I would like to wish everyone who is reading this blog post a very happy new year,hope you would touch great heights this year.And all those who are reading this post on 31st I think you shouldn’t be here.Just have fun an enjoy the new year!!
VIT ENGINEERING ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (VITEEE – 2009)
The forms for VIT are now available.You can either fill the form online or get it from post offices or directly through post
Important Dates
- Issue of Application Forms- December 22, 2008 To February 23, 2009
- Last date for the receipt of completed application forms at VIT- February 23, 2009
- VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE)- April 18, 2009
- Declaration of Results- May 09, 2009
Eligibility
You should have ateast 60% marks in PCM or in PCB to be eligible for admission in VIT. Candidates whose date of birth falls on or after 1st July 1987 are eligible to apply for VITEEE-2009. The date of birth as recorded in the High School / SSC / Xth Certificate will be considered authentic. Candidates should produce this certificate in original as a proof of their age, at the time of counselling, failing which they will be disqualified.
Application forms
You can either get the forms from the post offices.To locate the post office in your area visit this page- http://vit.ac.in/admissions/viteee_plist.asp
Candidates can also obtain the application form through post by sending a Demand Draft for Rs.750/–drawn in favour of “VIT University”, payable at Vellore, with a covering letter addressed to “Admissions Officer”, VIT University, Vellore–632014, requesting for the application form and indicating their complete postal address. On receipt of the DD, the application form with the enclosures will be sent by post. The postal charges will be borne by the Institute. Candidates should write their name and address on the reverse of the DD.
Important points for filling the form
Before posting the application please ensure that
- You have read the instructions carefully.
- You have used a black ball-point pen to enter the codes in the boxes and pencil to shade the alphabet / numeral / circle as indicated.
- You have affixed a good quality recent, colour photograph in the space provided.
- You have pasted a photograph without attestation..
- You have clearly and legibly written your complete postal address to which the communication is to be sent.
- You have entered your correct PINCODE.
- You have indicated your correct STD code and Phone No. / Mobile No.
- You have mentioned your correct e-mail address.
- You have signed in the space provided below the photograph and in the declaration form.
- Your parent / guardian has signed the declaration form.
- You have had your application attested in the space provided.
- You have not used any pins or stapler in your application.
- You have clearly indicated whether you require hostel accommodation or not.
- You have entered the correct Test City Code on the envelope provided.
- You have retained a photocopy of your application.
The result for VITEE 2009 would be declared on May 9,2009.
For more information about the eligibility,the scholarships and other things download the advertisement here- http://vit.ac.in/admissions/BTech_Notification.pdf and also check the VIT admissions site here- http://vit.ac.in/admissions.asp
BITSAT 2009
BITS Pilani is the top private institute in India.BITSAT 2009 is held for admission in BITS Pilani,which has campuses in three locations Pilani,Goa and Hyderabad
Eligibility Criteria
For admission in BITS in Integrated First Degree programmes Candidates should have passed the 12th examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Further the candidate should have obtained a minimum of aggregate 80% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects in 12th examination, with at least 60% marks in each of the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects and should have adequate proficiency in English.
Students who are appearing for 12th examination in 2009 or who have passed 12th Examination in 2008 only are eligible to appear in the BITSAT-2009 test. Students who have passed 12th examination in 2007 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in BITSAT-2009. Students who are presently studying in BITS at any of its campuses are not eligible to appear in BITSAT-2009
If you have topped in your Board exam then you would be given a direct admission in BITS
BITSAT-2009 Test Format:
As usual the BITSAT-2009 will be of total 3-hour duration (without break). The test consists of four parts:
Part I : Physics
Part II : Chemistry
Part III : (a) English Proficiency and (b) Logical Reasoning
Part IV : Mathematics
All questions are of objective type (MCQ’s); each question with choice of four answers, only one being correct choice. Each correct answer fetches 3 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark. No marks are awarded for not attempted questions. There will be 150 questions in all. The number of questions in each part is as follows:
Physics 40
Chemistry 40
English Proficiency 15
Logical Reasoning 10
Mathematics 45
Total: 150
If a candidate answers all the 150 questions (without skipping any question), the candidate will have an option of attempting 12 (twelve) extra questions, if there is still time left.
Syllabus
The BITSAT-2009 test will be conducted on the basis of NCERT syllabus for 11th and 12th class.
For detailed syllabus check the brochure. A sample test will be made available to the registered candidates at the BITS website on which he/she can practice as many times as desired.
Application Forms
The candidates who are willing to give BITSAT-2009 can apply either online or get the form via post.To apply online visit here- http://bitsadmission.com/fd/fdmain.htm The fees for BITSAT 2009 is Rs 1000 (Rs. 500/- for female candidates). Details for payment of fees are available at the website while applying online.
Application form by can also be obtained by post from the Admissions Office, BITS, Pilani by
sending a request on plain paper giving the candidate’s name, and gender with complete postal
address, accompanied by a crossed demand draft for Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 600/- for Female candidates).
Important dates and deadlines:
Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2009 : 31st January 2009
Test center allotment and announcement to candidates : by 15th February 2009
Candidates to reserve Test dates : 18th Feb. – 10th March 2009
Candidates to download the Hall tickets with instructions: 20th – 31st March 2009
BITSAT Online tests : 9th May – 12th June 2009
Candidates to apply for admission with 12th marks and preferences to Degree programmes : 20th May – 30th June 2009
Admit List and Wait List announcement : 1st July 2009
To check the list of test centers,the syllabus for BITSAT 2009 and other information just download the BITSAT 2009 brochure here- http://ankurmittal.com/bitsat2009brochure.pdf
You can check the BITSAT 2009 cutoff here
Admission forms for Manipal Institute of Technology 2009 available
Manipal is a premium private university in India which is located in Karnataka near Udupi. Manipal Institute of Technology is ranked amongst the Top 6* Private Engineering colleges of India
The admission forms for the Manipal Institute of Technology(Karnataka) is now available. The last date for the submission of form is 2nd March,2009
Qualification for BE
The candidate should be pass in 12th grade ,A Level, IB,American 12th grade or equivalent with physics,Mathematics and English with chemistry or biotechnology or computer science or biology or statistics or engineering drawing as optional subjects for admission to BE and a minimum marks of 50% in Physics,Mathematics and any one of the optional subjects.
Admissions
Admissions are done on the basis of rank in all India EPSI National admission Test(ENAT 09).The test duration is of 2.30 hours and consists of 240 multiple choice questions(MCQ) of the objective type.The approximate distribution of questions is as follows: Physics- 60 questions, Chemistry- 60 questions, Mathematics- 80 questions,English & General aptitude –40 questions. Each question carries one mark and their is no negative marking and above all the score would be flashed as soon as you finish the exam.
The test is an online test that goes for about a month,where the students have to choose the date for the examination beforehand
Application Form
Candidates are required to send the FORM which can be filled online here or can be brought from the AXIS bank and SBI bank branches (Take a look for the bank branches here-) + DD/Challan for Rs 1000 drawn on ‘Manipal University’ payable at Manipal or Udupi on or before 2nd March, 2009
The candidates have to select the date for the examination. Candidates applying for BE can choose the slots from 10th March to 19th March 2009 here
Scholarships
Candidates applying for BE course and within the first 1000 ranks of the respective merit list are offered 100% freeship. Such freeships are limited and the numbers will be as decided by the University. The freeship will cover only the course fee payable for the particular course of study. The candidate will however be required to pay the registration fee and caution deposit payable at the time of admission. The freeship will not cover the expenses such as hostel accommodation, books etc.
Downloads
You can download the syllabus for UG-ENAT 2009 from here -http://ankurmittal.com/UG-ENAT_09_SYLLABI.pdf and for more info download the prospectus here- http://ankurmittal.com/Prospectus 2009.pdf
Tips for the examination
The exam is overall simple with basic questions,the requirement is speed,I too have given the examination and my rank was 250 and my marks was 169/240.As their is no negative marking try to attempt all the questions and remain calm during the examination.Also try to take a date for the examination just after the AIEEE,it would help you a lot.
Their are many other courses provided by the Manipal university though here I have covered only about BE for other courses take a look at the site or in the prospectus
I may have missed many things in this post so try to go through the prospectus and also take a look at the site here .If you have any queries just reply to the post and I would try to solve it.
Update:I am just publishing the centers for the ENAT 2009.Hope it may not cause any problem now Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Ernakulam, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Kota, Lucknow, Manipal, Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune
Update: Manipal ENAT 2009 results has been declared you can check it out here- http://www.manipal.edu/manipalsite/Users/Admissions.aspx and Ankur Mittal isn’t here,he has gone for the vacations so he is unable to reply to your queries,I on behalf of him would try to keep the site updated- Rohit
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Sp2 public beta now available
The public beta versions of the Windows Vista Sp2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 are now available for download on the Microsoft Download centers.Currently the beta versions of SP2 has been released in five languages English, German, French, Spanish, and Japanese, in both 32- and 64-bit flavors.
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta is prerelease code offered to the public through our Customer Preview Program. Please see the Windows Server SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Customer Preview Program page on TechNet/MSDN for additional details, documentation, and forums.
Windows Vista SP2 TechNet
Windows Server 2008 SP2 TechNet
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta apply to people, organizations, and technical enthusiasts who are comfortable evaluating prerelease software. This prerelease software is provided for testing only. Installation of Service Pack 2 Beta will result in Microsoft collecting information about the installation process, even if the installation is not completed. We do not recommend installing this software on primary or mission-critical systems. We recommend that you have a backup of your data before you install any prerelease software.
SP2 is an update to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers and partners. By providing these fixes integrated into a single service pack, Microsoft provides a single high-quality update that minimizes deployment and testing complexity for customers.
In addition to all previously released updates, SP2 will contain changes focused on addressing reliability and performance issues, supporting new kinds of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. SP2 will also continue to make it easier for IT administrators to deploy and manage large installations of Windows Server 2008.
Service Pack 1 is a prerequisite for installing Service Pack 2. Please make sure that your system is running Service Pack 1 before you install Service Pack 2.
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta – Five Language Standalone version can be installed on systems with any of the following language versions: English, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish.
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