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CBSE toppers poised to fly

City students came out with flying colours in CBSE Class XII, with those from the commerce stream giving their science counterparts a run for their money.

But for most of the citys toppers, its time to end academic ties with Kolkata. Armed with high grades, they are ready to seek admission to the best institutes that are invariably outside the city.

Commerce student Harsh Drolia of Birla High School, the probable city topper who scored 96.2%, has no intention of studying in Kolkata. Science topper Kushal Agarwal from Lakshmipat Singhania Academy is eyeing an IIT berth while humanities topper M Saraswati of Apeejay School is bent on joining St Stephens

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IIT Bombay exhibits masterpieces

From collapsible bamboo bar stools to workstations for people with cerebral palsy, the Degree Design Show by IIT-Bombays Industrial Design Centre has it all. A number of designs have been sanctioned and designed by corporates.

The youngsters behind the machines have designed a number of socially relevant products for the less privileged.

Sarabjit Singh Kalsis workstation for cerebral palsy patients has a circular grip at the base of the rotating chair that keeps it in place, a C-shaped table that helps the patient maintain the right posture and an abductor in the chair that separates the persons legs, as crossing the legs is harmful to those with cerebral palsy.

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Learning from India’s Student-Teacher Dynamic

The gurunath lies within the grounds of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Madras, the largest city in southern India. The beautiful name means teachers village. Here students can buy chai, Indian tea, or bread for two rupees or three rupees. The area is usually crowded until one or two in the morning with students appeasing their hunger and endlessly talking, debating and discussing. There are gurunaths at prestigious Indian universities all over the country, such as the University of Delhi, and the atmosphere is always the same. Few people anywhere like to debate more than Indian students, it seems.

Not long ago I had a chance to talk with some students at IITs gurunath, and we had a lively discussion about IITs competitive edge. During the discussion, the words guru and shisa popped up. Kumar used them when his classmate in the electric engineering department, Mittal, mentioned something. Kumar meant that he had learned from Mittal.

Guru and shisa mean teacher and student in Sanskrit. The IIT students said that the culture of guru and shisa is one of the secrets of Indias students, who are said to be the best debaters in the world. The words were coined in the process of teaching and learning the Vedas, the sacred texts of Indias Brahmanism. The concept is slightly different from teacher-student relationship we understand. In India it refers to the way students learn from their teachers by discussion, rather than just a unidirectional, teacher-to-student passing of information. Its one of the strong points of the Indian education system, and it works far better than the simple cramming method

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Who will man the additional IITs?

In recent months at least two new institutes named as Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) modelled after IISc have been inaugurated. This is justifiable since science education and research badly needs a good boost as the country produces enough PhDs in sciences to staff these new institutions.

In addition, an equally important decision has been taken in recent years, namely to open three more IITs with plans to create 20 more in the next 5-year plan. With regards to this decision, however, several questions need to be raised. Specifically, do we have enough trained and qualified manpower to staff these new IITs as well as the requisite infrastructure in new facilities and services?

In a resource-constrained country like ours, we need to optimise our resources and be effective especially in technical education, an issue addressed in this article.

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Quake-resistant Roomi Darwaza

The gateway to Awadh Roomi Darwaza has been selected for a pilot project for seismic retrofitting.

Its for the first time ever in India that such an initiative was being taken to make archaeological structures earthquake resistant and preserve their pristine glory.

A joint team of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) would be visiting this heritage site to explore the possibilities of making it earthquake resistant.

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Quake-resistant Roomi Darwaza

The gateway to Awadh Roomi Darwaza has been selected for a pilot project for seismic retrofitting.

Its for the first time ever in India that such an initiative was being taken to make archaeological structures earthquake resistant and preserve their pristine glory.

A joint team of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) would be visiting this heritage site to explore the possibilities of making it earthquake resistant.

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S-E Drama Club presents “You Can’t Take Iit With You”

The Sherburne Earlville Drama Club is learning to stop and smell the flowers as they take on the classic comedy You Cant Take It With You on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the S-E High School Auditorium. This Pulitzer Prize winning play by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman from the 1930s also became an academy award-winning movie directed by Frank Capra, starring Jimmy Stewart, Lionel Barrymore and Jean Arthur.

This superbly crafted and well-written screwball comedy has wonderfully endearing characters as the Sycamore family comes under the scrutiny of the Kirbys when Tony Kirby, Jr. wants to wed Alice Sycamore. The show involves over 20 students including actors: Justine Cameron, Chris Dushko, Jeff Taylor, Brenda Hoefler, Justin Utegg, Eric Robertson, Adrian Enscoe, Tyler Rundell, Bekah Riley, Eric Muth, Ellen Fagan, Joe Mettler, Mark Wessing, Stephanie Joyce, Katherine Wansor, Brittany Clark, Amanda Cruz, Laura Ward and Heather Little. Also participating are student Stage Manager Shayna Andrews; stage crew Alison Bensley and Kyle Andrews; Jake von Mechow is running Sound, while Jeremy Loveland lights the stage. Director Colleen Law-Tefft is assisted by Ann Campbell and student director Rachel Walters.

You Cant Take It With You teaches a wonderful lesson of tolerance and the benefits of diversity and individualism that is both timely and timeless. Grandpas philosophy is simply to relax and enjoy life. Stop striving for the seemingly important things in life (ie: money and power). Do what makes you happy and remember to stop and smell the flowers along the way!

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IIT names new president

The trustees at the Illinois Institute of Technology have selected a chemical engineering academic to be the schools eighth president.

John Anderson, 61, currently provost of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, will start as the Illinois Institute of Technologys (IIT) president on Aug. 1. He replaces Lew Collens, who is retiring after 16 years as leader of the school, which includes the Chicago-Kent College of Law and the Stuart School of Business.

Mr. Anderson, who holds multiple degrees in chemical engineering, says he has two immediate goals: fundraising and reclaiming the top-notch engineering and sciences reputation that IIT held decades ago.

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A look back at the presidency of Lew Collens

As Lew Collens prepares to give his final commencement address on May 12, we look back at his career at the university and, in particular, the 17 years he has served as president. In addition to reviewing IITs academic, enrollment and financial milestones achieved during Collens tenure, we will share some thoughts and insights from various members of the university community about the legacy that he leaves behind.

Prior to joining IIT, Collens, 68, practiced law in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and was co-founder and chairman of BAR/BRI Educational Publishing Company. Collens served as a Law and Humanities Fellow at Harvard Law School and taught corporate and securities law at IITs Chicago-Kent College of Law. He was named dean of the law school in 1974 and was appointed president of IIT in 1990.

Collens announced his plans to retire last September at the end of this academic year. In his announcement, he reflected on what it has meant to him serving as IIT President. Serving as president for the past [17] years at a university as historically distinguished as IIT has been intellectually challenging, professionally rewarding, and a great personal privilege. I am in awe of the men and women I have come to know at IIT who dedicate their lives to the education of tomorrows doers, thinkers, visionaries, and leaders.

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IIT Campus News Briefs University Calendar

Join the Student Government Association for a reception honoring President Collens on Today, May 1 at 8:45 p.m. in the University Technology Park Atrium. Take this opportunity to join students who will thank Lew for his service to IIT over the past 17 years. The last SGA Senate meeting of the semester will follow the reception, at 9:30 p.m. All members of the IIT community are welcome to attend.

• Cooperative Education and Internship Programs Streamline Renewal Process

The Career Management Center (CMC) is pleased to announce that continuing participants in the Cooperative Education Program can now renew their co-op online. Students at the main campus and the Stuart School of Business will find the form at the CMC website, http://www.cmc.iit.edu/home.html.

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GLAM brings Liam Sullivan to IIT

lying in from Los Angeles, actor/comedian Liam Sullivan visited IIT on Wednesday, April 18 to perform his routine A Liam Show, a collection of short films, monologues, music videos and songs. Liam has gained recent popularity on YouTube from his comedic videos, the most popular of which is titled Shoes, where he plays a shoe obsessed teen named Kelly.

Liam brought in a huge crowd and big laughs, not only from IIT students and faculty, but from college students from all over the Chicago area who flocked to the HUB auditorium for the show. One visiting student was even spotted dressed up in a Kelly outfit. The show featured several of Liams familiar videos as well as some work not found on the web. All the videos were well received by the audience. Towards the end of the performance, Liam emerged on stage dressed as Kelly, and sang a few songs live for the audience. Following the hour long performance, Kelly stayed to meet with students for photos and autographs.

Students crowded around, some waiting for over an hour for the opportunity to get a photo and have a few words with the performer. The show was organized by campus club GLAM (Gays, Lesbians and More) and was the kickoff to their Night of Noise celebration, which included Liams performance, followed by a party in the BOG, attended by Liam and many of the students who came to the show.

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IIT CAMPUS NEWS BRIEFS | UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

SGA Farewell to President Collens

Join the Student Government Association for a reception honoring President Collens on Today, May 1 at 8:45 p.m. in the University Technology Park Atrium. Take this opportunity to join students who will thank Lew for his service to IIT over the past 17 years. The last SGA Senate meeting of the semester will follow the reception, at 9:30 p.m. All members of the IIT community are welcome to attend.

• Cooperative Education and Internship Programs Streamline Renewal Process

The Career Management Center (CMC) is pleased to announce that continuing participants in the Cooperative Education Program can now renew their co-op online. Students at the main campus and the Stuart School of Business will find the form at the CMC website, http://www.cmc.iit.edu/home.html.

The new online form eliminates the need for students to make an appointment with the CMC to renew co-op paperwork each semester and makes it easier for those who are continuing out-of-state employment to register for the program. To register online, co-op students will still need to submit their completed and signed Work Term Evaluation to the attention of their CMC Co-op Advisor, preferably in person or by mail, at: Paul Galvin Library—Upper Level (CMC), 35 W. 33rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616.

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IIT will look into railway security

Security arrangements at railway stations are in for a complete makeover as IIT-Delhi is set to carry out a comprehensive security audit of stations in and around Delhi.

The institute, as part of a project, will prepare a set of recommendations for the Indian Railways on the basis of the audit.

The purpose of railways at its inception was entirely different and the fact that somebody will use it as a target for attacks was never envisaged, said Prof D.T. Shahani, of IIT-Delhis Instrument Design Development Center, which is carrying out the audit.

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An uphill task called examination

Cracking an entrance examination for the Indian Institute of Technology has always been an uphill task. The kind of pressure – both from parents and teachers – the students have to put up with, the amount of hard work needed and the huge burden of expectations they have to live up to are some of the things that everyone who has appeared for an IIT entrance paper would know.

A bunch of young people who have studied at some of the top institutions of the country have captured this pre-entrance experience of students through a new play, Padai, Masti aur Woh.

The play has been conceptualised by the alumni of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi.

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IIT will look into railway security

Security arrangements at railway stations are in for a complete makeover as IIT-Delhi is set to carry out a comprehensive security audit of stations in and around Delhi.

The institute, as part of a project, will prepare a set of recommendations for the Indian Railways on the basis of the audit.

The purpose of railways at its inception was entirely different and the fact that somebody will use it as a target for attacks was never envisaged, said Prof D.T. Shahani, of IIT-Delhis Instrument Design Development Center, which is carrying out the audit.

More : hindustantimes.com

 

CIC asks IIT to disclose cut-off

The Central Information Commission has directed IIT Kharagpur, which conducts the joint entrance exam for the engineering courses, to furnish all the details regarding cut-off marks and the procedure to reach to the cut-offs, the model answer sheet and so on by May 15 to a candidate, Eklavyas parents.

The Information Commissioner has mentioned in the direction the judgement of the Delhi High Court, which upheld the judgement of the CIC in the UPSC exams case. The Commissioner asserted that now in the matter of exams there is no ambiguity, and the authority conducting the exams has to furnish relevant information.

Eklavya, a candidate who appeared for the joint entrance test, felt he did not want to live his whole life with the stigma of not having qualified in the IIT JEE, without knowing exactly where he was wrong. He said he had done his papers well, finally scored excellent marks, but had no rank on the merit list.

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My list didnt lead to IIT suicide

Three days after the IIT-Kanpur campus was rocked by a third-year engineering students suicide, among the likely reasons for J Bharadwajas suicide, offered by a section of students, is a harsh e-mail sent by a faculty member.

The e-mail contained a list of students likely to get F-grade — or fail — in the ongoing semester, and was sent by V K Gupta, a faculty and course instructor in the Civil Engineering department. The e-mail, sent to all students, listed roll numbers of those likely to get an F-grade.

With speculations about the reason behind the suicide rife both within and outside the campus, faculty member V K Gupta for the first time discussed the issue with The Indian Express and said the e-mail had no connection with Bharadwajas suicide.

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Changes in FinMin: In first step, Subbarao is economic affairs secy

Duvvuri Subbarao today joined as secretary, department of economic affairs, Ministry of Finance. He belongs to the 1972 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (Andhra Pradesh cadre).

Prior to this, he was working as secretary to the Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council. He will replace Finance Secretary Ashok Jha, who also held charge of economic affairs.

The government, however, did not announce who the new finance secretary would be. According to sources, the appointment will await other changes in the finance ministry.

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Useful tips and apt warnings

Chennai, April. 30: Just enough to get by quickly, cleanlyYou are possibly not one of those who would like to memorise long strings of computer commands while washing your hair. Nor do you perhaps like to randomly press keys in the hope of discovering hidden, undocumented features of Vista, the latest Windows version from Microsoft. Instead, like most computer users, you want to know just enough to get by quickly, cleanly, and with a minimum of pain so that you can move on to more pleasant things in life. If so, Andy Rathbones Windows Vista for Dummies, from Wiley India should be the right fit for you.

But first, you may ask, Should I bother switching to Vista? If your XP is running just fine, you probably wont need the new product, says the author. You may yet like to consider the improved features that Vista offers. Such as, security (Defender program constantly searches your PC for any spyware), new Internet Explorer (with tabbed browsing, phishing filter, built-in search box and RSS feeds), and DVD burning (though more than five years after DVD burners hit the market).

Watch out, Microsoft is sneaky, even while touting Windows as your helpful computing companion, always keeping your best interests in mind. Windows always keeps Microsofts interests in mind, says Rathbone. Youll find that out as soon as you call Microsoft for help on making Windows work right. Your first two questions are free if you up the long distance charges to Redmond, Washington. The third call (and all the rest) cost $35 a piece, but prices may change at any time.

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CIC asks IIT to disclose cut-off

The Central Information Commission has directed IIT Kharagpur, which conducts the joint entrance exam for the engineering courses, to furnish all the details regarding cut-off marks and the procedure to reach to the cut-offs, the model answer sheet and so on by May 15 to a candidate, Eklavyas parents.

The Information Commissioner has mentioned in the direction the judgement of the Delhi High Court, which upheld the judgement of the CIC in the UPSC exams case. The Commissioner asserted that now in the matter of exams there is no ambiguity, and the authority conducting the exams has to furnish relevant information.

Eklavya, a candidate who appeared for the joint entrance test, felt he did not want to live his whole life with the stigma of not having qualified in the IIT JEE, without knowing exactly where he was wrong. He said he had done his papers well, finally scored excellent marks, but had no rank on the merit list.

More : timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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