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National Education Day celebrated at BITS Pilani Rajasthan
The National Education Day was celebrated across India on November 11, 2008 to commemorate the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a great freedom fighter, an eminent educationist and the First Education Minister of Independent India.Moulana Azad had played a key role in establishing the Indian Insitiute of Technology - IIT at Kharagpur which was followed by other IITs at Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Kanpur.
Educational institutions at all levels across the country are organizing seminars, symposia, workshops, panel discussions and rallies to highlight the importance of literacy and nation's commitment to all aspects of education on the 'National Education Day'.
To celebrate the National Education Day, the Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani Rajasthan which is one among the top ranking universities in India today organized a panel discussion on the topic Challenges in Technical Higher Education in India.
Faculty members from BITS Pilani Prof Ram Babu Kodali Group Leader Mechanical Engineering, Prof Sundar Balasubramaniam Assistant Unit Chief Information Processing Centre, Prof Vinod Kumar Chaubey Group Leader Electrical & Electronics, Dr Raj Kumar Gupta Assistant Professor Physics and Priya Christina Sande Lecturer Chemical Engineering participated as panel members in the discussion which was moderated by Prof. BR Natarajan Dean Off campus Work Integrated Learning Programmes.
Prof AK Sarkar Dean Instruction Division of the Institute highlighted the contributions of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad to the cause of Indian Education and introduced the panel members to the audience.
Prof BR Natarajan gave an overview of the Indian Educational System. During the discussion he also gave details of followup on National Knowledge Commission report, role of International Development Association (IDA) which is part of the World Bank in India, issues in privatization with focus on the Birla Ambani report etc.
Dr Raj Kumar Gupta spoke on the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM), Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), Scheme for Universalization of Education (SUCCESS), XI Plan outlay for higher education, establishment of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, special focus by Indian Government for education in the North Eastern Region of the country.
Priya Sande highlighted various aspects of women education in India including the AICTE guidelines for tuition fee waiver for women, etc. Prof Chaubey spoke about the role of various agencies such as UGC, some recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission, issues relating to placement opportunities in many educational institutions etc.
Prof Sundar Bala's hard hitting views on the so called proficiency for Mathematics among Indians and the Indian educational system failing to recognize the genius of ace mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan were received with a thunderous applause from the audience. Prof Kodali spoke on aspects pertaining to Public Private Partnership (PPP) in higher technical education.
Prof LK Maheshwari Vice Chancellor of the Institute graced the occasion and shared his views on faculty shortages, faculty development schemes, attracting more foreigners for enrollment in Indian Universities, etc. The celebrations ended with vote of thanks by Prof Ajit Pratap Singh Assistant Dean Instruction Division of the Institute.
BITS Pilani Rajasthan which has the reputation of pioneering the online examinations for admissions through the path breaking BITSAT and setting a bench mark in industry university collaborations is one among the top ranking universities towering above the rest in various best college surveys in India today. BITS offers degrees in various disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa and Hyderabad campuses apart from an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates. The alumni of the Institute who are Proud to be BITSians peaking with Passion Quotient for Alma mater and spread across the globe from Australia to America are the true ambassadors of Brand BITS Pilani.
Dr BR Natarajan
Vice President BITS Alumni Association (BITSAA)
Professor BITS Pilani Rajasthan India 333031
Phon 91-1596-242210
Fax 91-1596-244183
Email: brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in
http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in
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