Union Public Service Commission
National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (I) 2012
On the basis of the result of the written part of the
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I) 2012 held by the
Union Public Service Commission on 15th April 2012, candidates with the
under mentioned Roll Nos. have qualified for Interview by the Services
Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to Army, Navy and
Air Force Wings of the National Defence Academy for the 129th Course and for
the 91st Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from December, 2012.
The candidature of all the candidates whose Roll Nos. are
shown in the list is provisional. In accordance with the conditions of their
admission to the examination, they are required to submit original
certificates of Age and Educational Qualification direct to the “Additional
Directorate General of Recruiting, Adjutant General’s Branch, Integrated
Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Army), West Block No. III, Wing No.I, R.K
Puram, New Delhi –110066.” The candidates must not send the Original
Certificates to the Union Public Service Commission. For any further
information, the candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’
of the Commission, either in person or on telephone Nos. 011‐
23385271/011‐23381125/011‐23098543 between 10:00 hours and 17:00 hours on
any working day. The result is also available at Union Public Service
Commission’s Website http://www.upsc.gov.in
CBSE to Introduce Open-Book Testing in Board Exams
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introducing an open-book exam
within its class X and XII board assessments is a welcome move. It reflects a
fresh, innovative spirit trying to reshape education in India - and creating
measures to give students a break.
A quick look at the open-book methodo-logy illustrates why. In this mode,
students are informed of possible topics for testing some months before
their exam. They thus have time to read up thoroughly on these areas and
prepare to answer analytical questions rather than mechanical queries. Such
questions, designed to teach students how to mine material thoroughly,
encourage analytical thought, original perspectives and creative linking of
different sorts of information in examinees' minds. What these cancel out is
rote learning or getting through coursework using guide books that break
subjects into technical question-answer sets, not open fields of knowledge
students learn to navigate with skills and practice.
Open-book testing is
decidedly a step in the right direction - one which the CBSE should follow
the whole way. For critics who prefer the traditional chants of rote
learning, get real. Current data shows rote is doing very little for India's
learning.
The Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi will be conducting the
Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for a person to be eligible for
appointment as a teacher for classes I to VIII on 18.11.2012. Candidates can
apply On-line for CTET-NOV 2012 on CBSE/CTET website.
Eligibility:
The candidates having the following minimum educational qualification are
eligible for appearing in CTET.
Minimum Educational Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes I-V
(Primary Stage):
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed
or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by
whatever name known).
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed
or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by
whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and
Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed
or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed
or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Education (Special
Education)*.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has
uploaded the answer key of the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2012
held on 13th May, 2 012, on its website www.ncert.nic.in. Feedback on this,
emailed at ntse.ncert(at)yahoo.in, will be
accepted up to 15th of July, 2012. Feedback can also be sent to the following:
Programme Coordinator
National Talent Search Examination
Educational Survey Division
NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi.
SCORING KEY for the Scholastic Aptitude Test 2012 held on 13th May, 2012
