DA-IICT 2009 application forms

The application forms for Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology(DAIICT) would be available from 18th March.DA-IICT is indeed a premium institute located in Gandhinagar and is suitable for all those who wanna pursue their carrier in IT.

The admission in the college would be on the basis of AIEEE rank so you don’t have to give a separate exam for the same.Total number of seats are 240 out of which 120 is reserved for the candidates from Gujarat.Seats reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories are 15% and 7.5% respectively.

Submission of Application Form

A candidate has to apply in the prescribed DA-IICT Application Form. A photocopy of the AIEEE 2009 Admit Card is also required to be attached with the completed DA-IICT Application Form and sent to the Institute in the envelope provided for the purpose. DA-IICT Application number should be written on the top right comer of the photocopy of the AIEEE admit card. The prescribed DA-IICT Application Form can be availed as under:

- The Form along with the Information Brochure and Admission Procedure can be availed for Rs. 800 at select Branches of Axis Bank (formerly UTI Bank) given in the following link.

List of branches of Axis Bank (formerly UTI Bank) where Application Forms are available.

- Alternatively, it can be obtained by sending a demand draft, of Rs. 850 drawn in favour of  “DA-IICT” and payable at Ahmedabad, to the address given at the end. Candidates must write their name and complete mailing address with phone number on the back of the demand draft. DA-IICT will not be responsible for any loss or postal delay.

- Candidates can also apply online by making an online payment (through credit card) of  Rs 800 by clicking here.

The last date for receiving the completed Application Form at DA-IICT is 28 April 2009. The online submission will also be available up to 28 April 2009.

Here are some of the important dates

Sale of Application Forms Commences on : 18 March 2009 and Closes on : 25 April 2009

Last Date for receiving completed Application Forms :28 April 2009

Counselling Date :To be Announced

Commencement of session :20 July 2009

If you need more information regarding the eligibility,scholarships or any other information visit this page- http://www.daiict.ac.in/daiict/admissions/ug_indian.html

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 12^th 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 12^th 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 12^th examination in 2009 or who have passed 12^th Examination in 2008 only are eligible to appear in the BITSAT-2009 test. Students who have passed 12^th 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.

Download links-

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta x32 (KB948465)

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta for x64-based systems (KB948465)

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta for ia64-based systems (KB948465)

AIEEE 2009

The complete information has been made available about AIEEE 2009 along with the release of the information brochure.As mentioned earlier the AIEEE 2009 is going to be held on 26th April 2009.

The cost of Information Bulletin inclusive of examination and counseling fee for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B.Planning only is Rs. 450/- for General and OBC candidates and Rs. 225/- for SC/ST candidates. Candidates appearing for both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B.Planning together should send their application form along with additional fee in the form of Demand Draft of Rs. 300/- for General & OBC candidates and Rs. 150/- for SC/ST candidates

Eligibility for AIEEE 2009

The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at All India Engineering /Architecture Entrance Examination shall be limited to 03 (three) uniformly for all the candidates in consecutive years. The candidates passed +2 exam in 2007, 2008 or appearing in +2 in 2009 are only eligible to appear in AIEEE-2009. Candidates passed +2 in 2006 or before or appearing in 2010 are not eligible to appear in AIEEE-2009.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AIEEE 2009 AT A GLANCE
1 a. Date of Examination- 26.04.2009
b. Sale of AIEEE Information Bulletin containing Application Form 05.12.2008  to 05.01.2009
c. Online submission of application on website www.aieee.nic.in 05.12.2008 to 05.01.2009
2. Last date for Receipt of request for Information Bulletin and Application Form by Post at AIEEE Unit, CBSE, PS 1-2, Institutional Area, IP Extension, Patparganj, Delhi – 110092 15.12.2008
b. Sale of Information Bulletin at designated branches of Syndicate
Bank, Regional Offices of the CBSE and designated institutions 05.01.2009
c. Online submission of applications 05.01.2009
d. Receipt of complete applications “by post” including Registration
Forms with Bank Draft at AIEEE Unit, CBSE, PS 1-2, Institutional Area,IP Extension, Patparganj, Delhi – 110092 10.01.2009
3. Date of dispatch of Admit Card 10.03.2009 to 31.03.2009
4. Issue/dispatch of duplicate Admit Card (on request only with fee of Rs. 50/- + 10.04.2009 to 26.04.2009
postal charges of Rs. 30/- extra for out station candidate. (by hand)
10.04.2009 to 20.04.2009
(by post)
5. Dates of Examination PAPER – 1 26.04.2009 0930-1230 hrs
PAPER – 2 26.04.2009 1400-1700 hrs
6. Centre of Examination As indicated on the Admit Card
7. Declaration of Results On or before 07.06.2009
8. Dispatch of Score Cards 12.06.2009 to 27.06.2009
9. Issue/Dispatch of duplicate score cards (on request 09.07.2009 to 31.08.2009
only with fee of Rs. 50/-. Postal charges of Rs. 30/- extra
for outstation candidate)
10. Materials to be brought on the day of examination Admit Card and Ball Point Pen of good quality. For Aptitude Test in Architecture, the candidates are advised to bring their own Card Board, geometry box set, pencils,erasers and color pencils or crayons.
11. Rough work All rough work is to be done in the Test Booklet only. The candidate should NOT do any rough work or put stray mark on the Answer Sheet.

To know the banks and institutions where the form would be available you can download the information brochure of AIEEE 2009 here- http://ankurmittal.com/AIEEE-2009 Bulletin.pdf

You can check the AIEEE 2009 solutions here

IIT JEE 2009

The complete information has been made available.As mentioned in the previous post the IIT JEE 2009 would be held on 12th April 2009.The IIT JEE 2009 forms could be submitted both offline and online and the forms would be available from 19th Nov 2008.

The forms for IIT JEE 2009 would be available in the following banks-

IIT BOMBAY ZONE: CANARA BANK

IIT DELHI ZONE: UNION BANK OF INDIA

IIT Guwahati Zone: State Bank of India

IIT Kanpur Zone: State Bank of India

IIT KHARAGPUR ZONE: AXIS BANK

IIT Madras Zone : Canara Bank

IIT Roorkee Zone: Punjab National Bank

For the complete list of the forms please do visit here

Reservation in IIT JEE 2009

OBC Candidates

For OBC candidates belonging to Non-creamy layer, 18% of total number of seats are reserved in each of the older IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee), IT-BHU, Varanasi and ISMU, Dhanbad and 27% of total number of seats are reserved in each of the new IITs (Bhubaneswar, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Patna, Punjab and Rajasthan).

SC/ST Candidates

For candidates belonging to the SC and ST categories, respectively 15% and 7.5% of the total number of seats are reserved in each IIT, IT-BHU, Varanasi and ISMU, Dhanbad. Candidates belonging to these categories are admitted on the basis of a relaxed criterion as defined in Section 10.

Persons with Physical Disability (PD)

For PD (including leprosy-cured) candidates, who are otherwise fit to pursue the course, and qualify JEE (with relaxed norms defined in Section 10), 3% seats are reserved as specified by the Government of India.

PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENT OF SEATS (DS Category)

Two seats are available for preferential allotment of courses in each institute for children of defence/paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peace-time operations (DS category).

This time the IIT JEE examination is being set by IIT Guwahati

You can check the syllabus of IIT JEE 2009 by downloading the IIT JEE 2009 brochure here though it is more or less the same as the IIT JEE 2008 syllabus

If you have any more queries then do reply and we would be starting a new site very soon for all the IIT JEE 2009 aspirants

THE IIT JEE 2009 solutions would be posted here so just take a look at it

IIT JEE 2009 important dates and info

The information about IIT JEE 2009 has been published by  the respective IIT’s.The IIT JEE for 2009 would be held for 12th April 2009.

The JEE examination would be objective type as expected and would contain 2 papers of 3 hours each Paper-1 would be held from 9 AM to 12 noon and the Paper-2 would be held from 2 PM to 5 PM.Each paper would have separate sections for Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics and would be designed to test comprehension,reasoning and analytical ability of the candidates.

Currently the syllabus has not been made available on the IIT JEE sites,so you have to wait for a little more time.

The candidates would have the option of submitting the application form both offline and online.

This year the examination would be held for 12 IIT’s,IT-BHU Varanasi and ISMU Dhandbad.

Here are some of the important dates-

Duration of online application process and sale at designated branches and IIT’s :  Nov 19,2008 to Dec. 24,2008

Postal Request for Application form: Nov 19,2008 to Dec. 16,2008

Last Date for receipt of completed application forms at IIT’s: Dec 24,2008

IIT JEE 2009 Exam: April 12,2009

More info regarding syllabus and other things would be published on Nov 8,2008 as mentioned on the IIT JEE site.

Engineering/Architecture Joint Admissions 2008 Panjab University(PEC) counselling dates changed

The counselling dates of the Engineering/Architecture Joint Admissions 2008 Panjab University has been changed.So all those who are going for counselling must check it out.

U can check the new date here- http://enggadmission08.puchd.ac.in/ImpDates.aspx

Central Counselling for AIEEE 2008

The procedure for filling of seats in NIT’s has been changed as compared to the previous years.The seats in the NITs shall be filled up with following criteria:

1. 50% of the seats in an NIT shall be filled by the eligible candidates who have passed +2 examination from the State in which the NIT is situated. For example, in NIT Agartala 50% seats shall be filled by the eligible candidates who have passed their +2 examination from Tripura.
2. Admission in NITs for rest 50% seats would be on All India Merit basis. For these seats candidates would be admitted from amongst All India rank holders in AIEEE.

Just check out the counselling schedule here- http://ccb.nic.in/CCB2008/CounsellingSchedule.htm and check the number of seats in each college here

For more info about it visit here http://ccb.nic.in/CCB2008/welcome.html

Information about Joint Admissions 2008 Panjab University and PEC,Chandigarh

Admission to first semester of B.E. and B.Arch. courses for the session 2008-2009 in six colleges/institutes/departments in Chandigarh  i.e.

• University Institute of Engineering & Technology (UIET), Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology (DCET), Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Swami Sarvanand Giri P.U. Regional Center (SSGPURC), Bajwara, Hoshiarpur
• Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh
• Chandigarh College of Engineering & Technology (CCET), Chandigarh
• Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA), Chandigarh

is to be made by the University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Download the Brochure here

Important Dates:

Receipt of forms
Last Date: June 23, 2008 (Upto 2:00 PM)
Forms to be submitted at:
University Institute of Engineering & Technology,
South Campus, Panjab University,
Sector 25, Chandigarh.

Check the actual cutoff rank for PEC chandigarh here

Check for more info about the counselling and forms here