JIPC Newsletters

Government of Karnataka

Department of Collegiate Education

Government Science College, Hassan.

JOB INFORMATION & PLACEMENT CELL [JIPC] NEWSLETTER January 15, 2010

Issue:1

Volume:10

Member’s Copy

On 11th Jan, 2010 at 10 am Dr.M.R.Chandrashekar, Principal, ANV College, Gorur , Prof.H.V.Lakshminarayan, Principal, Grade-II, Govt.Science College, Hassan, Prof.C.B.Chandrappa, Principal, Govt. First Grade College, Alur along with Prof.A.Narayana Prasad, Convener, JIPC wished success for the students of JIPC who are appearing for the Civil Services Examination, 2010. This happens to be a great beginning.

A small step towards a new attempt It was envisaged, a few years back to make the students more and more compatible to the ever growing competitive world. Initially, six years ago it was thought to arrange only Campus Selections, soon it was realized to train the students in Analytical Skill and English Language Enhancement as per the requirements of the corporate world before putting them to campus selections and the same was implemented. Now a new attempt is being made to train the JIPC students for competitive exams viz., Civil Service Exams., 2010 without abandoning the earlier programmes. A great heart is required to do this.

Now the JIPC students are being encouraged not only to appear for Civil Services(IAS, IPS, IFS etc.,) exam but are also being provided with essential basic inputs.

- Prof.A.Narayana Prasad, Editor.

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Only normal people say that, “SUCCESS KNOCKS YOUR DOOR ONCE” but achievers say “KNOCK THE DOOR OF FAILURE TO MEET SUCCESS”

- Einstein

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P.T.O

-2-2Preparation tips for Civil Services Examination (Preliminary), 2010 The civil services examination is basically a test to choose suitable administrators. It tests the candidate right from the stage when one starts the preparation. One common misconception about the prelims is that it is a test of facts and figures. This is not so. A candidate should have the right frame of mind and the will power to succeed in the exam. A proper action plan is needed for the preparation itself since he /she will be tested for some essential qualities like power of retention, clarity of concepts, ability to identify the correct alternatives with efficiency and accuracy. All this requires a quick decision making power. Since the preliminary exam in particular is a test of endurance the candidate needs to prepare himself on the physical as well as mental level.

The main constraint is the time one gets to answer questions. On an average one gets around 40 seconds for each general Studies question and around 50 seconds for each optional question. Added to this time constraint is the fact that the exam is conducted in the month of May which is usually the hottest month all over the country. Most of the centres for the exam do not have proper facilities which adds to the stress. One sure way of dealing with this stress is to count numbers or to take a few deep breaths. Meditation and Yoga also help in dealing with stress to a great extent.

Now we come to the actual preparation for the prelims exam. Since it is a multiple choice question paper, it needs a different preparation and a proper strategy. The first thing a candidate needs to bear in mind is that the examination is designed to evaluate certain qualities like a sharp memory and basic retention power. There are ways to increase one's memory like preparing charts. One gets confused when faced with mind boggling facts and figures. Important facts and figures can be simplified and represented on charts and they can arranged in the form of tables or graphs. Another thing to remember is to make short and brief notes on each topic so that the entire syllabus can be revised a day before the exam. It is better to use diagrams and link words which make it easier to understand difficult concepts. One more technique to help in retaining information is the use of abbreviations. Since the syllabus involves exhaustive information abbreviations help you to remember it better. It is a good method to remember dates, facts and figures in a picture format and to break up complex names and places into smaller and simpler words. The last and the most important technique is doing regular revision. This helps in retaining the maximum information. A separate time slot should be given to doing not only regular but multiple revisions like daily, weekly, monthly etc. (to be continued…)

Activities carried out at JIPC during January, 2010(vacation) between 10.00am & 4.30 pm Sl.No.

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Prof.A.Narayana Prasad Sunday 11th, 12th January, 2010

A brief history of Civil Services Exams., Details of the post to which exams are conducted, on knowledge of the subject, workouts on Gen. Studies and current affairs covering topics relating to child labour, importance of human value, creative thinking-exercise & workouts on a piece of paper as well as balloon, NICE Project, Jyothi Basu, Politics and money, changing scenario of Indian Politics, Competitive fields, next 5 year planning, cricket, unparliamentarily words, Tallest towers, child abuse, Filling up of Civil Service Exams(Prelims) application form.

ex-JIPC student briefed on the requirement of corporate’s Sri. Akanksh, (Ex-JIPC Student) and invited the students “Come with guts and talents - Jobs 11th January, 2010 are waiting for you” Put forth his experience of facing interviews for Veterinary Sri Harish, (Ex-JIPC Student) Inspector and Sub-Inspector posts. He emphasized the 12th January, 2010 importance of Body Language and subject knowledge.

Sri Shivakumar, Vivek Bureau Trained the students on questions relating to mental ability(General Studies) of Civil Services Exams-2010.

13th January, 2010

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Chief Editor: Prof.H.V.Lakshminarayan, Editor: Prof.A.Narayana Prasad., narayanprasad_a@yahoo.com, Student Editor : Arun.D.C, Final PMCs