APSRTC Recruitment 2011 for Junior Assistant

 Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has invited applications for  post of Junior Assistant.Which include Junior Assistant Finance, Junior Assistant Personnel & Junior Assistant Material.

APSRTC Junior Assistant Finance Recruitment 2011

• No. of Posts: 266
• Qualification: Graduate from any University recognized by UGC and Passed the Lower Grade Government Technical Examination either in English or Telugu Typewriting

APSRTC Junior Assistant Personnel Recruitment 2011

• No. of Posts: 196
• Qualification: Graduate in commerce from any University recognized by the UGC

APSRTC Junior Assistant Material Recruitment 2011

• No. of Posts: 82
• Qualification: Diploma in Automobile/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering/Graduate from a UGC recognized University

IMPORTANT DATES

LAST DATE FOR FEE PAYMENT  28th Nov 2011

LAST DATE FOR  online registrations 30th Nov 2011

Online form is available to download at the official website of APSRTC.

Upper age limit is 30 years of as on 1st July 2011.

Exam dates
1. Jr. Assistant (Finance) - 18th Dec 2011
2. Jr. Assistant (Personnel) - 22nd Jan 2012
3. Jr. Assistant (Material) - 4th March 2012

Application fee is Rs.400 for OC and Rs.2011 for SC/ST/BC/PHC/EXS/Departmental candidates. Fee can be paid at APOnline/meeSeva/eSeva/Rajiv Citizen Service Centres. Last date to submit applications is 28th Nov 2011.

For further details : APSRTC Recruitment 2011

1.50 lakh Kerala students to get animation skills

 Nearly 1.50 lakh students in Kerala are set to be equipped with animation skills in December through a state-run programme that has helped to break the barrier in IT education in schools.

In May, the IT@School project had trained 1,586 selected students in animation skills with the help of whom 12,535 others were trained during Onam vacation in August. A statement issued here Thursday said a minimum of 50 students each from a school would attend the mass training programme in December through IT Clubs in the institutions.

Project chief K. Anvar Sadath said the innovative training session would take the students through a virtual tour on the animation movie making process. "We have already submitted the documents to Guinness World Records for terming the training given to 12,535 students during the Onam vacation as the world's largest in its kind," Sadath said.

Indian Army - Technical Graduate Course- July 2012

Applications have been invited by Indian Army from Engineering Graduates, Married / Unmarried Male including temporary Central / State Govt. servants, serving personnel of the regular Army and Territorial Army (including officers of Territorial Army) and serving personnel of Navy and Air Force for grant of permanent commission in the Indian Army.

Stream wise vacancies:

• Civil (including Mining/ Construction)
• Electrical (including Electrical & Electronics)
• Mechanical (including Industrial/Industrial Engg & Management)
• Automobile Engg / Workshop Technology
• Production (including Manufacturing/ Metallurgical / Metallurgy Explosives)
• Rubber Technology / Plastic / Textiles
• Electronics (including Electronics & Instrumentation / Micro Electronics & Microwave / Opt Electronics)
• Communication / Telecommunication (Including ECE / Electronics & communication)
• Architecture/ Building Construction Technology
• Computer Science & Engg / Computer Science / MSc (Computer)

TGC - 115 For Army Eucation Corps (Men)

• MA in English / Economics / History / Music / Geography / Political Science / MSc (Physics Maths): Post Graduate Degree (MA / MSc) 1st or 2nd division
• Foreign Language (Post Graduate Degree MA): Post Graduate Degree (MA) 1st or 2nd Division, in any of the following subjects Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, Pushto, Dari, Arabic and Sinhala

TGC (Military Farms)

• Degree dairy Agriculture

Eligibility:
a) Age Limit:
(i) For Engineering Graduates - 20 to 27 yrs (Born between 02 Jul 85 to 01 Jul 92).
(ii) For AEC - 23 to 27 yrs (Born between 02 Jul 85 to 01 Jul 89).
(iii) For Military Farms - 20 to 27 yrs (Born between o2 Jul 85 to 01 Jul 92).

b) Educational Qualification: 
(i) For Engineers: Candidates studying in the Final Year of Engineering Degree and who are qualified graduates of the Degree Course in Engineering will be eligible to apply. The qualified graduates of the Degree Course must possess Engineering Degree at the time of joining training. The candidates studying in the final year of Degree Course, if not already in possession of the Degree Certificate should be able to produce the Engineering Degree within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at IMA. Such candidates will be inducted for training at IMA on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite degree certificate.

(ii) For Army Education Corps: MA / MSc Degree in 1st or 2nd division from a university recognized by AIU in English / Economics / History / Music / Geography / Political Science / Physics & Math.

(iii) For Military Farm: A degree in dairying or a degree in Agriculture from a recognized university with dairying as one of the subjects or an equivalent foreign qualification in Agriculture (Preference will be given to those who hold MSc degree or have carried out research in Dairying of Fodder Crops).

Conditions of Eligibility:
(a) Nationality: 
A candidate must either be
(i) a citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) Tibetan origin but of Indian domicile, whose parents entered India as refugees prior to 1st January 1962 with intention of Permanently settling in India.
(v) a person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and East African countries like Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambi, Malawai, Zaire, Ethopia and Vietnam with the intention of Permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of candidate who are Gorkha subject of Nepal.

(b) Candidates withdrawn from IMA / OTA / Naval Academy / Air Force Academy on disciplinary ground are not eligible to apply.

Physical Standards:
(i) Height & Weight: The minimum acceptable height and weight for men is 157.5 cms with correlated weight. In case of candidates belonging to the North East and hilly areas like Gorkhas, Nepalese, Aesamese and Garhwalis, the height will be relaxed by 5 cms and weight commensurate with reduced height. In case of candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum acceptable height can be reduced by 2cms.

(ii) Visual Standards: The minimum acceptable visual acuity are: Distant vision (corrected) better eye 6/6, worse 6/18, Myopia of not more than minus 3.5 including Astigmation.

(iii) To be passed fit, a candidate must be in good physical and mental health free from any disability likely to interfere with the efficient performance of duty.

How to Apply:
(i) Application will only be accepted on line for TGC except AEC & MF. To do so, the candidate needs to click on the 'ON LINE APPLICATION' button on website http://joinindianarmy.nic.in/

(ii) Filling of online Application: Visit website http://joinindianarmy.nic.in/ and proceed as follows:
(a) Click on Officers Menu button. Go to How to apply button and then click apply online for the particular entry on the home page.
(b) Fill the online registration form. Tips to assist in filling up fields have been provided as you click on each field.
(c) While filling online application it is advisable to keep the relevant documents readily available as details are to be filled as per matriculation and other educational certificates.
(d) Before clicking the submit button it should be checked whether all details entered in the form are correct as you will not be able to make any corrections after saving the record
(e) After submitting the form and acknowledgement of successful submission generated roll number and the buttons of print and save the application will appear. It is advisable to first save the online application and then take a print out.
(f) After submitting online application, candidates are required to obtain two copies of the application printout. One copy of the print out application duly signed and affixed photograph attested by Gazzetted Officer there on and attested copies of 10th Class Certificate, 12th Class certificate alongwith Degree / Provisional Degree of BE / BTech or Mark-sheets of eight semesters of BE / BTech are to be forwarded to "Additional Directorate General of Recruiting (Rtg-6), TGC, Section, West Block-lll, RK. Puram, New Delhi-110066".

The last date of receipt of such printouts of online applications is 10 Jan 2012 while forwarding these applications the words "Online application for TGC - 115 and the Roll No ..........,. " must be written boldly outside the envelope. The second copy of the printout of online application form and all the above certificates in original alongwith two attested photocopies are to be carried to the selection Centre by the candidate. Original will be returned after verification by the selection centres.

Candidates of Army Education Corps and Military Farm: 
(a) AEC and Military Farms candidates are not permitted to apply online. They should apply only by post.
(b) Candidates can download Common Application Form from Army Website link: 
http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in/Download.aspx?hid=di

Application in respect of candidates applying for Military Farms category will be forwarded directly by Post to Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defense (Army), QMG’s Branch, Directorate of Military Farms (MF-1), West Block-lll, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066 in an envelope and SUPERSCRIBED IN CAPITAL LETTERS IN RED INK on the top left corner of the envelope indicating MILITARY FARMS. Last date of receipt application is 22 Dec 2011.

Amy Education Corps only (Apply only by POST): Application as per the format given on website in respect of candidates applying for Army Education Corps category will be forwarded directly by pos to Additional Directorate General of Recruiting (Rtg-6), TGC Section, West Block, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110066 in an envelope and SUPERSCRIBED IN CAPITAL LETTERS IN RED INK on the top left corner of the envelope indicating 115th TGC (ARMY EDUCATION CORPS). Last date for receipt of form 21 December 2011

Important Dates:
Last date for submission of form:
By Post: 22nd December, 2011
ONLINE: 21st December, 2011

For more details please visit:
http://joinindianarmy.nic.in

Admission at NIFT ; Apply now

Applications have been invited for admission to the Bachelor and Master Degree Programmes offered at the various centres of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). The Centres of NIFT are located at Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gandhinagar Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Raebareli and Shillong.

The Programmes offered include, Bachelor Programmes Design (B.Des) in Fashion Design, Leather Design, Accessory Design, Textile Design, Knitwear Design and Fashion Communication; Bachelor Programme -Technology (B.F Tech) in Apparel Production; Masters Programme in Design (M.Des);  Management (M.F.M) and Technology (M.FTech).

A total of 2180 seats are available. The Centre wise courses and seat availability is given in detail in the Prospectus that can be downloaded fromhttp://www.nift.ac.in/admissions.html

As part of the selection process, a Written Entrance Examination will be held on 12th February, 2012, at Ahmedabad (Centre Code 11), Bengaluru (12), Bhopal (13), Bhubaneswar (14), Chandigarh (15), Chennai (16), Cochin (17), Coimbatore (18), Dehradun (19), Delhi (20), Guwahati (21), Hyderabad (22), Jaipur(23), Jammu (24), Jodhpur (25), Kangra (26), Kannur (27), Kolkata (28), Lucknow (29), Madurai (30), Mumbai (31), Nagpur (32), Patna (33), Pune (34), Raipur (35), Ranchi (36), Surat (37), Udaipur (38), Vadodara (39), Vishakhapatnam (40), Shillong (41).

Eligibility for Bachelor Programmes: For Bachelor Programmes, the maximum age admissible is 23 years as on 1st November, 2011. Applicant should have been born on or after 1st November, 1988.

For admission to the B. Des Probgrammes in Fashion Design/Leather Design/ Accessory Design/Textile Design/Knitwear Design/Fashion Communication, applicant should have passed Plus Two level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi or the General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level or any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in Foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system or the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects in Pass Grade or the 3 or 4-years Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

For admission to Bachelor Programme-Technology [B.F.Tech] Apparel Production, applicant should have passed the Plus two level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or the General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri- Lanka) at the advanced (A) level with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or any Public School/ Board/ University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognised by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system with Physics, Chemistry and Maths  or Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with a pass Grade or the 3 or 4-years diploma recognised by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education (Engineering background).

Eligibility for Master Programme-Design [M.Des] (Master of Design): Undergraduate Degree from any Institute / University recognized by law in India or Diploma in UG Design from NIFT / NID only. (Design Space is an advanced course that demands an understanding of fundamentals in design & presupposes that candidates would be familiar with the basic skills and theories for successful completion of the programme. NIFT programme would not provide any basic knowledge & skill development in design as a part of Master programme.)

Eligibility for Master Programme- Management M.F.M (Master of Fashion Management): Undergraduate Degree from any Institute / University recognised by law in India or Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.

Eligibility for Master Programme-Technology M.F.Tech. (Master of Fashion Technology): B.F.Tech. from NIFT

Those appearing in the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply provided they produce the proof of having acquired minimum prescribed qualifications at the time of counselling/admission> If the 12th class/final year/final semester (as the case may be) result of qualifying Degree/Certificate examination is not declared by the concerned Board/University till the date of counselling/admission, his/her admission in that case will be strictly provisional subject to the conditions specified in the Prospectus.

Reservation of Seats: The seats reserved for SC/ST/Physically Handicapped Candidates (PHP) in each programme are as follows. SC-15%; ST-7.5%; OBC (Non-Creamy) 27%; Physically Handicapped 3% Horizontal reservation (with 40% or more disability) for physically handicapped candidates cutting across all sections.

Foreign Nationals/ 15% (supernumerary) SAARC/NRI State Domiciles 20% (supernumerary). Category once filled up in the application form will not be changed at any stage.

The qualifying candidates need to meet the eligibility and admission requirements of NIFT. Details are available in the Prospectus.

Application: Prospectus along with Application Form will be available till 5th January, 2012, at selected branches of Axis Bank and IDBI Bank across India, on payment of Rs.250/-. The list of branches where application forms will be available is given at the appropriate link at www.nift.ac.in/admissions.html

It can also be obtained by post from all NIFT centres, (see the linkhttp://www.nift.ac.in/centers.html for the NIFT Centres and their addresses), by sending a DD for Rs.350/- in favour of NIFT, New Delhi. Prospectus is also available at NIFT website, www.nift.ac.in. Guidelines for applying online with detailed procedure are available on the website: www.nift.ac.in

Candidates have to submit a Demand Draft along with the filled up Application.  Candidates belonging to General/OBC Category are required to submit a Demand Draft for Rs.1000/- drawn in favour of 'National Institute of Fashion Technology', payable at New Delhi, along with the NIFT Application Form filled-in manually. Candidates (General/OBC Category) applying online are required to submit a Demand Draft for Rs.1,250/- along with the print-out of the filled-in online NIFT Application Form. Candidates belonging to SC/ST or Person with Disabilities Category are required to submit a Demand Draft for Rs.500/- drawn in favour of 'National Institute of Fashion Technology' payable at New Delhi, along with the NIFT Application Form filled-in manually. Candidates (SC/ST/PHP Category) applying online are required to submit a Demand Draft for Rs.750/- along with the print-out of the filled-in online. Demand Draft may be taken from one of the Branches listed on Page 47 of the Prospectus.

Application Form, complete in all respects, along with Demand Draft  should reach ‘The Project Manager-CMS, All India Management Association, Management House, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003’,latest by 10th January, 2012.

On the basis of information given in the NIFT Application Form, Admit Card for the Written examination, of provisionally eligible candidates will be despatched to the address mentioned in the Application Form by 28th January, 2012. In case of non-receipt of Admit Cards, the candidates can download the Admit Card from the NIFT website http://www.nift.ac.in on or before 11th February, 2012. On such downloaded admit cards, the candidates are required to affix their photograph (similar to that affixed on the Application Form) on the downloaded Admit Card and get it attested by a Gazetted Officer/School or College Principal for producing at the Examination Centre. Candidate without admit card or downloaded admit card without the photograph and attestation will not be permitted to appear in the written entrance examination.

The written entrance examination is designed to test the knowledge, skill and aptitude of the candidates for the programme opted. The objective type tests are subject to negative marking at the rate of 0.25 for each wrong answer.

The Written Entrance Examination may consist of Creative Ability Test (CAT), Managerial Ability Test (MAT) and General Ability Test (GAT), depending on the Programme.

For admission to B Des, GAT will be held from 10 am to 12 noon and CAT from 2 pm to 5 pm on 12th February, 2012.

For admission to B.F.Tech, GAT will be from 10 am to 12 noon and MAT from 2 pm to 4 pm on 12.2.2012

For M.Des, GAT will be from 10 am to 12 noon and CAT from 2 pm to 5 pm.

For M.F.M, GAT will be from 10 am to 12 noon and MAT, from 2 pm to 4pm.

For M.F.Tech, GAT will be from 10 am to 12 noon and MAT, from 2 pm to 4 pm.

Result will be announced on 30th March, 2012. The Situation Test/ GD/ Interviews will be held in April-May, 2012. The final results will be declared by end of May, 2012/June, 2012. This will be followed by counseling to be held in June, 2012 and July, 2012.

For details related to the pattern of Examination and selection, Fee Structure, Course structure and other related details can be had from the Prospectus and also from www.nift.ac.in/admissions.html. 

CTET 2012 Online Application form and Important Dates

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education Delhi. 

This year CBSE will conduct CTET in online mode also apart from the regular paper pencil mode. The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) shall be held on January 29 this year.  

In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) had vide Notification dated August 23, 2010 and July 29, 2011 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII.

It had been inter alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE.

Application can be submitted online from November 1 to 25.     Payment of fee could be made by demand draft or credit/debit card.

The cost of information bulletin inclusive of examination fees for TET is Rs 500 for General/OBC category and RS 250 for SC/ST/Differently Abled.

Important dates:
a. Sale of CTET Information Bulletin with Application Form at Designated Branches of Syndicate Bank/other Banks Institutions against cash Payment only. List available on CBSE Website. - 05.11.2011 to 25.11.2011
b. Online Submission of application through CBSE website
www.cbse.nic.in or www.ctet.nic.in - 01.11.2011 to 25.11.2011
c. Last date for Receipt of Application / Confirmation Page in CBSE office - 30.11.2011
2. Issue of Admit Card* 03.01.2012 to 12.01.2012*
3. Applications not received cases (contact CBSE)* 03.01.2012 to 12.01.2012*
4. Date of Examination 29.01.2012
Paper - I 10:00 to 11:30 hrs**
Paper- II 13:00 to 14:30 hrs**
5. Centre of Examination As indicated on the Admit Card
6. Declaration of Results By 06.03.2012
7. Dispatch of CTET Certificates / Mark Sheet By 31.03.2012
7. Materials to be brought on the day of examination  - Admit Card and Blue/Black Ball Point Pen of good quality.
8. Rough Work -  All rough work is to be done in the Test Booklet only. The candidate should NOT do any rough work or put stray mark on the Answer Sheet.

Sabarimala Online Queue Booking - Virtual Queue system

The Kerala Police has launched an innovative e-queue system for Sabarimala darshan during the 2011-12 pilgrimage season. Using the online advance queue placement coupon, pilgrims can get preference in the queue for darshan, which the authorities believe will help avoid overcrowding and congestion. The system which was on a trial run for the last two weeks will be completely operational from November 16. As of now, this facility is limited to devotees who are coming to Sabarimala with Irumudikettu. However, the Q-Coupon does not assure a darshan at Sabarimala.

A pilgrim who registers on the Kerala Police @ Sabarimala website (qcoupon.keralapolice.gov.in/home.php) need not wait for hours for the darshan as the online advance queue placement coupon entitles the devotee to join the queue at ‘Nadapanthal’.  After verifying the credentials, devotees will be put through the queue for darshan eventually along with those who are waiting in the queue. To avoid inconvenience, they will also be given a time when they can join a batch of pilgrims. This is a free service offered by Kerala Police for the purpose of crowd management at Sabarimala. There is no payment involved in this advance booking system.

Pilgrims will have to fill out the form and upload a scanned passport size photograph (jpg / jpeg format of less than 30 KB size). The print out generated after registration (Q-Coupon) and the Identity Card used for registration are to be produced for verification by Police officials while coming for Darshan.

It was in December 2010 that the Kerala Police launched the Kerala Police @ Sabarimala website (sabarimala.keralapolice.gov.in) to give information to pilgrims on Sabarimala and also to help the devotees in getting Police assistance. The multi-lingual website gives information related to the annual pilgrimage in English, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. The website has details like number of devotees waiting for darshan, movement of devotees through the hill route and other necessary arrangements regarding darshan. The website is being maintained by the Police Computer Centre at the State Crime Records Bureau of Kerala Police

Amrita Engg Entrance on April 22

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has announced the Engineering Entrance Examination to be conducted by it on All India basis for admission to the 4 year B.Tech Degree programmes offered in the three Schools of Engineering campuses at Amritapuri (Kollam), Bengaluru and Ettimadai (Coimbatore).

The Entrance Examination will be held from, 10 am to 1 pm on 22.4.2012 (Sunday) at the following Centres.

Tamil Nadu: Chennai (101), Coimbatore (102), Cuddalore (103), Dindigul (104), Erode (105), Hosur (106), Karur (107), Madurai (108), Nagercoil (109), Namakkal (110), Neyveli (111), Ooty (112), Pudukottai (113), Pudhucherry (114), Salem (115), Thanjavur (116), Tirunelveli (117), Tirupur  (118), Trichy (119), Tuticorin (120), Vellore (121); Kerala: Alappuzha (201), Amritapuri (202), Ernakulam (203), Kalpetta (204), Kannur (205), Kasaragod (206), Kollam (207), Kottayam (208), Kozhikode (209), Malappuram (210), Palakkad (211), Pathanamthitta (212), Thiruvananthapuram (213), Thrissur (214), Thodhupuzha (215); Karnataka: Belgaum (301), Bengaluru (302), Bijapur (303), Davangere (304), Gulbarga (305), Hubli (306), Karwar (307), Mangalore (308), Mysore (309), Raichur (310), Shimoga (311), Udupi (312); Andhra Pradesh: Anantapur (401), Hyderabad (402), Kakinada (403),  Nellore (404), Tirupati (405), Vijayawada  (406), Vishakhapatnam (407); Assam: Guwahati (411); Bihar: Patna (416); Chandigarh: Chandigarh (421); Chhattisgarh:Raipur (426); Delhi: New Delhi (431); Goa: Panaji (436); Gujarat:Ahmedabad (441), Vadodara (442); Jharkand: Dhanbad (446), Ranchi (447);Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal (451); Maharashtra: Mumbai (456), Nagpur (457), Pune (458); Orissa: Bhubaneshwar (461); Rajasthan: Jaipur (471), Kota (472), Uttaranchal: Dehra Dun (476); Uttarpradesh: Lucknow (481), Varanasi (482), West Bengal: Durgapur (486), Kolkatta (487); Andaman &  Nicobar: Port Blair (491)

Courses: The various B.Tech programmes offered in the three Schools of Engineering are as follows.

Amritapuri Campus: Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Bengaluru Campus: Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.
Coimbatore Campus: Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Candidates should have been born on or after 1st July 1991. He/She should have passed in the final examination of 10+2 ( class XII ) or its equivalent securing at least 60% marks in Mathematics, and minimum of 55% marks separately in Physics and Chemistry with an aggregate of 60% in the three subjects or should have obtained a three year Diploma in Engineering awarded by any State Board of Technical Education, with minimum 60% marks. Those who are appearing for the above examinations in April / May 2012 and expect to secure minimum marks as above may also apply.

Application Form: Application forms will be issued from 20.12.2011 (Tuesday) till 27.03.2012 (Tuesday). Application form will be in a format that can be processed by Optical Mark Reader (OMR). Cost of Application kit is Rs. 850/-, which covers the cost of Application form, University Brochure, Information Handbook and Examination fee.

Application forms of Amrita Entrance Examination-Engineering 2012 can be obtained by Post, from the Admission Co-ordinators of Amrita Schools of Engineering at Amritapuri (Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri, Clappana (PO), Kollam, Kerala-690525) , Bengaluru (Amrita School of Engineering, Kesavanahalli, CArmelaram (PO), Bengaluru, Karnataka- 560035) and Coimbatore (Amrita School of Engineering, Amritanagar (PO), Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu- 641112), on a written request indicating full communication address of applicant together with a Demand Draft for Rs.850/- drawn in favour of ‘Amrita School of Engineering’, payable at Coimbatore. It can be obtained from the University counter of Amrita Schools of Engineering at Amritapuri, Bengaluru and Coimbatore on producing a DD for Rs.850/- drawn in favour of ‘Amrita School of Engineering’, payable at Coimbatore.

It can be obtained from designated Post Offices, branches of AXIS Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd., Karur Vysya Bank (Tamil Nadu) & Federal Bank on payment of Rs.850/-. The list of outlets will be available athttp://amrita.edu/admissions/admissions.php

Application can also be submitted online athttp://amrita.edu/admissions/admissions.php. Such applicants should submit the printout of the application in an A4 sheet with a passport size colour photograph affixed in the specified location, along with a DD for Rs.850/-. Instructions related to online applications will be available at the website.

Applicants should write his/her Name and ‘B.Tech Application’, on the back of the Demand Draft, when a Demand Draft is attached. Applicants may keep a photocopy of the application and Demand Draft with them for future reference.

Last Date for submission of Application: Duly filled-in application (OMR & On-line), should reach ‘The Admission Co-ordinator, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, (P.O) Amritanagar, Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu-641 112’, latest by 30.03. 2012 (Friday).

Examination: The Examination of 3 hours duration will have only one question paper containing objective type questions from Mathematics (60 questions), Physics (30) and Chemistry (30). Each question will be followed by four answers of which only one will be correct/most appropriate. Maximum marks will be 360. Three marks will be awarded for every correct answer. One mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. If no response is indicated in the answer sheet against a question, no marks will be awarded or deducted. If more than one answer is indicated against a question, it will be treated as ‘incorrect answer’ and mark will be deducted. The answer sheets are machine graded and scrutinized with precision. Hence request for revaluation, rechecking or re-totaling will not be entertained. The question booklet will be in English.

Rank List: Rank list will be published in the University website within four weeks from the date of examination.

Counseling: Counseling for admission will be held in May/June 2012. Counseling call letter will be sent to eligible candidates after the publication of rank list. The counseling schedule will be available in the university website at that time. Counseling will be arranged simultaneously in the three campuses using satellite connectivity. Candidate can appear for counseling in any one of the three campuses and opt a branch in any campus according to his/her preference and availability of seat. But candidates who have studied and passed +2 examination in Karnataka state are advised to attend the counseling at the Bengaluru campus. A certain percentage of seats in each campus will be earmarked for the candidates from the State in which the campus is situated. Candidate must be physically present for counseling. Parent/Guardian should accompany the candidate for counseling.

At the time of Counseling, candidates should produce originals of the following:
(i)Marks statements of class X and XII
(ii)Hall tickets of class XII Examination & Amrita Entrance Examination-Engg. 2012
(iii)Transfer Certificate from the school last attended
(iv)Community certificate in case of SC / ST
(v)Other testimonials as specified in the call letter.

If the original certificates are not produced by a candidate, he/she will not be permitted to attend the counseling. When a candidate accepts the seat allotment, his/her original certificates will be retained by the University, unless otherwise decided by competent authority.

Fees: The Annual Tuition fee for the Programme is Rs. 1,15,000/- at Amritapuri (Kollam) and Bengaluru and RS. 1,25,000/- at Ettimadai (Coimbatore). The total amount payable at the three campuses at the time of admission will be RS. 1,51,500/- (Amritaopuri), Rs.1,53,000/- (Bengaluru) and Rs.1,68,000/- (Coimbatore). Before seat allotment, each candidate has to pay Rs. 30,000/- by Demand Draft as part of tuition fees. Candidates are required to pay the balance fees and complete all other formalities within the time limit prescribed in the provisional admission order. The time limit will normally be ten days from the date of counselling. Request for extension of time for payment of fees will not be entertained. If a candidate fails to remit the fees on the stipulated date his/her admission will get automatically cancelled without any notice.

Scholarship Scheme: Scholarship will be provided to15% of the top ranking candidates, who passed the qualifying examination from Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and admitted in the respective campuses. Scholarship amount of Rs.50,000/- per annum will be waived from the tuition fees. Award of scholarship will be governed by the rules framed for the purpose.The first year B.Tech classes are expected to start by the last week of July.

Withdrawal: Refund of fees will be made as per the regulations of the Govt.of India. If a student admitted to the B.Tech. programme withdraws from the programme before the starting of the classes, the fees collected from the student will be refunded after deducting a processing fee of Rs.1000/-. If a student leaves after starting the classes, but before closing the admission, and if the seat consequently falling vacant is filled by another candidate before the last date of admission, the University will return the fees collected with proportionate deductions of monthly fees. If the vacancy is not filled up as above, the fee will not be refunded.

No refund will be given to a student leaving after the closing of admissions. The date of closing of admissions will be announced by the University.

Admission Office can be contacted on 0422-2685000.

Website: http://amrita.edu/admissions/admissions.php

JEST 2012: Apply by December 15

Applications have been invited for the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST).JEST is a common qualifying test for admissions to Ph.D. programmes in Physics at premier Indian research institutions (see Participating Institutes) and a Ph.D. programme in Theoretical Computer Science at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

Using JEST results, each institute will call a limited number of candidates for its own selection procedure depending, on its requirements.All selected candidates will receive Research Fellowships from the respective institutes.The JEST exam is used to shortlist candidates and does not automatically entitle an applicant to get a Research Fellowship.

Participating Institutes: Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai,Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad,Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam,Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore,Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali,Pune and Thiruvananthapuram, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai,Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar,Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar,Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune,Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore,National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR, Pune,National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar,Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad,Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore,Raman Research Institute, Bangalore,Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata,Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata,UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore,Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata

Programmes and Eligibility Criteria:

PhD Programme:(1) Physics:
MSc in Physics or MSc / ME / MTech in related disciplines. Candidates with MSc in Mathematics / Applied Physics / Applied Mathematics / Optics and Photonics / Instrumentation / Electronics will also be considered at IIA. Graduates with a BE or BTech will also be considered at IISc, IMSc, IUCAA, JNCASR, NCRA-TIFR RRI, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram and SNBNCBS.

Talented final year BSc and first year MSc (in Physics / Electronics / Astronomy / Applied Mathematics) students may also apply to be pre-selected for research scholarship at IUCAA. At IPR, candidates should have a Master's degree in Physics, Engineering Physics or Applied Physics.

(2) Theoretical Computer Science:
MSc / ME / MTech / MCA in Computer Science and related disciplines, and should be interested in the mathematical aspects of computer science.

(3) Integrated MSc / MTech - PhD Programme:
At HRI, IISER-Pune, SNBNCBS, and NCRA-TIFR candidates with a Bachelor's degree will also be considered for the integrated MSc, PhD programme in Physics. At IMSc, graduates with Bachelor’s degree in Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics / Computer science / Information technology / Engineering will also be considered for admission in Physics and in Theoretical Computer Science, as part of an integrated PhD programme. All candidates successful in the course work of this programme shall be awarded an MSc degree.

At SNBNCBS, graduates with BSc (Physics) / BE / BTech degree will be considered for the integrated Post-BSc-PhD programme in subject areas mentioned above. At IIA, graduates with BSc (Physics / Mathematics) / BE / BTech in Electrical / Instrumentation / Engineering Physics / Electronics and Communications / Computer Science and Engineering / Optics and Photonics will be considered.

(4) Integrated MTech - PhD Programme at IIA
Graduates with MSc (Physics / Applied Physics) / Post-BSc (Hons) in Optics and Optoelectronics / Radio Physics and Electronics / BE / BTech degree in subjects mentioned above will be considered.

How to apply: Register with a valid email address by clicking on Create new account at link: http://www.jest.org.in/registration_form_jest_2012  Upon successful registration, one can login to apply for JEST-2012 online. Although online applications are preferred, for those who have difficulty in accessing the internet, a hard copy of the application form can be requested by writing to The JEST Coordinator, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012. Application Fee of Rs. 100 (and Rs. 50 for SC / ST) is payable through challan /Bank.

Important Dates:Last date for online submission is December 15, 2011.
Last date to request printed application form December 5, 2011.
Last date for receipt of the filled applications is December 15, 2011.
JEST - 2012 written test will be held on February 19, 2012.

For details, logon to the website: http://www.jest.org.in

AIEEE : Online regn till 31st Dec 2011

November 16, 2011: The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) for admission to the BE/B.Tech Programmes and B.Arch/B.Planning Programmes in institutes across the country including National Institutes of Technology, IIITs, CFIs & Universities/Self financed Institutions coming under the purview of AIEEE and for filling up seats for these Programmes by some states through their own counseling, would be held online/offline (as applicable) in April/May 2012.

Papers for AIEEE: The entrance examination would consist of two papers. Paper 1 will be for admission to B.E/B.Tech courses to be held in the offline/online mode and consisting of objective type questions in three parts - Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics- with equal weightage for the three subjects. Paper 2, for admission to B.Architecture/B. Planning will be an Aptitude Test, designed to evaluate candidate’s perception, imagination, observation, creativity and architectural awareness and will consist of three parts- Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing- and will be held in offline mode only. Questions in Mathematics and Aptitude Test will be of the Objective type.

Question pattern: Objective type questions will have four options with a single correct answer. For each incorrect response, one fourth (1/4th) of the total marks allotted to the question would be deducted. No deduction from the total score will be made if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet. More than one answer indicated against a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked. All objective type questions are required to be answered on specially designed machine gradable answer sheets. Answers are to be marked using ball point pen (black/blue) only.

Dates of Exam: Paper 1: Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics will be held in the offline mode from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm on 29.04.2012 (Sunday) and Paper 2 having Mathematics  in Part I, Aptitude Test in Part II & Drawing Test in Part III will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm on 29.04.2012 (Sunday).

The Online examination for B.E. /B.Tech only (Computer base testing) will be held between 7.5.2012 and 26.5.2012 in two shifts, the first being from 9 am to 12 noon and the second from 2 pm to 5 pm. Applicants will be informed by various modes, their center and shift of online examination to be conducted between 7th May and 26th May, 2012. The pattern of question paper & time duration of online examination and offline examination would remain the same

Those who apply for B.E./B.Tech and B.Arch/B.Planning and who are appearing in Online Exam for B.E./B.Tech have to take their B.Arch/B.Planning exam through Offline Mode on 29.4.2012.

Those who have applied for offline examination and are unable to appear in AIEEE on scheduled date of examination for any reason, including loss of Confirmation Page/admit card in transit, will not get a chance to attend the examination as there is no provision for reexamination. The schedule will remain unaltered even if the date is declared as a public holiday.

Students may move out of the venue of examination for refreshment etc. after examination of B.E./B.Tech. is over, if they have applied both for BE/B.Tech. and B.Arch/B. Planning.

Centres: The online examination would be conducted in BE/B.Tech only. It will be from 7th May 2012 to 26th May 2012 at Hyderabad (Code 901), Vijaywada (902) Visakhapatnam (903) Chandigarh (904), Delhi(Ncr Except Faridabad) (905), Ahmedabad (906), Bangaluru (907), Ernakulam (908), Trivandrum (909), Bhopal (910), Mumbai (911), Nagpur (912), Bhubaneshwar (913), Jalandhar (914), Jaipur (915), Kota (916), Chennai (917), Dehradun (918), Allahabad (919), Lucknow (920), Noida (921), Kolkata (922). No offline examination for B.E./B.Tech will be conducted in these cities. However, the 2nd paper for B.Arch/B.Planning will be held at these cities also.

Offline AIEEE will be conducted for BE/B.Tech & B. Arch /B. Planning Courses at the following centres on 29th April, 2012. 

Andaman & Nicobar: Port Blair (Code: 201); Andhra Pradesh: Guntur(202), Tirupati (203), Warrangal (204); Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar (205); Assam: Guwahati (206); Silchar (207); Bihar: Gaya (208); Muzzafarpur (209); Patna (210); Chhattisgarh: Raipur (211); Dadar & Nagar Haveli: Dadar & Nagar Haveli (212); Daman & Diu: Daman & Diu (213); Goa: Panaji (214); Gujarat: Surat (215); Vadodara (216); Haryana: Faridabad (217); Hissar (218), Kurukshetra (219); Himachal Pradesh: Hamirpur (220), Shimla (221); Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu (222), Srinagar(223); Jharkhand: Bokaro (224), Dhanbad (225), Jamshedpur (226), Ranchi (227); Karnataka: Hubli (228), Mangalore (229); Kerala: Kozhikode (230); Lakshyadeep: Kavarati (231); Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior (232), Jabalpur (233), Indore (234), Maharashtra: Amravati (235), Aurangabad (236), Nasik (237), Pune (238), Thane (239); Manipur: Imphal (240), Meghalaya: Shillong (241); Mizoram: Aizwal (242); Nagaland: Kohima (243); Orissa: Rourkela (244); Puducherry: Puducherry (245); Punjab: Bhatinda (246); Rajasthan: Ajmer (247), Jodhpur (248), Udaipur (249); Sikkim: Gangtok (250); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore (251), Madurai (252); Tripura: Agartala (253): Uttarakhand: Haldwani (254),  Pantnagar (255), Roorkee (256); Uttar Pradesh: Agra (257), Bareilly (258),  Gorakhpur (259), Kanpur (260), Varanasi (261); West Bengal: Durgapur (262), Siliguri (263); Abroad: Dubai (264), Riyad (265)

Syllabus: The question papers for the Examination will be based on a common minimum syllabus drawn from syllabi taught in different State Boards, which is given at Appendix III of the Information Bulletin that can be downloaded fromhttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/AIEEE%202012%20Information%20Brochure.pdf
Language of the Question Papers: Candidates can opt for question papers in English or in Hindi (that will be bilingual in Hindi & English both) both for offline and online examination. The option has to be exercised while filling Application Form and it cannot be changed later. However, those candidates who will opt question paper medium as Hindi, Bilingual question papers both in Hindi & English will be provided to them for offline.

Eligibility Criteria: Those appearing in AIEEE 2012 must have passed in final examination of 10+2 (Class XII) or its equivalent qualifying examination. Those appearing in 10+2 (Class XII) final or equivalent examination in 2012 can also appear in AIEEE 2012 provisionally. However, admission criteria in the concerned institution/university will be followed as prescribed by concerned university/institution and as per the guidelines & criteria prescribed by AICTE.

The Qualifying Examinations include
(i) The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi
(ii) Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University
(iii) Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy
(iv) Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system
(v) H.S.C. Vocational Examination
(vi) A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects
(vii) 3 or 4-year diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Subject combination: For admission to B.E./B.Tech, applicant should have studied Physics & Mathematics and any one of Chemistry, Bio-technology, Computer Science, and Biology. For B.Arch/B.Planning, applicant should have passed the qualifying examination with Mathematics with 50% marks in aggregate at 10 + 2 level.

Chances: The number of attempts that a candidate can avail at AIEEE is three, in consecutive years, uniformly for all applicants. Those who passed +2 exams in 2010, 2011 or those who are appearing in +2 in 2012 only are eligible to appear in AIEEE-2012. Those who passed +2 in 2009 or before or are appearing in 2013 are not eligible to appear in AIEEE-2012.

Date of Birth: Applicant should have been born on or after October 1, 1987. Those belonging to SC/ST/PWD categories, born on or after October 01, 1982 are eligible.

Application Fee: Application Fee for Offline Examination for General and OBC applicants will be Rs.800/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only. This would be Rs.1400/- for both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning. In case of SC/ST and PWD Applicants, these would be Rs.400/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only and Rs.700/- both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning.

For Online Examination, for General and OBC applicants, the fee is Rs.500/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only. This would be Rs.1100/- for both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning. In case of SC/ST and PWD Applicants, these would be Rs.250/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only and Rs.550/- both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning.

Those opting a centre outside the country for the offline examination, the fee is Rs.2000/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only and Rs.3000/- for both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning for General/OBC applicants. It would be Rs.1000/- and Rs.1500/- respectively for SC/ST/PWD Applicants.

Applicants can pay the fee either by Credit/Debit card (see the linkhttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/Online/makepayment.aspx) or through a Demand Draft, taken in favour of the ‘Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi’ drawn on a Nationalized Bank payable at Delhi. Those Applicants making fee remittance through Debit/Credit card, have to pay 2% additional fee in addition to examination fees + service tax as applicable.

Application: Application can be submitted only online both for Offline Examination (Paper/Pen Test) as well as Online Examination (Computer Based Test), by following the instructions strictly as given athttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/welcome.html

After successful filling of online form a confirmation page will be generated bearing the entire information as filled by the applicant and a unique Registration no, which the applicant can use in future correspondence. This confirmation page will work as application form for the candidate. Candidates must keep a photocopy of the confirmation page for use wherever and whenever required. They have to sign the Confirmation Page at one specified place. It should also be signed by Father/Guardian. Candidate should put his/her left hand thumb impression at the specified place failing which candidature will not be accepted and will be summarily rejected. Two recent passport size photographs taken on or after 1st October, 2011, one pasted in the space marked for it and one duly attested by the Principal/Head of institution where the candidate is studying in class XII/Passed XII or by Gazetted officer has to be arranged. If fee has been paid by way of DD, the candidate should write his/her name, address, registration number (as given on confirmation page) and paper opted on the back of the Demand Draft.

The print out of the computer generated Confirmation page, complete in all respects with the documents applicable  should reach the Joint Secretary (AIEEE), Central Board of Secondary Education, P.S.1-2, Institutional Area, Patparganj, I.P. Extn., Delhi-110092 by Speed Post/Registered Post only, latest by 05.01.2012.

Applicants may retain photocopy of computer generated confirmation page with Registration No. The candidate can get his/her confirmation page after confirmation of fee by bank or CBSE for which,. The candidate can check the status of receipt of fee by entering Regn. No. Name & date of birth. Information regarding receipt of applications in the AIEEE Unit of the CBSE will be put on the websitewww.aieee.nic.in.

Candidates can check the receipt of their Application Number on the website from 05.01.2012. Those whose particulars do not appear on the website from 01.02.2012 onwards may write to the Joint Secretary, AIEEE Unit and forward a photocopy of the Confirmation Page, proof of payment of fees, the Demand Draft or any other mode of payment and two passport size photographs (as pasted on the Confirmation Page) up to 28.02.2012.

In case the Admit Card is not received by 6th April, 2012 candidates should write/contact the CBSE between 7th April, 2012 and 21st April, 2012 giving details of the Post Office, date of dispatch, original receipt of postal dispatch, Photostat copy of the Confirmation Page, two photographs (as pasted on the Confirmation Page one is duly attested and proof regarding remittance of fee.
Candidate must preserve the Admit Card till the admission process is over. Request for issue of duplicate Admit Card will not be entertained after the examination in any case. To facilitate the candidates to submit the application online, help centers as per list available at the linkhttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/List_facilitation_Centre.pdf will be available for submission of online application. Candidates may utilize the facility after visiting the centre.

The list of Institutions that participated in AIEEE 2011 counseling, the list of branches available, the detailed syllabus of the Examination, the activities and time schedule of the activities on the day of examination are all given in detail at the linkhttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/welcome.html and also in the Information Brochure.