17 Institutes have made it to Asian Universities Ranking 2014

As per the report published by QS, there are 17 institutes made it to Asian Universities, which is 50% increase from last 11yrs.

IIT Delhi holds 38^th place, whereas IIT Bombay goes to 41^st place. Five other IITs feature in the top 100, led by Kanpur and Madras just outside the top 50.

With seven IITs among the leading eight institutes, the top levels of Indian higher education remain much stronger in science and technology than in social sciences and arts.

“The IITs have a great reputation among graduate employers, and now produce a relatively high volume of research, but it is not yet having a significant impact in terms of citations,” QS head of research Ben Sowter said.

This time Singapore and Korea has overtaken the traditional Japan and Hong Kong. National University of Singapore (NUS) tops the rankings for the first time, while Korea’s KAIST rises from sixth to second place.

Here is the ranking of 17 institutes from India

Rank	Institutes
38	IIT Delhi
41	IIT Bombay
52	IIT Kanpur
53	IIT Madras
60	IIT Kharagpur
70	IIT Roorkee
81	University of Delhi
95	IIT Guwahati
131	University of Calcutta
131	University of Mumbai

MP 12th Board result will be declared on 16th May

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) will declare the results of Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Exam results on 16th May, 2014. 

The exam was conducted between March 1, 2014 and April 5, 2014. Students can check their results here http://www.resultsout.com/madhya-pradesh-state-board-hssc-12th-result-2014/

 

Board of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh (MPBSE) is responsible for conducting High School Certificate (HSC) Examination for X standard and the Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (HSSC) Exam for XII standard.

Google Launches Classroom- An Online Education Tool

Google has come up with its new online tool for education named Classroom. With this new app teachers can create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and communicate with their classes with ease," the company said in a blog post.

The tool will integrate apps like Docs, Drive and Gmail so that teachers are able to create and collect assignments paperlessly.  It will allow teachers to track students assignments and provide real-time feedback. 

Google says that Classroom will be an ad-free product, just like other Apps for Education tools.  Currently, Google will let a limited number of teachers try it out for a month. The wider rollout of this online solution will commence in September.

Source: TOI

Mangalore and Yenepoya University inks MOU on Academic Research

Mangalore University and Yenepoya University has inked MOU for academic and research activities. PS Yadapadithaya, registrar (administration) of Mangalore University and Dr C V Raghuveer, registrar of Yenepoya University signed and exchanged the MoU that seeks to promote collaborative research, instructions, cultural and extension programmes, exchange of research information, exchange of students and faculty.

Dr P Chandramohan, vice-chancellor,Yenepoya University, M Abdul Rahiman, member, board of management, Yenepoya University, Dr S N Rao, head, department of pharmacology, has welcomed the gathering.

Source: TOI

Amity University announces 12 Week Management of Academic Institutions Course

Amity University has announced DGR sponsored 12 week certified course on Management of Academic Institution for officers of Armed Forces.  The course is entirely designed for Army, Navy and Air force.

While delivering the welcome speech, Maj. Gen. Subash Bindra, Senior Director, Amity Institute of Education and Training congratulated Dr. Ranjana Bhatia, Mentor, AIE and Dr. Alka Muddgal, Offg Head, Amity Institute of Education on successfully initiating the certificate course in management of academic institutions. He assured the participants of a rich experience at Amity University during the course because of the excellent infrastructure, support system, past experience and expertise available with Amity Institute of Education in organizing a course of this nature.

Dr. Alka Muddgal, Offg. Head, Amity Institute of Education, provided the gathering with a broad outline of the course content – its objectives, nature and scope for the participants.

Andhra Boy scores Rank 1 in VITEEE Result

Varre Aditya Vardhan of Narayana Srichaitanya Junior College, Vishakhapatnam has secured Rank 1 in VIT Enginering Entrance Exam.  The exam was held on April 9 and 20, 2014, in 112 cities across India. 

The result for the same was announced on May 1, and VIT founder-chancellor Dr G. Viswanathan said that of the 1,93,851 registered candidates, 1,84,483 (Boys-148184; Girls-36299) appeared for the exam.

Mayank Sharan from Jharkhand secured the second rank, followed by Hyderabad student Gangam Rohith Reddy, also from Narayana Srichaitanya Junior College.

“Our admission is merit based on the marks secured by the candidates in the entrance examination which we conduct,” Dr Viswanathan said.

“The counseling for those with ranks up to 8000 will be held on May 19 at Vellore and Chennai Campuses, followed by those with ranks up to 12,000 on the 20th. Ranks up to 16000 will sit for counseling on May 21; and those with ranks up to 20,000 will sit on May 22, 2014,” he added.

The chancellor said that both Central and State toppers will be awarded with 100% fee waiver for all four years. Chancellor also added that plus two toppers among students (one boy and one girl) from government schools in rural areas in each district of Tamil Nadu appearing for VITEEE and secure top marks will be given 100 per cent tuition fee waiver and full exemption from hostel and mess fee under the unique STAR (Supporting the Advancement of Rural Students) programme.

Source: HT Campus