JNTU-HYD, JNTU-KKD & JNTU-ATP : Info on attendance to be submitted to University from this academic year

JNTU-HYD
From now onwards percentage of attendance will be submitted to JNTUH three time in a semester

• At the time of 1st mid examinations.
• In between 1st and 2nd mid examinations.
• At the time of 2nd mid examinations.

JNTU-KAKINADA
Attendance will be submitted to the university at the end of the semester.

JNTU-ANANTAPUR
Attendance will be submitted every month to the university by the Colleges.

JNTU-HYD : Introduction of TATKAAL scheme For Issue of Certificates and Marks Memos

A proposal has been received from the Director of Evaluation to collect an extra fee of Rs.1000-00 per each certificate / marks memo under TATKAAL scheme from the students whenever there is urgent requirement of the educational certificates by the students.

After careful consideration of the proposal, the Vice-Chancellor has permitted to collect a fee of Rs.1000-00 (Rupees one thousand only) per each certificate / marks memo under TATKAAL scheme from the students whenever there is an urgent requirement of the educational certificates. The required certificate(s) / marks memo(s) will be issued to the student as early as possible, on priority basis.

These orders shall come into force with immediate effect.

GATE-2013 to get tougher

The increasing interest in higher education among the technical graduates in the country is a direct reflection of the growing number of aspirants for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). The aspirants have grown from a mere 1.8 lakh in 2008 to 7.7 lakh in 2012.

The GATE-2013 will see more numbers and certainly be tougher for two reasons. Due to sluggish recruitment in the IT industry more students are likely to appear while on other hand Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are recruiting in large numbers and GATE qualification is mandatory for most of those jobs.

Moreover, nearly 90 per cent of the applicants take the test unlike the Civil Services where about 50 per cent of applicants actually appear.

The GATE-2013 to be conducted by the IIT Bombay will also see several changes. Out of 21 papers in GATE 15 papers will be conducted in online mode this year. Last year only six papers were online while the previous year only four papers were in the online mode. However, this may not be a concern as GATE aspirants are used to online test like AIEEE or BITSAT.

Another change brought in for the exam includes exemption of application fee for female candidates to attract more number of girl students. The fee will be Rs. 1,200 for general and OBC candidates and Rs. 600 for SC, ST and Physically Challenged boys.

Till last year GATE score calculation used method of average and standard deviation of marks scored by all students. In the new formula to be applicable from this year, the average and standard deviation terms do not refer to the entire population, but to specific ability levels (qualification marks and top 0.1% of students). The score will be valid for two years.

The three-hour exam with 65 questions (30 one-mark questions and 35 two-mark questions) summing up to 100 marks will have questions from core subjects, engineering maths and general aptitude. “Questions from the core engineering subjects far outweigh the other two areas with 70 per cent weightage. But, General Aptitude and engineering maths with 15 marks each, play a vital role in maximising the score,” says Prudhvi Reddy, Course Director of GATE at TIME institute.

Mr. Reddy feels good performance in aptitude and Maths ensure the minimum qualification marks. “Offline mode will have only multiple choice questions. But, online mode exams will also have numerical answer type questions accounting for 15 marks.” Questions are likely to test the applicants’ grip on basic concepts and the ability to apply them in problems. The GATE notification issued gives an overview of the areas where applicants will be tested. These can be broadly categorised in to four types - recall, comprehension, application and Analysis and Synthesis. “Most of the recall based questions will be in the one mark category. Thorough knowledge of fundamentals and extensive practice are the only two factors that can bring success here,” Mr. Reddy says. The GATE trainers advice that candidates should plan their preparation strategically. Attempting previous papers and analysing the weightage given for various topics are crucial elements.

However, aspirants will face tough competition for six papers - CSE, ECE, EEE, ME, PI and IN that account for 90 per cent of the applicants. All these will be in the offline mode on second Sunday of February 2013.

Source : Hindu

CAT 2012 : A few do’s and dont’s on how to crack the test

With just a few weeks to go for the CAT 2012, Rajesh Balasubramanian shares a few do’s and dont’s on how to crack the test.

Everyone gets nervous before a key exam. I took my 5th CAT last year, 11 years after my first CAT and 9 years after finishing my MBA from IIM Bangalore. And, I was nervous. You are not alone in having that vague anxious feeling. The key to a high-powered performance is to convert this nervous energy into positive adrenaline rather than just something that bogs you down. Plan to fly off the blocks.

If you get consumed in the paper in the first 10 minutes, then chances are that you will remain switched-on throughout. Don’t think about the overall paper; or even the section for the first 20-25 minutes. Think like Virendra Sehwag. He is the kind of guy who might be beaten three balls in a row and hit the next three for boundaries.

Take one question at a time. If you want to imagine someone who appears even cooler under pressure, think Usain Bolt.

In the last few weeks prior to an exam, the biggest challenge facing students concerns balancing the several demands placed on them. It is easy to lose focus and feel overwhelmed by it all. One needs to guard against this, while simultaneously working on the many moving parts without. Let us focus on a few key competing demands and realign our priorities.

Learning & consolidation

Now is the right time to give up on some of the vague topics. In the last few weeks, plan to optimize your performance. Do not spend too much time learning new stuff from now on. Picking obscure questions from non-descript websites and obsessing over them should be avoided. How you optimize your performance in the exam is far more important than getting some odd detail right. To give you an analogy - If you are an opening batsman about to represent India in the world cup and realize that your follow through after a cover drive needs correction. What would you do? Enroll yourself for a six-week session with batting guru or forget about it and focus on more immediate things?

Now is the time to plant seeds so that your brain can pick standard things much quicker. Don’t load it with new information. If you can train your mind to pick standard spelling errors, standard Pythagorean triplets in the actual exam, you will be better off for it than if you studied about the Oxford comma.

This is where practice exams come in very handy. They teach you to become exam savvy without agonizing over every detail. Take plenty of practice exams, and fill the gaps in learning based on the feedback you get from these.

Taking tests

A simple thumb-rule to keep in mind - Spend at least as much time reviewing a mock CAT as you spent taking it. And when you are reviewing a test focus on these three things — what are the ones that I skipped that I have attempted, more importantly, what are the questions that I have tried that I should have skipped, and what is the solution to these questions that I have missed? Do not analyze percentiles, rankings, etc.

Never take two tests in a day. Do not plan to take more than four tests per week. Your mind is not a machine. It needs time to recover. If you are ready to take a mock CAT within 4 hours of having finished one, the simple truth is that you have not thrown enough into the mock CAT.

Intense learning

You cannot prepare for 12 hours a day for CAT. This is not an exam where low-intensity-warfare type of preparation pays off. This is an exam where how sharp you are when you take an exam matters more than how much you know. There is no point increasing the knowledge base if your brain goes AWOL for 15 minutes during an exam. And you can take CAT for 140 minutes with intensity only if you are well rested.

Sleep a lot. Eat well. Drink a lot of fluids.

The day before the exam

This one is easy – neither. The day before the exam, find a routine that relaxes you well. Do not get too many inputs from any 'expert'. Put your feet up, watch some sitcom or sports on TV, sleep early and be physically and mentally ready.

The odds of learning something in the last 24 hours that will be of use in the exam are very low. On the other hand, a sharp mind might bail you out in three questions, which might make a difference of four percentile points.

Optimism vs. Pragmatism

Carry the belief that you can crack this into the exam hall. But have the prudence to have a plan B and the maturity to know where you stand. Getting 98th percentile might not get one a call from the IIMs these days, but if you rank in the top two percent in the country that is something to feel happy about. It is important to keep your expectations reasonable.

Other options

Another aspect that will keep you relaxed is the belief that everything does not ride on this one day, one exam. Don’t burn your bridges at office; do not throw away a job offer because you are anyway going to do an MBA. Do not ignore XAT after CAT gets over. Apply to colleges beyond the IIMs.

A great many things that I have mentioned here are easier said than done. As a student, I had forgotten to apply to FMS, had taken up XAT in an overconfident daze, had slept during an exam while doing MBA and have generally committed all the mistakes stated above at some point of time or other. Don’t put undue pressure on yourself. If CAT 2012 goes well, great. If it doesn’t, keep in mind that a majority of the successful businesses in our country are run by people who did not do their MBA from an IIM. Best wishes for CAT

The author is course director for CAT at 2iim. He takes the CAT every year to stay in touch.

Source : Hindu

13 PSUs Recruiting through GATE 2013 scores

13 PSUs have confirmed that the GATE 2013 scores will be used for job shortlisting

Even as the registration window for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2013 opened, those enrolling themselves for the exam will be using it more like a door to a government job. From being seen as the ‘gateway’ to M.Tech seats, GATE has now become the first step to be shortlisted in renowned Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

According to reports, as many as 13 PSUs have confirmed that the GATE 2013 scores will be used for job shortlisting. Among these are Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), PowerGrid, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).

Some of them have already issued notifications/advertisements announcing that for candidates to get to the next step of getting a job i.e., interviews, etc., they first need to get a decent GATE score. In fact, companies such as BEL have made it mandatory that applicants need to have the GATE registration card while applying for the job.

This is a significant increase in the number of government companies accepting GATE scores, as five companies had accepted them in 2012. In 2011, only the Indian Oil Corporation Limited has used scores of the GATE exam conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on behalf of the National Coordination Board-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

But those tracking the sector are not surprised by the trend. They say it is a win-win situation for the companies as well as for the worth of the exam. For the PSUs, their access to the talent pool increases by doing this. Instead of the two or three lakh people who will apply for the job directly, they will be looking at a few lakh more eligible candidates.

As for GATE, it will be seen as a ‘single currency’ accepted at the institutes as well as in the PSUs, said Prudhvi Reddy, Course Director for GATE at TIME. “There is a definitive shift towards GATE. The number of engineering graduates is also increasing each year,” he said, speaking about the expanding scope of the exam. So, does this mean there will be changes in the exam? “With the number of applicants going up, it will become much more competitive,” he said.

Source : Hindu

Fight against ragging goes online

The UGC has launched a web portal to facilitate the lodging of complaints against ragging. G. Krishnakumar says the portal also acts as a central database as students are required to file an anti-ragging affidavit.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has stepped up its efforts to weed out the menace of ragging from campuses across the country.

Alarmed by the increasing incidence of ragging, the Supreme Court passed a judgment in 2009 issuing guidelines for setting up a central crisis hotline and anti-ragging database.

Based on those directives, the UGC has developed the web portal

Code:

www.antiragging.in

OR

www.amanmovement.org

The portal, launched by Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal on July 26, provides students an online platform to register their complaints against the barbarism of the campus kind.

Affidavit

UGC Acting Chairman Ved Prakash told The Hindu-EducationPlus over the phone from New Delhi that it was mandatory for every student and his or her parents to submit an anti-ragging affidavit at the time of first admission and thereafter each year at the time of annual registration.

The authorities had received 50 complaints online when this report was filed. There were 42 pending cases, while action was taken on eight cases. Nearly 700 anti-ragging affidavits were uploaded on the site.

Prof. Prakash said the affidavits would be stored electronically and would contain the details of each student. “The portal has information on anti-ragging regulations and directives issued by the Supreme Court. It has facilities to lodge a complaint against ragging,” he said.

The aim of the portal is to eliminate ragging in all its forms from universities, deemed universities and other higher education institutions in the country.

This will be achieved by preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in ragging, in accordance with the Supreme Court regulations.

Status

Prof. Prakash said the complainants could keep track of the status of their applications and follow-up action would be taken based on the nature of the complaints. These would be passed on to the head of the institution, besides the local administration and the Superintendent of Police or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate.

Explaining that the registration of affidavits online was an easy task, UGC authorities pointed out that the complainants need to log on to www.antiragging.in. or www.amanmovement.org. They had to click on the link “Online affidavits.” Step two was to fill information as desired and submit the form. On successful completion, petitioners would receive copies of the affidavits, both for students and parents, through e-mail.

Parents need not worry if they do not have an e-mail address or phone number. They can give the e-mail id or other contact details of friends or relatives.

Complainants can start afresh and submit the information again, if they make mistakes while submitting the form.

Electronic storage

The apex court has ordered that contact details of students must be collected from these affidavits and stored electronically in a central location.

Earlier, the colleges used to collect the information but it was not stored in any central location.

An online procedure for downloading anti-ragging affidavits has been developed as part of the ragging prevention programme.

College authorities need not collect information separately and compile it from now onwards thanks to the new facility. The objective of the initiative is to save time while lodging a complaint against ragging.

Students can also call any time on the toll-free number 1800 180 5522 or send an e-mail to helpline@antiragging.in as part of the ragging prevention programme. The college administration will extend help to the students besides the local police and the local administration.

The UGC says anybody can register a complaint of ragging of a student.

It need not be the victim alone who should lodge the complaint.

The commission has pointed out that it is the duty of every individual who comes across an incident of ragging to inform the call centre.

It will be difficult for the authorities to take action, if the person wants to protect his identity. Students can always log on to www.antiragging.in or www.amanmovement.org to track the progress of their complaint.

Source : Hindu

JNTU-HYD flooded with requests for closure of nearly 350 courses

Officials feel about 100 colleges are trying to evade dues with closure requests

Poor response from students and stringent action from the authorities is forcing engineering colleges to surrender courses expressing their inability to run them.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) has received nearly 350 applications for closure of existing courses from about 100 colleges. Information Technology (IT) from the B. Tech stream is the major loser with about 90 colleges preferring to close the course while several colleges also applied for closure of MBA and MCA courses.

Officials are surprised to find such requests from top colleges and big names in the industry that offer multiple courses. “The low intake has made these courses economically unviable. Moreover, colleges also fear being exposed by the reports from the Task Force Committees with the High Court also showing keen interest in the issue,” a senior official said. He reminds that majority of these colleges were not started with service motto and closure is the best option for them.

Some of these colleges have also defaulted on the common service fee to be paid to the universities. The common service fee dues to the university are around Rs. 22.5 crore, and officials feel these colleges are trying to evade dues with closure requests. “We will give the No Objection Certificates (NOCs) only if they clear the dues,” the official said. The NOCs from the respective universities are mandatory for the colleges to approach the AICTE with closure requests. The closure requests were expected with dipping interest in engineering courses apart from the surplus seats due to mushrooming colleges. This year only 28 per cent of IT seats were filled in the convenor quota and there were hardly any takers in the management quota. Out of the 17,317 seats only 4,983 students opted for the B.Tech (IT) course leaving 12,334 seats vacant.

Similarly, demand for management and computer science courses also plummeted this year with 21,776 seats out of the 67,518 seats going vacant in MBA and 15,224 seats out of the 23,532 remaining vacant in the MCA stream. The MCA courses suffered the worst with not a single student joining in 159 colleges while MBA was better with zero admissions in 29 colleges.

Source : Hindu

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2013 holidays list released by Govt.

The state government on Thursday released the list of holidays — in the general category and those declared under the Nego-tiable Instruments Act.

While there are 17 holidays under the NI Act, the government notified Holi and a few others in addition to the list in the NI Act category in the general category. There are 23 optional holidays.

Some occasions like Bhogi, Maha Shivaratri and B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti fall on Sundays in 2013.

Holidays Under Ni Act/general holidays
1 Sankranti 14.01.2013 Monday
2 Milad-un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad 25.01.2013 Friday
3 Republic Day 26.01.2013 Saturday
4 Holi 27.03.2013 Wednesday
5 Good Friday 29.03.2013 Friday
6 Annual closing of A/c 1.04.2013 Monday
7 Babu Jagjivan Ram B’day 5-04-2013 Friday
8 Ugadi 11.04.2013 Thursday
9 Sri Rama Navami 19-04-2013 Friday
10 May Day 1.05.2013 Wednesday
11 Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) 09.08.2013 Friday
12 Independence Day 15.08.2013 Thursday
13 Sri Krishnashtami 29-08-2013 Thursday
14 Vinayaka Chavithi 09.09.2013 Monday
15 Half Yearly closing of A/c 30.09.2013 Monday
16 Gandhi Jayanti 02.10.2013 Wednesday
17 Durga Asthami 12.10.2013 Saturday
18 Dasara 14-10-2013 Monday
19 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 16.10.2013 Wednesday
20 Deepavali 02.11.2013 Saturday
21 Muharram 14.11.2013 Thursday
22 Christmas 25.12.2013 Wednesday

The Following Festivals Occur On Sunday
1 Bhogi 13.01.2013 Sunday
2 Maha Shivratri 10.03.2013 Sunday
3 Dr B.R.Ambedkar’s B’day 14.04.2013 Sunday
4 Mahanavami 13.10.2013 Sunday

The Optional Holidays
1 New Year’s Day 01.01.2013 Tuesday
2 Arbayeen 03.01.2013 Thursday
3 Kanumu 15.01.2013 Tuesday
4 Sri Panchamai 14.02.2013 Thursday
5 Yaz Dahum Shareef 21.02.2013 Thursday
6 Mahaveer Jayanti 24.04.2013 Wednesday
7 Basava Jayanti 13.05.2013 Monday
8 Hazrath Ali’s birthday 24.05.2013 Friday
9 Buddha Purnima 25.05.2013 Saturday
10 Shab-e-Meraj 07.06.2013 Friday
11 Shab-e-Barath 25.06.2013 Tuesday
12 Ratha Yathra 10.07.2013 Wednesday
13 Jumat-ul-Vida 02.08.2013 Friday
14 Shab-e-Qadar 05.08.2013 Monday
15 Varalakshmi Vratham 16.08.2013 Friday
16 Sravana/Rakhi Purnima 20.08.2013 Tuesday
17 Mahalaya Amavasya 04.10.2013 Friday
18 Eid-e-Gadeer 24.10.2013 Thursday
19 9th Muharram 13.11.2013 Wednesday
20 Karthika Purnima 16.11.2013 Saturday
21 Arbayeen 23.12.2013 Monday
22 Christmas Eve 24.12.2013 Tuesday
23 Boxing Day 26.12.2013 Thursday

Optional holidays falling on Sunday
1 Parsi New Year 18.08.2013 Sunday
2 Mahanavami 13.10.2013 Sunday
3 Guru Nanak Jayanti 17.11.2013 Sunday

PGECET/PGEC 2012 Final Phase Counseling Notification & College/Student Wise Allotments

Final Phase Detailed Notification

University wise Course Eligibility

List of Colleges / Courses with Codes

New colleges/courses added on 15-11-2012

List of Courses with Codes

PGEC/PGECET Student Wise Allotments - 2012

PGEC/PGECET College Wise Allotments - 2012