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All PTU colleges to get study centres Ludhiana, May 2 The decision in this regard will be finalised in the first meeting of the newly formed “Interim Council” of the university set for implementation of 38 recommendations given by the task force on Distance Education Programme (DEP). The meeting of the eight-membered council will be held in a hotel at Chandigarh on May 7 under the chairmanship of Dr A. Kalanidhi, former Vice Chancellor of Anna University at Chennai, who was also the chairman of the task force. Giving this information, Dr K.N.S. Kang, member of the council and Director of the Punjab College of Technical Education, Ludhiana, said that the task force had suggested that study centres could be managed in a better way by the affiliated colleges and that the students would prefer taking courses from such colleges. It had been pointed out that under such circumstances, “small shops” that had earlier been allowed to run study centres would now have no option but to close down on their own, he said. Dr Kang said that another major step likely to be taken by the council pertained to setting up of examination centres outside the study centres. He said that while earlier the examination centres were set up within the study centres, they would now be set up only in colleges approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). He said that this would be done to check any cases of copying like those that had come up during the past few months. In yet another step to check opening of study centres with inadequate facilities and underqualified staff, Dr Kang said that the task force had pointed out that the service providers would no longer be given the authority to start a new study centre. Instead, the authority would lie only with the university authorities themselves who would thoroughly check for all the requirements before they are allowed to open up. Earlier there had been allegations that the service providers were giving out the charge for opening a study centre to anyone who paid them an amount of Rs 2 lakh. The interim council would also take a decision on reducing the percentage share of the service centres out of the total fee collected from the students. While earlier their share was approximately 25 per cent, it would now be reduced to 15 per cent. According to the new break up, the university would get 27 per cent share, study centre would get 45 per cent, regional centres would get 15 per cent and newly formed “Support Service Providers (SSP)” would get 13 per cent share. The SSPs would help in technical operations such as providing syllabus and course material online or through books. Dr Kang said that the council would also take decision on fixing 30 as the uppermost limit of study centres linked with a service provider. Besides, each service provider would be required to run at least one study centre on its own so that it is able to keep itself aware of all day to day problems being faced by the students and faculty. The council would also dwell on changing the nomenclature of the commonly used terms under the programme. “Study centres” might be called “Learning centres” and “Service providers” would now be called as “Regional Learning and Facilitation Centres (RLFCs)”, Dr Kang said. |
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5-day course
to hone communication skills Ludhiana, May 2 Addressing the participants in the
concluding session of the course, Dr A.S Sandhu, Additional Director
of Extension Education, said in order to be a successful extension
worker, skill in communication and teaching methods was as important
as the knowledge of new agricultural technologies. He appreciated
the efforts of the department in imparting communication skills to the
field extension functionaries. According to Dr Ranbir Randhawa,
Professor and Head, Department of Extension Education, 18 ADOs/HDOs
participated in the training course. They were imparted skills in
script writing for radio talks, newspapers, bulletins and magazines.
They were also familiarised with the planning of communication
strategies, extension talks, field visits, communication problems and
the importance and concept of communication by experts. The
participants were addressed by Dr S.S Gill, Additional Director,
Extension Education, Centre for Communication, Languages and Culture;
Dr Ajit Randhawa, Professor Extension Education; Dr G.S Khurana,
Professor, Extension Education; Dr Kanwal Kumar, Associate Director,
Extension Education; Dr Avtar Singh, Associate Director
(Publications); Mr Gurbhajan Gill, Editor (Punjabi); Dr G S Saini and
Dr D.S Dhillon, Professors, Extension Education. |
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Educationists'
forum meeting today Ludhiana, May 2 Releasing the press note here, Prof
K.B.S.Sodhi, convener of the local chapter of the forum and former
president of the PCCTU, said the forum would constitute a think-tank
to make recommendations on the state, national and international
developments to the authorities concerned. The forum will also set up
its chapters in other main districts of Punjab . The other chapters to
be set up in Punjab and dates of their meetings will be announced by
Mr Tarsem Bahia. OC |
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College
results on mobile phones Ludhiana, May 2 The above services are also available on the WAP-enabled mobile phones by its WAP site (www.ddjainmobile.com). This is first WAP site in India, which is displaying the college results online on mobile phones. |
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Sena for probe into school assets Ludhiana, May 2 In a memorandum submitted to IT officials, the Shiv Sainiks alleged that many of the schools, charging exorbitant tuition fees, donations and fleecing parents under various other garbs, were being run in the name of trusts. But that fact was that the institutions had become centres of commercial exploitation in the name of imparting education. The party further charged the school managements with extorting money from the parents by way of sale of text books, exercise books, uniforms and collecting many other funds without providing proportionate facilities. The students were further made to pay for private tuitions without being given proper receipts. Not only this, the school managements were also guilty of cutting corners in the payment of salaries to teaching and non-teaching staff and there were numerous complaints of under payments as against the salaries shown in the official record. |
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Headmistress
denies being sacked Ludhiana, May 2 |
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Tasneem’s romance
with literature continues Ludhiana, May 2 During his college days, he
dabbled for sometime in Urdu ghazal and then switched over to Urdu
fiction. Later, he immersed himself in Punjabi novel and criticism .
In 1999, he received Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel “Gwache
Arth” (The Lost Meanings). He is the author of 25 books in Urdu,
Punjabi and English. Earlier in 1995 he had been honoured by the state
government with the Shiromani Sahitkar Purskar. While talking to this
correspondent he said at the age of 75. “I look forward as much as I
look back. I want to do some more creative work of a different type.
In fiction, I may come up with a novel depicting the cross currents of
modern life. But I am more inclined towards literary criticism these
days. Narrative modes fascinate me and I want to find out how a
particular perspective changes the whole concept of the
writer.” One does look forward, but why does he want to look
backwards? To this Professor Tasneem replied, “When I look back I
wonder how I had to pass through the ups and downs of my life. Much of
the time was wasted in making my family feel comfortable materially.
Not that I succeeded in this venture. Later we just ignored that
aspect of existence and concentrated on the printed word. Lure of
books ultimately saved us from existentialist dichotomy.” Professor
Tasneem has changed tracks and is venturing into new avenues. In May
2002, his book Narrative Modes in Punjabi Novel was published by the
Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, where he had worked on
this project as Fellow. “This, as the critics say, has cut new
ground so far as Punjabi literary criticism is concerned. The other
book in Punjabi , “Aaeene de Rubru” (September 2002) is my long
overdue literary autobiography. In it I have traced my writing career
beginning in the, 50s to the present day,” says Professor
Tasneem. Professor Tasneem has also written scores of “middles”
in The Tribune. These will be compiled in two books, “The Corridors
of Time” and “The Golden Mists”. Now a publisher in Delhi has
planned to publish his 100 “middles” in a book entitled “Moods
and Moments”. These articles in totality can be termed as my
spiritual autobiography, he said.
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Book of ghazals released Ludhiana, May 2 Dr Aulakh presented the copies of the book to Jagdev Singh Jassowal, well-known admirer and promoter of Punjabi culture and folk art. Dr S.S. Gill, Additional Director Extension Education, Centre for Communication, Languages and Culture, PAU, said Mr Gurbhajan Gill had been able to put across the current turmoils of Punjab peasantry through his poetry. The Punjabi Sahitya Academy President, Dr Surjit Pattar, appreciated the use of pure Punjabi vocabulary in the writings of Mr G.S. Gill. He said these writings can be comprehended even by a common man. On this occasion, Mr Jagdev Singh Jassowal, founder Chairman, Prof Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation and a former MLA, remarked, “I have studied Mr Gurbhajan Gill’s writings for the past 25 years and have found him championing the cause of the downtrodden and the destitutes”. |
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