Education key to progress
Hundreds of men and women fought for freedom with their unfailing courage and endurance even to the extent of giving up their lives. The freedom movement was headed by various stalwarts in the country.
Among the many dynamic and charismatic leaders, Mahatma Gandhi was the most iconic leader who played a definite role in bringing the nation together with his tool of non-violence through movements like the non-ooperation movement, Purna Swaraj, Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement that brought India the long awaited freedom. These noble heroes, to whom India owes its Independence, had access to education. Education made them aware of the world history, various civil rights and freedom movements across the globe.
It is their love for the nation coupled with the education that influenced them and kindled in their hearts to awaken the people of our country to come together to end the colonial rule. let us pay our tribute to them.
Nelson Mandela had aptly said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Children are our future and it is their right to live with dignity and respect and be moulded as responsible citizens. If they have no access to education, the future of our country will not be bright.
(The writer is Dr AF Pinto, chairman, Ryan International Group of Institutions)
Six New IIMS
Six new IIMs announced have been included in the registration for CAT 2014. However, it is not clear yet if they will start functioning for the 2015-17.
These new IIMs will be situated in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, Bihar, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh.
Also the format of CAT exam has changd. Here are the changes: Exam duration increased to 170 minutes. Quantitative analysis, data interpretation, logical reasoning & verbal ability question have increased to 50; Candidates have the flexibility to switch over from one section to another.
Exam will be held just on two dates — November 16 and 22 only. Online registration is now a must. Registration is open from August 6 to 30 September. Number of test sites stand at 354. Students will have a choice of three cities for taking the test.
Independence day celebration
The Madhu Bala Institute of Communication & Electronic Media (MBICEM), affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University celebrated the 68th Independence Day in the campus with patriotic fervor and gaiety amid a series of programmes.
Students participated in the function with enthusiasm and enthralled the audience. Addressing the function, the director of MBICEM, Prof Madhu Bala Julka, observed two minutes silence to pay tributes to freedom fighters and martyrs, who laid their lives to attain the Independence.
She stressed the need to strengthen the nation through the good deeds as was envisaged by freedom fighters. The honorary secretary of institute, PK Bhatnagar and faculty member, Vikram Julka emphasized to safeguard the Independence, achieved after centuries of struggle.
Case Study Competition
SABMiller India has launched a national business case study competition Brew-a-Career at India’s leading business schools. It is an opportunity for the right innovative and creative minds that enjoy the challenge of succeeding in a demanding market.
The competition will invite the winning teams from the various campuses for the national level competition, where they will present to a jury. The final winners will get a two months pre placement internship offer at SABMiller India, prize money worth Rs 1 lakh and an opportunity to experience the business across different functions. The first runners up will receive prize money worth Rs 25,000 along with appreciation certificates and company goodies.
Speaking at the launch, Alok Ranjan, director Human Resources, SABMiller India said: “We aim to become an employer of choice for the Talent pool in India. As a step towards that, we are delighted to have launched this competition across India to kindle their thought process and partner with them in our journey.”
National Safety Science Quiz
The Underwriters laboratories (Ul), a global safety science company in association with National Council of Science Museums announced the National Safety Science Quiz for school children in five major cities in India. The quiz is aimed at instilling awareness on the need for safety amongst school children.
The quiz invites participation from — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore on topics like electrical, fire, food and road safety that are relevant in our day to day lives. Each participating school is eligible to send up to three teams of two students from Class VIII to Class XII. Three winning teams from each of the five centers will then participate in further rounds of the quiz to be held in last week of October.
Registration for the test will be done online. The hard copy of the entry form in the prescribed format, duly signed by the Head of the institution of the participating schools including photographs of the participant should be sent to Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Kasturba Road, Bangalore 560001on or before August 25, 2014.