In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010
and subsequently amended vide Notification dated 29th July 2011 had laid down the minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to
VIII. It had been inter-alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in clause (n) of Section
2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the
NCTE.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central
Board of Secondary Education, Delhi which will be held on 29.01.2012 (Sunday).
CTET Question Papers 2012, Central Teacher Eligibility Test Solved papers for 2012 Exam
The ministry of human resource development, govt of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the central teacher eligibility test (CTET) to the central board of secondary education Delhi which will be held on 26th June, 2011
The CTET shall apply to schools of the central govt (KVS, NVS, Tibetan schools, etc) and schools under the administrative control of UT of Chandigarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
CTET may also apply to the unaided private schools, who may exercise the option of considering the CTET
Schools owned and managed by the state govt/local bodies and aided schools shall consider the TET conducted by the state govt. However, a state govt can also consider the CTET if it decided not to conduct the state TET
Cost of CTET information bulletin and application form for general/OBC candidates Rs 500/-; for SC/ST/differently abled candidates Rs 250/-
The fee can be remitted in the following ways; through credit/debit card; through demand draft in favour of the secondary, central board of secondary education, Delhi drawn in any nationalized bank payable at Delhi. Write your name, address and registration number on the back of the demand draft

CTET 2012 Important dates

Sale of CTET Information Bulletin and Application Form: 05.11.2011 to 25.11.2011
Date for making on-line application: 01.11.2011 to 25.11.2011
Last date for receipt of application form in CBSE: 30.11.2011 (online and offline both)
Note: 7 days grace time i.e. up to 07.12.2011 for receipt of Application Form will be allowed to the candidates belonging to remote areas viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Subdivision of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Island and
Lakshadweep.
Schedule of examination
Paper-I: 29th January 2012 , 10  to 11.30 hours (One and a half hours)

Paper-II: 29th January 2012 , 13.00 to 14.30 hours (One and a half hours)

Applications received after the last date of submission will not be accepted irrespective of the date of their dispatch. CBSE will not be responsible for any postal delays
Candidates must purchase the information bulletin from the designated banks and institution. Bulletins obtained from unauthorized source will be summarily rejected
Further detailed information is available in the information bulletin and on our website www.cbse.nic.in
Candidates can apply for CTET 2012 either on the prescribed application form or apply on-line
Candidates must follow instructions strictly as given in the information bulletin. Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be summarily disqualified
For on-line submission of application at board’s website www.cbse.nic.in
Application can also be made on-line by accessing the board’s website www.cbse.nic.in. The candidate should supply all details while filling up the online form. Candidates are required to take a print out of the computer generated application form/confirmation page after successful submission of data
Submission of application on prescribed form: Information bulletin containing application form can be had personally from the designated branches of Syndicate bank and institutions
Information bulletin containing application form can also be had by post by sending demand draft of required fee from the central board of secondary education, Shiksha Sadan, 17 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi-110002
The application form/confirmation page complete in all respect should be sent by registered/speed post so as to reach positively by 30.11.2011 (online and offline both) in the CBSE office on the following address
The assistant secretary (CTET), central board of secondary education, Shiksha sadan, 18, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi-110002
The application form sent by courier will be rejected
Eligibility criteria: The following persons are eligible for appearing in the CTET
Minimum qualifications for classes I-V: Senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final 2 year diploma in elementary education (or its equivalent); or senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final 2 year diploma in elementary education (or its equivalent), in accordance with the NCTE (recognition norms and procedure), regulations 2002; or senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final 4 year bachelor of elementary education (B.El.Ed); or senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final 2 year diploma in education (special education)
Relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks at B.A./B.Sc/senior secondary level is admissible for SC/ST/differently abled candidates
For this year only, a candidate with B.A./B.Sc with at least 50% marks and B.Ed qualification shall also be eligible for test for classes I to V, provided he/she undergoes, after appointment, an NCTE recognized 6 month special program in elementary education
Minimum qualifications for classes VI-VIII: B.A./B.Sc and passed or appearing in final 2 year diploma in elementary education (or its equivalent); or B.A./B.Sc with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year bachelor in education (B.Ed); or B.A./B.Sc with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year bachelor in education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (recognition norms and procedure) regulations issued from time to time in this regard; or senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final 4 year bachelor in elementary education (B.El.Ed); or senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final 4 year B.A./B.Sc-Ed or B.A. (Ed)/B.Sc. (Ed); or B.A./B.Sc with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year B.Ed (special education)
A diploma/degree course in teacher education recognized by the national council for teacher education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However, in case of diploma in education (special education) and B.Ed (special education), a course recognized by the rehabilitation council of India (RCI) only shall be considered
Relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks at B.A./B.Sc/senior secondary level is admissible for SC/ST and differently abled candidates
Pattern of examination: The CTET examination will be of objective type multiple choice questions (MCQs). There will be no negative marking
There will be 2 papers of CTET
Paper-I will be for a person who intend to be a teacher in classes I to V
Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII
A person who intents to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (paper I and paper II)
List of state/cities where teacher eligibility test-2012 will be conducted
Andaman and Nicobar (Port Blair); Andhra Pradesh (Guntur, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warrangal; Maharashtra (Amravati, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Thane); Arunachal Pradesh (Itanagar); Assam (Guwahati, Silchar); Manipur (Imphal); Meghalaya (Shillong); Mizoram (Aizwal); Bihar (Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna); Nagaland (Kohima); Orissa (Bhubaneshwar, Rourkela); Chandigarh (Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali); Puducherry (Puducherry); Chhattisgarh (Raipur); Dadar and Nagar Haveli (Dadar and Nagar Haveli); Daman and Diu (Daman and Diu); Delhi (Delhi); Goa (Panaji); Punjab (Bhatinda, Jalandhar); Rajasthan (Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur); Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara); Sikkim (Gangtok); Haryana (Faridabad, Hissar, Kurukshetra); Tamilnadu (Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai); Tripura (Agartala); Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur, Shimla); Uttarakhand (Dehradun, Haldwani, Pantnagar, Roorkee); Jharkhand (Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi); Uttar Pradesh (Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Noida, Varanasi); Karnataka (Bangalore, Hubli, Mangalore); Kerala (Ernakulam, Kozhikoe, Trivandrum); Lakshyadeep (Kavarati); West Bengal (Durgapur, Kolkata, Siliguri); Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Indore); Abroad (Dubai, Riyadgh)
Admit card: The admit card will be sent by post under certificate of posting (UCP) to the candidate by 12.1.2012 however, the board will not be responsible for any consequences that may arise due to loss of admit card in transit. It will be the responsibility of the candidate to contact to the board in case he/she is not in receipt of the admit cards by 18th January, 2012

In case the admit card is not received by 18th january 2012, the candidate should contact the Assistant Secretary (CTET), central board of secondary education, Shiksha Sadan, 17, Institutional Area, Rouse Avenue, Delhi-110002 between 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. giving details of the post office, date of dispatch, original receipt of postal dispatch, Photostat copy of the application form/confirmation page, one photograph (as pasted on the application form). Request for issue of admit card after the examination will not be entertained. In no case the duplicate admit card would be issued at the examination centres

K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, started in 1981, offers doctoral programme in management of University of Mumbai and SNDT Women’s University (for women candidates only) and several fulltime and parttime Masters and Post Graduate programmes approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The Institute is certified as ISO 9001:2000 since 2000 and is ranked among the top 20 B-schools in India.

Courses Offered

• FULL TIME PROGRAMMES The Institute conducts the following Two year Full time Masters degree programmes.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
    Admission – Shortlisting on the basis of Common Admission Test scores (CAT) conducted by IIMs, followed by a Written Communication Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview and psychometric tests. Suitable weightage is given to past academic record and work experience.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management - International Business(PGDM-IB)
    Admission Process same as that of PGDM Program as explained above.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Retail Management (PGDM-Retail)
    Admission process includes Somaiya Entrance Test, followed by written Communication Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview for shortlisted candidates.
  • Masters in Management Studies
    Admission through Common Entrance Test (CET) and a Centralised Admission Procedure conducted by Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of Maharashtra
    50% of seats reserved for Gujarati Linguistic Minority
  • Masters in Computer Application
    Admission through MAH-MCA CET ; Test conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Govt. of Maharashtra.
    For details of admission process 2010-13 see dte.org.in/mca
• PART TIME PROGRAMMES The Institute conducts the following three year part time Masters degree programmes.
  • Masters in Marketing Management (MMM)
  • Masters in HRD Management (MHRDM)
  • Masters in Information management (MIM)
  •  Masters in Financial Management (MFM)
• DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN MANAGEMENT
  

SIMSR PGDM Admission Eligibilty

Graduate in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate marks from any University, recognized by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) / AICTE, as eligible for Post Graduate Studies in Management.
Those students who are appearing for final examination in April – May, may also apply.
The student must have completed the graduation examination process before joining the Institute. No leave / absence will be granted after the date of joining for any such examinations.

Selection Procedure

• Stage 1: Appear for CAT / GMATFill Online Somaiya Application form
• Stage 2: Shortlisting of students on the basis of CAT / GMAT scores.
• Stage 3: Group Discussion, Personal Interview & Written Communication Test.
• Stage 4: Final Selection.

SIMSR 2011 Admission Important Dates

• CAT Exam ( conducted by IIMs ) : Oct/Nov 2010
• Last date for issue and receipt of Somaiya Application Forms : 31st December 2010
• Tentative dates of announcement of shortlist for GD / PI : 15th February 2011
• Tentative dates for conducting GD / PI : 22nd February – 31st March 2011
• Tentative date of announcement of List of Selected Candidates : 14th April 2011
• Last date of Payment of Fees by selected candidates (1st List) : within 15 days of the announcement of first list
• Compulsory Pre-Term Induction Programme starts : 20th June 2011
• Regular classes commences : 4th July 2011

Last date for receipt of Somaiya Application Forms	31st December 2010
Tentative dates of announcement of shortlist for GD / PI
Selection process (group discussion and interview)	February-March

Contact Address

K . J.Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research 
Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar(E).
Mumbai - 400077.
Ph.no.:+91-22- 6728 3000 / 6728 3050
Fax No . +91-22-2102 7219
Email:info@simsr.somaiya.edu
Website- http://simsr.somaiya.edu/simsrnew/home.asp

Bharathidasan Institute of Management offeres Two-year full time residential MBA Programmewith specializations in Marketing, Finance, Systems, and Human Resource Management.

BIM Eligibility

• Bachelor’s or Post Graduate Degree or its equivalent in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks.
• Final Year Degree students may also apply subject to completion of the degree requirements with minimum 50% marks.
• CAT 2010 Scores are used for shortlisting candidates who apply for admission to BIM.
• All applicants to BIM should take CAT Online Test.

Selection Procedure

• Shortlisting of candidates based on CAT scores,
• Personal Interview, Group discussion etc. for shortlisted candidates.

Candidates will be shortlisted for the second stage mentioned above based on CAT scores obtained by the applicant. The second stage will consist primarily of personal interview and group discussion. Group discussion and personal interview will

be conducted at Chennai, Bangalore and Tiruchirapalli.
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BIM MBA Admission Important Dates

The Tentative Schedule For BIM MBA Program Admission process is As follows:

Applications open	Start Of October
Applications close	Start Of January
Selection process (group discussion and interview)	February-March

Contact Address

Bharathidasan Institute of Management,
(School of Excellence of Bharathidasan University)
P.Box No.12, MHD Complex,
BHEL Campus, Tiruchirappalli - 620 014.
Ph: 0431-2520796, 2520502
Telefax: 0431-2520733
Visit Us: www.bim.edu

Army Institute of Management and Technology, AIMT, Greater NOIDA has been established under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) and has been running MBA programme since Aug 2004. Recognised by AICTE and affiliated to GuruGobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.

Army Institute of Management and technology is one of the MBA Entrance Exams in India.
It provides admission in MBA program on the basis of CAT Exam performance of that year ( Wednesday, 27 October 2010 – Wednesday, 24 November 2010 ). Candidates short-listed on the basis of CAT score will be called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview at AIM Kolkata for final selection. Being and Army institute the seat (presently 120) are filled in the 80:20 ratio. (80% seats for Army wards and 20% seats for General category).

Application Procedure for AIMT Entrance test 2011

The application can be Downloaded from the below given links.
• Application Form
• Certificates for Army Category &Willingness Certificate 
The downloaded application form and certificates is to be sent along with demand draft of Rs.750 in favour of AIMT payable at NOIDA.Rs.50/- is to be added, if the information Brochure/prospectus is required by post addressed to:
The Registrar, 
Army Institute of Management & Technology
Plot No M-1, Pocket P-5
Greater Noida - 201306 (U.P.)
Application form will be submitted on or before 31 December 2010. Rs. 200/- will be added as late fee, if the application is submitted between 01 January 2010 to 31 January 2011.

Indira Gandhi National Open University School of Management Studies conducts IGNOU MBA Programme OPENMAT examination twice a year for admission into the Various programs offered by the University.

Courses Offered

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Diploma in Management (DIM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)

The MBA Programme consists of 21 courses in all. These comprise of:

• All the courses in PGDIM (Eleven Courses) ie MS-1 to MS-11
• Five courses from any one of the specialization streams
• Compulsory Courses (MS-91, MS-95) and one elective course (MS-92/93/94/96/97)
• Project Course (MS-100) equivalent to 2 courses.

Eligibility Criteria

• Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for General Category and 45% marks for reserved category;
  OR
  Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of supervisory/managerial/professional experience.
• Clearance of OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU. The candidates who have successfully cleared the entrance test for admission into Management Programme conducted by institutions like CAT, MAT and State level tests need not appear in OPENMAT.

Test Pattern

The duration of OPENMAT will be 3 hours and it will contain 200 multiple choice questions from the following sections:
a) General Awareness-30 questions
b) English Language-50 questions
c) Quantitative Aptitude-50 questions
d) Reasoning-70 questions

How to Apply:-

‘Student Handbook & Prospectus for Management Programme’ can be obtained from the Regional Centre ((RC) Madurai or the Learner Support Centers (LSC) listed below by sending a sum of Rs.550/- through a Demand Draft / IPO in favour of IGNOU payable at Madurai or by paying Rs.500/- in cash at the RC/LSC sale counters. Please write your name and address on the back of the DD / IPO, Last date for receipt of request for ‘PROSPECTUS’ by post is 25th December. 2010.
Filled in form for Entrance Test (Form 1) “OPENMAT-XXIX” must reach the Registrar (SED), Block 12, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068, by Registered Post/Speed Post on or before 31st December, 2010. OPENMAT Application form and prospectus can also be downloaded from the website: www.ignou.ac.in

IGNOU OPENMAT 2011 Important Dates

Last date for receipt of request for ‘PROSPECTUS’ by post	25th December. 2010
Last date for filled form to reach by post	31st December, 2010
Openmat-XXIX Written test to be held on:	Sunday, 06th February, 2011
Written test results	In March, 2011

Contact Address

The Director
School of Management Studies
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi- 110068
Phone: 011-29532073
Fax: 011-29532078
Email: mba@ignou.ac.in
Website: http://www.ignou.ac.in

Civil services officers are selected through IAS exam organised by UPSC. this exam has three stages, Civil service aptitude test (CSAT), mains exam and an Interview.
The general tentative schedule for the upsc IAS exam is as follows:

(i) Notification of Examination	February/March
(ii) Conduct of Pre - Examination(CSAT)	June-july
(ii) Result OfPre - Examination(CSAT)	September
(ii) Conduct of Mains Examination	October – November
(ii) Conduct of Personality Test(Interview)	March-April

Civil service aptitude test(CSAT)

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has changed the pattern of highly respected IAS exam from 2011 .
In the new pattern the Preliminary Test (PT) for IAS exam is replaced by Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT).
From Civil Service Examination 2011, Preliminary Examination would consist of two papers- Paper I and Paper II.

Syllabus for CSAT as proposed by UPSC

(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.

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• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and Indian national movement
• Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India and the world
• Indian Polity and governance – constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.

• Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.
• General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that donot require subject specialization
• General science.

(Paper II) (200 marks) – Duration : Two hrs

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• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision making and problem solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level)
• English language comprehension skills (Class X level)
• Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level(last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
• The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

Click Here For more Info about CSAT(Sample CSAT Papers, Expert Tips on CSAT Etc.) Or Read about Description and Effects of NEW IAS PATTERN

The prelim stage, consisted of two objective exams: one for general studies carrying 150 marks and one for an optional subject choosen by candidate from a list of 23 subjects(carrying 300 marks). this exam was purely qualifying and has no part in final rankings. About 5000-6000 candidates pass this exam and they were selected for more exhaustive mains stage which has 9 papers and 2 of them are qualifying in nature.

List of optional subjects:(Prelim)

• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• Indian History
• Law
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology

IAS exam Mains Examination

In the mains exam, one has to choose 2 optional subjects instead of one. there are total 9 papers in Mains exam(the description is as shown below).

Paper-I	One of the Indian Languages to be selected by from 18 languages (Qualifying )	300 Marks
Paper-II	English (Qualifying)	300 Marks
Paper-III	Essay	200 Marks
Papers IV & V	General Studies (300 Marks for each paper)	600 Marks
Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX	Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the 25 optional subjects (300 marks for each paper)	1200 Marks
Total Marks for Written Examination		2000 Marks
Interview Test		300 Marks
Grand Total		2300 Marks

Compulsory subjects

• General Studies (2 papers of 300 marks each)
• Essay (1 paper of 200 marks )
• English (qualifying)(1 paper of 300 marks)
• 
  • Arabic
  • Assamese
  • Bengali
  • Bodo
  • Chinese
  • Dogri
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Gujarati
  • Hindi
  • Kannada
  • Kashmiri
  • Konkani
  • Maithili
  • Malayalam
  • Manipuri
  • Marathi
  • Nepali
  • Oriya
  • Pali
  • Persian
  • Punjabi
  • Russian
  • Sanskrit
  • Santali
  • Sindhi
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Urdu

Optional subjects

Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the 25 optional subjects (300 marks for each paper)

Agriculture Animal husbandry and veterinary studies Botany Chemistry Civil engineering Commerce Economics Electrical engineering Law Geography Geology Indian History Mathematics Management Mechanical Engineering Medical science Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Public Administration Sociology Statistics Zoology Anthropology

About 1200-3000 candidates pass this exam and are selected for the final stage, Interview.
The final interview is of 300 marks. Every candidate is asked for his preferences in civil services. Mostly choose IAS but a few also choose Indian Foreign Service.
The entire selection process lasts 15-20 months. a Candidate may make 4 repeated attempts. About 300-400 candidates are finally selected but a rank in 50-60 can guarantee IAS-IFS selection.

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Statistical Data - CS (PRE)

Year of Exam	No of Candidates
	Applied	Appeared
1997	2,65,761	1,30,198
1998	2,71,517	1,22,363
1999	3,09,501	1,35,086
2000	2,25,555	1,19,398
2001	2,56,673	1,38,240
2002	3,01,585	1,57,486

Statistical Data - CS (Main)

Year Of Exam	Vacancies					Candidates Recommended
	SC	ST	OBC	GEN	TOTAL	SC	ST	OBC	GEN	TOTAL
1995	98	49	165	333	645	101	49	192	303	645
1996	125	57	174	383	739	138	59	212	330	739
1997	89	43	166	323	621	94	46	215	266	621
1998	53	28	114	275	470	60	30	142	238	470
1999	53	27	97	234	411	63	30	127	191	411
2000	54	29	100	244	427	58	34	128	207	427
2001	47	39	97	234	417	52	42	131	192	417
2002	38	22	88	162	310	38	22	88	138	286