Many engineering colleges considering closure in Tamil Nadu

COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu will get five more engineering colleges, even as several in the state are looking at closing down. While some question the rationale of allowing new institutions when many seats remain vacant, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) officials continues to defend this policy.

On one hand when seven new institutions have been approved, Three institutions have been allowed to close in the state.

Many engineering colleges in the state are facing losses and are looking for buyers. According to private college owners, many are unable to find buyers and are forced to seek permission to shut shop.

Around 80,000 of the 2.05lakh seats in the state were vacant during 2013-14 in engineering colleges under Anna University, Chennai. As per former human resource development minister Pallam Raju's answer to a question in the Lok Sabha during the monsoon session in 2013, the number vacant seats in technical institutions approved by All-India Council for Technical Education across the country had risen from 1,91,086 in 2012-13 to 3,10,741 seats in 2013-14.

"Opening an engineering college is a suicidal move, except for premier groups," said T D Eswaramoorthy, joint secretary of Engineering Colleges in Coimbatore and chairman of Easa College of Engineering and Technology. Many start new institutions with the perception that it is a business that will give them visibility, but they lack the clarity required to create and sustain the credibility of the institution.

Many academics feel the policy of approving new institutions should be stalled. E Balagurusamy, former Anna University vice-chancellor, said AICTE had taken several steps in recent years to improve the quality of technical education. "When colleges are being closed down, there is no need for new institutions. I do not agree with this policy of AICTE of 'survival of the fittest'." There is huge unemployment, and even among those employed, many are underemployed.

Some say students and parents should be cautious about joining institutions without a solid reputation. Baldev Raj, chairman, board of governors, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, said students should enquire about the institution they plan to join. "Students who want to pursue engineering, should make sure the institution they join can deliver quality education," he said.

NTSE Result of Ranchi & Jharkhand 2013-2014

NTSE result was declared. Total 78 students were finally selected from Jharkhand

Final Selection : 78

General : 60
SC :        07
ST :       11


Rank              Name                                                     CAT       MAT     Total

1,                 Aritra Sen                                                 48          43            91
2,                 ASHISH KUMAR GUPTA                     46          43            89 

AICTE approves 7,154 more engineering seats in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: Here's some good news! The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has approved increased intake capacity in existing colleges by 5,354 seats, taking the total number of approved seats for engineering to 70,115.

The 70,115 capacity includes 1,800 seats in the six new colleges approved by the AICTE.

At present, there are 62,951 engineering seats. Officials said that of the six new colleges, three will be in Ahmedabad, while one each will be in Rajkot, Vallabh Vidyanagar and Navsari.

Officials said that the AICTE has already issued letter of intent for these six colleges and now the apex body will send the final approval.

Officials said also some of the new colleges will also be given approval in diploma category.

They said that with the capacity of 70,000 odd seats, only 69,741 have cleared their examination from Gujarat board. Of these 69,741 students, only 63,000 are eligible for admission.

Sources said that this year, students have applied in faculties which are most sought-after, including civil, mechanical, electrical and computers. Officials said that in 2007-08, the number of students who wanted admissions were more than the available seats. But now, almost all students who clear their examination with 45% or above marks make it to engineering colleges. Despite this, over 9000 seats had fallen vacant last year.

However, officials said that the vacant seats were mainly in colleges which do not have good infrastructure or are not located within the city.

This year too, it is expected were expectation that around 12000 odd seats may lie vacant and this would be in the lower branches where students prefer not to take admission.

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Private universities beat IITs in number of research papers

M Ramya,TNN | Jun 7, 2014, 12.48 AM IST

CHENNAI: Barring Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and a few IITs, most universities and colleges in the country are partial to teaching.

Now, some self-financing institutions are making an effort to look towards the premier league of research. Abstracting and indexing database Scopus shows that VIT University, for instance, has 495 publications till the end of May, with more publications to its name than IIT-Madras, IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Kanpur.

As in earlier years, IISc tops the list of Indian universities with 765 publications, followed by IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi. Private universities like Sastra, Thapar, SRM, Amity and Manipal also find place among the top institutions, some with more publications than some IITs and most NITs.

"Encouragement from the management in the form of seed money and stipend for research scholars has boosted the research output rate," said associate dean of research at VIT University S Babu. VIT's management has supported research scholars by instituting research awards up to 20,000, buying lab equipment and offering further funds to expand the scope of research whenever a candidate submits a research paper. Last year, the university's count was 1,538, a 260% increase compared to its research output four years ago.

Scientists appreciate the trend, calling it 'positive'. Kavita Mehra, chief scientist at Delhi-based National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, which undertakes a ranking of Indian universities based on research, said, "Public funded research needs to be supplemented by research through private resources, be it an educational institution or industry. In fact, it started late in India. The only thing is that the quality of research and priority of research needs focus."

Academics also countered the argument that emphasis on research will take away the focus from teaching. "Good teaching is a natural byproduct of good research and the benefit should flow to undergraduate students, who should be actively involved in research," said S Vaidhyasubramaniam, dean of planning and development, Sastra University.

Mehra said the quality of teaching improves when faculty members are engaged in research as they will be abreast of the latest developments and help students understand the relationship between theory and application. "Such faculty will prepare the knowledge force to take up research as a career than just look for lucrative packages. It creates a conducive environment for the future workforce of India," she added.

Private universities have been upping their research output in the hope that it will help them get recognised at the global level and draw foreign students. Most global rankings give importance to research output and paper citations. It also attracts funding in the form of grants. Vaidhyasubramaniam said that it is time funding agencies promote performance-based funding for research. "They should discard the practice of discriminating between institutions based on whether they are public or private," he added.

Private institutions have introduced project-based learning at the undergraduate level.

They have also made research-based learning at the master's level mandatory. VIT has made it mandatory for all MTech and MSc students to publish papers at the end of every semester.

But, private institutions lag behind in the H-index, a parameter to assess performance of researchers based on the number of times a published paper is cited by peers or other researchers. For instance, if VIT University's H-index is 39, it means that 39 of its 4,846 publications have been cited 39 times by peers or research scholars. This is a good indication of the quality of published papers.

 

World’s Youngest CEO

कैसे बना मैं World’s Youngest CEO

आज से करीब दस-बारह साल पहले जब सुहास ने Globals Inc की foundation डाली थी तो वो महज चौदह वर्ष के थे,और तब उन्हें खुद ही नहीं पता था कि वो दुनिया के सबसे कम उम्र के CEO बन गए हैं. और ये काम उन्होंने किसी आलिशान office में बैठ के नहीं बल्कि Banglore के एक छोटे से Cyber-Cafe में बैठ कर किया था.

आज Globals Inc एक multi-million dollar company है और इसके operations USA, UK, Spain, Australia, इत्यादि देशों में फैले हुए हैं. मात्र पच्चीस वर्ष की अवस्था में, जब जादातर लोग अपनी पढाई पूरी करने में ही लगे होते हैं; तभी Suhas Gopinath ने अनेकों उपलब्धियां हांसिल कर रखी है –

वो World Bank की ICT Advisory Council के BOARD MEMBER हैं
साल 2007 में उन्हें European Parliament and International Association for Human Values ने “Young Achiever Award से सम्मानित किया.
World Economic Forum. ने उन्हें ‘Young Global Leaders’for 2008-09 के सम्मान से भी नवाजा.
वो World Economic Forum हे अब तक के सबसे young member भी हैं.

क्या बात है!!!

आइये उन्ही की जुबान से जानते हैं उनकी कहानी:

सुहस का बचपन:

मैं एक माध्यम-वर्गीय परिवार से belong करता हूँ . मेरे पिता Indian Army में बतौर Scientist काम करते थे. और मैं Banglore के Airforce School में पढता था. बचपन में मेरा interest animal और vetrinary science में था . लेकिन जब मैंने अपने दोस्तों जिनके पास PC था; को कंप्यूटर के बारे में बात करते सुनता था तो मेरे अंदर भी एक चाहत उत्पन्न हुई की मैं भी उनकी तरह बात करू.

उस वक्त हमारे घर पे computer नहीं था और न ही हम उसे afford कर सकते थे. इसलिए मैंने अपने घर के नजदीक ही एक Internet Cafe find किया, तब मुझे हर महीने सिर्फ 15 रूपए बतौर pocket money मिलते थे, इतने पैसों में रोज internet नहीं surf किया जा सकता था. लेकिन मैंने इस दूकान के बारे में एक चीज notice की थी, ये हर रोज दोपहर में 1 बजे से 4 बजे तक बंद रहती थी. मैंने दुकानदार को एक offer दिया कि school के बाद 1 बजे से 4 बजे तक मैं आपकी दूकान खोलूँगा और customers का ध्यान रखूंगा. बदले में आप मुझे free में net surf करने देंगे. ये मेरी life की पहली business deal थी, और ये काफी सफल साबित हुई.

Website बनाने की दीवानगी:

अब मेरे पास कंप्यूटर और Internet दोनों था ..धीरे-धीरे मैंने website बनाना शुरू कर दिया. और कुछ ही समय में ये मेरा passion बन गया. Internet पे कुछ freelance marketplace होते हैं जहाँ मैं एक website-builder के रूप में registerहो गया. मुझे पहली वेबसाइट free of cost बनानी पड़ी क्योंकि मेरे पास references नहीं थे. ये New York के एक कंपनी की वेबसाइट थी. मेरी पहली कमी $100 की थी जो मुझे एक अन्य website बनाने पे मिली, तब मैं 13 वर्ष का था. चूँकि मेरा कोई bank account नहीं था इसलिए मैंने अपने पापा को इस बारे में बताया.

मैं पैसे को ले के जरा भी excited नहीं था. क्योंकि मई ये काम पैसे के लिए नहीं, अपने passion के लिए करता था. मैं free में भी वेबसाइट बनाता था, तब मैं नौवीं कक्षा का ही छात्र था. उसके बाद मैंने coolhindustan.com नाम का एक पोर्टल बनाया. जो NRIs पे focussed था. मैं इस पोर्टल के माध्यम से अपनी skills दिखाना चाहता था. उसके बाद तो कई कम्पनिया मुझे अपना web-designer बनाने के लिए approach करने लगीं.

जब अपना पहला computer खरीदा:

जब मैं 9th class में था तभी मैंने computer खरीदने के लिहाज से काफी पैसे जमा कर लिये थे. उस समय मेरा भाई Engineering कर रहा था , पापा ने सोचा उसे कंप्यूटर की ज़रूरत है और उसके लिए कंप्यूटर खरीद दिया, कुछ ही समय में मैंने भी एक कंप्यूटर खरीद लिया. पर मेरे घर पे net-connection नहीं था. Net-cafe में जादा समय देने से मेरी पढाई भी प्रभावित हुई. मैंने 9th के बाद अपनी सारी summer vacation cafe में काम करते हुए बिताई.

जब US से job-offer मिला :

जब मैं चौदह साल का था तब US की एक कंपनी NetworkSolutions से मुझे part -time job का offer मिला, वो US में मेरी education भी sponsor करने को तैयार थे . पर मैंने वो offer reject कर दिया क्योंकि उसी दौरान मैंने Bill Gates के बारे में पढ़ा था किउन्होंने कैसे Microsoft कि शुरुआत की थी.
मैंने सोचा अपनी कंपनी शुरू करने में जादा मजा है. US की कई कंपनियां मुझसे कहती थीं कि मेरी तो मूंछ भी नहीं है और वो मेरी services लेने में insecure feel करती हैं. वो मेरी ability को मेरी उम्र और qualification से जोड़कर देखती थीं.इसलिए मैंने अपनी कंपनी शुरू करने कि सोची ताकि मैं दुनिया को दिखा सकूं कि age और academic qualification मायने नहीं रखते हैं. मैंने निश्चय किया कि जब मैं अपनी कंपनी start करूँगा तो मैं सिर्फ youngsters को लूँगा और उनसे उनकी academic qualification या marks के बारे में नहीं पूछूँगा. आज मैं इस चीज को अपनी कंपनी में follow करता हूँ.

जब चौदह साल की उम्र में अपनी company start की :

Class 9th की छुट्टियाँ खतम होने के कुछ दिन बाद ही मैंने अपनी कंपनी Globals Inc. की शुरुआत की. मैं कंपनी का नाम Global या Global Solutions रखना चाहता था, पर दोनों ही नाम available नहीं थे, इसलिए मैंने Globals नाम रख लिया.

मैंने अपनी कंपनी US में register कराइ क्योंकि India में आप 18 वर्ष से कम उम्र में कंपनी नहीं डाल सकते. US में कंपनी शुरू करने में बस 15 minute लगते हैं. मैं company का owner और CEO बन गया, मेरा एक दोस्त जो अमेरिका की एकUniversity का छात्र था board member बन गया. मैं काफी excited था क्योंकि यही तो मैं करना चाहता था. उस दिन से मैं अपनी कंपनी को Microsoft के जितना बड़ा बनाने का ख्वाब देखेने लगा.

पहले साल में Globals Inc का turn-over Rs. 1 lac था ,जो दुसरे साल में बढ़कर Rs. 5 Lac हो गया.

स्कूल में अच्छा ना करने पर:

अपने pre-board CBSE exam में मैं Mathematics में fail हो गया. स्कूल की हेड-मिस्ट्रेस shocked हो गयीं,क्योंकि पहली बार मैं किसी subject में fail हुआ था. उन्होंने मेरी माँ को बुलाया और मेरी शिकायत की. घर पे माँ ने मुझसे कसम ली की मैं पढाई पे ध्यान दूँगा. मैंने अपनी माँ से कहा कि जब दुनिया के सबसे अमीर आदमी ,Bill Gates ने अपनी पढाई पूरी नहीं की तो आप मुझे पढाई के लिए force क्यों करती हैं? तब उन्होंने कहा कि मैं sure हूँ कि तुम्हारी और उसकी कुंडली एक जैसी नहीं हैं.

मैं एक ऐसे परिवार से हूँ जहाँ entrepreneurship को पाप समझा जाता है. मेरी माँ काफी upset थीं , वो चाहती थीं कि मैं पहले Engineering और फिर MBA करके किसी अच्छी कंपनी में काम करूं. अपनी माँ कि इच्छाओं का ख़याल रखते हुए मैंने चार महीने तक अपनी कंपनी के लिए कोई काम नहीं किया और board exams की तयारी में जुट गया . मैंने परीक्षाएं first class में पास की.

मैं अभी भी feel करता हूँ कि सिर्फ bookish knowledge से कुछ नहीं होता ,practical knowledge बहुत जरूरी है.

Europe बतौर एक Market:

जब मैं 16-17 साल का था तब तक मैंने अपनी कंपनी के बारे मैं घर मैं किसी को कुछ नहीं बताया था, वो येही समझते थे कि मैं एक freelancer हूँ . हम लोग वेबसाइट बनाना , online-shopping , e-commerce से related काम करते थे . कभी कभी हम US में part-time programmers को भी काम देते थे, पर अभी तक हमारा कोई ऑफिस नहीं था. जब मैं सोलह साल का था तब मैंने महसूस किया कि Europe में काफी opportunities हैं क्योंकि जादातर भारतीय IT companies US पे ही focus कर रहीं थीं. जब मैंने Spain कि एक कंपनी को contact किया तब उन्होंने हमारे साथ ये कहते हुए काम करें से मना कर दिया कि Indians को Spanish नहीं आती.

एक entrepreneur rejection नहीं स्वीकार कर सकता खासतौर पे जब वो young हो. मैंने Spanish Universities से पांच interns को hire किया और उन्हें उनके successful sales के हिसाब से pay करने को कहा. इन लोगों ने हमारी कंपनी के लिए projects लाये . तब मैंने decide किया कि Spain में हमारा एक office होना चाहिए.ठीक ऐसा ही मैंने Italy में भी किया.

जब Germany में Entrepreneurship पर बात करने गए :

American news-paper और BBC मेरे बारे में काफी कुछ बता रहे थे “World’s youngest CEO at 14 from a middle class background” मैंने कभी lime-light में आने के बारे में नहीं सोचा था, मेरे लिए तो एक कंपनी स्टार्ट करना मेरे passion का हिस्सा था. ये सब देख कर Germany के एक B-School ने मुझे entrepreneurship पर अपने स्टुडेंट्स से बात करने के लिए invite किया. तब मैं 17 साल का था , मैंने अपनी बारहवीं कि पढाई पूरी कर ली थी और बेंगलुरु के एक Engineering College में दाखिला ले लिया था. जब मैं 18 साल का था तब मैंने अपनी कंपनी का Europeanhead-quarter, Bonn में set-up कर दिया.
इस तरह से हमने एक छोटे से Internet Cafe से एक multi-national company तक का सफर तय किया जिसके operations आज Europe, Middle East, the US, Canada, the UK, Australia,आदि जगहों पर फैले हुए हैं.

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DPS Ranchi Std XI Admission Phase 2 Notification 2014

Delhi Public School, Ranchi issued notificatin for 2nd phase admission process for admission in Std XI.  

Registration from for admission in Std XI in Science and Commerce Stream will be available in School office for five days after declaration of result.(9.00am-1.00 pm) on payment of 'Rs 1000 and production of Marksheet(Internet download)

a)Direct Admission : Direct Admission will be available on first come first serve basis on the basis for the first three days after declaration of result as per availability of seats

     Science:  For CBSE Students: 10 CGPA without upgradation/A1 in all subjects

                      For State Board and other Board : 91 % in Science and Maths and also aggregate

    Commerce:  For CBSE Students: Minimum 9.4 CGPA/A2 in English-Maths-Science

                      For State Board and Other Board: 85 % in EMS/85 % aggregate 

b)Thru Admission Cum Aptitude Test:  Admission to those secured 9.2 to 9.8 in CBSE and 82 to 90% in other board will be done on the basis of Admission cum Aptitude Test. Date for Admission cum Aptitude test will be announced latter.

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XIIth Pass: FIITJEE's Talent Reward Exam (FTRE) to be held on June 8

Related News   E-poll   Report by India Education bureau, New Delhi: Students preparing for next year’s JEE examination will get an opportunity to gauge their level of preparedness and standing as India’s premier institute for engineering entrance training FIITJEEconducts its Talent Reward Exam (FTRE) on June 8 this year across more than 100 test centers in India.   FIITJEE, a socially responsible organization aims to help the IIT-JEE aspirants realize where they stand in competition with their peers as they gear up for the actual Joint Entrance Examination for entrance to India’s top engineering colleges. Based on their performance students will get to know their Rank Potential Index (RPI) for JEE (Advanced), which will help them know their chances of success in securing a seat in the IITs and bridge the gap in their preparation for JEE 2015. Based on their performance students will also get suggestions to plug loopholes to enable them better their conceptual understanding and analytical ability, thereby helping them to reach their full potential.     Students securing a Rank in Top 500 in the Exam will get a certificate of achievement and will also get free online doubt removal support to help them in their preparation, irrespective of whether they join FIITJEE or not. Moreover, the top 500 meritorious students will also receive cash scholarships, tuition fee waiver for FIITJEE Program as well as hostel fee waiver on the basis of their performance.   FIITJEE has also decided to award the top three FTRE rankers with cash prizes being Rs. 150,000/, the first prize, Rs. 90,000/, the second and Rs. 60,000/ as the third prize with additional 497 prizes to be given to the top 500 performers, which will, additionally include fee waivers for One Year Extended FIITJEE Classroom Program for IIT-JEE 2015 as well as the hostel fee concessions on merit-based selection criteria. It is apparent that top students will get scholarships to not only support their preparation for IIT-JEE, but also their studies at the IITs.   Besides all students appearing for FIITJEE Talent Reward Exam will also be entitled to a workshop on Science of Success in JEE (Advanced) conducted under expert guidance at select cities. In the workshop the students will get an exclusive FIITJEE Book “Career Edge”, which gives information about various engineering examinations in the country. Students will also get a scientifically researched workbook “The Art of Self Analysis”, enabling them to analyse their strengths, weaknesses & chalk out an effective time table. Students will also learn important of time management techniques & revision strategies to adhere optimum performance.   Further, according to Mr. R L Trikha, Director, FIITJEE, “For JEE it is important for students to be able to translate their preparation into results as finishing the exam successfully also requires a right approach, regular testing and temperament in addition to preparation. The FTRE is a perfect way for serious students to know what they are lacking and where they stand before the important exam of their life. We try to provide them the right feedback of their preparation which is very necessary in an environment where the testing pattern is becoming increasingly competitive”.   The last date to register for the exam is June 7, 2014 and the registration fee for the exam varies from Rs 250 to Rs 1,000 depending upon when and how you are applying.  The registration process is simple and students can register for FTRE through online and offline modes. Details and information about the registration process, fee structure, exam schedule, syllabus and the scholarship are available at http://www.fiitjee-ftre.com   The FTRE result will be announced online on June 17.   For complete details of the FTRE programme visit  http://www.fiitjee-ftre.com