Yogesh Avasthi

GSHSEB is planning to hold supplementary exam for HSC science students in a month after results are announced so they can take part in admission process for engg, pharmacy courses Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Thursday, April 21, 2011 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/2011042120110421033543134c191584/Early-exam-or-failures-in-1-subject.html ) The state government is trying to engineer a sweet deal for students who fail in one subject in Class 12 Science. Supplementary exams for them are likely to be held within a month so that these students, too, can be included in the merit list for engineering and pharmacy. The decision will be announced on May 12. Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) along with the Joint Admission Committee for Professional Courses (JAC-PC) are mulling over this issue to ensure that such students do not lose an academic year. Results for Class 12 Science will be out on May 12. Said a reliable senior GSHSEB official, “Many studen

They predict it will be the most popular choice of engineering aspirants during the admissions this year. Reason: Gujarat’s burgeoning industrial sector Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Thursday, April 21, 2011 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/201104212011042103201442b2eb8790/Mechanical-engg-back-in-fashion-say-academicians.html ) Mechanical engineering (ME) will be the most sought after branch this year, predict academicians ahead of the class XII science results that will be declared on May 12. The reason being the burgeoning industrial sector in Gujarat that will require manpower on a large scale. The number two and three spots will be occupied by civil and electrical engineering disciplines, they say. Member secretary of Joint Admission Committee for Professional Courses M N Patel said: “Till two years ago, electronics and communication was the most preferred discipline. But the scenario has changed now. With new industries being set up in an investor-friendly state like our

The locotrol system will save railways time and ensure speedy delivery of goods Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Saturday, April 16, 2011 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2011041620110416022108848a831938c/New-system-to-increase--capacity-of-goods-trains.html ) To further boost their freight business by delivering maximum goods in minimum time, the railways has come up with a brand new idea. In July, the Ahmedabad Railway Division (ARD) will introduce a locotrol system that will involve three locomotives running a fully-loaded goods train. The train, with a capacity to carry 1 lakh tonne of goods, will thus be able to carry more number of wagons as the pulling power will be distributed throughout the length of the train. The locotrol system will also allow the train to disjoin enroute — this means one train could be made into three or four trains. For example, instead of three trains carrying goods from Ahmedabad station to Mumbai, Kochi and Kolkata stations, the ARD will now

Current syllabus is nearly 15 yrs old. GTU will conduct survey among industry honchos, alumni to update syllabus and train students better Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Thursday, April 14, 2011 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2011041420110414025002221b065e7e/Industries-to-help-upgrade-GTU%E2%80%99s-diploma-engg-course-.html ) Taking a serious note of the fact that the current syllabus of diploma engineering is not in tune with the requirements of the industry, Gujarat Technological University (GTU) is conducting a survey to upgrade the curriculum. GTU will be spending Rs 21 lakh for the survey aimed at assessing industry requirements and desired proficiency of the students. This will help them update the syllabus and supply quality manpower in sync with the current requirements of the industries. The survey is likely to be completed by December and the syllabus upgraded by next academic year. Nearly 40,000 students clear the diploma courses offered in 27 branches of enginee

IT professional Rahul Mehta says that a draft bill has been sent to Anna Hazare who is convinced that it will be a Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Monday, April 11, 2011 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2011041120110411031053890baa04b8d/Righttorecall-activist-spurred-by-Anna%E2%80%99s-win.html ) The success of Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement has given fresh hope to an Ahmedabad-based IT professional who has been campaigning for “right to recall” (RTR) for more than a decade. While discussions and debates over RTR are being held nationally, 41-year-old software engineer Rahul Mehta, who has contested three elections — parliamentary, byelection to the state assembly and to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation — with the sole intention of creating awareness of the issue, told Mirror on Sunday that RTR volunteers are in touch with Hazare’s anti-corruption movement workers through mails and telephones. “Anna Hazare just spoke one line and more than five crore people reacted to

School to redefine information and communication technology with latest programmes both for undergraduate and graduate batches Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Saturday, April 09, 2011 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/201104092011040903314621055e14624/AU-to-establish-ICT-school-.html ) Ahmedabad University (AU) will be opening a school for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by the end of July 2012. The school will offer programmes in the engineering, management and design fields. It will offer five-year dual degree masters (M Tech) and two years of masters programme (M Tech) as well as Ph D programme. By combining technical and industrial sectors, specialisation will be offered at graduate level in networking and security, human computer interaction, data analytic and visualisation, mobile and cloud computing, bioinformatics and so on. Special research labs will be established, which will give students and faculty the opportunity to be at par with the latest techno

The five units in Vatva that agreed to an energy audit save 30 per cent energy compared to earlier consumption Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Wednesday, April 06, 2011 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/201104062011040603105845952e6468e/Chemical-units-save-30-energy.html ) Gujarat with its rapid rate of development has been attracting several entrepreneurs and industrialists. Benefits like no labour unions, good power supply and quality lifestyle prove the catalyst that makes industrialists set up their units in Gujarat. However, along with industrialisation comes the problems of pollution and high energy consumption. Recently, Central Pollution Control Board visited Vatva GIDC, one of the largest chemical clusters in India. They found that majority of the industries were not using fuel efficiently, resulting in pollution and high consumption of energy. The Entrepreneur Development Institute (EDI) in Bhat, Ahmedabad, conducted a study which revealed that the 700 chemical dyes uni

OMKAR, an initiative of Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, allows students to personalise courses by offering multi-varsity module options, joint programmes Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, April 05, 2011 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2011040520110405040335934982a22f3/Students-can-design-their-course-at-BAOU.html ) Keeping in pace with the era where everything is being personalised, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University has come up with a unique concept that allow a student to design his course by selecting syllabus of his subject from other open universities. To implement the first of its kind of initiative, the open university has set up a web portal, OMKAR — Open Matrix Knowledge Advancement Resource, that offers aspirants multi-varsity module options and joint programmes. Once the other open universities will tie up with the Babasaheb university for the project, students will have more options to chose from and design their courses. However, the aspirants, who