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Friday, August 28, 2009

Seminar on higher education at JB College


JORHAT, Aug 24 – A State-level students’ seminar titled ‘Students Views on Higher Education’ is going to be held at the JB College of Jorhat under the auspices of Department of Political Science of the college on November 23. The organisers have invited seminar papers from intending students of various colleges and universities of Assam on this topic or some given sub topics.

Among the sub-topics are the merits and demerits of the present ‘educational system’, possible measures for removing the demerits; Teaching-learning system and the number of total teaching days in higher educational institutions; ‘Measures for Improvement’, Availability of student-support services like library, canteen, hostel, commonroom, Internet facility, etc., in higher educational institutions; ‘Internal assessment’, ‘Credits and Flaws, Semester system: its merits and demerits; its applicability in the Colleges of Assam, and Examination system’, ‘Evaluation and Re-evaluation of the Answer Scripts and Role of Invigilators in the Examination Hall are remarkable’.

The organisers have requested intending students to send their draft seminar papers to them before September 23. The seminar papers may be written in either English or Assamese language under the guidance of a teacher.

Debate contest: The 28th Krishna Chandra Kakoti Memorial Debate competition is going to be held at the same college on August 31.

The topic of the debate is ‘Introduction of Semester System at the Undergraduate level will be a boon for the Present Education Scenario in Assam.’ Organisers have invited the higher secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate-level students to take part in the competition. Two students may join in a team to compete. The winning team will receive the KC Kakoti memorial running trophy and a cash prize of Rs 3000.

On the other hand the best debater will receive the Abani Prasad Bhattacharya memorial running trophy and cash amount Rs 3,000. The second and third best debater will be awarded with Rs 2,500 and 2,000 respectively.

Intending students and their institutions are requested by the organisers to contact Pranab Barua, Lecturer, Department of Statistics, JB College, who is in charge of the debate or Debumoni Bora, debating secretary, JB College. ASSAM TRIBUNE

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