Top 25 companies for work-life balance


Glassdoor, a very good career community, conducted an employment survey to find out top companies for work-life balance. It was found that employees appreciate perks like gym, freedom to bring pets, flexible timing, on-site day care, management understanding employee’s non-company obligations etc. Please find the list below:

City Union Bank Recruitment - Management positions

City Union Bank invites applications for the post of Executive/Officer cadre.
The bank requires suitable professionals in Junior Management, Middle Management, Senior Management and Executive Cadre (Scale I to Scale VI) with suitable qualification and experience. 

Chaitanya Godavari Grameen Bank Recruitment 2011 - Office Assistants

Chaitanya Godavari Grameen Bank has announced recruitment for Office Assistants posts.
 Vacancies: 70 posts
 Important Dates: Registration of online applications – 10.05.2011 to 31.05.2011
Written exam – 17.07.2011

What after graduation? Higher studies or Job…

What after graduation? Higher studies or Job…
We believe that almost all students has this dilemma – when to go for further studies or what is the right time to go for MS, MTech, MBA, PhD etc.
This article is meant for everybody (not only for engineers).
Here goes our 2 cents on this –

IIST ISRO Fellowship for PhD - Job offer by ISRO


Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) invites applications for admission to the PhD programme starting in July 2011. There are two distinct schemes –

1.     IIST-ISRO Fellowship (Fellowship of Rs.35,000 per month). The candidates will be required to execute a bond to serve ISRO / IIST for a minimum period of three years on successful completion of PhD in a position appropriate for Doctoral Degree holders.

Top MTech Institutes in India


Here we present you the list of Top MTech colleges in India. Before going through the list, please read the following points:
o    Ranking is based on brand name, impact on career even after 7-10 years, learning and research, alumni, quality of life at campus, placement, connectivity to job market etc.
o    Ranking could be different if we consider a particular subject. Example, MTech (Earth Sciences or Civil) from IIT Roorkee would certainly fall into top 2 rows of list.

Coal India Recruitment 2011 - Management Trainee

Coal India Limited (CIL) has announced recruitment of Management Trainees in different disciplines.
Important Dates:
Date of commencement of Online application
09-May
Last date of submission of the online application by the candidates
04-Jun
Last date for receipt of the hard copy of the application sheet
13-Jun

 

GATE 2011 Pattern and Structure

GATE 2011 Pattern and Structure
1.     There was a single paper of three hours duration.
2.     The paper consists of 65 questions - 30 one marks and 35 two marks questions. An aptitude section comprising of 5 one mark and 5 two mark questions was also there. There were few questions on engineering mathematics.
3.     The paper carries total 100 marks.

Eligibility for GATE

Eligibility for GATE
The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE
1.     Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
2.     Master degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.

Why GATE

Why GATE?
1.     PSUs like IOC and Govt. organizations like BARC etc give preference to the GATE score.
2.     GATE qualified candidates in Engineering disciplines are also eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR Laboratories. 
3.     If you have really performed well in GATE and in your undergrad course, you stand a chance to directly do PhD at these prestigious institutions.

About GATE

The GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is an all-India examination. It is administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE committee on behalf of the National Coordinating Board-GATE, Department of Education, MHRD (Ministry of Human Resources Development), Government of India. The GATE committee comprises of faculty from IISc (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore and seven IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology).
The GATE Exam
1.     Candidates are required to appear in a single paper of three hours duration.

Fresher's Salary

The salary numbers shown in the following list are for entry level positions offered to fresh engineers. Please note that these are approximate numbers and may vary as per college reputation.

SCRA Results - Dec 2010 Written Test

UPSC has declared Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA) Exam results for written test held in Dec 2010.

For more details, please visit UPSC website