Knowledge Utsav, the Largest R & D Conference in India

The Indian education system is setting new benchmarks everyday with one or the other achievements. After signing multi million education deals with US & UK and launching the proposal of Unique ID systems, next in line is the largest research and development (R & D) conference in India for the first time ever.

The conference to be held on August 28, 2010, Saturday is going to be a huge platform bringing 400 research papers from 44 disciplines along with over 100 inspirational talks. This meet named ‘Knowledge Utsav’ is to provide India the much needed R & D momentum by bringing together the brightest of the researchers and developers across various disciplines. This largest ever R & D event is organized by EDU.IN in association with Tumkur University and Jain Research Foundation (JGi) at the Jain University, Global Campus, Kanakapura Taluk, Bangalore Rural.

Those in education industry believe that despite the reforms introduced by the government, there is a long way to go to achieve academic success globally. The roadmap for 21st century needs to address the upcoming challenges to nurture future leaders. This Utsav is conceived with objectives of encouraging creative thinking while creating a platform for government, researchers, scientists and students to interact and exchange ideas. It has been emphasized time and again that India possesses immense talent and potential which is yet to be explored. The conference aims at lending a helping hand to aspiring researchers by providing them some visibility.

If any of the researchers, students, faculties, corporates, scholars or R & D Organizations are interested in participating in the Utsav, they need to apply by August 9. Those whose abstracts are selected after screening of the entries shall be intimated by August 12. This meet is sure to revolutionize the R & D sector in India.

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Modernizing Education in India

There has always been a debate in India over transforming the traditional education system into the contemporary one. Today, the way education is imparted is witnessing a transition with blackboard, chalk and duster being replaced by whiteboard and marker. It has become a two way interactive process rather than teacher teaching and students listening (or hearing in many cases).

Everything in the education system is changing from the look of the classroom in schools and colleges to the learning process via use of technology. The conventional methods of teaching or rote learning are now inching towards modernity with tech based learning becoming immensely popular. Various schools and colleges have come of age and are adopting e-learning ways to walk hand in hand with the rapidly changing world scenario, trends and technologies.

E-learning has become an indispensable part of learning in the current times. Other countries have been following it from ages but it is comparatively newer to Indian domain. The low literacy rate and the lack of access to computers and internet have been detrimental to the progress of education sector in the country. Though learning process has improved by leaps and bounds, lot needs to be done to develop and maintain the overall efficiency of the system.

The content quality is not only the top most priority but also of paramount significance. Information anywhere anytime seems to be the buzzword, catching up with both students and teachers. With the vast usage of laptops, CDs, web, wireless networking, etc., learning is just a click away. Distance learning is growing the fastest with e-learning becoming a favorite across the taught and the teaching faculty. Even though internet has grown the fastest in the world, Indian education system still needs to cash in on its benefits galore. The path is defined and thus, success too shall come soon.

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