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Monday, October 8, 2012

One recruitment test to hire teachers next year

Teacher Eligibility and Selection Test (TEST), a single recruitment test, will be conducted for appointment of teachers from next year.At present, candidates have to appear for the DSC teacher recruitment exam and the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) separately to secure teaching jobs in government schools.

Releasing the results of DSC-2012 at the Secretariat on Sunday, the minister for secondary education, Mr K.Parthasaradhy, said the new test will save lakhs of candidates from appearing for multiple tests for the same posts. 

“We have released only the DSC written test results now. The final merit list will be prepared after the announcement of TET results soon as 20 per cent weightage has to be given for DSC marks. The merit list will be sent to the respective district collectors,” the minister said.

Appointment letters for nearly 30,000 selected candidates will be issued in a month as directed by the CM recently, he said. The government has notified 21,343 posts under DSC for which over 3 lakh candidates have applied.

The state government also conducted a written test to fill 7,100 posts in Centre-sponsored model schools coming up in all mandals next year that offer CBSE syllabus in English medium from Class VIII to XII in residential schools. Nearly 95,000 candidates have applied for these posts.
Two exams to make way for one TEST At present, teachers have to write DSC and TET separately to secure teaching jobs This will be replaced with TEST from next year

Saturday, September 15, 2012

US to introduce new visa processing system


The US Consulate will be introducing new visa processing system from September 26 to streamline appointment scheduling, simplify fee payment and provide new delivery system across India through new website ‘www.ustraveldocs.com/in’.
The website, available in English and Hindi, will answer applicants’ queries on how to apply for a U.S. visa. Applicants will be able to fill the forms, find out what documents are required and pay visa application fees. They can also schedule an appointment for biometric collection and an interview at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Application fees can be paid through electronic fund transfer (EFT) or with their mobile phones. They can also pay cash at more than 1,800 Axis bank branches.

Applicants can contact the consulate via phone, email or online chat. The call centre employees will answer questions in Hindi, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Telugu. Appointments can be scheduled either through the new website or by a dedicated call centre (91-120) 660-2222 or (91-22) 6720 -9400. “We are offering appointments by phone for the first time. The new global appointment scheduling system will offer group and expedited appointments,” Minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs, Julia Stanley, told presspersons here on Thursday.

The upcoming system would allow bulk purchases of fee receipts, an important benefit for companies and travel agents. Within one hour of payment, the applicants would receive an SMS letting them know that their receipt had been activated and that they could proceed with scheduling their appointments.

Ms. Julia Stanley said that one important difference from the current system was that first-time applicants would need to schedule two appointments -- one for fingerprint collection and another for a consular interview. Fingerprints would be collected at an offsite facilitation centre (OFC) prior to the visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

Applicants who would be renewing their visas would probably be able to skip this step. Under the new system, passports, visas, immigrant visa packets and other documents would be delivered to 33 document pick-up locations across the country within a week at no charge. Applicants would be asked to choose a delivery location when they schedule their appointments. When their documents were ready for pick-up, they would be notified via email or SMS.

However, visa application fees would remain the same worldwide. An American consular officer would still conduct the interview at the Embassy or Consulate; and adjudication standards had not changed. For more information, visit www.ustraveldocs.com/in or Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/usconsulategeneralhyderabad.

Friday, August 31, 2012

State agrees to pay full feebie' for the poor


Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy announced the new fee reimbursement policy for engineering courses for this academic year on Thursday. Other than reimbursing the total fees for all eligible students studying in colleges charging `35,000, the government will also reimburse the entire fees for certain categories of students irrespective of the amounts charged by the managements.

These categories are: ¦ All SC and ST students.

¦ BPL students who have pursued Intermediate courses in government colleges or in private colleges with financial aid from the government.

¦ BPL students who secured below-10,000 ranks in Eamcet.

The policy also laid emphasis on reining in private colleges from selling management quota seats and the government has made it mandatory for managements to fill their quota online.

For 2012-2013, the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee has fixed `35,000 as the fee in 604 colleges with combined seat strength of 1,92,311. In 85 colleges, the fees will vary from `52,000 to `1,05,000 for 33,243 seats.

The fee reimbursement scheme applies to students who take admission in the 70 per cent convener quota.
All students whose annual family income is below `1 lakh (the limit for SC and ST students is `2 lakh) are eligible for the scheme. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday said the state government would incur additional expenditures of `100 crore because of changes in the fee reimbursement policy.

Though there has been a delay in counselling as a result of which the academic year could not start, the government has made use of this opportunity to streamline the scheme and prevent sale of management quota seats, Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy pointed out.

He also dismissed the contentions that the state government had been targeting colleges which had demanded higher fees. Scheme has been streamlined The state government has made use of this opportunity to streamline the fee reimbursement scheme and prevent sale of management quota seats, said the CM

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

SSC 2012 Grading System

Click Here to check the Result


The Grading Process is given subject wise for each and every subject based on grace points at the final list .Grades such as A1, A2,B1,B2,C1,C2,D1,D2,E/Fail . Total of 9 Grades , and the Points from 3-10 Points for each grade .There are no points for failure/failed candidates .The Total points are taken and added and then it is divided with number of subjects and the results will be given in points and thus it was the final points for the students and he can have a grade. 10th class results 2012 grades are given below


Marks Range For Total: 
A1 (GPA - 10): 550 - 600               A2 (GPA - 9): 499 - 549
B1 (GPA - 8): 448 - 498                 B2 (GPA - 7): 397 - 447
C1 (GPA - 6): 346 - 396                 C2 (GPA - 5): 295 - 345
D1 (GPA - 4): 245 - 294                 D2 (GPA - 3): 195 - 244


Marks Range For all Subjects: 
1st Language,
3rd Language,
Non Language Subjects
2nd Language
Grade
Grade Point
92-100
90-100
A1
10
83-91
80-89
A2
9
75-82
70-79
B1
8
67-74
60-69
B2
7
59-66
50-59
C1
6
51-58
40-49
C2
5
43-50
30-39
D1
4
35-42
20-29
D2
3
34-0
19-0
E
Fail


Example 1: 
A Student Achieved Every subject with 92-100 Marks Range , the he gets complete 10 Points each for every subject , then the total six subjects of 10 each and he get's 60 Points with 6 Subjects
Thus 60 is divided by 6 : ( 60/6) and results 10 Points .

60/6 = 10 Points = A1 Grade.


Example 2: 
If your Grade follows like A1+A2+A1+A1+A2+A1 in 6 subjects.Then your Grade Points calculation calculate as 10+9+10+10+9+10=58/6=9.66. Here your Grade Points=9.66. 

Grade Point Average in SSC from now on


Grading system Students who score marks in the range of 92 to 100 in a particular subject, will get an A1 grade. For 83 to 91 marks (A2), 75 to 82 (B1), 67 to 74 (B2), 59 to 66 (C1), 51 to 58 (C2), 43 to 50 (D1), 35 to 42 (D2) and for 34 and below marks, an E grade will be awarded.
For A1 grade students, 10 grade points will be awarded, while it will be 9 for A2, 8 for B1, 7 for B2, 6 for C1, 5 for C2, 4 for D1, 3 for D2.

For E-grade, there will be no grade points. The SSC board has finally decided to adopt the ‘Grade Point Average’ (GPA) method, along the lines of the CBSE, while issuing mark sheets to SSC students this year. The marks will not be announced while releasing SSC results on May 23. Grade points will be replaced with marks in SSC marks memos. Besides this, unlike earlier, the total marks will not be printed on SSC memos. Even marks secured in individual subjects will be shown as grades and grade points. The final grade point will be the average of these grade points, secured in individual subjects.

The SSC results will be announced on May 23 at 4.30 pm.

TOEFL candidates can pay fee in rupees



Candidates appearing for the TOEFL iBT test can now pay in Indian rupees and not in US dollars like earlier. Test takers from India paying in rupees will no longer incur currency exchange fees charged by most debit and credit card companies. Moreover, they don't have to worry about the exchange rates that keep changing. The new payment choice is available to test takers through the credit card option when they register online.

“The decision was taken based on feedback from test takers and it will be convenient for Indian students to pay in their own currency,” according to David Hunt, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ETS's Global Division. In November last, ETS that conducts the test, introduced another welcome change for test takers by condensing the testing format of the Reading section to a maximum of four reading passages.

The Reading section is no longer divided into separately timed parts, rather all passages and questions are made available in a single block of time allowing test takers to pace themselves through the entire Reading section. More information can be had on ‘www.ets.org/toefl'.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

39 pharmacy colleges blacklisted in Andhra Pradesh


The Pharmacy Council of India has blacklisted 39 pharmacy colleges in the state for admitting more than the permitted limit of 100 students. The colleges have admitted between 180 and 300 students when the limit is 100. No admissions will be allowed in these colleges for the ensuing 2012-13 academic year. The PCI has decided not to recognise the degrees awarded by these colleges. This puts at risk 5,000 students, who are now in their second and third years.

Dr B. Suresh, PCI chairman, will meet Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on May 9 to submit the list of “blacklisted” colleges, which have violating the PCI norms, and urge him to  erecognise them by withdrawing university affiliation.  With this, the one-upmanship between the All India Council for Technical Education and the PCI over the control of pharmacy colleges has taken a new turn. The PCI’s contention is that the colleges have violated the Education Regulation Act, 1999 by admitting more students. However, the managements of these colleges claim that their intake has been approved by the AICTE, and that PCI’s diktat is unilateral and unjustified. The PCI contends that AICTE has given indiscriminate approval to increased student intake without first checking that the infrastructure and faculty in these colleges are adequate.

Eamcet ranks expected to be out by May 24

Top officials from the police, intelligence and higher education departments will hold a joint meeting on April 25 at APSCHE, Masab Tank, to finalise security for smooth conduct of the Eamcet on May 12. In a related development, the state government has directed Eamcet officials to announce the Eamcet merit list with ranks immediately after the declaration of the Inter main results. The decision will enable the officials to announce Eamcet ranks within two weeks, by May 24, and complete engineering and medical admissions counselling in a month, so as to begin classes from July 1. However, the officials will prepare a separate merit list after the announcement of Inter supplementary results. The meeting will focus on eliminating high-tech copying and installation of jammers, especially in the medical stream exam.

Results will be released at www.vidyavision.com

Friday, March 9, 2012

New U.K. restrictions on work after study


From April, foreign students from non-European Union countries will be required to have a firm job offer of a minimum £20,000 a year from a government-approved employer if they wish to stay on in Britain after completing their studies, the government announced on Tuesday, piling agony on non-EU students already groaning under a raft of new restrictions which have led to a drop in Indian student numbers.

Under the current rules, students can work in Britain for two years after finishing their course but the government claims that the system is being abused with people using student visas to enter the country and then dropping out of their studies to look for employment.

The Conservative Immigration Minister, Damian Green said in the past “too many students have come to the U.K. to work rather than study and this abuse must end”.

“It is vital that we continue to attract the brightest and the best international students but we have to be more selective about who can come here and how long they can stay,” he said.

In a statement, the Home Office said that from April 6, “a more selective system” would come into effect so that “only the most talented international graduates can apply to stay in the U.K. for work purposes”.

“That means only those graduating from a university, and having a job offer from a reputable employer accredited by the U.K. Border Agency at a salary of £20,000 or more, will be able to continue living and working in the U.K. in order to benefit the British economy,” it said.

To boost the economy, student entrepreneurs with at least “£50,000 to invest in their business” will also be allowed to stay on and work after their studies.

Under a new “Graduate Entrepreneur” scheme, up to 1,000 university places will be available for students “working on world-class innovative ideas who want to stay and develop them but do not meet the requirements of the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route”.

The new rules are part of a government crackdown on non-EU immigration to fulfill the Conservative Party's election pledge to drastically cut down immigration-levels. The issue has caused tensions within the ruling coalition with the Liberal Democrats opposed to what they regard as a xenophobic approach to immigration.

Businesses and universities have warned that too many restrictions would drive away international talent and ultimately hurt the economy. Non-EU students contribute nearly £8 billion to British economy every year, an estimated £6 billion in fee alone.

“This scheme is more restrictive than the old post-study work route and we are concerned that some Russell Group courses have already seen a drop of 30 per cent from India,” Wendy Piatt, director-general of the Russell Group of 20 top universities that include Oxford and Cambridge, told The Financial Times.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Eamcet date clashes with AIEEE

Both the aspirants and college authorities are of the view that the Eamcet should have been conducted sometime in the last week of May to avoid a clash of schedules. The Eamcet exam schedule announced by The Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education, APSCHE, is set to spark row. The authorities stated that the date of the exam (May 12) was finalised in such a way that it would not clash with any other national entrance test. But it is going to be otherwise and the engineering aspirants would stand to lose.



Stakeholders concerned had expressed the opinion it would have been much better had this entrance exam been conducted sometime in the last week of May. The Eamcet examination date (May 12) will clash with the schedule of the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) meant for admission into the prestigious National Institutes of Technology all over the country.AIEEE online tests were scheduled to be held at three centres in the state namely, Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam from May 7 to May 26. Every year almost 60,000 candidates appear for this test. The Eamcet date clashes with AIEEE scheduleis being an online test, everyday around 2,000 candidates in each centre are likely to appear for the test. Both the aspirants and college authorities are of the view that the Eamcet should have been conducted sometime in the last week of May to avoid a clash of schedules.


Since Eamcet exam date falls right in the middle of this schedule, around six thousand engineering aspirants from Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam scheduled to appear for AIEEE exam on May 12 would be in a big dilemma. They would have no option but to choose either AIEEE or Eamcet. The APSCHE is toying with the idea of introducing online application systems from this year. If this new system becomes a reality, there will be no sale of application forms in banks and post offices for the entrance examination scheduled for May 12.


In all probability, it could be curtains down for the most popular common entrance test, Eamcet conducted by the state, after this year. The Eamcet aspirants would have to login to the website and submit their applications online, APSCHE Chairman Prof. Jayaprakash Rao informed while announcing the schedule. This should not pose a problem to candidates in rural areas because thousands of candidates from rural background applied for VRO posts without any hitch, he quipped. But more clarity on this can be expected only in February first week when APSCHE issues Eamcet notification.Keeping in line with directions given by SHRC not to conduct the entrance exam on working days, the authorities have decided to conduct the test on second Saturday of May this year. The Eamcet will be replaced by the much debated National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to various medicine courses commencing from next year. Some state governments’ appeal to exempt those states for two years had been turned down by the Supreme Court. That order applies to students an AP as well.


The Union Human Resources Development Ministry had announced that plans were on to hold national level common entrance test for engineering aspirants on the lines of the NEET from next year. It would mean that there would not be any state level entrance for admission into engineering streams.Experts opine that the Eamcet could be held for one more time in 2013 if everything is not in place. But by all means the national level entrance would be the ultimate option before the aspirants by 2014.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Second list of 169 unrecognised schools released

Continuing its crackdown on unrecognised schools, the department of school education has identified another 169 illegal schools in the city that are functioning without obtaining necessary approvals. With this, the total number of unrecognised schools in the city has increased to 231. This newspaper had published the list of 62 unrecognised schools in these columns on December 26, 2011.




The district education officials has asked the parents not to admit their children in these schools. The district education officer has served closure notices on these schools. Old city has the highest number of unrecognised schools.



The list of 169 unrecognised schools released on Sunday is as follows:



Others: : St. Tharesa, Nallakunta; New Oxford; St. George School, Tilaknagar, St Adams, Kachiguda; Kindle, King Koti, Gyan Saraswathi, Indira Park, Sri International, Narayanguda’ Kiddys Primary, King Koti, St Prabhu Primary, Domalguda.

Proposals pending: Sri Chaitanya HS, Nallakunta; Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Chikkadpally; Mathur School, Medibavi, Warasiguda. Unrecognised: Kakatiya Techno HS, Warasiguda; St Anthony HS, Kavadiguda; Omega HS, Ramnagar; Shankara Vidyalaya HS, Padmaraonagar; Shakuntala HS, Vidyanagar. CHARMINAR ZONE: Unrecognised: Kids Town, Chanchalguda, New Road; Holy Ayesha HS, SRT Colony, Yakutpura; A1 Tazeen HS, Rein Bazar; St Xavier HS, Chanchalguda; A1 Jabri HS, Chanchalguda; Angles HS, Chanchalguda; Holy Ayesha HS, Zafarf Raod, Bada Bazar. GOLCONDA ZONE: Unrecognised: R.S. Pragathi Grammar School, Jiyaguda; Little Wonders, Jiyaguda; Vijay Sree Talent School, Balaji School, Jiyaguda; Vishwa Bharathi, MCH Colony, Jiyaguda; Sri Sai Play School, Jiyaguda; Good Will Smart HS, Jiyaguda; Kakatiya Techno School, Jiyaguda; Astro Kids, Guddimalkapur; Joy Bells, Syed Aliguda; John Public School, Mallepally, Yahiya Boys Town, Mangalhat; Nacsent School HS, Pride School PS Recognised upper primary schools with un-recognised high schools: GOLCONDA ZONE: Asma Grammar School, Shiv Shakthi, St R.A.M.S, Rosary Buds, Good Will, Bharathi Unnathi Patashala, Vanasthalipuram, Radiance, Vijay Mary. BANDLAGUDA ZONE: Hafeez Baba Nagar: Minar Convent; St Angels; Al Madina Centenary; St. Rose Grammar School; Mariyam Co-Education; St Lawrence HS; Sun Shine Grammar; Hyderabad Talent School, Others: Indo American High School, Chandranrayangutta; Madina PS, Chandrayangutta; Royal Indo American, Bandlaguda; Little Soldier Talent School, Bandlaguda; Hyderabad HS, Barkas; Vrushika Vidya Niketan, Gowlipura; Sri Sharda HS, Uppuguda; Oxford HS, Uppuguda; Arvind Model, Shivajinagar; Om Public, Shivajinagar; Royal Public, Edibazar; Dew Drop Grammar, Edibazar; Jesus Grammar School, Edibazar: Vignan Talent, Kanchanbagh; St Soliphi, Uppuguda; Pragathi HS, Chatrinaka; Islami, Aliyabad; St Josephs Grammar, Jangammet; St Josephs Grammar, Barkas; Model Public, Chatrinaka; Vishwa Bharathi, Laldarwaza; Reliance Public, Laldarwaza; Jansi, Chartinaka; St Mary's, Rakshapuram; Al Hasnath Islami HS, Edibazar; Fathima HS, Edibazar; British English HS; Sri Vidya Model HS, Ramath Mission, Rajanabowli; Global Model, Chandrayangutta, Oxford Grammar, Chandrayangutta, Maveric Concept HS, Chandrayangutta, St Anns Grammar, Phoolbagh; James, Falaknuma; Delight, Chandrayangutta, St Marium HS, Riyasathnagar; Krishna Vani Talent HS; Chandrayangutta, Shakshi Concept, Bandlaguda; St Xavier, Riyasathnagar BAHADURPURA ZONE: Madina Islamic Mission, near Moghalpura playground, Al-Ameen, Jahanuma; Madina Grammar HS, St Anns Hospital, N.S. Kunta; Glossy Mission, Achi Reddy Nagar; Reliance Public, Shaik ki Masjid, Mustafa Nagar; St Summaya, Mustafanagar; Arch Grammar, Ansari Road; Oxford Grammar, Ansari Road; Marrayam High School, beside Asna hotel; St Fatima Model HS, beside Asna hotel; Green Field HS, N.S. Kunta; St Omer Mission High School, Vattepally; Grace Public, Fatimanagar; Royal School, Vattepally, Diamond Model, Vattepally; Menish Mission, Khaja Phadi; Shaeen Model, Kishan Bagh; Vikas School, Kishan Bagh; St Fatima PS, Asad Baba Nagar; Ideal, Asad Baba Nagar; Ideal, Najmanagar, Noor Masjid; Ideal, Owaisi Colony, Kishanbagh; G.S. National, Allah Masjid, Mahmoodnagar; Sidra, Kishan bagh; Faizia, Mahmoodnagar, Madina Mission HS, Achi Reddy Nagar; St Ali Mission HS, Amjad Ullah Bagh, Muhadees-E-Deccan High School, Misrigunj, Vidya Dharee High School, Kishanbagh; MJ Model, Kishan Bagh; Universal HS, Ansari Road; Munawwar Model, Moghalpura; Kilpatrik PS, Khaja Pahadi; Rotal Indian PS, Mahmood Nagar; Super Grammar PS, Panjesha; Indo American PS, Panjesha; St Marys Christian, Mustafa Nagar; Speak Well International, Misrigunj; Silver Jubilee PS, Misrigunj; Radiance High School, Doodhbowli; Fast Grammar, Khilwath; Mushtaq School, Moghalpura; Adams Primary, Tiglakunta; The Garriel Upper Primary School, Petlaburj; The Gabriel UPS, Petlaburj; Frobel School, Doodhbowli; Gowtham Model School, Kishanbagh; Salhammah School, Chattabazar.