Yogesh Avasthi

A second year student of B J Medical College is found to have secured admission under all-India quota on the basis of a bogus caste certificate. It came to light after another candidate filed a complaint Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20120424201204242213335932c6f9234/BJ-Medico-in-soup.html ) Using bogus certificates to seek admission under reserved category in medical colleges may be a new practice being adopted by some aspiring doctors. One such case has come to light in B J Medical College (BJMC). A second year student, Vinod Rawat, has allegedly been found to have secured admission on the basis of a bogus caste certificate. Taking note of the matter, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has written to the college authorities to look into the issue and take appropriate action. But B J refuses to take action, saying it is outside their purview since the student had obtaine...

The railways has provided special seats for the handicapped, but it is more honoured in the breach than in observance as police personnel, season ticket holders and their own employees occupy these seats Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Friday, April 20, 2012 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/2012042020120420210006765ee2bd282/Seats-for-disabled-only-for-the-abled.html ) Forty-five-year-old Parul Brahmbhatt, who is disabled, was told to get lost by general passengers when she requested for a seat in the compartment for disabled in the Somnath Jabalpur Express. Parul was travelling from Surendranagar to Ahmedabad recently when she had to face the wrath of able-bodied travellers who had occupied her seat. Parul called up the Sankalp Disabled Association & Disabled Advocacy Group of India. Its coordinator Pradeep alerted the Railway Protection Force (RPF) control. The the train was forced to make an unscheduled halt at Viramgam and the RPF detained seven persons who had illegall...

The new Ahmedabad-Mumbai double-decker train chugged into Kalupur station from Kapurthala factory this week for a trial run Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Saturday, April 21, 2012 ( (Ahmedabad Mirror : http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2012042120120421204406781ab21d9c7/First-look-Airconditioned-doubledecker-train.html ) The double-decker chair-car train will consist of nine coaches, including seven AC double-decker chair-cars, with 128 seats in each coach. The carrying capacity of the train is thus 65-70 per cent more than a normal train The wait for Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad fully air-conditioned double-decker train is finally over. The one-of-its kind train arrived in Ahmedabad from Kapurthala coach factory on Friday for a trial run. The concept has been developed by Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala In its 2011 budget, railway ministry had promised that the double-decker train service would begin by December-end. However, it could not happen due to unavailability of AC ...

The technological varsity inks MoU with a Bhopal-based institute to introduce interactive teaching methods to make for an effective classroom learning Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/201204172012041720565878f96061ce/GTU-to-adopt-new-teaching-techniques.html ) fter facing scathing criticism for poor results, Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has now decided to adopt new teaching method for engineering students to make for an effective classroom learning. The move is aimed at pulling students to the classroom and generating their interest in the subject by the use of innovative and interactive teaching methods. For the purpose, the technological varsity has tied up with Bhopal-based National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research. The institute will introduce and train GTU teachers in new teaching techniques. “Students have been complaining that the current method of teaching is not at all interesting...

They can use their credit, debit cards or netbanking facility instead of standing in a queue at the bank to deposit the fees Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Friday, April 13, 2012 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2012041320120413210246609bd3e732e/Now-students-can-pay-admission-fees-online.html ) Here’s good news for students seeking admission to engineering and pharmacy courses this year. They will no longer be required to stand in a queue at a bank to deposit their admission fee. From this academic year, the fees can be paid online to Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) through credit/debit cards or netbanking. The admission process went online around four years ago. As many as 45,000 students take admissions every year through the online procedure. Now, with even the fee payment process going online, parents would not need to go to the bank and wait for hours to deposit the fee. Also, in remote places where banks are not accessible easily, parents are a hass...

The possibility looms large as 9,600 new seats have been added and new engg colleges are also in pipeline Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Tuesday, April 03, 2012 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2012040320120403083827579c680721/20000-engg-seats-may-be-vacant-this-yr.html ) With All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) giving approval to all engineering colleges to increase their student intake and the possibility of eight new colleges getting approval, there are chances of about 20,000 seats remaining vacant in the coming academic year. Incidentally, about 4,500 seats found no takers last year despite the admission committee relaxing the norms. “The technical committee’s nod to colleges seeking increase in strength has added 9,600 seats to BE programme across the state. Eight new colleges have also sent online applications for registration. However, the council is yet to take a decision on them. Even if three colleges are denied permission, five new colleges will cre...