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5 platforms making kids smarter during the lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Coco Educational Games, #education system, #Fitb.ee, #Flintobox, #learning apps for children, #Next Education, #Urban Pro

While being into the pandemic for almost 6 months, the Indian education system has been turned upside down. With schools shut, kids’ education and development have faced the worst consequences. As social distancing is being implemented everywhere, it has highly hampered the daily activities for kids.

However, there are tonnes of innovative digital platforms that are helping school-going children learn, develop and become smart despite the coronavirus lockdowns.

Both mental and physical activities are the key drivers of the kids’ learning process. Activities ranging from coding and mental games to extracurriculars like karate and dancing are crucial for the holistic growth of kids.

Different digitals apps and portals have created an amalgamation of learning with fun. Such apps are using virtual models now. The activity content has been designed keeping in mind limited spaces and self-collected materials readily available at home.

Here are 5 apps making learning from home fun and helpful for your kid’s growth:

Next Education

Next Education is a complete K-12 education solutions provider that has launched KODA in June 2019 to simplify coding and STEM for students between the ages of 9 and 13. The block-based game designing platform enables children to create their own games, making learning simple and fun.KODA helps the students to learn these skills using game-designing as the medium. The platform incorporates more than 12+ programming concepts and 40+ learning modules that are designed in a fun way to keep the learners engaged. The modules cover programming and STEM concepts. KODA also helps students to perform better in Math and Science by taking up more than 80+ activities, 50+ challenges and quizzes, and many other programming tasks. The activities and challenges are designed to not only assess their learning but also aid in reinforcing the application of the concepts. The company has been receiving huge traction during the lockdown as schools are rapidly adopting the tool.

Urban Pro

UrbanPro is India’s largest and most trusted Learning Network. Their vision is to be a one-stop learning partner for every Indian. With over 6.5 lakh Verified Tutors, Trainers & Institutes They are a trusted partner of choice for more than 25 lakh students visiting every month to fulfil learning requirements across more than 1000 categories.

From academic courses, entrance exam tuitions to hobby classes like guitar, dancing, and more, Urban pro is a great platform for students to become productively engaged during the lockdown.

Fitb.ee

In light of the current environment, Fitb.ee is working towards bridging these gaps by using technology to create a fitter and healthier youth.

Fitb.ee is one of India’s Emerging Children’s Fitness applications that focuses on providing a structured approach to a child’s fitness and wellbeing, with the intent to shape their future. Founded in 2017, Fitb.ee is the first of its kind application that is dedicated to the fitness of children across the ages of 4 – 16. Born out of the intent to change the culture of fitness in India, the company’s overarching goal is to make fitness a lifestyle and way of life for young children.

Flintobox

Flintobox is an India-based company that produces educational activity boxes for children. Based on a theme, the company makes resources for Early Child Development on a monthly basis. Flintobox follows a subscription operational model and delivers the boxes straight to a child’s doorstep. The child gets to unbox lots of exciting & age-appropriate activities every month that focus on the 16 key developmental skills. Kids learn multiple concepts & themes through play and grow holistically.

Coco Educational Games

Coco is an educational games program, featuring multiple brain trainer activities such as kids puzzle, kids math games featuring mental math and brain training games for kids. Kids involved in an interactive experience by running, flying, jumping by playing little mini-games. The visuals are lovely, but it’s how they mix them with sound effects. It is suitable for children from 5 to 10 years old. Coco offers educational mental math games to your children to help them develop their concentration skills. It is designed to boost kid’s mental health, improve their attention, their memory, and their understanding of things while enriching their vocabulary in addition to having fun.

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Tips and Tricks to crack DU JAT 2020

Aug 25, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Ankit Kapoor Managing Director, #Delhi University’s Joint Admission Test (DU-JAT), #DU – Joint Admission Test (DU-JAT), #Pratham Test Prep

Being the only medium to seek admissions to the top colleges in DU for various Undergraduate management programs, DU – Joint Admission Test (DU-JAT) makes this one of its kind special and favourites among aspirants. Due to the uniqueness, finesse & wholesomeness of the courses, DUJAT remains at the top list of students’ for making a better career choice.

Unlike other Delhi University merit-based selection courses, any student from any stream can apply to this paper and mind it, no deduction for not having Management/Economics as a subject in class XII. Also, all the three-course curriculums are designed to bring in wholesomeness from the scratch.

Delhi University’s Joint Admission Test (DU-JAT) is one of the most sought entrance exams conducted annually for admission to various management programs offered by DU. This is conducted across 18 cities for admissions to six stipulated colleges offering Bachelor of Management studies (BMS) and eight other colleges which offer B. A (Hons) in Business Economics and BBA (FIA) programmes at DU’s affiliated institutes.

With a limited number of seats, admission to the courses require only 60% in class XII that provides an opportunity to the students to prove their mettle in the written test. The aim is to analyse the theoretical understanding or skills of the student rather than just the merit base.

“The first thing that the aspirants should believe is that they are putting a lot of effort in their preparation and that everyone is sailing in the same boat. Currently, the amount of practice that one is putting in, will differentiate them from the other students preparing for these entrances. With a tentative date for the entrance exam in mind, in order to accelerate the preparations, a tentative planning can be ensured to maximize the potentials in the coming weeks. While there is no escaping from the business awareness and current affairs, aspirants need to keep themselves up to date on a daily basis.” Said Ankit Kapoor Managing Director, Pratham Test Prep

In order to keep oneself differentiated from other candidates for excelling the DU-JAT 2020, there is a dire need for regular and rigorous practice. Students are advised to take regular mock tests and direct their preparation with a focus on scoring more in less than the speculated time. This time saviour will help them in utilisation in the lengthier sections like Logical reasoning and quantitative ability.

“The current situation is challenging for everyone, and as students have shown a lot of perseverance and patience which is commendable at this age. Serious aspirants have surpassed all the levels of anxiety and are continuously overpowering themselves with constant enthusiasm and zeal. Remember, you are not alone, proper assistance and guidance is the key to success all the way.” He added.

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Public Policy Expert Hail NEP, 2020 for Deploying Technology across Education at IIHMR Webinar

Aug 25, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #2020, #Education, #IIHMR Webinar, #National Education Policy, #National Educational Technology Forum (NETF), #NEP, #Public Policy, #Technology

Jaipur: IIHMR University organized an online seminar on intellectual capacity building and faculty development program where Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, a leading public policy expert, opined that the National Education Policy, 2020 prioritizes the health of the students by focusing on happiness, wellbeing and holistic development, and commended the policy for deploying technology across education.

“The National Education Policy, 2020, encourages students to think critically and foster creativity and innovation by focusing on design thinking and problem-solving. Vocational skill and coding will become part of the curriculum, and the subjects’ choice is given a priority. It also recognizes teachers who have a novel approach to delivering knowledge. The policy targets one higher education institution (HEI) in every district by 2030 and National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) will help in deploying technology across education with the help of big data / ML / AI / 3D / 7D / AR / VR / Gaming simulation,” said Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, a former advisor to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.

Prof. Gupta said that NEP, 2020 takes the focus off from an annual exam-focused assessment and allows two attempts. Besides, the policy promotes a holistic report card, self-appraisal, and aptitude assessment, introduced with 360-degree assessment testing for each learner. Some of the ‘out of the box’ suggestions include random sampling of students for continuous self-disclosure and flexibility of teachers to move vertically and choose pedagogy.

Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta is a leading public policy expert and has contributed to policymaking for over a decade. Prof. Gupta has served as CEO / COO at Fortune 20 & Fortune 500 companies in India and was nominated to the Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum. He is a member of the global guidelines development group at the World Health Organization (WHO), Global Steering Committee of Global Digital Health Index, Chairman – Personal Connected Health Alliance (India). 

IIHMR University has been organizing such online seminars/webinars in the past as well. This is a part of the Faculty Development Program for the intellectual capital enhancement.

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IIM UDAIPUR INAUGURATES TWO-YEAR MBA PROGRAMME, ASSURES TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY

Aug 25, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Chairman & CEO of Goldman Sachs India; Prof. Janat Shah, #Director, #IIM UDAIPUR, #Mr. Sonjoy Chatterjee, #TWO-YEAR MBA PROGRAMME

Indian Institute of Management Udaipur held its Two-Year MBA Program’s inauguration followed by three days-long orientation sessions for the incoming 2020-2022 batch with over 375 participants attending the ceremony.

The induction was held digitally in the presence of Chief Guest Mr. Sonjoy Chatterjee, Chairman & CEO of Goldman Sachs India; Prof. Janat Shah, Director, IIM Udaipur; Prof. Rezina Sultana, Academic Dean, IIM Udaipur; faculty and incoming students.

Addressing the Class of 2022 and reflecting on his own journey, Mr. Sonjoy Chatterjee, Chairman & CEO of Goldman Sachs India said, “Embrace the next two years of your life for they will be transformational as you set out to be citizens, corporate citizens, citizens of our country and citizens of this world. Hone your conduct. The ideas that you stand for, the principles that you stand for and the courage that you bring. Ultimately it will define who you are and how people perceive you — and this institution to a degree through you.”

“Wheel of progression will always move. Your conduct will really define what you hold. Discipline and Teamwork are vital for your next two years and beyond. These principles should be the prime attributes outside this campus,” he added while drawing on his learnings from Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Former President of India.

On this occasion, Prof. Janat Shah, Director, IIM Udaipur said, “The class of 2022 will be the pioneer class of IIM Udaipur. You have worked hard to be here, and have taken a bet on yourself and future in these tough times. We will provide the platform and enable the ecosystem, but you will be writing your story. You will discover what you are good at, and how you can become financially stable, and at the same time, contribute to society.”

Congratulating the incoming batch, Prof. Rezina Sultana, Academic Dean, IIM Udaipur said, “We welcome you to a transformational journey. Your effort is the key to the door of success. What matters is the consistency to strive throughout the two years.”

Following the inauguration ceremony, the B-School organized several rounds of General Orientations regarding the Institute’s Vision 2030 by Vision Core Team ((Faculty – Prof. Prakash Satyavageeswaran, Prof. Ashish Galande and Prof. Vijayta Doshi), and sessions on career support, placement offerings, gender sensitization etc.

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‘Founders’ Day’ Celebrations at SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh. Press Note

Aug 24, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr. T.R. Paarivendhar, #Founder Chancellor of SRM Group and Hon’ble Member of Parliament, #Perambalur Constituency, #Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao, #SRM University-AP, #Tamil Nadu., #Vice-Chancellor

SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh celebrated ‘Founder’s Day’ on the propitious occasion of the birthday of Dr. T.R. Paarivendhar, Founder Chancellor of SRM Group and Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Perambalur Constituency, Tamil Nadu. Soon after, as part of the occasion, jute bags were distributed among the dwellers of Neerukonda and Kuragallu, encouraging them to quit using plastic products. Further contributing to the environment, Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, planted saplings around SRM AP campus.

srm university

The celebration continued with SRM AP staff visiting the elderly at the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Old Age Home, Mangalagiri. Chief Guest of the event, Ram Prasad himself rendered a hand in the noble gesture of distributing fruits to the elderly. Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao lauded the gesture of the university to extend services to the society. SRM University-AP Seva Programmes were also appreciated and attended by Dr. B. Sivakumar, Deputy Registrar, Wg Cmdr Venkataachalam Sekkappan, Director-CLM, and Ramesh Babu, Chief Liaison Officer, among others.

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Develop Researcher’s Eyes in Future Researchers, says IIIT-NR Director

Aug 24, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, #Dr. Pradeep Sinha, #IIIT-NR, #Pune., #Research, #VC & Director

Dr. Pradeep Sinha, VC & Director, IIIT-NR, on the invitation, delivered a talk on the topic “How to Do or Guide Ph. D. Research Successfully” in an international webinar series on “Latest Research Trends in STEM”. The webinar series, organized by the Research Cell of Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pune, was aimed at stressing the importance of research in technical institutes, and its impact on local and global competitiveness. Dr. Sinha’s talk was organized on August 21, 2020.

Dr. Sinha started his talk by mentioning that many PhD research scholars face several challenges during the course of their Ph. D. research, this probably being their first formal encounter with research. These include – how to select a research guide, how to find a research topic for their Ph. D. work, how to do literature survey with the vast ocean of literature available today on any topic they choose, how to find new ideas for their research topic, how to proceed with their research to get results fast enough, and how to handle other problems during the course of their research. In his talk, Dr. Sinha provided simple solutions to all these challenges taking the participants step-by-step from the very first step of how to select a research guide and a research area, to the final step of how to defend their PhD dissertation, and then what to do after their PhD for greater impact of their work.

Dr. Sinha stressed upon research guides to train their research scholars to develop a Researcher’s Eyes by explaining how to do this with simple examples of innovations. With this skill developed in them, research scholars will be able to find research opportunities in day-to-day objects and activities happening around them. They will be able to see any problem as an opportunity to do research to solve it. This will help them contribute to society through their research in the later stages of their life. Other skills that we need to develop in our research scholars include careful and objective reading; evidence gathering; technical writing skills to articulate ideas and claims; being persistent; and having patience, added Dr. Sinha. During his talk, Dr. Sinha also busted several myths that PhD scholars normally have, such as – a research topic suggested by the guide is not necessarily the best one to work on, famous/renowned personalities are not always the best choice as research guides, proposing a new way of implementation will probably not fetch a Ph. D. degree, etc.

Dr. Sinha’s talk, delivered online, was attended by about 150 participants from various parts of the country. Through the online feedback received from the participants, it emerged that the talk proved to be an eye-opener for PhD research guides and aspiring research scholars. “Really a very good session. Bit-by-bit information was really helpful tips to proceed for research” said one participant; “Thanks to the organizers for arranging such an excellent and knowledgeable webinar” said another participant; “It was really motivating and clearly pinpointing the role of research guides to train and develop new budding researchers” added yet another participant.

Dr. Sinha’s presentation was based on his vast research experience of more than thirty-five years spanning across world-class institutes and organizations such as IIT-Madras, University of Tokyo, Multimedia Systems Research Lab of Panasonic in Japan, Center for Development of Advanced Computing, University of Pune, College of Engineering-Pune, and IIIT-Naya Raipur.

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Rural Economy Will Grow at 5% Due to COVID; FMCG Demand to Outgrow Urban Market: Rural Marketing Expert

Aug 23, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #IIHMR University, #Indian farming market, #Rural Marketing Expert

The rural economy will recover at 5% from the pandemic impact, faster than other sectors, which are likely to shrink around 5%. India’s rural market has entered a decade of ‘digitalization and discovery of consumers,’ and rural demand for FMCG will be more than the urban market. This was stated by Mr. Pradeep Kashyap, deemed the ‘Father of Rural Marketing’, in a virtual talk organized by IIHMR University yesterday on ‘Rural is Now,’ The talk was facilitated by Dr. Sheenu Jain, Associate Professor, Marketing and Chair, Marketing & Communications at IIHMR University.

Addressing the students, he said that in the pre-pandemic times, the Indian farming market, a segment of the rural market, was projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.8 percent during 2019-2024. In the aftermath of the COVID-induced pandemic, the rural market is considered a bright spot that can help the Indian economy recover. This year’s good monsoon will promote record agriculture and horticulture output, and record output of milk, resulting in higher income of farmers. Loans for small & medium enterprises have become easier. More women are joining the formal workforce in rural India and will soon exercise their right to choose brands. Rural demand for FMCG will grow faster than urban demand – annual FMCG consumption in rural areas is projected to reach USD 100 billion by 2025, but the corporates are not ready to meet this demand. The rural economy will grow at around 5 percent due to COVID impact, whereas the industry and services sectors will shrink around 5 percent.

Mr. Pradeep Kashyap on fmcg companies

Mr. Kashyap said, “The time between 2020 and 2030 will be the decade of digital and discovery for rural India. There are about 227 million active internet users in rural India, while cities have about 205 million users. Last-mile delivery has become easier due to better roads, while the KYC norm has made loans for SMEs easy. A change in lifestyle of the rural consumer is predicted in the next 5 years. However, it is more important to win the rural consumer’s trust than trying to sell a product. Companies will need to tweak their business models to set new price points suitable for rural consumers.”

Mr. Kashyap has been a Marketing Advisor to the Ministry of Rural Development; has served on Prime Minister Office and Chief Minister Committees on rural development and provided consultancy services to global bodies such as the World Bank and the United Nations.

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FIITJEE becomes Country’s 1st Coaching Institute to conduct National Level Proctored Online Test Successfully!

Aug 22, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #FIITJEE, #National Level Proctored Online Test

Amidst current restricted situation due to COVID-19, FIITJEE- India’s leading institute for Engineering Entrance Exam preparations has successfully conducted National Level Proctored Online Scholarship cum Admission Test (POSAT) and Proctored Online Scholarship Test (POST) on 2nd August 2020.

FIITJEE is the country’s First institute to conduct any test using Remote Proctoring Technology. It is yet another Achievement added to FIITJEE’s Success Story! More than 15000 students from different states, towns and even from villages appeared in the test without facing any language or technical challenge. Students from all corners of India appeared in the test. Students used Laptop, Desktop, tab and Smart mobile phone to appear in the test. Students who used mobile devices were also able to appear in the test successfully and smoothly. Even the test was conducted successfully in the low bandwidth area.

FIITJEE had set up a Large-Scale Help Centre that was available to provide instant support to students. The Entire process was conducted in a very professional manner. The support was well appreciated by students & parents.

Prior to the exam date, FIITJEE also provided a Mock Test for all the Registered Students so that they could practice and get the real experience of the proctored test. Students were allowed to appear thrice in the mock test.

It was a 3-tier Proctoring System wherein the First-tier was handled by Artificial Intelligence, the Second-tier by FIITJEE’s trained Live Online Proctor (Invigilator) and the Third-tier is Post Test proctoring by Examination Supervisor with the help of periodic Images Captured during the test, Video Recording and Click-by-click audit trail of the student.

Proctored Online Test was a replica of FIITJEE’s Offline Test where invigilation of the test was done through Live Online Proctor with the help of Artificial Intelligence. Students were supervised with the help of the camera and mic on their Laptop / Desktop / Mobile.

During the test, students’ all actions and activities were recorded and supervised remotely. Proctor got notified if any student was suspected of cheating through a detailed log of suspicious browser activity and audio-visual events that have been recorded during the exam. Proctor was allowed to send a warning to the student at any time through chat very much similar to offline invigilation.

The Proctored Online Scholarship Test (POST) was conducted for all FIITJEE Classroom Program students who have already taken admission during lockdown through Home Based Online Admission Tests. The Proctored Online Scholarship cum Admission Test (POSAT) was for Class VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI,XII and XII Pass students who wished to take admission in FIITJEE Classroom / Live Online Classroom Program.

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Kitabee launches a unique module to provide best quality training for CAT aspirants at home

Aug 21, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #CAT, #Kitabee Education Services, #Mr. Neraj Naiyar (IIT alumni), #NMAT, #SNAP, #XAT

Delhi, 21st August 2020: Kitabee Education Services that offers cost-effective, practical as well as time-tested solutions for students, have now announced virtual training modules for aspiring students for CAand other MBA entrance exams. The online modules have been meticulously designed to provide crucial study resources, mock tests and live classes to help students to secure exceptional scores in the upcoming CAT 2020 exam and other B-school admission tests. The last batch for CAT 2020 aspirants will be starting from 20th August 2020.

In an attempt to introduce feasible and innovative pedagogical solutions for students, Kitabee has curated a step-by-step test system that helps students acquire the skills to crack the best results in MBA entrance exams. The pandemic outbreak has led to many students in a state of confusion and misery as they do not have the scope of learning from leading experts on the subjects of their interests. Kitabee has taken to address the challenges being faced by students by bringing the best teachers from the domain at the convenience of being at home and learning from the masters directly.

All the digital training classes have been carefully designed to strengthen talented students and provide exposure to proven pedagogy, high-quality study material and a step-test system that gently fosters a student’s skill while preparing them to score well in exams.

Neraj Kumar Naiyar, Founder of Kitabee and IIT Alumnus added, “We are now entering an unprecedented era of education that will challenge the way we have practised teaching until now. We pride ourselves on our commitment to our students, our integrity and professionalism. Delivering outstanding results each year, we have been able to help numerous students to pursue MBA from their dream colleges”.

Kitabee is also introducing a special webinar where Mr. Neraj Naiyar (IIT alumni) will be talking about strategies for cracking CAT in the time frame of 100 days. This includes helping students with daily study schedules to suggestions on approaches while taking mocks. The webinar will end with a Q&A session where doubts and confusions are addressed for better clarity on various aspects of a subject.