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What is New in GATE 2015?

Important Dates


GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) Website Opens:
Enrolment, Application Filling, Application Submission
1st September 2014
(00:00 Hrs)
Last Date for Submission of Online Application through Website
1st October 2014
14th October 2014
(23:59Hrs)
Last Date for Request for Change in the Choice of Examination City via GOAPS login
21st November 2014
Availability of Admit Card on the Online Application Interface for printing
17th December 2014
GATE 2015 Online Examination
Forenoon: 9.00 AM to 12.00 Noon
Afternoon: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM
31st January, 1st, 7th, 8th and 14th February, 2015
Announcement of Results on the Online Application Website
12th March 2015
(17:00 Hrs)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Osmania University Ph.D. Admissions 2009-10

Osmania University Ph.D. Admissions 2009-10

Osmania University has issued admission notification for Ph.D. Program in the faculties of Arts, Science, Social Sciences, Commerce, Law, Management, Education, Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy and Oriental Languages for the year 2009-10. Along with those qualified in Ph.D. Eligibility Test conducted by OU, candidates with UGC/ CSIR/ JRF/ NET/ M.Phil. degree holders also can apply. They should have 55 percent marks in Post Graduate Degree and need UGC-CSIR / NET/ GATE or SLET and M.Phil through regular mode. 

Prescribed application form along with guidelines of admission available at 'Director, Department of Publications and Press, OU' on payment of Rs. 60 from 20-09-2010. You can also obtain application forms by post through sending a DD for Rs. 60 in favour of 'The Director, Department of Publications and Press, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007'. 

Completed application forms along with all the required enclosures and a DD for Rs. 150 towards registration fee should be sent to concerned Dean on or before 11-10-2010. DD should be drawn in favour of Dean of Faculty concerned. More details available on www.osmania.ac.in

IIM Lucknow PGP ABM Admissions 2011-13

IIM Lucknow PGP ABM Admissions 2011-13

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow is offering PGP in Agribusiness Management. Duration of the program is two years. This is highly specialised course and designed with the objective of developing agribusiness leaders, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Those completed the course will be awarded 'Post-Graduate Diploma in Agri-Business Management' by the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Society. IIMs are premier management schools in the country working under the purview of Govt. of India. They offer world class education and placements with reputed multi- national companies.

Essential Eligibility: Applicants should have Bachelor's degree in Agriculture Science/ Agricultural Engineering or allied subjects. Allied subjects are Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Soil Science, Agriculture Biochemistry, Agricultural Extension, Entomology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Science/ Technology, Forestry, Food Technology, Horticulture, Rural Studies/ Rural Sociology/ Rural Cooperatives/ Rural Banking, Biology, Biochemistry, Bio-technology, Botany, Life Science, Zoology and Veterinary Science. They should have minimum 50 percent marks.

Candidates those in their final year Bachelor's degree can also apply. Apart from specific eligibility conditions, CAT 2010 score remains basic qualification for screening the applicants. You can get CAT 2010 details on www.catiim.in . Candidates should submit a separate application form to IIM that is available on www.iiml.ac.in . This should reach 'Admission Office, Indian Institute of Management, Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow- 226013' on or before 17 October 2010.

Officer Trainee (Engg & HR) in HPCL

Officer Trainee (Engg & HR)
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Location: Job Category: Last Date:
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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is a leading "Navratna" Public Sector Enterprise engaged in Refining, Distribution and Marketing of Petroleum Products. HPCL invites invites application for the position of Officer Trainees and welcomes bright, young & dynamic Engineering  and Management Graduates to join HPCL team of world class professionals :

1A. Officer Trainee - Engineering Disciplines, 161 Posts (UR-78, SC-24, ST-12, OBC-NC-43, PWD-04)

1B. Officer Trainee - Engineering Disciplines, 39 Posts (SC, ST, OBC-NC Backlog) (SC-13, ST-22, OBC-NC-04)

Qualifications :

  • Full time Graduates in Engineering/ Technology in Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Instrumentation and Mechanical Disciplines from AICTE approved/ UGC recognized institute/ university.
  • Candidates possessing Engineering/ Technology Degree in the above mentioned disciplines (Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Instrumentation and Mechanical) from AICTE approved / UGC recognized institute / university can apply online against the respective discipline.
  • Candidates possessing Combination Degrees (eg. Electrical & Electronics on Instrumentation & Control etc.) in Engineering / Technology in th disciplines related to the above mentioned disciplines (Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Instrumentation and Mechanical) should apply under the "Others" option available in the online application form, provided that the Degree/ qualification should specify the same. Eg. "Electrical & Electronics" has "ELectrical" discipline as specified in the core disciplines above.

Important Note : (Officer Trainee - Engineering Disciplines), The candidates who apply against "Others" discipline will be given an option to select any one of the six disciplines mentioned above for which he/she intends to take the written test question paper. HPCL shall conduct written test for all the eligible candidates, the test paper will be only for the disciplines mentioned under "Qualification" above. Candidates with Combination Degree who apply against "Others" discipline will take written test for one of subject/ discipline selected by him/ her in the online application form.

Candidates possessing Degrees other than above mentioned core degrees or combination degrees, will not be considered.

Age limit : 25 years as on 20th October, 2010.

2. Officer Trainee - Fire and Safety, 2 posts.

Qualification :

  • Full time graduates in Engineering/ Technology (BE/ B.Tech) in Fire & Safety discipline from AICTE approved / UGC recognized institute university.

Age limit : 25 years as on 20th October, 2010.

3A. Officer Trainee - Human Resources, 11 posts (UR-8, SC-1, OBC-NC-2)

3B. Officer Trainee - Human Resources (Welfare) , 2 posts

Qualification :

  • Two year full time , Post graduate course with specialization in HR, Personnel Management, Industrial Relations form AICTE approved / UGC recognized institute university.
  • Two year full time , Post graduate course with specialization in HR, Personnel Management, Industrial Relations form AICTE approved / UGC recognized institute university, covering Labour Welfare as a special subject. Other candidates as per The AP Factories Rules, 1950 for appointment of welfare officer shall also apply.

Age limit : 27 years as on 20th October, 2010.

Note : Candidates scoring minimum 60% in aggregate of all the semesters (for SC/ST minimum 50%), in the qualifying graduate/ Post graduate degree (as applicable) are only eligible to apply.
Candidates completing their qualifying graduate / post graduate degree (as applicable) by September 2010 can also apply.

Selection Methodology :
Candidates fulfilling of the above criteria for respective positions will be eligible for appearing for Written Test (Objective type comprising of two parts. I General Aptitude consisting of Intellectual Potential test, Quantitative Aptitude test & test of English Language, II. Technical/ Professional knowledge comprising of questions related to Qualifying degree/ Educational background required for the position applied for). Candidates will be called for the Personnel Interview in order of their merit in the Written Test as per the policy of the Corporation.

Stipend :
During the training, the Trainees will get Rs.33000/- per month as stipend and after successful completion of training, they will be absorb in the pay scale Rs.24900-50500. (CTC Rs.8 Lac per annum approx.)

Fee : Rs.535/- (no fee from SC/ST/PH candidates) to be deposited in the SBI through Challan in HPCL Powerjyoti A/c No. 31178  245256 or can be deposited online by Debit/ Credit Cards.

How to apply

Apply online at HPCL website from 21/09/2010 to 20/10/2010 only. Take a print of the application form and affix passport size photograph and sign the form in the space provided for the same. Please ensure to preserve a copy of this application form for future references and send the same to Senior Manager - Recruitment & Planning, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Post Box No. 11402, Marine Lines Post Office, Mumbai - 400020, to reach on or before 26/10/2010.

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Company Profile

HPCL is a Fortune 500 company, with an annual turnover of Rs. 1,08,599 Crores and sales/income from operations of Rs 1,14,889 Crores (US$ 25,306 Millions) during FY 2009-10, having about 20% Marketing share in India and a strong market infrastructure.

HPCL operates 2 major refineries producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels & specialties, one in Mumbai (West Coast) of 6.5 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) capacity and the other in Vishakapatnam, (East Coast) with a capacity of 8.3 MMTPA. HPCL holds an equity stake of 16.95% in Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited, a state-of-the-art refinery at Mangalore with a capacity of 9 MMTPA.

Friday, September 17, 2010

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GATE 2011 Information Brochure


Bank Branches Selling Application Forms
Download Syllabus for GATE 2011 Papers

General Aptitude (GA) component common in all papers
AE: Aerospace Engineering XE: Section A: Engineering Mathematics
AG: Agricultural Engineering XE: Section B: Fluid Mechanics
AR: Architecture and Planning XE: Section C: Materials Science
BT: Biotechnology XE: Section D: Solid Mechanics
CE: Civil Engineering XE: Section E: Thermodynamics
CH: Chemical Engineering XE: Section F: Polymer Science and Engineering
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology XE: Section G: Food Technology
CY: Chemistry
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering XL: Section H: Chemistry
EE: Electrical Engineering XL: Section I: Biochemistry
GG: Geology and Geophysics XL: Section J: Botany
IN: Instrumentation Engineering XL: Section K: Microbiology
MA: Mathematics XL: Section L: Zoology
ME: Mechanical Engineering XL: Section M: Food Technology
MN: Minining Engineering
MT: Metallurgical Engineering
PH: Physics
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science


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What is New in GATE 2011?

What is New in GATE 2011?

ONLINE examination in two additional papers:

In GATE 2010, the papers with codes MN and TF had ONLINE examination. In GATE 2011, two additional papers AE and GG will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 30, 2011. The ONLINE examination in GG and TF will be held in the forenoon session from 09.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs. The ONLINE examination in AE and MN will be held in the afternoon session from 14.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs.

Numerical answer type questions in AE and TF papers: 
In AE and TF papers, the question paper will consist of 60 questions of multiple choice type and 5 questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer
.
OFFLINE examination in two sessions:
In GATE 2011, the OFFLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, February 13, 2011. The OFFLINE examination in AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI papers will be held in the forenoon session from 09.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs. The OFFLINE examination in AG, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL will be held in the afternoon session from 14.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs.

Food Technology section in both XE and XL papers:
In GATE 2011, Food Technology will be introduced as an optional section in XL paper also. The structure for Food Technology section in XL paper will be the same as the structure of the other optional sections in XL paper. The structure for Food Technology section in XE paper will the same as the structure of the other optional sections in XE paper. The syllabus for the Food Technology section in XE and XL papers is the same.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - GATE 2011

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - GATE 2011
Date of Online Examination: 30-01-2011 (Sunday)   
Date of Offline Examination: 13-02-2011 (Sunday)
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 on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from the administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

GATE is conducted through the constitution of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are:

      Zone-1: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
      Zone-2: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
      Zone-3: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
      Zone-4: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
      Zone-5: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
      Zone-6: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
      Zone-7: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
      Zone-8: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2011 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Madras, designated as the Organising Institute for GATE 2011 .

Important Dates:
Commencement of sale of Application Form and Information Brochure Tuesday September 21, 2010
Commencement of Online Application Form submission Tuesday September 21, 2010
(09:00 Hrs onwards)
Last date for issue of Information Brochure and Application Form at Bank Counters Wednesday October 27, 2010
Last date for issue of Information Brochure and Application Form at zonal GATE office counters Friday October 29, 2010
Last date for Submission of Online Application Form (website closure) Wednesday October 27, 2010
(18:00 Hrs)
Last date for the Receipt of completed Offline/Online Application Form at the respective zonal GATE Office Tuesday November 02, 2010
Website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city Friday December 10, 2010
Date for reporting any discrepancy in the choice of examination cities or in the choice of GATE paper Friday December 31, 2010
Date for reporting the non-receipt of admit cards for ONLINE examination papers Thursday January 20, 2011
Last date for reporting the non-receipt of admit cards for OFFLINE examination papers Monday January 31, 2011
GATE 2011 Online Examination
Papers: GG and TF
Sunday January 30, 2011
(09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2011 Online Examination
Papers: AE and MN
Sunday January 30, 2011
(14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
GATE 2011 Offline Examination
Papers: AR, BT, CE, CH, CS, ME, PH and PI
Sunday February 13, 2011
(09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2011 Offline Examination
Papers: AG, CY, EC, EE, IN, MA, MT, XE and XL
Sunday February 13, 2011
(14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
Announcement of results Tuesday March 15, 2011
(10:00 Hrs)


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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Special Class Railway Apprentices

Special Class Railway Apprentices
Date of Posting:
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Location: Industry Type: Last Date:
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Job Details

 

Examination Notice No12/2010

An examination for selection of candidates for appointment as Special Class Railway Apprentices in Mechanical Department of Indian Railways will be held by the Union Public Service Commission

Educational Qualification
 

(a) must have passed in the first or second division, the Intermediate or an equivalent Examination of a University or Board approved by the Government of India with Mathematics and atleast one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination.

Graduates with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as their degree subjects may also apply, or
(b) must have passed in the first or second divsion, the Higher Secondary (12 years) Examination under 10 plus 2 pattern of School Education with Mathematics and atleast one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination, or
(c) must have passed the first year Examination under the three year degree course of a university or the first examination of the three year diploma course in Rural Service of the National Council for Rural Higher Education or the third year Examination for promotion to the 4th year of the four year B.A./B.Sc. (Evening College) Course of the Madras University with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination provided that before joining the degree/diploma course he passed the Higher Secondary examination or the Pre-University or equivalent examination in the first or second division.
Candidates who have passed the first/second year examination under the three-years degree course in the first or second division with Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry as subjects of the Examination may also apply; provided the first/second year examination is conducted by a University; or
(d) must have passed in the first or second division the Pre-Engineering Examination of a University, approved by the Government of India; or
(e) must have passed in the first or second division the Pre-Professional/Pre-Technological Examination of any Indian University or a recognised Board, with Mathematics and at least, one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination conducted one year after the Higher Secondary or Pre-University stage; or
(f) must have passed the first year examination under the five year Engineering Degree Course of a University : Provided that before joining the Degree Course, he passed the Higher Secondary Examination or pre-University or equivalent examination in the first or second division.
Candidates who have passed the first year Examination of the five-year Engineering Degree Course in the first or second division may also apply provided the first year Examination is conducted by a University; or
(g) must have passed in the first or second division the Pre-Degree Examination of the Universities of Kerala and Calicut with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination.

 

Age limits : (a) A candidate must have attained the age of 17 years and must not have attained the age of 21 years on 1st August, 2010, i.e. he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1989 and not later than 1st August, 1993.


Application Fee: C
andidate applying Offline (through Common Application Form) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 50/- (Rupees Fifty only) through a single Central Recruitment Fee Stamp

Candidates applying Online (excepting Female/SC/ST/P.H candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a reduced fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty Five only) either by remitting the money in the Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

How to apply

 

Last Date of receiving Application  (a)  Online: The online Applications can be filled upto 20th September 2010 till 11.59 PM  (b)  Offline:    All offline applications must reach the "Controller of Examinations, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110069" either by hand or by Post/Speed Post or by Courier, on or before the 27th September 2010.

 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

BHEL- Engineer Trainee/Supervisor Trainee

BHEL 

Engineer Trainee/Supervisor Trainee
Date of Posting:
Eligibility:


Location: Industry Type: Last Date:
Job Type: Hiring Process:
Job Details

 

Recruitment Of Engineer Trainee/Supervisor Trainee , 2010-11

 

Position Qualification No of Vacancies

Age limit as on 1st Aug 2010

Engineer Trainee

 

Full time regular Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Technology from a recognized Indian University/ Institute in the disciplines of MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ ELECTRONICS Minimum 65 % or Equivalent CGPA in aggregate of all years/semesters MECHANICAL 400

 

27 Years (Candidates born before  01/08/1983 are not eligible to apply

ELECTRICAL 125
ELECTRONICS 75
Supervisor Trainee Full time regular Diploma in Engineering from a recognized Indian University/ Institute in the disciplines of MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS/ CIVIL Minimum 65 % or Equivalent CGPA in aggregate of all years/semesters MECHANICAL 550

 

27 Years (Candidates born before  01/08/1983 are not eligible to apply)

ELECTRICAL 150
ELECTRONICS 75
CIVIL 25

 

Selection Process Selection process will consist of Written Test and Personal Interview .Written test will consists of 150 multiple choice objective type questions.Test is designed to assess the candidate's Professional ( Technical) Knowledge of the chosen Engineering Discipline and Higher Aptitude covering arear like Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, Logical thinking, English usage, General Awareness etc

 

For Engineer Trainee Application Fee: After filling the details in the  challan, it has to be deposited with the fee of Rs. 500/- at any of the SBI branches all over the country. For Supervisor Trainee fee of Rs. 300/- at any of the SBI branches all over the country

How to apply

 

Candidates should apply On-Line Only

Details Here  
(For Engineer Trainee )  Click Here To Apply Online

Details Here (Supervisor Trainee)  Click Here To Apply Online

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Company Profile

BHEL is the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy-related/infrastructure sector, today. BHEL was established more than 40 years ago, ushering in the indigenous Heavy Electrical Equipment industry in India - a dream that has been more than realized with a well-recognized track record of performance. The company has been earning profits continuously since 1971-72 and paying dividends since 1976-77.

Civil Service Aptitude Test from 2011

NEW DELHI: Aspirants for the civil services will face a different pattern of examination from next year as the government has approved a proposal to introduce an aptitude test in place of the existing preliminary examination to shortlist candidates for the main exam.

Accordingly, the candidates will have to appear in two objective-type papers having special emphasis on testing their "aptitude for civil services" as well as on "ethical and moral dimension of decision-making" under a Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).

Both these papers — having equal weightage — will be common to all candidates in place of the one common paper (general awareness) and one optional paper (any particular subject of choice) under the existing system which lays greater emphasis on subject knowledge.

 
 
As of now, the change will be effective only for the first stage of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) from 2011 onwards. The second and third stages — CS (Main) Examination and interview respectively — may remain the same till a committee of experts goes into various aspects of the entire system and submits its report. Confirming the change for the first stage of CSE, minister of state for personnel Prithviraj Chavan told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the proposal for introduction of CSAT in place of the existing CS (Preliminary) Examination. In his written reply, he said: "CSAT is expected to come into effect from CSE, 2011." The proposal to this effect was sent to the PMO last year by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which conducts CSE every year to select candidates for elite all- India services, including IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS and others Group 'A' and Group 'B' central jobs.

Officials familiar with the proposal which has got the PM's nod explained that the changes were suggested by various committees, including the second Administrative Reforms Commission, in their reports submitted over the years. Most of the panels had advocated laying greater emphasis on the "aptitude" of candidates than their knowledge of a subject, arguing that specialists or experts in any particular subject may not necessarily be good civil servants.

Referring to introduction of CSAT, an official said: "The new system will also provide a level-playing field and equity, since all candidates will have to attempt common papers unlike the current format which provides for only one common paper." Though a scaling system is currently used in the preliminary examination in order to ensure that no candidate who has opted for any particular optional paper gets undue advantage because of varying degree of difficulty of any paper or inherent scorability, the government has received a number of complaints objecting to the method on one ground or the other. One related matter has even been pending in Supreme Court for long.