Common admission Test CAT 2014 Exam notification

 CAT is an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance examination for the management programs offered by its business schools (B-schools) as well as other top Master of Business Administration (MBA) schools. This year CAT 2014 will be conducted in 2 days testing window on 16 November & 22 November 2014 in 4 sessions of morning and afternoon instead of 21 days in 99 cities at 354 testing sites.

Important Dates
• Opening date for Online Application Forms: 6 August 2014
• Closing date for Online Application Forms: 30 September 2014

UPSC CDS Examination II: Syllabus

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is conducting a competitive examination termed as 'Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exam II for short-listing candidates at various posts in the departments including Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy. Candidates can apply by August 18.

The standard of the papers in Elementary Mathematics will be of Matriculation level. The  standard of papers in other subjects will approximately be such as may be expected of a graduate of an Indian university.

Syllabus

English
The question paper will be designed to test the candidates' understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.
General Knowledge
It includes current events and matters of everyday obeservations and exeperiences in their scientific aspects. The paper will also include questions on History of India and Geography.

NIIT University admissions 2014: B.Tech programmes

NIIT University (NU), Alwar has invited applications for admissions to four-year Bachelors of Technology (B.Tech) programme for the session 2014-2018. Candidates can apply latest by July 31.

Eligibility criteria:

Educational qualifications:

Candidates should have scored at least 55 per cent marks in Class X exams in five subjects, out of which they should have had English, Mathematics, Science and Social Study as compulsory subjects. Or

They should have acquired at least 60 per cent marks in Class XII exams in five subjects, out of which Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology and English are compulsory subjects.

How to apply:

Candidates are required to download the application forms from the official website.  Candidates can obtain the application forms from NU admissions offices by paying an amount of Rs 1500. The

Stay Away from Top 5 Misconceptions about IIT JEE

Nearly every engineering aspirant wants to be in IITs to pursue their dream. However, most candidates don’t get into IIT due to certain misconceptions. This is usually caused due to peer pressure or other external influence.

Candidates preparing to appear for JEE Mains and JEE Advanced are already under huge pressure. Adding to that are the misconceptions that block their minds. Some aspirants hence quit in the middle.


Here are some of the misconceptions about JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams most candidates fall prey to.

JEE is not my cup of coffee

Aspirants often quit due to this reason! They feel JEE is too hard to even appear, forget about clearing. They think only rankers or scholar students can clear this exam. Hence, they give up before the exam. tell you one thing, JEE is not for someone who believes in mugging up. It is for someone who understands the concepts.

KVPY 2014 Application Form

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna (KVPY) has announced KVPY 2014 Application Form for the Aptitude Test to be held on November 2. The KVPY 2014 Application Form process began on July 20 and will continue till September 8, 2014.

KVPY 2014 Application Form is now available online. Students can fill up KVPY 2014 Online Application Form.

KVPY 2014 Application Form Dates:

Madras University opens admissions for M.Sc Geoinformatics

University of Madras, Chennai, has invited applications for admissions to Masters of Science (M.Sc.) programme in Geoinformatics. This two-year programme will be offered at the Department of Geography under private study (CBCS-semester pattern). The interested and eligible candidates can apply latest by July 31.

Eligibility criteria:

The candidates willing to take admissions to this course are required to possess a BA/ B.Sc degree having subjects such as Geography/ Geology/ Physics/ Environmental Sciences/ Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Agriculture/ Remote Sensing as the main subject of study or Geography as one of the subjects of study. Also, the candidates should have knowledge of Mathematics/ Statistics at least at Class 12 level. Or the candidates should possess a B.E. degree in Civil Engineering or any Information Technology related field.

Joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) 2014: Notification

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Human Resource Development Group, Examination Unit invited online applications for the National Eligibility Test- 2014 (NET 2014). Eligible Candidates can apply online on or before 12 August 2014. This test will be conducted for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship.

Important Dates

• Opening Date of Online application forms: 22 July 2014
• Closing Date of Online application forms: 12 August 2014
• Last Date for receipt of Application forms: 19 August 2014

Age Limit

For JRF (NET): Maximum 28 years (upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC, Physically handicapped/Visually handicapped and female applicants).