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Kota coaching Institutes go in a big way

Kota's coaching institutes take a leaf out of MDP of IIMs, recently Resonance announced its Faculty Training Programme (FTP) for IIT-JEE Coaching. This effort has been to manage the faculty crisis and to serve the growing base of the students. Resonance presently caters to more than 20 location in India and has more than 20,000 student base. Speaking on the occasion Mr Manoj Sharma ( Additional Director) said that FTP helps in building a large bench strength to serve the ever growing IIT- JEE aspirants.

NSO messed up this year

I have come to know that NSO exam conducted by SOF on 19 Nov was totally messed up. I can quote incidents where this exam's crediblity is at stake. Jaipur was closed on this day because of the swine flu, however this examination was conducted at few locations in Jaipur and in the rest of the India. when the school opened up few schools conducted this exam on 23 nov and the same exam paper was administerd to the students and at few location the exam was conducted on 24 Nov too. Looking at this it is understood the SOF Mgmt doesn't have any stand by arrangements to keep the sanctity of such a National Level Examination.
It seems it has become more a money making business with out any seriousness attached. gonig by this way it makes more sense to appear for Govt based exams who are ot very strong in marketing but the crebility is very high such as NTSE, Olympiads condcuted by HBCSE

Reforming Primary Education

Reforming Primary Education

This topic is widely discussed in intellectual circle where the importance of primary education has been emphasized again and again and we have seen that the policy makers are not leaving any stone unturned to increase the head count. Government is spending millions to make sure that Govt School have a decent turn up of the students. Whether the efforts have yielded desired results is a debatable issue.

As per some data available to me we are spending 6% of the GDP on primary health care and yet 35 million children drop out from schools every year. Our mid day meal schemes are attracting lot of students who earlier never had an opportunity to access the education. But the standard of the education in Govt. school is deteriorating day by day and this is alarming. Govt schools are very resource full from the physical infrastructure side but very inefficient when it come to execution and innovation. Resources which are used to run the schools are going in drain with out producing the desired results; our policy makers are responsible for such dire strait.

If we remove the incentives schemes (Mid day meals, free education and scholarship and free books) from the Govt. Schools, I am afraid that these schools will have any students left over. It’s more of a compulsion now for policy makers to continue with such freebies, absence of which will collapse the entire Govt. Primary education system in India. Schools have become am epitome of mismanagement.

Any sensible person whatever little he earns if he has an access to Pvt Education he will never his children in Govt schools. Some of you might say that we too have studied in Govt schools and they are not that bad, but we need to look in to things with today’s perspective, today we can’t even think of putting our children in govt schools. Even the bottom part of the pyramid who will be earning as less than as Rs 5000 a month will try to send his children to Pvt schools and will be paying Rs 1000 a month towards the fee.

This all is happening despite putting up the best faculty and paying them the best salaries and perks. We have got the excellent infrastructure with the Govt schools in India and yet the Govt schools produce the worst results. We can leave the JNV and KVs up to some extent out of discussions.

Govt Schools are producing the illiterate citizens who can barely read and write, and with the fraction of the resources, if utilized properly we can do wonders.

There are lots of things which our policy makers can do

1. Public Private Partnership: This has been discussed thoroughly already at various forums and as economics says, let the best survive, so PPP model should be encouraged.

2. Coupon System: Close the govt schools and use the spare resources to subsidize the education in pvt sector.

3. Top down Approach: Here comes my favorite approach, this is surely going to do wonders and if we can implement this even the best of the schools like Doon , Mayo will find it difficult to get the students.

We just need to make it compulsory for majority stake holders (in the govt and education system) that they send their kids to Govt schools only. This means that ministers, top bureaucrats and people working in education sector (Principals, teachers or other officers) will now have to send their kids to govt schools only. Our leaders show austerity by traveling in the cattle class and troubling the Aam Admi, now it is time to send Gandi family kids to Govt School not to the Doon school. People in govt who decides the policy they should test it too, how painful is their execution, the same thing should apply to primary and secondary health care too.

power of RTI

I have been using RTI for obtaining the information from NCERT regarding the NTSE , and i am very happy that NCERT has taken a learning from it, by declaring the marks of the selected and non selected students in the public domain.
However there are still lot of things which NCERT needs to do
1. NCERT should give the papers to students
2. NCERT should ask the states conducting stage 1 examination to do the same

Many Takers for IIT-R except Rajasthan

Times of India : 07-08-09 : As the Rajasthan Government has not been able to decide the final Location for IIT-Rajasthan. Many new states have shown their interest in establishing IIT-R in their states. In a meeting held in Delhi in the last month (July 2009) where the representatives of all new IITs were present except IIT-R. Representatives from Karnataka showed their interest in establishing IIT in their state despite that Karnataka has already got the nod from Ministry of HR for IIT-Bangalore, Similarly representative from Chhattisgarh also showed their keen interest. When representatives of Rajasthan Government were approached who were not present in the meeting, they told that the issue of IIT-R is one of the main concern of Rajasthan Govt. but it is being delayed due to other unwanted isuues like Gurjar Andolan & others. Now these issue are over, the final location will be decided soon & information will be sent to Ministry of HR shortly.

Actual NTSE Interview Questions

I am putting up the questions which some of my students faced last year when they appeared for NTSE Interview last year. I hope this will be useful for the students who plan to take interview this year. Please mail your feedback or suggestions to me at nileshgupt@yahoo.com.

Interview Session 1

Interviewer : Tell us about yourself

Candidate : I belong to Kota and I am a student of class X of Modern School. I am honest, diligent, God-fearing, down to earth by Nature. I am an extrovert and believe in team work. I am very straight forward in my approach and expect the same from others. I am punctual, disciplined and respect the elders. I always look for innovations and learn all the time with everything I come across. I love to face challenges. I am very strong by character. I am very rational at thinking and confident about my work. Besideds academics, I am also a sportsman and I have represented my school in football at national level.

Interviewer : What are your career goals and how do you intend to fulfill them ?

Candidate : I have a burning desire to become an IIT’ian. Apart from that, I also want to become a good human being. I will pursue maths in XI & work hard to get success in IIT’s. I have been brought up with human values and etiquettes. I am confident that I will achieve whatever I desire by my perseverance & hard work.

Interviewer : What do you feel about your academic performance and achievements till date?

Candidate : I am satisfied with my academic performance till date. I have got distinctions in every class and topped the classes most of the time. But I have not taken my success for granted. I am ready for new challenges and want to prove my worth in the coming years.

Interviewer : Which is your favorite subject ? Why ?

Candidate : Mathematics is my forte. It is a very interesting and demanding subject as compared to other subjects. Besides, I don’t have to cram most of the things. It is based on logic and mental toughness and I like challenges.

Interviewer : What is your favourite pass - time OR How do you spend your leisure time / spare time ?

Candidate : Though I don’t get spare time that often but whenever I do get it, I like to enjoy it doing some healthier activities. I play some tough physical games like football, badminton and swimming. I also love to listen to soft music, read knowledgeable books and play chess.I have represented my school in the football team at national level too.

Interviewer : Mention one significant achievement in your life till date. Why do you consider it as an achievement?

Candidate : Selection in N.T.S.E. was my short term target when I appeared in X class. Now after selection, I am proud and satisfied about my achievement. It is an achievement in itself because the exam is conducted all across the country and one has to come winner among the top talents of the country. I am one of those lucky ones and am proud of it.

Interviewer : What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Candidate : Strenghts : I am diligent and confident and a rational thinker. I am trustworthy, faithful and believer in truth and honesty. I love to face challenges thrown upon me and I readily learn from my mistakes.

Weakness : Like all human beings I too have some weaknesses.I am very emotional. I can’t tolerate other’s sorrow. I am stubborn at what I feel is correct. I lose my calm when somebody cheats or misbehaves with me.

Interviewer : Why is NTSE scholarship important for you ?

Candidate : NTSE scholarship is important not only in the sense that it provides financial support in further studies but also proves that you are among the best in country’s talents. The chances of cracking/ fighting any big exams (IIT, M.B.A. etc.) thereafter are very bright for you.It develops confidence to fight all competitive exams.

Interviewer : Who is your idol / role model and why ?

Candidate : My father is my role model. I can think of no one else but him only. I have seen him in all walks of life against all odds. Whether it is personal or professional life, he has lived an ideal life. At work, he was appreciated and promoted for his hard work and integrity. This really boosts me to work in the same manner. He has inculcated human values, good manners, and sound education in me. He has helped me to grow as a person. I owe to him whatever I am today.

Interviewer : Why do you think we should we select you?

Candidate : I deserve to be selected because I am confident that I have given the correct replies to all your questions. I have all the qualities that are essential for an apt candidate and I meet to all your requisites. I keep to all my words whatever I have mentioned to you.

Interviewer : If you were told that you are not suitable for this job, how would you react ?

Candidate : If this situation arises, I shall ask you where I faltered. I would make up for those flaws, learn from my mistakes and come back completely armoured next time. It’s my keen desire to work with you and shall come prepared next time and meet all your needs.

Conclusion

A perfect and an apt candidate. He is confident and knows his subject. Besides academics, he is also good at sports and can bear the burden of hard work. He has complete subject knowledge and he is a keen learner too. Took the lead in the interview and led from the front.He has all the qualities that a candidate should possess.

Interview Session 2

Interviewer : Tell us about yourself

Candidate : I live in Kota and I am studying in class IX .I like reading and enjoy playing cricket as well as basketball.

Interviewer : What are your goals in your career ? What do you want to be ? How do you intend to achieve them?

Candidate : I want to become an IIT’ian. I am working very hard for it. I know God will help me to fulfil my dreams.

Interviewer : What do you feel about your academic performance till now?

Candidate : I am very happy and satisfied so far with my academic performance. I want to continue further like this and bring laurels to my family.

Interviewer : Which is your favorite subject and why ?

Candidate : I like mathematics the most as it is a challenging subject.

Interviewer : What is your favourite pass- time OR How do you spend your leisure time / spare time ?

Candidate : In my leisure time, I listen to soft music, read fiction novels & play chess.

Interviewer : Mention one significant achievement in your life till date. Why do you consider it as an achievement?

Candidate : Selection in N.T.S.E. was my big achievement. It is an achievement. It is an achievement because it is conducted at all India level.

Interviewer : What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Candidate : Strengths : I am a confident and hard working. I achieve my goals through conviction and belief in my abilities.

Weakness : I get upset when someone tries to contradict me. I am a bit short tempered too.

Interviewer : Why is NTSE scholarship important for you ?

Candidate : NTSE scholarship is important as it provides finincial support in further studies. It is a proof of your being among the top brains in the country.

Interviewer : Who is your idol / role model? (Be prepared for further questions).

Candidate : My father is my role model. I have learnt a lot from him. He has inculcated human values and good manners in me. I am always thankful to him.

Interviewer : Why should we select you?

Candidate : I am confident that I have given the correct replies to all your quaries. I keep to all my words whatever I have mentioned to you.

Interviewer : Why do you think we should we select you?

Candidate : I am confident that I have given the correct replies to all your querries and I am also hard working.

Interviewer : If you were told that you are not suitable for this job, how would you react ?

Candidate : I know I am fit for this job and I meet all your requirements. I don’t think you’ll reject my application.

Conclusion

Candidate lacks confidence in replying to the questions. Though a good-learner and knowledgeable he still needs to boost up his confidence. The candidate did not take the lead in the interview and gave half-heartedly answers. Needs charging up.

Actual questions Faced at NTSE Interview

Kaviti Sai Saurabh (NTSE Scholar-2009)

1. What have you prepared for this interview ?

2. Are you in touch with the current happenings ?

3. Why did Swami Dayanand decide to become a Maharishi ?

4. How do you separate sulphur from a mixture of iron and sulphur ?

5. What do you know about the Nuclear Deal ?

6. What are known as suicidal bags of cell ?

7. Why is cell called structural and functional unit of life

8. How does desert cooler cool the room during summer ?

Madhur Gupta (NTSE Scholar-2009)

1. What is your name ? Tell us something more about yourself

2. What does Global mean ? (Clue from the above question)

3. What are 6 physical features of India ?

4. What do you know about Peninsular plateaus ? Is it made up of sedimentary or metamorphic rocks ?

5. Which plateau in India is made of sedimentary rocks ?

6. Mention 5 rivers each of central highlands and deccan plateau.

7. What is chromatography ?

8. What is heat ?

9. How does photolytic breakdown of water take place ?

10. Can heat energy be converted to electric energy ? Give example.

11. How can a mixture of sand, common salt and camphor be separated.

Himanshu Goyal (NTSE Scholar-2009)

1. What is your School’s name ? Ans. Global Public School

2. What does Global mean ?

3. What is Globalisation.

4. What is the role of Nehru in freedom of India and in framing constitution.

5. What is your favorite topic in social science ?

6. Give the achievements of Akbar.

7. What was the aim of Din-i-ellhi ?

8. What are the physical features of Rajasthan ?

9. Why was there flood in Barmer ?

10. What is recent issue in politics of India now days ?

11.

Tell the relation between the following angles :

(i) Ð1 and Ð2 (ii) Ð2 and Ð4 (iii) Ð1 and Ð5

(iv) Ð4 and Ð9 (v) Ð7 and Ð13 (vi) Ð2 and Ð11

12. Tell the rule by which you can find whether the fraction is terminating or non-terminating.

13. What is heat and temperature ?

14. What is pressure ?

15. Tell the favourite subject in Science.

16. What are alloys ? Why alloys cannot be called Solution ?

17. Why is air a mixture ?

18. What is valency ?

19. Percentage of Cl (35 ) = 75% ; Cl (37) = 25% Average mass of Cl = ?

Abhijeet Kumar Arya (NTSE Scholar-2009)

1. Will the cardboard fall in following situations.

(i) Glass is completely filled with air.

(ii) Glass is partially filled with water.

(iii) Glass is completely filled with water.

2. Why does temperature decrease as we go to higher attitudes i.e. nearer to the Sun ?

3. Which identity can be used to solve :

4. Who founded the Arya Samaj and when ? Tell something about Dayanand Saraswati ?

5. Explain cell theory.

6. What are the types of Solution ? Explain ?

Purvi Gupta NTSE stage 2 Qualified

1. What have you prepared for the interview ?

2. What is your favourite subject ?

3. What is your strength and weakness ?

4. In each subject , which topic do you like ?

5. What are the 10 fundamental duties ?

6. How does UN promote peace in the world ?

7. Name all the peninsular rivers ?

8. What do you mean by prism ? Give details about prism, dispersion and refraction.

9. Write electronic configuration of Na and Cl.

10. Name the physical features of India.

11. What are resources ?

12. What are acids and bases ?

Ishan Saxena (NTSE Scholar-2009)

1. What is/are your school :

(a) Name (b) Timings (c) Strength

2. Define Western & Eastern Ghats

3. Define peninsular rivers

4. Tell about the Thar Desert

5. Define French Revolution.

6. Define Sound and Frequency.

7. Define Peptide Bonds.

8. Define metals & non-metals.

9. Define Vacuoles and Mitochondria ?

10. Identify electronic configuration of metals & non-metals.

2, 8 ,2 ; 2,8,7 Metals or Non-metals ?

Interview of National Talent Search Examination ( NTSE)

There is very little information regarding the NTSE interview. This article is going to help you regarding everything you want to know about the NTSE interview. I Happen to look at the score of last year top 500 interview qualified students. Last year the interview was of 25 marks and the minimum marks scored was 9 and the max marks scored was 25. final interview list is prepared by adding NTSe stage 2 and Interview marks.
It was observed that a student scoring more than 150 has became NTSE scholar.
I will keep posting more details about NTSE.

Prestigious Exam like Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Lacks Transparency

Prestigious Exam like Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Lacks Transparency

The "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana" is an ongoing program started by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to encourage students of Basic Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to take up research careers in these areas. The aim of the program is to identify and encourage talented students with aptitude for research. However the awarding of the fellowship is kept closely guarded secret by the authorities here. Being a KVPY Scholar is considered to be great achievement for a student but it seems the system is not at all transparent. The students are not given papers and nor told about the marks they have scored in the examination.

This leads to lot of questions and doubts raised in the manner this prestigious scholarship is awarded to students. While other examinations like AIEEE, IIT-JEE and CAT going for more transparency by giving out the papers and giving out the score card to students but it seems that the KVPY is not willing to learn any thing.

Supreme Court and Central Information Commission (CIC) have recently asked for more transparency in the system by divulging the details to students. RTI act is also instrumental towards improving the transparency, however the authorities at KVPY are least concerned about RTI and they are not ready to give the information sought under RTI act. It has been more than six months I have been seeking the information with IISc Bangalore, organization responsible for conduction of this examination with no results.

I have been denied information on filmsy grounds such as policy matter of the governing body.

MBA colleges don't follow ethics themselves

Some of the reputed colleges known for grooming the leaders are doing the plani cheating with the students. Symbiosis is a example how it's is cheating the students and violating the AICTE rules with out any compunction. Below please find the mail which i have recevied from a concenred parent
----- Original Message -----
From: bharath das To: cro_aicte@yahoo.com ; bharathdas@yahoo.com Cc:
nileshgupt@yahoo.com ; consumerhelp@sify.com Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008
3:58 PMSubject: SCMHRD return of fee paid.
Dear Sir, My son Rohit Bharath Das joined SCMHRD for MBA paying a fee of
Rs.1.75 lakhs. Some email correspondance occured between the college and he and
certain assignments were given to him during May 2008. He joined the college on
June 1st and stayed up to June 5th. He withdrew his admission from the college
and left the college on June 5th. An application reimburse the money paid was
not responded. So many calls and emails were send and finally they reimbursed
Rs.5,000/- the caution fee paid saying it as first installment. So many times
they were approached to reimburse the fee paid as per the policy published in
the web. According to the web they are bound to reimburse the whole fee minus
Rs.1000/- towards their administrative charges. A registered letter was sent to
them last week, for which they have responded that they are not bound by the
agreement to reimburse as per the agreement. We parents have no other way
option but to sign the printed formats. More over they have said the cases is
in jurisdiction of Pune court. They have already admitted another student in
his space and Mr. Mohit is occupuying his bed. No doubt, these institution is
cheating. Why should one pay in advance charges for food for which he has not
used, for books which is not recieved, software user charges for which not
used? Kindly advise me the course of action. I shall be willing to book such
crooks to justice. The principal is a colonel, not worthy of the post.
Bharath Das

Indian railways: Pathetic State

To,
DRM
Ahmedabad Divison
Western Railway

Sir,

I would like to give my comments on the functioning of the Ahmedabad railway station.

1. As soon as the person stands in front of the ticket counter he/she is approached by pimp (middle man) who is ready to provide berth in any class in any train of course on some premium. I wonder why do we need to have railway police or ticket counter.
2. Asking complain book is considered sin at this railway station (though the situation is not very good at other railway stations of India also). Passenger is harassed so much that he finally gives up the idea of writing complains. It really requires heroic efforts from the individuals.
3. Various vendors at railway station decide the rates by themselves, when asked for complain book one will be seen as animal from different planet.
4. Now finally some how if you have managed to get in to train, you will be welcomed by

eunuchs

, who can even slap you if you don’t pay them the money.
5. If some body is having a waiting, soon after he gets his/her latest waiting status from TTE, he/ she is approached by Pimp who offers a confirmed berth again for some premium. This clearly indicates a strong nexus between railway staff and pimps.

All this happens before the train departs from this station. I have not lost my faith in the system though most of the people have. I will request you to take actions to stop these this kind of incidents. Please don’t reply with thank you note stating that my complain will be looked in to.

Thanks
With Regards
Ex Flt LT Nilesh Gupta (India Air Force)
www.nileshgupta.blogspot.com

Copy to:
1. Sr. DGM (Vigilance), Western Railway Headquarters Office, Mumbai Central
2. General Manager (Commercial), Western Railway Headquarters Office, Mumbai Central
3. Member (Traffic), Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, New Delhi
4. CVC, Vigilance Department Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

B Schools are great. They fool the country's greatest minds

Priyank Bhardwaj was very happy when he received a call from Symbiosis (SCMHRD) in the month of Feb 05 and was told to deposit one lakh ten thousand rupees immediately. Prodigious as the sum was, completing management degree from a reputed college had been his dream and he was fascinated with the sheer opportunity at hand. He had worked for three years & saved for this day, and happily went on to deposited the money. But little did he know that was destined for some thing very big; for in the month of April he received an admission call from IIM Ahmedabad. His joy knew no bounds; he was going to study in the most sought after business school of Asia Pacific. He immediately wrote to SCHMRD about his selection in IIMA and the desire to withdraw his candidature from SCHMRD. SCHMRD paid him a mere ten thousand in the name of refund against the one lakh ten thousand that he had deposited. The important thing to note here is that the academic session of SCHMRD was to start only in the month of June.

This is not the story of only Priyank. Hundreds of students like Priyank every year get caught in the same act, carefully planned by a few management institutes to take advantage of the hapless students. The modus operandi of various institutes such as Symbiosis, is to finalize their admission procedure well before February end or the beginning of March. By finalizing the admission early, these institutes leave the students no other option but to deposit the hefty fees (to the tune of one lakh) in March itself. Since the results of various top B- schools (the IIMs, XLRI) are not out by this time, students generally don’t take a chance and deposit the fee in these institutes without delay. To make the plan foolproof, these institutes take an undertaking from the students that if they withdraw the admission, the amount deposited by them will be forfeited. By the time the results of the Top B schools are out, hundreds of students would have already deposited the fee for these institutes. If some students get admission in a college of their dream, like the IIMs and wish to withdraw their admission, they get a meager sum compared to what they had deposited. The institute themselves lose out on nothing, as the seats vacated by students who move out are immediately filled by others in the wait list. But the plight of the students who leave does not stop here. Now they have to arrange the fees for admission to these top B schools. Note here that academic session in all B schools starts around the month of July. Where is the logic of demanding admission fees so early then? To a rational mind, this seems to be a well knit plan by these institutes to exploit the precarious situation. Assuming that on an average, 50 people withdraw their admission, the institute pockets about half a crore rupees every year at the expense of these students. Belonging to a responsible society, should we allow this malpractice to continue?

I am going to bring a lawsuit against these institutes for carrying out such mal practices and seek your cooperation to forward this mail to all the students who wish to take admission in such management institutions. I also request those students who had deposited money with above-mentioned institutes in last four years or so to contact us. We will try our best to ensure that justice is meted out.



This mail gains added relevance as the time is about to come when the same cycle of tomfoolery is about to repeat with the new admissions commencing in a short while.



Thanks
With Regards
Nilesh Gupta ( Ex India Air Force Officer)