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PTU signs MoU with Canadian institute SAS Nagar, April 1 The computer programmer analyst (CPA) course of the CIIS would be considered equivalent to the bachelor of computer applications (BCA) programme of the PTU. Dr Y.S. Rajan, Vice-Chancellor, PTU, told at a press conference here today that the signing of the MoU would be beneficial to both the institutions. Besides giving recognition to the CIIS degrees in India, the PTU would take advantage from the successful model of the North American education provided by Georgian College, Canada, through the CIIS. Both the PTU and the CIIS would explore the possibility of faculty exchange and resource material exchange. The model of education used by the developed world for better industry-academic interface could be tried. Moreover, the PTU would like to benefit from the tested model of education from the developed world as Canada spent more per capita income on education, a whopping 7.1 per cent of the gross domestic product, whereas the average for the industrialised world was around 5 per cent and in India it was just 3.5 per cent. Mr Bruce Condie, Director, CIIS, said with the signing of the MoU students would be able to get the best of both the worlds as they would have the dual degree option. In today's competitive market and in view of a large number of multinational companies operating in India it became more important that students got best education and learning processes.  |
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Advanced computing system at PU Chandigarh, April 1 The system has been set up in the diploma in advanced scientific computations laboratory. It involves 12 computers using a local area multi-computer (LAM) environment. Each computer can also be used individually even when parallel computing is going on. The LAM can be isolated from the local area network covering the university offices and departments. All computers are connected to a 100-megabyte per second network. Studies reveal that the network is faster than the server available in the department by three to five times. IT centre for colleges Panjab University has created an Information Technology Centre for College Education (ITCCE) to promote quality IT education in colleges affiliated to it. The centre will organise short-term courses, provide technical support for upgrading computer laboratories and organise lectures. Besides, it will liaise with colleges for starting new courses and providing support for existing courses. Software development and implementation or college administration and offering placement services will also be its responsibility. For providing placement for the first batch of M.Sc (IT) who will be passing out in July, a placement cell with representatives of colleges has been formed. Funds will be provided by the Dean College Development. Fee hike flayed The Punjab University Research Scholars’ Association and the Dr Ambedkar Students Association have condemned the 10 per cent hike in fees. A statement issued here on Tuesday said the hike in the fee for campus students only is
discriminatory. The statement added that students from economically weaker sections would be the worst sufferers as there is no fee concessions for them. The association has also welcomed the Senate’s decision to file a criminal case against a former PU Vice-Chancellor, Mr M. M. Puri for alleged misappropriation of the university funds during his tenure. |
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Kapkids to hold contests Chandigarh, April 1 The event will feature contests for kids, like mask-painting, best-out-of-waste, drawing and creative writing. There will be four competitions in all for children of 14 years of age and below. The participants will be judged on the basis of clarity of thought and execution. Best-out-of-waste competion will be held on April 3, followed by drawing and painting contest on April 4 and creative writing competition on April 5. The contests will start everyday at 4 pm at the store. |
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Principal, demands association Chandigarh, April 1 The association also appealed to the DPI (Schools) for the appointment of Principal in place of Ms Rajesh Chaudhry, who has been appointed as District Education Officer. Workshop Sanjivni Spring Workshop — 2003, being organised by the Sanjivni Preparatory School and Day-Care Centre, concluded here on Tuesday. Besides a demonstration of yoga ‘asanas’, an aerobic dance as well as popular songs were presented by boys and girls. A play “Jungle mein sadbhavna” depicting animal life was also staged. |
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DEO staff make parents wait Panchkula, April 1 The parents were supposed to deposit the forms for the first ever batch of the school here from 9 am today. However, in spite of waiting for more than two hours , the harried parents were unable to find the staff for receiving these forms. It is learnt that parents then called up the District Education Office and were repeatedly told that the staff had been sent to the school. It was only after waiting for almost two-and-a-half hours that the staff reached there. Officials in the DEO said the staff had to first deliver certain documents to the State Education Department, Chandigarh, due to which they got late. |
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75 participate in baby show Chandigarh, April 1 Mr Ajay Sondhi, Chairman of the SMB Educational Society, which runs the school, highlighted achievements of the school in the field of academic, sports and other activities. As many as 75 kids participated in a baby show ‘Hum kisi se kam nahin’. Mr Raajan Thukral, Vice-President of the society, and Ms Renu Thukral, Principal of the school, were also present. The result of the baby show is: ‘Sacred Prince’ and ‘Sacred Princess’ — Ashok and Neha Mann (1-2 year age group); Sidhant and Kanika (2-4 year age group) and Rikhi Sharma and Rakshanda (4-6 year age group). |
Need to conduct school games in one go Chandigarh, April 1 This year, in case of athletics, the decision of the UT Education Department to hold the UT Inter School Athletics meet of the previous session in April has evoked criticism from many quarters. It may be recalled that the department generally conducts inter-school meets as per the annual schedule released by it for various sports disciplines. Then from July onwards, the inter-school meets begin. Surprisingly in case of athletics, the meet which was earlier scheduled to be held in December, was postponed as it was stated that many athletes were busy in the 32nd national games at Hyderabad. Then it was propsoed to be held in the third week of January in 2003. But again it was postponed on account of severe chill. Due to the annual examinations in February and March, the games were postponed to April in the new session. Children have just been freed from the final examinations of various classes. The participants did not get time to practise, and from April 8, they would compete in the inter-school meet in the under 14, 17 and under 19 section for both boys and girls. Earlier in January also, the trials for the National Games were held at a short notice and teams could not take part in the National Games due to certain reasons. Sports experts are of the view that the UT Education Department should come out with a concrete plan to boost sports in schools. The city has not staged National School Games for many years or any other major tournament. |
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WORLD THE wheel and axle is a form of simple machine. The wheel is mounted on the axle, which is actually a shaft or rod with its one end fixed to the load being moved. When used together, they transmit or increase the force applied to get some work done. A small turning force is applied on the wheel, which, in turn, produces and increased force on the axle. It this way, heavy loads can be moved with relatively less effort. A common example of application of the principle of the wheel and axle is steering wheels. The mechanical principle of the wheel and axle is that the force applied to the wheel is increased when it is transmitted to the axle. This is because the circumference of the wheel is much larger than that of the axle and consequently, the force is applied over a larger area. Since the same force is passed on to the axle, which, due to its smaller circumference, rotates in a smaller circle, it revolves with a greater force. |
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How & Why THE Mechanical Advantage of a machine is how much effort is saved by making use of the machine to do some work. For example, if the wheel and axle can lift a load by exerting a force of 100 Newton's with an effort of 10 Newton's, then the mechanical advantage of the machine is 10. Variations of the Wheel and Axle Principle Winch A winch is used for lifting heavy loads. The load is attached to the winch by a rope or cable, which is turned around a drum or a cylinder by a long handle, making it easy to lift the load. The handle acts as a wheel while the cylinder acts as an axle. Box Spanner It is made of a crossbar attached to a shaft. The other end of the shaft has an attachment that fits over the head of a nut or a bolt. The crossbar acts as a wheel and the shaft acts as the axle. Force is applied to rotate the crossbar, which magnifies when transmitted to the shaft, which loosens or tightens the nut. Brace A brace is a drilling or boring tool that uses the wheel and axle principle to turn a drill bit with increased force. Formula : Mechanical Advantage (MA) MA = Load / Effort where load and effort are measured in
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Workshop on investors’ problems Chandigarh, April 1 The concept of consumer sovereignty has been adversely affected by the growing breed of manipulative manufacturers and traders.’’ He said there was need to educate the investors to save them from falling into their trap. Dr L.S. Sharma, DGM, RBI, claimed that apart from issuing and distributing currency, the RBI was engaged in regulating the financial system of the country. He said in case of default, the non-banking companies could be booked, prosecuted and even their property could be confiscated and even auctioned to refund the amount of investors. Dr H.C. Modi, former president of the District Redressal Forum, Chandigarh, apprised the investors that as per the amendments in the Consumer Protection Act 1986 the property of the defaulters could be attached and auctioned if the payments were not made within three months to the aggrieved party. Among others, Mr Rajiv
Ragunath, Resident Editor, Financial World, Mr G.S. Chawla, Director, Master Capitals, Prof
A.K. Vashisht, University Business School, Panjab University, also addressed the participants. |
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