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IASE Deemed University, a constituent unit of Gandhi Vidya Mandir Sardarshar is organizing an International Seminar on Teacher Education for Peace & Harmony from Feb 11 to 13, 2012 at Gandhi Darshan Rajghat, New Delhi and Post Seminar workshop on Feb 14 & 15 at IASE Deemd University, Sardarshahar, Rajsthan.

The supporting organizations of the Seminar organized by IASE are Gujrat Vidyapith (D) University Ahmedabad, Jain Vishwa Bharti (D) University, Landnun, ( Rajasthan), the Temple of Understanding-India, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India and Global Harmony Association- Russia (Hq).

This seminar is dedicated to Late Dr. L.M. Singhvi, our former Hon,ble Chancellor who was also High Commissioner to UK.

The Guests of honour of the Inaugural Session Would be Shri Oscar Fernandes, Shri Nikhil Kumar, Governor Nagaland, Mrs Kamla Singhvi, wife of Late Dr, L M Sighvi, Dr. Charles Merceica from USA, Dr. Leo Semasco from Russia and in the Valedictory Sessiion would be Dr. Karan Singh, Swami Chidanand Muniji of Parmath Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, Dr. Samdhong Rimpoche, Former PM of Tibetan Govt. in exile.

Get your macro concepts right for economy of time

Posting a good performance in Class XII Board exams would mean an easy entry to the course of one's choice. That's precisely why Shubh Anand, a science student from Modern School, Barakhamba Road, is applying himself assiduously to achieve a high aggregate in the forthcoming exams. He wants to pursue BA (honours) economics from Delhi University and is banking on his strong subjects to score at least 94%. Economics is surely one of them.

"I scored 89 out of 100 in economics in my pre-Boards , but I'm aiming at getting 95% in the final exams. Economics teaches you how the world actually functions. It's really interesting and I have revised the syllabus quite a few times by now," says Shubh as he studies in the greens of his residence at Nizamuddin East. He says he has been studying for eight to 10 hours every day for the past one month and devotes up to two hours to economics daily. "We didn't focus on the NCERT textbook much for economics though I have been practising the sample papers and previous years' question papers. Our school is holding extra classes, which makes it easier to grasp all concepts," Shubh says.

The economics syllabus is divided into micro-economics and macro-economics . Both the sections carry equal weight in the paper . "I find micro-economics more interesting as it has numerical questions , graphs, and involves application of mind. Macro is more theoretical and there is a lot to remember. I find that tough. So I am trying to make sure that all my concepts in macro are clear. That's one way of handling that section," he says. He is especially watching out for a six-mark question on National Income from the macro section in the Board paper. "A question from that topic is usually asked in the paper. But it can be very tricky. It's important to be thorough with the concept," he adds.

As a last-minute strategy , he says it's important to get a hang of all the sixmark questions asked in the last few years. "There is a set pattern for these longanswer questions. Many of them are repeated over the years. Scoring well will be easier if we can get these answers right," he says.

A gathering with a difference

Jawaharlal Nehru University is gearing up for a unique and special event. Come Saturday, February 18, the university will play host to its students who were enrolled in the university from 1969-1982, roughly the first decade of its establishment.

One of the country's premier institutions for higher learning, teaching and research, JNU's alumni present a formidable force in society and the university alumni list reads like a veritable who's who, comprising women and men who have made their mark in fields ranging from academics, politics and administration to entrepreneurship, media and social activism.

Alumni from countries such as Australia, Scotland, Bahrain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia and other countries will participate in the meet, which is being organised by a loosely-structured group, the “Global JNUites.” Group coordinator Chandrashekhar Tibrewal said: “The larger aim of the meet is to pave the way for a series of discussion on the role of universities in society. Another objective is to create a corpus of funds for use by JNU and to pool our resources for secondary issues in the university which are not usually funded by general resources.”

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