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Editorial Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself – John Dewey

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he Indian education system is career oriented, but to be true, it needs to be more job oriented. Hence, there is the need of vocational education which prepares individuals for specific occupations by inculcating elementary skills among them. It is classified under using procedural knowledge. Instead of just preaching bookish knowledge among students, vocational education provides them hands-on experience about the industry.

Vocational Education Strengthening Skill Development and Employment

We can see that nowadays, there are many occupations which do not require standard education, and the candidate’s thorough knowledge about the occupation itself is sufficient. This is where vocational training plays its role, providing requisite education and practical knowledge. It provides students with the necessary skills to thrive and build a successful career in various fields.

Although students have many options to continue their learning through various options like college, university, and internship programs, it is always advantageous to take training from an accredited program or sponsorship. Hence, vocational education is a good choice. Vocational institutions develop conducive relationships with many top employers, companies, and jobplacement agencies, and provide job placements and counseling support to the students. They assist students with course selection, educate them about the current market trends, and always remain in touch with the industry.

These institutions provide flexible, day-time, evening, full-time, and part-time education to aspiring students. They shape a student’s career by bringing them face-to-face with real-life situations, provide hands-on experience, and assist them to build a successful career. T R

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ARTICLES CXO STANDPOINT

Manual 28 Mentor's Essential Skills for Modern Day Teachers

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Pleasure Circuit

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Educator’s Viewpoint

VLCC Institute of Beauty & Nutrition Transforming Individuals into Skilled Global Professionals

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EdSense

Providing Solutions for Learning Excellence and Teaching Effectiveness

Top 3 Lucrative Vocational Courses to Consider in 2019

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Boosting Students' Academic Excellence

'Games' create a Profound Effect on Human Body and Soul

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Asian College of Teachers

Shaping Global Educators of Tomorrow

Noble Institute of Education Society Offering High-Quality, Innovative, and Affordable Education for all

44 32 eQuinoxx Creative Academy An abode to Expression, Innovation & Imagination

Sriram Institute of Professional and Vocational Studies

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Inspire Academy Transforming Ambition into Accomplishment

VEDA Extension Center

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ocational education in India is gradually evolving with time. It is embracing innovative technologies and interactive procedures. Many institutes are offering vocational education and training on part-time and full-time basis, with a professional and career-oriented approach.

The primary motive of these institutes is to hone the skills of individuals and prepare them for a specialized career. They provide the advantage of traditional educational and vocational skills and give a realistic insight of the industry. These institutes are delivering practical knowledge to the students and creating awareness among them about the ongoing trends in the global market.

Also, the programs offered by them have short time span, are less expensive, and act as a bridge connecting skilled manpower with the industry.

The Knowledge Review introduces a special issue of “The 10 Best Vocational Education and Training Institutes in India 2018”, which highlights some of the best institutes in India offering quality vocational education with dedication and innovation. This issue highlights some of those institutes which have set a global standard in the field of vocational education, research, and training.

On the Cover, we have Whistling Woods International, Asia’s premier Film, Communication & Creative Arts institute located in Mumbai.

This issue also includes Asian College of Teachers, eQuinoxx Creative Academy, Inspire Academy, Noble Institute of Education Society, Sriram Institute of Professional and Vocational Studies, VEDA Extension Centre, VLCC Institute of Beauty & Nutrition, Yadava College, and Z.A. Islamia College.

We have also included a scintillating article by Mohammad B. Mustafa, Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, Jumeira University, Dubai. Moreover, this issue includes an interview with Kiran Jupudi, Founder and CEO of EdSense.

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WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL

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The institute aims to benchmark quality, inspire innovation, encourage creativity, and mold minds, by leading from the front.

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histling Woods International (WWI) is Asia’s premier Film, Communication & Creative Arts institute located in Mumbai, India.

Despite being home to the world’s largest film industry, India was in need of better-equipped film institutes until a few years ago. Realising this need, veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai launched Whistling Woods International, located on 5.5 acres within Mumbai’s Filmcity complex.

WWI’s advisory board includes acclaimed Director Shyam Benegal, Executive Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, Head of International Outreach for Dreamworks Animation-Shelley Page, Director-Shekhar Kapur, Music Director & Composer-A.R. Rahman, Academy-Award winning ProducerLord David Puttnam, Veteran Actor-Shabana Azmi, Chairman & MD, WalkWater – Manmohan Shetty, Screenwriter & Lyricist-Javed Akhtar, Veteran Actor-Hema Malini, and Filmmaker – Karan Johar, among others.

Exceptional Infrastructural Facilities The institute’s infrastructure has been designed and developed considering every aspect of creative nurturing.

Their technical facilities are at par with international standards, coaching students at every step. Students graduate from WWI as skilled technicians and artists, being productive right off the mark.

The institution also provides facilities like YouTube Space, WWI Jio Virtual Reality Lab, Foxconn Lab & Sony Media Technology Centre, amongst many more which are accessible to the students. WWI has more than twenty five technology partners which keep the students trained and up-to-date with the industry standards.

seven schools under its umbrella.

These schools offer degree and diploma courses in film & TV, acting, music, animation, fashion, visual communication design and media &communication. The institute offers degree and diploma courses accredited by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Keeping in mind that India is going to be one of the largest consumers of VR technology (come 2019-2020), WWI also has a state-ofthe-art academic VR lab set up in association with Reliance Jio.

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Prominent Faculties and Accomplished Alumnus WWI’s faculty body consists of major leaders of the industry and instructors from renowned film schools. The institute is also graced by some highly renowned guest faculty including:

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Chief Mentor (Acting & Music) – Subhash Ghai

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Dean – Ravi Gupta Head of Academics – Rahul Puri Chief Mentor (Fashion) – Neeta Lulla Outreach and Affiliations (Director) –Somnath Sen Cinematography HOD –Ashwini Kaul Editing HOD –Prashant Naik Direction HOD –Binitesh Baruri Producing HOD –Rabiya Nazki Production Design HOD –Sabyasachi Bose Culture Studies HOD –Salim Arif Screenwriting HOD –Anjum Rajabali Sound Recording & Design HOD –Sudipta Basu Media & Communication HOD –Laili Dutta Animation, VFX, Gaming & Comics HOD –Yusuf Mehta

· Fashion HOD –Nisha Chanda · Actors’ Studio HOD –Arvind Pandey · Music HOD –Sangeeta Shankar · Visual Communication Design HOD –Milindo Taid When it comes to the students, the institute has presented talented individuals to the industry. Starting from the very first batch, the students of WWI have always made a mark in the industry. Not only in cinema, but also their alumni are successfully working with visual, print, and online media. They are engaged with the biggest names in animation, graphics, and VFX. The institute is collaborating with leading fashion houses, designers, and brands.

Director Shashank Khaitan, who has delivered back to back hits like ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’, ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’, and ‘Dhadak’ is an alumnus of WWI. Actors such as Aahana Kumra (Actor -’Lipstick Under My Burkha’ fame), Rajshri Deshpande (Angry Indian Goddesses, Sacred Games), Sohel Sanwari (Leading Sound Designer), Aarambhh Singh (Director), and many more are continuously mesmerising the audience with their talent and the industry with their professionalism and stellar attitude.

Remarkable Accomplishments Throughout its glorious journey, WWI has made many landmark achievements. In 2015, Foxconn – the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, partnered with WWI to set up the Foxconn Media Lab to promote content creation for digital platforms.

The Sony Media Technology Center, set up jointly by Sony & WWI, is located at the WWI campus in Mumbai. Sony recognized WWI as a leader in the media and entertainment sector globally and chose to

About the Leader The person leading WWI from the front is Meghna Ghai Puri, the President of the institute. An educationist and change catalyst, she has been the driving force behind WWI and has helped shape it into the fine institute that it is today. She also holds respectable positions in many other organizations including: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Director – Whistling Woods International Limited Director – Adlabs Entertainment Limited Director – Laqshya Media Limited Advisory Board Member – KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

Meghna has been instrumental in setting up WWI. She has been associated with key businesses in the Indian entertainment industry through prominent projects such as Cinema 100 (organized by the NFDC, India). She has also been at the forefront of Business Development & International Alliances as Director, Business Development – Mukta Arts Ltd. Moreover, she has been involved in international sales and film festivals in the US and Europe. Meghna has also been associated with many prominent projects including 'Taal', 'Pardes', and 'Yaadein'. In a span of twelve years, Meghna has spearheaded the launch of seven schools under the umbrella of Whistling Woods International.

partner with the institute to focus on new and emerging technology in the field of digital cinematography and 3D stereoscopic filmmaking. They have also entered into a partnership with Google under which the Institute hosts Asia’s second and India’s first ‘YouTube Space’. Further, WWI runs Asia’s only ‘YouTube Educator Lab’ for teaching courses in content creation for digital platforms.

WWI has even partnered with Reliance Jio to set up the WWI Jio Virtual Reality Lab designed to focus on Cinematic VR – education, academic research, industry training and content creation in 360-degree virtual reality.

By partnering with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, one of India’s most reputed universities; WWI is able to ratify all its three and four year courses with B.Sc, BA, BBA, and PGD degrees. The Hollywood Reporter rated Whistling Woods International as one of the Ten Best Film Schools in the world in their July 2014, August 2013, and July 2010 issues, respectively.

WWI has also been rated among the ‘Top Institutes of Influence’ globally, in 2015 by Forbes India. Almost every establishment scouting for talent in the Media & Entertainment industry in India turns to WWI for answers.

Promoting Education and Empowerment Whistling Woods International’s School of Vocational Education offers short term courses in media education, filmmaking, and related subjects.

These courses can be pursued in parttime formats by film aspirants and professionals. They are run in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The classes are held either thrice a week or on weekends, depending on the structure and duration of the courses offered. It offers TISS SVE award certifications for all courses to all students at the time of their successful course completion.

Career Opportunities and Exposures The career resource center at WWI has a very strong industry connect and reaches out to fetch opportunities for the students. The students, during their academic sessions at WWI, also have an opportunity to work on various live projects, events, and other avenues in different capacities. They work on festivals and events like MAMI, Comic Con, Jagran, FICCI Frames, Big Boys Toys, and many others. Students of filmmaking work on their projects and also make a short 10-15 minutes

diploma film in their final year, which is promoted at various national and international film festivals.

The School of Media and Communication at WWI offers an eight-week summer internship programme to students as a part of their BBA and PGD curriculum. The internships are in areas of PR, advertising and brand management, events, journalism, audio visual production, marketing, social media, brand services, and so on. Students get hands-on industry knowledge in relevant areas before their final placements. The institute also helps organise and execute the student marketing events at the institute.

The institute provides the students an opportunity to work in all areas of the media and film business and collaborate with students/alumni from all the schools on various projects.

They are a one-stop shop for recruiters to source talent. Graduates from WWI are the most sought after simply because of the intensive training they have gone through while studying at the esteemed institute. T R

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he Institute aims to provide world class professionals to Beauty and Wellness industry across the globe

candidates to working professionals seeking skill up gradation on refresher courses.

A few popular courses under each category are:

With over 85 institutes, VLCC Institute of Beauty & Nutrition is the largest player in Beauty &Wellness space across South East Asia. Established in 2001, the Institute has successfully trained thousands of students so far. World class environment, State-of-the-art infrastructure, Latest training equipment, Well qualified and trained faculty, Industry relevant curriculum, Hands-on internships and Dedicated placement cell are some of the key pillars ensuring High quality training.

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Courses are designed at VLCC institute in such a way that students receive a holistic perspective of the industry.

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Course offerings vary from specialized courses in individual fields to advanced courses providing working knowledge of all the fields in Beauty & Wellness industry.

The Institute offers short-term/ long-term certificate and diploma courses and specialized professional workshops in the field of Skin, Hair, Makeup, Nutrition, Spa Therapy, Nail, Eye-Lash Extension and Aesthetics.

The expert instructors employ e-learning and blended learning tools to impat training and education to the students. The courses focus on hands-on skills; the training is dominated with practical knowledge and followed with essential subject based theory.

Being a leader in Beauty & Wellness education industry, VLCC Institute offers 100+ courses.These include Skin, Hair, Makeup, Nutrition, Spa Therapy, Nail, Eye-Lash Extension, Aesthetics and many more for entry-level

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Aesthetics – Advance Diploma in Aesthetics Cosmetology – Grand Master Course in Cosmetology & International Diploma in Cosmetology (CIDESCO Certified Course) Hair – Professional Diploma in Hair Technology Makeup – Professional Diploma in Makeup Spa Therapy – Diploma in Spa Therapies Nutrition – Diploma in Dietetics, Heath & Nutrition Nails – Advance Certificate in Nail Art & Extension Eye Lash Extension – Certificate course in Eye Lash Extension

The Founder The VLCC Group was founded by Vandana Luthra with a humble start of Beauty and Slimming services centre in 1989. She started VLCC Institute in 2001 with the primary focus on skill development of individuals. Given all the struggles and challenges she faced while building VLCC, she felt it was her responsibility to empower and transform unskilled human resource, especially women, to a productive resource for self-growth and societal development. She feels privileged to be able to contribute towards this cause through VLCC Institute and in her capacity as the Chairperson of the Beauty and Wellness Sector Skill Council. Vandana Luthra has also been appointed as a member of both the Steering Committee and the Sub-Committee of the PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana (Prime Minister’s Skill Development Initiative).

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Skill Development Initiatives VLCC Institute believes in offering the world class experience to the students while training. Hence,to fulfill this objective, they keep on taking several initiatives from time to time. Some of their recent initiatives are: · · · · · · ·

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Agreement signoff with NSDC as a non-funding partner Agreement signoff with BWSSC for standardized training ISO certification for quality assurance Offering finance facility to the students at 0% interest Offering International certifications in Skin & Makeup with CIDESCO Offering International certification with IAO Launch of futuristic courses like – Eye-Lash Extensions, Prosthetic Makeup, Tinting, Advance Hair Treatments like Dreadlocks, Extensions and Wefts Online learning and assessments Providing best quality international courseware through partnership with CENGAGE learning Placement and internship tie-ups with leading brands in the Industry Use of top of the line International branded products while training Participation in Skill India Mission through schemes like PMKVY, RPL, Sekho aur Kamao, NULM Working on CSR projects with TATA Steels & NGOs

Major Events VLCC conducts various events and other curricular and co-curricular activities for the overall development of the students. The institute celebrates the Festival of Skill by organizing Annual Convocation Ceremony where almost 500 passouts are given certificates by distinguished personalities from different walks of life.

They regularly conduct events in association with several central and state government agencies. VLCC Institute works at the grass root level where student mobilization is a major task. It works with many NGOs and social welfare foundations via road shows and events to ensure maximum participation in Skill India schemes.

company’s plants in India and Singapore provide a comprehensive range of Skin care, Hair-care and Body-care products as well as Nutraceuticals. These are not only used as consumables in treatments and therapies at all VLCC Wellness Centers globally, but are also retailed through over 100,000 retail outlets and beauty salons across South Asia, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, South East Asia, and East Africa.

Veteran Alumni The institute has produced numerous graduates over the years who have achieved success at various walks of life and have made them proud. Some of the remarkable alumni of the institute include Mustakeem Ali, salon owner; Shruti Gupta, dietician, nutritionist, and lifestyle manager; Puja Kaushik, salon owner of PS beauty studio; Kanchan Balla, freelance professional makeup artist; and so on.

Noteworthy Accomplishments Throughout its illustrious journey, VLCC Institute has made numerous landmark achievements. In 2018, it received the Education Excellence Award for Best Institute of Woman Skill Development at the 6th Skill Development Summit. In the same year, it also received Franchisor of the Year in Vocational & Skill Development Training Institute at Franchise India Awards -2018– 16th Awards for Excellence in Franchising and Business Development.

It has also been adjudged Education Excellence Award for Best Vocational Training Provider at 5th Skill Development Summit. Also, VLCC was awarded Best Vocational Education Institute of the Year - Beauty Training at the Indian Education Awards 2017.

Career Opportunities and Exposures With focus on employability, VLCC Institute provides hands-on internship opportunities to its students in selected programs. In addition, it has placement tieups with most of the leading organized players in beauty and wellness vertical. At VLCC, students are not only trained for employment but they are prepared for fulfilling entrepreneurship aspirations. Many graduates of the institute pursue entrepreneurship as a career option. A few also go abroad for pursuing further education or employment opportunities after completing their training. T R

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EdSense: Providing Solutions for Learning Excellence and Teaching Effectiveness

Kiran Jupudi Founder & CEO

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dSense is an education management platform. Their solutions focus on core educational facilities and not just on administrative management. Their unique blend of academics and psychology offers a great deal of flexibility to teachers in personalization of education to each student, to implement different pedagogies. In an interview with The Knowledge Review, Kiran Jupudi, Founder and CEO of the company, sheds light on the organization’s mission, educational procedures, career development initiatives, and future plans.

What is your organization’s vision/mission and what steps are you taking to achieve the same?

Kindly state some examples about how you are incorporating them mission/vision with educational activities.

Our mission is to make learning a truly enriching experience for students, and helping schools, teachers,

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and parents assist them with the same. We believe students have different learning capabilities, and education when catered to them in the way that best appeals to them, is more effectively accepted.

into the learning aspect of education, and emphasize on overall development of a student. This holistic approach towards learning and student development is what EdSense brings to the table.

How is your organization implementing modern technology in education?

The platform uses AI that identifies patterns of an individual child’s habits, dispositions, and aligns learning/teaching strategies accordingly. 360 degree learner profile, personalized content/course recommendations are the core offerings. The platform equips the school with latest advances in teaching methodologies such as flipped classroom, assessment for learning and evaluations based on ‘Bloom’s Taxonomy’ and monitoring the child’s 21st century skills. The platform offers easy to use intuitive mobile app called Stitch that even a primary school student can easily use to collaborate and enhance learning.

What are the scopes and career opportunities for students pursuing vocational education?

Every student is unique, the capability of students needs to be identified, tracked, and nurtured. There are certain skills needed for some professions and some of the skills are common for any professional; this needs to be identified in the school level.

There is extensive research going on in the field of Education, Neuroscience, and the possibilities are unlimited and with advances in AI and ML, students are going to have a rewarding journey of learning.

Please tell us about yourself and your opinions on the current scenario of vocational education in India.

With over 15 yrs. of experience in building EduTech solutions for US Education market and with over 3mn happy customers in US, we have built modern technology backed (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Power BI, and Cognitive services) education management platform to suit Indian market.

We did an extensive research on the Indian school systems, technologies, and methodologies being used across different schools, and the general education scenario, before conceptualizing EdSense. Combining our expertise in technology and education, we developed a unique platform that helps schools plan, define, and implement a digital strategy to incorporate new ways of teaching, and match the dynamic standards and requirements of today’s learners.

Students today, have various supplementary materials for reference, in addition to their curriculum. However, teachers are not always in loop about the references students depend on, and their progress with it. This is because schools still depend on One Size Fits All pedagogy.

We have a world of high-quality content available on the web, and schools should be equipped to personalize and customize that content to match the skills, interests, and capabilities of their students. Schools must delve deeper T H E

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Education and cocurricular activities are equally important, there is a lot a student can express with their interest, passion, and behavior and these points are great sources to predict in which field they can be successful.

EdSense offers such toolset to the teachers and helps students in their higher achievement.

Having gained rich experience in the IT sector, what is your opinion on the current IT scenario of the country?

Education System in India has been a topic of concern and discussion for ages, yet very little has been done for it.

Almost every aspect of life today has been modernized with changing technology, but something as critical as education stayed far from its shadows, still clinging to the same old arrangements that didn’t stay on par with the current generation’s needs. Although technology did make its way into schools, replacing blackboards with smart screens and note books with laptops, it failed to infiltrate into what really mattered – the several aspects of learning.

At EdSense we Do NOT promote technology, technology is just a medium. We offer right blend of Academic Excellence and Psychology.

To arrive at derivatives, the platform uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) that identifies patterns of an individual child’s habits, dispositions, and aligns learning/teaching strategies accordingly. The fact that some of EdSense’s features are awaiting patent, goes on to show the uniqueness of the platform.

Please tell us about EdSense. How is the company contributing in the development of the education sector in India?

EdSense – school’s digital strategy partner, bridges this gap between the education system and student learning, through technology, artificial intelligence, and insights from

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School’s online learning platform: Make school the center for learning & teaching again and get up to speed with today’s generation of learners with a platform for teachers to aggregate & curate open content and track their progress.

Personalization of learning: 360-degree profiling of students that illustrates behaviors, learning styles, strengths, interests, health, nutrition, family, psychometry, and academic progress on a regular basis to understand them intimately for more personalization of teaching and learning.

Continuous professional development: Empower teachers with modern toolset and courses to improve their teaching & management skills which can bring positive impact in student outcomes.

What are the career opportunities and exposures that your organization provides?

EdSense believes in upskilling and reskilling, this comes when we have right performance and skill metrics. As a part of EdSense’s continual professional development program, every individual is empowered to innovate and present the solution towards automation or optimization. Every associate is allowed to pick up available career paths and pursue their passion. We are an education management platform with ample scope to find their passion in the field of education, psychology, or digital content.

How is your organization ensuring overall development of the students?

EdSense connects schools/teachers, students, and parents on a single platform, and seamlessly integrates existing B2C supplementary learning methods, digitized student records, effective teaching methodologies, artificial intelligencebased learning and performance tracking, and more. As we put it–EdSense is an educational system that focuses on the unique combination of “Academics – Child Preferences and Psychology – Technology” to guide the key stakeholders “School – Students – Parents”.

Empowering Students · EdSense encourages students to explore various learning methodologies, recognize their interests and strengths, and hone the same. Seeing that learning is not just confined to the limits of a classroom, students learn at their own pace.

from excellent teachers. Hence, it lays added emphasis on optimizing teaching efforts and automating repetitive activities, to help teachers make better use of their time in the class. Our company emphasizes the integral role played by teachers in the success of this ecosystem. · The platform assists teaches with shared lesson plans, cognitive assistance, scheduler and alerts, measured outcomes, and instructional design platform. Teachers are required to take continuous professional development courses, to better help students.

Assisting schools · EdSense assists schools with centralized data, curriculum development planning, analyzing learning patterns, and drive decisions based on data from across all its institutions. New learning paradigms, monitoring techniques and governing capabilities, pedagogies and technology, empower schools to put their best foot forward in shaping the leaders of tomorrow.

What are the future plans of your organization?

EdSense currently has 8 schools in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, some of them in pilot model and some on paid subscription, bootstrapped so far and finished 80% product development. EdSense aims to reach out to multiple cities in the country to ensure the benefit of the product reaches multiple geographical locations. Started with CBSE/CIE Schools in three states Telangana, Andhra, and Karnataka, EdSense has achievable sales targets.

By end of 2018, EdSense aims to on board 75 Schools in three states under paid subscription model and have at least 50 schools on board for pilot. Currently our sales conversion rate is 90% and we are in discussions with several large networks of schools.

By end of 2019 ( 18 months from now), EdSense is confident to have 200 CBSE Schools, 20 engineering colleges and 20 b schools using EdSense on paid subscription model.

What is your advice to the up-and-coming professionals of the industry?

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Courses on Offer Meticulously designed courses by ACT have enabled thousands of teachers to become remarkable global educators. Courses designed under Pre and Primary Teacher Training (PPTT) focus both on imparting theoretical knowledge along with practical skills

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to the candidates. ACT now offers over 100 training courses including TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), Pre and Primary, Nursery and Montessori Teachers Training, Early Childhood Care and Education, Educational Administration and Management, Special Education, Counselling courses, School Leadership programs, Classroom Management, Certificate in Classroom Material Development, Pre-school Administration and Management, IT in Classroom and Intensive English programs.

ACT also organizes tailor-made workshops designed primarily for trainers, teachers, instructional designers, organizational development practitioners, professionals from varied backgrounds as well as parents.

ACT conducts workshops for schools, multi-national organizations, global engineering companies, navy etc.

Alumni ACT takes responsibility for the proper placement of teachers

depending on their performance. It now has a strong alumni base of 30,000 teachers who are shaping the future by teaching in premier schools like Kwang Tong School, Kasintorn Saint Peter, Thailand; Maximo Nivel, San Jose, Costa Rica; Dunes International School, Saudi Arabia; and Techno India, Kolkata, India.

Awards and Accolades For its pioneering work in the field of education, Asian College of Teachers has been awarded Asia Pacific Achievers’ Award in 2016 and Indian Education Awards in consecutive years – 2017 & 2018. It has also been accorded the second position in the ‘Top 10 Digital Learning Portals in India’ in 2017 and again listed among the ‘Top 10 Promising Institutes for Distance Learning’ in India for the year 2018 in a leading magazine.

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About the CEO Asian College of Teachers was established in the year 2007 by Dr. Sanjib Chakraborty, who currently serves as the CEO of the institution. Dr. Sanjib is a highly accomplished individual and a much-focused entrepreneur who holds multiple degrees from various Universities. He holds a Ph.D. in Management Science from the University of Hertfordshire, UK with two Masters - in Education (M. Ed in Curriculum & Instruction Design) and in Business Administration. He is a Certified L&D Practitioner from British Institute of Learning & Development, UK. He has also served as a lecturer at a leading University in Bangkok, Thailand and currently lectures at several international universities in Asia and conducts L & D workshops across the globe. He has been awarded Indo-Thai Chamber of Commerce (Thailand) – Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 and also at 26th Indian Achievers Summit New Delhi (India) - The Challenges of Economic Growth & Social Development Year 2010.

University, Amity University, Fort Hays State University - USA, Chiang Mai University - Thailand, Training Qualifications UK, TESOL Canada, CACHE, Montessori Europe, Quality Council of India (QCI) etc.

On the Career Front Apart from the regular classroom courses and distance learning programmes, the institution also conducts workshops for teaching professionals throughout the year.

Regular campus drives/Skype/Video Conferencing with recruiters in major cities of India and Thailand are also conducted. A special International School Experience Program in Thailand offers candidates to learn about the education system in Thailand acquainting them with the culture and educational aspect.

This is a great program for those aspiring for a career in Asian Schools.

all modes - online, distance and blended learning. This flexibility and instant access to course materials make career development a more reachable goal for aspiring and working teaching professionals. The courses are designed keeping in mind the industry standards which enable teachers to teach anywhere they like.

It also provides a demo course in case an individual is not sure about his/her career in teaching and wants to have a better understanding.

Asian College of Teachers is a leading institution which has been providing student-centric education, engaging them in collaborative learning in a supportive and wellresourced academic environment. It aims at realizing its vision of making the courses available to aspiring teachers and working teaching professionals across the globe. This will not only lead them towards a successful teaching and training career but aid them in making a strong impact on individual lives and society. T R

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ESSENTIAL

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Mentor's Manual eaching in this modern era has become quite a challenging profession. Educators have to hone their teaching skills to provide the best educational experience to any student ranging from toddlers, pre-schoolers, grade schoolers, graduates, and so on. They have to manage their temperament and behavior with each type of student.

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Emerging Challenges The 21st century has come up with a variety of opportunities and challenges for the teachers. Today’s teachers have to look out for emerging trends and cope up with cutting-edge technologies. They also have to deal with evolving examination procedures, growing class sizes, and changing preferences for teaching methods by children.

These days, teachers are witnessing class sizes expand significantly by more than five students every year. With increasing class population, the learning environment also becomes difficult for students. Moreover, each educational intuition has a specific set of rules and regulations that teachers need to adhere to. They have to abide by the course and curriculum and have to restrict to only course work. If allowed by the authorities, teachers can and should invest extra time on training the students properly and clarifying their doubts, if any.

This modern age has introduced various technological advancements in our day-to-day lives. Classroom education has also not remained untouched with these innovations. It has become very important for teachers to implement digital technology in classrooms for educational procedures. Although modern gadgets like smartphones, tablets, and so on, provide a boost to the teaching–learning process, they also act as a distracting element, dividing students’ attention. One of the most difficult parts of being a teacher today is to use technology optimally, responsibly, and appropriately.

Due to the rise in classroom size, there has also been an increase in diverse group of students and their learning styles. Teachers are facing the challenge of covering a specified course/topic and catering to the various learning needs of the students. Also dealing with diverse learning styles has emerged as a challenge for teachers. They have to research, work hard, and come up with innovative teaching procedures to deliver best learning experiences. Moreover, today’s classroom teaching requires lot of educational content. Teachers get too little time and scarce resources in order to devise an effective instruction plan.

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Fundamental Ingredients in a Teacher’s Arsenal A teacher needs to have some important skills in the classrooms today. These skills are important not only for the students’ education, but they can also enhance one’s teaching approach. They can assist in teachers in training the students better.

Collaborating Online: Teachers can use internet as a tool to enhance classroom sessions. Many can team up and start an online video streaming sessions through which they can record lectures which can be accessed by students as per their requirements. They can record videos related to important subjects and topics and post it online with ease.

Keeping up with Change: Teachers should be prepared all the time to adapt to the ever-shifting education environment.

They should get used to larger classrooms, changing lesson plans, and new testing requirements. Moreover, they should also hone the skill of keeping up with new learning styles.

Managing Time Efficiently: These days, teachers are expected to cover more course content, and at the same time, play a variety of other roles as well. It is very important for them to make judicious use of every minute efficiently. They should make sure that lessons and breaks are planned in such a manner that classroom sessions always stay on schedule.

Staying Updated with Technology: Keeping up with technology is a must for teachers nowadays. In this digital age, teachers should have in-depth knowledge of word processors, spreadsheets, and email. It can assist to save time and help in organizing things properly. They should also have sufficient knowledge about web browsing so that they can gather sufficient course related information as per requirement.

Being Patient can Work Wonders: At this hectic age, teachers need be very patient while instructing the students. They need to deal with pressure situations positively while coming up with innovative solutions.

Team-work is Effective: With increasing size of classes and scarcity of resources, it has become important for teachers to work together as a team. Educators can collaborate throughout the institution or on the internet to get better results in the classroom.

Organizing Resources for better Results: Proper organization of teaching materials and other resources can help a teacher in delivering the message clearly. Organizing digital lesson plans can also help in the long run as they can be stored safely for future use.

Creativity is a Crucial Component: Teachers can combine learning and creativity by preparing interesting and engaging educational contents for the students. Such interactive content will develop a student’s interest in studies and will also provide them a worthwhile experience. Teachers can occasionally divert from regular curriculum and prepare students for the exams in creative ways. This can help students in learning multiple topics in a short span of time.

Constantly Honing the Skills: Teachers should always keep of brushing their instructional and research skills. This will assist them at staying on the top of the game and provide students the ultimate educational experience.

Embracing Advancements and Innovations Teachers can use latest apps and the internet to learn about new trends in education and implement the same in their teaching practices. These technologies can help teachers in gathering new insights about teaching techniques and latest information on the subject matter. They can keep on updating their learning credentials and enhance their knowledge on the subject matter through online education.

Educating students of the modern era isn’t a cake walk. But with proper planning, dedication, and creative procedures modern day teachers can provide the students with exceptional educational facilities. T R

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JAIN VISHVA BHARATI INSTITUTE (Deemed University)

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eQuinoxx Creative Academy

An abode to Expression, Innova on Imagina on

We don't teach students to duplicate Art or Design, we inculcate the passion to create it instead

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n the times we are living, people are defined by the work they do and the skills they possess. These two attributes are highly interlinked with each other. Moreover, the value of any skill is directly proportional to its capability in shaping one’s growth at work and subsequent careerdevelopment. Albeit at a slow pace, but the infatuation towards conventional career options like engineering and medical sciences is receding a bit, and our nation is now looking towards several newer, livelier and innovative career ventures. India is witnessing a paradigm shift in this regard. And, in this environment of change, eQuinoxx Creative Academy is bringing an aroma of fresh air for greater good.

Bastion of Art and Design From the historical lands of Gujarat, comes this institution which is unique and innovative in several subtle ways pertaining to modern areas of education and skill-development. eQuinoxx Creative Academy has created a unique position of its own in the fields of Animation, VFX, Graphic Design, Web Design, Digital

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Marketing, Creative Arts, Film Making and Photography training. Not only it has famed in Gujarat for winning many national awards but also, it has acquired a strong reputation across the nation for imparting job oriented skillsets and shaping careers of country’s budding talents. The academy offers degree and career courses along with Job Oriented Certificate programs. It strives to provide the world with talented professionals, courageous and confident enough to break-away from the so-called mainstream working fields, for shaping their careers through artistic and creative methodologies.

Every single effort at eQuinoxx is channelled towards creating a sustainable environment which could foster unique contemporary designers and could generate more employment opportunities for them. Such efforts are aptly bolstered by the state of art infrastructure with high-end workstations and leading-edge systems for students at the academy.

Brand Image of eQuinoxx eQuinoxx is all about “Creating Unique Learning Experiences”. It is

Gujarat’s largest creative academy and has the peculiarity of being the only Canon, Wacom and Adobe Certified Training academy in Gujarat. Though creativity is a virtue at eQuinoxx, the academy has shed equal focus on modern technological advancements as well. In fact, for bringing the muchawaited revolution in country’s methodology of imparting traditional art and design education, the academy has focused on proper amalgamation of Creativity, Technicality and Digitization. In a small span of time since its inception, the academy has created a niche of its own. During the course of its journey, the academy has bagged a number of awards and distinctions at national and international levels. Its recognition and acceptance are nothing but living validations of the persistent efforts being made for quality education at eQuinoxx.

Eloquent Offerings Relevance is the mantra of educational offerings at eQuinoxx. The academy does have a rainbow of offerings, but the peculiarity lies in the importance NOVEMBER 2018

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Leadership's Mettle Though talent at any organization plays a vital role towards its success, the efforts of a visionary have paramount importance for its progress on roads to success. eQuinoxx's Managing Director, Mr. Aasit Shah is the formidable force behind outstanding achievements and tremendous success of the Academy. Leadership qualities come naturally to him. For the extraordinary efforts and dedication in his field of works, he has bagged multiple awards and recognitions at national and international levels. An alumnus of University of Southern California; Mr. Shah is a Silicon Valley veteran who came back to work on his home-grounds, after having a successful stint with famous companies like Adobe Systems and eBay. The zest and zeal to 'Create' something innovative was the reason behind this call of his conscience.

Inception of eQuinoxx Creative Academy was the apt result of his dedication and persistence indeed.

and orientation of educational courses available at eQuinoxx. Each and every stream is oriented towards Skill Development, which impeccably matches with today’s market and industrial requirements. The thrust is impressed upon the motto of learning the skills that Industry needs. For the young, bright and talented minds of our generation, eQuinoxx Creative Academy offers· Degree and Career Programs in Animation. · 1-year Program in Print & Digital Advertising certified by World's leading companies. · Job Oriented Certificate courses in: Graphic Design, Web Design, Video Editing & Motion Graphics, VFX Compositing, 3D Architecture, Game Designing, Creative Arts Specialization, Film Making, Photography, Digital Marketing.

The pertinent continuation of quality education is ensured by eQuinoxx’s management team, which brings above 15 years of experience in USA and India. The faculties at eQuinoxx are veterans of their respective fields and also are internationally certified by Adobe Systems.

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Aura of Creative-Excellence Each of the courses at eQuinoxx is bolstered with strong curricula and purposeful methodology. Pursuit of excellence and persistent support to creative ideologies has been the way of teaching at eQuinoxx. All these efforts have resulted into precious outcomes at the academy. eQuinoxx has already produced a large section of creative artists who have made their mark in respective field of works. It has excellent placement records. The academy has placed more than 3000 students in prominent studios across India. Today, the presence of eQuinoxx’s alumni can be felt in various leading production houses across the globe.

Today, our system is in a dire need of detox from mundane jobs and skill-less workforce. Time is ripe for the ‘incarnation’ of gen-next Picasso and Da Vinci. In such times, academies of calibre as eQuinoxx shall not only be supported but shall also be campaigned, cherished and celebrated as well! T R

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Educator’s Viewpoint

Boosting Students’ Academic Excellence About the Author Mohammad B. Mustafa (DOB: 19 August 1979) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education at Jumeira University in Dubai since September 2016. Previously, the author worked for Al Ain University of Science and Technology in the College of Education from January 2013 to January 2016. The author’s specialty is Educational Leadership from Wichita State University in Kansas/ USA in 2012. The author holds a master degree in Linguistics from the University of Jordan in 2004. The author has nine peer-reviewed publications, served in many professional committees, chaired several accreditation projects including Applied Psychology, Master of Education, Communication and Media College, and Professional Diploma of Teaching. The author also headed the Department of Community Engagement and served as Assistant Dean of Students’ Affairs for several months in Al Ain University of Science and Technology.

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n my teaching experience, I believe that there is a potential in every single student and if anyone of them is not distinguished in one subject, he/she will be great in another.

What should be done by the teacher is to go inside students’ interests in order to cultivate the inner miracles deep in their minds. To me, being a close friend to students and bridging the gaps (with respect maintained) is the best way to approach them and discover their potentials. So, one of the things that should be taken into account is the question: If we know that students represent actual individual differences in classrooms, why teachers teach and assess them the same?

My philosophy regarding the targeted excellence in education is highly affected by William Glasser’s Theory of Choice in the years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2000. According to the theory, students should be motivated to learn and this wouldn't happen unless four basic needs are satisfied: belonging, power, freedom, and fun. In this theory, there are seven deadly habits (Criticizing, Blaming, Complaining, Nagging,

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Threatening, Punishing, and Bribing rewarding to control) which should be replaced by seven caring habits (Supporting, Encouraging, Listening, Accepting, Trusting, Respecting, and Negotiating differences). These habits should be implemented in education because most teaching is psychology.

If you support students in their weak times and encourage them to do their best after you trusted them, and if you listen to them attentively and seriously and accept their miscellaneous mistakes and if you respect all their weaknesses and multiple intelligences in your class, then your class will be a very motivating to them to excel and create.

Another theory related to creating excellence and motivation in this regard might be Keller’s Motivational Theory (2008), the ARCS model (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction), which represents a model of motivation for interaction that addresses the problems of student boredom and mistrust in classrooms.

Keller’s primary assumption is based on the interaction between instructional materials and students.

With its components, this theory discusses the importance of preparing the surrounding environment, the instruction, and students’ readiness for interaction in classrooms. It is a method for investigating the motivational appeal of instructional materials. First, there are four conceptual categories ([A]ttention, [R]elevance, [C]onfidence, [S]atisfaction) that include many of

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the specific concepts and variables that characterize human motivation.

Second, it includes sets of strategies to enhance the motivational appeal of instruction; process that is called motivational design (Keller, 1987) which can be used effectively in classrooms to motivate students to interact (Song & Keller, 2001). ([A] ttention strategies stimulate and sustain curiosity with interest, [R]elevance strategies link students’ needs, interests, and motives; [C]onfidence strategies assist students to develop a positive expectation for successful achievement; and [S]atisfaction strategies provide intrinsic and extrinsic reinforcement for effort that have to be met for people to become and remain motivated.)

Another important factor needs to be considered in this situation is integrating technology to address different learning styles. Moreover, addressing learning styles through variation of instruction creates a constructivist model of teaching and learning that focuses on every student and creates a sense of collaborative group work. Johnson, Johnson, & Holubec (1994) stated that students are academically stronger and smarter when they work together in groups than when they work alone. Going back to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, Gardner himself proposed that in each person there are inherent different intelligences that should be cultivated in order to get their full potential. Consequently,

teachers need to vary their teaching and respect the different levels of the students and give them different methods of accessing information in order for them to take advantage of the learning style they prefer. In most of the situations, when the material was presented in a variety of ways learners perceived that it was easier for them to improve their attention and comprehension which leads to a better academic and social achievement especially when it comes to lower – achieving students. Fadel & Lemke (2008) stated that, “students engaged in learning that incorporates multimodal designs, on average, outperform students who learn using traditional approaches with single modes” (p. 13).

Finally, I believe that teaching is a gift that is born with people and that teachers who demonstrate Enthusiasm and passion for their profession will be creative and motivate students to learn and encourage them to socialize in the broader sense of learning. In fact, teacher enthusiasm leads to better teaching practices, positive attitudes toward teachers and subject, better student performance, and improved classroom behavior. Those motivated teachers will find education priceless.

As Peter Brougham said, “Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive: easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.” T R

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Transforming Amb ion into Accomplishment

The institute aims to provide quality training to aspirants in order to offer highly skilled workforce, who would meet the expectation of industry.

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nspire Academy offers well researched and flexible courses that help one to prepare for the industry. The courses offered by the academy are industry recognized and job-oriented for a candidate who has cleared SSC to Final Year of Graduation, and from working professionals to entrepreneurs. They offer courses in Aviation (Air Hostess/ Cabin Crew/ Ground Staff / Ground Handling), Travel Tourism, Retail, and Hospitality (Hotel Management) which includes Hotels and Cruise Ship. The institute has experienced faculties who are Aviation experts, IATA Certified and alumni from IIM-Ahmedabad having decades of experience in Aviation, Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism industry. The institute possesses world class infrastructure with audio visual equipped classroom, library, and pantry.

Exhaustive and Customized Curriculum Inspire Academy Institute for Aviation, Travel Tourism, Hotel Management, Cruise Ship and Management is ISO 9001:2008 Certified. It also offers various professional Diploma

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Programmes. The academy is empanelled as Skill Development Training Centre for SC Youth with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training Institute (BARTI), Pune, an autonomous Institute of Government of Maharashtra in the Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance.

Air Hostess (Cabin Crew) Diploma; Diploma in Airport Ground Handling & Travel Tourism Management; Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA); Diploma in Hotel Management; Diploma in Retail Management; Diploma in Airport Ground Handling; and so on.

It is also a Training Partner of Centre for Civil Society (CCS) and a part of Corporate Social Responsibility Programme. Inspire Academy has been a strategic alliance partner with various Airports, Airlines, Hotels and Travel companies, to offer internship and placements assistance to their students of aviation, hospitality and management programmes.

Accomplished Alumni Many graduates of the Academy have been placed in prestigious companies.

They have been successful and have made a name for themselves in the industry. Some of the renowned alumni of the institute include Ms. Seema Mane, Diploma in Cabin Crew, working as Air Hostess in Etihad Airways, Dubai. Ms. Desiree Crasto, Diploma in Air Hostess, is working as Inflight Attendant in Go Air. Mr. Joel D’Silva, Diploma in Cabin Crew is working as Inflight Attendant for Qatar Airways. Ms. Aslesha Tare Gaikwad, Diploma in Airport Ground Handling & Travel Tourism Management, is working as Customer Service Agents at Dnata Emirates Group Al Maktoum International Airport Dubai. Ms. Avani Shah, Diploma in Cabin Crew, working as Air Hostess in Spice Jet. Many other

The institute has so far trained more than 7000 candidates on various courses offered. They also offer various corporate training programmes and HR consultancy to top multinational companies.

Inspire Academy provides a wide variety of courses for the overall development of the students. The academy’s course curriculum includes

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Percipient Leadership Mr. Dhiraaj Badkar is the Managing Director of Inspire Academy. He started his journey in year 2002 by coaching and guiding students at home who wish to make career in Aviation and Hospitality. Today, under his farsighted leadership, Inspire Academy has transformed into a professional institute which offers various courses in Aviation, Hospitality, Travel tourism, and Cruise ship. The Institute currently have branches in Mumbai and Mangalore and soon coming up centres in Ahmedabad Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata to cater the industry demands.

graduates of the institute have been successfully serving various companies in respectable positions.

Awards and Recognitions Throughout its illustrious journey, the institute has received many awards and accolades. The institute was felicitated as “Best Vocational Education Centre for Placements in Mumbai” by Prime Time at the 6th Global Education Excellence Awards 2018 at The Park, Delhi. The institute has been certified for participating in ‘The Indigo Placement Coordinators’ Meet’ held on 22nd September, 2016.

Scholarships and Financial Assistance Inspire Academy not only provides exceptional educational facilities, but also supports the students with financial aid. They provide scholarships to the below-mentioned category of students: · Meritorious Students (Students who have secured 70% and above in HSC/Graduate level examinations) · The institute provides discount for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories T H E

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· There is relaxation on course fees for students, whose parents are working with Defence/Government & Semi-Government organizations Career Opportunities and Placements There are vast job opportunities in India as well as abroad for industry ready professionals in sectors like Aviation (Air Hostess/ Cabin Crew/ Ground Staff / Ground Handling), Travel Tourism, Retail, Hospitality which includes Hotels and Cruise Ship.

After completion of courses Inspire Academy’s students get direct access to many job opportunities in relevant industry through the in-house placement assistance cell.

The institute is a strategic industry associate and academic partner for Various Airport and has empaneled with various 5 star hotels and travel companies to provide excellent opportunities to the students. Inspire Academy Management has a strong hold in the industry. They are committed and ensure that all successful candidates get placed in the industry. T R

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ames are the most interesting creation of human beings that has an entertaining, flexible, instructive, and competing flavor embedded into it. It is one of the most compelling, creative, and mindful expressions of human spirit which explores and tests people’s skills, efforts, and invites them to nurture innovative ways of managing many hurdles in their life. Games assist everyone to witness positive experience by strengthening one’s body and mind. Studies have revealed that many positive impacts a game can make into ones personality if playing out on a regular basis.

Impact of Video Games on Sharpening ‘Focus’ Focus is needed to achieve excellence.

It is one of the most vital traits that everyone should possess. But unfortunately, most of the students lack the ability to concentrate while studying, attempting test, or doing any co-curricular activities. Without a sharp attention people often feel distracted and end-up achieving mediocre results despite having the aptitude to do far well. Interestingly, playing games can assist students to sharpen their concentration. According to one prominent research, it is revealed that 1 hour of gaming activity can boost the concentration ability to a significant level.

The study which was conducted at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu, more than 29 male students had participated.

The researchers had made two groups out of the 29 students based on their experience in gaming. One group had two years of experience on playing video games and other had only six months of experience on the same. The experts tested both these groups on different parameters concerning the focus making capabilities. And what they found is that the “visual selective attention” of the most experienced group was ranked in the top seven percent and the least experienced players ranked in the bottom 11 percent. Visual selective attention is a

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popular technique which scientists use to check the brain abilities to ‘focus’ despite facing distraction.

This study has proved that significant usage of gaming can boost concentration and assist a student to control his/her thoughts, gain inner piece, improve your memory, and ultimately assist in work more efficiently.

Outdoor Games Boost Creativity, Health, and Social Network Outdoor games are a great medium to relax our mind and calm our soul.

People often play outdoor games to spend their leisure time but many do not know that, playing outdoor games can significantly augment one’s learning ability, develop creativity, improve overall health, and social skills.

Nothing is as important as a creative mind in today’s era of hypercompetitive world where each single mark can decide whether you can make it on the merit list or not.

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Outdoor play is an important medium of boosting creativity as it is quite different and unique from constraints and confinement of indoor play. It assists a student in developing imagination by stimulating objects around them and quickly taps into their creativity.

There are numerous health benefits one can reap by finding some extra time for playing an outdoor game.

Games like football, volleyball, cricket, and badminton are very popular and assist a person to build strong bones and good fitness levels.

Such outdoor games which constantly need some kind of movement enable the person to burn extra energy of calories and even assist to absorb vital vitamin D to boost fitness.

Any outdoor game usually remains less crowded than indoors and less intimidating as well which ultimately help students to come out of their shells and become more social.

Outdoor games also enlighten students in understanding the importance of disciplines and team

playing capability. Such games empower students to mix up with diverse people who share uncommon culture, religion, and linguistic fabric and assist them to understand each other better. Plying with such diverse population often help in creating robust relationship based on trust, love, and mutual respect and ultimately boosts the social network of any individual. Moreover, this outdoor learning encourages children to think of learning as an ongoing process instead of just something done in the classroom.

Although, everyone likes some or the other form of games but most does not play due to variety of reasons including time constraints, procrastination, and more without knowing its actual benefits. Outdoor and even indoor games can assist a person to boost memory, concentration, and more if played on a regular basis. Therefore, one must look towards games as a medium of empowerment than just a leisure activity. T R

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Offering High-Qual y, Innova ve, and Affordable Educa on for all

The institute aims to take digital training and skilling to every individual, regardless of their caste, religion, status, and gender

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oble Institute of Education Society (NIES) has aimed at achieving the highest quality of education in vocational education and IT course training since its inception. It was founded in 2002 with a motto of reaching those sections of people who cannot afford high training fees, to train them on the IT skills, and communication training, equipping for future jobs, and helping them to get a good job.

They charge very less fees for education, and sometimes even make it free. But they make sure that the infrastructure is no less than any premium high charging institute.

Spreading across 4000 sq feet of area, they have a library and an e-library, 100s of systems, a big area for training domain, and a conference room. The institute has Wi-Fi enabled campus, with strict monitoring on quality of delivering training with CCTV camera. They also maintain logins for individual students in their e-learning area so that they can access their materials with ease.

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As an aid to the learners, the institute also provides a separate online learning platform where they can gain knowledge on a variety of subjects irrespective of the course they have enrolled for.

Empowering with Education Noble Institute supports and prepares students so that they can establish themselves and are able to have firm ground in digital India. They provide the highest quality of education and training with the lowest possible fees.

which are always in demand include courses on office automation, graphic designing courses, web designing and development courses, programming in popular programming languages such C, C++, JAVA, Python, and visual basic. They also cover scripting PHP, JAVA SCRIPT, VB Script, and so on.

The institute also offers various other courses including B. Com, B. Tech, BBA, BCA, B. Sc., Diploma, M. Com, and so on.

The NIES Experience

The institute started in 2002 with a vision of training above 5000 candidates. But as they already have crossed more than the targeted number of students and spread across more than that, now they have the vision of educating and training more than 15000 students in 5 years.

NIES provides more than education to the students. It provides the knowledge, skills, confidence, and experience for betterment of the students. The institute provides scope of personality development of an individual. It gives them the time and opportunity to develop new interests, learn new skills, and meet new people.

They have been accredited and recognized by various state, central, and international bodies. The institute’s most popular programs

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Percipient Leadership The key personality behind the success of Noble Institute is Dr. Roopa Rao, the CEO. She is a passionate leader driven by the zeal to achieve excellence in what she does. Dr. Roopa Rao is a Master and Ph.D. in Computer Science, and Masters in Psychology and Management. She has been honored with Doctorate by International peace academy for her social works.

She is also a multi-dimensional thinker. She has introduced various courses, innovative materials, and online access for students. Dr. Roopa Rao is an international trainer and coach, and also a hypnotist. Apart from this, she has also been featured by Karnataka Department of Public Information.

education & guidance. It offers students the opportunity to broaden their horizons by meeting new people from all over the country, facing new challenges, and interacting with the huge range of alumni.

Remarkable Accomplishments The institute has accomplished many noteworthy landmarks throughout its illustrious journey.

They have been awarded by various national and international bodies for their dedicated training services. The institute has received many awards such as National Business Service Excellence Award, Global Quality Awards, World Wide Achievers, and Primetime Awards for Excellence. Noble Institute has started 30 days 30 student course for training and providing placement opportunities to the students. This program is completely free of cost.

development of the students. They are always happy to help and support the learning community by offering them various activity based courses. They organize various events like certiďŹ cate award function, anniversary functions, and other related competitions, curricular and extra-curricular activities. Also the institute conducts awareness camps on importance of digital India.

Career Opportunities and Exposures Noble Institute has special tie-ups with various schools for nursery teachers and companies for providing placement opportunities to other students. Their students are working in prestigious companies including Infosys, Wipro, IBM, Schindler, Siemens, and so on. The institute is also working on offering all their courses in online mode with a completely live experience. T R

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Sriram Institute

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Developing Skilled Manpower rough Con nual Improvement The institute aims to produce globally competent qualified manpower in the field of education and other sectors.

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riram Institute of Professional and Vocational Studies (SIPVS) was established in the year 2014 for providing basic and higher education to the willing and deserving students. SIPVS is run by Sriram Educational and Welfare Trust.

It is an NGO duly registered with the Indian Trust Act 1882, Under Govt. of NCT of Delhi, India. The trust’s main aim is to provide professional and vocational education at very nominal fees structure, which is pretty affordable for financially disadvantaged students. SIPVS is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institute.

A Hub of Educational Excellence SIPVS provides the programs that are innovative and relevant to the society with moderate cost and modern facilities in the vocational and professional stream with utmost satisfaction. Institute is located in the heart of the city on Sector 4-5 Dividing Road, Rohini, Delhi, with fully air conditioned facility, and with free WiFi connectivity along with all modern amenities which a student requires as

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per the courses offered by the institute.

Institute is constantly committed to providing quality education in professional, vocational, and IT streams to develop the skilled manpower for their future growth through continual improvement in the quality training to the satisfaction of the student community. It is accredited to NEILIT an Autonomous Body MEIT (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Govt. of India). SIPVS offers various job oriented and skill generating courses like nursery teacher training, primary teacher training, stenography and office management, fashion designing, interior designing, art & craft, fine arts, and so on. Students studying here receive proper counseling about the scope and future of various programs that the institute offers.

Extra-Curricular Activities The institute organizes various types of cultural as well as social activities for the students and for the society. It has organized cancer detection camp in

association with the Indian Cancer Society. Also, the institute organizes blood donation camp on a regular basis. Various cultural events and other competitions are organized by the institute for its students. Institute regularly organizes its annual day functions named AAGAAZ and AARAMBH. Remarkable Accomplishments SIPVS has achieved many landmarks throughout its illustrious journey. The institute was awarded National Quality Excellence Award 2017 for Best Professional Courses Institute in Delhi/NCR in the year 2017. It received Indian Excellence Award 2017 award by Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman, for Best Stenography and Shorthand Courses Institute in Delhi/NCR. The institute also received National Education ACME Award 2018 for Best Primary Teacher Training Institute in Delhi.

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Insightful Leadership Lalit Goel is the Chairman of SIPVS. He is a dynamic educationalist and a selfconfident and self-motivated person. Being a law graduate and post graduate in commerce, Lalit smartly implements his 16 years educational management experience in the institute for the development and growth of the students. He is a confident and highly organized management professional with experience as a Director and Chairman of some educational institutions. Lalit is the Vice Chairman of Academic Council in The Delhi Institute of Computer Science (DICS), and working as a trust member of Sriram Educational and Welfare Trust.

Excellence in Indian Education Awards, National Business Leadership & Service Excellence Awards, 2017, Middle-East Leadership Summit and Awards 2016-17 Dubai, and many more.

Collaborations and Associations Since its inception till date, the institution has tied up with more than hundred companies for placement of its students. Many renowned brands, government & semi government organizations have also approached them for recruitment. Some well-known companies with whom the institute has tied up include Mother Dairy, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Shehnaz Hussain, Zee News, Bachpan, Delhi Public School Junior, Trendyug.com, Steel City Security Ltd., Astrovidhi.com, PRXA India, Tendernews, Exambook.in, Ginger Web, S.K.Group of Companies, SKM Classes Pvt Ltd, and so on.

career opportunities to the students with the objective of paving their path towards a bright career. The institute regularly helps the students for filling the application forms of various competitive examinations, gives them necessary information, and prepares the students to face written test, skill test, and interview. SIPVS provides a good platform for its students to build their confidence and overcome their hesitation.

The institute is always working on its alumnus to meet out their expectations concerning about the placement. It offers programs to prepare students for the first job as well as for promotional stages in private and public sectors. The key ingredient behind the success of the institute is its 100% placement in different sectors, and regular updating of course structure relevant to the scenario. It updates its course structure whenever required to prepare the students so that they can contend with the stiff competition and come out on the top. T R

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ost of the students look towards Medical and Engineering degree as the only choice of crafting a lucrative career. However, there are plenty of other job-oriented, short term courses available in the education sector which are also lucrative and at the same time instill a different set of skills and aptitude among students to explore new and enthralling opportunities in life. Vocational courses for Forensic Scientists, Foreign Language Expert, and Disaster Management Expert are few of the prominent courses that are gaining popularity these days.

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Forensic Scientists

Forensic science is one of the most popular and lucrative vocational career options for students who have interest in a kind of an investigative job. It is a science where aspirants have to craft an aptitude for Explosives, DNA Fingerprinting, Cyber/Computer, Narcotics, Ballistics, Lie Detection, Document Examination, etc. Forensic scientists identify, collect, and classify physical evidence to unearth the hidden truth embedded at the crime scene. They collect samples like bullets, explosives, or chemical and biological evidence such as blood, hair, teeth, alcohol, bones at the crime scene to connect the missing dots required to solve the case at ease. They also take photographs and prepare evidences at the laboratory using microscope, spectroscopes, infrared and ultraviolet lights, to prepare the solid facts concerning the crime. Moreover, during the criminal proceedings at the court, a forensic expert plays a pivotal role with his/her insightful arguments that uncover during the investigation and assists the Judge to come at a truthful conclusion.

Although, there are many specializations available in this particular vocational course but Forensic Pathology, Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Microbiology, Forensic Odontology, and Forensic Fingerprint study are some of the most popular courses that fascinate aspirants the most.

On the employment front, there are ample opportunities available for a Forensic Scientists at 4 Central Forensic Laboratories, 20 State Forensic Science Laboratories, 3 Central Documentation Examination Laboratories, 9 State Document Examination Laboratories, 31 Regional Forensic Science and at 131 District Mobile Forensic Science Units spread across different parts of the country.

As the job requires investigation of forgery, credit card frauds, narcotic analysis, toxicology, pharmacology etc. the opportunities are also emerging with banks, insurance companies, food manufacturing units, police force, etc.

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Foreign Language Expert

Languages have the power to create the most profound effect on a human soul than any other thing. It is a medium of connecting mind and even hearts if used in an eloquent way. And if you have an interest in knowing the culture, traditions, and way of life of a particular country- honing expertise in their language is of prime importance. Moreover, learning a new language apart from English language not only adds signicant value to your career prospects but also let you earn a handsome salary.

Although, knowing any foreign language can boost a candidates prole but learning French, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish language can create miracle in one's career as these are the most sough-after languages by the corporate companies, embassies, and governmental organizations. A foreign language expert can apply for jobs in teaching, freelancing, translation, technical decoder, and interpretation.

Now-a-days many prominent companies during hiring give more weightage to candidates that know multiple languages. Giants like Accenture, Evalueserve and Wipro are in constant search of language experts for the role of their public relation ofcer. A foreign language expert can also make a career as Tour Guides if he/she has an interest in history.

International organizations such as the United Nations Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization and various Indian national organizations such as Ministry of External Affairs, Reserve Bank of India, etc. too require professionals who have prociency in foreign languages.

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In the time of such natural calamities, people need help of an expert who can safely move them towards a safe destination. Disaster Management Experts carry out people evacuation with utmost precision and care because they are trained to do so.

Disaster management course crafts a real hero out of a common man. This course nurtures students to get ready for any challenging situation which is otherwise not possible for any other human being to carry out. The vocational course helps the students to expand their knowledge, abilities, skills, and aptitude on various disasters like re management, drought management, and �ood management among others.

There are ample career opportunities available in this vital and crucial job role of a Disaster Management Expert mainly in government sector. Opportunities also exist in private agencies and non-prot organizations that deal with disaster management services. International forums like United Nations also appoint disaster management professionals. Such professionals get deployed in different capacities like trainees, assistants, experts, researchers, analysts, engineers, medical health experts, environmental experts, rehabilitation workers etc., at the disaster site. T R

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Disaster Management Expert

Disturbing visuals of Uttarakhand Flash Floods, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Gujarat Earthquake, and Odisha Super Cyclone still haunts the conscience of many in India.

These disasters along with others had taken a huge toll on many precious lives and the death count would have gone much higher had our 'Real- Heroes'- the Disaster Management Experts not deployed on the ground zero at the right time.

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VEDA Extension Center

Plan ng e Seeds of Excellence in Career Development

The institute aims to create world class animators and designers for the media industry.

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EDA Extension Center,situated at MG Road, is Pune’s leading animation, media, and VFX training institute. It is an extension center of India’s renowned animation and VFX institution, P.A.Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Design and Art Pune.

VEDA is an ISO 9001-2008 certified institute and affiliated with Yashwant Rao Chavan University. The Institute is also accredited by the Certiport USA for conducting official exams of Microsoft Certification, Adobe Certification, and Autodesk Certification. The institute invites guest faculties and subject matter experts from the industry to conduct animation classes. All their animation, media, and designing courses in Pune provide international certifications in the area of media, design, and animation.

the students baked with the fundamental knowledge of the art.

Because of its unique approach assignment and live project based studies, the institute has become the first choice of media & animation aspirants in the city. Some of the most popular programs that the institute offers are mentioned below:

Offering Career Oriented Programs

6. Diploma in Graphics and Web Designing

The institute aims to be the biggest human resource supplier in the field of media, design and animation to the industry by Year 2022. It focuses on providing excellent practical training to

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1. Diploma in Film Making and VFX in association with ND Studio 2. International Media Graphics & Animation Program - with five international certificates

Accomplished Alumni Many students of the institute have been successfully placed in various designing companies, firms, and animation VFX houses. They have effectively secured their place in Apple Media, PrimeFocus, Delux Animation, Green Gold Animation, Jump Games, Reliance Games and many more. Many VEDA alumni have worked in various Bollywood and Hollywood film’s VFX shots like Toilet, Haider, Titanic 3D, Avengers, Jurassic Park 3, Dangal, Raees, etc.

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3. Diploma in Game Designing 4. Diploma in 3D Animation and VFX 5. Diploma in 3D Animation

Apart from these career oriented programs, the institute runs various short-term career certificates to boost the creative quotient of students.

Throughout its illustrious journey, VEDA has achieved many notable landmarks. It is Official Academic Partner of India’s legendary art director and production designer Nitin Desai’s Film World. They are the only institute which provides 9 month course designed and developed by ND's academic team.

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Percipient Leadership The Co-founder and Director of the institute is Saleem Sarfani. He completed his media education from India & USA. He has a B.Sc in animation and is an MBA. He is an Adobe and Autodesk Certified Associate. He has worked with top production houses of media and animation. Saleem keeps keen eyes on the academic quality of the students and also handles placements of the institute. He has very strong connection with the industry and has developed very unique internships and placement programs through industry-institute partnership.

Prof. Rishi Aacharyais also the Co-founder and Director of t he institute. He is the winner of Mahatma Gandhi International Legacy Award 2018 and has also won Kalidas Award for his excellence in oratory skills at Kalidas Samaroh, Ujjain.He is also a certified computer professional

by National Computer Science Academy, Texas USA. He is a Google Certified Professional, Certified Professional from Autodesk and a Certified Associate in Adobe applications.

antivirus and e-security brand. They are also Certiport Authorized Testing Center where students can avail international examination opportunities for Microsoft Office, Adobe, and Autodesk related applications.

like Padmashri Ram Mohan, Bheemsen Khurana, VG Samant, Dheemant Vyas, Prosenjit Ganguly, and Shipa Ranade have received this award.

Career Opportunities and Exposures

Extra-Curricular Activities The institute not only provides quality education, but also conducts a variety of extra-curricular activities for the overall development of the students.

VEDA Extension Center in association with Veda College Pune organizes the city's biggest art and animation contest called Kalotsav from last 6 years. Each of these seasons has witnessed participation from around 100+ colleges and junior colleges across the city. Being one of very few design, animation, and VFX festivals in India, Kalotsav draws a lot of media coverage and social buzz.

Apart from that, VEDA also contributes to Akhil Bhartiya Kala Gaurav Sampan, every year. This is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of art, animation, and VFX education. Every year, VEDA honors four dynamic personalities of art and animation with this award. Legends T H E

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Courses provided by VEDA Extension Center MG Road are an entry door for visual design industry which consists of graphics design, web, animation, and visual effects. The institute provides coaching and certifications for various domains like: graphics designing; web designing; multimedia art; game designing; 2Dand 3D animation; digital and VFXart; postproduction; AV editing; film making; cinematography; set designing; and so on.

The institute’s placement team is constantly in touch with reputed multimedia and animation companies on the local and national level. VEDA provides 100% placement assistance and campus recruitment opportunities to all the students taking admission for the animation course. T R

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