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

Haryana Pre-Medical Test (PMT) 2012: Important Dates

Haryana Pre-Medical Test is conducted by the Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak for admission to undergraduate programs in Medical and Dental courses.

There are ten Medical/Dental Colleges, accepting the student on the basis of Haryana PMT.

The students from the state of Haryana can only take this exam.

Important Dates for Haryana Pre-Medical Test 2012: 

Date of Entrance Examination	1st Week of July, 2012
Sale and availability of application forms	May-June 2012
Last date for receipt of completed application forms	3rd week of June, 2012

AU AIMEE 2012: Important Dates

Annamalai University All India Medical Entrance Examination (AU AIMEE) 2012 will be conducted by Annamalai University as an entrance exam for students for providing admission in MBBS, BDS, BPT, BSc (Nursing) and B Pharm. programs.
The University is well equipped with modern equipments and offers high quality education.

Tentative Dates for AU AIMEE 2012 are as follows:

Issue of Application Forms	1st Week of April, 2012
Last date for Issue and Receipt of Application Forms	1st Week of June, 2012
Date of examination	1st Week of May, 2012

MA in Social Work (MSW) 2012 from Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi University

The Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi (DU) has announced admissions open to its M.A in Social Work for the academic session 2012 -14. DSW will conduct a written test for the same on 22nd June 2012.

The Delhi School of Social Work is one of the oldest & premier institutions in India that offers a 2 year post graduate degree in Social Work. This post-graduate course is primarily designed for those who seek opportunities in the field of social welfare and development practice.

Eligibility Criteria for admission to MSW course in the Department of Social Work, Delhi University:

Admissions to M.A in Social Work (MSW) is open to both men & women having completed a bachelor’s degree programme of 3 years duration from a recognised university. The eligibility criteria for admission to MSW course in the Department of Social Work, Delhi University are:

• You should have a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 year) in any discipline with minimum 55% marks from a recognised university.
• You can apply if you are a B.A (Hons) Social Work student with a minimum of 50% marks from a recognised university.
• You can also apply if you are appearing for the final year exam of your bachelor’s degree.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ ST shall be eligible to as per Delhi University rules to pass with the minimum marks.
• PWD candidates shall be allowed 5% relaxation in the eligibility requirement.
• Candidates belonging to OBC category shall be eligible for admission as per university norms.

Important Dates for M.A (Social Work) 2012 from Department of Social Work, Delhi University
 

Sale of Application Forms	30th Apr – 13th Jun 2012
Last date for receipt of completed applications	20th Jun 2012
Written admission Test for MSW course	22nd Jun 2012
New academic session begins	16th Jul 2012

How to Apply to M.A (Social Work) 2012 from Department of Social Work, Delhi University

The admission bulletin (along with the application forms) can be obtained in 3 ways:

• In person from the Department of Social work
• By post
• By downloading the form from www.du.ac.in

Application fees for M.A (Social Work) 2012 from Department of Social Work, Delhi University
You would need to pay:

• Cash payment of Rs. 650/- (Rs. 450/- for SC/ST candidates) if you’re obtaining the application form & bulletin in person
• Demand draft of Rs. 700/- (Rs. 500/- for SC/ST candidates) if you’re obtaining the application form & bulletin by post or by downloading it from www.du.ac.in. The DD should be drawn in favour of Registrar, University of Delhi, payable at Delhi.

The last date for receipt of completed applications at the department by hand/post is 20th June 2012.
For further information, contact 011-27667881 or 27667147 or e-mail to admissionsdssw@gmail.com.

Source: Official Website of DU

Eligibility for OBC Students Relaxed in Delhi University

Students of the other backward classes (OBC) category, seeking admission in Delhi University (DU) this year, have reason to cheer. The university is all set to slash eligibility criteria across all courses for candidates applying under the OBC category. The eligibility criteria for SC/ST candidates, however, will stay at 33%.

“For all those OBC candidates who are opting for Journalism, we have relaxed the eligibility criteria for them. While the eligibility criteria for general category students will be 60%, , the criteria for OBC students will be 54% and those for SC/ ST students will be 33% — which is the basic passing marks for Class 12 exams” said Tarjeet Sabharwal, convener of the Common Journalism Entrance Test (CJET 2012) admissions committee.

Colleges also claim that this is being done to give a fillip to OBC admissions, since several seats across numerous courses remained vacant last year.

“This is being done across the university in order to boost the student intake for the reserved category. Lower eligibility criteria will motivate many such students to actively come and apply for admissions,” added Sabharwal.

Last year, there had been a flat 10% reduction in the OBC criteria.

“This year it is going to be 10% less of the general category criteria. This means that if the cut off for general category is 60%, for OBC students it will be 10% of 60%, that is 60 minus 6, which is 54%,” said SK Garg, chairperson, DU’s high-powered committee.

Some professors, however, did not think that the relaxation in eligibility criteria would fill up the vacant seats in some of the humanities courses.

“This is not likely to boost OBC intake in some courses such as political science, history, mathematics or statistics,” said a professor at  Lady Shri Ram College.

“For a girls’ college, there are fewer OBC women applicants. Those who do apply want to study economics or b.com because they translate into jobs more easily. So seats in the other courses will anyway be left vacant despite the relaxation in the eligibility criteria,” the professor added.

Source: Shashwati Das, hindustantimes.com

New IITs can award engineering degrees now

In a recent passed by Parliament on Monday, the new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) now can grant engineering degrees to pass outs.
Passed by Rajya Sabha by voice vote on Monday, the Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, was passed along with the National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
As per this recent amendment, Indian Institutes of Technology in Bhubaneshwar, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Mandi, Patna, Ropar and Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) make it to the list of IITs and can now grant engineering degrees to students.

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Source: The Times of India

Picking the trend of Online Webinars

Global universities today are using the web as a medium to interact with their prospective students. Webinars or seminars conducted over the web gradually have become their preferred choice. Students, on the other hand also prefer this medium as it lets them interact, receive, give and discuss their concerns, queries, and other details about the university from the comfort of their home. An extremely interactive tool, webinars leave no scope of restrictions of geographical boundaries and connect the universities and students virtually. Going by the current trend and matching up to the requirement, Learnhub is now regularly organizing webinars to connect students with the universities of their choice and vice versa. And well it suits us - our students find it convenient and the universities find it exciting.

So, what exactly do we do?

Well, we decide a date and time with the university, create an online interactive platform, connect matching student profiles with the study program criteria, and voila students and universities join in on the seminar!

You're a Student - What can you expect out of it?

Raise your concerns to the admission experts, find out the program details, speak to the alumni, calculate the relative expenditures, figure out if you're eligible for any scholarship, and seek answers to all your questions, no matter how many!

Here's how you can attend an online webinar

Once you have registered and received your log in credentials from us, all you need to do is to follow the webinar link, log in and virtually attend an online seminar on the decided date and time.

Following are our scheduled webinars for April & May

North Carolina State University - April 20th and April 27th, 9PM IST
Northern State University - May 4th and May 10th, 9PM IST