HANDS-ON LEARNING IN VIRTUAL REALITY

Medical colleges are adding virtual reality (VR) labs to develop skills among students that were traditionally learnt on mannequins.

ENGINEERING FOR MEDICINE

The pandemic saw a major burst of innovation and development in testing and diagnostics at the IITs. They are now building on that momentum.

SENSING TROUBLE

Dhananjaya Dendukuri, founder of Achira Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup, studied chemical engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and the University of Toronto. He earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dendukuri was awarded Infosys Prize 2022 for his work on microfluidics. His research work involved making "colloidal particles in fluids" that can detect "anomalies" in blood, including bacteria and viruses, Dendukuri told Careers360. Edited excerpts below.

A FUTURE IN MEDTECH

Over the past few years, several IITs have started research centres and separate schools that marry medical science with technology.

'IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO GET THE DEGREE'

These PhD students submitted their theses but didn't live long enough to get degrees. Delhi University will award them posthumously.

'GAMING CAN BE A GAME CHANGER'

While nursing education in India is going through major changes it still requires a number of reforms. The Indian Nursing Council (INC) has made a series of decisions to revamp the curriculum as per University Grants Commission guidelines. Farah Azmi, principal, College of Nursing, Aligarh Muslim University, spoke to Careers360 about the new changes as well as the reforms needed.

ANOTHER SET-BACK

Medical students in Jammu and Kashmir already faced delayed processes, shortage of seats and resources. The introduction of the AIQ this year was the final straw and led to protests.

'NORMALISE ASKING FOR HELP'

Long hours, exam stress, facing death and trauma at work have affected the mental health of medical students. It's time they started seeking help.

HOW KERALA DIGITAL UNIVERSITY TOOK OFF

The newly-formed Digital University of Kerala has made some rapid advancements over the past year. Since admitting its first batch of students in 2021, it has set up two centres of excellence (COE) with three more in the works. The university has also made a major leap in becoming financially self-sustaining, raising funds through digital transformation projects and consultancy. Vice-chancellor Saji Gopinath spoke to Careers360 about the transformation of Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Kerala (IIITM-K) into Digital University Kerala which, in just one year, did "six to seven times" the activities IIITM-K did. Edited excerpts below.

'THINK BEFORE SPENDING A SINGLE PENNY'

The declining value of the rupee and rising costs globally have put Indian students studying abroad, or planning to, in an exceptionally difficult position.

BECOMING INDUSTRY-RELEVANT

The past decade has seen the rise of skills universities. Connected to industry from the start, they emphasise courses in high demand and on-the-job training.

NO MORE 'ACCIDENTAL TEACHERS'

Inaugurated in March, Delhi's first-of-its-kind university, Delhi Teachers University, is aiming to train new generation teachers. In line with New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the university will offer new-age integrated teacher education programmes to students right after Class 12 and begin its academic activities from this academic year, 2022-23. Delhi Teachers University Vice Chancellor Dhananjay Joshi spoke to Careers360 about how India can no longer afford to "sell literacy in the name of education". Edited excerpts below.

REIMAGINING ENGINEERING

Plaksha University in Mohali, Punjab, seeks to “reimagine” engineering education. Its first Vice-Chancellor and former director of Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Rudra Pratap, spoke to Careers360 about what that means, why Plaksha has no conventional departments, what it is doing to avoid ‘silos’ and help Punjab. Edited excerpts below.

THE NEW PLAYERS

Gujarat government paved the way for 11 new private universities in the state this year. Activists fearing rising cost of education and seek better regulation of private institutions.

BREAKING FREE

Allowing choice and variety, liberal arts education is letting students explore, grow more creative, become more employable.

GOING GLOBAL

Private universities focussed on creating a world-class academic and research environment are actively recruiting teachers from abroad.

THE NEW BSc

Several universities are recasting the traditional BSc into richly multidisciplinary programmes with research embedded into the curriculum and teaching.

MAKING IT IN SPORTS

Sports are not treated as "extracurricular" activities anymore. About half a dozen sports universities have come up in the past decade and several more are in the pipeline.

हँसाते - रुलाते, रिश्ते - नाते

किशोरावस्था में लड़के अनेक शारीरिक व भावनात्मक बदलावों से गुजर रहे होते हैं। पितृसत्तात्मक सामाजिक ताने-बाने में अक्सर इन बदलावों पर खुलकर बातचीत कर पाना और एक स्वस्थ नज़रिया विकसित कर पाना सम्भव नहीं होता। इसी कमी को ध्यान में रखकर एकलव्य ने बेटा करे सवाल किताब विकसित की है जिसके अलग-अलग अध्यायों में किशोरावस्था के विभिन्न आयामों व उनके सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक, शारीरिक व भावनात्मक पहलुओं की चर्चा की गई है। आइए, पढ़ते हैं इस किताब का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा।

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तमिल में पुवितम का मतलब 'धरती से प्रेम' होता है। पुवितम गतिविधि केन्द्र में बच्चे अपने आसपास के माहौल में सहजता से अवलोकन करना, खोजबीन करना और काम करना सीखते हैं। यह पद्धति विज्ञान सीखने पर किस तरह असर करती है? और शिक्षक इस प्रक्रिया में क्या भूमिका निभाते हैं?

रसोई में चिड़ियाघर

उन दिनों मैं पहले दर्जे में था। स्कूल से लौटकर अक्सर अपने चाचा के घर जाया करता था। उनका घर हमारे मुहल्ले ही में था। वे अकेले रहते थे। घर का सारा काम खुद करते थे। उनकी मेज़ किताबों और कागज़ों से इतनी लदी रहती थी कि देखकर लगता था, मानो अभी ढह जाएगी! लेकिन ऐसा हुआ कभी नहीं क्योंकि मेज़ के पाए किसी हाथी के बच्चे की टाँगों जितने मोटे और मज़बूत थे।

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अजगर बिलों में सेही के साथ शान्ति से रहते हैं

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