Tuesday, January 31, 2012

May is serious possiblity for BPSC Mains Examination


Patna,Jan,31:Amid confusion and discussion among student on diverse information coming out from BPSC.It doesn't looks possible to conduct the mains before UPSC PT/CSAT-2012.

As for now 9th Fab is the last date to submit the mains form and going ahead matriculation exam scheduled in coming month and then Holi festival which will followed by intermediate examination so no chance till march end.

April is already reserved because UPSC Interview so BPSC cant clash with UPSC event,another possibly can be after interview and before CSAT or CSAT.

Any case it indicated Mains will be scheduled in may as per technicals ....

Final dates are yet to be released by BPSC

Monday, January 30, 2012

UPSC all set to release Civil services exam notification ,students eying for change in mains pattern



New Delhi,Jan,30: UPSC all set to release the notification for the Civil services Examination 2012.The timing of the notification is in line with the expectation as it was happened in 2011.

This year there was strong buzz amongst the IAS applicants that UPSC will change the mains format  by removing the optional paper but it seems as a distant possibility because the committee made for this change is yet to submitt its report.

However the first leg of the examination will be as per last year CSAT ,at the same time it will be intresting to see the mains pattern in upcoming notification.

UPPSC Invites Application for Combined State Upper Subordinate Services Examination 2012



Allahabad, Jan. 30: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has announced the notification of preliminary examination for the various posts of Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services (Preliminary) Examination-2012 in various centres of Uttar Pradesh.

Recruitment Details:

OMR Application is applicable to this examination through Head Post Office of every district or from designated Post Offices in the state of UP, which will be available from 28/01/2012.

Number of Posts: 100 approx. (The no. of vacancies may increase or decrease in exceptional circumstances) for various subordinate services Officers for Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Age: 21-35 years as on 01/07/2012. Relaxation will be provided to reserved categories as per Government orders.

Qualification: A Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent and special qualification for some posts.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

UPPSC, Allahabad releases the examination calender for the year 2012



UPPSC, Allahabad releases the examination calendar for the year 2012.As per notification foollowing is details of the examination to be held in year 2012.

Programmer Grade/2 Computer operator exams: 25-03-2012

Combined Subordinate /UPPSC PT Exam 2012: 27-May-2012

Combined Subordinate/UPPSC 2008 Mains examination: 25-june-2012

Combined Subordinate Services spl Mains:7 -Aug-2012

Combined Lower Subordinate mains 2009: 21 Nov 2012

Combined Subordinate /UPPSC Mains Exam 2012: 20-Dec-2012

Saturday, January 28, 2012

‘Beating the Retreat’ an event to watch



New Delhi,Jan,28:Continuing with the tradition, Indian tunes will be the flavour of the ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony this year. As many as 14 of the 27 performances have been composed by Indian musicians; just seven popular tunes by foreign musicians have been retained, interspersed five times with ‘Fanfare’, a collage by Buglers, and the ‘Drummers Call’, a traditional performance by only the  drummers.

 The ceremony at the Vijay Chowk on January 29th every year marks the culmination of the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations. A total of 39 Bands from the three Services will perform at the ceremony. Out of these, 14 are Military Bands, while 17are of Pipes and Drums. Navy and Air Force will be represented by eight Bands.

The arrival of the President will be sounded by Fanfare comprising of 14 Trumpeters, 32 Buglers and 14 Echo Buglers, placed strategically along the North & South Blocks, Vayu and Rail Bhawans.
This will be followed by playing of the tune of National Anthem and a tune ‘Parameshwar’, composed by Captain Mahendra Das NK.

Thereafter, Army’s Massed Pipes and Drums Bands will play a total of six tunes, - ‘General Tappy’, a quickmarch tune, ‘Chipli Naach’, a slow march tune, ‘The Hundred Pipers’, a quick march tune, ‘Louden’s Bonnie Woods & Brass’, a strathspey tune, ‘The High road to Linton’, a reel tune and ‘Queen of Hill’, a quick march tune.

After these tunes, Air Force and Navy will play six tunes. Everest, Skylark, Rhythm of the Waves, Twilight, Renaissance and Sea Patrol.

This will be followed by the massed military bands of the Indian Army playing ‘Nakhreli Joban, Almora, Sarangi, Post Horn Gallop and Redetzky March’.  Thereafter, all the massed military bands will play the ‘Vijayee Himalaya’, after Pipe & Drums Band play ‘Drummer Call’. After that will be played ‘Abide with Me’, the eternally enchanting hymn, a favourite tune of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.  The Buglers will retreat to the sound of ‘Sare Jahan se Achha’, penned by Iqbal, and arranged by Prof A. Lobo, before the illuminations.

‘Beating the Retreat’ has emerged as an event of national pride when the Colours and Standards are paraded. The ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands. ‘Beating Retreat’ marks a centuries old military tradition, when the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the camps at sunset at the sounding of the Retreat. Colours and Standards are cased and flags lowered. The ceremony creates a nostalgia for the times gone by.

Top rankers of 3rd JPSC, fail at police training camp ,Department Resends them to complete it



More than 40 per cent of newly inducted Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who secured top ranks in the third combined JPSC examination, have not been able to pass the internal exams at the Police Training Centre(ptc), Hazaribagh.Situation is so funny that 15 out of 35 DSPs are still in the PTC as they are yet to clear some of the exams.

Goindocal had investigated and reported the situation in PTC long back that the the candidates are not so competent and so they were struggling to follow the training procedure it was came true when the exams result was published many of the DSP's failed in the examination.

They have been detained in the light of the DGP’s recent direction which made it compulsory for all the DSP's to clear all the examination before being sent for field training.

Most of the DSP's had cleared the exam, only 15  have not cleared some of the papers like riding and battle combat for which exams will be held in February. “After passing the exam, they will be sent to the field,” said IG of Police Training Centre, Hazaribagh.

The DGP has taken tough stand and directed that the DSPs under training must clear all the test before going for field training. 

This direction from DGP has been issued in order to improve the level of Police services. The candidates earlier could clear the papers in which they had failed, even after being deputed in the field.

“Earlier there were provisions to clear the exam after posting in the field, but according to the new directive of the DGP, one has to clear all the exams before leaving the training centre,” said State Police spokesperson and IG (Provision) RK Mallick.

According to RKMallick, this does not mean that the detained candidates are incompetent; just that the department wants to improve the standard of the candidates, who are being selected for the prestigious service. “This is an initiative just to improve the standard of the police service in Jharkhand,” said Mallick.
As these DSP's have to handle the functioning of the day-to-day processes of the police department, they must be aware of how supervision is done, how raid is conducted, how FIR is lodged and how the accounts department of the police department works. Hence it is important for them to clear all the exams before leaving the Training Centre, said the IG.

Mallick rejected speculations that these officials deliberately failed in some of the subjects as they are reluctant to go for field training because of the Maoist threat in some of the districts in the State. “There are some officers who are reluctant to go on posting in some of the Maoist-affected areas, but gradually they will overcome the mental block after few rounds of counselling by senior officials,” he added.

Whatever may be the reasons, the matter needs to be taken seriously as the internal examination results raise serious questions on the selection process and competence of the top rank-holders for the prestigious posts

Friday, January 27, 2012

Revised Cut off of JPSC 4th PT

JPSC 4TH PT CUT OFF AS PER REVISED RESULT

IMPACT:Right to Service Act 2011


Patna,jan,27: The Right to Service Act 2011 which came into force in Bihar from August 15 that covers about 50 services that comes under 10 different departments.The Right to Service Act has changed the canvas of governance by providing services to the people in a time-frame.

The provision in the Act accelerated the service delivery in timely and orderly manner the applicant seeking services gets an unique identity number which the concerned applicants were to see on the website of the General Administration Department to track their request.The applicants can also track the status of their service request by sending SMS on their mobile phones by typing 'RTPS space 56677'.

Further more an applicant not having a cell phone can dial on a toll free number to get the update on their service request.Innovative software, called 'Adhikar' has been developed to provide computerized service request processing.

The RTPS assistants in all 10 departments across 38 districts and all blocks across the state have been given specialized training for it.People are getting Caste/income/domicile certificate, Ration card, Social Security/ Pension scheme, Land registration and related services, Driving license, Scholarship, salary certificates, mutation papers, transport papers and ,character certificates etc as per their need.

The online system has their own advantage as all citizens of Bihar can to submit applications for caste, income and domicile certificates over the internet. People living in far villages will not have to travel long distance to submit their applications.

The service for all the applications has to be completed in given time frame. If the work in not done in given time frame as per act then the officers responsible will have to pay a penalty up to Rs.5, 000.Bihar is the first state in India to put into place a well-laid arrangement using its own specially made software for providing timely public services. Bihar RTPS Act covers 10 depart.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Winner list of Padma Award 2012


Indian President has announced 109 Padma awards for 2012. These includes 5 Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards


Padma Vibhushan


1. Shri K G Subramanyan (Art-Painting & Sculpture)
2. Late Shri Mario De Miranda (Art-Cartoonist)
3. Late (Dr.)Bhupen Hazarika (Art- Vocal Music)
4. Dr. Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti (Medicine - Orthopedics)
5. Shri T V Rajeswar (Civil Service)

Padma Bhushan


1.     Smt. Shabana Azmi (Art – Cinema)
2.     Shri Khaled Choudhury (Art - Theatre)
3.     Shri Jatin Das (Art - Painting)
4.     Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta (Art - Instrumental Music - Sarod)
5.     Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol alias Dharmendra (Art - Cinema)
6.     Dr. Trippunithwra Viswanathan Gopalkrishnan (Art - Classical vocal and instrumental music)
7.     Ms. Mira Nair (Art - Cinema)
8.     Shri M.S. Gopalakrishnan (Art - Instrumental Music-Violin)
9.      Shri Anish Kapoor (Art - Sculpture)
10.    Shri Satya Narayan Goenka (Social Work)
11.    Dr. (Judge) Patibandla Chandrasekhar Rao (Public Affairs)
12.    Shri George Yong-Boon Yeo (Public Affairs)
13.    Prof. Shashikumar Chitre (Science and Engineering)
14.    Dr. M S Raghunathan (Science and Engineering)
15.    Shri Subbiah Murugappa Vellayan (Trade and Industry)
16.    Shri Balasubramanian Muthuraman (Trade and Industry)
17.    Dr. Suresh H. Advani (Medicine - Oncology )
18.    Dr. Noshir H Wadia (Medicine-Neurology)
19.    Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty (Medicine-Cardiology)
20.    Prof. (Dr.) Shantaram Balwant Mujumdar (Literature and Education)
21.    Prof. Vidya Dehejia (Literature and Education)
22.    Prof. Arvind Panagariya (Literature and Education)
23.    Dr. Jose Pereira (Literature and Education)
24.    Dr. Homi K. Bhabha (Literature and Education)
25.    Shri N Vittal (Civil Service)
26.    Shri Mata Prasad (Civil Service)
27.    Shri Ronen Sen (Civil Service)

http://goindocal.com/india-%BB-general--padma-awards-2012-full-list-go-3603.htm

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Bihar SSC Graduate Level Vacancy and Post Details


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Patna,Jan,26: Bihar SSC has conducted the graduate level examination to recruit the 1559 officials post in State government office the fosts are-Bihar-Sachivalay Sahayak,Industry Development Officer,Jr Statistics Assistant,Supply Inspector,SC.ST Welfare officer,Women Social Service (only for women) and Stats.officer Labour Department.

Post wise Details:

General Administration ,Bihar-Sachivalay Sahayak-  1034

Industry Department Bihar-Industry Development Officer-  81

Industry Department Bihar-Jr Statistics Assistant-  20

Supply Inspector-  266

SC.ST Welfare officer-  143

Labour Welfare Officer- 5

Women Social Service (only for women)--13

Stats officer. Labour Department--7

Total-  1559

Governing Body of ILO


The International Labor Organization (ILO) was established in 1919 as an Inter government special agency under the United Nations that deals with labor issues pertaining to international labor standards across the world. The headquarter building of ILO is situated in Geneva, Switzerland. ILO have Nobel Peace Prize under their belt which received by him in 1969.

Membership and organization

Members of ILO include countries that were the part on 1 November 1945, when the ILO’s new constitution officially came into effect just after the Second World War In addition to it any member of the UN and any state admitted to the UN thereafter may join to ILO. Other states can also be admitted in ILO by 2/3 vote of all delegates, including 2/3 vote of government delegates, at any ILO General Conference as per ILO constitution.

Unlike other UN specialized body, the ILO has a tripartite governing structure for its working.

The Governing Body 

Governing body of ILO Decides the agenda of the International Labour Conference (ILC), adopts the draft programme and budget of ILO for submission to the conference, elects the director-general, requests information from member countries regarding the labor related matters, appoints commissions of inquiry and supervises the works of the International Labor Office.

As a guiding body it is composed of 28 government representatives, 14 workers' representatives, and 14 employers' representatives. 

Amongst the government seats ten are held by member states that are nations of "chief industrial importance," as first considered by an "impartial committee." The terms of office are three years.

International Labour Conference

The ILO calls the International Labour Conference in Geneva every year in the first week of June, where conventions and recommendations are discussed, framed and adopted. The International Labour conference also decides over the ILO's general policy, work programme and budget.

Every member state is represented at the International Labour conference by four representatives amongst them two are government delegates, one employer delegate and one worker delegate. Every member has their separate voting rights, and all votes are equal, regardless of the population of the delegate's member state. 

The employer and worker delegates are normally chosen in agreement with the "most representative" national organizations of employers and workers. Usually, the workers' delegates coordinate their voting, as do the employers' delegates.

International Labour Code

To establish an uniform international labor standards is the main objective of ILO which is done through the adoption of conventions and recommendations covering a broad spectrum of labor-related matters and which, together, are sometimes referred to as the International Labour Code. 

The topics covered under International Labour Code include a wide spectrum of issues, right from the freedom of association to health and safety at work, working conditions in the maritime sector, child labor, night work, discrimination, and forced labor.

Bihar SSC Sachivalay Sahayak Examination Result Update



Patna, Jan, 26: Bihar Staff Selection Commission (SSC) who had conducted the Combined Graduate Level Sachivalaya Sahayak Exam on 18-12-2011 to fill the 1569  vacant post of assistant in Bihar Secreterirate which is running short with staff.

SSC has accelerated the post examination process to release the result of the PT examination as more than 4 lackh student participated in an innovative  open book examination by commission.

As per the source associated with SSC the commission is looking forward to release the result by march 2012.
The PT exam was of objectives type and it was comprising of three section with 50 question in each segment contains general science, math and reasoning. 

The officials also added that SSC is trying to make full proof system to prepare the result without errors and looking forward to conduct mains examination to give the final shape of recruitment.

India Celleberates 63rd Republic Day


The eve of Republic Day  the date on which the Indian Constitution  came into force replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India on 26 January 1950.

The 26th of January was chosen to honour the memory of the declaration of independence of 1930. It is one of the three national holidays of India. 

The main republic day parade takes place at Rajpath before the president in the  New Delhi at the Rajpath, the anniversary is also celebrated with varying degrees of formality in state capitals and other centres across the nation.

The first woman Prime Minister of ThailandYingluck Shinawatra, who IS  the chief guest at the 63rd Republic Day parade, arrived here today.

Yingluck will attend a ceremonial reception today at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan and will later in the day lay a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi at Raj Ghat .

IMF Redices India's GDP Expectation to 7 %

Washington,Jan,26:The IMF has cuts the India GDP forecast to 7% amid worsening global scenario particularly in euro zone.

IMF has cited in his report that Europe can see another considerable slowdown as debt issue is far from over and economies 17 unified currency zone will see significant contraction in 2012.

IMF has also reduced the China growth expectation but given stable outlook for US in 2012.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

UPSC CSAT preparation; quality or quantity of studiest


Quality time given in studies is far more important than quantity of time given to studies. Your time and energies must be used in an efficient and effective manner to grab the sucess in UPSC Civil Service Examination.
Answerinf perfectly as per demand of question is more important than answering all the questions asked in the Civil Services Examination.

So, always eye to maintain quality in your writing and understanding pertcularly blend the fact in your concept.
 Most importantly, while preparing for the 2012 CSAT, read and understand the CSAT question papers (Paper I and Paper II) carefully.

 Some additional topics were included in the UPSC 2011 syllabus. And CSAT is a whole new CONCEPT  by the UPSC. One will answer to the questions of General Studies paper with new inclusions and CSAT for the second time if UPSC publishes its notification with no changes in 2012.

However it must be remembered to follow the instructions of the question papers while answering.

Deprived candidates all set to appear in TET examination


The  candidates who were deprived from the Bihar TET exam due to various technical  reason going to get a chance to appear in the examination soon as Bihar Government has decided to give another chance for such candidates.

All deprived candidates who were not able to give the TET exam may apply online as per the instruction.
They need to Submit the OMR Application Copy and Application form receipt at District Education Officer office.The Admit card will be issued later through newspaper

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) basic Information


Central Teacher Eligibility Test

The CBSE, New Delhi conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Test for the recruitment of qualified aspirants to fill in the primary and lower primary teachers vacancies in CBSE. Those who are chosen in the written test have to appear for an individual interview thereafter. Candidates who clear all these procedures can expect employments as teachers in CBSE schools across the country. 

Structure and Pattern of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test

Separate tests like Paper I and Paper II are conducted for Class I – IV and Class VI – VIII teachers. Both the tests are of objective type, which lasts for 1.30 hours. The test comprises of questions on Environmental Studies, Child growth and Pedagogy, Language and Mathematics. There will not be any negative marking in the test. 

Qualification Criteria for Central Teacher Eligibility Test

The qualification criterion is different for Class I – V and Class I – VIII teachers.

Class I – V: Aspirants should have passed the intermediate course in any of the streams from a recognized Board. Additionally, they should have done Diploma or graduation course in Elementary Education. The percentage requirement in the 10+2 course is 50% for B Ed candidates and 45% for B Ed aspirants.
Class I – VIII: The educational qualification required to attend the test is a pass in the Bachelors’ degree program in Arts or Science disciplines with 50%. In addition, they should have done the graduation program in Education, which is recognized by the recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education.
Application Procedure for Central Teacher Eligibility Test

Applicants can procure forms either from CBSE, New Delhi or from the selected branches of Syndicate bank. After duly filling the forms, aspirants should send it to the CTET Unit by post or in person prior to the last date enclosing the relevant documents. They can also rely upon the online modes for submitting the CTET forms. 

Test Centers

The test is carried out in many locations across the country. As the test is conducted in Dubai and Riyadh, aspirants can appear for the test abroad also. Given below is the list of locations where the CTET examination is held in India.
Agartala
Agra
Ahmedabad
Aizwal
Ajmer
Allahabad
Amravati
Aurangabad
Bangalore
Bareilly
Bhatinda
Bhopal
Bhubaneshwar
Bokaro
Chandigarh/ Panchkula/ Mohali
Chennai
Coimbatore
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Dehradun
Delhi
Dhanbad
Durgapur
Ernakulam
Faridabad
Gangtok
Gaya
Gorakhpur
Guntur
Guwahati
Gwalior
Haldwani
Hamirpur
Hissar
Hubli
Hyderabad
Imphal
Indore
Itanagar
Jabalpur
Jaipur
Jalandhar
Jammu
Jamshedpur
Jodhpur
Kanpur
Kavarati
Kohima
Kolkata
Kozhikode
Kurukshetra
Lucknow
Madurai
Mangalore
Mumbai
Muzzafarpur
Nagpur
Nashik
Noida
Panaji
Pantnagar
Patna
Port Blair
Puducherry
Pune
Raipur
Ranchi
Roorkee
Rourkela
Shillong
Shimla
Silchar
Siliguri
Srinagar
Surat
Thane
Tirupati
Trivandrum
Vadodara
Varanasi
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
Warrangal


Official Information of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test
Address: The Assistant Secretary (CTET), Central Board of Secondary Education, “Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi, India, Pin code -110002
Telephone Number: 011 - 23238361
Fax: 011 - 23220153, 23217128
Website URL: http://cbse.nic.in/

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET)-JAN 2012 NOTICE




In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 and subsequently amended vide Notification dated 29th July 2011 had laid down the minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to
VIII. It had been inter-alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in clause (n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi which will be held on 29.01.2012 (Sunday).

1 The CTET shall apply to schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, Tibetan Schools, etc.) and schools under the administrative control of UT of Chandigarh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
2 CTET may also apply to the unaided private schools, who may exercise the option of considering the CTET.
3 Schools owned and managed by the State government/local bodies and aided schools shall consider the TET conducted by the State Government. However, a
State Government can also consider the CTET if it decides not to conduct the State TET.

Cost of CTET Information Bulletin and Application Form
(i) For General/OBC candidates Rs.500/-
(ii) For SC/ST/Differently abled candidates Rs.250/-

Important Dates
Sale of CTET Information Bulletin and Application Form: 05.11.2011 to 25.11.2011
Date for making on-line application: 01.11.2011 to 25.11.2011
Last date for receipt of application form in CBSE: 30.11.2011 (online and offline both)
Note: 7 days grace time i.e. up to 07.12.2011 for receipt of Application Form will be allowed to the candidates belonging to remote areas viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Subdivision of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Island and Lakshadweep.

Schedule of Examination
DATE OF EXAMINATION          PAPER TIMING DURATION
29.01.2012                                 PAPER - I 10.00 TO 11.30 HOURS 1.30 HOURS
29.01.2012                                 PAPER - II 13.00 TO 14.30 HOURS 1.30 HOURS

Important
· Applications received after last date of submission will not be accepted irrespective of the date of their dispatch. CBSE will not be responsible for any postal delays.
· Candidates must purchase the information bulletins from the designated Banks & institutions. Bulletins obtained from unauthorised source will be summarily rejected.
· Further detailed information is available in the Information Bulletin and on our website www.cbse.nic.in or www.ctet.nic.in
· Candidates can apply for CTET – JAN 2012 either on the prescribed Application Form or apply ‘online’

FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION ON PRESCRIBED FORM:
· Information Bulletin containing Application Form can be had personally from the Designated Branches of syndicate Bank & Institutions specified as under against
cash payment (Not by post).
· Candidates must follow instructions strictly as given in the Information Bulletin. The candidature of Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be summarily rejected.

FOR ON-LINE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION AT BOARD’S WEBSITE –
www.cbse.nic.in or www.ctet.nic.in
Application can also be made ‘on-line’ by accessing the Board’s website www.cbse.nic.in or www.ctet.nic.in. The candidate should supply all details while filling up the ‘on-line’ form.
Candidates are required to take a print out of the computer generated Application form/Confirmation page after successful submission of data and send it after completing on
the given address.
The fee can be remitted in the following ways.
· Through Credit / Debit Card
· Through Demand Draft in favour of the Secretary, Central Board of Secondary
Education, Delhi drawn in any Nationalized Bank payable at Delhi. Write your registration number, name, address, and mobile/telephone number on the back of the Demand Draft.
The Application Form/Confirmation page complete in all respect should be sent by Registered/Speed Post so as to reach positively by 30.11.2011 in the CBSE office on the
following address:
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY (CTET),
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION,
“SHIKSHA SADAN”, 17, ROUSE AVENUE, NEW DELHI – 110 002.
The Application form sent by courier shall not be accepted and will be summarily rejected.

CTET ELIGIBILITY
The following persons are eligible for appearing in the CTET.
Minimum Qualifications for Classes I-V: Primary Stage Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in lementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*.
OR
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).Minimum Qualification for Classes VI-VIII: Elementary Stage
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)*.
Note: (i) Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved
categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/Differently abled.
(ii) *Diploma/Degree Course in Teacher Education: For the purposes of this Notification, a diploma/degree course in teacher education recognized by the
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However, in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.ED (Special Education),
a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
(iii) Training to be undergone: A person with D.Ed. (Special Education) or B.Ed. (Special Education) qualification shall undergo, after appointment an NCTE recognized 6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.
(iv) The minimum qualifications referred above apply to teachers of Languages, Social Studies/Social Science, Mathematics, Science etc. In respect of teachers for Physical
Education, the minimum qualification norms for Physical Education teachers referred to in NCTE Regulation, dated 3rd November, 2001 (as amended from time
to time) shall be applicable. For teachers of Art Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc. the existing eligibility norms prescribed by the State
Governments and other school managements shall be applicable till such time the NCTE lays down the minimum qualifications in respect of such teachers.

Pattern of Examination
The CTET examination will be of objective type multiple choice question (MCQ’s). There will be no negative marking. There will be 2 papers of CTET.
(i) Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.
Note: A person who intents to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).
For detail information please visit CBSE’s website www.cbse.nic.in or www.ctet.nic.in Qualifying the CTET would not confer a right on any person for Recruitment/Employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment

Trends of GDP Growth in Bihar in past



Independence in 1950 the state administration of Bihar was identified as one of the best in India by Paul Appleby. But owing to its consistently prolonged poor governance and strongly stratified social order and cast system, the Bihar, now, has come to be referred as the ‘prosperous poor’. For last few decades, the State was highlighted in two topics of discussion - politics and poverty. Not, the ‘poverty of politics’, rather the politics with poverty

The past growth trend of Bihar can be categorized as two distinct phase
- Phase I from 1950 to 1980 
- Phase II from 1980 to 2005 

For the country, Phase I is known slow growth in both absolute and per capita terms when compared with growth in Phase II which is also known as Hindu rate of growth. India grew at an average pace of only 3.6 % per annum in absolute terms and 1.2 % in per capita terms in Phase I. However, growth speedup to 6.0 %in absolute terms and 4.0 % in per capita terms in Phase II. 

In case of Bihar, the State grew at an average of around 3 % in Phase I, but economic growth worsened in Phase II vis-à-vis the national average. Within these two broad phases there are some interesting variations. A look at the table below would indicate how the trend in Bihar has been since the 1950s in comparison to the national average.

Trend of economic growth in India and Bihar (percent per annum)
State/Year Bihar India Average
1950-60 --- 3.9
1960-70         2.3              3.7
1970-80         3.1              3.1
1980-90         4.8              5.6
1990-2000 3.6              5.7
2000-2003 0.2              6.0

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Date Game is the fate of JPSC Applicants

Ranchi,Jan,25:The passiveness of JPSC has left the students guessing as no action has been observed from the commission side to end the controversy.

As matter is in the court so JPSC has legal excuse to delay their proceedings.Court case ,Inactivity of JPSC and game of date has became the fate of the applicants.

The state is struggling to execute their work due to lack of officers in the department and the recruiting agencies are on honeymoon. 

In last 10 year BPSC has conducted only 4 examination for civil services and all are on the verge of cancellation.....What a Waste of Public Money..!!!!

Barack Obama State Of The Union Address



US President Barack Obama is all set to deliver his fourth State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Here's a look back at Obama's past three addresses:

In March 2009,  Barack Obama speaked at  his first State of the Union amid an economic catastrophe. 
Obama called to increased financial regulation, more investments in health care, energy and education. 

"Tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before," he said.

In 2010, with the White House and the Democratic Party reeling from the surprise loss of the Massachusetts Senate seat to Scott Brown - which threw the chance of passing health care reform in doubt -- Obama declared "I don't quit" but acknowledged that "change has not come fast enough." During the speech, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito shook his head in disagreement when Obama assailed the Citizens United decision on campaign finance.

The 2011 State of the Union address was sobered by the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) just weeks before. (Giffords has since resigned.) "We will move forward together or not at all," said Obama. He advocated for investments in education, technology and transportation while calling for deficit reduction. "We do big things," closed Obama. "The idea of America endures."


Tim Thomas Commented on Facebook that he skipped White House trip because ‘government has grown out of control’




It was not all regarding the “politics or party” affiliation, Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas commented after he sjipped to join his team members on Monday at a White House reception celebrating their Stanley Cup championship for other reasons.

In a statement on his Facebook wall, Tim Thomas cited his belief that “the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties and Property of the People.” For that reason, Thomas said, “I exercised my right as a Free Citizen. ... This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country.”

Thomas has drawn criticism and praise for his above decision in US, which he written at 6 p.m. Monday and says will be his final comment on this issue.

“I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People.

“This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government.

“Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.

“This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic. TT

Jharkhand SSC on revival mode Recruitment Drive Ahead



Ranchi, Jan.24: Mass recruitment in vacant post of various departments in Jharkhand will be done as the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is planing to work to full capacity again, after lying defunct for years.

The SSC has floated the outsourcing tender for conducting the entire process of conducting competitive examinations in order to fill up Grade III and assistant level positions which is vacant in the government since long time.
SSC chairman C.R. Sahay  has said that after the receiving the intrest the outsourcing agency would be finalized. Thereafter, the government would take a final call on notifying the date of examinations.
“We have asked all departments to send in requisitions about vacant posts in various categories like reserved and disabled quota through the personnel wing so that we know which exams to conduct and set dates accordingly,” Sahay said to media.

When he asked why the process is being outsourced when the basic task of SSC was to recruit personnel, Sahay minced no words. “Even after so many years, SSC has no experience in conducting exams. So, with the government’s consent outsourcing was decided upon. The agency will be responsible for all processes related to conducting competitive examinations like formatting application forms, receipts, scrutiny of applications, preparation of question, evaluation, publication of results etc. But the administrative control will be with us,” he said.

A retired principal chief conservator of forests(CCF) Mr Sahay was appointed chairman of the Commission in August his  appointment came in the wake of the resignation of his predecessor and former DGP Neyaz Ahmed in May, 2010.He left the post barely two months after his appointment stating that the commission was a toothless tiger.

Sahay said fortunately he did not have to face problems his predecessor did.“For an agency like SSC to function, the government should be clear about what is to be done and when. Otherwise, the commission is of no use. Unfortunately, nothing was defined here till a few months back,” he said.

He added that now the commission’s own rules and regulations were in place. “From outside, conducting examinations may look like a cakewalk, but it is not so. After every exam there is a flurry of controversies and scams. Therefore, my focus is to plug the loopholes and ensure full transparency, before going gaga over conducting exams,” he said.

He revealed that the commission had decided not to follow the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) pattern. “We are going to have multiple choice and objective type questions, unlike JPSC’s descriptive pattern. It is because evaluation in descriptive process can be challenged. SSC’s evaluation process will be computerised,” said the chairman

Source The Telegraph

Monday, January 23, 2012

BPSC is exploring the Possibility of Mains Examination



Patna, Jan, 23: As legal battle settles around 20 thousand applicants are looking toward to write the mains examination however as per sources BPSC yet to finalize the dates but they are eying on two slots to conduct the53-55 Civil Services Mains Examination.

The first slot is first half of March because matriculation examination is going to end by 28th Fab. and intermediate examination is going to conduct after march 16 so BPSC is exploring the possibility to conduct the mains in between if thy wont adjust in this slot then they will conduct it in April or May

Final decision will be taken just after the 9th Fab which is the last date for the submission of mains form for fresh student who got their green card in recently published result of BPSC.

Bihar to celeberate one day as MNREGA day in every week


Patna,Jan,23: Chief Minister of Bihar Mr Nitish Kumar has announced that in Bihar one day in every week would be identfied as MNREGA Day.

On MNREGA Day the DM's would send officials to any panchayat to review the development works done under MNREGA . The task must be repeated in following week for other uncovered panchayat and so on to cover whole district in certain time. However, no government official would be sent again to the same panchayat.

Nitish has issued the directive on Jan-21 after making a high-level review of the different schemes in Patna district after the conclusion of phase one of his Seva Yatra.After the meeting, the CM and principal secretaries and secretaries traveled via road for Biharsharif to take the review meeting at Nalanda, his home district.

Nitish Kumar also emphasized that DMs must ensure that officials are told about their destination just before departure. The officials will be directed analyze the ongoing work in panchayats under MNREGA.

The DMs must act strongly against the officials against whom report is submitted, he said.He further said that the DMs didn’t need to visit panchayats and only do review of the completed projects.

Rozgar Sevaks must be available during review and provide required documents.If they fail to do so, FIRs would be lodged and they would be sent to jail without any hesitation.CM also directed the SSPs and SPs to direct the SHOs concerned police station to be present during panchayat-level review under this scheme.

As per Nitish Kumar in 4 months time all schemes in all the panchayats in every district must be reviewed and social auditing will be concluded as well. This policy would help to check corruption in MNREGA.The chief minister expressed his deep concern over the fact that Patna’s ranking is lowest in Midday meal and in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

http://goindocal.com/india-%BB-general--one-day-in-a-week-to-be-dedicated-as-mnrega-day-nitish-kumargo-3579.htm

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Gandhi circuit


Gandhi circuit

Gandhi Circuit witnessing Bihar Gandhi Tour is what BBT offers. It has the power to take you back to the satyagrah movement in Bihar. As we know Champaran Satyagrah Movement was one of the most important of Gandhi Satyagraha. Gandhi Circuit combines your visit to Gandhi Sangrahalay called Gandhi Museum, Gandhi Ashram and other places of Bihar which have many important Gandhian literature and photographs. These would definitely make you become one of the admirers of glorious Indian Independence Movement Era and a great fan of Mahatma Gandhi.

Motihari (East Champaran):

Motihari has a great importance in Independence India Movement and was the first laboratory of Gandhian experiment in Satyagraha. It will not be incorrect to say that it has been the spring board for India's independence. Champaran district generated a wave of enthusiasm and inspiration to the people who were thirsting for a selfless and saintly leader. The technique followed by Gandhiji in Champaran was what attained later on the name of Satyagraha.

Hazarimal Dharamshala, Betia (West Champaran): 

Gandhi and his companions used to camp at Betiah in the Lal Bazar area and was the epicenter of his "Satyagraha". The State Govt. has declared this building a protected monument. The Betia Raj Kuteherry and the Dharmashala were Mahatama Gandhi stayed and are well worth visiting by any tourist.

Bhitharwa Ashram (West Champaran): 

This village is in the Bettiah Sub-division under Gaunaha Block and was one of the centers for social work selected by Gandhiji, when he was in Champaran in 1917. There is a Khadi Centre working under direct control of the Bihar Khadi Samiti at present. There is a Gandhi Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi had stayed during the Indian independence straggle. 

Brindaba (West Champaran):

This is a small village in the Betia sub-division under Champatia Block. It has the Gram Seva Kendra, which had been planned to work out the deals of the Gandhi Seva Sangh. The all India Gandhi Seva Sangh in 1937 was held at this village. It was attaended by Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Gandhiji stayed here in 1939 and started an Ashram, which is still functioning.

Shri Rampur (West Champaran): 

It is situated in west Champaran. Gandhiji had stayed here on 16th November, 1917.

Koeldih (West Champaran):

It falls under Gaunaha Block in the Belwa Panchayat and was visited by Gandhiji on 16th November, 1917.

Amolwa (West Champaran): 

It comes under Gaunaha Block in the Majharia Panchayat, where Gandhiji spent a night with his other companions on the 27th April, 1917.

Murli Bharhawa (West Champaran): 

It was the native place of Pandit Raj Kumar Shukla who had been a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagrah Movement. He was the person who took a lead role in bringing Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran.

Sariswa (West Champaran):    
                                                                                                                                   
Here Gandhiji and his companions had taken statement of raiyats in an open yard in front of the temple. This place is situated in Ratanmala Panchayat under Majhaulia Block.

Hardiya Kothi (West Champaran):

It was the house of Mr. G. P. Edward, a British Indigo Planter. This comes under Bishunpur Panchyat of the Nautan Block. Remains of this building are in somewhat better condition in comparison to others.

Sadaquat Ashram (Patna): 

This is an important place and is situated in Digha area on Patna Danapur Road. During pre independence days it guided the freedom movement in Bihar. It is known for being associated with the memories of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Maulana Mazharal Haque and other dedicated leaders.

Gandhi Sangrahalay / Gandhi Museum (Patna Museum):

It is situated close to the Western end of Gandhi Maidan in Patna. The Gandhi Sangrahalaya (Gandhi Museum) houses a large number of items and artifacts related with Mahatma Gandhi and his satyagrah movement in Bihar. A vast collection of Gandhian literature and photographs here depicts his life and works. Country made spinning wheel called "Charkha" which was used by Mahatma Gandhi is also well preserved in this museum