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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - August 2021

Aug 2021

Dec 25, 2022

Former IIT Guwahati Director Takes Charge as AICTE Chairman

Former director T. G. Sitharam of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati took charge of his new duties as the chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Sitharam replaced the UGC chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar, who was holding the charge of AICTE since the former AICTE chairman Anil D. Saharabudhe retired after attaining 65 years of age.
As the Chairman of AICTE, Sitharam aims to provide transformative education to Indian students with the aim of creating leaders and innovators, and generate new knowledge for a sustainable society. He also aims to make India a global educational knowledge hub by increasing the Gross enrollment ratio.

Puducherry to Introduce CBSE Syllabus in Govt. School

Union Territory Education, EB and Home Minister A. Namassivayam stated that CBSE will be introduced in the government schools of Puducherry.
"We have decided to introduce the CBSE syllabus in government schools and have initiated the procedure. We need to get permission from the central education department and CBSE board," stated Namassivayam.
He explained that several students had been shifting from Tamil medium and joining CBSE board as they had to face NEET and JEE which they found difficult after studying at the state board.

Dec 24, 2022

UI Ranks MAHE as most Sustainable University in India

The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) was ranked number-one in the country, as per the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Green Metric World University rankings. A total of 1,050 universities from 85 countries participated in the ranking in which MAHE was also awarded the 121st world's most sustainable university in the year 2022.
MAHE's total score for the ranking was 8050 in six criteria of setting and infrastructure, education and research, energy and climate change, waste, water and transportation.
The ranking is a recognition of green campus and environmental sustainability initiated by Universitas Indonesia in 2010. It measures each participating university's commitment to developing an environment-friendly and sustainable university.

Dec 23, 2022

Guru Nanak Dev University Becomes only University in India to Get A Grade by NAAC

The Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar got A grade by scoring 3.85 points in National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grading, thereby becoming the only University in India to get this score. GNDU is the only State/Central/Private University in India to get this score. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is the only other educational institution with a higher grade of 3.89 in the country.
This assessment is based on set of seven criteria under different key aspects based on the functioning and organizational focus. These criteria include Curricular aspects, Teaching-learning and evaluation, Research, innovations and extension; Infrastructure and Learning resources; Student Support and Progression; Governance, Leadership and Management; Institutional Values and Best Practices.
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established in 1994 as an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) with its Headquarter in Bengaluru. The NAAC conducts assessment and accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions such as colleges, universities or other recognised institutions to derive an understanding of the 'Quality Status' of the institution.

Dec 22, 2022

UP Govt. to Award Class 10, Class 12 Toppers with Cash Prizes

The UP government decided to award Class 10 and Class 12 toppers in the state with cash awards. Rs 4.73 crore was earmarked for the same. The toppers in the high school or intermediate board exams can belong to CBSE, CISCE, UP board, or Sanskrit Education Board.
A total of 148 CBSE board students would be awarded for grabbing a top spot at the state level, while 1549 UP board toppers will be awarded with Rs. 2100 each.

Dec 21, 2022

NCERT Textbooks to Bring Balanced Perspective of all Genders

According to a parliamentary committee, the NCERT will work towards bringing a balanced perspective of all genders in the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and in its textbooks.
The panel had earlier recommended that to address the under-representation of women and girls in school textbooks or them being depicted only in traditional roles, a thorough analysis from the view point of gender bias and stereotypes should be undertaken by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
It had also said efforts should be made to make content portrayal and visual depiction gender inclusive.
The committee was informed that the NCERT took note of all the issues raised by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports and will contribute adequately to bringing in a balanced perspective of all the gender in the NCF, syllabus and all the textbooks which will be developed as a follow-up of NCFs. The process of development of NCFs has already been initiated by the NCERT.

Srivardhini Jha Appointed as NSRCEL Chief at IIM Bangalore

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore appointed Srivardhini Jha as the chairperson of NSRCEL, the start-up incubator at IIM Bangalore.
Prof. Jha is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at IIM Bangalore. She has been working as a researcher and teacher interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. Her research interests include innovation strategy of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) in emerging markets, innovation in the Indian start-up ecosystem and social entrepreneurship.
Before joining IIM Bangalore, she worked as a researcher with the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics. She has a PhD in Corporate Strategy and Policy from IIM Bangalore, an MS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a BTech in Information Science and Engineering from Bangalore University.

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