A single common entrance test for undergraduate and postgraduate medical colleges across India is expected to begin in 2011, an apex panel of doctors regulating medical education announced today. The proposal has drawn criticism from within medical circles that have cited the wide variations in standards of different medical colleges. But Shiv Kumar Sarin, the [...]

The Common Admission Test (CAT), which one needs to clear for a coveted seat in any of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other B-schools in India, will be held over 20 days between October 27 and November 23, 2010 with breaks for Diwali. Given the technical glitches in last year’s exam, most students [...]

The new screening test proposed for the civil services is expected to provide a level playing field for all candidates. For hundreds of thousands of youngsters in India, cracking the civil services exam is their avowed object in life. Preparation for it can last a few years while the entire exam process itself takes a [...]

HOW TO TACLE THE NEW CAT FORMAT   :- ………………………… Gourav Bhattacharya was in the final year of engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, when he decided to take a shot at the Common Admission Test (CAT), the sine qua non for admission to top management institutes. In between regular classes and practicals, he [...]

The verbal ability (VA) and reading comprehension (RC) section of the CAT represents the biggest hurdle for aspirants who do not have a convent  education. In fact, at times, even the ability to converse well in English cannot guarantee a high percentile for those with a convent education. What strategy and action plan then should [...]

Image via Wikipedia Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie Tucked away in the hills of Mussoorie is an old colonial building with sprawling lawns. Don’t be surprised if you find men and women there talking on subjects as varied as the Indian caste structure and the global economic crisis. For these very men [...]

You begin by sailing through the prelims. Then, you ace the mains with equal ease. But before you can ensure that coveted future in India’s bureaucratic circles, there’s a final hurdle — the interview, which stands between all and nothing, marking out a leader from a follower. Clearly, it’s no cakewalk. ………………….. Ordinarily, the number [...]

Most civil service aspirants would tell you that attending coaching classes for the civil service examination (CSE) is important, for you need to know not just what to study but also what not to study. ………………………………….. While choosing a coaching centre, ask yourself the purpose of joining an institute. Identify what kind of guidance you [...]

The civil service doesn’t just mean the IFS, IAS or IPS. Rahul Jayaram reports that there is a whole bouquet of other challenging services : …………………………….. You’ve got through the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) civil service exam but have not ranked high enough to qualify for the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Administrative Service [...]

Image via Wikipedia It’s an examination in which an average graduate student can emerge a topper while a medical student may find the going tough. It’s a test not so much of your intelligence as about perseverance and managerial skills. Though hundreds of thousands of students appear for the civil service examination (CSE) every year, [...]