vey, of 547 B-school stakeholders like faculty, current students, alumni, recruiters and MBA aspirants was carried out in July (for details of how we did it, turn to Page 2 of HT Horizons).

In an interesting finding, the HT survey found that western India has emerged as the hub of management education in India. As many as four of India's Top 10 and nine of the Top 20 Bschools are located in that region. And now for the really good news, at least for wannabe MBAs: In yet more evidence that India Inc has put the last year's slowdown firmly behind, the high-flying, big money jobs are back on campus.

Did you know? Western India has four of India's Top 10 and nine of the nation's Top 20 B-schools, according to the second Hindustan Times Best B-schools in India Survey, which was carried out in collaboration with TNS India. The north is next best; it has two of India's top 10 and five of its Top 20 business schools. The south and east each have two institutes in the first category and three in the second.

Source: Hindustan Times By Arnab Mitra Survey Findings-- IIMs Still The Best, West Is B-School Hub

"We have brought qualitative changes in the system from primary to higher education in our state. In the coming five to seven years, you will see Haryana becoming an education hub of the country," he said at a press conference in New Delhi.

There are now 78 government colleges in different parts of Haryana and about 3 lakh students are getting education in various streams, he said, adding India's first defence university is set to open in Gurgaon.

Apart from this, four private universities including OP Jindal Global University in Sonepat, five deemed universities including Maharishi Markeshwar University and some 96 private aided colleges are running in the state, he said.

"National Institute of Design, which is in Ahmedabad, is also coming to open its branch in the state. Location is being identified for setting up the institute," he said.

Speaking about the state's economic growth, Hooda said "We had a total industrial investment of Rs40,000 crore up to March since 1966. Now, it is Rs53,000 crore on ground and (industrial) investment of over Rs one lakh crore is in the pipeline."

Till 2005, the FDI in the state was Rs3,500 crore and now it is Rs9,277 crore, which is almost three times. The per capital income in the state has reached Rs77,871 at the rate of current price, he added.

Elaborating on the decision, Mohinder Singh, chairman and CEO, Noida Authority, said that experts have studied the social development of the city and "arrived at the conclusion that the inclusion of residents, who have suffered during the urbanisation and development process, is necessary".

This is one of the major steps taken by the state government to pacify farmers, who were up in arms against them. The agitators, who lost their properties in the acquisition spree, had been demanding that the government reserve a significant portion of seats for their children in local schools be it private or government. "We lease out land at subsidised rates so schools can benefit the society. The reform has been welcomed by many," the chairman added.

Of the 75 per cent seats reserved for Noida residents, 10 per cent has been kept aside for the children of farmers, whose properties were acquired.

The GBTU has received the nod from the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) for the purpose and now is all set to hold counseling for candidates wishing to study engineering, management, pharmacy and M Tech studies in the evening. The counseling would be held from September 3 to 7 through which admission would be offered for B Tech, M Tech, B Pharma and MBA courses.

Though the GBTU initially had some reservations about implementing the evening-class concept, however after the state government firmly told the university to go ahead with the exercise in the interest of the students, the university agreed. Colleges that would offer evening B Tech include Azad Engineering College, Lucknow, PSIT and KIT in Kanpur, Greater Noida Institute of Technology, Greater Noida, HR Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, Bhagwant Institute of Technology, Muzaffarnagar, BBD College of Ghaziabad, Hi Tech Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ghaziabad, Shambhunath Institute of Technology Allahabad. Colleges offering evening M Tech course are IEC Greater Noida and Azad Engineering College, Lucknow. The HR Institute of Technology Ghaziabad would also be offering B Pharma course in the evening shift. Besides, several colleges would also offer MBA course in the evening. The evening timings are yet to be decided.

While disclosing this here today, the Labour and Employment Minister, Mr.Mahender Pratap Singh said that all the services of the department, such as registration of job seekers, registration of employers and posting of their vacancies, vocational or career guidance, disbursement of unemployment allowance and employment market information would be made available to the public online through its website portal www.hrex.org.

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From September 1, 2010 jobs seekers could get themselves registered on online on this web portal by clicking on `Candidate Registration', said Mr.Mahender Partap Singh, adding that after registration the applicants would have to send the attested copies of their testimonials to the local employment exchange for validation of their registration. The applicants who are already registered with the different employment exchanges would also have to register themselves online on this portal. They could do so from their home or cyber café wherever the internet facility is available.

The Minister said that once the database was built up on the site, the employers could also register themselves on the site from October 1, 2010 and thereafter could post their vacancies on line. At the click of the mouse they would be able to get the bio data of the candidates against their vacancies. The employers could also send their periodic return online.

Through vocational or career guidance the applicants would be able to know about the various educational fields available to them. They would also get to know the career opportunities available to them, he added.

He said that in case of any difficulty, local employment exchange might be contacted.