Arena Animation International Program - AAIP Admissions 2011

Dilsukhnagar Arena Animation (Hyderabad) is offering Arena Animation International Program (AAIP) 2011 to train the students for careers in ever growing Animation industry. The AAIP is aimed at training candidates in the industry relevant skills along with advanced technical educational tools. Arena is the leading Animation training institute in the Country and also has good presence in Andhra Pradesh. The main objective of this AAIP program is to produce full fledged professionals to work in animation industry. Following are details of the programme:

Eligibility Requirements: Candidates should have 10+2 qualification. Candidates with education background in Fine Arts, Commerce, Science or Arts students. Students with a creative bent of mind and passion for design and animation are preferred. The Programme is designed to offer Industry-relevant curriculum and upgraded versions of software’s like Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, Sound Forge, CorelDraw, Photoshop, Action Script, 3D Max, V-Ray, Adobe Premier, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects, Maya and Z Brush.

Interested candidates can contact at Arena Animation, 4th Floor, Sai Towers, Main Road, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. Phone: 040- 2405 227 / 2404 2343. Email: enquiry@bestmultimedia.com; Website: www.bestmultimedia.com. Arena Animation is also offering short term programmes for those aspiring to become Graphic Designer, 3D Animator, Web Designer, Roto Artist, 3D Modeler etc.

Eenadu Chaduvu launched Blog for Students

The Eenadu daily has launched a blog for the benefit of students and job seekers of Andhra Pradesh. The education and career information published on weekly supplement of the Eenadu daily 'Chaduvu' will be posted on the blog as snippets and the details of the respective articles will be provided through education section of the newspaper main site at www.eenadu.net. The Chaduvu blog can be availed at www.chaduvupage.blogspot.com .

As per the news item published on the 'Chaduvu' Page on 8th August 2011, The blog will provide links to the original Eenadu website where complete articles will be updated every week. The blog has also invited the students and job seekers to express their views and opinions on various topics and issues related to education and careers published on the Chaduvu supplement.

You can reach Chaduvu section of the site at http://www.eenadu.net/chaduvu/chaduvu.asp . Eenadu has also launched online education portal www.eenadupratibha.net . The education section of Chaduvu blog also offer links to the 'Pratibha' section where you can find various articles and materials useful for competitive examinations. You can also download Spoken English lessons written by Mr. M.Suresan through archives of the Pratibha section. Spoken English Articles from the year 2005 to the latest one are available for free download in the PDF format. You can reach the 'Pratibha' section of Eenadu Newspaper at http://www.eenadu.net/e-pratibha.asp . Eenadu is the largest circulated daily in Andhra Pradesh.


NTSE 2012 - NCERT National Talent Search Examination

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) was started by NCERT in 1963 under National Talent Search Scheme. The main objective of the NTSE is to identify meritorious students across the country through examinations in various stages such as State and National levels. The NCERT has announced NTSE 2012 notification. The NTSE test will help nurture the talent in the school children. On the basis of the performance in the NTSE examination, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for students appearing for Class VIII examinations. The scholarship amount for selected candidates will be 500/- Rupees per month. Following are details of the NTSE Scheme for 2012.

Essential Eligibility: Students studying Class VIII in recognized schools are eligible to appear Stage I examination conducted by the respective States / UTs in which the concerned schools are located.

Selection Procedure: Candidates will be selected based on two-stage selection process for this scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by respective States / Union Territories through a written examination at the state level. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT.

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can download application forms from NCERT website at www.ncert.nic.in . You can also obtain the application form from concerned State / UT Liaison officer for NTSE. The filled in application form should be signed by Principal of the school where the candidates is studying. There is no uniform date for submitting the application forms. Concerned state governments will issue notifications for Stage I examinations and candidates have to respond to those notifications.

Exam Pattern of NTSE Stage I and Stage II:

Stage I examination will be at State / UT levels. This will comprise of two parts, namely 1) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and 2) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering topics such as social sciences, sciences and mathematics.

Stage II examination will be held at the National level. This test will consist of 1) Mental Ability Test (MAT), 2) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering questions from Social Sciences, Sciences and Mathematics.

Address: Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi – 110016; Phone: 011-26560464, 26562704; Website: http://www.ncert.nic.in;
Email: ntse.ncert@yahoo.in

Important Dates:

1) For Stage I (State level): Last Date for Submission of Application Forms: 31-8-2011
2) NTSE Stage I exam: 20th November 2011 (On 19th for Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
2) For stage II (National level): Examination in All States and Union Territories: 13th May 2012.

Addresses of NTS Liason Officers, 2011-12 for Class VIII:

1) Andhra Pradesh: Deputy Commissiner, Office of the Director of Govt. Examinations, Chapel Road, Abids, Hyderabad - 500001. Phone: 040 - 23237343 / 23237344

2) Karnataka: Director, DSERT, Banashankari, Bangalore - 85. Phone: 080- 26422239. Website: www.dsert.kar.nic.in

3) Kerala: Assistant Professor, SCERT, Vidya Bhavan, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. Phone: 0471- 2341883. Website: www.scert.kerala.gov.in

4) Tamilnadu: Director, Directorate of Govt. Examinations, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai -06. Phone: 044- 2827 2088.

5) Lakshadweep: Principal, Govt. Sr. Secondary School, Kavaratti, UT of Lakshadweep- 682555. Phone: 04896 - 262874.

6) Puducherry: Joint Director, Directorate of School Education, Anna Nagar, Puducherry. Phone: 0413- 2207262.