Category Archives: Education

Oxford University Press & NSE Academy collaborate to empower learners with skill courses

Mumbai 26th April 2024, NSE Academy Limited (NAL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has signed an agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP) to offer joint certificate courses on in-demand professional skills for professionals and students.

Under this collaboration, short courses of OUP on key professional skills such as Design Thinking, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, and Storytelling among others, will be offered through NSE Knowledge Hub, an AI-powered learning experience platform. NAL and OUP will co-certify candidates who successfully complete these short-duration self-paced courses.

Speaking about the partnership, Mr. Sumanta Datta, Managing Director of Oxford University Press India, stated, “As a pioneer in higher education and academic publishing, OUP has played a pivotal role in furnishing top-tier content to learners across pivotal disciplines including engineering, computer science, business, economics, and beyond. Our alliance with NSE Academy stands poised to enrich skill seekers and learners, facilitating their engagement with contemporary courses tailored to meet the dynamic requisites of the job market. Moreover, this collaboration underscores our commitment to furthering the Government’s #SkillIndia initiative.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Abhilash Misra, CEO, NSE Academy Ltd. said: “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with OUP to enhance professional skills education and empower individuals with the knowledge they need to succeed in today’s dynamic workplace. Corporates will be able to deploy these future-ready skills courses to support the diverse learning and development needs of their workforce.”

Internshala launches Grand Summer Internship Fair (GSIF) – 2024

25th April 2024, New Delhi: Internshala, the career-tech platform has launched its flagship initiative, the Grand Summer Internship Fair (GSIF) – 2024. Under this initiative, the platform is bringing 50,000+ summer internship opportunities for the students of India. The interested students will be able to apply to the opportunities by 30th April 2024.

Under GSIF-2024, 5000+ companies including big brands, small and medium enterprises, and startups are hiring summer interns from various educational backgrounds. The internship seekers can choose the opportunities fitting to their interest and skill-set from a pool of over 50,000 opportunities including in-office, work-from-home, part-time, international internships, and internships with pre-placement offers.

The initiative brings summer internships across diverse profiles including but not limited to marketing, law, digital marketing, programming, video editing & making, web development, Python development, content writing, sales, human resources, business development, social media marketing, data analytics, teaching, operations, product management, graphic design, accounting, and finance.

Moreover, in addition to internship completion certificates, all the internships under GSIF-2024 come with an assured stipend. The aspiring students stand a chance to earn as high as ₹1,00,000 per month. The duration of internships could range between 2 weeks to 6 months.

On launching the Grand Summer Internship Fair, the founder and CEO of Internshala said, “It is indisputable that internships have become an integral part of a student’s career journey. While internships are being actively pursued by students across the year, the summer months remain the most sought-after time to pursue internships. Owing to this demand for summer internships, at Internshala, we bring a range of exciting summer internships under our flagship initiative – the Grand Summer Internship Fair. This year, we bring 50,000+ meaningful summer internship opportunities across various profiles and from diverse industries to cater to the internship seekers in India.”

RV University School of Business Leads Technology-Driven Business Growth Dialogue

Bengaluru, 24 April 2024: The School of Business at RV University successfully concluded its inaugural Annual International Research Conference (AIRC 2024), a two-day event focused on “Sustaining Business Growth: Use of Emerging Technologies.” The conference fostered vibrant discussions on data-driven decision-making, public policy, consumer behavior, market dynamics, and government processes.

AIRC 2024 provided a distinguished forum for scholars, practitioners, and industry experts worldwide to explore contemporary business challenges and the transformative impact of technology.

Overall, the conference welcomed over 55 submissions, with 32 selected for presentation, covering diverse fields including marketing, operations, economics, finance and accounting, analytics, information management, entrepreneurship, human resources, organizational behavior, and sustainability.

Commenting on the conference, Prof. (Dr.) Y.S.R. Murthy, Vice-Chancellor of RV University, said, “Research drives teaching, and teaching in turn drives research. I am delighted that RVU’s School of Business has organized the first edition of the Annual International Research Conference (AIRC) 2024. First conferences will always remain special. The theme of the conference, “Sustaining Business: Use of Emerging Technologies,” is a very apt one. RVU is delighted to partner with International Skill Development Corporation (ISDC) Global and Dhurakij Pundit University, Thailand, in this regard. I wish to compliment the Dean of the School of Business, Dr. Subhashree, and her entire team for putting together a wonderful interdisciplinary conference. It is thrilling for me to see the participation of deans from other schools, which only goes on to improve our commitment to interdisciplinarity.”

“The success of AIRC 2024 leaves us inspired and energized. The well-thought-out theme of the conference attracted scholarly research input. This conference showcased not only the cutting-edge research driving business but also a remarkable spirit of inquiry, collaboration, and innovation among our scholars and students. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Mohit, Dr. Jyoti Vidhani, and our dedicated professors and student volunteers for orchestrating such a transformative event. AIRC has established a vibrant platform for future academic endeavors, and I eagerly anticipate its continued growth,” said Dr. Subhashree Natarajan, Dean of RV University’s School of Business.

The conference commenced with keynote addresses by Dr. N. R. Bhanumurthy, Vice-Chancellor of BASE University, and Dr. Y.S.R. Murthy, Vice-Chancellor of RV University. Dr. Bhanumurthy underscored the need for research to address real-world issues, while Dr. Murthy emphasized the power of collaboration in driving academic advancements.

The valedictory function was graced by Dr. D. K. Subramanian, Dean and Professor (Rtd.) of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Dr. Subramanian underscored the pivotal role of technology in modern business, reflecting on his journey as a tech consultant amidst the evolution of technology from rarity to necessity.

Faculty presentations saw Professors Venkatesh R. Betigeri (Government Polytechnic, Panaji) and Geetanjali Diwani and Riya Diwani (SSMRV College, Bengaluru) clinching the top spots, while research scholars Mrs. Shilpa Badrinath Bidi (Manipal Academy of Higher Education) and Kannan T. emerged victorious in their categories. Among students, works by Mohammed Hussain and Sachin R. Arasanal (PES University) and Kanika Shetty and Ravi Kiran Erra (School of Business, RV University) secured first and second place, respectively.

The conference featured thought-provoking insights across various themes, such as:

Cybersecurity and Tech Adoption: Researchers explored cyber threat awareness, machine learning for health predictions, and sustainable urban transport.

Finance and Economic Trends: Studies analyzed Indian and US ESG funds, news website revenue models, and Indian consumer trends.

The Future of Education: Discussions highlighted technology’s role in addressing inequity, creating optimal learning environments, and improving teacher well-being.

Marketing in the Digital Age: Sessions explored AI’s impact on startups, the influence of social media, and effective influencer marketing strategies.

Collaboration and recognition

Expert session chairs and co-chairs, including Dr. Gopal Varadharajan (IIM Tiruchirappalli), Dr. Ankit Katrodia (Northwest University, South Africa), and Dr. R. Venkatesakumar (Pondicherry University), guided discourse and shared valuable insights on research and publishing.

The conference concluded with the Best Paper Awards, recognizing exceptional contributions across faculty, research scholars, and student presentations.

NIU’s Education Leaders Summit & Felicitation Ceremony Honors Outstanding Contributions in Varanasi

Noida International University- Noida International University, established under U.P. LEGISLATURE ACT NO. 27 OF 2010 and recognized by Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956, is proudly sponsored by the Maruti Educational Trust. Its expansive 75-acre campus, adorned with lush greenery and distinctive architectural designs, distinguishes it as a premier educational institution. Strategically positioned within the educational hub near the Yamuna Expressway in Gautam Budh Nagar, Greater Noida.

NIU achieved recognition for its academic prowess by receiving the highest score of 3.44 out of 4 with Grade A+ in the first cycle of NAAC accreditation, outperforming all other private state universities in India. This honor was bestowed by the prestigious autonomous institution under the UGC, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
NIU offers a diverse range of programs across 12 schools. These programs span Engineering, Management, Law, Medical, and Social Sciences, catering to the academic interests of students from over 60+ nations who place their trust in the university’s curriculum.

Additionally, NIU houses a 750+ bedded Hospital and a Medical College named Noida International Institute of Medical Sciences (NIIMS), which is recognized as a Centre of Excellence. NIIMS is dedicated to developing a unique pedagogy for medical education, with a greater focus on a pragmatic approach that allows students to explore the deeper nuances of medical education.

Indo-French Seminar at IIT Roorkee Culminates in Success, Fostering International Collaboration in Advanced Control Systems

Roorkee, India – April 23, 2024 – The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) successfully concluded its Indo-French Seminar on “Advances in Robust Nonlinear Control for Uncertain Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications,” held from April 15 to 19, 2024.

Hosted by the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Roorkee, in partnership with École Centrale de Nantes, France, the seminar brought together leading experts and participants from India and France to explore the latest developments in robust and nonlinear control methodologies.

The seminar featured insightful sessions covering various aspects of control theory, including sliding mode control, adaptive techniques, and event-triggered strategies, along with their practical applications in diverse fields such as energy systems and robotics.

Prof. Sohom Chakrabarty, Course Coordinator from IIT Roorkee, expressed his satisfaction with the event’s outcomes, stating, “The seminar served as a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and knowledge exchange among researchers and industry professionals. It was heartening to witness the enthusiasm and engagement of participants in exploring advanced control systematic solutions to solve real-world challenges.”

Esteemed speakers from leading French institutions, including École Centrale de Nantes, University of Caen Normandy, INRIA Lille, and various Indian Institutes of Technology and universities, delivered expert lectures in dedicated technical tracks at the Indo-French Seminar hosted by IIT Roorkee. Topics ranged from robust nonlinear control methodologies to their practical applications, showcasing a diverse array of expertise and perspectives in the field of control systems and engineering.

Prof. Franck Plestan, French Coordinator from École Centrale de Nantes, expressed his happiness around the seminar, “IIT Roorkee provided a great atmosphere with high spirits among the participants. The discussions had been wonderful and we look forward to engaging in bilateral academic exchanges that would result in impactful engineering innovations for the future.”

The seminar concluded with a valedictory session graced by the presence of eminent dignitaries, including Prof. K. K. Pant, Director of IIT Roorkee, who emphasized the importance of international collaborations in advancing scientific research and technological innovation.

In his closing remarks, Prof. K. K. Pant, Director IIT Roorkee, said, “The Indo-French seminar exemplifies the spirit of collaboration and knowledge sharing that defines the academic community at IIT Roorkee. Such initiatives not only enhance our understanding of complex control systems but also pave the way for impactful research collaborations across borders.”

The success of the seminar underscores IIT Roorkee’s commitment to fostering academic excellence and facilitating global partnerships in pursuit of innovation and societal development.

Makoons Play School Commemorates Eid-al-Fitr

April 22nd, 2024, New Delhi: Makoons Play School, one of the leading preschool chains in India, commemorates Eid-al-Fitr across more than 200 branches with a keen focus on the cultural values associated with this festival.

Eid is one of the most significant festivals celebrated across the Muslim faith. It concludes Ramadan, which happens to be a month of stringent fasting, prayer, and observance. This month also cultivates a wide array of abstractions such as spirituality, ecstasy, communal harmony, charity, and cooperation. Moreover, Eid itself is a festival that is associated with such ornate cultural values as amity, peace, brotherhood, and worldly cooperation. These values differ across cultures and ethnicities, however, the core elements, that is, of peace and brotherhood, remain steadfast, throughout.

This year at Makoons, the little ones got engaged in several activities related to the festival, which simultaneously promoted a sense of cultural understanding in them. Some of these were the Drawing Competition, in which the little ones painted the letters ‘Eid Mubarak’ on their drawing sheets, the Dance Competition, where children expressed themselves on the songs related to the festival and the Fancy Dress Competition, in which the students dressed up in various colourful dresses and accessories, thus, signifying their happiness, and enthusiasm upon the coming of the festival. The theme of prayer, fasting, and observance was also displayed by the children through the performance of a small show which depicted these scenes. On the occasion, Makoons also organised a buffet for serving various delicacies related to the festival to the parents, students, as well as teachers. All of these activities were carried out in the respective school premises with the active coordination of the teachers and the participation of the parents.

Talking about the occasion, Mr. Vijay Kumar Agarwal, Founder and CEO of Makoons Play School expressed his delight and said, ‘We are glad to promote a multicultural understanding among our children through different cultural activities which we conduct from time to time. Its foremost advantage is that our children develop in a twofold way — academically, as well as, culturally — and both of these are essential for a culturally developed individual.’

Ours is a culturally diversified country. And for this reason, an individual cannot go on with having a firm knowledge about a particular culture, while overlooking others. Hence, it has become inexplicably essential for one, today, to have a wide understanding of all the major cultures and their traditions.

The Design Village students learned game design through an interactive section.

The Design Village (TDV) organized a workshop on Game Design with the title “From Near 0 to Hero – Game Design,” with Ellis Bartholomeus, an Interaction Designer, User Experience Designer, Game Developer, and Design Thinker for UG2 students.

During her class, she challenged UG2 students with an inventive exercise aimed at fostering creativity and innovation. The participants were tasked with developing new games while maintaining the core concept of Ellis’s original game, ‘Zero to Hero.’ This exercise not only honed their design skills but also encouraged them to think critically about game mechanics and user engagement.

As participants got better in the game, they fixed their mistakes and aimed to become heroes. One of the teams came up with a rather new name “Near zero to Hero”, where ‘Near zero’ acted as an encouragement for the participants. Showing that there’s hope and room to improve, capturing the game’s changing nature.

Ellis reflected “I think I’m a villager and I consider authenticity to be very important in design but it’s also overrated. So it’s nice to see how one holds onto important things and how to let go. This is also what I learned in these four weeks that I’m in India, being a facilitator is to allow my students to do the work and here they do that greatly. The conversations with the faculty, and the teachers have also been great. Thank you. I think I’m out of words.”

The highlights of the workshop were Ellis’s innovative approach to ethnography research, user research, and context analysis. Participants had the unique opportunity to engage in a neighborhood treasure hunt, giving them real-world experiences and an understanding of user behavior and environmental dynamics, an important foundation for effective game development.

Gaurs International School Students Release Anthem to Promote Voter Awareness

Students of Gaurs International School (Yamuna Expressway) have released an anthem to promote voter awareness on the commencement of the 2024 election to Lok Sabha. Called “MatdaataJagruktaGeet” it has been sung, written, and composed by the school students and seeks to disseminate information about the importance of voting and also to encourage the public to come out and vote in large numbers.

The first round of voting for Lok Sabha commenced on April 19, 2024.

“At Gaurs International School, we are dedicated to raising politically, socially and culturally aware students. With around 67% voter turnout in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, we still need to increase the country’s election participation. We hope that this anthem will encourage people in large numbers to exercise their rights,” said Mrs Manju Gaur, Director, of Gaurs Group of Schools.

The anthem is in Hindi and showcases the creativity and initiative of the students, who have taken an active role in engaging with important civic issues.

Gaurs International School is an excellent option for parents looking for a high-quality education for their children. With its international educational standards, state-of-the-art facilities, and a strong emphasis on overall development, the school is sure to provide students with the best possible education. Gaurs International School has three branches: Gaurs Yamuna City at Yamuna Expressway, Gaur City, Greater Noida (West), and SiddharthVihar. Besides, as part of the Gaurs’ social service initiative, the Gaur City branch also imparts free education under the “BetiBachao, BetiPadhao” scheme of the Government of India in its Gaur City branch.

Indiscriminate usage of pesticides and insecticides in growing vegetables is causing cancer cases mounting: Experts

Hyderabad,22nd April 2024 Against the backdrop of the harmful impact of the indiscriminate use of fertilizers and pesticides in growing vegetables, the Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) organized a Workshop on Rooftop Kitchen Gardening on Saturday morning at its premises in Red Hill in the city.

The primary objective of the workshop was to raise awareness about the significance of cultivating one’s food organically and to provide a platform to help enthusiasts grasp the fundamentals of Rooftop Kitchen Gardening.

Welcoming the gathering Ravi Kumar, Vice President of FTCCI said, rooftop kitchen gardening reduces urban heat, and pollution and contributes to the clean air

Chandra Mohan Siram, Chairman of the Agro & Food Processing Committee, said that thirty or forty years ago, before the green revolution, pesticides and insecticide usage never existed. Now, a single farmer uses 50 to 60 bags of pesticides depending on the cultivable land. Further to increase productivity, every vegetable crop is subjected to many types of sprays. Pesticides or insecticides are sprayed before harvesting, to improve the color and freshness. This is leading to cancer diseases. Thirty years ago we had not heard of a specialization called Oncology. Now, in every nook and corner of the city, we have an Oncologist. Today the situation is we are putting zinc into the soil and we are eating it as well. In the past, we used to consume zinc from horticultural products. But now things have changed.

A small country Israel which does not have much land and water resources is doing wonders in terms of horticultural production and also exporting. So also Kenya. We can emulate these countries, said Chandra Moha Siram. We must encourage Rooftop Kitchen Gardening in our city.

Speaking to the gathering of about 100 Rooftop Kitchen Gardeners as well as enthusiasts of this concept, Smt. K. Sridevi, Assistant Director of Horticulture(Urban Farming), Government of Telangana, said the information is just a click away and is abundantly available online. Don’t get into Rooftop Kitchen Gardening because of peer pressure. Get into it for sheer pleasure, to produce pure vegetables, for happiness and the good health of the family.

Her colleague Smt. B. Manga and Smt. K. Synitha Rose, both the officers in Urban farming spoke about the importance of urban farming, the steps involved in it, cultural practices to be adopted, and organic ways of controlling pests and diseases. Hyderabad which was once a garden city is now turned into a concrete jungle. And the only spaces left are balconies and rooftops. You must make effective use of the same, they said.

Talent Skillsvarsity joins hands with NSE Academy to provide a certificate program in Financial Markets

Mumbai – Talent Skill Education and Research Foundation (TSERF), a leading organization led by capital markets professionals, is proud to announce the launch of Certificate Program in Financial Markets with NSE Academy. This program will be exclusively available for the students enrolling for the flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets and Analytics offered by Talent Skillsvarsity. The program includes hands-on experiential learning, sessions by market experts.

During, the launch of program Mr. Ambarish Datta, MD and CEO of TSERF said that the “Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets and Analytics is a multi-disciplinary program where students will gain deep understanding of financial markets and learn to harness the power of big data so as to make data driven decision in modern technologically advanced financial markets. The embedded certification program powered NSE Academy along with experiential learning will empower successful students of this program to be job ready on Day ‘0’ and hit ground running there by making them industry desired”.