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FOR YEARS, academicians complained of falling admissions to basic sciences and humanities degree courses. A severe job crunch in the market and employers' refusal to take in graduates without the necessary job skills meant such courses will fall out of favour with students. Colleges are closing down their B.A., B.Sc., and B.Com. courses. But that is only one part of the story. The recent rush by colleges to withdraw contemporary courses such as Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) has perplexed many observers. Among the 124 Bangalore University-affiliated colleges, which initially offered BCA courses, over 50 per cent have decided to drop the courses. Perhaps, the fault is in the manner in which the colleges are allowed to start the courses. Many colleges lack the infrastructure, qualified faculty, and a system of research and development required to sustain and constantly upgrade such courses. If students prefer to ignore the courses, you cannot really blame the BCA.
THE CITY's Jyoti Nivas College has organised a two-day cultural festival, "Jyothi Nritya Natakotsava", on Friday and Saturday. Funds raised through the festival will go for the construction of a college auditorium and a few more classrooms, according to the College Principal, Sr. Philomena. Ruchita Prasad, former Miss Bangalore and film actress, will be the chief guest. The festival will kick off with "Bamboos," a play by Masrah, the college's drama club. The play deals with the hollowness of relationships. Using literature as a medium to showcase the reality of man's existence, the play is an extract from various works of Shakespeare and Marlowe. "Nrityotsava," a dance performance involving the college students, will feature dances of various forms such as Kuchipudi, Bharathanatyam, Mohiniattam, and folk dances such as Garbha, Sati, and Triambaka. Tickets for the event will be available at the college and all super markets in Koramangala, besides FoodWorld and Gangarams on Mahatma Gandhi Road.
THE CENTRE for Management Studies (CMS) grabbed the overall trophy at "Srujana RC — 2004," the Commerce and Management festival organised recently by Government Ramnarayan Chellaram College of Commerce. CMS also won the top prize in the events, "Crisis Management", "Collage", and "Quiz". The Christ College team won the "Product Launch" contest. Vishwas from R.V. Institute of Management Studies was declared the "Best Manager". About 18 teams from the city and Bangalore Rural district participated in the festival.
TWENTY-FOUR faculty members from various Management colleges in Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, and Karnataka participated in the management faculty development programme organised by the Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME). In his inaugural address, the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) Chairman, B.S. Sonde, emphasised that in today's technology-driven e-education era, the faculty's role was crucial especially when students were in need of a mentor and a role model, now absent in the technology-based learning systems. In the light of the country's goal to become a knowledge super power by 2020, the role of faculty was vital in the transfer of knowledge to the young and aspiring managers of tomorrow, he said. The need for research and development of case studies was also stressed. Among the resource persons who addressed the faculty members were the All India Board of Management Studies Chairman, M.R. Rao, the IIMB Director, Prakash G. Apte, and the AICTE'S Management Education Review Committee Chairman, R.P. Aiyar.
STUDENTS OF the second year MBA of the Christ College Institute of Management have secured the first place in the All India Student Business Plan competition organised recently by Anna University, Chennai. The winners, Purushotham G.N., Mahidhara Davangere, and Cyril Osta, sailed through three intense rounds spread over a period of six months to emerge victorious. Their business plan on "Health— The Ragi Way" brought them the accolades. The second place was grabbed by Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. while S.P. Jain College, Mumbai, finished third.
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