I am in Class 10 and in a dilemma on choosing subjects in Class 11. I am interested in joining the IIT. What combination should I consider? I am sure I will excel in studies.
H.P. Brunda
via email, Bengaluru
If your focus is on IIT, then Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science (PCMCs) is the ideal combination in Intermediate/Plus 2 that you should consider. When you enrol for the Plus 2, you should start preparation for the IIT-Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). In your case, you will be attempting the IIT-JEE in 2017.
Besides focusing on classroom studies and peer interaction, you should consider attending tutorials and ensuring adequate practice sessions.
Some of the institutes that you should consider joining are:
FIIT-JEE (www.fiitjeebangalore.com), 113, 3rd Floor, HTR Chamber, SC Road, near Sheshadripuram Police Station, Bengaluru-560020. Ph: 41135682. Email: admissions.bangalore@fiitjee.com
Giraffe Learning (www.giraffee-learning.com), G3, HVS Court, Ground Floor, Indian Express Circle, Cunningham Road, Bengaluru-560052. Ph: 22205887. Email: contact@giraffe-learning.com
Aakash IIT-JEE (www.aakashiitjee.aakash.ac.in). Toll free number: 1800-102-2727.
Triumphant Institute of Management Education (TIME) (www.time4education.com).
BASE Educational Services Private Limited (www.base-edu.in), 27, Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru-560004. Ph: 42604600. Email: info@base-edu.in
Identify the institute that will satisfy you from the perspective of faculty, proximity to home or college, and timing.
I am a nurse with a private teaching hospital. I want to pursue short-term programmes in related areas in Bangalore, Chennai or any other city in South India. Can you provide me the details of any institute that conducts such programmes?
Veena Kumar
via email
TACT Academy of Clinical Training (estbd: 2007) (www.tact-india.com) offers various programmes for professionals of the medical sciences including doctors and nurses. The following programmes are available for the nursing community:
1. Essentials of Critical Care (ECC)
2. Essentials of Ventilation for Nurses and Technicians (EVeNT)
3. Intravenous Therapy (IVT)
4. Patient Safety through Simulation (PSTS)
5. Paediatric Life Support (PLS)
For information and other details contact TACT, 29, Plot No. 1997, J Block, 13th Main Road, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040. Ph: 044-42026644. Email: info@tact-india.com
I have B.Sc (2013) in Environment as a major subject. I have a high first class. I want to attend any short-term courses in Environment prior to taking up M.Sc either in regular or correspondence mode. I am currently working as an Assistant, supporting projects with an NGO. Please provide details of the CSE in Delhi that works on the aspects of environment.
Sumathi Suresh
via email, New Delhi
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (www.cseindia.org) conducts a one-month Certificate course in Policies, Politics and Practices of Environmental Management in India. The programme has lectures, presentations, discussions, seminars and interactions which help the participants to understand the relevant nuances.
The following curriculum is incorporated in the programme:
· State of India’s environment: An overview
· The environmental movement in India
· Poverty and the biomass economy
· Ecological rights and natural resource management
· Land and its use: Agriculture, food security
· Conservation and conflict: Wildlife management debate
· Urban growth challenges: Water & waste management, air pollution & mobility
· Sustainable industrialisation and public health concerns
· Climate change and global environmental governance
The programme also has a week-long field trip to rural India to explore eco-restoration efforts at the grassroots level. For more details you should contact: Anil Agarwal, Green Centre, 38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110 062. Ph: 011-2995 5125. Fax: 011-2995 5879. Email: aagc@cseiindia.org
I am currently in 12th Standard in the science stream. I want information on engineering colleges offering mining technology in India.
Pavan Rao
via email, Bengaluru
One of the best places to pursue Mining Engineering is the Indian School of Mines University (1926) (ISMU) (www.ismdhanbad.ac.in), Dhanbad. It was granted the status of a deemed to be University under the UGC Act in 1967. The Department of Mining Engineering of the ISMU started functioning in 1926 and has gone from strength to strength. It conducts the following programmes:
(i) Four-year B.Tech in Mining Engineering.
(ii) Two-year M.Tech in Opencast Mining, Mine Planning and Design, Rock Excavation Engineering, Mining Engineering, Underground Space Technology and Geomatic Engineering.
Under the five-year Integrated Courses leading to dual degrees of ISMU are:
B.Tech. (Mining Engineering) + MBA
B.Tech. (Mining Engineering) + M.Tech. (Computer Applications)
Students seeking admission to the B.Tech and dual degree programmes have to qualify in the IIT-JEE, which is held every year at centres throughout the country.
For more details you can contact the Head of Department, Department of Mining Engineering, ISMU, Dhanbad-826 004, Jharkhand. Ph: 0326-2235222. Fax: 0326-2296563. Email: me@ismdhanbad.ac.in
I am keen to know more about Industrial Engineering. I also want to know if there is any body or association in that field that I can join.
Ravi Kunhan
via email
Industrial Engineering (IE) revolves around the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials and processes. IE also deals with the designing of new prototypes to help save money and ensure the prototypes function better.
IE is inspired by the principles and methods of engineering analysis and also focuses on mathematical, physical and social sciences. Students and practitioners of IE work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy and other resources in the finer aspect of lean manufacturing systems.
IE is also known as Operations Management, Management Science, Systems Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering. IE encompasses the following facets: Management Science, Financial Engineering, Engineering Management, Supply Chain Management, Process Engineering, Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Ergonomics, Value Engineering and Quality.
A good number of engineering institutes and Universities in India provide Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes. In India, IE has been pioneered by the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE) (1957) (www.iiie-india.com).
You can get more information by connecting to the IIIE, Sector 15, Plot No. 103, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400 814. Ph: 022-2579412. Email: iiie1@vsnl.com
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