Education News:Progress in Establishing new AIIMS like Institutes

Six AIIMSs at Patna (Bihar), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), Jodhpur (Rajasthan) and Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) have already been made functional. An AIIMS at Rae Bareli is being established under Phase-II of PMSSY. Hon’ble Finance Minister while presenting the Budget for the financial year 2014-15 had announced setting up of four new AIIMS in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Purvanchal in UP, and in the Budget speech 2015-16 has proposed to set up six new AIIMS in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Bihar. Two new AIIMS in Gujarat and Jharkhand have been announced in Budget speech of 2017-18.
In so far as establishment of AIIMS at Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab and Assam is concerned, the land has been transferred to Government of India. There is a delay in handing over of land identified for setting up of AIIMS at Jammu, Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh to Government of India.
Government of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been asked to identify three to four alternate locations for establishment of AIIMS based on criteria under challenge method.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Smt Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. 

Education News:Maulana Azad Education Foundation Scholarships sanctioned to 48 thousand girl students

The Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) Scholarships, for the last academic year 2015-16, has sanctioned scholarships to 48,000 girl students, studying in Class XI, amounting to Rs. 57.60 crore. Out of this, 45,700 students have already received the first installment of scholarship. This information was given by Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Minister of State (IC) for Minority Affairs, in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

Education News:Weightage to General Studies in UPSC

The changes in the syllabus of Civil Services (Prelims) took place from Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2011 followed by changes in the Civil Services (Main) from CSE 2013 in which four papers of General Studies carrying 250 marks each were included. Thus General Studies is having 1000 marks out of 1750 marks in written part of examination. From CSE 2015 onwards, the General Studies Paper-II of the preliminary examination was made qualifying with minimum marks fixed at 33%. Further, UPSC has constituted an Expert Committee under chairmanship of Shri B.S. Baswan to comprehensively examine the various issues, raised from time to time regarding the CSE, with respect to the eligibility, syllabus, scheme and pattern of the Examination vide notice dated 12.08.2015. The report of Baswan Committee is currently under the consideration of the UPSC and the recommendations of the UPSC on the report are yet to be received.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question by Shri Ramsinh Rathwa in the Lok Sabha today.

Education news:15 IIITs declared as Institutes of National Importance

Cabinet approves Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public- Private Partnership) Bill, 2017
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved -
i. Introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT PPP) Bill, 2017;
ii. To grant statutory status to the fifteen Indian Institutes of Information Technology in Public Private Partnership and declare them as Institutions of National Importance;
iii. To enable these institutions to grant degrees to their students in the academic courses conducted by them.
There is no financial implication with regard to the proposed IIIT PPP Bill, 2017
The Bill will declare the existing Indian Institutes of Information Technology in Public Private Partnership as 'Institutions of National Importance with powers to award degrees. This will entitle them to use the nomenclature of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) or Master of Technology (M.Tech) or Ph.D degree as issued by a University or Institution of National Importance.
The grant of a formal degree in Information Technology, Engineering or Ph.D will enhance the prospects of the graduating students in the job market and will also enable the Institutes to attract enough students required to develop a strong research base in the country in the field of information technology.
The emerging needs of the industry and the economy, as a whole for skilled technical manpower is expected to be met from the talent pool of trained personnel of the institutes.
Every Institute shall be open to all - irrespective of gender, caste, creed, disability, and domicile, and ethnicity, social or economic background. Academic Session has commenced in the following15 Institutes:-
Andhra Pradesh(Chittoor), Assam(Guwahati) Gujarat(Vadodara), Haryana(Sonipat), Himachal Pradesh(Una), Jharkhand(Ranchi), Karnataka(Dharwad), Kerala(Kottayam) Maharashtra (Nagpur & Pune), Manipur(Senapati), Rajasthan (Kota), Tamilnadu(Tiruchirappalli), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), Kalyani (West Bengal).

Background

The Scheme of Setting up of 20 new IIITs in Public Private Partnership (IIIT PPP) as approved by the Union Cabinet on 7.12.2010 does not have provision which empowers the Institutes set up in Public Private Partnership to grant degrees to its students. The first batch of under-graduate students enrolled in the Year 2013-14 will be passing out in the Year 2017. Academic Session has started in 15 IIITs. 

एसएससी तैयारी: मोदी बन जाएं तो सफलता अवश्य मिलेगी

कौन कहता है आसमां मे सूराख नहीं हो सकता

एक पत्थर तो तबियत से उछालो यारो।

दुष्यन्त कुमार का ये शेर आपकी हौसला अफजाई के लिए काफी है। फिर भी मन कही भटक रहा हो तो अपने प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी से प्रेरणा ले सकते हैं। उन्होंने हाल ही में यूपी-उत्तराखंड में प्रचंड जीत हासिल करके 66 साल की उम्र में जो करिश्मा करके दिखाया है वह एसएससी की तैयारी कर रहे 22 से 30 साल के युवाओं के लिए निश्चित रूप से प्रेरणा के स्रोत हैं। आप यह कह सकते हैं कि एसएससी की तैयारी चुनाव की तैयारी से बहुत जुदा है। आपकी यह बात मानने के योग्य है लेकिन दूसरे अंदाज से देखिये तो आप पाएंगे कि मैं गलत नहीं कह रहा हूं। सही समय पर सही तैयारी और लक्ष्य पर सही निशाना लगाने से ही सफलता मिलती है। इसमें कन्सन्ट्रेशन की बहुत जरूरत है। प्रधानमंत्री ने नतीजे नहीं देखे बल्कि वे कोशिशें इतनी कीं कि उम्मीद लगाने वाले भी नतीजों से चकरा गए । एक्जिट पोल में यूपी के लिए अधिकांश सर्वे करने वालों भाजपा को 300 से कम सीटें देने का अनुमान जताया था लेकिन ये मोदी के ही प्रयास थे कि प्रदेश में भाजपा को 311 सीटें मिलीं हैं।
कहने का मतलब यह है कि जब आपको सफलता 70 से 80 प्रतिशत अंक पाने से मिल सकती है आपको निश्चित रूप से  कम से कम 90 प्रतिशत अंक पाने की तैयारियां करनी होगी। इसके लिए आपको हर तरह की कोशिश करनी होगी। यही सफलता का मूल मंत्र है। अब इतने अंक कैसे मिलें, यही आपको सोचना होगा।

SSC preparation: For Success you will take inspiration to PM

"Kaun Kehata Hai Aasman Mein Suraakh Nahi Ho Sakta,
 Ek Patthar Toh Tabiyat Se Uchalo Yaaro!"

This line of Dushyant Kumar is enough for your fondness. Even if the mind is wandering, then you can take inspiration from your Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has recently demonstrated the charisma at the age of 66 by winning tremendously in UP-Uttarakhand and is certainly the source of inspiration for the 22 to 30 years of youth who are preparing for the SSC. You can say that the preparation of the SSC is very different from the preparation for the election. It is worth considering but if you look at the other, you will find that I am not saying wrong. At the right time, the right preparation and the right target on the target only get success. There is a lot of need of concentration in it. The Prime Minister did not see the results, but he tried so much that the hope-makers were also confused with the consequences. Most of the pollsters in the exit polls had projected BJP less than 300 seats, but it was Modi's attempt that the BJP got 311 seats in the state.
To say this means that when you can achieve 70 to 80 percent marks of success, you definitely have to prepare for getting at least 90 percent marks. You have to try all sorts for this. This is the basic mantra of success. Now you have to think about how to get so many points.

एसएससी की तैयारी: आओ रणनीति पर करें विचार

होली की त्योहार के चार दिन के ब्रेक के बाद जब लौट कर पढ़ाई की ओर आएं तों पूरी गंभीरता से विचार करें कि 24 घंटे में से कितने घंटे पढ़ाई करनी है। यदि आपने पढ़ाई अच्छी तरह से न की हो और अधिक समय तक पढ़ाई करनी हो तो पहले विचार करें दिन में कितनी बार पढ़ाई करनी है और कब-कब पढ़ाई करनी है।
अगर चौबीस घंटे में आपको छह से आठ घंटे तक पढ़ाई करनी हो तो कम से आपको इस समय को कम से कम चार भागों में विभाजित करें और आपका पढ़ाई में सबसे अधिक मन लगता है उसी समय का चुनाव करें। एक बार में दो डेढ़ से दो घंटे की शिफ्ट बनाएं और चार शिफ्ट में पढ़ाई करें। हर शिफ्ट में चारों विषयों पर अच्छी तरह से मेहनत करें। हां एक बात ध्यान देने योग्य यह है कि चारों विषयों में से याद करने वाले और दिमागी अभ्यास करने वाले विषयों को अलग-अलग छांट लें। इसी हिसाब से समय का चयन करें। जब अधिक याद होता हो उस समय याद करने वाले विषय लें और जब दिमागी कसरत करने में अच्छा लगता हो तब दिमागी कसरत करने वाले विषय लें। रणनीति का यह पहला पाठ ही आपके लिए महत्वपूर्ण होगा।