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
DNA finger-printing results in five hours
THE INTRICACIES of DNA codes and finger-printing which often land many researchers and experts into a labyrinthine alley of confusion, are no longer a matter of concern at Allahabad's Indian Institute of Information Technology. The IIIT-A has acquired a rare efficiency in producing DNA finger-printing in just five to six hours.
Published on May 20, 2006 12:10 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU CBCS, Japanese Instt tie-up on cards
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY'S (AU) Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (CBCS) is planning to enter into major research collaborations with Japan's prestigious Riken Brain Sciences Institute (Riken BSI) near Tokyo.
Published on May 15, 2006 12:36 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
IIIT-A at threshold of vital researches
IF ALL goes according to plan, Allahabad's Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-A) could soon become a focal centre of vital researches in core sectors like Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at the international arena. In a significant development, the Executive Director of Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Arvind Mitra has arrived at IIIT-A to explore the possibilities of collaborative researches between IIIT-A and various US-based universities.
Published on May 12, 2006 12:00 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
ECC is ?College with Potential of Excellence?
ADMIRED AS one of the best Constituent colleges of Allahabad University (AU), the Ewing Christian College (ECC) has added another feather to its cap. ECC has been selected as one of the 50 colleges of the country by the University Grants' Commission (UGC) under its 'Colleges with Potential of Excellence (CPE)' scheme and has become eligible to receive special financial assistance of upto Rs 1 crore to help it reach world class standards in academics and research.
Published on May 11, 2006 12:10 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Centre for energy studies on cards
COUNTRY'S PREMIER institute of technical studies, the Motilal Nehru National Institute Technology (MNNIT) is now planning to undertake systematic and detailed studies focusing on the energy scenario. For the purpose, the Deemed University is now considering setting up a separate Centre for Energy Studies (CES) to conduct, encourage and facilitate research and analysis to address energy-related problems and issues affecting the Indian economy, environment and citizenry.
Published on May 08, 2006 01:01 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Teacher-taught ratio imbalance hits AU efforts
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) is today paying a heavy price for its pioneering initiative to start three-year degree programmes in the state of Uttar Pradesh in 1986. Thanks to the lack of adequate support from the state government over the years the varsity is today facing an acute shortage of teachers with teacher-taught ratio going up to 1:68 against the UGC recommended ratio of 1:9.
Published on May 07, 2006 12:00 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU becoming popular among foreign students
ATTAINING THE coveted Central status has made the Allahabad University (AU) quite popular among foreign students wishing to pursue higher education in India. For the very first time, as many as 25 students from Libya have applied to AU for admission to postgraduate and PhD courses of the varsity for the academic session 2006-07.
Published on May 06, 2006 12:50 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Modern biotech & chemical testing labs at MNNIT soon
MOTILAL NEHRU National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) is all set to have its very own state-of-the-art Biotechnology Laboratory and a separate Chemical Testing Lab soon.
Published on May 06, 2006 12:49 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU misses MHRD deadline yet again
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU), following on its past traditions, has once again failed to meet a deadline set by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)? albeit this time in submitting the details of foreign students pursuing courses at the varsity.
Published on May 04, 2006 12:01 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
?Well-wishers? active again !
APRIL 30 is the D-day for the Allahabad University Union (AUU) president Ajeet Yadav and his challenger veteran student leader Raghunath Dwivedi when the specially constituted tribunal? formed to resolve the issue of Allahabad University students union president Ajit Yadav's election? will finally deliver its verdict on the fate of AUU presidency.
Published on Apr 27, 2006 12:20 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU?s public information site goes online
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY has become one of those varsities of the country which can now boast of a separate public information website following the enactment of 'The Right to Information Act-2005'. The varsity has gone ahead and uploaded 14 of the mandatory 16 manuals on its new webiste? www.alldunivpio.org? as instructed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the University Grants Commission and can now be accessed online by anyone.
Published on Apr 23, 2006 12:00 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Uttaranchal raw deal to UPRTOU degrees
A PROBLEM over recognition of their degrees has suddenly arisen before some of the students of the Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU). In a surprising move, the Uttaranchal Public Service Commission has refused to recognise the degrees awarded to them by the UPRTOU and on that basis has not sent call letters for the interviews being held for the Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) to around five dozen applicants.
Published on Apr 21, 2006 12:21 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
A major achievement for AU
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) is all set to become the first varsity of the country to have its very own High Fluence Low Energy Ion Beam Facility (HFIBF). The facility will allow AU to undertake cutting-edge researches in the field of material science like diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) and spintronics.
Published on Apr 19, 2006 12:06 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
MNNIT, HRI set to fly high on ?Garuda? wings
RESEARCH WORK and experiments requiring solution of complex problems and complicated calculations are all set to receive a never-before thrust at the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) and Harish-Chandra Research Institute soon.
Published on Apr 13, 2006 12:05 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU VC?s missive: Who cares?
THE TREND of taking every small and big matter right to the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and even the President of India by the teachers, non-teaching employees and even the students seems to be continuing unabated at Allahabad University (AU). The varsity is at the moment considering its stand over as many as nine such matters that the MHRD has referred to the AU Registrar in January 2006 .
Published on Apr 09, 2006 12:01 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU to set up learning resources network
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) has chalked out an ambitious plan to revive its defunct Wide Area Network (WAN) to inter-connect all of its faculties and departments and upgrade it to a full-fledged Allahabad University Learning Resources Network (AULERNET).
Published on Apr 08, 2006 12:21 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Uncertainty over admissions
UNCERTAINTY RULES the campus over under-graduate and post-graduate admission tests of Allahabad University (AU) for the new session. While in the past, the entire admission process and details of the admission programme used to get finalised by this time of the year, this time round even the rough sketch of the admission tests has not been finalised, thanks to delay in the framing of the requisite new ordinances and finalising of the minutes of the all-important March 26 meeting of the varsity's admission committee.
Published on Apr 07, 2006 01:11 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
300 aspiring lawyers still waiting
OVER 300 aspiring lawyers are still waiting for Allahabad University (AU) to fulfil its promise and start the LLB (five-year) Integrated course from the forthcoming academic session. Admission forms of these students continue to remain deposited with the varsity since June 2005. AU officials, however, seem hardly interested in speeding up the matter or seem concerned as to the effect their lackadaisical attitude may have on the future of these students.
Published on Apr 06, 2006 12:14 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Rs 36.90 cr okayed for AU and colleges
THE UNIVERSITY Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a whopping Rs 36.90 crore as Revised Budget Estimates 2005-06 (Non-Plan) for Allahabad University (AU).
Published on Apr 02, 2006 12:48 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
IIIT-A to empower rural India
EXPERTS OF Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-A) are all set to come to the aid of the farmers of the State. In partnership with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the IIIT-A is going to make the latest knowledge about farming available to them through a series of Gram Gyan Kendra Kiosks (GGKs) and an Agricultural Planning and Information Bank (APIB) that it plans to set up and nine Village Resource Centres (VRCs) that are ready to be put into service.
Published on Apr 01, 2006 12:53 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Constituent college teachers to play role
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) has finally begun an exercise to involve the teachers of varsity's constituent colleges in the functioning of the Central University set-up. It has sought the list of all permanent teachers in order of seniority from the colleges with an aim of making them members of the various academic bodies which are to be formed soon.
Published on Mar 31, 2006 12:16 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Now, Prez to have an eye on AU affairs
THE PRESIDENT of India, who is also the Visitor of Allahabad Central University, will now be regularly updated on the goings-on of the university by the AU authorities.
Published on Mar 29, 2006 12:47 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Experts to dwell on mysteries of brain
TOP 'MIND and Intelligence' experts of the Globe will descend on the city this December to join hands in taking on the combined mysteries of the neurons and the neural networks? complexities of which have challenged human brain for ages.Allahabad University's (AU) Centre for Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences has decided to organise the 'Second International Conference on Cognitive Science' between December 10-12, 2006 to attract the world's best minds working in the field on a single platform .
Published on Mar 26, 2006 12:44 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU?s ?through proper channel? lesson to staff
FOR THE first time after attaining the coveted Central status, the Allahabad University (AU) authorities have begun an exercise to tighten the grip over its teaching and non-teaching staff.
Published on Mar 25, 2006 12:12 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
President nominates three to AU Finance Committee
THE PRESIDENT, in his capacity as the Visitor of the Allahabad University (AU), has nominated the financial advisor of the University Grants Commission (UGC) SK Singh, Joint Secretary (Higher Education) Sunil Kumar and financial advisor of the Union Human Resources Development Ministry SK Ray as his nominees on the AU Finance Committee. A letter from the under secretary of the Union HRD Ministry has been received by the AU administration informing about the nominations.
Published on Mar 23, 2006 12:06 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Rajarshi Tandon Open University to start many new courses
THERE IS a good news for the students of the State wishing to opt for the distance mode of education to enhance their knowledge and qualification. The Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU) has decided to start around a dozen new courses for them from the forthcoming academic session? a move that will also help the varsity gain a firmer foothold in the State."We have taken the help of leading experts in designing the courses and in finalising the course content. Preparation of study material for these courses is in final stages," informed UPRTOU Vice-Chancellor Prof Kedar Nath Singh Yadav.
Published on Mar 22, 2006 12:04 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Emotional setback to city
SQUADRON LEADER Shailendra Singh finally managed to fulfil his dream but also lost his life in the bargain. While flying as a member of his dream aerobatics team, hundreds of miles away from the city, a crash took away the Indian Air Force's ace pilot's another keen desire: Better application of Information Technology to the field of aviation.
Published on Mar 20, 2006 12:40 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
Panel for take-over of MLNMC, SPMDC
THE THREE-MEMBER sub-committee formed by the Allahabad University Executive Council to look into the issue of Moti Lal Nehru Medical College and the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Degree College's formal take-over by the Central University has recommended that the institutions should remain as AU administered colleges. The report carrying the recommendations finalised by the three councillors? Sunit Vyas, Prof Janak Pandey and Prof HN Tiwari .
Published on Mar 19, 2006 12:29 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
This visionary set to turn the BPC around
HE IS a visionary acknowledged for his prowess in long-range planning of the companies and setting them on a firm path of corporate excellence with his take on the mission driven management mantra.
Published on Mar 11, 2006 01:04 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad
AU?s Rs 300 crore proposal to UGC
ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY (AU) administration has drawn up an ambitious plan for an overall revamp and expansion of the 'Oxford of the East'. The AU Vice-Chancellor Prof Rajen Harshe has already left for New Delhi on Tuesday night with the details of the plan seeking a sanction of a whopping Rs 300 crore grant from the University Grants Commission (UGC) that has the potential to transform the varsity and set it on a firm path of recovery.
Published on Mar 09, 2006 12:27 AM IST
None | K Sandeep Kumar, Allahabad