With the new and improved Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to be introduced, timing will be a matter of concern for all those students who are taking the test.
Experts are saying that if you need your GRE scores before November, to take admission in foreign universities, you should take the old-style GRE no later than July, which means you should probably start getting ready now.
So if you're taking the GRE test in August, September or October, you will take the new version of the test. Also you will only be able to get your score by mid-November. However, it may be risky especially if you are chasing the 2012 deadline and not happy with your scores. It will be also difficult to sit for the test again.
Speaking to Business Week, C Betaneli, a spokesperson for ETS, which administers the GRE, says, "Starting in December, GRE will return to its current practice of reporting scores within 10-15 days of the test date (six weeks for paper tests)."
Not only this, many experts of the test preparation industry are advising students to take the test in its current pattern. The new pattern of GRE will see new scoring scale, a verbal section that tests reasoning skills in addition to vocabulary, a more difficult quantitative section and an on-screen calculator for complex math problems. Kaplan estimates that it will take about an hour longer than the old-style test.
This blog will give the readers a few interesting informations about the general and academic topics and also about few innovations made by the youngsters of our age.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Registering for the GRE
Important Things to Remember When Registering for the GRE General Test
* If you have health-related needs requiring you to bring equipment, beverages or snacks into the testing room or to take extra or extended breaks, you need to follow the accommodations request procedures described in the Bulletin Supplement for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs (PDF).
* Take the test as soon as possible so your scores will be received in time to be considered with your application.
* Check the GRE® online registration system for the most up-to-date test center information.
* Not all test centers are open on all dates.
* Test centers fill up quickly, so early registration is recommended to get your preferred test locations and date selection.
* When registering, be sure that the spelling of your name exactly matches the name printed on the identification documents(s) you will present at the test center. If this information does not match, you will not be permitted to test and your test fee will be forfeited. There are no exceptions. See Identification Requirements.
* You are not allowed to transfer your registration to someone else.
* Your test fee entitles you to request that scores be sent to up to four graduate institutions or fellowship sponsors. You will be asked to designate your score recipients either when registering for the test or at the test center on test day.
* Late registration for the paper-based General Test is available if you register online. Late registration closes one week after the regular registration date. The fee for late registration is US$25.
* You will be given the option to register for the free GRE® Search Service on the day of your computer-based GRE General Test or when you register for the paper-based GRE General Test. You can also sign up separately at any time. The GRE Search Service matches prospective graduate students with participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors. For more information, see GRE Search Service.
* You now have access to a new service, the ETS® Personal Potential Index (ETS® PPI). Introduced in July 2009, ETS PPI is a first of its kind web-based evaluation system that enables you to provide information from multiple evaluators to institutions about six personal attributes that are critical for success in graduate and professional school: knowledge and creativity, communication skills, teamwork, resilience, planning and organization, and ethics and integrity. As part of your GRE General Test fee, you will be able to send up to four ETS PPI evaluation reports. To learn more about how you can use ETS PPI to showcase your potential, visit the ETS PPI website.
Repeating the General Test
* It may be to your advantage to take the GRE General Test more than once if you think that the scores you obtained do not reflect your true abilities. If your scores seem unusually low in comparison with other indicators of your preparedness for graduate studies, you may want to consider taking the test again. Those considering repeating a test should be aware that large score * increases are unusual, and for some test takers scores will go down. Keep in mind that score reports will include test results obtained within the past five-year period.
* You may take the General Test (computer-based and/or paper-based) only once per calendar month and no more than five times within any 12-month period. This applies even if you canceled your scores on a test taken previously.
* If you have health-related needs requiring you to bring equipment, beverages or snacks into the testing room or to take extra or extended breaks, you need to follow the accommodations request procedures described in the Bulletin Supplement for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs (PDF).
* Take the test as soon as possible so your scores will be received in time to be considered with your application.
* Check the GRE® online registration system for the most up-to-date test center information.
* Not all test centers are open on all dates.
* Test centers fill up quickly, so early registration is recommended to get your preferred test locations and date selection.
* When registering, be sure that the spelling of your name exactly matches the name printed on the identification documents(s) you will present at the test center. If this information does not match, you will not be permitted to test and your test fee will be forfeited. There are no exceptions. See Identification Requirements.
* You are not allowed to transfer your registration to someone else.
* Your test fee entitles you to request that scores be sent to up to four graduate institutions or fellowship sponsors. You will be asked to designate your score recipients either when registering for the test or at the test center on test day.
* Late registration for the paper-based General Test is available if you register online. Late registration closes one week after the regular registration date. The fee for late registration is US$25.
* You will be given the option to register for the free GRE® Search Service on the day of your computer-based GRE General Test or when you register for the paper-based GRE General Test. You can also sign up separately at any time. The GRE Search Service matches prospective graduate students with participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors. For more information, see GRE Search Service.
* You now have access to a new service, the ETS® Personal Potential Index (ETS® PPI). Introduced in July 2009, ETS PPI is a first of its kind web-based evaluation system that enables you to provide information from multiple evaluators to institutions about six personal attributes that are critical for success in graduate and professional school: knowledge and creativity, communication skills, teamwork, resilience, planning and organization, and ethics and integrity. As part of your GRE General Test fee, you will be able to send up to four ETS PPI evaluation reports. To learn more about how you can use ETS PPI to showcase your potential, visit the ETS PPI website.
Repeating the General Test
* It may be to your advantage to take the GRE General Test more than once if you think that the scores you obtained do not reflect your true abilities. If your scores seem unusually low in comparison with other indicators of your preparedness for graduate studies, you may want to consider taking the test again. Those considering repeating a test should be aware that large score * increases are unusual, and for some test takers scores will go down. Keep in mind that score reports will include test results obtained within the past five-year period.
* You may take the General Test (computer-based and/or paper-based) only once per calendar month and no more than five times within any 12-month period. This applies even if you canceled your scores on a test taken previously.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
GRE
The GRE® (Graduate Record Examinations) is required for admissions to MS, MA, MArch and Doctorate programmes in the US. Apart from them a few schools in UK and Germany also accept GRE® scores. It is conducted throughout the year and its score is valid for five years.
The GRE® is undergoing a major revision from August 1, 2011. The rationale behind this change is to feature a new, test-taker friendly design, that is essentially about how the test is administered and to introduce new question types and content that is more closely aligned to the kind of thinking students need to do in today’s demanding graduate and business school programmes. Also, more management schools might start accepting GRE®. Hence GRE® is becoming more reasoning and application based, somewhat similar to the GMAT®
The revised GRE® will now be a multi-stage adaptive test. There will be two verbal and two quantitative sections instead of one verbal and quantitative section each, as it is currently being done. The difficulty level in the second part will be decided on the basis of your performance in the first part. For example, if you perform better in the first verbal section, you might get questions of higher difficulty level in the second one. Also, students can move back and forth in a section. That is, a student can review and change his answers. This means that the test will not be adaptive at each question and questions won’t be dynamically selected as they are now. The testing time will be nearly four hours, with small (optional) breaks provided in between.
The Verbal Reasoning section of the new GRE® will not test you on Analogies, Antonyms, and Sentence Completion. Instead, this section will consist of Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence and Reading Comprehension (both short and long passages). However, good vocabulary is still important to do well in this section. Also, there are different question types — some questions might have multiple correct options, while some might require you to select a line from the passage as the answer (no option will be given).
The Quantitative Reasoning section of the new GRE® will lay emphasis on data interpretation and real-life scenarios. It will include multiple-choice questions which include some that have more than one correct answer, requiring you to select all the correct answers from the choices provided. It will also include Numeric Entry questions, require you to enter your answer in a box instead of selecting an answer from a list.
However, the fundamentals remain the same. It is just the question patterns that have changed.
Also, the scoring pattern for Verbal Reasoning as well as Quantitative Reasoning has changed. Instead of a score range of 200-800 with 10 point increments, you will now receive scores in the range of 130-170 with 1 point increment.
The analytical writing ability (AWA) will be similar to the current GRE® but only one topic (no option) will be provided to the student for each essay. Time allowed for each essay will be 30 minutes, and each essay will be rated out of 6, as it is done in the current format.
If you're targeting the Fall 2011 intake and need to send your scores by November 2011, you should take the current GRE®. This stance is based on the fact that test takers who take the GRE® revised General Test between August and mid-November will receive their score reports throughout November — instead of the regular 10-15 day reporting period.
Also, the revised GRE® does not allow for easy retakes — you can retake the exam only once every 60 days after the revised GRE® is implemented. As a Fall 2011 applicant, you might risk your application deadlines by waiting to retake the test after a couple of months, after you get your score report, just in case you need a higher score.
The revised GRE® will now be a multi-stage adaptive test. There will be two verbal and two quantitative sections instead of one verbal and quantitative section each, as it is currently being done. The difficulty level in the second part will be decided on the basis of your performance in the first part. For example, if you perform better in the first verbal section, you might get questions of higher difficulty level in the second one. Also, students can move back and forth in a section. That is, a student can review and change his answers. This means that the test will not be adaptive at each question and questions won’t be dynamically selected as they are now. The testing time will be nearly four hours, with small (optional) breaks provided in between.
The Verbal Reasoning section of the new GRE® will not test you on Analogies, Antonyms, and Sentence Completion. Instead, this section will consist of Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence and Reading Comprehension (both short and long passages). However, good vocabulary is still important to do well in this section. Also, there are different question types — some questions might have multiple correct options, while some might require you to select a line from the passage as the answer (no option will be given).
The Quantitative Reasoning section of the new GRE® will lay emphasis on data interpretation and real-life scenarios. It will include multiple-choice questions which include some that have more than one correct answer, requiring you to select all the correct answers from the choices provided. It will also include Numeric Entry questions, require you to enter your answer in a box instead of selecting an answer from a list.
However, the fundamentals remain the same. It is just the question patterns that have changed.
Also, the scoring pattern for Verbal Reasoning as well as Quantitative Reasoning has changed. Instead of a score range of 200-800 with 10 point increments, you will now receive scores in the range of 130-170 with 1 point increment.
The analytical writing ability (AWA) will be similar to the current GRE® but only one topic (no option) will be provided to the student for each essay. Time allowed for each essay will be 30 minutes, and each essay will be rated out of 6, as it is done in the current format.
If you're targeting the Fall 2011 intake and need to send your scores by November 2011, you should take the current GRE®. This stance is based on the fact that test takers who take the GRE® revised General Test between August and mid-November will receive their score reports throughout November — instead of the regular 10-15 day reporting period.
Also, the revised GRE® does not allow for easy retakes — you can retake the exam only once every 60 days after the revised GRE® is implemented. As a Fall 2011 applicant, you might risk your application deadlines by waiting to retake the test after a couple of months, after you get your score report, just in case you need a higher score.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
NEXT ON KIN
Coming up next on KIN is "GRE-Graduate Record Examination". Until now we have seen enough information on GATE exam. Now lets broaden our boundaries or territory by knowing the exam GRE, which is a exam for foreign universities. Over the coming few days, KIN will posting information on the GRE.
So get ready to study abroad!!!
So get ready to study abroad!!!
GATE EXAM -FINALE
Now that we have almost finished with GATE exam. We shall concentrate more on it later.The last stop for this would be the information on courses in PG, that could be done through GATE. And also, as where GATE scores are used will be dealt this post and also some vital information about the GATE scores.
GATE score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE results.
The GATE scores to both qualified and non-qualified candidates will be provided on the GATE websites.
The GATE results of the qualified candidates may be made available to interested organizations (educational institutions, R & D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on written request by the organization and on payment. Details can be obtained from GATE Chairmen of IITs/IISc.
The evaluation of the ORS is carried out by a computerized process using scanning machines, with utmost care. Requests for revaluation of the answer script and re-totaling of marks will not be entertained.
Where GATE Result is used?
Admission to Postgraduate Courses, with MHRD Scholarship / Assistantship, in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Pharmacy at Colleges / Institutes in the country will be open only to those who qualify through GATE. Some engineering colleges/Institutes specify GATE as mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students.
Who can Benefit from Data on GATE Qualified Candidates
The GATE result is currently seen as one of the bench marks for admission to post-graduate and research programmes by many Universities outside the country as well. The GATE qualified candidates in the Engineering discipline are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. Many industries and business houses are using the GATE score as one of the performance indicators for making recruitments. Some industries and universities abroad have shown their interest in obtaining particulars of GATE qualified candidates.
The GATE Committee has therefore decided to provide the relevant details of GATE qualified candidates to prospective users. This is a great opportunity for obtaining particulars of the top ranking engineering graduates and science post graduates who have qualified in the National level, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
Particulars of the GATE qualified candidates in various discipline papers listed in the table can be made available to the prospective users from industries, scientific organisations, public sector and private undertakings and from Indian and universities abroad on payment of applicable charges. The information will pertain to only those candidates who have agreed that such information can be made available to prospective users.
GATE score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE results.
The GATE scores to both qualified and non-qualified candidates will be provided on the GATE websites.
The GATE results of the qualified candidates may be made available to interested organizations (educational institutions, R & D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on written request by the organization and on payment. Details can be obtained from GATE Chairmen of IITs/IISc.
The evaluation of the ORS is carried out by a computerized process using scanning machines, with utmost care. Requests for revaluation of the answer script and re-totaling of marks will not be entertained.
Where GATE Result is used?
Admission to Postgraduate Courses, with MHRD Scholarship / Assistantship, in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Pharmacy at Colleges / Institutes in the country will be open only to those who qualify through GATE. Some engineering colleges/Institutes specify GATE as mandatory qualification even for admission of self-financing students.
Who can Benefit from Data on GATE Qualified Candidates
The GATE result is currently seen as one of the bench marks for admission to post-graduate and research programmes by many Universities outside the country as well. The GATE qualified candidates in the Engineering discipline are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. Many industries and business houses are using the GATE score as one of the performance indicators for making recruitments. Some industries and universities abroad have shown their interest in obtaining particulars of GATE qualified candidates.
The GATE Committee has therefore decided to provide the relevant details of GATE qualified candidates to prospective users. This is a great opportunity for obtaining particulars of the top ranking engineering graduates and science post graduates who have qualified in the National level, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
Particulars of the GATE qualified candidates in various discipline papers listed in the table can be made available to the prospective users from industries, scientific organisations, public sector and private undertakings and from Indian and universities abroad on payment of applicable charges. The information will pertain to only those candidates who have agreed that such information can be made available to prospective users.
you can get your results just by accessing the iitk or iitm websites or which ever link or website you used for applying or getting the exam application.
This is the end of road to GATE exam from KIN. Its your journey from now on. For any queries you can always mail us at : kinjunktion@gmail.com. We would be happy to help.
ALL THE BEST!!!
MORE ON GATE EXAM AND RESULTS
Now that you have the knowledge of gate exams and all, the only work for you is to apply for it and write the exam.Ok its time to apply for the exam and question will be where would I get the information as to where I will get the application form ,where to submit and all. The answers to all these questions are available to you at the link given below.
http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2011/importantdates.php
The above link gives the information regarding the current gate exam.The link will be different for each year. And we will provide you the link for the coming years also.
Now after applying for it, we get the admission ticket for the exam hall and then we write it and get our results.
How and where do we get our result ? when do we get our results ? such questions are very much common to all us and we face it at these times. Here is the answer to the above questions and to some others also. Such as how are we awarded marks,percentile,etc how are we ranked ? Answers to these questions:
The GATE 2010 scorecard will consist of actual marks obtained by the candidate, the GATE Score, Percentile Score and All India Rank (AIR). (GATE 2010 results will be announced on March 15, 2010 at 10:00 hrs. at GATE offices of IISc and seven IITs. GATE 2010 results will also be available on the websites of GATE offices.
GATE 2011 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2011 results.
Now score card will also send to the Disqualified Candidates.
Additional scorecards (up to a maximum of two) will be issued only once on request and on payment of Rs 300 per scorecard. Such requests should reach the Organizing Chairman, GATE 2010, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667 before August 31, 2010 together with a bank draft for the amount mentioned as above in favour of Chairman GATE, IIT Roorkee, payable at Roorkee. These scorecards will be labeled as Additional Scorecard -1 and Additional Scorecard - 2.
The GATE score, awarded in the range of 0 to 1000 reflects the candidates academic ability and will be based on his/her performance in GATE 2010 and the performances of all candidates who appeared in GATE in the last four years 2008-2011 Candidates with the same GATE score from different GATE papers and/or years can be considered to have the same performance level.
Scorecard will be sent only to the qualified candidates. No information will be sent to candidates who are not qualified.
The GATE Scorecard is a valuable document.
The Scorecard cannot be treated as a proof of date of birth, category and disability status.
The Scorecard will indicate GATE Score and Rank of the Qualified Candidates.
GATE Score
The GATE Score of a candidate is in the range 0 to 1000. It reflects the performance of a candidate, irrespective of the GATE paper or year in which he/she has qualified. Candidates with same GATE Score from different GATE papers and/or years can be considered to have the same performance level.
The marks obtained by the candidate is normalized on the basis of the average and standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on the scorecard in GATE. Subsequently, this is scaled with respect to the global average and global standard deviation so as to facilitate performance comparison across GATE papers and over a block of years since GATE 2004.
GATE SCORE :Formula For GATE Score is as given
Where
m = marks obtained by the candidate.
a = average of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE for that year
s = standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE for that year
= global average of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers and years (2005-2008)
= global standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers and years (2005-2008)
GATE Percentile Score
The percentile score of a candidate indicates the percentage of candidates who appeared in the same paper and scored less marks than him/her. It is calculated as follows: If N is the total number of candidates appearing in a paper, then the percentile score P is given as,
P = (number of candidates who have scored less marks than the candidate / N) x 100
The Maximum Score can be 1000.
GATE Score Range Ability Level
800 to 1000 Outstanding
675 to 800 Excellent
550 to 675 Very good
425 to 550 Good
300 to 425 Above average
100 to 300 Average
Below 100 Below average
The evaluation of the ORS is carried out by a computerized process using scanning machines, with utmost care. Requests for revaluation of the answer script and re-totaling of marks will not be entertained.
The GATE result and particulars of the qualified candidates will be made available to interested organizations (educational institutions, R & D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on written request by the organization and on payment. Details can be obtained from GATE Chairmen of IITs/IISc
http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2011/importantdates.php
The above link gives the information regarding the current gate exam.The link will be different for each year. And we will provide you the link for the coming years also.
Now after applying for it, we get the admission ticket for the exam hall and then we write it and get our results.
How and where do we get our result ? when do we get our results ? such questions are very much common to all us and we face it at these times. Here is the answer to the above questions and to some others also. Such as how are we awarded marks,percentile,etc how are we ranked ? Answers to these questions:
The GATE 2010 scorecard will consist of actual marks obtained by the candidate, the GATE Score, Percentile Score and All India Rank (AIR). (GATE 2010 results will be announced on March 15, 2010 at 10:00 hrs. at GATE offices of IISc and seven IITs. GATE 2010 results will also be available on the websites of GATE offices.
GATE 2011 score is valid for TWO YEARS from the date of announcement of the GATE 2011 results.
Now score card will also send to the Disqualified Candidates.
Additional scorecards (up to a maximum of two) will be issued only once on request and on payment of Rs 300 per scorecard. Such requests should reach the Organizing Chairman, GATE 2010, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667 before August 31, 2010 together with a bank draft for the amount mentioned as above in favour of Chairman GATE, IIT Roorkee, payable at Roorkee. These scorecards will be labeled as Additional Scorecard -1 and Additional Scorecard - 2.
The GATE score, awarded in the range of 0 to 1000 reflects the candidates academic ability and will be based on his/her performance in GATE 2010 and the performances of all candidates who appeared in GATE in the last four years 2008-2011 Candidates with the same GATE score from different GATE papers and/or years can be considered to have the same performance level.
Scorecard will be sent only to the qualified candidates. No information will be sent to candidates who are not qualified.
The GATE Scorecard is a valuable document.
The Scorecard cannot be treated as a proof of date of birth, category and disability status.
The Scorecard will indicate GATE Score and Rank of the Qualified Candidates.
GATE Score
The GATE Score of a candidate is in the range 0 to 1000. It reflects the performance of a candidate, irrespective of the GATE paper or year in which he/she has qualified. Candidates with same GATE Score from different GATE papers and/or years can be considered to have the same performance level.
The marks obtained by the candidate is normalized on the basis of the average and standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on the scorecard in GATE. Subsequently, this is scaled with respect to the global average and global standard deviation so as to facilitate performance comparison across GATE papers and over a block of years since GATE 2004.
GATE SCORE :Formula For GATE Score is as given
Where
m = marks obtained by the candidate.
a = average of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE for that year
s = standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared in the paper mentioned on this scorecard in GATE for that year
= global average of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers and years (2005-2008)
= global standard deviation of marks of all candidates who appeared across all papers and years (2005-2008)
GATE Percentile Score
The percentile score of a candidate indicates the percentage of candidates who appeared in the same paper and scored less marks than him/her. It is calculated as follows: If N is the total number of candidates appearing in a paper, then the percentile score P is given as,
P = (number of candidates who have scored less marks than the candidate / N) x 100
The Maximum Score can be 1000.
GATE Score Range Ability Level
800 to 1000 Outstanding
675 to 800 Excellent
550 to 675 Very good
425 to 550 Good
300 to 425 Above average
100 to 300 Average
Below 100 Below average
The evaluation of the ORS is carried out by a computerized process using scanning machines, with utmost care. Requests for revaluation of the answer script and re-totaling of marks will not be entertained.
The GATE result and particulars of the qualified candidates will be made available to interested organizations (educational institutions, R & D laboratories, industries, etc.) in India and abroad based on written request by the organization and on payment. Details can be obtained from GATE Chairmen of IITs/IISc
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Syllabi for the GATE exam
Syllabi for GATE EXAM...
Since the syllabi is spread over a vast number of engineering subjects.
And to clearly put syllabi across, we at kin would specifically give the link for syllabii from where you can download it.
http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate/gate2011/syllabi.php
You can download it from the official address, so that the syllabus information will be more credible.
Since the syllabi is spread over a vast number of engineering subjects.
And to clearly put syllabi across, we at kin would specifically give the link for syllabii from where you can download it.
http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate/gate2011/syllabi.php
You can download it from the official address, so that the syllabus information will be more credible.
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