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Interviews Dr Armoogum Parsuramen GOSK Republic of Mauritius Prof (Dr) Sandeep Sancheti Vice Chancellor, SRM Institute of Science & Technology Dr James Abdey Associate Academic Director University of London Abhishek Bansal Chairman and Managing Director, Abans Group
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It may come as a surprise for today’s youngsters to know that students from Persia, China, Korea, Japan, Turkey and other countries would flock to Nalanda University before the ancient university was burnt down by invaders in 1193. Revived a few years ago, it is now grappling with problems including political interference and lack of staff. India boasted of the best centres of learning. It was in the last three hundred and fifty years that Indian centres of learning took a back seat, mainly due to colonialism. Post-independence, India is once again trying to make its mark in the comity of nations in every sphere and Indian students shine bright in almost every field be it Space Sciences, Math, Medicine and Information Technology. While India sends out lakhs of students abroad who help the countries in which they study, Indian universities fall behind in attracting foreign students. Internationalisation of Higher Education is now more a necessity than a fad. In a world that is closely knit, a collaborative approach only helps. To bring an analogy, the Indian Premier League(IPL) invites foreign cricketers to play alongside players who are not in the Indian team. The model helped unearth talent that one would have missed if not for the IPL. Similarly, collaborative research with foreign students could go a long way in not only cutting-edge research but also retain talent.
Autonomy to universities with minimum state interference alone would help achieve targets. The support from government agencies is a must and to improve the rankings of top Indian universities imperative. Just having three universities in the top 200 universities of the world will not help. Diversity in campuses will go a long way in not only changing the present profile of universities but stem the outflow of Indian students. Earlier this month China authorised 45 medical colleges to enrol foreign students to teach MBBS in English. This decision was taken quickly after witnessing the growing number of Indian and Pakistani students making a bee-line to China. Quick decisions, waking up to realities and executing decisions is something the ‘powers that be’ are often found wanting. The step to revive Nalanda University after 800 years was a step in the right direction, that was in 2014. Today, the university is a pale shadow of its former self. Just coming up with a plan is not enough. Execution is! Do write to us. [email protected]
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Dr Armoogum Parsuramen GOSK Republic of Mauritius
Abhishek Ajmera Head, Certifications MeritTrac Services
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Adapting to the changing Nature of UPSC
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Query consistency in all the products. It is often considered as the “front line” of the industry. There are more job options such as stylist, fashion blogger, freelance designer, fashion journalism, fashion technology.
How do I become a successful freelance graphic designer? - Ananya Ruth, Lucknow It’s important to first set up an own brand and identity. It is helpful to have a business logo.
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What kind of roles can be taken up after studying Fashion? - Ashish Singh, Hyderabad Roles that can be taken up with Bachelor degree in Fashion are: yy Fashion Designing: The job would be to design and produce the garments and products. yy Fashion Merchandising and Buying: The job requires to understand and be aware of the upcoming trends and appeal of the clients and company. yy Fashion marketing and PR: The job consists of creating advertising campaigns and strategies in order to sell your company’s products to clients (including shops) and individual consumers. yy Fashion production & Management: The job ensures quality and 8
Contact prospective clients, the most difficult part is getting your first clients as it is a competitive industry. Use various online job searching sites or someone you know who needs a job done and start small. Build a strong and impressive portfolio, experiment different styles and themes but do not focus your entire energy on it, build a personal network and make new connections with people in the industry. Get referrals during every chance you have, as word of the mouth travels really fast in this industry and creates a good reputation. Harbor your skills and put your best foot forward.
What is the scope of social work as a career in India? – Dhruv Reddy, Chennai Specialists in medical aid and psychiatric social work can make a career in hospitals, clinics, counseling centers, mental hospitals, old age homes and similar institutions. Specialists Street Worker professional in the field of criminology can opt for a career in prisons, correction cells and similar institutions. Those with specialized knowledge in labor welfare segment can work as labor welfare representatives in the private and corporate sector including MNCs and HR department of various laborcentric industries.
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Job opportunities are also available with NGOs working for the development of rural health and sanitation facilities. Here, a professional can work as community welfare specialist. Lastly, premier international organizations like WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF and other international organizations with similar goals targeted at developing nations, require social workers in their developmental campaigns and projects.
What are some of the best institutes to take a degree in Microbiology? – Raunak Seth, Mumbai Microbiologists study microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, algae, fungi, and some types of parasites. They try to understand how these organisms live, grow, and interact with their environments. Microbiologists work in laboratories and offices, where they conduct scientific experiments and analyze the results. Microbiologists need a solid foundation of the sciences. Microbiology majors take courses such as microbial physiology, virology, chemistry, biochemistry, and physics. Eligibility: Passed 10+2 from any recognized board in Science stream AIIMS, New-Delhi AFMC, Pune Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore JIPMER, Pondicherry Amity University Manipal University Fergusson College, Pune Madras Christian College, Chennai Gargi College, Delhi The Oxford Bangalore
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Fascinating structure of cosmic web revealed
IIT Guwahati creates AI Tool for Electric Vehicles IIT Guwahati has developed an AIassisted engineered system design tool for electric vehicle motors. The system shall help engineers to design a motor for EV application in the first phase without much involvement from experts. ‘Smart Engineer’ was developed by a team of four PhD and postgraduate students in the e- mobility lab (EML). Rajendra Kumar, Bikash shah, Ankit Vishway, and Rajendra Kumar were the brains behind this project.
“The current version of the smart engineer is very promising and we now intend to expand the capability to include the finer aspects of motor design,” said Prof Praveen Kumar of department Electronics and Electrical Engineering at IIT-G.
NASA’s new research visualizes black holes and its gravitational effects
Astronomers have wowed the world with the first-ever picture of a black hole and that has opened up new era in astrophysics. Since ages, scientists extensively studied the black hole and its properties. They have successfully created a simulation of a black hole and its gravitational effects on light. The black hole’s super strong gravity bends light emanating from gas in the disk
Recently an image taken by researchers revealed that the structure of a cosmic web is similar to that of whisper-thin threads of spider web. The web is nearly visible and is very difficult to detect. Scientists have found a way to click an image of this by emitting gas. They said that the gas forms an interconnected structure that links galaxies to one another. The light emitted by tendrils of gas that strung between galaxies was mapped and through this it was found that the filaments of gas absorb that light and re-emit it.
behind the black hole so that the disk’s far side seems to split into arcs above and below the abyss. “As the gas swirls around, it tangles the magnetic fields and you get these knots,” says astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., who created the black hole images.
Even though computers simultaneously predicted the existence of cosmic web it was never possible for scientists to see the network stretching between multiple galaxies until now. In dense areas where the matter was dense galaxies were formed by feeding on the cosmic web. The new picture of the filaments is said to support the origin story of Big Bang theory.
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JNU to have new on-college campus dorms for NorthEastern students
McDonald to train BBA students Students pursuing three-year BBA degree programme at Ness Wadia College of Commerce will receive practical training at McDonald’s. To produce skilled people in the retail management industry, McDonalds India has teamed up with Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI) to upskill undergraduate students in Retail Operations. The ministry of Human resource department (MHRD) has chosen Ness Wadia College of Commerce, Pune to collaborate in this endeavour.
This dual education model helps students understand the retail management and operations system theoretically and practical. This model combines and creates a learning space that promotes students in achieving hands-on-training experience. “We are privileged to be among the 10 institutions in India and the only one in Maharashtra to be selected by MHRD and MSDE to launch BBA Retail Operations program,” said Dr Girija Shankar, Principal, Modern Education Society’s Ness Wadia College of Commerce, Pune.
Government intends one national test for university admissions The New Education Policy is set to propose a single test of subject-specific aptitude for admission to colleges and universities across the country. The test will shall be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said. 10
New Education Policy-2020 is likely to suggest an aptitude test and tests in specific subjects that can be taken multiple times in a year. The minister said analysis of over 2 lakh suggestions had been completed and “we will be soon ready with the final NEP (2020) draft.”
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North-eastern students will soon be having a separate college dorm dedicated to them entirely. Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said that a 424-bed hostel for students for the northeastern states will come up soon at the JNU campus. The minister also said that the first-ofits-kind hostel in the JNU campus will have 224 rooms. The Union Minister also stated that there would be a new center for all information on Northeastern states to promote awareness and encourage students from these Northeastern states. JNU has also signed a MoU with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi for teaching, research and technology development in various disciplines. This collaboration’s main purpose is to share various resources and libraries and provide a better education environment for all the students.
Coursera creates a new model for learning
Higher-Ed Institutes’ Participation in Social Missions to impact the NIRF Rankings A Higher Education Institute’s overall ranking under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) will be impacted by the number of social missions completed. Participation in government backed social missions will be counted towards its overall score and ranking on the ‘India Rankings’ list, which is published every year by the HRD ministry. With the recent revisions in the NIRF
parameters and guidelines, Higher education institutes must take part in the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, a flagship project by the HRD ministry, where the institute adopts at least five villages and finds technological and logistical solutions for their problems. These revisions were brought upon to ensure that institutes focus on important social initiatives. These changes also promote logical solutions to problems faced by these villages and help their growth.
Biometric Attendance at Odisha’s Higher-Ed Department The higher education department of Odisha government has introduced biometric attendance recording system for its staff at the Odisha state secretariat Lok Seva Bhawan. New regulations were introduced and are to be effective immediately. It is mandatory for every employee to reach by 10 am with a halfan-hour grace time keeping in mind aspects such as traffic and distance to the office from the place of residence. All employees are to stay at the office premises for seven and a half hours at least. If an employee’s presence in
the office is more than 4 hours but less than 7 hours and 30 minutes on a working day, a half-day leave will be deducted. The Biometric attendance will be implemented in other departments soon. “Every employee is required to record his/her ‘’Office In’’ as well as ‘’Office Out’’ time in the Biometric Attendance Recording Device. Non-recording of ‘’Office In’’ or ‘’Office Out’’ time shall be treated as absence from duty for that day,” the notification said.
Kashmiri Pandits to Get Admission Concession: Education Ministry The concessions available for admission in higher educational institutions to the Kashmiri migrants will now also be given to Kashmiri Pandits living in the valley, according to HRD Ministry. The decision has been taken after the ministry received several representations to extend the concessions to nonmigrant Kashmiri Pandits as well.
Coursera, the United States based online learning platform, shared their 2019 Global Skills Index results and found that two-thirds of the world’s population is falling behind in critical skills. This lead to a new model and approach of teaching where Coursera launched a new model named “Coursera on Campus.” It can be used by universities and high schools all over the globe to get jobrelevant learning and credentials. The content on Coursera on Campus can be accessed by any institute registered, and integrate it into their own curriculum. The new course has features such as single sign-on, API integration, gradebooks, and plagiarism detection to help universities seamlessly incorporate the new model into their on-campus programs. “The market for skills is evolving, and education must evolve with it. To reduce skill gaps and spread opportunity widely, we need to be flexible and adaptive,” said Matthew Rascoff of Duke University, an institute which is leveraging “Coursera for Campus complements in their core curriculum. “While there is no requirement of domicile certificate of Kashmiri migrants, the Kashmiri Pandits or Kashmiri Hindu families living in the valley will need domicile certificate to avail concession,” the official from HRD Ministry said.
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WORD STRUCK b) unfriendly c) Feeling sad d) Distant 2. Dainty a) Pretty b) Hard c) Rough d) Round 3. Arduous a) Ancient b) Easy c) Hideous d) Endangered 4. Hostile a) Ignoring b) Feeling sad c) Being rude d) friendly
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1. By all ________, the world champion is also a down-to-earth, thoughtful, otherwise normal teenager who happens to be extraordinary. a) Criticisms
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4. The only peculiarity we observed in these people is the ________ of plaiting the beard into a three-fold cord. a) Region b) Range c) Section d) Habit
4. Integrity a) Whole b) Entire c) Integer d) Integrate
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4. Procurement a) Understanding b) Obtaining c) Releasing d) Elevating
3. Executive a) Access b) Exsequic c) Carry out d) Execute
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3. As he volunteers to be the first human ________ early on, the effects of the experiment begin to show. a) Salutation b) Stigma c) Subject d) Sensation
2. Reminiscence a) Reminisce b) Remember c) Reminder d) Think about the past
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2. Preoccupate: a) Educate b) Engage c) Animate d) Slander
2. At times, a fully trained physician is called in when a resident or a nurse, who would not charge, would have ________. a) Decayed b) Sufficed c) Dissolved d) Shivered
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Cover Story
Internationalisation of education a far cry
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C As per AISCHE 2018-19, the total number of foreign students enrolled in higher education is 47,427 that comes 164 different countries. To boost international programs, the government of India has assured maximum efforts to programs like VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research), SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic Research and Collaboration, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme, Study in India, etc.
anada has 18 Sikh MPs, India has 13 in Lok Sabha. Less than a lakh foreign students study in India as opposed to lakhs of Indian students in foreign countries, mainly in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany and other countries. That there are more number of Sikh MPs in Canadian parliament in itself is an indication where the young are heading.
towards internationalisation of higher education for several reasons. A high ranking official in the Human Resources Ministry, on condition of anonymity said, “The Higher Education in India has several problems, the distribution of colleges in the country, for one. Out of the 650-odd districts in the country, only 145 districts have close to 10 colleges. This is something that needs to be tackled before thinking of inviting foreign students.
Parth J Shah, director, Indian School of Public Policy and founder, Centre for Civil Society says, “Any college aiming to internationalise has to first undergo a number of approvals and lengthy procedure, this needs to be eased, secondly; there is a need for security for foreign students.”
Then there is an issue of centres of excellence that can attract the best talent from the world. With just 1.7 per cent institutions offering Ph.D. programmes and 40 per cent colleges offering a single programme, thinking of internationalisation of education would not be a good idea aver academicians.
India acknowledged the importance of internationalisation in the last 10 years. As per the Ministry of External Affairs, 69,322 foreign students were studying in India as of December 27, 2017. A number that one cannot boast of by any yardstick. Over 196,000 Indian students studied in the USA alone last year, compared to about 4,500 American students in India. Former Planning commission higher education advisor Pawan Agarwal said that on average, around 5,000 new students were enrolled every single day over the past five years in foreign countries.
A report by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated that spending on tuition and hostel fees by Indians studying overseas has gone up by 44 percent from $1.9 billion in 2013-14 to $2.8 billion in 2017-18 and the number is growing. Several private universities want to stem the flow of Indian students and at the same time attract foreign students to their universities but for that to happen, a robust system with universities having centres of excellence and innovation cells is a must, says Rajeevan Nambiar, an economist.
India is the third-largest after the US and China with 10 million students continuing to study in 16,000 institutions but the number of foreign students is far from satisfactory. The Foreign Education Bill is pending in Parliament as there are concerns that foreign institutions could be fraudulent and have a negative impact. Parth J Shah, however, say, “This perception however needs to change. India needs to open up just as China and Brazil have done by liberalizing their policies and as a result have a diverse pool of foreign students.” The government is reluctantly moving
UNESCO excludes the list of students who study in an institution for less than one year. The Association of Indian Universities (AIU), by following the definition, lists in its database only students registered in universities and colleges, for post- higher secondary programmes, of at least one academic year duration, to be international students.
Key Features of Internationalisation • • • • •
Collaboration Student/Faculty Exchange Program Technical Assistance International students Cross border Inter-culture activities
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Cover Story • International approaches integration in research, teaching, services and policies. • International accreditation • A year or semester-long international exchange programs • Summer schools • Short-term internships • Cultural immersion programs • Sports and Cultural Linkages
Carried out through various program like: • • • • •
Franchise Joint Degree Articulation program Offshore Campus Distance Education
A standardized method or dimension for internationalization Foreign Operation Methods: How? Agents, subsidiary, licensing, franchising, management contracts Sale Objects: What? Goods, Service, Knowhow, system Organizational capacity
Firm competencies: Domestic Market, organization structure, finance
Source: Chetty 1999 and Welch and Luostarinen 1988
Decision Maker characteritics: Age, Education, international skillls and work experience, profit perception
Market: Where? Political, cultural, physical distance of difference Firm competencies: Technology, Market, Knowledge, Planning
Internationalization of Indian Institutions As per ICEF Monitor 2018 report, student mobility has increased to 1,24,000 in 2017. English speaking countries are the largest host for international students and countries are making a huge sum of revenue through a various student exchange program and mobility. In 1975, only 0.8 million were enrolled in higher education outside their home countries and in 2015, four million students as per the 2016 edition of Education at a Glance. The growth was exponential in the last coming years. In 2016 itself, around $39.4 billion is added to the US economy from tuitions and other expenses that seems like one of the top 16
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export industries. Other countries also see a large economic benefit, including Australia ($24.7 billion), Canada ($15.5 billion) and the United Kingdom ($31.9 billion). [Global affairs Canada, 2017; Maslen, 2018; universities UK, 2017]
The international association of university survey responded that the internationalization brings benefits to higher education. India has acknowledged the importance of internationalization in the last 10 years. As per the Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, 69,322 foreign students are studying in India as of December 27, 2017. There is a rise in students going abroad but the admission of foreign students is declining. The declining number questions the interest of Indian institutions for engagement. % change 2018-19 from as % of 2017-18 Total
Citizenship country
2017-18
2018-19
China
40,955
39,601
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21.4
India
19,333
29,669
53.5
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Nepal
9,871
14,594
47.8
7.9
Brazil
10,387
9,228
-11.2
5
Columbia
5,326
7,118
33.6
3.8
Vietnam
5,286
5,335
0.9
2.9
South Korea
5,486
5,045
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2.7
Philipines
2,374
4,607
94.1
2.5
Malaysia
4,980
4,507
-9.5
2.4
USA
4,209
4,440
5.5
2.4
Indonesia
4,165
4,435
6.5
2.4
Thailand
4,078
4,220
3.5
2.3
Japan
3,967
3,743
-5.6
2
Pakistan
3,232
3,258
0.8
1.8
Sri Lanka
2,225
2,982
34
1.6
Other Countries
42,467
42,665
0.5
23
168,341
185,447
10.2
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To increase the mobility of students the University of Grant Commission (UGC) has created a priority addition to the Tenth Plan for the Promotion of Indian Higher Education Abroad (PIHEAD) to encourage student mobility. For the promotion of different category wise distribution of section in the internationalization of accreditation of International association and bodies to categorized the world premier institutions. Many abolitions are available to carry forward those figure in various terms to sync with the world association.
Proposal implemented to attract foreign students like: • Under The Global Interactive Academic Network (GIAN), foreign academicians are invited to offer short courses in Indian institutions. • Research partnership with abroad universities • Carrying out many entrance exam in abroad cities • Many universities and colleges reserve 10% of seats for foreign students • Initiatives such as Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) and Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) have been launched
Exchange Programs Indian student looking to study for aboard prefer liberal studies and humanities. In India, 50% of students look for higher education institutions in the UK and the US. 120000 100000
Where We Are: As per AISCHE 2018-19, the total number of foreign students enrolled in higher education is 47,427 that come from 164 different countries. To boost international programs, the government of India has assured maximum efforts to programs like VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research), SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic Research and Collaboration, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme, Study in India, etc. Taking into account that there has been constrained or little pushed on internationalization of higher education, but it is significant address about the procedure and the ramifications of internationalization of higher education in Draft National Education Policy-2019 (DNEP). The DNEP gives a complete approach towards promoting theinternationalization of higher education in India. It also highlights the importance of the National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF) aligned with global standards for students and faculty to receive internationally recognized qualifications.
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Top foreign destination for Indian students Similarly, maintaining foreign faculties too is a costly affair, according to the ministry, a lump sum of up to $8,000 for 12 to 14 hours of contact and up to $12,000 for 20 to 28 hours of contact can be paid to the foreign experts, covering their travel and honorarium.
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Delhi Gujarat Telangana
Source: Distribution of foreign student in top 10 states as per AISHE 2018-19
Another report by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated that spending on tuition and hostel fees by Indians studying overseas has gone up by 44 percent from $1.9 billion in 201314 to $2.8 billion in 2017-18. The DNEP has proposed establishing an Inter-University Centre for International Education (IUCIE) and an International Education Centre (IEC) within selected Indian universities to support internationalization of higher education in universities. Also, a huge push isvisible in the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to extend the coverage of their distance learning programmes in abroad.
University and Colleges Initiatives India is the third-largest after the US and China with 10 million students continuing to study in about 16,000 institutions. Higher education space in India consist of Indian university and colleges have initiated different program to attract international students and faculty.
Institution Initiative: • IIT Council took major steps to lure foreign students. Each IITs was free to set the fees for foreign students and also relaxed Citizenship Act 1995 to hire international faculties members (Citizenship Act 1955 denies permanent jobs to foreigners at public institutions) • Amity University has a semester exchange program in Dubai, Singapore or London with a one-week study tour. Global Transfer Program (GTP) or International Transfer Program (ITP) • GD Goenka International University and Lancaster University have a semester exchange program. • SP Jain school have branches in Mumbai, Delhi, Dubai, Singapore, and Sydney • Symbiosis University has collaborations with Universities 18
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in France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, USA, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. Also, the ‘Buddy programme’ was initiated for foreign students in which one Indian student, preferably from Pune, is assigned the responsibility of one foreign student in which one Indian student, preferably from Pune, is assigned the responsibility of one foreign student. • Osmania University is in partnership with University of Missouri, St. Louis (UMSL) for the dual degree course in multiple disciplines • Manipal University has semester exchange and summer abroad programs like study buddies. And, also partnered with many international universities like Esigelec, France, Hochschule Bremen- University for Applied Science, Germany, International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE), Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany • Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has a final semester in partner universities abroad • Chitrakara University Punjab too have six months to oneyear semester program in abroad • University of Hyderabad has Study in India Program (SIP) for foreign students and partnered with Dartmouth College, Duke University and the Nordic Centre Press report that more than 40 international universities have approached the government to buy land in the MumbaiPune-Nashik area to initiate new campuses. That highlights the goliath growth of foreign university in India. Also, many more Central universities are required to meet the demand and address international competition. International students prefer to join educational institutions located in and around the cities that are easily accessible from their home countries like Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Indian youth need to be exposed to the global culture if they are to become ‘global citizens’. This can be achieved by travelling abroad for short periods as part of the education degrees at home, and by meeting more international students on home campuses. It would definitely influence the quality, flexibility and diversity of Indian education. If India is to keep pace with the rest of the world, internationalization of education, especially international student mobility into India, has to be encouraged and promoted. If a foreign student looks at the educational institutions he can hardly find centres of excellence that are doing path breaking work, save the IITs and IIMs to an extent. If Indian universities are to attract foreign students, there is a need to better the industry-academia interface, produce state-of-theart technology, create spaces of learning without political interference and allow private universities to flourish.
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Movement Upriser for International Collaboration Systemic reform and wholesome education for Indian students is required before we cater to foreign students Akhand Swaroop Pandit, Founder and CEO, Catalyst Group By Subrat Swain help in getting foreign university tie-ups
Q. What are the advantages of Internationalization? It helps Indian students and faculties to grow and prepare them to work anywhere in the world. Also, it will give them exposure to new and different educational process, teaching and learning techniques. Internationalization will also help in improving the academic quality, staff working atmosphere and prepare the international network for Indian students. Further, will help students become globally competitive critical and analytical thinkers. This shift is largely welcomed by the Indian industry as well with an increase in the availability of students being trained in innovation.
Q. What is the status of “Foreign Education Bill”? The current HECI bill is low on innovation and ambiguous in various details. While deliberating on policy issues, it is important to release the fine print publicly, to engage in genuine interaction with stakeholders and civil society. If there is a desire to bring India’s
higher education to world standards, the country’s policies need to be imaginative and attack the deficiencies of the status quo. This would require the mushrooming of multidisciplinary universities that will conduct highquality research and teaching. Creating additional regulators for singular disciplines will only widen the gap and will not serve the purpose of new legislation.
Q. What can India do to forge international collaborations? India has an ambitious target of providing either higher education to 40 million students by 2020 and to achieve the goal it should allow foreign universities to operate in the country through partnerships or letting them open their campuses. For this, Indian Universities should first start collaborating with those foreign universities where maximum Indian students are taking admission every year. The number of students going there every year will multiply if that university will have its branch campus in Country. Also, student exchange or faculty exchange program will add up in fostering university relations which will
Q. Why foreign universities should enter the India market? Many students want to study in foreign universities but are unable to do so due to distance and monetary constraints. If foreign universities plan to enter the Indian market, this will further streamline the access to overseas education for Indian students with affordable fees. Also, it will give Indian students global exposure, which will help them in the future.
Q. There is a shortage of international faculty. What is your comments? In India, faculties are trained considering the Indian education curriculum and atmosphere. So this restricts the faculty exposure to the new and internationally accepted curriculum. To root this out suitable faculty exchange programs should be there with every university where every year Indian Faculties should be allowed to be trained in foreign Universities. This will help in their development that will indirectly help Indian students who are learning from those faculties.
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LSE bats for collaboration Dr James Abdey, Associate Academic Director, UoL International Programmes at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) believes collaboration goes along with long way and is a win-win situation By Subrat Swain
Q Need of Indian Education System for foreign collaboration India has a large number of higher education institutions, yet not many make it to the summit of the global pecking order at present. While one must always take rankings with a pinch of salt, when the gap between ranks grows to a few hundred, it is almost certainly indicative of a gap in terms of the student experience and learning outcomes. In India, a particular problem seems to be the outmoded curricula and pedagogy, as a result of which most institutions fail to equip their graduates with employable skills directly relevant in the ‘real world’, thereby handicapping young potential. In contrast, a world-class education is always a means to an end, aiming to equip students to better solve real problems when they join the world of work. While India must aim to develop its potential and expand the supply of such institutions domestically, that will take some time to achieve. In the interim, the country should not hesitate to ‘stand on the shoulders of giants’, such as LSE and other leading global institutions, by collaborating with respect to curricula, assessment and examination standards, research and pedagogy. These can provide near-term ‘plug-and-play’ solutions for some of the country’s pressing problems with regard to human capital formation.
Q Internationalization of Higher Education in India The Indian government has recently launched its new National Education Policy that states the intent of policy-makers to make India a global hub of higher education. Inevitably this will be a gradual process, and collaborations with leading international institutions will help give India a head-start by helping it attract Asian students in the near-term. If one 20
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The Indian government has recently launched its new National Education Policy that states the intent of policymakers to make India a global hub of higher education thinks with an open mind, the benefits of such collaborations are manifold. For instance, in the partnership model that we’re involved in with the Indian School of Business & Finance (ISBF), New Delhi, domestic students are able to access an undiluted LSE programme at a fraction of the cost of studying in London. Almost all the employment generated is domestic, and the lion’s share of the wealth creation also remains within India. Perhaps most importantly, though, there is a momentous transfer of knowledge from the international to the domestic partner, not just in the form of curricula and assessments, but also teacher training and exchanges on pedagogy. Seems like a win-win to us, especially in light of the demographic dividend India aspires to reap in the coming years.
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hile there are more than 250 career options, students often look to seven traditional career paths such as Commerce, IT, Medicine, Engineering, Law, Designing and Management. The awareness levels on choosing a career is so abysmal among the students is evident in the latest survey conducted by Mindler’s.
AISHE (All India Survey of Higher Education) 2018-19 latest report too draws upon the fact of limited options adopted by students all over the country. As per the report, the four major streams that are still on top are Arts, Science, Commerce and Engineering. The percentage opting ‘Others’ courses is 14% of the overall under-graduate enrolment.
According to the Mindler’s 2019 survey out of 10,000 students surveyed, 93% of them were unaware of more than seven career options. The survey was conducted among 14-21 age group.
• Many students give more importance to initial pay, job security and perks even in the start of the career. This narrow downs the options. • Students mostly follow their parent’s footsteps • Students are influenced by peers and in many cases do not follow their heart and aptitude, herd mentality is an issue • The need for a job overtakes other factors • Lack of options for certain careers in tier 2 & tier 3 city creates knowledge gap
“The research suggests the ignorance of career options available to students today,” opined Prateek Bhargava, Founder, Mindler.
There are just one lakh counselors while the need is of 15 lakh career counselors to meet the student market of nearly 31 crore. In contrast, US has 26 lakh student counselors for 5.6 Crore learners
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What can do be done? India is short of career counselors. There are just one lakh counselors while the need is of 15 lakh career counselors to meet the student market of nearly 31 crore. In contrast, US has 26 lakh student counselors for 5.6 Crore learners.
Also, according to a survey by International Career and College Counseling (IC3), 98% Indian universities agreed that more information and counseling at the school level could have better prepared the students for universities/colleges. As such, schools, teachers, parents, friends and mentors – a part of decisionmaking process – need to be conscious of evolving career options.
Other Interesting career options There are many careers outside of the balanced traditional jobs that offer a great deal of adventure, travel, and the thrill of new experiences. The list below is an insight. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Fire-Fighting Architecture Culinary Arts Writing Sports Social Work Conservation Scientist Physical Therapists Dietitian Musician Recreation and Adventure Education Diplomacy/Foreign Affairs Marine Officers Geoscience and Geoinformatics
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You are the artist of your life
Dr Armoogum Parsuramen GOSK By D Tejaswi
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he power of transformation lies within oneself. Life is what one makes it. These empowering statements are reflections of Dr Armoogum Parsuramen GOSK – who is the Rise and Shine Ambassador at European Union. He shared his ideas during an interaction with Brainfeed team.
In the past, Parsuramen had held positions like Minister
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of Education, Arts Culture & Science - Mauritius, Senior Advisor - World Bank, and Director - UNESCO. He is also the Founder-President of U3AM University and Global Rainbow Foundation, an international organisation that empowers differently abled persons and vulnerable groups through Education & Training. He sheds light on his perspectives on Higher Education scenario.
Q Quality Education is one of the 17 UN Development Sustainable Goals (SDGs). What are the ways world can attain them? Quality Education is the basic foundation of citizen empowerment. It lays the bedrock for both the personal and community development. So, while there are various policies and initiatives that support the cause of quality education, I believe that focus on three important areas can boost the SDG on Quality Education. 1. Relevant Curriculum: Students need curriculum that offers them meaningful experiences and engenders deep and significant learning. It has to offer a practical knowledge that educates for entire life. 2. Trained Teachers: The world of quality teaching can never be self-sufficient without the presence of trained teachers. Therefore teacher’s training needs to be heavily supported and boosted. 3. Value-based Education: Values in education is the right way to promote the quality. It helps develop a strong character needed for life. These three initiatives supported by the digitisation and technology can speed up the pace of attaining quality education.
Q What are some of the similarities between Indian and Mauritian Higher Education and how could both countries benefit from each other? Higher education in Mauritius is quite similar to India. The colleges and universities in Mauritius follow a semester pattern with end term exams. To talk of diplomatic relationship between the two countries, the ties have been very friendly owing to the strong cultural and historical affinities. More than 68% of the Mauritian population are of Indian origin, which concludes that both the nations share quite a similarity on a strategic level too, including the Higher Education.
Q What is the vision of U3AM University that you founded? U3AM or University of Third Age is a university for senior citizens. I found that there were many citizens who haven’t had the time to study, because they had first to look after their families. So, after a certain age they might have the interest to learn and fill up the missing voids. To cater the need, the university offers more than 25 courses broadly divided in the areas of well-being, adaptation to technology, music and arts, and social sciences for the seniors.
India in particular has a great scope for Internationalisation
They find a good company and learning environment at the university.
Q What is the idea of Global Rainbow Foundation? There is a lot of unexplored potential among differently abled persons. There are many vulnerable people who don’t have the access to the right set of opportunities or benefits. With intent to help the society back, I founded Global Rainbow Foundation to encourage and boost the self-esteem of differently abled persons through programmes on education, health, rehabilitation, social and economic integration. The foundation conducts innovative drives aimed at changing attitudes, mindsets and stereotyped perceptions towards differently abled persons.
Q Higher Education in the world including India is getting internationalized. Your comments. Internationalization in Higher Education and thus the integration of global connections is a great idea for the mutual exchange of ideas. I feel, India in particular has a great scope for Internationalisation. It has a rich base of IITs and IIMs whose rankings and education system is celebrated. So, these could be propagated more to create better interest and zeal on a global scale.
Q What is your message for the youth? One of the problems with the youth is that many of them don’t value themselves enough. They underestimate their capabilities and think that they can’t change their life. They rely too much on circumstances and feel that they are not good enough. However, it’s not true. In my own experience realized one can make it in-spite of coming from humble backgrounds. Similarily, each individual has enormous power within. The capability to change one’s life lies in his/her own hands. You are the artist of your own life. Meanwhile, it is very important to sustain the same values and morals no matter where one reaches. This in-addition with intent to give back to the society makes a life really meaningful and contended. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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QS India University Rankings 2020 By D Tejaswi
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uacquarelli Symonds, (QS) one of the three most influential university rankings in the world, along with the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the Academic Ranking of World Universities released the 2020’s Indiaspecific university rankings.
This is the second time QS has published separate ranking for top institutions in India. The first time that India-specific ranks were declared was in 2019. University
QS, in total, evaluated 157 institutions including public, private, higher education institutions and deemed Universities for the rankings. The rankings were based on eight parameters: academic reputation (30%); employer reputation (20%); faculty/student ratio (20%); staff with a PhD (10%); papers per faculty (10%); citations per paper (5%); international faculty (2.5%) and international students (2.5%).
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With an overall score of 49.4, IIT - Bombay has retained the top-most university position yet in 2020 again for the second consecutive time. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and IIT Delhi were ranked under top 3. IIT-Delhi has climbed one ladder up and has taken the spot of IIT-Madras at the third rank, as compared to last year. IIT Bhubaneswar has break the position and got into Top 20.
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Engrave Tool Pen A battery operated pen to engrave on any surface including wood, metal, glass and plastic. It is a last product or pen you require to engrave and restore the value in it. It comes with dimension of 26.9 x 13 x 3.3 cm and weighs around 90.7 g. It supports AA battery for a longer work schedule and portable to move to work on any location. https://amzn.to/2IZuBLr
If you are going to use a laptop in bed, a laptop tray (also called lap desk) will work wonders for longterm comfort and posture health. It can also prevent the buildup of dust and heat in the laptop itself, which causes heat damage. Its dimensions are 49.5 x 36.8 x 8.9 cm and provided by Tizum.
A folding Bluetooth keyboard may not seem like a big deal, but you will be surprised at how often you pull it out. It can connect to any modern smartphone or tablet, whether Android or iOS, Windows XP or Vista / 7/8/10. It has dimension of 19.7 x 15.4 x 5.1 cm and weighs 349 g.
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If you read books on a weekly basis, then you need a Kindle. It is lightweight, comfortable, carries thousands of books with you, and easier on the eyes than reading on a smartphone or tablet. It has 6-inch display, 167 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale, and size of 160 x 113 x 8.7 mm and weighs 174 g.
From telling the time to monitoring sleep and checking heart rate and tracking activity levels, smart watches are the techy descendants of traditional wristwatches. With SKYGRAND’s smartwatch, you can even check SMS messages and see calls, and even set reminders for things like impending deadlines, upcoming exams and rescheduled lectures!
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With LCD writing tablet, children can freely release their natural instincts, enjoy painting, count the numbers, and spell words at any time and place with no longer making a mess on the ground or walls. Moreover, you do not have to spend a lot of money on papers. https://amzn.to/2oNvn7h
Designers of this cool 10x Office Tool actually packed in 10 of your everyday office things. There is a stapler, scissors, carton opener, staple in remover, 1-meter retractable measuring tape, pencil sharpener, paper punch, key ring, storage basket and waste bin. It is 5 inches long and weighs around 120 grams. https://amzn.to/31ibq5O
Anker Wireless Ergonomic Mouse
As a student, you will spend most of your waking hours on a computer, and this can put a lot of strain on your wrist. That is where Anker’s wireless ergonomic mouse comes in, as it encourages a neutral wrist and arm position. It comes with 800 / 1200 / 1600 DPI Resolution Optical Tracking Technology, dimensions: 120 x 62.8 x 74.8 m and weighs 3.4 oz.
An ultimate toy for adults and students with different puzzles to solve and can act as stress reliever. It brings out endless finger pleasure by flip and folds it constantly to different infinity shapes. A toy for everywhere home or schools. https://amzn.to/32kXF7S November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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Abhishek Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director of Abans Group started his entrepreneurial journey at an early age of 16. His passion for business -- inspired by innovation -helped him thrive not in one country, but in different parts of world. He shares his thoughts with Higher Education Plus By D Tejaswi
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Wisdom tempers the edge of Intelligence Q What are the early signs of entrepreneurship? There are many roads to entrepreneurship open for students. However, whatever may be the road, an entrepreneur exhibits a knack for a particular line of business early in student life. For example, I have always been fascinated by the concept of trading and numbers. So, I always looked around for opportunities. I remember in my childhood that there used to be a junk dealer in my neighbourhood who used to buy and sell books by the kilo. In the next lane, there was a second hand book dealer who would pay a percentage of the book’s original price depending on its vintage and condition. So I hit upon the idea of buying books from the junk dealer by the kilo and selling it to the second hand book dealer at a per piece rate. As both the transactions were on cash and carry basis, I was able to rotate a fixed amount of working capital over and over in cycles of buy and sell. Hence an entrepreneur is quick to spot an opportunity in his / her chosen area of focus and then exploits the same. This innate sense of business is facilitated and honed by education and experience, but the original spark has to be there.
Q What are the wrong reasons to begin a start-up? Just having an efficient business plan is not the reason one should start a business. It is very crucial to have a passion for the business idea to succeed. There should be a soul-satisfying reason for entering into a business, without which the idea becomes valueless after few days. So, every entrepreneur should ask himself / herself some hard hitting questions before venturing upon the entrepreneurial journey.
Q What are the strategies that you leverage for standing out and making lifelong connections?
or impatient with me because I said the truth but they too eventually come around. Thirdly, I believe that knowledge and content are enduring values and much more fruitful in building and maintaining relationships than “marketing” oneself. Whenever I meet a person, I try and portray myself, my knowledge and my personal take on issues.
Q Is there a dark side of entrepreneurship? If yes, how can one consciously mitigate the same? Success, especially when achieved early in life ; can be heady and destructive. So one has to always remember one’s roots, value the worth of wisdom over intelligence and stay down-toearth. Wisdom is a particularly difficult virtue to cultivate as it often comes with a certain number of years. In my early days, even I used to place a lot of trust on intelligence. However through trial and error, I realized that intellect without the tempering effect of wisdom can only wreck destruction.
Q How does one handle failure? In the case of failure, I always try to remind myself of my confidence and inner strength. I pay heed to the fact that whatever I do in the physical world is a manifestation of the qualities that I bear within myself. Unfortunately, it is the custom of the World to respect physical pomp and splendour over one’s internal qualities. Let us not forget that Gautama Buddha looked like any other mendicant but kings and emperors used to bow down and lay kingdoms at his feet.
Q What is your message for budding entrepreneurs?
My strategy for connection-building is to value my first-hand relations : people who are always there for me no matter what happens.
There are always a few budding entrepreneurs who hesitate. They need to remember that the universe is always showering blessings upon everyone. It depends upon the self-capacity of every individual to open-up and receive the same.
Secondly, I abide by the principle of truth. I try and cultivate the ability to appreciate and stand by truth. There have been instances in my life when I have physically gone to the door of people who I felt I had wronged and who had truth on their side, to apologise and bring them back into the fold. The flipside is also true; I have had people getting irritated
It is akin to collecting the water from the rain. The amount of water collected would depend upon the size of the vessel used; depending on the openness of one’s heart; one can receive a spoon, bowl, bucket or even an ocean of love, help and grace of the universe. Be bold and follow your heart, success will come your way. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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There are a large number of patent applications pending from my own institution for quite some time now
Society should take more research-based risks Prof (Dr) Sandeep Sancheti, Vice Chancellor of SRM Institute of Science & Technology is a personality who has seen-and-experienced Indian research both from a near and far angle. He sheds light on the issues affecting the country’s innovation power By D Tejaswi
Q How well are higher education and Intellectual Property rights (IPR) connected? I would say that they are reasonably well connected throughout the world, except in India. Our education system is slightly stereotyped and students are often found limiting themselves into certain boundaries of do’s and don’ts. 28
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But this scenario is slowly changing -- and changing for good. Ultimately, higher education is the foundation for new knowledge because one needs big base of uncluttered minds to innovate. Such minds are generally available in the higher education space and cannot be found easily in the Job mode, because one is again bound by certain limits.
Q Do you believe that the overall Indian education system promotes innovation quotient in students? Yes, I would say that our education system has started promoting innovation quotient in students but not necessarily at all levels and also not in all institutions. One can count such institutions on finger tips. However, in recent years, both Central and State Governments have started many new schemes like Hackathons to promote innovation.
Q What do you think about the patent process in India? The patent process in India is very sluggish and now India has woken up and is charging ahead, without that India would not be able to compete with the rest of the world in terms of development and industrialization. What I keep hearing is that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, that deals with this aspect, is trying and making efforts to improve the process at all levels, be it the required research, be it publishing or be it analyzing its potential. There are certain timelines and guidelines that are in place but I still find that they are not able to maintain the required standards or performance. We have seen in our own experience that the foreign patents are granted much faster than the Indian patents. There are a large number of applications pending from my own institution for quite some time now. There are many reasons for these. We were not on the bus for active patenting right from the beginning and now we need to catch up with the world.
Q What role can an institute or university play to encourage students to file more patents? An institute can support the emerging idea of a student and fund the patents to some extent. Also, Universities can call up the patent attorneys and regulators to their campus regularly to help students understand the process, and help them evaluate potential of the work. If patents can be given some kind of academic credit or acknowledgement, that would help motivate students. Quick commercialization or productization through professional agencies can also encourage students to work for it.
Q What do you think about the quality of research in India? I genuinely feel the quality of education, research, innovation isn’t that good. India is still developing and research is fairly a new concept. I clearly remember, 20 years ago when I was doing research with my colleagues, other supporting staff would laugh at us thinking we are trying to show off by doing research and that was the mindset. In the past 20 years, India has started understanding the importance of research, is improving, and is definitely much better but we still have a long way to go. Few things to keep in mind to do good research
is; one, is encouraging teamwork, working on certain ideas as a group isn’t a common phenomenon. Our research is limited and is at basic level. Right now, what we need is diverse and extensive research to understand ideas in depth. Two, goal setting is hazy and isn’t prioritized well. We need to divide the goals into smaller units and achieve them in a planned manner. Lastly, an overall involvement of all stakeholders is not really seen. In conclusion, teamwork and goal setting will really further the vision of research and provide better attainments.
Q How well are university innovations and patents funded? Poorly! We neither have any corpus, nor any industrial support. Our approach has always been frugal. The draft new education policy has targeted a better approach and more funds but we believe it will still be very minimal. Further backing and augmentation is required by the industries, who are generally the direct beneficiaries of such patents.
Q The Department of Industrial Policies and Promotion quoted that commercialization of patents is poor in India. Your comments. My comments are in accord with the Department. I mean, where are the Indian industries in entire scenario of commercialization? Where are our industries in terms of their own new products? These aspects need to be discussed. We hardly know about any Indian product, which was conceived in India, planned in India, made in India and celebrated all over the world. There is no such kind of product. The reason for that is our very own industry. They themselves aren’t so matured or aren’t research-oriented. They are very happy producing goods, which will sell well and bring in better financial returns, but aren’t very innovative to bring up something new as a product. Not only in India, but also in west the rate at which the patents are commercialized in not very high. Not in recent times but I met an industrially supported researcher 7-8 years ago; he single-handedly had over 100 patents and was working for a top notch MNC IT company. When asked how many of his patents were commercialized, the count was nil. These challenges remain everywhere.
Q Is there anything else that you like to add on? We as a society should take more research-based risks and accept failures. Society should be more tolerant towards failure and take pride even when someone tries something new and fails. I would go to the extent of saying that failures should also be celebrated just as much as successes. Such an approach would shape the world of patents and innovation in a better way. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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Colleges should start short term courses Abhishek Ajmera – Head, Certifications, MeritTrac Services talks about several ways to curb the skill gap
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requently cited data suggests that India shall soon be the most populous nation in the world. Of this, an overwhelming 500 million plus shall be the youth. At a juncture where the country’s demographic dividend has been attributed as a unique catalyst driving its economic ascendance, a slack in quality jobs, skills and employability of its youth can disrupt India’s growth trajectory. There has been a cacophony of opinions around the issue of jobs, especially over the past few months. Of course, the issue of jobs, ranks at the top of the agenda, more so off late. The paradox lies in the fact that while on the one hand there is a shortage of skilled manpower, on the other, there aren’t nearly as much quality jobs in the market, as would be desired in a robust economy, such as ours. The paradox, in my view, could be resolved by addressing the issue of skills first. This is because, skills in themselves could become the very basis of quality
job creation (through entrepreneurship, higher productivity and hence, greater organic growth). However, there is a significant gap, in the skill sets that the current workforce offers and what the industry expects from them. The higher education system in India, although rigorous in boosting theoretical knowledge, hardly strikes a favourable note in terms of hands-on practical application. The traditional system isn’t yet up to the challenge in terms of the needs of the industry; our academic institutions are yet to play a decisive role, in terms of students facing the industry challenges. There is an urgent need to revamp the systems to have strong industryacademia relations, moulding young graduates with industry ready aptitude and knowledge. The focus indeed needs to shift towards enhancing students’ employability and the need for continuous assessment of employability. In order to witness higher upside in the employability quotient of students,
structural changes must be made in educational institutes. The curriculum needs to be in-line with the latest industry developments. The education system is at a crossroads-- a point where it needs to re-align to the industry needs as well as, empower students to develop into capable professionals. A synergy between industry and academia based on an understanding of industry needs would help shape the future of education. Such collaborations would also ensure that colleges are enabled to emulate the best professional practices in the industry. As technological disruptions are increasingly recurrent, and more so at a rapid pace, it might be difficult for the conventional institutions to transform at a similar rate. An apt method to resolve this would be for colleges to add additional short-term courses on such emerging and latest domains so that students stay updated. Internships are a great mode for students to have hands-on experience in their choice of field. This allows them to assess their likelihood to work in an industry and understand the skills needed to excel. While these are a few routes colleges can take to strengthen their employability factor, it is vital to have a mode of continuous assessment to ensure efficiency. Employability can’t be imbibed overnight or just over one semester. It is necessary that young graduates are honed over the entire academic course to understand their progress and assess areas of improvement. The earlier, the better.
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Learn languages with OTT The rise of mobile-only OTT plan is triggering an onslaught of new players in edtech domain facilitating a better learning experience with streaming platform
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ou no longer have to fret if there is no German, French or Spanish teaching centres in your city, just jump onto the Over-the-top (OTT) bandwagon and learn a language.
Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Eros Now, BigFlix or Voot offer languaging learning. Netflix is one of the highest content subscribers in India and earns 20 times more money per user than any other OTT (Overthe-top)platformand it is present in more than 190 countries around the world. Language is the most important field one can explore to improve the skills. Netflix supports 22 languages like Portuguese, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Arabic, Korean, Chinese and many more. It can be a great way to start a second or third language by understanding spoken style or simply improve your present languages like English or Hindi. Boston Consulting Group estimates that India’s video-ondemand market will touch $5 billion by 2023 from $500 million last year. Since its India launch in January 2016, Netflix’s monthly average order value (AOV) in India was Rs640/-. Netflix is the most expensive OTT service in the country but still, English-speaking users are willing to pay the premium. Chrome too has an extension “Language Learning with Netflix” that has a similar focus. The extension allows users to display two subtitles, the first one is the native language and the second language is the one you are trying to learn. The synchronized display allows users to suck up the new words and the accent. The best part is to control the playback speed, vocabulary highlights, dictionary, and pronunciation. Many other service providers are reaching users to make them understand the value of learning through Netflix. Mate Translate, Subtly, Urban Dictionary and Lingvo are the few players trying to polish the user’s communication. But it will not help users trying to learn the fundamental of any language. Experts also suggest creating a separate profile for each language learning to track the stage of development. The
below app has been downloaded and used by thousands of users worldwide but in India, it is still incubating. Q How to achieve the goal?
India OTT Market Size • Look for programs in your targeted Size of the OTT Who stands where language market in India subscriber base of OTTs in India (in mn) • Listen and ($mm) understand with Netflix 5 the targeted 700 2,400 Amazon 11 Prime language 2018 2023 Hotstar 150* • Add preferable subtitles Source: Media Partners Asia, CounterPoint • Use two subtitles: Research/estimates one native and other is the targeted language India has more than 450 spoken languages that is a tough market to crack for any product-based company. As per CyberMedia Research, Netflix has 1.3 million subscribers and has the possibility to reach 3 million + users by the end of this year. Due to the rise of mobile-only OTT plan, the market can reach new heights that can trigger many new players in edtech domain to reveal the better learning experience with streaming platform. OTT (Over-the-top) Service OTT means streaming media content directly to user over the web or also called video-on-demand platform. It outsmarts the traditional network like telecommunications or cable service. It requires only internet to access the complete service. Q Why it is famous? • Quality Content with low & affordable price • Content are originals • It can access in multiple device like mobile, Tablets and TV Major players: Hotstar, Netflix, Sony LIV, ZEE5, Amazon Prime, Eros Now, ALTBalaji, Voot, JioCinema, JioTV, BIGFlix, MX Player, HOOQ, Arre, Viu, Vuclip, YuppTV and many more According to a KPMG report, the average time spent by Indian subscribers on various OTT platforms is 30-50 minutes. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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What you need to know about MA Urban Design and Planning Dr Bobby Nisha, Programme Director MA Urban Design and Planning , Department of Urban Studies and Planning , University of Sheffield, UK talks about the enormous potential of the course By D Tejaswi
Q Tell us about course in MA Urban Design and Planning?
Q What are the contemporary urban challenges cities are facing around the globe?
The course in MA Urban Design and Planning is driven by innovative research and teaching, harnessing new and emerging technologies. The course usually includes a wide range of engaging elective modules that allows students to develop specialist knowledge in planning, architecture and design, GIS, or real estate.
Our cities are facing unprecedented social, economic and environmental challenges. Rapid growth have created issues such as traffic congestion, lack of adequate housing, sprawl, pollution, crime, and economic issues like industrial decline. There are a range of urban challenges in global development processes, from national and local policies in rapidly expanding urban areas to the economic, social, institutional and political relationships between the global north and south. This course gives opportunities to develop skills in analysing, designing, and managing rapidly urbanising areas. Urban design can be key to making places that are successful both socially and economically, people friendly spaces, and attractive to visit.
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Design and Planning is essential in creating community identity to deliver better public services and contribute to a reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour. There are placement opportunities available to students on the MA Urban Design and Planning course. Should students wish to find work experience, there are numerous local and national employers in order to help find the right placement. Any student can get through the positions of community planning and development representative, GIS Analysts, Urban Designer, Planning and Development Associate and so on.
Q What can be done to make urban planning more eco-friendly and sustainable?
Urban design can be key to making places that are successful both socially and economically, people friendly spaces, and attractive to visit. Design and Planning is essential in creating community identity to deliver better public services
A city that can power itself with renewable sources of energy and cause no to less damage to the natural habitat is what we want to aim for. The crux here is to produce minimal pollution so we can take care of our air quality, ensure efficient use of land, recycle/compost used materials to create smallest possible ecological footprint. These call for actions such as design of sustainable urban transport systems, natural ecology based solutions like sponge cities (introduced by China), green roof tops, streets to improve urban climate, Social bonding and reaching out to community networks in urban places. Importantly, cities and countries must come-together to work towards collective global change.
range of issues. In the education sector, disciplines such as medicine, engineering and computer sciences are looking at education applications of VR to produce simulation training environments or to recreate models of artefacts to understand how things work. The use of fully immersive virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology at various stages of delivery of urban design teaching helps increase the student understanding and appreciation of such key factors as space and volume.
There is a trend of integrating Virtual and Augmented Reality into learning and teaching in preparing students for a career in urban design in the 21st century? Could you tell us about it?
There are placement opportunities available to students on the MA Urban Design and Planning course. Should students wish to find work experience, there are numerous local and national employers in order to help find the right placement. Any student can get through the positions of community planning & development representative, GIS Analysts, Urban Designer, Planning and Development Associate and so on.
Immersive virtual reality is growing in popularity and whilst it is viewed as being firmly in the domain of gamers, it is seeing a significant rise in industries such as marketing, retail sales, real estate and engineering for a variety of uses. Educators are becoming interested in the application and appropriateness of VR to learning and teaching; to understand its relevance (or otherwise) to increasing students’ understanding of a
Q What are the career prospects on completion of MA Urban Design and Planning?
The world has a great shortage of trained urban designers and there are significant opportunities for urban designers around the world.
Urban Planning Courses in India
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Ayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur, Rajasthan
University of Southern California
CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Guwahati College of Architecture, Assam
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Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai
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IES College of Architecture, Mumbai
University of Toronto
MEASI Academy of Architecture, Chennai
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Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture, Pune
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Taking a cell phone break? Think twice
A recent study by Rutgers University says frequent cellphone breaks could lower productivity without diverting one’s concentration.
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Some of the effective and healthy breaks include Stretching the body, exercising the eyes, sipping the water, playing with pet, watering plants, taking a snack and talking to people.
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ell phones are our go-to device for anything and everything. Although they let us connect with the world, at what cost is the question.
Based on a latest study by Rutgers University, students who took frequent cellphone breaks had problems with concentration and solving problems. “This experience is different in a way that we use other screens like computers and laptops,” said Terri Kurtzberg, Associate Professor at Rutgers University in the US. The easy to use handset and connecting with people and events on the go makes people grab the cell phone, says the study.
The survey was conducted with 414 undergraduates who were asked to solve 20 sets of word puzzles. Students who took cell phone breaks took 19% longer to complete the task and solved 22% fewer problems compared to those who took other forms of combined breaks.
The average smartphone user checks the device 63 times a day.
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% of smartphone users check their device while speaking with friends and family.
While the above steps can help, some measures can also be introduced to avoid frequent cell-phone mis-use. Making apps less accessible, maintaining a safe distance from the cellphone and including apps that help limit the screen time such as Freedom, Space, Off the grid, Antisocial, App Detox and OurPact. These apps help set daily-limits, tailored-modes, and exceed-notifications to help curb the habit.
How screen-time limit apps work? The screen-time limit apps use intelligent analysis to help a person control cell-phone use. It whitelists important contacts and blocks the unwanted engagements after a certain time limit.
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In short, these apps help the person unplug without missing on the urgent matters. Some apps also auto-respond to incoming messages on person’s behalf, while maintaining a careful activity log of everything.
The apps calculate The findings of the study (Source Info: Bankmycell) “addiction score” based indicate that frequent breaks, on the metrics and sends such a stroll or just chatting with a colleague was more effective. The study stresses on reminders suggesting slowing down when the cell phone use constructive breaks that add value to the mental state of affairs is on the rise. 34
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Too few women universities Out of the 993 universities in India, only 16 are women universities By D Tejaswi
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t is a strange paradox. While Indian women enrolment matches that of men, exclusive universities for women are far and few in between. According to the HRD Ministry’s 9th report on All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) for the year 2018-19, there are just 16 exclusive universities for women.
The status of female enrolment and participation of women in higher education ecosystem is good. As per the report, the total enrolment in higher education is 3.74 crore with 1.92 crore males and 1.82 crore females. This given, the percentage of female enrolment becomes 48.6%. This points the narrowing gender-gap where female enrolment has improved from 47.6% in 2017-18 to 48.6% in 2018-19, says the survey. Also, the report says that the country has 16 exclusive women universities, 3 in Rajasthan, 2 in Tamil Nadu & 1 each in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Names of Women Universities Pan-India Banasthali University Mody University Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University Assam Women’s University Karnataka State Women University Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University Rama Devi Women’s University Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women Mother Teresa Women’s University Diamond Harbour Women’s University Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women
Location Tonk, Rajasthan Laxmangarh, Rajasthan Jaipur, Rajasthan Jorhat, Assam Bijapur, Karnataka Mumbai, Maharastra Bhubaneswar, Odisha Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Dindigul, Tamil Nadu Diamond Harbour, West Bengal New Delhi, UP
Names of Women Universities Pan-India Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidyalayam Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Eternal University Women Institute Of Technology Mahant Darshan Das Mahila Mahavidyalaya
Location Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Sonipat, Haryana Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh Sudhowala, Uttarakhand Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Women Universities in other parts of the World Besides India, women Universities are also prevalent in other parts of the world. A small number of the original, well resourced women’s institutions are present in U.S., Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea. A handful of women’s residential colleges persist within coeducational institutes of UK, Italy, Australia, and Canada. In the Middle East and South Asia too, the sector remains robust. Some new public and private women’s universities have opened or are in the planning stages in the Middle East, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.
Why is a women’s college important? • There are women worldwide for whom co-educational institutions are not accessible for reasons of tradition, culture, religion, or financial resources. • Each person learns differently; the learning environment of a women’s college provides distinctive opportunities to learn. • Women colleges help young women find their voices and develop the confidence. • It’s easy to find support and encouragement. • Research suggests that students at women’s colleges feel less pressure to engage in negative behaviours associated with campus life. • Solnick (1995) found that women’s colleges are better at encouraging women to enter and persist in non-traditional and male-dominated fields. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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Adapting to the changing Nature of UPSC Manoj K Jha Faculty at GS Score
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spirants, when they begin preparation for civil services, are generally confused and are unsure about how to start, where to start and what to study. IAS/IPS aspirants have numerous queries in their mind regarding exam eligibility, study material and exam structure, etc. Many are not sure if coaching is essential or not. Their worries are not unfounded. Misguidance can cost any aspirant’s time, money and resources. Unfortunately, many coaching institutes are unsure about how to properly guide aspirants as per the latest requirements of UPSC examinations. There are coaching institutes which charge hefty fees but provide poor service and low-quality study materials. Whether you are a beginner in the arena of UPSC Civil Services exam preparation or an experienced candidate, knowledge about the changing requirements of the UPSC is essential for success. The UPSC has introduced changes in the exam pattern in recent years that were met with both resistance and appreciation. The most recent change was introduced in 2015 in the form of making the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) a qualifying paper after criticism from students as well academicians. Recently, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), in its vision document, has recommended to the government to change the existing format of the preliminary
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examination and remove Paper-II, popularly known as CSAT, has been welcomed by the aspirants as they would have more time to prepare for Paper-I. But apart from these structural changes UPSC is approaching towards academic changes in which what matters now is not how knowledgeable you are, but how quickly can you process the information in your brain to present the different sides of a relevant issue. Unfortunately, many coaching institutes haven’t still understood this change. Many of them are still teaching a lot of junk facts to students. Students are overloaded with almost everything under the sun. However, in the exam hall, aspirants are unsure of what to do with this ‘junk’ information on questions which test their analytical skills in a short span of time. UPSC is no more looking at specialised knowledge or information; rather they are looking at your analytical skills. No coaching institutes can do the analysis for you. Only you can do it in the exam hall. Does this mean the end of coaching institutes or mentors? No. We didn’t mean that. Nevertheless, if they don’t adapt to the changing requirements of UPSC, their methods won’t help candidates.
Q What should the ideal mentors of UPSC aspirants do now? They should guide aspirants on the right path and demonstrate the importance of cultivating analytical skills. Yes, analytical skills are becoming more and more important in UPSC CSE. Not just for Mains, but for Prelims and Interview as well. Aspirants should learn to analyse questions within a limited time. Following this seven-point approach for preparation could help. 1. Avoiding heavy reliance or expected questions from any test series. 2. Making sure that your basics are strong enough to tackle any static questions. One can bank on the core syllabus portions like geography, history, polity, economy, etc. as there is unpredictability of current affairs sections. But one must not avoid the new areas like security, environment, ethics and disaster management as UPSC is often asking questions from those. 3. Positive attitude towards the exam is important. Treating UPSC exam as one among the mock tests relieves stress. 4. Doing multiple revisions, especially for the subjects you are weak in, is crucial. 5. Rather than focusing on memorization of facts and
approaches, it is better to develop analytical ability to be able to think and interconnect between what you know and what is asked. This will come with practice and multiple revisions. 6. Read India specific sources on internet, there are many foreign websites, which are good for understanding, but their data and examples are not Indian. That reduces their utility. 7. Develop Holistic preparation! Don’t segregate prelims syllabus from main exam. Your approach may be different but the subjects are almost same. Focus on authentic sources. For example budget, economic survey, yojana, year book and annual reports are helpful. These books are bulky but there’s no necessity to read word by word. Skimming through the content and reading the exam relevant syllabus helps significantly. Most importantly working on the mistakes is important. If you are able to rectify your mistakes and don’t repeat them in next exam, your skills in tackling UPSC real exam will improve automatically. While, this is not at all easy for beginners, the intensity of practice with right model of questions can transform the understanding. Remember, you need the proper practice to – think, analyse, understand, and present it on the exam sheet. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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Dropping out of IITs on the rise
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Expert Opinions “How are students who have been admitted to IITs academically weak? This policy is a result of a poorly hidden secret that many students admitted into IITs got in mainly because they spent 2-3 years in coaching classes learning how to crack the IIT-JEE exam via mugging patterns and frequently asked 40
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questions and not because they are academically brilliant overall. Many industry employers are also bemoaning the drop in quality of IIT graduates due to this lacuna. The Ministry of HRD needs to come up with a more broad-based admissions process into IITs which assesses students personalities, ability to solve live problems, past academic performance and extra-curricular activities so they can truly select the cream of the crop instead of students who are good at only one thing…cracking a standardized exam.”
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Siddarth Bharwani VP – Brand & Marketing, Jetking Infotrain Ltd. “The early exit option comes as a positive move in the direction of combating the increasing rate of dropouts from IITs. It will help students, who are academically weak, attain a
degree as opposed to being expelled after spending a valuable amount of time for the course. The agenda has also provided for the continuation of scholarships for students who require an extra year for the completion of their degrees, which will also benefit many students. However, measures need to be initiated to help students cope with the curriculum, with an increased focus on learning and application of concepts. The norms for the admission process also need to be streamlined, so that only those students who are truly fit for the course are enrolled into IITs.” ..........................................................................................................
In the present year 2018-19, course in Engineering and Arts courses saw some biggest fall of enrolment by five lakhs from 42.5 lakh in 2014-15 to 37.7 lakh in 2018-19
Rachit Jain Founder & CEO of Youth4Work “The dawn of education has arrived, as people’s perspective over learning and its implications on career and growth. Along with it, the Indian educational system is evolving up to positively accept and assimilate the importance of vocational skills and training into their age-old curriculum. The change in policy where govt. has moved towards awarding Degrees for Online/part-time courses, are just a nudge towards a brighter future that India wants to harness. Keeping the essence of this thought in mind, allowing early exit to B.Tech students is an immense opportunity to grow while figuring out their strengths and learning to capitalize on them. This promotes the acceptance of a space where these students engage in work, while continuing part-time study, thereby promoting the importance of gaining experience while studying.” ..........................................................................................................
Dr RL Raina Vice-Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur ‘The decision was introduced to allay the negative consequences of dropouts, due to either poor performance or personal reasons, which leaves a large number of academically talented candidates without an undergraduate degree. A B.Sc degree will allow them to pursue masters in nonscience courses such as animation, management, computer
technology, journalism and more. As for job opportunities, there are a number of job profiles for candidates with a B.Sc degree that are satisfying, pay well, and leave them with enough time to pursue other interests and hone their skills. These include, but are not limited to, the post of a research analyst, scientific assistant, lecturer, researcher, technical writer, or consultant’. ..........................................................................................................
Arman Ahmed Co-Founder & CEO, Edyoda says, “Life Is Too Short” Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. This quote holds a virtue of truth in real life too. But sometimes students realize it a bit late. So, if you entered the stream of engineering and then realized that this is not your cup of tea and thinking to step out of it, you need to hang on as haste is always often a waste! You have to find what you want and what you are good at. Until you have discovered your true area of interest try and stick with the course you are in. Don’t drop out until you have found something you love to do. Do your research, try out stuff, join classes and see what gets you excited the the most. Don’t go for these so called “most demanding” or “most popular” things. If you don’t like it, you will be repeating the same mistake. The grass is often greener on the other side. Identify your passion and the field of interest and start a career in that. It is better that you find out your passion, the things which you enjoy doing the most and then plan your career accordingly. If you think it’s still hazy go for career counselling. The experts will guide you in a best possible way. Don’t waste your time doing something you don’t love. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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Selection with Choice
One can choose a post graduate college based on the tie ups the colleges forge with industries. By Subrat Swain
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hy not to choose your graduate or postgraduate college based on top Industrylinked technical institute report? As per report by seventh edition of AICTE-CII Survey of Top Industry-Linked Technical Institute has jot down nine degree-level and one diploma level in engineering, management and pharmaceutical category. Ongoing survey for 2019 report is in progress. It provides the result to measure the depth and extent of collaborations between technical institutions in the country and industry. Started from 2012, its coverage has been to many disciplines such as management, pharmacy and architecture in the following years. In the present year, new interpretation was added that highlights top companies that are working in close coordination with institutions. It decides institutes capability based on six parameter like governance, curriculum, faculty, Infrastructure, services/ projects and skill development and placements. The institutes are awarded in three categories gold, platinum and silver.
Out of 755 institutes, 145 for Platinum, 302 for Gold and 307 for Silver. Under govt institutes, 12 are in the Platinum category, 9 in Gold and 18 are in Silver. College of Engineering Pune is the only one institute to have two platinum awards from past two year. Finding shows that 78% institutes interact with the industry as compare to 2013 survey where only one per cent of technical institutions do any consultancy work or research projects for the 78% institutes interact with industry industry. The result clearly shows that 100 do not have any link to the industry Institutes which 22% have some linkages while 500 have definitely with industry some sort of collaboration, 78% hence, the platinum No industry linkages category, remains more or less the same at 19 per cent, followed by 40 per cent each in Gold and Silver categories. Based on the report, here are the top 20 companies with highest number of linkages to the academic institutions. 42
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1. Tata Consultancy Services 2. Wipro 3. Infosys 4. BSNL 5. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd 6. IBM 7. Tech Mahindra 8. HCL Technologies 9. Cognizant 10. Robert Bosch
11. Accenture 12. HDFC 13. Ashok Leyland Ltd 14. Amazon 15. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 16. Siemens Ltd 17. Axis Bank 18. Reliance Industries 19. Action Springs Pvt. Ltd. 20. ISRO
Winner of the AICTE – CII Survey 2018 in all 9 categories: Discipline Name of the Award AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Best Chemical Industry-Linked Institute for Chemical Engineering & Engineering & Allied Courses Allied (Degree) (Established-Degree) AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Civil Best Industry-Linked Institute for Engineering & Civil Engineering & Allied Courses Allied (Degree) (Established-Degree) AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Best Computer & IT Industry-Linked Institute for Computer Engineering & & IT Engineering & Allied Courses Allied (Degree) (Established-Degree) AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Best Electrical Industry-Linked Institute for Electrical Engineering & Engineering & Allied Courses Allied (Degree) (Established-Degree) Mechanical AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Engineering Best Industry-Linked Institute for & Allied Mechanical Engineering & Allied (Diploma) Courses (Established-Diploma) AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Mechanical Best Industry-Linked Institute for Engineering & Mechanical Engineering & Allied Allied (Degree) Courses (Established-Degree) AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Mechanical Best Industry-Linked Institute for Engineering & Mechanical Engineering & Allied Allied (Degree) Courses (Established-Degree) Pharmacy (Degree) Pharmacy (Degree) Management
Winner Sona College of Technology Walchand Institute of Technology R.M.K. Engineering College Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Thiagarajar Polytechnic College College of Engineering, Pune (First Prize) Sona College of Technology (Second Prize)
Vivekanand Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Award Education for Best Industry-Linked Pharmaceutical Society’s College Institute (Established-Degree) of Pharmacy (First Prize) Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Award Bombay College for Best Industry-Linked Pharmaceutical of Pharmacy Institute (Established-Degree) (Second Prize) New Delhi AICTE-CII IndPact Award Best Institute of Industry-Linked Management Institute Management
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India is the largest freelancer market with 10 Mn people By D Tejaswi
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reelancing, until now, was thought of as a refuge for only those who were not able to find full-time jobs or needed flexible working hours. However, that does not hold true anymore. Freelancing in India -- infact -- has gained momentum. A survey data collected by YouGov in collaboration with a reputed news agency says that across cities, a vast majority of India’s working millennials are willing to give up their full-time jobs to take up freelance work. Also, according to the Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2019, 94% millennials and Gen Z say they would consider joining the gig economy -- a gig economy is a labour market having short-term contracts and freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs. Some of the most common attributed reasons to choose freelance are flexibility to work outside the rigid ecosystem, low living-cost, choosing the projects on choice, wider connections, and more autonomy. Also, while a few years back, it was mostly creative and design field that only fetched the freelance job, today freelancing is widespread in the core management functions. As per a survey by Flexing It, today nearly 70% of freelancers are from core management functions. Given these changes, it is reported that the gig economy in India has the potential to grow up to $ 20-30 billion by 2025.
Helping the change The rise in freelancing is supported by growing number of freelance platforms. In last few years, hundreds of freelancing websites have been launched. Upwork, Freelancer, Peopleperhour, LocalShout, Truelancer, Fiverr, Guru are just a few in the bandwagon. Also, there are a whole new set of regulations, and flexible organizations that have adopted freelancing as a new means of recruitment and have downsized their original on-roll team size. In fact, as per a survey released by global digital payments giant PayPal, freelancers in India, on an average earn about Rs 19 lakh per year. Its impact on the economy in India cannot be ignored as freelancing contributes $400 billion to the gross domestic product.
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How blockchain can benefit the emerging economies
Companies focusing on technologies to curb down the solution and paves the way to future of education Abhishek Agarwal - Senior Vice President, The Judge Group India By Subrat Swain
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ccording to Dean L. Kamen, the well-known American engineer and inventors of the present age, “Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.” At present, blockchain is the technology that is converting big ideas into big innovations. The cornerstone of digitization is not just simplifying virtual banking, but it’s unlocking growth opportunities for almost all the vital sectors of an economy. Blockchain is rapidly superseding the other contemporary technologies because it is very much cost-effective and even countries with limited resources are capable of incorporating it in the majority of economic activities. Current Paradigm
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Blockchain – unblocking opportunities Blockchain works on the principle of decentralisation, and due to this unique feature, it makes quick and easy information exchange and verification of the data. Earlier, the common perception of the masses was that blockchain technology is primarily useful for the development and transaction of cryptocurrencies. But, with the large-scale involvement of blockchain technology in telecom, retail, logistics, travel, healthcare, and of course, banking and finance sectors, it has been proved that this disruptive technology is playing a pivotal role in the growth and development of emerging economies. Developing countries such as India, Brazil, UAE, and Kenya are very smartly employing blockchain technologies for improving infrastructure as well as services. Not only the tertiary sector, primary and secondary sectors are also utilising blockchain technology to improve their efficiency and productivity. The top-four beneficiaries of blockchain technology are tourism industry, e-commerce, supply chain, and banking & finance. In most of the developing countries, including India, travel companies are using blockchain for producing authentic and better booking experiences. Similarly, many e-commerce companies are now able to achieve high customer satisfaction and operational performance with best-in-class infrastructure and digital tools. The technology is instrumental in leveraging real-time data and demand predictions and reducing the lead time. On the other hand, supply chain which is known as the life-blood of an economy graduates into a highly advanced phase which has increased operational transparency and curtailed shipment’s cost as well as delivery time. As
FinTech companies are the pioneer in using blockchain, the technology has bestowed the banking & finance industry with innumerable advantages such as alternatives to judge a person’s creditworthiness, least TAT time, more transparency, speedily decisions, and above all improved security. In fact, the harmony of blockchain with AI, big data, and cloud computing is helping emerging economies in achieving financial inclusion.
Countries leaders in blockchain
Source: PwC GLobal Blockchain Survey 2018
Blockchain Trivia
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Smart security Security is the basic need of societies in both real and virtual world as the two are turning into one with seamless integration of tools and applications. From citizens to corporates, everyone demands physical and financial security because it is their legitimate demand. Undoubtedly, blockchain has become the security benchmark for various developing countries and Dubai is the forerunner in this league. From roads to payment highways, security is the supreme need of smart cities and being the most smart security technology of all times; blockchain is the indispensable need of modern and sophisticated societies.
Industry Adapting Fast Scale:
Source: PwC GLobal Blockchain Survey 2018
• Many countries have regulated blockchain in their economy like The United States, Canada, Australia, EU, African Countries, Mexico, Argentina, and many more • As per Statista, around 25,764,015 blockchain wallet users worldwide till June 2018. • As per news report, one of the biggest blockchain hacks was on Japanese exchange Coincheck, which had more than $500M worth of cryptocurrency stolen in 2018. • Based on reuters, Accenture Plc and Microsoft Corp teamed up to build a digital ID network using blockchain technology, to provide legal identification to 1.1B people worldwide with no official documents • As per news report, FBI owns 1.5% of world’s biggest bitcoins wallet. • As per news report, Blockchain Technology market will have a revenue worth $20B by 2024 and market size will be worth $7.59B by 2024
Challenges to deal with Although emerging economies are doing better than developed economies with respect to adoption and exploitation of blockchain technology, there are many structural and environmental challenges need to be overcome for ensuring maximum benefit from the technology. Today, the foremost challenge of these countries is limited availability of reliable and verifiable data in the market. Another problem that developing countries encounter is their over-dependence on physical assets and hard cash. Gradually, it creates a parallel economy in the country and results in black marketing of various commodities. Eventually, this revenue goes unreported and affects the economic growth of the nation. Hence, to avail maximum benefits from blockchain technology, emerging economies must develop stringent measures and policies to deal with factors responsible for the growth of a parallel economy. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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learning a language helps get jobs Learning a language is a better bet in a globalised world, avers Sunil Kulkarni, Founder and CEO Fidel Technologies
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anguage skill is a basic skill which each of us has. We love to use this skill to speak, read and write. Little we know, the value of this skill and how to use it professionally. What if this skill starts building your career in a very successful manner? The world comprises of roughly 6500 languages out of which 1652 are spoken in India alone; which is why language is often considered as a wall that separates countries, states and people altogether. It is considered as a barrier to communication. What most of us fail to understand that the same languages can become the connecting thread that have the ability to tie the world together. On an average, most individuals know at least one language apart from his/ her mother tongue. This is a very small number considering the number of languages that exist around us. In today’s world, every industry is working hard towards achieving global dominance and has thus realized the need for breaking the linguistic barriers around the world by incorporating both local and national languages in their products/services, to reach their core customers. This is why language is swiftly emerging as a growing industry and creating new career opportunities. A career in the linguistics industry will require you to learn or get a professional degree in any language. Learning a new language might seem like a tedious task in the beginning, but once you get
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ahead with it, there is nothing more interesting. A degree in professional linguistics can open doors to various well paying job opportunities in the country as well as around the world. Any job profile in the language industry will require you to know the basics of at least one different language other than your mother tongue.
simply translating the content will not be enough. To make their customers accept their translated content, they need to localize it. Localized content means not just translating the language, but also adapting the local culture in the form of color schemes, symbols, images, icons, date-time formats, shapes, styles, etc.
The various career options in the linguistic industry include translator, interpreter, language professor, journalist, etc. not just in the literature industry (books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, etc) but also in various other industries such as IT, telecom, human resource management, public relations, etc. Usually, the interest of language students, not just includes, the language they learn, but also have the passion to understand the culture associated with it. This skill is highly demanded by big industries and companies who want to reach their core customers. Hence, as a language professional, one can take up jobs in IT, public relations, advertising, entertainment, social media management, tourism, hospitality, marketing and sales, and other similar profiles.
Translation companies in the country, who have now started working as language localization companies and have modified their translation services into a broader, more complex localization process, realized this. Due to this, the demand for language localization services is increasing day by day. In order to fulfill this demand, there is a need for more language professionals in the industry.
With the growing globalization and the focus of big industries shifting towards consumerism, language as a profession is thriving day by day. Many translation companies have been coming up since the last decade both in India as well as around the world. Translation agencies are doing a lot of business by translating content for many industries. However,
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MPH after MBBS as a career option Dr Pankaj Gupta, President, IIHMR University, Jaipur
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Master of Public Health (MPH) MPH degree entails on nuances of public health practices, on both grass root and government levels. Here, students are encouraged to develop strong competencies over a set of integrated interdisciplinary domains such as Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Policy and Systems, Public Health Leadership and Management, Evidence Based Policy and Health Care, Health Communication, Diversity and Culture, Program Management and Planning, Public Health Biology, Systems Thinking and Environmental Health Sciences. This degree often supplements the skill sets achieved by an MBBS course, making it the perfect post-MBBS program.
Importance of Public Health With the evolution of the public health comes the enormity of diseases that manage to withstand the test of advancement. Public health professionals address broad issues that can affect the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, societies, and countries —taking proactive measures to proceed towards a better future. Here are a few achievements that public health officers have made a reality: 48
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• Increase in life expectancies. • Reduction in infant and child mortality, at a global scale. • Eradication/reduction of deadly communicable diseases.
Career options for the future 1. Physicians - MPH covers preventive care and patient education- two of the most crucial aspects that every physician needs to master over. This degree provides its bearers with expertise to conduct awareness programs among their patients, lowering the risk of chronic illnesses and infectious diseases. 2. Nurses - MPH program has newly inculcatedthe branch of Occupational Health Nursing, catering to this segment. 3. Occupational and Environmental Health Specialists MPH program changes the focus from individual specific issues to population-based problems. This makes it easier for individuals to understand the impact of the environment on the health of the community, grooming enthusiast into being the catalyst of change. 4. Epidemiologists and Biostatisticians - Epidemiologists, and biostatisticians gain great knowledge from undertaking an MPH course. It helps them harness an understanding of diverse social, economic, cultural and religious factors. 5. Policy analysts - Public health forms an integral aspect of public policy and programs, based on which the betterment of the world is considered. Analysts with a Masters in Public Health tend to have an in-depth understanding of health issues affecting the community, noting their impact on the political mark up.
Demand and supply The demand of individuals holding this degree has risen, owing to the upward state of health and sanitation that contributes greatly to the well-being of the nation. This would, in turn, provide the nation with a well-versed force of health officials who would give their best to uplift the status of health in India.
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Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was brought under the spotlight when the cricketer was involved in a road accident which resulted in double vision in one of his eyes, despite that he didn’t give up on his passion, cricket. He played cricket and got glory to the Indian cricket team. He was also awarded the Arjuna Award in 1964 and Padma Shri in 1967. Despite being born into a royal family, his duties as a Nawab were secondary and his focused on cricket entirely.
Kailash Satyarthi is the founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan and GoodWeave International. He has dedicated his entire life fighting for children’s rights and till date Bachpan Bachao Andolan has liberated more than 88,000 children from the clutches of child labor, slavery and trafficking. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. He was also awarded with Harvard Humanitarian Award in 2015. His story has inspired thousands and has been actively involved with government schemes to help children receive basic education and provide a safe environment to grow.
Koppilil Radhakrishnan is an Indian space scientist who has led ISRO achieve many historical moments such as Mangalyaan or Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), where Mars orbiter became the first Indian Spacecraft to enter the Martian orbit in a maiden attempt. He is also the man behind the success of Chandrayaan 1. He also guided ISRO in launching one of its heaviest rocket GSLV ~ MARK III, paving the way for new discoveries and research.
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Online vs traditional learning
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fcourse, face-to-face learning is a gold standard because you get some interaction, you get direct support but it does not suit every person. Sometime you get distracted with eye and you do not want to get back the teaching material. Combine both of them can be effective method what we call a flipped classroom, where we ask a student to go home and look at some online videos, read up some information and fact sheets. Then, come back into the lectures with better answers. So, students get two different styles of learning and understanding. Because that‘s the modern world we live in. These days most people look at internet while working and look into Google, YouTube presentations, Ted talks so people study to become much more familiar with online learning, but for some individuals they want that extra. They want to make themselves different and there is quite a difference from face to face interactions. User can sometime learn five times more material in online learning courses using multimedia content than in traditional face to face courses. So, we need to understand the change in the pace of technology that you must compliment that together and create an integrated learning.
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ndia has a strong engineering - backed educational scenario, supplying bright minds to leading organizations in both local and global sphere. The demand for engineering education is high- currently; as many as 10.5 lakh students appeared for the IIT JEE entrance exam. Yet, the lack of employable skills in engineers in India has created an employment gap that becomes difficult to fill, growing on a yearly basis. A recent report by Aspiring Minds stated that as many as 95% of 36,000 engineers assessed in IT related branches were considered unemployable for software development jobs. Adding to that, the shutting down of over 150 engineering colleges by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), has raised questions. Only 1.4% of the engineers could write functionally correct and efficient code, putting a light on the lack of a result centric approach. The need of the hour is to retooling, reskilling and reprogramming. This will enable us to create new learning skills by providing unbundled learning and providing a multidisciplinary perspective. Instead of curriculumbased education, engineers need to focus more on essential communications, critical thinking and collaborating skills. These skills are the basic ones and can be effective in whatever jobs they switch to provide a holistic approach.
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ntil recent years, sustainability was about future and saving the future for the next generation. But now sustainability is about today and sustenance of present generation. To clear the air, sustainability is not just about hugging trees or protesting for a cause. It has a more practical and grounded approach. Sustainability is the way of economic activity imbibed in principles of economic, environmental and social stability. To achieve that, the instructors and students need have a paradigm shift in the way the subjects are taught and understood. Hence, educating both our present and immediate future generation on sustainability is more than mandatory. With this intent, many institutions have started courses related to sustainability, either as a major or minor. Even research bodies and industry bodies have begun to realize the necessity of industry ready sustainability professionals and, hence, have started courses such as Certified Experts in Climate Change which can get students ready for industry requirements. At the end, Sustainability is not a very new subject, it is more of a change in lens we look at the subject so that we can apply the subject for a better earth. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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Hitesh Kumar Founder, ArtIllume shares the basic idea, foreword and growing zeal towards Visual Arts
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hen you think about all the different ways that you can communicate with others, do you count art among them? Art can be a very powerful means of communication, particularly when the concepts or messages are difficult or highly emotional. As a broad category, art is generally broken down into several different types such as visual art, which includes painting, film, and drawing, graphics, photography, project mapping and much more. Many of these pieces of art are created to stimulate us through a visual experience.
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have become intertwined with each other called New Media Arts. The amalgamation of art and technology has given us a new way of looking at world. This modern age art allows the visitors in an art gallery, museum or exhibition to engage with such art pieces in a multidimensional way. This is an evolving form of art which is created using new techniques like interactivity, projection-mapping, immersive technologies, robotics, graphics, video games, animation, various 3-D technologies, physical computing, augmented and virtual reality, and the possibilities are immense. We are familiar with terms like engineering be it, mechanical or computer or electronics, however, have you ever wondered about getting creative or creating art with these skills?
Dive into the immersion of lights Interactive art and immersive lightning
Visualization - Technology and Art
is another great tech-based thematic proposal which is creating buzz at the forefront. It refers to works that directly interact with the viewer. Interactivity is a growing feature of consumable technology. Public spaces – from shopping malls to schools, hospitals, and entertainment venues – are increasingly designed with human-centric, interactive approaches. Designers are recognizing the value of interactive technology in driving traffic, educating, healing, and entertaining over platforms that engage and connect people on a multi-sensory level. Advancements in lighting control technology are allowing for sophisticated interactivity in LED mapping. These new technologies are bridging the gap between lighting control and AI, with the ability to analyse and map data input (such as audio) in real-time. In the current times, technology has given us unrestricted possibility. Unlike standing apart while viewing a 2-dimensional canvas, a viewer seeing an immersive light fixture is surrounded by light which allows him or her to experience an artist’s vision like never before. Art created using immersive light can bend, twist, revolve and take new shape as intended by their creators. Technology driven platforms as rich as immersive light adds a new layer to the growing complexity of our world.
People have been making visual art since the beginnings of human history, for a myriad of compelling and complex reasons. If you visit an art museum you can see how true, this is. It’s overwhelming and impossible to really take it all in. At a time when most people were illiterate, images were used to teach and to help people remember religious concepts and history. Now the contemporary era is doing the same by bringing visualization, technology and art together. Visual arts include mediums such as drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, film, and printmaking. When we look at them, they often express feeling, emotion, opinion, or taste through visual means. Indian visual arts space has come a long way. India has witnessed an increasing appetite for art amongst the public, driven by the advent of a growing number of technology drive initiatives. At the intersection of visual communication, design strategy, technology, and user experience design, new media designers are the innovative thinkers, designers, and creators of the next generation of digital media. They create immersive experiential installations using elements of light and colour manipulation and perception and video projection, combining the former with sculptural facets of architecture and space design.
Interactivity is a growing feature of consumable technology. Public spaces – from shopping malls to schools, hospitals, and entertainment venues – are increasingly designed with humancentric, interactive approaches
Where does it stand in India? Colour and light, the combination is magical. In India this concept of immersive lightning and new media design is still new. Artists are trying to bring it on and establish it into a venture by creating small galleries with creative immersive installations. They have this minimal canvas and to generate ideas with colour and light is a crucial challenge. But now there are many organisations coming forward in the wake of resolving these challenges and hurdles. November 2019 Brainfeed Higher Education Plus
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Career
a career in Art Restoration By D Tejaswi
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he conservation and restoration of art focuses on protection and care of tangible cultural heritage, including artworks, architecture, archaeology, and museum collections. While art restoration as a career has a few takers, it’s a career that is out of the ordinary and requires in-depth attention to detail. The questions below are the insight to know more. What is art restoration? Restoration refers to treatment procedures intended to return objects to a known or assumed state, often through the addition of non-original material such as the replacement of missing ornaments. Repairing damage to artwork such as paintings, murals, sculptures, ceramics, textiles, paper works, books, and other cultural objects or historical artifacts come under restoration of art. Eligibility for the degree No specific eligibility but high school courses such as painting or art deem to be useful and help lay a foundation for bachelor course. Art curators must be highly creative, technologically adept and effective communicators, since they sometimes deal with challenging employees and patrons. They must have strong critical thinking, analytical, computer and organizational skills. Colleges and Restoration
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arts background and coursework in art history are often necessary. A degree in Art history, art management, painting or sculpture is useful. Employers generally prefer to hire art curators with either a master’s or a doctoral degree in art history or art management. Colleges that offer Art history and Art management are: 1) Tufts University, Somerville, Boston 2) Florida state university, Florida 3) Boston University, Boston 4) College of Arts, University of Delhi, Delhi 5) Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi 6) Royal College of Art, London 7) University of Arts, London
Examples of Art Restoration Work Recently the restoration work of Vikram Sarabhai Library at IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) got the award of distinction at the UNESCO Asia pacific Award for cultural heritage conservation 2019.
What do art restorers say about course Leena Bhasin, who runs an art restoration foundation, shares her experience and views.
Q What inspired you to get into art restoration? As a child, I use to love mending broken items at home. It brought me a lot of joy and here I am doing same as my career. It has a lot of technical aspects, history and
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Art curators must be highly creative, technologically adept and effective communicators research. Understanding and breaking down the reasons and finding a way to fix it, is an amazing idea to me.
Q Where did you pursue your education from? I did MA in Art conservation from National Museum Institute, New Delhi.
Q How do you think people perceive art restoration and how would you like to defy it? I think way back in 1997, people were not aware of this course. Now-a-day’s people are really aware of the value of the art heritage and also the value of protecting it for posterity.
Q What advice would you give to someone who is aspiring to become an art restorer? If a student values and loves the heritage offered by an art, one can definitely learn the art of restoration. While it is not an easy job what makes it interesting is that every artwork is unique with its own beautiful story.
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TATA Trusts invites students enroled in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of Medical Science and Healthcare in India to apply for this scholarship. Selected candidates stand a chance to receive financial support for managing their academic fees, for the current academic year.
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