Online MBA degree programme
The Jaro Education has announced the collaboration with Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Centre of Online Learning (DPU COL) to offer a next-generation online MBA degree programme. The UGC approved degree is designed to help participants to develop future-focused competencies, which employers across the globe look for in potential candidates.
The course is designed to equip participants with leadership skills, global awareness and critical and analytical thinking. The two-year programme is curated for working professionals and will follow a credit system as recommended by UGC.
The pedagogy consists of assignments, formative and summative assessment tests, compulsory domain, generic core courses, specialisation and generic elective courses, project work, and much more. Following are specialisations:
Free masterclasses for teachers
To support skill development of the educators of the country especially during such dire times, Aditya Birla Education Academy (ABEA) has been offering free Masterclasses and Educator Meetup sessions for teachers for the last 15 months. This initiative started in April 2020 when teachers were grappling with strategies and tools to teach online.
New btech course on offer
The Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, is offering unique BTech programmes with multi-disciplinary breadth aligned with the emerging technology trends. With design thinking and social connect embedded into the curriculum, these programs target to produce ‘global engineers’ who will be technology leaders and innovators with empathy and sensitivity for sustainable development. Entrepreneurship education has also been introduced offering an enriching experience in innovation, prototyping, business model formulation and market analysis.
Third slot of NRA CET based scholarship test
The upGrad Jeet has announced the third slot of NRA CET based scholarship test for aspirants who are planning to appear for the yearly competitive exams and secure jobs in the Government sector. The first two slots have been conducted this year. The decision to introduce another slot was inspired by the massive response to the first two slots.
JeetCET: NRA CET based scholarship test, is an attempt to estimate the expected test pattern and syllabus to give aspirants a direction to prepare better.
Divided into two rounds, learners from the Preliminary round will then appear for Round 2, called the Mains, after which only 3000 learners will be able to make their way to receiving a six-month subscription of the course for free, while others will receive a 1-month subscription to the NRA CET course. upGrad Jeet has also announced a range of rewards and scholarships amounting to `151 crore to acknowledge the hard work of learners, based on the overall potential they demonstrate during the test.
Analysis found a carbon risk premium
A new mathematical analysis conducted by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) and IIM Bangalore has established a relationship between the carbon footprint of companies and the potential risks of investing in these firms.
An extensive data analysis of over 200 of the largest listed companies in the American market was carried out by the researchers from these top Institutions.
The researchers found that most of these companies (71.6%) had shown a decrease in their carbon emissions in the 2016-2019 period. It was found that carbon footprint had a positive correlation with the size of the companies and the revenues. However, the correlation with expenses was found to be slightly less than that with revenue.
Vmc launches two unique tests
It is imperative to say that choosing the right stream and career has always been a tough task and around 85 per cent of students find it extremely difficult to take the right decision. In an effort to inflate its endeavor of learning and encouraging students to achieve their dreams, Vidyamandir Classes (VMC) in association with Mindler has come up with two new and innovative tests named VMC Disha and VMC Vision.
VMC Disha (Stream Selector) and Vision (Career Discovery) are important initiatives taken by VMC in pursuant to strengthening the school outreach programmes.
These stream and career deciding tests are especially customised for students ranging from classes VIII to XII. While VMC Vision is specially designed for science students of class Class XI and Class XII to make them realise the ideal match for their careers, VMC Disha is customised for students of class VIII, IX and X in order to make the process of stream selection scientific and accurate for them.
VMC Disha and VMC Vision developed by the industry experts who have been in the field of education since decades, the exemplary tests are based on a Model accredited by the National Career Development Association and the Career Development Alliance, USA.