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Monday, 31 December 2012

Highest campus placement offers of year 2012

The scenario is that of a big recession, but recession didn’t effect highest pay package offered to students in premier institutes across the country.

Some of highest pay package offered to students are listed below:

2012 highest pay package of 1.22 Cr have been offered by Google to three BITS Pilani students Rushabh Agarwal, Kunal Lad and Nitin Gangahar.
Three students of IIT-Kgp Comp.Sc department have bagged pay package of 80 LPA while 8 others have been offered annual package of 75 LPA by Google.
Samsung has offered pay package of 80 lakh to IIT-B students, highest job offer of this year in IIT-Bombay.
NIT calicut student Tijo Jose has been offered Rs 70 Lakh annual package by US based Google Inc.
Six students of DTU have been offered annual packages of $105,000 ( Rs. 60 lakh) by the US software firm EPIC.
Samsung has offered pay package of 82 lakh per annum to six IIT-M computer science students
A USA based company has selected four IIT Kanpur students and offered them annual pay package of $1.30 lakh, 70 Lakhs INR.Selected students are Shruti Ranjan, Ashu Pachauri, Rahul Verma and Vamshi Krishna.Social networking giant Facebook has offered around Rs 50 lakh annual package to two students of IIT-Kanpur.

Wish you a happy and prosperous New Year 2013 !!!

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CBSE now let’s you retreive your JEE Main 2013 application number

CBSE, the governing body of JEE Main 2013 examination is now letting you retrieve your JEE Main application number incase you have forgotten the same, to retrieve your application number you will have to go to CBSE’s JEE Main website http://jeemain.nic.in and click on the Forget Application No.? link and you will be taken to a form where in you will need to fill in your name, mother’s name, father’s name , DOB and State Code of Eligibility.

About 14 Lakh students have registered for the JEE main examination this year making it the most competitive year to get into IIT’s.

Saturday, 29 December 2012

IIT JEE Advanced 2013 Notification and Dates

All India list of designated branches of banks for purchase of application material is also given in websites of all IITs.

Institute – website

IIT Bombay – http://www.jee.iitb.ac.in

IIT Delhi – http://jee.iitd.ac.in

IIT Guwahati – http://www.iitg.ac.in/jee

IIT Kanpur – http://www.jee.iitk.ac.in

IIT Kharagpur – http://www.iitkgp.ernet.in/jee

IIT Madras – http://jee.iitm.ac.in

IIT Roorkee – http://www.iitr.ac.in/jee

All India helplines from 8 am to 8 pm – 044-42925020 and 21

Hike in girl ratio in IITs. Institutes more concerned about safety of them

Good news for all girl students !!
Reportedly Indian institute of technology, Bombay is going to start a new bus service for all girl students in campus. This decision was taken after recent gang rape incident in Delhi.Now girls can call for campus transport to ferry them to the laboratory or back to hostel.
Presently In IIT bombay 15% student are girls and staff is more concerned about their safety.

At IIT-Guwahati, said director Gautam Barua, several safety measures had also been put in place. “As our research scholars work till late, they get a guard to escort them back to hostels. Students also have to inform the campus guards if they are stepping out. They are not allowed to go out after 10pm.”
IIT Madras campus have already this bus service and institute has also banned entry of boys in girls hostel.

AIEEE Papers: Previous years question papers and solutions

Friday, 28 December 2012

Huge Discrimination against students writing JEE Mains 2013

It is a well known fact that merit lists for NITs/IIITs/CFTIs as well many Deemed Universities as well as SECs (State Engineering Colleges) will be prepared by the CBSE based on the following parameters
For NITs/IIITs/CFTIs and other Deemed Universities who have accepted the below
• 40% weightage to the NORMALISED Board Marks based on consideration of five subjects (which five subjects are to be considered have been clearly specified by the CBSE vide their letter to CoBSE)
• 60% weightage to JEE Mains marks

For State Engineering Colleges in states which have opted to scrap their state entrance tests and opted to go for JEE Mains
• 50% or any other weightage as decided by the State, to the NORMALISED Board Marks based on consideration of five subjects (which five subjects are to be considered have been clearly specified by the CBSE vide their letter to CoBSE)
• 50% or any other weightage as decided by the State , to JEE Mains marks
In all previous years from 2012 & before a student preparing for admission to any of the NITs/IIITs/CFTIs or other Deemed Universities who admitted students based on AIEEE ranks knew that
• They have to prepare for Board exams to secure a clearly specified number in terms of percentage as specified by the NITs/IIITs/CFTIs or other Deemed Universities so as to qualify for admission
• They have to prepare for the AIEEE exam knowing very well that they need to score in a range of given marks so as to target their desired College and/or Branch.
In case a student who wishes to write JEE Mains in 2013 and wants to make a strategy to suitably prepare for the Boards & JEE Mains he/she can’t do so because CBSE has denied to share the following information before the conduct of JEE Mains 2013
• What is the formula CBSE is going to use to normalize the Board marks which would be used post application of various weightages, as per requirements stipulated by the CBSE for preparing merit lists for admissions to NITs/IIITs/CFTIs in the academic year 2013-14 & beyond as well as used post application of various weightages as per requirements stipulated by various States who have adopted JEE Mains for preparing merit lists for admissions to their State Engineering Colleges in the academic year 2013-14 & beyond?
Please state the above formula giving the complete explanation of any short-forms/abbreviations and/or variables used in the formula along with suitable examples.
• What is the formula CBSE is going to use to calculate the 40%/50% weightage on the normalized Board marks and 60%/50% weightage to JEE Main marks to prepare the merit list for admission to NITs/IIITs/CFTIs in the academic year 2013-14 & beyond & for preparing merit lists for states who have opted for JEE Mains for admission to their state engineering colleges in the academic year 2013-14 & beyond?
Please state the above formula giving the complete explanation of any short-forms/abbreviations and/or variables used in the formula along with suitable examples.
Strangely the CBSE has said the following

“This information shall be given to you at the time of announcement of ranks achieved by you on the base of marks obtained in JEE-Main 2013 as well as QE.”
This is probably not correct on the part of CBSE as this information would not be of much use once the ranks are declared.

14 Lakh candidates registered for JEE 2013

Reportedly 14 Lakh have registered for JEE Main exam this year. This is highest number of candidates for any exam conducted by CBSE . This year CBSE is going to conduct JEE Main 2013, common entrance test for candidates aspiring for admissions to BE, BTech and architecture courses at National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Delhi Technological University, and other centrally funded technical institutes (CFTIs).

Last year around 11.2 lakh candidates registered for the AIEEE. Till 2012 AIEEE and IIT JEE were two separate entrance test but from 2013 based on direction from the ministry of human resource development it was decided to replace both of them by JEE Main and JEE Advanced. According to the JEE Apex Board decision the merit list for admission to NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will be prepared by giving 40% weightage (suitably normalised) to class XII (or equivalent examination) or other qualifying examination marks and 60% to the performance in JEE (main) examination.

Golden jubilee reunion of IIT-Bombay’s first batch

First batch of Indian institute of technology Bombay started their college life in 1958 in a Worli building before the campus was built in Powai and passed out in 1962. Around 100 students joined first batch of IIT. Now students from first batch will gather together this week at IITB for their golden jubilee reunion starting on Friday.

In this meet the batch will release a coffee-table book. The Pioneers: The Story of the First Batch of IIT Bombay, this weekend, featuring anecdotes, photographs and contributions from 1962 graduates.
The entire class of 1962 was male. Of the 73 students who graduated in the first convocation in 1962, 14 have passed away.
“I still remember Pandit Nehru laying the foundation stone,” said Sudhir Sharma, 72, a member of the batch, and the book’s editor.
“It was very exciting (to be in the first batch), and the bug of being in the pioneer batch has stuck to most of us,” said Jugal Tandon, 72, who finished with a BTech in metallurgical engineering.

Bollywood actors in IIT Bombay to promote their film

Now Bollywood is turning towards IITs to promote their film.

Reportedly to promote their film ‘Inkaar’ produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures bollywood actors, cast and crew of Sudhir Mishra’s Inkaar attended The Mood Indigo festival of IIT-Bombay, where Arjun and Chitrangda spoke to students about their film. Music composer Shantanu Moitra and lyricist and singer Swanand Kirkire were also present at the fest. Arjun and Chitrangda spoke to students about their film.
The film is scheduled to release on 18 January.
Actor Imran Khan and Anushka Sharma also promoted their film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandolaat the fest, which is scheduled to release next month.

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Why companies prefer B.Tech/B.E and Dual degree students over post-graduate students

In current situations to place students with masters degree is more difficult task for engineering institutes . The situation is same for premier Indian Institutes of Technology and Tier-II institutions. Though they are more qualified but not getting jobs, why?

These days companies want more experienced person. “Companies wonder what additional value they bring to the table other than a little more maturity. It is unfortunate but today, those with more experience matter; not those with qualifications,” says P Thiruvengadam, senior director, Deloitte India.
Another reason is that Indian companies don’t need too many people with masters degrees. Most of the companies don’t have their R&D department in India. Companies prefer ‘less qualified’ graduates who come cheaper and are “easier to mould.
“BTechs and BEs are preferred not just because they are engineers , but because they bring strong analytical skills to the table,” says Jhingan. Among the 300-odd engineers that KEC International , an RPG Group company, hires every year, there is one MTech/ME for every 10 BTechs.
Institutes, on their part, say companies prefer BTechs and dual-degree graduates (fiveyear graduate and post-graduate programme) for these reasons: Lower demand for research and development in core companies, perceived notions that engineering graduates will be cheaper than their over-qualified counterparts , and the younger lot is easier to mould.
Current statistics

Institute	Masters Placement
NIT Warangal	30% students placed
BITS Mesra	students from apace engg, rocketry don’t easily get placements
Manipal Institute of Technology	PG students from civil engineering, environmental engineering don’t get jobs quickly

Tuesday, 25 December 2012

HRD Minister Tharoor rejects new IIT proposal in Kerala state

Proposals for an IIT in the State, and the upgrade of Cochin University of Science and Technology into an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) are unlikely to materialise, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor has said.

The Minister told on Monday that as a central university and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research had been sanctioned to the State, approval is unlikely for an IIT too.

Maharashtra govt to set up new IIIT in state

Reportedly Maharashtra state government has decided to set up a new Indian Institute of Information Technology ( IIIT) in state
As per the decision, 50 per cent of the cost is to be borne by the Centre, 35 per cent by the state government and remaining 15 per cent by private players.
The land is to be identified and provided by state government and identify the partner, said Nagpur Lok Sabha MP Vilas Muttemwar. About 59.26 acres of land has been identified in Pune for the purpose, he added.
IIITs are a group of four institutes of higher education in India- at Allahabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Kancheepuram-focused on information technology.
They are established by the central government, centrally funded, and managed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

NRI's largesse for engg education of poor students

Students from the rural areas of Karnataka may soon get a chance to study engineering for free at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), coming under the Bangalore University (BU).

Bangalore T Lakshman, an NRI from Karnataka who heads BTL Education Trust for Rural Development (a philanthropic organisation), has donated $50,000 (roughly Rs 25 lakh) as endowment fund to BU.

At a press conference in the City on Thursday, Lakshman signed a memorandum of understanding with BU?vice-chancellor T Rangaswamy, in the presence of the heads of various departments of the university.

“While studying at the University of Delaware in USA, I started with a scholarship of $20,000. I wish to impart the same kind of facility to those who are not so fortunate,” said Lakshman. He currently resides in Delaware.

The amount will be used for providing scholarships to 10 students from rural and backward districts of the State in UVCE?on a merit-cum-need basis.

Candidates will be selected in September-October every year and a committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, Principal of UVCE, a nominee by the BTL Trust from the alumni association of BU and a nominee by the donor will be entrusted with the responsibility of selecting the students.

The sum of $ 50,000 will be increased to $1,00,000 soon, Lakshman said.

NRI's largesse for engg education of poor students

Sunday, 23 December 2012

AICTE might soon allow engineering through correspondence

Presently students are allowed to pursue management (MBA) and computer application (BCA, MCA) programmes through correspondence. But the AICTE does not allow engineering courses through this mode.

After a meeting with AICTE Chairman S.S. Mantha and other officials HRD Minister M.M. Pallam Raju told that the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would soon allow more technical courses including engineering through correspondence.
The AICTE chairman said that based on recommendations of several committees, the council has decided to allow more technical courses through correspondence. However, “there will be strict conditions of eligibility”. Nearly all courses except medicine and architecture would be allowed through correspondence.
Final decision in this regard would be taken later. The proposal is likely to be finalized by February next year.

Friday, 21 December 2012

JEE Main Examination Schedule:

Examination Schedule:

JEE MAIN Offline: April 7, 2013
JEE MAIN Online: Between April 8 to April 25, 2013
Last date for filling Application Form online: 15.12.2012
Last date for receipt of Confirmation Page at JEE (Main) Secretariat: 26.12.2012

Schedule of Offline examination for Paper 1 and Paper 2

Date of Examination	Paper	Subjects	Timings	Duration
07.04.2013	Paper 1	Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	0930-1230 Hours(IST)	3 Hours
07.04.2013	Paper 2	Mathematics – Part I Aptitude Test – Part II & Drawing Test – Part III	1400-1700 Hours(IST)	3 Hours

Schedule Online examination for Paper 1 Only

Dates of Examination*	Paper	Subjects	Timings	Duration
During 08.04.2013 and 25.04.2013	Paper 1	Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	1st shift: 9AM-12PM 2nd shift: 2PM-5PM	3 Hours

The JEE (Main) (Paper I of earlier AIEEE) for B.E./B.Tech will be held in two modes, viz offline and online (CBT). The offline examination for JEE (Main) will be held on 7th April, 2013 and the online examinations will be held thereafter in April, 2013.
The examination (Paper II of earlier AIEEE) for admissions to B.Arch/B.Planning courses at NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will be held on 7^th April, 2013 in offline mode only.
The merit list for admission to NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will be prepared by giving 40% weightage (suitably normalised) to class XII (or equivalent examination) or other qualifying examination marks and 60% to the performance in JEE (Main) Examination.
The JEE (Main)-2013 (Paper I of earlier AIEEE) will have one objective type question paper. The paper will consist of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The duration of the paper will be 3 (Three) Hours. The Paper II for admissions to B.Arch/B.Planning courses at NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will have one Question Paper consisting of Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing Test as per past practice of AIEEE. The duration of the paper will be 3 (Three) Hours. Detailed bulletin is being prepared and will be published shortly.
Only 1,50,000 of the top rankers in JEE (Main), which includes students from all categories (GE, OBC (NCL), SC and ST) will be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced)-2013 (hitherto known as IIT-JEE) for admission to IITs, IT BHU and ISM Dhanbad. Notice in this regard has been issued by the IIT system separately.

NVIDIA, IIT Delhi Tie-up to build 1000 super computer

Reportedly NVIDIA will collaborate with Indian institute of technology, Delhi to establish a research lab to help the country reach its goal of achieving exascale computing by 2017.

The new Exascale Research Lab (ERL), co-developed by NVIDIA and IIT Delhi, will help to upgrade the country’s supercomputing infrastructure and develop an exaflop – or 1,000 petaflops – supercomputer.
“The Exascale Research Lab can potentially help India leapfrog ahead in the supercomputing world,” said Vishal Dhupar, managing director of NVIDIA India. “The lab’s high-performance, energy efficient NVIDIA GPU accelerators will enable Indian researchers to build next-generation supercomputing technologies while maximizing costs and power savings—a critical challenge to overcome for the success of any exascale initiative.”
In 2007, Eka supercomputer had become the fourth fastest supercomputer in the world. Tata group’s Computer Research Laboratories, that built the computer was acquired by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) this year.
IIT Delhi will provide the infrastructure for the Exascale Research Lab, including software and computing systems, and will maintain an active research program on exascale development and GPU computing. In addition to GPU accelerators, NVIDIA will provide access to its supercomputing and scientific application domain expertise and marketing support.

ICSE board Exams Timetable declared, Exam result will be declared in June 1st week next year

As declared by the Indian Council for the School Certificate Examinations, Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) exams for class 10 will begin from February 27 and Indian School Certificate Exam (ISC) for class 12 will begin from February 4.
Board results will be issued in first week og June-2013.
The results will not be available at the council office in New Delhi and the board has requested candidates and parents to not send any queries to them.

Time table for Class XII

Time table for Class X

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Test Centers for BITSAT-2013

In order to facilitate a large number of students all over India to participate in this test, apart from Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses of BITS where it is expected that a large number of students will take the test, the Institute is also planning to offer the tests at dedicated test centers in several cities. The planned test centers are in the following cities.

1.Pilani Campus of BITS	2. Goa Campus of BITS		3. Hyderabad Campus of BITS
4. Ahmedabad	5.Bangalore		6. Bhubaneswar
7. Chandigarh	8. Chennai		9. Coimbatore
10. Delhi	11. Gurgaon		12.Gwalior
13. Hyderabad City	14. Indore		15. Kolkatta
16. Lucknow	17. Mumbai		18. Nagpur
19. Noida	20. Visakhapatnam		21.Vijayawada
22. Guwahati	23. Allahabad		24. Patna
25. Roorkee	26 Trivandrum		27.Ranchi
28. Surat	29.Pune		30.Jalandhar
31. Dubai Campus of BITS (International center)			32. Jaipur
33. Raipur		34. Tirupati	35. Jodhpur

The candidate can choose the centers from within India or Dubai. If a candidate chooses centers within India, he/she will be asked to give three preferences and will be allotted one out of these three.

If a candidate chooses Dubai as a center he/she will not be asked for any other center preference and will be allotted Dubai center.

The final list of centers in India and the operating days at each center in India and Dubai will depend on the number of applicants and their preferences and will be announced only after all the applications are received and candidates will be informed of the same through BITS website, so that the candidates can choose their date for the test as per their convenience and availability of slots in any of these centers.

BITSAT official announcement for student’s appearing for improvement exam

BITSAT 2013 notification has already come and students can start applying for the exam for admission into various BITS campuses.

Recently there were many queries on 100Marks ask (http://www.100marks.in/ask) as to what students need to fill in for the year of passing if they are appearing for an improvement exam in the year of 2013.
We communicated the enquiry to BITSAT office and the official answer for the same was that students should fill in 2013 as the year of passing,if they are taking an improvement exam for all subjects in 2013.

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

20 new IIITs across the country, Tamilnadu’s first IIIT to be setup at Srirangam

Reportedly state government has started process to set up first IIIT of state at chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s Srirangam. It is likely to start by May next year. The institute will have Electronics and Communication Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Science as specialties with an intake of 60 seats each.

The state government has allotted 56 acres of land in Srirangam and the institute will be initially housed on the Bharathidasan Institute of Technology (BIT) campus in Tiruchy.
Union HRD ministry has announced 20 new IITs across the country, all IIITs will be set up on a public private partnership (PPP) with 50 per cent fund from the Centre, 35 per cent from the state governments and the rest from the industry.
“During the first four years of setting up each IIIT, the Union government has assured to provide partial support towards recurring expenditure up to Rs 10 crore for each IIIT depending on actual requirement”, a senior HRD official said.

CBSE extends date for JEE Main’s Online Application and fee payment

Last Date for Online Submission of Application Form is 24th December, 2012 upto mid night

Last Date for Payment of Exam Fee using Credit/Debit Card is 26th December, 2012 upto mid night

Last Date for Payment of Exam Fee using Demand Draft is 28th December, 2012 upto 5:00 PM

Last Date for Printing of Confirmation Page is 31st December, 2012 upto 5:00 PM

BITSAT 2013 – Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

I am unable to access the Online application. Can you send the application form by email or post?

The application cannot be sent by email/post. If you get any specific error while applying, please send an email to admnoc@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in for help with details.

I have taken Physics, Chemistry and Biology in 10+2.Am I Eligible to Apply for BITSAT.

For BITSAT 2013 Candidates should have taken Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in 10+2.

I have completed the online application. But, I have not taken a print out. How can I get a print out now?

You can go to the applying online page again and enter the personal details AND the application number. You will be taken to the printout page again.

I have made a mistake while entering some data in my application form. How can I edit/correct it?

You cannot edit application Online once submitted. If the mistake is minor, you can send a written signed request for the correction. However, if you want to change the center preferences, you will have to apply afresh with a new application fees.

My 12th exam results are not expected before 30th June. Should I apply for BITSAT-2013?

For admissions to I semester staring in August, you should have your result before 30th June. Keeping that in mind, you may appear in BITSAT-2013.

I passed 12th in 2012. I didn’t get 75% aggregate in PCM .Am I eligible if I repeat some of the subjects to get the required 75% marks?

If you are repeating 12th exam, you should do it for the all the subjects as required by the board to pass 12th again. If you take improvement exams in PCM only, you are not eligible.

What are the tuition and other fees and expenses?

The fee details for 2013-14 are yet to be finalized. The details will be available at BITS website by March.

I passed 12th exam in 2012. Am I eligible to appear for BITSAT-2013?

As advertised, are eligible to Apply for BITSAT -2013.

I had appeared in BITSAT-2012 but my marks were below the cut-off marks. Can I appear in BITSAT-2013?

Yes. as advertised subject to eligibility conditions you can apply again for BITSAT-2013.

What is the application procedure for NRIs?

There is no separate procedure for NRIs.

What is the application procedure for candidates with foreign qualifications?

There is no separate procedure. They have to apply similar to Indian students and to provide an equivalence certificate from AIU at the time of applying for Admissions later.

How am I Eligible for admission to M.Sc.(Hons.) and M.Sc.(Tech.) programmes after 12th?

The M.Sc.(Hons.) and M.Sc.(Tech.) programmes are 4-year integrated programme after 12th. There is no intermediate B.Sc. degree awarded.

I have passed 12th in the year 2011 (or earlier). I am now doing my higher studies (B.Sc./B.E./Diploma) in another college. Can I apply for BITSAT-2013?

You are NOT eligible to appear in BITSAT-2013.

BITSAT 2013 – Important dates and Deadlines

Important dates and deadlines:

Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2013 : 15th February 2013
Test center allotment and announcement to candidates : 25 th February 2013
Candidates to reserve Test dates : 1st Mar. – 20th March 2013
Candidates to download the Hall tickets with instructions : 15th April – 30th April 2013
BITSAT Online tests : 14th May – 1st June 2013
Candidates to apply for admission with 12th marks and Preferences to Degree programmes : 20th May – 29th June 2013
Admit List and Wait List announcement : 1st July 2013

Sunday, 16 December 2012

JEE Main 2013 application dates | JEE-MAIN 2013 date for applying

JEE Main 2013 important application dates . Joint Entrance Exam JEE-MAIN 2013 online application dates and last date for applying for JEE 2013 Exam

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come out with a notification on Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2013 for admission to Undergraduate Courses

JEE MAIN 2013 Application Dates

Online submission of application on website www.jeemain.nic.in 08.11.2012-15.12.2012

LAST DATE FOR Online submission of applications 15.12.2012

LAST DATE FOR Receipt of complete Confirmation Page, by Registered/Speed Post only at JEE (Main) Unit, PS 1-2, Institutional Area, IP Extension, Patparganj, Delhi – 110092 26.12.2012
3. Date of Availability of Admit Card for JEE (Main) on Website 01.03.2013 onwards

4. Centre of Examination: As indicated on the Admit Card
5. Declaration of JEE (Main) Score and top 150000 candidates eligible for appearing in JEE (Advanced) 07.05.2013
6. Declaration of All India Rank On or before 07.07.2013
7. Availability of Rank Cards on website 08.07.2013 onwards

IIT JEE MAIN EXAM DATE

B.E./B.Tech; Paper-1; Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics; 3 hours duration
Offline: 07th April, 2013

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Online: Between 08th April, 2013 to 25th April, 2013 (exact dates shall be announced later)
B.Arch/B.Planning; Paper-2; Part-I Mathematics, Part-II Aptitude test, Part-III Drawing Test; 3 hours duration

Offline: 07th April, 2013

Paper-1: Objective type questions with equal weightage to Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics based on Common Core Syllabus

Paper-2: Objective type questions for Mathematics and Aptitude Test and Question to test drawing aptitude for Drawing Test

Detailed JEE Main information bulletin is being prepared and will be published shortly

Website www.jeemain.nic.in

NIFT Entrance Exam 2013 National Institute of Fashion Technology

Admission Notice-2013

B.Des/B.F.Tech/Master Programme Admissions-2013

B.Design: Fashion Design, Leather Design, Accessory Design, Textile Design, Knitwear Design, Fashion Communication

B.F.Tech: Apparel Production

Master Programmes: Master of Design, Master of Fashion Management, Master of Fashion Technology

Eligibility

B.Design: The 10+2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognised Central/ State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi; or

General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level; or

Any Public School/Board/University examination in India or in foreign countries recognised by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system; or

A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects; or

3 or 4 years diploma recognised by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education

B.F.Tech: The 10+2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognised Central/ State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi with Physics, Chemistry and Maths; or

General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the advanced (A) level with Physics, Chemistry and Maths; or

Any Public School/Board/University examination in India or in foreign countries recognised by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system with Physics, Chemistry and Maths; or

A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Maths; or 3 or 4 years diploma recognised by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education (Engineering background)

M. Design: Undergraduate degree from any institute/university recognized by law in India; or

Diploma in UG Design from NIFT/NID only

Master of Fashion Management: Undergraduate degree from any institute/university recognised by law in India; or

Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT/NID

Master of Fashion Technology: B.F.Tech from NIFT; or
B.E./B.Tech from any institute/university recognised by law in India

Entrance Exam: This year B.FTech, MFM and M.FTech candidates have an option to opt for Paper Based Test (PBT) or Computer Based Test (CBT)

For B.Des and M.Des, only PBT will be administered

Based on the choice, all eligible candidates will have to appear for a written entrance examination at the examination centres opted by them

The written entrance examination is designed to test the knowledge, skill and aptitude of the candidates for the programme opted

The objective type tests are subject to negative marking at the rate of 0.25 for each wrong answer

Each right answer will be awarded 1 mark

Computer Based Test (CBT): The computer based test will be conducted only for B.FTech, MFM and M.F.Tech

It will be held on 06th-07th April, 2013

They can opt either for PBT or CBT

The candidates must indicate their choice of giving the CBT at the time of applying itself whether applying online or manually

The examination centres will be displayed on the website at a later date (the centres for CBT may be only at few NIFT centres)

They can register for the centre when it is announced in the month of February, 2013

The programme wise schedule of CBT indicating date and time will be available at NIFT website

CBT assumes that the candidate has basic familiarity with use of computers like use of keyboard and mouse operation

It is the responsibility of the candidate to acquire these skills before appearing in the test and NIFT cannot take responsibility for the same

Candidates must visit www.nift.ac.in regularly to obtain latest news, information and updates on online entrance test

Candidates for B.Des and M.Des will not have the CBT

Payment Mode: Credit cards /debit cards payments of application fee (Rs 1100/- or Rs 550/-) plus applicable bank charges can be made through credit cards/debit cards as explained during the process of online application

Payments of application fee (Rs 1100/- or Rs 550/-) plus applicable bank charges can be made through e-transfer as explained during the process of online application

Transfer from any Union Bank of India account will be free of charge

Applicants having no credit/ debit cards can also avail the facility of online admission by depositing application fee in cash at any branch of the Union Bank of India across the country

The list of UBI branches and their location can be seen at https://eremit.unionbankofindia.co.in/livebranch

If the student opts for payment through cash, the student has to initially fill all the particulars in the online admission application form and submit

The computer will generate an automatic control number which the student should note for future reference

The format of cash challan for deposit in cash will appear on the screen in option of payments

The student should take a printout of the filled in challan form which will be containing two copies

On payment of the cash, the said banks will retain one copy of the challan and return back student copy to the student after filling in the transaction number

The bank will update the payment of amount and candidate need not send a hard copy of the same

The candidate must deposit the fees with the challan in any branch of UBI bank on next or subsequent days of filling application form

The registration will be complete only after depositing the fees

Admit Card: On the basis of information given in the NIFT application form, admit card of provisionally eligible candidates will be available for download from www.nift.ac.in from 30th January, 2013 onwards

Admit card will not be sent by post

In case you require any clarification regarding the online registration please send E-mail to nift@applyadmission.net or contact Tele 011-47673039

NIIFT Centres: New Delhi (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Near Gulmohar Park, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, Tel 011-26542149/26542159, Fax 011-26542151, E-mail admission2013niftdelhi@gmail.com); Bengaluru (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, CA Site No-21, Sector 1, 27th Main Road, HSR Layout, Bengaluru-560034, Karnataka, Tel 080-22552565, Fax 080-22552566, E-mail bngnift@rediffmail.com); Bhopal (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, MP Bhoj Open University Campus, Kolar Road-462016, Bhopal, Tel 0755-2493736, Fax 0755 2493635, E- mail registrar_niftbhopal@yahoo.in); Bhubaneswar (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot No-24, Opposite KIIT School of Management, Chandaka Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha, Tel 0674-2305700, 2305703, Fax 0674-2305710, E-mail nift.bhubaneswar@gmail.com); Chennai (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai-600113, Tel 044-22542759, Fax 044-22542769, E-mail sdevadoss@hotmail.com); Gandhinagar (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, GH-O Road, Behind Info City, Gandhinagar-382007, Tel 079-23227994, Fax 079-23240772, E-mail registrar.niftgandhinagar@gmail.com); Hyderabad (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Opp Hi-Tech City, Cyberabad, Madhapur, Hyderabad-500081, Tel 040-23114537, Fax 040-23114536, E- mail dirnifthyd@gmail.com); Jodhpur (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Inside Sojati Gate, Jodhpur-342001, Tel 0291-2640067, Fax 0291-2640066, E-mail niftjodhpur@gmail.com); Kolkata (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot 3B, Block-LA, Near 16 No Water Tank, Sector -III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700098, Tel 033-23357332, Fax 033-23358351/2891, E-mail director.kolkata@nift.ac.in); Kannur (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Dharmsala , Mangattuparamba, Kannur-670564, Tel 0497-2784781, Fax 0497-2784786, E-mail kannurnift@gmail.com); Kangra (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Old Govt Polytechnic Residential Campus, Chheb, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh-176001, Tel 01892-263872, 260874, Fax 01892-260872, E-mail dirniftkangra@gmail.com); Mumbai (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot No-15, Sector-4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai-410210, Tel 022-27745549, 27747000/7100, Fax 022-27745386, E-mail niftmumbaiacademics@gmail.com); Patna (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, 2nd Floor, Udyog Bhavan, East Gandhi Maidan, Patna-800004, Bihar, Tel 0612-2675087, 2675464, Fax 0612-2675035, E-mail shrisanjay@gmail.com); Raebareli (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Vidya Mandir, ITI Premises Doorbhash Nagar, Raebareli-229010, Tel 0535-2702422/31, Fax 0535-2702424/23/29, E-mail director.raebareli@nift.ac.in); Shillong (National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Old Neigrihms Campus C-Block, Pasteur Hills Lawmali, Shillong-793001, Meghalaya, Tel 0364-2590676, Fax 0364-2590253, 2590971, E-mail wanriebooth@gmail.com)

Important Dates

Application form available online: 06th November, 2012 to 14th January, 2013
Last date for submission: 14th January, 2013
Availability of admit card on or after: 30th January, 2013
Paper Based Test (PBT) entrance examination for all programmes: 10th February, 2013, Sunday
Computer Based Test (CBT) entrance exam: 06th-07th April, 2013
Entrance exam result: 15th April, 2013

IIT coachings denies admission to blind student, he secures admission in MIT.Lifetime ambition to become president of India.

All IIT coachings rejected admission of Srikanth Bolla, on account of his visual disability. He was failed to get admission into IITs but he didn’t stop there. He tried for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and he got through.

“I thought that if I could not get a seat at a renowned Indian institution, I must at least get into a world renowned institution. And I did,” said Bolla.
In 2009, when he had completed his pre-university from a college in Hyderabad, he wanted to get into IIT, but no coaching institute gave him admission. Undeterred, he applied to the MIT. “Around 120 seats are open to international students, and I was the only blind person,” he says. Presently, he is studying the final semester of his under-graduate degree in Computer Science and Business Management.
Born blind into an agricultural family in Sitaramapuram village in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, he was admitted to a blind school in Hyderabad. He excelled in studies and scored above 90 percent in his class 10 examinations. He wanted to be an engineer and applied for the physics, mathematics and chemistry group for pre-university. But the education department said that a visually challenged person could only take up humanities. He had to run from pillar to post to get a favourable judgement. With the support of T Swarnalatha, his teacher from class 4, who translated all the books for him in audio format and braille he managed to score 93 percent. But the hurdle came when he wanted to join IIT after his pre-university. No entrance coaching institute gave him admission.

As a student in India, Srikanth became involved with Lead India 2020, a national youth moverment, and received a citation for leadership from the former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

At MIT, Srikanth is planning to major in Brain and Cognitive Science and Management; he is also seriously considering Computer Science. After graduation, Srikanth would like to set up a software firm in India to provide employment for rural youth. His lifetime ambition is to become the President of India.

Rajnikant’s life story will be taught to CBSE students.

Rajnikant, one of the most famous entertainers around the world started his journey as a bus conductor and now he is a superstar.

There is nothing, Rajnikant can’t do. Now CBSE wants students to learn about Rajini’s resilience and focus.
The CBSE initiative is aimed at motivating children to achieve success with hard work and dedication rather than looking for short cuts. The lesson is from the perspective of Rajinikanth’s close friend Rao Bahadur who was the driver of the bus in which Rajni was a conductor.
Rajnikant’s life story will be taught to class VI students.

CBSE board exam answer papers will be checked online

Reportedly to increase quality, speed and transparency in the evaluation process CBSE board exam answer papers will be checked online.

The papers will be scanned and uploaded on to a software and teachers will be trained to check them online. The board’s move will minimise errors and help evaluation. The board plans to introduce the digital system for classes X and XII in two phases. The first phase awill begin in March with online checking of around 3 lakh Class X answer sheets.
The CBSE will start online evaluation of class XII answer sheets in 2014.

BITSAT 2013, Payment Details.

The fee payment can be made in one of the following modes:

Payment by Credit Cards (All credit cards issued by Master and Visa) or Payment by debit Cards (Debit cards issued by VISA of select banks, namely (ALLAHABAD BANK,ANDHRA BANK, AXIS BANK LIMITED, BANK OF BARODA, BANK OF INDIA, BANK OF MAHARASHTRA, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CANARA BANK, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, CENTURION BANK OF PUNJAB LIMITED, CITY UNION BANK LTD, CORPORATION BANK, DENA BANK, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, DEVELOPMENT CREDIT BANK LTD., GE MONEY, HDFC BANK LIMITED, ICICI BANK LTD, IDBI BANK LTD., INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, INDUSIND BANK LIMITED, ING VYSYA BANK_LIMITED, KARNATAKA BANK LIMITED, KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD, ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, STATE BANK OF INDIA, SYNDICATE BANK, TAMILNAD MERCANTILE BANK LIMITED, THE BANK OF RAJASTHAN LIMITED, THE CATHOLIC SYRIAN BANK LIMITED, THE COSMOS CO-OP BANK LIMITED, THE DHANALAKSHMI BANK LIMITED, THE FEDERAL BANK LTD, THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED, THE KARUR VYSYA BANK LTD, THE LAKSHMI VILAS BANK LTD, THE SARASWAT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD, UCO BANK, UNION BANK OF INDIA, VIJAYA BANK.)
Payment through Net Banking (Allahabad Bank, Axis Bank, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, City Union Bank, Corporation Bank, DCB Bank, Deutsche Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Netbanking, J&K Bank, Karnataka Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, South Indian Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, Union Bank of India, United bank of India, Vijaya Bank, Yes Bank).
By cash payment at all ICICI Bank branches through a challan which is to be printed from this website while registering.

If you are not using any of the above modes then you can pay through Demand Draft drawn in favour of BITS, Pilani payable at UCO Bank-Pilani (Code: 0150) or SBI-Pilani (Code: 11309) or ICICI Bank-Pilani (Code: 1538). If you are planning to make payment through Demand Draft, you will be required to pay an additional amount of Rs 100/-along with the Application Fee as processing Fee ( i.e., Rs1850/- for Male candidates and Rs 1350/- for female candidates). Also ensure to get the DD made before proceeding to apply on line as the DD details will be required while filling online form.

Saturday, 15 December 2012

CBSE to implement Pre-Announced Test (PAT) in Std X, XII

The CBSE has decided to introduce the ‘open book exam’ concept for its board exams (Std X, XII) from academic session 2013-14. It won’t literally be an open book exam. It will be called the ‘Pre-Announced Test’ (PAT) and will be applicable for all Std X subjects and some major ones of Std XII.

Four months before the exam, students will be made aware of the test they will appear for. They will test students’ analytical power. A formal announcement will be made in December.

PAT functions like the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) system that some education boards, including Maharashtra, are implementing. In the SSC exam, an out-of-syllabus passage is given to students and they are asked questions that cannot be answered word-for-word just by looking at the matter. For example, if the passage has a line saying, ‘Rajesh goes to school everyday and learns about animals, new countries and math formulae’, the question would be ‘Why does Rajesh go to school?’ The expected answer would be “Rajesh goes to school to increase his knowledge about the world around him.”

Under PAT, the same passage would be taught to students four months before the exam. The student will be expected to analyze various relevant questions that could be asked. On the day of the CBSE exam, PAT will not produce the passage, but there will be questions based on it. via toi

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CBSE implementing Problem Solving Assessment in Classes IX, XI

It is a widely acknowledged fact that research and analytical skills, ability to apply basic concepts of different subjects, solve application based problems in Mathematics and Science, comprehend and analyse written text and effective communication are the skills which ensure success in Higher Studies and Professional areas. These dimensions of 21^st Century life skills will greatly assist learners in acquiring higher order thinking skills such as Problem Solving and Decision Making.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to initiate “Problem Solving Assessment” (CBSE- PSA) for students of Classes IX and XI from the second term of session 2012-13.

The PSA is not a new test but it will replace the already existing pen-paper test in the FA. The only difference will be that PSA will be conducted by the Board in the respective schools and the evaluation will be done by the Board. The exam will be conducted on the same day and the question paper will be provided by the Board. This 90-minute test will have nothing from the textbooks. It will comprise of questions from mathematics and an English passage from old essays or contemporary fiction.

Registration for this Assessment will be done separately by the Board and detailed circular will be issued before the start of the second term i.e. September 2012.

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CBSE made Annual Sports Fee mandatory for Independent Schools

It is mandatory for all the Independent Category of Schools to remit Rs 5000.00 per year as Annual Sports Fee with their respective CBSE Regional Office before submission of their LOC for class X/XII examinations. The fee draft is to be prepared in favour of “Secretary, CBSE” and payable in that particular city.

The schools of CBSE Delhi Region shall remit the Annual Sports Fee with the AEO (Sports) CBSE, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092.

The schools situated out side India need not remit the Sports Fee. Please mention the school’s name and affiliation number on the back of the draft/cheque.

Each year the CBSE Inter School Sports & Games Competitions are organised in many disciplines for nearly 9000 Independent Category of Schools affiliated to the Board.

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CBSE looking to collaborate with schools for organizing events

Requisition of School Auditorium / Venue for hosting CBSE Workshops / Seminars / Conferences.

The Central Board of Secondary Education has consistently been striving to establish new benchmarks in secondary education through its policies and programmes. In one of its move to strengthen the implementation of CCE scheme of evaluation in all of its affiliated schools and bring about other reforms in the education system of the country, CBSE has a separate training division that would take care of all training and development needs of teachers and school leaders.

In an endeavor to make this initiative a success, CBSE is planning to initiate training workshops for teachers and school leaders focusing on new initiatives and implementation of various innovative practices in all aspects of school education including the use of ICT, Assessment and Evaluation. In this regard, CBSE would like to collaborate with Independent Private Schools including Sahodaya School complexes which have an auditorium with a capacity to accommodate approximately 80-100 participants. CBSE would like to use this facility to conduct/organize trainings and workshops on various new initiatives. The effort is to involve as many institutes as possible in every Region of the Board.

The auditorium may be used for two consecutive days for which the expenditure of providing lunch, refreshments, and stationery to the participants shall be borne by CBSE.

The interested schools / Sahodaya School Complexes may fill in the requisition form attached and e-mail to sadhanap.cbse@nic.in, cbsecp@gmail.com

This collaboration will go a long way in strengthening and facilitating the smooth functioning of the Training Division leading to a wide outreach to the school community.

Application Form

Via Circular No. : Acad-55/2012

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CBSE Conducting Group Mathematical Olympiad, 2012 in December

Central Board of Secondary Education has been conducting Group Mathematical Olympiad every year with an aim to strengthen the knowledge of the students, enhance their innate problem solving skills and to identify talent at a young age.

This year the Group Mathematical Olympiad will be held on 2^nd Dec, 2012 at selected venues in different parts of the country leading to participation in the International Mathematical Olympiad. The enclosed folder gives the detailed information about the competition.

Further queries in this regard may be addressed to:

Anjali Chhabra
Assistant Education Officer, CBSE
“Shiksha Sadan”, 17, Rouse Avenue,
New Delhi-110 002.
Tel.: 23231247, Email-anjali.cbse11@gmail.com

You are requested to give wide publicity to the information contained in the folder and encourage participation in large numbers.

Via Circular No. Acad-58/2012

IIT Kanpur all set to open first overseas office in New York

Reportedly Indian institute of technology Kanpur is all set to open its first Overseas office in New York, at 62, William Street. The space has been provided by the student ‘Sanjay Khosla’ 1986 batch for a period of five years. He will not be charging any rent from the institute.

With this office, the prestigious institution hopes to deal with a range of overseas affairs including faculty hiring, fund-raising and entering into collaborations for research and development, according to a release.

Friday, 14 December 2012

ISM Dhanbad Placement – Phase 1, Academic year 2012-13 Overview

The first phase of placement process for 2013 batch is over.
Company wise placement data is as below:

Total Strength – 502

Students Placed – 291

Branch	Comp. Sc & Engg	Electrical Engineering	Electronics & Communications Engineering	Environmental Engineering
Student strength	69	65	66	25
Facebook Inc.	1
Yahoo Software India Pvt. Ltd.	1
Tata Steel Ltd. (PPO + OCP)	2	3		5
Microsoft – IDC	5
Tata Motors		1	2
Futures First		1
Jindal Steel & Power		3
Caterpillar		3		2
Software Engineering Lab India (SEL)	25
LG Soft India Pvt. Limited	2		8
Samsung India Sofware Operation (SISO), India	6		9
Mu Sigma Business Solutions		2	1	2
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.	3	6	5
Ericsson India Global Services Ltd..	4		13
Tata Consultancy Services	2	16	7
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.	2	3	2	1
Ambuja Cements Ltd.				2

Branch	Mechanical Engineering	Mineral Engineering	Mining Engineering	Mining Machinery Engineering	Petroleum Engineering
Student strength	75	27	79	13	83
Tata Steel Ltd. (PPO + OCP)	3		5
Shell Technology (PPO)			1		2
Schlumberger (PPO + OCP)			1		11
Halliburton (PPO)	5				1
Cairn Energy India Pty. Ltd. (PPO + OCP)		1	2		13
Tata Motors	6
Futures First	1		1	1
Jindal Steel & Power	5		2	1
Caterpillar	1
Mu Sigma Business Solutions	2				1
BG Energy Holdings Ltd					1
ACC Limited			2
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.	5
Maruti Suzuki	3
Weir India Pvt. Ltd.	5
Vedanta Resources Plc.		6	27
PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd.			1
Tata Consultancy Services	4		2		2
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.	2	1	1		4
Ambuja Cements Ltd.	6	8		2	4
Essel Mining & Industries Ltd.			3	1

ISM Dhanbad could be converted as an IIT

Dhanbad-based Indian School of Mines (ISM) could be converted into an IIT while ensuring that its core competency is not diluted, the Planning Commission has recommended to the government.

In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor said, “The Planning Commission has recommended that ISM Dhanbad may be converted into an IIT while ensuring that its core competency in mining and geology would be central to the institution and would not be diluted.”

ISM Dhanbad with the approval of its Finance Committee, Executive Board and General Council has forwarded the proposal for its conversion into an IIT, he said.

The approval on ‘Conversion of ISM Dhanbad into an IIT’ is an agenda item for the meeting of the council of the IITs to be held on January 7, Tharoor said.

In reply to a question on Gross Enrolment Ratio in the country, Union Minister for HRD M M Pallam Raju said, the GER has gone up to 18.8 per cent in 2010-11.

“The GER of students in higher education as a percentage of population in the age group of 18-23 years has increased from 13.7 per cent in 2008-09 to 18.8 per cent (provisional) in 2010-11, as compared to estimated world average of 29 per cent during the year 2009-10 as per the Global Education Digest 2012 published by UNESCO,” Raju said.

He also said that the National Knowledge Commission had recommended a series of initiatives for expansion, governance, curriculum research, faculty development, finance, asset management and affirmative actions.
On whether government is aware that controversies are arising regarding syllabus of CBSE, Tharoor said “No Such controversies have come to the notice of the CBSE.”
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BITSAT-2013 Test Format:

BITSAT-2013 will be of total 3-hour duration (without break). The test consists of four parts:

Part I : Physics

Part II : Chemistry

Part III : (a) English Proficiency and (b) Logical Reasoning

Part IV : Mathematics

All questions are of objective type (multiple choice questions); each question with choice of four answers, only one being correct choice. Each correct answer fetches 3 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark (-1mark). No marks are awarded for questions not attempted. While the candidate can skip a question, the computer will not allow the candidate to choose more than one option as correct answer. There will be 150 questions in all. The number of questions in each part is as follows:

	Subject	No of questions
Part I	Physics	40
Part II	Chemistry	40
Part III	(a) English Proficiency (b) Logical Reasoning	15 10
Part IV	Mathematics	45
	Total:	150

There is no time limit for individual parts of the test. The candidate can go back and change any of his/her answers among the 150 questions.

If a candidate answers all the 150 questions (without skipping any question), the candidate will have an option of attempting 12 (twelve) extra questions, if there is still time left. These extra questions will be from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics only; four questions from each part. Further, once the candidate has opted for extra questions, he cannot go back for correction of any of the earlier answered 150 questions.

The questions are so designed that a good student will be able to answer 150 questions in 180 minutes. The extra questions (a maximum of 12) will give a chance to highly meritorious candidates to score higher. However, candidates should keep in mind the fact that there is negative marking for wrong answers and any attempt to answer the questions by pure guessing of the answers is not likely to have any advantage, but may result in a reduction in the total score.

The questions will be selected at random from a large question bank. Different candidates will get different question sets. An expert committee will ensure that the question sets are of comparable difficulty level, content, question type etc. In this matter, the decision of the expert committee will be final and binding on the candidate.

All the questions and instructions of the test will be in English only. Candidates should bring a pen for the purpose of rough work, signing etc. Blank sheets for rough work will be provided, if required. Calculators and logarithmic tables are not allowed in the test centers. Candidates are not allowed to bring any other personal belongings such as mobiles.

Each candidate who registers for BITSAT-2013 will be instructed to download a ‘Hall Ticket’. Candidates with the hall ticket only will be allowed inside the Test centers. All centers are closely monitored for security and candidates’ identity and activities will be recorded using web cameras and/or closed circuit TV cameras. Candidate’s finger print and photograph will be taken at the time of the test and will be matched at the time of admission. Anyone violating the rules of the test center will not be allowed to continue with the test and will automatically be disqualified.

IIT-KGP girl bags highest offer of the institute with two other batchmates

Three students of IIT-Kgp Comp.Sc department have bagged pay package of 80 LPA while 8 others have been offered annual package of 75 LPA.

Kolkata girl Anusha Suresh, an alumnus of Future Foundation School, is among those picked up by Google. “My parents are really happy. I have realised my dream. . With one more semester to go, I shall leave for the US in October next year,” she said

Her base salary is $100,000. “I have also been offered a few shares in Google,” she said. A faculty member of the IIT-Kgp placement cell said: “With the other components, her net income could exceed Rs 1 crore, which will be an achievement for any IIT grad in their first year.” Batchmates Prashant Tibrewal and Jay Prakash Gupta have got the same offer.

Luxury car companies enter IIT-M campus for recruitment, Offering Core Jobs

Each year placement seson at IIT-M brings a new trend, what’s new this year in its pocket?

This year, among others, is the entry of luxury car companies into the campus recruitment segment. IIT-Madras is goiing to add Mercedes Benz, Rolls Royce in their recruiter list. Nine automobile companies that include Mercedes Benz, Rolls Royce, Bajaj Auto, Volvo, Renault Nissan, General Motors, Tata Motors and Toyota are among the recruiters on campus this year.

Mercede benz will conduct its recruitment process today, other companies have already recruited the students. Most of the recruited students are from aerospace engineering, applied mechanics, mechanical engineering and engineering design.
Selection overview from Automobile Companies

Bajaj Auto has recruited six students
General Motors have roped in eight students.
TVS motors have selected eight students
Tata Motors have recruited nine students.
Volvo has taken in two students.
Rolls Royce selected two students from aerospace engineering .

Application invited for BITSAT 2013

BITSAT is a Computer based online test for Admission to Integrated First Degree Programmes of BITS Pilani Campuses in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad.

The advertisement for BITSAT 2013 is released now. CLICK HERE to apply.

The last date for applying by completing the online application along with prescribed fee is 15th February 2013

If you choose centers within India Application Fee for male candidates will be Rs.1750/- and for female candidates it will be Rs 1250/-. If you choose Dubai as a center the Application Fee for both male and female candidates will be same and will be US$50 (or Rs.2500/- Indian Rupees).

If you are paying the prescribed fee by Demand Draft, then you are required to send one copy of printout of application form with the prescribed fee (see fee payment details below) by registered post /Speed post to ‘The Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan – 333 031 (India)’ so as to reach on or before 5.00 PM on 15th February 2013. You are not required to send any document by post if you are paying the prescribed fee by Net Banking/ Challan/ Credit Card. Please Note that the deadline for completing the application along with prescribed fees is 15th February 2013.