Madhya Pradesh to conduct Medical Entrance Exams through CBSE

In view of various scams occurred last year in the Madhya Pradesh Pre-Medical Entrance Test (MPPMT) examinations, the Director of Medical Education in Madhya Pradesh has decidd to conduct medical entrance examinations in the state through CBSE instead of State's Professional Examination Board (Vyapam).

The Director of Medical Education, Madhya Pradesh said that they have decidd to conduct MBBS and BDS entrance exams through CBSE and the MDS entrance test through AIIMS from 2014 onwards.   As per the news headlines, he said that MPPMT has been caught up with scams from the last few years and even in 2013.

UPSC Advt No 13/2013 for various vacancies - Last date 3rd October, 2013

Union Public Service Commission, UPSC has advertised for recruitment of 57 various posts in various departments of Central Government of India.  The last date for online application is on or before 3-10-2013 by 23:59 hrs.  Eligible candidates can apply online. 

GATE 2014 Eligibility Criteria

A candidate who wants to apply for GATE 2014 should know the full details of the Eligibility Criteria for GATE 2014.  The eligibility criteria for GATE 2014 gives full details about the qualification in terms of academics, age, pass percentage and the marks in the qualifying examination.  Only those candidates who meet the specified eligibility criteria for GATE 2014 will be allowed to apply for GATE 2014 and write the examination.  

A  candidate before starting the application process for GATE 2014 should ensure that he meets the eligibility criteria for GATE 2014.  He/She should also determine the GATE paper which he/she wants to appear for.  A candidate is allowed to appear for only one paper in GATE 2014.


You can see all the details of eligibility for GATE 2014 by visiting the GATE 2014 official website.

What is new in GATE 2014

There are some changes in GATE 2014 compared to GATE 2013.  Here are the details of what is new in GATE 2014.

1. A new paper "Ecology and Evolution" is introduced in GATE 2014.
     
2.  The examination for all the 22 papers will be held online computer based test.  Some questions will need numerical answers to be keyed in by the candidate using the virtual keyboard.  Rest of the questions will be of multiple choice type.
3. GATE 2014 will be held in multiple sessions. There will be 12 testing windows spread over one month period between 1st February to 2nd March, 2014.
4. Papers with more number of applicants will have more number of sessions.  This means that there will be two separate papers of similar difficulty levels in these streams
5. The application fee has been increased to 1500 for general and OBC category students while it is 750 for female and SC/ST students.   Last year, the application fee was waived off for female applicants. 

GATE 2014 announcement for Online Applications

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology that are listed below on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The Announcement for GATE - 2014 Examination has been made by IIT, Kharagpur.     

The GATE committee comprises of representatives from the above institutes is the only authority for conducting the examination and declaration of the results. The GATE-2014 is conducted by constitution of 8 zones.  The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are as follows

 Zone 1 :   IISc,  Bangalore.  
Phone: 080 22932392, 080 23600902, FAX: 08023601227
Email: gate@gate.iisc.ernet.in

Zone 2 :  Iindian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Phone: 022 25767068, 022 25724054, FAX:022 25723706 Email: gateoffice@iitb.ac.in

Zone 3 : Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Phone: 011 26591749, 011 26596137 FAX: 011 26581579
Email: gate@admin.iitd.ernet.in

Zone 4 : Indian Institute of Technology, Gawahati
Phone: 0361 2582751, FAX:0361 2582755
Email: gate@iitg.ernet.in

Zone 5 : Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Phone: 0512 2597412, FAX: 0512 2590932
Email: gate@iitk.ac.in

Zone 6 : Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Phone: 03222 282091, FAX: 03222 278243
Email: gate@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in

Zone 7 : Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Phone: 044 22578200, FAX: 044 22578204
Email: gate@iitm.ac.in

Zone 8 : Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Phone: 01332 284531, FAX: 01332 285707
Email: gate@iitr.ernet.in

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting the GATE 2014 Examination lies with IIT, Kharagpur which is designated as Organizing Institute for GATE 2014.

Here are some of the important dates for GATE 2014.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR GATE 2014 

• GATE 2014 Online application processing system starts on : Monday 2nd Sept., 2013
• Last date for enrollment ( after this only enrolled candidates can fill the application):  Tuesday, 1st October, 2013.
• Last date for submission of online application through website : Thursday, 3rd October, 2013
• Last Date for the receipt of Print-out of the ONLINE Application along with all the supporting documents at the respective Zonal GATE Offices : Thursday, 10th October, 2013
• Last date for request for change in choice of city : Wednesday, 20th November, 2013
• Availability of Admit Card on the GOAPS website for printing : Wednesday, 1st January, 2014
• GATE 2014 Online Examination : Saturdays and Sundays between 1st February and 2nd March, 2014.
• Forenoon session : 9:00 hrs to 12:00 Noon
• Afternoon Session : 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• Announcement of results on the website : Friday, 28th March, 2014 (10:00 hrs)

 Examinations for all the 22 papers will be conducted by an ONLINE MODE only Computer Based Test (CBT).

For more details of application procedure and other details, please visit GATE 2014 Official Website.

Score well in Bank Exams by reading Bank Success Book

The 'Bank Success Book' is published by www.bankingcareers.in  which is a leading banking careers website which has more than 2,00,000 views per month by job seekers.


The book is very much helpful for those candidates aspiring for Bank jobs.  They have analyzed the questions asked over the past 3 years in all important bank exams and the questions given in this book can be useful for preparing for all the bank related examinations in India.

By reading the  "Bank Success Book" you can prepare well for bank exams like the SBI, IBPS, RRB & Other Bank Exams for PO, Clerk & Other Posts.

The "Bank Success Book" has more than 1100 questions with solutions which are easy to understand.  It is possible for you to read the complete 430 page book within a month's time.   The book is divided into 5 sections - Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal, Logical reasoning, Computer awareness and General Awareness.

How to get this Book?

 1. Visit the website :  Banking Careers.in
 2. Fill your address in the online order form.  Once you fill and submit the order form, they will send the book by VPP service of India Post. 
3. The Post man will deliver the book at the address given by you and he will collect the book cost from you.

HSC Examinations- 2014 to start from 20th February 2014

The HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) 2014 examination in Maharashtra will begin from 20th February, 2014.  The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has declared the examination time table last week.  The Board has been announcing the time table at the beginning of the academic year for the last two years.  This is to facilitate the students to have more time to prepare.

 The students were complaining that they did not have enough time for preparing for difficult subjects like Science and Maths.  So the Board has increased the preparation time for such papers this time.  The HSC Physics paper is scheduled on 25th February, 2014 while Mathematics paper is scheduled for 1st March, 2014 and Chemistry is scheduled for 6th march, 2014 and Biology paper is on 10th March, 2014.

The detailed Time Table of HSC Exam 2014 is available at the board's official website --> www.msbshse.ac.in