CONTENTS january - february 2019 | Volume 15 | Issue 01
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industry perspective 26 Prof Tummala Papi Reddy Chairman, Telangana State Higher Education Council
20 RGUKT Incubating IndustryAcademia Collaborations
32 TSWREIS: Catering to Educational Needs of Marginalised Children
Telangana Marching towards Excellence in Higher Education
aicte perspective 36 Dr M P Poonia Vice-Chairman All India Council for Technical Education
Policymaker’s perspective 12 Navin Mittal Commissioner, Department of College & Technical Education, Government of Telangana
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48 Policymaker’s perspective 18 Dr A Ashok Secretary & Commissioner, Board of Intermediate Education Government of Telangana
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EDITORIAL Evolution of Telangana as Higher Education Hub
With Telangana, the youngest state of the country, trying to effect a major transformation by consolidating its education sector, the change is being brought in different dimensions steadfastly. The nerve centre of this change is Hyderabad, the capital city which is emerging as an education hub. Known for its prowess in IT software, industry and services sector, Telangana is actually a State to look at in terms of innovations in boosting the education ecosystem. Its capital city bespeaks this new reality. Courtesy the vision of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Telangana’s Higher Education sector is witnessing a growth trajectory. The job-oriented approach of the State administration especially the education department is laying a strong foundation for youths of Telangana to benefit for decades to come. Our latest issue of digitalLEARNING magazine has tried to focus on Telangana’s Higher Education and Human Resource scenario in a comprehensive manner to explore the factors and policies that are facilitating such a pleasant and visible change. Our cover story “Telangana Marching Towards Excellence in Higher Education” underlines all possible facets responsible for consistently developing the State as a hub of knowledge and learning. It also explores Government of Telangana’s innovative efforts in association with public and private sector organisations to develop a robust education ecosystem. A special feature “HR Manager’s Role in Preparing Employable Youths” discusses the role of HR Managers as an enabler to bridge the gap between industry and academia. In this issue, we have also featured interviews of Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of Collegiate & Technical Education, Government of Telangana; Dr A Ashok, Secretary & Commissioner, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana and Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar , Telangana; Prof Tummala Papi Reddy, Chairman, Telangana State Higher Education Council, Government of Telangana; Dr R S Praveen Kumar, Secretary, Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Government of Telangana; and Dr M P Poonia, Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education; highlighting varied dimensions of higher education space in the State and spelling out their vision. The latest issue also carries the conference outcomes of 13th World Education Summit Mumbai, a confluence of edu-leaders of the Indian and global education system. It highlights how the teaching-learning processes in India’s education space are being redefined. The report analyses and shares unique insights into the modern-day practices and challenges in the education sector. In line with the Union Government’s vision of aligning the students with modern means and promoting innovations, the Department of Higher & Technical Education, Telangana, in association with Elets Technomedia is organising 9th Higher Education & Human Resource Conclave on 4-5 February, 2019 in Hyderabad. With an array of interviews, features and articles, it is hoped this latest issue of the magazine will evoke an invaluable feedback from our esteemed readers.
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Telangana Marching Towards Excellence in Higher Education Telangana’s capital city of Hyderabad today enjoys a world class reputation for its nationally and internationally known educational and research institutes. Top-class infrastructure and the Government initiatives are laying the foundation of a solid economic growth model, creating finest possible educational opportunities for all, observes Sudheer Goutham of Elets News Network (ENN).
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he city bespeaks an impressive growth model being boosted and shaped up by an able State leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. One of the most fascinating factors of Hyderabad is its consistent emphasis on consolidating itself as an attractive education centre. Today, it is steadfastly progressing to evolve as the biggest higher education hub of the country. The Hyderabad has already made its mark as the IT Hub on a global platform and in the last few years it has also emerged as a Start-Up capital of India by promoting, encouraging and incubating the idea of startups over the years through various pro-active initiatives and policies.
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Hyderabad – A Land of Premier Educational and Research Institutions Hyderabad holds a rich academic tradition and houses some of the most premier educational institutions of the country. It incorporates a large number of universities, management colleges, research centers and technical institutes. In addition to one of the country’s oldest universities -- Osmania University, the city of pearls, as the Hyderbad is described in common parlance, has three central varsities, including the University of Hyderabad, English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad National Urdu University. The first technological university
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and T-Hub which are continuing to boost Hyderabad as a Higher Education hub by attracting and generating a significant amount of talent while widening the city’s scope for advanced research and entrepreneurship. On the other hand, the National Institute Technology, Warangal, IIIT, Basar (RGUKT), IIT, Medak and more than 300 private engineering and medical colleges and business schools are also significantly contributing and working as a catalyst.
of teaching and learning. The latest practices are integrated into the education system of the State to improve the quality,” observes the Commissioner. According to Ajay Misra, Special Chief Secretary, Department of Education, “The Government has initiated various schemes for the underprivileged and economically weaker section of the society including Residential Education Institution for socially backward classes, Ambedkar Overseas Vidhya Nidhi among others which are yielding excellent results.”
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To provide equal, qualitative as well as professional qualification to girls and boys, the State government is introducing various educational initiatives across Telangana. Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Collegiate and Technical Education Department, says “The vision of the State Government involves three-pronged approach. First thing is to improve Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) which is around 36 percent. Though, the GER of Telangana is nearly 10 percent higher than that of the national average, the access of education to every student in the State is the top most priority of the Government.” “The second focus area of the Government is ensuring basic infrastructure in both government and private sector. A lot of focus is on maintaining the infrastructure which includes buildings, laboratories, libraries, equipment, furniture and other basic amenities.” “The third is improving overall quality in terms
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH and Hyderabad Central University, which are featured as one of the top universities in the country for academic excellence, as per Ministry of Human Resource Development’s survey conducted among 3,500 higher educational institutions
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of the country - Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH and Hyderabad Central University, which are featured as one of the top universities in the country for academic excellence, as per Ministry of Human Resource Development’s survey conducted among 3,500 higher educational institutions. Besides, these varsities, Hyderabad seats several research institutes such as the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Centre for Cellular Microbiology (CCMB), National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and some of India’s premium defense laboratories and space institutes. Moreover, the city and its surroundings present an excellent mix of top-class business schools, engineering colleges, research institutes and Start-Up Incubators like the Indian School of Business (ISB), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), ICICI Knowledge Park, Tata Institute of Social Science Research, Narsee Monjee, ICFAI,
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“Ambedkar Overseas Vidhya Nidhi (AOVN) has been introduced by the State Government to enable the benefit of higher education in foreign universities for PG & PhD courses to the meritorious SC Students. Under this scheme, a grant of Rs 20 Lakh in two installments -- First installment of Rs 10 lakh on production of landing permit / I-94 (immigration card) and the second installment of Rs 10 lakh on production of second semester results is awarded.” The grants are issued for study in the foreign universities covering 10 selected countries – Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA and others. So far, over 405 students have been given these grants after through screening of academic background. “Also, the Government has instituted over 30 Women Degree Colleges in last four years to benefit young girls from Scheduled Caste community. This move has yielded excellent results with more than 80-90 percent pass outs, said the Special Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Telangana. Moreover, Telangana Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare Residential Education Institution Societies have been catering to students from these underprivileged sections, providing high standard education in junior and higher education. All these initiatives are in line with the Union Government’s vision of aligning the students with modern means and promoting innovations.
Telangana Academy of Skill & Knowledge (TASK) TASK is a not-for-profit organisation created by the Government of Telangana for bringing
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TASK has been collaborating with various corporate and multi-national companies that will work towards setting up a ‘trainand-hire’ model for students of mechanical, electrical, electronics and aeronautical domains in TASK-registered engineering colleges.
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synergy among institutions of Government, Industry and Academia with an objective of offering quality human resources and services to the industry. Value for Students : Granting access to modules for enhancing their technology, personal and organisation skills at highly subsidised rates. Value for Colleges: Forging partnerships with colleges to create environs conducive for growth through faculty development, research pilots and help colleges provide quality education for the leaders of tomorrow with a focused systematic programme. Value for Corporate: Programmes to help corporate gain access to a pool of trained graduates for suitable roles. Our students are trained extensively in latest technology to help companies find the right candidate. TASK has been collaborating with various corporate and multi-national companies that will work towards setting up a ‘train-and-hire’ model for students of mechanical, electrical, electronics and aeronautical domains in TASK-registered engineering colleges. Companies have designed various training modules across these domains to help students get practical industry exposure. Speaking over one such collaboration, TASK CEO Sujiv Nair said the industry-academic partnership such as these help bridge gaps, ensuring students stay relevant to the everchanging requirements of the digital world.
Infrastructure and land space for Education Hubb The Jawaharnagar Education Hub after receiving a formal clearance from the Union Human
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As per the proposal, HMDA will allocate land between 5-25 acres to each educational institution, depending on the academic activity they intend to take up. Besides land, infrastructure facilities like electricity, water, sewer, communication, connectivity, and transport would be provided by the Metropolitan Development Authority. Additionally, the Metropolitan Authority plans to develop and manage other infrastructure centers under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) module, such as sports complexes, housing arrangement for delegates coming over to conduct or attend conferences, hostels for students, and quarters for scholars, faculty, and staff members. Facilities like cafeteria and shops would be set up purely on a commercial basis. There is also a good demand for spaces in the Jawaharnagar Education Hub, as various educational institutions like the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, All India Management Schools Association, and
Authority (HMDA), in association with the Centres of Excellence, has prepared a blueprint for the Jawaharnagar Education Hub, and has already acquired 700 acres of land, where 500 acres of land will be set aside for establishing campuses, and the remaining 200 acres for supporting infrastructure facilities like roads, hostels, and auditoriums. Premier institutions like BITS Pilani, Army Dental Sciences College, and Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology already have campuses in the area. While other institutes of global and national repute in various fields like science, medical, journalism, sports, defense, and aerospace have been approached to set up their campuses in the education hub.
XLRI Jamshedpur have already expressed their interest and placed requisitions for land to set up campuses. The easy availability of required facilities is attracting a slew of educational institutions as well as domestic and multinational companies, who are on the hunt for high-quality talent. It is worth mentioning that the talent pool generated by Hyderabad is socially diverse, considering the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) of backward sections in Higher Education here is one of the highest in the country, according to the All India Survey on Higher Education 2015-16. All of these factors combined together are pushing Hyderabad to emerge as a major higher education hub in the years to come.
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Resource Development Ministry, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority decided to go ahead with its mega Education Hub plan, which is further transforming Hyderabad into a ‘Knowledge City’. According to K. Gangadhar, Real Estate Officer, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), “Of the total 2,370 acers of land for Education Hub in Jawaharnagar, over 1,700 acres are in the position of HMDA are available to be given the education institutions(?????). BITS Pilani has been given 200 acers of land for their phase 2 extension of the campus, where they came up with an excellent worldclass infrastructure. Similarly, other educational institutions and associations like All India Institute of Management School, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi has also applied for the land and have given advance amount for the institutions,” The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development
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Technology Paving
Way for Quality Higher Education in Telangana
Along with improving the Higher Education ecosystem in Telangana, the Department is also taking various initiatives to bring quality of education at par with global standards. Adopting technology for smooth processes is one of the key initiatives, says Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of Collegiate & Technical Education, Government of Telangana, in conversation with Sudheer Goutham of Elets News Network (ENN).
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One of the initiatives is the launch of portal “Degree Online Services Telangana” -- A common admission portal for all the higher education institutions in the State.
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How is the department ensuring that all its processes turn paperless yet effective? The Department of Higher Education has undertaken various initiatives that helped the Department, teachers, students, and educational institutions. One of the initiatives is the launch of portal “Degree Online Services, Telangana” (DOST) -A common admission portal for all the Higher Education institutions in the State. Any student who wants to join any course in Telangana can visit the portal and register for different course options. Students are selected on merit-basis. The list is prepared as per Class 12 scores. This has been a real gamechanger in Telangana, as earlier students had to visit every institute first for getting an application form, then to submit it and deposit the fee and lastly for gaining admission. Now, we have made the admission process completely paperless in a way that students belonging to Telanagana only need to enter the number of respective certificates and educational department automatically fetches the data from the respective department. The process is hasslefree. It has enabled over 2,10,000 students to take admissions in higher education institutes of Telangana. We have also introduced concept of e-office in the Commissionerate as well as in Regional Offices. It helped us to speed up the processes and improve communication between the State Government and institutions. For example, soon after receiving a digitally signed copy from any college principal, an order is issued in that regard to the respective college online. Colleges are also
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allowed to check the status of their complaints or applications. The third thing which has been done is that a public sector bank -- Vijaya Bank – has come up with a fee management system. All the government educational institutions are on the platform wherein students can pay fee without any hassle at the branch of the bank or via electronic transfer, net banking, debit card, credit card, UPI payment interface etc. Cash fee collection has been stopped at all the Government’s higher educational institutes. The fourth thing which we have implemented in the technical education department and one of the universities of the State is BioMetric Attendance System. In next few months we will install the system across all the government institutions in the State. It is helpful in maintaining the students’
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In terms of technology in education, what are the latest practices adopted by the Department to facilitate effective learning? We have implemented digital evaluation system in Technical Education Department. In the system, all the answer sheets are uploaded online and distributed to evaluators. It helps us to avoid any question without being checked. Moreover, it also has helped teachers to evaluate the answer sheets anywhere and anytime. Earlier, we used to set up camps for evaluations which we have now done away with. We are also working on development of Institute Management System which will help the department in managing information of technical institutes and students. We have also worked a lot to improve curriculum. For example, the polytechnic curriculum in the State has been completely updated from academic year 2018-19. We have made it more flexible and practical. All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has already published a model curriculum for the engineering colleges which has also been adopted in Telangana. We have also tried to improve our grading system. We are trying to develop a relative grading system rather than an absolute grading system.
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What vision inspires Telangana Government to improve education scenario in the State? The vision of the State Government involves three things. First thing is to improve Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) which is around 36 percent. Though, the GER of Telangana is nearly 10 percent higher than that of the national average, but the access of education to every student in the State is the top most priority of the Government. Other than that the Government has initiated various schemes for the underprivileged and economically weaker sections of the society. The second focus area of the Government is ensuring basic infrastructure in both government and private sector. A lot of focus is on maintaining the infrastructure which includes building, labs, libraries, equipments, furniture and other basic amenities. The third thing is improving overall quality in terms of teaching and learning. The latest practices are integrated into the education system of the State to improve the quality.
What is your message for student fraternity? Not only all of us should be ready for the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the Education 4.0 but we should be leaders in this. It is so because the kind of numbers which we have, there is no reason for not being a leader.
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attendance, as without students there is no meaning of education.
We have also worked a lot to improve curriculum. For example, the polytechnic curriculum in the State has been completely updated from academic year 2018-19. We have made it more flexible and practical.
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T-Hub, Hyderabad: Incubating Future Entrepreneurs By supporting the ideas of budding entrepreneurs, we can help the society to develop job creators along with job seekers. It will help in resolving the problem of unemployment in India up to some extent, says Jay Krishnan, Partner, SRI Capital and Former CEO, T-Hub, Hyderabad, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN). centre is likely to be bigger, as a new centre for T-hub is under construction. Moreover, with the new centre, the emphasis will be more on software, hardware and production labs. It’s going to be bigger and stronger. Our objective is to become largest incubator of the world.
Can the city be called start-up capital of India as a lot of initiatives have been taken in Hyderabad to support start-ups?
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How has T-hub, Hyderabad, incubated and helped start-ups to be successful?
What are the key reasons for Hyderabad to become healthcare technology capital?
We started the T-hub in 2015. In all these years, we have realised that the T-hub is not only meant to focus on the local start-ups rather it must cater to the needs of entire Indian startup landscape. We are now one of the largest incubators in India. We also established Corporate Innovation Accelerator that attracted start-ups not only from other parts of India but also from across the world. So now, we have over 300 incubators majority of which are from Telangana. The Corporate Innovation Accelerator has so far attracted over 100 start-ups from different parts of India and world. We also conducted different student exchange programmes with Israel, Australia and the US which helped us to attract around 30 start-ups from countries other than India.
The best with Hyderabad from healthcare perspective is that the city has the best foundation for it. It has Genome Valley. A majority of Pharma industries are located in Hyderabad. Moreover the Pharma industry gets a huge support from Agriculture industry as Hyderabad is the seed manufacturing capital of the world. So, with such an environment, we may witness a good number of start-ups in healthcare sector from Hyderabad.
What is the genesis behind T-Hub? The fundamental goal of the T-hub is to become epicentre for start-ups in India and also be a common anchor point for all the start-ups in Telangana. In the coming years, the incubation
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As we want India to become start-up hub of the world, it is must for every city to play its part in achieving this. Mumbai will become the finteck capital, Bengaluru will become the hub for different verticals, Delhi will become the market and e-commerce capital and Hyderabad will become the healthcare technology capital. The combination of these 10+ cities will attract talents from every corner of the world and all of it, when put together, will make India successful.
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Venture capitalists play a major role in supporting start-ups financially. What have been the initiatives of SRI venture capital in this regard? For a start-up to become successful, it is necessary to have access to pool of capital for converting its idea into a quality product. Once that comes in, the next thing it helps in is business development and pitching in the new customers. So, T-hub incubates the startups and SRI Venture Capital helps in providing funds to the startup. All these jointly help a start-up to sustain and make a name in its respective market.
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RGUKT: Inculcating Innovation and Entrepreneurial Skills among Rural Youth Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar understands that the quality technical education among students would not be honed to required standards unless there is a strong Academia – Industry interaction, says Dr A Ashok, Secretary & Commissioner, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana and Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Basar, Telangana, in an interview with Sudheer Goutham of Elets News Network (ENN). Give us a brief overview of innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship related programmes started at RGUKT. At Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), our vision is to nurture world class professional engineers by imparting quality education and transforming rural youth into world class engineers. To achieve this, students are required to be trained in the skills relevant as per the industry demands. As the job market demands latest advancements in technology, innovation in education is our most preferred approach for conducting any course.
How significant is the role of incubation centres for preparing global citizens? Please describe about various incubation related activities in RGUKT. Incubation Centres have a major role in higher education. These centres help students in developing a diversified thinking that helps in finding a more effective and innovative solution to problems. At Incubation Centres in the State, we follow the process; innovate, incubate, conceptualise the idea, scale up the idea and then mass production. At RGUKT, Basar, a Japanese company “SafeTraceHub” operating in the premises of its incubation centre, we will soon be seeing more companies from around the world signing MoUs to set up innovation labs and incubation centres..
In line with Government of India’s Startup India initiative, how is RGUKT encouraging entrepreneurship among its students? We encourage students for entrepreneurship. We support students in setting up their start-ups as it will help them to realise their dreams rather than being in a job and realising others’ dreams. Moreover, a successful start-up also paves the way for employment to others. Recently, our students have come up with Non Invasive Glucometer which is a cheaper way to test the sugar for diabetic patients. So, in this way we are helping students to innovate and bring their ideas into reality. Many of our students visit NASA every year and grab first and second prizes. So, we not only encourage innovative ideas but
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Secretary & Commissioner, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana and Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana
teach in a way that students are nurtured with the skills to support new ideas. We organise techno festival every year where students from other universities as well come with new ideas. In the recent festival, we have received many solutions related to the day-to-day problems in Agriculture and Health sectors.
How is RGUKT catering to the needs of rural youth? Students in RGUKT are selected on merit basis. Most of them are from middle-class or economically weaker sections of the society. These students are very meritorious and we are turning them into world-class professionals. As most of our students are from rural background, they are well aware of the day-to-day problems in rural life. We introduce them to the new innovations or technologies that help them to solve any such problems. Our students developed a software through which farmers will know the different prices prevailing in different markets for a particular agricultural product. It helped the farmers to get the most profitable deal for their agricultural products. Along with that, we also helped Nirmal Handicrafts to develop software and website so that the organisation can enhance their market reach.
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RGUKT Incubating IndustryAcademia Collaborations
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he world today is intensely driven by knowledge economy where consumption and production are both based on intellectual capital. A country which analyses the collected information effectively has better prospects of growth in future. The case of Finland is a classic example in this. After a World Economic Forum report (July 2014) by Ricardo Hausmann that pointed out that traditional wood related products from Finland barely accounted for 20 percent of their exports, Finland upgraded old machines and designed new automated ones to chop and cut the wood. It made Finland the top choice for designing and manufacturing automated machines for different purposes – Nokia, Kone, Fortum, and Fiskars being classic examples. Today 40 percent of Finland’s exports are all machines of various types. The above is a classic example of how knowledge economy is the key to growth. By its very definition, knowledge economy would require to partner with industry – the role of the partner being to gather, generate, disseminate and correlate information which industry can then use. Educational Institutions fit this role perfectly. A healthy partnership between the academia and industry will certainly see the development of knowledge economy which in turn will contribute to the growth of a country. Despite stupendous work being done separately in Industry and academia, the level of collaboration seems either inadequate or failing in most cases. In the paper “Industry – academia collaborations in software testing: experience and success stories from Canada and Turkey; Software Quality Journal, 25(1091) 2017”, the authors have mentioned that correlation and interrelationship of challenges by proactively working
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together could eliminate the risk of challenges and possible failures in industry–academia interactions. These collaborations (as mentioned in Laredo, P, Revisiting the third mission of Universities: Towards a Renewed Categorization of University Activities; Higher Education Policy 20(4) 31-48 (2007)) are those which many MNCs engage in with Universities with the primary objective of teaching and educating students. Some such laudable initiatives are Cisco Network Academy, Oracle’s Work Force Development Program, IBM Career Education Program. Traditionally, universities have been looked upon as knowledge centres – in the sense that they were seen to provide an education to the society and act as the custodians of knowledge. With dwindling resources to support them, Institutions of higher education are today increasingly looking to not only be knowledge centers, but also bring in industry collaboration in the academic pedagogy. Certain studies by scholars (Muscio et.al.; Does government funding complement or substitute private research funding to Universities? Research Policy, 42(1), 63-75 (2013)) have argued that industry engagement with academia for research and entrepreneurship brings in additional funds, which in turn could be ploughed back into enhancing the educational infrastructure. It is important to note that it is not sufficient for Universities to merely host startups for Innovation through industry collaboration. As pointed out by Nicolas Colin – An eminent author in The Forbes (September 25, 2018), such missions only end up in ‘mere existence’ that produce nothing progressive. What is needed is a relentless entrepreneurial drive. This being the case, especially in India, Corporate collaborations between young technology-led companies and research establishments are rapidly gaining ground with many business start-ups choosing to partner with Universities for cutting edge
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technology, as highlighted by J Vignesh in a leading newspaper on February 8, 2018. This trend seems to be fermented by the fact that universities remain the main source of resource persons who can engage in research while Industries need that leverage for developing technology. Seen in this background, the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) Basar provides an excellent opportunity for being a test-bed for incubating industry-academic collaborations. Identified by the Government of Telangana as one of the Universities where Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurial Development programme will be established, the University is a residential campus that houses state-of-the-art laboratories and a young faculty community. The student community consists of the state-toppers who are bright and eager. These are invaluable assets where fermenting an industry-academia collaboration is being sought. The University has an MoU with TITA (Telangana IT Association) under which an Innovation hub called TIIC (Telangana Innovation and Incubation Center) has already been established in the campus. In the first phase, TIIC will host close to 15 industry startups and will also have space for a few student startups. IT professionals who are associated with TITA are mentoring the students and also helping bring in industry incubations to TIIC. SafeTraceHub, a Japanese company, has already established an Innovation laboratory in TIIC. At the time of this article appearing in press, more such start-ups are in the process of being incubated in the next few days at TIIC. RGUKT, Basar has a knowledge-base that is strong on contemporary technologies like Block Chain, Data Analytics, and Deep Learning etc. This provides a perfect platform for Industry to capitalise on the readily available knowledge-base and establish innovation start-ups. MoUs with a few industry leaders that will take the benefit of this readily available talent pool is underway. RGUKT, Basar is also on the verge of signing MoUs with KIHT (Kalam Institute of Health Technologies). Under this MoU, KIHT will
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lend complete end-to-end support to help faculty and students of RGUKT, Basar to incubate startups that will be useful to the health sector – including medical diagnostics, medical devices, community health etc. The University has a rich expertise in domains of Signal processing (which can be very useful for biomedical signal processing), Machine learning, optical character recognition, IoT etc. – all of which are available for use in not just traditional applications for electronics but also in medical devices. RGUKT, Basar has qualified and experienced researchers in the domain of Drug synthesis, molecular modeling, Catalysis and green chemistry and Bio-inorganic chemistry which makes the upcoming MoU with KIHT an exciting prospect. Another domain which the University is actively looking to encourage innovation is the domain of design of efficient power converters and smart charging algorithms – an invaluable asset for the development of electric vehicles and smart homes of the future. The University also has faculty experienced in the domain of solar PV systems which are today one of the KFAs where alternate, nonconventional sources of energy are concerned. RGUKT, Basar also has faculty experienced in the use of 3D printing in automotive industry, design of medical and surgical implants, tissues etc. The University has excellent equipment for fatigue testing, creep testing, corrosion studies, X-ray diffractometry, FESEM etc. which can be used for material characterization tests. With a rich knowledge base and a pool of talented, well qualified and eager researchers, RGUKT, Basar today stands as a beacon that invites innovation and encourages entrepreneurs to take up the challenge of meeting the changing dynamics of the professional world. While becoming an entrepreneur may not be everybody’s cup of tea, an innovative spirit is definitely a great personal and institutional character to assimilate. In that aspect, RGUKT, Basar is making every effort to ensure it takes the right steps forward.
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TSBIE FACILITATING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN JUNIOR COLLEGES
he Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) has introduced various innovative services for the students of junior colleges under its jurisdiction. The major IT achievements of Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education can be classified as:
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to locate their examination centre and navigate the route to the location on Google map. The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education is first of its kind among many boards in the country providing this kind of online services to future citizens of India.
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The TSBIE has introduced 15 online services for students and 10 online services for colleges under Digital Telangana programme. The student services include Migration Certificate, Duplicate Marks Memo, Duplicate/Triplicate Pass Certificate, Equivalency Certificate, and Eligibility Certificate among others. The key features of these services include minimal human interference, zero corruption, and effective services.
The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education is the first one to provide online question paper. It helped in preventing question paper leak to a great extent.
Online Affiliation Permission to Private Unaided colleges: The TSBIE has introduced online process for affiliation and permission to setup private un-aided colleges from 2016-17 onwards.
Mobile Applications: TSBIE has moved from e-governance to Mobile Governance (m-Gov) by launching two mobile applications for students of Intermediate Education.
TSBIE m-Services: Major student services are available in this mobile app.
TSBIE-Exam Centre Locator: This mobile app facilitates students at the time of examinations
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ON SCREEN EVALUATION OF ANSWER BOOKS The TSBIE has introduced on screen evaluation system from 2016-17 examinations. Students will be allowed to download the re-verified answer scripts with password protection.
VIDEO CONFERENCING FACILITY The TSBIE has introduced Video conferencing system in State head office, Hyderabad. The Head Office is connected with all District Intermediate Education Officers (DIEO) and Nodal Officers of 31 Districts Offices with video conferencing system to discuss various issues related to conduct of examinations and to issue instructions for effective administration.
ONLINE ADMISSION SYSTEM It is proposed to implement online admission system from the Academic Year 2017-18 for all the junior colleges. This system facilitates the students to know online options for exercising the college options. The system will allot the admission cards to the students based on their merit in qualifying exams (SSC/CBSE/ ICSE etc.) duly following rule of reservations.
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TSBIE Vocational Education Programme: Preparing Employable Youth
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he Vocational Education Programme at 10+2 level was introduced in the united Andhra Pradesh from the academic year 1979-80 as a State scheme. In pursuance of the National Education policy 1986, the Government of India extended central assistance to implement vocationalisation of secondary education from 1987-88. At present, 21 Vocational courses covering the streams of Agriculture, Engineering & Technology, Business & Commerce, Health & Paramedical, Home Science and Humanities are being offered at 10+2 level in Vocational Education in Telangana. The Government has taken following steps to strengthen Vocational Education in the State.
Curriculum Development: The syllabus for all 21 vocational courses was revised and the new syllabus came into effect from 2018-19 for first year and 2019-20 for 2nd year. Subject experts and officials from various industries and institutions like National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Institute of Hotel Management, Advance Training Institutes, etc, took part and contributed in the syllabus revision. As learning of practical skills is important to vocational students, on the Job Training has been given more weightage in the new syllabus. For first year, duration of the training is 365 hours and for second year, the same is of 450 hours.
Vocational Labs: Vocational labs are upgraded and strengthened as per the new curriculum on regular basis with the assistance of Board of Intermediate Education and Government funds to a tune of 1.5 crore (approx) in 161 Government Junior Colleges where the vocational courses are offered, including 04 exclusive Vocational Junior Colleges in the state of Telangana.
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Telangana has conducted Apprenticeship fairs at Regional Directorate of Apprenticeship Training (RDAT), Hyderabad. Nearly 12,291 candidates got placement in various industries as apprenticeship trainees with stipend ranging between Rs 2,758 to 10,000 per month.
Higher Education mobility: The Intermediate Vocational students are eligible for admission into undergraduate degree courses. Students seeking admission to B Tech courses are required to appear for Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET). The Vocational students who have passed the bridge course either in Mathematics and Physical Sciences or Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences are equivalent with those students who passed MPC or BPC or General Intermediate of B.I.E. Telangana State.
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The government departments have recognised Intermediate Vocational Courses for the purpose of Employment in Departments like Agriculture, Panchayat Raj, Animal Husbandry, Corporations, Public Sector undertakings, Medical and Health Departments. They consider the qualified Vocational Students for the posts of skilled class-II (Technician Grade-II) workforce which include Sub Assistant, Laboratory Attendants, Field Assistants, Dairy Assistants, and Veterinary Compounders etc in respective departments.
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‘Nurturing Employable Youth is Our Sole Objective’ The sole objective of the Telangana State Council of Higher Education is to nurture employable youths, says Prof Tummala Papi Reddy, Chairman, Telangana State Higher Education Council, in an interview with Sudheer Gautham of Elets News Network (ENN).
How has TSCHE planned to fulfill the industry requirements to nurture employable youth?
How is the council planning to bring a marked improvement in the Higher Education ecosystem in Telangana?
Telangana State Council of Higher Education is the apex body to coordinate between Central Government, State Government and Higher Education institutes in the State for implementing new practices and bring innovations in the system. In order to achieve the objective, the council has devised a curriculum which is not only fulfilling the needs of the students but also the industry requirements.
We have adopted some of the best practices in higher education ecosystem of Telangana like Online Admission System, setting up Incubation Centres in all the State Universities and encouraging engineering students for internships in their respective branches or industry. We are also encouraging innovation and research-based activities in all the universities and for that we are recognising the contributions of scientists or innovators to education system.
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We are also encouraging innovation and research-based activities in all the universities and for that we are recognising the contributions of scientists or innovators to education system.
In line with Government of India’s Skill India Mission, what are the initiatives taken by the council to impart skill training to students? The council has taken various initiatives for effective skill training among the youth of Telangana. Through Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK), we are imparting skill education to students. We are also introducing new courses which are industry relevant and enhance employability among the students.
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TSCHE Ensuring Quality Education in Telangana
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elangana is the youngest State of India, which is rich in human resource. It has a long tradition of encouraging higher education. The Government of Telangana gives full autonomy to the universities ensuring full accountability and transparency. It has the highest Gross Enrolment Ration in Higher Education, i.e. 36.3 percent against the national average of 24.5 percent. Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) was established by the Telangana State Government in 2014 to monitor and help the growth of higher education in the State. It functions primarily as a coordinating body between the University Grants Commission (UGC), the State Government and the Universities. TSCHE coordinates with six Conventional Universities, nine Specialised Universities, one Technological University, one National Institute, one State Institute of University Status, three Central Universities, and three Deemed Universities. The State Government launched many programmes and initiated many reforms in education resulting in: • • • • •
Low cost education in comparison to other States Easy access for all and equity in higher education Free education to girls up to PG level Free education from KG to PG Special education centres for women in residential degree colleges
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Planning & Coordination • To prepare consolidated programmes in sphere of Higher Education in the State • To assist the UGC in respect of determination & maintenance of standards • To evolve perspective plans for development of Higher Education in the State • To forward developmental programmes of Universities and Colleges in UGC.
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To encourage and promote innovations in curricular development, restructuring of courses and updating of syllabi in the university and the college. To develop programmes for greater academic cooperation and interaction between university and college teachers. To conduct entrance examinations for admission into institutions of Higher Education and render advise on
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admissions. To prepare an overview report on working of the Universities and Colleges in the State
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On the status & ordinances to various universities in the State. To work in liaison with the SRC of AICTE in the formulation of the schemes in the State To make new institutions self sufficient and viable To perform any other functions necessary for the furtherance of Higher Education in the State
TSBIE has moved from e-governance to Mobile Governance (m-Gov) by launching two mobile applications for students of Intermediate Education.
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Institutional collaborations in teaching and learning International partnership Research funding Pockets of excellence across different institution types (public/private, central/state-funded) Enhancement of employability skills and researcher skills Expansion of digital learning technologies, blended learning and MOOCs.
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Birla Open Minds School Facilitating Progressive Education We follow thematic curriculum which is developmentally appropriate and based on the best practices in the field of early childhood care and education, says Pratima Sinha, CEO, DSR Educational Society, in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN) in the rapidly transforming world. Students are trained in 21st century skills required for them to understand the dynamics of the world. Integrated Learning Studies is an in-house programme of Birla Open Minds, Hyderabad, which unites a topic to its counterpart in Science, Mathematics, Social Sciences, and English.
In the rapidly evolving education system across the globe, how Birla Open Minds Preschools and Schools are using technology to impart education at par with global standards?
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CEO, DSR Educational Society
What is the genesis behind DSR Education Society? How is society planning to contribute in transforming the Indian education ecosystem? DSR Educational Society has prepared a stage where students learn to question not just out of curiosity rather to be a part of the change that the world awaits. The society in association with the Birla Edutech Limited has formed Birla Open Minds International School. With an avant-garde curriculum structure, learning at Birla Open Minds stays in tune with the changing needs of the world we live in.
What are the educational practices adopted by schools and preschools under DSR’s umbrella to develop a high-quality education system? The society has integrated various best practices from the well researched IB, Cambridge, Montessori and Walldorf curriculums in the primary and middle-school years. The innovative practices include: Providing a curriculum that is activity-based wherein students get hands on training in every subject. Learning is not restricted to the classrooms. Students are allowed to use open-space of the school to enhance their learning. The school has special programmes to enhance students’ practical understanding in English, Science and Mathematics. These programmes nurture students with skills required to be successful
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The advancement in technology is so rapid that it is nothing less than a race and therefore it’s a challenge for every school to stay ahead of the curve. Whether it is about exploring the ideas on data interpretations or an enhanced understanding of Artificial Intelligence or Cloud Computing, DSR education society still leaves a mark. Our students are introduced to the world of Robotics and about creating principles that can help create fail-safe algorithms for its use.
What curriculum related adopted by the schools?
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DSR Educational Society has adopted BEL curriculum. IT is developed by eminent psychologists and industry experts. It takes into account the progressive growth of the child and provides theme-based curriculum to nurture a child’s academic and socio-cultural intellect. The theme is universal and at the core across the scholastic and co-scholastic planning. The curriculum is designed to entice the students with curiosity to take a plunge in studies and explore with deep interest.
Industrial Revolution 4.0 is all set to occur in a big way soon, what can be its impact on the Indian education system? Learning to thrive in a transforming world needs to be the USP of the education system today. This revolution for sure is going to create new job profiles which were unknown till now. The question is are we prepared for such rapid changes, are we as educationist giving this a serious thought? Yes, Indian Education System is not far behind, it understands the need of the hour, the new skills that need to be imbibed in the future generation to be able to take on the Industrial Revolution 4.0 with ease.
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Social Welfare Perspective
TSWREIS: Catering to
Educational Needs of Marginalised Children Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) has been catering to the dire educational needs of Scheduled Caste (SC) children hailing from the remote rural areas of Telangana, says Dr R S Praveen Kumar, Secretary, Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Government of Telangana, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN). What undergraduate degree courses are offered by your institutions?
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We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes including Physical and Chemical Sciences (BSc MPC / MSCs / MPCs / MECs / MPG / MES / Mae Nw and HW), Life Sciences (BSc BZC / MbZC / BGC / BtBC / BcZC / BCFsQc / NDZC / BCCs), Commerce (B Com Computers / Computer Applications / General / Honours / Taxation / BFI / BBA), and Social Sciences (BA HEP / HEPa / EPG / EPP / HPEml / EPaMcJ / EPS). The total number of undergraduate students currently enrolled across 30 TSWRDCs is 13,975 (I year – 6,143; II Year – 4,554: III Year – 3,278).
How is the institution helping junior college students in developing a foundation for Higher Education? We have already established few Centres of Excellence in Junior Colleges to provide coaching for admission into prestigious institutes like IITs, IISERs, NITs, Central Universities, and Medical Schools across India. In addition to it, final year students (10+2) undergo training under “Summer Samurai-higher education programme”. Under the programme, special coaching is provided to the selected students for admission to prestigious universities and degree colleges. In last academic year, 116 students from TSWREIS got admitted into institutions like Delhi University’s Miranda House College, Hansraj College, Hindu College, Ramjas College, Shriram College of Commerce, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, St Stephens, etc. Besides, several students of TSWREIS got admitted into premier institutions like Azim Premji University, Indian Maritime University, Regional Institute of Education, IHM, and TISS.
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What initiatives have been undertaken by TSWREIS to boost skill development, entrepreneurship and employability of students? During first year of graduation, students are encouraged to join 3C programme, where they develop better communication skills, character, and confidence. During second year, students are trained exclusively on computational skills. For third year, we have a special programme called 3E, under which students are encouraged to focus on Education (getting admission to premier postgraduation institutes), Employment and Entrepreneurship. The Department of Higher Education along with TSWREIS organises regular training programmes on national level entrance examinations like JEE Main, NEET, GATE, CAT etc.
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What are some of the innovative best practices adopted by your institutions? To boost confidence and inculcate life skills among its students, TSWREIS conducts following programmes: Project Mirror: Speaking in front of mirrors helps students to enhance their oratory skills and confidence. Project beyond four walls: Students undergo experiential learning outside the classroom. Youth Parliament Sessions: To make future leaders and lawmakers. VIBRATION- Cultural Carnival: Students showcase their talents in the State-level competitions. Super Students Trophy: To promote the concept of “Earn While you Learn”. Live lectures have been delivered via T-SAT channels. Bharath Darshan: A programme to visit famous places across India. Vishwa Vidhyarthi Programme (International Internship): Students visit foreign countries as part of cultural exchange with support of AIESEC. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF): Under the initiative, second year students are encouraged to get enrolled in one-month internship at national and international research institutions. We have already signed MoUs with University of Hyderabad; Azim Premji University, Bengaluru; University of Toledo, USA; East Anglia University, UK; and Carleton University, Canada, in this regard. SSB Lecture Series: We invite Shanti Swarup
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We have already established few Centres of Excellence in Junior Colleges to provide coaching for admission into prestigious institutes like IITs, IISERs, NITs, Central Universities, and Medical Schools across India.
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Campus Recruitment Training (CRT) combined with skill building programmes are being delivered for good placements of students. Recently, we signed an MoU with Balavikasa International Centre to promote social entrepreneurship among undergraduates. Besides, TSWRDC has initiated a Beautician Course to nurture certified beauticians and Zumba and Salsa course to prepare choreographers. Along with this, we also conduct Drivers’ Education – DISHA (Encouraging Entrepreneurship), Adventurous Camps (Mountain Biking, Paragliding and Skiing), Athletic Winter Camp, Project Mission Code (Encouraging girls or software coding), Project Finishing School (Pre-placement training) etc. For Employment, Data Science training, Civil Service Coaching, CA Foundation training programme, WIMAN (Women in Management), are also conducted by us to create awareness about other career options after graduation.
Our vision is to provide good quality education to students belonging to backward sections of the society in a safe and supportive academic environment. In addition to that, we prepare students to be independent critical thinkers and global citizens of 21st century. We maintain high academic standards with a major emphasis on student and teacher empowerment programmes. TSWREIS enables students to acquire basic life skills and leadership qualities by exposure to a range of learning opportunities beyond classroom.
What reforms are needed in existing higher education ecosystem for a better future of students? Since last few decades, students are expected to focus more on learning a concept without practical or in-depth knowledge about the same. For the existing ecosystem, a flexible curriculum is needed with a range of elective courses. Any undergraduate student must undergo training where they can learn critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, literature, psychology, science and social sciences. It will provide students an interdisciplinary learning for any course he/she might take for second year of their graduation. For next two years, student should get engaged in core subjects and dwell deeper and spend the complete final year in practical-based learning.
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Digital Consortium : Enriching Lives through Digital Transformation Digital Consortium is one of the fastest growing start-up incubated at T-Hub, the technology incubation centre of Telangana. Praveen G Kumar, CEO, Digital Consortium (DC), explains about organisation’s focus areas and strategy in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN). are powered by the Blockchain anchored digital verification platform for the validation of the document’s authenticity.
In line with current digital trends, what are company’s plans? We are keen to be part of the Digital India vision and in this regard, we along with our technology partners are collaborating with various government bodies and universities across India to standardise and enhance the security features. These features are similar to that of passports and provide the high secured tamper proof document solutions powered with the block chain anchored digital verification platform.
Please brief on company’s innovative solutions relevant for education sector?
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How has been the journey of the organisation so far? Digital Consortium is powered by group of domain experts from various industries. We believe that we are in the business of building trust and delighting customers through digital transformation. We support customers to leverage the power of digital innovations and achieve their business goals. Through our extensive partnerships and technology portfolio, we help enterprises setup and modernise a flexible, automated and easy to manage IT infrastructure.
Please describe about the key technology portfolios of the organisation. Our organisation’s Secured Documents as a Service (SDaS) supports key sectors such as education and Government to create Smart, fraud resistant documents by standardising the advanced security features and adding layers of security. The technology also support Secured UV Printing including Ghost Image, Variable Data Watermarking etc, on a non-tearable, water-proof and eco-friendly paper through in-house security printers. We are also adding the MicroChip enabled smart document as part of our secured documents portfolio so as to create next generation tamper proof documents through an additional layer of security on physical documents. The secured documents
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Keeping in view of the current system challenges in examination process, we along with our technology partner Innoworx would soon be bringing the Digital Paper Experience for universities and students through our proposed framework TAPE – Tablet Aided Paperless Examination. In the current scenario, huge printing and logistics costs are involved along with environmental threats, challenges on data security, leakage threat, evaluation errors etc. The proposed paperless solution would give universities freedom from QP tagging, barcoding, manual data entry, eliminate human errors while evaluation, ensure faster result declaration through analytics, and ensure encrypted question paper delivery with huge cost saving. We are also focusing on the new revolutionary High-Speed facial recognition platform in attendance capturing system and also to automate the visitor management system at the Campus. We are keen to transform the biometric and manual visitor entry process. Facial registrations can be managed through systems or through Mobile/Tablet in real-time. Data can be captured even through Kiosks while walking through them. Facial biometrics is quickly becoming a popular choice across the world and can be the perfect choice in the education vertical.
How does your organisation make a difference for its customers? Our deep understanding of the industry challenges combined with our Partner Ecosystem which includes the world’s leading technology companies and industry leaders enables us to deliver the most Innovative and futuristic ICT Solutions by adopting the Industry best practices.
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AICTE Paving the Way for Rural Youth to Compete Globally
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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a regulatory body for technical education. It is promoting development of technical education in a coordinated and integrated manner in the country, says Dr M P Poonia, Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, in conversation with Chandan Anand of Elets News Network (ENN). What was the drive for organising the recent AICTE-ECI-ISTE Chhatra Vishwakarma and AICTE-SAGY Initiative awards by the Council? The awards were aimed at motivating youngsters, and inspiring leaders and institutions/organisations to raise their performance in their specific domains, leading to significant contribution towards development of rural areas in the country. Our objective is to involve engineering graduates and leverage their technical knowhow for betterment of villages. Our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned doubling the farmers’ income. AICTE is supporting his vision by using technical knowledge of engineers. It involves water and electricity conservation, low-cost housing, skilling rural youth, and sanitation related activities among others. We are trying to connect all technical institutions across the country and their students in this activity. Most of the
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engineering graduates across the country are heading towards urban areas for employment. But, if an engineer works in a village by setting up a start-up or any other venture, it will help provide opportunities for employment of rural youth and doubling the village’s income. More than one million youths are graduating as engineers annually. If we can encourage even 1,000 or 2,000 students to work in villages, it will aid in improving condition of villages. Meanwhile, around 120 teams competed under various categories of these awards. The winners were awarded by Hon’ble Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at AICTE New Delhi.
Is AICTE also playing the role of incubation centre in the aforesaid context? How is the Council encouraging institutes to adopt villages and helping in their development? Every year, Members of Parliament adopt 800 villages to develop them holistically. Technical institutions near such villages encourage the youths to send ideas to Innovation
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Apart from its role as a regulatory body, how is AICTE encouraging skill development among youth in urban and rural areas? In the curriculum prescribed by the AICTE for first year to final year students in technical institutions, the focus is more on skilling or hands on experience. Theoretical component of the curriculum has been reduced now and the practical/laboratory part or connecting them with the industry has already begun. So, our focus for institutions, located in urban area or rural area, is on providing industry exposure to their students and also connecting them with the society. If students are able to solve the problems of society, their acceptability in the society will enhance and undoubtedly boost their confidence. AICTE has also started a 14-point programme for connecting students with societal problems to provide solutions.
What is the vision and mission of AICTE for improving higher education scenario in the country? India is world’s largest nation in terms of youth population. Our aim is to convert this population into employable human resource which is not only useful for our country but also compete at
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the global level. We want these graduates to be in great demand in every nook and corner of the globe. These youths will definitely contribute in nation’s development once they are successful in life.
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Cell of AICTE. After filtering the most beneficial ideas, the Council also incubates them. Not only this, AICTE is also spending a lot of money to support the rural youth in converting their ideas into products beneficial for villages.
How is AICTE planning to boost the industry collaboration to bridge industry-academia gap? In our approval process to set up a technical institute, we have made it mandatory that every institute has to sign MoUs with the industries near to them. Institutes should plan their teachinglearning processes as per the industry problems. Even students’ thesis and end semester projects should be in line with industry demands. We have implemented such a hand-holding mechanism across the country. We have also signed a good number of MoUs with different industries/ organisations in this regard.
What is your message for students and institutions? Hard work, sincerity and dedication are the keys to achieve success in life. Students have to work honestly for achieving their goals. Students should never feel any kind of pressure. Rather than focusing on placements, students foremost focus be on acquiring more knowledge. Institutes must value the time and money which the students spend. Institutions must help its students in enhancing their confidence level. It is the institutes’ responsibility to nurture its students so that no one in the outside world can raise questions about the capabilites of its students. digital_learning_elets
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HR Manager’s Role in Preparing Employable Youths Looking at the way a lot of youths are coming up with their set of skills or degrees, a big gulf exists between the job seekers and employable youths. In this wake, the role of HR Manager turns crucial while playing the role of an enabler and bridging the gap between industry and academia, writes Akash Tomer of Elets News Network (ENN).
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he employment scenario across the world has changed dramatically. Technology is impacting practices and experiences while societies are becoming more global and multi-cultural. With the rise of globalisation, employability is becoming one of the main objectives for education systems across the world. Being employable refers to the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and other abilities that are necessary for a graduate to grab a job opportunity and sustain it as well. It is in this context, the employers require candidates to be skilled irrespective of the organisation they apply for. Nowadays, along with technical traits, employers also want a learning attitude, effective communication skills, creativity, problem-solving, interpersonal skills, and leadership qualities in their employees. So, the current and future scenario makes it necessary for higher education institutes to nurture job-ready students. But the onus is not only on the institutes, the industries are equally responsible in bridging this academia-industry gap. Human Resource Managers in industries can play a vital role here as they are the ones who hire new talents for any organisation. Being a part of the industry, they are aware about the industry demands and can pass it to institutes. Today, forward-thinking Human Resources (HR) leaders view skill training as a strategic component of their overall strategic HR mission and they are leveraging integrated talent applications to drive optimal employee performance.
Policy framework The Government has listed skill development as one of its priorities and aims to enhance participation of youth and improve the capability of the present system, making it flexible to adapt to technological changes and demands emanating
from the labour market. Currently, skill development efforts in India are spread across approximately 20 separate ministries, 35 State Governments and Union Territories and the private sector. The Ministry of Skills Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth and Sports was created when the current Central Government took charge. The policy framework governing the skill development ecosystem in India includes the Apprentices Act, 1961, the National Skill Policy and the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). In line with the Union Government’s initiatives, the skill training of youth can help them in becoming globally employable professional. HR managers in different industries can guide youth to be aware about the most relevant trends, methodologies and programmes for industryrelevant skills.
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One of the best ways to teach soft skills is through specific soft-skills related course material. Many institutes offer classes in public speaking, written and verbal communication and psychology. HR Professionals can guide students about the most in-demand skills required to get good job as per their stream of study. Most of such courses provide excellent information on soft skills development and help create awareness of skills like importance of listening, making eye contact, pronunciation, communication style etc. These are all very valuable assets to an employer and shouldn’t be overlooked.
Becoming a Mentor Another way to encourage the youth for acquiring skills is by becoming their mentors.
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Functional Skill Development Functional skill development targets on improvement of “hard skills” such as data analysis, equipment operation, or medical field certifications. An organisation cannot produce or sell products or services if its employees do not maintain the appropriate tactical skills to efficiently perform. HR professionals can encourage youth for training in hard skills. It often takes place when a person is onboarding for a new position or directly preceding a task that requires new skills. Providing continuous development opportunities for hard skills improves overall bench strength and allows organisations to immediately adapt to evolving business challenges.
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HR Professionals as mentors can be a fabulous reminders of the end goal. They can guide a young person through the development process, teach life-skills and identify strengths as well as areas of improvement. They are also generally in high profile positions and can help a young person understand what skills and experiences are needed to successfully land in a job. In addition to the skills-based learning, a mentor or a HR Professional also provides many other benefits including: increased self-esteem and confidence and improved relationships skills. All of these factors play a huge role in a young person’s ability to be successful in both life and the workplace.
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Compliance training includes topics ranging from regulatory and industry mandates to workplace safety to sexual harassment. While compliance skills may be rooted in soft or functional skills, compliance requirements tend to be company or industry specific. Several industries find themselves facing particularly detailed and stringent compliance regulations that require sufficient training and training management to prevent breaches of acceptable standards. Implementing a learning management system that supports compliance completion tracking as well as requirements around logging, auditing and validation can help ensure that the company has taken the proper procedure to prevent costly mistakes and breaches of law. Youth training and development of soft skills, hard skills and compliance-based needs to be assigned, taught, nurtured and measured across the lifecycle to drive optimal business results. Successful organisations develop all three skill areas to maximise employee and organisational performance. Moreover, they are leveraging integrated talent management solutions to link skills development to strategic functions such as goal alignment, performance, competencies, compensation, development and succession planning. By linking these critical components with the talent training processes, HR managers can better manage, motivate, reward and improve the skills of youths.
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VIBGYOR GROUP OF SCHOOLS
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Building Leaders of tomorrow
VIBGYOR Group of Schools offers a unique range of world-class educational services for the holistic development of students through curricular and co-curricular studies, says Ashish Tibdewal, CEO, VIBGYOR Group of Schools, sharing more insights in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN). What factors make a school place itself among the top schools in a city or State? In the current education scenario and environment, parents are looking out for schools that can provide their children education of the best quality, ensuring a secure future for them. There are many schools that have adopted different methodologies in terms of teaching and providing the necessary skills and learning environment to their students. To become the most sought-after school in any State or city, one needs to be unique and different from competitors. We, at VIBGYOR, provide holistic education system that nurtures students with talents and skills aimed to nurture leaders of tomorrow. We have been able to achieve this goal with the help of our specialised, scripted, interdisciplinary curriculum that is developed in-house by a team of academicians with expertise in school education and child development. This
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is further complemented with the help of our highly skilled educators who are enthusiastic and passionate to put in their energy towards every student’s growth.
How does VIBGYOR develop a curriculum that is interesting as well as focussed on the holistic development of children at your school? Our mission is to provide the highest quality of education in a safe, secure, and nurturing environment. It helps our students develop as progressive thinkers equipped with skills necessary for facing the challenges of a rapidly changing world. The curriculum followed at our primary and high school level is delivered through research-oriented, activity-based and interdisciplinary learning modules, which aids in students’ deeper understanding of subjects. These modules are further integrated with several experiential learning activities such as educational trips, industrial exposure, domestic and international
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With the ever-changing dynamics of the education sector, how do you think the teachers are changing their way of imparting knowledge? Today, relying on textbooks or teaching in a classroom would be insufficient considering the changes that are taking place on a daily basis. Thus, in our school, we ensure that the teachers and students get the best facilities and amenities to help in their education. We also encourage participation in various programmes and extracurricular activities that help students to have fun and enjoy their time in school. We have specialised Teacher Training Programmes designed to further enhance the teaching skills and make teachers follow breakthroughs in the field of education. With the ideal teacher-student ratio of 1:10, each child is able to get individual attention of teachers which leads to a healthy and effective interaction between them.
How does the school meet expectations of parents and requisite government standards simultaneously? We cater and conform to requirements of national
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and international educational standards. VIBGYOR facilitates Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary education under reputed national and international boards like Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and University of Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE). But at the same time, we also ensure that our curriculum and holistic education system integrates the best teaching methods from around the world. As parents want their children to get the best quality education, we have designed our system to foster the holistic development of every student. All the learning interventions in and outside the classrooms serve to meet the specific learning styles, motivators and need of the individual student.
What are VIBGYOR’s future plans and how does it plan to leverage its education system across the country? We have launched new schools in Bengaluru, Pune and our first school in Mangalore recently. We are planning to further expand our reach by opening new schools in various other cities across India. With the help of dedicated educators trained to channelise their energy and resources towards child-centred qualitative learning, we will be able to provide the best quality education to children and help build the leaders of tomorrow.
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tours at regular intervals. The curriculum is also constantly revised to integrate latest teaching and learning methods in the education sector.
We at VIBGYOR provide holistic education system that nurtures students with talents and skills aimed to nurture leaders of tomorrow.
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Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology Preparing Socially Sensitive Engineers
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reenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (Snist) was established in 1997. It was among the first institutes accredited by Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University (JNTU) Hyderabad and approved by Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP). In a short span of five years and six months, Snist was accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The Institute also recognised as a research centre by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India. Snist is the only institute in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as a recipient of World Bank Assistance under TEQIP in Phase-I & II.
Mission: Snist is committed to provide world-class Education, Research, Training and Consultancy Programmes in the chosen fields/ technical disciplines with emphasis on culture and to respond to the changing global competitive environment. The institute emerged as a centre for learning through rigorous and exciting research environment for expanding knowledge in chosen fields.
The institute also serves the industry, other Institutions and the Society through highest professional values and ethics. Snist also offers assistance to nearby villages as a responsibility towards the society, and to train unemployed youth in technical trades for enabling them to get employment.
Vision: Snist envisioned to emerge as a leading World-class institution in higher education landscape by way of realising excellence
in the chosen fields of technical disciplines through teaching, research and consultancy.
Programmes and Activities: Snist offers seven undergraduate (UG) and seven postgraduate (PG) programmes in engineering along with an MBA course. Some of important details about institute’s various courses are as follows: • Present Annual Intake is 1620 at UG level and 228 at PG level. • Lateral Entry Facility for Diploma Holders. • Ph D Programmes on part-time basis • R&D and Consultancy Professional Services • Services to Community
Achievements: With the world class faculty members, Snist nurtures its students holistically with the best teaching-learning processes followed across the globe. The institute has also set up a Technology Development Test Center and signed MoUs with renowned global universities. Some of the major achievements of Snist include: • Collaboration with VCAT, New York, USA. Study in India, Get a US Degree in Aviation.
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Indo-US Collaboration for Engg Education programs. Intelligent Infrastructure and Learning Resources Glittering Results of final year students UGC/JNTUH conferred Autonomous Status to the institution in the year ` 2010-11
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Placement Record Strong academics, updated Campus Recruitment Training Program and constant personal interaction with leading organizations helped us achieve unprecedented Placements for 2007-11 batch of students by leading Companies. 96 percent of all eligible students were placed in the first round of placements.
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Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, Mahendra Satyam, Intergraph, Patni Computers, CapGemini are some of the companies that visited our campus for recruitment.
Recently, the institute has recorded 84 percent of placements. List of eminent companies visited the institute includes VSSC of Indian Space Research Organisation; Singareni Collieries Limited, Hyderabad; R&D Center, Institute of Indian Foundrymen; VIMTA Labs Limited, Hyderabad; ASL and RCI of DRDO; Bore-well Equipment Corporation; Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad; Satyam Computer Services Ltd; and Nucleonix, Cherlapalli, Hyderabad, among others.
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The inspiration from Mahesh Bhagwath Garu, Commissioner of Rachakonda was the key reason behind setting up Civil Services Aspirtants Club by the college. It encourages our students to prepare for Civil Services while pursuing various engineering courses. This club was formed two years back and about 300 students are members of this club and college has given the facility to organise seminars on their own and also inviting distinguished officials to address the members.
The college has also purchased a number of books and also subscribed to the software which is helping the students in their preparations.
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TASK Enhancing Skilling Synergy among Government, Industry and Academia
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elangana Academy for Skill & Knowledge was established by the Government of Telangana to enhance skilling synergies between Government, Academia and Industry to enhance employability quotient of youth in the state.
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Successful Initiatives: Technology/Domain Skilling in collaboration with Industry TASK enables short term Technology Skilling and certification in collaboration with technology organizations like Salesforce, AWS, ServiceNow, Google, Oracle, Samsung, CISCO, TataStrive, NSIC, ICICI Bank etc. on latest technologies. These skilling sessions, delivered in colleges provide students with hands on experience on the technology and also help them gain confidence in facing interviews.
Technology Entrepreneurship Programme (TEP): Technology Entrepreneurship Programme (TEP) is a semi virtual programme offered by the Indian School of Business (ISB) in partnership with Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK). The program is tailored specifically to motivate and generate interest in entrepreneurship among engineering students. TEP has three primary goals at its core: • To promote technology entrepreneurship as a viable career option and nurture the culture of entrepreneurship in the region. • Link entrepreneurial and innovative behaviour to educational and career pathways. • To provide an environment/experience for engineering students to create investable technology based start-ups. The components of TEP can be broadly categorized into three areas:
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Core Courses: Online modules that cover topics on Product and Service Design, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship. Practicum: Hands on activity based learning through Human Centric Design Thinking Workshop, Engineering Design Challenge, Mentor Workshops/Boot-Camps and Industry Visits. Build Your Own Venture: A series of boot-camps and mentor clinics are conducted to assist students to build their own venture. Additionally, classroom sessions on topics like marketing strategy, negotiations and other management related topics, are held to prepare students be pitch ready for Demo Day with prospective investors.
Finishing School With a view to meet the shortage of skilled human resource requirements of corporates, TASK has taken up an initiative to skill unemployed youth based on industry requirements. The finishing school program is designed for a period of 8/12 weeks and his effort has twin objectives of: • Helping young graduates to find jobs by enhancing their employability quotient • Offering skilled candidates to Corporates. The programme offers rich inputs to enhance and sharpen the required skills among the graduates and make them employable. This programme does not guarantee employment but helps in enhancing the strike rate of the candidate to get
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through a job interview and selection process. A 60 percent placement rate has been achieved since inception.The program is highly subsidized.
Professor of Practice (PoP) Professor of Practice is a distinguished professionals from Industry (Eg: IT / ITES, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Retail, Healthcare, Automobile, Aviation, Pharmacy, Government services) either practicing or retired. Professors of Practice help to deliver training to undergraduate students to improve soft skills that would impact the student’s
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personal and organizational skills Training students through the new skilling process designed by TASK is a critical component for the students’ success and therefore the role that POPs (Professors of Practice) play in this process is of utmost importance. Effective pedagogy incorporates an array of teaching strategies that promotes the wellbeing of students, improves students’ confidence and thus enables the students to perform better in interviews. • Delivery Methodology: The purpose of introducing a change in the pedagogy is that they provide a guide for developing productive practice. The pedagogy includes 25% concept, 25% case study, 25% practice session, and 25% evaluation & feedback of the student. • The programme helps students improve their communication and team work, as well as problemsolving and decision making abilities. • Modules: Personal Skills: Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Time Management, and Values (SREE) (Safety, Respect, Environment, Ethics) Organizational Skills: Group Discussions,Preparing for Interviews, Goal Setting, Team Work, Problem Solving, and Decision making.
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‘EDUCATION CAN DO MUCH BETTER THROUGH E-GOVERNANCE’
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India, with its vast experience, best practices and innovative successful e-Governance solutions in education sector can transform governance in Asia, Middle East and African Countries through scalable and replicable technology solutions that enable efficient and effective functioning of governments, says Rajendra Nimje, Director General, Centre for Good Governance Government of Telangana, in conversation with Sudheer Goutham of Elets News Network (ENN).
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“E-classes” called ‘’Sphurthi’’. ii. To enhance education to tribal population, CGG started “Giri-Pragna” (means enriching tribal knowledge) with an aim that “If ample opportunity is provided, tribals too can succeed”. This programme provided opportunities to tribal children in 50 school complexes covering Class VI to Class X; over 10,000 children per annum for computer education and computer aided education and teacher’s training local language. [‘Tribals’ are aboriginals in their respective regions, miles away from civilization]
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has implemented ePASS in Telangana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura. In Telangana alone, processed over 1 crore student applications under 14 schemes, during the last 4 academic years. The project was replicated at National level called “National ePASS”. Design, Development, Hosting of College Services for Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), Telangana. The service include Student Online Services, Admission & Payment of fee related Services and College services related to exams Online Text Book Distribution and Monitoring System for School Education Department of Telangana Sports Monitoring System for School Education Department of Telangana Hostels Monitoring System is a web application which brings e-Governance in all aspects of hostel administration (hostels under the ambit of social/tribal welfare development organizations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. This system ensures allotted food and other benefits to hostel residents.
Education is fundamental to development and growth of a country, and empowers it by giving enormous material and nonmaterial benefits. Considering the vast population of India of 1.34 billion, with 72.2 per cent living in rural areas and 27.8 per cent in urban areas, there is an immense challenge to make education affordable and accessible to its citizens. CGG, which has been a front-runner in the adoption of e-Governance in the country, is implementing many projects in diverse fields and sectors. CGG is also one of the few organisations in the country which is embracing new technologies and the digital revolution such as Block Chain, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), to act as the next wave of growth drivers. Way back in 2000, when the IT sector was still in the nascent stage, CGG started a revolution in the area of e-governance by making innovative use of technology to directly and proactively help people through his “Small ideas – large impact” programmes, some of which in education sector include: i. In the Technical and vocational Education sector, Nimje led a series of students counselling reforms through introduction of smart e-ways such as introduction of “Web-Counselling”; “online application” for Common Entrance Examination for Polytechnic with downloadable hall tickets, instantaneously from any Internet access point; and introduction of
CGG’s important initiatives in the Education sector include: Degree Online Services, Telangana (DOST) is an integrated e-Governance platform connecting six universities, offering more than 1000 different courses having different fee structures. Students from their homes can apply course & college as per their choice, based on their intermediate marks. The entire process was transparent and secured. Meritorious students could get admission in college/ course of their choice and colleges could get students in time. All stakeholders benefitted enormously through “DOST”, designed and implemented by CGG. Over three lakhs applicants across the State of Telangana and other states in India have applied in 2018 for undergraduate admissions through DOST, which includes applicants from more than 10 other countries Electronic Payment and Application system of Scholarships (ePASS) is an on-line scholarship disbursement system, specifically digital payment and application system of scholarships. CGG
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HOW IS CGG TRANSCENDING THE E-GOVERNANCE TO M-GOVERNANCE? PLEASE MENTION THE INITIATIVES. m-Governance is a sub-domain of e-governance. It ensures that electronic services are available to people via mobile technologies using devices such as mobile phones. M-governance is not a replacement of e-governance; rather it complements it. m-Governance utilises enormous mobile penetration in India for citizen’s benefit. The State of Telangana is pioneer in offering its services through mobile
Governance. Centre for Good Governance is associated with the Telangana Government to promote m-Governance across Governments by developing mobile based applications. CGG has developed over 70 mobile applications for its User Departments in various sectors such as Aadhaar based services, agriculture, irrigation, education, health, electoral services, skill development, fire, police and citizen-centric services for urban local bodies, etc.
The Centre for Good Governance (CGG), is continuously promoting administrative reforms and transformational governance, (which is the core mandate of CGG), by drawing from its core strengths to tackle organisational challenges and its experience in public administration and governance. The organisation has put together plans, processes, systems, people and infrastructure to scale up to the next level. All these have resulted in one of the biggest achievements for CGG during the last couple of months, which is “ISO 9001:2015 Certification” and “CMMi level 3 Certification”. This is also reflected in the organisations exponential growth in the recent past. CGG is associated with path breaking assignments such as Telangana 2024 – The First Decade Document, Design and Development of Good Governance Index for Govt. of India, Formulation of Telangana State Agriculture Policy, Farm Viability Centric Interventions in Agriculture and Allied Sectors Technical support to Evaluation Resource Group – UNICEF, Dashboard for Telangana State, Cabinet Resolutions Monitoring System; Computerisation of Telangana Legislature; Degree Online Services; Ease of Doing Business; Electronic Payment and Application System for Scholarships (ePASS); GHMC IT Services& Mobile
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ANY MESSAGE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE OUR READERS OF DIGITAL LEARNING MAGAZINE (ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES ONLY PREMIER MAGAZINE ON INNOVATION, TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATIONCOMPLETING THE 150 UNINTERRUPTED ISSUES) India has one of the largest networks of education institutions in the world. However, there is still a lot of potential for further development in the education system. On one hand, the growth in the sector promises to produce more skilled individuals to fulfill the needs of ever growing Indian economy, and on the other hand it poses a huge challenge for the governing bodies to maintain or improve the quality of education. With such an enormous demand for quality education from villages/towns/ districts/cities, another important area which needs a focus on this sector is overcoming the barriers of language and content. This can be met by “e-learning”, in both rural and urban areas. Key advantage with e-learning is that it is much easier to design courses with the latest online reference material than publishing plethora of books/study materials. “Education” system can do much better if its routine tasks are done through an efficient e-Governance solution. The administrative component of education system includes transparent student admissions and conduct of examinations,
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attendance monitoring of students and teachers, training and recruitment of teachers, monitoring court cases (plenty of them in the education sector), feedback mechanism with parents, registrations/ affiliations/renewals of private aided schools and colleges. CGG has developed an Integrated School Management System (ISMS) having 20 modules designed for comprehensive school related e-Governance needs, as mentioned above. Adoption of e-governance has increased in most countries but at the same time the rate varies from country to country. India, with its vast experience, best practices and innovative successful e-Governance solutions in education sector can transform governance in Asia, Middle East and African Countries through scalable and replicable technology solutions that enable efficient and effective functioning of governments. E-governance (along-with m-Governance) in the education sector has already shown improved transparency, access to speedy information, improved administrative efficiency and public services in all the facets of education.Going forward, the block-chain technology push can further take the education sector to a different level. For instance, with millions of young Indians expected to join the labor force in the coming years, a system that gives tamper-proof verification of education records would be critical. Development of a block-chain based solution can help in maintaining the authencity of the certificates.
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13th World Education Summit: Boosting Government-IndustryAcademia Partnership
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The endeavour was particularly aimed to boost the Government-Industry Academia partnership. It was a congregation of edu-leaders of the Indian and global education system in December to redefine the processes required to analyse,
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understand, and share the modern-day practices, challenges and strategies needed to bring improvement in the education landscape for effective learning among students.
The summit was inaugurated by Meeta Rajivlochan, Principal Secretary & State Project Director, State Project Directorate – RUSA, Government of Maharashtra. On this occasion, a special issue of digitalLEARNING magazine was also launched in the presence of Major Harsh Kumar, Secretary, NCERT; Nitin Kumar Topani, District Planning Officer, Amreli District, Gujarat; Ryan Pinto, Chief Executive Officer, Ryan International Group of Institutions; Divya Lal, MD, Ebix Smartclass Educational Services; and Prof V N Rajasekharan Pillai, Provost Somaiya Vidyavihar and Somaiya Ayurvihar. The other notable policymakers who participated in the summit included: Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of College & Technical Education, Government of Telangana; Dr A Ashok, Secretary and Commissioner, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana; Ramanan Ramanathan, Mission Director (AIM) & Atal Tinkering Lab; Anil Swarup, former Secretary, School Education, Government of India and CEO, State Development Council, Jharkhand; Dr Archana Thakur, Joint Secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC); Lt Col Kailash Bansal, Director, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE); and Prof Tummala Papi Reddy, Chairman, Telangana State Higher Education Council, among others.
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The World Education Summit Mumbai witnessed the presence of key people from education space of the world such as policymakers, senior government officials, college/university directors and vicechancellors, school owners principals and many others.
With the Government of Uttarakhand; Government of Nagaland; Telangana State Council of Higher Education, Government of Telangana and Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana, as the State Supporting Partners, the 13th edition of Summit also had Atal Innovation Mission as the Innovation Partner. The two-day conference was divided into two parallel sections: School Education and Higher Education. The school education witnessed various brainstorming sessions on subjects like: Industrial Revolution 4.0 Leading to a Revolution in School Education Sector; Evolution of Tech-enabled Study in Preschools for Improved Teaching Practices and Better Learning Outcomes; Ensuring Inclusive, Equitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for All Students and many more. Similarly, the Higher Education segment witnessed sessions on: International Practices in Assessment, Accreditation, Evaluation and Quality Standards in Higher Education; Creating a framework for developing a research-ready institution to create global recognition and rankings; Role of Assessment, Accreditation, Evaluation and Quality Standard in Higher Education among other sessions. The industry presentations during the summit highlighted the scope of technology and its effects in the education sector, need for skill development in the country and more participation of the corporate for bringing the much-needed elements to create a better education landscape. digitalLEARNING magazine brings to you the glimpses of the 13th World Eduation Summit Mumbai:
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GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS Meeta Rajivlochan CONFERENCE REPORT
Principal Secretary & State Project Director, State Project Directorate – RUSA, Government of Maharashtra
We need to recognise that technology is a very powerful tool. We must remember that technology is only a means to solve any number of complex problems. It is important to define what the problem is and what the objective behind solving the problem is, which can only be done by the humans. For example: a self-driven car is an intelligent machine. However, howsoever intelligent it may be, it still needs someone to programme it. Similarly, we can use the machine to achieve the goal. We have millions of students. Most of them have a desire to learn, desire to achieve new heights and transform India to make it a greater nation. In order to get this done, we have to teach them in the best way.
Navin Mittal
Commissioner, Department of College & Technical Education, Government of Telangana
We are presently at the threshold of Industrial Revolution 4.0 wherein the new tools like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and Robotics will be implemented jointly to improve the outcomes. These technologies will be embedded with already existing equipments/technologies to transform our working methodologies. Industrial Revolution 1.0 happened in the Europe. Second Industrial Revolution happened in the Europe and the US. Third Industrial Revolution happened in the US and Japan but it is expected that the Industrial Revolution 4.0 will happen in India and China. These two countries will drive the next Industrial Revolution and that’s why we have a tremendous opportunity.
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Secretary & Commissioner, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana and Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana
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For any organisation to grow or survive, the innovation must take place. It is important for all of us to adopt recent advancements in the technology. Technology can be a game-changer in education sector. Technology acts as an enabler and also provides space for innovation in workplace. In Telangana, we have three-pronged strategies for adoption of technology in education sector: For improving service delivery, for improving governance and to enhance learning and improve performance of the students. We have also used Information Technology (IT) for ‘Mobile Governance’ to make all our services available on smart phones.
Ramanan Ramanathan
Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) & Atal Tinkering Lab
We are a country of over 1.3 billion people. There are over 1.4 million schools in this country. We have over 10,500 engineering institutions and almost same number of business schools. We are also going to have around 150 million students in next 5-10 years entering the workforce. It is very important to harness demographic dividend of India as it can become a demographic nightmare if the students haven’t been equipped with the latest technologies to become innovators. We now need job creators along with jobseekers. What we need is the innovators for the future.
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Anil Swarup CONFERENCE REPORT
Former Secretary, School Education, Government of India and CEO, State Development Council, Jharkhand
There are good people in both sectors — private and public. Both are required to enhance the educational ecosystem of the country and hence I am a great believer of PPP model in education. The solutions to our educational woes will not come from the US, UK or Finland but from our motherland, meaning enough indigenous educational models exist across the country that require hand holding now. There are success stories in States such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh etc, which were earlier considered to be among the lowest performing regions. But the status quo has now been changed.
Dr Archana Thakur
Joint Secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC)
The University Grants Commission has been constantly working to ensure that the young new India is able to access and enjoy innovative teaching-learning processes. UGC’s stress is on improving quality in higher education ecosystem of the country. In this regard, UGC has come up with a quality mandate whereby all the institutes have to be accredited by 2022. We are also going to introduce teacher education programme for newly recruited teachers along with leadership academic programmes. UGC always strives for imparting quality education to students through its initiatives. These initiatives can be classified into three categories: Regulatory Initiatives, Academics and most importantly Digital Initiatives.
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Lt Col Kailash Bansal
Director, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
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In India, various initiatives are being taken to improve the ICT infrastructure for all the sectors. But at the same time it is very important to leverage those initiatives for the betterment of general public. Another important point is that industries often complaint about the scarcity of job-ready graduates but industry themselves can play a very important role in resolving this challenge. Industry-academia collaboration is the most suitable solution for the problem. Moreover, we must change our conventional practices to the relevant ones as per the needs of Industrial Revolution 4.0.
Major Harsh Kumar Secretary, NCERT
Increased use of technology in imparting education is helping every stakeholder. But at the same time, it is also important that there should not be excess of it. For example, the smart phones: We are using these devices but very few of us will be aware about the different features they are having. Except few apps or services, most of us will not be using those features. The same is with the technology in education. We, as educators, must question that why, when, where, what and how technology should be used so that students gain maximum from it.
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Prof Tummala Papi Reddy CONFERENCE REPORT
Chairman, Telangana State Council of Higher Education, Government of Telangana
Telangana State Council of Higher Education is the apex body to coordinate between Central Government, State Government and Higher Education Institutes in the State for implementing new practices and bring innovations in the system. To achieve the objective, the council has devised a curriculum which is not only fulfilling the needs of the students but also the industry requirements. We have adopted some of the best practices in higher education ecosystem of Telangana like Online Admission System, setting up Incubation Centres in all the State Universities and encouraging engineering students for internships in their respective branches or industry.
Nitin Kumar Topani
District Planning Officer, Amreli District, Gujarat
We are conducting educational programmes and health sector programmes in our district. Our aim is to provide the educational services at par with the international schools in metropolitan cities. We are providing these services to the mining affected villages. We have already completed one project “My e-school�. My e-school covers every aspect of school education. It has smart class, education software from leading companies and cloud-based attendance system among others which help students to learn more effectively.
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MD and CEO, Kalorex Group
Chief Executive Officer Ryan International Group of Institutions
The first Industry Revolution was about water and steam as a mechanism for industry. The second was about electricity and mass production. The third was computer and automation and fourth is about cyberspaces and artificial intelligence etc. So it is important to discuss how education industry is nurturing manpower for this industry revolution. The third revolution in education is what we are witnessing currently i.e. anywhere, anytime learning.
We can learn many a things from our students in the classrooms. When we look at educators, it goes just beyond the books, curriculum and syllabus. At the schools under Ryan International Group, we call our children winners. Every morning in the school and throughout their journey of self discovery, we tell our students that you can, you will and you must be winners in life. We want our children not just to become good students, engineers or doctors but also great human beings.
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Chairman, Podar Education
The way digital transformations are happening across the world, they are going to change the way education is delivered in the classrooms today. But the bigger question is the children among whom we want to inculcate these 21st century skills, are they aligned with these emerging trends today? We are running behind the technology but before adopting it, it is necessary to identify that what purpose we are going to serve with this technology.
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Shreevats Jaipuria
Academic Director, Jain Group of Schools
When we talk about Industry Revolution 4.0, whether we are talking about AR and VR, I believe that this is not the future, this is the present. The world is changing so fast that we can’t predict future. So, in a situation where we don’t know about the future, what skills would require among students to succeed and sustain. One of the most important one is working with people. It is necessary to inculcate habits of interacting with human beings among students.
We need to change ourselves according to the educational transformations across the world. It is important as we are preparing students for the future. If we haven’t changed our curriculum or teaching-learning practices as per the requirements of Industry Revolution 4.0, we will not be able to nurture successful students at all. In addition to that, training of teachers is also very important as per the requirements and trends.
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Divya Lal
Director and Dean, Satluj Group of Schools
MD, Ebix Smartclass Educational Services
It is true that the years old practices in education sector need to be changed. But how? It is not easy to accept any change. We have to adopt the ways through which the skills of not only students but also of teachers can be upgraded. Moreover, adoption of technology must be done in a way which maintains the interaction between students and teachers.
Technology is not only about improving learning among the students but it also helps teachers in various ways. For example, if a teacher needs to explain how eight planets revolve around the sun, it is difficult to explain it through a two dimensional model. However, a smart board next to the blackboard can easily explain the concept through a video or animation. This actually defines the role of industry in education. Our innovation help teachers to explain any concept more effectively and also students to understand it in one go.
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Investment Director International Schools Partnership Limited
Managing Trustee Poddar Foundation London, United Kingdom
Innovation is not just about smart classrooms. It is a very broad term which can be defined as the extension or replacement of human capabilities. The best example for it is the smart phone. A few years ago, we used to remember phone numbers not only of our dear ones but also of others. Nowadays, we search the phone numbers in our smart phone. So, it can be said that the storage in smart phone is the extension of our memory. Every day, technologies are evolving and supporting humans to improve their capabilities.
It is good that we are using technology to impart education. However, there is a drawback of this kind of education. We are teaching students how to work on a machine but we are not teaching them to build a new and more effective machine. In other words, we are not helping students to think or innovate. It is necessary to inculcate innovative thinking among our students. For it, we need to do away with our current education system. Rather we need to adopt the ancient “Gurukul System� to impart quality education.
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Mahesh Shetty
Provost Somaiya Vidyavihar and Somaiya Ayurvihar
Founder & MD, MT Educare
The perspective behind digital learning is to bring technology and teachers together. However, it is true that technology cannot teach, only teachers can. But at the same time it is also true that technology is unavoidable. Though technology is an enabler but in a country like India with such a huge population, the major challenge is to reach the masses. So, it is necessary to make education as well as technology to reach as much people as possible.
Robomate+ is making learning simple. Every child needs attention, support and guidance. Robomate+ is the app that is assisting the students in their day-to-day educational needs through its curriculum-based content developed by the teachers. Teachers explain students about any concept through videos or other media. It helps students to access the quality content anytime anywhere.
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Mohit Midha
Product Manager, Epson Pvt Ltd
CEO & Co-Founder, Manga High
Epson delivers comprehensive projector and display solutions that enhance communication and inspire collaboration. Epson’s breakthrough solutions in projectors and display sector feature outstanding image quality, a low total cost of ownership, excellent reliability and service. Epson projectors offer costeffective solutions help systems in becoming the most productive, creative, and expressive.
Manga High is one of the world’s leading GamesBased Learning sites, where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning. The platform fuses computer games and academic subjects to provide a compelling and exciting supplement to traditional pedagogy. Mangahigh is aimed at students aged 5-16.
Amitava Pal
Associate Dean International Institute of Sports Management
In a short span of eight years, International Institute of Sports Management, Mumbai (IISM) has succeeded in carving a niche for itself as the first professional Sports Management Education provider of India. The field offers a pool of opportunities depending on one’s interests and the sector that one wishes to join.
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The Ultimate Knowledge
The Ultimate Knowledge is a dynamic portal, which aims to develop awareness in the minds of the children from an early age. We strive to provide knowledge to children in the form of impeccably written articles supplemented by attractive images and videos. We have kept in mind the comprehension capabilities of children vis-Ă -vis language and content across knowledge spectrums and geographical boundaries.
Uday Iyer
Kunal Sareen
Founder Director, Zoommer Sports
Zoommer is a multi-sport programme for young children aged two-and-a-half years or above. Our education philosophy and approach help all children develop physical literacy, emotional and thinking skills. It places the learner at the heart of practice with the ultimate goal of children feeling valued, included, challenged and supported in their learning. Zoommer transforms how sport is taught during the early years.
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Regional Head, Torrins Anthem
Development and Recognition Manager, South India, International Baccalaureate Organisation
Torrins is a US-based firm founded in 2010. It aims to become one stop platform for online music learning including training in Guitar, Piano, Drums and Western Vocals. With our easy and informal way of training music, over 2 lakh users got trained through our various programmes. Torrins was launched in 2017 in India. Since then, over a dozen schools in India are our clients.
The International BaccalaureateÂŽ aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organisation works with schools, Governments and international organisations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
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Rishab Mehta
B2B Business Head, BenQ
GrayQuest supports deserving candidates with all the credentials for a successful career ahead but missing out on their education needs due to lack of funds. We are also actively working with educational institutes to customise our products that work best for students’ enrollments benefiting both the educational institute and the student.
BenQ desires to revolutionise the classroom environment, transforming it from a teacher-centric one into a friendly space with high productivity, student collaboration, and inspired active learning. BenQ’s education technology not only assists students but also teachers in creating intimate, personalised, and flexible lessons.
Anish Chopra
Managing Director & CEO, Greenifyi - Super-Fast, Stronger, Safer Buildings (TM)
Greenifyi aims to bring the possibility of your imagination into reality. Through our technologies, we want to provide social, economical and environmental benefits to the world and its citizens. Our primary manufacturing strength is Recyclable Cold-Form Steel (CFS) for High-Rise, Mid-Rise & Low-Rise Hybrid Steel Buildings.
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Rajeev Francis
CEO, Franciscan Solution Pvt Ltd
Incorporated in 2007, Franciscan is one of the fastest growing EdTech organisations in the field of Educational ERP for K-12 Schools. Our service line primarily includes School Management System (known as e-Care), e-Communication System and World Class Security Management System for the Schools.
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Regional Sales Manager South Asia, Infocus Corporation
Robomate+ is an online education portal that provides interactive study material for students. We endeavour to make school easy for students and help them score more. Our products are carefully designed to ensure maximum learning through proven techniques such as conceptual videos, adaptive learning and collaborative learning methods.
The Mondopad family of touchscreen collaboration solutions help teams work together more efficiently — in the same room or around the world. Collaborate visually, capture and share information, bridge communication gaps, and strengthen teams to do better work in less time. Mondopad offers a collaboration solution that meets the unique needs of your team.
Pooja Upadhyay
Gaurav Sharma
Business Head , Designmate
GM-Education, Paytm
Designmate (I) Pvt Ltd is an innovative e-learning firm based out of India which has been engaged in creating 3D animated content for K-12 Science and Mathematics curriculum. Our product Eureka.in is primarily a visual teaching resource that a teacher uses along with other teaching material to explain a particular topic or concept in the classroom.
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National Business Head, Robomate+
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Paytm is among the organisations that have changed the ways of financial transactions in the country. Now one doesn’t need to wait in long queues to deposit school or college fees through a Cheque, Demand Draft, Challan or Cash. Paytm has forged partnerships with several schools, colleges, universities and other premium academic institutions across India to pay large fee amounts safely using Paytm BHIM UPI (UPI), NetBanking (NB), Debit Card (DC), Credit Card (CC) or Paytm Wallet.
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Kaushal Kumar Singh
Co-Founder Startup Village Collective (SV.CO)
Product Head -HD Video Conferencing Panasonic India Pvt Ltd
SV.CO is an online learning platform exclusively for student developers to upskill themselves for challenging jobs in software development. To enable this, students are guided step-by-step through a four-level intensive framework. We teach them how to build great products, in school and college.
Panasonic HD Visual Communication System is a new-edge technology based tool or a system designed for easy video conferencing needs. It has made possible to deliver a high quality sound, stunning image, and a hassle-free connection to achieve between both Intranet and the Internet connection. This device also makes possible to get easy interaction among multi-sites.
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Registrar, Bhartiya Skill Development University, Jaipur
The training at Bhartiya Skill Development University (BSDU) is based on Swiss Dual System comprising of “On the Job Training” and “Vocational School” which has been adopted after carrying out due modifications to suit the Indian industry. BSDU’s programs are in compliance with UGC Instructions for Vocational Programmes, National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF).
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EarlySalary.com is an innovative lending platform that has changed the ways of lending loans to a common man. Being a new age online brand, we bring together new credit scoring systems for superior customer profiling; our mobile first strategy will help customers get loans within minutes.
The innovative model of the Symbiosis Skill & Open University provides entry to all, enabling those from both the formal as well as informal systems to acquire education and skills. The model has incorporated the strength and best practices of the vocational and skill development system followed in various countries as well as the characteristics of the Indian ethos and culture.
Product Manager, EarlySalary
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Admissions & Placements, Symbiosis Skills & Open University
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AVP & Head - Digital Sales (South Asia), Indiannica Learning Pvt Ltd
Indiannica Learning Private Limited has been a pioneer in products that promote knowledge and learning. Company’s product range includes specialised curricular learning solutions consisting of textbooks, interactive student and teacher resources, teacher training materials, educational, instructional, and information products as well as technology solutions.
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Valedictory Session by Anil Swarup, Former Secretary, School Education, Government of India and CEO, State Development Council, Jharkhand
Roundtable Discussion: Reforming Education through Digitisation
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Roundtable Discussion: Reforming Education through Digitisation
Roundtable Discussion: How Physical Education & Sports are Essential to the Health and Development of a Child? And Ensuring Inclusive, Equitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for All Students
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Roundtable Discussion Global Emerging Trends in Curriculum and Assessments in School
Roundtable Discussion: Conserving cultural heritages, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Development through School Education: Using education to inculcate Environmental sensitivity, Ethics, Values and Human Well Being
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Esteemed audience during 13th World Education Summit Mumbai
DAY-1: PANEL DISCUSSION — HIGHER EDUCATION
Changing Dynamics of Higher Education in A Globalised Context Envisioning Strategies For The Future: Panelists (L-R): Jitendra Patil, Campus Director, Universal College of Engineering; Dr Hari Krishna Maram, Vice Chancellor, Universal Digital University; Prof V S Rao, president NIIT university; Dr Mohit Dubey, CEO, AIC, MIT ADT University; Ramaprosad Ghosh, Director, PwC India; Shreevats Jaipuria, Vice Chairman, Seth M R Jaipuria Schools and Jaipuria; Dr Balakrishna Shetty, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education Institute of Management; Dr Satsuryaa, Chairman, National School of Leadership; Nilesh Kulkarni, Founder Director, International Institute of Sports Management
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Creating a framework for developing a research-ready institution to create global recognition and rankings: Panelists (L-R): Dr C Babu, Director, Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS); Vivek Bhonsle, Executive Council Member, Marathwada Shikshan Prasarak Mandal; Dr Chandrani Singh, Director - MCA, Sinhgad Institute of Management; Dr Becky Thomas, Director Research Promotion, Somaiya Vidyavihar; Dr Geetika Saluja, Director-Programs and Development, Institute of Advanced Research; Dr Deepali Mukherjee, Director, Suryadatta Group of Institutes; Dr Lakshmi Mohan, Director, ITM Business School; Prof (Dr) S.K. Jhajharia, Principal, School of Electrical and Renewable Energy Skills, Bhartiya Skill Development University, Jaipur
Importance of Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities in Higher Education: Panelists (L-R): Prof (Dr) R Gopal, Director, D Y Patil Deemed to be university Schoool of Management; Dr Anjali Kalse, Director, Bharti Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management & Research; Prof Dr Prakash Kondekar, Director, IIN Mumbai; RamanPreet, Founder & Chairman, Pune Institute of Business Management; Dr Sandeep Bhardwaj, Dean Academics, VESIM Business School; Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of College & Technical Education; Dr Ganesh Rao, Director, Mitcon Institue of Management; Dr Namit Gupta, Director, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya; Dr Sachin Satpute, Director, MIT Skills; Amita Mahor, Dean, VIT University; Dr Marisha McAuliffe, Academy & Country Director, Dolar; Dr Smita Shukla, Director, Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute of Investment
International Practices in Assessment, Accreditation, Evaluation And Quality Standards In Higher Education: Panelists (L-R): Prof (Dr) Jatinder Singh Bal, Vice chancellor, Sant Baba Bhag Singh Universty, Jalhandar; Atul Khosla, Co-Founder, Shoolini University, Solan; Bhamidimarri Rao, President, Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar; Dr Alok Misra, Dean, Kirit P Mehta School of Law, NMIMS; Prof Shailendra R Patil, HOD-MBA & MBA Textile, DKTE Society’s Textile and Engineering Institute; Prof Zamarund Ansari, Corporate Relationship Manager, Sinhgad Management Institutes Cetral Placement Cell
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DAY-2: PANEL DISCUSSION — HIGHER EDUCATION
Education for Human Resource Fulfillment The Emerging Global Experiments & Innovations: Panelists (L-R): Varun Arora, Sr Manager-HR, Tata Consultancy Services; Sachin Thakre, Director HR & Communication, Vrilogistics, Pvt Ltd; Naresh Taneja, Group Head HR &Admin, IRB Infrastructure Development Ltd; Ashish Gakrey, Sr Manager HR, Capgemini India; Satish Mahopatra, VP-HR, Siemens; Satish Mahopatra, VP-HR, Siemens; Sahil Nayar, Associate Director HR, KPMG; Yash Paleja, Vice President - Strategy & Training, Coldwell Banker; Dhruv Anand, AVP-HR, LAQSHYA Media LtdVrilogistics, Pvt Ltd
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Importance of Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model in Education: Panelists (L-R): Dr Alok Chandra, Director, Universal Business School, Kushivili, Maharashtra; Dr Archana Thakur, Joint Secretary, UGC; Prof Tummala Papi Reddy, Chairman Telengana State Higher Education Council; Dr A Ashok, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana; Lt. Col. Kailash Bansal, Director, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE); Prof Ravi Goyal, Director, Bhartiya Skill Devlopment University, Jaipur
Innovation and Entrepreneurship for fostering growth in Higher Education: Panelists (L-R): Dr Manju Gupta, Director, ASM Group of Institutes; Dr Avadhoot Pol, Director, SIBAR; Dr Suresh K Ukarande, Principal, K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering & Information Technology; Dr Avinash Kharat, Director - Academics, Jayawant Shikshan Parasarak Mandal, Pune; Dr B.Sendilkumar, Dean, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation; Prof (Dr) Jayanad, Registrar, Noida International university; Mahesh Iyer, Founder, The JumpStart
Integrating School Education and Higher Education to Develop Educational Ecosystem at par with Global Standards: Panelists (L-R): Rakesh R Somani, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Sunita Patil, Vice Principal, K J Somaiya; Dr Raviraj R Sorate, HOD Civil, TSSMs PVPIT, Pune; Dr Prakash H Patil, Vice Principal, D Y Patil College of Engineering, Ambi; Dr Bhavesh Patel, Principal, Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College; Dr A Ashok, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana; Dr Yasin Sheikh, Director, Interdisciplinary Sciences and Dean Student Affair, Symbiosis Skills & Open University; Dr Kshitij Prabha, Principal, Russell Square International College; Bommanna Raja, Principal, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology; Prof (Dr) Keshav N. Nandurkar, Principal, K K Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research; Dr Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kaveri College of Arts Science and Commerce; Prachi Gharpure, Principal, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Sardar Patel Institute of Technology; Col Dr Arvind Jha, Army Sport Institute
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DAY-1 & 2 PANEL DISCUSSION SCHOOL EDUCATION
Industrial Revolution 4.0 Leading to a Revolution in School Education Sector: Panelists (L-R): Mahesh Shetty, Whole Time Director, MT Educare; Reekrit Serai, Director and Dean, Satluj Group of Schools; Ryan Pinto, CEO, Ryan International Group of Institution; Dr Manjula Pooja Shroff, MD & CEO, Kalorex Group; Shreevats Jaipuria, Vice Chairman, Seth M R Jaipuria Schools and Jaipuria Institute of Management; Raghav Podar, Chairman, Podar Education; Lakshmi Rao, Academic Director, Jain Group of Schools
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Preschool Panel Discussion Evolution of Tech-enabled Study in Preschools for Improved Teaching Practices and Better Learning Outcomes: Panelists (L-R): Krishna Nambiar, Director, Montana International Preschool Pvt Ltd; Greshma Momaya, Head, Trio Tots - Trio World School, Bengaluru; Saurabh Poddar, Director, Eager Beavers Preschool; Sonal Ahuja, Founder, House of Learning and Director, Shri Ram Foundation Preschools; Shalini Jaiswal, Director–Academic, Training & Teacher Education, Maple Bear South Asia; Sunita Jain, Director, Hellokids; Janki Haridas, Head-Business Development, West Region KLAY Prep Schools & Daycare
Localised Learning In A Globalised Context Capacity Building, Content And Training of Trainers: Panelists (L-R): Sudha Nuguru, Principal, The Royal Ecole, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh; Anil Mammen, Chief of Learning, Design and Social Impact, Tata ClassEdge; Deepa Bhushan, Director, C P Goenka International School, Pune & Mumbai; Vandana Lulla, Director, Podar International School, Santacruze, Mumbai; Amol Arora, Managing Director, Shemrock Group of Schools; Mark Parkinson, Investment Director, International Schools Partnership Limited, London, United Kingdom; Nellie Ahmed, Founder and Managing Trustee, Maria’s Public School, Guwahati; Satwant Palekar, Regional Director, Zee Learn Limited, West India
Role of Innovation and Technology in Transforming Education Ecosystem in India: Panelists (L-R): Dr Prakriti Poddar, Managing Trustee, Poddar Foundation London, United Kingdom; Dr Archana Thakur, Joint Secretary, UGC; Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of Collegiate & Technical Education; Dr A Ashok, Secretary & Commisioner, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana; Lt Col Kailash Bansal, Director, All India Council for Technical EducationAICTE; Major Harsh Kumar, Secretary, NCERT
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EDU-LEADERS
Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of College & Technical Education, Government of Telangana
Dr A Ashok, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Govt of Telangana
Prof Tummala Papi Reddy, Chairman Telengana State Higher Education Council
Ramanan Ramanathan, Mission Director - Atal Innovation Mission, Government of India
Ryan Pinto, CEO, Ryan International Group of Institutions
Shreevats Jaipuria , Vice Chairman, Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools & Jaipuria Institute of Management
Anirudh Gupta, CEO, DCM Group of Schools
Hetaal Palan, Assistant Director - Branding, Marketing & Student Relations, Vivekanand Institute of Management, Mumbai
Rohit Pardasani, CEO, ACIT Education
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Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools
Epistemo Vikas Leadership School, Hyderabad
Hello kids
KIDZEE
Little Wings School, Ranchi
Millennium Star Kids Preschool and Day Care
Mount Litera Zee School
Next Gen International School, Ongole
NSS L P School, Kappu
Poddar Brio International School (CBSE), Badlapur, District Thane, Mumbai
Ramgya School, Noida
C P Goenka International School, Pune
Sacred Heart School, Kalyan
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Sanskriti School, Pune
Seth Anandram Jaipuria, Kanpur
Educon International School, Pune
Shailendra Memorial Public School, Muzaffarpur
Shine Kids Academy
St Teresa School, Ghaziabad
The Royal Ecole, Seoni
Universal Busniess School, Mumbai
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Safari Kid
District Mineral Foundation
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana
Arya Group of Colleges, Jaipur
DKTE Society’s Textile & Engg Institute
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Salem
Gujrat Technological University,Ahmedabad
Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science,Chennai
Indian Institute of Management,Rohtak
Indian Institute of Sports Management,Mumbai
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
Noida International University, Noida
ACIT Education
Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Managment,Mumbai
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CORPORATE
Catking
Dass and Brown World School, Firozpur
Designmate
Early Learning Village
Franciscan Solutions
Indiannica Learning
JumpStart Games
On Sky Global
Tata ClassEdge
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As 13th World Education Summit Mumbai witnessed the congregation of eminent bureaucrats, policymakers, edu-leaders, edu-tech thought leaders and key stakeholders on 7-8 December, we thank every partner, exhibitor, speaker and delegate for sharing their thoughts and innovations during the “Biggest Event on Innovation in Education” and making it successful
THANK YOU
our eminent speakers
MEETA RAJIVLOCHAN Principal Secretary & State Project Director State Project Directorate – RUSA Government of Maharashtra
NAVIN MITTAL
DR A ASHOK
Commissioner Department of Collegiate & Technical Govt of Telangna
Secretary & Commissioner Board of Intermediate Education Government of Telangana
DR ARCHANA THAKUR
LT COL KAILASH BANSAL
Joint Secretary UGC, MHRD Government of India
Director AICTE, MHRD Government of India
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RAMANAN RAMANATHAN
ANIL SWARUP
Mission Director Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
Former Secretary & Chief Executive Officer State Development Council Government of Jharkhand
PROF PAPI REDDY
MAJOR HARSH KUMAR
Chairman Telangana State Higher Education Council
Secretary NCERT
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