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Monday, March 04, 2013

NEW PATTERN ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR IITs FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14



IITs Entrance
The Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), after discussions with various stakeholders, including the IITs, has decided to hold the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) in two parts viz JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced, for admission to the uder-graduate programmes in engineering, from the academic year of 2013-14.

It was decided that only the top 150,000 candidates (including all categories) based on performance in JEE-Main will qualify to appear in the JEE-Advanced. Admissions to IITs will be based only on category-wise All India Rank (AIR) in JEE-Advanced, subject to the condition that such candidates are in the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in class XII examination conducted by their Boards in applicable categories.

The Information Brochures for both, ie, JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced 2013 are in the public domain.

This was stated by the Minister of State, HRD, Dr. Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha today in a written reply on conduct of common entrance examination for admission to IITs.

Source : pib

Provision for conversion of CWL policies into EA after six years on the terms of WLA policy in the software of PLI / RPLI - reg


Mobile Money Transfer Service



Department of Posts in a tie up with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has commercially launched the Mobile Money Transfer Service in four Postal Circles viz., Punjab, Bihar, Delhi and Kerala on 15th November 2012. The service has been implemented in selected post offices in each of these circles.

The agreement for Mobile Money Transfer Service between Department of Posts and BSNL provides for the extension of the service to other postal circles after review of the same at the end of six months period.

This information was given by Shri Milind Deora, Minister of State for C&IT in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Source : PIB Release, 27 Feb, 2013

No of chances to be availed for appearing Inspector Posts Examination by APS Candidates



S B order No. 02/2013 : Enhancement of limit for verification of withdrawals from Savings Accounts made at Extra Departmental Sub/Branch Post Offices and Single Handed Post Offices



To view SB Order No.02/2013 wherein the present limit of Rs.5000/- has been enhanced to Rs.10,000/- w.e.f. 01.03.2013  
Click here to view S B Order No. 02 / 2013

Free Software to Fix Dead Pixel on Monitors [Windows]



 Even if your screen appears to be working fine, there still can be some dead pixels present which you are not aware of because that pixel always shows up only in a single color. It can be irritating to have dead pixels on your computer monitors.
How to find Dead Pixel:
·         Usually these pixels can be found by showing different colors in full-screen mode.
·         You can simply use paintbrush and create JPEG files of different colors for your screen resolution and display them in slide show mode one after the other to see if there is any dead pixel.
·         You can also try the LCD Pixel Fixer software( link below) and enter 1000 milliseconds delay between color changing to see these dead pixels.
Fixing Dead Pixels:
·         A dead pixel on your monitor/screen, may not be as dead as you think it is.
·         Sometimes these can be easily fixed by just letting your screen to show various colors at that point one after the other for two or three hours.
·         You can also try the LCD Pixel Fixer software which keeps on changing the color of the screen with the delay defined by you.
·         I made this software since I was not able to find anything working for such use on the net when I was annoyed with three dead pixels, so I thought of sharing this software with you.
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·         Just enter the time delay in milliseconds on the screen you get right after opening the application and press enter or click proceed.
·         To exit simply press the ESC button or press SPACE to change the delay time.
Platform Supported: It requires Windows machines with .Net Framework installed (it’s already installed on most machines)
Download Link: LCD Pixel Fixer

source: Gagan from Devilsworkshop.

COMMON COMPUTER PROBLEMS



TOP 10 MOST COMMON COMPUTER PROBLEMS
Although most complex computer issues at work can often be solved by the business IT support team, there are many other small, but common, issues that occur on a regular basis on a personal computer. The good news is that many problems with computers have simple solutions, and learning to recognise a problem and fix it yourself will save you a lot of time and money. The following are the top 10 common computer problems that you shouldn’t panic over.
 
1. The Computer Won’t Start
A computer that suddenly shuts off or has difficulty starting up could have a failing power supply. Check that the computer is plugged into the power point properly and, if that doesn’t work, test the power point with another working device to confirm whether or not there is adequate power.
2. The Screen is Blank
If the computer is on but the screen is blank, there may be an issue with the connection between the computer and the screen. First, check to see if the monitor is plugged into a power point and that the connection between the monitor and computer hard drive is secure. If the problem is on a laptop, then you may need to get a professional to fix it as some of the internal wires may be worn.
3. Abnormally Functioning Operating System or Software
If the operating system or other software is either unresponsive or is acting up, then try restarting your computer and run a virus scan. To avoid having this happen, install reliable anti-virus software.


4. Windows Won’t Boot
If you are having troubles booting Windows, then you may have to reinstall it with the Windows recovery disk.
5. The Screen is Frozen
When you computer freezes, you may have no other option than to reboot and risk losing any unsaved work. Freezes can be a sign of insufficient ram, registry conflicts, corrupt or missing files, or spyware. Press and hold the power button until the computer turns off, then restart it and get to work cleaning up the system so that it doesn’t freeze again.

6. Computer is Slow
If your computer is slower than normal, you can often fix the problem simply by cleaning the hard disk of unwanted files. You can also install a firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware tools, and schedule regular registry scans. External hard drives are great storage solutions for overtaxed CPU’s, and will help your computer run faster.
7. Strange Noises
A lot of noise coming from your computer is generally a sign of either hardware malfunction or a noisy fan. Hard drives often make noise just before they fail, so you may want to back up information just in case, and fans are very easy to replace.
8. Slow Internet
To improve your Internet browser performance, you need to clear cookies and Internet temporary files frequently. In the Windows search bar, type ‘%temp%’ and hit enter to open the temporary files folder.
9. Overheating
If a computer case lacks a sufficient cooling system, then the computer’s components may start to generate excess heat during operation. To avoid your computer burning itself out, turn it off and let it rest if it’s getting hot. Additionally, you can check the fan to make sure it’s working properly.
10. Dropped Internet Connections
Dropped Internet connections can be very frustrating. Often the problem is simple and may be caused by a bad cable or phone line, which is easy to fix. More serious problems include viruses, a bad network card or modem, or a problem with the driver.



Courtesy: comsobc.com , via : http://systemassistant.blogspot.in/

Clarification about treatment of Voter ID Card and Aadhaar Card as age proof.

Clarification on change of nominee and Insurant name.

Bank Account Number Portability: Lok Sabha Q&A




The Committee on Customer Service in Banks constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the Chairmanship of Shri M Damodaran, had recommended intra-bank Account NumberPortability stating that the customer should also be allowed to maintain the same account numberin a bank even when he / she moves to another city or shifts his account to another branch in the same city. This recommendation has been accepted by the Indian Banks Association for implementation and RBI issued guidelines in this regard vide a circular dated April 27, 2012 whereby the banks have been advised that opening of fresh account and the Know Your Customer (KYC) fulfillment at another branch of the same bank is not required if full KYC was already done. Further, in order to safeguard the interest of the banks and the customers, RBI has advised banks for allotting Unique Customer Identification Code (UCIC) to all their individual customers in a time-bound manner. 


RBI also constituted a “Technical Committee to examine uniform routing code and account number structure”, which also examined the matter regarding inter-bank portability of theaccount number. The Technical Committee is of the view that account number portability may not be feasible even with the implementation of International Bank Account Number (IBAN) because of the two constraints, i.e. (i) Bank code is an integral part of IBAN and as such, it does not facilitate account number portability across banks (ii) even if portability of the account number is considered without the bank code, it would give rise to a scenario where the saidnumber may already be allotted to other customer of the destination bank. RBI has hosted the Report of the Technical Committee on its website www.rbi.org.in for public comments.

The above information was submitted by Ministry of Finance in reply of undermentioned Lok Sabha Question:-

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO 111
ANSWERED ON 22.02.2013

ACCOUNT NUMBER PORTABILITY

111. Shri ANAND PRAKASH PARANJPE
EKNATH MAHADEO GAIKWAD
N.S.V. CHITTHAN

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government / Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted any panel / committee to look into the possibility of account number portability through a unique number for each customer across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the said panel/committee has submitted its report to the Government;

(d) if so, the recommendations made by the said panel / committee and the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(e) the time by which the recommendations made by the panel / committee are likely to be implemented?
ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

(a) to (e):  see above
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