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Bajaj Finserv gamifies ATOM to hire top B-school talent
Bajaj Finserv, the financial services conglomerate of the Bajaj Group, has launched a gamified campus competition 'ATOM' to engage and hire bright young minds in building solutions for futuristic BFSI scenarios.The focus of the competition is to ideate and build solutions around how and what needs to be done today to be ready for tomorrow. Bajaj Finserv aims to assess and identify innovative, technologically driven and entrepreneurial minds that can be hired to drive the growth of the company.Through this competition, Bajaj Finserv will be looking for students who can come up with that BIG IDEA which is destined to lead the change.ATOM, an innovative competition is played in both ways, as a team of students and as individual player. In this competition, participants will be given 5 futuristic problems revolving around investments, lending and insurance to build ideas and solutions to prepare for solving an unforeseen problem or leverage a possible opportunity.The top 5 teams ...
Educators learn productivity tools at Tech Dive 2018
The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet hosted top educators from across India at Tech Dive 2018 on October 5-6, 2018.Tech Dive 2018 is India's answer to technology classroom for school leaders where they are oriented by design in the most updated technology-enabled learning solutions available.It is a 2-day back-to-school platform for educators where experts from leading technology solutions held classroom sessions with live demonstrations.Technology in schools is here to stay. How important is it to integrate using technology and skills related to search, learn and re-learn effectively to create lasting impressions in the way teachers teach and students learn.Thanks to technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Robotics, 3D printing etc, possibilities to create conducive learning environment in the classroom is possible."Technology is all encompassing and is known to transform teaching & learning, accelerate innovation and solve tough problems in education. Tech Dive
Minister faces BHU students' ire over SC/ST Act
Union Minister Anupriya Patel on Monday faced the ire of BHU students, who raised slogans against her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over restoration of a stringent provision in a law that seeks to protect the oppressed castes.
Manipur Univ students demonstrate against acting VC's remarks
Students of Manipur University on Monday staged a sit-in protest in reaction to acting Vice-Chancellor Prof K Yugindro's remarks that compared them to "terrorists", a students' union leader said. Yugindro, in a letter to the MHRD on October 3, had sought immediate steps from the Centre to "save" the university from the hands of "terrorist-like" agitators. The agitators also sought withdrawal of the "baseless" FIR lodged by him on September 20, followed by a midnight raid by security forces, which led to the arrest of 89 students and teachers. Of the 89, the police had released all but 15 whom Yugindro had named in the FIR for "wrongful confinement, illegal detention and attempt to murder", when he assumed charge as the acting VC on September 20, M Dayamand, president of Manipur University Students Union, said. The protests come amid the pending second round of talks between the chief secretary, and three prominent tribal student bodies over imposition of economic ...
Manipur University acting VC's remarks unfortunate: Raj Bhavan
The Manipur University's acting Vice Chancellor's remarks that state Governor Najma Heptulla extended "overt support" to agitators during a recent stir at the varsity has not gone down well with Raj Bhavan authorities who termed the comments as "unfortunate". In a communication to Prof K Yugindro Saturday, the Raj Bhavan said his statement made on October 3 in a letter to the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, may amount to defamation as well as non-observance of protocol and propriety. "The Hon'ble governor is upset and surprised by your utterances which are misdirected and misleading...The governor was naturally disturbed and concerned with all that was happening on the campus, causing academic loss to thousands of students," the Raj Bhavan communique said. Yugindro, in his letter to the MHRD, had sought immediate steps from the Centre to "save" the university from the hands of "terrorists-like" agitators. "I would like to request the Centre to do the needful immediately .
20 students injured in accident
At least 20 children were Monday injured when a truck rammed into a school bus in Shaktinagar area here, police said. The bus was carrying over 50 children of Central School, they said. The injured students were rushed to a hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable while the bus driver was stated to be critical. Police is probing the matter.
Meeting Malala Yousafzai will be a privilege: SRK
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he would love to speak to the students of Oxford University, adding that meeting Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who has started her second academic year there, will be a privilege for him.
Sukma: Student abducted by Naxals found dead
The body of a college student, who was abducted by Naxals on Saturday night, has been found near Kundanpal village of Sukma district on Sunday.Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Meena confirmed the report and said that the deceased has been identified as Kunjami Shankar.Earlier on October 4, one more student was kidnapped by Naxals while he was traveling from Bhejji to Konta. The search for the student is underway.
30 minor girls oppose lewd graffiti in Bihar school, thrashed
Thirty minor girls of a school in Bihar's Supaul district were beaten up by a mob after they protested against lewd comments on a wall allegedly written by boys of a neighbouring school, police said Sunday. Three persons, including a woman, have been arrested in this connection following the registration of an FIR that named nine persons as accused, Superintendent of Police Mrityunjay Kumar Choudhary told PTI. All the injured girls are students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Darpakha village in Supaul under Triveniganj police station of the district. The incident happened on Saturday evening when the girl students of the residential school were playing within the campus. "Both the schools are in the same campus with separate buildings and a common playground. The boys allegedly wrote some lewd comments on the wall of the girls school, which the minor girls resisted and beat up the boys before chasing them away," Supaul District Magistrate Baidyanath Yadav told PTI. The .
Presidency hunger strike enters 7th day
The indefinite hunger strike by a section of the Presidency University here entered seventh day on Sunday, while one of the fasting students has been hospitalised in serious condition. Ten students were on indefinite fast at the campus demanding that students they be accommodated in the under renovation Hindu Hostel. The PWD has informed the university authorities that two blocks of the hostel would be ready by November 15. One of the fasting students, Mamun Badshah, was now under treatment at the Medical College and Hospital and in serious condition, a spokesman of the agitating student said. "Four students, including Mamun, had fallen ill in the past three days and had to be hospitalised. Three of them were discharged but they did not resume the fast because of their health conditions. Their place was taken up by three other students," the student spokesman Ujan said. The students' demands included setting up of a committee comprising boarders for supervising the Hindu .
Girl students oppose molesters, thrashed
Students of a residential school for girls in Bihar's Supaul district were thrashed when they tried to oppose a bid to sexually harass them, police said on Sunday.
Kidnapped girl rescued in Odisha: Police
A minor girl, allegedly abducted and raped by two men at Chandramun area in Jajpur district, has been rescued from a nearby village, police said Sunday. The 15-year-old girl was rescued following a series of raids at various places near Chandramun and one of the accused arrested on Saturday, said S B Das, inspector-in-charge of Binjharpur police station. The accused has been identified as Santosh Kumar Jena (20) alias Chhuapua of Routara village. According to the police, the girl had gone to her tuition classes village on Wednesday evening but did not return home. Her family members lodged a missing complaint at Binjharpur police station on Friday. The police arrested one of the accused from the place where the girl was kept. "The girl revealed that two youths had kidnapped her while she was returning home from the tuition and later took her to an unknown area in a mini truck on Wednesday night. In her statement, she alleged that duo had sexually assaulted her," he ...
Girl, 10, becomes one of the youngest Bharatnatyam arangetram performers
While children her age largely remain glued to electronic gadgets, watch cartoon films or are burdened with school assignments and tuition, Manaswi, 10, chased her passion. The young girl's passion for one of the most difficult Indian classical dance forms, Bharatnatyam, was so intense that she became one the youngest performers in arangetram on Saturday night. Traditionally, arangetram is the ascent to the stage by a performer, with the guru's permission. This indicates that the dancer's training is complete and she is now able to impart her skills to others. "She became the second-youngest performer in the world who hit the stage in arangetram," claimed her guru Manjusha Saxena, a noted Bharatnatyam exponent and recipient of national and international awards. "Before this, a girl of Visakhapatnam, baby Sai Shriya Satuluri, had performed Bharatnatyam arangetram at the age of just 5 years," Saxena said, adding that she was the youngest to achieve this feat. She said Manaswi, a Class 5
550 students perform DNA isolation, set Guinness World Record
A group of 550 students from Lucknow who participated in the India International Science Festival (IISF), have registered a new Guinness World Record for being the 'maximum number of people to conduct a DNA isolation experiment'.The students of GD Goenka School here participated in the mass experiment. All students were given one banana each and they extracted the DNA of each of the bananas. Most of them extracted the DNA within one hour and one minute during the IISF. They all completed the task successfully in 90 minutes.The earlier record was set in 2017 in America when 302 students performed a similar experiment.Speaking to ANI, a teacher from the school lauded the students saying, "We were really tensed for the competition but now our students have done it, and it is really a proud thing for us. We want to thank IIFS and the Government of India for giving us this platform. We were informed about this completion 10 days earlier. It was a team work for the students. We organised ...
IIT KGP and REDOC SPI tie up in doctoral education
IIT Kharagpur and REDOC SPI, a French network of doctoral schools, have come together to strengthen institutional collaboration in doctoral education and research. Through this initiative, interaction and collaboration will be promoted between the IIT KGP and the REDOC SPI through visits and exchange programmes, joint academic and research doctoral programmes and joint supervision of doctoral students on a reciprocal basis, an IIT KGP statement said here on Saturday. An MoU to this effect was signed on October 3, 2018 in Kolkata during the 'Choose France Tour' event. As per the initiative, IIT KGP and REDOC SPI will launch dedicated sections on their websites to share and promote information and opportunities related to doctoral studies in electrical and mechanical engineering. Funding opportunities could be sought from Indo-French 'Raman Charpak Fellowship' programme of IFCPAR/CEFIPRA, apart from other funding programmes available in both countries. "This is an exciting
DMC issues notice to North municipal body over Gayatri mantra circular to schools
The Delhi Minorities Commission has issued a notice to the North civic body over a circular issued by it for recital of 'Gayatri Mantra' in schools run by its education department. Chairman of Delhi Minorities Commission(DMC) Zafarul Islam Khan said the notice was recently issued to the education department of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). The education department of NDMC has been asked to explain "why a circular has been issued to its schools to make students recite Gayatri Mantra in morning assemblies. "Is this not against our secular polity and will this not cause division in the ranks of students and teachers as many belong to minority communities who may not like to recite mantras of religious nature," the notice asks. NDMC authorities have defended the move, saying recital of 'Gayatri Mantra' at schools run by the civic body was not mandatory. The civic body runs 765 primary schools where around 2.2 lakh students are enrolled. Chairman of Education committee of the ..
ABVP sweeps UoH student polls
: After an eight year gap, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad swept the student union elections in the University of Hyderabad (UoH) for 2018-19, winning the top six posts. The ABVP, which contested the polls together with the Other Backward Classes Federation (OBCF) and Sevalal Vidyarthi Dal (SLVD), bagged all six posts, including thaf of President, Vice-President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary and Cultural Secretary in the elections held on October 5. The results were announced late on Saturday by the UoH, also popularly known as Hyderabad Central University (HCU). The elections saw intense competition among Students Federation of India, ABVP-OBCF-SLVD, and United Democratic Alliance, represented by Ambedkar Students Association, Bahujan Students Front, Dalit Students Union and National Students Union of India. More than 3,900 students took part in the polling, a UoH release said. "It is after a gap of eight years that ABVP has won the student union elections
Jamia Milia university 'agrees' to appoint Turkish teachers
The Jamia Millia Islamia University administration has accepted the students' demand to appoint Turkish teachers, even as the students claimed they got only a 'verbal assurance' from the varsity, officials said Saturday. A spokesperson from the administration said they have accepted the demands of the students. The students have been sitting in protest against the absence of Turkish language teachers. On Friday, they had a meeting with the administration where they said the administration agreed with them on most of the issues. "Whatever administration is promising us is verbal. We don't trust the administration promises as we learnt a lesson with last interactions with administration," said a statement from the protesting students. They demanded that the administration give them things in writing. "If administration is promising us why are they not giving it in written form. This shows their negative intention to stop the movement," the statement added. The students had demanded that
Nagaland gets its first innovation hub, space education centre
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio inaugurated the state's first ever innovation hub and space education centre at the Nagaland Science Centre in Dimapur.The step was taken in a hope to promote the students of Nagaland towards socio-cultural and economic progress through application of science and technology aimed at a sustainable development of the state.The new facility is a two-storey building, constructed under the initiative of the Centre's department of science and technology in collaboration with the National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata."This is the first initiative from the State. We have a state of the art facility for enticing young and talented young minds to come and start their innovation. This is the place where they can come and execute their ideas," said Mhonlumo Kikon, Science and Technology Department Advisor.Kikon also proposed the creation of 'Chief Minister's Innovation Award' to promote innovation and scientific creativity among young minds of the ...
Kovind concerned over women's low participation in science
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday pointed to the low participation of women in higher sciences and said that their scientific potential was not being harnessed properly.