JNTU RESULTS

Rejected in India, Students Turn to US Universities.
Children who use e-mail lot brighter.
Derecognition of schools from tomorrow.
RTC strike off, commuters relieved.
Private schools bid for Esma.
Group II service recruitment exams end peacefully.
Day 1: Group-II exam peaceful.
RTC strike called off after 27 days.
CBSE, ISCE students suffer most due to T stir.

Rejected in India, Students Turn to US Universities.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Rejected in India, Students Turn to US Universities.

New Delhi: Moulshri Mohan was an excellent student at one of the top private high schools in New Delhi. When she applied to colleges, she received scholarship offers of $20,000 from Dartmouth and $15,000 from Smith. Her pile of acceptance letters would have made any ambitious teenager smile: Cornell, Bryn Mawr, Duke, Wesleyan, Barnard and the University of Virginia.

But because of her 93.5 percent cumulative score on her final high school examinations, which are the sole criteria for admission to most colleges here, Ms. Mohan was rejected by the top colleges at Delhi University.

“Daughter now enrolled at Dartmouth!” her mother, Madhavi Chandra, wrote, updating her Facebook page. “Strange swings this admission season has shown us. Can’t get into DU, can make it to the Ivies.”

Ms. Mohan, 18, is now one of a surging number of Indian students attending American colleges and universities, as competition in India has grown formidable, even for the best students. With about half of India’s 1.2 billion people under the age of 25, and with the ranks of the middle class swelling, the country’s handfuls of highly selective universities are overwhelmed.

Another student, Ms. Sachdeva, 19, graduated from Delhi Public School in 2010, with a 94.5 percent exam score, was rejected at St. Stephen’s, one of the top colleges at Delhi University due to high cutoff marks. She decided to take a year off and work as an intern at a nonprofit group affiliated with the World Health Organization, while applying to American universities. But for some students, it is not merely the competition that drives them to apply to study in the United States. It is also the greater intellectual freedom of an American liberal arts education. “If somebody majors in English here, it’s like, ‘O.K., she’ll get married,’ ” said Ms. Sachdeva, who is attending the University of Chicago this fall and is planning to major in economics with a minor in creative writing.

This summer, Delhi University issued cutoff scores at its top colleges that reached a near-impossible 100 percent in some cases. The Indian Institutes of Technology, which are spread across the country, have an acceptance rate of less than 2 percent ? and that is only from a pool of roughly 500,000 who qualify to take the entrance exam, a feat that requires two years of specialized coaching after school.

“The problem is clear,” said Kapil Sibal, the government minister overseeing education in India, who studied law at Harvard. “There is a demand and supply issue. You don’t have enough quality institutions, and there are enough quality young people who want to go to only quality institutions.”

American universities and colleges have been more than happy to pick up the slack. Faced with shrinking returns from endowment funds, a decline in the number of high school graduates in the United States and growing economic hardship among American families, they have stepped up their efforts to woo Indian students thousands of miles away.

Representatives from many of the Ivy League institutions have begun making trips to India to recruit students and explore partnerships with Indian schools. Some have set up offices in India, partly aimed at attracting a wider base of students. The State Department held a United States-India higher education summit meeting on Thursday at Georgetown University to promote the partnership between the countries.

Indians are now the second-largest foreign student population in America, after the Chinese, with almost 105,000 students in the United States in the 2009-10 academic year, the last for which comprehensive figures were available. Student visa applications from India increased 20 percent in the past year, according to the American Embassy.

Now, not only wealthy Indian families send their children to the best American schools but the idea is beginning to spread to middle-class families, for whom Delhi University has always been the best option. THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Children who use e-mail lot brighter.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:49 AM PDT

Children who use e-mail lot brighter.

Sydney : Kids who used e-mail at home turned out to be lot brighter and more popular than their peers who did not.

Genevieve Johnson, psychology lecturer at Australia’s Curtin University’s School of Education who conducted the study, analysed responses from 51 boys and 44 girls at a Canadian primary school.

She likened the situation of boys who did not use e-mail to that of boys from an earlier era not familiar with TV.

“Think back to when you were a little kid if one of your friends didn’t have a lunch box with the latest cartoon characters on it – because they didn’t watch TV – they were almost socially isolated because they didn’t know what was going on,” Johnson said.

“So when we say that children who use the internet under certain circumstances are more popular – that’s true,” said Johnson, according to a university statement.

The surveyed girls were more likely than the boys to use e-mail at home but at school the girls and boys reported very similar use.

The similarity between boys’ and girls’ e-mail use suggested internet teaching at school may be closing the technology gender gap.

“We’ve got this impression that the internet, including games, is something bad. This is totally inconsistent with the vast majority of my research,” Johnson said.

“I cannot say that every single online application is associated with positive developmental outcomes – but most are,” she concluded. IANS

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Derecognition of schools from tomorrow.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Derecognition of schools from tomorrow.

The State government has decided to initiate action against private schools and colleges that fail to reopen from Tuesday. On Saturday, the State government had threatened to derecognise those schools that do not start functioning from Monday, which was later deferred to Tuesday, after the Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) gave a call for a Telangana bandh on Monday.

Private schools bid for Esma
The announcement on reopening of schools was made by minister for secondary education K. Parthasarathi, after a meeting with Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday. Private schools and junior colleges have been forced to remain closed since September 13 on account of the Sakala Janula Samme. “All the schools in Telangana region will reopen from Tuesday. We have already received communication from various schools management associations about their willingness to reopen the schools from Tuesday. Those who fail to do so will have to face action,” Mr Parthasarathi said.

The school and college managements say that they are caught between the state government that wants them to open the schools, and the T-agitators who are opposing it. They point out that the State government instead of issuing threats should first bring in legislation exempting schools from all kinds of bandhs. It has been a long-pending demand to bring schools under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.

“We have no problem whatsoever in reopening the schools any time. But the government should provide a congenial atmosphere to run the schools. Though we tried our best to open our schools several times during the last one month, we were disrupted by agitators. We were forced to declare holidays due to the disturbance. We demand the government bring in legislation to bring schools under Esma,” said Mr S. Sreenivas Reddy, president of the Hyderabad Recognised Private Schools Managements Association.

Source : DC

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RTC strike off, commuters relieved.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:45 AM PDT

RTC strike off, commuters relieved.

Much to the relief of citizens, APSRTC buses were back on roads in Telangana region, carrying passengers to various destinations. Major bus stations — Mahatma Gandhi bus station and Jubilee bus stand — were one again buzzing with activity. The autowallahs inflated profits ran dry as passengers opted for much cheaper public transport, which they had been deprived off for several weeks.

Buses were cleaned and decked up at their respective depots as the entire RTC staff joined back their duties. The buses of Dilsukhnagar, Koti went packed with people. Services to Lingampally, Patancheru, NGOs colo-ny from Koti also went full. "It is much relieving to get a bus to my place. Earlier I was paying Rs 200 and more to go to Ling-ampally from here. Even my bus pass was going waste," said Ms Anjali, a bank employee from Koti. The shopkeepers too felt relieved as they got into their business as usual. Super Luxury services, Garuda, Deluxe and Pallevelugu services also plied from the city.

Source : DC

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Private schools bid for Esma.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Private schools bid for Esma.

The announcement on reopening of schools was made by minister for secondary education K. Parthasarathi, after a meeting with Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday. Private schools and junior colleges have been forced to remain closed since September 13 on account of the Sakala Janula Samme.

“All the schools in Telangana region will reopen from Tuesday. We have already received communication from various schools management associations about their willingness to reopen the schools from Tuesday. Those who fail to do so will have to face action,” Mr Parthasarathi said. The school and college managements say that they are caught between the state government that wants them to open the schools, and the T-agitators who are opposing it.

They point out that the State government instead of issuing threats should first bring in legislation exempting schools from all kinds of bandhs. It has been a long-pending demand to bring schools under the Essential Services Maintenance Act. “We have no problem whatsoever in reopening the schools any time. But the government should provide a congenial atmosphere to run the schools. Though we tried our best to open our schools several times during the last one month, we were disrupted by agitators. We were forced to declare holidays due to the disturbance. We demand the government bring in legislation to bring schools under Esma,” said Mr S. Sreenivas Reddy, president of the Hyderabad Recognised Private Schools Managements Association.

Source : DC

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Group II service recruitment exams end peacefully.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Group II service recruitment exams end peacefully.

The Group-II services recruitment exams concluded peacefully across the state on Sunday. The exams began on Saturday amidst tension in the T-region. However, the government successfully conducted the exams without any disruption in about 430 centres in Telangana districts.

The overall attendance percentage in the state was 68.87. While the attendance in Telangana was recorded 67.57 per cent, it was 69.87 percent in Andhra region and 71.21 per cent in Rayalaseema.
Interestingly, the Nalgonda district in Telangana witnessed the highest attendance percentage of 75.93, while Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts recorded the lowest attendance of 60.30 percent.

Source : DC

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Day 1: Group-II exam peaceful.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Day 1: Group-II exam peaceful.

The first day of the Group-II services recruitment exam went off peacefully in the Telangana region, and everywhere else in the state, on Saturday.

Barring a few stray incidents at some centres, where some pro-Telangana activists tried to disrupt the exam, the attendance was significantly higher than in the previous years.

The exam was held under the supervision of respective district collectors who made unprecedented security arrangements at the exam centres.

Despite the candidates complaining of transportation problems on account of the APSRTC strike and Rail Roko, the highest attendance of 78.11 per cent was recorded in Nalgonda followed by 77.24 per cent in Mahbubnagar. In Hyder-abad and Ranga Reddy, the attendance was relatively lower at 62.53 per cent.

The overall attendance in the state was 71.14 per cent, which is significantly more than the previous Group-II exams (56.54 per cent in 2005 and 65.71 per cent in 2008). The exam will conclude on Sunday. However, over 76,000 students skipped the exam on Day-1 across the state.

Additional DG S.A. Huda said that the first day of the exam was peaceful across the state barring stray incidents in Warangal where some KUJAC students tried to disrupt the exam.

They were taken into custody.

Source : DC

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RTC strike called off after 27 days.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:35 AM PDT

RTC strike called off after 27 days.

After being on an indefinite strike for 27 days, the RTC Joint Action Committee announced on Saturday night that the strike has been called off.

The RTC JAC took the decision after having a series of talks with transport minister Botsa Satyanarayana and the TJAC chairman Prof. Kodandaram. With this, all RTC services in the Telangana region will resume from Sunday.

A week ago, the APSRTC's recognised union, National Mazdoor Union (NMU), had called off the RTC strike. This had led to wide protests among the Telangana forum of the NMU giving rise to differences among the union leaders.

In several Telangana districts, the RTC could not run the services during the week as the NMU's T forum employees had not returned to their duties.

The corporation has incurred more than Rs 150 crore as operational loss during the stir. Mr Botsa Satyanarayana had called for fresh talks with the RTC JAC union leaders Anandam, convenor Thamas Reddy and others, asking them to call off the strike.

After elaborate discussions, the TJAC agreed to respond "positively" to the situation, but stated that a firm decision would be taken after having talks with the chairman of political JAC, Prof Kodandaram. After talks with Prof. Kodandaram, the JAC stated that the RTC strike would be called off.

“The strike has been called off considering the financial position of the RTC and the problems faced by the public. We know that people were supporting us even when the strike was on," said Prof Kodandaram.

However, Mr Anandam said they will not compromise on the Telangana statehood demand despite calling off the strike.

Source : DC

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CBSE, ISCE students suffer most due to T stir.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:30 AM PDT

CBSE, ISCE students suffer most due to T stir.

HYDERABAD : Sakala Janula Samme (peopleas strike) has hit the CBSE and ICSE schools the most. While the stateas school education department is planning to postpone the half-yearly examinations to the last week of January to make up for the 40-day loss owing to the ongoing Telangana state struggle, the students of CBSE and ICSE schools in the city, however, have been told by their respective boards that their examinations will not be postponed in view of regional conflicts. In response to enquiries made by some central board schools about two weeks ago, the CBSE and ICSE boards have clarified that examinations including those of Class X and XII students will be conducted as per schedule in March.

While Hyderabad Sahodaya, a body representing all CBSE schools in the city, had briefed the central board on the academic schedule getting derailed, they were informed that the board will not be able to postpone the examinations as this will affect the academic schedule of students across the country. Moreover, the CBSE and ICSE schools of the city were informed that their students will be allowed to write the examination if they meet the required number of classroom instruction hours. School officials say that the board had maintained the same stand even when a similar strike derailed the academic year, 2010-11. So far the CBSE and ICSE schools have lost 15 working days of their 220-day long academic year due to the strike.

To make up for the lost working days, schools are now thinking of cutting short their Sankranti vacation. asThe number of holidays will have to be cut short and the students will have to attend extra classes as we have declared a holiday till October 16,a? said Martin Ravikumar, dean of academic activities, Oakridge International School. Some school officials are now busy scheduling special classes on even second Saturdays. asTo cover portions, we need students to put in extra working hours. Even the pre-board examinations might get affected if extra classes are not conducted,a? said Usha Reddy, principal, Meridian School. Jubilee Hills. The pre-board examinations of CBSE class X students are scheduled for the first week of January.

Even as chief minister, N Kiran Kumar Reddy requested schools and colleges to start functioning from Tuesday, several schools including Johnson Grammar School, Habsiguda and St Georgeas Grammar School informed parents that schools will remain closed till the end of this week. Several schools including Glendale Academy, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Oakridge International School had closed indefinitely on Monday after they were asked by the Telangana agitators to shut down.

School officials said that not just the examinations but all activities of schools are affected due to the strike. asThis is the time for study tours and field trips for students from Classes VIII to X. We have had to postpone most of these activities due to the strike. And what is worse is that under Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) or the new evaluation system of CBSE these activities are graded,a? said the principal of a CBSE school based in Gachibowli.

Vexed with the strike, some of the schools have decided to reopen on Monday. asWe have decided not to succumb to pressure from the agitators. If we continue to listen to them weall not be able to save the academic year,a? said principal of a CBSE school that has decided to conduct classes from Wednesday. Several schools complained that TRS henchmen have already warned them of dire consequences if they reopen the school.

Meanwhile, worried parents are planning to approach the T-JAC to request them to exempt schools from the strike. asIt has become increasingly difficult for us to carry on like this. For working parents, the strike has become a nightmare as we have to even employ an additional caretaker to look after the children who are now at home now all day,a? said M Sangeetha, a city parent. Parents also complained that even the new TRAI regulations have caused them trouble as the schools have not been able to communicate news about suspension of classes to all parents. asEarlier we used to get SMS alerts now with the new regulations stating that only 100 SMSes can be sent everyday we have not been getting alerts from schools,a? said a parent of a student of Johnson Grammar School.

Source : TOI

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