NEW IITJEE PATTERN
The (common entrance test) verdict aimed at giving a facelift to the Indian Technical Education System is at last out. At a Joint Admission Board meeting attended by IIT heads on 18th of February, the merger of IIT JEE and AIEEE was given a formal approval. Read about Kapil Sibal’s original proposal in the article ‘Components of Kapil Sibal’s proposal’. Also, a State Education Ministers’ Conference was organized on 22nd of February to decide the nationwide implementation of the exam (to replace the different state engineering entrances).
It was decided in the meeting that the common entrance test would be optional for the states. The states have the freedom to either adopt the common entrance test, or continue with their own entrances, and procedures.
Majority states have agreed to completely adopt the new pattern. There are exceptions like Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Puducherry and Odisha, which have a few reservations. They have requested for more time to review the proposal.
Following are the finalized components of the new common entrance test:
1. Name of the test: Initially the exam was to be called Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test (ISEET), but on request (by IITs), the name Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is to be retained.
2. Components of the test: The exam would have two parts:
a) Main Exam: This would test the students on their logical and analytical capabilities.
b) Advanced Test: Students’ problem-solving ability in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at an advanced level would be tested.
3. Duration of the exam: Each exam (Main and Advanced) would be three-hour duration, and would be conducted on a single day.
4. At least 40% weightage to board exam scores: 40% being the minimum weightage that must be attached to the boards, it is at the states’ discretion to increase this weightage (up-to even 100%), for admission to their regional technical institutes. For admission in IITs, this weightage would be 40%.
5. Normalization of exam scores across boards: The Indian Statistical Institute would work on developing a standardization formula to make the scores comparative across different boards.
6. National and state merit lists: A state merit list would be declared in addition to the national merit list, which can be used by states for admission in the regional technical institutes.
The national merit list would be prepared giving 60% weightage to the entrance, and 40% to the board scores.
The individual states would decide the weightage they want to attach to the HSC scores, for admission in their regional technical institutes.
7. Frequency of the exam: The exam would be conducted twice in 2013 (April and year-end), so that the best scores can be chosen.
Over the coming years, the frequency of the test would be increased to 3-4 times a year to make it more convenient for the students to appear in the exam. Daily Mail quotes Mr. Sibal commenting in this regard, “There are times a child does not fare well in the entrance test because he was unwell or there was a tragedy in the family. In such a case, he has to wait a whole year to sit for the exam again. We want to do away with such unfairness in our system, and allow the candidate to have three to four attempts at improving the score in the same year.”
8. Validity of scores: The scores would remain valid for two years.
9. Number of attempts allowed: Now the aspirants would have four shots at cracking the JEE (over a span of two years). In case of the traditional IIT JEE, the students had only two attempts at cracking the exam.
10. Administration of test and paper setting: Even though the test would be administered by CBSE, IIT faculty would set the paper to maintain the quality of the new JEE, which would replace the most prestigious engineering entrance in the country.
11. Language of the exam:Common Engineering Test is to be administered in Hindi and English languages in the year 2013.
In the forthcoming years, the exam would be conducted in regional languages as well for the states that decide to adopt it, to make it convenient for students studying in state boards in regional medium.
Over the next two months the exact modalities of the exam would be worked out by the Joint Admission Board (JAB), and the final pattern and conditions would be presented before the Central Advisory Board of Education and the IIT Council.
Union Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal has repeatedly expressed his desire to try and reduce the stress of students and have them pay attention to their school curriculum as well in addition to competitive exams.
With Mr. Sibal’s suggested pattern all set to be implemented from 2013, it is just a matter of time before we can find out the plan’s feasibility. It would also be interesting to find if the test is actually able to reduce the stress of the students, while simultaneously inducting the best of brains in the topmost institutes.
How to Record Screencasts on your iPad or iPhone
Whether you are an app developer building cool apps or games for the mobile platform or a tech blogger who likes to review such apps, what you definitely want is a screencasting tool that will help you easily record movies of your mobile app.
Now there are tons of screencasting apps available for your Windows or Mac desktop but if you wish to capture the screen of your iPad or iPhone, the scene is very disappointing. A search for “screen recorder” or “screencasting” shows zero results in the iTunes app store.
That said, there are ways, or rather workarounds, by which you can capture the screen activity of your iPad or iPhone and convert that into a movie. Let’s take a look:
Option 1. Create a Screencast Video using Screenshot Images
This is the quick solution. You can capture multiple screenshot images of an app (here’s how) and then stitch them together in one video either using Windows Live Movie Maker or iMovie on your Mac. This is how I created the following video screencast of an iPad.
If you would like to make your screencasting appear more natural, put all these different screenshot images in a PowerPoint slideshow, run it in Full-screen mode and then use Camtasia or any other screencasting software to record that slideshow. The advantage here is that the cursor will also be captured so people will find it easier to follow your video tours or game walkthroughs.
Option 2: Use Display Recorder to Capture your iPhone /iPad Screen
If you have jailbroken your iPad (or iPhone), you can use the Display Recorder utility to record the onscreen activity of your iOS device and save the video as an AVI or MP4 file. The app can also upload your recorded screencast to YouTube directly.
I haven’t tried this Cydia app myself but here’s a move of an iPad screen recorded using Display Recorder. The app doesn’t record system sounds though but you can run another app in parallel for that purpose.
Option 3: Create Screencasts using a Dedicated Video Capture Card
You can easily connect your iPhone or iPad to an external monitor – be it a TV screen or a computer monitor or a projector – using either the HDMI Adapter or the VGA Adapter.
Now instead of connecting the iOS device output directly to an external screen, you can connect it to a capture card and it will then automatically record your iPhone /iPad screen.
AverTV HD and Blackmagic Design are some of the available graphic capture cards that can be used in this kind of setup. The following video by Kelly Rush will walk you through the entire process of recording screencasts on tablets – Android, iPads or anything else – with the help of a capture card.
Also, if you do not wish to open to chassis of your computer to install an internal graphics card, there are other options like Epiphan and UltraStudio 3D. These are external capture devices though you would require a much higher budget for them.
Option 4: Record Screencasts using Whiteboard Apps
If you wish to create simple whiteboard style screencasts where your audio and all you activity on a whiteboard is recorded as a movie, you have some good options includingScreenchomp, Explain Everything, ShowMe, Replay Note, Doodlecast Pro andEducreations.
ScreenChomp, Educreations and ShowMe are free apps for the iPad that will help you record Khan Academly style videos. You can create freehand drawings, write text, annotate pictures, and all your activity (including voice) will be recorded in one video.
Explain Everything goes one step further. It has a built-in web browser and anything you do inside that browser is also captured in the video so you be more creative here. You can also import PDF files, PowerPoint slides and other documents into Explain Everything through Dropbox, add voice narrations or annotations and publish them into a movie.
Option 5: Use a Digital Camera to Record App Demos
The trouble with all the above workarounds is that none of them would record your hand gestures.
To get around the problem, the developers of the Denso App recorded their interaction video with the iPad using the iPhone camera (see details). They placed the iPad on a white sheet of paper (picture), added enough lights to get rid of all the shadows and they also placed paper on the lamps to diffuse the harsh light.
It’s an easy setup and end result is much like the various iPad /iPhone demos that you see on Apple website. The following video from the DoodleCast team explains a similar setup that also uses an iPhone camera to record iPad videos – the key here is good lighting.
Option 6: Record Screencasts of your iPad or iPhone using AirPlay
I saved the best option for the last. If you have an Mac, just download the Reflectionapp and it will wirelessly mirror your iPhone or iPad screen on your Mac desktop live. You don’t have to install any additional software on your iOS device, no cables are involved and there’s no jailbreaking required either.
Once the iPad or iPhone screen is beamed on your Mac desktop, you can use any of existing screencasting utilities – like Camtasia Studio, ScreenFlow or Jing which is free – to automatically capture a video while you work on the iPhone or iPad. That’s easy and very convenient.
It’s time for a demo so here’s a screencast video of an iPad that I recorded using the Reflection app on Mac. This is what you have been waiting for!
IPAD 3 TO HIT MARKETS SOONS
The Apple iPad 2 has been out for almost a year now, so it's time to say hello to iPad 3.
And it appears we'll be doing just that at an iPad 3 launch next week - the subject of the event is "something you really have to see. And touch" says Apple.
The web is teeming with rumours about the new iPad 3 processor, cameras and display, so we've gathered together as many details as we can on its possible specifications.
Of course, some of these can be taken with a pinch of salt, but there's definite patterns occurring and we'd say the final iPad 3 release won't be that far removed from many of these rumours.
So what's the word on the street about the iPad 3?
Apple iPad 3 release date
The iPad 3 release date will be March or April 2012. We now know there will definitely be an iPad 3 launch event on 7 March and we'll probably also see the release of iOS 5.1 at the same time.
We'd expect the iPad 3 US release date to be in early March and the iPad 3 UK release date later in the month.
Apple news site iMore was right in saying the announcement would be 7 March, citing sources "which have proved reliable in the past" have confirmed the date ahead of any official announcement from Cupertino.
On 27 February it was reported that the iPad 3 was ready to ship from Foxconn in China and a shipment would arrive in the US on 9 March.
Digitimes reported in late November 2011 that panel makers had already started shipping panels for the new iPad 3 - a million in October and two million in November.
Foxconn, Apple's major manufacturing partner, is said to have started production of the iPad 3 in January. 2012. A source at one of Apple's partnersalso told Bloomberg also stated that the company began production of the iPad 3 in January, with a view to reaching full volumes in February.
Digitimes reckons the new model is expected to meet the heady heights of 9.5 to 9.8 million units over the course of Q1 2012.
The Apple iPad 3 will have a quad-core processor
It's probable that the iPad 3 will have a brand spanking new processor, Apple's A6 - which will surely be a quad-core ARM-based processor. Quad-core designs are coming from various ARM partners and the Tegra 3 has already been launched by Nvidia, as well as the Snapdragon S4 from Qualcomm.
According to the Korea Times in November, the A6 processors are to be manufactured by Samsung, despite the companies' ongoing patent battles. Could it be based on the new ARM A15 core design?
Apple iPad 3 display
A retina display was widely predicted for the iPad 2, but of course the current iPad doesn't have a double-resolution display: for now, that's something you'll only get in the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Could an iPad 3 Retina Displaybe on the way? It's the very first thing on our iPad 3 wish list.
The exciting news is that it looks as though it is happening, with Apple reportedly testing suppliers' current shipments of 2048 x 1536 resolution 9.7-inch displays. Now that iBooks 2 has been launched (as of 19 January 2012),we've also seen further references to 2x iPad screen images - these will, most likely, be for iPad 3.
However, it's not always been plain sailing for the display - rumours continued over the summer and autumn of 2011 that the retina display in the iPad 3 was continuing to be a challenge.
Back in May 2011, we reported that the iPad 3 could launch with a Samsung-made AMOLED screen, following rumours that Apple was in talks on the matter with Samsung execs. There have also been more LG and Samsung rumours, too.
However, according to the Wall Street Journal in late November 2011, Sharp will manufacture panels for the device. Apparently Apple is investing in infrastructure at Sharp's LCD plant. Further rumours said that Apple is looking to implement some nifty dual LED lightbar technology into the iPad 3, apparently in a bid to counter-balance the brightness issue that the Apple tablet may have, due to its super-high pixel density.
A part leak in early December again pointed to a Sharp-manufactured 2048 x 1536 retina display and dual lightbar. More display details then leaked on 24 February 2012.
iPAD 2: We wanted a retina screen, but didn't get it - what about for iPad 3?
Will the iPad 3 actually be called iPad 2S?
An iPad case maker in China, Chinee, has started to sell a cover for a device it's calling 'iPad 2S'.
Case manufactures have a good history of being on the money when it comes to pre-empting Apple's hardware plans, with last year's iPhone 5-gate being an exception to the rule.
There is no confusion of where the iPad 2S name derives from – following the way of the iPhone as we saw Apple announce the iPhone 4S last year.
According to several rumours the iPad 2S will sport the same look as the 2, with a boost in internal gubbins but slightly more portly in depth.
There may be an iPad 3 LTE version
Persistent rumours suggest LTE support will be provided for the US. Great for the US, though it will leave the UK behind as there's no 4G connectivity as yet. Cnet.com believes that the new iPad may feature a Qualcomm 4G LTE Gobi 4000 chip.
On 14 February 2012, the Wall Street Journal reported that: "Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. will sell a version of the coming iPad that runs on their newest fourth-generation wireless networks, according to people familiar with the matter."
The iPad 3 will usher in iOS 5.1
Alongside the much anticipated iPad 3, Macotakara sources seem convinced we'll see iOS 5.1 come out of beta in March too.
The iPad 3 will have a bigger battery
A casing supposedly for the iPad 3 was posted online in February, with its size suggesting we're in for an increase in battery and graphics power in the new Apple tablet. Some say the new casing appears to accommodate a larger battery.
Will the iPad 3 have a smaller dock connector?
Parts previewed on some websites indicate that, although the iPad 3 will still have a 30 pin dock connector, the packaging is streamlined. Well, if this is true, we knew it would happen sooner or later.
The iPad 3 hardware could include an NFC chip
Apple's very interested in Near Field Communications, and one particularly tasty rumour at Cult of Mac suggests that the iPhone 5 will use NFC to take over nearby Macs, enabling you to use your data and settings with a flick of the wrist.
The iPad 3 specifications will include more storage
The iPad 2 has the familiar 16/32/64GB storage options. A 128GB option for the iPad 3 isn't impossible - although that might depend on the situation in Asia, where natural disasters caused chaos in parts of the electronics industry last year.
The iPad 3 features could include a Thunderbolt port
Two generations of USB-free iPads suggest that Apple just isn't interested in adding one, but the new Thunderbolt port found in the 2011 MacBook Pro andMacBook Air could be another story: it's a combined accessory/display connector with astonishingly fast performance.
There could be more than one iPad 3
s the iOS 5 code features new code files for USB devices in the iOS 5 firmware, Through this, TUAW found references to an iPad 3,1 and an iPad 3,2. Is this latter variant the LTE version?
The iPad 3 could be thicker
The iPad 3 might be bulking out, reportedly so it can house a higher-resolution display than the iPad 2, and the extra girth is all down to pixel density.
THICKER?: Could iPad 3 be thicker than iPad 2?
The iPad 3 specs might include an SD card slot
This was widely predicted for the iPad 2 and, like the Retina Display, didn't materialise. One for version 3, perhaps? Using a separate adapter to read camera cards is rather inelegant and clunky.
The iPad 3 specification should include a better camera
The rear-facing camera on the iPad 2 isn't brilliant: an iPhone 4S-style camera and flash would do nicely.
Several reports are suggesting the new device will have an 8MP camera.
The iPad 3 might use gesture controls
Could the iPad 3 have Kinect-style gesture controls? We're not so sure, butrumours suggested so in late October 2011.
The iPad 3 could feature a carbon fibre case
Apple has hired a carbon fibre expert, senior composites engineer Kevin Kenney, fuelling speculation that the next iPad could be encased in the lightweight material.
iPad 3 price
Speculation suggests that the iPad 3 price will be $579, rather than the $499 users are currently paying for a Wi-Fi-only 16GB iPad 2.
SUPER BATTERY
Washington State University researchers have created a 'super battery', a new material capable of storing vast amounts of energy.
"It is the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy," says lead author Choong-Shik Yoo.
The researchers created the material in a diamond anvil cell - a small, two- by three-inch device which produces extremely high pressures in a small space.
The cell contained xenon difluoride (XeF2), a white crystal used to etch silicon conductors, squeezed between two small diamond anvils.
At normal atmospheric pressure, the material's molecules stay relatively far apart from each other. But as the researchers increased the pressure inside the chamber, the material became a two-dimensional graphite-like semiconductor.
At normal atmospheric pressure, the material's molecules stay relatively far apart from each other. But as the researchers increased the pressure inside the chamber, the material became a two-dimensional graphite-like semiconductor.
The team eventually increased the pressure to more than a million atmospheres - comparable to what would be found halfway to the center of the earth, says Yoo.
This forced the molecules to make tightly bound three-dimensional metallic network structures - and, in the process, the huge amount of mechanical energy of compression was stored as chemical energy in the molecules' bonds.
Possible future applications include creating a new class of energetic materials or fuels, an energy storage device, super-oxidizing materials for destroying chemical and biological agents and high-temperature superconductors, says Yoo.
Battery building: Aquion Energy recently announced plans to retrofit this factory—which used to make Sony televisions—to make large batteries for use with solarpower plants.
Credit: RIDC Westmoreland
Credit: RIDC Westmoreland
Battery to Take On Diesel and Natural Gas
Aquion Energy says its batteries could make the power grid unnecessary in some countries.
Aquion Energy, a company that's making low-cost batteries for large-scale electricity storage, has selected a site for its first factory and says it's lined up the financing it needs to build it.
The company hopes its novel battery technology could allow some of the world's 1.4 billion people without electricity to get power without having to hook up to the grid.
The site for Aquion's factory is a sprawling former Sony television factory near Pittsburgh. The initial production capacity will be "hundreds" of megawatt-hours of batteries per year—the company doesn't want to be specific yet. It also isn't saying how much funding it's raised or where the money comes from, except to mention that some of it comes from the state of Pennsylvania, and that $5 million, in the form of an R&D grant, comes from the federal government.
The first applications are expected to be in countries like India, where hundreds of millions of people in communities outside major cities don't have a connection to the electrical grid or any other reliable source of electricity. Most of these communities use diesel generators for power, but high prices for oil and low prices for solar panels are making it cheaper to install solar in some cases.
To store power generated during the day for use at night, these communities need battery systems that can handle anything from tens of kilowatt-hours to a few megawatt-hours, says Scott Pearson, Aquion's CEO. Such a system could make long-distance transmission lines unnecessary, in much the same way that cell-phone towers have allowed such communities access to cellular service before they had land lines.
Eventually Aquion plans to sell stacks of batteries in countries that have electrical grids. They could provide power during times of peak demand and make up for fluctuations in power that big wind farms and solar power plants contribute to the grid. Those applications require tens to hundreds of gigawatt-hours' worth of storage, so to supply them, Aquion needs to increase its manufacturing capacity. Competing with natural-gas power plants—especially in the United States, where natural gas is so cheap—will mean waiting until economies of scale bring costs down.
The company has said that it initially hopes to make batteries for under $300 per kilowatt-hour, far cheaper than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Lead-acid batteries can be cheaper than Aquion's, but they last only two or three years. Aquion's batteries, which can be recharged 5,000 times, could last for over a decade in situations in which they're charged once a day (the company has tested the batteries for a couple of years so far).
Jay Whitacre, a Carnegie Mellon University professor of materials science and engineering who developed Aquion's technology and founded the company, says the cost will need to drop to less than $200 per kilowatt-hour for grid-connected applications. Reaching this price, and production capacity on the scale of gigawatt-hours, "will take a long time," he says. "But you have to start somewhere."
Whitacre developed the batteries with low cost and durability in mind from the start. In searching for potential electrode materials, he limited himself to cheap, abundant elements, settling on sodium and manganese. He also picked a water-based electrolyte that's safer and cheaper than the organic ones used in lithium-ion batteries. In turn, this allowed him to use cheap manufacturing equipment to make them. To keep costs down, the company is making the batteries with equipment that's normally used to make food or aspirin. Construction on the factory in Pennsylvania will begin immediately, and the first stage is expected to be finished next year.
"Some papers proposing new battery materials look great until you read the fine print about how they're made," Whitacre says. "We focused on manufacturing from the beginning."
CBSE EXAM DATE FOR CLASS 10
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Blix OS
BlixOS is an virtual operating system, which speeds up your daily tasks and unleashes the true potential of your computer. BlixOS runs and does things fast - no performance drop -- It takes merely 150 Megabytes of your RAM and requires less space to run. It doesn't interfere with your Windows environment and runs silently on Windows (through a virtual machine). BlixOS supports multi-tasking and with our newly developed User Interface called as Spark, your desktop becomes your ultimate playground. You can send mails, connect to friends, watch to videos - all from the desktop and without opening the Start Menu.
8 reasons to choose BlixOS: 1. It's efficient, fast (12 seconds to boot; way more faster than Windows 7) and reliable. Get faster and more responsive performance. 2. Runs virtually on Windows so no migration problems. You can always return to Windows by just closing BlixOS (Shutdown). 3. Runs all your favorite Windows applications and games with 99% compatibility through an unique feature called Windows Mode. 4. It's integrated with Canure - the world's fastest web browser and SocialMe, a service that connects you to different social networks through an single app. It has all the cool "Blix" apps such as Snappy and Blix Security Essentials. It simplifies the way you work. 5. Virus-free. There is not even a single virus or malware designed for BlixOS! It's also integrated with a very powerful security suite that fights off dangerous infiltrations without impacting the performance or efficiency of BlixOS. 6. Its cheap! It costs just $40 and there is no cost of maintaining BlixOS. We offer 24/7 x 365 days of support, free of cost. We offer free upgrades to newer BlixOS editions through Blix Update. 7. It syncs seamlessly and updates too. Your updates, history, favorites, settings - all are available to you, no matter which device you are on! 8. Fit for your business. Once you adapt to BlixOS, no more Upgrades or fees or anything. You'll get the latest features and stuff free of cost. INDIA LOSE CHANCE TO FINALS
That does it then, these two nations will play each other in the finals to decide the winner of the tri series. Do join us to see how that pans out. On behalf of Srivathsa, Sathya Velu, Sid.P, Sid.V, Pradeep and the entire commentary team, this is Shashreek Roy saying thank you and good bye.
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| Mahela: ' The boys showed a lot of character to come back from the loss against India. It was like playing in Sri Lanka today, there was some fantastic support from the crowd and that really lifted us. The lift that we got probably pushed us in the last few overs. When the chips are down we need to lift our game. Sangakkara batted really well today. I am very proud of the way the boys lifted themselves and got back in this game. At the end of the day it is about the bowlers when they do well you try and complement that with your fields. Captaincy has been a tough job but at the end of the day it has been a team effort. But I think I'm beginning to lose a bit of hair in this stint as a captain.' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chandimal (MoM): ' I am very happy because I have been performing consistently. Ya I was unhappy when I got out because I couldn't hit the ball for a boundary. Batting with Mahela is like batting with a legend in the team so I just try to learn from him. We have won three matches against Australia and we have been batting and bowling very well.' REDUCING EXAM STRESS
Rahul, a class XII student, is under pressure. His neighbour, Ankit, scored 91 per cent in the Class XII exams a year ago and Rahul's parents expect him to perform a lot better.
He isn't the only one in such a situation. With less than a month left for most examinations, many students find themselves weighed down by expectations. Comparisons, parental expectations and peer pressure are major concerns for students attempting their board exams. These concerns bog students down, leading to severe examination stress.
The term 'exam stress' can be broadly defined as a feeling of anxiety over one's performance in the exams, the results and reaction of parents and friends; all weigh upon students to create exam stress.
The final exams for Class XII and Class X start on February 21 and March 7 respectively. For those of you who are appearing for these exams, here are tips that can help minimise the stress.
i. Revision tips
Develop a timetable to monitor your progress. Make sure you allocate adequate time for fun and relaxation as well.
While revising a subject, practise writing. This would be an actual simulation of the examination itself. Plan your revision and complete it in time. This will give you a sense of achievement and build your confidence.
While revising, vary subjects and their difficulty so you don't get bored or disheartened. Set realistic targets of what you can achieve in the time available.
Spend as much time on recall as on reading. Practise by writing answers as you would do in the exam. This will help you remember the important points when you answer each paper.
Practise writing answers under exam conditions. Take three hour tests, without a break in between, preferably at the same time as that of the exam. This will help your body clock adjust to the examination time and conditions.
ii. Time out
To prevent mental fatigue, take a short break as soon as you notice your mind is losing concentration. Stick to activities that do not break your study continuum during these breaks. Avoid television and loud music. You will then be able to come back to your revision refreshed.
It is important to relax. Your mind and body perform at their best only if you get adequate rest.
iii. Maintain a regular sleep pattern
A regular seven hours of sleep is mandatory for the body to function well. Also, sleep at a regular time; don't alter your sleeping cycle.
It is not important whether you study late or get up early, as long as you get into the habit of being most alert at the same time as that of the exam.
Try and stop working an hour before bedtime. You will find it helpful to do some muscular relaxation, which is particularly effective in relieving stress.
iv. What to eat
Food rich in vitamins and proteins, such as green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits, are a must.
The nutrients will help your brain stay sharp. Avoid food with high fat content.
Don't drink too much coffee, tea or fizzy drinks. Caffeine will keep you up and reduce the clarity of your thinking.
v. NO distractions
Keep all unimportant issues at bay.
Right now, the board examinations should be your only focus. Stay away from distractions that could cause loss of concentration or unwanted anxiety. Stick to activities that do not break your study continuum.
vi. The power of positive thinking
Spend time with people who have a positive effect. It will rub off on you.
Avoid negative thoughts, such as 'Everyone else seems better organised, while I'm struggling.' Challenge such thoughts with positive thinking; for example, 'I have done well in exams before.'
vii. Practice relaxation techniques
Practise deep breathing, meditation and yoga as forms of relaxation. They help your body relax and reduce stress. Alternately, take a brisk walk in fresh air after your day's revision is over.
If you believe in God, pray before you start studying. Prayer will help you increase confidence reduce your stress as well.
And yes, lots of luck with those exams.
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Technothlon
Technothlon is the international school championship organized by the students of IIT Guwahati. It is an enthralling competition of mental aptitude, logical skills and overall dexterity - in which students compete in teams of two.
The contest is divided into two categories of students - Junior Squad (classes 9-10) and Hauts Squad (classes 11-12) and is organized over 2 rounds - a written prelims (which takes place in numerous schools all over India in July), and mains - which is conducted at IIT Guwahati, amongst the top qualifiers from the prelims.
Read more details about what the prelims comprises of, and how it is organized at http://technothlon.techniche.org/
IPL(just 33 days ahead)
The fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is expected to be bigger, if not better, in terms of business even without Lalit Modi at the helm. It will be bigger largely on account of ticket sales and sponsorship deals clinched individually by the ten teams has been able to muscle in for itself.
To top it all, television viewership-the big money spinner for the IPL-is expected to grow by 20% from 143 million that the tournament clocked last year. On the back of this figurencreased viewership , SET Max, the official broadcaster of the tournament, expects to rake in a plum Rs 1,000 crore in ad revenue, up from about Rs 700 crore it pocketed last year.
The growth has been consistent over the last three editions of IPL.
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