JEE to be combined with AIEEE, 50 % weightage to class XIIth marks
A common national level test for admission to engineering courses across the country will be introduced from 2013. Under the new scheme, all aspirants will have to take two exams - JEE main and JEE advanced - to be held on the same day. The aspirant's scores in these 2 exams will determine whether he or she is eligible for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), NIITs or IIITs, or other state-funded institutions.
For admission to IITs, 50% weightage will be given to the class XIIth results, while for centrally funded institutions which include NIITs and IIITs, it will be 40%.
The new structure has met stiff opposition from students and the IIT faculty alike. What do you think? Should class XIIth marks be given weightage in the selection process for the engineering entrances?
On the other hand, a student wanting to take admission into an engineering college need no longer sit for three to five entrance tests, but just a single test will do. So for over 15 lakh students who sit for engineering entrance exams every year, can this be seen as welcome move?
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CBSE is going to announce the class Xth results for the year 2012 TOMORROW, May 24th 2012. Students can access their results by logging on to any of the following websites and entering their Roll Number -
As results approach, you might be feeling the pressure getting to you. If you are experiencing sweaty palms, racing heartbeat, nausea or disturbing thoughts, you are not alone! These are all signs of anxiety and in fact, it can be quite normal to feel some anxiety before results and feel those butterflies in your stomach.
Instead of worrying about the results that are not in your hands, you should focus on how you can best utilize the time available. A starting point can be to understand the career options that each of the streams offer after +2.
You might want to try out the Personality Tests on Meritnation to understand your strong and weak areas and the Meritnation Stream Selector to understand your aptitude for various fields.
So, in all, discussing about the stream that you want to get into should be a priority right now over thinking about the results!
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CBSE is going to announce the class Xth results for the year 2012 TOMORROW, May 24th 2012. Students can access their results by logging on to any of the following websites and entering their Roll Number -
As results approach, you might be feeling the pressure getting to you. If you are experiencing sweaty palms, racing heartbeat, nausea or disturbing thoughts, you are not alone! These are all signs of anxiety and in fact, it can be quite normal to feel some anxiety before results and feel those butterflies in your stomach.
Instead of worrying about the results that are not in your hands, you should focus on how you can best utilize the time available. A starting point can be to understand the career options that each of the streams offer after +2.
You might want to try out the Personality Tests on Meritnation to understand your strong and weak areas and the Meritnation Stream Selector to understand your aptitude for various fields.
So, in all, discussing about the stream that you want to get into should be a priority right now over thinking about the results!
Good luck!
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Meritnation launches a special pack for CBSE classes VI-XII to help strengthen your fundamentals in Maths & Science this summer! The Summer Pack gives you a chance to brush up important concepts from topics covered in previous classes, and work upon the basics to help build a more thorough understanding of concepts in your present class.
Learn your way through these important topics with extensive videos, animations, tests, puzzles & interactive exercises.
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CBSE Proficiency Tests 2012 are here! All CBSE class X students who have appeared for their class X examinations in the year 2012 are eligible to sit for these tests. Schools are required to submit online, subject-wise details of students interested to appear for the Proficiency Tests 2012, latest by 14th April 2012.
The Proficiency Tests are scheduled to be held in the month of July 2102. Each Proficiency Test will be a 21/2 hour long multiple-choice test, of 100 marks and is geared to assess students’ ability to apply their understanding of concepts in Math, Science, English, Hindi & Social Science while solving everyday problems. These tests will help in providing feedback to students & parents on how well the students have been able to achieve their learning goals, thereby also motivating students to excel in the respective subjects in the higher classes.
All you students out there, who have opted for Proficiency Tests in Math & Science, can prepare using Meritnation.com’s Proficiency Test Packs in Maths & Science for a guaranteed great performance. Meritnation’s Proficiency Test Pack will equip you with sample Proficiency Tests in Math & Science as per the testing pattern adopted by CBSE. So what are you waiting for?! Subscribe to Meritnation’s Proficiency Test Pack today to start preparing for an excellent performance in the upcoming CBSE Proficiency Tests.
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Great news for all you students studying Economics in Class XI! Meritnation.com launches Economics Test Pack for CBSE Class XI. Now get set to top your Economics exam as you prepare with Economics Test Pack developed with special emphasis on important questions to help you confidently tackle both numerical and theoretical problems. Revise important formulae in topics such as Correlation, Index Numbers, Measures of Deviations with ease with the help of concise Revision Notes. A variety of tests and Revision Notes written in easy-to-understand style in Meritnation’s Economics Test Pack will help you thoroughly assess your understanding of chapters such as Unemployment, Poverty, Comparative Economic Development and others for a guaranteed great performance in exams.
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The summer is on its way and so are the examinations. However, examinations do not necessarily have to fill you up with stress and tension. With the help of a few simple steps you can easily do well in the exam.
Step I:
Revise your notes including all the important formulae, equations and diagrams.
Go through the SUMMARY, POINTS TO PONDER at the end of each chapter in the NCERT books.
Step II:
Go through all the unit tests, class tests, pre-board tests and make sure you have corrected yourself with all the conceptual and numerical errors.
Step III:
Evaluate yourself with at least five previous years’ questions papers and try to solve all the questions asked there. More the number of previous papers solved, higher the chance of getting COMMON QUESTIONS.
Boost your confidence:
Nobody knows 100% of the syllabus perfectly. Be confident with whatever you have prepared. If your preparation is 80% and you are confident enough to answer any question within that domain, then your score will exceed (80+)%. Yes! you can always score more than you think you will score. For the rest 20% of the syllabus which you have not prepared properly, you can attempt questions from that topics after you complete answering whatever you know. Just recall what the teacher explained in the class and write it down in a logical format. Make use of the step marking system!
Exam is tough if the questions are easy. Over-confidence can easily mislead you to incorrect answers. Greater number of students will answer the easy questions and hence there will be a tough competition.
Exam is easy if the questions are tough. Tough questions are tough for all students. Comparatively less number of students will attempt all the tough questions. As a result competion will be easier.
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It is that time of the year again, with examinations looming round the corner. It is natural that those appearing for secondary school examinations for the first time are apprehensive about them. However, it need not be the case. The important thing to remember while approaching examinations is to concentrate on the process rather than results. If the process is correct and followed with diligence, results would take care of themselves. This includes covering the necessary topics point-wise, understanding the concepts and ideas that form the foundation of each chapter, having a regular study schedule and periodically assessing the progress one has made. As with any other discipline, doing is often the best form of learning in social science. Writing helps to grasp concepts like no other activity. Thus, taking mock tests and focussing on writing skills is necessary.
The Social Sciences paper consists of four sections of equal weightage. These are as follows:
History- 20 Marks
Geography- 20 Marks
Economics- 20 Marks
Civics- 20 Marks
Structure of paper:
Maps and social science-
Maps are an important component of social science. Therefore, a student is advised to familiarise oneself with the location of places of historical significance. In geography, maps are often used to highlight patterns and distribution, a visual representation of data. Correlating distribution with location is an important method of understanding the concepts of geography. Thus, even though map questions by themselves constitute only a small section of the paper, learning through maps helps one to remember key concepts.
Approach to the examination-
It is important to approach the paper with a calm and relaxed mind. A little bit of stress would be usual as it drives a student to work hard. However, one must not let that distract the mind from the task at hand. The focus should be on one question at a time.
One of the myths associated with social sciences is that lengthy answers fetch more marks. It is advised to adhere to the word limits that are associated with each type of question. This can be achieved by writing the answers concisely and expressing them point-wise. It helps in evaluating the paper with a degree of objectivity and allows the examiner to gauge the depth of a student’s knowledge.
Also, one should first attempt the questions that one is familiar with, to save time. The remaining questions can be tackled later.
MCQs and map questions present good scoring opportunities as they are based upon factual information. Therefore, they must not be left unattempted. Do spare time for revision at the end of the paper as well.
To sum up, it would help to play to your strengths. While answering, stick to what has been asked without diverging from the core subject of the question. Stay relaxed and put your best foot forward. The results would undoubtedly be positive.
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It’s time to give a final touch to your preparation for the upcoming examination. Scoring good marks in English needs systematic preparation, conceptual clarity in grammar and revision before the exams. Given the time constraint, your syllabus is huge and needs a quick glance before you enter that examination hall. It is the time to ruminate and review on whatever you have learnt till date. To help you in this process, we would like to share with you some tips through a few articles on English. Hope our contribution helps you in scoring the best! The Question paper is divided into four sections: Section A : Reading 20 Marks Section B : Writing 20 Marks Section C : Grammar 20 Marks Section D : Literature 20 Marks We are providing some sure-shot preparation strategies which would ensure you good marks. - To tackle questions of English grammar section, you need to go through all the solved exercises that you have done throughout this second term - You should, again and again, revise the rules of certain important topics such as articles, reported speech, active and passive voice, transitive and intransitive verbs, modals, etc. - Memorise the formats of formal and informal letters, e-mails, notice writing, biosketch, debate, speech, etc. - Go through the summaries thoroughly to get a good grip on all the lessons of the textbooks. - Jot down the most important poetic devices and figures of speech used in various texts of your syllabus. - You are advised to take a mock test on your own by randomly selecting a sample test paper. During the test, do not take any break in between and adhere to the rules followed in the examination hall. - If any confusion crops up in the mind then feel free to post your queries to us. - Practise to become perfect in time management to avoid losing time unnecessarily. Always answer to the point and according to the marks assigned to each question. You might lose out on long answer questions while going into details in the short answer type questions. We would like to share with you the importance of preparation through a quote which says: “Preparation. There is no substitute for it. You can have the most talent in the world and be beaten by a lack of preparation. So regardless of your talent level, whether you are a 1 or a 10, make your preparation a 10.” Good Luck ! Team Meritnation
Exams are round the corner and most of you must be busy studying hard, sometimes even through the night! A little bit of exam pressure spurs most students on and they report that they are often able to get down to doing some serious studying! It is however important that you do not let exam stress get the better of you. Keep the anxiety in perspective and remember that at the end of the day, it is after all just an exam!
Here are some tips that you might find useful in preparing for your exams-
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There is news for all you students preparing to get into the IITs or any of the other engineering colleges! Beginning 2013, you can no longer afford to ignore your class XII exams. It has been decided that at least 40% weight age will be given to class XII marks for admission to the 15 IITs.
A common aptitude-cum-advanced knowledge test is all set to replace the IIT-JEE and AIEEE in 2013. The single Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) proposed for admission into the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)/National Institutes of Technology/Indian Institute of Science Education and Research/Indian Institute of Information Technology and state government-run engineering colleges, will be based on a system of varying weight ages to class XII results.
Thus, while there would be single test for admission, class XII weight-age would have variations that would cater to the needs of the different engineering colleges and state governments. The variations in the weight-ages have been devised to deal with the different systems of evaluation in each state. Put simply, the weight age given to class XII results would be different for admission to IIT and different for other engineering colleges.
So, whatever the ‘weight-age band’ one thing is clear – good grades in school can now go a long way in realizing your career goals! Schools across have welcomed this move, as they feel that now the students will start focusing on their class XII exams and not blindly run after coaching centers that merely “equip” the candidates to crack competitive exams, caring little for concept-based teaching.
A single exam would also mean that as students you do not have to prepare for multiple exams! A step in the right direction, would you say?
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It is time to put your preparations for the exams in the final gear with the Central Board of Secondary Education declaring the date-sheet for the CBSE Class X and Class XII Board exams that are scheduled to start from March 2012.
2012 CBSE exam date-sheet for class X
| Date | Day | Subject |
| 2nd March | Friday | Mathematics |
| 14th March | Wednesday | Comm. Sanskrit |
| 16th March | Friday | Eng Comm. / Eng Lang & Lit |
| 20th March | Tuesday | Science-Theory / Science w/o Prac |
| 22nd March | Thursday | Hindi Course-A / Hindi Course-B |
| 26th March | Monday | Social Science |
2012 CBSE exam date-sheet for class XII
| Date | Day | Subject |
| 1st March | Thursday | English Elective / English Core |
| 3rd March | Friday | Political Science |
| 5th March | Monday | Physics |
| 6th March | Tuesday | Business Studies |
| 10th March | Saturday | Biotechnology /Engg. Graphics |
| 13th March | Tuesday | Chemistry |
| 7th March | Wednesday | History |
| 15th March | Thursday | Accountancy |
| 17th March | Saturday | Biology |
| 21st March | Wednesday | Economics |
| 24th March | Saturday | Mathematics |
| 27th March | Tuesday | Computer Science |
| 4st April | Wednesday | Geography |
| 11th April | Wednesday | Sociology |
| 13th April | Friday | Psychology |
You can check out their website www.cbse.nic.in for the complete date-sheet. We wish you all the best as you gear up for your exams.
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This academic year onwards, the Central Board of Secondary Education will be assigning 5% of the marks for value education in each of the core subjects in Class Xth and XIIth Board Exams. The questions will be for five marks in a 100-marks paper and for 3-4 marks in a paper of 70-90 marks.
Eg- A potential question in Economics is: a father in his will gives 40% each to his son and daughter and 20% to his servant who has been with him for long. Why has he done it and what is the value addition? 8 marks
The answer to this would be based upon Gender equality and charity.
Besides class Xth and class XIIth, schools have also been asked to select suchrelevant questions to be asked during the final exams for classes IXth and XIth.
The education system in India has been for long under the wrong light for neglecting the skill and value development of students and making them tunnel-visioned towards academics. CBSE in recent times has been taking many positive steps to address this concern. School heads have also welcomed the move, saying that the holistic development of a child holds greater importance over only academic development in the long run.
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