Wednesday, 23 December 2015
Sunday, 29 November 2015
IAS trainees (Upsc) to get MA degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University
According to Sudhir Kumar Sopory, VC, JNU, recognition to the course for LBSNAA is similar in nature to the recognition that the university grants to various courses run by other top institutions such as Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Military Academy or National Institute of Immunology.
"After a thorough consultation and auditing of the course content the university granted its recognition to the two-year course for IAS trainees," Sopory said. "Though the course will be conducted in LBSNAA, there will be experts from JNU as well and there will be an academic audit of the course over a period of two to three years. JNU has a pan India presence in terms of recognising courses of premier institutes in diverse areas and this is a part of that."
All officers coming out of academies such as NDA are also awarded JNU degrees. Bupinder Zutshi, registrar, JNU, said this will be the first course for IAS trainees. "This course is only for IAS trainees and not for allied services. Just like a JNU degree, it will have 64 credit courses."
The recognition of the degree, to be conducted by LBSNAA, was granted by the executive council last week and LBSNAA will be able to start the course from the next session for the new batch.
"After a thorough consultation and auditing of the course content the university granted its recognition to the two-year course for IAS trainees," Sopory said. "Though the course will be conducted in LBSNAA, there will be experts from JNU as well and there will be an academic audit of the course over a period of two to three years. JNU has a pan India presence in terms of recognising courses of premier institutes in diverse areas and this is a part of that."
All officers coming out of academies such as NDA are also awarded JNU degrees. Bupinder Zutshi, registrar, JNU, said this will be the first course for IAS trainees. "This course is only for IAS trainees and not for allied services. Just like a JNU degree, it will have 64 credit courses."
The recognition of the degree, to be conducted by LBSNAA, was granted by the executive council last week and LBSNAA will be able to start the course from the next session for the new batch.
Defeat negative marking in civil services exam(The Hindu)
Here is a concrete strategy to approach the exam.
Therefore, you have to begin attempting the questions right from the start. As soon as you read the first question and are sure about the correct answer, attempt it immediately by blackening the correct circle in the answer sheet.
How to write long answers in UPSC main and other exams
READ Q CAREFULLY, WRITE WHAT IS ASKED.
Please read Q carefully and write clearly. Answer writing is not just writing all you know. But writing in the form it has been asked. Read model answer and approach.
Break it in paras. Give it a look that suggests that different points/thoughts are in different paras. It is very boring to read one long para for one answer. Improve on this or your examiner will not like it. No paras means less structured answers. You have points and logic but you are still losing. So think how you can make your answers also look physically better.
You write it like a story even if relevant to the answer. Try to be sharp and write in a format most suitable for the question. Use more paragraphs to structure your writing.
LIMITED SPACE
UPSC will have limited space for answers in the answer sheets now. So stop writing and cancelling it. No such luxury now. Think clearly and write; don’t waste your space.
GIVE EXAMPLES
You could have given many examples and made it a rich answer. There is so much to write on this topic.
More developed logic. Try writing things in order, in organisation, one thought after the other, so that the flow is maintained. That sends good impression. Think what’s asked and how a good answer to it should be. Hard to do so much in exam hall; so practice more.
UPSC will have boxed/defined space for answers now. So be careful, prevent wastage. No unlimted pages.
Wrong spelling! You must be reading the Hindu newspaper. At least don’t make spelling mistakes with as many words which it uses (which is not much really) as those are the words we mostly use.
You dont’ write what you know. You write what’s asked.
If you don’t limit yourself then you will have a hard time when UPSC gives answer sheets which as marked places for answers. You can’t write indefinitely.
Practice writing in blank pages. Your lines are going uphill from left to right!
AVOID BAD SLOPPY ENGLISH
Bad language or sloppy English will not fetch you good marks. So write short, crisp, clear sentences.
UNDERLINE MAIN POINTS
Your UPSC examiner may be bored to death checking copies day in day out. Make your points stand out.
Just writing is not enough. Presentation is also as important.
WRITE IN POINTS
How good it would have looked if after intro you had written it in points like this:
*******
Intro-
Causes
1….
2….
3…
Consequences
1…
2…
Strategy
1..
2…
Conclusion line.
******
So what is stopping you from writing a clear answer that examiner can easily read and navigate!
(COURTESY: Blogs)
Please read Q carefully and write clearly. Answer writing is not just writing all you know. But writing in the form it has been asked. Read model answer and approach.
Break it in paras. Give it a look that suggests that different points/thoughts are in different paras. It is very boring to read one long para for one answer. Improve on this or your examiner will not like it. No paras means less structured answers. You have points and logic but you are still losing. So think how you can make your answers also look physically better.
You write it like a story even if relevant to the answer. Try to be sharp and write in a format most suitable for the question. Use more paragraphs to structure your writing.
LIMITED SPACE
UPSC will have limited space for answers in the answer sheets now. So stop writing and cancelling it. No such luxury now. Think clearly and write; don’t waste your space.
GIVE EXAMPLES
You could have given many examples and made it a rich answer. There is so much to write on this topic.
More developed logic. Try writing things in order, in organisation, one thought after the other, so that the flow is maintained. That sends good impression. Think what’s asked and how a good answer to it should be. Hard to do so much in exam hall; so practice more.
UPSC will have boxed/defined space for answers now. So be careful, prevent wastage. No unlimted pages.
Wrong spelling! You must be reading the Hindu newspaper. At least don’t make spelling mistakes with as many words which it uses (which is not much really) as those are the words we mostly use.
You dont’ write what you know. You write what’s asked.
If you don’t limit yourself then you will have a hard time when UPSC gives answer sheets which as marked places for answers. You can’t write indefinitely.
Practice writing in blank pages. Your lines are going uphill from left to right!
AVOID BAD SLOPPY ENGLISH
Bad language or sloppy English will not fetch you good marks. So write short, crisp, clear sentences.
UNDERLINE MAIN POINTS
Your UPSC examiner may be bored to death checking copies day in day out. Make your points stand out.
Just writing is not enough. Presentation is also as important.
WRITE IN POINTS
How good it would have looked if after intro you had written it in points like this:
*******
Intro-
Causes
1….
2….
3…
Consequences
1…
2…
Strategy
1..
2…
Conclusion line.
******
So what is stopping you from writing a clear answer that examiner can easily read and navigate!
(COURTESY: Blogs)
Tips on writing answers in UPSC Mains Exam
As it has come to our knowledge that marks are deducted on writing irrelevant things that are not asked in the question,it is high time that you strategies your answer writing and practice accordingly.ONCE AGAIN DO NOT WRITE EVERYTHING THAT YOU KNOW ON THE SUBJECT BUT FOCUS ON WHAT IS BEING ASKED.HERE ARE FEW TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND.
1. Think of your answer as a structure, a fortress. Build your arguments. Write what is asked in the question. Follow a roadmap, logic, a sequence, order: an answer is a coherent whole.
2. DO NOT write what you know and want to. Write what is asked. Very important. Don’t be tempted to stuff your answers with all your knowledge, data and points if it does not match the need of the question.
3. Read question carefully and think for some moments before jumping to write. Think what it is actually asking. It is easy to jump to writing thinking you know it. You get marks for writing what is asked; not for what you know.
4. Keep hand writing clear and legible. Your examiner is checking dozens of copies every day. Don’t make it hard for him with bad handwriting.
5. Make your answer look physically good too. Use points, paragraphs, examples, current case studies etc. Make it look like an arrangement. Underline major points (especially where a new section of answer in a long answer begins). You may also use a highlighter but the colour may fade by the time it reaches your UPSC examiner; so underlining with pen is better. Think from the point of view of your examiner. Make your copy really stand out from the competition. Make the examiner look and appreciate your copy. You have done the hard work; make it obvious to him or her. Check some mock copies yourself and then you will realize how important this is.
6. You cannot afford grammar and spelling mistakes. So work on that if you need to. A future civil servant is expected to be comfortable with use of language.
7. Take it from someone who is evaluating many answer sheets on a regular basis: it becomes very boring and tiring if you are not following the above principles. There is no revaluation possible with UPSC. You have only one chance in a year to impress your examiner. So give your all. Give the best effort to produce a good answer sheet: structured, aligned answers in good language, grammar and suitably underlined. So that the examiner has less strain and more satisfaction in checking your copy.
8. Avoid fountain pen use; use blue ball pen. Ink Pen may leave marks and smudges when kept in storage boxes in UPSC premises.
1. Think of your answer as a structure, a fortress. Build your arguments. Write what is asked in the question. Follow a roadmap, logic, a sequence, order: an answer is a coherent whole.
2. DO NOT write what you know and want to. Write what is asked. Very important. Don’t be tempted to stuff your answers with all your knowledge, data and points if it does not match the need of the question.
3. Read question carefully and think for some moments before jumping to write. Think what it is actually asking. It is easy to jump to writing thinking you know it. You get marks for writing what is asked; not for what you know.
4. Keep hand writing clear and legible. Your examiner is checking dozens of copies every day. Don’t make it hard for him with bad handwriting.
5. Make your answer look physically good too. Use points, paragraphs, examples, current case studies etc. Make it look like an arrangement. Underline major points (especially where a new section of answer in a long answer begins). You may also use a highlighter but the colour may fade by the time it reaches your UPSC examiner; so underlining with pen is better. Think from the point of view of your examiner. Make your copy really stand out from the competition. Make the examiner look and appreciate your copy. You have done the hard work; make it obvious to him or her. Check some mock copies yourself and then you will realize how important this is.
6. You cannot afford grammar and spelling mistakes. So work on that if you need to. A future civil servant is expected to be comfortable with use of language.
7. Take it from someone who is evaluating many answer sheets on a regular basis: it becomes very boring and tiring if you are not following the above principles. There is no revaluation possible with UPSC. You have only one chance in a year to impress your examiner. So give your all. Give the best effort to produce a good answer sheet: structured, aligned answers in good language, grammar and suitably underlined. So that the examiner has less strain and more satisfaction in checking your copy.
8. Avoid fountain pen use; use blue ball pen. Ink Pen may leave marks and smudges when kept in storage boxes in UPSC premises.
Careful !! Deduction of marks By UPSC on writing irrelevant matter in GS papers
A big news for all UPSC aspirants. UPSC can deduct some marks on Mains for violation of its instructions. So refrain from writing irrelevant stuff. But this deduction is confined to GS and Essay only and not optional.
Do not try to find this penalty information in your marksheet. If there would have been any deduction in your marks, only then you'll be informed about
Do not try to find this penalty information in your marksheet. If there would have been any deduction in your marks, only then you'll be informed about
A big news for all UPSC aspirants. UPSC can deduct some marks on Mains for violation of its instructions. So refrain from writing irrelevant stuff. But this deduction is confined to GS and Essay only and not optional.
Do not try to find this penalty information in your marksheet. If there would have been any deduction in your marks, only then you'll be informed about
- See more at: http://www.xaam.in/2015/11/beware-deduction-of-marks-by-upsc-on.html#sthash.XSdotBTD.dpuf
Do not try to find this penalty information in your marksheet. If there would have been any deduction in your marks, only then you'll be informed about
- See more at: http://www.xaam.in/2015/11/beware-deduction-of-marks-by-upsc-on.html#sthash.XSdotBTD.dpuf
A big news for all UPSC aspirants. UPSC can deduct some marks on Mains for violation of its instructions. So refrain from writing irrelevant stuff. But this deduction is confined to GS and Essay only and not optional.
Do not try to find this penalty information in your marksheet. If there would have been any deduction in your marks, only then you'll be informed about
- See more at: http://www.xaam.in/2015/11/beware-deduction-of-marks-by-upsc-on.html#sthash.XSdotBTD.dpuf
Do not try to find this penalty information in your marksheet. If there would have been any deduction in your marks, only then you'll be informed about
- See more at: http://www.xaam.in/2015/11/beware-deduction-of-marks-by-upsc-on.html#sthash.XSdotBTD.dpuf
A big news for all UPSC aspirants. UPSC can deduct some marks on Mains for violation of its instructions. So refrain from writing irrelevant stuff. But this deduction is confined to GS and Essay only and not optional.
Do not try to find this penalty information in your marksheet. If there would have been any deduction in your marks, only then you'll be informed about
- See more at: http://www.xaam.in/2015/11/beware-deduction-of-marks-by-upsc-on.html#sthash.XSdotBTD.dpuf
Do not try to find this penalty information in your marksheet. If there would have been any deduction in your marks, only then you'll be informed about
- See more at: http://www.xaam.in/2015/11/beware-deduction-of-marks-by-upsc-on.html#sthash.XSdotBTD.dpuf
Thursday, 5 November 2015
Indian Awards – Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian
award of the Republic of India.
- It was introduced on 2nd January 1954 by Indian President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
- conferred “in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order”, without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex.
- Originally limited to achievements in the arts, literature, science and public service but government expanded the criteria to include “any feild of human endeavour” in December 2011.
Prime Minister recomends the names to
President, with a maximum of three nominees being awarded per year.
Recepients receive a certificate signed by the President and a
peepal-leaf-shaped medallion, there is no moneraty grant associated with
the award.
Bharat Ratna receipients rank seventh in the Indian Order of
Precedence. They are constitutionally prohibited from using the award
name as a title.
The original statues did not provide for
posthumous awards but were amended in January 1955 to permit them. Lal
Bahadur Shastri was the first to be honoured posthumously. Till now 12
posthumous awards were given. The award was awarded to Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose posthumously in 1992 was finally withdrawn after finding
legal procedures.
The receiver of the award is also
registered in the Gazette of India that is released and published by
Department of Publication. Receipients whose awards are revoked had to
surrender their medals.
The award can be given to foreigners
also. The award has been awarded to one naturalised citizen, Mother
Teresa in 1980 and to two non-Indians, Pakistan national Khan Abdul
Ghaffar Khan in 1987 and former South African President Nelsan Mandela
in 1990.
List of Recipients
List of Recipients| SR | Name | Birth / death | Awarded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari | 1878–1972 | 1954 | Independence activist, last Governor-General |
| 2. | C. V. Raman | 1888–1970 | 1954 | Physicist |
| 3. | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 1888–1975 | 1954 | Philosopher, second President |
| 4. | Bhagwan Das | 1869–1958 | 1955 | Independence activist, author |
| 5. | Visvesvaraya | 1861–1962 | 1955 | Civil engineer, Diwan of Mysore |
| 6. | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1889–1964 | 1955 | Independence activist, author, first Prime Minister |
| 7. | Govind Ballabh Pant | 1887–1961 | 1957 | Independence activist, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister |
| 8. | Dhondo Keshav Karve | 1858–1962 | 1958 | Educator, social reformer |
| 9. | Bidhan Chandra Roy | 1882–1962 | 1961 | Physician, Chief Minister of West Bengal |
| 10. | Purushottam Das Tandon | 1882–1962 | 1961 | Independence activist, educator |
| 11. | Rajendra Prasad | 1884–1963 | 1962 | Independence activist, jurist, first President |
| 12. | Zakir Hussain | 1897–1969 | 1963 | Scholar, third President |
| 13. | Pandurang Vaman Kane | 1880–1972 | 1963 | Indologist and Sanskrit scholar |
| 14. | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1904–1966 | 1966 | Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime Minister |
| 15. | Indira Gandhi | 1917–1984 | 1971 | Third Prime Minister |
| 16. | V. V. Giri | 1894–1980 | 1975 | Trade unionist and fourth President |
| 17. | K. Kamaraj | 1903–1975 | 1976 | Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State |
| 18. | Mother Teresa | 1910–1997 | 1980 | Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity |
| 19. | Vinoba Bhave | 1895–1982 | 1983 | Posthumous, social reformer, independence activist |
| 20. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | 1890–1988 | 1987 | First non-citizen, independence activist |
| 21. | M. G. Ramachandran | 1917–1987 | 1988 | Posthumous, film actor, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
| 22. | B. R. Ambedkar | 1891–1956 | 1990 | Posthumous, chief architect of the Indian Constitution, politician, economist, and scholar |
| 23. | Nelson Mandela | b. 1918 | 1990 | Second non-citizen and first non-Indian recipient, Leader of the Anti-Apartheid movement |
| 24. | Rajiv Gandhi | 1944–1991 | 1991 | Posthumous, Sixth Prime Minister |
| 25. | Vallabhbhai Patel | 1875–1950 | 1991 | Posthumous, independence activist, first Home Minister |
| 26. | Morarji Desai | 1896–1995 | 1991 | Independence activist, fourth Prime Minister |
| 27. | Abul Kalam Azad | 1888–1958 | 1992 | Posthumous, independence activist, first Minister of Education |
| 28. | J. R. D. Tata | 1904–1993 | 1992 | Industrialist and philanthropist |
| 29. | Satyajit Ray | 1922–1992 | 1992 | Bengali filmmaker |
| 30. | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | b. 1931 | 1997 | Aeronautical Engineer,11th President of India |
| 31. | Gulzarilal Nanda | 1898–1998 | 1997 | Independence activist, interim Prime Minister |
| 32. | Aruna Asaf Ali | 1908–1996 | 1997 | Posthumous, independence activist |
| 33. | M. S. Subbulakshmi | 1916–2004 | 1998 | Carnatic classical singer |
| 34. | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 1910–2000 | 1998 | Independence activist, Minister of Agriculture |
| 35. | Jayaprakash Narayan | 1902–1979 | 1999 | Posthumous, independence activist and politician |
| 36. | Ravi Shankar | b. 1920 | 1999 | Sitar player |
| 37. | Amartya Sen | b. 1933 | 1999 | Economist |
| 38. | Gopinath Bordoloi | 1890–1950 | 1999 | Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Assam |
| 39. | Lata Mangeshkar | b. 1929 | 2001 | Playback singer |
| 40. | Bismillah Khan | 1916–2006 | 2001 | Hindustani classical shehnai player |
| 41. | Bhimsen Joshi | 1922–2011 | 2008 | Hindustani classical singer |
| 41. | C. N. R. Rao | b. 1934 | 2014 | Chemist |
| 41. | Sachin Tendulkar | b. 1973 | 2014 | Cricketer |
| 41. | Madan Mohan Malaviya | 1861-1946 | 2015 | Educationist and politician |
| 41. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | b.1924 | 2015 | Former Prime Minister of India |
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