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 A unique MBA programme in media and entertainment was launched at the GEMS B School, located in Bangalore Palace. The function was inaugurated by veteran journalist and renowned anchorperson Ishwar Daitota. Speaking on the occasion, Daitota stressed on the need for hard work and continuous learning by the students concerned. After sharing some of the more interesting experiences in his life with the students, he complimented them for choosing a career that offered many challenges and opportunities. Stating that the media and entertainment industry is growing at a phenomenal pace, Daitota said that media – in particular – has been invented, evolved and supported by the public to sustain democracy. “It’s because of sheer good fortune that the media industry has played an excellent role in strengthening freedom movements and bolstering the culture of democracy across the world,” he said.
Elaborating on the importance of the media industry’s growth, Daitota said, “On September 15, 1950, India had only 56 television sets – and they were black-and-white. Today, as many as 12 crore television sets cater to the needs of the public. As a result, 95% of the country is covered by television and other modes of the media. In 1927,there were only 2,000 radio sets in the country. That number has gone up to 20 crore now, and every nook and corner of our land enjoys radio coverage.”
“Today, the media industry has an annual turnover of Rs63,000 crore, which comes up to two times the Karnataka budget. The country’s media industry also sees a 23% annual growth. Taking all this into account, the world seems have recognised India as the new international investment centre for media-based enterprises,” Daitota said.
In his presidential address, Prof. Chambi Puranik, academic advisor of Gems B School, asked the students to work with dedication and excel in the field of media and entertainment.
Through this programme, students will be provided with internships and employment opportunities at leading media houses.
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 Tata AIG Life shortlisted 9 students of Aryans Group of Colleges (AGC) during the campus placement drive organized at the college campus at Vill. Nepra, Chandigarh-Patiala highway, near Chandigarh. Jitender Hotchandani, cluster head & Mr. Amit Singh, location head, interviewed the candidates for placements. A pre-placement talk was held in which the team of experts addressed the students and answered their queries. The talk was followed by Group Discussion (GD) and the Personal interview. Around 110 MBA students of Aryans Business School (ABS) & Aryans School of Management (ASM) participated in the placement drive. Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges (AGC) while congratulating the students said that Training activities are organized throughout the year in an effort towards preparing the prospective students for the campus selection programmes. Training & Placement cell keeps on invites various industries and reputed firms for campus recruitment. The cell is sensitized to function all through the year towards generating placement and training opportunities for the students. Around 100 companies are expected to visit this year for the placements of 2nd batch of MBA students.
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Law graduates will have to pass a test before they can become practicing lawyers, if a Government proposal on legal reforms is implemented. According to a law ministry blueprint on Legal Reforms approved by the union cabinet, "The Advocates Act, 1961, may need to be re-visited in consultation with senior members of the Bar to consider re-introduction of mandatory apprenticeship before admission to the Bar and, possibly, the introduction of a qualifying exam for advocates." The
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No longer is the Bachelor’s degree in Education as attractive as it used to be. The government is set on changing the image of the course. One way to do that, it believes, would be to ensure that the test for admission to BEd courses in the state is conducted by the Karnataka Education Authority (KEA), the body that conducts examinations for admission to medical and engineering colleges in the state.
From the next academic year, admission to BEd courses will be conducted by the KEA, and the examination will be modeled on the Combined Entrance Test (CET)
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s part of the ongoing exercise to clean up higher education, HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said the ministry was planning to create a national database of academic qualifications in electronic format which would authenticate and reissue certificates. The ministry is planning to bring a bill for creation of a depository which would store certificates issued by school boards and universities in an electronic format for any future use.
“Forged certificate is a major problem. There is no verification process with the employer. The credibility of our institutes come under question. We are contemplating to establish a national database in an electronic format by an identified registered depository,” Sibal said. As per the plan, school boards, universities and certificate issuing institutions can have direct linkages to the depository. The certificates could be stored in electronic format.
“It would be a secured depository. Anybody who loses his certificate can get an authentic certificate. Anybody who wants to verify the authenticity of a certificate can do so by contacting the depository,” Sibal said.
The depository could be in place from 2011. The government has set up a task force headed by IIT-Kanpur director Sanjay Dhande to prepare a roadmap for implementation of the initiative.
As per the plan, anybody who has passed out before 2011 can also update his certificates in that depository. The technology-based solution would ensure security and authenticity and enable online verification and easy retrieval of academic qualifications.
At present, two depositories — National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) — are registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). All institutes, including school boards, IITs, NITs, polytechnics and state school boards will have linkages to the depository.
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