Common, complicated 2-tier test for IITs, NITs and IIITs

Starting 2013, a joint entrance examination will be held for admission into the central funded engineering institutions such as IITs, NITs and IIITs.

The councils of the IITs, NITs and IIITs on Monday decided to have joint entrance test for engineering colleges that come under these three councils.

According to the decision taken, for the first time, the class XII examinations will count towards entrance. There will be 50 per cent weightage to the class XII examinations and the rest of the 50 per cent to the main test.

As there are many boards that conduct the class XII exams, therefore, the marks will be neutralised on percentlile basis through an appropriate mechanism.

All aspirants will have to appear for a main test and an advanced test, both to be held on the same day. The top 50,000 students in the main test will have their advance papers evaluated for IIT merit positions.

For other colleges apart from IIT, the weightage is: board – 40 per cent, main test – 40 per cent and advance test – 30 per cent.

Earlier, the IITs had resisted having a joint test with other institutions, following which the two tier system was evolved. The IITs though have agreed that if the formula works for the first three years, they may agree to do away with two tier system and have just one exam.

This is the confirmed report by Director of IIT AND NIT'S.

Sources: IBN LIVE, DECCAN CHRONICLE

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Countdown to the iPhone 4S

Much has been speculated in recent months about the arrival of Apple's next smartphone. The long-awaited iPhone 5 can see the light next Tuesday, the day the company held a ceremony at its headquarters in Cupertino (California) related to the terminal, but the technology giant has not specified if he will present the new model.

Under the title Let's talk iPhone ( Talk iPhone ), Apple has invited media to a "special event" by email. In the brief email does not mention the iPhone 5 or even hints on the possible announcement of a new iPhone version 4, a shuffle option for various websites. In any case, it is possible that Apple submits more than one terminal: an iPhone low cost or iPhone 4S, which would have the current iPhone design but with a chip 4 A5 integrated, and an iPhone 4S, a lighter and thinner terminal with a larger screen, eight-megapixel camera that is equipped with the same processor that is installed on iPhone 2.

Several specialized blogs have recently reported that the new device will be released in less than fifteen days and that will be sold a few weeks after the announcement. So far the California company had put on the street a new smart phone model every year, usually in June.

The event symbolizes the beginning of the stage without Steve Jobs at the helm of the company, and therefore expected the first major public appearance as CEO Tim Cook Apple.

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Why spend 800 euros on an apparatus used in the bathroom?

35% of the owners of a tablet is going with her ​​to the water. In addition it is more bad news for newspapers in paper, the question is: Is it worth spending 800 euros on that or used that of 146? Kindle Fire For example, just announced that Amazon .

Knowing the technical characteristics of the tablet from Amazon , the comparison with the iPad,market leader, does not hold. However, few analysts doubt its success. The key is the price: its $ 199 (146 euros), less than half the cheapest iPhone, at the expense of having no camera or GPS or other advantages. Jeff Bezos, Amazon chief, and bets on what he worked in the Kindle electronic reader, devices which take a few things, but well and easily.

Fire Kindle is ugly. Yes, the same was said with justice, its e-reader, but does not stop people take him in the bag (the reader has succeeded mainly among women, the pill among men).

Kindle Fire does NOT fit all. Yes, the same was said with justice, its electronic reader.And people bought it.

The electronic reader meets the voracious reader. If someone wants to also see photos of his family, who did not buy the Amazon e-reader. Fire tablet maintains the philosophy: a device for reading books, listening to music and watch movies. All downloaded from the Amazon ecosystem. In the absence of concretions, it is unclear whether this tablet will, for example, downloaded Netflix movies, buy in iTunes or listen to Spotify.

The explosion of the tablets, especially the iPhone, has generated many studies and surveys on the use of the device. One of the latest is Citigroup, conducted among consumers in China, USA and the UK. 62% buy confesses that the tablet as a toy, only 12% will replace a computer. 68% will use it to navigate and 58% to check email.Another previous study of Staples Advantage, among employees of companies, noted that he uses in the bathroom (35%), restaurants (30%) and in bed (78%). As in the previous case, the main function is to consult the mail (75%), something that can be done perfectly with the smartphone, especially when in most cases it comes to trash pull. If you have to write long texts and some care, the tablet wins by advantage, but that makes it like the 150 than 800 euros.

Unbeatable in the Kindle Fire (199 dollars) it is compared with Apple, Motorola, Samsung, HP or Dell, but not with white markings. At the same Amazon store tablets can be found cheaper than yours and with similar characteristics. What is new is the support of a prestigious brand like Amazon, guarantee quality of service.

Amazon.com currently sells tablets as Viewbook to $ 169 (124 euros), Coby Kyros (159 dollars, 117 euros), Velocity (169 dollars, 124 euros) and Eken (88 dollars, 64 euros).

All have in common 7-inch screen, 8 gigabytes of storage and the Android operating system, although not the most advanced (Kindle the Fire, either), not including its Chrome browser (Fire, either) and its application store ( Fire too), so you can save on licensing costs. They are not all Asian brands, is also France's Tablet Archos for $ 180 that offers a 10-inch HDTV, GPS and webcam.

Still, with these prices and those uses, the key is not how many things can make the tablet in your bathroom, but the water has sound wifi.

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