Category Archives: Education

First centre for special kids opens in Allahabad

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Allahabad:

Cantonment board opened Udaan, a school for special children, on Monday.

The school was inaugurated by General officer in Command (GOC), HQ Purva UP & MP Sub Area, Major General SK Singh.

Maj Gen Singh, who is also the president of the board, inaugurated the facility in the presence of chief executive officer of the board, Shalini Pandey, along with president of the AWWA (army women welfare association), Bala Singh and vice-president of the board, Arun Kumar Sonkar. A large number of parents of special children and their wards were also present at the event.

Shalini Pandey said that Udaan is the first centre for special children in Allahabad.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Allahabad / TNN / July 19th, 2016

Varanasi-based violinist strikes a chord with Srilanka

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Noted violinist and professor at department of music at BHU, Dr V Balaji was awarded the title 'Violin Chakravarthy' on the occasion
Noted violinist and professor at department of music at BHU, Dr V Balaji was awarded the title ‘Violin Chakravarthy’ on the occasion

Varanasi:

Noted violinist and professor at department of music at BHU, Dr V Balaji, has been felicitated in Colombo recently.

Sri Lankan President Maithrieala Sirisena rewarded him during a programme ‘The State Music Award Ceremony’ organized by ministry of cultural affairs of Sri Lanka at Colombo, on the occasion of World Music Day.

Balaji presented a portrait of Bharat Ratna and BHU founder Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya to the Sri Lankan President on behalf of BHU.

Balaji was in Sri Lanka to participate in various events including a three-day workshop organized by Sandhwani Sangeet Niketan to mark its golden jubilee and also the centennial celebration of BHU.

He was awarded the title of ‘Violin Chakravarthy’ on the occasion.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Varanasi / TNN / July 09th, 2016

Women city bus hit among girl students

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Lucknow :

Girl students are boarding the women bus service for safe transportation.

The route of the women city bus service, ‘My Wings’ has been extended till Sarojininagar on the demand of the students of the Guru Nanak Girls Degree college, Charbagh.

As many as 32 girl students of the college had contacted the Lucknow City Transport Services, UPSRTC to extend the bus service till Sarojininagar. The women city bus service inaugurated in April had been operating between Charbagh and Engineering College.

But now it plies between Charbagh and Engineering College. “The principal of the college approached us and said that the timings of the bus were suitable for the students,” said MD, LCTS, A Rahman.

Along with 32 girls who board the bus everyday in morning at Sarojininagar, at least 45 girls board it back to home. LCTS had chosen the Charbagh-Engineering college route for the launch of the bus given the high demand.

The bus is available at every two hours from 8am till 8pm. The minimum fare charged is Rs 5 for every 4km.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / by Neha Shukla, TNN / August 10th, 2015

BHU start-up’s innovation makes a global mark

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Banaras Hindu University.
Banaras Hindu University.

Aquvio, a home grown start-up at Malaviya Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (MCIIE), Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), has been shortlisted among the top 20 semi-finalists in the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP)-India Chapter. Only two start-ups have been selected from UP.

Aquvio innovators and civil engineering graduates from IIT-BHU, Naveen Kumar and Rohit Kumar Mittal, participated in the GCIP at UN conference hall in New Delhi where they were appreciated for their water-efficient start-up. Notably, the entries are made under three clean technology areas comprising energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste to energy and water efficiency.

The IIT-BHU graduates came up with a cost-efficient reverse osmosis-based water filtration solution that delivers potable water and promises high recovery rate of raw water unlike other water purifiers that results in increased water wastage. Technology business incubator, MCIIE, and other including former director of IIT-BHU, SN Upadhyay, senior scientist at Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Hannover (Germany), Dharmendra Kumar Gupta and former professor at department of electronics engineering, IIT-BHU, MS Maun extended help and support to them. The shortlisted semi-finalists were intimated via e-mails following which they participated in the orientation programme held at New Delhi recently.

“We sent our entry for the Cleantech Open competition that provides entrepreneurs the facilitation needed to launch and create successful clean technology ventures and start-ups. We were intimated via e-mail that we had been shortlisted among the top 20 and participated in orientation programme in Delhi,” said an elated Naveen.

GCIP was launched in 2013 by ministry of MSME, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) with support of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

One of the main objectives of the Indian Cleantech Competition is to equip entrepreneurs with critical skills that will enable them to take their innovation to the commercialization stage or to help them scale up their innovation.

The selected finalists will be brought together at Cleantech Open Global Forum in Silicon Valley, California.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Allahabad / TNN / July 07th, 2016

IIT pitches in for Namami Gange

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IIT-Kanpur has started technical survey in five villages close to the river.
IIT-Kanpur has started technical survey in five villages close to the river.

Kanpur:

As part of its endeavour to achieve ‘aviral aur nirmal’ (continuous and clean) flow of Ganga under the Namami Gange project, IIT-Kanpur has started technical survey in five villages close to the river.

The team is working on three aspects during the survey – do villagers use toilets, where is the solid waste discharged and what is the arrangement for sanitation and water supply.

The team also found out the number of domestic animals and the arrangement for their drinking water.

Prof Vinod Tare of IIT-K, who is closely associated with the Namami Gange project, said 13 prominent educational institutions have adopted 65 villages situated on the banks of Ganga. These institutions include NIT Uttarakhand, IIT-Roorkee, Aligarh Muslim University, NIT Allahabad, IIT-BHU, ISM-Dhanbad and IIT-Kharagpur.

“These 65 villages are situated on the river bank between Alaknanda to Gangasagar. Ganga travels through seven states and covers a distance of 2,500 kms before flowing into Bay of Bengal,” said Prof Tare who has been working on Ganga for the past two decades.

Abhishek Gaur, senior project associate at IIT-K and part of the team, said the survey is almost complete in Ramel Nagar, Khayora Katri, Pratappur Hari, Hindupur and Ludhawakhera villages situated close to Ganga.

Tare said preparations are on to construct a new ghat at the barrage. He said soon the work of renovation of the city ghats will begin.

In Bithoor, beautification of the ghats would be done by Kanpur Development Authority (KDA).

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kanpur / TNN / July 08th, 2016

At 16, Vibhor may be youngest IITian this year

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Vibhor with his father and grandmother
Vibhor with his father and grandmother

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HIGHLIGHTS

– Vibhor Gupta had emerged the second Kanpur topper in JEE Advanced

– Vibhor could be youngest to join IIT-K this year.

– Vibhor would be turning 17 on August 2.

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Kanpur :

With a lanky figure, meritorious Vibhor Gupta is very likely to come across as a schoolboy.

But he is one who had emerged the second Kanpur topper in JEE Advanced and seventh in the IIT-Kanpur zone. He could be youngest to join IIT-K this year. Vibhor would be turning 17 on August 2.

Vibhor’s father Lav Kumar said that his date of birth is August 2, 1999 which makes him 16 year old.

“We are native of Auraiya but I got Vibhor admitted in Sir Padampat Singhania Education Centre in Kanpur to ensure that he gets good education. He used too stay in a rented room near school and prepare for JEE Advanced. He hardly had time to do anything except studies,” he said.

Vibhor said that computer science and engineering department of IIT-K is the best and therefore, he decided to opt for pursuing BTech from here.

His 80-year-old grandmother Krishna Devi, who accompanied him, said that she was literate and able to read ‘Ramayan’ even at this age.

In 2010, 14-year-old Sahal Kaushik was the yougest entrant in IIT-K. He had joined MSc physics. Sahal was the topper of Delhi JEE zone and had an AllIndia rank of 33.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kanpur / Abhinav Malhotra / July 06th, 2016

Calculator girl awarded for two new records in maths

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Kanpur:

Dilpreet Kaur, known as ‘Calculator girl’ was presented the certificate by Limca Book of Records for creating two more new records including a World record and a National record on Thursday. The certificates were presented by district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma in Civil Lines area of the city.

Dilpreet, a resident Gumti area of the city, had solved one digit hundred row addition in just 15.81 seconds, which is a World record and two-digit 50 row addition in just 21.08 seconds which comes under National record category of Limca Book of Records. “In just 15.81 seconds, the little girl solved the complex sum breaking the previous World record of 19.23 seconds, which was of Spain,” said Anant Kasibhatla, member of the Limca Book of Records team.

Similarly, she solved two-digit 50 row addition in just 11.23 seconds thus registering her name for another National record, he added.

A student of class VIII at Huddard High School in Civil Lines area of the city, Dilpreet started solving maths problems when she was in class II. “She started exhibiting her talent from her early childhood,” said Dilpreet’s father Manjeet Singh. “Looking at her passion for complex subject like Maths we did our best to support her,” he added.

Dilpreet, who solves around 5,000 Maths problems daily, credits her parents, who are into teaching profession, as her inspiration.

“I want to become a world class Mathematician,” said Dilpreet, further adding that she wants to join the IIT.
“To improve her skills, we guided her to follow ancient abacus theory for solving multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, square root and cube root. But, we did not know that her hard work would set a new record,” her mother Simran Kaur told TOI. Earlier, she had solved 100 division sums in just 96 seconds and got herself registered for the Limca Book of Records on June 20, 2015. She had also solved 1,000 sums of division in just 17 minutes.

District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma among others, witnessed the creation of these two records.

“We all are proud of Dilpreet and wish her a great career ahead as she has miles to go,” said KB Vincent principal Huddard High School. “District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma had also assured Dilpreet to get some time from Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for exhibiting her talent in front of him,” said Dilpreet’s parents.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kanpur / Faiz Siddiqui / TNN / June 17th, 2016

Bonjour Lucknow as city gets French language center

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Lucknow :

Learning French will now be easier for citizens. Alliance Francaise, an institution that provides French language education and certification worldwide, has picked Lucknow to open its first centre in Uttar Pradesh in September. This will be their 13th centre in India. In fact, in northern India, it will be the third centre after Delhi and Gurgaon.

Delegate general Jean-Francois Ramon said Lucknow centre will operate from La Martiniere College. “The Francaise will not only promote French language but also provide Indo-French cultural exchange. The institution will also spread awareness of the Francophone cultures,” he added.

The uniqueness of the centre, said La Martiniere principal Carlyle McFarland, is that it will come up in a school (La Martiniere) established by a Frenchman, Claude Martin.

The centre will open to people in the 7 to 77 age group, said Richard Franco , UP coordinator. “We will have trained teachers who would provide high quality teaching of French language and culture. French education will be imparted using mediums like films and songs,” said Richard. The first project to be launched in Lucknow would be learning French through video games, added Richard.

Welcoming the opening of Alliance Francoise, Meeta Ghosh, a French expert in Lucknow, said, “French is not taught in the correct way in Lucknow. Even after completing the advanced level of French course many are unable to speak French,” said Ghosh, adding that the centre will focus on all four skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking.

Interested people can register online.

There will be six levels – A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2, with A1 being the beginners level and C2 making the person proficient in the language. Each level has an average of 60 hours teaching, varying from four hours to eight hours per week, informed Jawahar Lal Sarin, prsident, Alliance Francoise de Delhi. Registered candidates before taking the classes, will have to undergo an online assessment to know whether the level, the person has enrolled is fit to him/her.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / Isha Jain, TNN / June 02nd, 2016

Lucknow girl Neha Mishra tops NIFT entrance exam

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Lucknow girl Neha Mishra topped the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance test securing 82.10 per cent marks, the results of which were declared on Thursday.

Lucknow girl Neha Mishra topped the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance test securing 82.10 per cent marks, the results of which were declared on Thursday, May 26.

“I went numb for a few minutes after I saw my result and got back to my normal self when my phone started ringing. I had dreamt of a decent rank but all India number 1 is unbelievable,” said Neha according to a TOI article.

Neha Mishra: Her success story

A resident of Balaganj, Neha is exceptionally good in her studies. She scored 94.1 per cent marks in her Class 10 board exams appearing from Study Hall, Gomtinagar and completed her high schooling from Delhi Public School, Jankipuram

Neha’s parents said she was always interested in creative things. “In school, I always participated in poster making competitions and debates. My parents have supported my aim of becoming a fashion designer,” said Neha

The entrance test comprised creative and general ability test of 80 marks and a 20-mark situation test. “I was asked to make a cafe at a car rally venue from materials like hardboard, quilling paper, straws etc. I think the cafe impressed the evaluators,” said Neha

She focused on other sections apart from creativity to crack the entrance test, “I rigorously studied mathematics and reasoning. Also, I regularly read newspapers to keep myself updated with general happenings,” concluded Neha.
(Source: TOI)

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.in / Indiatoday.in / Home> News> Story / New Delhi – May 27th, 2016

Banda boy and Faizabad girl are BEd toppers

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Lucknow:

Banda’s Ankit Kumar topped the joint entrance exam for admissions to bachelor of education (BED – JEE). A BA graduate from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Mahavidyalaya, an affiliated college of Bundelkhand University, Ankit scored 316.67 marks out of 400. In the girl’s category, the first rank was secured by Priti Pandey, a native of Faizabad. She scored 309 marks in the examinations.

Results show that Allahabad district took the top slots. Of the top 10 ranks, six are from Allahabad. From Lucknow, Ankit Tiwari bagged 15th rank. Allahabad’s Luvkush Kumar and Ramkrit Chauhan bagged the second and third rank, respectively.

“I never thought I will be a topper. For me, its a big thing. But since I got through the Lekhpal appointment process, I will be joining the job soon,” said Ankit.

A total of 3,03,032 candidates had registered for BEd exam. Out of this, 2,64,470 appeared for the test. Results of 2,63,199 candidates have been declared. Results of remaining 1,268 candidates was not declared as these candidates didn’t appear for the second paper.

State coordinator BEd 2016 YK Sharma informed that the first round of counselling is slated from June 6. The counselling will be dispatched to the students likely from May 30. The counselling will take place in 32 centres in 14 cities – Agra, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Varanasi, Lucknow, Allahabad, Faizabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / May 28th, 2016