Sunday, October 16, 2005

so much of confusion !!

The past 1week or so has been complete mess. have not been able to achieve a single positive thing out of my life in this time. my head is aching,eyes r paining, dont feel like sleeping but who wud after having slept almost d whole day. i have 2 sheets still pending ( big ones), so many holidays have gone by. i havent attended a single class in d last week.
i went to college on saturday by car( all alone for the first time) to collect sheet from neha. not tht i topo a sheet but still i prefer another person's sheet rather than studying from the miniature print in the buk.
every new thing seems to be a burden these days n i m sort of getting cocooned amidst my own self. interaction with frends n family seems to have touched new lows.
i have been watching TV like anything off late, saw 6 films in 2days. all except paycheck n day after tomorrow were CRAP. even my hrs on compu have increased, have been trying to reduce it but in vain.
End-Sems wud arrive in another month or so, but this time i havent even started a few of my prac files. this sem till now is the worst sem i have had, but i hope to make a turn around.

oki so kal i m supposed to make 1sheet n chart out my plan for the rest of this semester.

Saturday, October 08, 2005

language converter

hey guys!!
check out this site tht converts english into an indian language of ur choice.
link : http://www.iit.edu/~laksvij/language/index.html

also to surpass the banned messengers problems check out http://webyahoo.e-messenger.net/.
will mail bout this 2 param n adi(freinds 4m DA-IICT) maybe their problem wud be solved....

PS: i have recently noticed that i make loads of spelling errors in my posts. would try to avoid these in future.

Monday, October 03, 2005

CSE v/s CAT

yes guys after striking off GRE from the list, civil services examinations is the next big thing which seems suitable 4 the scheme. the power, the fame is all there to check out.
definitely CSE >> CAT but the problem is the entrance. i personally speaking consider myself more suitable for the CSE type of exam still the compettion is a bit tougher in CSE as far as i know + for CAT we have various other institutes like XLRI, FMS,NITIE,IITs unlike civil services where the number seats is limited to a meagre 400-500 including the reservations.
the generality nature of the IAS examination is attracting me.
the examination details r as follows, rigourous they r.

Examination

All India Combined Competitive Examination for the Civil Services conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) comprises of two successive stages:
(i) Preliminary Examination : It is of objective type, which is a qualifying examination.
(ii) Main Examination: It consists of written examination and interview.

The Preliminary Examination is held in May/June and the Main Examination in October/November. One must begin preparations of the main exam along with preliminary exam. This is because there is little time for the Main exam if one waits for the results of the Preliminaries.

A candidate is permitted 4 attempts at the examination. If a person appears in the Preliminary Exam or even appears in one paper, it is counted as an attempt.

Selection to the Indian Forest Service, on the other hand, is on the basis of a written test held in the month of July/August every year. The test comprises: two compulsory papers (General English and General Knowledge); and additional papers in any two subjects chosen from the following options: agriculture / botany / chemistry / physics / geology / zoology / mathematics / agricultural engineering / chemical engineering / civil engineering / mechanical engineering , excepting combinations of agriculture and agricultural engineering , chemistry and chemical engineering.

Examination Papers:

Preliminary Examination
The preliminary examination consists of two papers:
Paper I -- General Studies 150 marks
Paper II -- An Optional subject 300 marks
Subjects for Paper II (one subject to be selected): Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology.
Both the papers will be of objective type questions (multiple choice). The question papers are set in Hindi as well as in English. The course content for the optional subjects will be of the degree level. Each paper is of two hours duration. Blind candidates are allowed an extra time of 20 minutes for each paper.

Main Examination
It Consists of the following papers:
Paper I - One Indian language (selected by the candidate) 300 marks
Paper II - English 300 marks
Paper III - Essay 200 marks
Paper IV&V - General Studies 300 marks each
Paper VI-IX - Any two subjects (optional papers to be selected by the candidate) with two papers each 300 marks for each
Each paper is of 3 hours duration.
Optional Papers: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology.
The following combinations not allowed are:
Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration
Commerce and Management
Anthropology and Sociology
Maths and Statistics
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Management and Public Administration
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science
Any two branches of engineering.

Interview

The final stage of selection is the interview which is conducted in April/May every year. Candidate will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object is to assess the personal suitability and judge the mental caliber of the candidate. The candidate must exhibit an intelligent interest in events happening around him so that he appears to be a complete personality.

There is also a medical test, especially rigid for IPS. Out of the final candidates selected top rankers are appointed as IAS officers.


for CAT as we all know the stress is majorly on logic n english. no technical stuff n no indian language.