EDUCATION

All set for Haryana board exams
Our Correspondent

Bhiwani, March 5
The Board of School Education, Haryana, has made elaborate arrangements for the smooth and copying-free middle, matriculation and senior secondary (academic and vocational) examinations.

Mr Rambir Singh, MLA and chairman of the board, said in a press note that the board had tried to create an environment against the evil practice of copying and to enlist support of the education department and teachers by holding anti-copying seminars.

The chairman said that the senior secondary annual examinations would start from March 7 and end by March 28. As many as 2,17,000 candidates would appear at 965 centres in this examination. As many as 965 centre superintendents and 7,720 supervisors had been put on duty. He informed that the system of five types of question papers would continue in these examinations, also since it had helped immensely in checking use of unfair means.

Mr Rambir said that effective steps had been taken by the board to curb copying and use of unfair means by forming various flying squads, deputing observers at examination centres and taking prompt action in case of any disturbance.

He said that a control room would be set up at the board headquarters at Bhiwani, which would be responsible for strict monitoring of the conduct of examinations all over the state. He said that every examination centre will be checked by at least four flying squads.

The chairman said that examination duty had been made compulsory and teachers had already been given strict instructions in this regard by the Director, Secondary Education, Haryana. Strict disciplinary action would be taken against those teachers who found absent from duty.

CAMPUS
Making an effort to bring people close to art
Smriti Kak

The College of Art (Govt. Of NCT Delhi) is all geared up for the 50th Annual Art Exhibition, which will be inaugurated on March 11. The annual event showcases the talents of the students from all the three branches, Painting, Sculpture and Applied Arts.

“This year being the 50th annual event, the students are naturally euphoric. However, there are no specific themes. We wanted to go ahead with the event as we do each year”, said Mr M. Vijayamohan, the principal of the college. He added, “there is a change in the awards we will be distributing to the students. Instead of handing out medals tied with a ribbon, the prizes will be installed on a base.”

The college will soon have new courses for those wishing to pursue postgraduate courses in Arts. “The decision to start three new PG courses has been taken. We will have Masters in Printmaking, Artistry and Photography. The PWD will soon begin the task of constructing new buildings on the campus, which will be required for the new courses,” said Mr Vijayamohan, adding that the college will then have its own art gallery, auditorium and an archives section.

“The students have been doing well, reason why they have been entrusted with the work of the Metro stations and various other projects undertaken by the state government,” said an official. As for the 50th Annual Art Exhibition, the students are determined to put in their best. “Though there are no major plans per se, we want to put in our best effort,” said a student.

The college authorities, however, are happy with the low-key celebrations and emphasise the need for quality. “People always talk of art for people, we want to have people for art. We welcome people to come close to art and experience it,” pointed out Mr Vijayamohan.

Budget analysis at IILM

Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (IILM), in association with Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta Alumni, Delhi Chapter, organised a panel discussion on ‘Budget Analysis-The Impact on your Business’. The discussion was conducted to analyse the implications of the Union Budget 2003-04 presented by the Union Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh.

Among the panelist were eminent economist such as Professor Bibek Debroy, Professor Arup Sinha (Professor IIMC, Calcutta), Dr. Subhashish Gangopadhyay (Director, India Development Foundation), and Mr Shekhar Dasgupta (managing director, Oracle India). Mr. Prananjoy Guhathakurta moderated the discussion.

Initiating the discussion, Professor Sinha stated that whether increased fiscal deficit is desirable or not, is a matter of debate.

While praising the Budget, Professor Gangopadhyaya said that this Budget has got an inherent logic in it, unlike all other post-1991 Budget.

According to him, the logic was based on the governments focus on development in social sectors (primarily health and education) either as an enabler or through increased capital investment.

Professor Debroy in his remarks said that this years Budget speech breaks the tradition of making announcements in Part A, and measures in Part B. This time, there is one consolidated Budget speech with an index for reference. According to Professor Debroy, the growth during 2002-03 may turn out to be marginally above 5 per cent as opposed to 4.4 per cent projected earlier. He also felt that growth during 2003-04 is expected to be at around 6 per cent. He added that the Budget has hardly any influence on the growth of the economy, which is what it should be.

Educational tie-up

Institute of Advanced Computing and Management (IACM) has tied up with Pentasofttraing of USA for Network Security Programmes. IACM has also launched an Academy of Advanced Management (AAM) for imparting world class management education and managerial skills to the students.

The IACM has been recently conferred the ‘National Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Services Award 2002’ for excellence in education training.

NTPC on top

The AIMA National Management Quiz 2003 was won by the NTPC, Delhi. The winners beat ICRA in the final round held in the national Capital last week. NMQ is an effort to encourage young managers to demonstrate their knowledge, professional excellence and review their awareness on the core management issues.

Convocation ceremony

A student being awarded a diploma at a convocation ceremony organised by the Amity School of Insurance and Actuarial Science.

Amity School of Insurance and Actuarial Science organised a convocation ceremony for the students of the postgraduate diploma course. Mr Sandip Bakshi, the CEO and MD, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, was the chief guest who distributed diplomas to the students. Speaking on the occasion, he said “insurance in India is a wonderful sunrise industry and not many people realise the true potential of this field”. He added that “people who can work in uncertain conditions and situations, respect their peers and subordinates and are focussed on achieving good results, make good leaders”.

Facilitating IT education

Located on the Ghaziabad-Bulandshahar G.T. Road, the Vishweshwarya Institute of Engineering and Technology offers congenial environment for dedicated learning. The 65-acre campus hosts a well-stocked library and a computer lab with over 150 computers for the students. VIET offers B.Tech courses in IT, Electronics and Telecommunications, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, apart from MCA and MBA courses. Headed by Mr. S K Wadhwa, the institute is fast moving ahead, with the academic results improving steadily.

Conference on Micro Chips Technology

The Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology is organising a national conference on ‘Micro Chips Design and Technology’ from March 6. The three-day event will be held at the V. K. Krishna Menon Bhawan.

The conference is aimed at bringing together academicians, scientists, research and development managers and users to exchange views on current research and development in ‘Micro Chip Design and Technology’. The conference will be inaugurated by the Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education, Prof. R Natrajan.

Annual convocation

Institute of Marketing and Management (IMM) organised its 34th annual convocation. The Chairman of the institute, Dr. L.M. Singhvi was the chief guest and Supreme Court lawyer, Lalit Bhasin, delivered the keynote address. 

A law college that sensitises its students towards social responsibilities

The MDU National Law College, Gurgaon, strives to churn out the best in the legal field.

Offering a five-year integrated law course, MDU National Law College, Gurgaon, has earned the distinction of having the necessary infrastructure to provide comprehensive training to its students.

The students, who incidentally have to follow a dress code, are encouraged to spend ample time on the campus. Internet facilities have been arranged for the students so that they do not have to go outside the campus. Information Technology has also been introduced as a subject in the first and the second semester.

CULTURE

Art of film-making

Pilot turned film-maker, Samarjeet Das Gupta visited the Asian Academy of Film and Television and spoke on the business of filmmaking. He said that the knowledge of the art and craft of screen presentation is absolutely necessary before embarking upon the task of making films.

Stating that filmmaking is more than just making use of techniques, he said that a film professional has to be passionate about his or her work. Exponent of the Hindustani Classical music, Ms Sumitra Guha, appealed to film-makers to preserve the Indian Classical music through their work of art.