PTE 2019 Registration, Exam Format, Test Centers, Application Fee

By

-

April 3, 2019

PTE is an English language proficiency test conducted by Pearson PCL group in association with Edexcel. Any person whose native language is not English and wants to assess his/her proficiency in the language can take the test.

PTE has 3 different tests viz. PTE Academic, PTE General and PTE for Young Learners. The test is recognized by more than 6,000 organizations globally. The exam is conducted in over 200 centers all over the world.

PTE is a three-hours long computer based test.
PTE Academic tests a candidate’s English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
PTE results are available within 5 days from the day of the test.
The examination fee is INR 11,102 excluding GST of 18%.

PTE 2019 commonly asked Questions

How to choose the right PTE exam?

Pearson PCL conducts four exams for different purposes.
PTE General and PTE Young Learners are conducted to apply to schools and high schools.
PTE Business English is required as proficiency test in business and commerce industry.
PTE Academic is the standard test required for applying to universities and colleges in English speaking nations.

Countries accepting PTE Score

Accepted for study applications by thousands of academic programs around the world (USA, New Zealand, Canada, UK, Australia).
PTE scores are approved by all Australian and New Zealand government universities and for immigration purpose.

PTE Exam Dates

PTE is conducted over 360 days at more than 250 centers in 51 countries.

PTE 2019 Eligibility Criteria

Age limit: Candidate must at least of 16 years in age. Candidates below 18 years in age must provide signed parental consent for taking the test.
Number of Attempts: There is no limit on the number of times PTE is taken by a person
Nationality: Candidate from any country can appear for the test.

PTE 2019 Registration

Registration for PTE can only be online on the official website of the exam. Steps to register for the exam are given below:

Visit in.pearson.com/pte
Enter your Name, a valid email ID, Phone number and Preferred test location.
If you want additional information regarding the test, you can click on “Get Call Back” else Click on “Schedule Test”
You’ll be redirected to another page; Now click on “Create Account”
Click on “I agree” and fill your personal, contact and additional information.
A confirmation mail with login credentials will be sent to the given email ID within 48 hours.
Login using your Username and password.
Click on “PTE-A: Pearson Test of English Academic” located under Exam Catalogue.
Click on “Schedule this exam” and subsequently enter all details.
Choose the preferred test centre, appointment date & test time slot.
Click on “Proceed to checkout button”
Complete the final checkout steps & Pay the application fee.
A confirmation mail will be sent within 48 hours with the location of the test center and list of instruction to be followed on the test day.

Payment Options

The payment methods accepted by Pearson are:

All MasterCard, American Express and JCB credit cards and Visa debit cards are accepted
Vouchers and promotion codes (you must pay the balance if your voucher does not cover the full test cost)
PayPal payment is not accepted

Rescheduling or Cancelling PTE Academic test

Applicants can reschedule the exam to any desired date through phone or online.
Cancelling or rescheduling the exam can be done through the PTE profile on the website.

The following fees are applicable for the given timeline:

Rescheduling 7 days before the test date: 25% of the exam fee has to be paid for a new test date
Cancelling 7 days before the test date: 50% of the test fee is refunded
Rescheduling within 7 days of the test: Pay the full registration fee for the new test
Cancelling within 7 days of the test: No refund

PTE 2019 Test Centers & Application Fee

PTE has over 250 centers in 50 countries worldwide. Candidate can appear for the test in any of the cities in the table below:

PTE 2019 Test Pattern

PTE Academic consists of 3 sections – Speaking & Writing; Reading; Listening.
The duration of the test is three hours.
The test 20 different types of question formats.
The test will comprise of excerpts from lectures, view graphs and charts.
PTE Academic will also assess a candidate’s ability to comprehend different accents of English.

Part 1: Speaking and Writing

The section is to be attempted in 77 – 93 minutes
Speaking skill is assessed on a candidate’s ability to converse/interact in English in an academic environment
Writing part tests a candidate’s grammar and spellings
Questions will include –
- Personal Introduction
- Read Aloud
- Repeat Sentence
- Describe Image
- Re-tell Lecture
- Answer Short Question
- Summarize Written Text
- Essay – to be attempted withing 20 minutes

Part 2: Reading

Reading section is of 32-41 minutes
The section comprises of 15-20 independent and integrated skill questions
Questions type includes –
- Fill in the blanks
- Multiple choice questions
- Re-ordering sections

Part 3: Listening

Listening section is 45-57 minutes long
Questions are asked through audio and video clips
Test takers must listen to these clips carefully as they are played only once. Candidates can make notes and adjust volumes as needed
Questions type includes –
- Selecting missing words
- Highlighting incorrect words
- Writing from dictation
- Filling the blanks
- Summarizing spoken text
- Multiple choice questions
- Highlighting the correct summary

PTE 2019 Exam Day Instructions

Students are sent instructions to be followed on the day of taking the test in the confirmation mail. The following instructions must be conformed to –

A valid government issued ID, preferably passport should be presented in original form.
Arrive 30 minutes before the exam
Give an electronic signature in the ‘Test Taker Rules Agreement’ provided at the reception
Once it is signed, candidates must provide electronic signature and biometric identification
Candidates will be provided with an erasable note and pen
Candidates must not carry anything other identification proof inside the examination hall.
While in front of the computer, follow the guide to check if the microphone and headphones are working properly
A 10 minute break is allowed after the completion of Part 2.
Candidates are required to take a palm vein test to take the break.

PTE 2019 Preparation

PTE Academic free test-takers handbook is available in 7 different languages
Sample questions are available for all three section on the website. The helps students to get familiar with the test format.
The official guide of PTE Academic with 200 questions for practice, sample response analysis and tips can be bought from the official website.
Candidates can download the offline practice test paper from the official website.
Candidates who wish to do more rigorous preparation for the exam can join online preparation course.

PTE 2019 Score and Scoring System

Pearson PCL releases the results within 5 business days after one has taken the test.
Students recieve a mail containing instructions to access the result after the test.
No hard copy of the result is approved by Pearson PCL. It must be verified through PTE Academic’s electronic platform.

How to check your score?

To check your result, you need to log into the pearsonvue.com website using your account details.

Enter the username and password
Log in and click on the ‘Current Activity’ link
Click on ‘View Score Report’ to access PTE Academic result
The result is downloaded in PDF format.

What does your Score Report Display?

Personal information such as name, country, registration ID and photograph
Test day details such as date, center and center code
Result detail such as result date, and validity of the score
Overall score is mentioned in the second section
Detailed performance of the test

Conclusion

Do not worry about your score and concentrate on your preparation only then you will be able to come out with best possible results.

ALL THE BEST!!

All about studying in Canada, lifestyle, cost of living, colleges and scholarships

By

Megha Bali

-

April 2, 2019

0

With its serene beauty, amazing landscape, green vegetation and massive mountains the best thing that Canada is famous for is its education system. If you are planning to pursue higher studies abroad then Canada is the best option because of a wide variety of courses and very nominal cost of living plus the friendly atmosphere of the country will make you fall in love with this place.

Let’s get to know about the education system in detail with this article.

Reasons to choose Canada to study

Education and scholarship in Canada

Canada is one of the best places to pursue your higher studies and the country attracts thousands of students each year from abroad. The country provides world class education which is recognized globally. Degree from a Canadian university is considered of great value which is equivalent to US, Australia and other European Countries. Both the Government and Universities provide benefits especially for the students to pursue their studies successfully. The high academic standard and quality education help the students to come out of the universities with flying colours.

Campus lifestyle

Every university has its own events and parties which involve students, concentrating not only to study but also cultural events that help to mingle with multicultural people in the university. These events remove all the stress and give a physical workout to body. Universities provide a number of extracurricular activities where one can stand out of the crowd with their talents both university wise and country wise. Most of the Universities give students the access to free Wifi , Daily newspapers, journals, magazines and many more.

Employment opportunities

During studies students are permitted to take up part time jobs both on campus and off campus. No work permit is needed to work on campus and students are allowed to work upto 20 hours / week. There are number of part time jobs available off campus like jobs in Hotels, hostels, general labor, Tutor etc.

Research value

The universities support the students who come out with best research ideas and many scholarships are given to student for their research works. Students can do research in any field they are interested with the support of lecturers in the university. If the idea of research is good, Industries and government come forward to accept the cost of your research.

Beautiful place and environment

Students not only can feed their minds but also feast their eyes with the beauty of Canada. Canada attracts large number of tourists each year who visit the astonishing places and enjoy the beauty of nature. Students enjoy exploring nature, wildlife and many other amusement parks. Students in coastal line can enjoy the views of Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

Education system in Canada

The education system in Canada is not very different or difficult but it is a mixture of American and British education plan.

There are three types of institutions here:

Public universities: these universities in Canada are run by the provincial, territorial or federal government funding besides receiving the tuition fees from students.

Private Universities: Private universities in Canada are mostly funded by donations and research grants. These universities do not receive funding from the government bodies.

Liberal Arts Colleges: Liberal arts colleges in Canada are pretty similar to that in the USA. These are either public or private colleges, with a primary emphasis on undergraduate courses in liberal arts.

Study options

There are three academic intakes at the institutions in Canada: fall, winter and summer. Fall lasts from September to December, winter lasts from January to April and summer lasts from May to August. Though fall is the primary intake in most colleges, some colleges do offer a winter intake.

International students are advised to apply at the earliest, as scholarships and admissions get more and more competitive closer to the deadline. A typical application deadline would be 6 to 9 months before your session starts, and it can vary depending on each department and the subject of choice. Though deadlines are not flexible, except for diploma programmes, some institutions might accept students if seats are available.

Students can choose from a number of study programmes

Certificate or diploma (One or two years)
Advanced diploma (Two or three years)
Undergraduate (three or four years)
Postgraduate (two years)
PhD (four or five years with dissertation)

Some popular courses at the undergraduate level are engineering and administrative studies and at the postgraduate level are management, finance, MBA/MIM, MS and LLB degrees.

Cost of studying in Canada

On average, students will have to shell out CAD 10,000–40,000 per year.

Annual living expenses will depend on the living location you prefer and the type of accommodation that suits you, i.e., private, homestay or on-campus accommodation. On average, students pay CAD 6,000–8,000 per year for their accommodation. Of course, the transport and other expenses should be factored in. And one more thing that you can’t avoid is a health insurance that costs CAD 600 (approx.) per year.

International students can work part time for 20 hours per week – generally the first six months on campus and off campus post this period. Some universities with more intensive courses allow their students to work for nearly 12 hours since working for more hours can affect their students’ performance.

International students can apply for work permit post their studies, which gives them the opportunity to work in the country for a three-year period.

Scholarships for international students

Both government and non-government scholarships are available for international students in Canada. These include –

Government scholarships

Canada graduate scholarships
NSERC postgraduate scholarships

Non-government scholarships

Canadian Rhodes Scholars Foundation scholarship
Trudeau scholarships and fellowships

Benefits of studying in Canada

You will have several options to choose from: big or small universities and small-town or city universities.
Students can enjoy an active and varied lifestyle in this beautiful country, along with great health-care benefits, and the thing that Canada is most known for – politeness of the locals.
Students will have incredible opportunities to meet like-minded people and gain valuable international student experience through student clubs and organisations.

What is your reason to study in Canada? Is it the anticipation to visit the country? Or is it the dream to study in that country? We are here to guide you with your applications to study at Canadian universities. Do let us know what assistance you are looking for, and we’ll be on the way to answer your queries.

Top 9 Scariest Attractions Of The World

By

Shubhi Srivastava

-

April 1, 2019

0

A person can travel around the world in not 80 days, but less than 80 hours. But even if he spends a lifetime, he cannot properly explore every nook and cranny of this planet. That is how huge, how diverse and how wonderful our planet Earth is.

There are all kinds of places on Earth, some creepy, some beautiful, and some both. And with the increasing craze of adrenaline-inducing activities among the masses, all kinds of adventure sports and manmade attractions are cropping up out there.

With that said, here is a list of top 9 scariest attractions in the world in terms of how high your heart rate rises up to:

Island of Dolls, Mexico

Top 9 Scariest Attractions Of The World — Source- www.mysteriousfacts.com

This famous island is present in every “Creepiest Places Around The World” list on the internet. Isla de las Munecas or Island of Dolls is a tiny island south of Mexico famous for the hundreds of dolls adorning every inch of the island. These dolls are just EVERYWHERE, and they look as if their eyes are following you around. According to legend, one fine day some hundred years ago, the caretaker of the island Don Julian found the dead body of a little girl floating near the coast. And then a few days later, he found a doll floating in water exactly where he’d found the body.

Assuming that the doll belonged to the dead girl, Julian hung the doll on a tree to pay homage to her soul. But allegedly the spirit of the girl kept tormenting Julian to the point of insanity. To calm the spirit down, Julian kept making similar dolls and hanging them all over the island. Finally, after 50 years of hanging dolls, Julian was found dead at the exact same spot as the girl. Ever since the island has become a tourist spot for the lovers of the supernatural. According to the locals, the spirits of the dead girl and Julian possess these dolls. They have reported the dolls moving around and even whispering when night falls. Creepy, isn’t it?

Nagoro Village, Japan

The story and the vibe of this village are somewhat similar to that of the Island of Dolls. Nagoro is a tiny village in Japan where there are more dolls than people. These dolls are so lifelike that an oblivious person will mistake them for real people from a distance. You can see these dolls everywhere, positioned around the village in different ways. They are there in the fields, on the streets, near the river with a fishing rod, and even inside classrooms. All of them are positioned the way they would be if they were actually human.

The story goes back to 11 years from today, when a lady named Tsukimi Ayano came back home from Osaka after many years. When she’d left, the population was around 300, but it dropped to 35 after she came back. Most people had left for cities in search of employment, and the remaining had died from poverty. So to cure her loneliness and inhabit the village, she started making dolls out of straw. Tsukimi is an artist, so the dolls she made were extremely lifelike. She made hundreds of these dolls and placed them everywhere in the village, Today there are more than 400 dolls adorning every nook and cranny of the village. The story behind how they came there is sweet. But the creep factor rises exponentially when you’re walking around the village alone after dark.

The Catacombs of Paris

This place has to be one of the creepiest places on this planet, even though it is now a government-regulated tourist attraction. Paris has a complex underground maze stretching over an area of more than 300 km right below the city. And in the narrow twisted lanes of this maze reside the remains of more than 6 million Parisians. In the 18th Century, when the epidemic plagued the citizens of Paris, the death toll increased at an alarming rate. So much so that even the cemeteries of Paris couldn’t accommodate the dead bodies. The city stank of dead bodies, especially after they littered the streets post floods. To solve this problem, the citizens of Paris started depositing these dead bodies in the underground spy network of Paris. They continued doing this until after WWII when the remains of enemies too were buried along with the rest.

Eventually, when the bodies decomposed, only the bones remained. Now, the Government of Paris has turned the catacombs into a historical tourist attraction. The bones are now arranged in aesthetic structures around the maze. Walking through the quiet, damp and dark lanes of these catacombs is one of the creepiest things one can experience. The catacombs are also made creepier by the fact that a large area of this endless maze is not even mapped. In these unmapped areas operate weird groups and cults of people, and are also dotted with swampy pools. And who knows, you may even encounter a spirit or two from the medieval times!

Suicide Forest, Japan

Aokighara forest, a few miles from the majestic Mount Fuji, is so dense that it is also called the “Sea of Trees”. But this forest also has as many number of suicides credited with it as the number of trees. Every year, more than 100 people willingly give up their lives inside this forest. In fact, some depressed people go to this forest just to commit suicide. This is how the forest got this name. The reason for suicide is assumed to be the melancholy atmosphere of the forest. Aokighara forest is so dense that even sunlight cannot penetrate the leafy canopy at most places.

The darkness accompanied by an eerie quiet, and the compasses rendered useless by the high concentration of iron ores in the ground, makes it very easy to get lost. After wandering around for what feels like an eternity, the only option seems to be death. But that is just an assumption. No one can say for sure that this answers the “why”. Japanese police have hung signs on trees saying “Your life is a precious gift from your parents” to cheer the lost people up. But in vain. The condition is so bad that the government has stopped sending search parties to the forest. They are now afraid that the search party members will get lost too.

Death Road, Bolivia

The 69 km long North Yungas road is one of the few roads that connect Bolivia’s capital La Paz to the town of Coroico near the Amazon rainforest. And up until 10 years ago, it used to be the only road. This road has been aptly named “Death road”, because hardly ever has anyone made it alive after having traveled on this road. From La Paz, this road climbs up to 4650 meters before rising to 1190 meters. The deadly cliffs, hairpin turns, innumerable landslides, and an inescapable fog makes it one of the deadliest roads on this planet.

Many mountaineers, bikers, and adventure-seekers come to this road lured by the beautiful mountainous terrain that can be seen on the road. But everyone who has come here has paid the price with their lives. Today, the road has been widened and leveled a little to make it less dangerous. New roads have also been constructed between La Paz and Coroico to make traveling less hazardous. But even after all the modifications, North Yungas road is one of the deadliest roads on the planet. Now it is hardly ever used except by the occasional villager or adventurer.

Tianmen Glass Skywalk, China

China is home to a number of breathtaking skywalks, but this is the highest and the most exhilarating of all. 4700 feet above the valleys of Tianmen mountain peak stretches this 200-meter long bridge made entirely of glass. This bridge is 3 feet wide and 2.5 inches thick. What makes it so exhilarating is the narrowness of the bridge, its height above the ground. And the fact that you can see the deep valley stretching endlessly right below your feet. Not to mention that the bridge swings to and fro all the time owing to the strong winds at this altitude.

You need not worry though because the glass of this bridge is so strong that it can withstand the weight of two big trucks at the same time. The view from this skywalk is absolutely breathtaking, what with the beautiful snowy mountain peaks all around and the green valleys below. If you love the thrill and adrenaline-inducing activities, this is definitely for you. But not if you are acrophobic. NOPE.

Step Into The Void, Chamonix

This is yet another famous tourist attraction with a mind-blowing exhilaration and thrill factor. Imagine that you have been suspended in the air more than 1000 feet above the ground, and the thrill you will feel at that. This is exactly what you experience at the Chamonix skywalk over the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak in France. This skywalk isn’t just a skywalk, it ends into a glass box protruding from a metal frame set into the mountain right at the peak. One has to travel the entire height of the mountain for 20 minutes in a cable car to reach this glass box.

Once you reach, you step into the glass box (the void), and it is as if you are suspended in the air right above the mountain. From this glass box, one can see everything around, above and below them. The mountainous terrain all around, the beautiful French sky above, and the mountain climbers down below in the breathtakingly beautiful valley. The view is amazing, the thrill factor exceeds all scales of measure, and the mental satisfaction is mind-blowing. What more would an adventurer want?

Zipworld Velocity 2

If you want something less cliche and as exhilarating as sky-diving, this is the perfect adventure sport for you. Zipworld Velocity 2 is a crazy creation of the Zipworld Penrhyn Quarry based in Bethesda, Wales. This zip line is the fastest zip line in the world, reaching mind-blowing speeds of over 100 miles per hour.

Zipworld Velocity 2 provides you the ultimate flying experience, something you can only otherwise experience with sky-diving. There is nothing below you. All that keeps you from falling into the depths of the valley below is the harness that holds you close to the zip line. The zip line stretches for more than a 100 km and takes you along the entire quarry. Imagine coasting down steep valleys and up steeper mountains at neck-breaking speeds for 2 hours straight (yes, one ride lasts 2 hours). What could be more exhilarating than this, and scarier?

Door To Hell, Turkmenistan

This place is literally right out of the mythological stories about the burning pits of Hell. The door to Hell is actually a crater in the Ahal district of Turkmenistan, right in the middle of a natural gas field. Scientists are still trying to solve the mystery behind this crater, which looks like a deep pit of fire. The crater looks like someone has left a lot of coal burning inside it, and now the pit is burning hot, red, and lethal.

It is so hot around the crater that no one can step into or even 5 meters in the vicinity of the crater without a special heat resistant suit. Scientists do not know the exact reason behind the fire. They suspect that it is actually methane gas burning due to the high pressures inside Earth. Turkmenistan is an extremely isolated country, with little to brag about. But the Door To Hell certainly does away with its otherwise isolated state. People from far and wide flock to Turkmenistan for a glimpse of this terrifying crater.

Intimidated just yet?

Can Aliens 65 Million Light Years Away See Dinosaurs?

By

Shubhi Srivastava

-

April 1, 2019

0

All of us know that when we see an object in space through a telescope, we see it how it was many years ago. Light is what enables us to see. For nearby objects like your laptop screen and the walls of your room, distance doesn’t matter. But when we are talking about celestial bodies, the distance is too large to be measured in miles and km. Hence we use the “light year”, a measure that signifies the distance light travels in a year. Given how fast light is, it takes less than a nanosecond to travel from your eye to the laptop screen. Or the wall, or even a tree some 400-500 meters away.

But talking about a star some 30 quadrillion km away, it will take around 3 years. So you will see your laptop screen as it was less than a nanosecond ago which really doesn’t matter. But when you see the star through a telescope, you will see it how it looked 3 years ago, because it’s being illuminated by light that reached it now, having traveled from where you are 3 years ago. For all you know, that star may not even be there at present. But you will see it.

Coming to the topic of the day

Can Aliens 65 Million Light Years Away See Dinosaurs?

Dinosaurs existed on our planet some 60-65 million years ago. So if light and sight behave as I explained to you above, then theoretically, an alien 65 million light-years away should be able to see dinosaurs on Earth. The light that bounced off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago will reach this far-off planet right now, enabling aliens to see them. So, theoretically, the answer is yes. But practically, the truth is a lot more complicated.

The verdict of Science

Think about it, were dinosaurs the only object light bounced off of 65 million years ago? Definitely not. And considering the enormous size of the universe, the Earth is smaller than the smallest existing microbe compared to it. And dinosaurs are even smaller.

Light is everywhere. The photons that constitute light bounce off every opaque object, and scatter in all directions. And when these photons are captured by the eye, they enable us to see the object. When the distance between our eye and the object is less, the photons aren’t able to scatter much before they reach the eye. But the greater the distance, the more these photons will scatter. And the more they scatter, the fewer photons make it to our eye. Hence, it becomes more difficult for us to see the object.

Now consider a celestial object, like a star several light years away. This star is so far away that we can only see a dot in place of the star unless we see it through a telescope. A telescope basically collects more photons that have bounced off the star, and concentrates this light so that we can see the star more clearly. The farther the star, the bigger and more powerful your telescope should be.

The alien telescope prognosis

So again, theoretically speaking, our alien needs a huge, powerful telescope that will enable it to see dinosaurs on planet Earth. And considering that this alien lives 65 million light years away, you can only imagine how big and powerful the telescope needs to be to collect all the scattered photons that will enable it to see dinosaurs.
For an estimate, consider the world’s most powerful telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope. Its main lens has a diameter of around 6 meters and a resolution of 0.1 arc seconds, which means that this telescope can easily spot a penny more than 40 km away.

The JWST shall enable humans to see galaxies even a couple of billion light years away, but as small clusters of luminous dust, and not actually galaxies. If you want to be able to see a planet or star clearly using this telescope, the star should not be more than half a million light years away, at max. At this maximum limit, the star will only appear as a big dot in the sky.

This, my friends, is the largest and most powerful telescope built by humans. So assuming that these aliens use human technology, then the telescope has to be bigger than a city. By human standards, this telescope should have a lens more than 60kms in diameter. Not to mention a crazy resolution I can’t even give you an estimate of. And even with this huge telescope, planet earth will only appear as a dot to our alien friend. To see dinosaurs on Earth, as a dot, the diameter of this lens should be more than 4.5 light years, bigger than Earth itself!

The impossibilities don’t end here

Considering that somehow, our aliens have the capability to build a telescope this huge. But according to nuclear physics, a body this huge cannot exist in space. There are some mass density rules our universe follows. Every object has a limit to how big it can be, depending on its density. This is because after an object acquires a certain mass if the mass is increased, a black hole is formed at the spot. It happens because every object that has mass bends the space-time fabric a little. More the mass, more the bend/curvature. When the mass is too high, this fabric curves so much that a black hole is formed.

So considering that the lens of this telescope is made of glass, the diameter of this lens should not exceed 28 light minutes. If it does, a black hole will be formed. So how will the alien construct a telescope 4.5 light YEARS wide without creating a black hole?

Conclusion

Theoretically, an alien 65 million light years can see dinosaurs on Earth. But practically, the laws of physics make it impossible, unless the aliens have some technology humans cannot comprehend. And why would they want to see dinosaurs, anyway?

Rajasthan Museums Part II

By

Arpita Chatterjee

-

April 1, 2019

0

One of the most popular tourist destination, Rajasthan, serves as both international and domestic tourists. It attracts tourists for its historical places, forts, fine art and culture with its slogan, “Padharo Mahare desh.” One amongst every third foreign visitors, plan for a trip to Rajasthan. Tourism accounts for 8 percent of state’s domestic product. And the museums are treasured tourist attraction, till date.

Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing

Entry Fee: Rs 30 (adults), Rs 20 (students), Rs 15 (children)
Location (City the monument/place is in): Jaipur

Entry Timing: Tuesday – Saturday : 10:30am – 5:00pm
Sunday : 11:00am – 4:30pm
Approx. visit duration: Closed on Mondays and major national and local holidays. The museum is closed each summer between May 15th and July 15th for gallery maintenance
Top Attractions of the monument/place: Famous for hand printing.

‘Chanwar Palkiwalon ki Haveli’, and similarly recognised as Anokhi Haveli is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Anokhi Museum of hand printing is the footing which is generous and works with a central goal of conserving the outmoded civilisations and the workings of artists of Jaipur. The museum is the foothold of ancient custom of hand block painting, and comprises of the outdated hand printing techniques. The demonstration on block printing techniques are are hence offered by this foundation.

Initiated in 2005, the museum consist of a small lecture hall, which runs a slide-show and docu-feature films on Lithography and Tinting, on regular basis.

The AMHP assemblage thus upholds the acquirement programme and carries on developing with recurrent add-ons of hand printed weaves, with the related articles and photos. The widespread ‘Anokhi Archives’, moreover offers a beautiful storehouse of attire, as well as household fixtures, courting from the initial 1960s till present day. The museum emphases on present-day fabric, stretching from state-of-the-art designs made by gifted artists, to old-style clothes still worn in hand-picked areas today, even though in declining sums. A fixated assortment of notable weaves offers a framework for further acceptation of block printing.

In the premises of the museum, it has a cafe and a shop trading on handmade restricted version of products with jewels, cards, books, furnishings as well as attires.

The Museum is positioned about 15 km from Jaipur city, and close to Ajmer fort bus-stand. It is well linked through Jaipur Railway station to main metropolises and railway stations like Delhi, Agra, Mumbai, Chennai, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Udaipur, and Ahmedabad.

Bharatpur (Government) Museum

Entry Fee: Rs 5 Indians, Rs 50 Foreigners, Students Rs 2, Foreign Students Rs 25; Camera Rs 10, video Rs 20
Location (City the monument/place is in): Bharatpur
Entry Timing: 09.45 am to 5.15 pm (Monday and Public Holidays)
Approx. visit duration: Summers and winters/ 1-2 hrs.
Top Attractions of the monument/place: Museum brimming with most exclusive ancient artefacts and archaeological assets.

The Bharatpur (Government) Museum is positioned in the core of Lohargarh Fort. It is brimming with a number of the most exclusive and ancient artefacts and archaeological assets. Abode of ancient and antiquated mementoes that are of infrequent value. Bharatpur government museum is one amongst the other tourist attractions. Tourists from all nook and corner of the world are bewildered by the antiquated splendour of Bharatpur Government Museum.

Bharatpur Government Museum comprises a very treasurable assemblage of archaeological riches of the neighbouring places. Certain things likewise comes from timeworn Bharatpur State. In fact, it is the massive palatial edifice knownas ‘Kachahari Kalan’. It is transformed from managerial block of the monarchs of Bharatpur state to a Museum, in 1944 AD. It is situated in the heart of Lohargarh Fort. The ‘Kamra Khas’ (private space) structure on the first floor was added to the museum, later.

Bharatpur Government Museum contains statuaries from the diggings of long-standing hamlets. A number of of the long-standing hamlets are Noh, Mallah, Bareh, Bayana and so on, that varies as of the Kushan period (1st century A.D.) to 19th century A.D. Museum, as well has the far-fetched weaponries used in combats in the primitive period of the Jat rulers, portraits, scripts, zoological samplings, native fine art and craft. It hail from Bharatpur.

There is moreover, an art galleria in the museum which consist of the samples of miniscule images on leaves of the Peepal tree, Mica and old Lithopapers. It likewise has the portraits of the Maharajas of Bharatpur. Moving to higher storey, there consist of two segments. First segment comprises of numerous kinds of guns and small canons, which are used for the duration of 18th century A.D., termed ‘Chaddra’.

Bharatpur Government Museum is well linked by road and rail through Agra, Mathura, Delhi as well as Jaipur. The nearby airport is Agra (54 km). The museum is situated nearly 7 kms from the Bharatpur Railway Station, besides 4 km from Bharatpur Bus Stand.

Government Museum

Entry Fee: Rs 5 (Indians) Rs 10 (Foreigners)
Location: Ajmer
Entry Timing: 10AM – 4PM
Approx. visit duration: Summers and Winters
Top Attractions of the monument/place: Royal palace of King Akbar transformed to a beautiful fort.

Akbar’s, the Royal palace was converted into a museum and Ajmer Government Museum. It is housed inside a beautiful fort and palace was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1570. It is situated in the heart of the old city and close to the railway station.

Ajmer is a abode full of travellers fascinations. The huge range of touring destinations in Ajmer makes it a place that is at least worth a visit. Conversing of travellers’ fascinations in Ajmer, the leading places of curiosity are the Museums in Ajmer.

By the advantage of the very rich and intricate history of Rajasthan, going back to the seventh century, the Museums in Ajmer displays the rarest of sporadic assemblages like weaponries and armour, used in feudal times, stone statuaries, and miniscule portraits. Owing to the supremacy of socially varied monarchs, primarily in the form of the Rajputs, and then and there in the form of the Delhi Sultanate and lastly the Mughals, the Museums in Ajmer display an extensive range of vintage shards of items that have been the focus of widespread investigation and archaeological site. One inspecting all the exhibits, one grows an inkling of the creative intelligence controlled by the numerous artists and craftsmen of those ages. The eternal charisma of the fine art and craft, which has significance till date, likewise captivates one.

Sadul Singh Museum

Entry Fee: Rs 10(Indians), Rs 20 (Foreigners)
Location (City the monument/place is in): Bikaner
Entry Timing: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Sunday closed
Approx. visit duration: Summers and winters- 1-2hrs
Top Attractions of the monument/place: Rajasthan’s one of the main museum is highlighted for its warrior heritage, and its remains true to that lineage.

Lodged on the second floor of Lalgarh palace, this museum was time-honoured in the year 1972. It displays a wide-ranging continuum of Georgian pictures, hunting awards, besides uncommon objet d’art. The museum is out-and-out made for the great rulers of Bikaner and is devoted to the lives of three successive rulers, specifically Maharaja Ganga Sigh, Sadul Singh and Karni Singh. The way of life and times gone by of the above specified three rulers is described with the aid of several objet d’art and life size photographs.

The Sadul Singh museum moreover houses a huge collection of photos and Georgian canvases. This museum caters for a feast to the eyes of history enthusiasts and art admirers.

Several neglected and antique palaces and forts have got converted into heritage hotels. The museums are too the treat for the eyes of the beholder. Tourism in ‘Incredible India’ has been successful in making its own individual platform in India. A stopover to all these well-known museums offer a foretaste of the times, when these Maharajas used to rule the metropolis and their regal approach towards living.

Why choose a career in digital marketing

By

Megha Bali

-

April 1, 2019

0

Are you interested in a career that’s fast-paced, ever-changing, and ripe with potential for advancement? Then consider a career in digital marketing, even if you lack experience. Digital marketing is one of those rare fields that have so many facets to it and changes so fast that experience is not necessarily a requirement for landing a job.

Knowledge is needed, of course, and inherent skills such as creativity, eagerness to learn, analytical ability, and being a team player are all plusses for anyone entering this field. But a newbie can get started without a marketing degree and go on to do quite well in this field.

What is digital marketing?

Digital marketing is selling your products and services though internet, mobile phones, display advertising or any other digital media.

With everything going online the number of buyers and sellers is increasing and thus digital marketing is coming as the latest course that is creating a much interest of the youth.

Digital marketing has so many parts to it and with those parts constantly changing as technology develops and consumer tastes evolve that it’s almost impossible to list every aspect of the field, but some of the key components include:

Marketing automation
Email marketing
Search engine optimization (SEO)
Search engine marketing
Content marketing
Web analytics
Growth hacking

The current market status of Digital Marketing shows that it is at its peak, and is going to stay so for obvious reasons. According to Payscale.com, the average salary package of a digital marketing manager is Rs 5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh annually, as of 2019. Professionals with experience earn in the range of Rs. 15- 25 Lakh.

Digital marketing syllabus

Before opting for Digital Marketing course, candidates must get an idea of what they would study once they get enrolled in course.

Digital marketing fundamentals

What is digital marketing

Content marketing

Understanding marketing skills

Marketing mix

Inbound and outbound marketing

Understanding traffic

Strategic flow

Website planning and structure

Core objective of website and flow

Strategic design of homepage

Call to action

SEO

WordPress

Auditing

Google analytics

Facebook marketing fundamentals

Profiles and Pages

Creating Facebook Pages

Digital Marketing Jobs and Top Companies

Why choose a career in digital marketing

In recent years, Digital Marketing has gained immense popularity and today it is one of the most sought after career options. As every business is moving to the digital platform, it is expected that more jobs will be created in the Digital Marketing and the demand for trained professional will grow manifold. According to payscale.com, currently the starting salary of a Digital Marketing Manager is Rs 4 lakh and upwards in India.

Some of the top Digital Marketing jobs and their profiles are given below:

Market Research Analyst: The job ofa market research analyst is to study the conditions of the market & observes the possibility of sale of a service or product. These analysts gather data on consumer demographics, preferences, needs & buying habits and help companies understand about the sale of its products & services. The starting salary of Market Research Analyst is Rs 3.5 lakh and upwards.
Content Marketer/Manager: A content marketer’s job is to create original and engaging content and promote the same on digital platforms in an organic way. The content marketer is also responsible for ensuring that the online content is search engine optimized. The starting salary of Content Marketer/Manager is Rs 6.75 lakh and upwards.
Digital Marketing Consultant: The responsibilities of a digital marketing consultant includes overseeing SEO projects, web designing, social media promotion, and overseeing advertising campaigns. The starting salary of Digital Marketing Consultant is Rs 5 lakh and upwards.
Conversion Rate Optimizer: A conversion rate optimizer manages the key conversion points in marketing, manages and optimizes landing pages increases conversion rates, and optimizes lead-to-customer conversion rate.
SEO Manager/Professional: An SEO Manger is responsible for developing and implementing adequate search engine optimization (SEO) strategies and activities like pay-per-click (PPC) marketing, and social media. The starting salary of SEO Manager/Professional is Rs 4 lakh and upwards
Social Media Manager: A social media manager is expected to manage social media campaigns, increase the brand’s presence on social networking sites, build a network of social media influencers, post and comment on relevant blogs, engage in online conversations and attend to customer feedbacks and queries. The starting salary of Social Media Manager is Rs 4 lakh and upwards
PPC Search Manager: A person who is passionate about internet marketing and has the ability to think creatively can become a PPC Search Manager. It is imperative for a PPC manager to adapt to new business types quickly and apply the knowledge to marketing initiatives that can eventually help in achieving client goals. The starting salary of PPC Search Manager is Rs 5 lakh and upwards
SEO Executive: A SEO executive conducts on-site and off-site analysis of the SEO competitors of its clients. On-site and off-site SEO strategies are created alongside a detailed keyword research. Also, optimum use of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is done and attention is paid to any significant change in Google algorithm. The starting salary of SEO Executive is Rs 4 lakh and upwards
Email Marketer: The main responsibilities of an email marketer includes identifying the target audience and growing the email list. An email marketer’s responsibility also includes designing and implementing direct email marketing campaigns, proof-reading emails, ensuring mobile-friendly email templates, writing newsletters, upgrading email templates using graphics, personalization and advanced features. Ensuring prompt and accurate communication with clients is also a part of an email marketer’s job. The starting salary of Email Marketer is Rs 4 lakh and upwards.

Best places to study digital marketing

There are a lot of institutes that are offering digital marketing as a full fleged course or short term crash course. Let’s take a quick look on some top institutes that one must enroll in to learn this course

Digital vidya

Founded in 2009 Digital Vidya has done more than 250 training programs with more than 6,000 participants so far.

When it comes to digital marketing training in India, Digital Vidya is the market leader. They are also the official training partners for Google India. They have 8 certification courses available as of now. If you are just getting started, CDMM – Certified Digital Marketing Master Course should be your preference. CDMM is their flagship course. The cost of this program is Rs.49,900 + Service tax.

Marketing courses training academy

MCTA is a leading Digital Marketing training institute with Centers in Ghatkopar, Mumbai & Vashi, Navi Mumbai providing Executive Program in Digital Marketing & Diploma Program in Digital Marketing to individuals aspiring to become Digital Marketing Professionals.

They have so far trained 7000+ students, 10+ industry best faculties on board, 3 state-of-art centers, and have successfully placed 80% of students in the Digital Marketing Industry.

NIIT digital marketing

NIIT is a very well known training institute in India. NIIT was one of the first institutes to launch a comprehensive digital marketing training program in India in 2012.

They have partnered with the Digital Marketing Institute from Ireland for the content and course materials. You will be getting the certification from Digital Marketing Institute.

Their training is not offered online. You have to be physically present at one of their training centres. There are more than one hundred NIIT learning centres in over 30 cities in India. But, the lead instructor will not be physically present.

Conclusion

With the world focusing towards digitization it is a mandatory step to stay updated. With technology evolving every second the scope for innovative courses is growing day by day. So leave behind the traditional approach of studies and try your hands on upcoming new era courses that will shape your career in the right way for a bright future.

Free courses on Udemy

By

Megha Bali

-

April 1, 2019

0

Udemy.com is an online learning platform. It is aimed at professional adults.Unlike academic massive open online course programs which are driven by traditional collegiate coursework, Udemy uses content from online content creators to sell for profit.Udemy provides tools which enable users to create a course, promote it and earn money from student tuition charges. The site also offers a wide range of courses for free so that you can learn and promote their website.

Let’s take a quick look at the free courses on Udemy and find the best one that will be the most beneficial one for us.

Become an effective presenter

It is very important to present your work in an innovative manner so that people take interest in what you are saying and give importance to your work. This course not only helps you in becoming more confident but also guides you in making interactive presentations and innovative ways in which you can sell your ideas and products.

Graphic designing of 4 advertisements in a series

Four Advertisements in a Day is the best way to create awesome, compelling advertisements using Adobe Illustrator. Udemy’s professional designer, will instruct you on the Adobe Illustrator software. He will walk you through creating 4, unique, full-page advertisements. This will help you boost your business by creating ads and displaying them on the various platforms to generate more sale.

A how to guide in HTML

With total 8 lectures and 1 hour duration this course is going to give you a quick idea on how to create your own website and what you must have in it to make it more appwealing to the crowd so that you get traffic on it. The mission of this short course is to provide a quick and accessible way for you to learn HTML from ground up and also use it as a quick basic reference guide wherever and whenever you want.

Photoshop in depth

In these free Photoshop course, they introduce and explain the various tools in Photoshop. Every single tool is covered, with the exception of 3D tools. Advanced modes and options are also covered. By the time you’ve finished this course, you will be an expert at Photoshop’s tools. However, some students may option not to complete the entire course and instead use this as a reference to learn about specific tools. If that’s the case, jump around to which tool you have questions about, even though you might be missing some helpful content by not completing all the lectures.

Piano grooves

Piano Grooves designed to aid the musician no matter the skill level. This free course on Udemy will teach you how to play a few songs with nice progressions and patterns. Implement the information learned from each song into your own personal musical style.

WordPress for beginners

This course covers all the bare bone basics of the WordPress CMS platform. You will learn about the basics and how to quickly turn a simple blog into a professional looking website. This free course on Udemy covered all the major aspects in simple terms without any technical jargon. You can easily catch up and perform all the complicated stuff with a click of a button.

Photography

This will help you to learn the basics of photography in an easy manner. Get to know about different angles from which you must shoot and get amazing picture quality. The course gives you a quick review on clicking pictures by using different types of lenses as well as taking full use of proper light and different effects.

Cisco CCNA Network Fundamentals

Here you will learn about the basics of what a Network is, what devices we will be using, and the ability to see Networking in a different manner. We learn about symbols and watch how those symbols allows us to build Networks with drawing. You will learn where a router and a switch fits in the Network. You will also learn about crossover cables and what pins are used to transmit and receive.

Creating a Tab Interaction in Articulate Storyline

In this mini course learn how to create a simple tab interaction within Articulate Storyline. Sensei Jeff will talk to you about getting visual inspiration for your tab interaction as well as how to set up your Articulate Storyline file to be shared with other people on your team. You will also learn how to set up custom buttons and even custom states within your buttons to add additional functionality to your interaction. In this free course on Udemy, You will also learn the proper way of setting up any interaction with Articulate Storyline so it can be easily managed for future updates and template sharing.

Android wear programming

This course is divided into 4 parts

The series starts your learning journey with the basics like what is android wear, design principles, android SDK installation, using android studio etc and then moves to the interesting concepts like building notifications for android wear, adding page to a notification, voice input for notifications and notification stacking etc.

Next it takes you to world of Custom UIs, where you learn to create layouts, cards, list , 2D pickers, confirmations etc for the Android Wear.

Eventually, it takes you through the advanced concepts where you learn to send and receive messages, sync data items, transferring assets, designing android wear faces etc.

Last but not the least, you will experience a LIVE EXAMPLE, using Google Play Store, on how to package and distribute your Android Wear App.

Art fundamentals on how to draw

Art Fundamentals: Drawing and Painting Essentials covers the key foundational principles that underly artwork and it’s creation. You’ll discover the core fundamentals you need to know in order to be effective at learning to draw and paint, be it digital or traditional, in any style or genre. This course is designed for artists of all levels. Here you will also be introduced to amazing 2D, 3D and 4D drawing techiniques.

Conclusion

Hurry up and login to the site of udemy and enter a world of knowledge which does not require money. The online portal offers amazing courses without any charge and gives you numerous ways to polish your skills and outshine your talent from the crowd.

IGNOU Admission 2020: Registration, Last Date, Online Application Form, Admission Procedure

By

Megha Bali

-

March 31, 2019

0

IGNOU is the largest Open University in the world which offers a pool of under-graduate, post-graduate, doctoral, certificate and diploma courses through open and distance learning in arts, science and commerce streams. The university offers 27 specialization programs through 67 regional centers. For July session, the online registration for most of the courses usually commences in the month of May every year and ends in the last week of June. However, for some specific courses, the last date of admission may vary.

Facts about IGNOU 2020 admission

IGNOU 2020 TEE June application form dates have been extended till 15^th April 2020
IGNOU 2020 OPEN MAT XLIV admit card is available on the official website
IGNOU 2020 M.PHIL July session admission process will last till second week of May 2020

Submission of Online and Offline Admission Forms for all programmes for July, 2020 session has been extended up to 14th August 2020

IGNOU application process

The admission form for IGNOU can be filled online for which you need to follow the following steps

Registration

You must register yourself by creating a username and password
Fill all the necessary details like: name, DOB, e-mail address and contact number. After filling the details, press ‘SUBMIT’ button.
You will receive a confirmation email for which you need to login and verify your account, only after that you can begin with the application process

Upload the documents

After completion of the verification process you need to upload the canned copy of your documents

Scanned Photograph and signature
Scanned copy of Age Proof
Scanned copy of Educational Qualification
Scanned Copy of Experience Certificate (if any)
Scanned Copy of Category Certificate, if SC/ST/OBC
Scanned Copy of BPL Certificate, if Below Poverty Line

Preview your form and complete the payment

After uploading of the scanned documents, candidates can click the ‘next button’ for the application form preview option.
In case of any error, they can go back and correct the details or can refill the form.
Once you have checked everything proceed to make your payment using your debit or credit card

IGNOU selection process

The admission in your preferred master’s course will be provided on the basis of marks obtained in the degree course.
The committee of the university releases a merit list according to which the courses are offered
Shortlisted candidates have to contact the regional office of IGNOU to complete their admission process

Top courses offered in IGNOU

Course	Total fees
BA	2400
B.sc	4200
MA	5400
M.sc	16200
M.com	6600

Key points

There are walk-in-admissions throughout the year for Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme and all Certificate Programmes
For Management courses, an entrance test viz. OPENMAT is held twice a year.
Admission to Bachelor of Education programme is done through a national level entrance test.
A relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks is allowed to SC/ST/PD candidates

IGNOU MBA admission 2020

IGNOU offers management courses with duration of two and half years for students who have competed graduation with a minimum of 50% marks and must have also cleared OPENMAT entrance exam of IGNOU.

For the current academic session, the OPENMAT XLIV entrance test for management programs will be conducted in December. Students can download the admit card for OPENMAT XLIV from the official IGNOU website.

To download the admit card follow the given below instructions:

Log inn to the official IGNOU website and click the ‘Admit Card for OPENMAT XLIV Entrance Test for Management Program link.
Next, enter your enrollment number OR name along with the date of birth.
Upon successful submission, the corresponding Hall Ticket/ Admit Card will be displayed on the screen.
Please verify all the details printed on the IGNOU Admit Card.

Selection of candidates for the MBA program is done strictly on merit basis from the marks obtained in the OPENMAT exam. The result card is sent to your home with a card notifying whether you have qualified for the course or not.

IGNOU B.ed and M.ed education 2020

Student loans concept — Happy beautiful student girl at university

With a wide range of courses offered from the university IGNOU also offers courses in education for graduation and post graduation. The admission in this courses is offered on the basis of entrance exam conducted by the university at all India level.

Eligibility criteria of B.ed: A student must have obtained Minimum 50% marks either in the Bachelor’s Degree and/or in the Master’s Degree in Sciences/Social Sciences/Commerce/Humanity

Eligibility criteria for M.ed: the applying aspirant must have completed B.Ed with 2 years teaching/professional experience in a Government/ Government recognized school/NCTE recognized teacher education/research institution in education

IGNOU M.phil and Ph.D. admission 2020

IGNOU has in store something for everyone and it also offers students to do their research in their preferred subjects by offering M. phil and Ph.D. courses. For the July academic session, the university is offering Ph.D in 25 subjects and M.Phil course in 9 subjects. Eligible candidates are required to appear for the entrance test conducted by the University for Admission to M.Phil/ Ph.D course

IGNOU undergraduate and post graduate course free structure 2020

The Bachelor’s Degree offered by the University is for a minimum period of three years except for the Bachelor Preparatory Programme (BPP) and B.L.I.Sc that are offered for a minimum duration of one year.

The UG Diploma courses offered are for a minimum duration of one year except for Diploma in Elementary Education which is for a period of two years

Course offered	Fees (Rs.)
BA	7500
B.COM	6000
BBA	27000
BCA	30000
B.SC	16000
BLISc	5000
B.SC nursing	45000
BPP	1000
BSW	12000

In addition to these courses IGNOU also offers a pool of post graduate courses the fees for which is discussed below:

Course offered	Fees (Rs.)
Economics	12000
Distant education	3700
Adult education	12000
English	5000
Hindi	9000
History	9000
Philosophy	9000
Political science	9000
Rural development	9000
Sociology	900
MCA	54000
MSW	27000
MTTM	16000
M.COM	7000

Fee structure for Ph.D or M.phil students

Course	Fees (Rs)
M.phil regular	10,500
Ph.D regular	15000
Ph.D regular in Biochemistry	14000
Ph.D regular in Life science	14000
Ph.D regular in Physics	14000
Ph.D regular in Geology	14000
Ph.D regular in Translation studies	7000

If you do not find your course listed here then not to worry as all detailed information can be found on the official site of IGNOU, IGNOU.ac.in

Why should one watch The Flash Television Series?

By

Sakshi Aggarwal

-

March 30, 2019

0

This is the generation of the Internet and Social media. How can one forget to add on Netflix, Amazon Prime? Yes, this is where most of us are indulged in. Literally, you can see people watching Netflix and Amazon Prime while traveling in Metro, Buses. While doing a job or if you are a student, a teenager then you would not be able to cope it up along with your studies or job but you can utilize your time watching it while traveling.

Which of the Flash television series have you watched till now?

I guess F.R.I.E.N.D.S. is the evergreen series which most of us had watched or have planned to watch it. But, let me strongly recommend you to watch “THE FLASH”. Don’t get offended “FRIENDS” fans it is the best series but you should try other genre series as well.

Why should one watch The Flash Television Series? — Image source

Let me tell you the reason behind watching “THE FLASH”. It has been liked by 96% Google users and been rated 7.9/10. This series has gained 89% rating by rotten tomatoes and much more. I’m not saying you to go and watch series on the basis of these ratings rather see reviews what people have to say about this amazing series. Here is some more information you should go through if you are not satisfied with this much of information:

The Suspense:

Every season has something suspenseful and who doesn’t like suspense? When you are eager to know what will happen next you watch the very next episode even when you have no time. That’s the thing you get curious to know the rest of the story. The storyline is so amazing that you will never feel bored. Not only this even Barry the main character’s team member sometimes stands against him.

Barry’s story:

Barry Allen, the main character played by Grant Gustin who was just as ordinary in the show as other people. But once while working on his workplace he was struck by the lightning. After which he remained in a coma for nine months. His best friend Iris West which is played by Candice Patton. She being his best friend was really worried about his being in a coma and that too for so long. Internally, Barry always loved her not as a friend but as a girlfriend.

Barry became the Flash after waking up from the comma. The reason behind Barry being the flash is that when he was a child his mother was killed by someone or something which was not found or detected by police at the moment. For which Barry’s dad was arrested for doing a crime of killing his own wife which was not done by him. Since then Barry lived in Iris’s house. Iris’s father Joe who is the detective who keeps care of his daughter and Barry as Son.

Based on Comic:

The show itself did justice to the comic by making it alive. When you read like Barry runs fast and leaves red streak behind him doesn’t make much imagination in our mind. We don’t have a clear view of it. This series is based on comic. There is no more need to live in imagination. This imagination is fulfilled correctly as a series. Reading gets boring when you have the same series to watch. Hats off! To the whole cast and producers, writers and especially to screenplay they know how to give effects. Literally stole the hearts by making us live out of imagination.

The Time Travel Concept:

This is the series which is based on science-fiction, Action, Adventure, Mystery so it is necessary that it would have some extraordinary concepts. Barry achieved great speed and when he runs at super speed he opens a portal kind of thing which distracts him all the way while traveling through it. he sometimes lost his way home too. The time travel can lead him to future or past he just needs to focus on which timeline he wants to go he will get through it. This is an amazing concept. Even though it leads to several problems in the current timeline. Sometimes he relives the past moments and sometimes he changes his past related to his Mother. But it has always lead to problems.

Meta-humans:

Meta-humans according to this series are those who have some special abilities than an ordinary person. Even Barry is Meta-human. Meta-humans are also categorized into good and bad ones. Barry is the good Meta-human who takes the responsibility of keeping the people of Central City safe. Others appeared as good ones and later showed their chameleon colors. There are many such Meta-humans who first helped him and later tried to stab him in the back. But his team is his family who keeps him away from all the dangers. In this list comes Harrison Wells who helped Barry in all the planning’s to fight against bad Meta-Humans who later found in the face of famous Harrison wells Scientist was Eobard Thawne who was the murderer of Barry’s mother.

Zoom in the name of saving the planet stole the serum to gain the fastest speed even more than Barry with the help of Caitlin by making her fall for him. Savitar who is Barry himself from the future who says – “He is the god of speed.” And there many more such villains. You just need to watch them how they tackle each villain.

The Cast:

The main characters in the show are:

Barry Allen
Iris west
Joe West
Harrison Wells
Cisco Ramon
Caitlin
Wally West
Cecile

This is the team whom you will meet when you watch the show. The connection and relation between the whole team are marvelous. Coordination, the timing of each and every member supporting each other is so impressive that you will feel connected too.

The whole operation to save Central City is done from Star Labs. Barry Allen who is the CSI guy does an investigation on the crime scene. Iris west who is a news reporter/ blogger. Joe West is the detective. Harrison wells is the pure Science guy who mostly suggests the steps to be taken by the flash (Barry). Cisco Ramon is the mechanical guy who develops things like a cold gun which is capable of making iced layers. Caitlin is the doctor who eventually takes care of every team member and gives some techy ideas too. Wally west who is the brother of Iris west who is also seen in later seasons who also gained speed but not like Barry and was known as The KID FLASH. Cecile appears in the later seasons who becomes the wife of joe west.

Things pumping in your mind when you decide to give GRE Exam

By

Sakshi Aggarwal

-

March 29, 2019

0

You will be almost aware of what does the GRE Exam consists of. Since you have decided to give the GRE Exam. Just in case, if you’re left out with some important points you can go through this detailed information.

The Graduation Record Examination(GRE) is a test that is a ticket to get admissions in most graduate schools in the United States and foreign countries. The GRE Exam is administered or conducted by Educational Testing Services(ETS). This test is given by students across the world keeping in mind to take admission in foreign business graduate schools for better results and quality of Education. Basically, GRE is the ticket to admission and get graduated in the fields of MS, MBA, MEM or Doctoral.

The syllabus is different for the GRE General Test and for GRE Subject Test. GRE General Test focuses on measuring the candidate’s ability by verbal reasoning, quantitative aptitude, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills whereas GRE Subject Test checks Candidate’s intelligence in specified fields.

Here is some more information regarding GRE that you ponder on when you make your mind up to give GRE Exam:

How do I prepare for the GRE Exam?

Practice, Practice, and Practice. There is nothing more than this required. Everyone usually spends time practicing quantitative aptitude and logical reasoning. But one should not ignore vocabulary and analytical writing sections because these sections can lower your score as well. If you think you are not up to the mark in mathematics then, first learn the basics, watch YouTube videos if you’re s not able to grasp basics. See, previous questions practice them and don’t just give up. Give more and more test papers. Don’t feel inferior at the start when you scoreless in test series. Be happy that you are trying to improve and practice more and more. At the initial stage, you will feel that the vocabulary words are much more difficult to remember as I thought them to be easily learned. Practice and revise them time to time so that in the end it becomes the regular word for you.

How much is the duration of the GRE Exam?

The computer-based GRE General Test is of 3 hours and 45 minutes and there are 3 sections:

Verbal Reasoning: Two 30-min sections, each having a number of questions as 20.

Quantitative Reasoning: Two 35-minute sections, each having 20 questions.

For how long GRE scores are valid?

The GRE scores are usually valid for five years. Although, top universities do not accept scores post three years. It is recommended to apply in any university within 3 years. Candidates have a choice if they want to grow in the marketing field then they can first give exam if they succeeded then well and good and can take up the course in their own choice of universities or else after clearing the exam as well they can take experience in marketing field for 2 years and can take up the course in any desired university they want. If in case, they have cleared the exam and just want the break of at least 2 years from studies.

How many students tend to give the GRE Exam?

On average the students who take the GRE Exam from India as well as the world is in the calendar year 2016, there were more than 1,00,000 tests taken in India. During the same year, GRE Tests increased to 7,18,000.

What is the difference between CAT and the GRE Exam?

GRE is an adaptive test. it puts questions on the basis of what kind of questions has been answered by candidate. In CAT the set of questions are fixed for all candidates.

GRE doesn’t give many questions from Data Interpretation whereas CAT gives many questions out of Data Interpretation.

GRE math is easier as compared to CAT. There is no presence of Logarithms in GRE.

In the GRE you need to solve each and every question irrespective of you know the solution or not but in CAT you must be choosy to which kind of questions you can solve the most.

What are the top, good, moderate and average scores in GRE?

These are the measure of score through which you can categorize yourself in according to the range defined in each category. But there is actually no need to score this much you can see and manage this according to your caliber as this score or maybe less is the cutoff off of the college you want to take admission in. scoring is never a limit but the destination is(i.e. where you want to grow or see yourself nurturing best).

1)TOP SCORES:

Verbal: 163+

Quant: 165+

AWA: 5.0+

Total: 328+

2) GOOD SCORES:

Verbal: 158-162

Quant: 159-164

AWA: 4.5

Total:317-327

3)MODERATE SCORES:

Verbal: 152-157

Quant: 153-158

AWA: 4.0

Total: 305-316

4)AVERAGE SCORES:

Verbal: 151 or below

Quant: 152 or below

AWA: 3.5 or below

Total: 260-303

What is the difference between GATE and GRE?

The main and major difference between GRE and GATE is that Gate is an admission test for Indian Universities in the Master’s program.

GRE is administered by ETS whereas GATE is administered by IIT’s.

GRE has no negative marking whereas Gate has negative marking.

How many times can I give the GRE Exam?

You have unlimited attempts to give GRE. You are eligible to give GRE Exam once after every 21 days, limiting up to five times within 12-months. Even if you want to cancel the scores that are previously scored then it can also happen by giving the exam again. There are no limitations to the chances you can take rather than any other exam.

What are the fees for the GRE Exam?

Registration fees for the GRE Exam are $205. ETS who conduct these set of Examination of GRE is willing to be more flexible on the GRE test fee so that everyone can give this exam. Extra charges are also there for if in case, the candidate filled wrong test place and want to change the location and for that he/she needs to pay $50.

How much is the difficulty level of the GRE exam?

GRE is tough than any graduation exam like MCAT, LSAT OR GMAT because GRE means you need to have less specialized knowledge. GRE difficulty depends more on Vocabulary and reading passages, and math problems are a lot trickier than any other exam and require an extremely higher level of logical reasoning.

Which are the books should I follow to prepare for the GRE Test?

Conquering GRE Math – by Robert Moyer

GRE Prep by Mangoosh

Barron’s GRE Verbal Workbook – by Philip Geer

Official GRE Quantitative Reasoning

Essential words for The GRE – by Philip Geer

What is the difference between GRE and GMAT?

The GRE Test is of 60-minutes which has an Analytical Writing section carrying two essays of 30-minutes each. There are two verbal reasoning sections. Two 35 minutes of Quantitative Reasoning sections are also there. There is 30-35 minutes’ experimental section which can be either math or verbal.

The GMAT Test is of 30-minutes Analytical writing section having one essay, a 30-minutes Reasoning section, duration of 62-minutes Quantitative section is there, a 65-minute verbal section along with it.

Fees Structure for GRE is $205 and that for GMAT is $250.
3.75 hours’ computer-based exam & 3.5 hours pen paper-based exam is conducted for GRE whereas 3.5 hours exam is conducted in GMAT.
Both of the exams scores are valid for 5 years.