5 Common Mistakes students make while choosing College

1. Proximity to Hometown

This has cost a lot many, a lot much. In today’s Global era, there is no such thing as proximity. Students think that they will be near to parents. Hence end up chossing wrong college. After 3-4 years of college, job will for sure take you different places. Choose the college that best suits your plans in life, not your plans to travel.

2. My relative said so

This is a common mistake. We call is wrong counselling. Students end up taking the word of a close relative and choose the wrong college. Don’t follow what they say blindly. Take suggestions, make enquiry. Reach an informed decision and not just play blind.

3. Topper Syndrome 

All the toppers are taking a particular stream. I should also choose the same. One size fits all is never a good option. Think what you want to do in life. What you want to become. Will you be able to cope up with a particular stream of studies? You should not fall for the Topper Syndrome.

4. He/She is also joining there

Believe me I have seen a lot of youngsters falling into this trap. They join the same college which their boyfriend/girlfriend (or mere infatuation sometimes) us choosing. Such students more often than not end up destroying their lives. Since they didn't choose the college out of merit, studies take a back seat. Secondly school romances rarely materialize. Boy/Girl end up hooking with someone else in college, and you are left to burn daily of angst. Never choose college from heart, apply the brain please.

5. It pays well

This is a dreadful thing to do to you. You choose a college/stream for it is currently fetching handsome salaries. You don’t choose what you like. This creates a lot of complexity. You have to like what you are studying or what you are doing. If you don’t like it, life ends up miserable. You can earn in any field if you got talent and will. But choosing a college just for the sake of money is bound to give a prolonged miserable life.

IIM Odisha racing against time to start admission from 2015 itself

IIM Odisha is racing against time to start admissions from this year itself. A team has been been constituted by Central Government to finalize temporary site for the college.

Once the site is finalized, the admissions process can start. Session start date for IIM Indore, which is helping with IIM Odisha is June 26, by which the site, if finalized, will be able to start admissions. This comes as a good news for IIM aspirants.

The date of 26th June might be tweaked if everything falls in place for IIM Odisha. The four member team is led by Praveen Kumar, joint secreatary MHRD. Given the push from ministry level, Odisha might have it's own IIM sooner than anticipated.

UPSC: Use of Scribes allowed in Exam for Blind and other Disable Students

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In a long due course correction, candidates appearing Civil Services Exam and suffering from Blindness, Cerebral Palsy and Locomotor disability have been allowed to you scribes.

According to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), these candidates will get extra 20 mins per hour to write the exam to compensate for disability. This has been hailed by educationalists and students alike, as a historic gesture. 

Cerebral Palsy effects movement of body, while locomotor disability effects joints and muscles. Both hinders writing capacity. For 3 hours paper, 60 mins will be the grace time along with the use of scribe from 2015 onwards.

Didn’t clear IIT JEE: Don’t worry, its IIT’s loss, not yours!

Not a big deal anymore!

IIT JEE (Advanced) 2015 results are out. Few dreams fulfilled. A lot of heartbreaks. If you couldn’t clear JEE, don’t worry, its IIT’s loss, not yours. No need brooding over it. Today’s India is far more different that India of 15 years ago. Opportunities are far more than a decade ago. 

The hoopla of IIT’s has taken a toll on generations after generations. Lack of opportunities in India, coupled with IT boom and Y2k bug around the years 2000, resulted in a mad rush to IIT’s. Just like becoming an IAS started meant lots of power and black money, IIT’s started became synonymous with US visa. If you need to get out of India, clear JEE. Rampant corruption, crippling infrastructure, lack of jobs, lower wages all came together to the point of feeling, “To Hell with India” and “India ka kuch nahin ho sakta”. 

That Indians working abroad, don’t like to admit it, is not a sign of their arrogance and hypocrisy. It’s coz they still have soft corner about their birth country. They fled not because they are bad, they fled due to circumstances. 

As of today, a lot of such IT workers have come back to India. Lots of them have lost their jobs in US/UK, due to recession and global uprising against out sourcing.  Pay scales have increased 10 fold in India since the year 2000. Today if you are bright, you get a plum job and can live a lavish life in any metro city in India. It’s easy for both husband and wife to get a job in the same city in India. Abroad it’s very difficult. So one of the two ends up working. 

What I am trying to get at is, if you don’t clear JEE, don’t worry. Handsome opportunities beckons. Stay focused and be confident. That’s all I ask of you. 

Top 10 IIT Coaching Institutes in Delhi 2015

Cracking IIT is a dream of all engineering aspirants.

Students who want to pursue IIT coaching in Delhi, I am sure a lot of you would be wondering which coaching institute to choose from. 

By the latest trends and performance, below is the list of Top 10 coaching institutes in Delhi 2015.

S No.	IIT Coaching Institutes in Delhi
1	Akash Institute
2	FIIT JEE
3	Vidyamandir
4	Narayna
5	Sri Chaitanya
6	Takshila Institute
7	Pie Education
8	Brilliant Tutorials
9	IIT Study Circle
10	Prakash Institite

IIT JEE (Advanved) 2015 Results Out: Check now.

JEE (Advanced) 2015 results are out. 2 out of Top 3 are from Delhi zone. Around 26.5k students wer evying for 10000 seats in premier IIT's. 

IIT-Bombay zone shined with 34 out of Top 100 from the zone. This has almost doubled from last years 18. 

Stavat Jagwani from Satna has bagged AIR-1 (469/504). Followed by Janak Agarwal and Mukesh Pareekh, both from Indore. Krati Tiwari, AIR-47 has topped among girls. 

Successful candidates (in Advanced) either falling in Top 20 percentile of their respective boards or scoring 75% above in Class XII boards are eligible for Admission to IIT's 

Please check your results on the IIT website from 10 AM onwards

JEE Results at: http://www.jeeadv.iitb.ac.in/results-jee-advanced-2015

JEE Results also at: http://www.jagranjosh.com/results/jee-advanced-result-online-101005

JEE (Advanced) was conducted on 24th May for admission to 20 IIT's and ISM Dhanbad.

Top 10 IIT Coaching Institutes in Kota 2015

Cracking IIT is a dream of all engineering aspirants. When it comes to IIT coaching, the first thing thing that comes to mind is Kota. 

I am sure a lot of you would be wondering which coaching institute to choose from. 

By the latest trends and performance, below is the list of Top 10 coaching institutes in Kota 2015.

S No.	IIT Coaching Institutes in Kota
1	Vibrant Academy
2	Resonance
3	Bansal Classes
4	Motion
5	Allen Institute
6	FIITJEE
7	Akaskh Institute
8	Rao IIT Academy
9	Brilliant Tutorials
10	Career Point

AIPMT 2015 Cancelled: 6 Tips for Students

Supreme Court cancelled All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) 2015. 

More than six lac students who appeared for the exams are facing some anxious moments. 

I am sure they are having millions of questions. 

Don't worry folks, Here are few tip on what you can do in the meanwhile.

Here are 6 Next steps that can help students.

1. Since this a Supreme Court verdict, it is highly unlikely that the decision will change. Time to mentally prepare yourself that re-exam is bound to happen.

2. Stop thinking and start reading. There is no point of endless debates with parents and friends about the CBSE or Supreme Court verdict. It won't help you. You will get a lot of time in life to think about this nightmare. Immerse yourself in your books.

3. Most probably exam will be held 1 month from now. 12th July Sunday seems to be a date as of now. Things will get clear in coming days. Given the logistics involved in organising the exam, it seems unlikely to take place any-time before that.

4. Imagine that exam is still one month away and prepare accordingly. Don't brood over what date CBSE will declare for the re-exam. They will do whatever/whenever they wish. You start revising with one month timetable. 

5. Consider last exam as a mock test. Don't get bogged down by your performance in that exam. Every exam is different. Every day is new. Maybe it's your lucky break. You might better your performance. Don't be too over confident too, if you cracked last exam well. Time to put in hard work again.

6. Keep yourself stress free. Talk to your parents and take their help if required. Just don't take tension.

For more information check AIPMT website.

Controversy in Answer Key for IIT JEE (Advanced) 2015

Barely 3 days before the JEE (Advanced) 2015 results, IIT has released an updated answer key for the exam.

Controversy erupted after leading coaching classes and students analysed the previous answer sheet provided by IIT. A physics question had two correct answers while another one was muddled in ambiguity. After much hue and cry, marks are being to people who have marked either of the answer, while bonus marks will be given to all students for ambiguous mathematics question.

Even with this move controversy is not dying down. Students who didn't attempt the physics question fearing negative marking are up in arms. In IITs every single mark can result in up to 100 change in JEE ranks.

Please check the updated answer sheet for Paper 1 and Paper 2 below,

JEE (Advanced) Paper 1 Answer Sheet 

JEE (Advanced) Paper 2 Answet Sheet 

Mumbai FYJC, Minority Quota Admission Begins

Admission Process (offline) in FYJC for minority quota has begum from June 9, 2015 and will go on till June 18. All empty seats after the offline process will be open for online process. Students would need attested copy of SSC mark-sheet along with the school leaving certificate.

A lot of institutions which have upto 50% reservation for Sindhis and other minorities are up for grabs. 

How Not to Not-Crack IIT?

Okay the heading reads goofy, I admit it. But there is a reason behind it. A lot of people meet me for counselling on "How to crack IIT?". What I tell them forms the crux of the article.

What I will tell today, might seem far fetched but believe me, it is the truth. Cracking IIT is not a tough task in itself. All it requires is good guidance and lack of luxury.

The more you live a life of luxury, the difficult it becomes to crack IIT. Remember sense of security breeds incompetence. I urge parents not to indulge too much into their child's wishes at the early age. Imbibe in him/her a sense of insecurity related to money. Don't make it easy on him.

This has to come from inside, I will lead life of a poor man, if I don't crack IIT. This my friend is the easiest way to crack IIT.

I have observed most of the students are sharp. Just that they put their energies in different fields. A good guidance is all one needs. Teacher might not be good academician. He should be a good motivator. Academics will be taken care of by the student himself, who don't want to live poor.

Most of you might not agree with my approach. But it is what it is.

A sense of insecurity and a good a motivator is all one needs.

Rajasthan Class 10th Board results to come out 10th June

Judgement day today for Class 10th Rajasthan Board students. Results are likely to come out around 11 AM today.

Students can access the results at below portal:

http://rajresults.nic.in/

Maharashtra 10th board SSC results 2015 declared

SSC, 10th Class board results have been declared for Maharashtra board on 8th June 2015.

To check your results, please log on to the below links:

1. http://mahresult.nic.in/ssc2015/ssc2015.htm

2. http://results.maharashtraeducation.com/

3. http://m.rediff.com/exam_results

Please keep your roll number and mother's first name as you will have to enter these two details to access the results.

Best of luck to all the students. 

Top 10 Law Colleges in India 2015

For all the budding lawyers out there. Here is the list of top 10 Law Colleges in India 2015.

Law as a stream is quiet variable when it comes to earnings. Top notch lawyers earn crores. 

With the amount of pending cases in India, we sure do need youngsters more and more in this field.

Here is the Top 10 for 2015.

S No.	Law Colleges
1	National Law School of  India University, Bangalore
2	National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad
3	Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi
4	National Law University, Jodhpur
5	National Law Institute University, Bhopal
6	Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
7	I.L.S. Law College, Pune
8	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
9	Amity Law School, Delhi
10	Symbiosis Law College, Pune

Top 10 Fashion Designing Colleges in India 2015

Fashion designing course is for the creative ones. 

Fashion designers are one of the highest paid in the glamour industry. 

If you are hard working, sky is the limit.

For the fashion designing enthusiasts, below is the list of Top 10 Fashion Designing Colleges in India for 2015.

S No.	Fashion Designing Colleges
1	National Institute of Fashion Design, Delhi
2	Pearl Academy, Delhi
3	National Institute of Fashion Design, Mumbai
4	National Institute of Fashion Design, Bengaluru
5	Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
6	National Institute of Fashion Design, Hyderabad
7	National Institute of Fashion Design, Chennai
8	National Institute of Fashion Design, Kolkata
9	Northern India Institute of Fashion Design, Mohali
10	Pearl Academy, Jaipur

Top 10 MCA Colleges India 2015

MCA is a postgraduate course. Master of Computer Applications. MCA's work with multinational companies with heavy pay packages.

They work as Software Engineers, System Managers among others.

Today the demand of MCA in IT Industry is huge.

If are looking do MCA, below is the list to aid you in finalizing one.

S No.	MCA Colleges
1	University of Pune
2	Jawaharlal Nehru University
3	University of Hyderabad
4	NIT Tiruchi
5	Birla Institute of Technology
6	NIT Surathkal
7	Motilal Nehru National institute of Technology
8	PSG College of Technology
9	NIT Rourkela
10	ITM University

Top 10 MBA Colleges in India 2015

Thousands of MBA colleges have mushroomed across the country over last decade or so.

If you are an MBA aspirant, finalizing the college might become a headache.

We bring to you Top 10 List of MBA Colleges in India for 2015 to aid you in choosing the best one for you.

S No.	Management Colleges
1	Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
2	Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, Kolkata
3	Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
4	Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
5	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur
6	Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi
7	Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode
8	Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Indore
9	S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
10	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi

Top 10 Commerce Colleges in India 2015

Commerce Stream is one of the sought after in India. Why not, it deals with money.

With the advent of foreign banks in India, this stream has got a huge boost. With heavy pack packages.

Apart from that, one can opt for Commercial banks, accountancy jobs etc.

If you are confused as to which College to choose from, Here is the list of top 10 Commerce Colleges in India.

S No.	Commerce Colleges
1	Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi
2	Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi
3	Loyola College, Chennai
4	Christ University, Bangalore
5	St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
6	Anil Surendra Modi School of Commerce (ASMSOC), Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies University of Mumbai
7	Symbiosis School of Arts and Commerce, Pune
8	St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore
9	Hansraj College, University of Delhi
10	Madras Christian College, Chennai