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Late admissions may invite hefty fines Chandigarh, March 23 A issue comes up before the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the university, and the decision will later be submitted to the university Senate for a final approval. If the “admission authority is found defaulting or not adhering to the admission schedule, it will be liable for imposition of a penalty”. The “defaulting” medical college will be fined Rs 50,000 per student, which will be payable to the secretary of the council. The “defaulting college will be barred from making any application to the government for a period of one year”. In case of subsequent “defaults”, the penalty will be doubled to Rs 1,00,000 per student. The council has recommended the changes keeping in mind a decision of Supreme Court that has made several recommendations, one of it stating that “there is no scope for admitting students mid-stream as it would be against the very spirit of statutes governing the medical stream”. Following the decision, the council constituted a committee that had made several important recommendations governing the admission schedule. It has been clearly laid down that “the results of the qualifying examination or the undergraduate entrance examination by the examining authorities concerned will be declared latest by June 15 of the year”. It has also been specified that “the admission, including counselling would be completed before July 31”. The academic session should commence by August 1; the “consequential” admissions, if any, need to be completed by September 30; and no admission will be allowed after September 30. The recommendation is important in the context that it would be nearly “impossible” for the student to complete his quota of needed classes to qualify for the final examination in case admitted beyond a fixed date. The Supreme Court decision had specified that even if the seats remained unfilled, no ground be made for admissions mid-way; the Medical Council of India would ensure that the examining bodies fixed a time duration of the course with all details; and no variation be encouraged in the schedule. The general body of the council “considered it appropriate to lay down that any admission after the stipulated date” will be invalid. Importantly, it has been decided that in order to ensure that the admission is strictly adhered to, the council will set up a separate monitoring cell. The deans and principals of the colleges concerned are required to submit the final list of admissions till September 30 to a special office created in the council. The council has also sought the university to amend the admission rules according to the requirement. |
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Lecturers fail to reap
special pay scales Chandigarh, March 23 As the issue continues to hang fire, the first batch of lecturers for whom the revised pay scales were meant, would retire this year and may well be deprived of the benefits for which a nation-wide, month-long agitation had been launched a few years ago. Speaking to TNS, Prof Charanjit Chawla, a member of Panjab University Syndicate, said that about 5,000 lecturers, posted in colleges affiliated to the university, were at present not getting any increments as they have already reached the upper limit of the regular pay scale applicable to their service grade. The special pay scale was meant to overcome this stagnation. The lecturers affected were in the pay scale of Rs 12,000-420-18,300, which was implemented after the pay revision undertaken by the UGC in 1996. The appointment of majority of the lecturers affected was in the period ranging between 1965 and 1972. In 1998, on a call given by the All India Federation of University and College Organisations (AIFUCO), an apex body having the representation of about 12,000 colleges and 250 universities, college teachers had gone on a 26-day strike from August 11. On September 5, 1998, an agreement was signed between members of the AIFUCO and the Union HRD minister, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, for grant of a third promotion to senior lecturers having more that 19 years of continuous service. The agreement also called for a special grade of Rs 16,400 - 20,900 for them. During talks between lecturers and HRD ministry officials, it was also pointed out that senior teachers had not benefited much by pay revisions as they had already reached the upper limits of the pay scales, Further as the teachers concerned were placed in the higher pay scale, the financial implications for granting a special grade would be very little. A delegation of teachers had met Dr Joshi when he had visited the city in January and had conveyed him the fallout of non-implementation of the pay revision as also requested him to honour the agreement. The issue was also discussed in great detail during the university’s Syndicate meeting held earlier this month. The Vice-Chancellor had reportedly stated that the university would work out some remedial measures to cover up the stagnation. |
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HAMARA SCHOOL
Tension free learning is the emphasis at Sophia International Convent School. Being projected as a "European style" school, this day boarding institute believes in students coming to school without being weighed down by school bags. Since a school is a place where children are sent to learn the ways of the world, the focus is on the overall development of a child by putting him in a natural and competitive environment. Exposure to different practical experiences rather than being restricted to bookish knowledge is the adopted way of teaching. The institute puts in effort to understand the psychological and mental needs of the students by counselling them through trained and experienced experts. Sophia International has a mission to nurture the child for every possible aspect of his future life. The school management helps the child to develop a multi-dimensional personality as a future citizen of our country. The knowledge of rights and duties go hand in hand with basic education such as inculcation of good habits, maintaining a positive attitude and having a sincere approach to achieve respective objectives. Students are encouraged to participate in various co-curricular activities like sports, debates, dance, quiz and dart and craft. Motivation process goes a long way to help them to ease their tension and concentrate on
studies. In short, this helped students in shaping their dreams into reality. As the school aims at mental, physical and psychological development of the child, it starts at the very beginning. Tiny tots are educated through modern audio-visual means, playway methods, educational trips, specially designed educational kits and creative worksheets. Emphasis is laid on teaching them good habits and good manners. The school has a value-based education system, having various creative jobs, general knowledge lectures and quiz sessions to redress their curiosities. A mini-zoo has been established in the school premises and a tree plantation programme has been instituted to bring the students closer to nature. For senior classes, latest teaching aids are being used and opportunity is given to every student to come forward and develop their capabilities an d follow their aptitude. Various vocational training programmes, such as computer hardware workshop and electrical gadgets workshop, have been instituted for the students benefit. A splash pool for kids, skating ring, billiards table and a sound proof and dance hall are other facilities made available for the students. Special aerobics classes are also held by experts to make the students physically fit and mentally alert. The school also has an automated library having a good stock of books, reference material, magazines and
encyclopaedias. The school also provides computer training to teachers and a computer section equipped with the latest multimedia systems and computers having latest software packages. Every Saturday, an educational film is screened for the students. Specially designed worksheets an d assignments are provided to students to ease the burden of examinations and to avoid cramming. Regular tests keep parents fully informed about the students' progress. A progress report on every child
I maintained and is available for parents on a computer CD. The school also has a team of specialists regularly visiting the school to identify children acing psychological problems and help solve them. Regular health checks of students are also undertaken by experienced doctors. |
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‘Schools should provide career guidance’ On education system On present evaluation
system The present evaluation system is good enough as a student who gets good marks gets good opportunities in life. For the primary section, we should not depend totally o the evaluation system as a lot of emphasis is on education through informal means like extra-curricular activities and playway methods.
Need for career counselling Every school should provide career counselling along with vocational courses so that students' education is career oriented. We must also educate the parents of the students so that students are able to choose their subject as per their aptitude and interest rather than their parents' wishes.
On the main aim of the school The main aim of our school is to produce good citizens, having high moral values. The students' self confidence is boosted so that they are able to face challenges. We try to bring out the best of the students' ability. The main emphasis is on grooming the kids into result oriented persons having an all round personality. We are providing scholarships to the physically challenged as well as those belonging to economically weaker sections.
On the strength of the
school The strength of the school is increasing day by day. The teacher -- student ratio is 1 : 20. We have a highly qualified teaching staff with a convent background, who are totally dedicated towards their task. |
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Brain Teasers Fill in the blanks: 1. The captain of South Africa Team————— was dismissed recently. 2 —————— is the Indian bowler that took 100 wickets. 3. Sardar Patel is known as ————— 4. Indian Museum is located in ————. 5 .Our National song ‘Vande Mantram’ is written by ————. Ans: 1. Shaun
Pollock,
5. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. 1. What is time taken by the Earth to complete one fill rotation? 2. How much blood does a normal person have in his/her body? 3. Who said it- Frailty thy name is woman. 4. What is unknown weak spot, which if discovered ,can cause damage? 5. Which acid is found in tangy fruits like lemons, oranges and lines? 1.23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds. 2.7% of body’s weight. 3.William Shakespeare.4.Achilles’ heel. 5. Citric acid.
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Poems by students Rows rows rows Rows, Rows,Rows Rays, Rays, Rays Where are you going Come and see the race Race of men, race of women, race of love This is the trend All the human beings are friends. Sanju, Class II Mummy and Daddy Mummy and Daddy I love you Come to me when I call you Give me a kiss When I ask you Mummy and Daddy I love you Neelima, Class - I
A dream I was sitting in the bathroom Washing my clothes, Suddenly I hear someone knocking at my door; I opened and got lots of ice-cream; and then suddenly I realized it was just a dream. Karishma, Class-III |
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SCHOOL WORLD ‘The Tao’ in Chinese philosophy is Nature God. The opening line of THE TAO TE CHING by Lao Tzu, states: “The Tao that can be expressed is not eternal Tao.” The natural world is one of infinite varieties and complexities, a multidimensional world which contains no straight lines or completely regular shapes, where things do not happen in sequence, but all together; a world where even empty space is curved. Imagine, the child in his growing process does confront this world of different shapes and forms. He definitely perceives and assimilates all such variety in his own natural way. No one can say, for sure, as to what really happens to such a young and impressionable mind. To nurture and train such young mind is a tough job and fraught with hazards. It is only gradually that they develop some kind of cognitive skills, which help them place such a vast variety in some orderly manner. By and large people around their life do not see their perspective and invariably fail to correctly analyse such formulations. Zen Buddhists say a finger is needed to point at the moon, but we should not trouble ourselves with the finger, once, the moon is recognized by the child. The Taoist sage Chuang Tzu wrote: “Fishing baskets are employed to catch fish, but when the fish are caught, the men forget the baskets, snares are employed to catch hares, but when hares are got, men forget the snares. Words are employed to convey ideas; but when ideas are grasped, men forget the words”. In the west the semanticist Alfred Korzybski made exactly the same point with his powerful slogan “The map is not the territory.” Most of us in the adult world mistakenly and generally tend to believe and work on presumption that the young minds would easily accept the maps as real territories. In the modern system of education the educators take the young ones to the mountains to show them the real mountainous terrain instead of drawing a map. Only then and then alone they grasp the reality that mountains are lofty and nothing can be loftier than them. It is interesting to note that even the most learned and knowledgeable ones amongst us do not attempt fully to comprehend and appreciate the fact that the word ‘Conscious’ is derived from the Latin prefix “Con” which means ‘with’ and the word “scine’ meaning ‘to know’. To be conscious means, “ to know with”. But how are we to understand this ‘with’? To know with what? now we know that the unconscious part of our mind is the possessor of extraordinary knowledge. It knows more that we know. “We” being defined as our conscious self. And we become aware of a newer truth, it is because we recognise to be true. We re-know what we really knew all along. I am indebted to Jing, Who describing himself as a splinter of the infinite deity, went on to say: “Life has always seemed to me like a plant that lives in its rhizome.” Its true, life is invisible, hidden in rhizome. The part that appears above round lasts only a single summer. When it withers away – an ephemeral apparition. When we think of the unending growth and decay of life and civilization, we cannot escape the impression of absolute nullity. We must not lose a sense of something that lives and endures underneath the eternal flux. What we see is the blossom, which passes the rhizome remains.” But when it comes to Questions of meaning, purpose and death, second hand information will not do. Thus, we must realize for ourselves and our children as well.: The path to holiness lies through questioning everything. This may help our children, and us as well, in developing a strong and distinctive personal life. *O. N. Dikshit, Chairman-Dikshant Education Society and former Principal, The Scindia School, Gwalior.
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Daily News Quiz How well do you read The Tribune? Answers to the following questions are hidden in the last one weeks’ Tribune. Happy Hunting!!!! 1. Where will be the next BJP executive meet held on April 4,2003? 2. Who has suggested major changes in the oil for food programme ? 3. Charges against which former Director General of Police, Haryana were framed last week for molestation? 4. Which USA building was surrounded by thousands of anti-war protesters last week? 5. Who has been elected as the Premier of china? The first ten correct entries received will be published in this space next week. Your entries should reach us by email at contest@tribuneindia.com by March 21, 2003 Answers to last week’s quiz:1 Chaminda Vas 2.Prof. Raman Sukumar 3.Godhra carnage 4. Five 5. John H. Brown Correct entries sent by : Jasmeet Sahni, Parminder Pannu, Gaurav Mittal, Nitin Garg, Ankush Garg
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TRICKY CROSSWORD Hi Kids! check out your vocabulary with this Tricky Across Down 1 The v-vehicle which takes kids to school (3) 2 A bird that is hid in mouse, amuse and imbued (3) 3 One who carries idle chatter (6-4) 4 Flowerless spore-producing plant (4) 5 To collect a lot of anything, especially wealth (5) 6 It completes tac-toe (3) 7 To make alkaline (10) 8 In medicine, this is the name given to the spleen (6)11 From Cuttack, Bhubneswar and other places in Orissa. (5) 13 A stem of grass also the refuse from coal screenings (4) 16 A tree (5) 17 One from Utah, US (6) 19 An pleading given in law, an excuse for the rest of us (4) 21 Trap shooting clay birds (5) 25 An archaic form for old (4) 27 Anagram for two (3) 28 A woman has it, and so do women (3) 29 An optical system with which to see (3)
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BHASKAR RAO SAMMELAN Chandigarh, March 23 As the famous vocalist celebrated music throughout her presentation on the concluding day of Bhaskar Rao Sammelan at Tagore Theatre, she brought greater worth to her mentor — the legendary Begum Akhtar of Lucknow gharana. Known for upholding traditional intricacies of ‘khayal’ from the renowned Lucknow gharana, a rich musical heritage that has been handed down to her from her guru in the guru-shishya parampara, Sipra Bose began her recital with ‘raag bageshri’ set to ‘vilambit ek taal’ followed by ‘drut’ in ‘teen taal’. In her presentation of ‘khayal’ today, she reflected her worthy tutelage which began with late guru Sangeetacharya Chinmoy Lahiri. Later Sipra specialised in ‘thumri’ and ‘ghazal’ under the inimitable peerless of Lucknow, Begum Akhtar from whom she imbibed ‘dadra’ and other light classical varieties. If that was less, she went on to understand the nuances of traditional compositions like ‘chaiti’, ‘kajri’, thumri, ‘dadra’ and ‘tappa’, from Naina Devi of the Benaras gharana. For pure classical music, she sought the blessings of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Then came the much-awaited ‘thumri’, in which Sipra’s captivating voice, controlled eloquence, and lyrical grace did the trick. She was accompanied by Gobindo Bose, her husband, on tabla and Sanatan Goswami on harmonium. Contributing to the cycle of rhythm was Shahid Pervez, who was extremely creative and imaginative on his sitar. Enriching the repertoire of the famous Etawa gharana with his rigorous discipline and diligence, Shahid mesmerised the audience with his absolutely stunning recital. Initiated into music, both vocal and instrumental, by his father Ustad Aziz Khan, Shahid progressed very gradually with his training. He first learnt to sensitise with the fine elements of rhythm and tempo. Then he moved on to gratify his passion for sitar, which he command in style today. Famous for his technique and creativity, Shahid has always attached utmost significance with the purity of the ragas. It was always his wish to enhance the scope of mizrab — right-handed rendition, with a view to bring into his recital an inimitable and impressive combination of gayaki and tantrakari ang. He was accompanied by Ram Kumar Mishra on tabla. Earlier, the ultimate day of the widely-appreciated music festival was thrown open with the kathak recital by Anuradha Arora, a disciple of Shobha
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The role of the school is to produce good and healthy citizens. It should provide a good environment so that students' mental as well as physical ability should bloom to the best and the student should be able to face challenges in life with a positive attitude and a sincere approach.
1 A doctor for the dog (3) 4 A flat that was fated, also causing death (5) 9 This is what they call a Japanese pearl diver (3)10 Eli moi (6) 12 Cracker-nut. It cracks nuts (10) 14 Nuts, it is equal to 252 gallons! (4)15 A black cuckoo (3)16 in one sense, male-cows (4)18 To spread outward in an ungainly manner (5) 20 lain simple, the plural of item (5) 22 Krishna did it (4) 23 A rodent from the genus rattus (3) 24 A pungent odour, being sharp and pointed (4)26 Mistress of the chateau (10) 30 Glorified as with a circle of light around ones head (6) 31 A brown sauce used in India by Chinese restaurants (3) 32 A salamander, they are many (5) 33 Female sheep (3)