AICTE sponsors 2 days National Seminar at YMCA University

Department of Mechanical Engineering YMCA University of Science and Technology is set to organize a national conference on January 14-15, 2014 sponsored by AICTE.

Topic of the conference is “Applications of graph theory - a novel technique for research”. Seminar is open to faculties from various AICTE approved Engineering colleges / Institutions and working professionals from Industries / R&D and other organizations with Engineering and management background.

University has also extended the last date for receipt of application up to December 29, 2013. Moreover intimation of selection date also has been extended to December 30.

For more information about the brochure and event you can visit http://ymcaust.ac.in/seminar2014/images/seminar_brochure.pdf 

IIM-B to host Global Ethics Forum 2014

IIM- Bangalore to host Global Ethics Forum 2014, from 3-5 January, 2014 at the campus. The topic for this year's conference is 'Equal in an unequal World-the value of values in responsible businesses'.

Global Ethics Forum is a conference on business ethics and sustainability, which held every year at different locations around world. It is a project of Globethics.net.

The forum will discuss what role business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) can play to promote values in responsible business leaders and their role in addressing inequality to transform business and society.

The three-day conference will feature eminent speakers from around the world, including the three international Chairs of the Global Ethics Forum - Walter Fust, Swiss Ambassador, and President of Globethics.net, Judge Mervyn King, Chairman of the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) and S D Shibulal, CEO and Co-Founder, Infosys, India.

National Industrial Relations conference to be held on 11-12 Jan by XLRI Jamshedpur

XLRI School of Management will be hosting 6^th National Industrial Relations Conference on 11 and 12the January, 2014 at XLRI Campus in Jamshedpur.

The two day conference is to observe discussions on some of the most stimulating issues and topics, related to 'the changing workforce and transforming industrial relations scenario' in the current times.

The aim of this conference is to enlighten some aspects of management in globalization and ambition of today. Conference is organized to deal with matters associated with industrial relations, and through this conference the committee shall see the presence of the leading names from the industry, academics and advocacy.

Pranabesh Ray, Dean of XLRI praised the today’s youth to have focused and picked on these issues and started on questioning the current thought leaders to spread wakefulness about the topic of the present changing workforce.

Approx 22.65 lakhs students to appear in CBSE exam 2014

In 2014, CBSE shall expect a record high number of students giving Classes X and XII CBSE Board Examinations as 22.65 lakh students have registered to appear in 2014 Board exams in the city, breaking the last year’s record of 21.76 lakhs aspirants.

The examination will commence on 1 March, 2014 and will observe 70,000 more students for the same. Examination schedule for both classes will officially be out in the end of December.

CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi, informed that in 2014 board exam registration there is a balance observed in the number of students taking the external and school-based exams as 55% students have opted for the school-based exam.

As per the CBSE, in 2014 students from 14,700 schools will appear for board exam which is 800 more than 2013.

Nelson Mandela and Sachin Tendulkar to be included in Bengal School Syllabus

Bengal school committee is undergoing the discussion with West Bengal Department of Education of adding chapters on Nelson Mandela and cricket Maestro Sachin Tendulkar, in state-run schools' core curriculum, informed the officials on 18 December.

Chairman of the West Bengal School Syllabus Revamp Committee, Aveek Majumdar told that an informal discussion was held between him and the Education Minister Bratya Basu to work on chapters on the two remarkable and inspiring achievers, in the school syllabus.

The chapters on the two luminaries can be introduced either in subject history or any of the two mandatory language papers - Bengali or English, said Majumdar.

 Nelson Mandela was South Africa's first non-white president who took last breath on December 5 at the age of 95, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Whereas,  Sachin Tendulkar got retired on 16 November after performing in his 200th Test match, held in Mumbai.

Compulsory 1yr rural posting for MBBS students from 2015-16- Minister of Health

As per the statement issued by minister of health and family welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad, MBBS students applying for admission to post-graduate medical courses from academic year 2015-16 will have to undertake a mandatory rural posting at a public health centre (PHC) for one year.

As per Azad, this comes after the proposal set by Medical Council of India (MCI) to amend the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, in this regard has since been approved by the ministry of health and family welfare.

Azad said there is also a shortfall of 3,459 surgeons, 3,005 obstetricians and gynecologists, 3,667 physicians, 3,270 pediatricians and a total of 13,477 specialists in community health centres across the country as on March 31, 2012.