Prepping for pre-boards
With the dawn of the age of automation upon us, the industry landscape is all set to face innumerable changes. Organisations, in the FMCG, warehousing, BPO, BFSI, healthcare, logistics and automotive sector etc. are already riding on the next phase of technological advancement and investing heavily in automating regular, repetitive and mundane tasks. For example, according to a study by Capgemini Research Institute, India ranks fifth in adoption of automation technologies at scale. Businesses could achieve up to USD 165 billion in cost savings by 2022 through wide-scale adoption of automation across sectors like automotive, retail, utilities, manufacturing, among others.
Recently, Uber had a self-driving truck make a beer run, travelling 200 kilometres down the interstate to deliver a cargo of Budweiser from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. A person rode in the truck but spent most of the trip in the sleeper berth, monitoring the automated system. The self-driving truck developed by Uber’s recently acquired Otto unit reflects remarkable technological achievements.
With automation upgrading every industry, there have been concerns about the loss of jobs, as There is no gain saying the fact that preparation as well as performance in the pre-board examination, plays vital role in the making of results of final board examination and career of students in the years to come.
Before the commencement of the pre-board examination, syllabi of all the subjects should get completed in a school. Now what remains is revising them and brushing up on them very seriously so that learnt lessons are reinforced permanently in the memory.
While revising the syllabi of the subjects, students must have the exact knowledge of the following important points 1. Details of marks allotted to each chapter of the subject.
2. Chapters with high and low weightage of marks and types of questions asked from those chapters in the examination. Each chapter must be thoroughly studied to find out the number of objective or multiplechoice type questions, short-answer type questions, long-answer type questions and, most importantly, numerical questions prescribed to be asked in the examination.
Preparation for the examination along this line will substantially benefit you to revise all the chapters for the maximum gain in the minimum and limited time.
With the help of such type of manoeuvring, you can help yourself to stay focussed on the various topics of a chapter very seriously to finally manage the time.
3. Choose long-answer type questions in each chapter very carefully and prepare their answers rationally. The long answer - type questions are usually 6-8 mark questions and from this point of view they do play crucial role in scoring very good marks.
4. Make ready-reckoner like notes of important facts, figures and formulae of each chapter and paste them at a vantage point in your study room.
Multiple-choice and objective-types of questions are generally of one-mark each but they are asked in a sizeable number in the pre-board examinations. These questions are of quick-fix nature which can substantially assist a student scoring easy and very crucial marks.
To prepare for the answers of these types of questions, you must study each chapter very intensively. Keep on jotting down important concepts, theories, inventions, rules, laws, formulae, equations, and step-wise methods of measurement or calculation, units, year, date and a lot of other facts and figures while going through the chapters. This would substantially machines are set to outperform menial human tasks. Will technology kill jobs? Will robots replace humans? Or will automation bring about new collar jobs? As per a report by Gartner, 1.8 million jobs will be lost by 2020, but 2.3 million new jobs will also be created by then. The report also adds - starting in 2020, AI-related job creation will cross into positive territory, reaching two million net-new jobs in 2025.
So how do you deal with this situation? The answer lies in pressing the button of workforce modernization. Organizations across industries and sectors have started investing aggressively on upskilling and reskilling their active workforce and this will only increase as we move on. It has become the need of the hour help you having solid grip over the topics and concepts learnt.
Since the time period for the pre-board examination is very meagre so you need to make a plan on day-to-day basis. Identify the various chapters which you find hard nut to crack and devote entire day for their mastery.
You may even take a few chapters altogether for the preparation over the period of a particular day. This would hasten the learning and accelerate the process of preparation to dovetail the time running so fast. Avoid burdening your day with the tasks which you cannot accomplish and handle. This sort of plan is tantamount to wastage of time and efforts. You also must take care that day wise study plan must not be unduly influenced by the unrealistic and highly ambitious dreams of your parents and peers.
When time runs so fast and the tasks to be mastered are so immense, students start getting the feelings of fear and frustration. Panic starts overwhelming them and finally they succumb to mental disturbance and depression. Stop worrying for the examination because it is only the assessment at the school level. Despite poor performance in this examination, you must understand that you still have another big chance to prove your mettle in the final examination.
Keeping the key role of time management in the success of all the endeavours of human life in mind, it has now become a proven fact that rational time management is also a prerequisite for the success in examination like pre-board.
Every student has his own favourite subjects which he or she loves to study and finds easier to prepare than others. On the contrary, some of the subjects seem to be very tough for the preparation of which you may need to labour hard and struggle a lot. For such subjects you need to allot relatively more time and resources. This type of rational time management not only makes the task easier but also more awarding and encouraging.
It is said that having a positive mental attitude means asking how something can be done for organisations, academia and the government to ‘re-think’ and ‘re-strategize’ to stay abreast and relevant in this age of technology. As traditional methods and skills become irrelevant, both academia and businesses, are investing to recalibrate the essentials again.
Advanced technologies such as AI and machine learning haven’t been integrated into higher education. This has created a huge skill gap for graduates, especially for students applying to technologically advanced fields. A recent research by Element AI shows that only 90,000 people globally have the right skills required to match today’s artificial intelligence/machine learning needs. Educational institutions need to draft curriculums with a focus on emerging technologies so as to hone and develop essential skills required by the next-gen employers. rather than saying it can’t be done. It also means you must always stay optimistic even if the situation does not seem to be brightly in favour of you. Always believe in your ability and stop underestimating yourself.
No one is perfect in this world and so are you. But it does never mean that you stop trying to labour hard for what you have set your eyes to achieve in your life. Do not let early failures of your life hold you back from trying and trying to achieve your goal.
Success in pre-board examination is, in fact, the reflection upon how you are going to do in your final examination. The academicians and the subject experts have come to conclusion now that the final board examination results are only plus and minus 10 percent of the preboard examination results.
It means how much you get in the final board examination is either 10 percent more or less than what you have achieved in your pre-board examination. So labour hard and stay passionately confident.
While preparing for the preboard examination you must make day-wise plans to suit your time and resources. Planned study schedule is very good strategy to gain more marks.
Do not ignore the NCERT textooks because they are blue print. Study them very thoroughly and solve the questions of the exercises given at the last of chapters.
Solve as many sets of model question papers as you can. Doing this will give you the much-needed confidence.
Do not get carried away by the unrealistic dreams and targets fixed by the parents.
Take out some time to meditate which helps you stay relaxed and free from a lot of unnecessary worries and stresses.
Discuss problems with your subject teachers and always keep in touch with them.
Performance of the students in the pre-board examinations is never the matter of any panic and anxiety. The computer science graduates are in turn required to delve deeper into programming languages and businesses will have to rethink the skills essential for recruitment. However, the requirement for technologically advanced vocational training has also led to the creation of ‘new collar’ jobs. As per a study by ZipRecruiter, tech employers are becoming more and more open to applicants without a bachelor’s degree as long as they have the necessary skill set to do the job. With a rise in skill-oriented professions, we further anticipate this trend to not only continue but also a steady growth in the demand for such professionals in the future.
Organisations have already started paving the way for automation by introducing futureproof cultures of improving skillsets through requisite training and developmental modules. The NEWDELHI: Padma Shri historian, academician and former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia Prof. Mushiral Hasan died Monday.
He was laid to rest at the university’s graveyard in the presence of his wife Zoya Hasan, former Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice Chancellor (Offg.), JMI Prof Shahid Ashraf, Registrar, Mr A.P. Siddiqui, former Vice Chancellors, NajeebJungand ShahidMehdi, faculty members, non-teaching staff, a large number of academicians, diplomats, senior journalists, alumni and students.
Hasan had served JMI as Vice Chancellor from 2004 to 2009.
Speaking on the sad demise of Hasan, officiating vice chancellor, Ashraf said “It is a sad day for me personally and Jamia NEW DELHI: Graduates of the Indian School of Business (ISB) have bagged 1,194 job offers in the first week of their campus placement even though placement process at IIMs is yet to yet to start.
The B-school with campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali said the robust job offers this year has increased by 46% compared to last year when its graduates bagged 816 offers in the first week of placement. Besides, there is a 29% growth in the number of companies visiting its campuses, similar to what Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have observed in terms of companies recruiting from their campuses.
At ISB, the average salary was Rs 25.06 lakh per annum and around 18 companies have made more than 15 offers each. “The diversity and experience of the class continue to be the main draw. The school saw an increase of 29% in the number of NEW DELHI: With an objective to create an ecosystem of chefs, scientists, medical professionals, and culinary enthusiasts working on ‘data-driven food innovations, Center for Computational Biology at IIIT-Delhi organised a symposium on “Computational Gastronomy: The Emerging Data Science of Food, Flavors, and Health”. The symposium is an transition can also be seen through the rise of agile corporate structures and more collaborative environments. Millennial students and young professionals are increasingly moving towards such focused training, with the help of online learning platforms which offer specialized courses and degrees required for upskilling them. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain etc., can be used to augment human capabilities rather than replacing them. A great example is the healthcare sector today. Modern oncologists are capable of treating cancer patients by using AI-based technology by providing individualized cancer treatments for their patients. The technology not only aids in providing deeper expertise but also enables them to perform the same research faster and with more accuracy. Various global applications and websites are also being used to provide medical consultancy and treat serious conditions. Such applications not only utilize AI to give medical consultation based on personal medical history and common medical knowledge but also help the doctors apply their own expertise to identify the most appropriate treatment options.
Another interesting example is the role of automation in the utility industry. AI in this sector is not just enabling in cutting down the time spent on each activity, but also aiding them in becoming smart about energy usage. Moreover, while there will be a reduction in the menial labour tasks, the introduction of AI will eventually give way to technologically enabled jobs which require analysing the data fraternity. The renowned historian and former VC is no longer with us. Prof Hasan was a very inspiring VC and focused on building the infrastructure of the university as well as improving the research abilities of the faculty members. I join the family members in this moment of sadness and pain and may they have the strength to bear this great loss”.
He began his career as a Lecturer at Ram Lal Anand College then Ramjas College before joining the department of history and culture, Jamia Millia Islamia as a reader in 1978. Then he became professor and earned a distinction of being one of the youngest among professors of history.
Hasan became the head of the department twice and later rose to become dean, faculty of humanities and languages in 1990-1992.
He was the Pro-Vice Chancel- recruiters who participated in the process this year,” ISB said in an email. Consulting firms made 25%, information technology 18.6%, while e-commerce firms made 10.6% of the total job offers on the two campuses.
Consulting giants Bain, Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, McKinsey, e-commerce majors Flipkart, Amazon, and tech heavyweights Google and Microsoft were the top recruiters. Besides, Reliance Industries, taxi aggregator Uber, financial firms Citibank, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, and tech behemoth Apple were among the top recruiters on the ISB campuses.
The campus placement season is on a high this year. The ongoing placement process across IITs has seen a strong trend in terms of jobs on offer as well as companies visiting them. Within three days of the placement season at IITs, companies have offered over 3,000 jobs to graduating students, a 30% growth from last year. attempt to promote this emerging interdisciplinary science involving culinary data collection and curation, data analytics, machine learning, natural language processing, and pattern mining.
Jaspal Sabharwal presented the keynote talk on “Building PowerfulBrandsthroughTouch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Sound” while highlighting the role of data-driven strategies in revolutionizing the food and beverages sector. for further manipulation.
As technology evolves further, AI and robotics will increasingly focus on replacing the routine aspects of blue and white-collar jobs, leaving the non-routine, creative and agile work to humans. This, in turn, challenges the very essence of what most organizations retain as human work. The reconfigurationofthesenon-routine activities will yield new and different types of jobs, giving way to a modern, optimized and more a creative workforce of the future.
As we talk about embracing technology at the workplace, the biggest question remains – what will the future of work look like? To put it simply – though the ‘new collar’ and the best jobs of the future are yet to evolve and catch up, the need for unique and humanskills,likedemonstrating emotional intelligence, creative problem-solving, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to adapt will remain. We will also witness humans seamlessly communicating and working in-tandem with machines. A more evolved workforce will not only be capable of enabling the technology but also be able to drive better and more opportune results from it. As a result, a new workplace – the ‘intelligent workplace’ will evolve and academia, business and the government have to work together to enable this. The Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 has already begun, and to leverage the next frontier of growth we will have to accelerate reskilling of the workforce now! lor in the year 1992 and worked as officiating vice chancellor in 1996-1997.
He worked as director, Academy of Third World Studies 2002-2004 before he was appointed as the vice chancellor in the month of May 2004.
His most significant contribution to the university was the establishment of faculty of dentistry at Jamia.
As a historian, he earned the distinction for exploring multi layered existence of the Muslims in the Indian sub-continent. He authored a number of books, which earned global recognition by peer groups. After his stint as vice chancellor, he was appointed Director-General of National Achieves of India.
Several former students, academic and professional associates were present at his last rites that were performed near the university campus.
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NEW DELHI: A government panel has recommended 19 more institutions, including several universities backed by corporate houses, for the status of institutes of eminence (IoE).
The human resource development (HRD) ministry said an empowered committee has suggested 12 private and seven government universities for final consideration.
Earlier this year, the centre had announced the names of six institutions for the institutes of eminence status, three each from the private and government space.
Azim Premji University in Karnataka, Shiv Nadar University in Uttar Pradesh, O.P. Jindal Global University, Satya Bharti University and Ashoka University (all in Haryana), and Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, were some of the names that found a place on the recommended list the institutes of eminence status.
“The committee has recommended the names and a final decision will be taken by the University Grants Commission (UGC) soon for the the institutes of eminence tag,” said a human resource development ministry spokesperson.
The human resource development ministry’s move on Friday to make the names public may douse a controversy that erupted after the yet-to-be established Jio Institute, backed by the Reliance Foundation, was given the institute of eminence tag along with Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, in the first phase of the selection process earlier this year.
The other institutes given the tag in the first phase were the Indian Institutes of Technology Bombay and Delhi from the public sector and the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education in the private sector.
The institute of eminence status is seen as a move by the government to reduce regulatory control on top class institutions.
“The world class university plan aims at giving 20 top institutions the IoE tag and the required freedom for making it big in the world stage. We have 30 names now, of which a final call on 20—10 each in the private and public space—will be taken soon,” a senior human resource development ministry official said requesting anonymity.
The final list includes the six names already given the IoE status, he said.
The University Grants Commission is set to meet next week to take a final call on these names.
The move assumes significance as India seeks to enhance its performance and global rankings with none of its top schools finding a place in the top 100 university rankings in the world.
While the government-run IoE institutions will get a grant of ₹1,000 crore each for improving their quality and global standing, all IoEs including the private ones will enjoy freedom in terms of academic, financial and administrative matters.
Other than the universities backed by corporate houses, the Krea University in Andhra Pradesh, which is less than a year old and is backed by industry leaders and eminent academicians including S. Ramadorai and Raghuram Rajan, has found a place in the recommended list.
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Tezpur University, Hyderabad University, Aligarh Muslim University and Panjab University in Chandigarh were also among those shortlisted.