State Education Summit 2013 Punjab - Event Report

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Department of School Education and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Government of Punjab, and Elets Technomediahosted the State Education Summit in Chandigarh on 7 thand 8thFebruary, 2013

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Shri Sikandar Singh

Maluka, Education Minister,

Government of Punjab (Left)

and Kahan Singh Pannu,

IAS, Secretary-cum-Director

General, School Education,

Government of Punjab

inaugurating the exhibition at

the State Education Summit

L to R-Kahan Singh Pannu,

IAS, Secretary-cum-Director

General, School Education,

Government of Punjab;

Parampal Kaur, Additional State

Project; Dr R S Khandpur,

Director General Pushpa Gujral

Science City, Punjab lighting

the lamp.

Punjab State EducationSummit Inspires Teachersto Use Technology


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In the words of the programme

Chair of the event, Kahan Singh

Pannu, IAS, Secretary-cum-Di-

rector General, School Education,

Government of Punjab, The sum-

mit was convened with the objective

of discussing and witnessing the huge

dimensions in education which are

taking place in the country. Pannu

added,Technology plays a sole leader in

our daily lives and a key role in how we

teach, learn, and interact on the admin-

istrative platform in schools. Technol-

ogy is the only answer to make students

learn better. One of the most important

components of education is to create

curiosity and creativity among children.So, how can technology can be put to

use in the best manner in this respect,

especially in the government schools,

was the objective of this conference.

Esteemed dignitaries gracedthe conferenceSikandar Singh Maluka, Education Min-

ister, Government of Punjab, was the

Chief Guest at the conference. Among

eminent Guests of Honour at the sum-

mit were: Dharam Vir, IAS (Retd), State

Election Commissioner, Haryana; Vivek

Atray, HCS Director & Special Secretary

to Government, Haryana, Electronics

& Information Technology Department

and Managing Director, Haryana State

Electronics Development Corporation

Ltd. (HARTRON); Parampal Kaur, Ad-

ditional State Project Director, Govern-

ment of Punjab; Dr R S Khandpur, Di-

rector General Pushpa Gujral Science

City, Punjab.

Reaching to those whomatter the mostMore than 1500 delegates including

representatives from the government,

education regulatory bodies and cor-

porate organisations from across the

country, district coordinators and

school principals from dif ferent districts

of Punjab attended the two-day sum-

mit. The summit facilitated one-to-one

interaction among the key dignitaries

and the attendees.

The summit agenda

The two-day summit included seven ses-sions along the school and higher Educa-

tion track. The sessions included: Towards

Transformative Innovation in Educa-

tion, STEM (Science Technology English

& Mathematics) Education, Role of ERP

(Enterprise Resource Planning) in School

Management, Innovative Technologies in

Education, Career Counseling: Choosing

the Right Path, Revamping School Educa-

tion through Skills & Vocational Educa-

tion, Emerging Trends in Higher Educa-

tion and Higher Education: Challenges,

Opportunities and Insights.

Confederation of private

sector and academiciansCorporates from across the countrydemonstrated their innovations towards

propagation of interactive learning in

classrooms. While teachers got acquaint-

ed with the advancements in other parts

of the country with help of such innova-

tions, the presentations from these corpo-

rate helped administrators to understand

the role of ICT in bringing in transparency

in administration.

The summit also witnessed presence of

top level officials and senior academicians

from different education regulatory bod-

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ies, universities, technical institutes and

schools. To name a few: Prof Krishnam-

achar Sreenivasan, Sr Faculty Member,

Department of Computer Science and

Engineering, IIT Ropar; Dr A K Dwivedi,

Director, NIELIT, Chandigarh, Ministry of

Communications and Information Tech-

nology; Dr RS Bawa, VC, Chandigarh Uni-

versity; Dr M B Dholakia, Joint CEO, Guja-

rat Knowledge Society; Dr Jessy Abraham,

Associate Professor, Department of Teach-

ers & Non-Formal Education (IASE) Jamia

Millia Islamia; DNV Kumara Guru, Di-

rector, External Relations, Indian School

of Business, Mohali; Dr Neelam Gulati

Sharma, Additional Director, Punjab

State Council for Science and Technology;Earnest Charles J Samuel, Founder and

Principal, Mount Carmel School, Chandi-

garh; Komal Singh, Principal, Millennium

School, Mohali; Dr Madhu Chitkara, Vice

Chancellor, Chitkara University, Punjab;

Dr Amrit Lal, Principal, DAVIET, Jaland-

har; Dr Lovi Raj Gupta, Vice Chancellor,

Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and

Technology, Himachal Pradesh; HS Bawa,

Industrial coordinator, Centre of Indus-

trial Liaison and Placement Thapar Uni-

versity; Dr Rohit Dhand, Additional Dean,

Lovely Professional University; Gurmeet

Singh Dhaliwal, MD, Baba Farid Group

of Institutions; Dr Maninder Singh, Head

Computer Science Engineering Depart-

ment, Thapar University; SPS Bedi, Execu-

tive Director, Chandigarh Group of Insti-

tutions; J S Dhillon, Professor in Electrical

and Instrumentation, Sant Longowal In-

stitute of Engineering and Technology;

Satish C Sharma, CMD, Maharaja Group

Of Colleges, Udaipur; Virender Rawat,Director - Academic, BKanae School,

Gujarat; Prof (Dr) Devendra Pathak, Vice

Chancellor, APG Shimla University; Dr

Aneet Bedi, Professor, Dean Academics,

Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and

Technology; Jeet Singh, Doaba Institute of

Engineering and Technology; Dr Jasvinder

Pal Kour Shergill, Principal, Government

Medical College, Sangrur Road, Patiala.

The summit also had a special session

on the essence of Career Counseling that

was conducted by Pervin Malhotra, Ex-

ecutive Director, CareerGuidanceIndia.

Recognising the bestpractices in Punjab

The summit was not only an insightfulride through ICT innovations in the edu-

cation sector for the people of Punjab, but

it also recognised and felicited some of the

best practices in the sector in Punjab itself.

Useful ICT innovations inPunjab1. Mobile Car Science Lab: A car that

moves from school to school which

does not have lab facility. The car is

fitted with necessary instruments

and material for conducting practical

classes on science subject.

2. Project ePunjabSchool: The online

portal has connected all middle, high

and senior secondary school with cen-tralised database and provides updated

information of students, teachers &

school infrastructure.

3. Udaan:The project is aimed at spread-

ing awareness of general knowledge

among students and teachers. Ten

questions and answers are mailed to

all the schools and put up on the no-

tice boards so that students can note

them and revision tests based on these

are conducted during free period. This

gives students a free access to ques-

tions on a particular topic.


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ICTACT BRIDGE Concludes

its Chennai EditionIndustry Academia Interaction with the focus on Skill Requirement for a Paradigm Shift

ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu (IC-TACT) is organizing a series of con-

ference titled ICTACT BRIDGE a

platform for all the stake holders

in the education eco-system to discuss

on improving the Industry-Institute col-

laboration, thereby creating a vibrant

industry relevant education scenario in

the country. This event is being support-

ed by Government of Tamil Nadu and

conducted in association with NASS-

COM. For the 7th time in the row ICT

Academy of Tamil Nadu successfully

conducted ICTACT BRIDGE conference.

The conference addressed the pressingfactors challenging employability with

focus on 21st century skills for Educa-

tion, employability, and Entrepreneur-

ship on 20thFeb 2013 at Chennai Trade

center, Nadambakkam. The event was

supported by ELCOT, EDI Chennai,

TANSACS TNSDM, STPI, FICCI and TiE.

ICTACT BRIDGE 2013 Chennai edition

featured powerful sessions and tracks to

address specific stakeholder issues with

focused themes including Leadership in

Building World Class Institutions, The

21st Century Skills for Teachers, Skill De-

velopment and Employability, Conclaveon Recruitment Trends 2013 followed

by ICTACT Academic Partner Excel-

lence Awards 2013.

The conference was represented by

a multitude of key stakeholders from

Academia, Corporate, Government and

Media. The Academia participants in-

cluded academic leaders, the teaching

fraternity, research community, place-

ment officers etc. The Corporate par-

ticipants included corporate executives,

senior management members, technical

executives, etc.


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A team of eminent experts from the

industry and academia are part of the

ICTACT Bridge committee, are leading

the conference, provide expert guidance,

finalise the theme and framework of the

conference and be part of various activi-

ties of the conference thereby making

the conference a real bridge between

the industry and academia. The confer-

ence was not only a chance to hear from

those leaders and brainstorm for the

future, but an opportunity for the aca-

demia to network with corporate.

BRIDGE 2013 Chennai Edition wit-

nessed around 1160 participants from

347 colleges and various corporate.

K Ganesan Global Head, Talent Acqui-

sition, while giving the welcome address

stressed on the point that the education

ecosystem should fine tune its learning

system and the syllabus to get itself up-

dated to the 21st century education. The

syllabus should be made student centric

with active learning. Education through

Internet should be facilitated. He quoted

that 21stcentury education is not a Sage

on the Stage but a Guide by the Side.

Thiru Atul Anand, IAS, Managing

Director, ELCOT said, The government

will ensure the access of IT to every

nook and corner of the state. He ad-

vised that the academia should have an

open mindset and accept the new trends

which will help them to adopt for the

21st century education.

Thiru Kumar Jayant, IAS, Secretary

Project Director Tamil Nadu Aids

control Society opened his speech by

requesting the college to understand

the input of the student. The studentsthough have a routing exam system

and score high marks are not compe-

tent enough to face the demands of the

industry. The students are very poor

in application skills, but have great

skills in memorising and scoring great

marks. College is where more freedom

should be given to the students and

there should be mechanism to suppress

the pressure of students. All colleges

should have orientation programs.

Reading books beyond the academic

curriculum should be made mandatory

in all institutions. This habit will fetch

great difference among the students

and improve their communication

skills in the long run.

David J Gainer, Public Affairs officer,

US consulate, Chennai spoke about the

values of the Indian education system.

He stated that they will introduce 100

community colleges in India. He men-

tioned that Indian students are working

all over the World in all Top MNCs in all

sectors; it is the educational background

which makes this possible. He stated

that more a half a million Indians travel

to US every year. There are strategies

framed for the collaboration of the Indi-

an and the US educational institutions.

Thiru P Murari, IAS (Retd), Advisor

to FICCI President & Former Secretary toPresident of India

Thiru Murari started his speech by

stating that he is very much delighted

to be in ICTACT Bridge conference.

Not only IT but teaching skills are en-

hanced by taking such collective initia-

tive. Eighty percent of the people who

emerge from various institutions are

still not employable. The State skill de-

velopment is established to upgrade

the skills and make them employable.

We have to look into this problem very

urgently. What we need to do is to de-

velop and foster the entrepreneurship

spirit among the students. Convert the

job seekers into job creators. Risk tak-

ing ideas should be promoted. Entre-

preneurship cell should be created in

every college with partnership from

corporate and effectively utilized for

the growth of the students. Another

important issues is the innovative spirit

of the students, because of this the pat-ent registration in India is very low.

He finally ended his speech by quoting

about the entrepreneurship talent hunt

organised by FICCI and US embassy.

The Closing session was given by

Crazy Mohan and he explained about

how skill development has helped him

throughout his career. He shared his

experience and how his teachers have

been an important inspiration for his

success. He finally concluded that ev-

eryone should nurture a skill which will

help them through their lifetime.

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