If you are a student of Information Technology (IT) or Computer Applications and eager learn Cyber Security then Ranchi University (RU) has something interesting for you. The State University will begin certificate course on Cyber Security from 2014-15 session onwards in coordination with CMAI Association of India Communication Multimedia and Infrastructure.
“The six months course will be managed separately by the latter in colleges running undergraduate and post graduate degrees in IT or computer applications. CMAI is preparing the course module. We are yet to decide on the eligibility for applying this course,” RU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Pro-VC) Dr M Raziuddin said.
RU is said to be the first state university of Jharkhand to initiate for such a technical subject. “We will first hold a 16 hours workshop divided into two days and explain the students on how to be ethical while hacking and how they can understand the loopholes of an email account or bank account. After the workshop, an entrance test will be conducted wherein the successful students will be eligible to pursue this course,” an official of CMAI said during the first ever National Jharkhand Education Summit and Awards function in the state capital on Monday.
According to this official, the Summit was hosted here to interact with the teachers and students of local higher education institutions. The official said, “A candidate must at least possess a graduate degree. The charges of the course will range around Rs2,000. This was our initial step in order to create awareness on the concept of cyber security in this region. We are already carrying out this course in educational intuitions of Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Uttrakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh. Our main objective is to nurture the technical knowledge of students residing in small states like Jharkhand.”
Notably, CMAI and RU had recognized the achievement of some of the institutions who have contributed significantly towards the growth of the education sector in India in the recent times for their betterment of work in future.
The ‘Best Higher Education College for Tribal Areas in Jharkhand’ was awarded to Ranchi College and Ranchi Women’s College received award for ‘Best in Academics for undergraduates and post graduates for women in Jharkhand.’ Marwari College received ‘Best Education Institute serving social cause in Jharkhand’ and Doranda College bagged award for ‘Best Academic Programmes in Jharkhand.’
Nirmala College was felicitated for being the ‘Best Missionary Institute for Integral Development in Jharkhand’ and Ursuline Women’s Teacher’s Training College received the ‘Best Women’s Teacher’s Training College in Jharkhand’.
Koderma Government Polytechnic Institute was awarded for ‘Excellence in Skill Development Programmes in Jharkhand’ and Jaipur’s Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University was
felicitated for ‘Excellent Women’s University in Infrastructure in Rajasthan for Jharkhand Scholars’.
‘Best Innovative University in MP for Jharkhand Scholars’ award was given to Gwalior’s ITM University and Noida’s Accurate Institute of Management and Technology was awarded the ‘Excellence in Training and Placement Institute in UP for Jharkhand Scholars’.
Shree Krishna Institute of Public Administration director general AK Pandey, the chief guest of this
occasion said that in the present scenario technology can be shielded only through information related to cyber security.
Also, RU VC’s (lN Bhagat) son Manish Kumar (Manager in a Bangalore IT firm) who recently made entry in the limca Book of Records for fastest East to West India and fastest North to South India two-wheeler expeditions was felicitated as leading IT professional East-West and North-South area. On June 15 last year, The Pioneer had published the attempt details of this Ranchi boy for the mentioned book of records.