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NTSE Sample Papers & Books
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July 31, 2010
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 NTSE Sample Papers should be your first tool to prepare for NTSE written tests - both at state level as well as at national level. And in this blog post I would like to point you to six sources of NTSE sample papers, from where you can download these papers as well test yourself online.
Finding NTSE sample/model papers on the net must have been a nightmarish experience for you – as you search for the keyword “NTSE Sample Papers” in Google, it throws out a number of websites which promises you to give you the NTSE previous years/sample papers, but in actuality as you land up in those websites, you do not find any!
My experience was like that too.. and therefore I culled the number of those websites and found the following that helps you in getting the sample/model/previous years papers of NTSE exam:
This is the most authentic source of NTSE sample papers from NCERT (the one which conducts this exam).
This NTSE sample paper gives you 15 questions on Mental Ability Test (MAT) and 39 questions on Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - (15 questions on Social Sciences, 15 questions on Science and 9 questions on Mathematics). From these questions, you can find the question pattern/standard of NTSE exam.
This is a very good solved sample paper on NTSE exam – giving you total 268 questions with break-up as below:
Mental Ability Test (MAT): 48 questions.
Scholastic ability test (MAT): 220 questions with section-wise break-up as below: History: 25, Geography: 25, Civics: 25, Economics: 25 Chemistry: 30, Physics: 29, Mathematics: 31, Biology: 30.
Another good source of NTSE model papers. In this, you have to take the tests online, after a free registration. The tests are timed and hence is a good way of measuring how fast and accurately you can answer those NTSE questions.
Similar to above site, you have to take the NTSE sample tests online.
This is the online version of NTSE guide book by TMH. As is with other books by TMH, it is an excellent source for NTSE sample questions.
This is an actual NTSE sample paper of NTSE 2006-2007.
This paper is actually a recent study report by NCERT on “A Qualitative Analysis of State Level Tests of National Talent Search Examination”. It gives you good insights into the questions set in NTSE state level tests.
Prep Books for NTSE exam:  I found following books good for preparation for NTSE (National Talent Search Examination). These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart.com which offers hugediscounts upto 25%, apart from free shipping/postage in India if the order exceeds Rs. 100/=. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:
Cover Price: Rs.350, Offer Price: Rs.263, Discount: Rs.87 (25%)
Cover Price: Rs.325, Offer Price: Rs.296, Discount: Rs. 29 (9%)
Cover Price: Rs.280, Offer Price: Rs.260, Discount: Rs. 20 (7%)
Cover Price: Rs.150, Offer Price: Rs.150
Hope above study materials for NTSE exam – Online sample papers and books helps you in cracking this prestigious scholarship exam. This blog post has been made as a part of series of following blog post on NTSE exam, which helps you to prepare for the exam: May be you would find the above blog post useful.
Do keep visiting this blog as I would update these blog posts with newer information!
Best wishes!
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Prasanta Bora on July 31, 2010
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NTSE Exam Syllabus and Exam Pattern
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 What is the Syllabus & Question/Exam Pattern of NTSE? This is the first question asked by a student when he makes up his mind for appearing in the NTSE exam. This blog post describes the Syllabus & Question Pattern of NTSE in detail.
You may also find the following blog articles on NTSE exam useful to help you prepare for the same:
At first the syllabus of NTSE:
NCERT has not prescribed any particular syllabus for the State Level Examination as well as for National Level Examination. The reason is simple: India has no universal school board: there are too many educational boards – at National Level as well as State Level.
However, it is safe to assume that questions asked at National Level would be more or less NCERT book oriented and since the very purpose of State Level Examination is to ultimately select students at national level, the questions asked at State Level would also be more or less NCERT book oriented. The standard of questions conforms to the level of Classes VII and VIII.
Do not worry at all about the syllabus – questions asked are more or less common to all boards, so that good students from every board can answer. You can find what kind of question comes from this NTSE sample paper by NCERT. Click here to download the NTSE sample paper.
This NTSE sample paper gives you 15 questions on Mental Ability Test and also for Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) it gives you 39 questions (15 questions on Social Sciences, 15 questions on Science and 9 questions on Mathematics). From these questions, you can find the question pattern/standard of NTSE exam.
Question Pattern of NTSE: Question Pattern of both State Level Examination & National Level Examination are similar and there are two parts of the exam, with a short interval in between them: Part-I: Mental Ability Test (MAT). Part-II: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
In MAT questions on analogies, classification, series, pattern perception, hidden figures, coding-decoding, block assembly, problem solving etc. is asked. MAT of NTSE is conducted to judge your power of reasoning, ability to think, ability to judge, evaluate or discriminate, ability to visualize in the space, spatial orientation.
There are 100 multiple-choice type questions, with four alternatives, out of which you need to choose the correct answer. Each question carries one mark. There is no negative marking.
In SAT questions are asked based on specific subjects of Science, Mathematics & Social Sciences. SAT of NTSE is conducted to judge how much of text-book knowledge your have earned.
The Scholastic Aptitude Test consists of 100 multiple choice questions of one mark each. Each question has four alternatives, out of which you need to choose the correct answer. There are 35 questions from Science, 35 from Social Sciences 20 from Mathematics and 10 from mixed subjects. There is no negative marking.
Minimum qualifying marks in the State Level Examination of NTSE is 40% mark for general category candidate and 32% for SC/ST/physically challenged candidates.
The marks earned by you in the State Level Examination is for screening purpose only and is not carried forward to the National Level Examination for the Merit List. Scoring above minimum qualifying marks does not guarantees you for the next stage (i.e. to be recommended for National Level Exam). Your rank should be within the state-quota alloted to it by NCERT. This state quota is alloted by NCERT based All India Educational Survey (AIES) data.
In the National Level Examination of NTSE, following table gives you how many questions are asked in each section, time and what is the minimum qualifying mark you should score: 
I hope above information on NTSE Exam Syllabus and Exam Pattern helps you to know about the exam better. You can find more study materials for NTSE exam in following two blog post:
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NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) Exam
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July 30, 2010
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 NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) is a very prestigious school-level scholarship exam conducted by NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) every year in the month of May, notification for which is issued in the July month of previous year.
As per Wiki, Close to 1,50,000 students appear in this scholarship exam every year, in which only 1000 gets the scholarship - thus only 1 in every 150 is ultimately selected - the acceptance rate is only 0.67%! Compare this with the acceptance rate of Ivy League institutes like Harvard –7.1% (22,955 students applied, 2,058 accepted), Yale – 8.3%... source: NY Times.
Above means that getting a seat in Harvard is easier than getting the NTSE scholarship!
This blog post is introductory in nature and would focus on What is NTSE and Why NTSE. In four subsequent blog posts, I would cover:
What is NTSE? NTSE is a very prestigious exam held by NCERT every year to identify bright young Indian minds (studying in India as well as in abroad) and offer scholarships right from Class-VIII onwards till he/she completes Ph.D. In fact it is one of the very few Catch-Them-Young programs launched by Government, which has been a resounding success.
NTSE has been conducted for the last 47 years by NCERT – It was started for only Delhi in 1963 and was called National Science Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS). In 1964, it was extended to all the state/union territories. Thus NTSE is almost as old as NCERT, which came into existence in 1961.
Why NTSE? i) Instant recognition: As said, NTSE is a very prestigious exam and once you clear it, you get instant recognition at a very young age. When you grow older and write your own resume for jobs/admissions etc., credential of a NTSE scholar puts you far ahead of others.
ii) Monetary benefits: You can self-support some of your study cost with the scholarship amount of Rs.500/= right from Class-VIII till PhD. While in PhD, you get scholarship as per UGC norms.
iii) Exposure to a National Level Test: Yes, this is the greatest reason why you should go for NTSE. At the very young age of 12/13, you are exposed to a National Level Test! Since the exam is very competitive and you have to pass through written test as well as Interview at so young an age, when you attempt NTSE, you are groomed automatically for the future exams like IAS, CAT, GRE etc. It is very rare to find a NTSE scholar who has not succeeded in his further careers. Thus regardless of whether you clear NTSE, you should at least make an attempt, just for the experience.
Therefore you should appear NTSE – for recognition, for money and as well as for the experience.
How much is the NTSE scholarship amount: The amount is Rs. 500/= per month from Class-VIII till: 1.0 Ph.D. level (for the courses in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce) 2.0 Post Graduation level (for professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law).
What is the Exam Pattern of NTSE? NTSE is a two stage scholarship exam: Stage-1) State Level: Written Test only for the purpose of screening qualifying students. Stage-2) National Level: Written Test followed by Interview.
State Level examination is conducted by each State/UT to screen out students and to recommend the qualifying students to NCERT for the National Level examination. NCERT than conducts the National Level examination.
Thus after NCERT brings out the advertisement regarding NTSE along with the application form, the whole responsibility of the exam shifts to State Level.
At State Level, the particular Liaison Officers accepts the application forms, conducts the State Level examination and than recommends the list of qualifying students to NCERT. So for all purposes after you Download the application form for State Level NTSE Examination, till you are called by NCERT for the written test of National Level examination, you have a single point of contact – the NTSE Liaison Officer of the state you belong to. What is the address & phone number of the Liaison Officer of your state? Click here to find it!
Hope above introductory information on NTSE exam helped you in knowing about the exam in a nutshell. In my continuing blog post, I would cover "NTSE Exam Dates, Eligibility & Forms" to help you apply for the exam and "NTSE Syllabus & Exam Pattern" as well as "NTSE Sample Papers & Books" to help you prepare for the NTSE exam. Do keep visiting this blog!
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Prasanta Bora on July 30, 2010
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RBI Executive Intern Job Notification 2010-2011, Eligibility & Forms
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July 24, 2010
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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently issued recruitment notification for 200 Executive Interns positions and if you are a graduate with min. 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PWD), you can apply for these RBI Executive Intern positions online till 23rd August, 2010 & offline till 30th August, 2010.
This blog post aims to summarize the above RBI notification – telling you about what the eligibilities for a RBI Executive Intern job, where to get RBI job applications forms and how to apply, along with the important RBI Executive Intern exam dates.
But first, what is RBI?  RBI is the central bank of India, established on April 1, 1935 through Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Although initially privately owned, the RBI has been fully owned by the Government of India since nationalization in 1949.
The Preamble of the Reserve Bank of India describes the basic functions of the Reserve Bank as to regulate the issue of Bank Notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage.
It has 22 regional offices, most of them in state capitals. More about RBI can be found from this About us page of RBI website.
RBI vacancies for Executive Intern job: Category wise break-up of Executive Intern vacancies in RBI is as below: Open: 101 SC:30 ST:15 OBC: 54 Total:200.
RBI Salary for Executive Interns: These Executive Intern Jobs are on contractual terms for a period of three years and the fixed salary being offered by RBI for these intern positions are as follows: 
Eligibilities for RBI Executive Intern Jobs: Age eligibility: Min: 21 yrs, Max: 30 yrs as on 01-07-2010. Age relaxations exist for SC/ST/OBC candidates. Refer page 1/3 of the RBI job notification.
Academic eligibility: (as on 01-07-2010) 1.0 A First Class Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 60% marks or an equivalent grade. Relaxations for SC/ST/VH/HI candidates: Those having second class with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in Bachelor's Degree examination are eligible to apply. 2.0 You must have proficiency in computer operations and have obtained any Certificate Course related to Information Technology.
Selection process for RBI Executive Intern positions: The selections for these positions would consist of a written test followed by interview. You can find more information on this from my subsequent blog post titled: RBI Executive Intern Exam pattern, Sample Papers & Books.
How to apply for RBI Executive Intern positions: You can apply for these positions either offline or online. How to apply for the intern positions are given very clearly in Section-"8. Submission of the application", section-"9. Closing date" & section-"10.check-list for submission of the application" of the RBI Notification.
Offline application forms for RBI Executive Intern exam:
Online application forms for RBI Executive Intern exam: You can find the RBI Executive Intern positions online form in this website.
RBI Executive Intern exam-2010 dates: Last date for online registration: 23/08/2010 (11.59 P.M.) Last date for receipt of Off-line Application or On-line Application printout: 30/08/2010 (06.00 P.M.). (06/09/2010 for far-flung areas/abroad). Date of RBI written exam : 24/10/2010 (Sunday).
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SSC DEO exam Syllabus, Sample Papers & Books
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July 18, 2010
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 The focus of this blog post is on to help you prepare for the SSC Data Entry Operator Exam by giving you the study materials – sample papers & books along with an analysis of the exam pattern.
If you had not gone through my previous blog post, let me tell you that eligibilities for SSC DEO (Data Entry Operator) exam are very simple: i) You need to be Class-XII pass or equivalent. ii) You need to possess a typing speed of minimum 8000 KDPH (Key Depressions per hour).
With that let us go on to find the exam pattern of SSC DEO exam.
SSC Data Entry Operator Exam pattern: Selection process for SSC DEO positions consists of two stages: Stage-1: Written test. Stage-2: Skill test.
SSC Written test pattern:  SSC written test consists of a single paper of 200 objective type questions, each with 1 mark, which has to be answered in 2 hours. The test subjects, along with the distribution of marks can be seen at the right hand side.
SSC Skill test pattern: On being selected in the written test (i.e. Stage-1); you have to appear in the SSC skill test – which is nothing but a test of your typing skill on the computer. You need to just clear this exam, by typing with minimum speed of 8000 KDPH. The SSC skill test is only qualifying in nature.
SSC Data Entry Operator Exam cut-off marks: How much mark should you score in the SSC written test to qualify? In other words what is the cut-off mark for SSC DEO exam? This question may be bugging you. So I did a detailed analysis on the last two years cut-off marks and the results are as below:  As you could find, for General (i.e. UR) category you need to score around 80% to qualify in the SSC written test, while for Ex-servicemen (EXS) category, 60% marks is sufficient. These cut-offs are relative and varies from year to year (DEO 2009 cutoff was higher that DEO 2008 exam) and hence the above cut-offs are just to give you some idea.
SSC Data Entry Operator Exam Sample papers:You may be searching for some sample papers for SSC DEO exam. I have searched for these sample/model papers on the net but could not find any authentic papers.
But SSC DEO exam is very similar to Bank Clerical exam papers with papers for “General Intelligence” very akin to “Test of Reasoning” and “Arithmetic” paper similar to “Numerical Aptitude”. Hence you can use these exam papers as sample papers for SSC Data Entry Operator Exam.
Based on above, let me point you to the following bank clerical papers of Competition Master:
SSC DEO Exam Sample Paper - General Intelligence:
SSC DEO Exam Sample Paper - General Awareness:
SSC DEO Exam Sample Paper - Test of English:
SSC DEO Exam Sample Paper – Arithmetic: 
Prep Book for SSC Data Entry Operator Exam: You can use the following book for preparation of SSC Data Entry Operator Exam. This book is available in most of the good book stores. You can also order this book from Flipkart.com which offers free shipping/postage in India. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep. RPH Publication Price: Rs. 230/=
Test material for SSC Data Entry Skill Test: Once you clear the SSC DEO written exam, you have to appear in the skill test of SSC DEO exam. What skills are tested? How do you test yourself for skills even before the DEO exam? How to improve upon your data entry skill?
To answer these questions, I had posted following two exclusive blog post for Data Entry Operation skill test:
Hope above study materials for SSC Data Entry Operator Exam helps you to crack the exam easily. I would be on the look out for more resources – the sample/model papers for SSC DEO exam as well as books. So please keep visiting this blog! Labels: SSC Exams |
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SBI Specialist Management/Technical Executive Recruitment 2010
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July 17, 2010
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 The SBI (State Bank of India) has just recently issued recruitment notification for 500 Specialist Management & 60 Specialist Technical Executives in middle management grade (MMG) -III and this is your great chance to be a part of SBI - the largest bank in India, which also enjoys a Forbes ranking of 29th most reputable company in the world.
SBI Management/Technical Executive Vacancy Positions:Category-wise vacancy position is as below: For Specialist Management Executive positions: (Total-500) SC-75, ST-37, OBC-135, General-253.
For Specialist Technical Executive positions: (Total - 60) SC-9, ST-4, OBC-17, General-30.
SBI Salary Offer for Management/Technical Executives: The pay scale being offered by SBI for these positions is: Rs. 25,700-800/5-29,700-900/2-31,500. With this pay-scale, monthly salary comes out to be Rs. 40,000/- aprox. at Metropolis.
Eligibilities for SBI Specialist Management Executive positions: Eligibility for appearing in the SBI SME (Specialist Management Executives) exam is as below:
Age eligibility: (as on 31.08.2010) Min: 25 years, Max: 35 years.
Experience Required: Minimum 3 years experience in Scheduled Commercial Banks or Financial Institutions.
Academic eligibility: Academic Qualifications: Post Graduate Degree / Diploma in Business Administration OR C.A. OR ICWA with following min. marks: i) Minimum 60% (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) aggregate in class 10th. ii) Minimum 60% (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) aggregate in class 12th OR Minimum 60% (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) aggregate in diploma course minimum two years duration after 10th Standard. iii) Minimum 60% aggregate Marks (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) in Graduation. iv) Minimum 60% aggregate marks (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) in PG Degree / Diploma in Business Administration. The course should be with a minimum 2 years full time duration. Course completed through correspondence / part time are not eligible. The institute should be recognized / approved by Government / AICTE). In case of CA OR ICWA passing the relative professional examination is sufficient.
Eligibilities for SBI Specialist Technical Executive positions: Eligibility for appearing in the SBI SME (Specialist Technical Executives) exam is as below:
Age eligibility: (as on 31.08.2010) Min: 25 years, Max: 35 years.
Experience Required: Minimum 3 years in evaluating high value proposals in Scheduled Commercial Bank or Financial Institutions.
Academic eligibility: Academic Qualifications: B.E./ B.Tech/ B.Sc.(Engineering) in Mechanical OR Chemical /Pharma / Bio Tech OR Electrical/ Electronics / IT OR Textile OR Food Technology OR Metallurgy with following min. marks: i) Minimum 60% (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) aggregate in class 10th. ii) Minimum 60% (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) aggregate in class 12th OR Minimum 60% (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) aggregate in diploma course minimum two years duration after 10th Standard. iii) Minimum 60% aggregate marks (55% for SC/ ST/PWD) in B. E. / B. Tech / B.Sc (Engineering) in the following streams : Mechanical or Chemical / Pharma / Biotech or Electrical / Electronics / I T or Textile or Food Technology or Metallurgy only.
Important Dates of SBI Management/Technical Executive Exam: Start date of payment of fees/postage: 26.07.2010 Start date for registration of on-line applications: 26.07.2010 Last date of payment of fees/postage: 28.08.2010 Last date for registration of on-line applications: 31.08.2010
Last date of receipt of call letters for written examination: 23/10/2010. Last date of issue of duplicate call letters: 28/10/2010.
Date of SBI Management/Technical Executive Exam : 31.10.2010 (Sunday)
How to apply for SBI ME Exam: You can apply to SBI ME exam only online. But before you go on to do that, at first you have to make the SBI ME exam fee payment which is: Rs.500/= for General & OBC candidates and Rs. 50/= for others (i.e. SC/ST/PWD candidates). Because you need to fill the following details in the SBI ME online form as shown in the screenshot below: i) Journal number (7-10 digits) ii) Branch Name iii) Branch code number (4-5 digits numerical number) and iv) Date of deposit.  To make the SBI ME exam fee-payment, download this SBI fee payment Cash-Voucher, take its print-out of and visit any SBI branches. Deposit the same and obtain the receipted copy (Candidates copy) of the voucher.
Along with the receipted Cash-Voucher, before applying online for SBI ME exam, you also need to have a valid e-mail ID, as the same would be used by SBI for corresponding with you.  If you have the above ready, checked your eligibilities, than check the SBI recruitment website for Management/Technical Executive exam online form from 26.07.2010 till 31.08.2010.  How to apply for SBI Specialist Management/Technical Executive exam is given clearly in page-3 of the notification.
Call letters for SBI ME Exam: You are supposed to receive your call letter for the ME exam by 23/10/2010. If you do not receive the call letter within this day, than for issue of duplicate call letter, contact the person for the examination centre chosen by you. You have to contact the person within 28/10/2010, with: i) Print out of your on-line application form. ii) Original copy of the fee receipt (Cash voucher).
Hope with above you can apply to the SBI ME exam confidently. How do you prepare for this exam? My previous blog post titled: SBI ME exam pattern, Sample Papers & Book deals with it. So may be you would find it useful to visit the same! Labels: SBI ME Exam |
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Test Your Data Entry Skill Online/Download software
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July 13, 2010
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 This blog post follows an earlier blog article titled: Data Entry Operators Skill Test, which introduced you to the Skill test for data entry operators. That post also asked you whether you would like to test yourself for your data entry skill. If you are, please read on – this blog post gives you the sources of 3 online testing websites as well as 2 downloadable data entry test software.
The difference between online data entry testing websites and downloadable data entry test software is that - for online tests, you have to remain connected to the internet while appearing in the test while in downloadable software’s, after you download the software and install the same, you can practice them in your own machine without being connected to the net.
I have tested all these websites/software’s one by one and found them to be very good ones. Here are they:
Websites for online testing of Data Entry Skill test:  Learn2type.com This website has a very easy & clean interface and you can practice your data entry skill immediately
TypeOnline.co.uk: In numerical speed Test: My speed was: 22wpm.. In test with words: My speed was: 26wpm. In test with Words & Numbers: My speed was: 20wpm.
TypingTest.com  This is another good website, where you can choose test of 1 minute, 2 minute & 3 minute duration. Gives you your typing speed in words per minute (wpm) as well as character per minute (cpm). My speed was 27 WPM, 136 CPM. 
Websites for downloading software’s for Data Entry Skill test 
TypingMaster.com: A very good software, with ease of use. Just download this 8.4 Mb file, install the same and test your data entry speed in your own machine. Gives you the result in wpm as well as cpm.
DataEntrytTest2009: Another very good downloadable Data Entry Skill test software. Use  this link to download the software and if it fails, use this link. For initial 30 days, it is free. Beyond that you have to purchase price the same - $28 for each computer you wish to use the program on. The file size is small – 882 KB only, so it downloads fast and is easy to install.
I got following results by testing in DataEntrytTest2009: Gross keystrokes per hour: 5073.38 Net keystrokes per hour: 5053.40 Accuracy: 99.61 Duration (minutes): 3.00 Total keystrokes: 254 Keystroke errors: 1 Total fields: 29 Total field errors: 1 Keyed;5228793 On Record;52287903
So that’s it. I hope you would find the above data entry test tools useful and use the same to enhance your data entry skill. As a data entry operator, not only you can go for a permanent job, but you can also take up data entry jobs from your home as a freelancer by using websites such as Freelancer.com.
Best wishes! And please let me know how many of you could beat my data entry records given above!
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Data Entry Operators Skill Test
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July 12, 2010
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 There are a number of Data Entry Operator recruitment exams in which the skill test for data entry operation invariably is a part of the selection process. What is this skill test for data entry? What are the different parameters used for measuring the speed of data entry?
This is the subject matter of this blog post – it would tell you about the Data Entry Operators Skill Test in a nutshell and than go onto give you the sources where you can not only test your data entry skill but also improve upon the same through practice in another blog post titled: Test Your Data Entry Skill Online/Download software.
Who is a Data Entry Operator? A data entry operator is an individual who transforms an unorganized set of data into an organized format of data. This unorganized set of data may be in the form of text, image or video which is organized into the required format – unorganized text into organized text (just like an invoice clerk keys in manual invoice data into a computer database), unorganized image into organized image or even text (by using software like OCR), unorganized video into organized video (video-editing etc.).
You can get an idea about what all data entry jobs are done from this Freelancer Data Entry job availability. As you can find from it, out of all the data entry jobs, most prevalent is Textual Data Entry and this is the subject matter of this blog post.
What skill is tested for a Data Entry Operator? The only skill tested for a data entry operator is: How fast, how accurately you can key-in (i.e. type) the data.
Data Entry Operator skill test terminologies: Following terms are used to define a data entry operation skill:
WPM (Words per minute): How many words you can type in one minute?
CPM (Characters per minute): How many characters you can type in one minute?
KPH or KSPH (Key Strokes per Hour) or KDPH (Key Depressions per Hour): How many keys you have used in typing a given text (alpha/numeric or alpha-numeric) in one hour? This is the most accurate data entry skill test.
How to convert WPM into KPH/KDPH and vice vesra: In most typing tests, a "word" is defined as five keystrokes. That is: KPH = WPM x 5 x 60 = 300 x WPM WPM = KPH / 300.
What should be your data entry speed? What is the average typing speed? What should be your typing speed to become a data entry operator? These are the questions that must be bugging you now.
Well, an average person types 20 to 25 wpm. For the professional data entry operators, the average speed is around 36 wpm (10800 KPH). But the minimum typing speed defined in most of the data entry operator skill test is 8000 KPH (i.e. 27 WPM).
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AIR-DD exam Sample papers, Books & Exam pattern
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July 03, 2010
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This blog post focuses on giving you the study materials for the AIR-DD exam.
AIR-DD exam pattern: The selections for the post of Engineering Assistants in AIR & DD would be based on the written test to be held on 24th October, 2010. The written exam would consist of 200 objective type questions with 400 total marks, which has to be answered in 2 hours.
The test would have two parts – one for your subject of specialization and the other for GK/Current Affairs with distribution of marks as given at right.
There is negative marking: -1 for each wrong answer.
As can be seen in the table, close to 90% marks are based on the subject of your specialization and hence you need to put proper emphasis on the same.
Syllabus for All India Radio & Doordarshan exam: As given in page-2 of the recruitment notification, the syllabus for the AIR-DD written exam specialization subject would be that of the 3-year Diploma courses/ B.Sc (Physics). As can be expected, there is no syllabus for the GK/Current Affairs paper.
All India Radio & Doordarshan exam sample papers: For the GK/Current Affairs section of AIR-DD Engineering Assistants exam, you can find very good materials in the GK section of competition master website. You can also find good sample papers in the Bank PO section of the same website as shown below:  I had tried hard to locate sample/model/previous year’s paper for subject test section of AIR-DD exam for Engineering Assistants, but failed to locate any.
Prep Book for All India Radio & Doordarshan exam: I could locate following book for AIR-DD exam for Engineering Assistants on the net and I am sure the same would be useful:
Cover Price:Rs 325 Discount:Rs. 26 (8%) Offer Price:Rs. 299
As said in the previous blog post, materials for preparation for AIR-DD Engineering Assistant exam on the net is very few and the same are non-authoritative. Therefore from my own experience on dealing with similar exams I have posted the above sample papers/books for the exam. If you locate any other good resources for AIR-DD Engineering Assistant exam, kindly post the same as a comment below to help the future examinee. Labels: All India Radio Doordarshan Recruitment |
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AIR-DD Recruitment 2010 for Engineering Assistants: Notification, Eligibilities, Forms
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  AIR (All India Radio) & DD (Doordarshan) had few days back issued recruitment notification for 128 Engineering Assistants and this blog post tries to summarize this notification. This information has been reproduced from the recruitment notification given below, so that even the future AIR & DD examinees can know about what are the eligibilities & where to find the application forms of say AIR-DD Engineering Assistants exam 2011-2012 .
Although not much information is available on the net for AIR & Doordarshan recruitment exam for Engineering Assistants, in a subsequent blog post I would try to give you the study materials for AIR & Doordarshan exam: the sample papers & books with an analysis of the exam pattern.
Let us begin by knowing AIR & Doordarshan.
What is All India Radio (AIR) & Doordarshan: All India Radio (AIR), is the national radio broadcaster of India with Doordarshan (DD), the national television broadcaster being its sister concern. Both of these entities are divisions of Prasar Bharati - the India's largest public broadcaster.
From its humble beginning in 1936, AIR has grown into a huge organisation with nation-wide network of 232 broadcasting centres. Today AIR covers 91.79% of the national area and serves 99.14% of the people in the largest democracy of the world.
Doordarshan on the other hand began as a part of All India Radio in 1965. But it took to its wing post 1982 Asian Games. Today 90% of the population can receive Doordarshan programmes through a network of nearly 1400 terrestrial transmitters and about 46 Doordarshan studios.
AIR & Doordarshan vacancies: There are a total of 128 Engineering Assistant vacancies with zone-wise, category-wise breakup as below:  Job content for AIR & DD Engineering Assistants: The job role defined for Engineering Assistant is - maintenance and operation of Electrical / Electronics equipments (Radio/TV) at various AIR & DD centres in the network.
Salary for AIR & Doordarshan Engineering Assistants: AIR & DD is offering salary in the pay scale: Rs.9300--Rs.34800/-(plus Grade Pay 4200/-) for these Engineering Assistant positions.
Eligibilities for AIR & Doordarshan Engineering Assistant positions: Age Eligibility: (as on 02/08/2010) Min: 18 yes, Max: 27 yrs.
Academic Eligibility: 3-years Diploma in Radio/ Telecommunication/ Electrical/Electronics/ Information Technology/ Electrical Communication Engineering. OR Degree in Engineering in the relevant field (as mentioned above for Diploma) OR Degree with Physics as one of the subjects. OR Diploma in Sound recording and Sound Engineering awarded by FTII, Pune.
Desirable: Knowledge of Wireless or Radio Engineering.
AIR & DD Application Forms for Engineering Assistants: You can obtain the Application Forms for this Engineering Assistant recruitment exam either in Person or by Post. You can collect the AIR & DD application form from two sources: either from designated branches of State Bank of India or from respective controller of Examination. To receive the AIR & DD application form through post, you need to send the request letter with DD (for application fee) to “Chief Engineer(Training), Staff Training Institute(Technical), AIR & Doordarshan, Kingsway, Delhi-110009”.
Important dates for AIR & DD Engineering Assistant exam: Date of availability of application forms (in person or by post): 30/06/2010 to 30/07/2010 Last date of receipt of completed forms at respective Zonal Chief Engineers: 02/08/2010 (1600 hrs deadline) Despatch of Admit card for AIR & DD written exam starts: September 2nd week 2010. Date of AIR & DD Engineering Assistant written exam: 24th October, (Sunday) 1100 hrs to 1300 hrs.
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