Wednesday, April 16, 2014

MH-CET 2014 Results Declared



Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MH-CET)  which is conducted for the admission to MBA, MMS and PG course in Management the result of which has been declared on 16th April and 49, 252 students out of 49, 276 have cleared the test.

The centralized admission process is as follows:

·         3 rounds of interaction with students
·         Final and fourth round will be counseling based admission round.

There will be no GD and PI. The non-zero CET score will be enough to seat at management institute in Maharashtra. With the results are out. Below is the timetable for further process:

·         12-22nd May, 2014- Document verification, updation and confirmation of Application Form for Admission in person at ARC for Maharashtra State / OMS / J&K Candidates.
·         26th May at 5:00 pm- Display of the provisional merit lists (Maharashtra State, All India and J&K Candidates).
·         26th -30th May upto 5pm: Submission of grievance, if any, for Maharashtra, All India and J&K Candidates, at ARC.
·         2nd June at 5pm: Display of the final merit lists (Maharashtra, All India and J&K Candidates)

New SAT won’t include obscure vocabulary words



Collage Board on Wednesday will be releasing new details of its SAT pattern that includes sample questions and explanations of the research, goals and specifications behind them.

“We are committed to a clear and open SAT, and today is the first step in that commitment," said Cyndie Schmeiser, the College Board's chief of assessment.

"Everything a student needs to know to walk into that test and not be surprised." She added.

The big change that has been done is the no inclusion of obscure words. The focus will be more on what the College Board calls "high utility" words that appear in many contexts. 

The test will be for 3 hrs, with additional 50 minutes for optional essay in which students will be asked to analyze text and evaluate how the author builds an argument. Current test includes 25-minute essay in which students are asked to take a position on an issue and which is graded without regard to factual accuracy.
Moreover, new test will have 65-minute critical reading section with 52 questions, a 35-minute written language test with 44 questions, and an 80-minute math section with 57 questions. Also there will be interpreting graph which is an important part of the test. 

Mentioning it as the positive step William Dingledine, an educational consultant in Greenville, S.C., said, "It's a positive step that they're trying to align the test with what students should be learning in school, and what they need for college, since the current SAT doesn't do that very well, but it's going to be interesting to see the SAT align with the Common Core standards while there are lots of states now trying to get rid of the Common Core."

Source: TOI

Bangalore Law School Admission Test to be held on May 18



Law School Admission Test (LSAT) will be held on May 18, 2014 in all 16 cities across India. Presently, more than 50 law institutes in India accept the scores of LSAT for admission criteria.

These include Rajiv Gandhi School Of Intellectual Property Law IIT Kharagpur Law School, The Jindal Global Law School, UPES Dehradun, Galgotia University Law School Greater Noida, KLE Bangalore and Amity Law School, Gurgaon.

The test is created by Law School Admission Council (LSAC) which allows students to engage in critical-thinking, logical reasoning, problem-solving skills and traits that are needed for successful law practitioners.

Source- TOI

IIT-Delhi will be showcasing student innovations at Open House 2014



Waterless urinal, fibre wrapping against earthquake, plastic from potato starch and solar powered refrigeration system are some innovation from IIT-Delhi student that will be showcased at Open House 2014.

Besides these innovations, other key exhibits are viable alternative to compressed natural gas (CNG), a thermometer that checks hemoglobin instantly, a cholesterol-checking device and such other. 

"The platform of Open House is our endeavor to bring in education, research, innovation and competent designs into the realm of market and quench the desire of young minds to know more about technology," professor Suneet Tuli, dean of research and development department at IIT-Delhi said today. 

In this 10th edition of Open House, there shall be 140 live demonstration and many student projects including commercial projects. The exhibition is highly aimed for school and college students.

Source: TOI