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ducation is a powerful resource which is capable in the upliftment of the society and giving rise to the true potential of every individual. No wonder, the technology that surrounds this modern age has reached the top of the pyramid and continues to escalate for the advancement of tomorrow. The education institutes in the current times reflect the best of sources available to upgrade the courses, curriculum, and knowledge shared with students.
Delivering Academic Expertise with Distinct Offerings
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In this way, the students are exposed to an ocean of information and are well-versed with the ongoing momentum. The career options today are immense and moreover the syllabus infused by the education fraternity is based on practical understanding to help students learn from the authenticity. This in turn has given birth to innovative ideas and distinct concepts that the world is bound to experience. A comprehensive research along with expertise by highly qualified professionals and adding an extra touch of hi tech are the key components that have successfully built exclusive notions. Education has spread its word loud and clear, it has changed the perspective for individuals seeking knowledge. Enhancing the bigger picture, it has given rise to more opportunities to learn and grow to the extent of an individual's maximum potential. The education fraternity has expanded its outreach and had meticulously worked for the development of students by putting forward their best foot. T R
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University at a glance
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women: Cultivating Beginners’ Minds for the Technical World
Expert’s Viewpoint Importance of Hands-On-Learning
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in Higher Education
Leader’s Insights Technology in Indian Education: Learning the Millennial Way
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Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering:
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An Iconic Resourceful Educational Institute
SNS College of Engineering:
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Developing Confident and Diligent Future Citizens
Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology:
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Powering the Youth, Empowering the Nation
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University:
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Uplifting the Education Fraternity with Enhanced Offerings
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Exclusive
The Reality about Grades in School
Out-of-the-Box Courses in the Education Fraternity
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Edu-Voyage
Education Fraternity: Strengthening with Time
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Editor’s Voice
Editor’s Column Article
The Being Practical Approach
India’s 10 Best Education Institutes for 2018 “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of mind to think” – Albert Einstein
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he education fraternity has worked meticulously to bring about a momentous change and put forward an exceptional teaching and learning platform for young minds. Keeping in account of the on-going momentum, the education institutes have top its game by integrating suitable syllabus and techniques for educating students with a perfect blend of technology and knowledge. This has been achieved by setting a strong foundation to give meaning and purpose to the aims of students and uplifting a notch up. The Knowledge Review introduces a special issue of “India’s 10 Best Education Institutes for 2018”, which highlights some of the finest institutes in India, which are providing top-notch education with utmost expertise and creating leaders of tomorrow. This issue highlights some of those institutes which have set a benchmark in the field of education by providing excellent and innovative guidance. The issue features Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, SNS College of Engineering, Galgotias University, Sri Venkateshwara College, Pillai Hoc College of Engineering And Technology, Hindustan University, Teerthanker Mahaveer University and Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Home. We have also included informative articles by industry experts Asheesh Gupta and Dr Sri Niwas Singh and our in-house editor have penned down creative piece of write-ups “The Reality about Grades in School” and “The Being Practical Approach”. So, flip through the pages for more insights on this education tour! T R
University at a glance
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University
for
Women
Cultivating Beginners’ Minds for the Technical World
To assist the nation in becoming a Knowledgeable Society and Economy by empowering women of our country through education in Engineering, Science, Management, and Technology
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n 1998, a prestigious college of North India, Mahila Institute of Technology was the first engineering college for women established by Directorate of Training and Technical Education, Govt of N.C.T of Delhi. Afterwards in 2002, the same college became the first constituent college of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and was retitled as Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT). In May 2013, the Institute spread its wings and transformed into a completely self-reliant University as Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) vide Delhi State Legislature Act 09, 2012. This up gradation of IGDTUW to University has empowered it to function even more efficiently as a teaching and research center in various branches of engineering, promoting advancement and dissemination of knowledge and learning among women of the country and to meet the requirement of technically skilled women workforce. The objective of the university is to foster industry relevant research and innovations and empower the women of our country through value-based higher education making them employable, self-reliant, and responsible citizens of the country with concern for environment and society. University’s Academic Program The university is recognized by UGC under Section 22 to offer Graduates, Post Graduates, Research, and Doctoral programs. The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) membership granted w.e.f. 1st April 2014 and the university is working towards grant of 12(b) status by UGC. Accompanied by these robust affiliations, the university offers:
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Name of the Course
Specialization
Intake
Duration (yrs)
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B.Tech
Computer Science & Engg
150
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B.Tech
Electronics & Comm. Engg
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B.Tech
Mechanical & Automation Engg
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B.Tech
B.Tech.(Information Technology
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Architecture & Design
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M.Tech
Information Security Management
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M.Tech
Mobile and Pervasive Computing
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M.Tech
VLSI Design
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M.Tech
Robotics and Automation
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MCA
Computer Applications
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M.Tech
ICT (part time)
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PhD
Engineering, Science, Humanities
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Plethora of Opportunities The university’s placements define IGDTUW as the finest university not only in India but also in the world bringing paradigm shift from degree awarding institute to research lead university. IGDTUW has always been a placement/ job utopia for the students. Its team strives to make the recruitment process productive and positive for the companies and there has been an unprecedented boom in the visiting list of companies. Many of its students have been placed in renowned National and Multinational companies. The campus placements at IGDTUW have always been remarkable and its regular recruiters have consistently appreciated the intellectual excellence and the creativity of the students. IGDTUW’s mission is to foster an intellectual and ethical environment to promote technical and professional education to meet the contemporary needs of industry. It believes in holistic development and ensures active participation of women in the field of Engineering, Science, Management and Technology, thereby attempting to strike out a fine balance between world of work and life. It also
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aims at teaching, training, and elevating the students to an independent level where they can achieve higher level of excellence and professionalism. The university promotes inter-disciplinary education and research to enhance the technical fervor and skills of the students. It is a preferred destination for aspiring women engineers across the country.
About the Pro-Vice o-Vice Chancellor o-V The key personality behind the success of the University is Dr. Amita Dev. She is the first Pro-Vice Chancellor and Second ViceChancellor of IGDTUW. With over three decades of experience in Teaching, Research and Industry, she has an excellent record of accomplishment of administration, teaching, innovation, and research. She has many accomplishments to her credits; State Level Best Teacher Award, National Level Best Teacher Award, AICTE Young Teacher Career Award, Vittiya Saksharta Abhiyan Award, etc. Under her mentorship, the university has earned the Notable Mention Award from AICTE and received a whopping grant of Rs.363 lakhs from the Department of Science & Technology for consolidation of University Research and Excellence. Under her Dynamic leadership, the faculty members have obtained various Innovative Research Projects from leading Research Institutions and Organizations including – Intel, Nokia, Microsoft, DST, MIETY, DIETY, MHRD etc. and working on prestigious sponsored research projects with grant of approximately Rs.6.5 crores.
University has signed many International MoUs under her able guidance. The students and the faculty members have published quality Research Papers in SCI/SCOPUS International Journal. To foster a culture of Research, University has launched a new International Journal “Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Applications (TISA)”.
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In its future prospects, IGDTUW is planning to expand their course offering and planning to start new courses as via MPlan, Urban Planning, and bachelor's in business administration and another IT related UG/PG programmes. Achievements and Recognitions IGDTUW has signed the below listed National/ International MoUs: · Ministry of Earth Sciences-MOES, India & Natural Environment Research Council-NERC, UK Collaborative Research Project is under Indo-UK partnership to facilitate cooperation between the UK and Indian Earth System Science and Environmental Research Communities. · Project is a part of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES) and Natural Environment Research Council of the UK (NERC) Implementation agreement on atmospheric pollution and Human Health in an Indian Megacity (APHH). · IGDTUW is an official collaborator with University of York, University of Manchester, University of Lancaster, and University of Birmingham and Centre of Ecology and Hydrology, U.K. in the project and equipment of worth Rs.30 crores have been installed in IGDTUW campus on returnable basis. · MoU with NASSCOM Foundation for establishing an IoT Lab (thingQbator) under the CSR activity of CISCO. It Received IT equipment of worth Rs.70 Lakh for the Lab. · Signing an MoU with NPTU Taiwan for academic excellence. In process of signing an MoU with Cyber Peace Foundation an NGO on Cyber Security for Research and Academic Activities. · Signing an MoU with EATON India Foundation for awarding scholarships to the pre-final and final year UG students. · IGDTUW received Notable Mention Award for Delhi State from AICTE on 25th August 2018 for Excellent Internship Effort. December | 2018
Successful Alumnus The university’s alumni body is a vast and thriving community of technocrats, senior executives, successful entrepreneurs, and leaders of society. Internships with government bodies and various MNCs are encouraged for more holistic learning. · Pragya Gupta of IT Dept. 4th Year has undertaken echnical Amazon Campus Mentorship series project- Technical Discussion forum under the guidance of Amazon mentors (Nov 2016- Apr 2017). She was selected for ACM India Summer School on Information security and forensics May-June 2017 and was selected for Delhi Traffic Police internship 2017. · Accenture Developed software (File Reader) and website (An online Portal for Best Practices) as a part of summer internship at Ministry of Railways felicitated Shilpi Singh of IT Dept. 4th Year with the award 'Women in Technology’. · Aditi Agarwal of IT Dept. 4th year was selected as Summer Intern at Delhi Traffic Police for two major projects: Social Media Analysis and Document Management, Tracking System and Traffic Analysis of top five Metropolitan cities in India, which was appreciated by Special Commissioner of Delhi Police. This year,, many students have opted for higher education as well. About 17 students from the graduating batch and 13 alumni are going for higher studies - eight are going to Bombay universities in India like ISB, IIM Calcutta, IIT Bombay, etc. and 22 are going overseas to places like University of Johns Hopkins University,, CMU, University of California, Berkeley, UCLA, New York University, University of Michigan, etc. IGDTUW alumni are working with many prestigious companies; few of them are at Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, SAP Labs, Oracle, Qualcomm, Mahindra & Mahindra, General Motors, Cognizant, Aricent, Tata Consultancy Services, Yamaha Motors, Hindustan Unilever, IBM India, and many more. T R
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Expert’s Viewpoint
Importance of
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o acquire knowledge, reading and writing has always been used since long. In early days, getting the knowledge, the main way was through the experience. Studies show that people learn the best and retain it for long when learning is hands-on. Learning is about how one perceives and understands the subjects. Learning may involve understanding, remembering the information and ideas, etc. Hands-on, in general, means learning by doing. It is often not easy to properly understand something you have never experienced. Scientists believe that the mental growth of children increases if it is through the activities. Hands-on learning is a learning style in which learning takes place by the students carrying out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations. Students in higher education are also more diverse than at any time in the past. Students vary enormously in their financial status, social class, family circumstances, age, their previous educational experience, reasons for attending higher education, and aspirations and ambition, their abilities and disabilities and special needs. Students are increasingly heterogeneous and have an array of identities, which in turn create a multiplicity of learning needs. One cannot assume that there is a common understanding by students of the
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purposes of higher education. Reading does not provide the kind of authentic experiences that one needs. Students cannot be educated by reading content alone, and as a result, their overall academic performance is likely to be affected.
Subjects such as design, science and technology incorporate many aspects of hands-on learning, and give students the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of designing and making functional products.
Hands-on learning is a philosophy that learning is more durable and lasting when students are cognitively engaged in the learning process. It helps in long-term retention and better transfer of knowledge and understanding in real world problem which is result of mental work on the part of learners who are engaged in active sensemaking and knowledge construction. The best example is to teach someone to swim. We can try and teach them in a classroom, but to learn they should go out and practice it. Thus, our education system demands for handson learning experiences.
Students have access to a contemporary and flexible learning environment that facilitates individual and collaborative learning. They participate in an academic community, where technology is integrated in active and diverse methods for teaching and assessment providing students with advanced academic and digital qualifications. To be logical thinking and creating, hands on learning is very important. It also creates the job creators and facilitates in job seekers as well.
Many people are habitual of same traditional, formal education and are conditioned to see one-way transmission as the norm and their comfort zone. Sometimes it suited for students also as they are interested in grades/marks and which they can achieve easily in traditional way. The purpose of traditional, formal education is evaluation and not learning. Presently most effective educational systems are having more vocational courses providing workbased experiences than ever before.
Experiential learning is the process of learning through experience, and is more specifically defined as “learning through reflection on doing”. Hands-on learning is a form of experiential learning but does not necessarily involve students reflecting on their product. Presently Institutions of Higher Education are offering different modules of Hands-on-learning which includes industrial taring, prototypes etc. Such type of hands-on-learning will certainly help in better teaching and learning outcomes. T R
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Dr Sri Niwas Singh Vice-Chancellor
About the Author Dr Sri Niwas Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology Gorakhpur FIEEE (USA), FNAE, FIET (UK), IE(I), IETE(I) He obtained his M. Tech. and Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Before joining IIT Kanpur as Associate Professor, he worked with UP State Electricity Board as Assistant Engineer, with Rookree University (now IIT Rookree) as Assistant Professor and with Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand as Assistant Professor. Dr Singh received several awards including Young Engineer Award 2000 of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Khosla Research Award of IIT Roorkee, and Young Engineer Award of CBIP New Delhi (India), 1996. He is a receipt of Humboldt Fellowship of Germany (2005, 2007) and Otto-monsted Fellowship of Denmark (2009-10). He became rst Asian to receive 2013 IEEE Educational Activity Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education. He is also recipients of INAE Outstanding Teacher Award 2016 and IEEE R10 region (Asia-Pacic) Outstanding Volunteer Award 2016. His research interests include power system restructuring, FACTS, power system optimization & control, security analysis, wind power and has published more than 440 papers in International/national journals/conferences and supervised 29 PhD (10 PhD under progress). He has also written two books one on Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution and second is Basic Electrical Engineering, published by PHI, India. Prof Singh has completed two dozen of projects in India and abroad. Prof Singh was Chairman, IEEE UP Section for 2013 and 2014, and presently, he is IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacic) Conference and Technical Seminar Coordinator 2015-18. He is also India Council Chairman-Elect 2017 of IEEE, the largest professional body in engineering.
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Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering:
An Iconic Resourceful Educational Institute
The institute aims to create an excellent scholastic ambience for its stake holders, by providing the needed resources and support to face the challenges of the changing expectations of industry, avenues for all around development of students and efficient administration.
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ocated in a picturesque environment in the heart of the Mumbai city, Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE) is one of the renowned, premier and sought-after private engineering colleges. The institute is dedicated to make a difference in engineering education, with its exclusive approach towards the on-going momentum of trends in technology and holistic development. The corporate network has consistently demonstrated its trust on the quality enhanced education imparted by the institute, by recruiting its students for over the last three decades. An Overview of Academic Amenities CRCE works with the vision of Moulding Engineers Who Build the Nation. The courses of the institute are accredited by NBA, approved by AICTE and affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It has one of the best infrastructural facilities for engineering education. The computational and laboratory setups reflect the progressive attitude of the management. The institute has production grade CNC Machines, excellent hardware infrastructure, extensive computational facility, high-end premium softwares and dedicated 100Mbps 24x7 internet connectivity. It has got MOUs and Centres of Excellence supported by reputed corporate giants like IBM, D Link, TCS, Eduvance, E-Yantra and many others. It offers under-graduate programmes in Production Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering and Information Technology; postgraduate programmes in Mechanical Engineering (CAD-CAM with Robotics) and Electronics Engineering; and Doctoral programmes in Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. There are a number of active forums to involve students in technical, co-curricular and extracurricular activities and bridge the gap between the academia and the industry. These include IEEE, WIE, CSI, ASME, SAE, Project cell, NSS, TEDxCRCE, Rotract and many more. Major Events and Achievements The major events organized by CRCE are International Conference in Computing, Communication and Control (ICAC3), Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Memorial Debate, TEDxCRCE, NSS, and summer and winter Short Term Training Programmes, Seminars and Workshops. The
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institute hosts intra and inter- collegiate annual Technical, Cultural and Sports fests. Working diligently and meticulously over the last three decades, the institute has achieved many milestones and reached the harbor of success. In 2017, The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) GOI, has ranked the college among the top 200 Engineering Colleges in the country. Also, various independent surveys conducted by India Today, Times of India, Education World, Hindustan Times, The MINT, etc. have ranked the institute among the top segment of the colleges in the country. Best Algorithm Design award, Most Innovative Solution award and many more have been bagged by the institute in competitions conducted by e-yantra under the sponsorship of Ministry of HRD, GOI. The teams from college have a consistently good track record in the national and international competitions like Robocon, SAE Aero Design, SAE BAJA, Go Kart Design challenge, SUPRA, Formula Bharat, International Series of Karting and Smart India Hackathon. Exceptional Career Opportunities and Exposures The institute strives hard to provide the students with information, support and opportunities for Placement, Higher Studies and Entrepreneurship. As a result of highly focused and continuous efforts, every year 90- 100% of the eligible interested students are placed. The feedback from recruiting companies has been positive and extremely encouraging. Students are encouraged and facilitated to take up Live Projects from premier institutes like Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Tech Mahindra, IIT Bombay, Godrej, L&T and many more. The Entrepreneurship Cell and Innovation Council are active with the objective to provide students, a base for developing their entrepreneurial and managerial skills. The institute is working on proactive academic activities that enhance and enable multiple learning and delivery mechanism to better serve the needs of students. To enhance learning experience, project based experiential learning model is being developed. Institute is aggressively considering adopting academic autonomy from the currently followed affiliated system. Accomplished Alumni One of the key strengths of CRCE is the success of its Alumni. The stupendous career growth of its Alumni is a testimony to the success of the measures that the college takes to ensure overall personality development. Over the last three decades, CRCE Alumni are all across the globe December | 2018
Rev. Fr. A.Carvalho
A Troop of Intellectuals A rare visionary personality, Rev. Fr Conceicao Rodrigues established CRCE in 1984. He envisioned the nation’s need of technical work force and reinforced his principle of “My Country and My People, that’s all it matters” in the DNA of the institute’s administration. His sheer determination, principled work ethical approach, and vision have upheld the present stature of the institute. Continuing the legacy, this mission was taken ahead by his successor, Fr. Diniz, who gave the necessary impetus to the overall development of the institute. He picked up eminent people like Dr. Sesha Iyer, as Principal of the college, who complemented his vision by providing strong academic and administrative leadership to the institute. Fr. A.Carvalho, the present leader is a techno savvy philosopher having an ingenious personality and rejuvenates the institute with his dynamic and visionary leadership. Under his leadership and guidance, ably supported by Fr. Valarian D'Souza, the present Director, & Dr. Srija Unnikrishnan, the present Principal, the institute is scaling new heights. With such impeccable leads, vision, and direction the institute has successfully achieved the path of excellence, creating new bench marks in the eld of engineering education.
holding key positions in industries. Some of the prominent Alumni are Jaideep Devare, Managing Director, Mahindra Insurance Brokers, Pramod Bijlani, Managing Director, Accenture, Anup Purohit, Senior President and Chief Information Officer, Yes Bank, Mahesh Nair, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Interactions Corporation, Boston. T R
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Edu-Voyage
Education Fraternity: As the widely popular Instagram platform is experiencing the on-going trend of #10yearchallenge, let’s experience the same with a flashback revolving around the Education fraternity. With every passing day, everything surrounding us is transforming at a lightning-fast speed. The salient modifications incorporated by the education fraternity over the last few decades are immense and let’s have a look at some of them.
Strengthening with Time
Student’s Assessment The fear of exams among students keeps them on their toes constantly but recent advancements have brought a significant change in the way exams are conducted. The idea of assessment is to help students excel to their maximum potential and gaining knowledge above all.
Foreign Collaboration Living in the modern world and experiencing more and more students travelling abroad to pursue further education, the institutes have taken a step forward to collaborate with other distinguished foreign universities. This indeed has given the students the much needed exposure and enlightened every student’s vision to soar high.
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Technology Technology is a paperless flair that has introduced remarkable alterations in the overall outlook of every industry. Embracing technology with education is the perfect blend of bringing together the best possible education of today’s students. The modern classrooms are integrating the contemporary setup of computers, laptops and tablets to enhance the teaching and learning experience.
Research Oriented Research is the foundation of innovation. Concentrating on the research and development of a particular subject has revealed incredible conclusions soaring high to explore new heights. The world of innovation be it Artificial Intelligence, Technology or the Business Setup everything is ruled by research and development.
Active Participation of Teachers & Students Over time, the teaching methods have comparatively changed and the teachers have become more considerate about the students. They have embraced the modern teaching styles incorporating the benefits of technology, and adding that extra touch of creativity by including more outdoor activities.
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Placements Finding a stable job profile is a crucial point in one’s professional life and helping the individuals majorly are the institutes and universities. Campus placements are a trend today and well-known multinational companies have joined hands with various institutes. Be it an internship or in house job, the students are able to find the perfect career with their credibility and talent.
Multilingual Approach Education has set free all the boundaries by spreading the word of open-mindedness and equality. Gone are the days, where students were restricted to opt for a subject as there wasn’t any better option. Understanding the growing world and with the goal of coping with its needs, the institutes have readily unified subjects as per the student’s interest. An extra language is counted a boon today and is giving light to new collaborations.
Syllabus based on the On-going Momentum Acceptance of the reality is the best way ahead to stay relevant and move forward in the urban way. Be it socially, economically, or culturally, the education fraternity has combined the diversified subjects to bring forth awareness regarding the current times.
Education Transcending Boundaries The main purpose of education is to empower individuals with utmost knowledge and break the societal norms of gender, caste, religion, race, and territorial regions while serving humanity. Education exists to nurture equality amongst all and bring forth a developed society.
Following are some of the major highlights experienced over the last couple of decades, which have modernized the education fraternity completely. Achieving these milestones successfully has built a better tomorrow and fostered the young minds in every aspect. T R
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SNS College of Engineering Developing Confident and Diligent Future Citizens
“SNS College of Engineering envisages its vision to provide quality education of international standards and impart knowledge and skills to the students, in the process to shine as one of the premier institutions in the country and worldwide”
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NS College of Engineering (SNSCE) is an Anna University affiliated Institution in Tamilnadu. It was established in 2007, and is run by the highly reputed Sri SNS Charitable Trust, with the aim of being in the forefront of Technical Education and Management Studies. The institute has state-of-the-art infrastructure, highly skilled and dedicated faculty members and outstanding placement and training cells with successful proven track records. Initially, it started with 4 UG programmes having the strength of 240 students and 28 faculty members, the college stands tall today by offering 6 UG, 7 PG and 4 Research programmes leading to Ph.D. degree having the strength of 1564 students and 154 faculty members. Accredited by the NAAC with Grade A, the Institution is applying for the re-accreditation in its 2nd cycle. National Board of Accreditation (NBA) has accredited ECE, EEE and Mechanical Engineering (UG programmes) for 3 years. It is committed to produce world class technocrats with high caliber and professionalism by inculcating Engineering and Technological education. The Institution’s policy has been framed by IQAC, which is based on Teaching and Learning (Centre for Learning and Teaching), Research and Development (Centre for Creativity and IIPC), Extension Activities (Social Responsibilities Initiatives - SRI) and Training & Placement (Skill and Career Development). Centre for Learning and Teaching – (Teaching and Learning) In order to accomplish the vision and implement it for the bigger picture, the institute has a core CLT (Centre for Learning and Teaching) team. It takes care of training on Attendance Assessment and Audit (AAA record-staff), life skill mapping, structured lecture method, student engagement methods, and reflection. It also conducts Fresher's Orientation Programme, Teaching Workshop Series, Faculty Development Programs and Semester Academic Auditing at SNSCE. It is continuously working on Workbook/Resources creation for students, Assessment and Rubrics in Outcome Based Education, Leadership Board/Badges Model Creation for students’ motivation, Curriculum Designing Team for Design Thinking, and SNS Courseware for Learning Management System.
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Skill and Career Development (Training for Placement and Higher Studies) A right platform for shaping student’s life skill over their lifespan. As such, skill and career development involves students personal and professional skill set by imparting qualitative soft skill, technical and aptitude training, often for selecting their career (Placement/ Entrepreneurship/ Higher studies). As an innovative practice paying attention for improving communication skill, flexibility and adaptability, interpersonal abilities, decision making, ability to wear multiple hat, tactfulness and ability to learn from criticism to enhance the students by personally and professionally. About 90% of the students have been placed in last academic year through the active training and placement cell. Entrepreneurship and employability is augmented only by skill development. Skill and career management isn’t just a nice-to-do; it’s a must to do. Centre for Creativity (CFC) – (Research, Consultancy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) The Genesis of CFC is rooted in the need for sustaining a culture of innovation and inquisitiveness on campus. To achieve this CFC promotes inter university and intra university connects through foreign collaboration, students and staff exchange programme and joint research. CFC fosters networking with industries to develop new product and help them to solve their critical issues. At SNS we believe that innovation leads to startups, supporting Make in India and heralding a richer economy. CFC also supports company on campus to nurture students and staff on cutting edge technologies and also support local enterprises. The CFC has an innovation hub for hardware related product development. CFC has entered into a MoU with Forge to accelerate startups and to prepare them for getting venture capital. SNSCE also has an incubation Centre funded by MSME, Government of India to the fund of Rs. 66.5 lakhs to support innovation startups. In addition the management has set up a soft loan of up to Rs.10 lakhs for budding alumni entrepreneurs. To nurture this ecosystem, seed money for students and staff to the sum of Rs.1lakh per project is also available to all departments. CFC undertakes research and consultancy activities supported by staff and students as a part of its R&D activities. Thus CFC nurtures holistic development of students and staff by sustaining a culture of innovation steeped in technical excellence. SNSCE provides financial support to the students based on the merits and means such as single parent/no parent scholarships, academic topper scholarships and sports scholarships. T R December | 2018
An Adroit Leader Dr. S. Rajalakshmi is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist. Initially, she started her career as a Medical Practioner and served in renowned hospitals like Eswaran Polyclinic, Tripur, Savitha, Ruby, Kumaran, and CSI Hospital-Erode. During her two decade long career,she has successfully performed more than a thousand surgeries and contributed in the lives of many families by embracing their journey of parenthood. She has keen interest in helping the communities by offering diversied service and hence, she started conducting social and educational activities. She involved herself as a Correspondent in all the activities of SNS institutions under Sri SNS Charitable Trust. She has won prestigious honors such as “Best Women Entrepreneur Award” by the Times of India during the years 2013 and 2015 and “Gold Star Award for Excellence in Higher Education” for her outstanding contribution for National Unity and Economic Growth from Global Achievers Foundation, New Delhi. Her relentless zeal, incessant quench for success and willingness made her to walk the extra miles,which have broken all the myths about women's inborn limitations. Dr. S. Rajalakshmi has promoted many Institutions in and around Coimbatore like Dr. SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science, SNS College of Technology, SNS College of Engineering, Dr. SNS College of Education, and SNS Academy. She is a determined self and enthusiastic personality, who plans to run several more miles for the upliftment of the society by helping thousands of associated families as employees and more than ten thousand students who are studying under her group of institutions.
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India is a densely populated country with more than 50% of its population situated in rural India. For most of us the Indian villages are a mere attraction to visit as a tourist and take a day off from the bustling streets of the urban routine, but these small villages have more to it. Its serene beauty and lush greenery are worth staying there, it offers fresh air and good local food which one can relish with a sense of simplicity. In many ways, it teaches us more about the rural lifestyle. This course provides immense opportunities to engage in various rural and community development activities. It includes the topics like farm management, forestry, agriculture, awareness of individuals, development of the community and environment organization.
Hacking has become one of the most well-known activities around the world ever since the term came to meaning. Usually teenagers who just discover about social media are keen to indulge in such activities just for fun. Hacking friend's social media platforms through cracking passwords and unlocking a locked system has become very common these days. This in turn has become a professional career itself and many big organizations require ethical hackers for security purposes. The demand of this has increased considering the amount of traffic websites and servers receive.
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It is one of the oldest forms of entertainment, as a kid watching that first ever show of puppetry is very fascinating. Often the puppetry/act ends with a meaningful message for the audience, young and old alike. It has become an important medium of education and educational institutes have taken initiatives to integrate these puppets shows to teach students. To keep the art of puppetry alive, and to entertain and educate the audience, several events are organized in schools and colleges.
Tea is loved among all and tasting tea is something everyone enjoys. A tea lover will totally opt for this kind of a job and can find a perfect opportunity if interested. This job profile is named tea sommelier, which not only tastes the tea but also gives advice about the branding. Doing the required research work is necessary in this kind of a job profile as knowledge about cultivation and manufacturing is essential.
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If one is a foodie and has the passion towards food and flavors, then this job is what they are looking for. Adding different flavors to food in order to make it taste good, mixing various ingredients to make a unique flavor, having knowledge about aroma, essential oils, and plant extracts are some of the qualities required for a food flavorist. This job profile has job opportunities in various sectors like food, beverages, cosmetics, fragrance, toothpaste and many more.
Pets are a favorite amongst all and having a pet at home makes the atmosphere very joyful. The course offers an opportunity to work closely with animals and understand their mannerisms, likes, and dislikes. A pet groomer is well aware about all the essentials of the animal. Individuals have to take many responsibilities ranging from bathing to taking care about hygiene and appearance to handling health issues. This can be a full time career option and also a part-time job for young college going students depending on the passion and fondness for the pets.
In schools and colleges, museum visits are mandatory for students to know and learn more about museums. This course offers a wide-ranging knowledge related to the museum collections and history. If one is curious to know more about the rarest facts, objects and discover more of the museum life, this course is definitely for them
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Leader’s Insights
Technology in Indian Education: Learning the Millennial Way igitalisation has been instrumental in revolutionizing every industrial sector in India and around the globe. From changing governance, to bringing different nationalities under one umbrella, digitalization has successfully become a concept that surpasses the conventional boundaries, administratively, and otherwise.
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courses from the best universities around the globe, one can learn from the leaders and get certified while in comfort of their homes. The higher education institutes have hence expanded online to provide the aspirants with courses across domains, in a variety of areas . Many IIMs and leading Indian institutions now run certified online courses, hence easing the process of learning for the aspirants.
The impact of digitalisation in India, especially in the past decade, has grown manifold. Every industry has seen a boom in its sector in the form of constantly advancing digital technology. While this has changed the way people and businesses function, it has also affected their mindset. Education is not foreign to these trends. Education, like any other industry, has witnessed increased awareness in its sector with the introduction of technology. From smart class to app and distance learning and everything in between, technology has been catalyzing the dramatically evolving education scenario in India.
Reading, viewing and hearing books is now a possibility with e-books and audio books coming into play. While accessing information was once a draining multi-step process, beginning physically visiting the library, now one can read and listen to books with just a click. Youtube channels like Khan Academy and Crashcourse today provide students with quick and simplified videos explaining complex concepts. An extension of this becomes the webinars that organisations and institutes conduct for aspirants, thus connecting and imparting information to a national and global audience at large.
Classrooms are now visual The classic four walls with black and pin boards do not define a classroom anymore. The millennial generation learns from their visual gadgets. In a scenario of Kindle and Youtube, where a student can look up anything in mere 200 milliseconds, retaining the good-old techniques of teaching from books only makes teaching more time consuming and institutes outdated and incompetent. This is one reason why more than 18,000 higher education institutes in India have adopted the concept of digital education. Classrooms today have become equipped with projectors and blackboards are replaced with smartboards and projection screens, which has also helped the academicians to move over the conventional lecture model of teaching.
Distance learning programmes, which also included travelling miles for appearing for offline examinations, now provide the students the ease of appearing in online examinations, thus making it convenient for the students.
Knowledge is omnipresent In the world of free internet, where net neutrality prevails, learning is just an internet connection away. With portals like Coursera, Udemy and edX that provide free online
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Learning is gamified With augmented reality/virtual reality setting feet into the education sector, there are now gaming apps and websites that help one learn and work towards getting better at concepts. These infotaining applications and websites not only help the students sculpt their knowledge but also make them apply skills that are critical to their relevance in this technologically advancing world. For instance, BYJU’s and Cuemath , with a user base of 15,00,000 and 20,000 respectively, offer VR games that make students learn mathematical concepts, while applying critical thinking. The popularity of such apps only testifies to the applicability of technology in the education industry. December | 2018
Asheesh Gupta, B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1989 started his career as an Engineer working in oil fields with Halliburton. After an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta in 1994, he worked with McKinsey and Company as a management consultant serving clients in India, Europe and Middle-east. Later as the Director of the McKinsey Knowledge Centers, he helped grew the global research facilities of McKinsey in India and also helped establish and led the McKinsey Capability Center in India which works with client executives to help build capabilities for transformation through experiential learning and education. He has been the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Member, Board of Management at OP Jindal University, Raigarh, Vice President of Development at Anant National University, Ahmedabad and Academic advisor for setting up the National Rail and Transportation University for the Government of India. In 2018, he was invited by Cornell University to join the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures as an Industry Scholar.
Asheesh Gupta Pro Vice Chancellor
JK Lakshmipat University Along with this, virtual tours to places, while in the comfort of classroom, has only become possible with VR. For instance, as reported in a case study by the British Council, Mohammed Fazil from Bangalore uses VR with Google’s Expedition and Cardboard apps to take his grade 4 students to virtual tours. Such technology becomes as much inspiration for the teachers to teach as for the students to learn. Learning can be managed online With many schools and higher-education institutes now introducing a learning management system on their online portals, digital education has become more than just a luxury. Now students have online dashboards customized to their need, that include not only their course syllabi and curricula, but also other information like attendance ledger. Digital libraries, with journals and e-books curated exclusively for the students, are accessible for free to the students enrolled in an institute. The fact that IIT-K’s National Digital Library of India nears the volume of the December | 2018
biggest library of India, The National Library of India, Kolkata, that hosts 26,41,615 books along with other periodicals, maps, manuscripts etc. explains the growing relevance of technology in India. This has magnified the scope of knowledge-gain. Even the tech-savvy parents of these enthusiastic learners get a dashboard access to keep a track of their ward’s progress, which ensures security and transparency in the system for them to understand. Being a country of the millennials, India has enormous scope in every growing industry, education being one of them. With initiatives from the public and private sectors of work like Digital India and Digital Paathshala, education now seems to take a binary turn. However, with only 9% of the 66% Indian rural population having access to the internet and ultimately to the technological advancement of education sector, in the words of Robert Frost, we have miles to go before we sleep. T R
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magine the Google map and the signage present on every nook and corner of the roads, which guides through the one-to-many directions to reach the final destinations. In the same approach, Education is a holistic platform to accomplish goals every individual desires of and it is the most important resource in sailing the ship of success. Living in such modern times, education has spread its word loud and clear, the right for education of every individual is given utmost significance to nurture a well-defined future.
necessary initiatives, policies and acted upon it accordingly. In the last couple of years, education has changed the name of the game and has experienced radical transformations to enhance and educate individuals like never before. In contrast, the positives and negatives are always like the two sides of the coin, but one should always concentrate to toss and spin to the positive end.
Be it school, college or institutes, the respected authorities have taken excellent initiatives to foster the needs of students and bestow the best-in-class offerings. The government has also lent its hands to integrate the
Incorporating new methods of teaching and learning is all part of the educational process. With the advent of technology in education, new advanced processes have come into play for students. Grabbing the attention of
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students and foreseeing a bigger picture according to the present time is the practical knowledge and skillset provided in education. Referring to textbooks or reading and learning for long hours often gets tedious for students, which sometimes even lead to the loss of interest of a particular subject. In order to avoid this, making presentation which depicts the visual and text is interesting and attracts students. Adding an audio file to the presentation gives the students a more detailed version of the subject, explaining systematic procedures till the conclusion. This kind of teaching and learning experiences intrigues the students and brings the teachers and students to communicate and discuss different topics. According to surveys and also the top echelons of the education fraternity, it is observed that students grasp faster through practical way of teaching, the visuals are more informative then the text and performing the task practically makes the student learn on an upgraded scale. Hence, practical knowledge is a must in education for the present and upcoming generations.
to drowning, just like this way the teachers or professors should know which method of teaching works and grind accordingly. Every student has unique capabilities and the grasping power of students vary from one to another; hence the teachers should understand and analyze every student's work report and progress graph. Helping the teachers along the way, the school authorities should conduct seminars and inter-school gatherings for students across various schools to communicate and come together. Each student should participate in such competitions and display their project work. Every student should be given a topic, this way there will be many of diversified topics to learn from. These kinds of conducted seminars give student’s the confidence and encouragement to perform well. It is the duty of teachers and school authorities to support the students and bring out their maximum potential to stand amongst all. Moving Ahead
Giving an example along to memorize or remember information makes it easy to recollect, for example, taking in account television news on screen flashing, no one memorizes it, but it often gets registered in one's mind and it passes on from one person to other. This is due to the visuals and the title breaking news leaves an impact, that ends up to individuals listening the news as it is seems very interesting and adds the curiosity to sneak-peak at what’s new. Including these inquisitive information-teaching methods can drive the attention of students and open their eyes for curiosity.
Today’s students are going to become the professionals of tomorrow. Hence, the practical knowledge is imperative in job profiles. Going forward, the practical approach is advantageous and beneficial for students as many jobs demand this requirement. As technology in the existing time is on the forefront, to be able to operate and put together the different bits and pieces of presentation models has become a must. In practice, the practical method of teaching is a boon for students, the students will be hands-on in this as it is being taught to them since the beginning.
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The key to innovation is possible by working down the actual functioning models. The wide-ranging fields varying from automobiles, designing, and electronics mostly all require a great deal of practical knowledge. Hence, imbibing these practices right from the student’s life is essential and helpful in the future. T R
The different ways of teaching and learning are still on the path of discovering. The motto lies in conveying information to students be it in any form. The old school method of trial and error just works right for the teachers and professors. One cannot drown by facing one failure, but staying there and not coming out of it actually leads
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Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology Powering the Youth,
Empowering the Nation
The organization seeks to be preferred destination for students, practitioners pursuing an engineering education, employers hiring engineering graduates and organizations seeking engineering knowledge.
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he Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET) was established in the year 2006 with a vision to make one of the greatest engineering schools being recognized nationally and internationally. It is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai and has provided an encouraging environment to develop the intellectual capacity, critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving to the best of students’ability. The institution is awarded with an ‘A’grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The departments of CSE, IT, EEE and Mechanical Engineering have been accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). Ever since its establishment, SSIET has fabricated young and dynamic engineers who would form the crux of the technical workforce of tomorrow. The college provides an excellent quality of education and mentoring to the students, aspiring to be competent professionals in engineering and technology. The students of SSIET have secured more than a thousand plus awards and achievements in various competitions of zonal level organized by Anna University. Furthermore, this college has more than five thousand alumni who are actively participating and encouraging towards the growth of this institution. Excellent Academic Programs and Facilities The college offers twelve UG (B.E / B.Tech) and five PG courses (M.E). The college has well-qualified, experienced, dedicated faculty members and supporting staff members with excellent academic research and industrial work experience. IT VAC and Core VAC training are included as a part of the curriculum to improve students’ skill on the basis of industrial requirement. Every student in SSIET is well trained not only with their hard skills but also with their soft skills so as to sustain and tackle in any tough situation. The college has state-of-the-art laboratories, workshop facilities, computer facilities with well-equipped library and information center. The college has international standard cricket ground, hockey ground, badminton ground, football ground, basketball ground facilities for outdoor games, and indoor
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games. All seminar halls, conference rooms, and discussion rooms are fitted with air condition facilities and round the clock high-speed Wi-Fi internet facility. Golden Career Opportunities and Exposure SSIET is known for its placements and industrial connectivity, and for the past five constitutive academic years, the college has given hundred percent placements to the final year students who have enrolled for placement. In the academic year 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, the number of 469, 589, 543, 553 students respectively placed in reputed companies such as Ducen, Samsung, Amazon, CISCO, Johnsons Controls, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Tesco, K7 Computing, Zoho Corporation, TCS, CTS, Robert Bosch, Tivo Corporation, Odessa Technologies, Johnsos Control, Think and Learn, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Mindtree, Impiger Technologies, Robert Bosch so on. The highest salary of the last academic year was 27 lakhs per annum and the average salary was 3 lakhs per annum.
About the Chairman A versatile Educationist and Entrepreneur Prof. Dr. S.Thangavelu is at the helm of Chairman at the institution. He has educated a good number of Agricultural Engineers in the eld of Bio-Energy and guided numerous innovative research projects during his thirty years of tenure as a Professor. He has published more than sixteen technical papers in various reputed journals and numerous articles in leading magazines on public interest. He is a Fellow of Institute of Engineers (FIE) of Institute of Engineers (India) and also the recipient of the prestigious “Outstanding Engineer Award “from The Institutions of Engineers (India).
SSIET holds a team of highly talented and vibrant trainers functioning as the Department of Career Development Cell and a full-fledged Placement and Training (PAT) Centre. It has enabled the students to participate in several recruitment programs of several leading organizations. Some of the Industrial offers and significant tests gained by the students are Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and Common Admission Test (CAT), Management Aptitude Test (MAT), Xavier Labour Relations Institute Admission Test (XAT) &Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
“I do not want my institution to be walled off on all side; I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my institution as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my any one of them. Mine is not a religion of the prison house. It has room for the least among God’s creations “says the Chairman.
More than Just a College The college encourages its faculty members through incentives and sops to acquire higher degrees, to publish textbooks/papers and participate in Seminar / Workshop / Conferences. Faculty members are encouraged to have many industry collaborations with a motto of novelty and creation to address all needs of the society and the industry. This institute organizes various flagship events like Orientation Day, National Leadership Summit, AgriFest, Powerpuff Girls, Kalam, Tech Bash Symposium, Techtors– project contest. It also organizes International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics every year. The institute had published over eight hundred articles in IEEE explore through this conference. T R
To reach the institute to greater heights and provide quality education, two young minds Dheepan Thangavelu, Secretary and Sheelan Thangavelu, Joint Secretary, place key role in the institution. The former he is the most charismatic and the most enthusiastic academic in development and implementation of the institute strategic plan to improve and excel. The latter he, a dynamic and progressive person, has not only been consistently showing exceptional results in placements but also making signicant progress in research and industry relevant consultancy projects.
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Editor’s Voice
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s a small kid the very first thing taught at home or even at school are the alphabets and digits, be it the A for Apple and B for Ball which is a poem that kids sing more than often or the numbers counted on the fingers. This is the initial step in any student's teaching process, but the irony lies that these alphabets and digits learned in the very beginning tend to haunt them in the upcoming years.
The entire system of grades and ranks has two sides to them. To look at it from a positive aspect the grades and ranks certainly encourage the students and can be seen as a symbol of appreciation. On the contrary, it also becomes a burden for students to keep up with the grades and ranks always which counts the negative aspect of it. A student's hard work and dedication should be definitely appreciated, but not compared to grades and ranks always. The grade A+ or rank 1st is almost like reaching the top of the pyramid, but as every student has different strengthens and weaknesses, it might be that everyone has a different pyramid to reach. In school it is very obvious to like a particular subject and dislike the other. There is always this one subject that will haunt us be it the traumatizing calculations in the mathematics problem-set or the tedious long answers of social studies. Every student has some pros and cons and realizing this at a young age will help students work on their positives and negatives. Rather than continuously fretting about the grading, what one can do best is try to be away from this entire scenario and be more focused on the studies. This way the pressure to perform excellent/better will not be an issue and will keep the students grounded and concentrated to/on the basics.
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Comprehensive Teaching Methodology In the school life, teachers who guide the students play the most significant role in building them for a well-defined future. Hence, it is the duty of every teacher to put forth the right teaching process and a proper layout of this entire grades and ranks scenario. It is more than often seen that in the whole race of being the 1st rank holder or getting A+ grades, the kids get so included with this number game that they forget the point of studying and learning right from the basics. Achieving a goal and satisfying the greed has a very thin line of difference which students at a tender age fail to understand. Education is not about the number game it’s solely about knowledge which helps to enhance one’s mindset and conveying this to the students in the most flexible manner is a teacher’s job. Growing up the students start to experience various aspects of this complete setup of being ahead in the race and that’s when most of them become a part of the famously known rat race. Despite of understanding its consequences and the pressure one goes through while dealing with this whole situation, most of the individuals become more engrossed in the constant race of either coming first and last. This in turn affects the individuals mentally and also leaves a negative impact overall. Hence, the teachers or professors who guide the students throughout the education journey should be careful in leading them and have an open minded approach for a better tomorrow. Jobs according to the Need of the Hour In this modern world, the ideas are limitless and opportunities are abundant, be it the startup world or non-conventional jobs everything is blooming at its highest/fastest. As every student is unique in his or her way and depending on their strengths and weakness, one can easily find a perfect career option. In many of the job profiles today, the grades and ranks/gradation actually is not that important or mandatory to read a specific score. It moreover concentrates on a candidate’s potential, skillset, communication skill and many more. Many a times the question arises that how these grades and ranks actually matter in the job profile and count ahead in the longer run. It is very obvious that good grades is like half a task done, the major criteria while selecting any potential candidate definitely lies in the overall average score one has, but it is not completely restricted to that. In an interview in that specific amount of time for two to three hours what one really understands, the way one communicates and conducts himself/herself is actually the deal breaker is. The Final Touch The most essential aspect that every student should learn is to never compare oneself to other and not become a part of the number game or rat race. In order to succeed in one’s professional journey they need to always put their best foot forward and work with utmost dedication and stick to being honest in all means. T R
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Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Uplifting the Education Fraternity with Enhanced Offerings
The vision of the institute is to be a world- class university by achieving excellence in the fields of Education, Research & Consultancy, through socially enriching and ethically responsible pursuits.
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hri Ramswaroop Memorial University is a confluence of academic, cultural and intellectual resource. It is spread over 100 acres of sprawling lush green pollution-free environment on the Lucknow-Deva road. The institute aims to promote learning and skill development through effective Polytechnic, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programs that imbibe teaching and research specific to the changing needs of the industry and society. It encourages interdisciplinary approach and collaboration with national and international centers of excellence. An Abode of Abundance SRMU is committed to leveraging its wide-ranging facilities to world-class standards with a goal to provide the best academia and professional resources and to prepare students for global opportunities. This makes SRMU a repository of academic and extra-curricular excellence with its state-of-the-art infrastructure and amenities. The institute has exceptional resources like best-in-class laboratories, nervecenter library, advanced computer center, well-equipped hostels, spacious cafeteria and, remarkable seminar halls. It also offers education loans, medical facilities, first aid & ambulance service and, transport facilities. The university runs some effective initiatives like SRMU clubs, which are an array of student-run committees providing opportunities to students to put theory into practice. This is a platform for the SRMUans to experiment, innovate and imbibe the spirit of team work. Here are some of the various clubs organized: - SNAPSHOT- The Photography Club, EXPRESSIONSThe Dramatics Club, SPORTIZZ- The Sports Club, TECHFUSION- The Techno Club, SRIJAN- The Art & Craft Club, OZONE- The Environment Club, SURJHANKAR- The Music Club and, many others. The university has also created “The Collaboration and Industry Interaction Cell” to develop links with national and international centres of higher learning and provide its students a world class educational experience. SRMU also offers international study tours so that the students are poised to enter the corporate world with enhanced knowledge and confidence. The campus is a repository of some of the finest events like Annual Cultural Fest: Anubhuti, Bharat Yatra, TEDx events, International Conferences and International Literary Festival to name a few. These provide plethora of
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opportunities and platform for channelizing youthful energy into intellectual, creative and cultural pursuits. The SRMU Group consists of various institutes which includes Institute of Technology, Institute of Bio-Science & Technology, Institute of Management, Commerce & Economics, Institute of Legal Studies, Institute of Media Studies, Institute of Diploma Studies, Institute of Natural Science and Humanities, Institute of Education and Research and, Institute of Architecture. Winning Prestigious Honors SRMU has achieved many milestones and has gained a fruitful momentum by becoming brand identity in the longer run. Over the last years, it has received many prestigious honors to name a few, it has been ranked 15th in India amongst top private universities by India Today-Nielsen survey 2017, Best Innovative University by ASSOCHAM and, Top Private Engineering Institute in JagranJosh Ranking 2017. Adding more colors into play, it has been ranked 6th in India amongst the merging private institutes by OMS-Times Engineering Survey, ranked 7th in India amongst top emerging BSchools by OMS-Times B-School Survey and also awarded for “Excellence in Education”- Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand by the Times of India Group. A Pioneer for Women Empowerment The Women Empowerment program has a triangle of benefits which includes Women’s Cell, Establishment of NCC and, Appointment of Power Angels. Women’s Cell: This was conceptualized by SRMU ProChancellor, Pooja Agarwal. The Women’s Cell was initiated to preserve the security of the female staff, and for handling grievances at the university. It has blossomed gradually and promotes well-being at work place and provides a platform for interaction, views and, experiences. Establishment of NCC: It took its root in the university with the sanction of platoon of 55 Girl cadets. The girl cadets have to undergo a training of three years to earn NCC “C” Certificate. Appointment of Power Angels: Regular sessions by Women Power Line 1090 have been organized in the campus of Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University. These sessions have been presided over by senior officials of 1090 Women Powerline, where the officials talked to the female students regarding the problems faced and ways to tackle it. A potential number of 74 girls have been appointed as power angels and were handed out SPO cards. Initiative in Corporate Social Responsibility Apni Pathshala- An initiative to spread the light to education This initiative was taken in 2005 with an aim to provide free education to the economically weaker strata of society and uplift the communities with uphold rights of children. December | 2018
The Resourceful Leader Pankaj Agarwal is the Chancellor of Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University. As the tagline of the university says “Chase reality…dreams will follow”, SRMU guides the students staying true to this. He believes that it is the university’s endeavor to impart education which enhances the personality of its students giving them the strength of character and intellect, which teaches them to be self-sufcient in the competitive world. “Our curriculum is therefore contemporary in nature, and incorporates various innovative programs that open novel avenues for our students. Our aim is not only to simply educate, but also to inculcate values, honesty, integrity and a capacity for hard work. At Ramswaroop our dream is to help students realize their dreams and send them into the world, as condent individuals focused on pursuing their goals”, adds Pankaj.
National Social Services (NSS) SRMU has motivated students to participate in social welfare and has sanctioned two units of NSS by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of India. Adult Literacy Program Team SRMU is collaborating with Tata Consultancy Services for promoting “ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM”. The university provides inputs for spearheading the cause of “education is empowerment” and aspires to share this power with the masses. It also includes the initiatives of Promoting Primary Education and Sukritham. T R
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