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Monday, 19 September 2016

Courses and its Authorization


The present generation is running to turn their children into celebrities and billionaires. In this run, they are not recognizing many things. Accreditation of the courses is one among them. In case one completes a course and finds that his/her course is not recognized by any university/institution, he she ends up in great trouble, draining money and the most value time which can never be regained. Here, social status imparted by the job is valued above the taste of the child. This is the era of competition. This unhealthy competition may be more in education fields.

There are separate authorized agencies for each course. This authorization is not only for a particular course and institution but for conducting of a particular course in an institution. The authorization from the government agency is not a lifelong thing, but for a certain period after which the same has to be renewed by the concerned institution. This authorization is for a limited number of seats and the admission beyond that capacity is unauthorized. Another dimension as regards authorization is, ‘whether the course is full time or part time’. The concern in this direction has to go beyond authorization of a particular institute/course and extend to whether the university is authorized or not.

The authorized agency for all the central, state and deemed university in the country is university grants commission. We can also know the details of fake universities from there. There are 12 authorized universities in Kerala. For more details please do visit the site www.ugc.ac.in/.

The all India council of technical education (AICTE) is the authorized agency for the Engineering, Management, Agricultural Management, Hotel Management, MCA etc. For more details please do visit the site www.aicte-india.org/.

Council of Architecture is the authorized agency for Architecture related courses.  It is essential to get the authorization of this agency for working as a professional architect. You will get more details from the website www.coa.gov.in/.

One needs to check the authorization of Indian Medical council (www.mciindia.org/) for medical related courses and institutes. But the authorization Indian dental council (www.dciindia.org) is required for the courses and institutes offering dental courses.

The institutes, courses and the quality of medicine of homeopathy are vested with the Central Council of Homeopathy. For more details please do visit www.cchindia.com.

Central council of Indian medicine is the approved agency for the courses, institutes and quality of the medicine of Ayurveda, Sidha and Unani treatments.  www.ccimindia.org/ is the website of the council.

The pharmacy related courses are under the control of Indian pharmacy council and state pharmacy councils. (www.pci.nic.in/).

The nursing colleges should seek the approval of Indian nursing council (www.indiannursingcouncil.org/) and corresponding state nursing councils.
 
The rehabilitation related courses are the study of physically challenged person. It is very essential to get the approval of rehabilitation council of India (http://rehabcouncil.nic.in/).  Courses and training of faculties comes under this.

The Bar Council of India is a statutory body created by Parliament to regulate and represent the Indian law professions. It promotes legal education and lays down standards of legal education. This is done in consultation with the Universities in India imparting legal education and the concerned State Bar Councils. It also recognizes Universities whose degree in law shall be a qualification for enrolment as an advocate. The Bar Council of India visits and inspects Universities, or directs the State Bar Councils to visit and inspect Universities for this purpose. For getting more details please do visit the website (www.barcouncilofindia.org/).

The recognized agency for agricultural, agricultural engineering, horticulture etc is Indian council of agricultural research (www.icar.org.in/). The Veterinary Council of India (VCI) is a statutory body which regulates veterinary practice in India. Established under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of India in 1984, and based in New Delhi, the Council is governed by the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984. It prepares and maintains the Indian Veterinary Practitioners' Register containing the names of all persons who possess the recognized veterinary qualifications and who are for the time being enrolled on a State Veterinary Register of the State to which Indian Veterinary Council Act extends. It lays down the minimum standards of veterinary education required for granting recognized veterinary qualifications by veterinary institutions. The website of the council is http://www.vci.nic.in/.

The reorganization of central ministry of shipping (www.dgshipping.gov.in/) is necessary for the courses and institutes related to Mari time.

Director General of Civil Aviation (www.dgca.nic.in/) is the agency for authorizing courses related to Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Pilot training etc.

Inter National Air Transport Association (www.iata.org)  is the authorized agency for travel and tourism related courses and institutions.

The National Council for Teacher Education, in its previous status since 1973, was an advisory body for the Central and State Governments on all matters pertaining to teacher education, with its Secretariat in the Department of Teacher Education of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Despite its commendable work in the academic fields, it could not perform essential regulatory functions, to ensure maintenance of standards in teacher education and preventing proliferation of substandard teacher education institutions. www.ncte-india.org/ is the website of the council.

In pursuance of the directions issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India dated 29.12.2012; the regulatory functions with regard to Distance Education programmes in higher education have now been vested with the University Grants Commission.  This function is vested with the distance education bureau under the university grants commission (http://www.ugc.ac.in/deb/).

We have to ensure the recognisation of a particular course and the institution before choosing a particular course and institution. 


Monday, 12 September 2016

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP


In this world we don’t have a lot of things to choose according to our will.  We don’t have freedom to select our family, parents, siblings even our name itself.  But for certain things that are crucial to our life we do have the freedom to select in which a career and a life partner etc. most outstanding.  

Most of the people don’t set their goals and they just flow with the wave and do name their destination as fate.  They mostly depend on luck or lucky breaks for success.  But some others choose their career according to the market trends.  No one in the world buys the slipper by simply walking into the shop rather he/she does take the size of the leg, quality, price, use etc. We select the slipper which is most suitable for our leg even if it is not the most beautiful one. It is a tragedy that we do not ascribe that much importance in selecting a career which we ascribe to select a slipper.
I have seen a lot of youngsters; they do have a high qualification and wish to have any government job which does not demand such high academics.  They consider a Government job as their goal, which in fact is not a real one. “There is no other course like engineering which offers a job after completing it”, an Engineering aspirant once told me. This is another misconception among parents and students.  Actually every course and profession has got its own scope in job market.  If a particular course is very good then all the students who completed that course must be well placed and if a particular course is worse none of the students who complete should be placed. But this never turns true.  It is high time to realize that the problem is not about the course, but about the way we perceive things during the selection of a particular course. The real trouble maker here is the fact that we never try to realize our potential and skills. What we see today is the huge flow of engineering graduates into the general banking sector as Officers and Clerks. The real comedy here is that none of these posts require an engineering degree as a mandatory qualification. Both these are posts that any graduate can compete for.
But real success is the outcome of a goal setting and wise planning to achieve them. Choosing a career path can help you to set professional goals and develop a strategy for getting where you want to be. Part of choosing an appropriate career path involves making an honest self-evaluation of your talents, abilities and interests. Actually our goal must be a smart one. The letters in the word SMART represents Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time bound.
Everyone is unique. Hence one must select one’s own career based on potential. Most people are one of the six personality types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.

Realistic
  • Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally avoids social activities like teaching, healing, and informing others;
  • Has good skills in working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, or plants and animals;
  • Values practical things you can see, touch, and use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines
  • Sees self as practical, mechanical, and realistic.
Investigative
  • Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids leading, selling, or persuading people;
  • Is good at understanding and solving science and math problems;
  • Values science;
  • Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual.
Artistic
  • Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing; generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities;
  • Has good artistic abilities -- in creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art;
  • Values the creative arts -- like drama, music, art, or the works of creative writers;
  • Sees self as expressive, original, and independent.
Social
  • Likes to do things to help people -- like, teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing information; generally avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve a goal;
  • Is good at teaching, counselling, nursing, or giving information;
  • Values helping people and solving social problems;
  • Sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.
Enterprising
  • Likes to lead and persuade people, and to sell things and ideas; generally avoids activities that require careful observation and scientific, analytical thinking;
  • Is good at leading people and selling things or ideas;
  • Values success in politics, leadership, or business; and
  • Sees self as energetic, ambitious, and sociable.
Conventional
  • Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines in a set, orderly way; generally avoids ambiguous, unstructured activities
  • Is good at working with written records and numbers in a systematic, orderly way;
  • Values success in business;
  • Sees self as orderly, and good at following a set plan.
Keep in mind that none can fit exactly into any of the above mentioned categories, but can find his place among a combination of these categories. Understanding of our personality type is essential before choosing a career. This is the inevitable pre-requisite of success. None of us are destined to be suitable for all professions. It is always better to be master of a particular field rather than a ‘Jack of all trades’.
What we actually see today among students and their parents is the selection of courses without actually knowing their personality types. Priorities range from monetary concerns to social status. Most students are thinking that the best profession is the one which fetches more money to them for living a luxurious life. But while choosing a career we have to consider our potential, skills, family values, financial earnings from it, working environment, working time schedule, spiritual values etc. We should choose a career which balances the above mentioned factors.