ISBF fest
Indian School of Business and Finance (ISBF) in association with Indian Institute of Art and Design (IIAD) organised their fest Xenia 2016 at the IIAD campus in Okhla, New Delhi.
The theme was Giving Peace a Chance. It got an overwhelming response with over a thousand students from more than 50 leading Delhi University colleges like SRCC, Hansraj College, Shaheed Sukhdev Singh College of Business Studies, Faculty of Management Studies, Miranda House, Gargi, Jesus & Mary College and many more.
IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, Delhi Technological University, Sushant School of Design, NSIT participated in various academic and cultural contests with full zeal, vigour and enthusiasm.
HR conclave
Management Development Institute (MDI) recently organised its first HR Conclave. The event, titled Reinventing HR: An Extreme Makeover, took place in Gurgaon on February 6 and brought together many industry leaders under one roof for a healthy, open exchange of ideas to chart the future course of the HR industry.
The chief guest was Dr Shalini lal (director-HR, Deutsche Bank). In addition other prominent names that participated include Kamlesh Vyas (director, EY), Muninder Anand (associate director, People & Change-KPMG), Bimal Rath (founder-MD, Think Talent Services), Prakash Rao (VP & head-mpHRO, PeopleStrong HR Services) and Ester Martinez (CEO and Editor-in-Chief, People Matters) amongst others.
Vega school in gurgaon
Gurgaon’s first progressive school, complete architecture designed to help children learn better, was unveiled on January 31 at Vega Schools’ first primary school location in India, located off Sohna Road, near Eldeco Mansionz, Sector 48, Gurgaon.
Its unique design includes individual quiet zones for study and play, one-on-one discussion areas for teacher-student interactions, small group spaces for team projects, and large group activity zones to support personalised education and immersive learning. It also maintains Co2 level monitors throughout the building to ensure consistent oxygenated flow to improve cognition and concentration and centralised air filtration system to mitigate the dangerously high levels of particulate matter (PM 2.5).
Employability programme
Aricent and NASSCOM Foundation jointly announced the launch of Aricent Employability Programme. This CSR initiative aims to create greater employability opportunities for 2,500 college students, by up-skilling engineering undergraduates across Delhi NCR, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu regions.
Global Talent Track and iPRIMED are the two partners who will carry out the on-campus skills development. The series of online and classroom sessions includes project work and learning events like project competitions, industry leadership talks etc. The programme will equip students in select cities and colleges with skills in specialised areas like JAVA, testing and software development, among others enabling them to find employment across the IT-Business Process Management industry. Programme culmination will include a joint certification from NASSCOM SSC, Aricent, Training Partners and NASSCOM Foundation. The candidates will be assessed on the qualification parameters and certified on the relevant job role, enhancing the chances of employment.
Media workshop
Creatives World Media Academy in association with AAFT Group powered by ICMEI organised a Media Workshop on Role of Media in Students’ life at Bal Bhavan International School , Sector-12, Dwarka. Senior journalist S.S.Dogra, managing editor & founder, Dwarka Parichay, interacted with some class XI students of BBIS.
In these workshops, Dogra explained the importance of media in day to day life of students. The meaning of media and its achievements, with the introduction of computer in India, internet accessibility and advanced branches of media were described.
He motivated all the students to read good books, inspiring/informative editorial/articles in newspaper which can enhance vocabulary power and give them good command on the language, watch good debates on TV, films, listen to good programmes aired on radio, even make fair use of internet and social media. He added that the students can increase their knowledge/memory power, become more responsive/extrovert and become more confident, thus getting better academic/practical result.
Entrance Exams for a creative career
Creative careers like graphic designing, fashion designing, media are proving to be exciting career options, especially for those who have an eye for detail. Students are required to appear and clear entrance exams conducted by various colleges.
Admission to The National Institute of Design (NID) is through Design Aptitude Test (DAT), also popularly known as the National Entrance Examination for Design. The college offers various programmess.
The selection process besides looking at academic qualifications comprises of three stages: Design Aptitude Test, Studio Test and Personal Interview. For more information visit: http://www.nid.edu/. The entrance test conducted by WlCI, AICET (All India Combined Entrance Test), is the gateway to several Indian and international universities and institutes. The AICET 2016 will be conducted on May 8, 2016 in 31 locations across India, Sri lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and the Middle East. Students will compete for more than 2,500 seats in various design and production courses. Those interested apply at: http://admissions.wlci.in.