AIEEE 2009 ADMISSION NOTICE, Eligibility, Scheme of Examination, Schedule of Examination

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
ALL INDIA ENGINEERING /ARCHITECTURE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (AIEEE)
PS-1-2, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, I.P. EXTENSION, PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110092

AIEEE 2009 ADMISSION NOTICE, Eligibility, Scheme of Examination, Schedule of Examination

In Compliance of the directives of the Government of India. Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, the CBSE will be conducting the Eighth All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination (AIEEE) on Sunday 26th April, 2009 for admission to degree level course in Engineering and Architecture in National Institute of Technologies (NITs), Indian Institute of Information Technologies (IIITs), Centrally funded institutions, Deemed Universities and Institutions in States/UTs/other than those covered by Joint Entrance Examination /State Level Entrance Examination for paid or unpaid seats based on the score Tentative list of participating Institutions will be contained in the Information Bulletin AIEEE-2009.

1. Scheme of Examination
Candidate opting for degree courses in Engineering/Architecture would be required to undertake test as per schedule of examination.

2. Schedule of Examination


3. Venue of Examination
As per the cities stated in the Information Bulletin for AIEEE 2009.

4. Medium of Examination : Hindi/English.

5. Eligibility
Candidates must have passed 10+2 (Senior Secondary – Class XII) examination or its equivalent referred to as a qualifying examination from a recognized Board/University for admission to B.E./B.Tech., B.Arch. & B. Planning Courses as under.
The Candidates appearing in 10+2 (Class-XII) final or equivalent examination in 2009 may also appear in AIEEE provisionally, subject to their fulfilling the specified eligibility criteria at the time of appearing for counselling.
The number of attempts, which a candidate can avail at All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination, shall be limited to 03 (three) uniformly for all the candidates in consecutive years. Hence, the candidates passed +2 Exam in 2007,2008 or appearing in +2 in 2009 are only eligible to appear in AIEEE-2009. Candidates passed +2 in 2006 or before or appearing in 2010 are not eligible to appear in AIEEE 2009.

6. Date of Birth :
Only those candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 01,1984 are eligible. However in case of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Physically Challenged candidates, upper age limit is relaxed by five years meaning thereby candidates born on or after October 01,1979 are eligible.

7. Cost of Examination Bulletin inclusive of Examination fee for B.E./B.Tech only or for B.Arch. /B. Planning only ;
Rs. 450/- for General & OBC Category and Rs. 225/- for SC/ST category for either B.E./B.Tech or B. Arch/B. Planning only that includes examination and counselling fees. Candidates opting for B.E./B. Tech. and B.Arch./B. Planning (Both) will have to pay additional fee of Rs. 300/- for General/OBC Category and Rs 150/- for SC/ST category by means of Demand Draft as per instructions given in Clause – 8.3 of the Information Bulletin. Candidates opting Examination Centre in Foreign Country will have to pay additional fee as mentioned in Information Bulletin.


8. Reservation for OBC & SC/ST and Physically Handicapped candidates will be applicable as per the Government of India/States concerned existing rules or as amended from time to time.

9. Sale of Information Bulletin/Application Form :
The Information Bulletin containing the Application Form and other details will be available for sale from 05/12/2008 from designated branches of Syndicate Bank /Other Banks/NITs/Deemed Universities/Institutions and the Regional Offices of CBSE listed in this notice. In addition to the cost of Information Bulletin, the designated branches of Syndicate Bank or designated institutions would charge Rs. 5/- extra as service/Processing charges. The Information Bulletin containing Application Form can also be obtained by post by sending a MICR bank Draft of Rs. 500/- for General/OBC Category and Rs. 275/- for SC/ST Category (Which includes Rs. 50/- towards postal charges) along with a self-addressed envelope of the size of 12” x10” without postage stamps) from the Assistant Secretary (AIEEE), Central Board of Secondary Education, PS-1-2, Institutional Area, I.P. Extension, Patparganj, Delhi-110092. The payment is to be made through Demand Draft in favour of Secretary, CBSE, Payable at Delhi/New Delhi. The candidate should write his/her Name and Address on the back of the Demand Draft/Pay Order. However, the Board will not be responsible if the forms are not available at any of the designated branches of Syndicate Bank/Other Banks/Institutions specified in the Information Bulletin. If a candidate fails to enclose a self-addressed envelop of the size of 12”x10’, the CBSE shall not be held responsible for non-dispatch of Information Bulletin/Application Form. Request for supply of Application Form by post, if required will not be entertained after 15/12/2008. The last date for receipt of complete applications in CBSE will be 10/01/2009. The applications would be received in the Board’s office only by Registered/Speed Post and not in person or through any private courier. Use of address of any coaching centre/coaching Institutions is strictly prohibited. If anybody uses the address of any coaching institution his/her application form will be rejected.


10. On line submission of application
Eligible candidates may also apply through the application format available on the website of AIEEE, www.aieee.nic.in with photograph, signature and the requisite fee. If the candidate wants to appear only for one paper i.e. of B.E./B.Tech. or for B.Arch.. Planning a payment of Rs. 450/- for General/OBC Candidate and Rs. 225/- for SC/ST category need to be made. Candidate opting for B.E. /B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning (Both the papers) will have to send payment of Rs. 750/- for General/OBC Category and Rs. 375/- for SC/ST category. The forms need to be sent by Registered /Speed post only and not by Courier. Candidates should pay the fee as mentioned in para 8.3. The fee could be submitted in the following ways.
a. By Credit card – In addition to Exam. fee 2.5% will have to be paid by the candidates as service/processing charges.
b. Through Demand Draft in favour of Secretary, CBSE, payable at Delhi/New Delhi.
c. Through challan form generated at the time of submission of particulars and downloaded from website in any branch of Syndicate Bank across the country.
Candidate opting Examination Centre in foreign country has to pay additional fees as mentioned in information Bulletin in para 8.3.

ANNOUNCEMENT 15th National Sahodaya Conference

Fresh Dates for the 15th National Sahodaya Conference

The 15th National Annual Sahodaya Conference for 2008 will be held on the 10th , 11th & 12th December at CAMPION SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, BHOPAL.

The theme of the Conference is :

`Empowering Each Learner for the 21st Century’

Sub-themes of the conference are :
1. Synergy of Virtual Classrooms with real classrooms.
2. Impact of Multipolar Learning in Formal Learning Systems
3. Integrating Life Skills in School Environment
4. Inclusivity in Learning Processes
5. Health as a component of Holistic Learning
6. Re-engineering learning towards `Learning to Learn’.
7. Emerging Role of Teachers as Socially Conscious Leaders
8. Value Conflict Management in a dynamic society
9. Positive Assessment for Constructivist Learning.

The Heads of school wishing to participate may register online.

All the Sahodaya Clusters are requested to take up one of the sub themes given, collate their ideas and the best practices adopted by them in their respective local contexts and prepare a presentation adopting a case study approach.

Selected Sahodaya clusters will be requested to present the same through a collaborative / team effort. The time limit for each such presentation would be 10 minutes to be followed by interaction for about 5 minutes.

Those desirous of making presentations on the sub themes on behalf of their Sahodayas may send their entries not later than 3rd December, 2008
To

Dr. Sadhana Parashar, Education Officer (L)
Central Board of Secondary Education
Shiksha Sadan; 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area
New Delhi – 110 002.
Tel. No. : 011-23212603, 23234324
E-mail : sadhanap.cbse@nic.in
sadhanaparashar@hotmail.com

For More Details Please Visit the Website http://15thnationalsscconferencebpl.org

SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY Under CSSS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India has introduced a new scholarship scheme titled “Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students”.

OBJECTIVE:
To provide financial assistance to meritorious students from low-income families to meet day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies.

SCOPE:
The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the results of Senior Secondary Examination (class XII) of 10+2 pattern or equivalent. 82000 fresh scholarships per annum (41000 for boys and 41000 for girls) will be awarded for graduate / postgraduate studies in colleges and universities and for professional courses such as Medical, Engineering etc.

ALLOCATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS:
The total number of scholarships will be divided amongst the State Boards based on the State’s population in the age group of 18-25 years, after segregating share of CBSE and ICSE on the basis of number of students passing out from various Boards in the country. The number of scholarships allotted to a Board would be distributed amongst pass outs of the Science, Commerce and Humanities streams of the Board in the ratio of 3:2:1. Within the specified quota, the selection shall be made on merit.

ELIGIBILITY:

• The student should have scored a minimum 80% of marks in Class XII of 10+2 pattern or equivalent.
• The student should belong to non-creamy layer as defined by the Department of Personnel and Training in their Notification No 36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT), dated 08.11.1993 and as modified vide their OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt. (Res) dated 09.03.2004 and as may be further modified from time to time and not availing of any other scholarship scheme. The scholarship once awarded will continue and it will be renewed from year to year till the completion of the course for which the award has been made. A fresh income certificate each year will not be called for provided the scholar fulfils all other terms and conditions stipulated for the renewal.
• The reservation would be applicable in terms of Central Reservation Policy and internal earmarking.
• The Undergraduate/Postgraduate/Professional courses are pursued in a recognized college/ institution in India.
  

TENABILITY:
A scholarship under the scheme has to be availed of in the year it is made in the Scheme for the duration of the course subject to fulfilling eligibility criteria.

RATE OF SCHOLARSHIPS:
The scholarship will be given @ Rs.1000/- per month at Graduation level for first three years of College and University courses and Rs.2000/- per month at Post graduation level. Students pursuing professional courses would get Rs.2000/- per month in the 4th & 5th year. The scholarship would be paid for 10 months in an academic year.

RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIPS:
A scholarship under the scheme is renewable from year to year within the same stage of education. The renewal will depend on promotion to the next class provided the scholar secures 60% or more marks in aggregate in the semester/annual examination which determines his promotion to the next class. It will also be subject to discipline and maintenance of attendance by the scholar. Complaints against these scholars regarding indiscipline including any complaints of having indulged in ragging would lead to forfeiture of scholarship. If a scholar is unable to appear in the annual examination owing to illness and or on account of any unforeseen event, the award may be renewed for the next academic year on submission of medical certificate and other proof to satisfy the Head of the Institution who will certify that the student would have passed with 60% had he appeared in the examination. If a scholar gives up the chosen course of study before its completion or if he changes the course of study without the approval of the MHRD the scholarship will be cancelled. Good conduct and regularity in attendance are also required for continuance of the scholarship. The decision of the MHRD will be final and binding in all such matters. Scholarship once cancelled will not be revived in any circumstance.

PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP:
Scholarship will be paid to the selected students directly by the Central Government through a Bank Account opened by them for the purpose in a designated Bank. Based on the eligibility certificate presented by the awardees, the designate bank(s) shall open account for all such merit scholars and ensure timely credit and maintain a proper database of the account numbers of the students receiving the scholarship. Where the branch of the bank is not available, the bank will issue co-branded ATM cards to the awardees, so that they can draw scholarship from any ATM without any charges. This will include flexibility of withdrawal of scholarship by the awardees through ATM of all nationalized banks, and its subsidiaries. The payment of scholarship will start from the month the admission is obtained.

UPDATE:

For questions related to application status these links will surely help.

How do I know that i have been selected? OR What is My application status.

Last date of submitting application form extended.

Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students

Government of India

Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Higher Education
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students

Please Read “Scheme of Scholarship” and “Instructions for CBSE candidates”.
Ensure your eligibility for the scholarship under this scheme before applying.

PRESS NOTE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
The Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India has introduced a new scholarship scheme titled “Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students” with the objective to provide financial assistance to meritorious students from lowincome families to meet day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies.

The Scheme shall be effective for Class XII students w.e.f. 2008 Examination.

The scholarships shall be awarded on the basis of the results of Senior Secondary Examination (class XII) of 10+2 pattern or equivalent and have scored a minimum of 80% marks. 82000 fresh scholarships per annum (41000 for boys and 41000 for girls) will be awarded for graduate / postgraduate studies in colleges and universities and for professional courses such as Medical, Engineering etc.

The total number of scholarships will be divided amongst the State Boards based on the State’s
population in the age group of 18-25 years, after segregating share of CBSE and ICSE on the basis of number of students passing out from various Boards in the country. The number of scholarships allotted to a Board would be distributed amongst pass outs of the Science, Commerce and Humanities streams of the Board in the ratio of 3:2:1 with equal number among boys and girls. Within the specified quota, the selection shall be made on merit.

The detailed guidelines regarding “Scheme of Scholarship” and “Instructions for CBSE Candidates” of this scholarship scheme may be seen in the Board’s website www.cbse.nic.in.

Depending on the number of scholarship available for the CBSE students, candidates who have secured the cut-off marks (as per table below) in the Senior School Certificate Examination 2008 conducted by CBSE are being provisionally considered for award of scholarship under this scheme:
Letters to 18745 CBSE candidates as per above Cut-Off marks have been dispatched to candidates through schools. Candidates may collect their letters from the school from where they have passed Class XII in 2008.

This is a provisional offer only and final selection will depend on the student satisfying the eligibility criteria and number of scholarships available for CBSE’s quota under each category of stream. Within the specified quota, however, the selection will be purely on merit.

In case the candidates have passed Class XII from CBSE in 2008 and satisfy the eligibility criteria of this Scholarship Scheme and have secured aggregate marks as per above table, may visit Board’s website cbse.nic.in and fillup the Application as per “Instructions for CBSE candidates” given in Board’s website.

Last date for submission of Applications is 05.11.2008 by the CBSE candidates.

“Scheme of Scholarship” and “Instructions for CBSE Candidates” of this scholarship are enclosed. This may kindly be given wide publicity so that the candidates may get benefit of the scheme.




UPDATE:

For questions related to application status these links will surely help.

How do I know that i have been selected? OR What is My application status.

Last date of submitting application form extended.

Karnataka CET 2008 Results

Karnataka CET 2008 Results

Karnataka CET 2008 Results out tomorrow

Karnataka Examinations Authority to conduct CET 2008 on April 19

Check out Karnataka CET 2008 Important Dates

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test-2008 for admission to Medical and Dental, Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy and Engineering Technology course will be held on 19 th April 2008 as per the following schedule

Karnataka CET 2008 - 19-04-2008 Saturday

Physics & Chemistry (Combined Paper) 120 Marks 10.00 am to 12.30 pm

Mathematics 60 Marks 02.00 PM m to 03.20 PM

Bioloqy 60 Marks 04.00 pm to 05.20 om

Detailed Notification

Karnataka CET 2008

ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN KARNATAKA FOR THE YEAR 2008-09

The last date for submitting application forms is February 13.

1. Applications are invited from eligible candidates of Karnataka including the wards of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants for registration for the “Common Entrance Test-2008” for admissions to first year Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga / Engineering / Technology / Architecture courses for the seats to be notified by the Government in the Professional Educational Institutions in the state of Karnataka for the academic year 2008-09.


2. A candidate must appear for PCB subjects in case of Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses and PCM subjects in case of Engineering / Technology courses in the Common Entrance Test conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore. For admission to Architecture course the candidate must appear for NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the Council of Architecture. (Visit KEA website for list of institutions conducting NATA)3. The merit will be determined in accordance with the provision of the “Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Government Seats in Professional Educational Institutions Rules, 2006”.

4. Academic Eligibility:(a) For Medical / Dental courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th std. or equivalent exam with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and with English as one of the languages of study and have obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in the PCB group and should secure a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test.In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 40% in aggregate in PCB group both in qualifying examination and Common Entrance Test.

(b) For Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th std. or equivalent exam with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and with English as one of the languages of study and have obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in PCB group irrespective of marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibilitywill be 40% in aggregate in PCB group in the qualifying examination.

For admission to Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses, the candidate should have completed theage of 17 years as on 31st of December 2008.

(c) For Engineering / Technology courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th Std. or equivalent exam with Physics and Mathematics along with Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Computer Science / Electronics / Biology as optional subjects with English as one of thelanguages of study and obtained a minimum of 45% of marks in aggregate in the optional subjects, irrespective of marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 40% in aggregate in the optional subjects in the qualifying examination.

(d) For Architecture course, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th Std. or equivalent exam with Mathematics as a compulsory optional subject and obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in all the subjects in the qualifying examination and should compulsorily appear for NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) and get a minimum of 40% in it. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 45% in aggregate in all the subjects in the qualifying examination and 35% in NATA.

NOTE:1. Other Backward Classes means the reserved categories such as Category-1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B.2. A candidate who had obtained a seat in any discipline through the KEA (CET Cell) in any of the previous years will not be eligible to appear for the Common Entrance Test-2008 for selection of a seat in the same discipline. Such candidate will immediately forfeit the seat selected by him during the previous years, upon selection of a seat in a different discipline during the year.

IMPORTANT: The merit list of candidates for admission to Medical and Dental courses will be determined only on the basis of marks obtained by candidates in PCB subjects, taken together, in the Common Entrance Test. For Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga / Engineering / Technology courses, the merit list will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in the respective optional subjects, in both qualifying examination and the Common Entrance Test taken in equal proportions. For Architecture course, the merit list will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in both qualifying examination and NATA taken in equal proportions.5.

SUPPLY OF BROCHURE -CUM- APPLICATION FORM:Karnataka CEt 2008 Brochure-cum-application form will be supplied through the schools / colleges located within the State of Karnataka in which the students are studying for 2nd PUC or 12th standard examination upon submission of Demand Draft for Rs. 550/- to the Principals in advance, drawn in favour of “The Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore”, payable at Bangalore and Rs. 400/- for students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Category-1. The repeater and ex-students who have passed the qualifying examination within the State of Karnataka before 2008 should also submit the demand draft for the above said amount to the respective schools / colleges. The Last date for submission of Demand Draft to the Principals of Schools and Colleges within Karnataka will be 16-01-2008. Brochure cum application forms are expected to reach the respective schools / colleges by 03-02-2008.The Karnataka candidates residing outside Karnataka (i.e., Horanadu, Gadinadu and other Karnataka candidates) who are studying or who have studied 12th standard or equivalent examination outside the State of Karnataka, within the territory of India, can procure the brochure-cumapplication form by “SPEED POST”, by sending a self-addressed cloth-lined envelope of size 30 cm X 25 cm along with a Demand Draft for Rs. 650/- drawn in favour of “The Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore”, payable at Bangalore and a Karnataka candidate residing outside India can procure the brochure cum application form by sending a demand draft for Rs. 3000/-. The contents on the selfaddressed envelope should be in English or Kannada language only. The cover in which the demand draft and self-addressed envelope are sent should be boldly superscribed with the words “REQUEST FOR CET-2008 BROCHURE” and should be sent to the following address of Executive Director by “Speed Post” ONLY. The KEA will not take responsibility for the envelopes sent through courier or given in person or through any other private arrangement and also for incomplete and insufficient address on the envelope. The last date for submission

The Last date for submission of Demand Draft to the Principals of Schools and Colleges within Karnataka will be 16-01-2008. Brochure cum application forms are expected to reach the respective schools / colleges by 03-02-2008.

The Karnataka candidates residing outside Karnataka (i.e., Horanadu, Gadinadu and other Karnataka candidates) who are studying or who have studied 12th standard or equivalent examination outside the State of Karnataka, within the territory of India, can procure the brochure-cumapplication form by “SPEED POST”, by sending a self-addressed cloth-lined envelope of size 30 cm X 25 cm along with a Demand Draft for Rs. 650/- drawn in favour of “The Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore”, payable at Bangalore and a Karnataka candidate residing outside India can procure the brochure cum application form by sending a demand draft for Rs. 3000/-. The contents on the selfaddressed envelope should be in English or Kannada language only. The cover in which the demand draft and self-addressed envelope are sent should be boldly superscribed with the words “REQUEST FOR CET-2008 BROCHURE” and should be sent to the following address of Executive Director by “Speed Post” ONLY. The KEA will not take responsibility for the envelopes sent through courier or given in person or through any other private arrangement and also for incomplete and insufficient address on the envelope. The last date for submission of Demand Drafts by “Speed Post” will be 18-01-2008. Such candidates can expect the brochure –cum-application form by 03-02-2008.

THE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST 2008 TIME TABLE

DATE	DAY	SUBJECT	MARKS	TIMINGS
19-04-2008	SATURADAY	PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY (COMBINED PAPER)	120	10 am to 12.30 pm
		MATHEMATICS	60	02.00pm to 03.20 pm
		BIOLOGY	60	04.00pm to 05.20pm

KANNADA LANGUAGE TEST, ONLY FOR

20-04-2008	SUNDAY	GADINADU KANNADIGA	11.00 a.m.
		HORANADU KANNADIGA CANDIDATES	01.00 p.m

For more details regarding various conditions to claim eligibility for Government seats, visit KEA Website: http://kea.kar.nic.in

S.G. HEGDE IAS
Executive Director