Share By Roli Verma [with contributions from Anshul Tewari] One of the hallmarks of any education system is that it must be dynamic and changing with times. There was a time when teachers or parents were the only ones children looked up to. Elders were being worshipped and followed religiously, as it was thought they [...]
Share By Aashu Anshuman: The past couple of decades have seen the rise and rise of Information Technology as an industry throughout the world. It would be an understatement if I say that India has not remained untouched by this digital revolution. It has indeed been touched and how! Today, IT has become the largest [...]
Share By Ruchika Joshi: For everyone I know, the first year at college is a whirlwind of new people, new surroundings and new possibilities. After all those years of living in a regulated environment — thanks to school and parents, we’re suddenly propelled into this unfamiliar situation where we’re responsible for our decisions, we choose [...]
Share By Ranjeet Kumar: The word GURU has lost its real meaning under the influence of the dynamic western world. The word has no perfect substitute in English. The word “Guru” itself has a spiritual dimension, and ancient Hindu scriptures and texts prove this. However, in contemporary parlance, we come across words like love guru, [...]
Share By Shashank Saurav: You must have heard that “Behind every successful man there is a woman”. But I bet you haven’t noticed, “Behind most Engineers there is a Coaching Institution”. This saying is valid even for most doctors nowadays. However whether the latter saying results in success or not is a debatable topic. These [...]
Share By Uzair Fahmi: Now I am in a fix while writing about the latest reservation controversy for the wards of the faculty and administrators for admission in arguably the best IIT in the country viz. IIT Kharagpur. Talking of IIT brings back the memories of my preparation days for the coveted IIT JEE seat [...]
Share By Jagriti Arora: The point is, knowing how-to-study is the first step towards the good education. So, here is what I’ve seen working. Question #1. How do you know you’re wrong? For once, judge yourself on the grades you get. 1. Set your priorities. School/college should be considered to be a job [a fulltime job]. [...]
Share By Sampa Kundu: Punishing school children is widespread in our society. Sometimes, it takes the form of extreme violence that may include physical torture, emotional punishments or negative reinforcements. Physical torture/ corporal punishment may be as extreme as to make the children stand in the sun for the entire day. Emotional punishment includes being [...]
Share By Joydeep Sanyal: There is a phase in life when we are clueless or very confused as to what would be our next step . Taking admission to colleges is certainly a decision which has to be taken with utmost seriousness as your future highly depends on what you select now. Many students aspire [...]
Share By Arpit Srivastava: Today morning, when I opened up the daily newspaper (yes… I am part of the minority of urban youth who still can’t resist not reading those obsolete, “tree-killing” things daily), I was in for a surprise. The headlines blared,”Government Allows IIT Coaching Centres to turn into Junior Colleges”. Just great. My [...]
