The Kolkata-based JIL Information Technology Ltd, an affiliate of the Jaypee Group made a presentation of Bhartiyavidya (described as India’s first digital classroom teaching aid) on August 24 at the city’s Hotel Hindustan International. Directors, principals and teachers of several schools including Loreto House, St. James, Julien Day, Pailan World School, DPS Mega City, DPS Ruby Park, Pratt Memorial, Garden High, St. Lawrence, Adamas International, South Point and D. Chakraborty principal secretary school education, West Bengal were among the 120 invitees. “Bhartiyavidya is a comprehensive software solution, comprising a set of multimedia capsules prepared topic-wise, using a variety of globally researched resource material. The content of each capsule is created to boost understanding, retention and recall of a variety of subjects with ease,” Alok Gaur director of JIL Information Technology informed the distinguished assembly. “However Bhartiyavidya is designed on the assumption that technology cannot and should not replace teachers and should only supplement the teacher and conventional teaching tools,” he added. According to Gaur, over 6,000 teachers and 100,000 students in 300 schools spread across 60 cities in 18 states and Union territories in India and six other countries, benefit from JIL’s Bhartiyavidya multi-media teaching capsules. CRY corporate quiz The Delhi-based Child Relief and You (CRY) has scheduled a FACT (Free a Child Today) corporate quiz in seven cities. Anchored by well known quizmaster Derek O’ Brien, the regional rounds of FACT will begin on September 27 in Kolkata, in Delhi on September 30, Chennai on October 1, Bangalore on October 2, Hyderabad on October 3, Mumbai on October 14 and culminate in Delhi on October 28. Participation confirmations have been received from SIFY, Infosys, HP, Siemens, Wipro, TCS, ING Vysya, McAfee, IBM, Daksh, Adobe and Moser Baer among other first-rank corporates. “CRY believes that every child is entitled to the basic rights of survival, protection, development and participation; in a word- to childhood. Over the past 27 years we have learned that ensuring this in a sustainable manner is only possible when grassroots action is combined with community empowerment, active citizenship and advocacy,” says CRY spokesperson Lily Ahluwalia. Promoted in 1979 and now in its 25th year, CRY partners close to 200 child development projects across India. IGCSE 20th birthday celebrations The Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) a comprehensive secondary school syllabus developed by the Cambridge (UK)- based Cambridge International Examinations, celebrated its 20th birthday on September 21. “Cambridge IGCSE has been developing successful students worldwide for 20 years,” says Tom Eason CIE’s director of international education. “This was an opportunity to celebrate the difference Cambridge IGCSE has made in the lives of thousands of students over the past two decades.” According to Eason, the Cambridge IGCSE is an assessment system suitable for schools and colleges around the world. “It develops successful students by giving them an excellent foundation for further study, such as A Levels, and develops a variety of skills,” he adds. Worldwide an estimated 100,000 students from 2,000 schools wrote the Cambridge IGCSE school…
