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UPSC Combined Geo-scientist and Geologist Job Exam 2016

UPSC Geologist Exam 2016 – Apply Online for 265 Geologist & Geo-Scientist Posts: UPSC Geologist Recruitment 2016 announced. The much awaited UPSC Geologist Exam notification is here. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued a notification for conducting Combined Geologist & Geo- Scientist Examination 2016 for the recruitment of 265 Geologist, Geophysicist, Chemist and Junior Hydrogeologist Posts. Eligible and interested candidates may apply through online mode from 1st March to 31st March 2016. Further details about Age limit, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply and online application form are given below:

UPSC Geologist Vacancy Details:

Organization Name: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Name of Examination: UPSC Geologist Examination 2016

Total Number of Vacancies: 265

Name of the Posts:

Category I: Posts in the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines

1.) Geologist: 260 Posts

·         Geologist Group A: 100 Posts

·         Geophysicist Group A: 80 Posts

·         Chemist Group A: 80 Posts

Category II: Posts in the Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources

2.) Geo-Scientist: 05 Posts

·         Junior Hydrogeologist (Scientist B) Group A: 05 Posts

Eligibility:

The Eligibility Criteria is the set of terms and conditions set by the UPSC for the candidates who will apply for the exam. Candidates can check the Eligibility criteria in detail below

Age Limitation Criteria: Candidates must be of the 21-32 year till the 1st January of the year of the admission.

Education Qualification Criteria: To be eligible for the Exam of Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist 2016 candidates must have Master’s degree in Geology, Applied Geology or Math Geology from a recognized university or the Board.

·         Candidates having the diploma of Associateship in Applied Geology of Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad or a Degree (Master’s) in Mineral exploration from a recognized university (for posts in GSI): or Master’s degree in Hydro-geology from a recognized University (for the post in CGWB).

·         Candidates in the final year of the examination can also apply for the examination.

Application Fee: Candidates are required to pay Rs. 200/- while SC, ST, Ex-serviceman category candidates are exempted from paying application fee.

Application fee should be paid through depositing money into any branch of SBI by cash or Net Banking of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, Mysore, Patiala, Travancore or by using Visa, Master Credit, Debit Card.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in written examination, interview and personal interview.

How to Apply:

Candidates who want to apply for the exam must apply by filling the application form when it will be available. The application form will be available in the Online Mode only and candidates must have to fill the application form and do the payment for the form till the last date of the application. Check the steps to apply for the exam below:

·         The UPSC Geologist 2016 Online application form will be available on the Official website in or the link of the application form will also be hosted here when it will be available.

·         Candidates have to fill all the necessary details in the Online Application Form and verify it completely.

·         After filling all the details in the online form of Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist 2016, candidates have to upload the scanned photograph and signature according to the given format.

·         The photograph and signature of the candidates must be properly scanned in the jpg format and their size should be between 40kb to 3 kb and for the signature it should be 1 kb only.

·         After uploading the scanned photograph and signature, candidates have to do the payment for the application form.

·         Payment will be done via Online as well as Offline methods both and after the successful payment the application form filling for Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist is completed.

Exam Pattern:

The exam pattern gives the structural details of the exam to the candidates. Candidates who are preparing for the exam should follow the exam pattern to crack the exam successfully. It will be wastage of the time if the candidates do not prepare according to the exam pattern. The examination will be conducted in the written mode. Candidates who are preparing for the both Geo-Scientist and Geologist must have to appear for the following exam.  Candidates who will appear for the category-1 will have to take the entire given Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist Exam 2016 and candidates of the category-2 will have to take the exam 1, 2, 3 and 5.

Name of the exam               Total Marks                           Total Duration

General English                   100                                  3

Geology Paper-1                 200                                  3

Geology Paper-2                 200                                  3

Geology Paper-3                 200                                  3

Hydro-geology                   200                                  3

Syllabus:

The syllabus for the UPSC Combined Geologist, Geo-Scientist Exam is detailed here for the perusal of the aspirants. The syllabus is a detailed synopsis of all the topics that you need to prepare for appearing in the exam. All the candidates should prepare for the exam as per the syllabus released by the exam bodies. The syllabus is distinct in nature for all the papers.

Admit Card:

The Admit Card will be available on the official website in the Online Mode only when it will be released and link to check the admit card will also be hosted here i.e. website.  There is no official date of the release of the admit card of the Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist 2016 Exam.  Candidates will be able to download the admit card from the official website by filling their registration number and date of birth etc.  The admit card is the proof of the identity of the candidate and candidates should carry it while appearing for the examination otherwise he, she will not be allowed to seat in the examination.

Important Dates:

Release of the Notification and the Online Application Form 06 February 2016

End date of the Online Application Form 04 March 2016

Date of the Final exam 13 May 2016

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Mother Teresa Women’s University

Nodal SET Agency for Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal-624101 (Tamil Nadu), (A State University - Accredited with 'B' by NAAC), Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test TNSET 2016 for Assistant Professor has been announced.  Mother Teresa Women's University is nominated as Nodal Agency for Tamil Nadu to conduct the TNSET-2016.

On behalf of UGC, Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal (MTWU), Tamil Nadu announces holding of the State Eligibility Test (TNSET-2016) on 21st February 2016 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility for Assistant Professor in Tamil Nadu universities and colleges.

MTWU will conduct TNSET-2016 in 25 subjects at 16 selected Centres of Exam spread across the state Candidates who qualify the TNSET-2016 are governed by the recruitment rules and regulations stipulated for the Assistant Professors of concerned Universities, Colleges, Institutions (Govt., Aided, Private) of Tamil Nadu State

Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates who have secured at least 55% of marks (without rounding off) for General Category and 50% for Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes (MBC), Denotified Communities (DNC), SC, ST, PWD-VH, PH, in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities, institutions recognized by UGC New Delhi, in subjects like Science, Humanities (including languages), Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible to appear for this test

Candidates who have appeared (OR) will be appearing at the Master’s Degree (final year) exam and whose result is still awaited (OR) candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also appear for this test

However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and for those who clear the TNSET-2016 exam, eligibility certificate will be issued only on production of proof for having passed the Master’s degree or equivalent exam securing at least 55% marks for General Category & 50% for BC, MBC, DNC & SC, ST, PWD-VH,PH within two years from the date of TNSET Exam, failing which they will be treated as disqualified

The PhD degree holders whose Master’s Degree completed on or before 19th September 1991 (irrespective of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% marks for appearing in TNSET-2016 exam

Candidates shall appear for TNSET-2016 exam in their relevant subject of their post-graduation only, in case the candidate did not find the subject of his post graduation in the list of TNSET-2016 subjects, the candidate may appear in UGC-NET, UGC-CSIR NET, which is held twice a year

The competent authority must issue the community certificates submitted by the candidates; in case their certificate is found to be invalid by the TNSET-2016 agency at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action

Age Limit

There is no upper age limit for applying for TNSET- 2016 examination

Scheme of Exam

The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on 21st February 2016 (Sunday) in three separate sessions as under:
Paper I [100 Marks; 60 out of which 50 questions to be attempted; Duration: 1¼ Hrs (09.30 am to 10.45 am)]
Paper II [100 marks; 50 questions all are compulsory; Duration 1¼ Hrs (11.15 am to 12.30 pm)]
Paper III [150 marks; 75 questions all are compulsory; Duration 2½ Hrs (02.00 pm to 04.30 pm)]

TN SET 2016 Syllabus

(i) Reasoning Ability
(ii) Divergent Thinking
(iii) Comprehension
(iv) General Awareness

Subjects of Test

The list of 25 subjects for which examination will be conducted by TNSET-2016 along with their respective codes and the medium of question paper setting is given below:
English & Tamil Medium: Chemical Sciences, Commerce, Computer Science & Application, Economics, Education, Electronics, Geography, Hindi, History, Home Science, Journalism & Mass Communication, Law, Life Sciences, Management, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences; English Medium: English, Sanskrit, Tamil & Telugu

Exam Fee

Candidates applying for TN State Eligibility Test 2016 need to pay the Exam Fee through Credit, Debit Card or e-Challan; the payment should be deposited in the State Bank of India (SBI). The fee for various categories is mentioned below:
For General Candidates: Rs. 1500/-
For BC,MBC,DNC Candidates: Rs. 1250/-
For SC, ST, PWD-VI, HI, PH Candidates: Rs. 500/-
The candidates are required to check the status of fee payment at TNSET website and if the status is ‘OK’, the candidate will be able to take the printout of Confirmation Page

How to Apply

Candidate seeking admission to the Test (TNSET-2016,) must apply online only on the MTWU Website  Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the scanned images as below: (i) Passport size photograph in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 40 kb. The dimension of the photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height); (ii) Signature in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 30 Kb; the dimension of the signature should be 3.5 cm (width) x 1.5 cm (height)
After filling all the details for applying, online for TNSET-2016 the candidates have to select the option of payment of examination fee either by credit, debit card or through e-challan generated during the online filling of the application form
The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card along with their printout of online admission card on the day of examination
Please note that Fee submitted through any other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected
Mother Teresa Women’s University will not be responsible for TNSET-2016 work problems or any other problem of this nature in submission of online application during last days

Admission Card

It may be noted that the admission card will be uploaded on the website. No admission cards will be sent to the candidates by post
Candidates should download their admission cards from the website to ascertain their venue of the Test as mentioned in the Admission Card and appear in the exam only at the designated exam centre

Mother Teresa Women’s University

Nodal SET Agency for Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal-624101 (Tamil Nadu), (A State University - Accredited with 'B' by NAAC), Tamil Nadu

Mother Teresa Women’s University

Nodal SET Agency for Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal-624101 (Tamil Nadu), (A State University - Accredited with 'B' by NAAC)

Important Dates

Opening Date of Online Registrations: 20th January 2016
Closing Date of Online Registrations: 10th February 2016
Date of the Written Exam (TNSET): 21st February 2016 (Sunday)

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INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY

AND

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE BANGALORE

Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.

Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Madras has announced the exam dates for Joint Admission Test for M.Sc (JAM-2016), which will be conducted in February 2016. The JAM online exam will be held on Sunday, February 07, 2016.

JAM is conducted for taking admission to 2 years Master of Science (M.Sc), joint M.Sc-Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), M.Sc-Ph.D dual degree M.Sc-Master of Technology (M.Tech), M.Sc-MS (by research), other post-bachelor’s degree and Ph.D dual degree programs at the IITs

in Bhubaneswar, Bombay, Delhi,Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad,Indore, Kanpur, Jodhpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee and Ropar and  integrated Ph.D programs at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and to consolidate Science as a career option for bright students from across the country for the academic session 2016. However, JAM score may also be used by other Institutions for admission to their programs.

Eligibility Criteria:

·         Candidates should have at least 55% aggregate marks without rounding off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for general, OBC (NCL) Category candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks without rounding off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC, ST and PwD Category candidates in the qualifying degree.

·         For candidates with grades in letter, CGPA (instead of percentage of marks) the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the admitting institute(s).

How to Apply

·         Candidates can apply for JAM 2016 ONLINE only through JOAPS (JAM online Application Processing System).Please click Browser Settings and read the details given below before starting the online application process.

JOAPS (JAM online Application Processing System)

·         The candidates can do most of their interactions with JAM through the JOAPS interface provided at JAM 2016 website. Through JOAPS, a candidate can register and apply for JAM 2016, check the status of the application, download of admit card, know the result and download of score card, etc.

·         Once a candidate registers at JOAPS he, she will get the Enrolment ID and would be able to set the password. At the time of registration as a new user a candidate will be asked to fill in his name, e-mail address, mobile number and a password. once submission is done the JOAPS site would send the Enrolment ID to his, her mobile as a SMS. This Enrolment ID and given password should be used for further log in.

Information, Document Requirements for Filling in Application Form

·         Before registering and logging in to JOAPS, a candidate is advised to keep the following information, documents ready:

·         Personal information (name, E-mail address, mobile number, date of birth, parent’s name, parent’s mobile number, etc.).

·         Address for communication (including PIN code).

·         Eligibility degree details (Name of the degree, percentage of marks, CGPA, college information).

·         JAM test paper(s) for which a candidate wishes to appear.

·         Three choices of JAM examination cities. A candidate can choose the first two choice from a zone. The third choice is meant as All India Choice, that is,any center in the list. However it may also be choosen from the same zone as choosen for choices 1 and 2.A list is available at the JAM site http:,,jam.iitm.ac.in,jam2016

·         Good quality image (in .jpeg format) of the candidate's photograph conforming to the requirements specified in Photograph Requirements on pages 8-10 of the JAM 2016 Information Brochure available at JAM site. see also page 2 & 3 below

·         Good quality image (in .jpeg format) of the candidate's signature conforming to the requirements specified in Signature Specifications on page 11 of the JAM 2016 Information Brochure. see also page 2 and 3 below.

·         Scanned copy of SC, ST, PwD Certificates in pdf format only (if applicable)

·         Details of a valid ID Proof the candidate carry to the examination hall (any one of the following: Aadhar ID, College ID, Driving License, Employee ID, PAN Card, Passport, Voter ID)

·         Netbanking login and password to make the application fee payment via online net banking mode. In case the payment is to be made through debit card, credit card, then have the following information like debit card, credit card number, password, CVV number ready with you.

Step-1: Registration at JAPS

·         A candidate who wish to apply for JAM 2016 examination must first register on the JOAPS website, by providing his, her name, a valid E-mail address, a working mobile number and a password. Please note that Name of the Candidate, Email Address and Mobile Number (10 digits) cannot be changed in the later stage, hence they MUST BE carefully verified and confirmed before submission.

·         The candidate must give the name as it appears in the certificates.

·         The candidate must give an e-mail address that he, she uses and checks frequently, as all communications to the candidate from JAM 2016 will be sent to this e-mail address.The candidate must not use somebody else's e-mail address and only one candidate can be registered with one E-mail address.

·         The candidate should provide his, her personal mobile number because most of the communications may also be sent via SMS.

·         The password that the candidate provides should be chosen so that it cannot be guessed easily by others and this JOAPS password must not be forgotten by the candidate as he, she will require it to login to the JOAPS website.

·         Upon successful registration, an e-mail containing your JOAPS enrolment ID will be sent to the e-mail address provided by the candidate. The enrolment ID will also be sent to the mobile number provided by the candidate. The candidate needs to use this JOAPS enrolment ID along with the JOAPS password for all JAM 2016 related communications or website operations.

Step-2: Filling in the Application Form

·         Upon logging in to the JOAPS website, the candidate needs to fill in information, such as the number and choice of test paper(s) that he, she wishes to appear, city choices, date of birth, gender, parent, guardian's name and mobile number, nationality, category, PwD (Person with disability) status, address for communication, details of valid personal ID information, information on qualifying degree, percentage of marks, CGPA, status of graduation, college information, etc.

·         After filling in the required information, the candidate has to upload the image files (in .jpeg format) of photograph and signature. A scanned copy of SC,ST and, or PwD certificates (in.pdf format) are also to be uploaded, if applicable. The JOAPS website allows saving a partially filled application form, logging out and resuming filling up the application by logging in again.

·         The candidate should check for the correctness of the entered information and uploaded documents. If not satisfied, he, she can correct the entries and upload the files again. After ensuring that there is no error in the application form and all the relevant and valid documents are uploaded, the candidate must carefully read the declaration and accept the declaration before submitting the application. A candidate will be able to download the whole application including his photograph, signature and scanned copies of the documents in a .pdf format. once he, she ascertains the correctness the application is ready for submission. Once the candidate submits his, her application, then no further changes can be made to the application. After the application form is submitted, the candidate can then also view the submitted details and download the duly filled application form.

·         Any application which is incomplete in any respect and does not have the required valid documents will be summarily rejected. The candidates must take care to fill in the details in the application form correctly and must upload the correct and valid documents, including signatures and photographs.

·         Candidates are advised to visit the 'FAQ' section on the JAM 2016 website for any additional queries.

Important Dates:

·         Commencement of ONLINE Registration and Application on JAM 2016 Website:September 02 2015

·         Last Date for Payment of Application Fee through e-Challan: October 10 2015

·         Last Date for Online Application Submission and Uploading of Documents on the Website: October 14 2015

·         Date of JAM 2016 Examination: February 7 2016

·         Announcement of the Results of JAM 2016: March 23 2016

·         Submission of Application Form for Admission on the JAM 2016 Website: April 15-24 2016

·         Last Date for receipt of request for change of category along with valid documents in proper format at IIT Madras: April 29 2016

·         Declaration of First Admission List: June 15 2016

·         Declaration of Second Admission List: June 29 2016

·         Declaration of Third and Final Admission List and the Closure of Admissions through JAM 2016: July 11 2016

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Anna University

Centre for Distance Education (CDE)

Chennai, Tamilnadu-600025

Anna University Centre for Distance Education (CDE), Chennai has announced the exam dates for Distance Education Entrance Test (DEET-2015), which will be conducted in August 2015. The DEET will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2015.

Eligibility criteria

MBA (4 semesters)
MBA (Master of Business Administration)
MBA (General Management)
MBA (Technology Management)
MBA (Marketing Management)
MBA (Human Resource Management)
MBA (Financial Service Management)
MBA (Health Service Management)
MBA (Hospitality and Tourism Management)
MBA (Operations Management)

Eligibility 

i) A Pass in any degree

ii) A pass in the distance education entrance test (DEET) conducted by Anna University
*The Bachelor’s Degree must have been obtained after +2 or equivalent

MCA (6 Semesters)

Eligibility

i) Any degree with Mathematics, Statistics as one of the subjects at the Degree level; or Any degree* with Mathematics as one of the subjects at +2 level; and

ii) A pass in the distance education entrance test (DEET) conducted by Anna University

The bachelor’s degree must have been obtained after +2 or equivalent

M.Sc (Computer Science) (4 Semesters)

Eligibility 

Any Degree with Mathematics, Statistics as one of the subjects at the Degree level;

Any Degree with Mathematics as one of the subjects at Plus Two Level

The bachelor’s degree must have been obtained after +2 or equivalent

M.Sc (CS - FOSS) (4 Semesters)

Eligibility 

Any degree with Mathematics, Statistics as one of the subjects at the Degree level; or

Any Degree with Mathematics as one of the subjects at Plus Two Level

The bachelor degree must have been obtained after+2 or equivalent

How to Apply

The application form and prospectus can be downloaded from the official website of CDE 

For MBA, MCA and M.Sc Computer Science Applicants

Printed Application Form can be obtained in person from the Centre for Distance Education, Anna University, Chennai-600025

The cost of application form is Rs.650/- payable in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favor of the “The Director, Centre for Distance Education, Anna University, Chennai-600025” payable at Chennai

Application form can also be obtained in person from the following Study Centres located outside Chennai on payment of Rs.650/- in cash

Coimbatore

Madurai

Trichy

Nagercoil

Applications form can also be downloaded from the website of the Centre

In such cases the candidates should enclose a Demand Draft for Rs.650,- along with the completed application

For M.Sc (CS-FOSS) Applicants

The Virtual Study Centre will function at AU-KBC Centre, Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Anna University, Chennai-600044

Offering of the Programme is conditional upon minimum number of candidates registering for it Prescribed application form is available in the Centre’s Website 
Application should be filled online

A hardcopy of the same with candidate’s signature and Photograph should be sent “The Director, Centre for Distance Education, Anna University, Chennai-600025” along with a Demand Draft for Rs.100,- drawn in favor of the “The Director, Centre for Distance Education, Anna University, Chennai-600025” and payable at Chennai

Applications will be processed only on receipt of hardcopy accompanied by Demand Draft within the prescribed last date

MCA Applicants

MCA Programme is offered at Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy and Nagercoil only: Classes will be conducted at the centre for Distance Education (CDE), College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), Chennai, Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chennai, AU Regional Centre, Coimbatore, AU Regional Centre, Trichy and University of College of Engineering, Nagercoil subjects to admission of a minimum number of candidates

M.Sc (CS) Applicants

M.Sc (CS) Programme is offered at Chennai and Coimbatore only: No Entrance Test. Eligible candidates will be called for admission in the month of Mar,Apr 2015. Classes will be conducted at the Center for Distance Education (CDE), College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), Chennai and AU Regional Centre, Coimbatore subject to admission of a minimum of candidates

Note: A limited number of previous year's Entrance Test Questions Paper of MBA and MCA Programmes are available for sales Rs.25,-each at the centre for Distance Education, Anna University, Chennai-600025

For further details refer website 

Important Dates

Last date for Receipt of Completed application for MBA, MCA: 13th August 2015

Last date for Receipt of Completed application for M.Sc (CS) & M.Sc (CS - FOSS): 11th September 2015

Date of Entrance Exam for MBA, MCA: 23th August 2015 (10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon)

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