S. Vishnu Sharma
World of education is all about the latest events on the education arena of our country that are worth noting.
Collegechalo brings to you all the worth noting incidents in the world of education in India.
World of education: All the great latest developments
1. JEE Main admit card
The news to command maximum attention of all in the world of education is about hallticket release for JEE Main 2021 exam.
As per the information bulletin of JEE Mains 2021, halltickets would be released for download during the second week of February.
So students can regularly visit the official website of the exam at ‘https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo2021/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P’ to keep track of the link availability for download.
When the link is available, candidates can click it and enter their username and password and login to download the hallticket.
The first session of JEE Mains will be conducted on 23,24,25 and 26 February this year and as per the usual trend, link to download halltickets will be made available atleast 10 to 15 days before the exam.
Applicants of the exam start watching the official website for the hallticket can be made available anytime soon.
2. NEET UG 2021
NEET UG has also garnered much attention of all those who keenly observe the world of education.
Supreme Court directed that vacant seats in first year BDS course for 2020-21 to be filled through candidates who took part in NEET UG exam after lowering their percentile by 10 percent.
Bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Krishna Murari gave this direction.
As per this direction, candidates from General category who secured 40 percent will be eligible for a seat in BDS course.
Also, students from SC/ST/OBC categories shall be eligible to get a seat if they secure 30 percent marks.
This development has come as a pleasant surprise for all those who keep track of developments related to the world of education.
This is a good news for all those who are aspiring to study BDS course.
Another develoment related to NEET UG exam is also a happy one. The exam is likely to be conducted twice from this year.
A meeting that took place recently witnessed discussion on prospects of conducting NEET UG twice a year.
Officials of Education Ministry of Government of India and National Testing Agency (NTA) took part in the meeting.
Sources following the world of education say Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to conduct the exam two times.
Candidates who appear for NEET UG twice will get the best of the two scores. Students stand a better chance to get a medical seat now in the same year, say veteran educationists.
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3. IIM Calcutta ranks 44
In yet another development in the world of education saw IIM Calcutta garnering 44th rank in FT Global MBA ranking for 2021.
IIM Calcutta won the rank for its one year full-time MBAEx programme. The institution also won third position among the five Indian B-Schools who were listed in the ranking.
Director of IIM Calcutta Professor Anju Seth said this ranking reiterated their commitment to delivering the best quality of management education at IIMC.
Moreover, the success of our alumni over the years is a true testament to this commitment, she said.
Chairperson of MBAEx programme Professor Manju Jaiswall said the rankings highlight IIM Calcutta’s leadership in delivering global management education.
The other parameters that are considered for the rankings are value for money, aims achieved by alumni on taking the course, career services, employability among students within three months of completing the course.
Also among the other parametres are involvement of women in the Institute’s board, international student in-take, international mobility ranking, international course experience ranking, languages, faculty with doctorates, research ranking and corporate social responsibility.
4. PG Dip in CSR
A worth noting development in the world of education is that Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) launched Post Graduate Diploma programme in Corporate Social Responsibility (PG Dip in CSR).
Candidates who have studied their Bachelor’s degree can apply for PG Dip in CSR. The applications are available at ‘ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in’
Interested candidates can go to the above website on or before February 28 and apply for the course.
The course will impart knowledge about theoretical and practical aspects of CSR and also explain how to formulate ideas of CSR and implement them and monitor them and evaluate them.
Experts tracking the world of education say, the start of new course is likely to attract attention of lot of students.
Students who wish to start their career in the field of CSR which is emerging to be one of the prominent sectors can look forward to this course, say experts tracking the world of education.
5. Faridabad sisters to represent India
There is another pleasant development in the world of education which entire nation can be proud of.
Anushka Aggarwal and Gunjan Aggarwal will be representing India in European Girls Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) 2021.
Anshka is a student of 11th standard and Gunjan studies in 9th standard.
Sources tracking the world of education say Olympiad is a competitive exam held by several independent organizations to improve their aptitude, reasoning, analytical and competitive spirit.
This is the first time that India will send a team of four members to represent India at the global platform.
6. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham offers online degrees
Sources tracking the world of education cannot ignore the growing importance of online learning.
Reputed educational institutions are realising the importance of teaching online.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has announced offering BBA, MBA, BCA and MCA in Artificial Intelligence and MCA in Cybersecurity in online mode and this has attracted the attention of all those who enthusiastically follow the world of education.
It is interesting to note that IIT Madras in the recent past has begun offering a full-time online degree.
Post that, it is Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham that has made a step in that direction only to attract the attention of sources following the world of education.
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Also, another interesting point for those who take deep interest in the world of education is that Amrita Vidyapeetham also launched a six week certificate programme in Mahabharata in online mode.
Sources say, the programmes branded as Amrita Ahead have the recognition of UGC and equal to university’s degrees offered on the campus.
Those who take the online course will get course mentors, industry projects, mentorship from experts.
No wonder, this development earned praises from the veterans in the world of education.
7. TISSNET MA admit card
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has become the hub of activity in the world of education as it released halltickets for entrance exam TISSNET.
Candidates who pass TISSNET get admission into various MA courses offered at TISS.
Needless to say, the institution is most sought after in the world of education owing to high standards followed there which bestows the degree a great sense of value.
Candidates who have applied for the exam can go to the official website ’tiss.edu’ and click ‘MA 2021 TISSNET hallticket’ link and enter the username and password, date of birth to view the hallticket.
Once the hallticket is visible, applicants of the exam can take a printout.
Sources well acquainted with the world of education say the talk of higher education in Arts courses will be incomplete without the mention of TISS.
8. UPSC CS Prelims Exam
All those associated with the world of education and who aspire for top government jobs have a news worth watching.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct Civil Services Prelims exam for 2021 on 27 June. A notification released on 10 February (2021) confirms this.
A notification in this regard explaining all the details will be released soon.
Those involved with the world of education, particularly, students of arts and humanities watch for UPSC CS Exam with much enthusiasm.
Applicants must keep visiting the UPSC official website ‘https://www.upsc.gov.in/’ to keep track of latest developments in this regard.
9. International Curriculum on CA
There is no dearth of important developments in the world of education in this country.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has managed to occupy centre stage in the world of education with its latest measure of introducing international curriculum on Chartered Accountancy (CA) course.
The curriculum was launched by Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan.
Sources tracking the world of education say the international curriculum is designed in such a manner to attract students from across the developing nations.
Also ICAI sources say that more emphasis would be laid on e-learning methods like e-books, e-journals and virtual coaching classes.
Sources from ICAI say the curriculum will follow the existing structure of CA. Also, a three year concurrent practical/industrial training will be mandatory.
Experts familiar with world of education have heaped praises on this latest development.
10. IIFT MBA application correction
Correction facility with regards to IIFT MBA programme application form is open now to take up corrections.
Candidates who submitted applications to entrance test conducted by National Testing Agency for offering admission into MBA programme by IIFT can visit the official website to take up corrections.
Sources tracking the world of education and exams say applicants can visit the website ‘iift.nta.nic.in’ till February 12 and make corrections with regards to information provided while applying for the exam.
Applicants can correct errors in connection with fields of Category and Academic Qualification only.
Candidates can contact NTA helpdesk at 0120-6895200 or send an email to ‘iiftmba-ib@nta.ac.in’ in case they have any clarifications.
11. ICAI ARF stands up for plus-two students
Experts regularly acquainting themselves with world of education and exams have enthusiastically followed the news with regards to ARF of ICAI.
Accounting Research Foundation of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ARF of ICAI) will provide training to class 12 students to make them employable.
Sources familiar with world of education say ICAI has also launched an accounts assistant scheme in this regard.
Students who passed plus-two will get trained in the nuances of accounting, tax compliances, book keeping, GST and Income Tax compliances.
Those who pass this scheme will also get an opportunity to train with experienced CAs. Students will also get jobs locally through ICAI job portal.
This measure of ICAI also is winning praises from experts who regularly familiarise themselves with world of education, exams and training.