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  • Manipal Institute of Technology Wins Mangaluru Edition of TCS TechBytes

    Sweta

    New Delhi, April third, 2023: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) and the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES) an autonomous physique promoted by the Government of Karnataka, introduced the winners of the Mangaluru Regional Finals of the 14th version of TCS TechBytes.

    Winner: Sweta Chunduri – Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

    Runner-up: Sudarshan Sundarrajan – NITK, Surathkal

    TCS gave the winner reward vouchers price Rs 12,000 and the runner-up vouchers price Rs 10,000. It additionally awarded all finalists with reward vouchers. The winner will go on to symbolize Mangaluru on the State Finals to be held on April 5 at Bengaluru.

    This 12 months over 620 college students from the Mangaluru area underwent a preliminary on-line check, from which the highest six college students certified for an interactive digital quiz. The quiz had 5 segments – Tech Monitor, Tech Curiosity, Tech Circuit, Tech Unlimited, and Tech Agility – testing the coed’s know-how acumen.

    Sunil Deshpande, Regional Head, TCS Bengaluru, stated, “TCS TechBytes encourages college students to develop their know-how quotient and be future-ready. We are delighted to witness the expertise and capabilities of the scholars taking part in this system, which positions them for transformative tech careers.”

    Prof S Sadagopan, Chairman, BITES, stated, “ TCS TechBytes underlines the significance of constantly upskilling to capitalise on future development alternatives. We are proud of our partnership with TCS on this essential initiative for college students throughout Karnataka.”

  • J.K. Shah Classes partners with Logic School of Management to address needs of Commerce Students

    Chennai, 03 April 2023: JK Shah Classes, half of Veranda Learning Solutions which is a public listed firm (BSE: 543514, NSE: VERANDA), has introduced a partnership with Logic School of Management, Kochi to assist college students within the commerce and finance streams attain new tutorial heights.

    J.K. Shah, Chairman, J.K. Shah Classes, believes this partnership between two robust manufacturers providing coaching programmes for numerous commerce stream programs shall be very advantageous for future college students. “We imagine that Logic School of Management’s robust presence in Kerala, providing an array of programs comparable to ACCA (UK), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) US and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) US, coupled with our pan-India presence with experience in Chartered Accountancy (CA), Company Secretary (CS) and Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) programs, will present college students with a win-win state of affairs for all.,” stated J. K. Shah. The Logic School of Management (LSM) has 7 centres throughout Kerala and trains over 4,000 college students annually. J.K. Shah Classes possesses over 75 branches throughout the nation and trains over 80,000 college students yearly.

    Santosh Kumar, Director at LSM believes college students will acquire immense advantages from this affiliation. “We at Logic School of Management are very comfortable to be related with JK Shah Classes. The largest beneficiaries of this affiliation could be the scholars, who will examine below the experience of not solely a extremely trusted identify – LSM, but additionally JKSC which has a legacy of 40 years and has produced wonderful outcomes constantly. Through this affiliation, we’ll guarantee we ship the very best to all the scholars,” stated Santosh Kumar.

  • “Academia of the 21st Century: Standing at the Vanguard” Summit Becomes Ariel University’s Signature Event

    third April 2023

    Ariel University was proud to arrange the 2nd version of the “Academia of the 21st Century: Standing at the Vanguard” Summit from March twentieth to twenty second, 2023. Supported by the Ministry of Regional Cooperation of Israel, the occasion drew famend lecturers, researchers, and public figures from throughout the globe to the college’s campus.

    Ariel University

    The Summit showcased the newest traits and developments in academia and analysis, providing contributors a platform to trade information, concepts, and greatest practices. Professor Albert Pinhasov, Rector of Ariel University, stated, “We are thrilled to conduct the Academia of the 21st Century convention right here at Ariel University. We imagine that strengthened partnerships will result in ground-breaking discoveries in analysis and additional improve the ever-growing friendship between international locations.”

    Over the course of three days, attendees engaged in varied actions, together with keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, and analysis excursions round the campus. The occasion facilitated networking and dialogue between professionals, fostering idea-sharing, greatest practices, and future collaborations in joint analysis and educational mobility applications.

    Key themes of the “Academia of the 21st Century: Standing at the Vanguard” Summit, held at Ariel University from March 20-22, 2023, included:

    • The identification of academia in the 21st century
    • Academia as a bridge for diplomatic relations between international locations
    • 21st-century challenges in educating and analysis in well being and medical sciences
    • Teaching and studying in the digital period
    • Diversity, fairness, and inclusion in academia
    • Young scientists and their profitable integration into fashionable academia

    We lengthen our gratitude to the Ministry of Regional Cooperation of Israel for his or her help of this occasion. We eagerly anticipate the joint educational and analysis initiatives between international locations ensuing from this fruitful gathering.

    For additional data or to rearrange an interview with Professor Albert Pinhasov, please contact Mark Lewis, International Public Relations – Ariel University – markl@ariel.ac.il or +972 54 339 4067

  • IRMA clocks 100% placements for the 42nd Batch of PGDM(RM)

    IRMA clocks 100% placements for the 42nd Batch of PGDM(RM)

    Mumbai(S.N): The Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) not too long ago accomplished the campus placements course of for the 42nd outgoing batch of its Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Rural Management) – the PGDM(RM) programme. IRMA takes pleasure in asserting that the batch of 2021-23 recorded 100% placements.

    The highest package deal provided throughout the placements stood at Rs 26.5 lakh each year. The general common package deal provided by recruiters stood at Rs 15.5 lakh each year on this batch, which is increased than the batch of 2022. The median CTC remained at Rs 15 lakh each year with the lowest being at Rs 08.5 lakh each year. In one more feat, college students obtained 36 pre-placement gives from organisations of reputation together with Flipkart, Zetwerk Manufacturing, Godrej Agrovet Limited, ITC, PI Industries, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Tata Steel, amongst others.

    Dr. Umakant Dash, Director, IRMA, expressed immense pleasure and pleasure as the placements course of fruitfully concluded.

    “The PGDM(RM) batch of 2021-23 started its journey in the center of the pandemic and has confirmed to be a resilient group, first with their wonderful summer season internships and now with their excellent campus placements. IRMA has a legacy of unmatched tutorial excellence. The placements for the batch of 2023 bear testimony to this. We are immensely grateful to all our esteemed recruiting companions, new and returning, for reaffirming their religion in the college students of IRMA, by offering them with coveted roles and alternatives. I congratulate the college students on this distinctive efficiency and need all of them the greatest of their future endeavours,” stated Dr. Dash.

    For the batch of 2021-23, Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) trade continued to be a key recruiter, with practically 42% of the college students being positioned on this sector. Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Retail and E-Commerce emerged as the second and third largest recruiting segments for IRMA’s 2021-23 batch.

    Prominent recruiters via this 12 months’s placement course of embody Flipkart, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), SarvaGramFincare Private Limited, Axis Bank, Reliance Retail, Vedanta CSR, Yubi, More Retail, IDFC First Bank, Mahindra Home Finance, Mother Dairy, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, ITC Limited, Ernst & Young, PwC, Dabur, DCM Shriram, Equitas Small Finance Bank, Pixuate, The Baker’s Dozen, The Digital Fifth, Drools Pet Food Private Limited, FarMart, Khyber Agro, Amul, McDonald’s, RBI Innovation Hub and Redseer Strategy Consulting, amongst a number of others.

    “The placements course of of the batch of 2021-23 is indicative of newer ways in which IRMA is exploring to stability aspirations of its college students and the institute’s mission. Our college students be part of banks and NBFCs to develop merchandise for rural shoppers, and in consulting for improvement and public coverage verticals. We noticed a rising variety of illustration from varied industries which employed our college students. We discovered new curiosity from fields of expertise consulting, shopper durables, meals processing, whilst our returning recruiters from FMCG, Development and CSR segments proceed to repose their religion in our college students,” stated Prof. Aashish Argade, Associate Dean (Placements).

    Key roles and profiles provided to the college students of batch 2021-23 embody Management Trainee, Project Management Unit Head, Consultant, Deputy Manager, Senior Sales Executive and Credit Analyst, amongst others.

    This 12 months, the improve in CTC has been the highest for college students in the prime 25 percentile of the batch, indicating {that a} bigger part of the batch registered a wholesome progress in the packages. An in depth comparability of packages is elaborated in the desk.

    Year-on-Year Comparison of Packages
      Batch of 2023 Batch of 2022
    Mean CTC 15.50 14.33
    Median CTC 15.00 15.00
    Highest CTC 26.50 26.50
    Lowest CTC 08.50 08.00
    Top 10 Percentile 21.81 20.05
    Top 25 Percentile 19.92 17.67
    Top 50 Percentile 17.91 16.70
    CTC figures in INR lakhs each year

  • AISECT announces strategic partnership with Redington Foundation to launch an ambitious skill training programme on advance IT courses

    AISECT announces strategic partnership with Redington Foundation to launch an ambitious skill training programme on advance IT courses

    India April 01, 2023: To deal with the persisting hole between abilities and employment within the nation, India’s main Social Enterprise that’s working within the areas of Skill Development, Higher Education AISECT Group has partnered with Redington Foundation to launch employment Linked skill training program in superior IT courses. The course will probably be provided throughout key industrial areas of the nation comparable to Bengaluru, Tumkur, Hyderabad, Chennai, Salem, Puducherry, Pune and Indore. Through this mission, AISECT goals to practice roughly 690 candidates within the superior IT courses of AI- Data Quality Analyst, AI- Data Scientist, Cloud Security Analyst, AI – Data Architect, Cloud Application developer, AI- Machine Learning Engineer, Cloud Consultant, IOT – Network Specialist. Post-training completion the candidates will probably be supplied placement assist as per the related job function wherein the candidates have been educated.

    This partnership goals to deal with the prevailing skill hole within the tech business by offering technical upskilling in extremely industrious cities and cities taking a leap in direction of creating options to create a big pool of expert and authorized workforce. The length of the courses is 2-3 months, and the curriculum has been designed by business specialists with a spotlight on training the candidates in superior IT courses due to the rise in digital transformations throughout all industries and the necessity for workers who can assist organizations successfully handle their use of expertise. The ever-evolving market and quickly rising world of expertise has introduced in an growing demand for superior IT abilities, which helped decide the courses for this mission accordingly.

    Speaking of the collaboration Dr Siddharth Chaturvedi, Director of AISECT Group mentioned “We consider that our partnership with Redington Foundation will deal with the necessity of the high-growth sectors recognized by the Government of India, together with IT, electronics, and entrepreneurship. Our mission is to determine potential and bridge the supply-demand variations and due to this fact deal with the continued abilities scarcity within the tech business. We consider within the endeavours of the Redington Foundation whose earlier work to give alternatives for the betterment of economically backward communities has strengthened our perception to work collaboratively to sort out the problems of unemployment in India”.

    Shanmuga Vadivoo Zonal Head Tirunelveli, Redington Foundation mentioned “I would love to applaud AISECT for doing such a fantastic job in offering employment training for unemployed youth within the ITES background, which is without doubt one of the most urgent training wants on this present financial scenario, and Redington can also be very proud to be related with AISECT “.

  • Government of Goa in partnership with Newton School organizes Digital Goa Youth Summit

    Government of Goa in partnership with Newton School organizes Digital Goa Youth Summit

    April 1st, 2023: The Goa State Higher Education Council, Directorate of Higher Education, and the Goa Government collaborated with Newton School, a neo-university offering outcome-oriented training, and efficiently organized the Digital Goa Youth Summit in the presence of a number of luminaries. The occasion, held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Panaji, marked the launch of the Digital Goa Scholarship Program (DGSP), which was initiated in October 2022. The program would assist create a gifted pool of tech professionals in Goa in collaboration with Newton School to remove geographical and monetary boundaries. Through this program, the Goa authorities and Newton School purpose to offer over 10,000 Goan college students with superior industry-focused tech training for in-depth coaching and upskilling.

    Dr. Pramod Sawant, the Hon. Chief Minister of Goa, Directorate of Higher Education, founders of Newton School, Siddharth Maheshwari, and Nishant Chandra, alongside with tech firms like Zepto Fampay, collectively with famend personalities of the tech {industry} from Google and LinkedIn, graced the occasion. The occasion additionally noticed leisure performances from Goan college students and standard social media influencer Sukriti Chaturvedi, with RJ Devanggana Chauhan internet hosting the occasion. The summit enabled over 5,000 college students from throughout the state of Goa to debate the most recent developments and alternatives in the tech {industry} to check the long run of their tech careers. The Digital Goa Scholarship Program launched at this occasion will equip Goan college students pursuing Bachelor’s in any background with the required abilities to land high-paying jobs in high tech firms.

    Founded in 2019 by Siddharth Maheshwari and Nishant Chandra, IIT Roorkee graduates, Newton School is bridging the hole between learners and jobs. Newton School provides skill-oriented and industry-focused tech programs to college students and dealing professionals and helps them get positioned as software program builders and engineers, with their 2000+ hiring companions together with firms akin to Google, Zomato, Thoughtworks, Xiaomi, Flipkart, Deloitte, Meesho, and TCS.

    As a component of the scholarship program, Newton School will conduct a 12-week Coding and Mindset Bootcamp. The Bootcamp will start on March thirty first and develop the aptitude and Ok-10 degree of arithmetic and logic required to be taught to program. The workshops are designed for college kids to take up dwell initiatives whereas turning into a component of the bigger coding group globally.

    On ending the boot camp efficiently, college students will be capable to enroll in its flagship 6-month lengthy full stack growth course free of value and be taught from {industry} consultants hailing from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, amongst others, with added give attention to one-on-one coaching and mentorship. Students will get 100% placement help to skyrocket their tech careers with Newton School’s 1500+ hiring companions.

    Goa’s Honourable Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant added, “I’m glad that Goa State Higher Education Council, Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Goa, in collaboration with Newton School, is launching this scholarship program geared toward enabling Goan college students to turn into tech consultants. The scholarship will present college students with entry to programs that can improve their abilities and make them industry-ready, thus enabling them to contribute to the expansion and growth of Goa’s tech {industry}.”

    Speaking on the partnership, Nishant Chandra and Siddharth Maheshwari, Founders of Newton School mentioned, “The Digital Goa Scholarship Program is a visionary challenge that goals to empower hundreds of Goan college students to pursue the profession of their desires. As the founders of Newton School, our imaginative and prescient has at all times been to bridge the talent hole in the tech {industry} by offering high quality training to aspiring builders and dealing professionals. Our partnership with the Government of Goa is a milestone in our journey in direction of making India the Tech Powerhouse of the world. We consider that the Digital Goa Scholarship Program won’t solely profit the scholars but additionally contribute to the expansion of the tech {industry} in Goa. By producing a talented workforce, we hope to draw extra firms to speculate in the state and contribute to its financial growth.”

    “We are assured that with the assist of the tech {industry}, academia, and the federal government, we will make Goa a hub of innovation and know-how” – Shri Prasad Lolayekar IAS, Director, Directorate of Higher Education.

  • Amrita School of Ayurveda and Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, Ministry of AYUSH sign MoU to create a repository of clinical cases in Ayurveda

    Amrita School of Ayurveda

    Hyderabad/New Delhi/Mumbai, April 2023: Amrita School of Ayurveda and Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, Ministry of AYUSH have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to additional develop the AyurCeL (on-line portal) and create a repository of clinical cases in Ayurveda. This collaboration will facilitate the era of practice-based proof by serving to clinicians report clinical outcomes systematically supported by multimedia. The MoU was signed by Dr. Kousthubha Upadhyaya on behalf of Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth and Swami Sankaramritananda Puri on behalf of Amrita School of Ayurveda.

    The Ayurveda Clinical e-Learning (AYURCeL) undertaking goals to fill this hole by creating a net platform to make accessible the clinical experiences of profitable Ayurveda clinicians in a digital type and format that can facilitate steady clinical studying primarily based on well-documented case research.

    Under the MoU, the collaboration between Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kerala, and RAV (Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth), can be established in the world of mutual curiosity to each the establishments for submission of chosen clinical case studies of the Certificate course of RAV (CRAV) college students after due verification from their corresponding Gurus to the AyurCeL portal for preliminary screening each month. The Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kerala shall study the submitted cases as per their choice criterion and replace the case report and additional follow-ups and after vetting accomplished by the specialists shall publish the report in the portal.

    Furthermore, the Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kerala will prepare for the coaching for RAV- Gurus and Shishyas for getting ready mannequin Case Reports. The RAV shall manage such coaching applications after mutual session and settlement. The modalities of knowledge trade together with finance could also be developed and determined by each institutes after mutual session and settlement. Both institutes will respect and obey rules of one another on a mutual foundation.

    Dr. P Rammanohar, Principal Investigator of the undertaking and Research Director, of Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda (ĀCĀRA), School of Ayurveda mentioned, “The first step to generate proof is from clinical observe. AyurCeL will facilitate the era of practice-based proof by serving to clinicians report clinical outcomes systematically supported by multimedia. AyurCeL aids clinicians to rework their clinical notes into systematic documentation. Thus, this device will change into very useful for busy clinicians. This collaboration will show to be a boon for the Ayurveda fraternity nationally as it’s going to create a repository of clinical cases in Ayurveda, which can vastly assist the analysis and improvement of the Ayurvedic system of medication. The AyurCeL portal will acknowledge the contributions of RAV in all publications and studies in which info is sourced by way of knowledge supplied by RAV.”

    The modalities of trade of knowledge together with finance could also be developed and determined by each institutes after mutual session and settlement. Both institutes will respect and obey rules of one another on a mutual foundation.

  • Bharti Foundation supports Rajasthan Education Department in Barmer for strengthening the implementation of No Bag Day initiative

    Bharti Foundation supports Rajasthan Education Department in Barmer for strengthening the implementation of No Bag Day initiative

    01 April, 2023, Barmer, Rajasthan: Bharti Foundation prolonged its assist to the Rajasthan Education Department for strengthening the implementation of No Bag Day initiative in the authorities faculties in Barmer. Since July 2022, the Foundation has supported the efforts of state authorities in reaching the imaginative and prescient of joyful and significant studying, to deliver out the creativity of each little one in the faculties and lowering the burden of college luggage on them.

    In the Barmer district, as a component of assessment and recognition, top-performing blocks (Kalyanpur, Samdari, Siwana, Patodi and Barmer) together with 68 best-performing faculties have been felicitated just lately for their exceptional contribution in direction of the success of No Bag day initiative.4,718 faculties reported on actions that have been organized each Saturday to enhance life abilities and subjective studying in college students.

    Under the initiative, studying sources and actions have been developed which have been shared with the instructor via month-to-month memos. The actions have been primarily based on themes like Rajasthan ko Pehchano, Bhasha Kaushal Vikas, Khelega Rajasthan BadhegaRajsthan, Main VaigyanikBanunga and Balsabha – ApnoKeSath. In Barmer, the skilled academics contributed in direction of designing of actions for two themes – Bal Sabha – ApnoKeSath and Khelega Rajasthan BadhegaRajsthan. The initiative goals at enabling kids with necessary life abilities reminiscent of teamwork, language improvement, creativity, scientific aptitude and problem-solving abilities. With NEP 2020’s objective of aligning India’s schooling system with the aspirational targets of twenty first century schooling, offering a holistic high quality schooling has develop into extra necessary than ever.

    Sh. Lok Bandhu – District Collector, Barmer; Sh. Prem Chandra Sankhla – Joint Director (SE), Jodhpur Division; Sh. Narsingh Janghid – Additional Chief District Education Officer, Education Department, Govt. of Rajasthan, Barmer together with Sh. Tanu Ram – Chief District Education Officer (Acting) & Additional District Project Coordinator, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Barmergraced the occasion with their presence.

  • 5500 needy school students get mid-day meals with funds raised from IIIT-B’s 10 Km marathon ‘Miles for Meals’

    Miles for Meals
    Bengaluru, 1st April 2023: The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB), organized a 10Km lengthy Marathon which commenced at 6 am in Electronic City this morning, in collaboration with CGI and ELCIA as a part of their year-long Silver Jubilee Celebrations.

    Hundreds of enthusiastic contributors vied with one another to take part within the marathon. Priyanka C bagged the primary prize of INR 15000 within the Women’s class with Rashi CM standing a second with INR 10000 and Chandra Shekhar Pathak bagged the primary prize within the Men’s Category with Nithin Kumar M standing second.

    The marathon named ‘Miles for Meals’ was a marketing campaign to gather funds for mid-day meal for needy school students finding out in Government Schools in and round Electronic City. The participation within the Marathon supported round 5500 needy school students.

    It was a fun-filled day of health, group, and fundraising. Speaking for this trigger, Prof Debabarata Das, Director, IIITB stated “By collaborating on this marathon, not solely we enhance our personal well being, however we’re additionally serving to to offer noon meals for students who could in any other case go hungry. With all of the assist, we will make sure that each baby has entry to a nutritious meal in the course of the school day, giving them the power and focus they should succeed.”

    Mr. (*10*) V. Ballolli, General Manager, ELCIA Trust stated, “This was for a noble trigger. We obtained an amazing response and assist. It solely exhibits the united energy of a society which is mirrored by the susceptible group it feeds. With the assist, we will make sure that each baby has entry to a nutritious meal in the course of the school day, giving them the power and focus they should succeed.”

    ELCIA Trust, a philanthropic arm of ELCIA is working in the direction of the holistic enchancment of the 25 authorities faculties in and round Electronic City.

  • IEEE Awards GITAM as Outstanding Student Branch

    GITAM School

    Hyderabad, April 2023: IEEE Vizag Bay Section in its Annual General Body Meeting awarded the GITAM Deemed to be University as Outstanding Student Branch Award for its dedication to the tutorial, private, skilled, and technical improvement of scholars in IEEE-related fields of curiosity. Notably, IEEE is the world’s largest technical skilled group devoted to advancing know-how for the advantage of humanity.

    Also, the IEEE Vizag Bay Section awarded Dr. Md. Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti, Student department counselor as Outstanding Volunteer Award (Men Category) for his dedication to the event of Professional and Student members of the part, and organizing actions and offering impetus to the expansion of pupil involvement for IEEE actions and occasion.

    Mr. T.Pavan Vignesh, Student department chair was awarded as Outstanding Student Volunteer award (Men Category), and Ms. B. Niharika was awarded as Outstanding Student Volunteer Award (Women Category) for his or her excellent dedication and dedication to high quality schooling.

    Prof. Vijaysekhar Chellaboina, Dean & Director, GITAM School of Technology together with Prof. J.B. Seventline, HoD EECE Department, and Prof. R. Sireesha, HoD CSE Department appreciated the awardees and inspired college students to conduct extra industrial visits and coaching applications in order that the scholars get acquitted with the trade know-how that helps them for his or her future endure and placements.