2014 Admission: IIT Kharagpur offers MHRM course

This article provides information about Masters Degree Program in Human Resource and Management offered by IIT Kharagpur for the academic year 2014-16. Read on to know all about admission process, eligibility criteria, selection procedure and other important details.

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP or IIT Kharagpur) is a reputed public engineering, management and law institution. This technology institute was established in the year 1951 by the government of India. It is first of all the IITs established in India; and is famous for the excellence in studies and working ethics. High standards of knowledge and work efficiency of students passing out of IIT Kharagpur is recognized internationally. Final year students of IIT gets well paid jobs in reputed firms even before their final exams via campus selection process.

Indian Institute of Technology or commonly called IIT, was established to train engineers, techies, scientists and later IT professionals. These institutes promote advance scientific research and practical industrial studies in various fields.

Two-year Master Degree Programme in Human Resource Management (MHRM) at IIT Kharagpur

A 2-years Master degree programme in Human Resource Management (MHRM) is offered bt the Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. Admission is given on the basis of merit obtained by aspirants in CAT exam which is carried out each year.  This masters degree programme is in association with  Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property & Law(RGSOIPL) and Vinod Gupta School of Management(VGSOM). 

Complete Details of the course are as follows:

Course  - Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM).

Selection on the basis of -Merit obtained in CAT exam + group discussion + personal interview.

Required Minimum qualification - Graduate in Engineering/Post-graduate in Science/Commerce/Humanities and Social Sciences with at least 60% marks in aggregate (or equivalent). 

Admission starts on - July 2014.

Course Duration - 2 years (2014-2016).

Number of seats - 50.

Course Details - MHRM is a 2-years degree course with 4 semesters in total. There will be an exam after the end of each semester. During the first semester, students would be taught the basics of business management. Core subject which includes HR-related topics will be covered in the second and third semesters. At the end of the second semester or first year, (i.e., during summer vacations), the dissertation work will start. Finally, in fourth semester, the studies will focus on specific and specialized HR issues. Thus during these 4 semesters, all the practical and professional aspects of HR industry will be properly covered.

Course fee

Since MHRM is a self-financing course, the admission and tuition fee per semester is estimated to be about Rs 75,000/-( this amount is excluding hotel, mess, establishment and misc charges). 

For 2 years - about Rs.380,000 including the hostel fee. This payable amount may vary slightly depending on the variation in the current fee structure which will be intimidated to the aspirants at the time of admission. 

Official Websites

An e-Brochure can be obtained from the official website of MHRM. To get complete information about various other courses offered by IIT Kharagpur, here are the links to their official website:

http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/mhrm/index.php

http://www.hss.iitkgp.ernet.in/index.php 

Application Form

1. Candidates may obtain their application form from the college office or from the official website of the IIT institute.


2. Application fee is Rs.1600/- only (for general candidates) and Rs. 800/-  only for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PH category. IMPORTANT: Female Applicants are exempted from application fee.


3. Candidate need  to complete the online application form in the month of January 2014 by visiting the official website of IIT Kharagpur.


4. To complete the registration of application of the course, a demand draft for the application fee should be made in favor of "IIT Kharagpur" payable at Kharagpur.


5. The aspirant may then send the print-out of the completed online application form (downloaded from the site) plus the photocopies of qualification proof and experience certificate along with the requisite demand draft to the following address:
   
   The Assistant Registrar (PGS&R),
   Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,
   Kharagpur - 721 302 (W.B.)


6. If you are selected for Group Discussion /Personal Interview, after the written CAT examination, it will be intimated to you through an email, and/or registered post/courier. The date, time and the venue of Group Discussion / Personal Interview will be mentioned in your mail/letter.

There is a reservation for qualified SC/ST and OBC candidates and persons with Disability, according to the norms established by the Government of India.

KV Teacher Recruitment 2013-14, Result, Cut-off marks, Answer Key and Interview Date.

KV Teachers recruitment Exam Dec 2013-14, Expected Result Date, Cut-off marks and Answer Key.

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan conducted examination on 14^th, 15^th and 16^th of December 2013 for recruiting eligible teachers for various PRT, TGT and PGT posts.

After the examination, everyone is eagerly waiting for the announcement of result and cut-off marks for interview call. We are expecting KV to announce result of teacher recruitment examination 2013-14 in the month of February.  Answer keys for PRT, TGT and PGT question papers (all codes) have already been declared on 26th feb 2014 by the Sangathan.

Check your scoring from Answer keys available on official website of KV for PRT, TGT and PGT all subject codes.

Answer keys for the the paper codes are available on KV website: www.jobapply.in

You need to enter your Roll no., Subject, Question paper code, and Date of Birth to get access to answer key of your paper. 

On demand of our readers, we are hereby giving  answer Key of PGT Physics ‘Series K’ Current Affairs questions.   

Q. No.	Answers
41	4
42	2
43	2
44	2
45	2
46	1
47	1
48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60	4 3 1 3 4 3 1 4 1 3 2 2 1

For other information you may refer the official website of KV Sangathan :  www.kvsangathan.nic.in

Expected cut-off marks for KV teachers recruitment PGT 2013-14 is expected to be above 100. These marks are excluding language marks. It is to be noted that language (English and Hindi) are just to check your language profeciency in teaching your subject concerned and are NOT considered while preparing cut-off marks. So you may add up marks obtained in current affairs (out of 20), logic and reasoning ( out of 20), Teaching methodology (out of 20) and subject concerned (out of 100). 

This means you have to consider marks obtained in current affairs, Logic and Reasoning, Teaching Methodology and subject concerned and not in language subjects; which in total makes it 160 only.

All those aspirants who have scored above 100 should start preparing for interview. Sangathan would give only a gap of about 2 weeks between interview call and actual date for the conduction of interview. As per our speculation, interview would begin in the month of May.

All the best.

HTET 2014 : To be held in February.

HTET 2014 is expected to be held in the first weekend of February 2014; Most probably on 1st and 2nd date of this month.

For all those youngsters of Haryana, who are keen to apply for teachers eligibility test ( HTET ) and are working hard to clear it in the near future, there is a good news: Education Board of Haryana has decided to conduct Haryana teachers eligibility test within a few months.

Expected HTET Exam Date:

Initially it was suggested to conduct HTET 2014 exam on 18th and 19th of January 2014 but due to expected unfavourable foggy weather conditions in the state during this period, it was proposed to be postponed to another date. Now the working committee has proposed to conduct the exam in the first week of February and most probably the dates will be fixed for the first or second weekend of this month (i.e., either on 1st or 2nd of Feb or 8th and 9th of feb).

Reason for Poor Pass percentage in HTET 2013:

This year, the HTET result was unexpectedly poor. When we tried to find the reason behind it, most of the candidates blamed it to the extremely difficult language section of the question paper. PGT teachers are supposed to know their subject matter perfectly with a fair knowledge of language subjects for communication but what was observed in the HTET 2013-14 Question paper, was opposite of this fact. Passages in both the English and Hindi languages were of above average difficulty and other grammer section was also very difficult, resulting in very poor scoring in these sections. This in total has reduced their overall scoring.

Pass Percentage Data (Statistics) for 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013:

Pass percentage Data for all the previous years for levels 1, 2 and 3 are as shown in the table below. It can clearly be seen that 2013 is marked with the poorest performance by the candidates. 2011 has the highest pass percentage among all the four htet exams conducted so far.

Year	Level-1	Level-2	Level-3
2008	20%	5.19%	16.2%
2009	12.27%	6.02%	15.87%
2011	19.86%	15.71%	15.01%
2013	9.60%	1.44%	2.70%

We all hope that this time in HTET overall pass percentage would be high comparatively. All the best for all the aspiring teachers.


Soon we will upload old question papers and Application Procedure in this site.

6 Major Limitations and salient features of Nokia Lumia 920

Nokia is a well known brand in mobile phones industry; a brand that projects high technology and perfection; a brand which can be blindly trusted upon. But experts in tech field pointed out at some major limitations in its new smartphone- Nokia Lumia 920.

Nokia Lumia

With a colorful splash, this company have introduced a new range of Smartphones in the market which are sure to attract your eyes. This new avatar, called NOKIA LUMIA 920, comes With Carl Zeiss lens, PureView technology with Optical Image Stabilization  a 4.5’’ PureMotion HD+ display, super-fast processor, huge memory space, wireless charging and attractive colorful body. It is considered as one of the best Windows 8 Phone device in the Smartphone world. Nokia Lumia 920.

It is almost impossible to find any flaws with the design and all the more impossible not to like it at the very first instance.

Is there anything that this small beauty is lacking and which could make it the sweet-heart of every Smartphone lover? Indeed, there are some features which if implemented could have rock the world. They are:

1. Customized User-Interface:

Nokia Lumia displays the same old User-Interface (UI) which we observe in each and every Windows Phones. You can very easily customize the start screen of Nokia Lumia phone if you know how to customize the start screen of any Windows 8 phone; and thus it may become a bit boring to tech savvy people who are always on the lookout for challenging and new experiences. It do not gives a personal customized experience to the phone-owners. As all the windows Phone projects the same displays and acts in the same way, there exist no way of differentiation it from the other phones other than preloading certain apps. This is certainly not exciting for any of us.  So, if Nokia Lumia 920 has gone for its own exclusive software for UI, then it would surely have been a slightly better phone.

2. More compact and slim design:

Just like Nokia Lumia 822, Lumia 920 is also a beautiful android phone but is a bit bigger than its competitors in the market. We understand that, thinning on design and making the body more compact would have resulted in the smaller screen size, so we leave it to the individual users to make a choice here. In fact, Nokia seem to have paid not much attention to this fact and thus have continued with the similar design as that of the Lumia 900.

3. Lacking in expandable storage:

This is an issue only for those users who stores all their info, data and media on their Smartphones. Nokia Lumina 920 comes with 32GB of internal storage space. So, this memory space is pretty big for an average user but we think it could have been all the more better if Lumia 920 would have a MicroSD card slot. Who wouldn't appreciate  an extra expandable storage space of at least 16GB or 32GB? Nokia has lacked in foresight here.

4. Loss-less Zoom: More Megapixels:

Nokia Lumia 920 comes with Carl Zeiss lens, PureView technology of 808 with Optical Image Stabilisation, a 4.5’’ PureMotion HD+ display but it lacks Loss-less zoom. For this, the devices need to have more Megapixels resolution to cut from. This is one of the desirable features which the super cool camera of Lumia 920 lacks.

5. Lumia 920 Price towers over Galaxy S III:

Nokia Lumia 920 is, indeed, a wonderful Smartphone which is manufactured keeping in mind the demands and utility of an average smartphone user but its price in the market are much higher than its closer competitor Galaxy S III. This could be a major setback on its selling value in the smartphone world.

6. Lack of Apps:

 Nokia Lumina 920 works on Windows Phone Platform which lacks both the number and the variety of apps when compared to both iPhone and Android. To be more successful with Lumia 920, the company needs to attract developers to build more interesting apps for it.

Conclusion:

No doubt Nokia Lumia is one of the best windows 8 smartphones in the market. We all hope to see fault-less and perfect designs in the upcoming models of this company. 

Best Gift for Valentine Day from Verizon.

Today, January the 24^th , is a big day for Verizon when it would present two of its Smartphones, Nokia Lumia 822 and Motorola DROID RAZR M, in attractive colors to the world as a Valentine day celebration.

Motorola DROID RAZR M.

Nokia Lumia 822, Red.

Nokia Lumia 822 is one of the best Windows Phone 8 devices. It would be available is attractive red color whereas our smart friend, Motorola DROID RAZR M would try to lure the users with cute pink attire. Both of these colourful Smartphones would be available in online as well as android physical stores for purchasing.    

Now you have a perfect choice to decide what you wish to gift your girlfriend this Valentine: red colored Nokia Lumia 822 with red roses or Pink colored DROID RAZR M with a pack of dark chocolates. For most of the guys, deciding on what to buy for 14^th February to make it a very special one, is always a pain in the head; and Verizon is trying to attract and impress such users by presenting them a choice that is classy, womanly and hey! Its a Smartphone, what else?  

Nokia Lumia 822 is a mid-range, 4.3 inched display screen, reasonably priced Windows Phone 8 Android phone. Its market price is expected to be under $50 (About $49.44 on contract).

Motorola DROID RAZR M, would be available in girly pink color for the season. We already have black and white options for DROID RAZR M in the market. It is a good mid-range smartphone with 4.3 inches display screen and compact design. Its market prize is expected to be somewhere around $50.

Best liquid soaps for hand-wash in the market with their prices:A Review

With the availability of wide range of liquid hand wash soaps in the market, we are rendered with more confusion than a solution to select the best hand wash for our use. Here is a list of ‘Top 5 hand washes’ in the Indian market which are perfect to be used at home, in clinics, schools and at any other place of utility.

Liquid Hand-washes contains skin friendly soaps in solution form that are easy to use and very effective in killing germs and bacteria from our hands. These hand washes are especially formulated for frequent use on hands for gently cleaning them for hygienic reasons. It is recommended to use these hand washes each time you come back from outdoors like from office, playground, market etc and essentially after using toilet. To make these hand-washing products more appealing, fragrances and scents are added to them. Thus, we would have 99% germs free hands that smell wonderful.

The liquid soaps and hand washes available in the market are economical and reasonable for everyone’s pocket. Recently, due to their popularity, many cosmetic and ‘Fast-Moving Consumer Goods’ company have step in the field of production of hand washes under their brand name. Among them ‘Top 5 Hand-Washing’ brands in the market are as follows:

Dettol.

Lifebuoy.

Savlon.

Pears.

Palmolive.

Lifebuoy Liquid Hand Wash:

Lifebuoy is a brand product of Hindustan Unilever Limited. It is No. 1 brand in the world for body care and cleaning products field. No doubt Lifebuoy liquid hand-wash is one of the best liquid soaps that is recommended by dermatologists.  This product is clinically tested and is proven to be effective in killing 99.9% germs and disease causing bacteria present on our hands. This company has a huge range of hand washing liquid soaps available for its consumers.

Lifebuoy Activfresh Liquid Hand Wash Pump:

Lifebuoy Activfresh Liquid Hand Wash.

Lifebuoy Activfresh Liquid Hand Wash Pump is empowered with the strength of natural ingredients along with scientific approach. The main natural ingredients in this hand-wash include ‘neem’ and lemongrass extracts. The cleaning portion includes glycerin which gently cleans your hands. It’s specially formulated pH balance formula keeps this hand-wash soft on skin and can be used on all skin types of both the sexes. Lifebuoy Activfresh is enriched with moisturizing active ingredients to avoid over dryness of your hands. The specially designed plastic pump bottle makes it easier to use hygienically.

Cost : Rs. 54 for 200 ml.

Lifebuoy Hand-Wash Nature:

Lifebuoy Hand Wash Nature Refill Can.

For sensitive skin types, Lifebuoy hand-wash Nature is a good choice. It gently cleans your hands by killing almost all the disease causing germs and bacteria from your hands. The natural ingredients in this product make it more appealing for those who do not want to use purely chemical-based product due to skin allergy reasons. It does not completely dry your skin and is very gentle on all skin types. Its natural fragrance is ever lasting and refreshing.

Cost : Rs. 145 for 900 ml (for super saver pack).

Lifebuoy Hand-wash ‘Care’:

Lifebuoy Handwash Care refill Pack.

Lifebuoy Care hand wash is usually available in small refill pouches and are very effective against bacteria and germs that are responsible for a number of infection and ailments in our body. The perfect pH balance formula of this hand-wash makes it very gently on your skin while glycerin in the hand wash effectively cleanses your hands. It is one of the most popular hand washes among consumers.

Cost : Rs. 34 for 185 ml pack.

Dettol Liquid Hand Wash Soap:

Dettol is a big and most trusted name in hygienic body care products. Dettol liquid hand wash is a product of Reckitt Benckiser, which is a very trusted company. This hand-wash claims to kill 99.9% bacteria and other germs from your hands making them clean and germ-free. The fragrance in this liquid soap is typical of Dettol brand and keeps on stimulating your senses even hours after the wash. I personally like its mild refreshing scent. It is the best hand-washing liquid soap to be effectively used in clinics, hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and even at home to keep everyone healthy and allergy-free. Dettol has introduced a range of liquid hand-washes in the market to target different consumers. It is available in attractive easy-to-use plastic containers, plastic refill cans and refill packs.

Dettol Original Liquid Hand Wash:

Dettol Original Hand Wash.

Dettol Original Hand wash is perfect for everyday use in homes. It is very effective in hygienically cleaning your kids hand when he/she returns from playground/park and from school. It kills and removes germs and bacteria from your hands leaving then with soft refreshing fragrance. Every drop that comes out of specially designed pump plastic bottle of Dettol liquid hand-wash is hygienically active against disease causing microbes. This hand-wash is economical and affordable for every household.

Cost : Rs. 154 for 900 ml.

Dettol Fresh Liquid Hand Wash:

Dettol resh Liquid Hand Wash.

Dettol Fresh liquid hand-wash has a special formula which renders freshness to your hands for hours after use. It is effective in killing 99.9% germs along with taking care of softness of your hands. Special lemon fragrance in this hand-wash is mind-blowing. The moisturizing content of Dettol Fresh is very gentle on your skin and does not takes away smoothness of your hands even with more frequent use unlike a soap bar.

Cost : Rs. 154 for 900 ml.(same as Dettol Original Liquid Hand-wash).

Dettol Sensitive Hand Wash:

Dettol Sensitive Hand Wash Refill pack.

For sensitive skin and allergy prone skin, Dettol Sensitive hand-wash is a perfect hand washing liquid soap available in the market. I personally recommend this hand-wash for the soft skin of kids to keep them germ-free and totally clean. A home with new born baby and toddler requires everyone to wash their hands more frequently whenever they have to look after the child and using Dettol Sensitive for that use is highly recommended to keep the child away from stomach infections, allergies and cough and cold.

Cost : Rs 35 for 185 ml refill pouch.

Savlon Liquid Hand Wash:

Savlon Liquid Hand wash.

Savlon is a brand name of Johnson & Johnson Company which is number one company in baby care, body care and other consumer goods. Savlon Liquid Hand Wash is a quality product that claims to kill almost all the germs on your hands. The antibacterial ingredients in this hand-wash provide germ killing action where as glycerin cleans your hand.  Refreshing fragrance is the characteristic of this liquid soap which entrails even hours after its use. Along with the perfumed component, moisturizing ingredients makes it soft and easy on hands. Along with pump bottle, refill punches and cans for Savlon liquid hand washes are easily available in the market. It is a quality product for everyday use at home, in schools and colleges, laboratories, hospitals, clinics, and offices to effectively kill 99.9% bacteria and germs and make your hands completely clean.

Cost : Rs. 69 for 250 ml pack.

Pears Liquid Hand wash:

Pears is a branded product of Hindustan Unilever Limited which has marked its presence with a bang by it pure and skin friendly products.  Pears is my ‘All-Time’ favorite brand which can be blindly trusted for its products ingredients. Pears liquid hand wash is just an extension of their quality soaps in personal care category. The company has projected two hand washes for consumer use which are as follows:

Pears Pure and Gentle Hand-Wash:

Pears Pure & Gentle Hand Wash.

Pears Pure & Gentle Hand-wash, as the name suggest, is completely pure product in which no extra and strong chemicals are added. It is gentle on our hands and very effective in killing almost all the disease causing germs and bacteria from our hands. It has the typical fragrance of Pears soap which has nothing extra to hide its natural smell. It is most useful and handy for everyday use in a home with active kids. It is specially enriched with natural oils that moisturizes and softens your skin while cleaning it. This product is suitable for oily, dry and combination skin types for both the sexes. This hand wash has Hypo-allergenic properties and thus is very effective for sensitive skin types.

Cost : Rs. 100 for 237 ml pack.

Pears Oil Clear Hand Wash:

Pears Oil Clear Hand Wash.

For oily skin types, Pears Oil Clear Hand-Wash is the best choice. It contains lemon extracts that effectively removes excess of oil, dirt and grease from your hands making them clean and almost completely germ-free. Its pH balance formula keeps your hands soft to touch and renders freshness to it.  This product is specially formulated for delicate skin.

Cost : Rs 100 for 237 ml Pack.

Palmolive Liquid Hand Wash:

Palmolive Liquid Hand Wash is a brand product of Colgate Palmolive Company, which is a leading name in personal care products around the world. This hand wash has special formula that effectively kills germs and bacteria from your skin and along with that it gently moisturizes your skin for that soft and supple touch. All the products from this leading brand are time tested and clinically proven.

Main products under the brand name Palmolive hand washes with their cost prices are as follows:

Palmolive Naturals Liquid Hand Wash:

Palmolive Naturals Hand Wash.

This hand wash is empowered by the natural ingredients that are anti-bacterial in nature and cleans your hands gently. Its cost price in market is Rs. 60 for 300 ml pack.

Palmolive Naturals Liquid Hand Wash Refill pouch is available for Rs 33 for 200 ml.

Palmolive naturals Milk & Honey Hand-wash:

Palmolive Naturals Milk & Honey Nourishing Hand wash.

Palmolive naturals Milk & Honey Hand-wash is a perfectly pH balanced product that is enriched with milk and honey. The active ingredients in this hand wash keeps your hands perfectly clean by removing excess oil, dirt and germs-free. Cost price of Palmolive Naturals Milk & Honey Hand-wash in the market is Rs 65 for 300 ml pack. 

Conclusion:

In this article I have listed top 5 liquid hand washes that are the ‘best hand washing products’ in my opinion, which are available for an average consumer. I have also gone through a number of public survey and opinion sites to compile this top 5 list, along with taking into account my personal experience with each of the above mentioned products; still costumers are advised to make their own judicious decision.

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