 | | digitalLEARNING Weekly Newsletter: February 27, 2014 Volume 11, Issue 9 |  | |
 | | | QS World University Rankings released
IIT Delhi and Mumbai have ranked highest from India in the global top 50 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. IIT Delhi has ranked 42nd in electrical engineering and IIT Mumbai has ranked 49th in civil engineering and 50th in civil engineering. | | Final placement season at IIM-A
The third round of final placement at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) was dominated by Embibe and KPMG. The two companies placed six job offers each. Amazon, EXL and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) placed eight job offers each. | | AIU asks for private universities to be included under RUSA
The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has demanded that the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) also consider private universities as eligible for funding. Presently only government run institutions are eligible for funding under the RUSA. | | UGC urges varsities to stop animal dissections
University Grants Commission (UGC) has sent a letter to universities asking them to ensure compliance to its recommendations of ending animal dissection and animal experimentation for zoology and life sciences courses in a phased manner. | | Unesco says Indian syllabi too ambitious
The curriculum of Indian schools has drawn sharp criticism from the Unesco. The Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2014 states that Indian curriculum is unrealistic and far too ambitious for the child. It says that the curriculum outpaces a child's learning capacity, thus widening the learning gap. | |  | | Delhi Lt. Governor assures HC of new nursery admission schedule
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) told the Delhi High Court that the government would scrap the five points awarded in inter-state transfer cases in nursery admissions and come out with a new admission schedule. | | CBSE to offer law, theatre studies
In what may be termed as a big departure from run-of-the-mill courses, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to offer theatre, legal studies or gender studies as an elective in classes XI and XII, from the academic session 2014-15. | | |
| | | | |  | |  | School Educators of TomorrowSchool days are perhaps the best days of our lives. It is indeed that phase in which some of the best values like punctuality, self-discipline, friendship and team spirit are all imbibed by us during those days. | |  | | |  | School Educators – Dr Satyendra Kumar, Principal Birla School, Pilani Dr Satyendra Kumar, Principal Birla School, Pilani Principal of the school is not only a role model for the kids but for all the stake holders. So he should be well versed with all administrative skills in related fields like finance, marketing, human resource and of course he must be very good teacher in his subject. |  | |  | Enhancing GER and quality is the way forwardEnhancing GER at elementary level, ensuring quality and addressing the issues related with the retention - especially of ST children is key to achieving the educational goal says Usha Padhee, Commissioner-cum- Secretary, School and Mass Education Department, Government of Odisha, in an interview with Mohd Ujaley of Elets News Network (ENN) | | | | | |
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