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Friday, December 31, 2010
Student can't be enrolled in MBA without entrance exam marks, AICTE
Several states including Maharashtra, opened their gates to students who hadn't taken any entrance exam. In 2010, close to a mind-boggling 6,351 MBA seats remained untaken despite the state government throwing all entry norms out of the window and allowing students who didn't take the common entrance test to get into the Masters programme. Initially, there were 11,000 vacancies and then the government opened the gates to everyone. Despite that, thousands of seats lay unfilled.
The MBA programme, which has seen a major expansion with the opening up of new colleges, has also never before witnessed more than a few hundred seats going vacant. Currently, there are 24,995 seats in Maharashtra's 366 management colleges. Across India, there are close to 4 lakh MBA seats. The notification comes weeks before a slew of management entrance tests are to be conducted, and AICTE has ruled that the MBA or the PGDBM programme would have to be two-year long.
Although there were several suggestions that the AICTE allow institutes to offer a one-year MBA course, like in the UK, an expert task force ruled against it. To bring about some parity among management graduates, the council would develop a model curriculum for all management schools, as also fees charged by B-schools would have to be approved by the fee fixation committee of each state. Lastly, admission to the courses shall not start before 31 March of the academic year; the session will begin from June 1 to May 31 of succeeding year.(TOI)
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) Invites Application for B Tech Programme - 2011
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) has announced admission into Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) programme, to be offered in the ensuing session 2011. Candidates who have passed Senior Secondary Examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are eligible to apply for the programme. B Tech programme is being offered in the following disciplines and in the below mentioned constituents of PDPU.
School of Petroleum Technology
- B Tech in Petroleum Engineering
School of Technology
- B Tech in Civil Engineering
- B Tech in Electrical Engineering
- B Tech in Mechanical Engineering
- B Tech in Chemical Engineering
- B Tech in Industrial Engineering
Selection of the candidates will be made on the basis of merits obtained by them in All India Engineering Entrance Examination 2011, popularly known as AIEEE, conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Details regarding application form will be made available in the university’s official website: http://www.pdpu.ac.in/, by the end of March 2011. Candidates desirous to pursue B Tech programme from PDPU must visit the aforementioned website for further details.
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) was established in 2007 by GERMI as a Private University by an act of Gujarat State Legislature. It has been named after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. It is a research-oriented university. The university was incepted with an aim to meet the demand for trained and specialized human resource for Oil & Gas Industry worldwide. It offers UG and PG energy education programs and intensive research initiatives.
Contact address:
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Raisan Village
Gandhinagar - 382 009
Gujarat
Phone: +91-2712-23275020, 23275030
info@pdpu.ac.in
www.pdpu.ac.in
Thursday, December 30, 2010
UP Board Announced Date sheet for High School & Intermediate Exam 2011
The Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh, popularly known as UP Board, Allahabad, has published the time table for High School & Intermediate Examination 2011. Students can check the time table available online at the Board’s official website: http://upmsp.nic.in/
The direct link to view the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Board Time Table for High School & Intermediate Exam 2011 is given below:
UP Board Date Sheet
The Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh, also known Uttar Pradesh Board, as was set up in the year 1921 at Allahabad by an act of United Provinces Legislative Council. It conducted its first examination in 1923. This Board is one in India which, from the very start, had adopted 10+2 system of examination. The first public examination after 10 years education is High School Examination and after the 10+2 stage, there is Intermediate Examination. Prior to 1923, University of Allahabad was the examining body of these two examinations.
For any further queries one can visit the Board’s aforementioned official website.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Now students Can Take CAT Test Question Paper Home
The Delhi High Court (HC) has said that students appearing for Common Admission Test (CAT) test are allowed to take the question papers home. Apart from CAT, candidates sitting in any of the competitive exams like Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) or competitive exam at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) can also take the question papers home.
As per sources, AIIMS has challenged the HC order by asserting that question papers are its intellectual property. The institute also stated that many experts prepare the question paper and disclosure of the question papers will encourage students to memorize the answers. This will adversely affect the selection of good candidates for super specialty courses, sources added.
Justice Murlidhar said that the question papers cannot be termed as intellectual property of an institution. He added that it would certainly be in the larger public interest to provide the questions to aspiring students who will be able to understand the pattern in which questions are framed. As per sources, the court has denied the AIIMS’s argument.
The High Court said that the grounds raised by AIIMS for denying the questions papers to aspiring students are tenable in law. The HC explained that unless the public authority is able to show that the information sought is exempted from disclosure under section 8(1) RTI Act, the data sought is required to be disclosed to the applicant. As per sources, experts feel that the denial of question papers to students is leading to an increase in education clinics, which charge high fees.
No Boards Tension, Grades made it easier, students just preparing half of syllabus
Extended to Class X from this year, CCE has students studying for exams throughout the year instead of annual Boards
DHRUV Sharma, a Class X student of a school in Southwest Delhi, is preparing for his “term-ending” examination in March next year. Unlike earlier batches of Class X students who had to prepare for the entire syllabus for their Board exams, Dhruv is preparing for only half of the syllabus in all subjects.
Like Dhruv, thousands of Class X students across the Capital are upbeat about the upcoming exams, thanks to the reduced syllabus. This is the first batch of Class X students who were evaluated by the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) Scheme, introduced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) last year in Class IX and later extended to Class X.
“For the upcoming exams, the pressure to score high marks is not there, and the syllabus is half,” says Dhruv, student of Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarka. “But I had to study consistently through the year.”
Under the CCE Scheme, an academic year is divided into two terms — each has two formative assessments and a term-ending summative assessment (FA1, FA2 and SA1 in the first term, and FA3, FA4 and SA2 in the second term). Students are thus evaluated throughout the year.
The CCE also mandates that students be graded in all subjects. Says Akshita Khetrapal, a Class X student appearing for FA4 at her school in Dwarka, “Grades have made it easier. The stress is lower.”
Last year, while Class X students were awarded grades and grade points in each subject, they had to prepare for the whole syllabus. This year is different, and the students and their parents are more relaxed.
Says Mohini Bindra, principal of Ramjas School Pusa Road, “Class X students never participated in annual day functions earlier, but things have changed. This year, the whole class participated.” That might, however, have more to do with the fact that students are being graded not only in subjects, but also in co-scholastic areas — life skills, attitude toward teachers and schoolmates, and participation in school programmes and other activities. For the FAs, students were also given projects in different subjects throughout the year.
D K Bedi, principal of Apeejay School, Pitampura, says, “By December-end, parents of Class X students used to put a lot of pressure on them. That is gone now. Students are more relaxed.” He adds, “Also, since students have already appeared for FA3 in their second term and are left with FA4 and SA2, there is a lot less to prepare for.”
Usha Ram, principal of Laxman Public School, Hauz Khas, says, “Students are less burdened this time round. But we will hold a small pre-test before SA2 in our school so that students do not take their studies lightly.”
Some students, however, feel the earlier pattern was better. “I got the chance to revise the entire syllabus and brush up the topics I was weak in,” says Akshita. “Trigonometry, for example, was in our first term, in which I did not do well. It is included in the syllabi of Classes XI and XII. I wanted to revise the subject before going to Class XI. But now I don’t have that chance.”
Grades
The report card has three sections
Scholastic Areas: Divided into two parts — 1A (subjects) and 1B (work experience, art education, physical and health education.
* Scores in 1A are awarded on a nine-point scale.
* Students getting 91-100 per cent in a subject are awarded A1 grade and a grade point of 10.
* Students getting 81-90 per cent get A1 and a grade point of 9.
* Student getting 71-80 per cent get B1 and a grade point of 8.
Co-scholastic areas
Divided into 2A and 2B
Comprise
A: Life Skills: Thinking skills; social skills; emotional skills
B: Attitudes and Values: Towards teachers; schoolmates; school programmes; environment value systems
Co-Scholastic activities
3A and 3B. Any activity (like literary skills, music; Physical and Health Education.
Comprise:
Literary and creative skills; scientific skills; aesthetic and performing skills; clubs (eco clubs, health and wellness and others)
* Students also get a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at the end of the academic year. They can calculate their approximate percentage in a subject by multiplying the grade point scored in that subject with a factor of 9.5.
No failures
The practice of declaring compartment/fail has been discontinued. Candidates who obtain qualifying grades (D and above) in all subjects, excluding the additional subject, has to be given a qualifying certificate. Candidates who obtain grade E1 or E2 in a subject are told to improve their performance through five subsequent attempts. Those who do not get qualifying grades in all subjects, excluding the additional subject, are not permitted to continue to Class XI.:
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Govt says no to single CET (common entrance test) idea
The proposed single CET (common entrance test) for professional courses is unlikely to materialise, at least in the coming academic year.
Higher Education minister V S Acharya on Monday said the government was not keen on conducting a single CET as it would not benefit the State students.
The government has no objection to the existing system of dual CET — one conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) and the other by COMED-K (consortium of private medical, engineering and dental colleges). “The COMED-K test is for all India students, and the majority of them are from outside the State. About 1.75 lakh students from Karnataka appear for the CET conducted by the State government every year, while a meagre one per cent of the State’s students appear for the COMED-K test,” he said.
Pointless
“Our concern is to protect the State quota of 50 per cent seats in engineering courses and 42 per cent in medical courses in private colleges for the benefit of our students. Even if a single CET is held at the State level, COMED-K will hold a separate test for students from outside. So there is no point in having a single CET,” he said.
For the past two years, the government has been negotiating with private managements and COMED-K for reverting to a single-window admission system to enable students to appear for a single qualifying examination for admissions to all professional courses in the State.
Currently, students can appear for two examinations: The government’s CET and the undergraduate entrance test conducted by COMED-K.
‘Address inequities’
COMED-K and other private engineering, medical and dental colleges were demanding that the government address inequities in the fee structure before taking any decision on the single CET.
Besides, COMED-K wants the KEA to perform as an independent and autonomous authority, instead of being an outreach arm of the government.Acharya said the KEA’s mandate was not confined to the CET alone. The government is holding various examinations through the KEA. Hence, it is not possible to make the KEA an autonomous body as demanded by the COMED-K.
As far as the fee structure is concerned, Acharya said the fee will be decided based on an agreement between the government and private college managements. He also indicated that the fee structure for the coming academic year will be same as the current year.
Pune University 2011 MCA Entrance Exam
Pune University conducts an entrance examination for admission to MCA and MSc (Computer Science) courses in various institutes under Pune University. It offers MCA and MSc (Computer Science) course in a number of institutes throughout the state of Maharashtra. The interested students need to work hard to clear this exam.
University of Pune is a highly reputed university and is considered to be one of the most aspired universities for students to study. It was established on 10th February, 1948 under the Poona University Act and since then has been a pioneering universities for education in almost all the fields like Science, Arts, Commerce, Medical, Engineering, Management, Teaching etc. The university offers 46 academic departments to the students and provides impressive education. It is popularly known as the ‘Oxford of the East’. It has about 118 well recognized research institutes and 269 affiliated colleges that are offering graduate and under-graduate courses to the aspirants.
Campus:
The University of Pune is spread over an area of 411 acres and has beautiful and ‘A’ Grade campus. The full fledged campus includes a central library which has various collections of books, journals and well maintained class rooms. It also provides residential facility to its students. The students get computer and internet connections. The campus is connected with the main city and has all sorts of transportation facility for its students. The university attracts many foreign students due to its excellent facilities.
Popularity of this Exam:
A large number of students from different parts of Maharashtra and even from other states appear for Pune University MCA Entrance Exam. Since the entrance is open for the students outside Maharashtra, so there are centers for Pune University MCA Entrance outside Maharashtra too.
Eligibility Criteria:
To apply for MCA entrance a candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in science (or BCA) with Maths at 10+2 level and for MSc (Computer Science) a candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Those in the final year of their graduation can also apply.
How to apply for MCA Entrance:
To apply for MCA candidates have to apply online through the website cs.unipune.ernet.in. Whenever the admission portal opens the candidates have to fill in the required details. The payment can be done through credit card/demand draft.
Important Dates (Tentative):
University of Pune MCA Entrance Exam: fourth week of February, 2011
Last date of receiving completed application form: second week of February, 2011
Pattern of Entrance examination:
The entrance examination consists of multiple choice (objective type) questions from the following sections: Mathematics, General Aptitude and English language.
Mathematics Syllabus:
Set theory: Set operations, relations, functions.
Polynomials: solution of quadratic equations, properties of roots of polynomials with real coefficients, binomial expansion, Taylor series.
Series and sequences: sum, mean, convergence, limit.
Co-ordinate Geometry and Conic Sections: Equations of lines and planes, vector products; definitions and properties of conic sections.
Integral Calculus: Definite and indefinite integrals, solution of differential equations, computation of areas and volumes.
Real and complex numbers: surds, solution of equations on complex domain.
Differential Calculus: Total and partial differentiation, limit of a function.
Permutations and Combinations.
Trigonometry: Identities, computation of heights and lengths.
Propositional logic: Formulation, deduction, evaluation, puzzles.
Elementary Probability Theory: Computing probability from combinatorial reasoning, conditional probability.
Linear Algebra: Solution of a system of linear equations. Determinant and inverse of a matrix, basic properties of matrices
Contact Details:
Head
Department of Computer Science
University of Pune
Ganeshkhind
Pune - 411 007
Website: cs.unipune.ernet.in
Source- http://entrance-exam.net
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2011 Undergoes Changes
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for 2011 has just been announced and will undergo number of changes. CLAT 2011 is scheduled to be held in May. This year, CLAT has tied up with the Indian post office to distribute the forms more widely to reach out to more students. The Brochure along with OMR Application Form will be sold at Rs. 150/- from different post offices throughout India and at the eleven National Law Universities.
As per sources, there will be no static GK questions such as ‘When did Humayun die?’ will be asked in the test. Only current affairs questions between April 2010 and April 2011 will be asked. In addition, students will not be tested for their legal knowledge. Only one’s legal aptitude and legal reasoning will be tested which means that a student will not have to study legal principles before taking the examination.
The IDIA project - a pan India student-movement that reaches out to marginalized groups and sensitises them to law as a career option (www.idialaw.com) is training students for CLAT. The IDIA team will not only be helping IDIA scholars to buy forms on their behalf, but also help them submit it. IDIA has decided to sponsor forms of all CLAT aspirants who may not be able to afford them.
Duly filled OMR application form along with Demand Draft/Bankers Cheque/ Pay order of Rs. 2500/- (Rs. 2000/- for SC/ST candidates) in favour of “WBNUJS-CLAT A/C”, payable at Kolkata and necessary documents as mentioned in the OMR application form and on CLAT website (www.clat.ac.in) can be submitted from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on all working days and upto 5:00 p.m. on 2 April 2011 to the Convenor, CLAT-2011 either in person or sent through registered post to the below mentioned address so as to reach on or before 2 April 2011.
The Convenor,
Common Law Admission Test, CLAT-2011
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata,
Dr. Ambedkar Bhawan, 12 L.B. Block, Sector – III, Salt Lake City,
Kolkata 700 098.
CLAT 2011 Examination Pattern
Pattern of the CLAT Paper for entry to the Under-graduate Programme:
Total Marks | 200 |
Total number of questions | 200 |
Duration of examination | Two Hours |
Subject areas with weightage: | |
English including Comprehension | 40 Marks |
General Knowledge/ Current Affairs | 50 Marks |
Mathematics | 20 Marks |
Logical Reasoning | 45 Marks |
Legal Aptitude/Legal Awareness | 45 Marks |
Pattern of the CLAT Paper for Entry in the Post-graduate Programme:
Total Marks | 200 |
Duration of examination | Two Hours |
Subject areas | Law of Contracts, Law of Torts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory |
Total Number of questions | |
Objective Type | 100 questions of one mark each |
Essay | 2 questions of 50 marks each |
Monday, December 27, 2010
Application for Punjab Medical Entrance Test (PMET) 2011
Punjab Medical Entrance Test (PMET) is an Entrance examination conducted each year for admission to various bachelor medical courses which are MBBS, BDS, BAMS and BHMS in the entire medical, dental, Ayurvedic/ Homoeopathic Institutes across Punjab. Punjab Medical Entrance Test is conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot on behalf of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar.
There are about 20 medical/dental colleges in Punjab for which admission is done through Punjab Medical Entrance Test. In all these colleges 85% seats are reserved for Punjab candidates and 15% seats for Outside Punjab candidates. A large number of candidates appear for PMET every year and the competition is quite tough so candidates have to really work very hard to get admission through PMET.
Eligibility criteria:
A candidate should be a bonafide resident of Punjab with Punjab domicile. A candidate should have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology with atleast 50% marks (40% for SC/BC) in all these subjects. Also a candidate should have passed in English as well. Those who are appearing for class 12th exams in 2011 can also apply.
Also a candidate should have attained the age of 17 years before 31st December, 2011. The candidate’s state of mind should be completely fit and that he or she will suffer no complication, particularly health wise at the time of admission.
The candidates that are in the first year of the Bachelor level degree of graduation can also apply for this Entrance Test provided that they are under the specific age limit concerned with this test. Even candidates that have passed their Bachelor Level degree from any recognized Indian University can apply for this exam, provided he or she is a resident of the state and that they also fall under the specific age limit. However these respective candidates have to attain a Study all the compulsory Subjects such as Chemistry, Physics, Zoology or Botany.
Availability of Application forms for Punjab MET 2011:
The forms for PMET 2011 are expected to be available by May in Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot and also from selected Canara Bank Branches. The form can also be obtained by post from Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot by sending a Demand Draft along with the request for form.
The candidates that want to send the application form through post have to provide a signature of the candidate in the back side of the Demand Draft and should also clearly mention the registration number at the top of the requisite letter.
Important Dates:
Date of Entrance Examination: First week of June, 2011
Availability of Application Forms: First week of May, 2011
Last Date for receipt of completed application forms: Last week of May, 2011
List of participating colleges:
1. MBBS Medical College
2. Medical College
3. Guru Gobind Singh Medical College
4. Dayanand Medical College
5. Shri Guru Ram Dass Instt. of Med. Sciences & Research
6. BDS Dental College
7. Dental College
8. Sri Guru Ram Das Instt, of Dental Sciences
9. Dasmesh Instt. of Dental Sciences & Research
10. Khalsa Dental College and Hospital
11. Guru Nanak Dental College & Research Institute
12. Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College
13. BAMS Shri Lakshirnarain Ayd College
14. Govt Ayd College
15. Dayanand Ayd College
16. Mai Bhago Ayd. College
17. Guru Nanak Ayd College
18. Desh Bhagat Ayd Med
19. Sat Sai Murli Dhar Ayd. Med College
20. Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Ayd. College
Pattern of Examination:
The paper will be of 150 minutes duration consisting of 200 multiple choice questions from the following subjects:.
Physics-50 questions
Chemistry-50 questions
Biology-100 questions
For every correct answer a candidate will get 4 marks and for every incorrect answer 1 mark will be deducted.
Syllabus:
The syllabus for the above exam is same as that for the Higher Secondary level in accordance with the Punjab Education Board. The syllabus covers the subject of Physics, Biology, and Chemistry along with English.
Contact Details:
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,
Sadiq Road, Faridkot-151203
Phone: +91-01639-256232,256236
Email: generalinfo@babafariduniv.com
Website: www.babafariduniv.com
Source-http://entrance-exam.net
IGNOU Launches PG Diploma Programme in Pharmaceutical Sales Management
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a Postgraduate (PG) Diploma programme in Pharmaceutical Sales Management (PGDPSM). As per sources, the programme is specifically for those who are seeking a career as medical representatives or professionals for enhancing their skills.
Further, sources told that Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. has come forward and sponsored its 3000 employees to enroll in PGDPSM and Certificate in Communication and IT Skills (CCITSK) programmes. The programmes will be conducted at the School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET), sources added.
The alliance with IGNOU was appreciated by Ms. Ritha Chandrachud, Senior Vice President and Head of India Business at Dr. Reddy’s Lab. Candidates desirous to pursue the programme can download the application form from the IGNOU's official website: http://www.ignou.ac.in/. One can also obtain the application form from the IGNOU Headquarters in New Delhi or from the Regional Centers. For further details, candidates can visit the university's aforementioned website.
IGNOU
New Delhi - 110 068
Delhi
Phone: +91-11-29535924-32, 29535062-65, 29534976, 29533647, 29535927
sred@ignou.ac.in
www.ignou.ac.in
Thursday, December 23, 2010
About Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) 2011 admission
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is a premier institute for management education which was set up in 1963 by Government of India. Though IIFT started as an autonomous body to boost Indian Foreign Trade but is now known more as a business school. IIFT scores high ranking among the top management institutes of India. Therefore every year a large number of management aspirants apply for IIFT.
Last year approximately 63 thousand candidates applied for IIFT for just 180 seats. Therefore getting admission in IIFT is considered to be a very tough job. IIFT boasts of best facilities for management education, highly qualified and experienced faculty, state of the art infrastructure and best placement opportunities. IIFT is located in the Qutub Institutional Area near Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi.
Availability of forms for IIFT 2011:
IFT forms are available at the IIFT counter, Delhi. The candidates can also obtain the form by sending a request to IIFT for the application form. Application for IIFT is also available through online method. The payment for application can either be made through VISA/Master Credit Card or Demand Draft. A demand draft of Rs. 1500, for Candidates that belong to the General Caste, Rs. 750 for candidates that belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe genera and Rs. 3000 for candidates that are NRI or children of NRI, favoring Indian Institute of Foreign Trade payable at Delhi has to be made by the candidates who do not have a credit card. After that they can follow the following link to apply online:
Apply Online:
After filling the details candidates are required to send the print out of the form along with the specified documents and demand draft (for those who choose to pay through Demand Draft) to IIFT. After receiving these IIFT will send the candidates the admission brochure and other enclosures.
There are few important guidelines that the candidates that are eager to buy the prospectus through post. Candidates should strictly mention the registration number at the top of the requisite form and should clearly submit a Demand Draft carrying a clear signature of the candidate at the back flip of the DD.
Important Dates:
Written Test: Last week of November 2011 (10 a.m - 12 noon)
Last Date for Sale of Prospectus by post: Mid week of August 2011
Last date for Sale of Prospectus at the IIFT counter: First week of September 2011
Last Date for Online Application/Receipt of completed Application form: First week of September 2011
Eligibility Criteria for IIFT 2011:
Eligibility criteria for IIFT requires a candidate to be a graduate in any discipline with atleast 3 year’s degree. Candidates in their final year of graduation can also apply. There is no age limit for appearing in IIFT.
Candidates that are mentally fit are only eligible for the admission test, basically the admission test is CAT and therefore all the necessary eligibility criterion of this prestigious exam is actually the eligibility criterion of the Institute apart when it concerns to reservation quota.
Reservations:
Seats within the Institute are reserved as according to the various rules laid down by the Indian Government. The reservation aspect is solely linked to the nature of the candidates taking admission within the Institute under various categories. Furthermore, apart from this type of reservations, seats are also reserved for candidates that are NRI’S or children’s of NRI’s. Though the exact quota is unknown yet, the admission is conducted through General Management Aptitude Test or GMAT.
Patter of Examination:
The entrance examination will be of 2 hours having objective questions from the following sections:
1. English Comprehension
2. Logical Reasoning
3. Quantitative Analysis.
4. General Knowledge & Awareness
The candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their scores in the entrance examination. The shortlisted candidates will be called at a later stage for Group Discussion, Interview and Essay Writing for final selection.
Contact details:
IIFT Bhawan
B-21, Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi
Telephone: +91-11-26965124, +91-11-26965051
Fax: +91-1126853956
Source-http://entrance-exam.net
CBSE made multiple choice questions (MCQ’s) mandatory for students of session 2011-12
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made multiple choice questions (MCQ’s) mandatory for all subjects for students of class nine appearing for exams in 2011-12.
With over 10,000 affiliated schools in the country, the board in a recent circular stated that while MCQs were limited to science till last year, this year they have been extended to all subjects like social studies, maths etc.
In 2009, the board had taken up an initiative to generate a sizeable bank of questions in each subject. Teachers had to submit the MCQs to the board online and the board with its experts evaluated them.
“The questions can be used by the teachers, students and paper setters. They can be used as question banks, which if properly designed and developed by expert teachers will be an excellent source of learning for students,” said Sujata Menon principal, New Horizon School, Panvel.
Educationists are happy with this development. “It is about time we move towards objective-type questions rather than the lengthy subjective style. Already, most of the entrance exams for professional degrees are entirely objective-type questions,” said Deepshikha Srivastava, principal of Rajhans Vidyalaya, Andheri.
According to her, developing MCQs will help teachers assess their way of teaching. MCQs test the concept of students and require to be framed in a certain way.
But the multiple choices given to a question need to be relatively ambiguous so as to increase the difficulty level.(DNA)
IGNOU Open Management Admission Test (OPENMAT) & OPENDEN exams to held on Feb 13
Name of Institute / University
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Courses Offered
IGNOU invites applications for the following Degree/Diploma programmes in Management :
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management(PGDFM)
• Diploma in Management (DIM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)
•Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)
Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantology (PGCOI), Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics (PGCE)
Eligibility
1. Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for General Category and 45% for Reserved Category OR Bachelor's degree with 3 years of supervisory/ managerial/ professional experience, or Professional Degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Medicine/ Architecture/ Law/ Pharmacy; OR Professional Qualifications in Accountancy/ Cost and Works Accountancy/ Company Secretaryship etc. OR Masters Degree in any subject.
2. Clearance of OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU.
Candidates who have successfully cleared the entrance test for admission into Management Programme conducted by the institutions like CAT, MAT and State Level tests need not appear in OPENMAT. The cut off percentage for admission of these candidates will be decided by the university.
3. Non-graduates (10+2 or equivalent) with six years of Managerial/ supervisory/ professional experience are eligible for taking admission into Diploma in Management only after clearing the entrance test.
For Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantology (PGCOI), Post GraduateCertificate in Endodontics (PGCE)
Registered BDS Doctors after completion of internship.
The degree should be recognized by the Dental Council of India.
How To Apply
Filled in form for Entrance Test, “0PENMAT-XXIX/OPENDEN-lll” must reach the Registrar (SED), IGNOU, New Delhi-110068 by Registered Post/Speed Post on or before Monday, January 10, 2011.
Walk in Admission (Management Programme Only)
Candidates who qualify entrance test can submit the Registration Form (Form-2) , which is available in the “Student Handbook & Prospectus" along with the hall ticket of the entrance test, to the respective Regional Centre along with the required fee on any day after the receipt of result card for admission cycle starting from July, 2011.
Availability of Student Handbook & Prospectus -
Student Handbook & Prospectus for Management Programme & Openden. Programmes - 2011 can be obtained from the Registrar (SRD), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi- 110068 and from all the Regional Centres of IGNOU whose addresses are given below, by sending a sum of Rs.550/- through a Demand Draft/IPO in favor of IGNOU payable at New Delhi/city of concerned Regional Centre or by paying Rs.500/- in cash at the respective sale counters. Please write your name and address on the back of the DD/IPO.
Application form and prospectus can also be downloaded from the university website www.ignou.ac.in and sent along with a DD / IPO for Rs.550/- in favour of IGNOU payable at New Delhi.
Contact Details
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068
Website: www.ignou.ac.in
Last date for receipt of form
11 January 2011
Entrance Date
13 February 2011
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