2016 will be the hottest year in record, says WMO According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the year 2016 was the warmest year on record globally. It was mentioned in the WMO’s preliminary assessment provided in its ‘Status of the Global Climate in 2016’ report. WMO is the United Nations authoritative voice on Weather, […]

​ The art of storytelling is as old as the hills, maybe older. A parable however is different. It aims to teach a lesson or make some point. It is in many ways an analogy. But uses contemporary, easily understood references and beliefs to make a point. All parables are stories, although all stories are […]

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the official marks for the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL)Tier 1 2016 exam. SSC had successfully conducted the Tier-1 of the CGL 2016 Exam from 27th August to 11th September, 2016. The commission declared the results for CGL Tier 1 on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.  SSC has declared […]

With NMAT 2017 results out of the bag, some of you must be wondering whether to take the test again or not. In this article, we will go through the key aspects you must consider before taking that decision. ​ If we look at the cutoffs of the last few year, a score of 215+ […]

Anjali Saaraf, a medical aspirant from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh was confident of getting a medical seat this year when she scored 477 in NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) 2016. Anjali wanted to become a doctor since she was in the 9th standard. She joined coaching classes for medical preparation in Kota after completing her […]

April 2016: SC picks NEET over AIPMT On April 11, 2016, the constitution bench of the Supreme Court recalled the 2013 judgment that had stricken down the possibility of conducting a common entrance test for all medical colleges across the state. On April 28, it was decided that the medical aspirants this year will have to […]

India is home to over 1.7 billion individuals out of which 20 million are disabled in some form. While medicine is an occupation with little scope for students with severe disabilities, there are provisions made for the differently-abled students in India. The Medical Council of India (MCI) laid down a set of guidelines in 2003 […]

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting interviews from December 2016, to recruit eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Commandant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). Here are some quick tips for candidates appearing before the CAPF interview board. Generally, the board begins the interview with your bio-data to give you some time to […]

Non-PwD (Person with Disability) applicants with dyslexia or writer’s cramp can now request the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) authorities for an extra hour of the examination time. They can submit their request by e-mail to [email protected]. The e-mail should include the following information and supporting documents: –          Name of candidate –   […]

The option for change in category, gender and examination city for GATE 2017 applicants is now available on the official portal. The online window to make the changes is available from November 14 to November 22, 2016, till 6pm.  To make any changes, candidates need to pay an extra amount through online banking only; there is no challan facility […]