K Sandeep Kumar is Senior Assistant Editor and Prayagraj Bureau in-charge of Hindustan Times. A journalist for over two decades, he has written extensively on politics, education, science and technology research, defence and human interest issues in Uttar Pradesh.
Articles by K. Sandeep Kumar
AU set to improve research standards
ENROLLING FOR research and getting a doctorate degree from Allahabad University (AU) will no longer be an easy task. Keeping with its commitment to achieve excellence in teaching and research, AU is planning to systematically and radically raise the standard of its DPhil programmes in the next five years.
Published on Sep 04, 2006 12:47 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
A dozen new depts, centres on AU agenda
AS PART of its massive expansion and rejuvenation plan, the Allahabad University (AU) is planning to set up five new departments and six new centres during the next five years. The aim is to reorganise most of its existing 31 departments as well as cover more disciplines by opening new departments and centres besides generating opportunities for independent development of disciplines which till now have remained tagged up in composite departments.
Published on Sep 03, 2006 12:08 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Restructuring of AU faculties on the cards
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) has drawn up an ambitious blueprint for the restructuring of its existing five faculties. If all goes according to plan, the varsity will have a total of nine faculties in place of the existing five by 2011.
Published on Sep 02, 2006 12:33 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Live Web casting a kids? play now
IT'S AN achievement that is winning laurels for Allahabad's Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-A) not just in India but around the world.
Published on Aug 31, 2006 12:14 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU steps for integration of staff and accounts
Efforts have begun for the transfer of control of the GPF and other accounts of the employees of Allahabad University (AU) and its Constituent Colleges from the State to the Varsity.
Published on Aug 30, 2006 01:16 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
TAKE FIVE
I must see to it that the classes are conducted regularly that is the foundation of all academic and research activities in any department or faculty. I also want to generate consciousness among the teachers as well as the students towards taking and attending classes regularly. I am confident that this will change the entire academic scenario. I would like to emphasise on the quality of teaching and research work too. The plan is there to also revise the syllabus in terms of making it more contemporary and have better interactive sessions for them instead of confining the students to classroom teaching.
Published on Aug 26, 2006 12:13 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar
State-of-art virtual reality, ?mechatronics? lab at MNNIT soon
IN A step towards materialising Vision-2020 of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and promoting advance research in the filed of Virtual Reality, Mechatronics, Robotics and Material Science, the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) is all set to establish a state-of-art high-end laboratory. The lab will be embellished with high performing equipment and will be constructed at cost of over Rs 6 crore.
Published on Aug 25, 2006 12:19 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU steps to set right financial mess
EFFORTS HAVE finally begun to set right the financial mess prevailing in Allahabad University (AU). The AU Vice-Chancellor has formed a five-member Investment Committee under the head of the Psychology department Prof Janak Pandey to streamline the varsity accounts while AU's new Finance Officer (FO) S Parabramaiah has instructed all the University departments to henceforth procure prior sanction of the Vice-Chancellor before spending any money irrespective of its source.
Published on Aug 23, 2006 12:04 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Initiative pays dividends
WITH ALLAHABAD University (AU) regaining the Central status and urging its teachers to undertake quality researches with a new gusto, even teachers of AU's constituent colleges have now started taking an initiative to carry out quality studies especially in the field of science.
Published on Aug 20, 2006 12:41 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Taking varsity to new heights is his mission
THE FIRST regular Registrar of Allahabad Central University Firdous A Wani is convinced that AU will be able to match the best Central universities of the country within the next three years. His mantra for AU's revival: Identify problems and find solutions through discussions with varsity teachers, non-teaching staff members as well as the students.
Published on Aug 12, 2006 12:00 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Quorum slashed to facilitate AU Academic Council meet
THE PROVISION of having a mandatory presence of at least 25 members for holding a meeting of the Allahabad Central University's Academic Council has now been amended. For the next three years, just 16 members will suffice as the quorum and empower those present to take decision on behalf of the entire Council . The change, however, will be effective with respect to a meeting of only the first Academic Council that has been nominated by the Union Government for a period of three years.
Published on Aug 10, 2006 12:01 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
MNNIT all set to face global challenges
GEARING UP to make its presence felt on the international arena, the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) has formed special committees with the sole task of keeping an eye on the technological and research advances taking place on the global front.
Published on Aug 09, 2006 12:20 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
MNNIT to help Iraq in tech education
MOTILAL NEHRU National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) will now help the war-ravaged Iraq get its institutions of technical education back on track. The mega rebuilding effort will kick-off as soon as MNNIT works out finer details of the task with the Iraqi Ministry of Education and the Association of Iraqi Universities and signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with representatives of Republic of Iraq within the next two months.
Published on Aug 09, 2006 12:16 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
New mantra to fight ragging
LIFE ENGENDERS life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich? these famous lines of French actress Sarah Bernhardt seems to have become cardinal at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT).
Published on Aug 06, 2006 12:29 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU to have advanced user facility
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) has decided to establish an ultra-modern user facility having state-of-the-art machines and equipment. The move will open up avenues for new and advanced researches in the field of bio sciences as well as physical sciences at the varsity. The initiative will also let varsity researchers, including both the students and the teachers, to carry out complicated experiments and studies with no barrier of department, centre or faculty in making use of the set-up.
Published on Aug 04, 2006 12:01 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Trans-Yamuna area faces risk of various diseases
A RESEARCH scholar of Allahabad University (AU) Geography department has found that specific geographical and ecological settings produce specific types of diseases in that region. The research also found that would-be mothers and children of low socio-economic status in Allahabad's Trans-Yamuna area to be suffering from various deficiency diseases.
Published on Aug 03, 2006 12:16 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Trans-Yamuna area faces risk of various diseases
A RESEARCH scholar of Allahabad University (AU) Geography department has found that specific geographical and ecological settings produce specific types of diseases in that region. The research also found that would-be mothers and children of low socio-economic status in Allahabad's Trans-Yamuna area to be suffering from various deficiency diseases.
Published on Aug 03, 2006 12:16 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU to act against illegal hostellers
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) administration has decided to crack down on illegal inmates staying put in its hostels despite completion of their terms. The varsity administration, as per its latest decision, will concentrate specially on evicting inmates who have already lived in one or the other of its hostels for the past eight years. "As per existing norms, a student is allowed to stay in varsity hostels upto a maximum of seven to eight years depending on the course being pursued by a student.
Published on Aug 02, 2006 12:02 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU to act against illegal hostellers
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) administration has decided to crack down on illegal inmates staying put in its hostels despite completion of their terms. The varsity administration, as per its latest decision, will concentrate specially on evicting inmates who have already lived in one or the other of its hostels for the past eight years. "As per existing norms, a student is allowed to stay in varsity hostels upto a maximum of seven to eight years depending on the course being pursued by a student.
Published on Aug 02, 2006 12:02 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Declare AU UGAT rules null & void!
AN APPLICATION received at the Public Information Office of Allahabad University (AU) has taken even the seasoned teachers of the varsity by surprise.
Published on Jul 31, 2006 12:28 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Declare AU UGAT rules null & void!
AN APPLICATION received at the Public Information Office of Allahabad University (AU) has taken even the seasoned teachers of the varsity by surprise.
Published on Jul 31, 2006 12:28 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
NITs? mission: Churning out ?thinking? engineers
NATIONAL INSTITUTES of Technology (NITs) of the country, established as centres of technical education excellence, have now come together. For the first time, they have defined a common mission for themselves for the next two decades ?- producing thinking engineers.
Published on Jul 31, 2006 12:14 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
NITs? mission: Churning out ?thinking? engineers
NATIONAL INSTITUTES of Technology (NITs) of the country, established as centres of technical education excellence, have now come together. For the first time, they have defined a common mission for themselves for the next two decades ?- producing thinking engineers.
Published on Jul 31, 2006 12:14 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
IIIT-A makes a foray into the digital media world
SURGICAL OPERATIONS without patients and instruments, extinct dinosaurs walking down the narrow lanes of Chowk and matching magic of digital imaging are just a few to mention in the galaxy of astonishing endeavours of IT necromancers who would all soon join hands at the Digital Media Interest Group (DMIG) Research Lab established at Allahabad's Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-A).
Published on Jul 30, 2006 12:24 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
IIIT-A makes a foray into the digital media world
SURGICAL OPERATIONS without patients and instruments, extinct dinosaurs walking down the narrow lanes of Chowk and matching magic of digital imaging are just a few to mention in the galaxy of astonishing endeavours of IT necromancers who would all soon join hands at the Digital Media Interest Group (DMIG) Research Lab established at Allahabad's Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-A).
Published on Jul 30, 2006 12:24 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Launch clean-up drive to save UP
LEADING ACADEMICIANS of the country have felt that criminalisation of politics is the root-cause of UP's downfall. They have also urged the State Government to begin its clean-up operation at the earliest.
Published on Jul 26, 2006 12:06 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Launch clean-up drive to save UP
LEADING ACADEMICIANS of the country have felt that criminalisation of politics is the root-cause of UP's downfall. They have also urged the State Government to begin its clean-up operation at the earliest.
Published on Jul 26, 2006 12:06 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Non-existent subject combination allotted
OFFICIALS AND varsity employees managing the under graduate admissions of Allahabad University (AU) at the Pravesh Bhawan seem unaware of the requisite guidelines governing the process.
Published on Jul 24, 2006 12:24 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Non-existent subject combination allotted
OFFICIALS AND varsity employees managing the under graduate admissions of Allahabad University (AU) at the Pravesh Bhawan seem unaware of the requisite guidelines governing the process.
Published on Jul 24, 2006 12:24 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Computerised system for hostel allotment
HOSTEL ADMISSIONS at Allahabad University (AU) this year will be special. Under a new initiative, the varsity authorities? for the first time in AU's 119-year-old history? have decided to fully computerise the admission process for all of its seven boys and four girls' hostels.
Published on Jul 23, 2006 12:40 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad