Wednesday 29 August 2012

Time Table for the month of September 2012


Time Table Chart of September 2012 is out. Check out the Schedule and enroll for the relative Topics. Classes will start from 5th Sept 2012. 

2 Samsung Laptops will be given to Lucky winners by Lucky draw, who will Enroll in Sept. Hurry!!! Limited Seats.



Wednesday 22 August 2012

IIT aspirants won’t have to answer subjective questions

Putting to rest all confusion over admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the joint admission board (JAB) of IITs clarified that the format of the joint entrance examin
ation (JEE)-Advanced paper will be the same as that of IIT-JEE in the last few years.

The ministry for human resource development (MHRD) issued its first ever notification on JEE-2013 for admissions to all centrally-funded technical institutes on August 14.

JEE-Advanced, which will determine admissions to IITs for 2013, will be held on June 2. The JEE-Advanced paper will only have multiple-choice questions which the students will attempt in two sessions, morning and afternoon. This will come as a relief for aspirants who had been preparing in keeping with the old format which did not include subjective questions. Several IITs, including the one in Mumbai, were in favour of a subjective JEE.

The difficulty level of and the marks allotted to JEE-Advanced tests will be similar to that of previous JEEs.

"We have decided that the format of the test should remain the same as it is too late to introduce changes. However, the notification is just for 2013. The MHRD has also formed an apex board in order to have a smooth JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced this year and in future too," said a senior official from IIT-Bombay. Ashok Misra, the former director of the institute, is the honorary chairperson of the JAB.

The official, who attended the JAB meeting, added, "Machine-readable answersheets will also be retained. The rule allowing candidates to take home a copy of their answersheets will also be followed. While the format and everything else will remain the same in 2013, it can change in future."

According to the notification, top 1.5 lakh candidates, including all categories, from the JEE-Main exam will be eligible to appear for the JEE-Advanced. Students who qualify in the JEE-Advanced exam and fall in the top 20 percentile of the successful candidates in their respective board results will be eligible for admission to IITs.

If states want to admit any students on the basis of JEE scores, a separate state merit list will be given to them. Questions papers can be printed in regional language on demand.

Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/IIT-aspirants-wont-have-to-answer-subjective-questions/articleshow/15593068.cms

Tuesday 21 August 2012

IIT JEE: Marathon 2013 Begins!

The IIT JEE 2013, the popularly discussed engineering entrance examination, has been in news for its highly controversial pattern to be introduced in 2013. The contentious began when HRD minister Kapil Sibal announced a new pattern for engineering aspirants.The newly introduced model will have two papers - Main and Advance, which will eventually be taken into account for the final score. Additionally, the possibility of the emergence of an absolute online-based criterion creates an obligation to imbibe a futuristic studying strategy.
The new pattern facilitates a combination study which lay emphasis on school study as well as JEE preparation. Concerning this, each and every student must abide by a unique approach that establishes a balance between both. Including the traveling time, extra classes, assignments and revision, a coaching institute consumes much time from a student's life leaving very little for his/her school studies. Now is the need when a student discards all such time and travel-related hassles incorporating the best and the latest technology - Elearning.
The number of students relocating or traveling for coaching classes has shown an excessive downfall in this year. Students now prefer flexibility in their studies and notability in their results. Seeing the same, eminent companies like Educomp, Etoosindia, Pie have ventured into the online education sector. The companies have recently launched their newly developed e-learning modules to benefit students in their JEE preparation. Etoosindia had already pioneered the online coaching arena in South Korea for over ten years and is among the top elearning service provider in South Korea.
Rohit Sharma, etoosindia user says, "It's incredible!! It's been only a month I have started studying with etoosindia but the results are visible. I improved in my practice sessions and also started performing well in class. And what I pay now is half the amount I paid for my previous coaching." The e-learning program incorporates a methodology that delivers flexibility in a cost-effective way. A student enjoys complete freedom to choose his time, place, course and teacher discarding the need to relocate or travel to far-off places. A whooping amount stays safe in the pocket escaping the lodging and fee charges for a coaching class. Another noteworthy thing is the budgeted/reasonably priced courses, which are priced almost 50% less than the price paid at a coaching institute. So, enjoy the value of each penny. Study anytime anywhere, and learn at your own individual pace. 

Source:http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIH%2F2012%2F08%2F20&PageLabel=27&EntityId=Ar02701&ViewMode=HTML

Tuesday 14 August 2012

India ranks No. 2 globally for Education related queries - Google India Study

Over 60% of the students with access to Internet use it to research on educational courses & institutes. IT/Vocational courses most searched, followed by enginee
ring & MBA schools.

With over half of the Indian Internet population in the age bracket of 18-35, India has raced to the number 2 spot globally when it comes to absolute volume of search queries related to education on Google Search. India was ranked # 8 in 2008 and is now behind only to the US.


This was revealed today in a study titled “Students on the web” compiled by Google India. The study revealed that over 60% Indian students, who have access to Internet, use it as their first source to research for information related to educational courses and institutes.


Education related queries on Google in India are growing at over 46% year on year - highlighting the strong demand for information on institutes and courses that are available in the country. Out of all education related search queries on Google, over 40% of queries were forhigher education courses and institutes. Search queries coming from mobile phones have also grown considerably showing a growth of over 135% y-o-y and amounting to over 22% of all education related search queries.


In terms of types of courses being searched for on Google - IT/Vocational (44%) courses were the most searched courses, followed by a strong demand for engineering courses (40%) and institutes, followed by postgraduate courses with MBA (16%) being the most searched.


In the offline research, when quizzed on the criteria used for researching/selecting institutes/courses, students highlighted that placements (56%) is the most important criteria for selecting a institute and course,followed by faculty (49%), course content (48%),reputation of the institute (43%) & fees (41%).


The study also found that students take anywhere close to 5-6 months on an average to research before finalizing the institute and course.


In terms of wish list, Students highlighted the need for educational institutes to have more mobile friendly websites as over 66% said they use their mobile phones to access the content. Video content also rated high with the students and they highlighted the need to have more video content on institution websites and other platforms with 46 percent respondents saying that they choose to watch videos as part of their research. In terms of type of video content, students also wanted to watch videos on career options/placements (56%), videos of the faculty (44%), videos of existing students and alumni (29%) and videos of classroom sessions (27%) to help them take more informed decisions.

The study also looked at most searched Institutes in India on Google search: From Jan 2012 to June 2012: (Desktop & Mobile):


Most searched Private Institutes

1.Sikkim Manipal

2.Amity

3.Nirma

4.Lovely Professional

5.Sharda University


Most searched IIMs

1.IIM Ahmedabad

2.IIM Bangalore

3.IIM Indore

4.IIM Calcutta

5.IIM Kozhikode

Most searched IITs

1.IIT Delhi

2.IIT Chennai

3.IIT Kharagpur

4.IIT Roorkee

5.IIT Kanpur

Study Methodology: The report was compiled by combining insights from Google search internal tool and an offline research conducted by TNS Australia.

Offline research conducted by TNS Australia - respondents base 2229, 52% female, 48% male. Age group: (18-24 yrs) - 67%, (25-29 yrs) - 24%, (30-35 yrs) - 9%. Covering 7 cities - New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Hyderabad & Bangalore.

Google Search internal tool: Search Query analysis for the year Jan 2011 till June 2012 both desktop & mobile search queries.

IIT Bombay commercialising its research,earns 194 crore in research revenue in FY12

Reportedly IIT Bombay is likely to sign a deal to commercialise some of its innovation products and make them market ready. Reportedly the institutes are increasingly focusing their research on commercialization of it’s innovation and doing cross-functional tieups for the same.

“Commercialising innovation product
s is a very important aspect for the institutes. Usually, funding agencies or companies want an idea to be market-ready to be willing to invest in it. The ideas and intellectual property that come out in India are not market-ready,” says Rangan Banerjee, dean, Research and Development at IIT-Bombay.

Reportedly the institute garnered an annual research revenue of Rs 194 Crore in FY 12 and is expecting it’s licensing revenues to grow to Rs 10 crore in FY13 compared to Rs 50 – 60 Lakh earlier.

CBSE to conduct Problem Solving Assessment test for all class XI students

Reportedly Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct a special test CBSE-PSA for class XI students to test analytical skills and comprehension of written texts in January 2013. The test is compulsory for all students and students will get a special certificate by CBSE.

CBSE-PSA format – Total Marks: 90
There 
will be 60 items in a MCQ format. There will be no specific syllabus for CBSE-PSA and no separate class will be taken by schools to prepare students.
The test will evaluate three areas: (i) quantitative reasoning, (ii) qualitative reasoning and (iii) language conventions.

In a letter to schools, board chairman Vineet Joshi said that ‘research and analytical skills, ability to apply basic concepts of different subjects, solve application based problems in Mathematics and Science, comprehend and analyze written texts and effective communication are the skills which ensure success in higher studies and professional areas’.

CBSE-PSA will be designed in such a way that it will improve generic and higher order thinking skills. The board believes that the test will help students improve scores in core school subjects. Registration for the CBSE-PSA will be done by the board

Thursday 9 August 2012

Pattern and Syllabus of JEE Advanced 2013 will be same as IIT JEE 2012

This is a positive update to all the students who are worried about the pattern of JEE Advanced to be held in the new two-tier examination for admission into IITs this year, while almost all the IIT’s voted for the subjective test for the JEE Advanced pattern, Joint Admission Board has decided to go with the old pattern for JEE Advanced, i.e., JEE Advanced syllabus and pattern will be exactly sames as that of IIT JEE 2012.

IIT Delhi had suggested that for 2013, both 60% and 20 percentile should be considered. IIT Delhi and Kanpur had proposed that for those who had cleared the boards in 2012, the eligibility criteria should be 60%, but JAB has decided against the same following top 20 percentile in 12th board and JEE Main as eligibility and decided on shortlisting 1.5 Lakh students.
 
JEE Advanced to be held on June 2 Next Year
Reportedly next year JEE-Adavnced would be held on June 2. The blueprint of the conduct of the exam has been prepared in IIT Delhi. The students appearing in this Advanced JEE would be getting a chance to take admission in IITs, IT-BHU and ISM-Dhanbad.The Joint Admission Board have agreed on percentile based formula to get admission to IITs for 2013. The IIT-JEE aspirants will be required to appear for JEE Main exam first. Those who will qualify will be given an opportunity to sit in the Advanced JEE. The students will be tested upon their knowledge in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. The exam would be held in two shifts as it was held in JEE-2012. The questions will be objective in nature. The duration for each paper would be three hours.