STEM Skills Challenge- Plastic Cup Pyramid

In aiming to provide students with engaging STEM challenges that push the envelope on developing students' critical thinking skills, this series also aims to develop the STEM skills that employers seek in the workforce.

This week's challenge is the Plastic Cup Pyramid.  Using a rubber band and some string, students will fashion an apparatus that will transfer plastic cups from their current configuration into a pyramid.   This is a great challenge to build communication and teamwork skills. For teams that finish early, reverse the challenge and have students complete it without talking. Now that's a challenge!

STEM Skills Challenge Handout: Plastic Cup Pyramid

The Brown Bag STEM Challenge II- Hot Air Balloons

This challenge takes a little more time than some others, but it is worth it to watch students build a "stock" hot air balloon then work to design their own hot air balloon that stays aloft longer.

Materials
Tissue Paper
Glue Sticks
Scissors
Copy Paper
Staplers
Hair Dryers (with "low" or "cool" setting) OR
Hot Air Popcorn Popper
Stopwatches

In this challenge, student begin by building the same hot air balloon.  I like to have teams of three for this project, simply because it is more involved and requires students to follow specific directions for this first round. I'm also a bug fan of assigning jobs, so I prefer to divide up the work like this:

• Navigator- Reads the directions to the team
• Surveyor- Makes any measurements and checks work
• Manufacturer- Glues, and assembles materials

  Directions can be found all over the internet.  I personally like the Junior Balloonist plans or the directions provided by the Civil Air Patrol (who use the directions from Pitsco).

Students follow the directions to build this balloon using the directions and test it, being sure to record their "flights" using 30 seconds of hot air. Once students establish a time to beat (I usually let each team launch once and average their times to get the time to beat.)

Then, students will design their own hot air balloons striving for them to stay aloft longer.

So, what did we learn? 
Next Generation Science Standards: Planning and Carrying out Investigations, Designing Solutions; Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Information CCC- Patterns, Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

CCSS Math: Measurement and Data, Geometry, Ratios and Proportional Relationships

Admissions Open - Karachi University

Admissions are open in Karachi University(KU) for 2013 session.


Admission process would start from November 11,2012.First,D-Pharmacy admissions will begin then Entry tests would held for Business Administration,Public Administration,Computer Science,Chemical Engineering,Bio Technology and Environmental Studies programs.Admission Test in these programs would held from November 30 to December 4,2012.Admission form price is Rs. 1000 for these faculties.Open Merit forms will be available for Rs. 600.

For more information visit KU website : http://uok.edu.pk/

SSC Part 1 General Group Results

Board of Secondary Education,Karachi announced the results of SSC Part 1(General Group) yesterday.

15097 students have cleared all the papers.SSC Part 1(Science Result) is expected after the Eid.

STEM Skills Challenge- Newspaper Table

Over the past couple of weeks, I've been sharing the importance of teaching STEM skills and weaving them through your curriculum.  They teach our students how to be persistent problem solvers, how to deepen 21st century skills and how to become leading contenders in the workforce.

Forbes Magazine researched the 10 most critical skills that employers are looking for in candidates and found that the majority of these critical skills are STEM skills. The top three skills? Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, and Judgement and Decision Making.

This week, students will get to practice all three of those skills as they work on this week's Skills Challenge.  Students will work with a team to build a sturdy table out of nothing more than newspaper and masking tape that will hold the most weight.  Much like the real world, teams will be challenged to use only the resources provided and work within design and time requirements.  May the best team of designers win!

STEM Skills Challenge Handout: Newspaper Table

The Brown Bag STEM Challenge II- Slingshot Gallery

Have you ever played the shooting gallery game at the carnival?  Here's a STEM twist on that carnival game for students...a slingshot gallery.

Materials
Slingshot Targets*
 Rubber Bands
Craft PomPoms
Popsicle Sticks
Tape
Other Fun Found Objects

*Download the Slingshot Targets sheet and photocopy it onto cardstock.  Students will cut the targets apart and fold them to test their slingshot designs.

For this Challenge, students are tasked with building a working slingshot that will knock down the designated targets from a distance of 60 cm (24 inches). Students can work in pairs, but I like each student to design and build their own slingshot.  It shows more ownership and also results in each student having their own data to analyze later.

In addition to establishing a required distance to "fling" from, I like to also require other parameters based on age group (Everyone must use at least 4 different supplies.) or based on available supplies to increase the difficulty (Everyone must use a paper cup in their design.) Adjusting these parameters allows me to differentiate the challenge, even within the same classroom.

So, what did we learn? 
Next Generation Science Standards: Planning and Carrying out Investigations, Designing Solutions; CCC- Patterns, Systems and System Models

CCSS Math: Functions,Expressions and Equations

Marshmallow Launcher STEM Challenge

Say those words to your students and you're sure to get a reaction. Who doesn't want to have a little fun by designing and building a marshmallow slingshot?  But this isn't just a time-filler; it's a great little STEM challenge for kids of all ages.  Using some basic supplies, students can review the Engineering Design Process and embark in this design, build, test project.


Start with some basic supplies for each team:

• 2 toilet-paper tubes (or 1 paper-towel tube, cut in half)
• Tape
• Single-hole punch (optional)
• Pencil pen or marker
• 2 thin rubber bands
• Scissors
• Marshmallow (Large)

Then, let the designing begin!  Challenge your students to design and create a marshmallow launcher (slingshot, trebuchet, or whatever) that will meet your design requirements.

What are your design requirements?  We've already outlined the required supplies (and you can modify these based on availability), so we just need to define the challenge.  Should we design a launcher that:

• will launch a marshmallow the furthest? (distance)
• will hit a designated target? (accuracy)
• will keep the marshmallow aloft the longest? (time)

Or, work with students to design a challenge of your own. Whatever the challenge, students and teacher alike are sure to have an engaging STEM lesson.

For an inspirational video to introduce this lesson, visit the PBS Kids Design Squad page.  (There are also detailed instructions for building a specific kind of launcher, but that takes the fun out of the challenge!)

STEM Skills Challenge- Paperclip Airplanes

During this series on STEM Skills Challenges, we are focusing on  the soft-skills that help make our students well-rounded and, according to local businesses, more employable.

This week's challenge is an individual challenge that will exercise student creativity as well as math skills.

For this challenge, students will work individually to design and construct a paper airplane that will carry the maximum amount of paperclips the farthest distance.

This tricky little challenge will require some thought and planning in working with multiple variables, but will help students to think critically about how to obtain the highest point value.

STEM Skills Challenge Handout: Paperclip Airplane

CNG Closure and Students

Students are being greatly affected by the CNG closure of two days in Karachi.CNG stations in Karachi remain close from Friday 9 a.m for 48 hours every week due to which there is very less or no public transport on the roads.






A large number of students travel in Karachi by the public transport and so during these days they have to face difficulty reaching their schools/colleges/universities or coming back home.Some of them use Qingqi riskshaws to reach their destinations.Government should look into this matter and do some alternative arrangements for students.

Thinkrolls

Thinkrolls is a super fun and unique educational mobile app (iOS/Android) designed for kids 3-8 yrs old.  This app helps students develop cognitive thinking and spatial ability by rolling a ball through a maze while trying to solve puzzles and collect O's.  This game is divided up by chapter and as a student progresses the game will get more complex as skills build upon each other in different areas of a Science such as: gravity, speed, friction, etc.

I highly recommend checking out Thinkrolls by clicking here!!!

*The game will be released this Thursday Oct 16th.

Below is a brief demo video...

Thinkrolls - Official app trailer from Avokiddo from Avokiddo on Vimeo.

TeleStory

TeleStory is an amazing new iOS app for Digital Storytelling that lets kids star in their own TV shows.  This is a very fun app and makes it easy for students to create their own stories by selecting a scene to act out, writing a script/story, and then selecting their character/costume, and record live w/ special effects.  Once they are done recording a video is posted to the safe site ToonTube.

I highly recommend checking out TeleStory by clicking here!!!

For more information check out Edshelf.
For my Pinterest board on Digital Storytelling click here.

Click here for more info.

Teachley: Mt. Multiplis

Teachley: Mt. Multiplis is a fun new free iPad app that helps students w/ their basic multiplication skills.  The reason I really love this game is that it takes a different approach to learning Math by avoiding drill a practice and focus on computational thinking as players build bridges w/ their multiplication skills.  This is great for Game Based Learning as well as Differentiating Instruction, and has high replay value for students.  Also, Teachly is aligned to Common Core Standards.

I highly recommend checking out Teachley: Mt. Multiplis by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.

*Teachley is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

The Brown Bag STEM Challenge II- Lilypad Launch

In this challenge, students are asked to design a mechanism that will hold a lilypad and help a "frog" jump up into your hand!

Materials
Plastic Eggs
Frog Patterns
Transparent Tape
Paint Stirrers (Wooden Rulers or similar)
Empty Water bottles
Other found items

Students work in pairs to construct a mechanism that will launch their plastic frog to a height tall enough that a student can catch it.  Students first construct their frogs by cutting out the pattern and taping it to the front and back of the egg.  They should bend down the frog legs so that the frog sits on the lilypad.

Using the supplied materials, students can construct their mechanism.  Most students design a sort of see-saw/catapult contraption using the ruler or the paint stirrer, but the items provided by the teacher may frame the challenge differently.

So, what did we learn? 
Next Generation Science Standards: Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Planning and Carrying out Investigations, Designing Solutions; CCC- Patterns, Cause and Effect, Systems and System Models

CCSS Math: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Functions,Expressions and Equations

Bluster

Bluster is a nice free iPad app for Game Based Learning that focuses on Vocabulary skills for El Ed aged kids.  This is a fun multiplayer game that can be played in teams or against an appointment as students try to build vocabulary skills while focusing on such aspects as: rhyming, prefixes, synonyms, and more.  There are over 800 vocabulary words to start w/ as students try to match words.

I highly recommend checking out Bluster by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review check out Graphite.
For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Students torture Principal of DCET

Activists of a student political party tortured Arshad Baig,the principal of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology(DCET) today.

Teachers have boycotted the classes in protest till further orders.

Admissions Spring 2013 - IBA

Admissions in IBA for Spring semester 2013 will start from October 18,2012.

Online forms for BS (Computer Science,Economics & Mathematics),MBA,MS & PhD will be available from October 18,2012 at IBA website.Last date of form submission is November 14,2012.


For more information visit this link.

Ozobot

Ozobot is a new robotic toy that is ideal for STEM and can be programmed.  Ideally, it will dray comparisons to the Sphero but is different enough that any school LRC or Science teacher can whip this out for some cool educational demonstrations!!!

Right out of the box Ozobot is a synch to sync up by just placing the little robotic orb on the calibration card.  That's it, a person can also calibrate on their mobile device (i.e. Android, iPhone/iPad, etc) by displaying a white image set to 50% brightness and pressing the button on the side.  For a cool little light display and to watch the Ozbots (2 in a box) in action place them on the colored "race track" and watch them go and light up to specific colors.

There are also 5 super fun games that can be downloaded for free (OzoPath, OzoDraw, OzoLuck, OzoGroove, and OzoRace.  Click here for more information on these games; some are multiplayer & some allows the Ozobots to dance and draw.  There are also paper templates that can be printed out that people can use w/ their Ozobots.  A person can even draw their own track in colored marker and watch the Ozobot go!!!

More detailes:

• Independent Decisions - via Random Logic
• Autonomous Cruising - via Precision Line-Sensing
• Intelligent Gameplay - via Optical Commuication
• Visual Feedback - w/ Multicolor LED Lighting
• Thrill or Chill Speeds - using Dual MicroMotos

The box includes 2 Ozobots, Cards (racing track/instructions/calibration card), 2 USB chargers, 4 skins.

I highly recommend checking out Ozobot clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo video...

Homeroom

Homeroom is a nice free iOS app that lets educators share classroom activities w/ parents in a safe environment.  I like to think of it as Instagram for the classroom where teachers can share classroom photos w/ parents in safe portal where only they can see them.  Just like Instagram, parents can then favorite and leave comments.  This is a nice little easy way to even create digital portfolios too.

I highly recommend checking out Homeroom by clicking here!!!

For more info check out Edshelf.
For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.

Flashcard Ninja

Flashcard Ninja is a fun free (today) iOS app for learning addition and subtraction.  This highly interactive app has students try to attack the correct number by slashing at them Ninja style w/ a swip of the finger as they learn their basic Math facts 1-20.  Best of all, a user can record their own ninja sounds by using the iOS devices built in microphone.

I highly recommend checking out Flashcard Ninja by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.
For more info check out Edshelf.

Admissions Open Spring 2013 - Iqra University

Admissions are open in Iqra University for Spring 2013 semester.

Last date of form submission : November 20,2012
Aptitude test on December 2,2012

For Admission form and other information visit this link.

NED,KU,JUW,College buses looted despite Operation

Despite the operation in Karachi by the Rangers and Police,4 points/vans of educational institutions have been mugged in Karachi by the miscreants.

It all started on September 3,when armed men looted the Karachi University(KU) point near Banaras Chowk.Armed men snatched the money,mobile phones and other valuables from the students.Later an FIR was registered due to the protest by the students.Second incident occured on September 28 near Karachi University when unknown men stopped the Jinnah University for Women(JUW) van and looted the valuables from the girls.

On October 1,NED University point was looted in the Nazimabad area.Last incident occured on October 8,when a college van was mugged in the Nazimabad area.Students lost their cell phones and watches in the incident.

Police said they have indentified the people involved in looting the KU and NED points,and claimed they belong to a political party that have presence in Pashtun dominated areas.Efforts were made to arrest these culprits.

Students have asked the higher authorities to provide their buses proper security.

STEM Skills Challenge- Gumdrop Bridge

Employers today are looking for students who have learned how to think and how to problem-solve.  With the adoption of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), we are getting closer to making that a reality, but so many states and districts are still focused on standardized testing (which- surprise-  did not make the list of qualities that employers are looking for in qualified candidates.)

This series focuses on those skills as well as the other "soft-skills" that aren't necessarily spelled our in the curriculum, but make students well-rounded problem solvers.

This week's challenge is the Gumdrop Bridge.  In  this challenge, students work in teams to design and build a bridge that will span 10 inches.  Sounds like a pretty easy challenge, but as students start experimenting with their materials of gum drops and toothpicks, they will find that there is more there than beats the eye.

This fun little challenge encourages students to work on team building, collaboration and communication skills- more of those soft skills- that help students become successful in a workplace environment.

STEM Skills Challenge Handout: Gumdrop Bridge

Solvy

Solvy looks to be a real interesting site to keep an eye on when it debuts.  It is designed to help educators and students solve real world Math problems.  For example, if a student wanted to be an architect or see how things were built, this would be a great tool.  Also, this is a great tool w/ educational portal that allows educators to select what topics they want to cover while Solvy automatically grades their work.  This allows educators to assess and differentiate instruction for each student.

I highly recommend checking out Solvy by clicking here!!!

For more info check out Edshelf.

Below is a brief demo...

Teach Your Monster to Read

Teache Your Monster to Read is a wonderful new site/app for Game Based Learning that I just found out about from Ozge Karagolu's amazing blog.  Basically, a student creates a monster that they can then use to play educational games involving letters/words working on their phonics and reading skills.  This is a highly engaging game and best of all has an educational portal where educators can create/manage student accounts.

I highly recommend checking out Teach Your Monster to Read by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief video...

Entry Test held at NED

Admission Test for Academic Session 2013 was held at NED University of Engineering and Technology today.

7,633 students gave the the test for 1952 seats.1700 seats are for regular and 253 for self-finance scheme.

Entry Test Result can be seen from this link.

Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead is a very fun mobile (Android/iOS) app designed to turn a student into an architect and build a ship.  The goal is to be able to design a ship that can tread the farthest, carry the most load, while traversing rough seas for as long as possible.  As a person does better then will gain the interest of investors to donate money to help you build even more extravagant vessels.

Here is some more info...

● Eight ship building challenges posed by your guide, Brunel
● Discover the capabilities of iron versus wood in the construction of your ship’s hull
● Explore the difference between paddles and the screw propeller
● Earn investor confidence to get more money for bigger and more complex ships
● Learn about the design and construction of the ss Great Britain
● Find out about the history of the ss Great Britain and the challenges she overcame in her working life
● Can you build a ship to rival the ss Great Britain?

I highly recommend checking out Full Steam Ahead by clicking here!!!

For more info check out Edshelf.
For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

The Brown Bag STEM Challenge II- Marble Madness

Students are used to challenges that ask them to do something the fastest, but how about the slowest?  In this scenario, students are challenged to create a marble run where the marble that reaches the end in the slowest time wins.

Materials
Marbles
Bathroom Cups (3 oz)
Sentence Strips
Foam Board (20x30)
Tape
Other Found Objects

This challenge is a great way to get kids thinking more deeply because the challenge is to complete the course the slowest.  Each team must create a course for their marble using piece of 20 x 30 foam board.  Students can use any found items that you provide, but I like to make sure to include sentence strips because they are thicker than regular paper and can easily be folded into marble tracks. I also like to provide some fun items like bathroom cups, cotton balls, cardboard tubes and paperclips to make creating the course more fun.

So, what did we learn? 
Next Generation Science Standards: Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Developing and Using Models, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions; CCC- Patterns, Cause and Effect, Scale, Proportion and Quantity

CCSS Math: Measurement and Data, Geometry, Ratios & Proportional Relationships

Math Blast

Math Blast is a fun free (free today) iOS game for practicing basic Math skills (i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.).  The goal is simple guide your rocket ship to the correct answer while avoiding comets and collecting UFOs.  A user can play Level mode or custom.  Level mode tracks multiple players making it ideal for classrooms and having a high replay value.

I highly recommend checking out Math Blast by clicking here!!!

For more info check out Edshelf.
For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Science Bits

Science Bits is a nice Science curriculum for MS/HS aged students.  This site has a wide variety of multimedia actives, simulations, videos, and more as students learn about areas/concepts of Science.  It has a wide variety of lessons for educators to choose from as well as lots of interactive resources.

I highly recommend checking out Science Bits by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review check out Graphite.

Youtube BAN and Pakistani students!

It's more than a year since YouTube was banned by the Pakistan Government due to the objectional content present on Youtube about the Holy Prophet(P.B.U.H).

Instead of banning those particular links,the former government banned the whole YouTube website in Pakistan.This has caused great trouble for the students who use YouTube as the major learning platform available on Internet.From Mathematics to Biology,Physics to Computer Science,there is content available about everything on YouTube.Denying access to these material has caused trouble for every student whether he/she is in school or doing research.

Some students who know about proxy websites and applications manage to get access to YouTube but most of them are not aware of these proxy servers.

Newly formed government should lift the ban on YouTube and work for some alternatives for better censorship control.

Story Bug

Story Bug is a wonderful free iOS app that students can use to collaboratively read along a children's story at the same time w/ another person on a different device combining reading & video chat.  These stories cover a wide range of educational topics and are for ages up to 6 yrs old.  Best of all, synchronized sharing allows for users to point to words, turn pages, and more, together at the same time to help develop Reading and Comprehension skills.

I highly recommend checking out Story Bug by clicking here!!!

For more info check out Edshelf.
For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.

NED bus looted at Nazimabad

NED Unviersity point got mugged today in the Nazimabad area of Karachi today.Around 50 students were on bus when unknown miscreants stopped bus at Nazimabad,looted Mobile Phones and Cash from the students and managed to fled away easily.Later,students protested in front of the Rangers Headquarters.

Similar incident was occured few weeks ago with the Karachi University(KU) point in the same Nazimabad area.Students have requested the higher authorities to take notice of the issue and provide their buses security.

SlideShare Presentations

SlideShare the world's most popular site for creating/sharing presentations has just released a free iOS app.  This app allows users to view presentations on their mobile device.  Also, a user can download and browse through presentations on a wide range of topics (i.e technology, education, etc.).  Finally, a user can save, share, and view slideshows in full screen mode.

I highly recommend checking out SlideShare Presentations by clicking here!!!
For more detailed information check out Edshelf.

MarcoPolo Weather

MarcoPolo Weather is an excellent new iOS app that I just found out about from a promotional email.  This app allows children to control and interact w/ 9 different types of weather (i.e. sun, rain, snow, etc).  The way this works is by having the user control different atmospheric conditions such as temperature, wind speeds, and much much more.

Here is some more info...

•Control 9 different weather conditions: sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, rain, thunderstorm, snow, blizzard, tornado, and hurricane.
•Choose from 4 different wind speeds – make a pinwheel spin or even fly a kite!
•Adjust the temperature – see the environment change as you go from hot to cold in both Celsius and Fahrenheit.
•Play with 3 mini-games and 55 interactive elements. You can plant flowers and make them bloom, melt an igloo, or have a snowball fight!
•Interact with 3 wacky characters that respond to the weather choices you make: you can dress them in light clothes when it’s hot, give them hot drinks in the cold, or hand them umbrellas when they're wet.
•Add flowers, birds, a snowman or a picnic basket to the scene and see how the different weather types affect them.

I highly recommend checking out MarcoPolo Weather by clicking here.

For more detailed information check out Edshelf.
For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.

Party activists attack students at IBA

Activists of student faction of a religious political party forcibly entered the IBA Main Campus situated inside KU and attacked the IBA students with sticks and stones.

According to initial reports,an event was organised by the IBA Marketing Club at the Main Campus where students from both the campuses were present.Suddenly,activists of a student group entered the IBA premises with sticks and guns and tortured the students present there.Some reports suggest that music was being played so loudly and that became the reason of the attack.

Admissions Open in Virtual Studies - Karachi University

Admissions are open in Virtual Studies department,Karachi University for 2013 session.

Last date of form submission : October 10,2012.

Sphero: Orb Basics Lesson 3

The next lesson in my series of Sphero lessons aligned to Common Core Standards is the concepts of reading sensors and storing data in variables.  Students will use the free OrbBasic text based iOS app to write simple programs that the Sphero will detect when it is in the air or collides w/ another object.  Upon these conditions the Sphero will then change it's behavior or color.

*All data will be recorded in the free downloaded worksheet by the student.

Objectives (aligned to Common Core Math Standards)

Students will:

• Create a short OrbBasic program that changes the color of the Sphero when it senses that it is in the air.
• Create another OrbBasic program that recognizes when Sphero collides w/ another object and then changes color.
• Create a third OrbBasic program that sends the Sphero in a random direction after the collision.

Students will learn a new command called accelone which causes the Sphero's accelerometer to sense that when it is in the air.  Usually, the accelone is set to 0 but students will set it to to < 200.  Students will use a conditional statement and the LEDC commands to change the color of the Sphero when it is in the air.  If the condition is false then the program will loop back to the beginning.

Sensing collions

Students will create a macro that will be sensing collisions instead of when the Sphero is in the air.  They will build a code to read if the accelerometer is greater than 5000 (indicates when Sphero collides w/ something).  If this conditional statement is true it will then move down to the next line of of the program which commands the Sphero to change to the color of red for 1 second.  

Fun Challenge  

Students will build a code that will make the Sphero drive straight and then move in a random direction after a collision.  (see teacher's guide for code/answer)

To view more educational lessons that you can do w/ the Sphero click here!!!

For my Pinterest board on iOS Apps for the Sphero click here.

Pick-a-Path

Pick-a-Path is a fun mobile (iOS/Android) app for Math that has students practicing concepts such as:  powers of 10, fractions, decimals, and more.  Students try to reach a target number while navigating through a maze of different pathways.  Pick-a-Path has 7 levels w/ 7 stages each for players to play trying to earn as many star fish as possible making it a game w/ high replay value.

I highly recommend checking out Pick-a-Path by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.
For more info check out Graphite.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) | Education Portal

INTRODUCTION

All Bharat Institute of Medical Sciences was established by associate Act of Parliament of 1956, as associate autonomous establishment of national importance and its objectives and functions were outlined. By virtue of this Act, the institute awards its own medical degrees, diplomas and different educational distinctions. The degrees and diplomas awarded by the institute beneath the All Bharat institute of Medical Sciences Act area unit recognized medical qualifications for the aim of the Indian Medical Council Act, area unit deemed to be enclosed within the initial schedule of that act entitling the holders to a similar privileges as those connected to the equivalent awards from different universities of Bharat.

The Institute may be a residential university during which the school members, workers and therefore the students continue to exist field. There area unit eight hostels for college man students (6 for boys and a pair of for girls) with a capability to accommodate 850 students. There area unit separate hostels for the postgraduate students. The hospital has 1560 beds as well as the beds in Paying wards.

All Bharat Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

The prime concern of the Institute is to develop patterns of teaching in college man and postgraduate medical education altogether the branches therefore on demonstrate a high customary of medical education to all or any medical schools and allied establishments in Bharat. the opposite vital objectives of the Institute area unit to compile in one place instructional facilities of the best order for the coaching of personnel altogether the vital branches of health activities and to realize self-direction in postgraduate medical education. the tutorial principles and practices being adopted here area unit those that area unit the simplest suited to the wants of the country. Adaptation of education to satisfy the issues of community health may be a major preoccupation. to the present impact the Institute has been attempting to initiate a model program that is undertaken within the Ballabgarh Community Development Block together with the Haryana Government. The Institute has additionally been ready been ready to initiate model instructional programmer in Community drugs at the urban field apply space in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. stress is set on the active learning method and on the cultivation of studious habits and scientific strategies.

The first batch of college man medical students was admitted to the Institute within the year 1956 and since then the Institute has been admitting fifty students once a year to the M.B.B.S. Course. the quantity of scholars to the present course is unbroken comparatively little to confirm associate adequate teacher student magnitude relation. The college man program is continually the topic for discussion at the school and workers Council levels and needed changes within the program area unit caused, off and on so as to evolve a pattern that is that the most fitted for the Indian wants and conditions.

The college man medical students get spare impetus for higher studies because the institute provides facilities for postgraduate degrees in the majority the branches of medical sciences. At present, the Institute is subsidization post-graduate degrees in regarding forty five totally different specialization.