QUESTION IN MIND WHILE PREPARING FOR JEE 2013

Q2.What will be the eligibility criteria for candidates who have qualified their 10+2 examination in 2012?

Ans.      

In respect of those students who passed their Board exam for the first time in 2012, the eligibility criteria for joining any of the IITs or ISM Dhanbad will be 60% marks in their 12th Board or equivalent (55% for SC/ST/PwD candidates). For those candidates who appear in their Board exams for the first time in 2013, the eligibility criteria will remain ‘top 20 percentile of the successful candidates’ in their Boards, category-wise. This will be a one-time exception for JEE (Advanced) 2013 only.

Google: From Earth To The Stars

Google launched Sky, a new feature that enables users of Google Earth to view the sky as seen from planet Earth, through a partnership with the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, the science operations center for Hubble. To access the new feature, users will need to downloadthe newest version of Google Earth, available free of charge.

With about a hundred million stars and two hundred million galaxies, Sky in Google Earth lets you explore the heavens like never before. Sky will allow astronomers a chance to glide through images of more than one million stars and 200 million galaxies.

With Earth’s new Sky feature, you can:
* Zoom in to distant galaxies and nebulae
* View constellations and the movements of the planets
* Learn about the lifecycle of a star and different kinds of galaxies
* Create and share your own imagery, placemarks and more

See the product demo video below:

Dive Into The Ocean With New Google Earth 5.0

Continuing the trend of online search, Google launched a new service that allows Internet users to explore the depths of the oceans from the comfort of their homes.
Google Ocean expands this map to include large swathes of the ocean floor and abyssal plain.
Users can dive beneath a dynamic water surface to explore the 3D sea floor terrain.
The map also includes 20 content layers, containing information from the world’s leading scientists, researchers, and ocean explorers.

With ocean in Google Earth, you can:
	Dive beneath the surface and visit the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench
	Explore the ocean with top marine experts including National Geographic and BBC
	Learn about ocean observations, climate change, and endangered species
	Discover new places including surf, dive, and travel hot spots and shipwrecks

In addition to Ocean, Google also introduced new features will enhance the way people interact with Google Earth and use it to communicate with the world.

• Historical Imagery: Until today, Google Earth displayed only one image of a given place at a given time. With this new feature, you can now move back and forth in time to reveal imagery from years and even decades past, revealing changes over time. Try flying south of San Francisco in Google Earth and turning on the new time slider (click the “clock” icon in the toolbar) to witness the transformation of Silicon Valley from a farming community to the tech capital of the world over the past 50 years or so.

• Touring: One of the key challenges we have faced in developing Google Earth has been making it easier for people to tell stories. People have created wonderful layers to share with the world, but they have often asked for a way to guide others through them. The Touring feature makes it simple to create an easily sharable, narrated, fly-through tour just by clicking the record button and navigating through your tour destinations.

• 3D Mars: This is the latest stop in our virtual tour of the galaxies, made possible by a collaboration with NASA. By selecting “Mars” from the toolbar in Google Earth, you can access a 3D map of the Red Planet featuring the latest high-resolution imagery, 3D terrain, and annotations showing landing sites and lots of other interesting features

Check out the video tour below:

Water Ice Discovered On Asteroid For First Time

Water ice has been found on the surface of a nearby asteroid for the first time – a discovery that could help explain how Earth got its oceans, scientistsannounced.

Two teams of researchers independently verified that the asteroid 24 Themis – a large rock hurtling through space in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter – is coated in a layer of frost.

They also found that the asteroid contains organic material, including some molecules that might be ingredients for life. But scientists have not found any evidence for life itself on this asteroid, oranywhere else in the universe beyond Earth.

“This is the first time we’ve actually seen ice – literally H20 – on an asteroid,” said one of the study leaders, Andrew Rivkin of Johns Hopkins University.

Previously, hints that water might be present on 24 Themis were found in the form of hydrated minerals, which were thought to have formed from the reaction of water with rock. But this time the researchers saw the direct signature of water itself, he explained.

Another science team, led by Humberto Campins of University of Central Florida, found the same thing. Both teams used the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility atop on Mauna Kea in Hawaii to make their observations, but conducted them on different nights.

“Our work and their work are very nicely confirming and complementary,” Campins said.

“To our surprise there was water ice, there were organic molecules, and they were more or less evenly distributed throughout the surface,” Campins told, “We thought that was fascinating.”

Both teams reported their findings in the 19 April 2010 issue of the journal Nature.

PRODUCTION & MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

Introduction

•         Industrial production managers have to divide their time between the shop floor and their office. While on the floor, they follow established health and safety practices and wear the required protective clothing and equipment. The time in the office, located on or near the production floor, is usually spent meeting with subordinates or other department managers analysing production data, and writing and reviewing report.

Material Management

•         Material managers are located in the stores of industries. They work often in difficult conditions particularly while carrying out checks on the stores.

Personality

•         Orderly, good at keeping records, aware of products in the market and good observation are essential qualities.

ARMY, NAVY & AIR FORCE

Courses & Work Area

•         Technology/Engineering

•         Management / Administration

•         Medical

•         Combined Defence Service Exam of UPSC

•         Detectives

–       CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation), RAW (Research & Analysis Wing)

–       National Institute of Private Investigation, Delhi – One Year Diploma

–       Global Detective Agency, Chennai

HUMAN RESOURCE / PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Introduction

•         Personnel officers are responsible for selecting the right people and helping to make sure that they are managed effectively. The work of personnel officers can differ considerably from one organization to another.

LAW AND RELATED OPTIONS

Introduction

•         As our laws are so complex, the work of lawyers and judges is very significant. Laws affect our lives in variety of ways. Solicitors work from offices though they may require to travel to visit client’s premises.

COMPANY SECRETARY

Introduction

•         It is essentially an office-based job, combining a vast amount of documentation with a good deal of discussion in committees and meetings.

•         The work of a secretary is basically of an assistant. He/She manages all office work, receive phone calls, takes messages and carries out the bosses instructions.

Personality

•         Company secretaries should be organised and must have capability to deal with a number of problems at the same time. Ability to understand complex and technical issues in a clear unbiased manner, and an excellent command of written and spoken English is essential.

•         If you find routing office work interesting and like a blend of administrative and clerical functioning, secretarial training will provide a good beginning. Good communication skills – verbal and written, organizing ability, confidence, responsibility, Public Relations acumen, willingness to learn, obey and take orders are required.

INSURANCE & ACTUARIALS

Courses & Work Area

•         Assistant Administrative Officers (AAO) Entry

•         Actuarial Society of India, Mumbai

•         B.Com (with Insurance)

•         Dip in Actuarial Sciences

INSURANCE & ACTUARIALS / FINANCIAL PLANNERS

INSURANCE & ACTUARIALS / FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Insurance & Actuarial

•         It is important that people who sell the companies policies are well versed with the same. This will help them to sell the right kind of products to the consumer.

BANKING

BANKING

Introduction

•         Bank managers have the responsibility for running the branch, managing their staff and for generating profits.

Working Conditions

•         Branch managers work in branch offices which can vary in size from a small branch with limited staff, to large branches with many on the staff. They spend time visiting customers at their offices, factories or farms and visiting large client companies.

Personality

•         It should be observed that most of the same aptitudes, interests, and educational qualifications useful in banking are also utilised in other financial institutions such as bank clearing house associations, insurance companies, savings and loan associations, credit unions, instalment loan companies, investment and mortgage companies, financial and fiscal departments of corporations, and in such government institutions as Reserve Bank, Insurance corporation and export-import bank.

Courses & Work Area

•         Merchant Banking, Investment Banking

•         B.Com (With Banking)

•         Diploma In Bank Management

•         Diploma In Banking Co-op

•         B.A (Bank Management)

Institutes

•         Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology, Hyderabad

•         National Institute of Bank Management, Pune

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Introduction

•         Chartered Accountants are found to be working in private practice or as employed in a firm. The range of work in private practice can vary enormously according to the size and place (city) of practice.

HOTEL INDUSTRY

HOTEL INDUSTRY

Introduction

•         Hotel Industry has a great variety in terms of size, clientele it aims to serve, and its location. However, for the efficient functioning of any hotel – large or small, work is divided among key departments – Management, catering, front office, housekeeping, accounting, marketing, engineering, forecasting.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Introduction

•         The jobs in the travel sector are diverse in nature. Travel is a very competitive field since all travel agents are capable of providing almost the same kind of facilities and services. Hence travel agents work in an atmosphere of keen competition for refer.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Introduction

•         Public Relations has emerged from a simple operation of corporate publicity to a broad based management function popularly termed as Corporate Communication. Public Relations professionals work in offices with adequate secretarial help.

ADVERTISING

ADVERTISING

Introduction

•         Contrary to popular belief, advertising is a difficult career. The working hours are long, jobs are demanding, personal lives are non existent and starting salaries are low. The sheer work pressure keeps an individual from getting affected by the abundant glamour all around.

Working Conditions

•         Advertisement agencies are based within office settings.

Personality

•         The ability to communicate is vital. They face the challenge of competing in the market with other agencies; hence need to have drive determination and tremendous physical and mental stamina.

Courses & Work Area

•         Media Planner, Media Sales

Institutes

•         Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad

–       B.Sc. (Fine Arts)

•         Institute of Communications Management, Bangalore

–       Diploma in Advertisement Marketing

•         Chennai Institute of Communications, Chennai

–       Diploma in Advertisement Marketing

•         Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

–       B.A (Advertisement, Sales, Promotion & Sales Management)

FILM MAKING

FILM MAKING

Introduction

•         The roles and responsibilities of people involved in making a film often overlap and coincide, depending on the type of film being made. Number of people involved depends on the type of film.

Working Conditions

•         Acting demands patience and total commitment, because actors must wait for parts or filming schedules, work long hours and often travel. Flawless performances require tedious memorising of lines and repetitive rehearsals.

Personality

•         A strong will, determination and love for what you are doing will be needed to continue after many rejections.

Actors, dancers and musicians

•         Actors work mainly indoors in theatres and studios and for films and TV on location. Performing artists are creative people. Patience, dedication and hard work are required for success. Adaptability, ability to work with a team, discipline and responsibility are other essential characteristics 

ELECTRONIC JOURNALISM

ELECTRONIC JOURNALISM

Introduction

•         Jobs in television industry can be divided into reporting, anchoring and production. For TV and films, production involves pre-production work, production and then post production work.

Working Conditions

•         Work in radio and television stations is usually very pleasant. Modern facilities and technologies make working convenient and precise.

Personality

•         Generally, good communication skills, ability to work as a team, innovative and enthusiastic, inquisitive and resourceful are requisites.

Courses & Work Area

•         Script Writing, Camera Team, Announcer

•         B.Sc (Mass Communication)

Institutes

•         National Institute of Ameateur Radio, Hyderabad (NIAR)

•         Central Institute of English & Foreign Languages (CIEFL) now called as English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad / Lucknow / Shillong – B.Sc (Electronic Media)

•         Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi 

MASS COMMUNICATION

MASS COMMUNICATION

Courses & Work Area

•         TV/Radio

•         Vellotype (Speech to Text)

•         Newspaper

•         Press trust of India

•         Engrave/ Proof Reading/ Composing/ Program Announcer

Institutes

•         Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, New Delhi