Following are excerpts from a report in televsionpoint.com.
Mumbai based Zee Interactive Learning Systems (ZILS) is looking at its child care division, Kidzcare, as a major growth-driver in the years to come. …
Arun Khetan, CEO, ZILS said, "The franchised childcare centres, Kidzcare, are geared to meet the gap in proper existing childcare programmes. We will be setting up a total of 35 Kidzcare centres in this financial year."
According to Khetan, the demand for these centres is mostly from the IT and BPO crowd. "Thus, the Kidzcare centres will mostly come up in places like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai."
July 31st, 2007
Updated dated Dec 8 2007: Thanks to reader Priyanka (comment 108-109) we now have details on the increase in CSIR fellowship amounts. See https://www.orissalinks.com/?p=867 or http://www.csirhrdg.nic.in/fellowship%20revision.pdf for details. In short, the amount go up in two stages. From 1st September 2006 the amount for JRF goes up from Rs 8,000/month to Rs 10,000/month and then from 1st April 2007 the amount goes further up to Rs 12,000/month.
From a S&T department PIB press release.
Government of India, Department of Science & Technology (DST) has been considering the revision of research fellowships of Research Fellows and Research Associates from time to time. There are various practical considerations in deciding on the revision of fellowships which should take into account all possible scenarios and specially, availability of resources and the sustainability of increased fellowships. While attractive fellowships have to be instituted to attract promising candidates to take up research as a career, there is also a need to create an ambience required for pursuing research, which is a pre-requisite.
The Exercise of revision of fellowships is conducted through an inter-agency and extensive consultative process. The Department, as a part of the consultative process, had discussions with all the S&T agencies including the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). The revision had taken into account the need for redesigning the research fellowships for meeting the needs of a competitive market environment for talent, and longer-term time horizon. It was also decided that both the Scientific Departments and the MHRD would harmonize the fellowship levels and effective dates for implementation. The following were the main recommendations apart from the revision of fellowships:
The candidate who qualifies through NET examination or its equivalent for admission to do Ph.D. should get a fellowship amount of Rs 12000.
All eligible candidates admitted in different disciplines to do Ph.D may be covered under a suitable fellowship programme in a phase- wise manner.
Fellowships to candidates, other than those qualified in NET or equivalent examination, admitted to pursue Ph.D in the institutions, recognized by relevant S&T agencies, would be covered by UGC norms.
Based on these extensive deliberations, the Department of Science & Technology has proposed the enhancement in research fellowships. Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences told media persons in New Delhi today that the Government has accorded approval for this enhancement, as given below.
Table: Enhancement of Research Fellowships for NET or Equivalent
(Rupees per month)
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Sr. No.
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Category
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Current Fellowship
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Approved Fellowship
w.e.f. 01.04.2007
|
|
1.
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JRF/ SRF
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Rs 8000/-
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Rs 12000/-
|
|
2.
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JRF/ SRF (Professional)
|
Rs 9500/-
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Rs 14000/-
|
|
3.
|
Research Associate (1)
|
Rs 11000/-
|
Rs 16000/-
|
|
4.
|
Research Associate (2)
|
Rs 11500/-
|
Rs 17000/-
|
|
5.
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Research Associate (3)
|
Rs 12000/-
|
Rs 18000/-
|
July 30th, 2007
KIIT has started a law school that will offer five year integrated law school programs. Following are excerpts from Kalinga Times’ report on this.
"KIIT National Law School (KNLS) fills up the absence of a national law school in Orissa and will meet the surging demand for legal professionals in the wake of globalisation and rapid expansion of corporate sector and influx of multinationals in the country," according to an official release issued by the University.
N. L. Mitra, a renowned law academician, has consented to be involved with KNLS as its chief advisor, giving a boost to its mission to be at par with the best law schools.
Mitra has been instrumental in setting up almost all reputed national law schools in the country. He is former Director of National Law School of India University, Bangalore and former Vice-Chancellor of National Law School, Jodhpur.
KNLS is offering five year integrated law programmes (B.A.LL.B; B.Sc. LLB; and BBA.LL.B) as well as three Year LL.B course from the current academic year. …
The School is headed by Faizan Mustafa, who is former Dean and Registrar of Law School, Aligarh Muslim University.
July 29th, 2007
Following are the branches and colleges that no longer have any GE seats. On the side we mention in which counseling the seats got filled up.
- CV Raman (AE & I 2401-2800, Comp Sc 2001-2400, Electrical 2401-2800, Elec & TC 1601-2000, IT 2401-2800, Mech 3201-3600)
- College of Engg. Bhubaneswar (Comp Sc 3201-3600, Elect & TC 3201-3600)
- CET Bhubaneswar (Civil 1201-1600, Comp Sc 401-800, Electrical 401-800, I&E 1-400 (?), IT 801-1200, Mech 801-1200)
- Gandhi Engineering College Bhubaneswar (ECE 3201-3600)
- GITA Bhubaneswar (Comp Sc 2401-2800, E & EE 2801-3200, IT 3201-3600, ECE 2401-2800)
- IGIT Sarang (Elect 1601-2000, Mech 2401-2800)
- ITER Bhubaneswar (AE&I 1201-1600, Civil 3201-3600, Comp Sc 1201-1600, Electrical 1601-2000, E &EE 1201-1600, ELE & TC 1201-1600, IT 1201-1600, Mech 2401-2800) – ALL GE GONE by 3600
- NIST Berhampur (Comp Sc 2001-2400, E & EE 2401-2800, I & E 2801-3200, IT 2801-3200, ECE 2001-2400) – ALL GE GONE by 3200
- Orissa Engineering College (Comp Sc 2401-2800, ELE & TC 2401-2800, IT 3201-3600)
- Silicon Bhubaneswar (AE & I 2001-2400, Comp Sc 1601-2000 , E & EE 1601-2000, ELE & TC 1201-1600, IT 1601-2000 ) – ALL GE GONE by 2400
- UCE Burla (Civil 1601-2000, Comp Sc 401-800, Electrical 801-1200, Elec & TC 401-800, IT 801-1200, Manu 2801-3200, Mech 1201-1600) – ALL GE GONE by 3200
July 29th, 2007
Economist, UK has a nice profile of Anil Agarwal and mentions Vedanta University. Following are some excerpts.
… Around half of India’s dozen richest businessmen are self-made men. But none more so than Mr Agarwal, now 53, whose personal fortune is estimated at $5.4 billion. …
He is Indian, and proud to be—hence, he says, his philanthropic scheme to donate $1 billion to found a world-class university in India. Vedanta University will be constructed on a 3,200-hectare site in Orissa and will cater for 100,000 students when it is completed, around 2025. “When you go to the US, you see their large universities, Harvard and Berkeley, and we don’t have them,” says Mr Agarwal. “Yet the biggest thing you can give to people is education.” Sceptics say he has chosen Orissa as the site for the university for political reasons. It is certainly an extraordinarily ambitious scheme. But there is no doubting Mr Agarwal’s ability to overcome obstacles and establish giant enterprises with surprising speed.
July 29th, 2007
Earlier in this post we were tracking the Orissa JEE counseling of GEWO category. Now comes the big one the GE category which will also tell us which colleges are preferred by students.
Orissa JEE website has information on seat availability in various programs and various colleges updated daily based on what happens in counseling that day. Following are links in that site as of today. I have added the rank information based on the counseling schedule. Aspirants whose counseling is yet to happen may look at these links and get some idea on their chances.
Continue Reading July 28th, 2007
Daily Pioneer reports on this. Following are some excerpts.
The State Government is working on a proposal to upgrade the six-decade-old Vikram Dev School of Art and Craft at Jeypore as a degree college from the current academic session. From now on, the school will be known as Vikram Dev College of Art and Craft, sources in the Culture Department said…
Culture Secretary Gopinath Mohanty set up a committee comprising Orissa Lalit Kala Akadami secretary Chandramani Biwal, Utkal University of Culture’s officer on special duty Bhawani Charan Biswal and BK College of Art and Craft (BKAC) principal AC Sahoo, to have an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. …
It has recommended introduction of Bachelor’s Degree programme in visual art under the Utkal University of Culture from the current academic year.
The students, who pass out of the institution, would be directly admitted to degree courses while those who were intermediates would be considered for admission after an aptitude test, the committee has observed.
… the students of the Vikram Dev College should be provided stipend, it has suggested.
The committee has advised the faculty members of the institution to run Government-affiliated Sunday Art Schools at Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Jeypore immediately to prepare the students of the KBK region for admission in the institution.
It has also recommended posting of an experienced lecturer of the Government College of Art and Craft of Khallikote as the principal of the proposed degree college to look after teaching and administration in an effective manner. …
The abandoned office of the Irrigation Department in Jeypore town could be allotted to the institution till a permanent campus comes up, the committee has stated.
July 28th, 2007
The committee has reduced the fees from its earlier recommendation of Rs 450,000 to Rs 400,000. Following is Dharitri’s report on this.
July 28th, 2007
New Indian Express reports on this. Following are some excerpts.
This is the second time in a month the Higher Education Department increased the student intake capacity of junior and degree colleges. Earlier on July 12, 822 seats were added in Plus Two Science and Commerce in six government colleges.
Gangadhar Meher (GM) Autonomous College, Sambalpur, will have 96 more seats in Plus Three Commerce in addition to the existing strength of 288. The students strength in Statistics in GM Junior College has been increased from 48 to 80. However, the Science seats in the Plus Two level has remained unchanged at 256.
In NC Autonomous College, Jajpur, Commerce seats in degree level have been increased to 128 from 96.
The State Government has approved the proposal of Ramadevi Women’s College here to open Biotechnology as a self financing course. The college will have 32 seats in B.Sc Biotechnology from the ensuing academic session. Earlier, permission was granted to Government College, Rourkela, to open 32 seats in B.Sc Computer Science in self-financing mode.
This time the Government approved 176 Science seats in four junior colleges. While SCS College, Puri, will have 48 more seats in addition to 304 now, Vikram Dev College, Jeypore, Government Women’s College, Sambalpur, and Fakir Mohan Junior College, Balsore, will have 32 more seats each.
The present capacity of Vikram Dev College and Government Women’s College, Sambalpur, in Plus Two Science is 128 each while FM Junior College has 256 seats.
Plus Two Commerce seats in SCS College has been increased by 32 seats taking the total strength to 160 while in FM Junior College additional 64 seats has been approved as against 128.
In Humanities, 32 more seats have been approved for Government Women’s College, Sambalpur, as against the existing capacity of 192 seats.
July 26th, 2007
The Rehabilitation Council of India lists the following schools in Orissa that are targeted for people with disabilities.
| 1 |
Chakradhar Institute of Rehabilitation Science, F-10, BJB Nagar, Bhubaneswar – 751014 |
Course Co-ordinator |
Bachelor in Prosthetic and Orthotics |
–All Disabilities– |
| 2 |
Chetna Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, (Jewels International), A/3, Nayapalli, Opposite Oberoi Hotel, P.O. RRL Campus, Bhubaneswar-751013 Tele no. 2581999 |
The Director |
DSE (MR) |
–All Disabilities– |
| 3 |
Institute of Health Sciences N 2 / 41, IRC Village, Nayapalli Bhubaneshwar – 751 015 Tel: 0674-2553640 Fax: 0674-2420932 Email: ihsbbsr@yahoo.com Website: ihsindia.org |
The Director |
BASLP |
–All Disabilities– |
| 4 |
Open Learning System, Plot no. G-3/A/1, Gadakana Mouza, P.O. Mancheswar Railway Colony, Near Press Chhak, Bhubaneshwar – 751 017 0674-2301806/626 Fax:-0674-2301626 Ols_director@yahoo.com Olsbbsr_org@rediffmail.com |
The Director |
DSE (CP) |
–All Disabilities– |
| 5 |
Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Olatpur, P.O. Bairoi, Distt. Cuttuck-754010 Tele no. 06724-55552/ 55465 Fax no. 06724-55465 |
The Director |
Bachelor in Prosthetic and Orthotics |
–All Disabilities– |
| 6 |
Training Centre for Teachers of the Deaf (A Joint Project of State Govt. & AYJNIHH), S.I.R.D. Campus, Unit-8, Bhubaneswar-751012 Tel & Fax 0674-2561394 E-mail tctd@hclinfinet.com; tctd@cltiger.com |
Assistant Director |
DSE (HI), DHLS |
–All Disabilities– |
| 7 |
Training Centre for Teachers of the Visually Handicapped, S.I.R.D. Campus, Unit-VII, Bhubaneswar Tel No. 0674-2417163 |
Course-co-ordinator |
DSE (VI) Primary Level |
–All Disabilities– |
| |
New Indian Express has a report about a similar school that is not directly listed above. It may be a new one or may be part of one of the above. Following are some excerpts from the New Indian Express report.
City-based International Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research has decided to introduce a four-and-half-year degree programme in physiotherapy from the current academic session.
…
In all, 20 students would be enrolled in the first batch through a screening test. The programme has been recognised by the State Government and the institute is affiliated to Utkal University, said director Chitrasen Parida. Talking to mediapersons here on Sunday, he said a bachelor degree programme in audiology and speech language pathology is also being introduced from this session.
Both the courses have been approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India. The institute has invested about Rs 70 lakh out of Rs 1.76 crore which it plans to pump in three years for development of supporting infrastructure. Soon it would come up with its own campus.
Chairman of Shreedevi Charitable Trust, Kalyanpuri, Gandhi Chaudhury said a model pre-school for special children has already been established for their holistic development. A comprehensive diagnostic clinic ‘Susruta’ providing services for people with deafness, cerebral palsy, autism, speech and language disorders is functioning from the campus.
July 23rd, 2007
NAAC, the National Accredition and Assessment Council, an autonomous body established by UGC now does periodic assessment of colleges, universities and even specific programs. We analyze the NAAC ratings of Orissa colleges and universities below.
Among the 149 colleges of Orissa it has rated only 6 have secured an A rating. (None have an A+ rating.) They are:
Continue Reading July 15th, 2007
(Update on June 17 2008: For guidance on what you can get with your Orissa JEE rank in 2008, please see https://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1185 I do not have more information than that.)
Orissa JEE counseling brochure is now available in the web. Unfortunately it does not give any historical data regarding which ranks were able to get which branch and which college in the previous years. In comparison with the 2006 counselling brochure, the 2007 counseling brochure lists four new engineering colleges:
- Gandhi Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar [GIF] (this is besides the preexisting Gandhi Engineering College, Bhubaneswar [GEC]; GIET Gunupur [GIT]; and GITA Bhubaneswar [GIB])
- Nalanda institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar [NIT]
- Rajdhani Engineering College, Bhubaneswar [REC]
- Sundergarh Engineering College, Sundergarh [SUN]
and does not include
- Institute of Textile Technology, Choudwar [ITT]
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