Thursday, September 29, 2011

Applications Invited for UGC/NET and JRF

Last Date for Applying Online:        25-10-2011
Last date for recieving the Printout of Online Application Form (2 Copies):    31-10-2011
For More Details visit: http://www.ugc.ac.in/

Friday, September 16, 2011

IIM CAT 2011: Apply before Sept 28

The Common Admission Test (CAT), a prerequisite for admission to the various Management Programmes of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kasipur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Shillong, Tiruchirappally and Udaipur will be held between October 22, 2011 and November 18, 2011 at 36 Test Centres across the country.
CAT 2011 Test Sites include Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Durgapur, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, , Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Patna, Pune, Ranchi, Shillong, Siliguri, Varanasi and Vishakhapatnam
CAT is a computer-based test (CBT) in which a candidate reads the questions on a computer terminal and chooses an answer by clicking on the correct option.
The total duration of CAT 2011 will be two hours and thirty-five minutes including a 15 minute tutorial session to be provided before the start of the test and the actual examination which will be of 140 minutes duration.
CAT 2011 will have two sections. The first section is ‘Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation’ while the second section is ‘Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning’. Candidates will be presented with the section on Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation first, followed by Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. The two sections will be administered sequentially with separate time limits, with candidates getting 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section, which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Candidates can review the answers within the section in the 70 minutes provided for the section. Once the time for the first section ends, the candidate will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back to the first section. Candidates will not have the facility to end the first section before the first 70 minutes are up. However, they will be given an option to end the second section, and therefore the test itself, before the second 70 minutes are up.
Every question will have 4 options, A, B, C and D. Candidate should read the question appearing on the screen and click on the circle next to the selected answer. Recorded answer can be changed by clicking on any other circle. If a candidate has selected an answer but later decides not to answer that question, the candidate should click on the clicked circle again.
If a candidate is unable to answer a particular question or unsure if the response is correct or not, the candidate may ‘mark’ it and return to review it later by clicking on the ‘Mark’ button at the bottom of the screen. Once it is clicked, the button changes to red to ensure that it has been marked successfully. To unmark it, click the red ‘Marked’ button. If an answer has been selected, it will be evaluated even if it remains ‘Marked’ at the end of the test. The ‘Mark’ feature only serves as a reminder to the candidate.
Each correct answer will be given a score of 3 while each incorrect answer will result in loss of 1 mark.
Practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be made available in the coming weeks at http://www.catiim.in/ 
Candidate will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room. No breaks will be given during the test.
CAT can be taken during the period between 22nd October and 18th November 2011. There will be two sessions each day at 10 a.m. and at 3.15 p.m. A candidate can choose a test date, test time, and venue across 36 cities all over India, subject to availability. The candidate has to choose a site and pick an available date and time at that site during the process of registration.
A candidate can appear for CAT 2011 only once during the 20-day testing window.
Eligibility: Applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be Deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)/PWD category)].
Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s Degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed Degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.  If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2012 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2012) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s Degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate. 
There is no age restriction for appearing in CAT.
CAT Result and Short-listing: Results of CAT 2011 will be announced on 11th January 2012 on the CAT website. List of short-listed candidates for the next level of selection will be made available on the respective IIM websites. Each IIM will send interview letters to the candidates it has short-listed. The criteria for short-listing vary from IIM to IIM. Applicants may visit the admission hotlinks of the respective websites of IIMs for further information.
ADMISSION PROCESS: Each IIM shortlists candidates for second stage of selection which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in CAT 2011 examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may use previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. For more information candidates should refer to the admissions policies of IIMs from their respective websites
Several Non-IIM Member Institutions will be using CAT 2011 score for their admissions. The list of Institutions that register for use of CAT 2011 Scores will be made available at http://www.catiim.in/non_iim_institute.html in due course.
Sale of CAT 2011 Vouchers: Before registering and scheduling for the test, applicants need to purchase a CAT 2011 voucher from any of the selected branches of Axis Bank or their associated outlets, during 17th August 2011 (Wednesday) and 26th September 2011 (Monday). This will be available for RS.1600/- (RS.800/- for SC/ST applicants). List of branches of Axis Bank and their associated outlets designated for this purpose is available at http://www.catiim.in/axisbank_branch.html
An applicant need buy only one CAT 2011 Voucher irrespective of the number of institutes he/she is applying to.  The Voucher must be bought in the name of the candidate as it appears in the school leaving certificate.  If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, the candidate must show the relevant document such as a marriage certificate and submit a photocopy at the time of the test, interview and at the time of joining a programme.  SC/ST candidates must show a copy of their SC/ST Certificates at the time of obtaining the CAT 2011 Voucher from the Axis Bank branches.
Registration for CAT 2011 can be done from 17th August to 28th September 2011, at the appropriate widow at www.catiim.in. Applicant should click at ‘Register for CAT 2011’ link to initiate the process of regi9stration. During registration, the applicant has to create a profile, fill out the CAT application and Schedule the test.
Before the registration, the applicant should gather information needed to complete the registration process, including the Voucher, educational history, mark sheets (SSC, HSC, Graduation), work experience, and a list of the IIM programmes to which the applicant wishes to apply.
The detailed procedure for registration is available at the link http://www.catiim.in/pdf/reg_guide.pdf
Prospective candidates must maintain a valid and unique email account and a phone number throughout the selection process.
The Programmes offered are as follows:
A. Post Graduate Programmes (PGP) in Management
IIM Ahmedabad: PGP, PGP-ABM (Agri-Business Management)
IIM Bangalore: PGP, PGSEM and PGPPM
IIM Caluctta: PGP-PGDM and PGP-PGDCM
IIM Indore: PGP and EPGP
IIM Kashipur: PGP
IIM Kozhikode: PGP
IIM Lucknow: PGP and PGP-ABM
IIM Raipur: PGP
IIM Ranchi: PGDM and PGDHRM
IIM Rohtak: PGP
RGIIM Shillong: PGP
IIM Tiruchirappally: PGP
IIM Udaipur: PGP
B. Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) (Equivalent to Ph.D) of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi and IIM Tiruchirappally. Separate Advertisements will appear for the Fellow Programmes of each Institute as well as for some of the other Programmes of various Institutes. Details are available at the Advertisement of CAT given at http://www.catiim.in/pressnotes_n_announcement.html
Details of the different Progammes can be had from the websites of the respective Institutes, the links to which are available at http://www.catiim.in/
For more details, visit http://www.catiim.in/

GATE 2012

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), 2012, the All India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi as the Organizing Institute, will be conducted on January 29, 2012 (Online) and February 12, 2012 (offline).
Admission to Postgraduate Programmes with MHRD and some other Government Scholarships/Assistantships in Engineering Colleges/Institutes is open to persons who qualify in GATE examination. Those with Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Technology / Architecture or Master ’s Degree in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications, who qualify in GATE examination, are eligible for admission to Master’s Degree Programmes in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture as well as for Doctoral programmes in relevant branches of Science with MHRD or other Government scholarships/assistantships.


One must secure admission to such a Postgraduate Programme, as per the prevailing procedure of the admitting institution, to avail the Scholarship. Those with Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture may seek admission to relevant Doctoral programmes with scholarship/assistantship without appearing in the GATE examination.

Qualification in GATE is also a minimum requirement to apply for various fellowships awarded by many Government Organisations. GATE will have a single paper of 3 hours duration, containing 65 questions carrying a maximum of 100 marks.

GATE is conducted in 21 subjects. They include Aerospace Engineering (Code-AE), Agricultural Engineering (AG), Architecture and Planning (AR), Biotechnology (BT), Civil Engineering (CE), Chemical Engineering (CH), Computer Science and Information Technology (CS), Chemistry (CY), Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC), Electrical Engineering (EE), Geology and Geophysics (GG), Instrumentation Engineering (IN), Mathematics (MA), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Mining Engineering (MN), Metallurgical Engineering (MT), Physics (PH), Production and Industrial Engineering (PI), Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF), Engineering Sciences (XE) and Life Sciences (XL)

XE (Engineering Sciences) and XL (Life Sciences) papers are of general nature. XE (Engineering Sciences) paper will have 7 sections, A -Engineering Mathematics (Compulsory), B -Fluid Mechanics, C-Materials Science, D-Solid Mechanics, E-Thermodynamics, F-Polymer Science and Engineering and G-Food Technology.

XL (Life Sciences) will have 6 sections, H-Chemistry (Compulsory), I-Biochemistry, J-Botany, K-Microbiology, L-Zoology and M-Food Technology.

Section A is compulsory in XE paper and Section H is compulsory in XL paper. Candidate can choose any two out of the remaining sections listed against the respective papers, at the time of examination.


Each of the 21 GATE papers will have a General Aptitude (GA) component carrying 15 marks. Thus a candidate appearing in XE or XL paper will be required to answer three sections apart from the General Aptitude (GA) questions.


A candidate can apply for only one of the 21 papers offered. The choice of the appropriate paper can be made by the candidate keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he/she wishes to seek admission. A candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying Degree but is; free to choose any paper according to his/her admission plan. However, requests for change of GATE Examination paper after the submission of Application Form will not be considered.

All papers other than those with codes, AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF will have multiple choice type questions. In AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF papers, the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and also some questions of numerical answer type. Each multiple choice question will have four choices. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer.


The examination for Aerospace Engineering (Code-AE), Agricultural Engineering (AG), Architecture and Planning (AR), Geology and Geophysics (GG), Mining Engineering (MN) and Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) will be conducted online using computers where the candidates will be required to enter the answer for each question using mouse. For all other papers, the examination will be offline where the candidates will have to mark the correct choice on an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble against each question. There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, except for the numerical answer type questions.

The Online Examination for Architecture and Planning (AR), Geology and Geophysics (GG) and Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) will be held from 9 am to 12 noon on 29th January, 2012 (Sunday) and that for Aerospace Engineering (AE), Agricultural Engineering (AG) and Mining Engineering (MN) from 2 pm to 5 pm on 29th January, 2012 (Sunday) at Bengaluru-Code115; Hyderabad-116; Mangalore-117 (IISc Bengaluru Zone); Ahmedabad-232; Mumbai-233; Pune-234 (IIT Bombay); Delhi-318; Gurgaon-319 ; Jaipur-320 (IIT Delhi Zone) ; Durgapur-416 ; Guwahati-417; Patna-418 (IIT Guwahati Zone); Allahabad-515; Kanpur-516; Lucknow-517 (IIT Kanpur Zone); Kolkata-622; Vijayawada-623; Visakhapatnam-624 (IIT Kharagpur Zone); Chennai-736; Coimbatore-737; Ernakulam-738 (IIT Madras Zone); Chandigarh-824; Noida-825 and Roorkee-826 (IIT Roorkee Zone).

The Offline Examination for BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI will be held from 9 am to 12 noon on 12th February, 2012 (Sunday) and that for CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL from 2 pm to 5 pm on 12th February, 2012 (Sunday) at Ananthapur-101, Bagalkot-102, Belgaum-103, Bengaluru-104, Davangere-105, Hassan-106, Hubli-107, Hyderabad-108, Kurnool-109, Mahabubnagar-110, Mangalore-111, Mysore-112, Secunderabad-113, Surathkal-114, Ahmedabad-201, Ahmednagar-202, Akola-203, Amravati-204, Aurangabad-205, Bhusawal-206, Goa-207, Gondia-208, Gulbarga-209, Jalgaon-210, Kolhapur-211, Latur-212, Lonavala-213, Loni-214, Mahesana-215, Mumbai-216, Nagpur-217, Nanded-218, Nashik-219, Navi Mumbai-220, Pandharpur-221, Pune-222, Rajkot-223, Sangli-224, Satara-225, Shegaon-226, Solapur-227, Surat-228, Thane-229, Vadodara-230, Wardha-231 (IIT Bombay Zone), Ajmer-301, Alwar-302, Bikaner-303, Delhi Central-304,Delhi East-305, Delhi North-306, Delhi South-307, Delhi West-308, Faridabad-309, Gurgaon-310, Indore-311, Jaipur-312, Jammu-313, Jodhpur-314, Sikar-315, Udaipur-316, Ujjain-317 (IIT Delhi Zone), Agartala-401, Asansol-402, Bhagalpur-403, Dhanbad-404, Durgapur-405, Gangtok-406, Guwahati-407, Imphal-408, Itanagar-409, Jorhat-410, Kalyani-411, Patna-412, Silchar-413, Siliguri-414, Tezpur-415 (IIT Guwahati Zone), Agra-501, Aligarh-502, Allahabad-503, Bareilly-504, Bhopal-505, Gorakhpur-506, Gwalior-507, Jabalpur-508, Jhansi-509, Kanpur-510, Lucknow-511, Saugar (Sagar, MP)-512, Sultanpur-513, Varanasi-514 (IIT Kanpur Zone), Balasore-601, Berhampur (Orissa)-602, Bhimavaram-603, Bhubaneswar-604, Bilaspur-605, Cuttack-606, Eluru-607, Jamshedpur-608, Kakinada (AP)-609, Kharagpur-610, Kolkata-611, Machilipatnam-612, Raipur-613, Rajahmundry-614, Ranchi-615, Rourkela-616, Sambalpur-617, Srikakulam-618, Tadepalligudem-619, Vijayawada-620, Visakhapatnam-621 (IIT Kharagpur Zone), Bapatla-701, Chennai North-702, Chennai South-703, Chidambaram-704, Chittoor-705, Coimbatore-706, Dindigul-707, Ernakulam-708, Gudur-709, Guntur-710, Kadapa-711, Kannur (Kerala)-712, Karimnagar-713, Khammam-714, Kollam-715, Kothagudem-716, Kottayam-717, Kozhikode-718, Madurai-719, Manchiryal-720,Nagercoil-721, Nalgonda-722, Nellore-723, Ongole-724, Palakkad-725, Puducherry(Pondicherry)-726, Salem-727, Tenali-728, Thanjavur-729, Thiruvananthapuram-730, Thrissur-731, Tiruchirapalli-732, Tirunelveli-733, Tirupati-734, Warangal-735 (IIT Madras Zone), Amritsar-801, Bathinda-802, Bijnor-803, Chandigarh-804, Dehradun-805, Ghaziabad-806, Haldwani-807, Hamirpur (HP)-808, Haridwar-809, Hisar-810, Jalandhar-811, Kota-812, Kurukshetra-813, Ludhiana-814, Mathura-815, Meerut-816, Muzaffarnagar-817, Noida-818, Patiala-819, Rohtak-820, Roorkee-821, Shimla-822 and Yamunanagar-823 (IIT Roorkee Zone)

Applicant should be (i) a Bachelor’s Degree holder in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) or should be in the final year of such programmes OR (ii) a Master’s Degree holder in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent or should be in the final year of such programmes  OR (iii) studying in the 2nd or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master’s Degree Programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology OR (iv) Should be studying in the 4th or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s Degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology OR (v) should have qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by Professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.
Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2012.

Applications can be submitted only online. Registration and Submission of Application starts on 12th September 2011 at https://gate2012.iitd.ac.in/iitweb/. The site will be opened for public at 00:00 hrs on 12th September 2011 and the site will be shutdown at 23:00 hrs on 17th October 2011. Registration and application submitted before 12th September 2011, will not be considered.

Candidate may also go to the ‘Apply Online’ link at http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/index.php for Registration and submission fo Application online. The applicant will have to first register by entering name, date of birth, password and email id and then fill in the ONLINE application form, proceed to make the payment of application fee using Payment Gateway or Challan Payment options.

The Application Fee is Rs.1000/- for General and OBC candidates and Rs.500/- for SC/ST categories and PD (Persons with Disability) category. Payment of fee can be made using net banking on payment of a maximum of Rs.30/- extra, as Bank service charge. Payment can also be made in cash using the Challan prescribed at ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India branches which would collect a maximum of Rs.25/-, in addition to the fee, as Bank service charge. The directions/instructions in this regard will be available during the process of online registration.

Candidates must follow the instructions provided while applying online. At the end of the process, a PDF file will be generated with 5 pages. Page-1: Instructions; Page-2: GATE 2012 Application-GATE Copy; Page-3: GATE 2012 Application-Candidate's Copy; Page-4: Address Slip of respective zonal GATE office and Page-5: Bank Challan (for Challan Payment option only). Candidate has to take a print out of the entire file on A4 size white sheets using a laser/inkjet printer. In case of Challan Payment option, the bank challan (Page-5) will be printed in triplicate. The applicant should take it to any one of the branches of ICICI, Indian Bank or State Bank of India (as opted by the candidate) and pay the fees. Bank will retain a copy and will return the other two copies to the candidate who should retain the Candidate's copy with him/her and attach the GATE Copy with the application.

Candidate should Paste his/her recent photograph (3.5 cm X 3.5 cm) in the designated place, on Page-2. Before pasting the photograph, the candidate should write his/her name and application number on the backside of the photo with black ball point pen. Candidate should sign at the designated place on f Page-2. Page-4 should be pasted on the top of a laminated envelope of size, 10 inch x 12 inch.

Applicant has to attach either a copy of the Degree Certificate or provisional certificate if they have passed their qualifying degree in 2011 or before. Students in the final year of Bachelor's Degree Programme in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2); Students in the final year of Master's Degree programmes in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent; Students in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's Degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology and Students in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's Degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology, should submit a certificate in the format provided, that can be downloaded from http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/pdffiles/college.pdf, signed by the Principal of the college, where the candidate is studying, clearly indicating the year of passing of the candidate in the qualifying Degree.

Candidates with a backlog of papers should submit a copy of the marks sheet of eighth semester (for those in Bachelor's Degree programme in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture or equivalent) or a copy of the marks sheet of fourth semester (for those in Master's Degree programmes in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent). SC/ST/PD Certificates are to be obtained and submitted if applicable.

Duly filled-in Application with appropriate enclosures must reach The Chairman, GATE Office of the Zone corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City, preferably by Speed Post or by Registered Post latest by 24th October, 2011 (Monday). It can also be handed over personally to the respective Zonal GATE Office on or before 24th October, 2011 (Monday).
The address of the Zonal Offices is available at http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/contact.php

For more details, see http://gate.iitd.ac.in/GATE/index.php