Ans. 'If you're innovative and love variety and a challenge, become an engineer and the world could be your oyster'

Engineering covers a wide range of skills and knowledge. It is a graduate profession, which means going to university to study, and when coupled with other skills, opens the door to a huge range of career possibilities. Not only the engineers are in great demand for technical services, candidates with technical expertise are in great demand for managerial functions too. An engineer with management qualifications is expected to excel in discharge of his duties as manager, particularly in construction, project and production management. Of late engineers have also been taking lion's share in the administrative services of the government. More than one third of the total selected candidates for the civil services are engineers, as is evident from the trend in recent years. Notwithstanding the above-mentioned opportunities, the engineering graduates also excel in self-employment. Be it a small industrial project, electronic business, construction activity, mechanical venture or fabrication activity, the engineers perform extremely well in their own business ventures.

An Engineer in any discipline has multifarious openings available to him/her. In the wake of new economic policy, the industrial sector is likely to grow rapidly. Industrial growth, coupled with the ensuing invasion of the multinational companies, is likely to boost the existing demand for engineers from all disciplines. This demand will be in addition to the demand for civil, mechanical and electrical engineers in and the government services, public sector and the armed forces. "Engineering is creative, it involves cutting edge technology, design and computational understanding, sound judgment, risk taking, working in a team and facing new challenges."

There are many types of engineering. Some people specialize in one particular area, but what happens most of the time is that a project will involve different types of engineer, working together in a team. Each engineer brings different skills, which enable the team to solve the problem. The main engineering branches are: Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering ,Mechanical/Manufacturing, Materials, Aeronautical, Agricultural, and Mining, Nano Science & Nano Technology and Nuclear Engineering.

Ans.  Are you interested in Design and Technology? Science? I.T? Mathematics?

Do you want a career which will reward you for all your hard work?

Would you like the opportunity to work all over the world?

Do you want a job which will allow you to work as part of a team but also give you the opportunity to become a project manager or even a managing director?

Do you want a job that will give you a new challenge everyday?

Do you like solving problems and making things work?

Do you enjoy working with people?

Do you care enough about the world to want to do something to make it a better place?

Do you want a career that will give you job satisfaction?

Now that you have looked through the list and you've answered 'Yes' to some or all of the questions, you really should move to take a career in engineering .However, you have to decide whether you've got what it takes to be an engineer!

There are many Engineering and Technical courses which equip the school leavers with technical and engineering skills to enable them to pursue careers in these lines. Admission to various Indian Institutes of Technology , National Institutes of Technology , Regional Engineering Colleges, Engineering Colleges, , and privately run Institutes is generally based on the merit obtained in the entrance test. Let’s have brief idea about them.

Ans.  JEE enjoys the reputation of being one of the most fairly conducted examination in the world and is extremely competitive as well, attracting over 1,25,000 candidates every year. Its papers are famed for their ‘difficulty levels’ – questions in JEE are not run - of - the - mill, seeking mere plugging in of values into formulae. What the JEE paper looks for in an examinee is a thorough understanding of the fundamental coupled with the ability to think laterally, a powerful combination that can subdue even the most ominous - looking problem with an elegant solution.

And yet, all this doesn’t mean you need an IQ of 200 + to make it through JEE! These skills are the result of plain hardwork and are developed over time; tempered and honed by diligent, determined and concentrated effort. Not all the 3500 student who make it to the IITs every year get in by virtue of their ‘brilliance’ or ‘genius’; it is by sheer dint of hard work that JEE can be tackled and without this dedicated effort even the best minds can meet with failure. Of course, such work needs guidance and coaching. Nearly 15,000 students are properly trained and well prepared through such coaching centers, which means one out of four trained student is successful.

Generally, the students think that the JEE is a tough exam. In lieu, it’s a different type of examination. It requires a proper approach and orientation to the subject. IIT-JEE is a planned, analytical and strategic approach to the paper. One can get through this examination with wide range of study material provided in books in large volume. Some may get confused with massive workload and limited time. The most popular and time – tested method is to seek the help of the team of teachers who can train you to adopt the line of thinking necessary to attack JEE questions.

One need to have a well defined plan, and a course of study devised by such experienced team. This form of preparation has been found to work the best.

Generally, undue weightage to a particular subject ends in a fruitless effort by an unguided student. Hence one need to be guided by trust worthy source which could provide justified weightage to all the three subjects in order to get the best result.

“What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are.
The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of the mind,
for the moment realizes itself.” – Anonymous.

Ans.As more and more engineers are churned out every year from the scores of colleges in the country the one name that commands immediate attention and respect is that of the IITs, which represent the dreams and ambitions of thousands of young students, who hope to be one of the select few to pass out with the tag of an 'IITian'.

But what is it that makes the IITs so special? And why is there, this frenzied rush to get into IIT?

The IITs take national importance, which play leading role in providing quality education in engineering and the sciences – an education that would train its engineers and scientist to be innovative and inventive and rank among the best in the world. Today IIT student occupy key positions in the industries in India and abroad.

The environment at IITs is highly conducive for

* Confidence building

* Development of excellence and self – discipline

* Development of solid foundation knowledge and personality,

* Enhancement of creativity through motivation and drive that helps to produce professionals well trained for the rigours of the job/society.

As the premier technological institutes of the country, the IITs have always endeavoured to keep our country at the forefront of technical advancement and have contributed richly to research and development. Each institute has well equipped with most modern laboratories, state - of - the - art library and computer networks. The selected candidates live in a pleasant and intellectually stimulating environment conducive to impeccable work ethos. The teaching methods rely on direct personal contact between the teacher and the students. The staff ratio at 1 : 6 ensures close contact for monitoring the academic progress of students. Living in such an environment with people having similar goals and aspirations is an exciting experience during one's academic life–and this possibly explains why so many youngsters dream of being an 'IITian'. And to choose the best among these many thousands of aspirants, is an intensely competitive selection procedure, held each year the JEE for B.Tech., M.Tech. and M.Sc. admissions.

Ans. As more and more engineers are churned out every year from the scores of colleges in the country the one name that commands immediate attention and respect is that of the IITs, which represent the dreams and ambitions of thousands of young students, who hope to be one of the select few to pass out with the tag of an 'IITian'.

    But what is it that makes the IITs so special ? And why is there, this frenzied rush to get into IIT ?

        The IITs take national importance, which play leading role in providing quality education in engineering and the sciences an education that would train its engineers and scientist to be innovative and inventive and rank among the best in the world. Today IIT student occupy key positions in the industries in India and abroad.

The environment at IITs is highly conducive for :

• Confidence building,

• Development of excellence and self discipline,

• Development of solid foundation knowledge and personality,

• Enhancement of creativity through motivation and drive that helps to produce professionals well trained for the rigours of the job/society.
  
  As the premier technological institutes of the country, the IITs have always endeavoured to keep our country at the forefront of technical advancement and have contributed richly to research and development. Each institute is well equipped with most modern laboratories, state - of - the - art library and computer networks. The selected candidates live in a pleasant and intellectually stimulating environment conducive to impeccable work ethos. The teaching methods rely on direct personal contact between the teacher and the students. The staff ratio of 1:6 ensures close contact for monitoring the academic progress of students. Living in such an environment with people having similar goals and aspirations is an exciting experience during one's academic life and this possibly explains why so many youngsters dream of being an 'IITian'. And to choose the best among these many thousands of aspirants, is an intensely competitive selection procedure, held each year the JEE for B.Tech., M.Tech. and M.Sc. admissions.

* The Institute began as the Thomson College of Civil Engineering in 1949 and has been declared the seventh Indian Institute of technology in 2001.

Ans. Admissions to these premier technological institutions is offered through a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and only a selected few get an opportunity to pursue a programme to study at these institutes. The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is administered jointly by the seven IITs for the admission to the Indian Institute of Technology at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Roorkee, Institute of Technology, at Varanasi and Indian School of Mines at Dhanbad. Each year one of the IITs acts as the organizing institute for the overall operation of JEE. JEE is held annually in Single stage, Objective type Main Examination consisting of three separate papers in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, each of equal marks and two hours duration. Question may test the comprehension and analytical ability, alertness, approach etc. of the candidate  in various aspects of the subjects.

Eligibility Criteria : (i) The candidates belonging to the general category must secure a minimum of  60% marks in aggregate in their Qualifying Examination. Candidates belonging to SC, ST and PD categories must secure a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate in the Qualifying Examination. If any Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent marks, and submit it at the time of counselling . In  case  such a certificate is not  provided by the candidate, the decision of the Joint Implementation Committee  regarding his/her eligibility shall be held final.

 (ii)  With effect from 2006, a candidate is allowed only two attempts to write JEE. Furthermore, he/she is allowed to write JEE only in the year in which he/she passes the qualifying  examination and /or in the following year.

 (iii)  Candidates who join any of the IITs, IT-BHU Varanasi and ISM Dhanbad through JEE will not be permitted to appear in JEE in future.

The list of qualifying examination is given below :

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi; etc.

• Intermediate or Two-year Pre University Examination conducted by a recognized Board / University.

• Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint services wing of the National Defence Academy.

• Any Public School/Board/University examination of India or in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.

• H.S.C Vocational Examination.

• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted  by  the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.

• 3 or 4 year diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical  Education.

Ans. Programme of Action (PoA), 1992 under the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 envisaged conduct of a common entrance examination on all India basis for admission to professional and technical programmes in the country.  For admission to Engineering and Architecture / Planning programmes. Government of India has laid down a Three - Exam Scheme - JEE and AIEEE at the National Level and the State Level Engineering Entrance Examinations (SLEEE) for State Level. 

            This takes care of varying admission standards in these programmes and helps in maintenance of professional standards. This also solves problems  of overlaps and reduces physical, mental and financial burden on students and their parents due to multiplicity for entrance examinations. 

Accordingly,  All India Engineering Entrance Examination(AIEEE)  is conducted during second week of May. For this examination roughly 4 to 4.5 lacs candidates use to register every year. Its conducted at  763 centres located  in 87 cities. Admission to 18  NITs, 9 Deemed Universities, 3 Technical Institutions, 3 Other Govt. Funded Institutions are offered through this examination.  A centralized counselling is organized for filling up the All India seats. Beside these various  States/Institutes use AIEEE Rank to fill seats through their own counselling.

Pattern of Examination :

            Entrance examination would consist of two papers  i.e. 1st paper consisting of three parts of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of equal weightage with  objective type questions for BE/B.Tech courses and 2nd paper - consisting of Mathematics and Aptitude Test for B. Architecture and B. Planning.  Both papers are objective type with four options having single correct answer. For each incorrect response, one third of the total marks allotted to the question would be deducted. No deduction from the total score, if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet.  More than one answer indicated against a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked.

Candidates can opt for question papers either in English or Hindi.

Eligibility Criteria :

              The minimum academic qualification for admission through AIEEE is a pass in the final examination of 10+2 (Class XII) or its equivalent referred to as the qualifying examination.  Those appearing in 10+2 final or equivalent examination may also appear in AIEEE for consideration of provisional admission.

Ans. Few field offer a wider variety of opportunities. Most medicine professionals lives are filled with caring for people and continuously learning more about human body. Every day in communities around the country, doctors work in neighborhood, hospitals, offices, even homeless shelters and schools to care for people in need.

But a biologist also do many other things. They work with health maintenance organizations, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, health insurance companies, or in corporations directing health and safety programs. Academic biologist share their skills and wisdom by teaching biology students. Biology researchers are at work today developing exciting new treatments for career, genetic disorders and infectious disease like AIDS. People with biology skills are in demand everywhere.

Ask yourself what kind of future appeals to you. Do you want challenges, opportunities, a chance to make a difference? Many bright and motivated college students describe a "dream career" with the following characteristics.

Opportunities to serve : Allows you to help people.

Action : Doesn't tie you to a desk all the time.

Respect : You are an important part of your community

Security : Allows you a good living with a secure future

Excitement : Changes daily, so its hardly ever boring.

Mobility : You're in demand where ever you choose to live.

Flexibility : Gives you lots of career options from the same education base.

Few occupations meet all of these standards. None meet them better than a career in medicine.

Biology demand both in the volume of information you will be expected to master and the rate at which you will be expected to learn. You will need good study habits and time management skills as well as strong academic records. In order to obtain this student must properly choose right institute for pre-medical education. Institute should have good faculty and a reputation of high academic standards. It should cover all the subject required for pre-medical test. It should have good track records for having its student selected to top medical colleges. The institute should provide strong foundation in maths and sciences, these relate most to medicine : Biolgoy, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physics.

Ans. All - India Institute of Medical Sciences was established in 1956 at New Delhi, as an Autonomous Institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament with the objects to develop patterns of teaching in Undergraduate and Post-graduate Medical Education in all the branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of medical education in India, to bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of personnel in all the  important branches of health activities, and to attain self sufficiency in Post-graduate Medical Education. 

            The Institute is the hub of tremendous activity. Thousands of its students, with their curricular and extra curricular activities, and myriads of patients and their relatives visiting it everyday with high hopes, constitute the most visible signs of the institutes pulsating character. Equally important, but not so obvious, is the dedicated band of scientists working silently in laboratories advancing the frontiers of knowledge with an a healthier future for mankind.

             Renowned for its outstanding speciality and sub-speciality medicine, AIIMS is, accordingly, one of the finest breeding ground for doctors in the country.

             Competition is intense, since only 50 students make it into the course. Spanning five - and - a - half years, it covers :

             - Pre - clinical training : one year.

            - Para - clinical training : one and a half year.

            - Clinical training : two years.

            - Compulsory internship : one year.

             The excellent infrastructure at AIIMS, thanks to the quality medical service it offers, is ideal for supporting both education and specialized clinical sciences. This helps students become more adept at both team learning and at using information technology.

             AIIMS provides an educational environment encouraging students to develop a scholarity and investigative approach to problems in medicine.

             But it's not all classroom stuff, since scientific study is appropriately integrated with patient care.

Eligibility Criteria :

            To get in, you must have completed your class 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as the main subjects. More important, you must qualify through the All - India Entrance Examination conducted by AIIMS.

Ans. In compliance with the Directives of the Supreme Court of India, the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi, conducts 'All India Pre - Medical Test in the month of May every year. This entrance examination is conducted exclusively for the 15% merit positions for 90 Medical and 24 Dental colleges throughout India. Total number of seats, which are filled through this examination, is around 1700. The colleges of Andhra - Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir are excluded as per Supreme Court Directives.

             From year 2004 the Examination pattern has changed. It consist of two phases entrance examination :

Preliminary Examination : The Preliminary Examination would consist of One paper containing 200 objective type questions (Four options with single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed machine - gradable sheet using ball point pen only. The duration of paper would be three hours.

Final Examination : (Only for those who qualify in the Preliminary Examination).

            The final examination would consist of two papers each of two hours duration. Paper - 1 would contain questions from Physics and Chemistry and Paper - 2 would contain questions from Biology (Botany and Zoology). The final examination will have conventional (non - objective) questions to be answered in the Test Booklet supplied.

             Candidates can opt for Question Papers either in English or in Hindi. The option should be excercised while filling the Application Form. It cannot be changed later.

             The time duration is two and a half hours. The question paper is supplied either in Hindi or English. Nearly 1,60,000 candidates appear for the examination at 300 examination centers.

 Eligibility Criteria :

• Student must be an Indian National.

• Student must have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete the age on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the 1st year M.B.B.S. / Dental Course.

• Student must have secured at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English combined at Std. XII or equivalent examination.

• Student who are appearing for Std. XII examination are also eligible.

             On the basis of this examination the Central Board of Secondary Education prepares a list of successful candidates in order of merit. The merit list consists of equal number of seats available for allotment in M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. course under 15% all India quota. There is also a waiting list equal to the 70% of the merit list.

             In case of two or more candidates obtaining equal marks in the competitive entrance examination, the inter-se-merit of such candidates is determined in order of preference as under :

a. Candidates obtaining higher marks in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the entrance examination.

b. Candidates obtaining higher marks in Chemistry in the entrance examination.

c. Candidates obtaining higher marks in Physics in the entrance examination.

d. Candidates older in age to be preferred.