18 Students From One Village in Bihar Crack IIT

After the brilliant performance of students from the famed Super 30 institute, comes another success story from Bihar.

18 students from Bunkaron village near Gaya in south Bihar are among some 26,000 candidates who have cracked the entrance exam to the IIT or Indian Institute of Technology. And in a first, a girl from the village has also made it to the list of successful candidates.

"The environment here is so good that everyone studies together, everyone helps each other out if there is any difficulty," said Rahul Kumar, one of the successful candidates.

Almost every house in this village of 10,000 has a power loom, but despite the harsh voice and other odds these children put in the effort to crack the exam.

Villagers say the declining powerloom business led their children to take up education seriously and now the results can be seen. "The children who have passed IIT previously help the sudents here on how to prepare for the exams, there is an NGO for that as well," said Yugeshwar Prasad, the father of one of the successful students.

Source: NDTV

Bihar Staff Selection Commission announced recruitment to 9755 vacancies

Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) announced recruitment for 9755 posts.  Candidates can apply online for the recruitment of 9755 posts of Amin, Circle Inspector, Female Health Worker (ANM) and Hostess vacancies.

Eligible candidates can apply from February 14, to March 22, 2014.

Vacancy details

Organization Name: Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC)

Total Number of vacancies: 9755 Posts

Name of the posts:

1. Amin: 721
2. Circle Inspector & Equivalent Grades: 127
3. Female Health Worker (A.N.M.): 3930
4. Hostess: 4977                                                                   

Eligibility:

Educational Qualifications:

1. For Amin posts: Intermediate/12th Class passed.
2. For Circle Inspector & Equivalent Grades Posts: Graduate Degree or its equivalent.
3. For Female Health Worker & Hostess Posts: Diploma in Nursing and Should be registered as 'A' Grade Nurse & Midwifery with a state Nursing council.

Age Limit:

1. Age relaxation is applicable as on August 1, 2013.
2. For AMIN Posts: Candidates age should be between 18 years to 37 years.
3. For Circle Inspector Posts: No age limitations for this vacancy.
4. For ANM and Hostess Posts: Candidates age should be between 21 years to 37 years.

Selection Process: Selections of candidates will be made on the basis of merit list issues for the selection.

Pay Scale:

1. For Amin Posts: Rs 5200 - 20,200 + Grade Pay of Rs 2000.
2. For Circle Inspector & Equivalent Grades: Rs 9300 - 34,800 + Grade Pay of Rs 4200.
3. For Female Health Worker: Rs 5200 - 20,200 + Grade Pay of Rs 2400.
4. For Hostess: Rs 9300 - Rs 34,800 + Grade Pay of Rs 4600.

How to apply:  

1. Log on to official website at www.online.bsscpatna.com or www.bssc.bih.nic.in.
2. Click on apply Online link.
3. Select the post you want to apply for.
4. Fill all the marked details and submit your application form.
5. Download SBI Bank challan form.
6. Make payment and revisit the website and select the Login link.
7. Fill all details including fee payment details, check once for errors and submit the online application.
8. Candidates will get message as Transaction ID Updated Successfully.
9. Take print out of application form and retain it for further use.

Application Fee:  General candidates have to pay Rs 375 while SC/ ST and other reserved category candidates will have to pay Rs 100 as application fee. Application fee should be paid through Bank Challan deposited into any branch of State Bank of India (SBI).

Important dates:

1. Starting date for submission of Online application: February 14, 2014
2. Last date for submission of Online application: February 22, 2014
3. Last date for payment of Fee: February 22, 2014

Source: IT

UPSC aspirants' plea conceded, two more attempts for civil services exams

The UPA approved two additional attempts for all candidates from the current year, ostensibly to enable civil service aspirants to adjust to the new examination pattern.

The announcement said all categories of candidates would get two more attempts with effect from this year’s examination.

The move comes days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi promised civil service aspirants that he would take up their grievances. Gandhi had also signalled his disapproval to the manner in which the UPA introduced changes in the Civil Service Examination without consulting the aspirants.

Earlier, minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy told Parliament that the government had received representations seeking relaxation in the upper age limit and the number of attempts but firmly rejected the demand.'

Source: HT