Artificial Intelligence course designed by IIT Kharagpur

With greater emphasis of Industries on Artificial Intelligence , there is huge demand of professionals to work in the field of Artificial Intelligence. But in India no Institute is providing such a professional course right now to train students in the field.

To fulfill the industry demand and future needs of Indian market IIT Kharagpur has designed a six months course on Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning for students  and working professionals .This course is likely to be launched in the month of March 2019, as per reports of Indian Express.

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Where these corses will be taught ?

This course will not be conducted by IIT Kharagpur alone .IIT Bangalore ,IIT Hydrabad and IIT Karnataka will also start this course on Artificial Intelligence , according to PP Chakrabarti ,Director of IIT Kharagpur.

Who designed the Course?

The curriculam on Artificial Intelligence is designed by the faculty of  IIT Kharagpur after consultation from the experts in the Industry. This initiative will provide required talent pool in the field  of Artificial Intelligence which is going to be a game changer technology in near future.

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This course is comprised of 16         one -credit modules and one R&D project. Classes for these courses will be taken by the experts from IIT Kharagpur ,other Academic Institution and Industry .

What is IELTS and advantage of IELTS for Higher Education

What is IELTS and different types ?

IELTS is International English Language Testing System .If you want to go for higher study(MS or MBA) in English speaking nations or  course in English in any foreign countries you are required to pass IELTS exam before getting VISA for the country. 

Not only study, if you want get a work visa or VISA for a stay you need to clear IELTS first, except tourist VISA and On-site work Visa.

Few Facts about IELTS

• IELTS is conducted in nearly 140 countries at 1200 centers.
• IELTS is conducted on 48 dates in a year ,means four times a month on Thursday or Saturday as per availability of candidates.
• IELTS is organized in partnership by

1. British Council
2. IDP:IELTS Australia
3. CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH
4. IELTS USA

Types of IELTS

Basically there are two types of IELTS exams both include written tests as well as personal interview :

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1. IELTS  Academic

This is basically required for the students who wants to go higher education in any the foreign countries in English Language.This test includes some features of academic language and assesses you if you are ready to study and take training in the foreign country.This is the approach by all the institutions across the globe accepting IELTS.

2. IELTS  General

This test is to be cleared by those individuals who want to take secondary education, get training or work experience in the forign countries. This test is also desired for migration to United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Because this test judges to language skills of the individual for survival in these countries

IELTS Life Skills

One more version of IELTS is IELTS Life Skills. It is for people who need to prove their English speaking and listening skills at Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Levels A1, A2 or B1.It is available in three levels :

• IELTS Life Skills – A1 Speaking and Listening
• IELTS Life Skills – A2 Speaking and Listening (offered in the UK only)*
• IELTS Life Skills – B1 Speaking and Listening.

In 2016 UK modified rules for  IELTS Life skills. After two-and-a half-years in the UK, non-EEA national partners and parents on the family route will need to pass a speaking and listening test at level A2 in order to qualify, for further leave to remain on the five-year partner or parent route to settlement

Important Dates

Test Date	Module	Registration Deadline
Test Date 05/01/2019	Module IELTS Academic	Registration Deadline 27/12/2018
Test Date 05/01/2019	Module IELTS General Training	Registration Deadline 27/12/2018
Test Date 19/01/2019	Module IELTS Academic	Registration Deadline 10/01/2019

Study Material For IELTS

Various websites provides free study Material for IELTS exams can also be purchased online.

FAQ’s About IELTS

1. Can we study abroad without qualifying IELTS?

Yes ,It depends on the university you are applying few universities allow GATE qualified students to study, you may check universities in Singapore.

2. Does one require to qualify IETS for going On-Site during Job?

No you Don’t require if going On-site .

3. Is there any alternate to IELTS?

Yes, TOEFL is an alternative to IELTS and accepted widely.

For details you can visit https://www.ielts.org

Want to do MBA from Top Indian B-Schools, IIM's ,prepare for CAT

Many students in their Graduation dream about getting into IIM's or top Business-Schools for pursuing their MBA, but while preparing they are not sure that will they be able to make it happen.

Getting into any of the prestigious IIM’s is really a herculean task due to high level of competition. Mere qualifying CAT with high percentile can’t ensure seat in IIM's . Before we get into details  let us know the procedure followed by IIM’s for selection:

1). Valid CAT score

2).Writing Ability Test(WAT).

3). Group Discussion.

4). Personal Interview (PI).

Once CAT result is out , candidates have to apply at the individual colleges with their CAT score .Cut off to apply in IIM’s is minimum 90 percentile CAT score and minimum 80 percentile in all three section of CAT exam.

While shortlisting candidates, other things which are taken into consideration are, Academic background(10^th, 12 th and Graduation) and work experience. After considering academic performance and work experience candidates with low CAT scores can also be preferred over candidates with high CAT score.

Once shortlisted candidates are called for Writing Ability Test(WAT), Group Discussion and Personal Interview respective by IIM’s . Every round have separate weightage for the final selection in the college.

Newly formed IIMs conducts separate Common Admission Process (CAP) rounds. Candidates appear for common Writing Ability test and Personal Interview and Each IIM asses their performances and release institute wise merit list based on the selection criteria of the college.

Apart from 20 IIM’s , other 100+ B schools in India accepts CAT score.

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Selection Procedure in Non IIM Business schools

Non IIM business schools may use different selection criteria for final selection among Shortlisted candidates with valid CAT score, like GD, WAT or PI.

Selection by IIT’s for MBA course

Earlier IIT’s used to conduct JMET examination for admission in MBA courses .But now even IIT’s select candidates based on their CAT score. Writing ability test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview is carried out for final selection.

What is Junior Research Fellow(JRF), Exam and career options

Eligibility for the Foreign Nationals/NRI/PIO for CAT

The eligibility that is needed for foreign nationals, PIO’s or NRI’s is that they must have a Bachelors degree with a minim of 50% (candidates of the SC/ST, PWD categories must have a minimum of 45%). The certification must be from any of the Universities that are accredited by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. Candidates who will be writing the final exam are also qualified to appear for the CAT exam. Those who have finished their studies and are expecting their results can submit an application for the exam too.

FEE Structure

The fees for an MBA in good colleges in India is very high. Unlike the IITs, the semi-government organizations like IIMs charge hefty fees for admissions. But, there are also other good colleges that charge very minimal fees and offer equally good education like Delhi’s FMS. Here is a list of best B-Schools in India and the cost of admission in them. The given fees is approximate , it may differ with fee shown in the list as fees is revised by colleges time to time.

IIM Bangalore                                 Rs. 19.50 lakh

IIM Ahmedabad                              Rs. 21 lakh

IIM Calcutta                                    Rs. 19 lakh

DMS, IIT Delhi                                Rs. 4.39 lakh

DoMS, IIT Madras                           Rs. 6 lakh

IIM Lucknow                                   Rs. 14 lakh

XLRI Jamshedpur                          Rs. 16.8 lakh

IIM Kozhikode                                 Rs. 16 lakh

DoMS, IIT Roorkee                         Rs. 4.18 lakh

IIM Indore                                        Rs. 14 lakh

VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur                    Rs. 6.72 lakh

FMS, University of Delhi                 Rs. 20,000

NITIE Mumbai                                 Rs. 8.10 lakh

SJMSoM, IIT Bombay                      Rs. 2.25 lakh

MDI Gurgaon                                   Rs. 15.96 lakh

SPJIMR Mumbai                             Rs. 14.5 lakh

DIME, IIT Kanpur                            Rs. 1.60 lakh

IIM Shillong                                     Rs. 12.68 lakh

IIFT Delhi                                       Rs. 14.50 lakh

DMS, IISc. Bangalore                    Rs. 3 lakh

IIM Rohtak                                     Rs. 10.5 lakh

JBIMS Mumbai                             Rs. 2 lakh

IIM Raipur                                    Rs. 10.26 lakh

IMT Ghaziabad                            Rs. 13 lakh

IIM Trichy                                     Rs. 10 lakh

IIM Ranchi                                   Rs. 13..6 lakh

XUB-XIMB                                   Rs. 14 lakh

IFMR Chennai                             Rs. 12 lakh

IIM Kashipur                                Rs. 10.50 lakh

IIFM Bhopal                                 Rs. 4.80 lakh

ABV - Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Rs. 2.36 lakh

NMIMS Mumbai                          Rs. 13.15 lakh

LIBA Chennai                              Rs. 9.84 lakh

IRMA                                           Rs. 8 lakh

IIM Udaipur                                 Rs. 9.50 lakh

We School Mumbai                     Rs. 8.60 lakh

DSM, DTU                                    Rs. 11.5 lakh

IBS Hyderabad                            Rs. 12.50 lakh

DMS, NIT Trichy                          Rs. 10.87 lakh

SCMHRD Pune                           Rs. 11.2 lakh

KJSIMSR, Mumbai                        Rs. 7.8 lakh

Goa Institute of Management        Rs. 13.85 lakh

IMNU, Ahmedabad                         Rs. 8.9 lakh

MANAGE Hyderabad                      Rs. 4.05 lakh

XIME Bangalore                             Rs. 8 lakh

NIT Warangal                                 Rs. 2.1 lakh

IFIM Bangalore                              Rs. 9.50 lakh

LBSIM Delhi                                   Rs. 8.95 lakh

IIM Nagpur                                     Rs. 10 lakh

IIM Visakhapatnam                        Rs. 10.50 lakh

IIM Sirmaur                                    Rs. 9 lakh

IIM Sambalpur                               Rs. 10 lakh

IIM Amritsar                                   Rs. 9 lakh

Is Doing MBA from IIT’s Good Enough

While IIM’s charge too high for the MBA courses , IIT’s are providing these courses at very minimal charges which students belonging to a middle class family can afford. As far as syllabus is concerned, IIT’s offer latest syllabus, as these courses has been started late compared to other Institutes. Now MBA students of IIT’s are also being offered good packages.

So doing MBA from IIT’s is very good options if you can’t afford from IIM’s.

Source:entrance-exam.net & career 360

Want to do PHD , directly after B.Tech

For doing PhD eligibilty is Pot Graduation , but wait are you an Engineering Graduate(B.E/B.Tech) , then you need not have Masters degree to be eligible for PhD. Yes, you hear it right, there are two main options available for Engineering Graduates for Doing PhD directly after Engineering-

1. Dual degree MTech+ PhD through Gate examination.

2. Directly apply for PhD .

    First option of Dual degree was available there for few years now, but second one is new one. Now let us know the selection criteria and other details in both the options mentioned above.

1. Dual Degree(MTech+PHD)

 Most of the IIT's and few NIT's are offering dual degree in various disciplines .Course duration is 3 to 7 years . Although it is very difficult to complete PhD within 3 years because of the thesis work is related with PhD. Average duration which student varies from 5 to 7 years.

selection procedure

Selection procedure varies from college to college. Valid Gate score  is a must , written exam may or may not be conducted by the college depending on the number of candidates , Interview is conducted by Every college. In few colleges minimum 60 % marks in Engineering is required and Somewhere 70% or CPI of 7 to 8 is required.

Financial Assistance or Fellowship 

During first two years fellowship of 8000 to 16000 Rs.  provided depending on the college and 10000 to 25000 Rs. for 3rd to 5th Year. No Fellowship is  be provided beyond 5 years.

Students receiving assistantships from the Institute or fellowships from any funding other agencies , 

are  required to perform academic duties as per prevailing norms.

The continuation of the assistantship/fellowship is subject to satisfactory performance of the assigned duties and satisfactory progress of the student in the Dual (MTech +PhD) degree programme.

2. PhD After B.Tech(Start-early Ph.D. fellowship)

This is a new initiative launched by IIT Gandhinagar for providing Engineering graduates chance of Doing PhD without doing MTech or ME .The objective of this programme is to put promising young undergraduate students from diverse disciplines on the fast-track mode of cutting edge technological research in order to prepare them to participate in the process of nation building .

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Selection procedure

As per Notification no Gate score is  required . Candidate selection is based on the  academic performance and Interview . Written examination may be there.

Fellowship

• Rs. 35,000/- per month (with valid GATE score)
• Rs. 25,000/- per month (without GATE score)

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Benefits of PhD over MTech

If you are thinking about doing PhD then definitely you must be a patient worker and interest in research work . Because after doing B.Tech most of the students want to get Job and earn, while few want have masters degree before starting there career . But to wait for another 4 to 5 years for after doing B.Tech you need to really hard working.

While going for PhD directly one get expect good college with comparatively low GATE score as most of the candidates with god GATE score prefers MTech over PhD. 

If you are having plan to do PhD in near future then direct PhD will definitely save few years.

Career progression after PhD is far better compared to B.Tech and M.Tech candidates. 

There is better opportunity in Education field after PhD as students doing PhD are more keen to learn and teach.

These two options are available for most of the Engineering Branches but if you want to do  Ph.D / Integrated Ph.D Programme in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science or Neuroscience or Computational Biology the you can also apply for JEST.

What Is JEST?

JEST is Joint Entrance Screening Test.Applicants who are expected to complete their final examinations by August of each year are also eligible to appear for the JEST exam of that year.The Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) (statutory body established through an Act of Parliament) recognizes JEST as a National Eligibility Test (NET) in their office Memo vide OM No.SB/S9/Z-01/2015.  Fellows working in SERB programmes and qualified in NET are eligible to get enhanced fellowship.

What is IELTS?

International English Language Testing System(IELTS)

The International English Language Testing System, or IELTS, is a worldwide state endorsed preliminary test of English vernacular capacity for non- English speakers. It is as one supervised by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English, and was developed in 1989. IELTS is  the most sought English-language tests in the wold, others being the TOEFL, TOEIC, PTE:A, and OPI/OPIc.

IELTS is recognized by most Australian, British, Canadian and New Zealand educational institutions, by more than of 3,000 institutions in the United States, and by various academic  organization  over the world.

IELTS is the primary Secure English Language Test attested by UK Visas and Immigration(UKVI) for visa customers applying both outside and inside the UK. It furthermore meets need for development to Australia, where TOEFL and Pearson Test of English Academic are in like manner accepted, and New Zealand. In Canada, IELTS, TEF, or CELPIP are recognized by the movement authority.

No base score is required to complete the test. An IELTS result or Test Report Form is issued to all test takers with a score from "band 1" ("non-customer") to "band 9" ("ace customer") and each foundation sets a substitute breaking point. There is in like manner a "band 0" score for the people who did not attempt the test. Foundations are urged not to consider a report more prepared than two years to be significant, aside from if the customer exhibits that they have endeavored to keep up their level.

In 2017, in excess of 3 million tests were taken in more than 140 countries, up from 2 million tests in 2012, 1.7 million tests in 2011 and 1.4 million tests in 2009. In 2007, IELTS directed more than one million tests in a single year term strangely, making it the world's most predominant English language test for cutting edge instruction and immigration.

IELTS Characterstics

IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training are designed to cover the full range of ability from non-user to expert user. The Academic version is for test takers who want to study at tertiary level in an English-speaking country or seek professional registration. The General Training version is for test takers who want to work, train, study at a secondary school or migrate to an English-speaking country. The General Training interpretation is for test takers who need to work, train, learn at a discretionary school or migrate to an English-speaking country.

The differentiation between the Academic and General Training adjustments is the substance,context and purpose of the tasks. Each and every other component, for instance, timing task, length of made responses and reporting out of scores, are the same.

IELTS Academic and General Training both possess following features:

•             IELTS tests the ability to listen, read, write and talk in English.

•             The speaking module is a key piece of IELTS. It is conducted in the form of a one-to-one interview with an examiner. The examinar reviews the test taker as he or she is talking.

•             A variety of accents and creating styles have been shown in test materials with the ultimate objective to restrain etymological inclination. The articulations in the listening portion are overall 80% British, Australian, New Zealander and 20% others (generally American).

•             IELTS is made by authorities at Cambridge English Language Assessment with input from  researchers from around the world. Gatherings are arranged in the USA, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and other English-talking nations.

•             Band scores are used for each tongue sub-capacity (Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking). The Band Scale ranges from 0 ("Did not attempt the test") to 9 ("Expert User").

IELTS test structure(Modules)

There are two modules of the IELTS:

•             Academic Module and

•             General Training Module

There's furthermore an alternate test offered by the IELTS test partners, called IELTS Life Skills:

•             IELTS Academic is meant for those people who want to choose universities and diverse establishments of professional courses and study or practice in medical courses in an English-speaking country.

•             IELTS General Training is proposed for those aiming to endeavor non-academic planning or to get work understanding, or for relocation purposes.

•             IELTS Life Skills is proposed for the people who need to show their English talking and listening skills at Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levels A1 or B1 and can be used to apply for a 'Family of a settled individual' visa, for longer stay or citizenship in the UK.

The four areas of the IELTS test

•             Listening: 30 minutes (notwithstanding 10 minutes' trade time)

•             Reading: 60 minutes

•             Writing: 60 minutes

•             Speaking: 11– 14 minutes

The test total time is: 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Listening, Reading and Writing are done in one sitting. The Speaking test may be gone up against that day or up to seven days earlier or after interchange tests.

All test takers take same Listening and Speaking tests, while the Reading and Writing tests differ depending upon whether the test taker is taking the Academic or General Training 

versions of the test.

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Higher Education from Foreign Universities

How to Study Abroad?

Many of the Indian students want to get their higher education from foreign countries but they don't get proper information on time . In a competitive environment of today , it is necessary to prepare yourself as early as possible.

Basic Requirement to get Education in Foreign Universities

To get education from any of the foreign(For courses in English) country one has to compulsorily qualify any of the two exams:

IELTS

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) measures the language proficiency of people who want to study or work where English is used as a language of communication. It uses a nine-band scale to clearly identify levels of proficiency, from non-user (band score 1) through to expert (band score 9).

What IS IELTS details

TOEFL

TOEFL is the most popular English proficiency exam accepted at North American universities. The full form of TOEFL is Test of English as Foreign Language. TOEFL tests the international students’ usage and understanding of North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. The TOEFL test is developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS), which sets the questions, conducts the test, and sends each examinee the score report.

Which Exam is better IELTS or TOEFL?

IELTS is more preferred in UK, Australia, and New Zealand, while TOEFL is popular among applicants to universities in US and Canada. So knowing the required average scores for US universities and average scores for Canadian universities is an important start.

Why IELTS or TOEFL score is required?

Foreign universities and visa granting authorities need to be sure that you will not have communication issues while staying in the country. You need to show a good understanding and strong command of the English language and that is why your overall IELTS/TOEFL scores are so important.Many universities might even not even require IELTS scores for admission purposes. But remember that if you don’t give IELTS, your chances of getting the student visa might suffer as the visa officers may not be convinced about your English proficiency without IELTS scores. So it is safer to appear for IELTS and aim to score at least 6 bands overall. 

Eligibilty

IELTS /TOEFL assesses the student’s abilities in all four skills - listening, reading, writing and speaking of the English language in under three hours. 

Students are required to be above 16 years of age to be able to appear for the IELTS Exam.While candidates who cleared high school or equivalent can appear for the TOEFL exams. 

Students who are applying to study in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand ,and Australia are required to appear for the IELTS exam. Medical professionals who are planning to work or pursue further studies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are required to take the IELTS test. Candidates who are planning to settle down permanently in Canada, Australia or New Zealand are also required to take IELTS the test.

Graduate Program from  Foreign Country(GRE)

To get the admission in the Graduate courses in most of the foreign universities one has to qualify GRE .The GRE General Test is the world’s largest assessment program for graduate admissions. Full-form of GRE is Graduate Record Examination. Over a half million individuals take the GRE General Test in over 1,000 test centers in 160 countries every year, and scores are accepted at thousands of graduate programs around the world, for masters and doctoral degrees.

GRE also has subject tests, apart from the basic GRE exam.Each subject test is intended for those students who have a bachelor's degree in the particular disciplines. The subject tests being offered currently are Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Literature, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology. GRE is a computer-based test and has a user-friendly design. Individuals applying to graduate schools in order to pursue a Masters of Science (MS) or MBA are required to take the exam

Eligibility for GRE

Candidates who plan to appear for GRE are required to have successfully completed their Undergraduate course to be eligible for GRE. Students can register for the exam irrespective of age and qualification.Whether a candidate requires to appear for his GRE is entirely dependent on the university and the course he is pursuing.

Things to Remember 

After getting good score in IELTS/TOEFL and GRE one has to apply in different universities of a country as per choice. Different universities have different cut off score in IELTS/TOEFL and GRE. So you should apply in at least two three universities of preference .

While selecting courses one has to do proper research about language of course .For bilingual courses one has appear for language proficiency test of the country's language (Other than  English Speaking) in which university is situated .

Before going to any country for any Graduate or post Graduate course, proper research is required about Expenditure of study and accomodation and possible source of income like Scholarship and duration of part time work allowed by university. 

Proper information about embassy of own country and possible way to contact home in case of emergency .

It is also recommended sometimes to have medical insurance before going abroad and pay regular premium regularly as medical expense of most of the countries is very high.