बिहार की सुप्त शिक्षा व्यवस्था की पोल खुलना कोई नई बात नही है, इसका ताजा उदाहरण उच्च शिक्षण संस्थानों में NAAC द्वारा मान्यता प्राप्त संस्थाओं कि संख्या में हुई बड़ी गिरावट के रूप में सामने आया है।

उल्लेखनीय है कि वर्ष 2013 में केंद्र सरकार ने पहली बार राष्ट्रीय उच्च शिक्षा अभियान के तहत वित्त पोषण के लिए NAAC मान्यता को एक अनिवार्य आवश्यकता बना दिया था। इसके बाद देश भर के उच्च शिक्षण संस्थानों में मान्यता प्राप्त करने के लिए होड़ मची हुई थी, लेकिन बिहार की शिक्षा व्यवस्था इस मामले में आराम फरमाती रही, इस तथ्य के बावजूद कि सभी शिक्षण संस्थानों को मान्यता प्राप्त करने के लिए 2022 तक का समय दिया गया था।

राज्य उच्च शिक्षा परिषद (SHEC) के पास उपलब्ध आंकड़ों के अनुसार, राष्ट्रीय प्रत्यायन और मूल्यांकन परिषद (NAAC) द्वारा वर्गीकृत संस्थानों की संख्या में बिहार में भारी गिरावट आई है, राज्य में अब केवल 34 मान्यता प्राप्त कॉलेज और दो विश्वविद्यालय बचे हैं। कुछ साल पहले NAAC से मान्यता प्राप्त संस्थानों की संख्या राज्य में 139 तक पहुंच गई थी, लेकिन अधिकारियों ने कहा कि कोविड-19 महामारी के दौरान और उसके तुरंत बाद खुद को फिर से वैलिडेट कराने और सेल्फ-स्टडी रिपोर्ट (SSR) जमा कराने में कई संस्थानों की उदासीनता की वजह से उनकी मान्यताओं पर असर पड़ा है। अब, अपनी वैधता को नवीनीकृत करने के इच्छुक संस्थाओं द्वारा SSR रिपोर्ट जमा करने की समय सीमा बढ़ा कर 31 दिसंबर 2022 कर दी गई है।

पहले राज्य में A श्रेणी के सात कॉलेज थे जिनमें से केवल दो – पटना वीमेंस कॉलेज और सेंट जेवियर्स कॉलेज – इस श्रेणी में अब रह गए हैं। इनकी वैधता 31 दिसंबर 2023 को समाप्त हो जाएगी।एएन कॉलेज की वैधता हाल ही में 29 अक्टूबर 2022 को समाप्त हो गई। कॉलेज ऑफ कॉमर्स, आर्ट्स एंड साइंस के लिए, वैधता पिछले साल ही समाप्त हो गई थी, लेकिन संस्थान द्वारा आवेदन करने के बाद कोविड-19 महामारी को देखते हुए इसे अक्टूबर 2022 तक फिर से वैध कर दिया गया था। इसके अलावा मिल्लत ट्रेनिंग कॉलेज की मान्यता भी 8 जून 2022 को समाप्त हो गई।

NAAC द्वारा मान्यता प्राप्त विश्वविद्यालयों की बात करे तो उनकी संख्या पहले राज्य में कुल 7 थी जो अब घट के सिर्फ 2 रह गई है। चाणक्य नेशनल लॉ यूनिवर्सिटी (CNLU)और पटना यूनिवर्सिटी (PU) जिसे केवल तीन साल पहले पहली बार ग्रेड दिया गया था के अतिरिक्त कोई भी विश्वविद्यालय राज्य में ऐसा नहीं है जिसे NAAC के तरफ से मान्यता प्राप्त हो। हालाँकि, राज्य के कुछ विश्वविद्यालयों को कभी भी NAAC मान्यता मिली ही नहीं, जबकि कई जो पहले मान्यता प्राप्त कर चुके थे, वे इसे  जारी रख पाने में असफल रहे।

SHEC के अकादमिक सलाहकार एनके अग्रवाल ने कहा कि, “10 नवंबर को बैंगलोर में NAAC की एक बैठक हुई थी और हमने उस बैठक के परिणाम के आलोक में नए और लक्षित प्रयास शुरू करने की योजना बनाई है। आगे की राह पर चर्चा के लिए अतिरिक्त मुख्य सचिव (शिक्षा) दीपक कुमार सिंह ने 22 नवंबर को सभी कुलपतियों की बैठक बुलाई थी. हमें उम्मीद है कि हर जिले में कम से कम एक सबसे उपयुक्त संस्थान को मान्यता मिल जाएगी और बाद में इसे चरणबद्ध तरीके से बढ़ाया जाएगा।”

अतिरिक्त मुख्य सचिव ने कहा कि राज्य सरकार चरणबद्ध तरीके से सभी संस्थानों को मान्यता दिलाने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है, क्योंकि यह कई लाभ प्राप्त करने के लिए एक बुनियादी आवश्यकता थी। उन्होंने कहा, “राज्य के रोड मैप पर चर्चा करने के लिए NAAC बैंगलोर की एक टीम के साथ राज्य के कुलपतियों और कॉलेज प्राचार्यों की एक बैठक भी विचाराधीन है।” ज्ञात हो कि, केंद्र की नई शिक्षा नीति के तहत, NAAC मान्यता एक बुनियादी आवश्यकता है, जो संस्थाओं के फंडिंग से जुड़ी है।

 

SHEC के एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी ने इस प्रकरण पर कहा कि, “बिहार में इस तरह की नरम गरम प्रतिक्रिया इसलिए है क्योंकि यहाँ के कई संस्थानों को अतीत में शिक्षकों की भारी कमी, छात्रों की खराब प्रतिक्रिया, अपर्याप्त बुनियादी ढाँचे, गैर-पाठ्यक्रम गतिविधियों की कमी, अनुसंधान की कमी, अनियमित कक्षाओं और देर से शैक्षणिक सत्र, नेशनल इंस्टीट्यूशनल फ्रेमवर्क रैंकिंग (NIRF) में अनुपस्थिति और चॉइस-बेस्ड क्रेडिट सिस्टम (CBCS) अभाव के कारण खराब ग्रेड मिले हैं। पटना विश्वविद्यालय किसी तरह इस साल से सीबीसीएस शुरू कर सकता है। अन्य जगहों पर सेमेस्टर प्रणाली भी अभी शुरू होनी बाकी है, जबकि दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय और अन्य विश्वविद्यालय नई शिक्षा नीति के अनुसार स्नातक स्तर पर चार वर्षीय एकीकृत प्रणाली की ओर बढ़ चुके हैं। इस सब कि मुख्य समस्या संस्थानों के स्तर पर पहल की कमी है। 2-3 साल की देरी से शैक्षणिक सत्र के साथ, मान्यता एक कल्पना मात्र है,”

SHEC के वाइस चेयरमैन कामेश्वर झा ने कहा कि पिछले साल मान्यता के मुद्दे को हल करने के लिए गठित एक समिति ने अपनी विस्तृत रिपोर्ट और एक रोड मैप प्रस्तुत किया था, वर्तमान परिस्थिति से निपटने के लिए उसके पालन की आवश्यकता है। उन्होंने कहा, “यह दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है कि संस्थान कोई दिलचस्पी नहीं दिखा रहे हैं और मान्यता प्राप्त संस्थाओं कि संख्या इतनी कम हो गई है। इसका असर भविष्य में उनकी संस्थानों के फंडिंग पर पड़ेगा। इससे भी बुरी बात यह है कि 95% कॉलेजों में नियमित प्राचार्य नहीं हैं और विश्वविद्यालय और कॉलेज दोनों स्तरों पर इस समस्या के समाधान हेतु कोई नेतृत्व नही है। प्रधानाध्यापक और कुलपति, जिनके पास अतिरिक्त प्रभार है, वे अच्छा प्रदर्शन नहीं करते हैं। पूर्व में भी, NAAC निदेशक और वहां से टीमों ने मान्यता के लिए कॉलेजों और विश्वविद्यालयों को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए बिहार का दौरा किया, लेकिन लगातार प्रयास करने के बावजूद कोई खास सुधार देखने को नहीं मिला है।”

The majority of suicide deaths worldwide occur in India. In order to identify the main obstacles and top priorities for suicide prevention, a study on the state of suicides in India was conducted as the Indian government developed a national suicide prevention strategy. The study focused on epidemiology, risk factors, and existing suicide prevention strategies. Indian women and girls continue to commit suicide at a rate that is double the world average. When compared to other causes of death, suicide accounts for the majority of deaths in the 15- to 39-year-old age range. The most popular suicide technique is hanging, which is followed by self-immolation, drug overdose, and pesticide poisoning. The risk of suicide appears to be influenced by a number of social and cultural factors in addition to depressive disorders and alcohol use disorders. Effective suicide prevention is severely hampered by the lack of a national strategy, inappropriate media coverage, ambiguous legal definitions of what constitutes punishable suicide, and insufficient multisectoral engagement. In order to navigate situations where a person might be vulnerable to and at risk of suicide, interventions that are given at the right time, intensity, and duration are helpful in reducing suicide rates. emphasises multilevel action priorities for preventing suicide across various sectors in addition to laying out research and data priorities. In India, there is a call for immediate action to integrate suicide prevention strategies into every aspect of public health, with a particular emphasis on developing and implementing a national suicide prevention strategy.

 

The National Suicide Prevention Strategy, a groundbreaking government initiative to prevent suicides as a top public health priority, was announced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday, November 21. In the upcoming ten years, the ministry’s policy will lay the groundwork for the promotion of mental health and the prevention of suicide.

 

The WHO’s strategy for the South East Asian region served as inspiration for the Strategy, which is etched with evidence-based practises to reduce the number of suicides. The Strategy ties together numerous sectoral collaborations to provide a cohesive strategy and achieve the intended reduction in the number of suicides. The Strategy aims to establish efficient surveillance systems within the next three years, psychiatric outpatient departments in every district over the following five years, and to integrate mental health into the curricula in educational institutions within the following eight years. The Strategy is on the right track to achieving its objectives thanks to its focus on issues that are important to India, such as alcoholism and pesticide access. But the Government must continue in this direction until the goals are reached. Naturally, in a federal nation, any success is only possible if States are enthusiastic participants in the implementation.

 

What exactly does India’s National Suicide Prevention Strategy entail?

The government claims that the strategy will lay the groundwork for promoting mental health and preventing suicides in the ensuing ten years. By 2023, the policy hopes to reduce suicide mortality in the nation by 10%. The strategy offers a framework for numerous stakeholders to carry out initiatives for the nation’s suicide prevention.

 

The strategy’s key goals are as follows.

-First, it aims to set up efficient suicide surveillance systems during the following three years.

-Within the next five years, it aims to establish psychiatric outpatient departments across all districts to offer suicide prevention services under the District Mental Health Programme.

-Third, it aims to integrate a mental well-being curriculum in all educational institutions within the next eight years. In the following eight years, it seeks to implement a mental health curriculum in all educational institutions.

 

-The National Suicide Prevention Strategy’s fourth goal is to increase suicide surveillance and continue evidence generation through evaluation, which will guarantee programme quality improvement.

 

 

Structure for implementing the National Suicide Prevention Strategy that has been proposed:

– Developing community resilience and societal support for suicide prevention and reducing stigma associated with suicidal behaviors.

– Strengthening leadership, partnerships, and institutional capacity in the nation.

– Improving the capacity of health services to provide suicide prevention services.

 

 

According to the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), released in August, 1.64 lakh people died by suicide in 2021 — an increase of 7.2 per cent from 2020. This is 10 per cent higher than the COVID deaths (1.48 lakh) in India in 2020, and 6.8 times the maternal deaths (23,800) in the same year. The NCRB report also stated that more than 1,00,000 people die by suicide in the country every year. A total of 25,891 suicides were reported in the 53 megacities of the country during 2021, with the highest in Delhi. Most suicides in India are by youth and middle-aged adults — with 65 per cent of the suicides in 2020 being reported in the age group of 18-45 years.

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Article by Sujata Bayan

 

In India, November 17 is observed every year as National Epilepsy Day by the Epilepsy Foundation, to create awareness about epilepsy.

Epilepsy is a common brain condition which makes people have seizures. A seizure is when a discharge of electricity happens in the brain, and this causes a wide range of symptoms, including losing consciousness, jerking and shaking involuntarily, and making unusual facial movements.

Epilepsy affects both male and female equally

Causes

According to WHO ( World Health Organisation)

Epilepsy is not contagious. Although many underlying disease mechanisms can lead to epilepsy, the cause of the disease is still unknown in about 50% of cases globally. The causes of epilepsy are divided into the following categories: structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune and unknown. Examples include:

• brain damage from prenatal or perinatal causes (e.g. a loss of oxygen or trauma during birth, low birth weight);
• congenital abnormalities or genetic conditions with associated brain malformations;
• a severe head injury;
• a stroke that restricts the amount of oxygen to the brain;
• an infection of the brain such as meningitis, encephalitis or neurocysticercosis,
• certain genetic syndromes; and
• a brain tumour.

Because epilepsy is caused by abnormal activity in the brain, seizures can affect any process your brain coordinates.

Symptoms

• Temporary confusion

• Uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs

• Loss of consciousness or awareness

• Psychological symptoms such as fear, anxiety.

Symptoms vary depending on the type of seizure. In most cases, a person with epilepsy will tend to have the same type of seizure each time, so the symptoms will be similar from episode to episode.

Doctors generally classify seizures as either focal or generalized, based on how and where the abnormal brain activity begins.

When to see a doctor?

Seek immediate medical help if any of the following occurs:

• The seizure lasts more than five minutes.

• Breathing or consciousness doesn’t return after the seizure stops.

• A second seizure follows immediately.

• You have a high fever.

•  You’re pregnant.

• You have diabetes.

• You’ve injured yourself during the seizure.
• You continue to have seizures even though you’ve been taking anti-seizure medication.

Lifestyle Modifications

Lifestyle modifications can include

• Adequate sleep: Fatigue is one of the most common seizure triggers, and disrupted sleep can make the brain more vulnerable to misfiring.
• Avoid drugs and alcohol: These can be triggers for seizures in patients with epilepsy. Even one or two drinks can provoke seizures.
• Minimise emotional stress: Although there is not definitive proof that stress causes seizures, those who maintain healthy stress levels have reported that they believe it reduces their risk.
• Frequency of exercise: In addition to a range of health benefits, regular exercise can help reduce risk of seizure. However, you should consult your physician before starting a new exercise routine, as some exercise can, rarely, cause seizures.

Prevention

An estimated 25% of epilepsy cases are preventable.

• Preventing head injury is the most effective way to prevent post-traumatic epilepsy.
• Adequate perinatal care can reduce new cases of epilepsy caused by birth injury.
• The prevention of epilepsy associated with stroke is focused on cardiovascular risk factor reduction, e.g. measures to prevent or control high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, and the avoidance of tobacco and excessive alcohol use.
• Central nervous system infections are common causes of epilepsy in tropical areas, where many low- and middle-income countries are concentrated. Elimination of parasites in these environment and education on how to avoid infections can be effective ways to reduce epilepsy worldwide.

Please never self diagnose or self Medicate. This is an informational article. Always consult your doctor before making any changes in lifestyle.

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Article by Rohit Baljot 

 

 

 

It Happens Only in Kota since its inception has held just one very important ideology at its core, the well-being of students who come every year to this city. Students who come far away from their homes surely miss the warmth of festivities in midst of their struggle. It Happens in Kota has and will always try to bridge that distance, a step at a time. To make sure that the lives of students don’t lose their colours, IHOIK organises a few events from time to time. One such initiative bringing this ideology to life is Kota Light Festival (earlier Kota Lantern Festival). KLF is a congregation of blazing lantern show, foot-tapping music by renowned bands and gourmet dining. With it comes a reason of rejoice, with it comes an exuberance beyond measure, with it comes the evening of celebration. KLF is our very own reason of revelry.

Kota Light Festival saw its inception as Kota Lantern Festival in the year 2017 as an initiative to promote a clean and green Diwali. The festival has since evolved and so has its meanings but the core value is still the same. Today KLF celebrates students and acknowledges the much-needed respite in every student’s lives. It is the sole event in Kota that is organised with keeping in mind Students and locals alike.

The event has gain popularity with increasing number of editions and the footfall has always maintained an exponentially upward graph. From 1500 in 2017 to 3500 in 2018 and to a whopping 4500 in 2019, KLF has placed itself well above any other event in the town in terms of attendees.

This year IHOIK in collaboration with Utsav Events is organising Kota Light Festival sponsored by Unacademy and Student Walla on 20^th of November, 2022 from 5pm. The grandest event Kota has ever seen! The event is marked by spell binding performances and enchanting music. This year is even more special as we have 2 most awaited performances by DJ Deepika and NIKK. We don’t have just music; we’ll have a plethora of food stalls awaiting you with splendid and mouth-watering delicacies: Trikona Café, Thapa ji ke momos to name a few.

This year KLF is being organised on the Polytechnic Cricket Grounds. For directions on Google Map, click here. 5 pm onwards.

Book your Tickets today and get an exclusive discount. Scan this QR Code, or click here to get access. Hurry, the offer is valid only till 18^th of November.

KLF is also a great opportunity to update your social media profiles as we have an amazing photobooth and of course our very own Anshu Bhaiyya. Don’t miss this chance to get a selfie with him. Come, party with us and send us your amazing moments and pictures and we will publish the best ones. KLF is a festival of light, music and frolic but is dull and incomplete without you, our IHOIK family. Come, light lamps of joy with us this 20^th. We will be waiting for you, TOODLES!

World Diabetes Day is held on November 14th each year to commemorate the birth of Sir Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin in 1922. Today, this day is observed in 170 countries and territories.

The theme of World Diabetes Day 2022 is “education to protect tomorrow,” The blue circle is the universal symbol for diabetes. It was introduced in 2006 to give diabetes a common identity.

World Diabetes Day is a global occasion on which people with diabetes, health professionals, diabetes advocates, media, the general public and government organisations unite to raise awareness of diabetes.

As the theme of world Diabetes Day is Education to protect tomorrow, so we are going to make you aware of Diabetes so you can be saved from Diabetes tomorrow.

 

 

Our main objective is to make you familiar with term Diabetes and some control measures so you , yourself and your loving one can be protected.

 

The term Diabetes describes a group of metabolic disorders characterised and identified by the presence of hyperglycemia,, it simple mean is that your blood sugar has been raised.

Now we should be knowing the normal value of blood sugar so we can look for increased level of sugar.

Blood sugar level can be measured in different ways like

• Fasting sugar – it means we had overnight fast of 8-14 hours and then we checked our sugar level in morning without consuming anything.
• Random blood sugar – it means at any time randomly you checked your blood sugar .
• Post prandial sugar – it means you just had your meal and after 2 hours of meal you check your blood sugar level.

 

There are different cut off level for blood sugar level for different scenerio mentioned above.

 

Fasting sugar	72-110 mg/dl
Random blood sugar	110-126 mg/dl
Post prandial sugar	> 140, <200 mg/dl

      

Please note only a single raised value of blood sugar level is never a indicator of confirmed Diabetes ,

Check at least 3 times before starting treatment.

 

 

There are some general symptoms that a diabetic patient observe so we should be knowing about those symptoms so an early approach to a doctor can be done.

 

Diabetes is of different types

• Diabetes inspidus
• Diabetes mellitus type – 1 that occurs in age below 30
• Diabtes mellitus type – 2 that occurs in age beyond 30
• Gestational diabetes – that occurs in females during pregnancy, etc..

 

 

The majority of burden is of Diabetes mellitus type – 2 ,so our symptoms, risk factors and preventive measures are mainly concerned towards Diabetes mellitus type 2.

A diabetic patient feels

• Polyphagia – it means feeling hungry and having the urge to eat again and again.
• Polydipsia – it means the urge to drink more and more water.
• Polyurea – it means the urge to pass urine again and again.
• Delay in wound healing – a simple cut can take longer time than usual in a diabetic patient

 

So if ever your loving complaints this type of symptoms please look for a doctor.

 

Risk factors for diabetes

• Sedentary lifestyle – your sedentary lifestyle will push you in the web of diabetes.

Add some minutes of exercise in your daily routine.

• Diet – A high saturated fat intake has been associated with risk of Diabetes.
• Malnutrition – Children who receive nutritional deficiencies in childhood are more prone to diabetes, so provide proper nutrition to your kids.
• Alcohol – Excessive intake of alcohol can increase the risk of Diabetes by damaging pancreas.
• Obesity – maintain a healthy weight
• Smoking
• Genetic factors – If both the parents are suffering from diabetes there are high chances of their kid to be diabetic.

 

What advice can be given to a person suffering from Diabetes

• Brisk walk – Do brisk walking 5 days a week for 30 minutes

Brisk walk means 100 steps in a minute

• Meal in parts – Instead of taking your meal in a single go divide your meal seating in 3-5 times.
• Dietary fibre – Add salad to your diet.
• Avoid fruits such as Mango , grapes, sweet potato ( shakkar kandhi)
• Keep toffe along with you so if you feel lethargic, breathless, palpitations consume that toffe to overcome symptoms.
• Monitor your BP on regular basis
• Foot care – As we have already discussed, in diabetes wound heals in a longer period so your foot care is a must thing otherwise a single small wound can turn into a giant problem. Wear shoes throughout the day
• Eye examination – Give advise to diabetic patient for regular eye check up

In later stages of diabetes your eyes functions can be compromised so a early approach is better to this than complete vision loss.

• Avoid alcohol and smoking

 

We hope these preventive measures will save you from worse tomorrow

Life is not over because you have Diabetes.

Make the most of what you have

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Article by Rohit Baljot

 

 

Being a student is hard, among the hardest we feel. With uncertainty of future, comes stress. With tireless hard work, comes fatigue. What’s important to carry on your journey of competitive examination prep is a healthy mind and body. Being a student, it gets really difficult to keep track of what you put inside that body of yours, and this can lead to severe deficiencies, which if gone unnoticed can hinder you from your goal. Fear not, we are here to help you through this too.

In this article we have made a list of Nutritional deficiencies which are rampant in students and how to deal with it. Internet has the typical examples to deal with, but we’ll teach you how to incorporate changes into your lifestyle, that too subtly.

1. Iron

As students, one is prone to neglecting the leafy greens in one’s diet. Hence, first in the list is Iron. Its deficiency is commonly termed as ‘low hemoglobin’. Yes, same Hemoglobin as in your organic chemistry chapter. If, you are a female with heavy menstrual cycles, you too fall at risk.

Iron is necessary for many functions in the body including formation of hemoglobin, brain development and functions, maintenance of Immune system.

Lack of iron also hinders with the oxygen reaching the brain and hence affects memory.

Ways to deal with it:

1. Include peanuts in your diet. Peanuts are nutritious snack alternatives. Snacking on a handful of peanuts can be a good way to introduce it in your diet.
2. Alternatively, you can snack on assorted nuts and Raisins. Raisins are a rich source of iron.
3. Substitute Sugar with Jaggery at least once a day. Personally, I like a spoonful of Jaggery with peanuts. Try it, its heavenly.
4. Try introducing leafy greens in at least one meal of the day.
5. If you are a non-vegetarian, meat and poultry should be a significant part of your diet. I personally go for mutton- livers.

 

2. Vitamin- B12

Now, this is a tricky one. Vitamin B-12 only comes from Animal sources. You see, animals have tiny bacteria in their gut that secretes vitamin B 12 which humans don’t have

So, one is more prone to falling deficient. Reports indicates that there exists more than 30% deficiency in adults and children in the country.

 

Ways to deal with it:

1. If you are a vegetarian, the choices are very limited for you. But fear not, Try introducing a glass of milk or a bowl of curd in your daily diet. Cheese is also good snacking alternative.
2. Non-vegetarians, you are good with your favorite meat delicacies.

 

3. Vitamin A

 

Now, for a student, vitamin A is very crucial. It is indispensable for normal vision. Very important to fight infections and some reports claim it can fight off cancers.

Ways to deal with it:

1. This is easy, to be honest. Look for orange and yellow food. Mango, papaya, you get it.
2. Like we said, leafy greens, the darker green, the better.
3. Try having an egg every day.

 

 

4. Calcium

“All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy” isn’t just a saying. Students tend to spend most of their wakeful hours inside and are hence deprived of sunlight. You see, sunlight helps in formation of vitamin D which helps in absorption of calcium. So, spending 10-20 min under the sun is recommended.

Ways to deal with it:

A glass of milk and a handful of Nuts, it can solve a lot of your problems, honestly.

 

While this is not an extensive list, these are good places to start. Some of these deficiencies only manifest when it’s too late, and if you consistently fail to consume healthy nutrient dense foods or supplement them, you will eventually develop one of these deficiencies. Also, the dietary advices here are not medical. Please consult your doctor before making any radical changes in your dietary regime.

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Article by Rohit Baljot

The period before Diwali Vacations was so much better and easier. All one could think about was going home. Some of you wanted to relax, while some had a list of topics you wanted to revisit and learn. Whether you ticked off your To-Do List or not, Diwali Vacations are over and now a new word has taken your fancy, MAJOR TESTS.

What are Major tests?

Coaching institutes conduct various types of tests of different formats through out the year. In this article, we’ll be covering Major tests and their importance. Major tests are conducted after every three minor tests in most institutes. They are named so because of the scope of syllabus covered in the respective tests. Major tests comparatively cover a wider scope of syllabus compared to other formats.

Why are Major tests important?

1. Preparing for major test is much similar to preparing for the actual test where you have to revise a huge number of topics efficiently in a short time.
2. Preparing for major tests sharpens your efficiency, time management and decision-making skills and helps you practice how to revise rapidly in a short amount of time.
3. Major tests cover a wide range of topics and syllabus and hence closely mimic the actual exams.
4. Major tests are better are evaluating your memory retention capacities as the topics are not closely related unlike Minor tests.
5. Major tests teach better time division skills because the scope of topics is wide apart.
6. Major tests better help evaluate your strategies you use to approach a test.
7. They also help you play your strength and weaknesses better and hence manage your time properly because the test syllabus is widespread.
8. Major tests also help to test your memory retrieval skill as you have to mentally skim through a broad syllabus in a small span of time.
9. The results of Major test help in better analysis of your shortcomings, as it is a close mimic of the actual test.
10. The ranks and percentile of major tests provide more accurate reflection of where your performance really stands.

Major Test or Minor test?

A lot of students tend to misjudge either format of test. While both tests are important if one has to choose between either, you should be well informed.

Minor tests deal with small number of topics, hence have the scope of covering a topic in intricate details. This might sound like a good idea but is only effective in 2 scenarios.

1. If you are a beginner and have ample time for covering a topic from scratch.
2. If you have covered your syllabus well and are confident. And you are looking to give your preparation an extra edge over other candidates.

Minor tests are a very bad idea to focus on if you are somebody with less time and have a perfectionist attitude.

Major tests might sound scary and might intimidate you at first but should be a go to option for anybody trying to wrap up their preparation, get over their perfectionism or revise the entire syllabus in small amount of time and a smaller number of tests. Since the scope of Major tests is enormous, examiners and test setters tend to focus on the most important topics of the syllabus. Which is exactly what happens in the actual test. The scope of questions mostly revolves around NCERT, the holy grail of Competitive exams.

Online or Offline?

While opting the format is a luxury only to those who go for exclusive test series, we will still be covering this question. Why? Well, cause where else are you going to look?

Online or Offline is mainly a decision of preference, but it would also be better to take into account the format of the actual exam you are aiming for. This will prepare you for challenges of the real life.

While Offline tests help you practice filling OMR, which trust us, is a very vital part of your preparations for the competitive exams, online exams have the leniency of changing your answers after you have marked them, and helps reduce negative marking due to silly mistakes.

So, like we said earlier, all formats of tests are important and crucial to your test prep, but in the event, you have to choose, we hope this article comes in handy. Manifesting nothing but success your way.

In Case Titled Janhit Abhiyan v. Union Of India with 32 connected matters | W.P.(C)NO.55/2019 and connected issues, the Supreme Court of India pronounced its verdict today on the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced the provision for 10% reservation for Economically weaker section (EWS) in Public Employment and Education.

The case was heard by a 5 judge-bench constituted by Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala.

The bench in a 3-2 verdict held that the provisions of the ammendment in concern is not in violation of the Constitution.

Chief Justice U U Lalit, at the outset, said there are four different judgements on pleas challenging the EWS quota.

As per Justice Dinesh Maheshwari , Reservation structured singularly on economic criteria does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution and Exclusion of classes covered by 15(4), 16(4) does not violate equality code and does not damage basic structure. Justice Trivedi and Justice Pardiwala concurred with Justice Maheshwari

While Justice Bhatt stated : It is declared that Sec 2 and 3 of the Constitution 103rd Amendment Act are unconstitutional and void on the ground that they’re violative of basic structure, with CJI concurring.

 

We all want to get successful in life whether we are students, preparing for competitive exams or anybody else in order to lead a happy and healthy life.

As a student, by success we mean to score good marks and picture ourselves in our dream college. As a good student, our first priority must always be studies and we must manage our time in an effective way by setting smart goals. But shouldn’t we get involved in other co-curricular and extra-curricular activities while preparing for exam to maintain a balance? If we manage the time effectively and stay punctual always we will be easily getting time to study and meanwhile enjoy our hobbies and get time to play our favourite sports. You must know even sugar intake is good if it is in some ounce.

Don’t bother much playing your favourite sports or getting involved in other activities is definitely not a waste of time, not only there will be a boost in your state of mind but also extracurricular enriches your survival in college as there are many clubs and groups which will make your four-five years of college a little better. Adding on, they are all around a lot of fun.

 “Get the most out of your student years”

 

If you think that being a student is all about hitting every page and line of a standard book, take comfort in knowing that this is far from the truth! There will definitely be times when you need to wave goodbye to your social life and other activities to make 100% of it but your student days are much more than exam and only exam and taking little breaks to rejuvenate is never a bad idea. So to make most of it and having a life ‘outside the classroom’ maybe these tips can help-

1.Choose subject that interests you.

This is the only beauty  you will see, once you pass your tenth boards you choose what you study so the best tip is to choose subjects that interest you. Look for the subject that challenge you or allow you to further develop an area of interest.

2. Avoid doing the bare minimum.

Change the mind-set that being a student is just about compulsory subjects and that one exam. Get involved in group discussions, debates and student programs.

Beyond that, if you want to join a charity event where you can teach unprivileged class of society, don’t take the step back. Letting alone the college application, these are just things that make you a more productive member of society and a completely better human being.

3.  Passion over pressure.

Don’t to something just for the sake of “it will look good on application”. Don’t do something just because parents want you to. Don’t do something just because your friends are doing it. DO SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU WANT TO! This is your future! Carpe diem it!

4. Quantity ? Quality.

Choose what you want to do wisely, as this is gonna be a BIG TIME COMMITMENT. Don’t be the one whose plate is too full to do anything valuable. It will be a lose-lose and won’t help anybody and you will end up stressed and wasn’t this supposed to boost your state of mind?

 

I feel that students can really shine bright outside the classroom either as volunteers, interns, sportsman, or just as a concerned member of a community or team.

(I will use myself as an example. I write for IHOIK)

 

Amidst of all this just to make sure you get the most out of your studies and to achieve success here are some necessary steps :

1. Keep studies your first priority and stay committed to studies
2. Set small yet SMART and realistic goals
3. Manage your time effectively
4. Pay attention to what teachers teach
5. Avoid distractions and scrolling social media
6. Don’t compare yourself and your performance in a particular mock with others (We all have our own speedometer, don’t we?)
7. Learn from your mistakes and note them down in your brain to not repeat.
8. Follow a healthy lifestyle

 

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           Report by Avantika Gurjar