The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

EDUCATION

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Design for us too, Sahib tells fashion students
Manish Kumar Singal

The Pearl Academy of Fashion recently awarded professional degrees to more than 200 students, who graduated from the institute in different streams. The Union Labour Minister, Mr Sahib Singh Verma, who was the chief guest at the convocation, said: “The students of Pearl Academy of Fashion will certainly reach the zenith of success and turn out to be the nation’s pride.” He, however, wished that the students would design outfits for people like him also, who wear only Indian clothes.

The convocation began with an invocation song by the students, which was followed by welcome address by the Chairman, Mr Deepak Seth. Mr Seth said that the academy’s vision for the next decade is to establish itself as a global centre of excellence in the sphere of design and business technology with a wide range of activities, including advanced research and consultancy services.

National-level quest for solutions

The Institute of Management and Research (IMR) is once again organising a national-level case writing and presentation competition, “Paristhiti’04”, a quest for solutions. This quest would be held on March 25th and 26th. The institute is a part of Bharti Vidyapeeth, which comprises 147 educational institutes with 60 professional colleges across the country. Similarly, the institute is also organising a national-level management festival, “Renaissance 04” on April 3 and 4. Reputed institutes across the country would participate in these functions.

According to Dr. SS Vernekar, Director, IMR, “Presently we are offering different management courses like MBA, MCM, MPM, PGDBM and MMS. We have a strength of 1500 students, who are enrolled in this institute in different courses.”

Pat on the back for NIEC faculty

The Northern India Engineering College recently celebrated its first year academic session in which around 240 students have passed out, securing a good percentage in different subjects. This is one of the good engineering colleges in Delhi, affiliated to the Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University. The college offers four engineering courses that all are approved by the AICTE.

According to Vice Chancellor KK Aggarwal, “The institute is a milestone in the ceaseless journey towards academic and technical excellence. NIEC is determined to scale new heights of glorious achievements in the field of engineering technology.

The institute, started in August 2003, is a magnificent structure built on 9 acres of land with lush green environment in Shastri Park, East Delhi. The institute is not only equipped with the latest infrastructure but also has a faculty of highly educated people with command over their subjects.

According to the Director, Prof. SC Gupta, “Our motive is to give best possible education to the students, so that they can achieve remarkable success in their lives.”

Company Secy exam results out

The results of Company Secretaries Examinations, held in December 2003, were declared on February 25, and released to all regional and chapter offices of the institute and superintendents of examination centres throughout the country.

The results are also available on the internet at the institute’s website.

The secretary of the institute, NK Jain, said that the break-up marks would be available at the institute’s website from February 28.

He further said that the next examination of Company Secretaries for Foundation, Intermediate and Final would be held from June 2 to June 10. The last date for the receipt of enrollment applications is March 25, he added.

3-day Business summit at Amity

According to the Union Minister of Labour, Mr Sahib Singh Verma, the mantra of success is related to teamwork. He was speaking on the three-day International Business summit at Amity. He asked the students to strive towards making India a superpower by 2030.

The other dignitaries present there were MOS for Telecommunication, Ashok Pradhan, NTPC Chairman, CP Jain, Chairman, Gujrat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), Dr V Kurien, and other representatives of embassy of Nigeria and Belgium.

Mr Ashok Pradhan described this union of corporate heads and educationists as revolutionary and innovative, which would help the country to unearth potential talent and channelise these in the right direction. Dr V Kurien was conferred the Corporate Role Model and Lifetime Achievement award by Dr Ashok K. Chauhan, founder president of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. During the summit, DK Mittal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, explained the threats to domestic producers and consumers how the challenges of global business can be met.

NCERT curriculum for teachers

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) released a new curriculum framework for teacher education. This curriculum was framed after nationwide consultations and after eliciting suggestions on school education in the 21st century.

The document emphasises the need for making teacher education institutions better equipped in the matter of infrastructure and greater professional support on a continuous basis. Fully conscious of the existing realities, this curriculum takes a pragmatic view of teacher education and suggests changes within the various parameters of implementation.