IIT JEE 2012 Results and Counseling Schedule

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) New Delhi will be announcing IIT JEE Results 2012. The IIT JEE 2012 results are available on the IIT Delhi website www.iitd.ac.in . Results may also available on other websites of IITs at Chennai, Mumbai, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee etc. Admission to Engineering programmes (BE / B.Tech / Dural Degreee) in 15 IITs and two other associate institutes will be through ranks in IIT JEE 2012 only.

IIT Delhi will announce counseling schedule for the JEE 2012 qualified candidates. About 5.5 lakh candidates appeared for IIT JEE 2012. It is estimated that about 60000 candidates were appeared from Andhra Pradesh. IITs have already displayed OMR answer sheets of JEE appeared candidates.

ITT JEE coaching institutes like Bansal Institute, Sri Chaitanya, Narayana Group, FIITJEE etc will provide help to the candidates in understanding and attending counseling of IIT JEE 2012. The Counseling schedule will be released along with the results. Apart from IITs, several other institutes also consider JEE 2012 scores for admission to Engineering programmes.

Current Affairs Model Questions with Answers 2012

Following are current affairs model questions for APPSC, UPSC and other competitive examinations. The questions are also useful for General Awareness preparation of Bank Examinations. Answers for all the questions are given at the end of all the questions. Candidates can practice and test their knowledge in Current Affairs / General Awareness. All the questions are from incidents happened during 2011 - 2012:

1) Former Chief of Intelligence Bureau P.C. Hulder was acted as negotiator in
a) India, Pakistan River Dispute
b) India, China bridge issue
c) ULFA and Central Government
d) Tamilnadu and Kerala Dam issue

2. Why Thane town has been in news recently?
a) Cyclone b) New Taxes c) Project for Prisoners d) Action on Naxals

3. 17th National Youth Festival was held at
a) Punjab b) Haryana c)Karnatka d) Rajasthan

4. Which state has formed Agricultural Cabinet for the development of agriculture?
a) Bihar b) UP c) West Bengal d) Haryana

5. Who was appointed as Lok Ayuktha of Gujarat?
a) Kamal Chenewal b) Suresh Patnaik c) RA Mehta d) CT Dinakaran

6. Which country has announced 1 million dollar help for renovation of Nalanda University?
a) China b) UK c) Japan d) Nepal

7. Which is the most rich country in the world, according to Forbes Magazine:
a) Khatar b) Singapor c) Switzerland d) Luxemberg

8. In which of the following cities India has opened Diplomacy Office?
a) Beijing b) Tokyo c) Masco d) Katmandu

9. International Anti - Corruption Day was observed on?
a) 9 January b) 9 February c) 9 December d) November

10. Which country has decided to close the Pakistan's Diplomatic Office in their country?
a) Finland b) Netherland c) UK d) India

11. Which state is largest producer of flowers in India?
a) Maharashtra b) Bihar c) West Bengal d) Karnataka

12. Who is the new CMD of ONGC?
a) TKA Nair b) Pulak Chatterjee c) Sudheer Vasudeva d) Swadep Singh

13. World Bank has offered a lending of 1 billion dollars to purify the river
a) Jeelam b) Krishna c) Ganga d) Narmada

14. Which country secured first place in Global Competitive Report of World Economic Forum 2011-12?
a) USA b) India c) China d) Switzerland

15. How many Indian companies are there in the list of Fortune 500?
a) 10 b) 9 c) 8 d) 7

16. Which company has released Mango Operating System for the use in Mobile Phones?
a) Wipro b) Apple c) McKinsey d) Microsoft

17. International team of scientists have decoded the gene sequence of
a) Tomato b) Brinjal c) Potato d) Onion

18. First Non - Conventional Energy College is going to be established at
a) Kolkata b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Gujarat d) Maharashtra

19. Who is the Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA):
a) Aswini Kumar b) Vijaya Rama Rao c) Radha Vinod Raju d) Sarad Chandra Sinha

20. Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is located at?
a) Kochin b) Delhi c) Hyderabad d) Chennai

21. Who won the Sangeet Natak Fellowship for the year 2011?
a) Girija Devi b) Bhumini Reddy c) TK Murthy d) Raheem Dagar

22. International Partnership Summit was held during 11-13 January 2012 at
a) Hyderabad b) Chennai c) Bangalore d) Kolkata


Answers: 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.C 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.C 21.B 22.A

Annapurna International School of Film and Media Summer Camp Program 2012

Annapurna International School of Film and Media (AISFM), South India's premier film school, today announced the launch of their Summer Camp program in film-making, acting and photography courses. The first batch will start on May 21st 2012 and the next batch will commence on May 28th 2012 at Annapurna Studios, Banjara Hills. AISFM's summer camp is an excellent way to spend two weeks of summer holidays, learning how to act and how to make short films. The courses are for two weeks, with four hour classes daily from Monday to Friday.

The courses will be conducted for two batches, one for those aged between 14-17 years and one for those between 17- 23 years. Each batch in the course will have a maximum of 20 students to ensure personal attention from the faculty.� The courses are priced at Rs.10,000 each (exclusive of taxes). The summer camp offers courses in Film-making, Acting and Photography.

The Film making camp is a crash course to learn how to make short films. AISFM teaches the students how to use simple yet highly effective film making tools in order to take the story from script to screen. Students work in small groups and will finish the camp by making a short film. All equipment is provided by the institute. The Acting camp will teach the students how to perform both in a live theatre and in front of a camera. These skills are useful not only for improving the performance as an actor, but also for making an impact in college presentations and placement interviews.

The Photography camp teaches how to use a camera, how to frame that moment right with an understanding of composition, lenses, aperture, shutter speeds, ISO settings as well as varying types of lighting, both natural and artificial. To register for the camp, call on 040 4914 1234 or visit http://www.isfm.edu.in/academics/summer-programs.