GPAT 2019 application process from November 1 ,

GPAT 2019: Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) until now. From next year, the test will be organised by the NTA (National Test Agency). The clearance of the test makes the candidate eligible to seek admission into Master in Pharmacy programme. The application process for
GPAT is beginning from November 1, 2018.

It is a three-hour online examination conducted every year. This test accesses pharma students to seek an admission to a suitable college for the Master’s degree. The score of the GPAT is considered by all AICTE affiliated and approved schools, colleges and institutes.

GPAT 2019: Important dates
Application submission process begins: November 1, 2018
Closing date for application submission: November 30, 2018
Date of examination: 28th January 2019
Duration of examination: 3 hours
Mode of examination: Online

GPAT 2019: How to apply
Step 1: Filling the online registration with basic details on the NTA website – nta.ac.in
Step 2: Fill up the application form using all your academic details. Keep scanned copies of certificates ready.
Step 3: One can use either offline or online mode of payment. For offline payment, generate a challan while filling the application form and pay that in the bank.

Eligibility criteria
Educational qualification for GPAT 2019:

— Candidates should be holding a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2, including lateral entry candidates)

— Those who are in the final year of B Pharmacy course are also eligible for apply

— B Tech (pharmaceutical and fine chemical technology)/equivalent students are not eligible to apply

About GPAT

The duration of the exam is three hours and a total of 125 questions of four marks each will be asked in the GPAT. There is negative marking as well. A total of 841 institutions participate in
GPAT, offering about 24,096 seats for candidates. Scholarships and other financial assistance in the field of pharmacy are also provided on the basis of GPAT score.

9,000 residents of Assam applied for duplicate Madhyamik admit cards for exam held before 1973: WBBSE

The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has received around 9,000 applications from residents of Assam for issuing duplicate admit cards of the secondary examination conducted before 1973, WBBSE president Kalyanmoy Ganguly said Wednesday.

The admit card of the secondary examination is an important document as the date of birth of an examinee is mentioned in it. The state Education Department had forwarded the applications for the duplicate admit cards to the WBBSE since July 2018, he said.

“So far, we have issued and despatched admit cards to 6,000 applicants, who actually hailed from Tripura and later migrated to Assam. They had passed the Madhyamik Pariksha (secondary examination) under the WBBSE before 1973.”

Ganguly further added that they are in the process of screening the rest of the applications on a “war footing”. To a question, he said he did not wish to comment whether the developments were linked with the alleged exclusion of the names of lakhs of Bengalis from the complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.

Ganguly said that those who have applied for the duplicate admit cards may have lost the original document. The publication of the complete draft of the NRC in Assam had triggered a controversy after over 40 lakh names were excluded from it.

Olympic Games begins in Imphal First edition of North East

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday declared open the first edition of North East Olympic Games 2018 at Main Stadium Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Imphal.

The Games is being organized by the MOA under the aegis of the North East Olympic Association.

Around 2000 thousand athletes will compete in 12 disciplines including Athletics, Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Football, Judo, Karate-Do, Shooting, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting and Wushu.

N Biren Singh, speaking at the inaugural event, said that it has been a long cherished dream of the region to create a platform to bring peace and friendship through sports.

“A lot needs to be done to optimally utilise and unlock the full potential of the talents in the region,” said Biren Singh.

Noting the achievements of Manipur and other North East states in sports, Biren Singh observed that it has increasingly become a career option for the young in the region.

The North East Olympic Games will provide valuable exposure and experience to young participants and inspire future sportspersons, he asserted.

The Manipur CM appealed to the people of the State to show their best hospitality and rich tradition and culture to the sportspersons who had come for the Games.

Manipur’s Education Minister and Chairman of Manipur Olympic Association Th. Radheshyam said that it is the humble beginning of the MOA to offer a common platform to come together, embarking upon a new journey to show the path of peace and harmony through the spirit of games and sports.

The Northeast Olympic Games will be a grooming ground for the young talents of the region, he said.

Over the next five days, 236 participants from Arunachal, 246 from Assam, 134 from Mizoram, 165 from Meghalaya, 224 from Nagaland, 128 from Tripura, 179 from Sikkim and 248 from Manipur will compete in the Games.

Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Arunachal Pradesh Dr. Mohesh Chal Minister has also attended the Games opening alongside YAS Minister of Manipur Letpao Haokip, Minister for Health and Family Welfare L. Jayantakumar Singh, and others.

Good News !! Railway jobs for 10th Pass, Apply for 1785 apprentice posts at ser.indianrailways.gov.in

South Eastern Railway recruitment: Indian Railway, South Eastern zone has released a notification inviting interested, eligible candidates to apply for the posts of the apprentice. The aspirants can apply online through the official website — ser.indianrailways.gov.in. A total of 1785 apprentice vacancies will be filled.

The application process has started on October 22    and 

the last date to submit the application form is November 22. To register online, the candidate must have a valid email ID and mobile number. They also need to upload their recent passport size scanned image and signature.

What is the education qualification?
The candidate should be a matriculate or should have passed Class 10 exams from a recognised board with minimum 50 per cent marks in aggregate and an ITI plus certificate or equivalent.

What is the age limit?

The upper age limit of the candidates should not exceed 24 years and the minimum age is 15 years.

What is the pay scale?

The selected candidates will get a stipend salary per month.

What is the selection process?

The candidates will be selected on the basis of merit

How much is the application fee?

General/ OBC: candidates  fee Rs 100.

SC/ ST/ PWD/ Women candidates: No application fee.

What point should prepare for a meeting with your child’s teacher

Let us first try to understand what is parent teacher meeting exactly is ?

The definition of parent teacher meetings. According to Wikipedia, a parent-teacher conference, parent-teacher interview, parent-teacher night or parents’ evening, is a short meeting or conference between the parents and teachers of students to discuss a child’s progress at school and find solutions to academic or behavioural problems if any.

As the definition states, a parent teacher meeting is essentially held so that the teacher can meet the parents personally and share feedback on their child’s performance for a particular period. The teacher shares positive points, areas where parents need to focus on to improve performance, suggestions on the child’s passion and ways to help pursue them.

Most parents fear going for a parent teacher meeting as they feel anxious about their child’s progress and expect the worst. Remember that if you are invited to a conference, it doesn’t mean your child is in trouble! You and the teacher both want the very best for the child. You can help your child by working together as a team.

Few tips parents can follow when going for a parent teacher meeting:

Before the PTA meeting:

Speak to you child about school.

Check with them whether they are enjoying school.

Make a list of things you would like to talk about with the teacher.

Check with your child if there is anything specific they would like the parent to discuss with the teacher.

During the PTA meeting:

Be on time.

Ask the important questions first.

Be a good listener and listen to the feedback the teacher is giving.

Parents should be open to the teacher’s feedback as he or she only has the best intention. Parents should not be on the defensive about their child.

Ask the teacher ways in which they can help their child improve at home.

Always thank the teacher for the efforts they take to help the child learn in the best way possible.

After the PTA meeting:

Speak to your child and share the positive feedback received.

Congratulate them on their achievements.

Share the feedback shared by the teacher.

Share the roadmap you and their teacher has defined for them.

Keep in touch with the teacher occasionally.

At the end of the day, parents should not compare their child’s performance to that of another student. Children learn differently and while some are auditory, others may be visual or kin-aesthetic learners; it is important for parents to understand this and teach them accordingly. This will help the kids learn faster and information will be retained for a long time.

Bihar cabinet approves 2% increase in DA, takes total to 9%

The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday (23th Oct)  increased the dearness allowance of state government employees, pensioners and family pensioners by two per cent. They would now get a total DA of nine per cent in place of the existing seven per cent, cabinet secretariat department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar said.

The enhanced DA would be given to the employees with effect from July 1 this year, Kumar told reporters here in a post-cabinet briefing. This would be applicable to those employees, pensioners and family pensioners who are getting revised pay scales, the Principal Secretary said adding that the revision of DA would have an additional burden of Rs 419 crore on the state exchequer annually.

In another important decision, the cabinet gave its nod to convening winter session of the bicameral state legislature in Bihar from November 26. The cabinet approved Parliamentary Affairs department’s tentative schedule for a week-long winter session, Kumar said adding that there will be five sittings between November 26 and 30.

The decision in this regard was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he said. The cabinet has altogether approved 25 proposals. Among other significant decisions, it also gave its nod for getting ITDC, New Delhi run hotel “Patliputra Ashok” at Patna transferred to Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) on the payment of Rs 13.005 crore to the former, Kumar said.

The hotel is spread over 1.5 acres of land located in the heart of the capital, official sources said. The 1.5 acres of land belonging to state’s Revenue and Land Reforms Department located at the prime location was given to Centre’s Tourism ministry on a lease with certain terms and conditions on May 26, 1973, Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi had said earlier.

It was also incorporated as the condition that the state government would take back its land by giving three months to the lessee (Tourism Ministry), Modi had said adding that the Central government is going to disinvestment in ITDC run hotels that included “Patliputra Ashok”. The cabinet also gave its nod for transfer of 37 acres and 24 decimal land to education department for construction of buildings and other facilities for Purnea University, Purnea, he said.

It also sanctioned Rs 38.38 crore for carrying out the acquisition of 33 acres of land for setting up an IT park in ‘Mega Industrial Park’ at Bihta (in Patna district), Principal Secretary said. The cabinet also gave its nod five proposals of Road Construction Department for carrying out strengthening, upgrading, constructing culverts on five different state highways in different areas of the state, Kumar said.

JNU won’t adopt Central Civil Services rules for teachers

The recommendation by Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Academic Council to adopt Central Civil Services (CCS) rules for teachers was Monday set aside by the university’s Executive Council (EC), which has decided to set up a committee to frame its own conduct rules.

The JNU Teachers’ Association said it was a “victory” for them, and that the decision was taken because of pressure put on the administration.

“The JNU EC resolved to expedite the process of framing of conduct rules for teaching and non-teaching employees and the Vice-Chancellor underlined the fact that a committee in charge of framing such rules had already been set up. The committee has been entrusted with the task of ‘framing regulations for conduct/disciplinary/service rules for teaching and non-teaching employees of the university for consideration of the EC’. The V-C has also confirmed that no CCS rules have been incorporated in JNU ordinances,” Registrar Pramod Kumar said in a statement.

The JNU administration had earlier defended the implementation of CCS rules, arguing that the JNU EC in 2011, and the UGC in a letter in May, had said the university should follow government of India rules in service matters where its own rules were silent. The CCS rules are applicable on government servants and prohibit them from making anti-government statements and being members of political associations, among other things.

An EC member claimed, “Even though CCS rules were not adopted, the general attitude of the administration remains the same. They have decided to take punitive action against several teachers who they see as dissenters for various things, including not taking attendance or asking leave for conference, etc. The EC also decided to reduce the term of elected representatives in the EC from two years to one year, and has notified elections for them, even though the term of the current elected representatives finishes in a few days.”

JNUTA secretary Sudhir Kumar Suthar said, “We consider it our victory, because the administration was trying to threaten teachers through these rules… The administration should now take back notices sent to teachers citing CCS rules, since they become null and void.” He also said the university should make terms of reference of the committee that has been set up public.

The EC has also decided to set up a ‘satellite campus’ outside the capital.

CAT 2018 admit cards to release tomorrow at iimcat.ac.in

CAT 2018: This year, Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta will conduct the examinations on Sunday, November 25 in 147 cities across the country in two sessions.

The admit cards for the Common Admission Test (CAT) will be released tomorrow at iimcat.ac.in. This year, Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta will conduct the examinations on Sunday, November 25 in 147 cities across the country in two sessions. The exam authority has already released the tutorial to understand the format of the test which is available on the CAT website.

CAT 2018: Exam pattern

The examination will be of 180 minutes and candidates will be allotted 60 minutes for answering questions in each section and they will be restricted to switch from one section to another. 

The questions will be in three sections —

1) Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

2) Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

3) Quantitative Ability

Those who clear the exam will be eligible for admission to management courses, including PGP, PGDM, PGPEM, EPGP, PGPBM, PGPEX, at the IIMs and other management colleges across the country. The results for the CAT are usually released in the second week of January. 

CAT 2018 score is valid only till December 31, 2019 and will accordingly be accessible on the website.

Once the result is out, each IIM shortlists successful candidates for the second stage of selection which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). IIMs may additionally use other factors like previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs.

NIFT 2019: Registration begins, know how to apply at applyadmission.net

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has released the schedule for the undergraduate and postgraduate entrance examination at applyadmission.net. NIFT offers admission in B Design, B.F.Tech, M Design and MFM programmes. The university will organise CAT (Creative Ability Test) and GAT (General Ability Test) to offer admission.

NIFT 2019: Important dates

October 22: Registration begins
December 28: Registration concludes at 11:59 pm
January 3, 2019: Last date with late fee
December 29 to January 3, 2019: Window to edit application form
January 10, 2019: Admit card release
January 20, 2019: Written entrance exam date
February/March, 2019: Result of the written test
February/March, 2019: Situation test/ GD/ interview
End of May/ June 2019: Result declaration

To apply, the candidate has to visit the official website and then create a login ID. 

Then they have to submit the details like education certificates etc and pay the exam fees. The admission will be done on the basis of merit list drawn as per the scores obtained by the candidates in SAT, GMAT, GRE exams.

For Bachelor programmes

Age: The age of the candidate should be 23 years as on October 1, 2018. There will be upper age limit relaxation of five years for the candidates of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribe/ Person With Disability (PWD) subject to following qualifications:

Eligibility for Bachelor Programmes – Design – B.Des.
(Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication)

The candidate should have passed Class 12 or +2 level examination in the 10+2

pattern from any recognised Central/State Board of Secondary Examination.
or
General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB).

Eligibility for Bachelor Programme – Technology
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) (B.FTech.)

The eligibility criteria is the same of the B.Des. Moreover, those candidates who have got 3 or 4-years diploma in any branch of engineering from a recognised institute can also apply.

For Master Programmes :
Age – There is no age limit
Eligibility for Master Programme – Design

Undergraduate degree in any discipline from any recognised institute UG Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.

Eligibility for Master Programme – Management
M.F.M (Master of Fashion Management): UG degree or diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.

Eligibility for Master Programme – Technology
M.F.Tech. (Master of Fashion Technology)
B.F.Tech. from NIFT
or
B.E / B.Tech. from any Institute / University recognised by law in India.

Delhi: Starting December, 5,800 schools in city to be evaluated

A ‘school evaluation tool’ has been finalised under the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) towards a comprehensive evaluation survey of schools to prepare a ‘School Development Index’ for the capital.

The survey, which is slotted to commence in December this year, will evaluate approximately 5,800 schools administered, aided and regulated by the Directorate of Education, the three municipal corporations, the New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board. The evaluation will be based on three themes — safety and security, teaching and learning, community participation and social integration.

The ‘evaluation tool’ is a document prepared by the Adhyayan Foundation, which breaks these broad themes into assessable criteria. For instance, the areas of enquiry under the theme of safety and security are — hazardous spaces and materials; safety assessment, safe building and furniture; disaster/emergency response; verification of personnel and supervision; preventive measures; monitored entry and exits; awareness of child rights and workplace safety for women; adult support; safe student culture building; medical facility; student health diagnosis and records; cleanliness; mid-day meal; and menstrual hygiene.

Each area of enquiry is further broken into minute criteria, agai

nst which each school will be graded between level one (most room for improvement) to level four (most satisfactory performance). The levels are not relative; each level corresponds with a specified set of parameters.

The DCPCR has clarified that the exercise is not aimed towards penalising schools for shortcomings but enabling them to attain best practices within each criteria. The final report is expected to be ready by May 2019.