Career Counselling Seminar
IIT Delhi Alumni Association, in collaboration with Training & Placement Cell, IIT Delhi and Board for Student Welfare IITD organised a career counselling seminar and panel discussion recently.
The first session integrated discussions on prominent themes like how to improve students’ performance during campus interviews and comparing various career options available to them. It was moderated by Sanjiv Narayan, MD, Calypso Design Systems. The discussion was guided by alumni who go for pre-placement talks and campus recruitments.They counselled students to be confident so that they can excel in life
Orientation Programme
Noida International University conducted the orientation programme for new students of 2014 batch. The students received a warm reception from the University. Ved Krishna MD Yash group was present as the chief guest.
The event was inaugurated by Krishna and Vikram Singh, Vice Chancellor NIU. The faculty at the university was also introduced to the students with a brief description about everyone. Singh welcomed the students and parents and spoke about the facilities provided by the university.
Global Education Fair
The Chopras’ initiative, Global Education Interact, is scheduled to be held on September 21, 2014 in New Delhi. The fair which will commence on September 16, 2014 and continue till October 1, 2014 will cover cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin, lucknow, Delhi and Jaipur.
About 45 universities from eight countries like Deakin University, MDIS Singapore, James Cook University, Birmingham City University, Middlesex University leeds Metropolitan University, University of Bristol, S.P Jain School of Global Management, PSB Academy etc. will participate in the session.
For more information please visit: http://www.thechopras.com/GEI/ or contact: (0)11- 4160 8466, 26414164/65, 26280600, 26445195, 26478940.
India School Rankings
EducationWorld in association with C fore, Delhi conducted its annual EducationWorld India School Rankings survey in 25 cities and education hubs across India to rate 931 schools. The Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar/Moulsari, Delhi, the Daly College, Indore (day-cum-boarding), la Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata (all-girls) and Campion School, Mumbai (all-boys) are ranked India’s most admired day schools in the globally unprecedented league released recently.
Sahyadri School, Pune (co-ed), Welham Girls, Dehra Dun (all-girls), and Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (all-boys) were ranked No1 in the traditional/legacy boarding schools category.A total of 8,263 fees-paying parents, teachers, principals and educationists were interviewed by 203 field researchers, to rate and rank the schools category wise.
Junior Council at RYAN
The swearing in ceremony of the Junior Council for the academic session 2014-15, of Ryan International School Vasant Kunj was conducted in the school Amphi theatre. Sidhant Sadana, head boy and Stuti Kapoor, head girl led the council into a pledge to uphold the honour and pride of the school.
The events was presided by Col Rajneesh Mohan, who motivated the students to work hard and to commit themselves to their beliefs.The members of the parent teacher association and the parents of the meritorious students also graced the occasion.The ceremony concluded with the junior council ready to take on their leadership positions with discipline and accountability, motivation and enthusiasm.
Faculty Training Programme
ITM University, Gurgaon, recently organised a four-day information and communication technology programme to sharpen the communication skills of newly inducted faculty.
The programme, which was based on Communication Skills: Instructional Planning and Delivery, was conducted by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh.
It focused on training professors to communicate a message effectively and inventing new channels of communication between professors and students. Professors were made to attend a session on two-way communication process in which they were taught how to reach out to students in a more exciting manner.
Speaking about the programme Prof BS Panwar, VC, ITM University said: “I have faith in my faculty members because of their ability to transmit knowledge and skills as also values at the same time. Art of communication involves listening, speaking, reading and writing. Professors need to be skilled in all these areas to excel. This initiative will also help produce quality students.”