EDUCATION

CAMPUS
NSUI jumps on the IAS bandwagon
Smriti Kak

It is the time of the year when various students’ factions on the campus are sprucing up their image. Though most will demur from acknowledging these as election gimmicks, for the average student these sudden bursts are expected, but welcome.

Students’ union leaders having been doing their bit for the students by setting up assistance counters during admissions and now putting anti ragging squads on the job.

To keep up the tempo of their “welfare activities” and also to win the goodwill of the socio-economically deprived sections, the NSUI has decided to open a Rajiv Gandhi IAS Academy to provide free coaching to civil services aspirants.

“We have a panel of subject experts and professors who will coach the students without charging any fees”, said the spokesperson for NSUI, Kuntal Krishna.

He added: “We are yet to finalise the venue for setting up the institute, but it will be closer to the University or areas which have more students”. The spokesperson pointed out that NSUI has also deployed anti ragging squads to check incidents of ragging.

Among other projects that are in the pipeline are a freshers’ party in both the North and the South Campus and a membership drive prior to the elections.

Orientation programme at IMM

IMM’s 2003 orientation programme at The Park Hotel in the Capital.

The 34th batch of the Institute of Marketing and Management started with an orientation programme. More than 300 students from India and abroad have taken admission in various courses including MBA, PDDBA, BBA and B.Com.

Mr Wajahat Habibullah, secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, addressed the orientation programme. The speakers, including heads of various companies, spoke about the prevailing business environment, opportunities for India in the globalised scenario and the qualities required for future managers. IMM is envisaging introduction of new courses, setting up of a university in the near future.

IGNOU to launch course in association with WIPO

The Indira Gandhi National Open University, in association with World Intellectual Property Rights Organisation (WIPO), has announced the launch of a diploma programme in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) starting January next year.

The Human Resource Development Ministry has signed an MoU with WIPO, a UN agency, to promote and develop education concerning Intellectual Property Rights.

It was pointed out that besides proving experts at their own cost, WIPO has agreed to support the cost of development of course material while IGNOU has undertaken to ensure delivery. The joint programme in IPR will be launched next year.

Special scholarships for management students

All India Management Association (AIMA) has instituted special scholarships for management students belonging to the economically underprivileged sections of the society. The announcement was made by the Director of AIMA, Maj. Gen. D N Khurana.

10 scholarships of Rs 60,000 each will be given to the deserving students each year despite their joining any business school.

“This is AIMA’s small contribution to help students from the underprivileged segments of the society by providing them opportunities to advance their careers”, said Maj. Gen. Khurana.

Lakshay Polytechnic students organise fashion show

Students of Lakshay Polytechnic at a fashion show.

A fashion show was put up on the occasion of the annual day celebrations by the students of Lakshay Polytechnic, Tilak Nagar. The students took to the stage in self- designed and stitched apparels.

The costumes were essentially a mix of Indo-western wear, with the Indian touch being predominant. A magic show by Upendra Thakur, a dance performance by Bleedz Creek Group and a performance by Punjabi pop singer, Ashu Punjabi were also part of the celebrations.

Amity convocation

A student being awarded his degree at the first convocation of the Amity Institute of Behavioural Health and Allied Sciences.

Post-Graduate Diplomas in health and psychology and behavioural modification, rehabilitation psychology and forensic sciences were awarded at the first convocation of the Amity Institute of Behavioural Health and Allied Sciences.

Dr Shrada Prasad, Director, National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science and Mr M S Rao, Chief Forensic Scientist, Ministry of Home Affairs conferred the degrees.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Rao said, “in a number of cases, the witness turns hostile and the entire investigation efforts go haywire, this is when services of such young professionals come into use”.

Talking about the course, the director of the Institute, Dr Veera Raghavan said, “one of the unique features of these courses is that the students get hands on experience in the fields they have selected. Apart from internships in hospitals like Ram Manohar Lohia and Apollo, we also have our clinic within the premises where we treat children with different types of disorders and adults suffering from pain syndrome”.

Apart from students, 12 police personnel who completed weekend courses in Forensic sciences were awarded certificates.

The institute, apart from conducting one-year PG courses, also conducts weekend courses for professionals, including lawyers, bank managers, investigative personnel and security personnel.

Leave skimpy dresses and cell phones at home

For students who thought dressing provocatively is an expression of freedom, there is room for reconsideration. College authorities are increasingly shaking their heads at exposed midriffs and plunging necklines. The authorities are also cracking a whip on cell phones on cell phones on the campus.

From a “word of advice” to a “notice”, students especially girls, are being asked to dress “more carefully”. “In our college, there is no dress code. All we are asking the students is to dress more carefully. After all it is a question of their safety both within and outside the college”, said Dr. AS Reddy, Principal, Sri Venkateshwar College.

He added, “we all have responsibilities towards the safety of the students. We have requested the parents to pay attention to their child’s apparels and ensure that outfits that lead to indecent exposure are avoided”.

Similar reactions have been reported from other colleges where concern has been shown over the choice of clothes. “Each year students follow a certain fad, but this year we are not too happy with the clothes. There are too many plunging necks and rising hemlines. A bit too embarrassing”, said a Political Science teacher.

The “bold” clothes apart the authorities are also taking a strict note of students carrying mobile phones. In colleges like St. Stephens there are notices asking students to refrain from using cell phones on the campus. 

Students refused admission; probe ordered
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 23
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has instituted an inquiry into the case of a school at Jahangirpuri in Civil Lines Zone where the headmaster allegedly refused children admission in different classes, the Chairman of he Education Committee, Mr Farhad Suri, said.

He said that he was not aware of the facts. He came to know through media this morning. He had instituted an inquiry and called the district education officer of Civil Lines Zone. An inquiry would be made into the case. Strict action will be taken against the guilty, he said.

The Additional Commissioner, Education, Mr H.B. Sharma, expressed ignorance of the incident, saying that he would call the education director to know the facts.

Around 400 students went to the MCD School located in K block at Jahangirpuri for admission in primary classes. The headmaster refused them on the ground that there were not enough seats. The children came along with their parents after a campaign was launched by an NGO in the colony to create an awareness on education in the children of the slum dwellers. Street play is organised every day in the colony to make the people aware of education, residents said.

When the children were refused admission, their parents approached an NGO which tried to persuade the headmaster but in vain.

The residents said that it was their fundamental right to get education and it is obligatory for the corporation to make arrangement for education of the citizens of the Capital. The corporation should arrange for the seats in the schools, they said.