Learning Curve News In Brief (19 - 25 August 2013)

White-House Fiesta Concludes

‘White House Graduate School of Management’ (GSM) and ‘Himalayan de Scientia’ organised the White House Inter-College B-Fiesta 2013 and 3rd Nationwide Science Fair 2013 respectively on 16th and 17th of August  at the Trade Tower in Thapathali. The event targeted Intermediate, Bachelors and Masters level students, especially of management stream for the B-Fiesta and Science stream for the Science Fair. Both events were inaugurated on 16th August 2013 at the WhiteHouse GSM premises, 8thFloor, Trade Tower Thapathali by President Narendra Kumar Basnyat of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI). Various businessmen, educationists and college representatives participated in the programme.

 

ICAN Results Out

Results of the exam taken by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN) last June were announced last Thursday. Four hundred and fourty-two students passed out of 525 (84.19%) in the ‘foundation level’ Cap-I (new curriculum) and 49 out of 170 students (28.82%) passed in same level’s old curriculum. Similarly, 158 out of 901students (17.54%) passed in the ‘intermediate level’. Likewise, 32 out of 242 students (13.22%) passed in the ‘final level’. Results can be accessed in www.icaan.org.np.

 

TU Results Published

The Tribhuvan University Examinations Controller’s Office on Thursday published the results of MA second year in Population Studies under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences conducted in November/December 2012. 

The results can be viewed at www.educationsansar.com, www.edusanjal.com and www.tu.ntc.net.np, according to the office.

 

HSEB Publishes XII Science Results

The Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) published the results of Grade XII science stream on Tuesday. According to HSEB, 75 per cent of students passed the examination conducted from April 30-May 12 earlier this year. A total of 33, 566 had appeared for the examination out of which 25,236 students passed the exams. Last year, the percentage of students passing the exam was 72 per cent. Likewise, 6,349 students appeared under the partial category of which 3,266 passed out. The HSEB, however, has cancelled the results of 24 students. The board informed that the results of other faculties will be announced in the Nepali month of Bhadra.

 

KU MBA in Rural Areas

According to the new curriculum the Kathmandu School University of Management (KUSOM) has introduced, MBA students now have to go on field visits to rural areas compulsorily for 2 to 4 weeks. “This change has been made in the curriculum to make students understand rural business,” said Prof Subas KC, Dean of KUSOM, in a programme organised in the capital on Wednesday.