Thursday, 28 March 2013
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Friday, 15 March 2013
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Thursday, 7 March 2013
THE HINDU
Meet on cyber security today
CDAC, CSI and JNTU-Hyderabad are conducting ‘InfoSec-2013,’ a conference on highlighting security concepts and advancements in cyber security arena on the JNTU-H campus on March 8 and 9. About 1,100 engineering students and faculty will be participating, according to a press release.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
USB Flash Drive Concept
you are like me and have unused small micro SD cards lying around the
house or office from old mobile phones and devices, the Collector USB
Flash Drive Concept can put them to good use. It combines a number of
small capacity memory Micro SD cards, or large if you have the funds.
Transforming them into one useable USB memory flash drive.
The Collector USB Flash Drive concept has been designed by Fang-Chun
Tsai and is still just a idea at the moment so no details are available
on the mechanics of the partitioning as yet.
Monday, 4 March 2013
Sunday, 3 March 2013
THE HINDU-ASK THE US CONSULAR CHIEF
Questions about U.S. student visas? The Hindu and
Chennai Central@The Hindu in association with the U.S. Consulate
General, Chennai, will host the first-ever joint Facebook wall chat on
student visas on March 7 at 2 p.m. Consular Chief Nick Manring will
answer the most ‘Liked’ questions about student visas, including the
application and interview process. Can’t join the chat live? You can
start asking your questions at 8 p.m. on March 6. Make sure to ‘Like’ us
and ‘Share’ the post with your friends through our Facebook pages:
http://www.facebook.com/chennai.usconsulate,
http://www.facebook.com/thehindu, and http:
//www.facebook.com/ChennaiCentral
View the video of Consular Chief Nick Manring here: thne.ws/us-studentvisa
THE HINDU-CMAT IS COOL
Students aspiring to study management can often be
overwhelmed by the sheer choice of colleges and degrees available to
them. At the same time, these colleges come with their own requirements
for admissions, most requiring applicants to have written at least one
common entrance exam for management. With no consensus on one exam for
the country's management colleges, students often had to write multiple
to keep their bets safe. Now, with the scrapping of
Karnataka's Post-Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) in favour of the
national Common Management Aptitude Test (CMAT) conducted by the All
India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), CMAT is now the only
gateway to government quota seats. While many students appear to be
welcoming the move, its sudden introduction threw many off gear, even
prompting the AICTE to hold another testing window for State students in
May.
Anish Roy Choudhary, B.Sc third year, Physics, Maths and Computer
Science (PMC), St. Joseph's College of Arts and Science, Bangalore
I feel that scrapping of PGCET in favour of CMAT was
a good move, as it saves the hassle of applying for several different
examinations. The time and expense involved in applying for various
management colleges thus reduces drastically. It’s certainly a breather
for management aspirants like me who are seeking seats under the
government quota. But the introduction of CMAT exam was not in a planned
manner, resulting in many students, me included, missing its first two
rounds, as we were not aware of them. I now plan on writing the third
round scheduled in May.
Overall, CMAT is an excellent
option. With it, several management colleges from different States
would come under one umbrella, which more or less ensures a fair
competition for all. It’s beneficial for aspirants who haven’t scored
well in CAT and gives them another chance to succeed.
Abhinav Singh Bhal, B.Tech graduate in Computer Science, Amrita University, Bangalore
With the nationwide exam like CMAT being made
compulsory, the opportunities for MBA aspirants multiply as they get
more B- schools to choose from.
An aspirant from
Uttar Pradesh can now get a shot at better institutes in Maharashtra or
Karnataka, something that was formerly a distant dream. For nationwide
admissions, aspirants need write just one exam (CMAT) instead of
multiple State exams, a process that consumes both time and energy.
I
feel CMAT being made mandatory has opened many doors for MBA aspirants
in the country, making it an excellent move. CMAT remains a viable
option for most of the B-school aspirants as the IIMs short-list only
the top percentile candidates for their programme while the others do
not get any calls. With other top MBA colleges short-listing candidates
on the basis of CMAT scores, writing it grants excellent options for
B-School aspirants.
Mohit M.B., B.E. fourth year, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amrita University, Bangalore
I wrote neither CMAT nor PGCET, but I'm planning to
write CAT. While I do feel that making a common exam was a good move,
they need to get the word out to more people.
They
could have set it up as India's Graduate Management Aptitude Test
(GMAT), getting more support from good institutions. That will encourage
more people to consider it.
Another issue is that a
lot of institutes consider CAT scores as well. So, if I write the CAT,
I'd have a shot at the IIMs as well as other good institutes. If they
make the CAT exclusive for the IIMs only, and CMAT for all other places,
it might work out better. At the moment, I'd rather write CAT than
CMAT.
Ayush Naulakha, B.Sc third year, Biotechnology- Chemistry-Botany, St. Joseph's College of Arts and Science, Bangalore
Having a nationwide CMAT exam on similar lines to
CAT is better than the State-level PGCET. With this, we get an
opportunity to try out more number of colleges across the country than
in a particular State. Although CMAT has not been planned well and there
were very few who gave it, I feel students will find this better than
State-level PGCET.
Cracking CAT is tougher and so if a
student gets a good score in CMAT he stands a good chance to get into
good B-schools even if he hasn’t done well in CAT. CMAT can serve as a
national exam to get into B-school rather than writing CAT which is
exclusive for IIMs, but also taken by other B-schools across the
country. This will definitely reduce the CAT pressure.
Himanshu Arora, BBM third year, Christ University, Bangalore
I feel CMAT is far more useful to a student than
PGCET was. It still lets you get into MBA colleges in Karnataka but you
also get a shot at colleges around the country.
It
just needs to advertise itself better so that more students write it. I
wasn't aware of the exam and so I missed it, but I'm planning on writing
the next round in May. That said, I think students should keep their
options open and write multiple examinations, such as XAT or CAT, if
they want a wide range of options.
THE HINDU-E Plus Challenge - 2013 youth festival today
E Plus Challenge - 2013 youth festival today
Third edition of The Hindu Education Plus
`Inter-Collegiate E Plus Challenge-2013’ State Championship is all set
to thrill about 1,000 students from all over Andhra Pradesh and test
their communication skills through five varied competitive events on
Monday at P.B. Siddhartha Arts and Science College, Moghalrajpuram in
Vijayawada. Students drawn from engineering and
medical colleges will vie with their counterparts from arts and science
colleges to show their mettle in English Elocution, Group Discussion,
Paper Presentation, Quiz and Creative Performance on stage. The event is
being orgnaised in association with the Siddhartha Academy of General
and Technical Education and GIT Grafx IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. as
knowledge partners.
Two regional rounds of E Plus
Challenge was completed at Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad on February 22
and 27 identifying three regional winners from each place. These six
teams will be joined by three from Vijayawada Region on Monday afternoon
to compete for the coveted trophy and a total prize money of Rs.60,000.
At Vijayawada 22 college teams (each comprising 30 students) will fight
it out for the top three places at the venue from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. In
the Visakhapatnam Regional final Vignan Institute Engineering for women
stood first followed by Raghu Engineering College and Lendi Institute
of Engineering and Technology. In the Hyderabad regional round CMR
College of Engineering and Technology, Vignan Institute of Technology
and Science and CMR Technical Campus were the top three winners. The
State Finals of the E Plus Challenge 2013 will commence at 2 p.m. at
the venue and prizes given away from 5 p.m. onwards at the valedictory.
While Rajiv Education and Employment Mission in Andhra Pradesh
(REEMAP) Chairman K.C. Reddy will be the chief guest, The Hindu
Education Plus Editor Shalini Arun along with The Hindu Senior Associate
Editor S. Nagesh Kumar will also be present. Competitions will be inaugurated by Siddhartha Academy President N. Venkateswarlu at 9 a.m. at Siddhartha Auditorium on Monday.
THE HINDU
Green card renewal is the responsibility of the USCIS
I have a green card that expired in Sept 2012. Can I
renew it in Hyderabad or New Delhi as I am planning to travel to the
U.S. in May?
Green card
renewals are the responsibility of the U.S. Customs and Immigration
Services (USCIS), a part of the Department of Homeland Security. USCIS
does not have an office at the U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad. You
need to contact the USCIS unit at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi at
NDI.Consular@uscis.dhs.
gov.
There
was a water drip on my passport due to which there is a small ink run
on one side of the photo on my U.S. visa. Is my visa valid for travel?
The
Department of Homeland Security uses the photo in your visa to confirm
your identity at the port of entry. If the water damage to your photo is
obstructing recognition, we recommend you apply for a new visa.
If
you seek entry into the U.S. and the immigration official determines
that the security and identification features of the visa have been
compromised, you will be denied entry.
I have been
admitted to the University of Colorado, Boulder for Fall 2013 and plan
to schedule my F1 visa interview in June. What supporting documents do I
need to bring to demonstrate the financial ability to bear the expenses
of my studies and do I also need to show the money required for both
years of study?
Congratulations
on your admission! You must demonstrate to the officer that you can
afford to pay for the first year of your education, lodging and other
expenses. How you demonstrate that is completely dependent on how you
plan to fund your schooling. Be prepared to show
financial evidence that you and/or whoever is supporting you, have
sufficient funds to cover your tuition and living expenses during the
period of your intended study (e.g., pay slips, income tax documents,
original bank books and/or statements, business registration or
licenses). In addition to showing sufficient readily
available resources for the full first year, you must show how the
additional year(s) will be supported. Again, how you show that is by
documenting your actual plans.
I changed my job in
Feb. 2011 and during my H1 transfer I forgot to transfer my daughter’s
H4 which expired in January 2012. I plan to travel to India for getting
my daughter’s visa stamped. Will there be any problem in getting her H4
visa stamped?
As
long as the principal applicant can demonstrate that he or she was in
status for that entire period of time, eligible H4 members may also be
considered to be in status.
Be prepared to provide an explanation and any necessary documentation to show that the H1B visa holder was in status. Please
note, to apply for a visa in India, your daughter needs to also be in
India. Getting a new visa does not extend your daughter’s status in the
U.S.; that is determined at the port of entry when the visa is
presented.
My H1B petition was sent back to USCIS in
December 2011 and it was reaffirmed by USCIS in February 2013 and
received by my employer. Can I submit my passport directly for the visa
stamping or do I need to apply for a new visa interview with a new
DS-160?
You do not have to
apply for a new visa. Please contact the U.S. Consulate at
HYDCEA@state.gov for an interview appointment based on the original
DS-160.
Friday, 1 March 2013
THE HINDU
Heavy power cuts from today
Two-hour cut in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Vizag, Tirupati and Warangal
Major cities in the State, including the State Capital,
will face a two-hour power cut from Friday even as the power utilities
have decided to impose heavy cuts in other areas.
In
addition to Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Warangal
will face two-hour cut every day, while the load shedding, as the
authorities call it, will be more pronounced in mandals and villages.
The Transco took recourse to power cuts as the demand shot up to 305
million units a day, while the generation was 235 MU from all sources,
including purchases.
Villages to be hit hard
According
to officials, the duration of the power cut in district headquarters
and municipal corporations would be fours hours and in towns and
municipalities six hours. Mandal headquarters will face the brunt with
an eight-hour cut, while the situation in villages will be worse as they
will get power along with the supply for agricultural pumpsets, which
is seven-hour supply.
The cut for all the places from
Hyderabad down to villages would be implemented necessarily in two
spells. Orders had been issued to the four distribution companies to
compulsorily provide electricity from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. for lighting
purpose in rural areas, in view of the students appearing for various
examinations. The cuts are likely to continue till mid-April when the
agriculture load is expected to tapper off gradually.
THE HINDU
Planning Commission Member visits BHEL
www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/planning-commission-member-visits-bhel/article4464925.ece
National Science Day celebrated
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/national-science-day-celebrated/article4464836.ece
IITians should prioritise research
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/iitians-should-prioritise-research/article4464409.ece
Wind energy sector gets a fillip
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/wind-energy-sector-gets-a-fillip/article4464321.ece
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