Distance Learning

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Distance learning has taken off well over the last five years and industry experts predict that India will grow in stature to become the hub for imparting this mode of education. It is gaining popularity due to its many benefits. For universities, distant learning extends reach and overcomes shortage of quality teachers.

Due to its any-time any-where educational approach, many students in India are considering this as an option. People who missed out on earlier education, people looking for up-gradation of knowledge and higher education, those employed who need additional skills, and non-traditional clients are thronging towards it. Even rural students are beginning to prefer this option due to its reduced fee compared to regular courses.
Sikkim Manipal University-Distance Education Programme: Voted Best Distance Learning Institute in India in terms of Results & Efficiency

The results are out and Sikkim Manipal University-Distance Education (SMU-DE) programme has been voted the Best Distance Learning Institute in India in terms of Results & Efficiency. It is the only institute in the top3 that is not an open university. What’s more, SMU-DE has been ranked no.1 in terms of results & efficiency and rank 2 in learning & experience, which are the two most

Reservations System in india

By gunjan

Types of Reservation

Seats in educational institutions and jobs are reserved based on a variety of criteria. The quota system sets aside a proportion of all possible positions for members of a specific group. Those not belonging to the designated communities can compete only for the remaining positions, while members of the designated communities can compete for all positions (reserved and open). For example, when 2 out of 10 clerical positions in railways are reserved for ex-servicemen, those who have served in the Army can compete both in the General Category as well as in the specific quota.

Caste based
Seats are reserved for Schedules Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Castes (based chiefly on caste at birth) in varying ratio by the central government and state government. This caste is decided based on birth, and can never be changed. While a person can change his religion, and his economic status can fluctuate, the caste is permanent.
In central government funded higher education institutions, 22.5% of available seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (Dalit)and Scheduled Tribe (Adivasi) students (15% for SCs, 7.5% for STs). This reservation percentage has been raised to 49.5%, by including an additional 27% reservation for OBCs.

Why is computer literacy mandatory

By gunjan

The fundamental purpose of higher education is the preparation of students for their future careers. If graduates of today and tomorrow are to flourish in the modern, fastpaced high-tech world, they must be information and technology literate. The means of acquiring these skills must be imbedded in student learning and be part and parcel of their develop and maintain a robust information technology infrastructure. Unfortunately no consensus exists as to what the label “computer literate's should imply. The difficulty in both defining computer literacy and designing a satisfactory computer literacy course is evident by both the frequency of change and experimentation occurring at many institutions and by the tons of textbooks that exist for such a course. It seems as though every educator has some opinion about “computer literacy.

The need for computer literacy and the requirements of it are undergoing a significant paradigm shift over the last decade. Only once before, when personal computers made many software applications available to the general public, did the idea of computer literacy change significantly. The idea of thin clients using Internet-based applications did not succeed in the past partly because of sluggish dial-up connections. So, PC-based productivity software flourished. Now high speed

Education Quality In India Falling

By gunjan

India is draught hit in terms of education qualities and policies and this has reached to an extreme where India is ranking ranks sixth among the seven emerging economies of the world specifically in terms of education quality. The country has scored only 3.3 points in the study, in terms of primary, secondary, tertiary and
demographic parameters, while Russia topped the chart with 7.3 points. India stands last in secondary education and also lowest in tertiary among all the emerging countries in the world. With a demographics as a strength of India but even this had not help the country to attain a decent ranks but only as last ranking.
Country like South Africa which is a new entrant to the club of developing economies, has managed to be on fifth place on the strength of its tertiary education and demographic qualities although though it lags far behind in terms of primary education.

India has a rosy ratio in terms of student teacher ration but even this rosy pictures does help india to attain a fair rank

Some of the points in this article is as per the study  ASSOCHAM
 

Who Is to be blamed...

High student teacher ratio...

Can educators be educated about how to educate

By gunjan

The children of today will create our future tomorrow. What a better way to enhance our future than by teaching. It's becoming harder and harder to find good teachers in today's world. We need good teachers to educate and inspire our children to make our nation a success in the future.
In its technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another.

The term 'education' is the noun form of the verb educate. It comes from the Middle English educaten; coming from the Latin term educare, educatus meaning 'bring up, rear'; linked to educere meaning 'to lead forth' or 'bring out'. The suffix 'ion' refers to a particular action or process. It could also refer to the result of the same. It also means 'state or condition'

Teachers in educational institutions direct the education of students and might draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. This process is sometimes called schooling when referring to the education of teaching only a certain subject, usually as professors at institutions of higher learning. There is also education in fields for those who want specific vocational

Tackling education problem in India

By gunjan

Education is an essential tool for self-defence in a society where social interactions include the written media. An illiterate person is significantly less equipped to defend herself in court, to obtain a bank loan, to enforce inheritance rights, to take advantage of new technology, to compete for secure employment, to get onto the right bus, to take part in political activity – in short, to participate successfully in the modern economy and society.

On a recent a trip to Asia, Bob Herbert saw an incredible effort in India around education reform focused on bringing post high-school graduates into the 21st century knowledge economy. It is quite a contrast to the state of US education reform as described in a recent Bob Herbert column, in which he interviewed Bill and Melinda Gates, who are investing billions in education reform.

Like the U.S., India faces a daunting education challenge — they need to make enormous improvements, immediately, in educating and training a very large and diverse population, with many of its people economically disadvantaged or living at a subsistence level. India has stepped up to the task, setting up a National Skill Council (NSC) to work with the Confederation of Indian Industry.

IT education In Schools

By gunjan

Just imagine the world in the 80s. Computers were not having any kind of influence on our lives. That time no one would have imagined that computer would one day a very important part of our life! Could we have ever imagined back in the 80s that computers would play such a huge role in our lives?

our lives?
Many people warn of the possible harmful effects of using computers in the classroom. Will children lose their ability to relate to other human beings? Will they become dependent on technology to learn? Will they find inappropriate materials? The same was probably said with the invention of the printing press, radio, and television. All of these can be used inappropriately, but all of them have given humanity unbounded access to information which can be turned into knowledge. Appropriately used-- interactively and with guidance-- they have become tools for the development of higher order thinking skills.
Computers are the best means for storage and management of data, they can serve as huge knowledge bases and can be harnessed for all sorts of financial transactions owing to their processing power and storage capacities. As computers are a daily utility, they have gained immense

Public Finance Management

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Public Finance Management


Public Finance Management : has particular importance for the financial managers who manage the public bodies. This helps them to effectively and efficiently run the organization without any hiccups.
A normal occurrence in Public Finance Management or in government projects is the price-adjustment in the post contractual phase. This inefficiency arises due to the commitment failure by the concerned organization. Organizations need managers with a thorough understanding of public finance so that they can make financial decisions and design and operate financial systems for collecting, spending and accounting for public expenditure. Depending on which options you choose, this programme will enable one to make decisions about investment projects, when and how to use privatization and public-private partnerships, and how to manage the financial relationships between national and sub-national governments
 

Careers In Public Finance Management
Students of this programme will receive an invaluable preparation for high level appointments in government, public services, international organizations and NGOs.


Eligibility
You should either have a good degree in a social sciences discipline (qualifications in other subjects will be assessed on their merits), or an equivalent qualification and suitable relevant work experience.

Programme length : A minimum of one calendar year.

Benefits And Drawback Of Online Educations

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Why do students flock to the online learning environment? With over 4 million students are enrolled in online schools and universities (and that number is growing 30% per year), there are many compelling arguments for attending a cyber classroom (Lewis, 2005).If online education were the best choice for every person every time, we wouldn't need brick-and-mortar schools, would we? There are both advantages and disadvantages of online courses.

Benefits of Online Courses

Distance learning Mobility. Such courses are not bounded by physical boundaries and are portable and available where you are. classroom and lab visit to a dedicated location is not needed in an online courses or we can say class room at a location where ever you are located. This enables you to take your college along with you where ever you moving to...!!

Flexi Timings & Not Time Bound. Such course are flexible in terms of timings and no pre scheduled time table is to be followed daily. Whether your busy schedule leaves you little time for learning, or you need more time to learn a particular concept, or you want to accelerate through the material, online learning offers the flexibility you need.

Course material is accessible 24

Specialization In Management Courses

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Specialization in MBA ensures that a person is ready to step into the industrial world as a management professional it also opens the doors to a plethora of job opportunities. A guide to some of the most promising management courses offered by institutes across the country can be each iof these Management specialization courses is summarized:

AGRIBUSINESS : Transformation of the agriculture sector into a competitive sector calls for professional management and use of modern technologies in areas such as specialized production, post-harvest management, promotion of value added agri products, supply chain management, etc., so as to position these competitively both in the domestic as well as in international markets. Agribusiness Management Education is now a priority area in the country, as several State Agricultural Universities and Agricultural Institutes have added MBA (Agri Business) and equivalent programmes to their educational systems over the past one decade.

HUMAN RESOURCE [HRM] : The Human Resources Management (HRM) function includes a variety of activities, and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you have and whether to use independent contractors or hire employees to fill these needs, recruiting and training the best employees, ensuring they are high performers, dealing with performance issues,