May 16: Cooperative Inst of Mgmt & Tech, Kerela, MBA programme Admission Notification-2012

Institute: Cooperative Institute of Management and Technology

Programmes: Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Eligibility: BA, BSc, BCom with 50% marks in aggregate in Part III or a pass in any other degree level examination recognized by University of Kerala with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.

Admission Procedure: CAT/ MAT score will be accepted for shortlisting candidates.

Important dates to remember:

Last Date of submission of application form is: 16th May, 2012

For more detailed information about eligibility criteria and admission procedure please visit: http://www.cimat.kerala.gov.in/

Location: India

May 06: IIT Madras Admission to humanities courses Admission Notification

Entrance test: Humanities & Social Sciences Entrance Exam (HSEE), 2012

Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Programme:

• Integrated Master of Arts Programme (M.A) in Development Studies
• Integrated Master of Arts Programme (M.A) in English

Eligibility:

• Candidate must have passed the qualifying examination (QE) namely, XII standard OR equivalent OR will be appearing QE in 2012.
• Candidates of General and OBC categories must secure at least 60% marks and those of SC, ST and PD candidates must secure at least 55% marks in aggregate in the QE.

Important dates to remember:

Online application will starts from: 20th December, 2011 (10.00 hrs)
Last date of submission of Online application form is: 20th January, 2012 (17.00 hrs)
Entrance Exam will be held on: 6th May, 2012 (10.00-13.00 hrs)

For more detailed information about application procedure and eligibility criteria please visit: http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/

Location: India

China jumps higher than India in GMAT test taker figures

Unlike last year, the number of GMAT or Graduate Management Test takers in India has seen a sharp decline. While the data shows 30,633 applicants took the test in 2009, it’s just 25,394 students that sat for the exam in 2011. While the numbers are dipping in India, China has seen a growth of as much as 200% over a period of five years.

China recorded 13,048 GMAT test takers in 2007 and the number has increased to 40,069 candidates this same year.

The Times of India reports that in 2007, India was ahead with 21,481 applicants. The numbers went up marginally over the next two years and have been sliding since then as per the Asian Geographical Trend Report prepared by the Graduate Management Admission Council.

The report also states that the percentage of students younger than 25 appearing for GMAT in 2011 was 34% while it was 36% last year. The same figure among Chinese applicants rose from 48% in 2007 to 77% in 2011.

Source: The Times of India

Top 10 graduate schools to study Mechanical Engineering in USA

Studying Mechanical Engineering from USA opens up a world of possibilities for you. Extremely reputed and high on demand world over mechanical engineering as a subject offers a great growth potential.

Mechanical Engineering is a branch of engineering that involves production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the design, production, and operation of machines and tools. A mechanical engineers work with machines and engines, from elevator technology to robotics.

USA is renowned as a popular hub for students interested in pursuing mechanical engineering. About 229 universities and colleges in USA offer postgraduate mechanical engineering courses.

Here’s a list of the top 10 graduate schools for mechanical engineering as rated by U.S. News & World Report. Also, find the GRE score, tuition fee and total enrolment of the US universities offering Mechanical Engineering Courses.

Rank	School Name	GRE Score	Tuition fee	Total Enrolment
1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	4.9	Full-time: $42,660 per year	3,564
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	4.8	Full-time: $42,660 per year	2,818
3	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	4.6	Full-time: $36,387 per year	577
3	University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA	4.6	In-state, full-time: $11,220 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	1,882
5	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	4.5	In-state, full-time: $21,260 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,006 per year	3,223
6	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	4.4	In-state, full-time: $9,986 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,860 per year	4,624
7	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL	4.3	In-state, full-time: $15,732 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,998 per year	2,773
8	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	4.2	Full-time: $38,620 per year	564
9	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	4.1	Full-time: $29,500 per year	1,705
9	Purdue University--West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN	4.1	In-state, full-time: $9,979 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,147 per year	2,965

Top 10 global universities to study psychology

Is studying human behaviour a passion for you?

It takes an understanding of general human behaviour deeply and passionately to be a psychologist. Many of us have it in us but just a few ever think of pursuing it as a career opportunity. A career in psychology opens up a dearth of opportunities world over. From schools and universities to corporates and health centers, every organization today hires psychologists and hence the opportunities are plentiful.

A graduation in Psychology is enough to be a designated and professional psychologist. It promises to be one of the most high-paying and respectable jobs of all times. Apart from being a professional psychologist, a career in law, management or education is another possibility for trained psychologists.

USA has come up as a popular choice for students desirous of a career in psychology. Employers around the world respect Psychology degrees from American institutions more than from any other countries. Here’s a list of Top 10 global universities to study psychology as per QS World University Rankings® 2011.

Rank	Title	Country	Academic	Employer	Citations	Score
1	Harvard University	United States	100.0	93.8	97.0	97.5
2	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	83.0	100.0	88.0	89.1
3	Stanford University	United States	91.2	74.7	86.3	85.3
4	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	77.8	87.5	76.8	80.5
5	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	United States	86.9	70.1	65.4	77.6
6	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	United State	74.4	59.2	81.6	71.3
7	Yale University	United States	72.2	63.6	78.2	70.8
8	The University of Melbourne	Australia	68.0	67.9	66.3	66.3
9	Princeton University	United States	58.9	46.5	98.5	63.1
10	McGill University	Canada	61.9	45.3	70.0	58.5

Top 15 Global Universities to pick your Engineering & Technology Masters from

Considering an MBA from ISB? Check out the fee structure.

Renowned amongst the leading B-Schools in India and abroad, ISB stands tall in the city of Hyderabad. The Indian School of Business, better known as ISB, Hyderabad ranks No. 20 in the Global Top MBA Ranking by Financial Times. It is extremely popular among MBA aspirants for its Post Graduate Programme (PGP). Stressing upon the importance of globalization, ISB Hyderabad provides best international exposure by imparting cutting-edge methodologies to its students.

ISB is a premiere B-School that has successfully managed to get an accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Just 5% of world’s B-Schools have managed to get this accreditation. It shows the institute’s high standard of education to shape the future of next generation managers. ISB offers various grants and loans to students to help them to fund their studies. It also offers corporate-funded scholarships to students to provide them financial help.

Fee Structure of ISB

Expenditure Titles	Shared Accommodation	Studio Accommodation
Admission Fee – non refundable	2,00,000	2,00,000
Tuition Fees-Payable on or before the date of registration	16,50,000	16,50,000
Living Fees	1,60,000	2,65,000
Onetime fee for ISB Alumni for use of ISB Library & Recreation Centre	3000/td>	3000
Total Fees	2,013,000	2,118,000
Less: Single Payment Discount
Net Fees Payable	2,013,000	2,118,000
Service Tax at prevailing rate (Present rate 10.3%) *3	207,339	218,514
Total Fees	2,220,339	2,336,514
ISB Alumni Association Membership Fee	7,000	7,000
Interest free Refundable Security Deposit	15,000	15,000

Other Expenses:

Books	20,000
Laptop	50,000
Meal Plans	60,000
Total:	1,30,000

Other than the above-mentioned expenditures, students at ISB need to bear a few more expenses, including medical insurance, which is mandatory at the time of admission. Besides, opting for the International Exchange Programme also demands an extra expenditure and largely depends upon the school you choose abroad. Approximately the exchange program expenditure varies from USD 6000 to USD 10000.

UGC Net goes all objective

The National Eligibility Test conducted by University Grants Commission, better known as UGC NET is scheduled to be held this June 24th, 2012. Starting this year, UGC NET will be completely objective.

Also, the paper will have no negative marking and the candidates will be allowed to carry the carbon printout of optical mark recognition (OMR) response sheets with them after the examination.

Till last year Paper III was objective, but starting 2012, all three papers will be objective in nature.

NET is conducted as an entrance to test eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for teaching profession and research. "The commission has decided to change the pattern of examination. All the three papers will be objective and will be held on the same day in two separate sessions. The syllabus, though, for all the three papers remains the same as that of the previous year," said Surender Singh, deputy secretary (NET), UGC.

Source: The Times of India

UK may consider cancellation of post-study visa withdrawal

Further to the talks and subsequent implementation of UK’s post study work visa policy withdrawal, many students were in a state of dilemma. But, the current talks have it that UK might consider cancelling the post study work visa regulation now.

The students can expect it to get a little flexible post an assurance sent out by senior British ministers. Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma raised a sharp criticism to UK’s tougher visa rules. He in fact warned UK that Indian IT majors might consider relocating their business operations to other European countries, in case British stay stringent on their visa laws.

He said, “I have raised this, we have our concerns. They should have some practical exposure. The issue is how to look at it. What they have shared with me is that they should get appropriate jobs that are commensurate with their qualifications or degrees. The very fact is that there is this reassurance at the highest level of the British government. I shall follow up my talks with a communication.”

He also said, “They say they have no intention to deny, they are only looking at certain specifics so that domain knowledge is utilized. If you are trained as a biotechnologist, then you don't go to sectors. But we have yet to see the final picture.”

Source :IBN live

US: No change in Visa policy for Indian Students!

USA clarifies that there has been no change in visa issuance process towards Indian students.
Further to the US visit of education ministers of four Indian states - Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir last week, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland clarifies Indian students will continue to get visas as before and there has been no change implemented in this regard.
She said, "I don't think we've changed our policy with regard to the way we interview applicants."

"I think what we are doing is making sure that the sponsoring organisations truly are what they say they are in the United States; that if they say that they are bringing students over to educate them, that they intend to educate them, not put them to work, et cetera," she further clarified.
She also pointed upon USA's support on building community colleges in India. She said, "Well, obviously, we support this initiative. We have been working with the Indian side to flesh out the initiative that was agreed between the President and the prime minister through our Education Bureau here. And obviously, we are responsible for the visa issuance for the various folks studying in the United States."

Summer 2012 classes at the University of Rochester

Hello from the University of Rochester (UR) in Rochester, New York State, where the summer sun lingers into the evening, the temperatures are mild, and students taking full-credit college classes during the week can enjoy numerous festivals, recreation, and arts on weekends.
UR will offer many introductory and some advanced courses this summer, at a substantial discount from the usual tuition price. For the first time, UR will offer an intensive four-week session beginning July 9 and ending August 3, well-suited to the academic calendars of many Northern Hemisphere countries.
To learn more, visit www.rochester.edu/college/osp/summer/register.html. The Office of Summer & Part-time Studies is here to answer your questions about summer courses, costs, activities, and living arrangements. Students with special needs and interests can also contact an advisor in advance at osp@rochester.edu.
If you have questions regarding I-20s or student visas, please visit http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/summerenrollment.

Maharashtra government revises its college admission policies

Maharashtra government has issued new guidelines for admission to its Bed/Med colleges and fee structure for the academic session 2012-13. As per the revised rules, fee regulatory authority (Shikshan Shulka Samiti) will be the final deciding authority to finalize the fee of unaided Bed/Med colleges.

However, members of the fee panel authority and office bearers of the AMUTECM (Association of Managements of Unaided Teacher’s Education Colleges in Maharashtra) claimed that new rules were ambiguous announced by the GR (government resolution) specifically on issues related to fee-fixation.

Due to the anonymity, fee panel authority has held back 556 fee revision proposals given by Bed/Med and BPEd/MPEd colleges for the academic year 2011-12 as per the NCTE (National Council of Teachers Education) policies notified in August 2010.

The NCTE regulations state that a separate mechanism should be established by the state government for fixing the fee of these colleges. Moreover, the fee revision proposals should be submitted to a capable authority set up either by the central government, state government or UGC.

The fee panel authority had asked the state government to clarify on who is authorized to finalize the fee of physical and education degree colleges. Out of the 556 proposals held back, 402 are from Bed colleges, 12 from MPEd, 47 from BPEd and 95 from MEd colleges.

Department of higher and technical education (H&TE) issued 2 GRs on March 15, 2012 stating the policies for Bed and Med colleges.

The GRs provided specified detailed guidelines on eligibility criterias for applying to Bed/Med courses, holding common entrance test, seat allocation, preparation of merit list, university wise seat allocation, reservation of seats for management and minority quotas, fee and other expenses. Both the GRs specified that unaided colleges will have to follow the fee structure as fixed by the panel.

However, sources from fee fixation panel expressed that it is not mandatory for the fee panel to abide by the new rules. The panel is still in doubt about who is the final authority for fixing the fee of BPEd/MPEd colleges under the NCTE regulations.

Sources from AMUTECM revealed that the GRs announced by the H&TE department are totally anonymous and hence they have decided to meet fee fixation panel on April 18, 2012 through the admissions regulation committee. The admissions regulation committee has restricted the unaided BPEd/MPEd colleges from commencing fresh admission process till the revised fee proposals are approved.

Source: Times of India

HRD Ministry clarifies doubts of IITs on ISEET

The HRD (Human Resource Development) Ministry is reaching out to IITs to remove their apprehensions about the proposed single entrance exam for engineering and science.

The IITs such as IIT-KGP, IIT-D, IIT-B, IIT-Madras and Guwahati have raised doubt over the proposed examination changes. The HRD ministry clarified that it wants the new ISEET exam to be introduced in 2013.

A meeting between HRD Ministry, IIT directors, some faculty members and representatives of faculty federation will be held on April 11, 2012. The issues discussed in the meeting will be discussed in the IIT Council meet scheduled on April 14, 2012.

There are broadly 2 issues on which the IITs disagree with government – the question paper will only consist of multiple choice questions and assigning weightage to class XII board marks.

The IITs also want that they should be authorized to conduct the entrance test however; government has proposed CBSE to conduct the eligibility test.

The IITs disagree that high weightage should be given to class XII marks during admission to IITs. The HRD ministry’s proposal for using a statistical formula for generalizing the class XII marks is not approved by IITs.

The IITs argue that the formula recommended for factoring in class XII marks for selection would not help IITs to admit the talented minds. The evaluation system is different for different school boards and thus it is not possible to assess every student using same weightage and scale.

Likewise, IITs have raised objection over including only objective type questions in the proposed exam. The ISEET exam will have 2 parts; an aptitude test comprising of objective type questions to test the comprehending abilities of students, logical reasoning and critical thinking and second part is an advanced test to test problem solving abilities for fundamental science subjects.

Source: Economic Times

Poor market forces new B-schools to put down their shutters

The increasing number of vacant seats in new management colleges is leading these business schools to close down their business. Recently, Mumbai Business School (MBS), Mumbai run by A Mahendran, managing director, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL), Charles H Kellstadt, professor of marketing at Emory University and Jagdish Sheth, leading marketing guru had to put down their shutters due to poor business.

These days BIMTECH (Birla Institute of Management and Technology), Greater Noida is receiving large number of proposal from B-schools to acquire their control. In last 6 months 5 B-schools – 1 from Northeast, 2 from Delhi and 2 from Kolkata; have approached BIMTECH with proposals to be taken over. These new B-schools do not have sufficient number of students and are struggling hard to continue.

A business school at Gurgaon, located in the proximity of BIMTECH recently appointed a global real estate services firm, JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) to search for an existing higher education institute which can acquire it.

As per the industry players, these low rung management institutes are appointing consultants to give signals to potential buyers. They are seeking big brand names to acquire them and utilize their land space to set up an additional campus.

However, AICTE is clueless about such happenings. Sources from AICTE stated that institutes can change their names but the council does not permit change of trust. In last 2 years council has received proposals from over 95 management institutes to close down.

Academic institutes are developed under a trust. If a buyer provides the required capital to a trust, it may seize its control to the buyer. And many institutes which need capital to expand opt for this channel to get the required funds.

CRISIL Research report states that it predicted a ‘shake out’ in the higher education system in India due to large number of seats going vacant. The study disclosed that many colleges were not able to equip students with the current corporate requirements. Declining occupancy rates in lower rung colleges make it difficult for them to sustain. As a result some colleges are expected to either close down or change their ownership in the next few years.

Source: Business Standard

IIM-B hikes its Postgraduate Program fee to Rs 15 lakh

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) has increased its 2 year fee for PGP (Post-Graduate Program) from Rs 13 lakh to Rs 15 lakh.

The hike in fee will be made effective for the academic session 2012-14. The fee will include library and internet fees, tution, case permission royalty apart from the cost of hostel room, course material, medical insurance, service charge and personal accident insurance. The total intake capacity for PGP course will remain 375.

Last time the institute increased its fee by Rs 1.5 lakh, 2 years ago. Now with the recent hike, the fee of IIM-B will become close to that of IIM-A, which has hiked its fee to Rs 15.5 lakh for the coming academic session from the present fee of Rs 14.45 lakh. The premier institutes ranked among the best business schools in India will remain the most expensive IIMs to pursue management course.

Source: Times of India

Get set for an exciting career in E-commerce

Few years back when you would think of fashion or design the only thing that came to the mind was clothes, accessories or at best shoes.

With the demands of industry changing, career definitions in many areas are changing. The focus now is more on developing specific skill sets for the niche needs of every industry.

Pearl Academy of Fashion has launched new courses to train students for the new opportunities. Known more for its courses in fashion, the academy is trying to look at design as a whole.

"We spoke to many companies in the E-commerce domain and found out a definite need for developing ecommerce expertise apart from design and fashion skills among students", said Mr Sharad Mehra, COO, Pearl Academy of Fashion.

"The course will also encourage students to create look an entrepreneurship and not just jobs in other companies", he added.

"There could be a range of job opportunities from startups to established brands. Many big brands are looking to increase online presence, not as a marketing move, but to actually sell products," said Mr AKG Nair, group Director, Pearl Academy of Fashion.

Fashion and Lifestyle Ecommerce

This course will train students to become professionals who understand the business of e-commerce and can create and manage online stores. For this, just the knowledge of fashion or just marketing is not enough.

The course will cover subjects like, Web store design, marketing and fashion and lifestyle industry, Digital marketing etc.

The course duration is one year and students can choose from:

To get further exposure on E-marketing from an international partner
Be attached to an E-commerce company
Be mentored while setting up an E-venture of their own

The course fee is about Rs 3.52 lakh for one year.

The institute announced the launch of its fourth campus in Noida, which will be operational from June 2012. In addition to the ecommerce course, the institute launched another two courses - Interior Product Design and Luxury Brands.

Career in the Development Sector

Career in the Development Sector
Over three million people work in the development sector . The development sector supports national policies for growth, or reacts to the failures of state policies . Welfare projects and initiatives for sustainable development support and give impetus to social, economic, cultural issues.
Non Governmental organizations (NGO's) play an integral role in Development activities. The issues they cater to are environment, urban governance, health, gender issues, rural development, micro enterprises and training. In each of these areas there are a wide variety of issues for development. Many of these are issues under state governance but the development sector enhances its implementation.
This sector offers diversity of work opportunities. Professionals working in this sector come from diverse backgrounds and much depends on the mission of the Non Governmental Organization(NGO) they work with.
The jobs
Management hierarchy in large NGO's is similar to large corporates- Managers, directors for accounts, HR, marketing etc. The lower level of operations- field work etc is far less structured. Advocacy or promoting the cause of an NGO is a Public Relations function.

Environment - The areas of work which NGO's are involved in this sector varies significantly. Some NGO's may be involved in primary or secondary data collection while others may be lobbying for a cause, still others are involved in awareness generation, fighting legal issues of projects, resource management, fund raising etc.

Rural Development- Rural development is a broad area encompassing work in areas such as natural resource management, income generation, marketing of products created in rural locations, community management, health, education, low cost energy systems, etc. There are NGO's, community groups, donor agencies, quasi-governmental organizations working for different aspects of rural development.

Communications - Communications is a very important activity which NGO's take up e.g for gender related issues, environment issues etc. The medium of communication involves the print medium, theatre, puppetry, films, music etc. Magazines , newsletters covering specific developmental issues, film production, internet/online services have significant appeal.

Networking - Connecting and sharing information and resources is another activity. Sharing information, data for analysis, research, raising issues on a common platform dissemination of information, training collectively are activities which some agencies perform.

Employment Avenues
NGO's employ people with qualifications and work experience in sales, finance, HR, IT, planning, social work or economics, engineering, law, agriculture etc.

Environment - There are several governmental organizations involved in various aspects of this sector. Tata Energy and Research Institute(TERI) ,a non profit research institute deals with issues concerning energy, environment, economy, sustainable development, forestry , and other issues of national or global relevance.Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) campaigns actively for the protection of wildlife and its trade. Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) deals with environmental issues across the country. It addresses issues such as waste management and awareness. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research organization which disseminates information about science and environment. Issues such as water pollution and rain water harvesting, vehicular pollution are its thrust areas. Several non profit organizations such as Jan Seva Ashram and Development Alternatives work in the area of waste paper recycling, making hand made paper etc.

Other areas of work are environmental journalism, environmental law, Forest Service, Forest Management, Energy conservation, environmental appreciation including travel.

Rural Development - Society for Promotion of Wasteland Development (SPWD) works in different states for schemes such as watershed management, forest management, wasteland development resource conservation etc. Association for Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development provides resources and technical expertise. Aga Khan Rural Support Program works in the areas of community & human resource development as well as in land & water sector. Other examples are SEWA , VIKSAT, CHIRAG which are some more organizations working in this area.

Communication- Individuals can work on their own in this e.g NOW (New Opportunities for Women) is an innovative initiative specializing in developing communication messages to different social sectors. It forms a chain of information among NGO's. Another venture is ‘unnati' which translates articles on gender, health into regional languages.

Some training options

PRLA(Participatory research in Asia) is an organization which conducts workshops for training personnel for working with NGO's at different levels. They train them for planning, strategizing, execution and delivery of projects.

Pravash trains staff for NGO's for creating awareness.

TERI, Ne w Delhi www.terischool.ac.in is a deemed university which offers PG courses in Natural Resources Management.

Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun

Salim Ali School of Ecology, Pondicherry offers MS &PhD in Ecology

Wildlife Institute , Chandrabani, Dehradun

The Indian Institute of Ecology & Environment, New Delhi 110030

Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai

Indian Institute of Rural Management, Anand

School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi.

International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development www.icecd.org offers a mangement course in NGO Management

Wildlife Society of India, New Delhi; World Wildlife Fund, India runs education outreach and India Canada Environment Facility scheme in several Indian states . Envioranmental Law can also be studied with WWF.Centre for Science & Environment, New Delhi; Centre for Environmental Education, Bangalore; Jan Sewa Ashram, New Delhi; Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology, New Delhi.; Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad ( indicative list)

Sponsors /Funding Agencies - Support for NGO's, scholarships for training, specific programme support are issues addressed by charities, businesses, institutional supporters etc.

Career in Quality Management

Quality Management
In recent years, quality control of products manufactured and marketed in India, has become imminent both for private and public sector organizations. They are required to have a well structured quality management system in place. This has led to optimization of productivity and sales and has also increased competitiveness . With the growth in exports there has been an increase in the demand for quality control standards to be followed for all businesses involved in exports or joint ventures. International Organisation for Standardisation more popularly termed as ISO has based quality management systems to provide global language for common standards.
Indian producers follow these standards and also Indian quality regulations such as Agmark, ISI etc.

The job

Though duties will vary by industry and company a quality control supervisor

Writes inspection procedures , provides sketches, prototypes etc. for each aspect of production.
Details what areas need special attention measuring tools to be used and areas needing inspection.
Supervises a team of quality control technicians to carry out testing and inspection at all stages of production
Ensures that products meet the company's safety and quality assurance standards.
Carries out tests and re tests to ensure that all defective products are corrected.
Jobs in quality assurance require an attention to detail to avoid product liability lawsuits.



Training
The training initiatives in this field are not many. The universities /institutions which conduct post graduate level courses in Total Quality Management.
• Lucknow University, Lucknow. Courses: PG Diploma in Quality Management(one year); Masters in Total Quality Management(MTQM).(Training is through workshops)
Eligibility- BE/BTech, Diploma with 5 years experience.
Selection- Objective type entrance test.
• Indian Institute of Quality Management, Jaipur, & BITs Pilani, Rajasthan
MS Quality Management(3 semesters of course work and 1 semester of dessertation)
Eligibility- Industry employed with BE/MSc (Integrated first degree of BITs)
• Sikkhim Manipal University of Health, Medical & Technological Science, Gangtok, Sikkhim has a constituent college in Delhi.
Quality Institute of India, Harit Dwar, A 14-15-16, Paryavaran Complex, Saket- Maidangarhi Marg, New Delhi-110030
Course Master of Science Total Quality Mangement. Duration -2 years. Eligibility- Graduates of any discipline.
• Centre for Electronic Test Engineering, Commercial complex, Phase 11, Noida-201301
Course -Certified Quality Supervisor. The course aims to provide sound knowledge in Quality Systems, SPC/SQC, Metrology, Process Control, Safety and Shop Floor Management.
Eligibility- Working quality supervisors, Technicians, Quality Personnel, Shop Floor Inspectors.

Employment Avenues

Quality managers work in manufacturing industries of goods such as shoes, textiles, furniture, food, pharmaceuticals,

cosmetics, electronics, machine parts etc.

Now pay 7% more as fee to get a degree from IIM-A

IIM-A is working hard to manage its expenditures by generating some surplus revenue by marketing its inventory of case-study material and research to other B-Schools in the country and across the world. The institute is using other ways to raise funds from corporate houses to meet its expenses. IIM-A Society Board will meet corporate houses to get funds and proposed increase in the placement fees, but the final decision is on hold.

The institute increased the fee of its PGP programme by 7%. In last three years the institute has increased the fee three times ranging from 9.6% to 7%. It justified its step by saying that the expenditures for the general operation and other raised due to inflation. It is forced to hike the fee because after the implementation of 6th Pay Commission recommendations the institute is bearing extra burden of increased salaries of the employees. The economy is making the education for management students more costly year-by-year.

Till year 2009-2010, the two year Post Graduate Programme would have cost a student somewhere around 12.38 lakh, but now to get this degree students are suppose to pay Rs. 15.50 lakh.

FMS Placement 2012: 41% students opted for Marketing field

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) of Delhi University has completed its placement for the present batch. This year students bagged higher pay packages at all levels, which includes highest international package, highest domestic package and average package.

According to the official source of FMS, this year student received good offers as compared to last year. One of the students received the highest international offer of Rs. 72 lakh per annum, where as the last year highest international offer was Rs. 70 lakh. The domestic salary too noticed good jump of Rs. 5 lakh with the highest offer of Rs. 32 lakh per annum. Last year the average salary offered was Rs. 15.7 lakh per annum, however this year it recorded a hike of 6.1% and went up to 16.34 lakh per year.

This is the largest batch till date and the institute managed to place all students. In this season many big and small firms participated. The batch strength was 227 with the increase of 12% as compared to last year batch size. Total 127 companies confirmed their participation in the placement and out of them 96 companies visited the campus for recruitments.

Marketing field was hit among students as almost 41% students choose offers in this field, followed by finance with 26% and 21% students opted for consulting, strategy and general management. As FMS is fist choice for those who want to make career in finance field and this year too FMS live up to its reputation with placing 26% students in banking, financial services and insurance.

IIT-JEE 2012: Know all about the exam pattern

This year the IIT-JEE 2012 will be conducted on Sunday, 8th April, 2012, across the country at various examination centres. Every year large number of students appear in this exam to get a seat in the prestigious IITs of the country. To score good in IIT-JEE 2012 you must be well aware of the exam pattern. To score high in the exam you must know what type of questions you are going to face in the exam and what will be the difficulty level of the questions in each section. It might be the last time when students will appear in the exam and students will bid final goodbye to one of the most prestigious exams of the country. From next year onwards the students may appear in ISEET national level exam to get admission in IITs of the country.

IIT-JEE 2012 exam pattern is much similar to the previous year’s exams. The exam shall have conceptual and tricky questions. You must have good knowledge of the concepts and topics that you’ll face in the exam and about the subjects covered in the exam. IIT-JEE 2012 exam is divided into two sections and duration of each section is three hours.

IIT-JEE 2012 Exam Pattern

There will be two question papers and the duration of each section will be three hours
Each section consist of three sections Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
Pattern of the exam will be objective type
Exam will test your comprehensive, reasoning and analytical reasoning skills
The answers of each question have to be recorded on a separate machine-gradable sheet of paper (ORS - Optical Response Sheet).
There will be a different set of questions and the marks range from 3 to 8 per section.
Some sections also carry negative marking for each wrong answer
A candidate can choose the language as either English or Hindi as per their convenience.

Good news for OBC students, 4.5% reservation in IITs from this year

From this year onwards the IIT-JEE Admission Committee has decided to implement 4.5 per cent reservation for minority community. This will be applicable within the 27 percent seats which are meant for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from this year.

All students who have submitted their forms online and forgot to mention their OBC status can now update this by visiting the official website of IIT-JEE. After updating their status students have to submit their certificates as proof before the exam on 8th April, 2012. All the applicants are required to submit their certificates to the respective zonal offices before 20th March, 2012.

IIT-JEE Chairman G.B. Reddy, said the application forms did not have this information, now students have to submit the forms first and after that they can submit the respective form to claim reservation.

He said, “We are giving enough time for candidates to secure the certificate. Non-submission of certificate will result in candidates not being considered for the category as a separate list will be prepared.”

As per the reservation, near about 430 minority candidates are likely to get admission in 17 IITs across the country. Mr. Reddy said the authorities will be able to disclose the actual figures after 25th March, 2012, when the IITs have been asked to submit the list of availability of seats. Some IITs are planning to increase the number of seats and others thinking to launch new programmes from this session. IIT-Hyderabad has written to the JEE Chairman that it will commence two new programmes this year - Civil Engineering and Engineering Science with 25 seats each.

Kanpur zone received maximum applications this year. Madras zone received about 78,000 applications. Last year, Bombay zone received the maximum applications.