- Keep eye contact when you are speaking. This is one of very good habit and I suggest you to embed this into your daily life.One more thing don’t always look at the coordinator or evaluator this shows how nervous you are from within .
- If possible initiate the group discussion but only when you have something concrete to speak upon. It will be your first impression in front of the group so don’t dilute it with ridiculus reason or rationale.
- Your voice has to be clear and aloud. Don’t murmur to your self. Remember if you don’t speak aloud and clear you will automatically leaved aside from the G.D.
- You need to make sure that G.D is going in right track. If by any mean group get stucked to a point then take initiative to bring again on the track. This will show your leader ship skill to the evaluator.
- Have a positive attitude. Don’t try to dominate over some one. And one of the important thing show interest in the discussion.
- Allow other to speak, when they are speaking, don’t interrupt them. You will get your chance to clear their doubts and put your point forward.
- Talk relevant to the topic. In short speak sensibly. If you find that you have spoken nothing in the G.D don’t worry. Next moment, you may get chance. In simple words you need to speak relevant on the topic rather irrelevant things.
- As told you earlier a good speaker is a good listener. So listen to things in the GD, pay attention to it. Why this is important because this will make you involved in GD. And you can convince other by doing this.
- Your dressing another thing which matters a lot there. Simply where formal dressing, something which is decent. And your dressing need to be comfortable.
Friday 2 March 2012
Do's and Don't of G.D
Group Discussion tips
Group Discussion is one of the method used to measure
certain personality traits or skill of candidate, which is required by the
organization. It is, now a days, used to screen candidates. So it become
important that candidate should know what should they do or not in Group
discussion. It can be viewed as one
more hurdle in getting job, or getting selected.
In GD a group of candidates are given a topic or situation and
some time to think upon it candidates have to discus upon the topic and come to
a conclusion in a given time.
GD is used to access many things in candidates.
·
COMMUNICATION
SKILL: How candidate communicates in
new environment how he puts his/her views. Many times some candidates are not
able to speak up there views even though they have a good point. What is lacking here is communication gap.
And in genereal life it is as important
·
BEHAVIOUR: Your behavior towards the group, your
interaction is anther aspect which is jujed in GD. Because in a organization
you have to work in group it become important that you are adaptable in every environment.
·
ATTITUDE
AND CONFIDENCE: Your attitude decide a lot about your selection in GD or
not. You should have a positive attitude. And you should be confidence even if
you are not able to speak much in the GD, don’t lose your confidence. Because this
confidence and attitude can change anything in next minute.
·
PROBLEM
SOVLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING: why you are given a topic to discus upon? Simply
to judge your problem solving skill. How you result oriented you are. How you
complete your task? These are the things which are evaluated in the GD. And it
is the thing which you are from your childhood days. In simple words this means
common sense.
·
LISTENING
SKILL: A good speaker is always a good listener. Allow other to speak, don’t
intervene while some one other is speaking. This can be thought as if you don’t
understand what the person sitting in front of you is saying then how you will satisfy
him/her. Some candidate only listen in GD. It doesn’t mean this. It means you
should understand the others view and reply appropriately.
·
OPEN MINDED:
This skill test how open minded you is how you behave when things are not in
the way you think. Or how you accept the things. Whether you are stubborn or
not.
·
LEADERSHIP
AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS: This is one of the most important skill which
is judged in every field, in every exam. How you lead the group, is the thing which
evaluator there at the GD seeks in you. Sometime GD diverted from the topic and
this irritates the evaluator now you have to take the lead and change direction
of the GD. Remember GD is a group task you have take GD to a Point where all unanimously
agreed to conclusion. So be in the group and participate Actively.
dDo's and Don't of GD.
dDo's and Don't of GD.
Thursday 1 March 2012
Gautam Buddh Technical University(GBTU) State Entrance Examination(SEE)-2012
Gautam Buddh Technical University(GBTU) is going to conduct State Entrance Examination(SEE-2012) for admission to degree courses in Engineering B.Tech, pharmacy
B.Pharm., Architecture B.Arch. ,Hotel management/ fashion , apparel
design(BFAD), MCA, MBA of colleges affiliated to Gautam Buddh Technical
university and Mahamaya technical university.
Date of exam:
22nd April 2012 -B.Tech, B.Tech(Bio Technology),
B.Pharm. ,B.Tech.(Ag. Engg.), B.Arch, BHMCT, BFAD, B.Tech. (second year
lateral entry)
21st /28th April 2012- MCA, MBA.
Note: for admission
to first year of MCA/MBA course EXAMINATION will be conducted online(COMPUTER BASED TEST).
Cost of
Application:
For General/OBC
candidate cost of application is Rs.1000/-
For SC/ST/Female candidate cost of application is Rs.500/-
How to apply:
ONLINE:
Online submission link will be open from 10:00 am 28th
Feb. 2012 to 10 pm 22nd march
2012.
And last date for confirmation page to be sent to Registrar
office is 5 PM 26th March 2012.
OFFLINE:
OMR application form can be obtained form all head post
offices of U.P from 03th march to 20th
march 2012. Last date of receipt of form is 24th march 2012.
Eligibility:
For B.Tech, B.Tech(Bio Technology), B.Pharm. , B.Tech.(Ag.
Engg.), BHMCT, BFAD
10+2 or intermediate with
minimum 45% for general/OBC and minimum 40% SC/ST candidates.
For B.Arch.
10+2 or intermediate with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.
For MBA
Graduation with minimum 50% marks for general/OBC and
minimum 45% marks SC/ST candidates.
For MCA
Graduation with minimum 50% marks for general/OBC and
minimum 45% marks SC/ST candidates.
For B.Tech lateral
entry in second year:
B.Sc degree and passed 10+2 or intermediate with mathematics
as a subject with minimum 45% marks for general/OBC and minimum 40 % marks SC/ST
candidates in B.Sc.
Or
Diploma in engineering with minimum 45% marks for general/OBC
and minimum 40 % marks SC/ST candidates.
For B.Pharm lateral
entry in second year:
Diploma in Pharmacy with minimum 45% marks for general/OBC
and minimum 40 % marks SC/ST candidates
Candidates appearing
in the qualifying exam are also eligible for the exam.
Note :admission to
MBA/MCA courses can be filled online only.
UPSC GEOGRAPHY MAINS SYLLABUS-2012
PAPER - I
PRINCIPLES OF GEOGRAPHY
Physical Geography:
1. Geomorphology: Factors controlling landform development; endogenetic and exogenetic forces; Origin and evolution of the earth’s crust; Fundamentals of geomagnetism; Physical conditions of the
earth’s interior; Geosynclines; Continental drift; Isostasy; Plate tectonics; Recent views on mountain building; Vulcanicity; Earthquakes and Tsunamis; Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development ; Denudation chronology; Channel morphology; Erosion surfaces; Slope development
; Applied Geomorphology : Geohydrology, economic geology and environment.
2. Climatology: Temperature and pressure belts of the world; Heat budget of the earth; Atmospheric circulation; atmospheric stability and instability. Planetary and local winds; Monsoons and jet streams; Air
masses and fronto genesis, Temperate and tropical cyclones; Types and distribution of precipitation; Weather and Climate; Koppen’s, Thornthwaite’s and Trewartha’s classification of world climates; Hydrological cycle; Global climatic change and role and response of man in climatic changes,
Applied climatology and Urban climate.
3. Oceanography: Bottom topography of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans;Temperature and salinity of the oceans; Heat and salt budgets, Ocean deposits; Waves, currents and tides; Marine resources: biotic, mineral and energy resources; Coral reefs, coral bleaching; sealevel
changes; law of the sea and marine pollution.
4. Biogeography: Genesis of soils; Classification and distribution of soils; Soil profile; Soil erosion, Degradation and conservation; Factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals; Problems of
deforestation and conservation measures; Social forestry; agro-forestry; Wild life; Major gene pool centres.
5. Environmental Geography: Principle of ecology; Human ecological adaptations; Influence of man on ecology and environment; Global and regional ecological changes and imbalances; Ecosystem their
management and conservation; Environmental degradation, management and conservation; Biodiversity and sustainable development; Environmental policy; Environmental hazards and remedial measures;
Environmental education and legislation.
Human Geography:
1. Perspectives in Human Geography:
Areal differentiation; regional synthesis; Dichotomy and dualism; Environmentalism; Quantitative revolution and locational analysis; radical, behavioural, human and welfare approaches; Languages, religions and secularisation; Cultural regions of the world; Human development index.
2. Economic Geography: World economic development: measurement and problems; World resources and their distribution; Energy crisis; the limits to growth; World agriculture: typology of agricultural regions; agricultural inputs and productivity; Food and nutrition problems; Food security; famine: causes, effects and remedies; World industries: locational patterns and problems; patterns of world trade.
3. Population and Settlement Geography:
Growth and distribution of world population; demographic attributes; Causes and consequences of migration; concepts of over-under-and optimum population; Population theories, world population problems and policies, Social well-being and quality of life; Population as social capital. Types and patterns of rural settlements; Environmental issues in rural settlements; Hierarchy of urban settlements; Urban morphology: Concepts of primate city and rank-size rule; Functional classification of
towns; Sphere of urban influence; Rural - urban fringe; Satellite towns; Problems and remedies of urbanization; Sustainable development of cities.
4. Regional Planning: Concept of a region; Types of regions and methods of regionalisation; Growth centres and growth poles; Regional imbalances; regional development strategies; environmental
issues in regional planning; Planning for sustainable development.
5. Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography: Systems analysis in Human geography; Malthusian, Marxian and demographic transition models; Central Place theories of Christaller and
Losch;Perroux and Boudeville; Von Thunen’s model of agricultural location; Weber’s model of industrial location; Ostov’s model of stages of growth. Heartland and Rimland theories; Laws of international boundaries and frontiers.
PAPER – II
GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
1. Physical Setting: Space relationship of India with neighboring countries; Structure and relief; Drainage system and watersheds; Physiographic regions; Mechanism of Indian monsoons and rainfall patterns, Tropical cyclones and western disturbances; Floods and droughts; Climatic regions; Natural vegetation; Soil types and their distributions.
2. Resources: Land, surface and ground water, energy, minerals, biotic and marine resources; Forest and wild life resources and their conservation; Energy crisis.
3. Agriculture: Infrastructure: irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, power; Institutional factors: land holdings, land tenure and land reforms; Cropping pattern, agricultural productivity, agricultural intensity, crop combination, land capability; Agro and socialforestry; Green revolution and its socioeconomic
and ecological implications; Significance of dry farming; Livestock resources and white revolution; aqua - culture; sericulture, apiculture and poultry; agricultural regionalisation; agro-climatic zones; agro- ecological regions.
4. Industry: Evolution of industries; Locational factors of cotton, jute, textile, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilizer, paper, chemical and pharmaceutical, automobile, cottage and agro-based industries; Industrial
houses and complexes including public sector undertakings; Industrial regionalisation; New industrial policies; Multinationals and liberalization; Special Economic Zones; Tourism including eco -tourism.
5. Transport, Communication and Trade:
Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development; Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade; Trade balance; Trade Policy;
Export processing zones; Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society; Indian space programme.
6. Cultural Setting: Historical Perspective of Indian Society; Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities; religious minorities; major tribes, tribal areas and their problems; cultural regions; Growth, distribution and
density of population; Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems; Population problems and policies; Health indicators.
7. Settlements: Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements; Urban developments; Morphology of Indian cities; Functional classification of Indian cities; Conurbations and metropolitan regions;
urban sprawl; Slums and associated problems; town planning; Problems of urbanization and remedies.
8. Regional Development and Planning:
Experience of regional planning in India; Five Year Plans; Integrated rural development programmes; Panchayati Raj and decentralised planning; Command area development; Watershed management;
Planning for backward area, desert, drought prone, hill, tribal area development; multi-level planning; Regional planning and development of island territories.
9. Political Aspects: Geographical basis of Indian federalism; State reorganisation; Emergence of new states; Regional consciousness and inter state issues; international boundary of India and related issues;
Cross border terrorism; India’s role in world affairs; Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm.
10. Contemporary Issues: Ecological issues: Environmental hazards: landslides earthquakes, Tsunamis, floods and droughts, epidemics; Issues relating to environmental pollution; Changes in patterns of land use; Principles of environmental impact assessment and environmental management; Population explosion and food security; Environmental degradation; Deforestation, desertification and soil erosion; Problems of agrarian and industrial unrest; Regional disparities in economic development; Concept of sustainable growth and development; Environmental awareness; Linkage of rivers; Globalisation and Indian economy.
Candidates will be required to answer one compulsory map question pertinent to subjects covered by this paper.
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