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Concessions for Private Schools in Haryana

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The private school sector in the State of Haryana has welcomed a gesture by the State Government. The Haryana Government has announced a special concessional scheme for all the private schools in the state. Haryana’s Chief Minister, BS Hooda, announced that all the institutions which had applied for recognition before the cut-off date were no longer required to collect the CLU — Change of Land Use and NOC — No Objection Certificate for the purpose of recognition of the schools.  The Chief Minister further declared that nearly 2,650 pending applications regarding such exemptions would be overseen by a newly-appointed deputy commissioner. Continuing on the issue of private school education, he proposed that the private schools should seek tie-ups with government and government-aided schools for providing facilities such as playing grounds.

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Tibetan Students in India, Harassed

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Many Tibetan children, studying in India, are being harassed by the Chinese authorities. This problem arose as an ultimatum issued by the Communist Party of China expired. The students and their families are facing stiff punishments imposed by the Chinese government for enrolling in schools in India which were run by the Tibetan government. Most of these schools were headed by the Tibetan spiritual leader — the Dalai Lama. However, this problem isn’t something new to the Tibetan refugees spread across the north-eastern boundaries of India. It is a common practice for Tibetan children to escape from Tibet and illegally seek shelter in Dharamsala, north India. This place is home to the Dalai Lama. The children seek Tibetan religious education and a better way of life, once settled here. On the contrary, the Chinese government has alleged that the Dalai Lama and his group of supporters were enticing young children from Tibet and Nepal and forcing them in following the Dalai Lama’s beliefs.

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India’s Top Colleges: 2008 Survey

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A survey report was published today that revealed India’s best performing colleges for year 2008. Marketwatch a well known research agency published a detailed report about the annual survey reportedly conducted by AC Nielsen-ORG-MARG. India Today was said to have commissioned the research agency for conducting the survey. The survey was done for 1400 colleges and in 12 Indian cities – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune. The report also said that about 800 experts were contacted and inputs taken. The best colleges for 2008 in the categories of Arts, Commerce, Science, Law, Medicine and Engineering are: Arts: Loyola College, Chennai Commerce: Delhi’s Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) Science: Loyola College Law: NALSAR Medicine: AIIMS Engineering: IIT Kanpur

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Abhinav Bindra targeting towards Education Sector

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Abhinav Bindra doesn’t seem satisfied with being India’s first-ever individual gold medalist at the Olympics held at Beijing. He now plans to open a chain of more than 500 schools across the nation. The Bindra family plans to directly monitor the schools that would be operational in Punjab, but the schools in other states would be run on a franchise basis. AS Bindra, father of Abhinav Bindra and the patriarch of the Bindra business empire, stated that the schools would be built and run on international standards and would have a special emphasis on sports facilities. In all probability, the schools would be named as Abhinav Bindra Ace Public School (ABAPS). The presence of so many branches in the country would mean that a child shifting from one city to another would find it relatively easier to gain admission in a branch of ABAPS. The motto of the proposed schools, as announced by Abhinav, sounds like his mantra in life — ‘Fortune favours the brave’.

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On Demand Video To Promote Teacher Training

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Government of India has reportedly deployed Starbak V3 as part of its exercise to aid the teachers in providing quality education. Starbak V3 is a popular service provider of video networks. The service provider has successfully aid different public service agencies like Health Care Agencies, Corporations, Education agencies, etc. National institute of teacher technical Trainings aims to promote excellence in teaching with the aid of Starbak V3 services.  Starbak V3 service providers will provide live and on-demand video communications to assist and hook-up the teachers spread over an extended geographical territory. Using video as a teaching tool is indeed a new proposition and the government is yet to see its effectiveness. Educationists have welcome the initiative and expressed their contention for looking for innovate and modern solutions to tackle the problems in education field.

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St. Bede’s College on the Verge of Closing Down

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One of the oldest women colleges in India is facing a severe shortage of funds and has reached near closure. St.Bede’s College in Himachal Pradesh is on the verge of closedown due to shortage of funds. The College Prinicpal, Molly Abraham, while speaking to a new agency (IANS) said that it was difficult to run the college any longer. St. Bede’s College is a renowned institute and has been delivering services since 1904. The college principal was reported as having said that the government agencies did not cooperate and had reduced the grants to half. The college is one of the institutions that has been accredited as A+ by the popular accreditation agency NAAC. On one hand, the government is trying to pour more funds in the primary and secondary education and on the other hand grants for higher studies are falling short. The college administration has strongly criticized the government for providing minimal support. Some well known public figures who have graduated from St.Bede’s have expressed deep concern for the current situation and the expected closure of the institution.

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National Law School Opens in Delhi

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The National Law School (NLS) was inaugurated by the Indian President, Pratibha Patil and Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit. National Law School is established in Sector 14, Dwarka, in West Delhi region.  As per reports, the government had sanctioned Rs 110 crores to set up the law school, judicial academy and a National Centre for Mediation over sprawling 13 acres of land. National Law School Bill was passed towards the end of the December, 2007. The university for NLS is a deemed univerity and is to have its own Vice-Chancellor. National Law School offers an integrated B.A. L.L.B (Honors) Degree programme. for students who have qualified their senior secondary exams and are below 21 years of age. A total of 80 seats are available, in which 10 seats are reserved for foreign nationals. The fee structure is fixed at 35,000 INR per semester.

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Students Fight for Admission in Government Schools

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Eight students have set a precedent for contesting and claiming one’s right to education by winning a legal battle against government schools that had denied them admission. Vipin Chandra Pal Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Babarpur had denied admission to two girl students. Naazneen and Nasara were told that they were over 18 years of age and hence, couldn’t seek admission into the school. The students’ petition was filed at the Delhi High Court and their case was argued by Ashok Aggarwal. He argued the case on the basis of the fact that the right to education is mentioned as an Indian citizen’s fundamental right and it couldn’t be declined due to the consideration of their age. Six other students had sought admission to various government schools in Delhi but were denied on some whimsical pretexts. One of these six students, Kiran was seeking admission to Class 7 but was denied on the basis that she had completed her earlier education in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh and her transfer certificate wasn’t countersigned by the concerned authorities. However, the Court ruled that a student’s education couldn’t be compromised due to the sluggishness of the bureaucratic system. The other five students have also been granted admission into various government schools.

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Singapore: The Education Hotspot

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According to a report published by the popular news daily, TOI, Singapore is much more than a second home for Indian students. This place offers inexpensive education and better learning enivronment than India itself. The expenses on education are one-third of that in the US or the UK. What is amazing about this place is that seventy five percent of the students are foreigners. This small island country in the South Asia has become the favoured destination for the students all over the world. There are four state universities in Singapore, The National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and SIM. Besides these universities, there are many vocational training institutes, management institutes and campuses of many foreign institutes. Already, the economic experts have reiterated to start looking in the East, instead of West. With good education opportunities and schools in the East, students may be happy considering Singapore and therefore reinforce the idea. Indian students studying in Singapore have expressed their contention for selecting this destination for continuing their education. Students have been reportedly said that the place is secure and freedom that supports the growth is adequate. All this puts Singapore in the most favoured tourist places for students.

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US Educators travel to India in Search of Gandhian Principle

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Educators and Teachers from U.S. travelled across India in search of the teachings of Gandhi. All of it was made possible with the support of Oakton Community College and the famous U.S. education funding agency, Fulbright-Hays Group Studies. The five week seminar “In Search of Gandhi’s India” led 14 professors and teachers from U.S., to reach and journey through India. As published by a news website of Sun-Times News group, “Traveling across India, we (the group that reached India) discovered a highly complex portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. While celebrated and marginalized at the same time by India’s political establishment and government institutions, we found Gandhi’s vision and ideas alive and vibrant in India’s many movements to protect the environment, in efforts to nurture India’s unique and diverse cultures and languages, and in numerous programs to address the problems of the rural poor.” In many schools and education institutes, teachings of great leaders are incorporated in the curriculum, so that students can have an insight about them and their contributions. In contemporary education, such teachings are considered as vital as they strengthen the leadership fabric in the students and scholars. The team that reached here received cooperation and support from various institutions and educationists based in India. The team also interacted with literary experts, social activists and IT professionals.

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