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ACADEMIC BODIES' LAST MEETING - Univ may exclude internal test scores in credit system Yogita Rao Mumbai:   After four years of flip-flop on the weightage given to internal assessment scores, Mumbai University (MU) is toying with the idea of scrapping it and holding a term-end 100-mark exam in each of the two semesters in a year. If the proposal is accepted, students may not have internal exams from next year, at least in traditional courses. The issue was discussed in the last academic council meeting for the current academic bodies on Monday , but no decision was taken. When the credit-based grading system was introduced in 2011, internal assessment was given a weightage of 40 marks out of 100. The weightage was reduced to 25 marks in 2014. A principal said the use of internal assessment scores has been delaying results as the system is not in place. But others pointed out that MU has to make use of the best international practices in following...

Active Users for the month of August 2015 All the below mentioned students are eligible for one extra card for the month of September 30, 2015: Sr. No. Member No's. 1 SARVESH NARKAR 14 2 VENEEZA CARDOZO 14 3 SHRADDHA SHINDE 13 4 RISHABH TIWARI 12 5 ASHOK MORE 12 6 MIHIR PARIKH 12 7 SHAILIN SHAH 12 8 SHREYAS MENON 12 9 DIVYA PANDIT 11 10 SONI MAYUR ASHOK SANGEETA 11 11 MITALI SABLE 11 12 LECT.VIPULA RAWTE 11 13 KRUPA FADIA 10 14 NEVIL JEEVAN 10 15 TEJASWARARAO MOTAMARRI 10 16 JEVIN MENEZES 10 17 AKASH GHAGARE 10 18 PRIYA CHAUDHARI 10 19 K.B.VINDUJA 10 20 DHIKESH KARUVANKANDY 10

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“GOT BOOKS YOU DON’T NEED, DONATE TO OTHERS WHO WISH TO READ!” Rather than giving a financial contribution or donation, SFIT Library, Borivli,  plans to forge a long-term relationship with the people around, through the mutual love for books on the eve of ‘World Book and Copyright Day’, which falls on April 23. In 1995 UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on 23 April, as the date is also the anniversary of the death of   William Shakespeare and   Inca Garcilaso de la Vega , as well as that of the birth or death of several other prominent authors. We have always attempted to develop a reading culture among the people and now we are keen to harness the same enthusiasm to the persons who are not as fortunate as we are. The aim of this initiative is solely to connect with the people outside the Institute and share the resources with them. For the purpose, the ‘ SFIT Social Responsibility Cell ’ and ‘ SFIT Library ’ have dec...

All the below mentioned students are eligible for one extra card for the month of April 30, 2015: Sr. No. Member No's. ofTransactions 1 KEITH DIAS 20 2 RISHABH TIWARI 20 3 POOJA PANDIT 16 4 ASHOK MORE 16 5 SAWANT SAISH UMAKANT SHRADDHA 15 6 SONIA FERNANDES 13 7 RAMYA THOMAS 13 8 VASUDEV PURANDARE 12 9 SANCHEZ SEBASTIAN 12

All the below mentioned students are eligible for one extra card for the month of March 31, 2015. Sr. No. Member No. of Transactions 1 KEITH DIAS 21 2 DIVYA DAVE 13 3 AMEY MHASKAR 12 4 VRAJESH DOSHI 12 5 SALVIUS SOOSAI 11 6 NEHA ASHOK PARMAR 10 7 VIVIAN JOHNSIMON CHETTIAR 10 8 RAVEENA D'COSTA 10 9 SAWANT SAISH  10 10 MABEL FRANCIS 10 11 SAGAR MALAVIYA 10

Colleges are allowing smart phones or laptops in class for taking notes MUMBAI: With the start of the exam season, students across colleges are busy preparing for papers with the help of apps. Owing to a string of free apps available online that can be downloaded on most smart phones, students are ditching the copious note taking and revision methods and are adopting new age l ear ning methods. For instance, Evernote, the multi-platform note sharing app, has become immensely popular among students as it allows them to synchronise all their notes across devices. “In class, I take down notes on the app and later edit it. By doing this, I don’t have go through multiple notebooks to study during exams as all my notes are in one place. If someone misses a lecture, I can just forward my notes to them via the app too,” said Shivani Tyagi, a mass media student. The trend in India reflects a worldwide movement towards these learning apps. A 2013 survey by UK based Educational ...