General Q1. What is the restriction on number of attempts in Commission’s Examinations?Ans. Number of attempts :-(1) Civil Service Examination - General-4, OBC-7, SC/ST- No restriction(2) IFS Examination- General-4, OBC-7, SC/ST-No restrictionThere is no restriction on number of attempts in any other Examination conducted by the Commission. Q2. Is there any relaxation in number of attempts for physically handicapped?Ans. No. However physically handicapped candidates belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories will be eligible for relaxation in number of attempts provided to such categories. Q3. Can a candidate who has completed his education from an open school/ University apply for Commission’s Examination?Ans. Yes, provided it is a recognized University and he possess the educational qualifications prescribed for the exam and is otherwise eligible. Q4. Whether a candidate belonging to a community included in the OBC list of states but not in the Central list of OBCs is eligible for age relaxation, reservation etc. for Commission’s Examinations?Ans. No. Only candidates belonging to communities which are included in the Central list of OBC’s are eligible for such concessions.
Civil Service Examination Q.1. Can a candidate choose an optional subject, which he has not studied at graduate/PG level?Ans. Yes. Q.2. Is it necessary for a candidate to take the same optional subject in the Main Exam, which he had taken in the prelims Examination?Ans. No. Q.3. If a candidate has applied for the CS (P) Examination but has not appeared at any paper in the CS (P) Examination will it be counted as an attempt?Ans. No. An attempt is counted only if a candidate has appeared in at least one paper in CS (P) Examination. Q4. Is a candidate who has done his graduation without passing class X and class X11 eligible for Civil Service Examination?Ans. Yes. Q.5. Can a candidate write different papers of Civil Service (Main) Examination in different languages?Ans. No, Candidates have the option to write their answers either in English or in any one of the Eighth schedule languages. Q.6. Can a candidate write the Civil Service (Main) Examination in English and take the interview in Hindi or any other Indian language?Ans. If a candidate opts an Eighth schedule language for the CS (Main) Examination he will have the option to take the interview in same language or in English.
Engineering Service Examination Q1. Is a candidate possessing Engineering degree in Production Engineering/Chemical Engineering eligible for the Engineering Service Examination? Ans. A candidate possessing a degree in Engineering in any discipline is eligible for taking Engineering Service Examination.
Combined Medical Services Examination Q1. Whether candidates having Degree in BDS or in Ayurvadic/Unani systems of medicines are eligible for CMS Examination? Ans. No. Only candidates having an MBBS Degree or studying in final year of MBBS course are eligible.
Union Pulic Service Commission(UPSC) site http://upsc.gov.in/ contains all information about recrutiment, examinations etc. Also you can view the examination calendar.
Page Top 1(Ref.No.F.1/211/2008-R-VI) ONE SENIOR SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GR.II(ELECTRONICS), IN THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF AERONAUTICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, DEFENCE AERONAUTICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICE. The post is reserved for OBC candidates. QUALIFICATIONS : ESSENTIAL : A. EDUCATIONAL : Master’s Degree in Electronics or in Physics with Electronics as special subject or Degree in Electronics/Communication Engineering from a recognized University or equivalent. B. Experience : Two years’ practical experience in production, development or quality assurance in the field of communication, Radar, Navigation, Electronic Test equipment and Electronic Components. Desirable : i) Certificate course in German or French or Russian. ii) Second Class in (i) above. DUTIES : Evaluation, inspection and quality assurance of radar communication and Navigational equipment, electronics test equipment and component during development manufacture and overhaul and indigenisation of aviation electronics equipment. Any other Conditions :- Any member of the Service shall, if so required be liable to serve as a Commissioned Officer in the Armed Forces for a period of not less than four years including the period spent on training, if any, provided that such a person :- a) shall not be required to serve as aforesaid after the expiry of ten years from the date of appointment and b) shall not ordinarily be required to serve aforesaid after attaining the age of forty years. Page Top 2.(Ref.No.F.1/255/2007-R.IV) THREE DEPUTY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS (ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING) (DCIO-EDP) IN INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS. QUALIFICATIONS : ESSENTIAL : EDUCATIONAL : A. i) Master’s degree in Computer Application/Computer Science or M.Tech. (with specialization in Computer Application) or B.E./B.Tech. in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Technology from a recognized University or equivalent. ii)Four years’ experience of Electronic Data Processing Work including experience of Actual Programming. OR B. i) Degree in Computer Application / Computer Science or Degree in Electronics / Electronics and Communication Engineering from a recognized University or equivalent. ii) Five years’ experience in Electronic Data Processing Work out of which at least two years’ experience should be in Actual Programming. OR C. i) Master’s degree from a recognized University or equivalent or Degree in Engineering from a recognized University or equivalent. ii) Six years’ experience in Electronic Data Processing Work out of which at least three years’ experience should be in Actual Programming. OR D. i)`A’ level Diploma under DOEACC Programme or Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application offered under the University Programme/Post Polytechnic Diploma in Computer Application awarded by State Council of Technical Education or equivalent. ii)Six years’ experience of Electronic Data Processing Work out of which at least three years’ experience should be in Actual Programming. DUTIES: To assist EDP management and Programme. To supervise computer operations on the spot. To keep records of all source document received and return them after processing work is complete. To supply security checks, develop programmes and maintain tape library. Page Top 3.(Ref. No. F. 1/236/2007-R-VI) SEVEN DEPUTY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS (TECHNICAL) IN INTELLIGENCE BUREAU, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS. Out of seven posts , one post each is reserved for SC & OBC candidates. QUALIFICATIONS : ESSENTIAL : A. EDUCATIONAL : Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering or Electronics and Tele-Communication Engineering or Aeronautics Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering or B.E./B.Tech. in Information Technology or Master’s degree in Computer Applications or M.Sc. in Chemistry or M.Sc. in Bio-Technology or M.Sc. in Space Engineering and Rocketry or M.Sc. in Physics with Wireless or Electronics or Optics or Nuclear Physics as a subject from a recognized University or equivalent. DUTIES: Research & Development work, to undertake operational work assigned to him. Responsible for supervision, maintenance of W.T. equipments, speedy and efficient Communication of the grid. Construction and maintenance of accommodation, roads, preparation of estimates for repair work sketch map and training work. To supervise the work of lower staff in their respective cadre. Page Top 4.(Ref.No.F.1/228/2008-R-IV) ONE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GRADE – II (NON-TECHNICAL) IN THE CADRE OF WEAVERS SERVICE CENTRE/INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HANDLOOM TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER FOR HANDLOOMS, MINISTRY OF TEXTILES. QUALIFICATIONS : ESSENTIAL : A. EDUCATIONAL : Degree of a recognized University or equivalent. B. Experience : Three years’ experience of administration, accounts and establishment work in a supervisory capacity in a Government Office or a Public Body or a Commercial Organisation of repute. Desirable : Knowledge of Government rules and regulations. DUTIES : To deal with the work related to Establishment, Administration, House Keeping, Budget, Accounts, Vigilance & Co-ordination . Page Top 5. (Ref.No.F.1/78/2008-R.IV) TWO DIRECTORS (RE-DESIGNATED AS ASSISTANT D.G.) IN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM. QUALIFICATIONS : ESSENTIAL A: Educational : Degree of a recognized University or equivalent. B: Experience : i) Seven years’ experience of public relations or publicity or administrative work in a supervisory capacity. ii) Background of Indian History and Culture. iii) Extensive travel in India with first-hand knowledge of places of tourist interest in India. Desirable : i) Experience of foreign travel and knowledge of methods adopted by foreign countries for tourist traffic development. ii) Knowledge of foreign language(s) other than English and capacity to write these languages correctly and fluently. DUTIES : Organizing tourist promotional/publicity activities in India and abroad with the objective to promote travel to and within India. Survey tourist resources and maintain an up-to-date record of available facilities. Attend all enquiries regarding tourist amenities and attractions. Cooperation with international travel and tourist organization etc. Page Top 6.(Ref.No.F.1/178/2008-R-V) ONE LECTURER IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING(TECHNICAL) IN DELHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI. The post is unreserved but to be filled up from Physically Handicapped persons [with disability of Low Vision(LV)] of any community. QUALIFICATIONS : ESSENTIAL : EDUCATIONAL : First Class Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering/Technology from a recognized University or equivalent. OR First class Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering/Technology from a recognized University or equivalent. NOTE : I: If a class/division is not awarded at B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech / equivalent degree, a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate shall be considered equivalent to first class/division. If a grade point system is adopted, CGPA will be converted to equivalent marks and minimum CGPA shall be 6.75 in the scale of 10.NOTE :II: In lieu of the first class at Bachelors’ and/or Master’s level in Computer Engineering/Technology, a first class Master’s Degree in Computer Science Engineering/Technology together with a first class Bachelor’s Degree in any area of Engineering/Technology will be acceptable. DUTIES : To perform all the academic activities including examination work in Computer Engineering specially in the field related to Computer Organization, Computer Graphics, Date Structure, Microprocessor, Computer network and Network Security. To participate in R&D and research guidance, consultancy/testing services, promotion of industry-institution-society interaction, Curriculum/Resource Material/Laboratory Development & expansion, Co-curricular & Extra curricular Activities, Academic and Administrative Management, Policy Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation and Promotional activities, Promotion of entrepreneurship and job creation, helping mobilization of resources for the institution, develop/update and maintain MIS, Plan and implement staff Development activities. Any other relevant work assigned by the Head of Institution. HQ : Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road, Delhi-42 /Any other place as decided by the competent authority. Page Top CANCELLATION (Ref. No.F.1/151/2006-R-III) Recruitment to one post of Lecturer(Zoology) in Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Port Blair, under Andaman and Nicobar Administration (Reference UPSC’s Advertisement No.18, Item No.09 published in various leading Newspapers/Employment News on 23-09-2006). It is notified for general information that the recruitment to the said post has been cancelled. Page Top NOTE: 1.Candidates are requested to apply in the format published along with this advertisement No. 24 and NOT write to the Commission for application forms. They are also requested to go through carefully the details of posts and instructions published below before applying. 2.NATURE OF POST:All posts belong to General Central Service except otherwise mentioned.a) Post at S. Nos. 1, 2,3 & 5 are permanent b) Posts at S. Nos.4 & 6 are temporary 3.PAY SCALE & CLASSIFICATION:(Figures in bracket at the end of the pay scale indicate the total emoluments excluding CCA and HRA at the minimum of the scale). a) Rs.10000-325-15200(T.E. Rs.22050) Group ‘A’ Gazetted for the posts at S.No.5 above. b) Rs.8000-275-13500(T.E. Rs.17640) Group ‘A’ for the post at S. No.1 above. c) Rs.8000-275-13500(T.E. Rs.17640) Group ‘A’ Gazetted for the posts at S. Nos. 2,3 & 6 above. d) Rs.6500-200-10500(T.E. Rs.14333) Group ‘B’ Gazetted for the post at S.No.4 above. NOTE : Sixth Pay Commission’s Report has not been taken into account in the indicated pay scales. 4.AGE LIMIT AS ON NORMAL CLOSING DATE a) Not exceeding 40 years for the posts at S. No.5 b) Not exceeding 38 years for the post at S. No.1` c) Not exceeding 35 years for the posts at S. Nos.2,3 & 6 d) Not exceeding 30 years for the post at S. No.4 N.B. The age limit shown against S. No.1 is relaxed age limit for OBC candidates. The age limit shown against all other S.Nos. is normal age limit and only in these cases age is relaxable upto 5 years for SC candidates and upto 3 years for OBC candidates. AGE IS ALSO RELAXABLE FOR CENTRAL/UT GOVT SERVANTS UPTO FIVE YEARS AS PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY GOVT OF INDIA FROM TIME TO TIME. For age concession applicable to other categories of applicants please see relevant paras of the Instructions to Candidates for recruitment by Selection. NOTE : Candidates with disabilities[ as indicated against Item(s)] can apply to the respective posts even if the post is not reserved for them. However, such candidates will be considered for selection to such post by general standard of merit. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the benefit of reservation and other relaxations as permissible under the rules 5.HEADQUARTERS:At places specifically stated against certain posts, otherwise anywhere in India or aboard. 6.PROBATION:The persons selected will be appointed on probation as per rule. Page Top Disclaimer The contents of this page are informatory in nature. Candidates are advised to refer to the notice published in 'Employment News' Page Top
SBI Recruitment SBI To Hire 4200 Staff For Associate Banks Clerical Vacancy In SBI Associate Banks The country's top lender, State Bank of India, today said that it was looking to hire more than 4,200 employees for its associate banks ~ a development that comes within a few days of its plan to recruit 25,000 people. SBI said in a public announcement today that it planned to recruit 4,280 clerical staff at its various associate banks for operations across the country. The recruitment drive for its associate banks follows SBI saying earlier last month that it would hire 25,000 people in the current financial year ~ a move that comes at a time when banks across the world are mostly trimming their workforce in the backdrop of a global financial crisis. The various associate banks for which SBI is looking to recruit staff include, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Indore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore. There are more than 1,000 vacancies each with State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore, between 240 and 440 employees would be recruited for each of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Indore and State Bank of Mysore. SBI chairman Mr OP Bhatt said on 16 November that SBI was hiring 20,000 clerical staff and 5,000 people in supervisory positions in the current financial year. In its previous major hiring spree, SBI had announced, about a year ago, plans to increase its as well as the associate banks' headcount by about 10,000 people. Related : SBI Recruitment SBI To Hire 4200 Staff For Associate Banks Clerical Vacancy In SBI Associate Banks, SBI, State Bank Of India, SBI India, Employment News, Oriental Bank of Commerce Recruitment
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Results for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) exams conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA) is out now. The exams were held on December 7th. The MAT results 2008 are supposed to be viewable at the following link:- http://www.aima-ind.org/aima/Misc/result.asp However, at the time of writing it was not working apparently due to high demand. Also the website aima-ind.org has been reported by Google to be a “Attack Site”. We would advise caution to anyone clicking thru. As per the AIMA website, the results are also available via SMS. Here are the details :- SMS as MATSFORMNODOB(ddmmyy) to 54242 or 57333 Eg: MATS 200391 030985 to 57333Eg: MATS 200391 030985 to 54242 It is applicable to All Phone Operators AIMA is a federation of Local Management Associations (LMAs). AIMA today affiliates 58 LMAs across the country and two Co-operating management associations i.e. Qatar Indian Management Association and Mauritius Management Association. yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = "MAT results for December 2008 is out!";
Jiwaji University Gwalior published LL. B. ( HONS ) I Yr. ( 5 YDC) II SEM JUNE 08, LL. B. I Yr. (3 YDC) II SEMESTER JUNE - 2008, LL.B ( HONS ) II Yr. ( 5 YDC ) IV SEM JUNE - 2008 Exam Results.
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Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Examination Board Bangalore, For more information on list of Nursing Schools/ Institutes, latest circulars on admissions, notificiation of examination results and to download application forms, visit the KSDNEB website.
HSC exam results Pune, India, H.S.C Results - Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Exams ( H S C exam results) - India. HSS Examination Result conducted by MSCE 2008. Announced on June 16, 2008 at 15: 00 Hrs. 5, HSC Examination Statistics 2008. Announced on June 07, 2208.
Notification about the date of Common Entrance Test MCA CET 2009 from www.dte.org Maharashtra
Maharashtra MCA CET 2009 entrance exam for ADMISSIONS TO FIRST YEAR OF FULL TIME POST GRADUATE DEGREE COURSE IN MCA FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010 in various colleges in the state will be conducted on 1st March 2009.
A detailed notfication in this regard about the application procedure, last date to apply for CET and eligibility, MCA CET Syllabus etc will be published in the official website and also in the main newspapers - this will be released in the month of FEB 2009. Other information Visit For more information on Maharashtra MCA CET 2009 visit : http://www.dte.org.in/mca09/mca_cet_2009.pdf
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences notification from RGUHS website for PGET 2009 Entrance Examination. Notification from http://www.rguhs.ac.in/
The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore will be conducting the entrance test on 01.02.2009 for admission to Post Graduate Degree/Diploma courses in Government Medical/Dental colleges and Government seats in Private Medical / Dental colleges of Karnataka for the academic year 2009-2010. Indian-Exam Results
The eligible candidates willing to appear for the test may fill the application form online on the RGUHS website www.rguhs.ac.in from 10.11.2008. Refer to RGUHS website for brochure, how to apply online, eligibility and other details. Indian Results
ADMISSION GUIDELINES FOR FOUNDATION & NURSERY FOR 2009
Foundation class : Child should be 3 years plus of age as on the 31st of March, 2009
Nursery class : Child should be 4 years plus of age as on the 31st of March, 2009
New session for these classes will begin in April, 2009. Information regarding the Number of seats available for admission, dates, location and mode of distribution and receipt of registration forms & information regarding the school infrastructure and facilities will be put up on the school website on 30th November, 2008. The registration process will be done online.
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With most Delhi schools coming out with their admission criteria on Sunday, as directed by the Department of Education, parents have been frantically posting informationon www.nurseryadmissions.com. The blog has 6,640 members already.
There are more than 825 blogposts and 1,580 discussions with parents sharing tips, discussing interactions, openly alleging the violation of Supreme Court’s orders by some schools as they go about interviewing children or how many coveted seats are being sold for hefty sums of money at some of the most prestigious city schools.
At any given time, there are more than 40 parents online comparing schools, sharing lists of questions and tips to dress right for D-day. Some discussions list questions parents might have to face when they go for interactions in schools. With courts allowing schools to conduct interactions with parents for verification of documents, many schools are allocating as many as 20 points to these interactions.
Admission Procedure for Pre-School – (Dhaula Kuan / Pusa Road/ Kirti Nagar) This year we shall conduct admissions for the Pre-School class (Nursery) in accordance with the criteria laid down by the Education Directorate Delhi as for the Pre-Primary Class (Prep). For information for admission to Pre-Primary (Prep) and Pre-School (Nursery) classes for the session 2008 – 09 click on the above links. Admission procedure for classes other then Pre-School - (Dhaula Kuan / Pusa Road/ Kirti Nagar) For admission other than pre-school and pre-primary classes, admission is granted after the student qualifies in an admission test and personal interview, subject to a vacancy occurring in the class for which admission is sought. Tests are conducted in the months of March and April.
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All India Management Association (AIMA) Management Aptitude Test (MAT) Test Details - Test Date : December 07, 2008 (Sunday). Test Time : 10.00 - 12.30 Hrs. Reporting Time : 09.00 Hrs. MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (MAT) ADMIT CARD Online Registration for 07 December 2008 MAT More Information Related searches : aima, mat, mat 2008, aima ind.org, aima mat
Lines: Six persons of a family, including three children, died when a mob set fire to a house in Watli village during fresh communal violence in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh. Police failed to prevent the attack on early Sunday morning though they had been warned that there could be communal violence in the village. No senior officers were in the village at the time of the attack.
District Collector Ahmed Nadeem told PTI three of the dead couldn’t be recognised and all the bodies had been sent for autopsy.
Nadeem, who has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident, said five of the dead were from Hyderabad and were visiting their parents' home in the village for Dussehra festival.
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister K Jana Reddy held a meeting with senior officials in Hyderabad and would visit Bhainsa.
Taking a serious note of the incident, Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy asked district police to be on high alert and prevent the spread of violence.
Adilabad district is tense after four people were killed and 15 injured in communal violence and police firing in Bhainsa town of the district on Friday.
The clashes between members of two communities broke out during the immersion procession of Durga idols. An indefinite curfew imposed in the town on Friday night continued on Sunday.
Tension also prevailed in Nirmal and Adilabad towns, where police have imposed restrictions on assembly of people.
The true life story was shown on LIFE: Sun. 11 A.M. (CC).
Letourneau first met Vili Fualaau (born June 26, 1983) when he was a student in her second grade class at Shorewood Elementary School in Burien, Washington. He was then eight years old; she was 29. She became his teacher again when he was in the sixth grade, and their sexual relationship began during the summer of 1996, when Vili was 13 and she was 34. Her husband became aware of the situation when he read their letters to each other in February of 1997 and revealed it to family members. His cousin then reported the relationship to local child protection services.
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As anyone who's sat through a Thanksgiving dinner can tell you, families can drive you nuts. And if you're bold or crazy enough to go into business together, beware. A recent study found only 15 percent of family businesses survive past the second generation, meaning if the whims of the marketplace don't get you, familial rivalry or plain old fashioned greed will.
Which makes the Antinori family of Italy all the more remarkable - they've been in the same line of work for six centuries now. As correspondent Morley Safer reports, the Antinoris make wine, and the family story reads like something a wine critic might write about their product: complex, stylish, sophisticated, with a bouquet both elegant and earthy. It's harvest time in the great vineyards of Italy, none greater than the 5,000 acres farmed by the Antinori family. Until recently, Italian business - especially the wine business - was pretty much for men only.
"Girls, normally, in families like ours, ended up to be married, possibly happily, and that's it. No need to work," says Albiera Antinori, who with her two sisters Allegra and Alessia are the first women in 26 generations to play a major role in the family enterprise
Lines: Who gets up one morning and says, “I think I'll open a peanut butter restaurant?” That's weird. Even weirder, it wasn't just one person who said this, it was three: Ken Hall, Jodene Jensen, and Keri Barney, who founded P.B.Loco in 2003. Lawyers tell the best lawyer jokes In former lives all three were lawyers. But don't hold that against them. (Kidding, kidding, who doesn’t love lawyers?) But these aren't your typical lawyers anyway. All three have jumped out of an airplane. One can walk on her hands (hint: it's not Ken). Another can touch her tongue to her nose (hint: again, not Ken). And still another can tie a cherry stem into a knot with his tongue (hint: this person is Ken). See a pattern developing? Aside from Keri's strange penchant for hand-walking, this trio sports some extremely talented tongues.
So, how did P.B.Loco come to be? Lawyers love to figure things out. They love to argue. And they love to eat sandwiches. (Name one lawyer movie that doesn’t show a lawyer sitting at a desk eating a sandwich. See, you can’t.) So a sandwich restaurant was a natural choice.
The peanut butter part comes in because all three of these 30-something people are basically still kids. And some kids never forget their love for a good peanut butter sandwich. Only now they've got adult tastes, too, so the peanut butter needed to get a bit more sophisto. Also, these three lawyers knew a lot of other kid-people their age who still love peanut butter. Surely, these people needed some place to eat, too.
Math, Gary and Floppy Ken likes math. And for some reason, Keri's better side has been dubbed Gary, while Jodene has a dog that will roll all the way across the yard for a spoonful of P.B.Loco peanut butter. No one knows why these things are true. They just are, just like it's also true that Jodene flies planes, Ken sails boats, and Keri drives a car (but not legally). [At this point the writer of these few paragraphs took a break to enjoy a Cinny Nilla, featuring cinnamon & raisin peanut butter, vanilla cream cheese, granny smith apple slices, and a drizzle of caramel. After that, he had himself a nap. When he woke up, he looked back at what he had written and figured the important stuff had been said, and any reader who made it this far had read enough, and may want to go get one of those sandwiches too.]
The School of Open Learning [a part of the Campus of Open Learning] formerly known as The School of Correspondence Courses and Continuing Education, established under the University of Delhi in 1962, is a pioneer Institution in the field of Distance Education in India.
The School of Open Learning [SOL] offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in various streams of Humanities, Commerce and Vocational subjects.
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Bomb blast in Kanpur, four kids injured Seven people, including three children, were injured in an crude bomb explosion in Colonelganj area of Kanpur on Tuesday evening, the police said.
Crude bomb kept on a bicycle
A bomb wrapped in a polythene bag and kept on a bicycle went off at 1830 hours, Senior Superintendent of Police Hari Ram Sharma said.
The explosion took place near a liquor vendor, he said.
Seven people, three of them children, were injured in the blast, the SSP said.
Son of Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate:Rohit Monserrate rapes 14-year-old German girl
Rohit Monserrate, the 21-year-old son of Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate, has been booked by Goa Police with the rape of a 14-year-old German girl. Rohit has also been booked with outraging modesty, sending obscene SMS, abetment to crime and crime under Goa Children Act by the Goa Police.
He was booked after the girl's mother, Fadela Fuchs, complained to the police that Rohit had sexually abused and harassed her 14-year-old daughter.
Her lawyer also revealed that the mobile number used by Rohit to send the SMS was registered in the name of his father.
Fuchs, who is a researcher on Indian mythologies based in Goa on the long-term visa, had on October 2 had filed a complaint with the Calangute police station against Rohit.
Bobby Bones, Vanessa Hudgens Vacation Pictures Source
Some controversial photos of High School Musical 3 star Vanessa Hudgens and her new co-star Bobby Bones have hit the Internet and have many fans wondering the potential impact on the brunette star’s relationship with Zac Efron.
A huge deal has been made of these supposed vacation makeout photos but we’re here to put the rumors to rest.
Are there photos of Vanessa kissing Bobby Bones? Yes. Does that mean she is cheating on her long-time boyfriend, Mr. Zac Efron? No.
The photos were taken during filming for Vanessa’s new movie Bandslam. And while other sites have posted photos of Vanessa apparently kissing, lying on the beach and even making out with Bobby, they are not real.
If you look closely at some of the photos, it’s easy to tell that the photos posted on the site are of Zac and Vanessa NOT Bobby Bones and Vanessa
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1. Tennessee Titans I can't ignore them any more now that they're the only undefeated left. Tennessee shouldn't have too much trouble against the Chiefs this weekend, which will set up a huge Monday Nighter in Week 8. I still have many doubts about the Titans offense, but as long as they remain undefeated, they'll occupy this top spot.
2. New York Giants I'm not completely dropping all sense of reality with the Giants. Cleveland was jacked up, the Giants were clearly off after having Plaxico out for two weeks. There isn't a team in the NFL this season that will avoid one bad week.
3. Washington Redskins Same sentiment as above. We're giving the Skins one free mulligan.
4. Pittsburgh Steelers You can't argue strength of schedule with the Steelers, and it doesn't get any easier for Big Ben and Mike Tomlin. Well, it will get easier for one week (@ Cincinnati) but then it's back to grind in Week 8 (vs NYG). The loss to Philly was ugly, but the best event possible for their growth. You can be sure the offensive line and Roethlisberger spent the bye week further developing its reaction to blitzes.
5. Dallas Cowboys Perhaps this is too high, but the teams remanis too talented to drop out of my top 10. I'm not terribly concerned with Brad Johnson under center for the next few weeks. The biggest question with Dallas remains around Terrell Owens and his potential to destroy any and all chemistry in the locker room. Versus Tampa Bay this week will tell us a lot.
6. Indianapolis Colts Indy needs to win a tough road game this weekend in Green Bay before I feel more comfortable about this, but I believe the Colts aren't far from turning a significant corner and putting up some huge offensive numbers.
7. Buffalo Bills Let's hope Trent Edwards returns to form very soon. J.P. Losman can make plays but as we saw last week, he makes the mistakes that lose you football games. A big barometer for Buffalo comes this weekend when San Diego pays a visit.
8. Philadelphia Eagles The win over San Francisco was hardly impressive, but when Brian Westbrook returns they'll climb back into the top of the NFC East. Bye week comes at a much needed point, before the Eagles take on the surprisingly competive Atlanta Falcons.
9. San Diego Chargers Impressive win Sunday night aganist New England where LaDainian Tomlinson is looking more and more healthy. But who needs LT when you have Philip Rivers? I just wanted to see how wierd that look in print. Not entirely true, but boy did Rivers sling it well. I still expect San Diego to take the AFC West and a win this weekend in Buffalo would go a long way to that end.
10. New England Patriots Great Monday night game this week which will help us learn a lot more about two teams I can't quite get a read on. Unless Matt Cassel can locate Randy Moss downfield, the Patriots are going to continue to struggle. They're still full of players who've won a lot of games, which is the main reason why I'm not dropping the Pats too far... yet.
Related searches: geforce 9400m, geforce 9400, 9400m, nvidia geforce 9400 m, nvidia Apple has tapped NVIDIA's new GeForce 9400 M as the base graphics for its new MacBook, MacBook Pro, and updated MacBook Air, which Steve Jobs himself says is five times faster than the current Intel integrated graphics they've been using. That's aided in no small part by the chipset's 16 parallel graphics cores, not to mention a generally beefier GPU that occupies a full 70% of the die area. If that's not enough for you, Apple is also throwing NVIDIA's 9600M GT into the MacBook Pro, which'll give you two GPUs and either 256MB or 512MB of memory. That power will unsurprisingly come at the expense of some battery life, however, with the 9600 cutting things back to four hours from the five hours you can expect with the discrete GPU switched off. In the Q&A after the announcement, Apple also confirmed that it'd be the first taking the chipset to market, but that anything further is up to NVIDIA. Expect to hear more about that tomorrow, when NVIDIA is supposedly making its own announcement.- Source
President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday received five e-mail threats, sending security agencies in a tizzy. The e-mails, sent from the ID “black.monolith@gmail.com”, hurled various allegations against Patil and also threatened her with dire consequences, official sources said.
Patil had also received an e-mail on Sunday and it was traced by the security agencies to Tamil Nadu. However, Airtel, the service provider to the Internet connection, was unable to give details about the connection.
All the e-mails were received on the President’s official website -www.presidentofindia.gov.in - and the sender seemed to be a maniac, officials attached with the probe said. Police in Tamil Nadu had been alerted and a team of experts from central security agencies was working to find the creator of the e-mails.
Security agencies are in touch with officials of the portal gmail.com to trace the senders of the threat mails, the sources said. Source- Sifynews
1. Get the Passport Application Form: One can apply for Passport through Online Registration, (after doing online registration, get print outs of the application form) click here for details for Online Registration. Apart from this applicant can submit directly in the respective passport office/ DPCs/Speed post centers, get the relevant application form from here.
2. How to fill the Form: The Passport Application Form is Machine Readable. Please follow the instructions as follows: Use capital letters only. Particulars given in the form will be printed in the passport. Therefore, please be careful in filling up the form and avoid any mistakes. Use black/blue ball pen only Do not fill the form with pencils or ink-pen. While filling up the boxes, kindly leave one box blank after each completed word. Write clearly within the box without touching the boundaries. Adjust the information to fit within the number of given boxes. Do not write anything outside the box. Avoid over-writing Incomplete application will not be accepted. Columnwise Guidelines for filling the application form can be had from here.
Note: All original documents are to be shown at the time of submission of the passport application form. With the Original Passport Application Form, self-attested copies of all required documents need to be attached. Illiterate applicants should put only thumb impression in the box meant for thumb impression/signature. In case an applicant has stayed at more than one address during the last one year, he/she should furnish two additional photocopies of the PP form for each additional place of stay.
3. Where to Apply : For Online Registration, the applicant has to submit the print outs of the application form along with required documents to the respective passport office in the appointment date and time printed. Apart from this Passport Applications can be submitted at
The counter of the Passport office The Speed Post centers District Passport Cells Passport Collection Centers An application for a passport may be submitted personally OR through a representative carrying an authority letter.
4. Urgent Passport: Refer Tatkaal Scheme in case if applicant needs the passport urgently.
5. Fee Structure: Refer Fee Structure for the fees to be submitted.
6. Check List: Refer Check List for the required documents to be submitted along with the application form.
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At a Bit Better, we happen to know a LOT about PowerPoint. So, from time to time, we post tips, and tricks to help you use PowerPoint to its fullest. For more on PowerPoint, check out our answers to frequently asked questions.
Power users might enjoy the list of keyboard shortcuts.
MIS managers might enjoy the list of system requirements
PowerPoint Presentations The following are three presentations given by Cathy Belleville at the PowerPoint Extreme workshop of the Training 2000 conference in Atlanta on February 20, 2000. You may download these for your own education. Please install the Flash/Shockwave viewer before viewing these presentations. Download it from http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/
A History of PowerPoint (603K) A look at all of the PowerPoint versions, their features, and competitors. Open in Win ppt 97 or higher; Flash viewer required. A Review of PowerPoint 2000 (1.3M) A look at the features in PowerPoint 2000, plus a few tips and tricks from previous versions. Open in Win ppt 97 or higher; Flash viewer required. Using Flash/Shockwave in PowerPoint (463K) Flash/Shockwave files can be used in PowerPoint 97 and higher. This presentation shows you how, and also its features and limits. Open in Win ppt 97 or higher; Flash viewer required.
Tips & Tricks: Save Your Fonts with Your Presentation Saving your Toolbar Configurations Displaying Keyboard Shortcuts in Tool Tips Getting Rid of Short Menus Preview Fonts in the toolbar Making Auto-Fit Text Stop Auto-Fitting Getting Rid of Tri-Pane View Using Ctrl-Drag to Copy Making Slides Print Correctly Preview Slide Show Effects Setting the Default Text Style Using Different Backgrounds within one Presentation Using More than One Guide Using Guides to Measure Creating Pages with Slides and Descriptive Text Making Presentation Files Smaller Building Presentations for Distribution to Others Easily Changing from Caps to Lower Case or vice versa Nudging Objects (moving objects one pixel at a time) Saving Across Multiple Diskettes Subliminal Messages Editing Drawings Soft Shadows Selecting Small or Covered Objects
Save Your Fonts with Your Presentation If you're preparing a presentation that you plan to distribute to others, be sure that you check this option by clicking on the Tools button in the File/Save As dialog box. This will work for most TrueType fonts on the Windows platform.
Saving Your Toolbar Configurations If you like to customize your UI, move toolbars around, configure toolbars, etc, then you'll want to know that all this information is stored in c:\windows\application data\microsoft\powerpoint\ppt.pcb
By copying this file, you can move your customizations to other machines.
Displaying Keyboard Shortcuts in Tool Tips If you'd like to see the available keyboard shortcuts for menus, commands, and toolbar buttons, go to Tools/Customize, click on the Options tab, and click on "show shortcut keys in screen tips".
Getting Rid of Short Menus Forgetting user reaction to this feature when it was introduced in Word years ago, the Office team decided to try it again. Unfortunately, it's still annoying. To see all of your options when you click on menus, go to Tools/Customize, click on the Options tab, and uncheck "menus show recently used commands".
Preview Fonts in the Toolbar If you'd like to see previews of the actual fonts in the font selection of the formatting toolbar, go to Tools/Customize, click on the Options tab, and click "List font names in their font", click Close.
Making Auto-Fit Text Stop Auto-Fitting Turn this feature off by going to Tools/Options, click on the Edit tab, and uncheck "autofit text to text placeholder", click OK.
Getting Rid of Tri-Pane View Unfortunately there is no way to permanently avoid this improvement, but you can quickly get rid of it by holding down the CTRL key when you click on the Slide View button.
Using Ctrl-Drag to Copy You can quickly make a copy of any object by holding down the CTRL key while you drag on the object. You will then "drag off" a new copy.
Making Slides Print Correctly PowerPoint has certain defaults to determine how it prints each object on the page. You can see over-ride these defaults. Go to View/Black and White; this will show you a gray-scale preview of how your slide will print. To change the print settings for any given object, right-click on it, then click "Black and White", and then choose the appropriate print option for that object. Master objects can be selected by going to the Master page View.
Preview Slide Show Effects While editing a presentation, hold down the CTRL key while clicking the slide show view button; this will open a tiny preview window showing that slide in slide show mode.
Setting the Default Text Style If you want to change the style of the text that appears when you type things that aren't the title or the slide body, do the following: Make sure no objects are selected. From the Format menu, select Font. Make all the changes that you want there, and click OK. From that point on, new text will be created in that style.
To Set the formatting for the title or slide body objects, go to the Slide Master and format these objects on the master.
Using Different Backgrounds within one Presentation Users of PowerPoint 2000 and lower will only have two background designs automatically supplied with the Masters (counting both the Slide Master and the Title Master). However, you can have any design you want on any slide. From the Format menu, select Background. Check the box that says "omit background items" and this will make the slide ignore the Slide Master's design. You are now free to add whatever design you want to this slide. If you want to do this to many slides at once, go to the Slide Sorter, select the slides, and then use the Format menu command. Remember though that if you choose to do something like put a photographic background on many of your slides instead of doing it once on the Master, that your file size may increase dramatically.
Using More than One Guide If you like using guides, but wish there were more, you can create additional Guides by simply holding down the CTRL key while dragging on an existing Guide. This will create a new guide. To get rid of guides, just drag them off the edge of the slide.
Using Guides to Measure Make the Guides visible by using View/Guides. Then, hold down the SHIFT key while you click-and-hold a guide; the tooltip for the guide will display 0:00. As you move the guide, the distance the guide covers from the beginning of the drag will be displayed in the units of your ruler. In this way you can measure distances between objects, place guides at specific places, etc.
Creating Pages with Slides and Descriptive Text If you want to create printable pages that have notes or descriptive text associated with each slide, PowerPoint has a feature designed to do just this called Notes Pages, or Speaker's Notes (depending on which version you're using). To view the Notes page for any slide, go to the View menu and select Notes Pages. You will see an image of your slide there, and a placeholder for adding your script, notes, or any other text you wish. You can cut-and-paste text from Word here if you like. To print these pages, bring up the Print dialog, and at the bottom of the dialog where it says "Print What:", select Notes Pages. These pages were originally designed to be used as audience hand outs (with space for the audience to take notes) but were also used by many as speaker's notes: the text block would have the script of the presentation, to be used by the speaker, or for sales binders to educated sales people.
Making Presentation Files Smaller Prior to PowerPoint 97, there was no internal file compression code inside of PowerPoint, and files could get pretty big quickly. The most common cause of large files is the addition of large bitmaps. PowerPoint 97 compresses these bitmaps, but previous versions do not. To keep your presentations as small as you can, try reducing the resolution of your bitmaps, which will bring their size down tremendously. For viewing on screen, the bitmaps don't need to be more than 96 dpi; they won't print nicely until they're up around 150 or higher, but the screen always displays at 96 dpi, so if the primary viewing medium is the screen, there's no point in having the bitmaps be a higher resolution. Also, the bitmap format can make a big difference to your file sizes. JPEG and PNG both have good internal compression code. GIF has some, but not as good as JPEG. BMP files are the largest; TIFF files will also be very large.
Sometimes, as you're working on a presentation, you'll notice that the file seems to get bigger for no reason. To get rid of this "bloating", save the file using "File/Save As" and give the file a new name. This can reduce the file size up to 50%.
Building Presentations for Distribution to Others If you're making a PowerPoint presentation that you intend to distribute to lots of different people, here are some important things to watch out for that will cause problems:
1. Stick with the fonts that come installed with Windows; Fancy fonts that appear on your machine will cause problems if everyone else doesn't have them.
2. Avoid embedding sounds and videos: these will not go from Mac to Windows gracefully, and you have to be very careful about how you insert the files in order to get them to "travel" properly. See the FAQ section for more information on this.
3. Try looking at the presentation on a different platform (Mac vs Windows); be prepared for some visual changes in your file--the version or platform may not support some of the features you've put in, so be sure to sanity check your file on several different machines and versions BEFORE you distribute it!
Easily Changing from Caps to Lower Case (or Vice Versa) If you have text that is in the wrong case, select the text, and then click Shift+F3 until it changes to the case style that you like. Clicking Shift+F3 toggles the text case between ALL CAPS, lower case, and Initial Capital styles. You'll be surprised how often you use this once you get the hang of it!
Nudging Objects You can use the arrow keys to move objects very small distances. This is a big win for those laptop users who no longer have mice. Select the object, then use your arrow keys. Each press of the key will move the object on "grid unit" (1/12th of an inch, don't ask why); if you hold down the ALT key while nudging, or if you have the grid turned off, you can move the objects one pixel at a time.
Saving Across Multiple Diskettes From the File menu, select Pack and Go. This wizard will compress your PowerPoint presentation and copy the file onto as many floppies as are necessary. Be sure to format a bunch of floppies BEFORE you start the process, and make sure they are empty. This feature requires PowerPoint 95 or higher.
Subliminal Messages These can be pretty hysterical in the right circumstances. Create a text object. With the text object selected, click on the Animation Effects button on the tool bar (the one that looks like a yellow star), and then click on the "flash once" button. Go to slide show and see the message quickly flash and then disappear.
Editing Drawings Anything you draw with the pencil tool, you can edit. To get the object into "points mode", either double-click on the object, or select it then hit the Enter key. You will then see points at every vertex, which you can move. You can add points by holding down the shift key and clicking, you can subtract points by holding down the ALT key while clicking, and you can of course just drag points around.
Soft Shadows You can create "soft" shadows for square or round objects that sit on a solid color background. Make a copy of the object, then change its fill to be shaded from black to the background color, with the shading set with black going from the center out to the background color at the edges. Make this object about 150% bigger than the original object, and put it behind the object. This will give you the effect of "soft" shadows.
Selecting Small Objects Hit the ESCAPE key to insure that nothing is current selected, then repeatedly hit the TAB key, which will toggle you through a selection of all of the objects on a slide. This is useful for selecting very small objects, or objects that are covered up by other larger objects.
PowerPoint System Requirements Mac PowerPoint 1.0 Original Macintosh or better System 1.0 or higher 512K RAM Mac PowerPoint 2.0 Original Macintosh or better System 4.1 or higher 1 MB RAM Windows PowerPoint 2.0 286 PC or higher Windows 3.0 1 MB RAM Mac PowerPoint 3.0 Macintosh Plus or better System 7 or higher 4 MB RAM Windows PowerPoint 3.0 286 PC or higher Windows 3.1 2 MB RAM Mac PowerPoint 4.0 68020 Mac or better System 7 or higher 8 MB RAM Windows PowerPoint 4.0 386 PC or higher Windows 3.1 8 MB RAM Windows PowerPoint 95 (7.0) 386 DX PC or higher Windows 95 6 MB RAM Mac PowerPoint 98 (8.0) PowerPC or better 16 MB RAM Windows PowerPoint 97 (8.0) 486 PC or higher 8 MB RAM Mac PowerPoint 2001 (9.0) Power PC or better, at least 120 MHz 48 MB RAM minimum Mac OS 8.5 or higher Windows PowerPoint 2000 (9.0) Pentium, 75 MHz+ Windows 95 or higher 20 MB RAM Windows PowerPoint 2002 (10.0) Pentium III processor Windows 98 or higher 40 MB Ram
The Web/User Interface Designer will create UI design solutions for a wide variety of websites and web applications, including content management systems, corporate websites, portals and other similar web based applications. The ideal candidate should enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment with experience and interest in UI design, usability and accessibility considerations and web-ergonomics. Analysis, versatility, creativity, passion, and strong communication and collaboration skills are a must for this profile. To sum it all up, the Web/UI designer's job would be to make things better for the end users. Experience At least 2 Years of designing websites and web application user interfaces. Skills Minimum Skills
Thorough knowledge of HTML, Javascript, CSS Knowledge of XHTML Adobe Photoshop Artistic and Visualization Skills Scientific (in addition to artistic) aspects of user interface design Good English (verbal and written)
National Talent Search Scheme is a flagship activity of the NCERT started in the year 1963. The purpose of the scheme is to identify talented students and nurture their talent. Talent refers to the potentiality that manifests itself in a high level of performance in one or more specialized areas. The scheme, therefore, covers areas like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship. For the course in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is provided up to Ph.D. level. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law; this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation. For the selection year 2009, The NCERT will conduct the National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class VIII only.
1. Scholarships: On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for each group of students appearing for Class VIII examinations.
2. Reservation: 15% scholarships will be reserved for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% scholarship for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students each in respect of the class VIII.
3. Scholarship: Awardees of NTS Examination will receive a sum of Rs. 500/- per month as per NTS rules.
4. Selection: There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT.
5. Important Dates: Dates for Submission of Application Form and conduct of examinations are given below in the table:
STAGE AREA DATES
Stage I (State) Last Date for Submission of Application Form
Examination in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Examination in All other States and Union Territories 30 August 2008 (Saturday)
15 November 2008 (Saturday)
16 November 2008 (Sunday)
Stage II (National) Examination in All States and Union Territories 10 May 2009 (Sunday)
6. Eligibility: Students of Class VIII studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear Stage I examination conducted by the States/UTs in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.
7. Examination: The pattern of written examination for Class VIII will be as follows:
● Stage I examination at the State/UT level will comprise two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics.
● Stage II examination at the National level will comprise (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT), (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics, (c) Interview. Only those candidates who qualify the written examination at the National Level will be invited for the interview.
8. State Quotas: Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage II examination, the details of which will be made available on the NCERT website. However, there will be no States/Union Territory Quota for the final award of scholarship after the Stage II examination. Reservation for SC, ST and Physically Challenged will be as notified in para 2 above.
9. Application Forms: Application Forms may be downloaded from the NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in. All correspondences related to Application Forms should be addressed to the State Liaison Officers (LOs) whose addresses are given at the end/Website: www.ncert.nic.in
10. The completed application form duly signed by the Principal of the school should be submitted to the LO before the last date i.e. 31 August 2008.
11. Fees: States and Union Territories may notify the fee required (refer to NCERT website) which will be paid for the Stage-I examination. However, NCERT does not charge any fee for the Stage-II examination.
12. Announcement of Results: Results of the Stage-I examination will be announced by the respective State Governments/Union Territories. Results of Stage-II examination will be announced by NCERT.
13. Indian Students Studying Abroad can appear directly for Stage II NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the NTS brochure for Class VIII which is available on the NCERT website. Candidates may fill up relevant items of the Application Form available on the NCERT website and send in to the undersigned along with a photocopy of the mark sheet of previous examination latest by 31 March 2009.
HOD, Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation National Council of Educational Research & Training Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016
Disclaimer: NCERT has not authorized or approved tests conducted by any other agencies for issue of certificates or award of scholarships and bears no responsibility whatsoever for them.
List of Addresses of NTS Liaison Officers of Southern States/UTs for 2008-09
■ ANDHRA PRADESH Deputy Commissioner, Office of Director of Govt. Examinations, Chapel Road, ABIDS, Hyderabad – 500 001 Phone: 040-23237343, 23237344 ■ KARNATAKA Director, DSERT, No. 4, 100 Feet Ring Road, Banashankari, 3rd Stage, Bangalore – 560 085, Phone: 080-26422239, 26422372/306 ■ KERALA Assistant Professor, SCERT, Vidhya Bhavan, Poojappura (P.O.), Thiruvananthapuram – 695 012, Phone: 0471-2340323 ■ LAKSHADWEEP Principal, Govt. Sr. Secondary School, Kavaratti Island UT of Lakshadweep, Phone: 04896-262874 ■ PONDICHERRY Joint Director, Directorate of School Education, Anna Nagar, Puducherry- 605 005, Phone: 0413-2207203 ■ TAMILNADU Director, Directorate of Govt. Examinations, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai- 600 006, Phone: 044-28272088, Fax: 044-28221734
For the addresses and phone numbers of Liaison Officers of other States and UTs, visit the NCERT Website: www.ncert.nic.in
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi- 110 016, www.ncert.nic.in
There will be two question papers, each of three hours duration. Both the question papers would consist of three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Questions in these papers will be of objective type, which are to be answered on a specially designed machine-gradable sheet (ORS – Optical Response Sheet) using HB pencils only. Incorrect answers will be awarded negative marks.
Language and Font of Question Papers
Candidates can opt for Question Papers either in English or in Hindi. This option should be exercised while filling the application form, and it cannot be changed at any later stage.
Visually impaired candidates will be provided with question papers with 20% enlarged font. However, to avail this facility, candidates should make a request along with the application form.
Calculators and Log Tables
Use of calculators and log tables is NOT permitted in JEE-2008.
Aptitude Test for B.Arch. and B.Des.
Candidates called for counselling and desirous of joining the B.Arch. and B.Des. courses will be required to qualify in an Aptitude Test to be conducted at each counselling institute on June 21, 2008. The test will consist of two papers, each of two hours duration – from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon, and from 2.00 pm to 4:00 pm. Candidates who fail to qualify in the Aptitude Test will not be eligible for admission to either B.Arch. or B.Des. courses. Question papers for aptitude test for B.Arch and B.Des will be in English only.
Ranking
Only those candidates who attempt both Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be considered for the ranking. Marks in Physics will be equal to marks in Physics section of Paper 1 + marks in Physics section of Paper 2. Similar procedure will be followed for Chemistry and Mathematics. Based on the cut-off marks in the individual subjects as well as the aggregate marks in the Examination, a common merit list will be prepared without any relaxed criteria. In addition, separate merit lists of candidates belonging to the SC, ST, and PD categories will be prepared with different relaxed norms relevant to their categories. While preparing these merit lists, if a candidate belongs to more than one category of relaxed norms, then he/she for the purpose of ranking shall be considered in all the categories in which he/she qualifies. There will be no separate list of wait-listed candidates.
Eligibility Conditions in IIT JEE 2008
A candidate has to satisfy all the eligibility conditions given below :
* A candidate can attempt JEE only twice, in consecutive years. * Candidates appearing for JEE-2008 should have either passed in 2007 or should be appearing in 2008 in the qualifying examination listed in section 7.1 and should satisfy the eligibility criteria listed in section 7.2. * Candidates should meet the age requirements given in section 7.4. * Candidates should not have accepted admission by paying full fees at any of the IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi and ISMU, Dhanbad, through earlier JEE.
1. Performance in CAT is an important input in the admission process and is the primary basis for shortlisting candidates for the second round of admission process, which comprises of group discussion and/or personal interview. Candidates should note that it is important to perform well relative to other candidates in each section of the test as the scores in each section and the overall score are used to short list the candidates for the second round. These scores may also be used for final ranking as well. In addition to the performance in CAT, IIMs may use academic performance, relevant work experience and other similar inputs for ranking and shortlisting candidates for group discussions and personal interviews.
2. Please note that each IIM shortlists candidates for Group Discussions (GD) and/or Personal Interviews (PI) independent of other IIMs. Hence it is possible to observe variations in the list of candidates shortlisted by different IIMs. For more details, candidates are advised to read carefully the admission process related information of each IIM, as given in section 4 of the CAT Bulletin and on the web sites of respective IIMs.
3. Details of candidates shortlisted by different IIMs for group discussion and/or interview will be made available on CAT website (www.catiim.in) on January 9, 2009. Shortlisted candidates would also be sent letters from the respective IIMs. GD/PI are conducted by each IIM separately. (CAT 2008 Results on January 9, 2008 )
4. After the GD/PI round, admission offers are made by IIMs to successful candidates. The ranking and final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes and may include performance in CAT, performance in GD/PI, academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements, work experience etc. The weights given to each of these attributes may vary across IIMs as the admission process of each IIM, subsequent to CAT is independent.
5. Disclosure of information about the admission process at IIMs is driven by concerns, which at times conflict with each other. The IIMs would like the admission process to be transparent. At the same time, IIMs would wish to protect the privacy of individual candidates and confidentiality of the process to prevent abuse. Based on these considerations, the performance of an individual is not made available to any other person. Similarly, the performance of candidates in GD/PI including assessment of attributes mentioned under paragraph 4 of this box is not disclosed to anyone to prevent exercise of undue pressure on the panelists participating in the admission/selection process. Moreover, each IIM exercises its own discretion in disclosing weights assigned to diverse sets of attributes mentioned under paragraph 4 above. To ensure that the resultant lack of transparency does not in any way affect the candidates negatively, adequate care is taken in formation of panel, development of objective criteria for assessment, random allocation of candidates to a panel and other such measures.
6. Candidates, who appeared in GD/PI will be able to view whether they have been offered admission by different IIMs on April 10, 2009 by visiting the websites of respective IIMs. Admission offer letter would be sent to all successful candidates by different IIMs for which the candidates have been selected. Candidates, who are offered admission, need to confirm their acceptance by completing all the required formalities by May 1, 2009. Some candidates may also be placed on the waiting list initially on April 10, 2009. Offers to candidates on the waiting list would depend upon the number of successful candidates accepting the offer made by an IIM.
