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PU to review paper setting system Chandigarh, May 18 According to sources, the university’s Syndicate has decided to re-consider its earlier decision on this issue in its forthcoming meeting, scheduled to be held here later this week. In April last year, the Syndicate had resolved that in future two paper-setters will be appointed to set one question paper each for the B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.B.A. and B.C.A. courses. This implied that a total of two question papers would be prepared, one being used for the annual examination and the other for the supplementary examination. Following a case of paper leakage rocking the university in 1997, in which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had picked up the then Controller of Examinations (COE) for questioning, the university authorities had decided to change the system of paper setting. It was then proposed that three different paper-setters should prepare two question papers each, resulting in the availability of six question papers. The COE could pick out any one paper to be used. It was then proposed that one set, consisting of two papers each be got prepared from two paper setters and out of these four question papers, one paper each for the April and September examination be picked up by the COE. The then Deputy Registrar (Secrecy) appraised the committee set up in this regard about the difficulties being faced by the secrecy branch in getting three question papers prepared by one person. He was of the opinion that the quantum of difficulties and the time likely to be consumed in preparing several sets would multiply. In case of delay, it would also affect the printing schedule. The Deputy Registrar also appraised the committee of the financial implications of preparing four-six sets of question papers. Given the combined number of courses in all streams in all three years, the number of papers to be set is stated to be around 6,000. While the committee recommended in 1999 that one set of two question papers each be got prepared from two paper setters, sources confirm that this decision was, in fact, never implemented by the university. According to sources, presently two paper setters are preparing one question paper each for the April and September examination, respectively, leaving no back-up in case of any emergency.  |
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Summer camps galore for kids Chandigarh, May 18 Gone are the days when the camps used to offer lessons in singing, dancing or computers. Things have changed now. The focus is now on the overall development of children. Instructors in the camps not only teach the little ones the art of speaking fluent English, but also the right way of walking. They also teach skating, karate, yoga and flash dance. The best thing about the camps is that you do not have to drop or pick up your little ones. The camps offer bus facility for residents of Chandigarh, Panchkula and SAS Nagar. Parents should stop worrying about the children wasting hours in front of the television and encourage them to join a workshop. At a camp being held at St Peter’s School in Sector 37, the children are being taught calligraphy, aerobics, dance, drama and super-memory skills. Scientific study skills and advance learning techniques will also be taught. The charges for the courses are Rs 650. A personality development workshop has been chalked out by Ajit Karam Singh School in Sector 41 for children of classes I to IX of any institute. The workshop includes sessions in English speaking, calligraphy, computer education, cookery, painting, interior decoration and dance. It will be held from 8 am to 11 am and the charges are Rs 400 for the entire programme. A cricket coaching camp will be held from May 19 to June 4 from 6.30 am to 8 am at the school. Another workshop is being held at house number 5672 in Sector 38. Students in the age group of three to 12 years can participate in the month-long camp from May 26. It will begin at 9.30 am and continue till 12 noon. For Rs 350, the children will be given an opportunity to try their hand at drawing and colouring, art and craft, rangoli, clay-moulding, cloth-folding and mask-making. Computers and soft toy-making will be an added attraction. Goofy Kids Club is also organising a camp for children at Lake Club. The participants will be taught dancing and acting, besides yoga, clay-modelling and horse-riding. There is magic show and trekking too. After the conclusion of the camp, the children will exhibit their talent at a cultural show. Splash party during the camp will be an added attraction. The charges for this camp are Rs 975. Another Rs 300 will have to be spent on transportation. The camp will continue from May 27 to June 10. Registration is being done at 3027, Sector 21-D (Ph: 98145-46567). Sanjivni Kidsklub is imparting training in vocal music, harmonium, painting, greeting card-making, dramatics, folk dance, story telling and theatre at house no 44 (Sector 11). The camp is being held for children between the age group of two-and-a-half to 15 years. Valedictory function will be held on June 28. Another workshop will be conducted at house number 1271 in Sector 21 from May 19. Children aged three and above can participate. Kailash Bahl DAV Centenary Public School in Sector 7 will be imparting coaching in computers, theatre and dance, besides art and craft and music, during eight workshops. Skating, cricket, karate and yoga workshop will also be held. Bus facility can also be availed. |
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HAMARA SCHOOL An impressive building, a nursery of medicinal and ornamental plants and an alluring hostel structure spread over an area of eight acres coalesce to give life to Malwa International Public School. A residential cum day boarding school founded in 1999, Malwa can boast of a comprehensive infrastructure including well equipped labs, a well stacked library and adequate playing ground, the reason why CBSE granted the school Affiliation right at its inception. ‘Institutions and organisations are run by committed individuals, structures and nurseries do not make a school’, quips the principal Mr P.K. Arora. Here it is the man and the actions that matter, rest all is secondary. There is no stress or strain of studies here as a consistent dose of academics keeps everyone abreast with the syllabi. The stress here is not on the amount of ideas of sport activities the school has but on the amount of ideas that are actually implemented and in how many games the students excel in. The school is equipped with well maintained playgrounds and Inter-house matches of Basketball, cricket, volleyball, table-tennis and Athletics keep the young players charged. The teaching fraternity pays a lot of attention toward making the children imbibe and implement moral values rather than just talking about them. A unique feature of the school is a compulsory period of half an hour of newspaper reading. Each and every child from class two onwards gets the newspaper everyday and the teacher concerned explains various write ups making the children underline them. every Saturday a quiz is organised based upon the week long reading of the newspaper. Two questions about General knowledge and two sentences of English are part of the daily regimen which are read out in the assembly and each day the feedback is taken from the students during the assembly itself. Another feature of the school is regular project making. The students are awarded prizes based on their projects on varied topics covering the
Olympic games, Kalpana Chawla, the US-Iraq war or the WTc attacks. The fine Arts room has a unique feature wherein students have varied platforms to put forth their creativity while painting. The Computer room of the school is very popular with the students especially the elder ones who try to spend all their extra time here. All the three laboratories of the school are very well stacked with the latest apparatus. Twice a week the school holds hobby classes in chess, cookery, painting, music, GK, philately and numismatics. There are special classes of music and dance for class LKG, UKG and class one while sending students on various tours is a regular feature with the school as it is considered to be another lesson in attaining confidence and decision making abilities. The speed of the boss is the speed of the team For Mr P K Arora principal of Malwa International Public School discipline is the core factor underlying all education. Having taught for a year at Dalhousie Public School and for sixteen years at Yadavindra Public School, Patiala he firmly believes that discipline is the storehouse from where emanate all the channels. 8His views on maintaining discipline in the school: Have a long debate for months together and the conclusion will be that indisciplined kids will be a pain in the neck for both their teachers and family. Come to MIPS and see how every child obeys the teachers. I won’t let the students argue back with my teachers under any circumstances because once they learn to open their mouths, shutting it off becomes an insurmountable problem. On discipline amongst teachers: I hate to see my teachers yapping in the corridors, giggling in the staff room or indulging in leg-pulling. Imagine a house with five or six members all jealous of each other and now imagine fifty to sixty members all the time pulling down the efficient ones. In such a case the institution is bound to lose its lustre. On the need for teamwork:
In a school its teamwork all the way and one unturned string causes cacophony. I assure you there is no politics at all amongst my staff and the children simply obey the teachers. The speed of the boss is the speed of the team. On the significance of motivation:
It is basically a game of motivation, love, sincerity and concern. Trust me if I tell my children to bow before their parents everyday or talk in English — to a large extent I succeed because the children are won over to do it. When words come from within the listeners do pay attention. On imbibing values:
The parents do not send their wards to us so that they deteriorate. We in MIPS try to keep their faith and the child’s faith for having chosen us for this privileged responsibility. If a child worries his parents, watches excess television, is a poor eater or is obese the parents are repeatedly told to write back in their dairies and the child is sent to my office with the dairy. Believe me that it works like magic. Discipline does not come through the rod , meaning
full words and action convince the child about his duties. High time we decide to produce palpable human hearts rather than Humanoids. —
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SCHOOL WORLD Every student eagerly awaits the summer vacation. Just the mention of the word “holiday” can bring a gleam of joy on his face. Those who thoughtfully made a provision for a summer break while planning for the academic year in schools deserve to be complimented because all work and no play can be a drag and is always counterproductive. But most students look upon homework assigned for the holidays as a punishment. "All the charm of holidays is spoilt by homework," one student comments. Another endorses it by observing that "giving holiday homework is rather cruel on the part of the teacher as these are days for fun, friends and recreation". I was also of the same view in my student days. I used to hate carrying a bag full of books to my grandmother's place (an annual feature) during summer holidays. But there is a lot of difference in the kind of holiday homework we used to get then and the kind homework students are assigned now. For a teacher, drawing up the scheme of holiday homework is a complicated process. It is not only the written or the learning work which has to be completed, actually, all the aspects of a child's personality have to be kept in mind while framing the holiday homework schedule. In DAV Public School, Sector 8-C, we give library-based homework which involves activities and a lot of research by which the child learns while enjoying. Commenting on holiday homework, Sushant of Class IX, reveals, "my first reaction to homework is a big 'no'. But without books too, holidays will become boring. Holidays homework should be there but rather limited. It should also be interesting and exciting and designed to attract a child of every temperament. For instance, our Biology holiday homework is totally observation based." Tarun of Class VII says "Our holiday homework requires a visit to Sector 10 museum". The prerequisite for proper utilisation of vacation is time management. We must have a set timetable at least one day before the holidays begin so that we don't end up feeling that 'vacations could have been spent in a better way'. This is the time when one gets a break from monotonous routine, when one has ample time to look within, for introspection and self assessment. It is an excellent time, when one can pay attention to improve his field of interest since one does not get time to hone one's interests in
routine. For example, if one is interested in reading or inculcating conversational skills, he or she can improve by reading good books which will improve linguistic expression as well as vocabulary. If you have an actor or a painter in you, you should join some hobby class as hobby is the only aspect of life which one is free to choose. Extroverts can make a club of friends keeping social projects in mind. For example, a visit can be made to a slum area for educating people on how to use the available resources and teaching them simple mathematical calculations. It will give you immense pleasure as well as enhance your confidence. Your club can make a visit to any old age home. Sharing old people's emotions, lending them a ear will fill you with pleasant feeling and help you turn into a better human being, a good citizen and a perfect personality. The sole purpose of vacation is to enjoy. How you do it is your choice: you can either enjoy the creativity or enjoy whiling away time. Any task which involves us and absorbs us fully is recreation in a true sense of the word. *Teacher, D.A.V. Public School, Sector 8-C Chandigarh
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Annual function of Professional
Tutorials Chandigarh, May 18 The evening was full of fun, excitement and nostalgia as the young MBA aspirants mixed around and exchanged notes with their seniors who have already completed their MBA. Appreciating the strong bond that the students of the institute share with the mentors and the faculty, the centre director, Lieut-Col Gurmeet Sethi (retd), said the institute strongly believed in inculcating a sense of belonging to all its students. Mr Kulwant Ghai, executive director and senior faculty member also addressed the gathering. |
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A date with Sahir’s film
songs Chandigarh, May 18 The songs like “Mang ke saath tumhara, maine maang liya sansaar...”, “Hum intezaar karenge tera quayamat tak...”, “Ure jab jab zulfe teri...” and others which once used to captivate thousands of listeners in the ’70s and ’80s did not fail to evoke the same magic even today. With Brijesh Ahuja, a prominent singer of the city, and Ranjana , an artiste from Jalandhar Doordarshan, and other youngsters like Vani, Richa and Rajiv, the musical troupe rendered about 25 songs written by the legendary poet and lyricist. The opening song was a prayer song “Allah tero naam...” by Ranjana. The show was directed by Ms Reeta Sharma. Mr Virender Singh, Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, was the chief guest. The programme was presided over by Dr R.B. Bajpai, Director, CSIO. The singers in tonight’s show were accompanied by Ramankant on the keyboard, Vevel Sharma on the flute, Santosh Kataria on the tabla, Titu on the dholak, Sushant and Munish on the guitar and Subhash on percussion. |
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