Candidates to get two attempts in UPSC civil service exams

Looking at the demand of civil service aspirants to adapt the changes in Civil Service examination in March 2013, government approved two additional attempts for candidates from this year.

This relaxation has comes a relief for lakhs of aspirants who were quite aggrieved by sudden changes in pattern for Civil Service Main exam 2013. Earlier last year, UPSC notified of revised pattern on March 5 last year that will double the number of papers for General Studies and increase its weightage vis-a-vis optional subjects, months ahead of the Mains 2013 exam.

Recently, group of civil services aspirants protested outside Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's residence against the short notice given to them to adapt to the "drastic changes" in the Mains exam pattern and demanded 3 extra attempts and relaxation of three years in the age limit.

With 2 extra attempts, Civil services candidates, who now get just four attempts to write the prestigious exam, will now get six attempts. 

This year, Civil Service Preliminary exam is scheduled on August 24, 2014.

NCERT makes changes in textbooks after complaints

The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has done certain changes in some textbooks after complaints from social groups.

In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, HRD minister Shashi Tharoor said, CBSE had received complaints from social groups regarding History contents of class IX and XI. The problem was raised about sub-section- 'Islam Ka Udai Aur Vistar' which had some disgraceful remarks on Nadar community.

Moreover, it was also received regarding derogatory words in Hindi text books. However, NCERT informed HRD sometimes writer expresses in words that reflects the realities. Similar complaints were received in 2006 also which were examined by committee constituted by chairmanship of Yash Pal.

Christ University BBA Entrance Exam notification

Christ University of Bangalore has announced the notification for BBA exam date for 2014.The exam will be conducted on April 27, 2014 and the score will be used for admission process of both BBA and BBM. 

Eligibility:

Candidate need to be PUC board pass out and equivalent to it.

Exam Pattern:

The exam will be of the 2 hrs duration. The exam will have 120 questions and each question carry 1 mark. There will be negative mark of 0.25 for each wrong answer. 

Selection Process:

The selection will be on the basis of entrance exam score and which the shortlisted candidates will be called for Micro Presentation (MP) and Personal Interview (PI).

Application Process:

The application process was started from December, 8, 2013 and will continue till April 17, 2013. The application form can be either downloaded from official college website or offline directly from college counter. Candidates are advised to fill in all applicable fields in the Online Application Form. 

Important Date:

Application available online: December 8, 2013

Last date of submission: April 17, 2014

Entrance Test: April 27, 2014

Micro Presentation and PI: April 27 to 29, 2014

SIESCOMS Navi Mumbai PGDM 2014-16 applications invited

SIES College of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai, is inviting application for PGDM courses for 2014-16 academic yr. The college is approved by AICTE. The last date of application is April 7.

Programme: Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Pharmaceutical Management

Post Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology Management

Eligibility:

Candidate must be graduate with 50% marks from recognized university. Candidate applying for bio and pharma course should be graduated in pharmacy, life science, micro-biology and other related course.

Selection Process:

Candidate will be selected on the basis of scores on any of the entrance exam- CAT 2013, CMAT 2013-14, ATMA 2013-14, MAT 2013-14 and MAH-CET 2014. Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds.

Application Process:

Candidate can apply online by visiting the official website of SIES, Navi Mumbai. Candidates can also buy the same offline which started from Monday, February 3, 2014. The application fee is Rs. 2000 for one programme and Rs. 3000 for more than one programme (Pharma and Biotech will be considered as one programme). The offline forms will be available at the institute office in Nerul, Navi Mumbai and select branches of IMS Learning.

Important Dates: Last date of sale- March 31, 2014

Application deadline April 7, 2014
Website: 
http://www.siescoms.edu/

IIM Kozhikode Announces GD-WAT and PI list

IIM Kozhikode has announced the list of shortlisted candidates for GD/WAT and PI. This shortlist has been done on the basis of CAT 2013 scores, bachelor’s degree and management eligibility. 

This will be the final selection process for the management course offered in IIM Kozhikode. Below is the table that represents the percentage weight:

CAT	35%
WAT/GD	15%
Quality Work Experience	5%
Personal Interview	45%

The venue for the GD/WAT and PI can be view here: http://iimk.ac.in/admissionpackage2014/PDFstage2/intvenuelogin.php

To check the shortlisted candidate visit

http://iimk.ac.in/admissionpackage2014/PDFstage2/