IBPS SO 2017 : Important Dates For The Examination Scheduled To Be Held On January 28 and January 29, 2017

IBPS SO (Specialist Officer ) is a reputed and national level entrance examination for selecting students for recruitment as Specialist Officer in various public sector banks in India. 

 

NEET Admission: Supreme Court Allows Maharashtra Government To Go Ahead With Its Domicile Party

NEET is a very compulsory exam for the admission in any graduate medical course (MBBS), dental course (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD/MS) in any government or private medical colleges in India. With a petition signed by students (who are not from Maharashtra but studying there) of Maharashtra to allow admission in the medical colleges. On Monday, Bombay High Court declined to interfere into the matter and asked Maharashtra to go ahead with its domicile policy.

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The court was hearing petition filed by students of Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir´s Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hiray Dental College and Hospital, a private unaided college and the students outside of Maharashtra. The petition was about, medical colleges and universities were not accepting students from other states.

The High Court had on August 30 stayed a government’s resolution that made it mandatory for all deemed medical colleges and universities to follow the NEET merit list for admitting students.

According to the latest data, more than 20,000 students had registered for the centralised admission process through NEET for admissions to 1,675 seats in deemed institutes in Maharashtra. The selection list was supposed to be published by September 3, but it was stayed by the High Court till it decides on those petitions.

The petitioners have challenged the rules that allow the advantage of reservation only to local students, questioning how such domicile rules could be applied in private unaided colleges.

Andhra University: Apply For Admission In MBA Courses

 

Andhra University has released admission notification for full time MBA program. The interested and eligible candidates for its full-time four year MBA degree course. The selection of the candidates will be depend on the basis of merit of state level entrance examination. Interested candidates can reach out to the official website to apply for the MBA specialization of their choice.

For three years MBA degree course, intensive counseling and contact programmes will be held at study centres for 12 days. In case of two years MBA degree course, classes will be conducted on the select a few centres.

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Programmes Offered:

Two year executive MBA (finance / marketing / HRM)

Three year MBA (marketing / finance / HRM)

Eligibility Criteria For MBA Programmes

The candidates who want to build a successful career in the field of management should possess a Bachelor’s degree other than from BFA and BA (OL) from Andhra University and/or any other university recognize by Andhra University. The minimum passing criteria for the general category is 50 percent which, as per the norms and 45 percent for aspirants belonging to the SC/ST/OBC & PWD categories. Further, candidates with professional qualification like BE/B.Tech/ law /CA/ B.Pharma /ACS/AMIE/AIETE/ICWA/medicine are also eligible to apply.

Andhra University Selection Procedure

Aspirants will be selected for MBA programmes on the basis of their performance in state level entrance examination. However, those who have five years of work experience after graduation can get admission without entrance test.

Andhra University MBA Course: How to Apply!

Candidates who want to pursue management course in any of the specializations mentioned above need to reach out to the official website. Download the application form and fill it with the correct details and then send it to the address mentioned in the notification.

Andhra University: MBA Important Dates

The entrance examination will be conducted at the specified centres on September 11, 2016.

Stay tuned to Collegescan.in for further updates.

IBSAT 2016: Important Dates Are Out

 

IBSAT is widely known as ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test is an online aptitude test , hosted by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education Hyderabad. It is a national level exam, conducted to check the candidate's ability in quantitative techniques, data adequacy, analytical reasoning, vocabulary, reading comprehension and data interpretation.

The exam is conducted every year for admission in several campuses of IBS offering MBA/PGPM and PhD programmes.

Interested candidates can apply by visiting the official website of IBS or can directly register on http://admissions.ibsindia.org/ibsat2016/registration/indexregistration.asp. Offline applications are also available in the various marketing offices of IBS.

The IBSAT 2016 Schedule includes IBSAT 2016 application dates, exam dates, result date and the dates for the selection briefing and selection process. All the selection related processes will take place at IBS Hyderabad. Once selected, students will have to report to their respective campuses for the commencement of classes in June, 2017.

IBSAT 2016: Eligibility Criteria

The candidate should hold graduation degree in any stream with mandatory English subject from the repued institute with minimum 50% marks.

The candidate must have done 15 years of regular education.

The candidates who have distance education degree, part time degree or online degree is not applicable for the exam.

The candidate studying in the last semester or final year examination may also register for the exam but they should passed their education as per the eligibility criteria before 31 May, 2016.

IBSAT 2016: Important Dates

Events	Dates (Tentative)
Application Form Release Date	1st July 2016
Application Form End Date	9th December 2016
Date of Examination	16th – 27th December 2016
Result Announcement Date	6th January 2017
Selection Briefing	20th – 30th January 2017
Selection Process for MBA/PGPM	17th – 26th February 2017 at IBS Hyderabad

Fees for MBA/ PGPM Programmes at IBS:

MBA programme at IBS Hyderabad- INR 6.25 LPA

MBA programme at IBS Dehradun and IBS Jaipur- INR 2.55 LPA

PGPM programme at IBS Ahmedabad, IBS Kolkata, IBS Bengaluru, IBS Gurgaon, IBS Mumbai and IBS Pune- INR 3.63 LPA.

Stay tuned to Collegescan.in for further updates.

After NEET, MHRD is Thinking For Change In Engineering Admissions

Just three years after change in JEE Exam, the Ministry Of Human Resource (MHRD) is now thinking to massive change in JEE 2017 Exam. To boost the number of students in IIT's, HRD minister Prakash Javadaekar is expecting to meet with IIT members on an issue concerning to National Authority for Testing (NAT).

National Authority for Testing exam is aimed at changing the way of entrance exams to IITs and other top ranking colleges under the central government are conducted. Consequently, HRD minister is mulling to establish NAT, which is aimed at assessing the abilities of candidates before they appear for JEE. HRD minister is thinking to introduce single test system for admissions in top institutes of India such as NIITs, IITs, GFTIs and IIITs. NAT exam is inspired from the SAT exam conducted in the United States for admission in diverse colleges.

Based on the marks obtained from NAT, candidates will be eligible for JEE Advanced. MHRD will meet IIT Council and will start working on the blueprint of NAT. The blueprint will comprise changes of entrance examination structure on which admissions are granted to as prestigious institutes of technologies as IIT and NITs are.

Major points on Nat Exam:

NAT will be conducted online four times in a year and it will test the analytical aptitude of the students instead of subject knowledge.

National Authority for Testing (NAT) exam will be conducted as a general aptitude test whose score will be used to shortlist candidates for diverse engineering programs.

From October 2016 the NAT's exam services will expected to be implemented for the session 2017.

The NAT 2017 exam will help in identifying aspirants scientific bent of mind and will help in reducing the student’s dependency on coaching Institutes.

To Be A Doctor Students May Have To Appear For Another Exam After MBBS

Soon NEET (National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test ) will not be enough for one to become a doctor or pursue higher medical education. NEET will not be considered as a qualifying examination for MBBS graduates to study at post graduate level or to practice medicine. So, MBBS candidates will have to clear another medical exam called National Licentiate Examination (NLE) to become a doctor.

The government in the National Medical Commission Bill has suggested that students have to clear about NLE (National Licentiate Examination) after completing MBBS to practice in diverse medical colleges.

Government officials in the National Medical Commission Bill, have proposed NLE to evaluate MBBS graduates on the lines of skill tests conducted to hire teachers.

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NITI Aayog Proposed To Introduce NLE

"We felt that the test will force the institutions to introduce quality as questions would be raised if a large number of students fail to clear the test. Only those who clear the test will get license to practice," said a senior member of NITI Aayog.

For the first time, NITI ( National Institution for Transforming India ) Aayog suggested to introduce NLE to evaluate graduates from medical colleges in India.

In the draft bill, the NITI Aayog revamp the medical education system in the country by introducing new exams, along with focusing on devising uniform academic and examination standards for more than 450 medical colleges in India.

The draft bill also proposed for setting up separate undergraduate and postgraduate boards for medicine education to oversee all its aspects. The bill also proposes to regularly rate medical colleges on the basis of their performance and infrastructure.

There will be Aadhar based national register of all doctors and medical students in the country and new medical colleges will be set up after the approval of the concerned accreditation body.

The decision to form a new law was made after receiving a report from a Parliamentary Committee described MCI as an ‘opaque and ossified body’, which was unable in carrying out its enormous work of regulating medicine education in the country.

SNAP 2017: Know All Details Here

 

 

The SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test) is a university level examination regulated by Symbiosis University. The exam is mandatory for those candidates seeking for admission in management courses such as MBA offered by associated institutions of Symbiosis International University. After clearing this test, candidates have to go through the Personal Interview and Written Test organized by each of these institutions.

Symbiosis University:

Symbiosis is one of the most important and well known universities across India. The University provides diverse management courses to the students. This conduct Symbiosis National Aptitude Test test each year in the month of December. It is paper pencil based test. Each year the admission notification get released and as like every year this year also SNAP 2017 notification is now available on the official site so candidates who are looking for it, they can get all the details here.

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SNAP Important Dates:

SNAP 2017 is scheduled to take place in the third week of December-2016 at 30 designated cities across India. Aspirants have to register for both SNAP 2017 and for individual institutes offering courses of candidates’ choice. SNAP 2017 Registration Process is expected to commence in the final week of August-2016 and conclude by the final week of last week of November-2016. SNAP 2017 is an online process and will start from the month of August 2017. The aspirants can avail admit card in the month of December.

Events	Dates
Commencement of SNAP 2017 Application Process	August 25, 2016
Conclusion of SNAP 2017 Application Process	November 27, 2016
Last Date for SNAP 2017 Application Fee Submission	November 30, 2016
Availability of SNAP 2017 Admit Card	December 05, 2016- December 20, 2016
SNAP 2017 Exam Date	December 20, 2016
Declaration of SNAP 2017 Result	January 11, 2017
Declaration of Shortlisted Candidates for Group Exercise and Personal Interaction	3rd week of January 2017
Group Exercise and Personal Interaction	February 02, 2017- February 22, 2017
Declaration of Merit List	February 25, 2017
Last date for SNAP 2017 Admission Fee payment	2nd week of March 2017
Commencement of Pre-Induction Programme	March 15, 2017
Programme Commencement Date	1st week of June

SNAP 2017 Eligibility Criteria

The aspirants must check SNAP 2017 Eligibility Criteria before starting with the Application process. Candidates should have at least 50% marks in aggregate at graduation level. The minimum marks criteria is relaxed to 45% in case of SC/ST candidates.

SNAP 2017 Application Process

The SNAP 2017 Application Process will commences from the last week of August and ends by the month of November. The candidates have to follow the following steps for the SNAP 2017 Application Process:

SNAP 2017 Registration Process

SNAP 2017 Application Fee Payment

Step 1: Registration

Visit the official website for registration: http://www.snaptest.org/popup.html

On the homepage, there are two options “New candidate” or “Already registered candidate”.

A new applicant has to fill the application form under the tab “New candidate”.

On clicking the “New candidate” tab a new webpage appears. Candidates will be redirected to a new webpage.

In the new window, candidates will required to fill their personal details like name, phone number, email address and date of birth.

After providing these details, candidates will receive the registration ID and password on their registered mail id.

Candidates should check their email ID for obtaining the registration ID and password.

They need to enter the registration ID and password and start filling the form to complete the SNAP 2017 Application Process.

Step 2 Fee Payment

The SNAP 2017 Application Fee can be paid by 4 modes namely through Credit Card/ Net Banking/ Cash/ DD.

Credit Card- Provide valid card number, CVV number and pin number in the blank fields provided. Wait till the page redirects to a different page displaying the payment receipt.

Net Banking- Provide the bank details asked and the One Time Password (OTP) in the fields provided. The amount is transferred directly into the University’s Bank Account.

Cash Payment- Download the format of the proforma or e-challan provided on the official website and fill the details asked. The receipt is payable at Axis Bank or Indian Bank. Retain the student’s copy of the challan for personal use. Sign University’s copy and post it to the University Address.

Demand Draft- Download the format of the DD from the official website and submit an amount of INR 1500+Additional Bank charges. Post the receipt of payment to the University Address. Enter the DD details in the SNAP 2017 Application Form.

SNAP 2017 Admit Card:

SNAP 2017 Admit Card will be issue to the candidates who complete the SNAP 2017 Application Process successfully.

The Admit Card will be available on the official website in the 2nd week of December 2016.

The candidates must safely keep the SNAP 2017 ID and Password provided during the SNAP 2017 Application Process.

The candidates must paste a passport sized recent colored photograph on the SNAP 2017 Admit Card which is similar to the photograph uploaded during the SNAP 2017 Application Process.

The candidates are required to carry the photo identity proof along with the SNAP 2017 Admit Card to the Exam Center.

SNAP 2017 Exam Centers

SNAP 2017 will be conducted across 30 cities spread across the country. The candidates have to indicate their preference of the SNAP 2017 Exam Center in the SNAP 2017 Application Form. In case the candidate desires to change the SNAP 2017 Exam Center then he/she must contact the allocating authority- Symbiosis Test Secretariat.

The table below provides the list of various SNAP 2017 Exam Centers:

SNAP 2017 Exam Centers	SNAP 2017 Exam Centers	SNAP 2017 Exam Centers
Agra	Gurgaon	Lucknow
Ahmedabad	Guwahati	Mumbai
Allahabad	Hyderabad	Nagpur
Bengaluru	Indore	Nashik
Bhopal	Jaipur	Noida
Bhubaneshwar	Jamshedpur	Patna
Chandigarh	Kanpur	Pune
Chennai	Kochi	Surat
Delhi	Kolkata	Vashi
Faridabad	Kolhapur	Visakhapatnam