SSLC results to be announced on May 3

The all important Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Examination results for the year 2010 will be declared on May 3, according to informed sources in the Education Department. A meeting of the Pass Board for the Examination will be held tomorrow in Thiruvananthapuram in which the pass percentage for the examination will be finalised and approved. Education Minister M.A.Baby is expected to convene a press conference on the morning of May 3 to announce the results.

The results of the Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary examinations are expected to be published by the second week of May.

Around 4,50,167 candidates had written the SSLC examinations in the ‘regular' category, while as many as 1,351 candidates had appeared as private candidates. The valuation of the papers have been completed in the stipulated time and the results are being announced as per the schedule announced by the Directorate of Public Instruction.

AIEEE: Students confused by marking pattern

The All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) today offered different marking patterns, creating some confusion among students as nearly 12 lakh candidates took the test for admission into NITs, IIITs and many prestigious engineering institutes.

The paper, to be completed in three hours, carried 90 questions for 432 marks. These questions comprised 30 each in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Each subject had 24 questions of four marks each and six questions of eight marks each.

The All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) today offered different marking patterns, creating some confusion among students as nearly 12 lakh candidates took the test for admission into NITs, IIITs and many prestigious engineering institutes.

The paper, to be completed in three hours, carried 90 questions for 432 marks. These questions comprised 30 each in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Each subject had 24 questions of four marks each and six questions of eight marks each.

Twelve lakh to write AIEEE today

About 12 lakh engineering aspirants across the country will take the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) on Sunday.Conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examinations (CBSE), the exam score is accepted by premier engineering colleges of the country. Some institutes that accept the score are the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT), besides a few other central and state-funded institutions. Last year, over 9.5 lakh students had appeared for the examination.

The entrance examination will be held in two phases on Sunday. During the morning session, students will appear for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The score will be taken into account for admission to Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses.

The second session will have papers on Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing for students aspiring to join Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Planning courses.

Students looking for a seat in coveted institutes have devised strategies to clear the exam. Compared to other exams, AIEEE is considered lengthier.

KEAM 2010 : ANSWER KEYS PUBLISHED

The Answer Keys of Question papers of Engineering, Medical Entrance Examinations 2010 conducted from 19th to 22nd April 2010 have been published by CEE.

KEAM 2010 ENGINEERING KEYS
 
KEAM 2010 MEDICAL KEYS

Complaints, if any, regarding the questions or answer keys must be forwarded to the CEE along with necessary proof in writing, before 5 pm on 30.04.2010 (Friday).

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Engineers India Limited Recruitment 2010

Engineers India Limited (EIL) is looking for eligible candidates for various posts in different disciplines. Presently, it has 200 posts and they are recruiting for the various disciplines like Construction, Design Engineering, Marketing, Plant Operation & Safety, Corporate Communication, Environment, Infrastructure, R&D, Raj Bhasha, and Quality Management. Interested candidates can apply between 21.04.2010 and 15.05.2010. For any further queries about the recruitments one must visit EIL’s official website: http://engineersindia.eil.co.in/

Engineers India Limited (EIL) was set up in 1965 to offer engineering and related technical services for petroleum refineries and other industrial projects. The company provides excellent growth opportunity for its employees as per the performance. EIL today has emerged as Asia’s leading design, engineering and turnkey contracting company. The company functions under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India.

Currently, the opening is for the following positions of Engineers, Senior Engineers, Senior Managers, Managers, Architect, Officer, Senior Architect, General Managers, Assistant General Managers, Shipping Officer, Senior Officer, Senior shipping officer, Junior Hindi typist, Hindi translator, Corporation Communication Manager, Planning Manager and Draftsman

ONGC India recruitment 2010, careers, vacancies, jobs, Apply Online

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC)  a Fortune-Global 500 Company and the first ever Indian Corporate in Fortune list of ‘World’s Most Admired Companies 2007′ has invited applications for recruitment of various posts at their branches across India.
The company is looking for promising, energetic and young Engineers/Geo-scientists, MBAs and CAs with bright academic record to join Class-I executive (E-1). in the fields of Drilling, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Production, E&T, Civil, Cementing, Chemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Reservoir Finance & Accounts, Programming and Security.
The pay scale would be INR  24,900 – 50,500/- with an increment of 3% every year. Apart from  Basic Pay, the employee is entitled to allowance @ 47% of Basic Pay under Cafeteria Approach, Dearness Allowance.
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The Registration opens on April 30, 2010, 1000 hrs. Last date for registration is May 21, 2010, 2000 hrs.  Last date for receiving registration slip with enclosures is May 28, 2010, 1700 hrs.

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KERALA ENGG. ENTRANCE - 2010 PAPER - II KEY

KERALA ENGG. ENTRANCE - 2010 PAPER - II KEY
Qn. No.	B1	B2	B3	B4		Qn. No.	B1	B2	B3	B4
1	C	D	B	A		61	B	A	E	C
2	E	B	B	B		62	E	D	C	E
3	D	D	B	C		63	B	C	E	A
4	E	E	A	D		64	B	E	C	E
5	C	D	E	C		65	B	E	E	C
6	E	E	A	E		66	B	B	C	A
7	C	C	A	B		67	A	D	A	E
8	E	D	E	C		68	E	A	B	B
9	C	E	B	E		69	A	D	C	D
10	A	B	D	D		70	A	A	A	B
11	B	D	D	E		71	E	C	E	A
12	C	B	C	B		72	B	A	C	B
13	A	D	B	E		73	D	A	A	E
14	E	A	C	A		74	D	D	C	D
15	C	C	A	C		75	C	C	A	B
16	A	E	D	C		76	B	B	B	B
17	C	D	A	E		77	C	D	E	E
18	A	B	B	D		78	A	E	D	B
19	B	A	A	E		79	D	A	C	B
20	E	D	D	C		80	A	C	B	B
21	D	A	A	E		81	B	D	D	B
22	C	C	D	C		82	A	C	B	A
23	B	C	C	E		83	D	A	D	E
24	D	E	E	C		84	A	B	E	A
25	B	A	E	A		85	D	C	D	A
26	D	E	B	B		86	C	D	E	E
27	E	C	D	C		87	E	C	C	B
28	D	A	A	A		88	E	E	D	D
29	E	E	D	E		89	B	B	E	D
30	C	B	A	C		90	D	C	B	C
31	D	D	C	A		91	A	E	D	B
32	E	B	A	C		92	D	D	B	C
33	B	A	A	A		93	A	E	D	A
34	D	B	D	B		94	C	B	A	D
35	B	E	C	E		95	A	E	C	A
36	D	D	B	D		96	A	A	E	B
37	A	B	D	C		97	D	C	D	A
38	C	B	E	B		98	C	C	B	D
39	E	E	A	D		99	B	E	A	A
40	D	B	C	B		100	D	D	D	D
41	B	B	D	D		101	E	E	A	C
42	A	B	C	E		102	A	C	C	E
43	D	B	A	D		103	C	E	C	E
44	A	A	B	E		104	D	C	E	B
45	C	E	C	C		105	C	E	A	D
46	C	A	D	D		106	A	C	E	A
47	E	A	C	E		107	B	A	C	D
48	A	E	E	B		108	C	B	A	A
49	E	B	B	D		109	D	C	E	C
50	C	D	C	B		110	C	A	B	A
51	A	D	E	D		111	E	E	D	A
52	E	C	D	A		112	B	C	B	D
53	B	B	E	C		113	C	A	A	C
54	D	C	B	E		114	E	C	B	B
55	B	A	E	D		115	D	A	E	D
56	A	D	A	B		116	E	B	D	E
57	B	A	C	A		117	B	E	B	A
58	E	B	C	D		118	E	D	B	C
59	D	A	E	A		119	A	C	E	D
60	B	D	D	C		120	C	B	B	C

KERALA ENGG. ENTRANCE - 2010 PAPER - I KEY

KERALA ENGG. ENTRANCE - 2010 PAPER - I KEY
Qn. No.	A1	A2	A3	A4		Qn. No.	A1	A2	A3	A4
1	D	C	C	A		61	A	B	C	B
2	B	D	B	E		62	D	A	D	D
3	A	B	D	B		63	A	E	B	B
4	E	B	B	D		64	B	B	C	C
5	B	C	C	A		65	E	E	D	D
6	E	E	D	A		66	B	A	A	E
7	A	D	E	A		67	E	C	B	A
8	C	C	A	D		68	C	E	A	D
9	E	C	D	A		69	A	D	D	A
10	D	A ; B	A	B		70	D	E	E	E
11	E	C	E	E		71	C	A	C	C
12	A	E	C	B		72	A	D	E	D
13	D	A	D	E		73	E	A	C	D
14	C	D	A	C		74	C	E	A	E
15	D	E	E	A		75	D	B	B	A
16	B	D	B	D		76	E	C	E	C
17	B	C	D	C		77	D	A	D	A
18	C	D	A	A		78	B	E	E	D
19	E	B	A	D		79	E	D	B	C
20	D	C	A	B		80	B	C	B	B
21	C	D	D	A		81	A	B	D	E
22	C	A	A	E		82	E	D	E	C
23	A; B	B	B	B		83	E	C	A	D
24	C	A	E	E		84	C	A	C	E
25	E	D	B	A		85	A	B	A	D
26	A	E	E	C		86	E	C	D	B
27	D	C	C	E		87	B	A	C	E
28	E	E	A	D		88	C	B	B	B
29	D	C	D	E		89	A	E	E	A
30	C	B	C	A		90	E	E	C	E
31	D	D	A	D		91	D	B	D	E
32	B	B	D	C		92	C	A	E	C
33	C	C	B	D		93	B	C	D	A
34	D	D	A	B		94	D	A	B	E
35	A	E	E	B		95	C	B	E	B
36	B	A	B	C		96	A	E	B	C
37	A	D	E	E		97	B	D	A	A
38	D	A	A	D		98	C	E	E	E
39	E	E	C	C		99	A	B	E	D
40	C	C	E	C		100	B	B	C	C
41	E	D	D	A ; B		101	E	D	A	B
42	C	A	E	C		102	E	E	E	D
43	B	E	A	E		103	B	A	B	C
44	D	B	D	A		104	A	C	C	A
45	B	D	C	D		105	C	A	A	B
46	C	A	D	E		106	A	D	E	C
47	D	A	B	D		107	B	C	D	A
48	E	A	B	C		108	E	B	C	B
49	A	D	C	D		109	D	E	B	E
50	D	A	E	B		110	E	C	D	E
51	A	B	D	C		111	B	D	C	B
52	E	E	C	D		112	B	E	A	A
53	C	B	C	A		113	D	D	B	C
54	D	E	A; B	B		114	E	B	C	A
55	A	C	C	A		115	A	E	A	B
56	E	A	E	D		116	C	B	B	E
57	B	D	A	E		117	A	A	E	D
58	D	C	D	C		118	D	E	E	E
59	A	A	E	E		119	C	E	B	B
60	A	D	D	C		120	B	C	A	B

Fees in Govt-owned SF colleges to be cut

The Kerala Government has decided to reduce the fees in government owned self-financing colleges, Education and Culture Minister M A Baby said here today.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, he suggested that the Kerala Private Self-Financing Engineering College Management Association, which had demanded an increase in fees, do likewise.

Baby announced the conferring of the Raja Ravi Varma Award by the State Governemnt on renowned artist C N Karunakaran at the function. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1.25 lakh.

KEAM 2010 from today to Thursday

The Entrance Examinations for admission to Professional Degree Courses, Kerala 2010, starts on 19th April, 2010, Monday with Paper I, Physics and Chemistry of the Engineering Entrance Examination being held that day. Paper II, Mathematics of the Engineering Entrance Examination will be held on 20.4.2010 (Tuesday). Both the Examinations will be from 10 am o 12.30 pm. The Medical Entrance Examinations, 2010 will be held on 21st and 22nd April, 2010. Paper I, Chemistry and Physics of the Medical Entrance will be held on 21st April (Wednesday) and Paper II, Biology on 22nd April, 2010 (Thursday). Both Papers will be from 10 am to 12.30 pm.

Number of questions: Each paper will have 120 objective type questions. Paper I of Engineering will have 72 questions form Physics and 48 questions from Chemistry. Paper I of Medical will have 72 questions form Chemistry and 48 questions from Physics. There will be 5 alternatives to each question, from which the candidate will have to choose the most appropriate answer and darken the circle containing the letter corresponding to the most appropriate answer in the OMR Answer sheet, using blue or black ball point pen.

Marks: Each correct answer would fetch 4 marks while a wrong answer recorded will result in the loss of one mark.

To figure in rank list: A candidate will have to attend both papers of an Entrance Examination in order to figure in the Rank list. In addition, a candidate will also have to score 10 marks in each paper to figure in the rank list. This stipulation on minimum marks is not applicable to SC/ST candidates. There are additional stipulations on marks for being considered for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses.

Items to be carried into the Hall: Candidates should see that they carry the Admit card of the Entrance Examination with them while entering the examination hall. They should also carry with them sufficient number of ball point pens (with black or blue ink refill), for use in the examination hall. A hard board or a clip board can also be taken to the examination hall. No other item is permitted into the examination hall. Ensure that these materials are kept ready before moving to the examination hall.

Timings: Candidates should ensure that they reach the examination venue sufficiently early. Entry into the examination hall starts at 9.30 am. So candidates should ensure that they reach the venue at least by 9 am, find out the hall allotted and relax before entering the hall at 9.30 am. Although the time limit for entry into examination hall is 10.30, candidates should not think of using this facility as it will bring down the time available for answering the paper. No extra time other than that allotted will be given to those reporting late for the examination.

Code of Question Booklet and Answer Sheet: Candidates should ensure that they receive Question Booklet and Answer Sheet they are eligible for which should be identical also. Use of time: Candidates should judiciously use the available time. A candidate will have to attend 120 questions in 150 minutes which means, a candidate will get about 75 seconds to read a question, find the most appropriate answer from among the 5 alternatives given, mark the circle containing the letter corresponding to the most appropriate answer in the OMR answer sheet, as directed. Spending more than 75 seconds in relation to a question will result in the loss of time available for another question, which should be avoided as far as possible.

Attending questions: It is always desirable to attempt simple and direct questions in the first round of answering. This will certainly raise the confidence of the candidate. Glancing through the questions initially, spending the least possible time, will help the candidate to identify the simple questions. Any time saved on such questions can be utilised for answering those questions which need more time to find the answer.

Caution while skipping questions: While skipping questions, utmost care should be taken in recording the answers. It should be ensured that the question number against which the answer is being marked is the same as that given in the question paper. For example, while marking the answer of question with number 47, the candidate should ensure that the answer is marked against Question number 47 itself in the answer sheet. In case the candidate is answering question 47 after answering question 45 and leaving question 46 to be answered later, there is always the possibility of marking answer of question 47 against question 46 in the answer sheet.

When to mark answer: Mark the answer only after ensuring that the one selected by the candidate is the most appropriate one as per the knowledge of the candidate. It may be noted that the answers are being marked using ball point pen and hence, change of a marked answer is not possible. If that is attempted, the machine will not recognise it as a blank circle, but will identify it only as a circle with an answer. So, this should be avoided.

Align the Duplicate answer sheet: Candidates should ensure that the duplicate copy of the OMR answer sheet is in alignment with the original answer sheet so that the entries made in the original sheet are carried over as such to the duplicate also. The duplicate will be detached from the original by the invigilator, at the end of the examination.

Number of questions to be answered: The number of questions to be answered to get a good rank? This is a question that must be haunting the entrance aspirants. It is difficult to answer this question. The aim of all candidates should be to answer correctly, the maximum number of questions and at the same time, not to mark those answers the candidate is not sure about. If a candidate answers 95 questions in all in a paper and finds that 55 of them are correct and 40 are wrong, the candidate would be scoring 180 marks. (55 x 4 = 220 Less 40 for wrong answers, which comes to 180). However, a candidate attempting just 60 questions of which 55 are correct, would score 215 marks (55 x 4 = 220 less 5 for wrong answers). So it is not the number of questions answered that matter, but the number of correctly answered and wrongly answered questions that matter.

Criteria for ranking: Ranking will be based solely on the total marks scored in the two papers of the concerned Entrance Examination. Maximum marks for each Entrance is 960 (2 papers each with a maximum of 480 marks).

Nursing, Pharmacy admissions in Kerala

LBS Centre for Science & Technology, has invited Applications for admission to Professional Degree Courses 2010 in Nursing, Pharmacy and Para Medical Streams . Admissions will be to B.Sc. Nursing, B.Sc. (MLT), B.Sc (Optometry), BPT, B.Pharm and Pharm.D.

Admissions to these courses will be based on merit as assessed in the rank list prepared based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examination(s), after having the normalization procedure as described in the Prospectus . Details regarding nativity, academic eligibility, reservation etc are given in detail in the Prospectus that can be downloaded from http://www.lbskerala.com/menu/para10/main.htm

Only a single application form is needed for applying for admission to the various courses. However, application forms are different for ‘General’ and ‘SC/ST’ candidates. A candidate who does not belong to SC/ST community will be treated as a ‘General’ candidate for this purpose. Children of Inter-Caste married couple of whom one is SC/ST, eligible for educational and monetary benefits admissible to SC/ST as per Prospectus conditions, should apply in the form meant for SC/ST and should attach an inter-caste marriage Certificate from the Revenue officials with the application form. The application fee will be Rs.500/- for General candidates and Rs.250/- for SC / ST candidates.

Application forms, Prospectus and Acknowledgement card can be obtained from Head Post Offices in Kerala (As per the list given at http://www.lbskerala.com/menu/para10/list_of_head_post_offices_in_ker.htm), on payment of Rs.500/- or Rs.250/- as applicable, in cash, from 16th April, 2010 till 5 pm on 7th May, 2010.

Those residing outside Kerala, can get the Prospectus and Application by post by sending a request to the Director, LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Extra Police Road, Nandavanam, Palayam-695033, along with a Demand Draft for Rs.550/-/Rs.300/-, from a Nationalized Bank, drawn in favour of the Director, LBS Centre for Science and Technology and payable at Thiruvananthapuram.

The Acknowledgement Card will have the application number printed on it and a security key embedded in a box. The candidate should scratch the box to get the security key. The candidate should maintain strict confidentiality of his/her security key to protect his/her interest.

Submission of applications has to be done in two stages : Stage 1 is the online registration of Personal Data of Candidates at http://www.lbskerala.com/menu/para10/main.htm, which can be done between 23-04-2010 and 5 pm on 07-05-2010 and submission of duly filled in Application form with all necessary documents at the District Facilitation Centres (see http://www.lbskerala.com/menu/para10/districtfacilitationcentres.htm for the list of centres) , latest by 5 pm on 7th May, 2010.

Stage 2 involves the Online Filing of academic data and registration of options and forwarding of downloaded Academic Data Sheet and attested copies of mark list to the Director, LBS Centre for Science & Technology, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 033, This facility will be available from 15-05-2010 to 29-05-2010.

Accepted data and Provisional Index marks will be published on 15-06-2010 (Tuesday). Provisional Rank List will be published on 22-06-2010 (Tuesday). Trial Allotment will be made on 23-06-2010 (Wednesday). Re arrangement/addition/deletion of options has to be done between 23-06-2010 and 27-06-2010.

First Allotment will be announced on 29-06-2010 (Tuesday) and fee remittance based on it has to be made at designated Banks between 30-06-2010 and 03-07-2010.

Facility for Re arrangement/deletion of options after first allotment will be available from 1-7-2010 to 4-7-2010. Second Allotment will be on 06-07-2010 (Tuesday) based on which Fee/Balance fee Remittance has to be made at designated Banks between 7-7-2010 and 10-7-2010.

Facility for Re arrangement/deletion of options after second allotment will be available from 8-07-2010 to 11-07-2010 and the 3rd allotment will be on 13-07-2010 (Tuesday). Fee/Balance fee Remittance at designated Banks based on third allotment has to done between 14-07-2010 and 17-07-2010.

Facility for Re-arrangement/deletion of options for spot allotment will be from 15-07-2010 to 18-07-2010. Spot allotments will be done from 21-07-2010 to 23-07-2010. Candidates allotted will have to join the College on 26th or 27th July 2010. Classes will commence on 28-07-2010.

For details, see http://www.lbskerala.com/menu/para10/main.htm

Maths toughest in IIT-JEE-2010

There were no surprises in the pattern of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) held at different centres across the country today for admission to the IITs and other prestigious institutes. The pattern of the Paper 1 held in the forenoon was different from the pattern of Paper 2 held in the afternoon. The Paper 2 was considered more difficult than Paper 1 by students who attended the test, according to T.I.M.E., a leading coaching institute.

Nearly 4.7 lakh students today appeared in the IIT-Joint Entrance Examination for admission to prestigious 15 IITs, ISM Dhanbad and IT-BHU.

There were 10 versions for IIT-JEE 2010 and the total mark combining both the papers was 489 - 252 mark in Paper1 and 237 mark in Paper2.

Paper 1 had 84 questions in total - in the order of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Each subejct had 28 questions and the pattern was exactly the same for all the subjects. All questions carried 3 marks.

In the Paper 1 Chemistry was said to be easier than the other subjects. The integer type questions in Mathematics were reported as tough by several students.

There are 57 questions in total in Paper 2 in the order of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics again. Each subject had 19 questions for 79 marks.

For the first time, the logarithms and anti-logarithms were given in two pages of the JEE paper. Earlier, the logarithmic values were given along with a particular questions, if it is relevant.

In general, Mathematics was the toughest among the subjects, according to Ajay Antony, Course Director of T.I.M.E for IIT-JEE.

Meanwhile the IITs have decided to conduct on-line counselling for general category students this year. This will give relief to students who earlier used to go to different counselling centres for securing a seat for themselves.

However, the OBC candidates will have to go to the exam centres for counselling where their certificates will be examined.