IIMs dont appeal to Gujarat?s CAT topper 

As students across the country are crossing their fingers to get into one of the IIMs, Gujarat's top scorer in the Common Admission Test (CAT) this year, Vipul Tyagi, does not intend to study in any of these coveted institutes. In fact the 23 year-old appeared in the valued Common Admission Test (CAT) to prove to students in the state that it does not take a topper to get into the IIMs. With a score in the 99.87th percentile, the Vadodara resident was shortlisted for interviews at several IIMs and other institutes. None however tempted Tyagi enough. "I have been shortlisted for IIM-Kozhikode,...

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IIMs dont appeal to Gujarat?s CAT topper 

As students across the country are crossing their fingers to get into one of the IIMs, Gujarat's top scorer in the Common Admission Test (CAT) this year, Vipul Tyagi, does not intend to study in any of these coveted institutes. In fact the 23 year-old appeared in the valued Common Admission Test (CAT) to prove to students in the state that it does not take a topper to get into the IIMs. With a score in the 99.87th percentile, the Vadodara resident was shortlisted for interviews at several IIMs and other institutes. None however tempted Tyagi enough. "I have been shortlisted for IIM-Kozhikode,...

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Cabinet to consider bill on innovation universities 

The bill for setting up of world class Innovation Universities, 14 by the government and also by private sector, is all set for Cabinet clearance with a major change from its earlier draft. HRD ministry has accepted Planning Commission's view that not all innovation universities be planned from scratch but existing institutions be turned world class. Bill for the Cabinet now consists of a provision that would allow even existing universities to be notified as innovation universities. Ministry of minority affairs had pointed out that the bill does not mention minority institutions....

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Cabinet to consider bill on innovation universities 

The bill for setting up of world class Innovation Universities, 14 by the government and also by private sector, is all set for Cabinet clearance with a major change from its earlier draft. HRD ministry has accepted Planning Commission's view that not all innovation universities be planned from scratch but existing institutions be turned world class. Bill for the Cabinet now consists of a provision that would allow even existing universities to be notified as innovation universities. Ministry of minority affairs had pointed out that the bill does not mention minority institutions....

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No stick but its also not carrots all the way 

Pinky sat with a puffed up face as tear drops smudged the pages of her maths notebook. She sat tight-lipped, fidgeting with her pencil and sharpener in the first bench of class 3A. Her non-stop giggles and endless chatting made the class teacher change her seat. For the little one, losing her favourite seat was worse than a beating or scolding! Now that most schools have bid adieu to corporal punishment, how do they control the naughty ones? What are the new methods of punishment? Rakhee Verma, a friendly teacher of Christ Nagar School in Thiruvananthapuram, is not in favour of punishments....

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No stick but its also not carrots all the way 

Pinky sat with a puffed up face as tear drops smudged the pages of her maths notebook. She sat tight-lipped, fidgeting with her pencil and sharpener in the first bench of class 3A. Her non-stop giggles and endless chatting made the class teacher change her seat. For the little one, losing her favourite seat was worse than a beating or scolding! Now that most schools have bid adieu to corporal punishment, how do they control the naughty ones? What are the new methods of punishment? Rakhee Verma, a friendly teacher of Christ Nagar School in Thiruvananthapuram, is not in favour of punishments....

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War of the words becomes a huge hit 

Some time ago, students of Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram had gone to Bangalore to attend a competition called ‘Debating Matters’, organised by the British Council. This proved to be an inspiration for the school to conduct an inter-school debating contest called ‘War of Words’ in Thiruvananthapuram. Eight city-based schools took part in the event held last Saturday, out of which Carmel Girls Higher Secondary school emerged the winner. The contest was in four rounds - an informal debate round, a mock UN summit round, a classical debate round and finally...

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War of the words becomes a huge hit 

Some time ago, students of Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram had gone to Bangalore to attend a competition called ‘Debating Matters’, organised by the British Council. This proved to be an inspiration for the school to conduct an inter-school debating contest called ‘War of Words’ in Thiruvananthapuram. Eight city-based schools took part in the event held last Saturday, out of which Carmel Girls Higher Secondary school emerged the winner. The contest was in four rounds - an informal debate round, a mock UN summit round, a classical debate round and finally...

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GVHSS: A role model for other schools 

Government Girls Vocational Higher Secondary (GVHSS), Nadakkav, Kozhikode is a role model for all other schools in the city. The plethora of programmes along with the versatility and the creative approach it fosters is noteworthy. “We really have a wide range of programmes like multimedia smart class rooms initiated in all class X sections and we have even been provided with 50 computers by IT giant, Infosys as well as a telescope by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum,’’ says A.K. Balan, principal, GVHSS. “Our school is one amongst the few schools in Kozhikode that...

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GVHSS: A role model for other schools 

Government Girls Vocational Higher Secondary (GVHSS), Nadakkav, Kozhikode is a role model for all other schools in the city. The plethora of programmes along with the versatility and the creative approach it fosters is noteworthy. “We really have a wide range of programmes like multimedia smart class rooms initiated in all class X sections and we have even been provided with 50 computers by IT giant, Infosys as well as a telescope by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum,’’ says A.K. Balan, principal, GVHSS. “Our school is one amongst the few schools in Kozhikode that...

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