CF India Portal: Concise View on Competitive Examination

Competitive Exams are the central exams where lakhs of students and also individual people participate every year. Competitive Exams in India is proposed for recruiting the best fitted candidates for a right job and generally held for public sector organization. The major hope of this competitive examination is to get the best and merit candidates from each society in India.

Merit is not the pattern in the selection process. The reservation policy looks for bringing people from different section of the society. Every year lakhs of youthful Indians apply for the Civil Services Examinations to acquire their dream jobs in different public sectors and each of the examinations has different patterns.

Below are some of the common competitive exams in India

o    CAT(Common Admission Test)

o    GATE(Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)

o    GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)

o    GRE(Graduate Record Examination)

o    NET(National Eligibility Test)

o    SAT(Scholastic Aptitude Test)

o    TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language)

For Union Public Service Commissions

o    Civil Services IAS Exam

o    Combine Defense Services Exams

o    Combined Medical Services Exams

o    Engineering Services Exam

o    Indian Forest Service Exam

o    National Defense Academy Exam

For Staff Selection Commission

o    Assistants Grade Exam

o    Clerk’s Grade Exam

o    Divisional Accountant Exam

o    SSC Combined Matric Preliminary Exams

o    Stenographers Exam

For Defense

o    IAF Airman Exams

o    Indian Navy Artificer Apprentices Exam

o    Indian Army Soldiers Clerks Exam

o    Indian Army Soldiers General Duty Exam

o    Indian Navy Sailors Matric Entry Recruitment Exam.

o    Indian Army Soldiers MER Exam

Eligibility and Reservation Seats for Competitive Examinations

Eligibility criteria and examination time vary from one job sectors to another. Reservation criteria for competitive examination in India are as follow:

o    8% seats are reserved for ST (Schedule Tribes) candidates

o    15% seats are reserved for SC (Schedule Caste) candidates

o    27% seats are reserved for OBC (Other Backward Classes) candidates.

Supreme Court has passed a rule that number of reserved seats should not exceed more than 50% of the total number of seats in the competitive exams. Competitive exams in India has played a significant role in national union by bringing candidates from different societies under one roof to applied for the same post/job.

Competitive exams in India are the starting point to improve the social justice. For the allotted seat candidates from all over the country participate and apply the chance provided.

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GRE Multiple Answer Challenge Question: CF India Portal

In most likelihood, you will only get one or two combinations/permutations questions per test. Typically, the questions are quite challenging. Knowing the standard formulas won’t be enough; you’ll also have to use logic, and a fair amount of grit. Below is a question that will really force you to think, and rely on that grit. If you can get this question right in under 2 minutes, without a bead of sweat falling from your brow, then you are most likely ready for anything the GRE will throw you test day, combinations/permutations-wise.

Answer and explanation coming soon. Until then, let’s see who can get it. Good luck! 

A space program is recruiting a team of astronauts to journey to Mars aboard a four-person shuttle. If the number of possible teams is less than 100 but greater than 10, then what is the possible number of astronauts who did not make the space team? Indicate all such numbers.

[A]  9

[B]  8

[C]  7

[D] 6

[E]  5

[F]  4

[G]  3

[H] 2

[I]  1

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CF India Portal: Think Mathematically on GMAT

What does the GMAT Quantitative section test?  Math, of course.  As tautological as that may seem, there is a very subtle point here.  What exactly is math?

Mathematics

Strange as it may seem, there is no generally accepted formal definition of the word mathematics.  Most of the dictionary definitions, for example, cover the more familiar branches of mathematics, but not, say, typical Ph.D. dissertation topics in math.  One aspect of math has to do with logical relationships and logical deductions — we could call this the more left brain part of math.  Another aspect of math has to do with identifying formal abstract patterns.   The words “logic” and “patterns” give two very important clues.  For the first, you really understand a mathematic topic when you understand all the logical connections —- for example, knowing not just the rule for adding fractions, but understanding why fractions have to be added that way.   The second is relevant because several out-of-the-box GMAT questions will throw some new situation at you, and you will have to identify what is the best way to parse the situation into recognizable components.   Perhaps even more important is understanding what math is not.

Mathematics and the GMAT Math Review

I believe if one were to ask many a GMAT test taker, “What math does one need to know for the GMAT?”, most people would indicate the content of the OG, the section entitled “Math Review.”  This notion is simultaneously very helpful but slightly misleading.   Yes, those are the math facts you need to know — and if you’re rusty on them, as many folks are at the beginning of studying, it’s good to get very clear on them — but the math facts are not the same as mathematics.  What’s the difference?

Well, think of the difference between, say, the content of a French dictionary vs. the language of French in living dialogue.  As helpful as a dictionary, no one goes from no knowledge of the language to fluency simply by relying on the dictionary.   In addition to knowing what each means, one also has to know how it is used.  In this analogy, the “Math Review” communicates the meaning of each individual math factoid, and knowing these is essential, but the mathematics one really has to know is how to use these in problem-solving.  If this is what  you need to learn, you only find it by solving problem after problem, and carefully reading the solutions of each problem.

When you read the solutions to a problem that baffled you, pay attention to (a) the logic of the argument connecting one step to the next — not just the math factoids, but the strategies employed, and (b) the patterns the solution points out and employs.   Any logic that is new to you or any patterns you didn’t see on your own — make a note of these, and return to them until you are confident you would be able to use these in the solution of a new problem on your own.

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CF India Portal: CDS Examination is going to be conducted on Feb 2013

The UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducts the CDS examination (Combined Defence Services) to recruit officers for the Army, Navy and Air Force. 

CDS is conducted twice a year. Once in February (CDS I) and once in September (CDS II).

If you clear the written test, you will be interviewed by the Service Selection Board(SSB) and if selected you would be sent to the Indian Military Academy(IMA), the Indian Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy as well as the and Officers Training Academy(OTA), Chennai for your orientation training. 

Those joining the first three institutes get permanent commission while cadets passing out of OTA, Chennai get short service commission. You have to mention your preferences while filling up the application forms.

A Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 17th February 2013 for admission to the following courses:

Courses & Seats Available

·         Indian Military Academy, Dehradun:  250 seats [including 32  vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders].
136th Course commencing in January, 2014

·         Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala : 40 seats (2 for Hydro,38 for Executive-General Service) ) (including 6 vacancies reserved for NCC 'C' Certificate holders (Naval Wing). Course commencing in January 2014.

·         Air Force Academy, Hyderabad: 32 seats
(Pre-Flying) Training Course i.e. No.195th F(P) Course commencing in January, 2014

·         Officers Training Academy, Chennai:  175 seats
99th SSC Course (for Men) commencing in April,2014.

·         Officers Training Academy, Chennai: 30 seats
13th SSC Women (NonTechnical) Course commencing in April, 2014

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CF INDIA PORTAL

CF India Portal is dedicated to stepping up students’ scores in competitive exams. Our motto is high efficiency training and practice. It was founded with the vision of providing students with a comprehensive preparation strategy to excel in the highly competitive field of entrance examinations for higher studies. Our faculty is well placed to provide effective guidance to the students looking for assistance in cracking these examinations. Students are taken through a multi-stage approach. An initial diagnostic test is conducted to determine the student’s level of knowledge. Then the students are given a thorough grounding in the concepts through a series of lectures. Once their capabilities have been enhanced through concept implant and practice tests, they are exposed to actual test patterns of the respective exam. They go through a battery of tests to simulate the conditions that they will be subjected to in the actual exam. These practice tests modelled on the pattern of the actual exam are designed to cover every form of question the student is likely to face, while at the same time familiarizing them with the type of questions. The competitive entrance exams are not only about knowledge and speed. Approaching these exams with the right attitude is equally important in stepping the score. At CF India Portal, we also conduct sessions on time management, stress management and personality development to build confidence and maintain a positive attitude. We are very sure that with us, success is inevitable, if the student follows our strategy. Mission At CF India Portal, we cater the student’s urge to compete and excel in the competitive exams through rigorous teaching and supplementary study materials. Our strategy is not only to impart skills which will help them pass the exams with flying colours but also to help them implement those skills in their day to day life thereby making them competent enough to meet the real world challenges. Vision To provide quality education to students and prepare them technically as well as psychologically to pierce through the cut throat competition. At CF India Portal, we envision to mould student’s dream and aspirations with the best available faculties and paraphernalia required for getting

 the right directions.

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CF India Portal News: IGCSE added to AIS syllabus from 2013

The Australian International School is pleased to announce the introduction of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) curriculum from January 2013. The 2013 Year 9 cohort will be the first AIS students to study this curriculum.

The IGCSE program is the world’s most popular international curriculum for 14 to 16 year olds, attracting almost 500,000 entries from 144 countries. It is used as a preparation program for the IB Diploma Programme, and other courses leading to University entrance by top international schools around the world.  Leading universities and employers worldwide recognize IGCSE qualifications as evidence of academic ability.

Dr Nick Miller, Principal of AIS said:

“It is our responsibility as a school to provide the optimum environment for our students to achieve their personal best in the classroom.  In direct response to the overwhelming request from parents to continue to raise academic standards, we have taken the decision to introducing the IGCSE to complement the other curriculum options on offer at AIS.

Both our vision and mission at AIS focus on excellence and the IGCSE is benchmarked to international standards. It is specifically designed to ensure that students have learned all the prerequisite knowledge, skills and understandings to be able to commence the IB Diploma or HSC programmes fully prepared to achieve the best possible results.” 

The IGCSE is a two-year course of study, which mirrors the processes of both the IB Diploma Programme and the Higher School Certificate (HSC) – the two curriculum pathways which AIS offers its Year 11 and 12 students. The IGCSE courses have been created specifically for international use and the IGCSE examinations are tailored for a multi–cultural, multi–lingual student body.  At AIS, students will take a total of eight subjects as part of the IGCSE including: English, Languages, Maths, Science, Humanities and two further options, including the arts and technology subjects. As part of the Globally Focused aspect of AIS’ mission, the School are also making the IGCSE Global Perspectives course compulsory for all students.

IGCSEs are 100% externally assessed which ensures consistency of standards that can be benchmarked internationally. Each course comes with a clear syllabus, which is available to parents, as well as assessment criteria. For teachers, complete scope and sequence documents are available, and a wide range of textbooks and other resource material has been prepared by major publishers to support the courses.

The IGCSE will replace the current curriculum offered in Years 9 and 10 under the IB Middle Years Programme framework, and will be phased in over the next two years.

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CF India Portal Analysis: Does The Length Of The MBA Program Make Any Difference?

Taking a decision about enrolling for an MBA programs to a great extent depend on certain variables like the affordability of the program, the specializations offered by it and the duration of the program. Out of the three, two that are most significant and to an extent related to one another are the factors of affordability and time. The tenure of the program and the affordability are both directly proportional to one another and highly dependent on each other. There are many different angles to answer whether the length of the MBA program does make any difference? However, after a lot of deliberations, research and discussions MBAupdates presents you with you some easy solution you can choose as your answer. The answers are subjective in nature.

Answer 1- This solution depends on the type of MBA you are looking for. If you are a professional with a minimum 2 years work experience and looking only for an Executive MBA of sorts for a leap in your career then you should ideally not be attempting to go for any program lasting for more than one year. Even if in case you do something like that you tend to nullify the added advantage of the MBA course by the loss of two or more years of work experience. This brings you back to pavilion with respect to your salary. These courses are more affordable as the executives’ affordability kept in mind while pricing the coursework aligns with their opportunity cost lost with one year’s break at work. Yes, in this case the length of the MBA program definitely makes a difference. While pursuing an Executive MBA you are looking more for a titular course rather than detailed framework, so is the case with Part Time MBA programs which professional pursue simultaneously while working.

Answer 2- If you are a fresh graduate looking to complete your circle of education with an impactful MBA, then yes two year course definitely makes a difference to you. As you have no work experience you need to dedicate more time training yourself with an in-depth course detailed for a specialization of your choice. The investment you need to make will be way more than the other flexible MBAs but it will be worth it as your entire career could depend upon the credits taken during the MBA coursework.

Thus the question has personal answers, each student or professional’s primary motives of procuring the degree could be different. However the guiding factors that remain the same irrespective of the individual’s decision and circumstances are the consideration of the opportunity costs of money. That one considers in each of the answers given above. Choose any of the solutions above as your answer before you choose an MBA program with a set time period.

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