Month: August 2012

The Government of Kerala has decided to increase the seats in Plus One (10+1) education along with batches to be increased in Government schools in the state. The Government has decided to provide admission to as many as 10229 students, who are not able to get admission to Plus one class.

It is observed by the Kerala government that that as many as 1341 students have not joined in the schools though they were given seat allotment. About 4003 seats are vacant for plus one course in different districts of the state.

The Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has opined that all the candidates who want to continue their education will be given seats. In Government schools, a total of 11 seats will be increased. In these, 8 seats will be for Humanities students and 3 seats for Science students.

If any interested students are not able to get admission even after the increase of seats, additional batches will be started. The Government has decided to give admission to those candidates who wish to pursue higher education in schools near to their residence.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay) has issued GATE 2013 notification. This is a prestigious examination for admission to M.Tech / ME programmes in IITs, NITs and various other universities and colleges for the academic year 2013-14. IIT Bombay is the organising institute for GATE 2013. The GATE page of the institute is available at http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2013/ . The Online GATE 2013 exam will be held on 20th January 2013 and offline examination will be conducted on 10th February 2013. See other details below:

New in GATE 2013: There is no application fee for girl students from GATE 2013. Online examination will be held for AE, AG, AR, BT, CE, CH, CY, GG, MA, MN, MT, PH, TF, XE and XL papers. Offline examination will be conducted for CS, EC, EE, IN, ME and PI papers. Those qualified in GATE 2013 will be eligible for M.Tech / ME and Doctoral programmes with scholarship by MHRD, Govt. of India. GATE score will be valid for two years. Check GATE 2011 – 2012 Cut Offs for IITs and NITs to get an idea of competition for this exam.

Eligibility: Applicants should have Bachelors degree in Engineering / Architecture in the concerned branch / specialisation. Master degree holders in Science / Statistics / Maths / Computer Applications are also eligible. Those in 2nd / higher year of 5 year Integrated Masters in Engineering OR fourth / higher year of 5 year integrated Masters / Dual Degree can apply. Being aware of important topics will help you get good score in GATE 2014.

Important Dates for GATE 2013:

1) Start of online applications: 1st September 2012
2) Close of online submission of applications: 30th September 2012
3) Receipt of hard copies of applications with enclosures: 8th October 2012
4) GATE 2013 Online exam: 20th January 2013
5) GATE 2013 offline exam: 10th February 2013