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Management Aptitude Test - MAT

MAT - Management Aptitude Test is a National Entrance Test conducted by All India Management Association - AIMA  for admission to MBA and equivalent programmes in top MBA Colleges, Institutes and Business Schools in India. MAT Exam is considered to be one of the best mba entrance exam after cat and is taken by over 2 lakh students every year. Some of the top mba colleges in India refer MAT results for admission into their mba and pgdm programs.

It is imperative to clear MAT 2012 for MBA and PGDM aspirants in order to gain admission in renowned universities, colleges and business schools offering management courses.

The MAT test comprises of different subjects like literature, social science, mathematics etc. The total numbers of questions that have to be attempted are 100. CMS or Center for Management Services conducts the MAT Exam being a part of AIIMA (All India Management Association).

All India Management Association (AIMA)

announces

MAT 2012 - Management Aptitude Test for 2012-

MAT 2012 Eligibility:- Every quarterly, the exam is conducted which has the following criteria:
1.    The candidate appearing for MAT 2012 should be a graduate form an acclaimed university. The final year graduate students can also sit for MAT test.
2.    There is no age limit to appear for this test.
3.    Similarly, there are no minimum marks required in graduation to appear for MAT.

MAT 2012 Exam Dates- To be announced soon.
MAT December 2011 Important Dates / Notification:-

Last Date for Online Registration:- 12 Novemeber 2011 (Saturday)

Last Date for receipt of filled in Online Registration Form at AIMA, New Delhi:- 15 November 2011 (Tuesday)

PAPER BASED TEST:-

Test Date:- 04 December 2011 (Sunday)

Test Timings:- 1000-1230 Hrs

Reporting Time at the Test Centre:- 0900 Hrs

COMPUTER BASED TEST

Test Date:- 10 Decemeber 2011 (Saturday) onwards

MAT 2012 Syllabus / Paper Pattern:-

There are Five Papers in MAT 2012 Exam:-

Paper 1: Language Comprehension 
Paper 2 : Mathematical Skills 
Paper 3: Data Analysis and Sufficiency 
Paper 4 : Intelligence and Critical Reasoning 
Paper 5 : Indian and Global Environment

Total No of Questions:- 200

Time:- 150 Minutes

Marks allocation:-

Correct attempt: 1 mark
Incorrect attempt: Negative marking not specified

Section Questions in MAT Entrance Exam 2012:-

    * Reading Comprehension - 40
    * Data Interpretation/Data sufficiency -  40
    * Quantitative Aptitude - 40
    * Logical and Critical reasoning - 40
    * General Awareness - 40
     
MAT 2011 Results:-

Check MAT 2011 Results Here

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Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Exam

IAS - Indian Administrative Service Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year in a pan-Indian basis. IAS is the most intelligent exams to crack and successfully join this stellar Central Govt. service.
IAS or Indian Administrative Services is perceived by people as highly regarded job in India. This is evident from the fact that more than 200000 people apply for IAS every year out of whom not more than a 1000 or 1500 succeed by receiving appointment orders.

Indian Administrative services or IAS Exam is generally considered as the toughest examination to get through. Civil Services Examination is also known as IAS examination. One survey conducted on Indian Civil Services Exam revealed that it is the second most difficult exam only after French Civil Services test. IAS exam is conducted by UPSC Union Public Service commission, a constitutional body created under Article 315 of the Indian Constitution. The UPSC located in New Delhi, releases all the details regarding Civil Services examination every year in the month of December. Every year more than two lakh students compete for appointment for 1000 posts. IAS Exam comprises of two successive stages:

    * Preliminary Examination: It is of objective type, which is a qualifying examination.
    * Main Examination: It consists of written examination and interview.


IAS 2012 Exam Dates / Notification:-

IAS 2012 Prelims Exam:-  Feb 2012

Last date for receipt of applications:- Mar 2012

Date of Commencement and its duration:- Jun 2012, 1 Day(Sunday)

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed:- A degree from a recognised university or equivalent

Age Limits:-  21-30 years as on 1.8.2012

Remarks:- Candidates appearing at the degree examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.

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NDA Exam:- Recruitment of candidates to Army, Navy and Air force wings of the National Defence Academy (NDA), is through National Defence Academy Entrance Exam which is held twice a year, generally in the month of April and September. NDA exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). A candidate must be an unmarried male. The course of training is for three years.

CDS Exam:- A combined defence services examination will be conducted by the union public service commission

SSB Exam:- Service Selection Boards (SSB) processes the candidates through Projective tests. SSB Interviews and situation tests are conducted in order to determine their suitability as potential Defence officers.SSBs in nut- shell endeavors to fathom the personality, profile, psychology and characteristic behavior & thought of the Aspirant.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - GATE 2012

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - GATE

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology for Master degree courses of Engineering in top Engineering Colleges in India. So if you want to take admission in master programmes of these top engineering colleges and IISC you need to appear for gate exam 2012.

There is just one paper in the GATE exam that has to be attempted within three hours time. It consists of total 65 questions which carry 100 marks. There are all objective questions with multiple choices. One has to darken the bubble corresponding to the answer and this year it would be with a black ball pen instead of a pencil. It is important to note for all the aspirants of GATE 2012 that wrong answers carry negative marking. 

 

All those who qualify in the GATE 2012 exam would be eligible to get admission in the best of engineering colleges like IITs. They can pursue bachelor’s degree in Technology, Architecture and Engineering other than pursuing master’s degree in Maths, Science, Statistics and Computer Application. Additionally, one qualifies for pursuing doctoral programs in the branch of science. There are scholarships available for doctoral students if they qualify GATE exam.  

 

GATE 2012 Exam Dates/ Notification:- Commencement of GATE 2012 Apply Online Application Form submission:- Monday 12 September 2011(00:00 Hrs)

Last date for Submission of Online Application form (website closure):- Monday 17 October 2011(23:00 Hrs)

Last date for the receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application form at the respective zonal GATE Office:- Monday 24 October 2011

Zonal GATE website display of final list of registered candidates, choices of test paper and examination city:- Friday 09 December 2011

Availability of admit card on zonal GATE websites :- Monday 02 January 2012

Dates for GATE 2012 Online Examination for Different Papers:-

GATE Online Examination Papers AR, GG and TF:- Sunday 29 January 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)

GATE Online Examination Papers AE-Aerospace Engineering
, AG - Agricultural Engineering and MN - Mining Engineering Sunday:- 29 January 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)

GATE Offline Examination Papers BT - Biotechnology, CE- Civil Engineering, CH- Chemical Engineering, CS- Computer Science, ME- Mechcnical Engineering, PH- Physics and PI- Production & Industrial Engineering:- Sunday 12 February 2012 (09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)

GATE Offline Examination Papers CY- Chemistry, EC- Electronics & Communication, EE- Electrical Engineering, IN- Instrumentation, MA- Mathematics, MT- Metallurgical Engineering, XE and XL:- Sunday 12 February 2012 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)

GATE 2012 Results :- Thursday 15 March 2012 (10:00 Hrs)


Eligibility for GATE Exam 2012:-
 

• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
• Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
• Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
• Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AMICE(I) by the Institute of Civil Engineers (India)-ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

GATE 2012 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

GATE 2012 is going to be conducted in 21 different streams which are Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Instrumentation Engineering, Architecture and Planning, Geology and Geophysics, Mathematics, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, Textile Engineering and Fiber Science, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering Sciences and Life Science.

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Common Admission Test (CAT 2012)
CAT 2012 is a Common Admission Test is conducted by the IIM's - Indian Institute of Management for admission to post graduate courses in india with IIM OR with other top MBA Colleges and Insititutes in India. CAT 2012 will be conducted during October to November in an online format and students will have the choice to pick up their centers and date. From this year onwards management schools of the elite IIT's have also decided that admission to their post graduate management programs will be done through cat 2012.

CAT 2012 Dates / Notification:-

Sale of CAT Vouchers:- Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Monday, 26 September 2011

Registration for CAT 2011:- Wednesday, 17 August 2011 - Wednesday, 28 September 2011

CAT Test Dates:- Saturday, 22 October 2011 - Friday, 18 November 2011

CAT 2012 Eligibility:-

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.

Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

For SC/ST, NC-OBC, and DA Candidates:-

If you belong to SC or ST categories, your caste/tribe must be listed in the Government of India schedule. The caste certificate that you send to IIM should be in the Government approved format and should clearly state: (a) Name of your caste/tribe; (b) Whether you belong to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe; (c) District and the State or Union Territory of your ordinary residence; and (d) the appropriate Government of India schedule under which your caste/tribe is approved by it as Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. A copy of the certificate must be sent to CAT Centre, C/O Admissions Office, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow – 226013. Mention the Voucher Serial Number on the certificate. Failure to produce a copy of the caste certificate will result in the rejection of your CAT registration.

The caste certificate must be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time of interviews. Moreover, the caste certificate must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.

If you belong to the Non-Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC), you must produce the NC-OBC certificate duly signed by competent authority and enclose its photocopy at the time of interviews. Moreover, the certificate must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs. Failure to do so during the post CAT selection process will result in you not being considered under the reserved category.

If you belong to Differently Abled (DA) Category, a copy of the DA certificate must be sent to CAT Centre, C/O Admissions Office, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow – 226013. Mention the Voucher Serial Number on the DA certificate. Failure to produce a copy of the DA certificate will result in the rejection of your CAT registration. The DA certificate must be shown and a photocopy enclosed at the time of interviews. Moreover, the DA certificate must be submitted at the time of joining programmes of any of the IIMs.

CAT 2012 Paper Pattern:-

From 2011 there will be some changes in the pattern of the CAT paper. The CAT 2011 will have only two sections. The first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second section is Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The examination will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Within the 70 min provided for the section, candidates can review the answers. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back.

 A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully before starting the main examination. The total duration will be two hours and thirty five minutes including the tutorial. A practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be made available in the coming weeks. Once again candidates are advised to go though them carefully to familiarise themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation.

CAT 2012 Syllabus:-

CAT 2012 Quantitative Ability Syllabus:-

• Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc)
• Ratios and Proportion, Ratios, Percentages, In-equations
• Quadratic and linear equations
• Algebra
• Profit & Loss
• Averages, Percentages, Partnership
• Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time
• Number system: HCF, LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic progression, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean , Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS
• Mensuration, Alligation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns
• Simple Interest & Compound Interest
• Set Theory, Venn Diagram
• Instalment Payments, Partnership, Clocks
• Probability, Permutations & Combinations

CAT 2012 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Syllabus:-

• Data Interpretation based on text, Data Interpretation based on graphs and tables. visit tutorial»
• Graphs can be Column graphs, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Graphs representing Area, Venn Diagram, etc.
• Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and assumptions, identifying valid inferences , identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments, Statements and conclusions, Cause and Effect, Identifying Probably true, Probably false, definitely true, definitely false kind of statement, Linear arrangements, Matrix arrangements.
• Puzzles, Syllogisms, Functions, Family tree - identifying relationship among group of people, Symbol Based problems, Coding and decoding , Sequencing , identifying next number in series, etc.

CAT 2012 English Syllabus:-

Comprehension of passage, Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms , Contextual usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Jumbled paragraphs with 4 or 5 sentences, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, odd man out, idioms, one word substitution, Different usage of same word, Errors in word choice, mania & phobia, Incorrect words, Mood, Conditionals & Multiple Usage , Punctuation, Proverb, Phrasal verb etc.

CAT 2012 GK/GA/BA Syllabus :-

• Current Affairs, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big companies, Major corporate events
• Famous award and prizes
• World Records
• Books and authors
• Science, History, Geography, International organisations
• Important quotations
• Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics etc.

CAT 2011 Results:-

CAT 2011 Result will be declared on Wednesday 11 January 2012.

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Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Announces

AIEEE 2012 - 11th All India Engineering Entrance Examination

AIEEE 2012 Eligibility Criteria:-

    * For AIEEE a candidate needs to pass in Class 12th with Physics and Mathematics is compulsory subjects & at least one of the subjects among Chemistry, Biotechnology, Computer Science or Biology.
    * And for Architecture Courses Mathematics is compulsory subjects  in class 12th with at least 50% marks aggregate.

Forms will be available in designated branches of Syndicate Bank, CBSE Regional Office and Selected Institutes
AIEEE 2012 exam dates:- AIEEE 2012 will be held from 29th April (Sunday) till 26th May 2012.
AIEEE 2012 Important Dates/ Notification:-

Last date for online submission: 31.12.2011

Date of Examination (off-line): 29.04.2012

Date of Examination (on-line): 07.05.2012 To 26.05.2012

For More Information & Apply Online Log on to :- www.aieee.nic.in

AIEEE 2012 Paper Pattern:-

Paper 1:- Physics & Chemistry:- 150 objective type questions with equal weightage to Physics & Chemistry:- Total Marks 450

Paper 2:- Mathematics:- 75 objective type questions:- Total Marks 225

Paper 3:- Biology (Botany & Zoology):- 75 objective type questions with almost equal weightage to Botany & Zoology:- Total Marks 225

Paper 4:- Aptitude Test Part I:- 50 objective type questions:- Total Marks 150

Aptitude Test:-  Part II :- Two questions to test drawing aptitude:- Total Marks 75

AIEEE 2011 Results:-

Check AIEEE 2011 Results Here

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The All India Engineering Entrance Examination

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination is an examination organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to B.E./B.Tech and B.Arch./B. Planning courses in various national level institutes like NITs, IITs, Deemed Universities, Private, Government Funded institutions in India. It’s a national level entrance examination that was incepted in the year 2002 only. It enables students to get admission in some of the best colleges offering undergraduate degree programs in architecture and engineering courses. Colleges like 16 of the IITs and NITs accept scores of AIEEE Exam.

AIEEE Exam is conducted generally in the month of April for admission into top engineering colleges in India and the basic eligibility is a pass in 12th class. The examination is conducted on the last Sunday of April and thus those who are aspiring for AIEEE 2012 would be appearing on the same day for exam. The results would be announced around the first week of the month of June 2012 for these candidates. They would be ranked on the state as well as all- India basis and ranks would be given to them accordingly. Students who want to take bachelor’s of engineering or technology have to appear only for paper one. However, the architecture and planning students have to appear for paper 2. Once the scores are out for AIEEE Exam, the counseling is done by the Central Counseling Board.