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CHANDIGARH | WEDNESDAY| 11 MAY 2016
GAURI CHHABRA
This is the time when most of
the students who have
secured admission in presti-gious (or otherwise) universi-
ties in foreign countries arepacking their bags to depart
on their educational venture.
This, thus, is also the time when those who nurture the
dream of studying abroad alsostart gearing up and planning
for taking a shot at theirdream course and college
abroad. Entrance and qualify-
ing exams are the first stage inthis preparation and it is also
the stage that leave manyfoxed and overawed, some-
times enough to shelve their
whole plan.
Entrance examlandscape to foreignuniversities has
often been criticised
for being tilted infavour of the privi-
leged. Due to thereliance of the univer-
sities on frequent
rounds of qualifyingexaminations for admis-
sions, marginalised sec-tions suffer a systemic
disadvantage.Not only this a large
number of students are
relatively less able to paythe cost of taking these
exams or for the additionaltuition fee which these
exams require, but their
chance of clearing theseexaminations are even
bleaker owing to their weakacademic foundation.
Today, the need for bring-
ing about equity and oppor-tunity has been realised and
several entrance examina-
tions to foreign universitieslike the SAT, GMAT, GRE,
and the TOEFL have under-gone a tectonic shift.
The endeavor has been to
bring about effectiveness andfairness in the examination
system. These are requiredfor admission to universities
and colleges in various coun-
tries across the globe; attimes, one may need to take a
combination of one or more of these and other tests specific
to a particular country and itseducation system.
Let us examine some of
these:
PROMOTING EQUITY ANDOPPORTUNITY
Scholastic AptitudeTest (SAT)
The Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT) test, required for entry
into some universities in theUSA if you have not complet-
ed an equivalent, is of two
types — the Reasoning Test tocheck the general writing
skills and grammar and theSubject Test to check a candi-
date's knowledge in the sub- ject chosen. The SAT is
owned, developed and con-
ducted by the College Board of the United States of America.
College Board, the conduct-ing authority of SAT has
changed the test patternrecently. Commenting on
this change College Board
President David Coleman atthe annual meeting of the
National Association for Col-lege Admissions Counseling
in Toronto, Canada, said,“SAT would be more closely
linked to high school curricu-
lum, less coachable, and testtakers would likely see
changes to the essay portionof the current test. One of the
most important elements
that have been changed for2016 is that the exam will be
scored on a total of 1600 while
the evidence-basedreading/writing and maths
sections will each be scoredon a 200 to 800 point scale.
It will have its essay portion
optional and will drop some of the obscure vocabulary it has
traditionally used. The essaysection, which was first made
mandatory in the SAT's 2005
revamp that also establishedits current 2400-point scale,
will now be optional andscored separately.
The critical reading vocabu-lary will shift from words that
seem to be found only on the
SAT to include words more
relevant to everyday life.Instead of having to spendtime locating and reviewing
classic vocabulary lists, stu-
dents should be able to applymuch of what they already
know. Of course, they willneed to keep an ear out for any
potentially new lists or guid-
ance from the test-makers.The writing section will
change its primary empha-sis from building and sup-
porting an argument toaccurately analysing facts
and evidence, thus discour-
aging students from simplymaking up facts to argue
their point. An efficient wayto tackle this sort of hurdle
is to read more. Students
who are consistently read-ing and subsequently
analysing the content willbe better equipped to han-
Master the new rules of entranceStay updated on the changes in different entrance tests to get admission to your dream course and university abroaddle such an assignment on
the new SAT.The maths section also will
narrow its emphasis on top-
ics that better predict col-lege performance, such as
proportional reasoning, lin-ear equations and linear
functions. Students should
take note of those conceptsnow and focus more on them
when they come up inschool. They will not be
penalised for incorrectanswers and reading com-
prehension questions will
weave in information fromother subjects, such as histo-
ry and science. Studentshave to reason their way
through this exam by tack-
ling problems in a linear and
sequential fashion; a stu-dent’s ability to processinformation quickly is the
key. The College Board also
will partner with Khan Academy to offer free SAT
test preparation materials toevery student.
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SELECT YOUR SCORES
The Graduate Record Examination(GRE) is another popularexamination among Indianstudents aspiring to study in theUSA or Canada.It is an admission requirement formany graduate courses, especiallyin engineering and the sciences, inthe USA. The GRE General Test
measures an aspirant’s verbal, quantitative,critical thinking and analytical writing skillswhich are covered in three sections —Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing.However, as per the GRE test pattern2016, the GRE Subject Test evaluates acandidate’s knowledge in specific fields.THESE ARE: biochemistry, cell andmolecular biology, biology, chemistry,literature in English, mathematics,
physics and psychology.GRE is available in the computer-based format in India. According to ETS,students can take the online GRErevised General Test once every 21days, up to five times within anycontinuous rolling 12-month period. If you feel you didn’t do your best on testday, that’s okay. You can retake thetest and then send only the scores youwant schools to see.
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE)
STUDY ABROAD
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Sports and Company SecretariesOlympiadScience Olympiad Foundation (SOF),
which organises Olympiads forschool students all over the world, has
launched two new Olympiad examsInternational Sports Knowledge
Olympiad (ISKO) and International
Company Secretaries Olympiad(ICSO). The ISKO will be organised in
association with Star Sports andICSO in association with The Insti-
tute of Company Secretaries of India.International Sports Knowledge
Olympiad (ISKO) will include Sports
& General Knowledge questions andstudents from classes I to X may
appear in the ISKO. Awards/scholar-ships worth about ~2.25 crore will be
provided to winners/ participants. In
addition, for the first time, selectstate topper students will be invited
to appear on a special programme onStar Sports channel. The ISKO is for
I to X class students.The International Company Secre-
taries Olympiad (ICSO) for studentsof classes XI & XII, is designed to
assist students realise their aptitude
and potential for Company Secre-tary’s profession. Students from all
streams — Science, Commerce &Humanities — may appear for the
ICSO. The international topper from
each class will be awarded a cashscholarship of ~1 lakh each. Over ~50
lakh will be awarded to winners of ICSO. Approximately 3.25 lakh stu-
dents had registered for the SOFOlympiad (2015-2016) in Delhi NCR .
SOF is already partnering The
British Council for the Internation-al English Olympiad.
Mahabir Singh, the founder &Executive Director, shared that for
the current year,students and
schools would be recognised andfelicitated with awards and scholar-
ships worth over ~14 crore. Regis-trations for the current year are
open and registration forms havebeen sent to schools.
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CAREER HOTLINEPERVIN MALHOTRA email your queries to [email protected]
Enrolment of 306 Indian students in US'university' terminatedThe enrolment of 306 Indian students in a
US university — created as part of the US
Homeland Security Investigation's (HSI)enforcement action — has been terminat-
ed on charges of visa fraud, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh said
in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.He said the US authorities had arrested
from across the United States 22 brokers,
recruiters and employers — some of whom are their own nationals — who
allegedly conspired with foreign nationalsto fraudulently obtain student and foreign
workers' visas for the latter through a "pay
to stay" New Jersey college viz. Universityof Northern New Jersey (UNNJ).
"This 'college' was created and operat-ed as part of the US Homeland Security
Investigation's enforcement action in
this matter. As per the US government , during
the investigation, HSI special agentsidentified 1,076 foreign nationals who
previously entered the US on F-1 non-immigrant student visas to attend
other accredited schools and were
found to have knowingly participatedin visa fraud by enrolling at UNNJ for
the sole purpose of illegally obtainingand/or maintaining their F-1 non-immi-
grant status.
“The government is in touch with theUS government and has emphasised to
the US government that due processmust be followed and there should be
no harassment and injustice,” he said.— IANS
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A.Space science is abroad umbrella termthat covers various scientific
fields that are concerned with the study of the Uni-
verse (excluding the Earthand its atmosphere). While
these fields were all consid-
ered part of astronomy earli-er, the major sub-fields with-
in astronomy, such asastrophysics, have grown so
large that they’re now con-
sidered separate fields ontheir own. These fall in eight
broad standalone cate-gories: Astrophysics, Galac-
tic Science, Stellar Science,
non-Earth Planetary Sci-ence, Biology of Other Plan-
ets, Astronautics / SpaceTravel, Space Colonization
and Space Defense.However, space science is
different from space research
and space exploration.The former relates to sci-
entific studies carried outby using scientific equip-
ment in space. Frequently,the term includes studying
the upper atmosphere
using sounding rockets andhigh-altitude balloons.
While space explorationinvolves a great deal of
space research, it addition-
ally harnesses space tech-nology to broaden its spec-
trum by including earthscience and materials sci-
ence in its ambit.
Understandably there-fore, some of the varied aca-
demic programmes thatproduce space scientists are
astrophysics, aerospaceengineering and astrono-
my, remote sensing, GIS,
Satellite Meteorology andGlobal Climate, Atmospher-
ic Sciences, Satellite com-munication etc.
A number of leading Insti-
tutes like the Inter Univer-sity Centre for Astronomy
& Astrophysics, Pune, TataInstitute of Fundamental
Research (TIFR), Mumbai,Physical Research Labora-
tory (PRL), Ahmedabad,
Indian Institute of Astro-physics, Bangalore and the
Nehru Planetarium, Delhietc. regularly invite stu-
dents for workshops at their
planetariums.This is a fantastic opportu-
nity to learn more about thefield and meet the experts.
Please contact them directlyfor further information.
Right course for space science
Q.I love science and since I’ve always nurtured the dreamof doing my engineering from IIT, I joined a coaching insti-tute when I was in Class XI. I could manage the pressure of
school and coaching in the first year, but felt very pressured
trying to juggle the two in Class XII as I was also continuing
with my other passion — sports (basketball). As a result, I
dropped out of coaching. But I’ve surprisingly managed a good
score in JEE Mains. So, now I’m in a terrible dilemma. I know
that I won’t be able to ace the JEE Advance as I haven’t pre-
pared for it seriously. My question is should I drop a year and
prepare in dead earnest for 2017? I’m very confused.
— LAVJEET SINGH
A.Every achievementdeserves to be cele-brated. Congrats for scoringa good rank in the Mains.
And when it comes to engi-neering education in our
country, sure the IITs (some,not all) are certainly on top of
the heap, but you’ll be
delighted to learn that in theIndia Rankings 2016 recent-
ly released by the NationalInstitutional Ranking
Framework under MHRD, 12
NITs feature in the list of thetop 50 institutions led by NIT,
Tiruchirapalli at rank 12. 10other NITs are interspersed
between ranks 51 - 92. VIT
(rank 13) and PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
(rank 24) are two privateinstitutions that occupy top
slots amongst the IITs and
NITs. Besides these, we havea whole lot of other excellent
colleges like BITs, BIT, DTU,
NSIT, Thapar, IIITs, MITamongst several others — allof which are open to you. I
would suggest you look at
them with an open mind. Atthe end of the day, remember
it’s all about you and notabout the brand of institute
that will determine your suc-cess and achievement in life.
Instead of dropping a year,
opt for the best one out of these and you may be pleas-
antly surprised. And shouldyou still wish to give the JEE
another shot next year, what
stops you! And lastly, regardless of
whether you’ve taken
coaching for the JEE Advance, do give it yourbestest shot. You still have
time. And who knows you
may end up lucky… Believeme, life is full of surprises…!
Should i drop a yearto prepare for IIT?
Q.Can you please tell me something about the job of C& Fagents? — YOGESHSARNA
A.Cargo & Freight agentsorganise and trackincoming and outgoing car-go and freight shipments in
airline, train, or trucking ter-minals or on shipping docks.
They expedite the move-ment of shipments by deter-
mining the route that ship-
ments must take and bypreparing the necessary
shipping documents. C & F Agents take orders from cus-
tomers and arrange for the
pickup of freight or cargo forbeing delivered to the load-
ing platforms. They alsokeep records of the proper-
ties of the cargo, such as the
quantity, type, weight, anddimensions. They keep a tal-
ly of missing items, recordthe conditions of damaged
items, and document any
excess supplies.Besides arranging cargo
according to its destination,
C & F agents also determinethe shipping rates and othercharges that can sometimes
apply to the freight. For
imported or exportedfreight, they verify that the
proper customs paperwork
is in order. They have now
begun to track shipmentselectronically using bar
codes, and answer customerqueries regarding the status
of their shipments.
Besides Couriers, most jobs lie in the air and truck
transportation industry. Although cargo traffic is
expected to grow faster thanin the past, employment of C
& F agents may be impacted
by technological advances.For example, the increasing
use of bar codes on cargo andfreight allows agents and
customers to track their
shipments quickly over theInternet, rather than manu-
ally tracking their location.Moreover, clients are now
able to complete their cus-
toms and insurance paper- work online, reducing the
need for C & F agents.
Despite these advances intechnology, job openings will continue to arise, due to
increases in online pur-
chase, which results inmore shipments.
What is the workprofile of C&F agents?
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1. Name the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
2. What is the single emergency number that will be operational
throughout India from January 1 to help people reach immediate
services of police, ambulance and fire department?
3. Who recently became the first Muslim Mayor of London?
4. Name the Republican and Democratic front-runners for the US
presidential elections.
5. Name the world's largest unmanned surface vessel, a self-driving
132-foot ship able to travel up to 10,000 nautical miles on its own
to hunt for stealthy submarines and underwater alleys.
6. Which state of Canada was witness to raging wildfires recently?
7. What is the full form of FSSAI?
8. Which day is observed as World Hand Hygiene Day?
9. Name the top three countries violating the doping norms in the
world.
10.Which team recently won the Premier League title for the first
time in history in 132 years?
— Tarun Sharma
NATURE’S FURY
FORTNIGHTLY QUIZ 515
India SheffieldScholarships
The University of Sheffield is offer-
ing the India Sheffield Scholar-
ship to Indian students starting a
Taught Masters programme in
September 2016.
Eligibility: Applicants must hold
an offer of a study place and begin
postgraduate Taught Masters pro-
gramme in September 2016.
They must be a national or per-
manently domiciled of India.
They must be self-funded and
classified as overseas for fee
purposes.
The scholarships will be award-
ed automatically – no applica-
tion is required.
The scholarships will take the form
of a tuition fee reduction only.
The scholarships are for full-time
students only. Students studying
via Distance Learning are not eli-
gible for the scholarships.
The scholarships will not beawarded where partial funding is
applicable from an external
body* and there is an agreement
already in place between the
external body and the University
of Sheffield to offer a tuition fee
discount to the student.
The Scholarship is for each year
of the Taught Masters pro-
gramme, however it is not avail-
able for each year of a New
Route PhD course. The scholar-
ship is only available for the first
year of study.
Details:
£2,000 if your tuition fees are
between £15,250 and £17,250
or
£2,500 if your tuition fees are
£17,251 and upwards
Unless
You are a student of MSc in Global
Marketing Management, or any of our MSc Nanofolio courses jointly
run with the University of Leeds.
Under these circumstances your
Scholarship will be £1,250 only,
the £2,000 and £2,500 discounts
above will not apply.
How to apply: Online
Deadline: June 24. Scholarship
results will be announced on July
29, 2016.
MBA at Robert GordonUniversityRobert Gordon University is offer-
ing MBA scholarships for Busi-
ness, Management and Account-
ing students.
Eligibility: All applicants must
meet the normal admission crite-
ria for the MBA programme.
Candidates with an offer for the
MBA, MBA Information Manage-
ment, or MBA Oil and Gas Man-
agement degrees can apply for
an MBA scholarship.
English language Require-
ments: All international students,
for whom English is not their first
language, must provide evidence
of linguistic ability, by gaining
either IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 570
(paper) or TOEFL 230 (computer)
prior to receiving an uncondition-
al offer of a place on the course.
Detail:The MBA scholarship takes
the form of a reduction in the normal
tuition fees by a specified amount.
Successful applicants will be
responsible for paying the balance
of their tuition fees, and for all their
other travel and living expenses.
Scholarships range from
£3,000 to £9,000.
How to apply: The form and the
written paper should be sent withall other essential documentation
to linda.mair-at-rgu.ac.uk. Appli-
cants should title the email “MBA
Scholarship Application”.
Deadline: September 1 for Sep-
tember intake.
Check out:
www.rgu.ac.uk/areas-of-study/sub-
jects/business-management-and-
accounting/scholarships
For art and designstudentsAnglia Ruskin University, UK is offer-
ing Mark Wood Art and Design
Scholarship for students wanting to
go in for master’s degree programme
in MA film &TV Production; MA Fine
Art; MA Printmaking; MA Graphic
Design and Typography; MA Illustra-
tion and Book Arts; MA Photography;
MA Fashion Design; MA Computer
Games Development (Art)Eligibility: International students
can apply for this scholarship.
How to apply: Applicants can
download it online request by
emailing: giving-at-anglia.ac.uk.
Deadline: July 25, 2016
Check out:anglia-ruskin-university-
mark-wood-art-design-scholarship
Q.I am in Class XI (non-med). What kind of courses shouldone pursue if one wishes to specialise in space studies?— UNNATICHAUHAN
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NISTHA TRIPATHI
Growing number of engi-
neers who apply to graduateschools abroad are facing a
massive challenge. Withengineering colleges sprout-
ing in every corner, the qual-
ity of education and infra-structure has taken a huge
beating. With barely quali-fied teachers, students lack
any avenues to learn and get
the kind of exposure that would make them competi-
tive against their counter-parts from China, Europe
and USA. So how do these
students learn when theircolleges are offering so little?
Most of the engineering col-leges are struggling to find
qualified faculty. While the
courses are being taught'blindly', students are passing
not by proving their knowl-edge but by last minute rote
learning, copying assign-ments and solving previous
year question papers. They
say a true engineer never
studies until the last two daysbefore the exam!
But this jugaad engineer-
ing falls flat at the first con-
tact with professional world. After all, you need to know
and do things when youshow up at work. Similarly,
when a student applies to
universities abroad, theyexpect you to be not only
conversant in the basic sub- jects but also exhibit mas-
tery over some of them. Andgetting into these top notch
universities is not about
cracking an entrance exam,but impressing with your
overall profile - projects,grades, experience, scores
etc. Poor Indian student
realises that his jugaad is notgoing to work here.
Enter the number of MOOCs (Massive Open
Online Courses). MOOCs are
online courses targetingopen access for student par-
ticipation via Internet. In a world where everything is
just one click away, whyshould education be left
behind? Why do we need to
be in a physical classroom for
gathering knowledge? This was the sentiment when MIT
and Harvard created edX in2012 that hosts online uni-
versity level paid and freecourses. Soon, sites like
Coursera, Udemy, Udacity
and Khan Academy estab-lished their mark in the
space by offering a large vari-ety of courses for academic,
professional and interest
based learning. Yasho Vardhan, an MIS
applicant was feeling that hisaverage GPA was putting
him at a disadvantage in his
applications. To furtherenhance his profile, he decid-
ed to take Introduction to'Python for Data Science' on
edX and 'R Programming' onCoursera. Since he was inter-
ested in Analytics which is
growing much in popularity
and competition, he felt thathe needed something more
than his academics and workexperience to differentiate
himself. Further, such cours-es were highly recommend-
ed by his seniors at Universi-
ty of Maryland, the place where he is heading to this
September. When Sheelabhadra Dey,
an Electronics Engineering
student at NIT Trichy, start-ed applying for MS in Com-
puter Science (CS) pro-grammes with an interest in
Machine Learning, he knew
that CS is one of the mostcompetitive programmes.
With a non-CS background,he needed to prove his met-
tle. So, he opted to complete
online courses that wouldhelp him develop the CS
skills that he could not in col-
lege. Now that he has admitsfrom multiple reputed CS
programs such as Texas A&M University, and Uni-
versity of Florida, he thinks
his decision was a life saver. With quality courses and
online availability, anincreasing number of stu-
dents are resorting to takingsuch courses to augment
their knowledge of popular
subjects like Data Science,Basics of Computer Science
and so on. If you are express-ing an interest in Computer
Security in your study
abroad application and yourcollege did not offer enough
relevant electives, you cantake such of courses on a
MOOC provider. While
MOOC grades might not betaken too seriously by the
Admission Committee, it still
shows enthusiasm on yourpart and gives additional
credibility to your applica-tion. A few skills that can be
advantageous during your
hunt for on-campus jobs andassistantships are web devel-
opment, perl scripting, excelmodeling etc. Another popu-
lar online course is MachineLearning by Andew Ng.
Whether you get a certifi-
cate or not is not the key factorhere. The point is to gather
the real skills. Besides, devel-oping good projects these
classes can be a great way to
show you are a pro-activelearner. These can also help to
compensate for your low grades or can fill in for lack of
a formal education in the area
you are applying for.— The writer is Founder Director of
Scholar Strategy, a studying abroad
The MOOC pointCOURSE CRUISING
International School of Design (INSD) recently
announced the launch of a course in Game Art/
Design/Development at UG: Professional Diploma lev-el. The course will give young professionals an oppor-
tunity to understand the challenges and opportunitiesof the industry and learn from world class experts of
the industry. Game Art/ Design/Development coursehas been slightly modified to train individuals in
games. This course will give students an introduction
to the industry, association with consoles and brief description on the production process, details on the
design process, role of art in games, and overview oncoding actual games.
Following this, students are given detailed knowl-
edge of different programming languages, enginesand development techniques. Also, a chance to attend
different seminars, visit leading gaming companiesand meet experts from the industry. By the end of the
course, candidate will be capable of creating games onany gaming platform. — TNS
New Gaming course
Certificate in Business Accounting The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants(CIMA) has launched an updated CIMA Certificate in
Business Accounting (Cert BA) in India. Assessmentsunder the updated syllabus will commence in January
2017. The update consolidates the five subjects of the
existing syllabus into four. The former standalone
Business Mathematics subject is now integratedacross other subjects, allowing for contextual practicalapplication of maths.
The full syllabus content has been reviewed and
refreshed, following thorough global industry andeducational research, to ensure it remains up-to-date
and relevant.Shane Balzan, Head of Syllabus Development with
CIMA Education, said, “The Certificate in Business
Accounting is designed to elevate people and business-es to success by developing skills and unlocking talent.
It’s a standalone qualification designed to give anyone— not just those in a finance role — a solid grasp of the
fundamentals of business and finance. The Cert BA
update was based on extensive research and consulta-tion with employers and educators worldwide, ensur-
ing that the syllabus continues to reflect the emergingissues faced by businesses and responds to their need
for competent, confident and skilled professionals.” While the updated Cert BA is a standalone qualifica-
tion, it also continues to serve as a prerequisite to the
Professional Qualification. The update now aligns theCert BA more strongly with the Professional Qualifica-
tion by embedding the CGMA Competency Frameworkand integrating the ‘three learning pillars’ structure.
R. L. TRIKHA
JEE Advanced is a presti-
gious engineering examina-tion, a cherished dream of all
aspiring students. It opensthe door for entry into the
IITs — the institutes foster-
ing excellence in education.
By building a strong and sol-id foundation of scientificand technical knowledge,
these institutes prepare
competent and motivatedengineers and scientists.
School board syllabus isabout learning of concepts
and formulas. A student who
has been regular and seriousin school studies, by diving
deep in concepts and by regu-lar practice of solving prob-
lems based on the concept,
can do well in JEE Main. How-ever, JEE Advanced, besides
going deep in concepts, needsskills of comprehension, rea-
soning and analytical abilityto solve problems.
Expected trends forthis yearThis year also two objectivepapers (P+C+M) of 3 Hours
each will be there. Paper-1
& Paper-2 will be a mix of questions of types MCQ -
1C, MCQ - MC, Numericalbased questions, Passage
based comprising of 2/3
Questions per passage &Matrix-Match type matched
separately or singly all four
questions matched with cor-rect answers in one of four
choices. There may not be
change in cut-offs percent-age & may remain same as
in last year for various cate-gories - General, OBC,
SC/ST, PD etc.
How to ensure a high rankStudents should avoidselective study. Number of
questions being large in
objective type papers, allmajor concepts/topics are
likely to be covered with
intermingling of the con-cepts of various topics in
the same question in some
of questions.�Stay focused and strictly
follow well-planned timetable of revision.
�During practice sessions
of attempting mock testpapers, student should aim
at 100 per cent hit rate i.e.all attempted questions
should be correct.�Question carrying no neg-ative marking must be
attempted since there is
nothing to lose.�Speed and accuracy will
also allow to finish JEE
Advance papers ahead of time, leaving some time for
attempting revision andsolving balance unattempt-
ed questions.�Prepare all chapters of physics, chemistry and-
mathematics in a chapter wise and topic wise time
table. Based on past experi-
ence stress may be given bystudents on the following
topics with likely major
share in question papers:Mathematics: Quadrat-
ic Equations & Expressions,
Complex Numbers, Probabil-ity, Vectors, Matrices in Alge-
bra; Circle, Parabola, Hyper-bola in Coordinate
Geometry; Functions, Limits,
Continuity and Differentia-bility, Application of Deriva-
tives, Definite Integral in Cal-culus.
Physics: Mechanics, Fluids,
Heat & Thermodynamics, Waves and Sound, Capacitors
& Electrostatics, Magnetics,Electromagnetic Induction,
Optics and Modern Physics.
Chemistry: Qualita-
tive Analysis, CoordinationChemistry & ChemicalBonding in Inorganic
Chemistry, Electrochem-
istry, Thermodynamics,Chemical Equilibrium in
Physical Chemistry andOrganic Chemistry Com-
plete as a topic.
Last 10-day strategy �Quick revision of theory /illustrations from flagged
notes devoting equal time
to all three subjects shouldbe done.�Formulas at a glancechapter-wise and subject-
wise should be revised andmemorised. Only questions
with tricks and innovative
way of solving those prob-lems should be carefully
gone through from flaggednotes made for the occasion
when practising questions
from fundamentals/initialprinciples although during
years of preparation.�No new questions should
be attempted in the last
three days.— The writer is Director, FIITJEE
Secure your ticket to IIT
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AIFD coursesThe Army institute of Fashion
Design (AIFD), Bangalore, offers
PG Diploma in Fashion & Apparel
Design and Fashion Retail Man-
agement. The admission is on the
basis of score in CAT for admis-
sion to the PG courses. It will be
held on July 23. PG Programmes
Duration : 2 years
Seats : (20 seats each)
Eligibility: Any graduate with a
minimum of 35% aggregate marks
recognized by Indian Universities
or Equivalent or UGC/ AICTE.
Should be a ward of one of the fol-
lowing:
�Serving Army personnel.
�Serving medical officers of IN
and IAF who have served in the
Army for more than 10 yrs and are
members of AOBF.
�Retired Army pers in receipt of
regular pension, or former Army
pers who retired after min service
of 10 yrs.
�Former Army pers who died dur-
ing service / after retirement and
family pension is granted.
� Limited seats are also available
for civilians and wards of other
defence establishments.
How to apply: Candidates can
obtain the prospectus from the
Office of AIFD Bangalore,
Nagareshwara Nagenahalli,
Kothanur Post, Bangalore-560077 through requisition
alongwith a crossed demand
draft for ~550 in favour of ARMY
INSTITUTE OF FASHION &
DESIGN, BANGALORE payable at
Bangalore. Money order/
Cheque/ Prospectus is also avail-
able on cash payment of
Rs.500/- at Institute, Army Head-
quarters (AWES) and all the Army
Command Headquarters (AWES).
Application forms duly complet-
ed in all respects along with rele-
vant certificates documents
should reach the Principal.
Note: Students downloading the
forms from website will have to
attach a draft of ~500 along with
the application form towards can-
didateship for CAT.
Deadline: Last date for submis-
sion of application form
June 15, 2016Check out : www.aifdonline.in
Forensic science courseUK-based University of Lincoln’s
School of Chemistry is inviting
applications for its MSc/MA
Forensic Science (Erasmus
Mundus) programme. The course
taught at the School of Chemistry,
is a unique postgraduate pro-
gramme that draws on the foren-
sic science expertise of three
leading institutions across
Europe, offering a truly interna-
tional perspective of the
field.Conducted in partnership-
with the University of Córdoba,
Spain, and the Institute of Health
Sciences Egas Moniz, Portugal,
the programmefocuses on the
latest specialist techniques used
by the professionals in the field of
forensic science.
Duration:2 years(Full-time)
Eligibility: The applicant must
have anupper second class Bach-
elors (over or equal to 60%) in a
Science subject. The English lan-
guage requirement is an average
IELTS score of 6 with no element
below 5.5.
Commencing from: September
2016
Fee: £15,700
Deadline: It is advisable to applyby the end of May 2016.
Check out:
http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/c
ourse/frsscnms/
MSc Digital MarketingManagementUK-based Staffordshire Universi-
ty invites applications for its MSc
Digital Marketing Management
Programme. The programme,
taught at the university's busi-
ness school has been designed to
offer marketing graduates the
opportunity to keep abreast of
changes in the digital marketing
management environment. It
enables the students to deal with
the real world issues in an intel-
lectual and challenging manner
in this dynamic area of market-
ing. The course provides students
with both technical and criticalevaluation skills, and the ability
to apply contemporary tech-
niques for decision making in
complex situations relevant to
digital marketing management.
The flexible nature of the pro-
gramme gives students the
opportunity to explore specific
aspects of the digital marketing
debate ranging from new and
emerging themes relating to
branding, content curation and
analytics.
Duration:1 year (Full-time)
Eligibility:Students are required
to have a second class honors'
degree or equivalent in business
with evidence of successful
attainment of marketing modules
and a satisfactory English lan-
guage skills qualification.
Commencing from: September
2016
Fee: £12,000
Deadline: June 15, 2016
Check out:
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/course/
SSTK-10823.jsp
PGDPC courseThe Delhi School of Communica-
tion (DSC) invites applications
for its XXIInd Post Graduate Pro-
gramme in Communication
(PGDPC). This integrated pro-
gram me awards PGDPC (Post
Graduate Diploma Programme
in Communication along with
the MA JMC (Masters in Journal-
ism and Mass Communication).
The DSC programme covers all
the relevant subjects such as
advertising, entertainment mar-
keting, public relations, digital
marketing and branding. Indus-
try exposure via internship is an
integral part of the programme.Students are entitled to pursue
an internship (full day work
experience) for up to 4 months
and apprenticeship (half day
work experience) between 3 to
6 months.
Eligibility:Graduates or students
in the final year of graduation (all
streams) are eligible to apply.
How to apply: Application forms
may be downloaded and submit-
ted online at www.dsc.edu.in.
Selection criteria: For admis-
sion to DSC, students have to
clear either the MAT/CAT examina-
tion or DSC’S internal Admission
Test. The DSC admission test is of
1 ½ hrs duration, based upon
basic reasoning, logic and cre-
ative writing skills, in addition to
Basic knowledge of Advertising
and Media. Thereafter, a candi-
date need to take a ½ hr Psycho-logical Test, designed to assess a
candidate’s creative writing skills
and emotional quotient. This year,
both the Internal Exam and Psy-
chological Test are available
online. Personal Interview is the
third and final step towards
obtaining admission to PGDPC.
Deadline: May 30, 2016
Check out: www.dsc.edu.in.
COURSE CHAT
TESTING TIMES: JEE ADVANCED
Matter of marks
Cut-off details of last year(MM 360)
General Category
Minimum: 35% inaggregate i.e. 126 marks
�10% in each subject i.e. 12(each subject)
OBC (Non Creamy Layer)
Minimum: 31.5% inaggregate i.e. 113.4 Marks
�9% in each subject i.e.10.8 marks
SC/ST
Minimum: 17.5% inaggregate i.e. 63 Marks
�5% in each subject i.e.6 marks
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which should come as arelief to anyone who has felt
as if the GMAT gave them
enough to remember on itsown.
If you can remember yourbirthday, you’ll be able to
view your GMAT scorereports whenever you like.
Test of English as aForeign Language (TOEFL)Going the MOOC way
The non-profit online learn-
ing destination founded byHarvard and Massachu-
setts Institute of Technolo-gy, has launched a new
Massive Open OnlineCourse (MOOC) on Test of
English as a Foreign Lan-
guage (TOEFL).The course titled TOEFL
Test Preparation: The
Insider’s Guide will bebeginning from June 13,
2016. It’s a six-week coursedesigned by the experts
who created the TOEFLtest. Each week will focus
on different aspects of the
test. There will be a generalintroduction in week one,
followed by a week for each
of the four skills tested —reading, listening, speaking
and writing with a weeklycommitment of no more
than two hours per week. Although the course is
free, you can sign up for a
paid certificate that will
highlight the knowledgeand skills they gained upon
completing the MOOC.
Summing upCompetitive entranceexams are a standardised
and reliable mode of evalu-ating the millions of appli-
cants who aspire to studyabroad every year. These
give equal opportunity to
every student for the col-
leges they have applied for. With these changes an
attempt has been made toaugment their effective-
ness in accordance with the
changing needs in educa-tion sector. So take your
time, prepare well and getready to go places.
— The writer is a punjab-based career
consultant
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SWATI RAI
Yes, appraisal season is uponyou and there’s good news!
You’ve been promoted!Preparing for it for months
or even if it came as shocker,
congratulations, are surely inorder.
A career milestone such asthis deserves a celebration.
But wait! Before you rest on
your laurels, take stock of thesituation, prepare for the
new role and rise up to thechallenge. Promotions inher-
ently entail change, new
responsibilities, and differ-ent career challenges. So
much so that most compa-nies have an orientation pro-
gramme for enabling a
smooth transition of a newlypromoted employee.
There is a tectonic shift inthe nature of soft skills as
well as professional compe-tencies as one climbs the pro-
fessional ladder. The expecta-
tion of the company from the
employee is that she will set-tle down fast and propel com-pany’s growth even further.
Ajay Mallapurkar, Vertical
Head, TISS School of Voca-tional Education and MD
Earnest HR, shares his takeon in-house promotions,
“Many professionals are pro-
moted just because theyhave spent a long time in an
organisation and not
because they have the skillsand are competent to lead.
This is a sure recipe for fail-ure. Professionals must do
an honest self appraisal of their skills, knowledge and
competencies (take the help
of your colleagues, supervi-
sor if needed) and worktowards filling the gaps.”
Promotions surely should-
n’t shoot up your egoistic
distance from your fellow colleagues, it pays to be level
headed, and ensuring thatyou never stop learning and
enhancing your skills, to lead
from the front.Sharing his views on the in-
house effort invested by the
company in preparing thenewly promoted employees
for their future role, VivekKumar, Chief Human
Resources Officer, Indus Tow-ers says, “It is mandatory for
the incumbent to undergo a
structured programme expos-
ing him to the new role interms of expectations, inter-nal customer linkages,
processes and team dynam-
ics. This is monitored by theHR team, which ensures that
it mandatorily takes placebefore the employees take up
their new role.”
Such structured interven-tions not only help in sharp-
ening the learning curve but
also help in ensuringincreased success rate of
individual in the new role.“At Indus, we have imple-
mented a Talent Review Process and Career Pathing
initiative, which help
employees to plan their
future movements andgrowth,” He adds.
Taking up a new role
should not put aside the
existing team’s dynamics. Itis imperative that a new boss,
manager or executive firstobserves the situation,
immerses oneself in the sys-
tem thoroughly and thengoes about making and sug-
gesting changes. Command-
ing respect and demanding itare two side of the same coin,
therefore one should objec-tively study the situation and
functioning of the team. Sid-
darth Bharwani, Vice- Presi-dent, Jetking Infotrain Limit-
ed, opines that it is notmandatory for companies to
have a formal orientationprogrammes to prepare them
for the role of a promoted
post as he feels that profes-sionals get exposure on-the-
job through stretch assign-ments, job shadowing and
orientation by their team
leads. He argues, “Organisa-tions generally practice on-
the-job concept for orientingprofessionals in the new
roles. Considering a new hire
who generally undergoes amuch desired orientation
programme, compared to apromotion from within. The
existing employee must have
been identified for the new role based on demonstrated
skill and competencies
required to perform in thenew role.”
On the contrary Vikalp
Jambhulkar, Senior Market-
ing Manager, Taskbob India,feels that systematised orien-
tation programmes for thenewly promoted employees
are a must as, “Being pro-
moted, while it is excitingand exhilarating, can be
equally overwhelming and
frightening. You need to beaware of what your new role
entails and how you can bestdo the job at hand. It helps to
manage a lot of anxiety and
in fact leaves you feelingempowered and competent.”
Even if there is no for-malised training programme
for the new promotions, it is
a given that acquaintingyourself with the require-
ments of the new role, expec-tation of the boss and that of
the colleagues under you isof prime importance.
The most important aspect
is that of understanding thatbecause of the increase in
the role and responsibilities,there will certainly be a
great demand on your time,
therefore, making striking abalance between work and
life binding. An awareness of the new role and responsibil-
ities that come with the chair
are imperative to lay a solidfoundation for some great
work for self and organisa-
tional growth. Seekinganswers to grey areas of operations and functional
tasks, keeping abreast with
the changing organisationalexpectations, and tackling
uncertainty is a sure shot way to justify your being the
chosen one.
Are you prepared for promotion?OFFICE MANTRA
We get bombarded withmultiple ideas during our
work; each idea looks great
on the surface and gener-ates excitement amongst
the stakeholders. Scarcecorporate resources require
that we look at the feasibili-
ty quotient of the notion,
before jumping the gun. Your manager expects youto do the analysis before
you table the proposal. Let
us look at using ‘Force fieldanalysis’ to separate the
wheat from the chaff.Force field analysis is a sim-
ple but powerful technique
for building an understand-ing of the forces that may
drive and resist a proposedidea/change if it is imple-
mented. This technique wasdeveloped by social psychol-
ogist Kurt Lewin to analyse
what he termed driving andrestraining forces influenc-
ing situations.Driving forces push for
and initiate change in a par-
ticular direction. Restrain-ing forces act to restrain or
decrease the driving forces.For any idea to be suc-
cessfuly implemented,
the driving forces mustexceed the restraining
forces. Equilibrium or bal-ance is achieved when the
sum of the driving forcesonce again equals the sum
of the restraining forces.
When to useIn addition to its intendedpurpose of analysing driv-
ing and restraining forces
in a proposed change situ-ation, force field analysis
can also be used to:■List pros and cons.■ List actions and reac-tions.■List strengths and weak-
nesses.■
Compare ideal situationsand reality.■ Compare perceptions of
opposing parties in negoti-
ating situations.■List “ what we know ” and
“ what we don’t know. ”
ProcedureThe typical sequence of steps involved in force
field analysis is as follows:
STEP 1
Describe the issue, prob-
lem, plan, or proposed
change. Draft a brief,objective statement of the
problem or challenge theteam is facing and put
that description in themiddle of the worksheet.
STEP 2
Start by defining and list-
ing all the forces that areenabling the change on one
side of the sheet in a col-
umn and all restraining
forces impeding thechange in another columnon the worksheet, below
the problem description
defined in step 1. Assign ascore to each force, depend-
ing upon on its intensity,starting from 1 for feeble to
5 for a dominant force.
STEP 3
Review the completed worksheet to decide
whether the change is viable. If the total of rating
scores for driving forces is
larger than the total forrestraining forces, change is
not only feasible but alsoneeded to move toward
equilibrium and balance.
For an idea to go towardssuccessful implementation,
the team could potentiallystrengthen the listed posi-
tive forces, weaken or mini-
mize a listed negative forceor add a potentially new
positive force to the list.One way to begin the
force field analysis is tohave team members indi-
vidually create statements
describing driving andrestraining forces.
In this way, all percep-tions of the situation can
emerge before the discus-
sion starts.Individual comments can
be posted to a shared data-base, put into a shared file,
or added to a private section
of the team’s intranet Webpage. The team can then
schedule a face-to-face
meeting or synchronouscomputer meeting (withaccess to shared applica-
tions such as interactive
whiteboards or Skype) toprocess the individually
created statements andform a standard description
of the driving and restrain-
ing forces. Adding an audiolink (through audio confer-
encing) may also be useful.From this newly construct-
ed team statement, mem-
bers can brainstorm actionsto reduce restraining forces
and increase driving forcestoward an ideal change.
— Career Tips from www.career-
sweetener.com.
CAREER SWEETENER
Is your ideaworth pursuing?
Force field Analysis
73 pc employees expect promotionin next 12 months
More employees in India
are satisfied with their working conditions com-
pared to their peers in Asia-Pacific and a significant
majority of workforce in thecountry expects a promo-
tion in the next 12 months,
says a study. After analysing responses
from 688 employees frommid-senior level, across
organisations and sectors,
in the four key metros, thestudy said that 62 per cent
of employees in India aresatisfied with their working
conditions compared to 54per cent in Asia-Pacific.
Further, 73 per cent Indi-
ans expect a promotion inthe next 12 months, the
Michael Page India's JobConfidence Index for the
first quarter of 2016 added.
"They (employees) seem tobe pinning their hopes on
their annual performanceappraisal and will only look
at changing roles if the new
role offers better opportuni-ties in terms of skill devel-
opment or a hike in remu-neration," Michael Page
India Senior ManagingDirector Sebastien Ham-
partzoumian said.
The study, which is a cur-rent and historical snapshot
of active job seekers andtheir experiences looking
for work in India, finds that
there has been an overall dipin confidence levels com-
pared to the last quarter. A citywise comparison
shows that Bengaluru holds
the top spot with 75 per centrespondents satisfied with
their general working con-ditions, followed by Mum-
bai (62 per cent), Delhi (62per cent) and Chennai (58
per cent). "This is primarily
due to Bengaluru's image asIndia's own Silicon Valley.
Adoption of global practicessuch as BYOD (Bring Your
Own Device), flexible workhours and mature employee
benefits programmes gives
Bengaluru a definite edgeover the other metro cities,"
Sebastien added. The reportfurther noted that the top
three reasons for looking for
a job in India include, new skill development cited by
42 per cent of respondents,salary (40 per cent) and bet-
ter working conditions (39per cent). — PTI
There are two people of the
same team due for a promo-tion. Both of them have
tremendous skill sets and it’s
a difficult decision, but themanager decides to go with
the one, who seems to havegood ideas about marketing
the product. While the manag-
er feels he has made the rightselection, what if that choice
was actually based on some-thing else, without him even
being aware of it? As onerousas it may be to admit, it’s pos-
sible to have an unconscious
bias regarding race, gender,age and more. The truth is
that our image of a person canbe influenced as much by our
innate feelings as by our judi-
cious thought processes. While it is easier to handle
conscious bias, it is theimplicit (unconscious) bias
that is a challenge for HR
practitioners and manage-ment to deal with. Both kind
of biases are human traits
which impact relationships,inter-personal communica-
tion and behavioural pattern.
Impact on HR practicesImplicit bias plays a key role
in an organisation when itcomes to hiring, promo-
tion, performance man-
agement and in generalmanaging human
resources. Unconsciousbias refers to a bias that
develops naturally and is
part of human psychedepending upon one’s
growing environs, personalexperience and one’s train-
ing/education, so to say.Unconscious which is
deep-seated in an indi-
vidual prompts the brain in
making fast perceptions andassessments of people and
situations. The decisions
could be either positive ornegative, but they are borne
from an individual’s hiddenbias.
Can it be ruled out?Having said that the question
then is — is it possible to havea HR blueprint which elimi-
nates both conscious andunconscious bias. The answer
is a Big No for the latter. That
is because HR professionalsare unaware of their preju-
dices but may be taking deci-sions which seem prejudicial
in nature. It is not just afflict-
ing HR professionals but man-agements too. Such trends
affect institutions slowly. Thisis why an increasing number
of firms are looking towards
unconscious bias training tostep-up awareness among its
employees for a subconscious
prejudice about people, theirideas, their behavioural pat-
terns etc. The assumptionbeing that once a person is
aware of his/her biases, he/she
can train themselves to thinkdifferently about certain
attributes and change theiractions accordingly.
Communication is the key As the architects of an organi-
sational culture, HR profes-sionals and top management
should draw line between what is accepted and what is
not, when the written and ver-
bal norms are violated by an
employee. Organisationsneed to encourage
transparency and accounta-
bility when dealing with allemployees, for which they
need to lead by example.
Communication within anorganisation with regard to
the code of conduct, includingimplicit, should be crystal
clear and where possible be
written.It should be robust and in
keeping with modern timesand ensure that any bias,
seemingly or otherwise,should be eliminated.They
should adopt bias testing and
strategies for alleviating theimpact of biases, so that a con-
scious proactive approach canbe taken to deal with any issue.
Discussions around work
ethics and value should becomea part of induction and perform-
ance management in an organi-sation. Leaders should encour-
age managers to tackle
awkward issues diligently there-by increasing honesty and open-
ness in the working environ-
ment. Adopting a preciseapproach to scrutinise organisa-tional culture will help manage-
ment determine what struc-
tures, systems and processespromote diversity and inclu-
sion and which don’t.It is improbable to
expect our implicit biases
to disappear as they areinnate in nature. However,
continuous training pro-grammes are essential to
create awareness on
behavioural patterns. If anorganisation wants to
employ and retain the besttalent, it needs to engage
the employee constantlyand create a culture of inclu-
siveness.
Be wary of implicit bias
Attrition level has eased andis at benign levels for top IT
companies, following whichgross hiring in this space for
the fiscal could see a reduc-
tion, says a report. Accordingto a research report by Kotak
Institutional Equities, attri-tion of top IT companies in
March quarter has declinedsequentially as well as on
yearly basis with the excep-
tion of HCL Technologies.“Gross hiring in fiscal 2016-
17 could reduce on lowerattrition and benefits of pro-
ductivity initiatives,” the
report added.For HCL Technologies, the
quarterly annualised attri-tion increased 320 bps YoY to
31 per cent, while it was flat
on a quarter-on-quarter basis.“Attrition level at Infosys and
Wipro is at 2-3-year low. TCS’attrition has also eased after
an uptick in the first half of financial year 2015-16,”
Kotak Institutional Equities
said in a research note.The current attrition level is
close to benign level (13-15per cent) — just about ade-
quate for managing the
employee pyramid withoutany execution issues, it
added. Easing attrition levelsare expected to ease wage
hike pressures with some lageffect. Moreover, lower churn
and stable project teams isalso expected to facilitate
project- level automation and
innovation initiatives.Total hiring of top IT could
be lower in FY17 led by bet-ter employee retention,
focus on utilisation improve-
ment, and productivityimprovement driven by
automation initiatives. According to the report,
TCS and Infosys have indi-
cated reduction in total hir-ing numbers and shift in
favor of campus/freshers; lat-erals hiring will be calibrated.
Additionally, most compa-nies have hinted at higher
local hiring onsite. TCS indi-
cated that its visa applicationsin April 2016 were a third of
that in April 2015, it added.Total hiring by top Indian IT
companies in the March quar-
ter was steady and in line withseasonal trends. Top IT com-
panies have hired 67,450employees in fiscal 2015-16 up
10.3 per cent YoY, the reportsaid. —PTI
Hiring in top IT cos may fall on lower attrition
HRSPEAK
HIRING SCENE
CUBICLE TRENDS
Ms. Kiran Aidhi,
Senior Director HR,
VirtusaPolaris
CAREERCATURESANDEEP JOSHI
Sir, It’s time for a selfie with the selection board.