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Study IQ Launch UPSC Essay Test Series for Mains Paper 1>15TesttillUPSCMains2017>15%Flatdiscounttill15thJuly

True or False

GIAN programme,willprovidescholarshipandopportunitytostudentstoworkwithreputedforeign laboratories

UGC and AICTE are constitutional bodies that work under the ministry of HRD

LaunchofSwayam - digital initiatives forhighereducation

Launch on Guru Purnima day – 9th JulyNationalconventiononDigitalInitiatives9thJuly2017

The meeting ended with adoption of “ Programme 17 for 17” : - A 17 point action plan for 2017 –for building digital campuses and high quality education

ManyDigitalinitiativesliketheGIAN

IMPRINT GRIN

Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana

National Academic Depository

SWAYAM

SWAYAM portalhasbecomefully functional whichenablesonetotakecoursesofferedbythebestteachers,remainingwherethey

are.

SWAYAM shouldbeacalltothepioneersamongstteacherstoputnewcoursesintheupcomingareasonthisplatformintheMOOCs

format.(massiveopenonlinecourse)

Itisalsoacalltotheotherteacherstousethismaterialandimprovetheirownteachingcapacity.Ultimately,itshouldleadto

betterattainmentlevelsinthestudents.

Use of satellite technology to reach the unreached

32 SWAYAM Prabha DTH channels fortelecastinghighqualityeducationalcontentfreeofcharge

usingtheGSAT-15 satellite transponders.

These channels will help students in the rural areas and in the remote areas where IT infrastructure have not penetrated so well.

ShriPrakash Javadekar,UnionMinisterofHumanResourceDevelopmentandDr. Mahendra Nath Pandey,MoS forHuman

ResourceDevelopment(HigherEducation).

WiththelaunchofSWAYAM,IndiahasbecomeoneofthefewcountriesintheWorldwhichhasitsownonlineinteractivelearningplatformthatprovides,notonlyvideolectures,readingmaterialbutalsoassignments/quizzesthatcouldendupinsecuring

creditsaftercompletingtheassessmentsystem.

More than 400 Courses are available on SWAYAM coveringalltheengineeringandnon-engineeringsubjectsatundergraduate and post-graduate levels.TheUGChasalreadyissuedRegulationthatallowstransferofcreditsearnedthroughthecoursesdone

throughSWAYAMintotheacademicrecordofthestudents.Itisnowpossibleforthestudentsandotherstotakecoursesoftheprestigious IITs or IIMs withoutformally

studyingthere.TheplatformhasbeenconstructedbyMicrosoft withtotallyindigenousefforts.Thecoursesareavailableon www.swayam.gov.in

TheSWAYAMPrabha channelsareavailableforfreeforanyonewhohasasettopboxtoreceiveeitherDDFreeDishorDishTV.These channels transmit 4 hours of fresh

content every day, andcontainlecturesfromthebestteachersintheCountry.Thereisnomonthlychargeforviewingthesechannels.

TheNational Academic Depository wouldhelpineasyauthenticationofthecredentialsissuedbytheinstitutions.Thiswouldalsohelpinincreasingtransparencyandeaseofoperation.

ItisasystemforIssuance,Hosting,AccessofDigitalCertificatesandOnlineVerification.NADwillbefacilitatingAcademicInstitutionstodirectlylodgethedetailsofAcademicAwardswhich

areissuedtostudentsinanonlinemanner.The Academic Institution will include the details of the Aadhaar Number of the Student as part of the

Certificate details so that Certificate can be securely made available to the concerned student.

Certificate holders will register on NAD system for accessing their certificate records. They will identify themselves based on Aadhaar Verification framework provided by Unique Identification Authority of India.

RegisteredstudentswillhaveaUniqueaccountonNADSystemandcanaccessalltheirrecords24X7inanonlinesecuremanner.

NADcanbeaccessedonlinebyallauthorisedverifiers(AcademicInstitutesadmittingstudentsforhighereducation,Employers,Banks,Governmentorganizationsetc.forverificationofacademicawards

ofprospectivecandidates).Verification Users need not approach Academic Institutes for verification of the Certificate records. They

can directly approach NAD system and lodge a Certificate Verification request.

NAD System will notify the concerned student about the verification request and if the student confirms to share the certificate details, the record would be made available to the verifying party for verification.

Earlyreceiptofonlineascomparedtophysicalcertificates.Onlineand24X7accessibilitytoallcertificaterecords

Noriskoflosing,mutilationetc.Easyacceptabilityofonlineverifiablecertificateswithoutrequiringattested

copies,originalpresentation.Easyfacilityforapplyingforandobtainingduplicatecopyofthecertificates.Easyfacilitytosubmitverifiablecopyofthecertificatetoemployers,higher

educationalinstitutes.Admissions,Jobs,Loansbecomeseasier.

What special about Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana?

UnliketheothernormalschemesandplanswhichareoftenreleasedbythegovernmentsofIndia,thisUchchatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) issomehowdifferenttothoseanditmainlyfocusesthegrowth of the industrial sectors

ofthenation.

UnderthisYojana,theindustrialsectorsaretobeimprovedwiththeintroductionofthemodernlatest technologies directlyintothe

manufacturingunitswithrespecttotherequirementsandneedstotherespectiveindustries.

Vision of the scheme

Themainmotiveoftheschemeisto introduce the latest and modern technology to the students ofthepremiereducational

institutesofnation,astheyarethe primary target of the manufacturing companies topicktheirpotentialemployees.

Withtheintroduction of the UAY,thestudentsfromthoseeducationalinstitutesable to gain practical knowledge of those modern technologies whicheasetheprocessofmanufacturing

unitsandindustrialplantstoboostitsgrowth.

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)ToincreasethefootfallsofreputedinternationalfacultyintheIndianacademicinstitutes.Provideopportunitytoourfacultytolearnandshareknowledgeandteachingskillsin

cuttingedgeareas.Toprovideopportunitytoourstudentstoseekknowledgeandexperiencefromreputed

Internationalfaculty.Tocreateavenueforpossiblecollaborativeresearchwiththeinternationalfaculty.

ToincreaseparticipationandpresenceofinternationalstudentsintheacademicInstitutes.TocreateopportunityforthestudentsofdifferentInstitutes/Universitiestointeractand

learnsubjectsinnicheareasthroughcollaborativelearningprocess.ToprovideopportunityforthetechnicalpersonsfromIndianIndustrytoimprove

understandingsandupdatetheirknowledgeinrelevantareas.TomotivatethebestinternationalexpertsintheworldtoworkonproblemsrelatedtoIndia.Develophighqualitycoursematerialinnicheareas,boththroughvideoandprintthatcan

beusedbyalargerbodyofstudentsandteachers.

Impacting Research INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT)-

IMPacting ResearchINnovation andTechnology(IMPRINT),thefirst-of-its-kindPan-IIT and IISc joint initiative,isaMinistryofHumanResource

Development(MHRD) initiativeto address major engineering challengesthatthecountrymustaddressandchampiontoenable,empowerand

emboldenthenationforinclusivegrowthandself-reliance.DepartmentofScienceandTechnologyispartneringwithMHRD in

implementingthisprogram.

Underthe‘ImprintIndia’initiative,anInter-MinisterialGroupwithRs.1000crorecorpuswasformed.Thegroupactsasasingle-window

mechanismtoscreenresearchprojectsandproposalsbyIndia’sleadingresearchandtechnologyinstitutesandallotsfundsforthem.

Selected Technology DomainInordertopursuethemandatesofIMPRINT,tentechnologydomainsasgrand

engineeringchallengeshavebeenthoughtof.HealthcareTechnology:IITKharagpurComputerTechnology:IITKharagpur

AdvanceMaterials:IITKanpurWaterResources:IITKanpur

SustainableHabitat:IITRoorkeeSecurityandDefense:IITMadras

ManufacturingTechnology:IITMadrasNano-technologyHardware:IITBombayEnvironmentandClimate:IISc,Bangalore

EnergySecurity:IITBombayTheoverall NationalCoordinatorisIIT,Kanpur

ThecabinetapprovedthecreationoftheHigher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) togiveamajorpushforcreationofhigh quality infrastructure in

premiereducationalinstitutions.

TheHEFAwouldbejointlypromotedbyanidentifiedpromoterandtheMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment(MHRD)withanauthorised

capitalofRs 2,000 crore.

"The Government equity would be Rs 1,000 crore,"

HEFAwouldleveragetheequitytoraiseuptoRs 20,000croreforfundingprojectsforinfrastructure anddevelopment of world class labs in

professionalinstitutions.

Global Research Interactive Network (GRIN) programme, willprovidescholarshipandopportunitytostudentstoworkwithreputedforeign laboratories andenjoythelibertyofreturning

to India tocontinuewithresearch.

the government wasfacilitatingstudentstogoabroadforatermandworkinbestofthelaboratories.

Union Minister Shri Vijay Goel and Wrestler Shakshi Malik Flag off 7th Slum Yuva Daud

11 Slum Runs

TheSlumYuva Daud ispartoftheAdopt Slum Campaign initiatedbytheMinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsandNehruYuva KendraSangathan whichaimsathighlightingthegovernment’spro-peopleschemesamongmasses.Atotal11SlumYuva Runshavebeenplannedoutofwhich7havealready

beencompletedsuccessfullywithmassparticipation.

The8thSlumYuva Daud isscheduledfor15July,2017

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