How can be a one month Crash Course Sufficient for clearing IIT!!!

I came across a very relevant article on the Crash Course for IIT Jee on merinews.com.
The article I am pasting below:

The ad read like this. "Join us for one month crash course to clear IIT-JEE entrance.
Success guaranteed." I was bewildered to read this.
The pamphlets were given by someone at the school entrance to my son who is
writing the 12th board this time.

Being a parent, I was already worried, as being the state-board student and without
 a long-term preparation, his chances of cracking (even) the IIT Main is almost nil.
 Like me, most of the parents inTamil Nadu are waiting with bated breathe for the 
cut-off marks to be scored by their wards to enter into the Anna 
University-affiliated colleges (one of the top ten at least) with the stream of their 
choice.

In Chennai (I am sure, there must be pretty much same situation in other cities too),
 big to small-time institutes have started to woo students (and parents) with their
"Crash Courses" which they would start after the board exams. However, whether
 a student from state board or CBSE, will this short time is enough for him to
crack the most prestigious entrance exam?

In Chennai, much to the disappointment of some of these institutes, the 12^th board annual
 exam pattern has been changed (for 2015 March). Instead of computer science, one of the 
core subjects Physics will be the last exam this time.

Earlier, once the Maths exam was over, these institutes used to begin their crash courses soon
after as Computer Science, which used to be the last exam, was not considered for cut-off mark
calculation by Anna University affiliated colleges for engineering admission.

If this is not enough, this year the IIT entrance exam has been propound to April 10-11 for
 Chennai circle. For state board students eying for IIT entrance, they will be writing their
last exam on March 26, 2015. Which means these students will have only two weeks to
prepare for IIT entrance!

Many of the IIT coaching centres have already taken advance money from parents in Chennai
 by giving assurances that students will be prepared well ahead of IIT entrance date. But the
 change in the exam pattern has thrown the spanner in their works.

Some of the institutes are putting a brave face telling parents that they will increase the daily
 coaching time to prepare the students. But will this one month crash course help students to
 clear even the preliminary round of IIT entrance? Across the country, students prepare for
 more than two years for IIT and even then, many of them don't clear it.

Since there is a vast difference between the state board and CBSE syllabus, it is my presumption
that unless a child, who is studying state board syllabus, keeps a track of the extra portion in the
 CBSE under a given topic, it is pretty much difficult to clear the first level that is IIT Mains to
 enter into NITs.

How these institutes are going to prepare students within two or three weeks for the most
prestigious and difficult entrance examination, only time will tell.

http://www.merinews.com/article/how-can-be-a-one-month-crash-course-sufficient-to-crack-iit-jee/15903374.shtml&cp

MY TAKE: With so much money coming into this lucrative coaching business which presently
 is valued at $23.7 billion growing at 35% pa from last five years the people are leveraging 
too much.

The management and marketing people are getting too unrealistic and promising even more
 than what Mr. Modi did it during the elections.

Cracking IIT by a one month crash course is a classic example of "Ganje ko kanghi bechna".

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IISER ADMISSIONS 2015

Applications are invited for admission to the five year BS-MS Dual Degree programme at Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) at Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram for the academic session 2015-2016.

About IISERs

To promote high quality scientific education, research and training, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India has set up five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) at Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram

BS-MS Dual Degree Programme

It is a five year dual degree programme for bright and motivated science students who have completed class XII. It integrates classroom learning with research and provides ample scope for multidisciplinary interactions

Admission to BS-MS Dual Degree Programme 2014

Students will be admitted to the Five Year BS-MS Dual Degree programme through the following channels
1.Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream: Students qualifying in SA             (2013-14)/SX (2014-15)/SB (2014-15)
2.Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2014: Students securing a place in the rank list of Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
3.State and Central Boards: Those, who are eligible for INSPIRE scholarship by Department of Science and Technology (DST) on the basis of their aggregate scores in class XII may be considered for admission after clearing an aptitude test to be held on 12 July 2015.

Important Date Chart

	KVPY	JEE (Advanced)	State and Central Boards
Receiving online applications	1st June – 27th June 2015	1st June – 27th June 2015	1st June – 4th July 2015

Scholarship

BS-MS students are eligible for either KVPY or INSPIRE scholarship

Key Features

1.Highly competent and motivated faculty in various disciplines with a passion for science
2.Integrated undergraduate teaching with cutting edge research across disciplines
3.Upcoming eco-friendly green campuses with appropriate infrastructure
4.Library with online resources, books and research journals
5.State of the art teaching and research facilities
6.Sports and recreational facilities
7.Hostel facility for all students
Applications can be submitted online at http://www.iiseradmission.in/

CBSE XII SCIENCE DATE SHEET FOR 2015 EXAMINATION

CBSE XII SCIENCE DATESHEET 2015

2 March                                ENGLISH CORE
9 March                                 PHYSICS
12 March                               CHEMISTRY

18 March                              MATHEMATICS
20 March                              ECONOMICS
23 March                               BIOLOGY
27 March                              COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION PRAC.

30 March                               PHYSICAL EDUCATION

You can confirm this by downloading datesheet from official link

http://cbse.nic.in/attach/12d_2015.pdf

NEST 2015 EXAM: APPLICATION STARTS FROM 5 JANUARY

NIFT: Last Date to apply is 10 January

Applications have been invited by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) from interested candidates for admission to its Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes for the session 2015.

List of UG programmes:

Bachelor of Design in Accessory Design
Bachelor of Design in Fashion Communication
Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design
Bachelor of Design in Knitwear Design
Bachelor of Design in Leather Design
Bachelor of Design in Textile Design
Bachelor of Fashion Technology in Apparel Production

List of PG programmes:

Master of Design in Design
Master of Fashion Management
Master of Fashion Technology in Fashion Technology

Eligibility criteria:

The candidate should have passed 10+2 examination from any recognised board of education. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline in design from any recognised university.

Selection procedure: An entrance test would be conducted for short-listing candidates.

How to apply: Candidates are required to fill up the online application form.

Important dates: The last date for registration/submission of online applications is January 10, 2015

Intrested students should have a look at this article

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

CBSE Releases Latest Sample Papers for 2015 Board Examinations

CBSE has released new sample papers for upcoming XII Board Examinations. There are some significant changes being done . I am listing the changes I saw in Physics Sample Paper.

1. The number of questions have been altered . Now it will have total 26 Questions.
2. There will be five sections.
3. Section A contains five questions of one mark each, Section B contains five questions of
two marks each, Section C contains twelve questions of three marks each, Section D
contains one value based question of four marks and Section E contains three questions
of five marks each.
4.There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one
question of two marks, one question of three marks and all the three questions of five
marks weight-age.
5. Like the previous sample paper it appears involving more conceptual application i.e. won't be a typical theoretical "ratafication"type of board paper.


You can download these sample papers at
http://cbseacademic.in/web_material/doc/SQP%202014-2015.rar

BITSAT 2015 Notification

The BITSAT is an online entrance test for admissions into the courses of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani .
Applications form are now available for BITSAT-2015

Interested candidates should register for BITSAT-2015 by applying in the prescribed application form at   http://www.bitsadmission.com/. 

Last date for application is 20 Feb.

For detailed information read the brochure at

http://www.bitsadmission.com/bitsat/BITSAT2015_brochure.pdf

IMPORTANT DATES

20th February 2015	Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2015
25th February 2015	Test center allotment and announcement to candidates
1st March – 20th March 2015	Candidates to reserve Test dates
15th April – 30th April 2015	Candidates to download the Hall tickets with instructions
14th May –29th May 2015	BITSAT Online tests. (Actual days of operation of a center depends on the number of candidates.)
20th May – 30th June 2015	Candidates to apply for admission with 12th marks and Preferences to Degree programmes
1st July 2015	Admit List and Wait List announcement

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

(i)	For admission to any of the First Degree programmes of BITS except B.Pharm.(Hons.):  Candidates should have passed the 12th examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and adequate proficiency in English.
(ii)	For admission to B.Pharm.(Hons.):   Candidates should have passed the 12th examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and adequate proficiency in English. However candidates with PCM may also apply for Pharmacy program.
Admission to all the programmes is subject to the conditions given below.
The candidate should have obtained a minimum of aggregate 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects (if he/she has taken Mathematics in BITSAT) or a minimum of aggregate 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects (if he/she has taken Biology in BITSAT) subjects in 12th examination, with at least 60% marks in each of the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics / Biology subjects.
Only Students who are appearing for 12th class examination in 2015 or who have passed 12th class Examination in 2014 are eligible to appear in the BITSAT-2015 test.   If a candidate has taken more than one attempt in 12th class or its equivalent, only his latest performance is considered, provided this attempt has been for the full component of subjects/courses prescribed. Students who have passed 12th examination in 2013 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in BITSAT-2015. Students who are presently studying in BITS at any of its campuses are not eligible to appear in BITSAT-2015.