John Brumfield

Monday, December 10, 2018

IIT Madras name recommend for the 'Institute Of Eminence' Tag

Names of 24 more higher education institutes have been recommended by the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) for the 'Institute Of Eminence' Tag. The EEC committee is headed by the former election commissioner N Gopalaswami and consists of names 12 from each public and the private sector. If granted the tag then these institutes will receive a government grant of INR 1000 crore for the next five years. Along with the money, these institutions will be given greater autonomy in comparison to the other higher education institutes. The public institutes recommended by the committee include IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, Delhi University, Jadavpur University, Anna University, Banaras Hindu University, Tezpur University, Savithribai Phule Pune University, University of Hyderabad, Aligarh Muslim University, Panjab University and Andhra University. The private institutions include VIT Vellore (Tamilnadu), Jamia Hamdard University (Delhi), Shiv Nadar University (Uttar Pradesh), Azim Premji University (Karnataka), and Ashoka University (Haryana) among others. In the first list, the EEC committee recommended 8 public sector institutes of which three were given the IoE tag. The government also approved 3 private sector institutes for the same. On Friday, EEC submitted its second report in which it recommended 2 more institutions from the public category and 7 from the private category. EEC has identified 5 more institutions from each category which for now have been kept in the reserve list. A statement from Ministry of Human Resources Development said that EEC has recommended that all the 15 institutions from each category should be approved for the IoE status.

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IIT Kharagpur wins the award in the field of cybersecurity education

Recently, IIT-KGP has won the award given by the Data Security Council of India (a body set up in order to protect data by NASSCOM), at the Annual Information Security Summit 2018. The institute was felicitated with the award for its outstanding curriculum and research work in cryptography, hardware security, cyber security, Internet of Things (IoT) security, and network security. According to the reports from PTI, director of IIT-KGP, Professor Partha Pratim Chakraborty, said “Our research and coursework in cyber security, network security and cryptography are targeted towards delivering the necessary technologies and also creating leaders in research, industry, and governance This would bring forward such transformation in India which is undergoing the digital revolution right now as we talk”. At the institute’s department of Computer Science and Engineering, several research ventures led by Professor Debdeep Mukhopadhyay were primarily considered for the award. These ventures are as follows: The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)- funded projects on developing lightweight protocols for authenticating IoT nodesIC reverse engineering and the Trojan detection DST-funded 'Swarnajayanti' project on secure authentication protocols for smart grids

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Anna University exams: University released rescheduled exam dates

The rescheduled exam dates for the Anna University for cyclone-affected Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Pudukottai districts have been released by the controller of examinations office. Initially, the exams were scheduled to held on November 22, 23, and 24 but were canceled due to cyclone Gaza. According to the new dates released by the university, the exams will be held on December 18, 19 and 20. In a completely separate event, the university had also canceled the math exam due to alleged paper leak and according to the new dates, the exam will be held on December 12. Students from B.E/B.Tech students from all branches (except marine engineering) can re-appear for the exam and the hall tickets already available for the semester exams can be used by them to sit in the exam.

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AMU’s name recommended for the 'Institution Of Eminence' Status

Empowered Expert Committee has recommended the name of the Aligarh Muslim University for the 'Institution Of Eminence' Status and vice-chancellor of the University, Prof Tariq Mansoor has expressed his gratitude the recommendation. The government has already given the tag of 'Institution Of Eminence' to 6 public and private universities. A statement from the university said “other public institutions finding a place in the recommendation include Banaras Hindu University, Tezpur University, Savithribai Phule Pune University, University of Hyderabad, Panjab University and Andhra University”. If the university is granted the tag then it will receive INR 1000 crores for the next five years and will be given greater autonomy than its counterpart universities. In the first list, the panel has recommended the names of the eight public sector universities of which three universities succeeded in getting the status of IoEs. Prof Mansoor said “ if Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is granted the status of Institution of Eminence, it will widen the research arena in the varsity and provide the faculty members with better opportunities to carry out innovative researches in respective fields.” He also urged the faculty members of the university to prepare innovative research proposals and help the university attain greater heights. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had granted the IoE Status to Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), IIT Delhi and IISc Bangalore along with Jio Institute (Reliance Foundation), Pune, Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS) Pilani, Rajasthan; and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka.

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Saturday, December 8, 2018

RTU signed MoU with AICTE for joint training programs

On 6th December 2018, Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the AICTE for the joint training program for the faculty members of the RTU and its affiliated colleges. The main objective of the training program is to train the faculty members and prepare them better for success in the knowledge society. All the faculty members from the AICTE approved institutions affiliated with the RTU are eligible for the training sessions. According to the MoU, each ‘AICTE-RTU joint training program’ will be a ‘five-day residential program’ with a minimum of forty participants. Under the MoU, RTU is required to conduct 10 such training sessions in a given financial year and attendees will receive a certificate upon completion of the program after they have passed the test from the RTU in association with the AICTE. RTU will act as a host of the training sessions and is required to have the necessary infrastructure for conducting the training including a guest house and dining hall. The MoU is valid for a maximum of up to five years.

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Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya Entrance Exam: Bihar board released answer keys

The answer keys for the preliminary entrance exam conducted for admissions in Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya have been released by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB). The entrance exam for admissions in class 6 was held on December 3, 2018. The answer keys will remain accessible until December 10, 2018. During this time window, students can also submit their objections regarding the answer key, if they find any. Steps to submit the objections for answer keys Visit the official website of the Bihar board -- www.biharboard.online.comClick on the link which says ‘Objection Panel for Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya, Simultala, Jamui Entrance (Preliminary) Examination 2019’Submit the objection on the question paper or answer key on the objection panel Any objections submitted after December 10 will not be considered by the board. Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya is an initiative by the Bihar Government to make quality education available to students from an underprivileged background. The school has produced many toppers in the past years. In 2018 too, all three state board toppers are from the Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya.

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JNU Entrance Test updates: NTA to take charge of the exam as JNU canceled the exam

JNU University postponed its entrance test as it decided to rope in the newly formed ‘National Testing Agency’ for the same. Now, the exam will be conducted by the NTA. In another development, JNU has decided to double the number of centers which will be very useful for the candidates. The university will also introduce Mock Test Centers to help candidates familiarize themselves with the online test pattern. As a result, the JNU entrance exam (JNUEE) has been postponed and now will be conducted online in May 2019. Earlier, the exam was scheduled on December 27-30, 2018. The university in its 148th academic council meeting also announced that in 2019-20 academic session, the university will offer 1080 M.Phil and Ph.D. seats as opposed to 720 seats which were offered in last year’s academic session. JNU is the first central university to collaborated with the NTA for its entrance exam. In October, the university had said “ it is in the process of hiring a private vendor for managing the centers where the exams will be conducted.” The JNUSU has been constantly opposing the online avatar of the JNUEE saying ‘it negates a comprehensive evaluation of analytical, writing and other skills which are so very necessary, particularly in humanities and social sciences’. So far, NTA has successfully conducted its first national level exam, the National Eligibility Test.

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