National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Notified Recruitment for 56 Non Teaching Posts

National Institute Of Technology, Rourkela invited application for recruitment to the post of Deputy Librarian, SAS Officer, Technical Assistant, Secretary and more. The candidates eligible for the post can apply through prescribed format before 17 January 2014.

Important Dates

• Opening Date for Registration: 16 December 2013
• Closing Date for Registration: 17 January 2014
• Publication of Scrutiny Result & Schedule: 14 March 2014

Details of Post

• Deputy Librarian: 01 Post
• SAS Officer (Sports) - (Female): 01 Post
• Technical Assistant: 08 Posts
• Library & Information Assistant: 02 Posts
• Superintendent/Accountant: 04 Posts
• Secretary: 01 Posts
• Technician (Multi-Skill)/Laboratory Assistant: 34 Posts
• Medical Lab Technician (Female): 01 Post
• Jr. Assistant: 04 Posts

Total Number of Post: 56 Posts

Application fee: Rs. 300/- is payable by all applicants except SC, ST, PWD and Female candidates

Eligibility

Deputy Librarian

• Pay Scale: PB-3, AGP – Rs. 8,000, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band – Rs. 21,900
• Maximum Age Limit: 45 Years
• Educational Qualification: Master’s Degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation with CGPA of 6.5 in 10 point scale or at least 60% of the marks or its equivalent grade of ‘B’ in the UGC seven point scale and a consistently good academic record and Ten years’ experience as an Assistant University Librarian

SAS Officer (Sports) - (Female)

• Pay Scale: PB-3, AGP - ` 6,000, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band - ` 15,600
• Maximum Age Limit: 35 Years
• Educational Qualification: First Class Master’s Degree in Physical Education or Master’s Degree in Sports Science with at least 60% marks and Record or having represented the University/College at the inter-University/inter-Collegiate competitions or State and/or National championships; Qualifying in national-level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC

 Technical Assistant

• Pay Scale: PB-3, AGP – Rs. 8,000, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band – Rs. 21,900
• Maximum Age Limit: 45 Years
• Educational Qualification: Master’s Degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation with CGPA of 6.5 in 10 point scale or at least 60% of the marks or its equivalent grade of ‘B’ in the UGC seven point scale and a consistently good academic record and Ten years’ experience as an Assistant University Librarian

Library & Information Assistant

• Pay Scale: PB-2, GP – Rs. 4,200, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band – Rs. 9,300
• Maximum Age Limit: 30 Years
• Educational Qualification: First class Bachelor’s Degree in Library & Information Science, B. Lib. Inf. Sc. / B. Lib. Sc from a recognized University/Institute with 3 years’ experience in relevant area (LIA) ORPost Graduate Degree in Library & Information Science/ Lib. Sc. from a recognized University/Institute with 3 years’ experience in relevant area (LIA).

Superintendent/Accountant

• Pay Scale: PB-2, GP – Rs. 4,200, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band – Rs. 9,300
• Maximum Age Limit: 30 Years
• Educational Qualification for Superintendent: First class (Hon’s) Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent grade from a recognized University or Institute in any discipline and Knowledge of Computer applications
• Educational Qualification for Accountant: First class Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce with Honours in Accountancy/Finance or equivalent in grade from a recognized University or Institute or Master’s Degree in Commerce/MBA (Finance) from a recognized University or Institute with excellent academic record and Knowledge of Computer applications

Secretary

• Pay Scale: PB-2, GP – Rs. 4,200, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band – Rs. 9,300
• Maximum Age Limit: 30 Years
• Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized Board or University with minimum speed of 100 w.p.m. in Stenography. Knowledge of Computer applications viz. Word Processing, Spread Sheet.

Technician (Multi-Skill)/Laboratory Assistant

• Pay Scale: PB-1, GP – Rs. 2,000, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band – Rs. 6,460
• Maximum Age Limit: 28 Years
• Educational Qualification : B.Sc. Degree in relevant field from a recognized University/Institute (Laboratory Assistant).or

Senior Secondary (10+2) from a recognized board and ITI Course of one year or higher duration in appropriate trade (Technician). or

Matric with at least 60% marks and ITI Certificate of 2 years’ duration in appropriate trade (Technician). or

Diploma in Engineering of three years’ duration from a recognized polytechnic/Institute (Technician).

Medical Lab Technician (Female)

• Pay Scale: PB-1, GP- Rs. 2,000, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band Rs. 6,460
• Maximum Age Limit: 28 Years
• Educational Qualification: Matriculation with 2 year course in Medical Lab Technician or 10+2 with Life Science/Biology as a subject and 1 year course in Medical Lab Technician.

Jr. Assistant

• Pay Scale: PB-1, GP - Rs 2,000, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band Rs. 6,460
• Maximum Age Limit: 28 Years
• Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline with a minimum typing speed of 30 w.p.m. and proficiency in Computer Word Processing and Spread Sheet.

How to Apply

The candidates apply online through below given link. The last date for submitting the online application is 17 January 2014. Take print out of the application form as shortlisted candidates have to bring their copy of application form along with the recent photograph.

For Enquiries:

Mr. Ashis Kumar Behera 
Assistant Registrar (Establishment) 
National Institute of Technology 
Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India
Phone no.: +91-661-2462121 (Direct), 2462064 (Off) 
E-Mail: beheraa@nitrkl.ac.in

For details check the below link.

Apply Online

For More Details & Notification : http://nitrkl.ac.in/Jobs_Tenders/2NonTeaching/Default.aspx

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VIT University Vellore MBA Program Admission 2014

MBA, MBA (International Business) Degree Programmes Admissions 2014-15

VIT University is inviting applications for admission into MBA Programme for the academic year 2014

Eligibility: The applicant for admission should be a Resident Indian National and should have graduated from colleges located in India

NRI and foreign nationals may contact the Director Admissions for details of admission

A minimum of 60% is required in the qualifying full-time Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University or Institution

Candidates appearing for the final examination to be held in April / May and whose results will be available on or before 15th August are also eligible for admission

The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must include a minimum of three years of regular education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent
Consistent Academic Record in X and XII standard is required

CAT/XAT/MAT/GMAT/CMAT score is essential

Executive work experience is an advantage but not essential

The candidate should studied in Regular/Full Time and Formal Education

Scholarship: Students with valid CAT/XAT/GMAT score of 95 percentile and above are eligible for full fee waiver

Students with valid CAT/XAT/GMAT score of 90 percentile and above are eligible for 50% tuition fee waiver

Students with valid MAT score above 790 (791 to 800) are eligible for full fee waiver

Students with valid MAT score in the range of 760 to 790 are eligible for 50% tuition fee waiver

Fee Structure (MBA/MBA (IB))

Tution Fee Rs.1,82,000/-
Special Fees Rs.65,000/-
Total Fees Rs.2,47,000/-

Note: One time payment of Admission Fee of Rs.5000/- and caution deposit (refundable) of Rs.3000/- will be extra

Foreign Trip: Overseas Experiential Learning (OELP) is compulsory for MBA (IB) students for which an advance of Rs 50,000/- should to be paid at the time of admission

Payment Mode: All payments are to be made only in the form of a crossed demand draft drawn in favour of VIT University, payable at Vellore, with a cover letter indicating the following information; name of the candidate; programme and campus to which admitted (enclose photocopy of provisional admit card); total amount to be paid; name of the bank, Branch, demand draft number and date

Admission Procedure:

Candidates can apply online at www.bschool.vit.ac.in

The short-listed candidates will undergo Written Test/Group Discussion

The Written Test/GD will be held at Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Madurai, Patna, Ranchi and Vellore

The selection for admission to both Chennai & Vellore Campuses will be made based on the merit of the candidate

The exact date, time and venue of the Written Test/GD will be intimated by post/mail

The selected candidate shall pay an advance fee of Rs.10,000/- on the day of the Written Test/GD (Non refundable)

Application Form: Before filling the application form, kindly refer the information brochure carefully
Filling up of Online Application Form

Fields Marked with an asterisk* are mandatory

Provide all the relevant details carefully

Please Re-check your given details carefully and press 'Submit' button for final submission.

Please use Re-print option provided in the home page, if you need extra copy of your filled application form

Mode of Payment:

Please select the mode of payment (Online Payment Mode / Demand Draft Mode)

Get ready with a computerized Demand draft of Rs.900/- drawn from any Nationalised Bank in favour of the VIT University, payable at “Vellore”

Write your Application Number, name, address and phone number on the back side of the demand draft
While filling the application form choose the mode of payment mode as demand draft and submit the Application form

After the above process, you can able to view the download link to download your application form (pdf format) with the details filled for taking the print-out

Fill the details of Demand Draft (like DD number, DD Date, Bank Name etc.) on the printout of filled-out application form in the relevant space provided

Send the printout of filled out application form after affixing the photo and signature along with the demand draft (computerized demand draft) addressed to the Director-PG Admissions, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu

Steps to be followed, if payment through (Net Banking/credit card/debit card)

Fill the application form and choose the mode of payment as Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card

After submitting the details with the above payment mode, you will get an option to choose the facility of either Net-banking or Credit Card or Debit Card

Based on the above information, you will get list of bank names to choose for the payment

After choosing your preferred bank, you will be redirected to bank website for the payment
If the online transaction has been successfully completed a application number will be generated and will be viewed to you

You can also able to view the download link below the application number to download your application form (PDF Format) with the details filled for taking the print-out

Send the printout of filled out application form after affixing the photo and signature with addressed to the Director-PG Admissions, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu

Send the printout of filled-out application form after affixing the photo and signature along with the DD (computerized DD) addressed to “The Director - PG Admissions, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu

You should retain a photocopy of the application form and interview card for your reference

Important Dates:

Issue of Application form 19th Dec 2013
Last date for receipt of application forms: 15th Mar 2014
GD/Written Test: Will be notified later
For more details, please visit www.bschool.vit.ac.in/process.php

VIT University

Vellore-632 014, Tamil Nadu, Tel 0416-2204600, Email pgadmission@vit.ac.in
Website www.vit.ac.in

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IIT Kharagpur creates record, more than 1,000 students get jobs

Kharagpur has set a record among all IITs with more than a thousand of its students securing cushy jobs in the first phase of campus placements, officials said today.

Around 1,010 students of the Kharagpur campus accepted job offers in the first round of placements which ended in December.

At IIT Mumbai, there were 900 offers while IIT Delhi got about 750 offers and IIT Kanpur had around 700 offers.

IIT officials said, Kharagpur has achieved a new record with the maximum number of students getting jobs in the IIT system in one phase.

In addition to big names like Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Shell, Deutsche Bank, ITC, Schlumberger, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Abbott and EXL, start-ups like Flipkart and Housing.com were the ones who made multiple offers in dual figures.

The highest package offered was from a US-based company which has signed an IITian for an annual salary of $1.25 lakh (around Rs 77 lakh).

The highest domestic package was of Rs 37 lakh.

Two new dual degree programs - Financial Engineering and Engineering Entrepreneurship - proved to be a big hit with 85 per cent students from those courses being placed.

"The programs not only demonstrated acceptability by the industries, but projected the vision of IIT-Kgp for launching novel initiatives," said Prof Sudhir Kumar Barai, in-charge of training and placement, of the institute.

The number of companies offering placements have also increased this year with 195 organisations coming this time.

Barai said another 79 engineering students have accepted pre-placement offers from other companies.

(Courtesy : Times of India)

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CBSE announces date sheet for 2014 Board exams (10th & 12th Class)

After the New Year bash it is time for class X and XII students to gear up for Board examinations as Central Board for Secondary Education, CBSE, has announced the date sheet. Board exams for both classes would begin from Saturday, March 1. Where class X exams would begin with easy exams like Marathi, Spanish, Painting etc, Class XII exams would begin with English examination. As per CBSE's Regional Director, RJ Khanderao, this year 10% more students will be sitting for Board examinations in both class X and XII.

The class X exams would end on March 19 where as class XII exams would go on till April 17. All the exams would begin at 10.30am.

The announcement of the date sheet has come as a relief for all the students sitting for board exams, especially for class X as their exams would be ending within 19 days.

"I am glad all the main papers will get over by March 15 as then we will be able to happily enjoy Holi, which falls on March 17," said Ankush Chopra, a class X student.

On the other hand some of the class XII science students are a little worried about short breaks between the main exams. Though their main worry comes from the fact that many of these students will be facing Board exams for the very first time as in Class X they opted for school based board exams.

"I have opted for both medical and non medical and I feel scared because there are only three days to prepare for Biology after Chemistry Exam and after four days of biology will be Mathematics and," said Nitika Bansal, a class XII Science stream student.

"I have enough time to prepare for mathematics after Chemistry exam but I still feel anxious as this for the first time I will be giving board exams," said Dhruv Kapoor, a class XII science student.

The main exams for class XII have been scheduled for March 5 (Physics), March 11 (Chemistry), March 15 (Biology), March 20 (Mathematics) and April 1 (accountancy). It is mainly the students from Humanities stream whose exams would be ending by April 17.

DATE-SHEET SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION, 2014

Central Board of Secondary Education

Date Sheet Secondary School (10th class) Examination-2014

Date	Subject Name with Sub-Code
Saturday,01st March, 2014	TAMIL 006 SINDHI 008 MARATHI 009 RUSSIAN 021 PAINTING 049 SPANISH 096 KASHMIRI 097
Monday,03rd March, 2014	MATHEMATICS 041
Tuesday,04th March, 2014	HOME SCIENCE 064
Wednesday,05th March, 2014	HINDI COURSE-A 002 HINDI COURSE-B 085
Friday,07th March, 2014	ENGLISH COMM. 101 ENGLISH LNG & LIT. 184
Saturday,08th March, 2014	MUSIC CAR.VOCAL 031 MUSIC CAR.INS.MEL. 032 MUSIC CAR.INS.PER. 033 MUSIC HIND.VOCAL 034 MUSIC HIND.INS.MEL 035 MUSIC HIND.INS.PER 036 ELEM. OF BUSINESS 154 ELEM BOOK - K & ACCY 254 E - TYPEWRITING - ENG 354 E - TYPEWRITING - HIN 454
Monday,10th March, 2014	SCIENCE - THEORY 086
Tuesday,11th March, 2014	FOUNDATION OF I T 165
Wednesday,12th March, 2014	PUNJABI 004 MALAYALAM 012 ODIA 013 KANNADA 015
Friday,14th March, 2014	SOCIAL SCIENCE 087
Saturday,15th March, 2014	U RDU COURSE - A 003 BENGALI 005 TELUGU 007 GUJARATI 010 MANIPURI 011 ASSAMESE 014 ARABIC 016 TIBETAN 017 FRENCH 018 GERMAN 020 PERSIAN 023 NEPALI 024 LIMBOO 025 LEPCHA 026 BODO 092 TANGKHUL 093 JAPANESE 094 BHUTIA 095 MIZO 098 BAHASA MELAYU 099 COMM. SANSKRIT 122 URDU COURSE - B 303
Wednesday,19th March, 2014	DYNAMICS RETAIL(O) 401 INFO TECHNOLOGY(O) 402 SECURITY(O) 403 AUTOMOBILE TECH(O) 404 DYNAMICS RETAIL(C) 461 INFO TECHNOLOGY(C) 462 SECURITY(C) 463 AUTOMOBILE TECH(C) 464

DATE-SHEET SENIOR SCHOOL EXAMINATION, 2014

Central Board of Secondary Education

Date Sheet Senior School (12th class) Examination-2014

Date	Subject Name with Sub-Code
Saturday,01st March, 2014	ENGLISH ELECTIVE 001 FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH 101 ENGLISH CORE 301
Tuesday,04th March, 2014	HISTORY 027
Wednesday,05th March, 2014	PHYSICS 042 ELECTRICAL MACHINE 623 FABRICATN.TECH - II 630 AC & REFRGTN - III 632 RADIO ENG.&AUD.SYS 635 M PROD TPT &M COOP 640 OPTICS 658 CLINICAL BIO - CHEM. 661 FUND OF NURSING II 663 RADIOGRAPHY - GENL 667 ACCOMODAT.SERVICES 691 TRAVEL TRADE MGMT 694 CONFECTIONERY 698 POULTRY PDTS& TECH 717 C HEALTH NURSING 731
Thursday,06th March, 2014	BUSINESS STUDIES 054
Saturday,08th March, 2014	POLITICAL SCIENCE 028 BIOTECHNOLOGY 045 ENGG. GRAPHICS 046 FOOD SERV& HYGIENE 696 CLSFN.&CATALOGUING 703 CRTV & COMM IN M M 739 LAB MEDICINES 741 RETAIL OPERATIONS 743 TRVL & TOUR OPER. 756 OLERICULTURE 763 POMOLOGY 764 FLORICULTURE 765
Monday,10th March, 2014	DANCE - KATHAK 056 DANCE - BHARATNATYAM 057 DANCE - KUCHIPUDI 058 DANCE - ODISSI 059 DANCE - MANIPURI 060 DANCE - KATHAKALI 061 DANCE - MOHINIYATTAM 062 SINDHI 108
Tuesday,11th March, 2014	CHEMISTRY 043 HERITAGE CRAFTS 070 OFF. COMMUNICATION 606 CONS BEHV & PROTCN 615 MGMT OF BANK OFFCE 621 APPLIED PHYSICS 625 FABRICATN.TECH - III 631 TV & VIDEO SYSTEMS 636 ELECTRICAL ENGG. 637 MILK & MILK PRODS. 639 VEGETABLE CULTURE 642 B THERAPY&HAIR DES 654 BIOLOGY - OPTHALMIC 657 LAB MEDICINES 660 RADIATION PHYSICS 666 ADVANCE FOOD PREP 675 DESG & PAT MAKING 685 DYEING & PRINTING 688 FOOD PREPARATION 690 INDIA - TOURIST DEST 693 PRIN &PRA - LIFE INS 705 POULTRY NUTR & PHY 716 INT TO FINANCL MKT 723 H EDN & PUB HEALTH 728 FOOD& BEV C & CNTL 737 INTD TO HOSP. MGMT 757
Thursday,13th March, 2014	HINDI ELECTIVE 002 KNOW TRAD & PRAC. 073 TAMIL 106 GUJARATI 110 MALAYALAM 112 ODIA 113 ASSAMESE 114 TIBETAN 117 GERMAN 120 PERSIAN 123 NEPALI 124 LIMBOO 125 LEPCHA 126 BODO 192 TANGKHUL 193 JAPANESE 194 BHUTIA 195 BHASA MELAYU 199 HINDI CORE 302
Saturday,15th March, 2014	BIOLOGY 044 RUSSIAN 121 SPANISH 196 KASHMIRI 197 ELE.COST A/C & AUD 612 SALESMANSHIP 614 STORE ACCOUNTING 618 MECH. ENGINEERING 626 AUTO ENGINEERING 627 AC & REFRGTN - IV 633 YOGA ANATOMY &PHYS 656 MEAL PLNG & SERVIC 676 CLOTHING CONST 686 BASIC DESIGN 687 FOOD & BEV SERV. 692 TOUR MGMT & MP PLN 695 REFERENCE SERVICE 704
Thursday,20th March, 2014	MATHEMATICS 041 SECT PRAC & ACCNTG 605 CIVIL ENGINEERING 629 FLORICULTURE 643 COSMETIC CHEMISTRY 655 OPHTHALMIC TECH. 659 MICROBIOLOGY 662 MAT.&CHILD H.NURII 665 RADIOGRAPHY - SPL 668 TEXTILE SCIENCE 684 BAKERY SCIENCE 697 TPT. SYSTEMS &MGMT 712 POULTRY DISE & CNT 718 FIRST AID &MEDCL C 730 HEALTH CENTRE MGMT 733 DIAGNOST RADIOLOGY 742
Saturday,22nd March, 2014	INFORMATICS PRAC. 065 COMPUTER SCIENCE 083
Monday,24th March, 2014	PHYSICAL EDUCATION 048
Wednesday,26th March, 2014	ECONOMICS 030 ELECT APPLIANCES 624 ESTB & MGMT OF FSU 677 HORTICULTURE 762
Friday,28th March, 2014	MULTIMEDIA & WEB T 067 TYPOGRAPHY &CA ENG 607 TYPOGRAPHY &CA HIN 609 LENDING OPERATIONS 620 AUTOSHOP REP& PRAC 628 FOOD PRODUCTION IV 735
Saturday,29th March, 2014	GEOGRAPHY 029 I T SYSTEM 699
Tuesday,01st April, 2014	ACCOUNTANCY 055
Wednesday,02nd April, 2014	FASHION STUDIES 053 MASS MEDIA STUDIES 072 SHORTHAND ENGLISH 608 SHORTHAND HINDI 610 ENGINEERING SCI. 622 ELN.DEV.& CIRCUITS 634 DAIRY PLANT INSTRU 641
Thursday,03rd April, 2014	SANSKRIT ELECTIVE 022 BENGALI 105 TELUGU 107 MARATHI 109 ARABIC 116 FRENCH 118 MIZO 198 SANSKRIT CORE 322 MARKETING 613 BUSINESS DATA PROC 700 EVOL & FORMS M M 738
Friday,04th April, 2014	PUNJABI 104 MANIPURI 111 FOOD PRODUCTIONIII 734
Wednesday,09th April, 2014	URDU ELECTIVE 003 MUSIC CAR.VOCAL 031 MUSIC CAR.INS.MEL. 032 MUSIC CAR.INS.PER. 033 MUSIC HIND.VOCAL 034 MUSIC HIND.INS.MEL 035 MUSIC HIND.INS.PER 036 URDU CORE 303
Thursday,10th April, 2014	SOCIOLOGY 039 GRAPHIC DESIGN 071 DTP CAD & MULTIMED 701 B P O SKILLS 724
Friday,11th April, 2014	HOME SCIENCE 064 KANNADA 115
Saturday,12th April, 2014	PHILOSOPHY 040 ENTREPRENEURSHIP 066 OFFCE PROC.& PRAC. 604 CASH MGMT & H - KEEP 619 POST HARV TECH&PRS 644 COMM. HEALTH NURII 664 LIB. ADMN & MGMT. 702 COMPUTER& LIFE I A 706 B CONCEPT - H &MED T 729 MIDWIFERY 732 FOOD SERVICES II 736 GEOSPATIAL TECH 740
Wednesday,16th April, 2014	PSYCHOLOGY 037 FINANCIAL ACCNTG 611
Thursday,17th April, 2014	PAINTING 049 GRAPHICS 050 SCULPTURE 051 APP/COMMERCIAL ART 052 AGRICULTURE 068 CR WRTNG TR STUDY 069

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Formula on CBSE papers

2014 brings good news for those who are bad at learning by rote. Central Board of Secondary Education is planning to load papers with all the formulas required to answer the questions.

The board is planning question paper reforms in order to make these more application-based in a bid to discourage rote learning.

It has already introduced Open Text-Based Assessment from 2013-14 for classes IX and XI as part of its question paper reforms. It will now extend it to classes X and XII from 2014-15.

CBSE has set up subject committees, each comprising 2-3 experts, to work on modalities of the question papers for classes XI and XII. The question papers will mostly be application-based and not ask students to show derivation of formulas. "Instead the formulas, themselves, will be given on the question papers and all the student must do is identify the right one to solve the problem," said a senior CBSE official. For science and commerce subjects, too, formulas will be given on the question papers for students to attempt the numericals.

The committees are expected to submit suggestions by February 2014 and the Board will implement the changes from the new academic session of 2014-15 for Class XI and 2015-16 for Class XII.

CBSE has implemented Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation system for secondary level classes, thereby making the teaching learning process more application-based. "CCE is currently limited to Class X. The board is planning these reforms to discourage students from rote learning so that they devote more time to applications-based study at senior secondary level," CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi said.

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All set for January 10-22 Chennai book fair

Chennai: Next to Margazhi music, Chennaiites will be enchanted with the book festival.

Several publishing houses are excited to participate in the Tamil Nadu’s bi­ggest and popular book fair in the city with their new collections that will start on Jan­uary 10 and will end on January 22.

Bookseller’s association staff say that more than 700 stalls will be put up in the fair. And YMCA has been fina­lis­ed as the venue.

Aiming for bumper profits in the book fair,  publishers are gearing up with new titles on children, science, environment, lit­erature and law.

Many publications ha­ve come up with several books for children and teens than for ot­her age group readers.

K. Nagarajan, publisher of the Bharathi Puthagalayam,  said that he would hit the show with detective stories penned by renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray for children and other comic books.

“We have 15 new titles on comic stories, history, sociology and science for children this year. Children literature in Tamil is a niche area but it is fast growing.” P.N.Sivam of Alaigal publications said he was ready with two interesting topics on women revolutionaries and Ambedkar for the fair. 

Mazhalai Sol Pathip­agam talks of 3D books for children. “We have got three big collections for children this year.

One book has 20 stories for children with 3D pictures.

Another book on Panchantra stories which are popular among children even at e-age,” said K.Mal­arvizhi, publisher of Mazhalai Sol Pathi­pa­gam She said that colourful storybooks still excite children in the age of touch screen phones and tablets.

Poovulagin Nanbargal, a voluntary organisation working on environment, has come up with eight new books on birds, environmentalists and 20 other small books on recent green issues like me­th­ane extraction project and  Kuda­nkulam po­wer project to introduce green issues to school and college students.

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Medical Council of India may cancel extra seats

The state government’s negligence in upgrading facilities in government medical colleges and teaching hospitals may cost Andhra Pradesh 400 MBBS seats this year.

The Medical Council of India had granted additional seats after the then chief secrtary Minnie Mathew gave a written undertaking in April that all deficiencies will be rectified by December.

The MCI may withdraw the additional seats if there is no improvement of facilities by April. Currently, there are 15 government medical colleges that offer 2,400 MBBS seats.

The intake was increased by 400 last year. Seats were increased in colleges in Kakinada, Guntur, Warangal, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Tirupati, Hyderabad and Nizamabad.

Inspection teams had found problems with the classrooms, laboratories, seminar halls and hostels and discovered a faculty crunch in clinical and non-clinical departments.

However, the MCI granted ‘conditional approval’ following the state government’s assurance that all issues would be addressed within six months.

They, however, remain unresolved even now.

The Centre had last year released a Rs 80 crore grant to the state government to improve facilities in government colleges and hospitals.

However, an inordinate delay in releasing the state government’s matching grant held up the works.

Medical education minister Kondru Murali, however, said, “Work is on to improve facilities. Notifications are being issued to fill vacant posts by March. We will get additional seats this year too.” 

(Courtesy : Deccan Chronicle)

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