Saturday 29 October 2011
Friday 28 October 2011
VEDA IIT
Selection Process
A notification for entrance exam will be given in the newspapers (The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle of AP edition) and in our website “http://www.vedaiit.com/”, generally during the month of May / June of every year.
Selection is based on the performance of the candidate in the entrance exam which is followed by an interview for those candidates who successfully cleared the entrance exam conducted by VEDAIIT .
NRI candidates are selected based on their scores in the qualifying examinations.
Eligibility
Selection is based on the performance of the candidate in the entrance exam which is followed by an interview for those candidates who successfully cleared the entrance exam conducted by VEDAIIT .
NRI candidates are selected based on their scores in the qualifying examinations.
Eligibility
Eligibility is strictly a first class in the disciplines mentioned in the application. There is no relaxation on these criteria.
Candidates, who are employed, will necessarily have to take study leave or make any other equivalent arrangements with his employer, as the present course is on full time basis.
Candidates, who are employed, will necessarily have to take study leave or make any other equivalent arrangements with his employer, as the present course is on full time basis.
Entrance Exam - Pattern
Test paper consists of objective type, short answer type, problem solving type and design based questions. For details Please refer http://www.blogger.com/testpattern.htm
Entrance exam evaluation & criteria
There is no negative marking. Candidates are rated according to their performance.
Syllabus for Entrance exam
The test will be conducted in Digital hardware design fundamentals, Microprocessors, Programming and General Aptitude/Analytical. It may also cover to some extent Basic Electronics and Communications.
Availability of Model papers
Model papers are not available. It will test their originality. The test performance will help the candidate in deciding how far he /she is suitable for this type of course. Test is not to be taken as a routine/ formality.
Sponsorships
In the case of candidates who are adjudged as extraordinarily brilliant/bright by the selection committee, some of the associated companies can offer a placement (subject to successful and satisfactory completion of the course) with either full /partial waiver of fee. As part of their company rules they may or may not insist on bond while awarding the sponsorship.
Scholarships
Based on the performance in the written test and interview, some companies have offered scholarships and may continue that practice.
Examination & Degree
There will be two midterm exams and one semester end exam in each subject in the first two semesters. Midterm exams are conducted and evaluated by VEDAIIT. End theory exams are conducted and evaluated by JNTU.
In the last two semesters, the student is evaluated based on the presentation of his/her project work in the seminar, the content, approach, execution of the project, Viva and dissertation. Project is evaluated at the end by a committee comprising of representatives from the University, VEDAIIT and the associated project Guides.
The M.S. degree is awarded by JNTU, Hyderabad
In the last two semesters, the student is evaluated based on the presentation of his/her project work in the seminar, the content, approach, execution of the project, Viva and dissertation. Project is evaluated at the end by a committee comprising of representatives from the University, VEDAIIT and the associated project Guides.
The M.S. degree is awarded by JNTU, Hyderabad
JNTU approved academic regulations are implemented in this program.
Classes & Labs
The four semesters which comprise of course work, lab sessions and projects will be conducted at VEDAIIT. In the case of projects during the last two semesters, sometimes the customer projects may have to be executed at their premises with the permission of VEDAIIT.
Project Work
Project work during the last two semesters is mostly customer live project which will be executed for the associated companies. Every student has to carryout a project work. Project work is generally identified at the institute. Tasks will be clearly assigned to the candidate.
Placement opportunity & track record
Track record indicates 100% placement since inception. However the institute does not give assurance on placement.
Depending on the performance of an individual while executing customer projects , the respective companies may offer placement.
Leading VLSI companies conduct recruitment process at VEDAIIT and based on the individual's performance and the academic record, there are plenty of opportunities for the students to get themselves placed suitably.
Hostel Accommodation
Hostel accommodation is not available.
Students have to make their own arrangements in nearby places.
Information can be obtained from the senior students.
Students have to make their own arrangements in nearby places.
Information can be obtained from the senior students.
How to apply through website
First take a Demand Draft for Rs.300/- drawn in favor of VEDA IIT Pvt. LTD, payable at Hyderabad.
In the case of demand draft note down the Name of the Bank, Branch, Date and DD. No. Go to the website URL www.vedaiit.com/msapp_form.html and fill the columns in the application form and submit on the web.
When hall tickets will be sent
Generally one week before the Entrance Test.
Sunday 16 October 2011
India launches world’s cheapest tablet PC for students @ 1700 only
Shri
Kapil Sibal Launches ‘Aakash’, Low Cost Access Device
Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resourced Development launched ‘Aakash’, a low cost access cum computing device, here today. This device was also distributed among 500 children on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion the Minister underlined that Aakash will help in eliminating digital illiteracy. For this he also emphasized the need for having high quality study content to be made accessible to students. He also called for support and partnership from all so that the device could cost further less, while praising the team which had worked towards the creation and production of this device.
Background on the Device
Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resourced Development launched ‘Aakash’, a low cost access cum computing device, here today. This device was also distributed among 500 children on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion the Minister underlined that Aakash will help in eliminating digital illiteracy. For this he also emphasized the need for having high quality study content to be made accessible to students. He also called for support and partnership from all so that the device could cost further less, while praising the team which had worked towards the creation and production of this device.
Background on the Device
. To ensure complete transparency and a level playing-field, the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) decided to task one of the IITs (IIT Rajasthan at Jodhpur) with the job of procuring and testing these devices based on the design and specifications that the Mission’s team had finalized.
IIT Rajasthan followed an open tender process. A three-step process was followed to evaluate the bids that were received. First, a committee scanned all bids to check their eligibility based on the conditions specified in the tender. Eligible bids were then evaluated by a technical evaluation committee comprising of eminent academics and industry experts. Bids that were found technically suitable were then evaluated by a financial evaluation committee which then declared the lowest bidder. Following set government norms, a further negotiation was then held with the lowest bidder and a further discount obtained from them
On 22nd July, 2010 Shri Kapil Sibal, had unveiled a device that was expected to cost “around US$ 35”. The lowest bidder quoted an ex-factory price of US$ 37.98 which was close to the cost mentioned by HRM. This cost that comprised of cost of components and material as well as manufacturing expenses. The final landed price of $49.98/unit (which translated to INR 2276 at the exchange rate at the time of the order) included taxes, levies, and charges like freight and insurance, servicing and documentation etc. The landed price also includes one-year free replacement warranty from the manufacturer
It needs to be mentioned that this price does not include any subsidy from the Government and is a price that has been arrived at following a commercial tender process. The Government will also be providing price subsidy to the students on the price indicated in the earlier paragraph. The device will be distributed to students through the institutions at which they are studying.
The development of this device has been done in India in a plant at Hyderabad. This unique device is meant for students across India. Using this device, and the connectivity also provided under this Mission, learners will be able to access all the thousands of items of content available on the Sakshat portal and other educational web-sites
Roadmap
This current phase was a pilot to procure 100,000 devices. This pilot helped in sorting out the production related issues. These devices are now being distributed to students all over the country so that they can be extensively tested in various climatic and usage conditions. The feedback obtained from the testing will form an input into the design of the next version of the device. This is important, as the numbers that the Mission needs to procure are very large.
To achieve this, the team of experts working on this project would be broad-based. The production capacities of Indian manufacturers would also have to be substantially expanded to meet production requirements of a few million devices within a six-month time frame
Broadly speaking, future efforts will move in two directions – to achieve the same functionality at a lower cost and to achieve added capabilities at the same cost
MHRD invites collaboration, ideas and inventions from the community of academics and experts and inventors to achieve the cherished goals.
Shri
Kapil Sibal Launches ‘Aakash’, Low Cost Access Device
Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resourced Development launched ‘Aakash’, a low cost access cum computing device, here today. This device was also distributed among 500 children on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion the Minister underlined that Aakash will help in eliminating digital illiteracy. For this he also emphasized the need for having high quality study content to be made accessible to students. He also called for support and partnership from all so that the device could cost further less, while praising the team which had worked towards the creation and production of this device.
Background on the Device
Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resourced Development launched ‘Aakash’, a low cost access cum computing device, here today. This device was also distributed among 500 children on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion the Minister underlined that Aakash will help in eliminating digital illiteracy. For this he also emphasized the need for having high quality study content to be made accessible to students. He also called for support and partnership from all so that the device could cost further less, while praising the team which had worked towards the creation and production of this device.
Background on the Device
. To ensure complete transparency and a level playing-field, the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) decided to task one of the IITs (IIT Rajasthan at Jodhpur) with the job of procuring and testing these devices based on the design and specifications that the Mission’s team had finalized.
IIT Rajasthan followed an open tender process. A three-step process was followed to evaluate the bids that were received. First, a committee scanned all bids to check their eligibility based on the conditions specified in the tender. Eligible bids were then evaluated by a technical evaluation committee comprising of eminent academics and industry experts. Bids that were found technically suitable were then evaluated by a financial evaluation committee which then declared the lowest bidder. Following set government norms, a further negotiation was then held with the lowest bidder and a further discount obtained from them
On 22nd July, 2010 Shri Kapil Sibal, had unveiled a device that was expected to cost “around US$ 35”. The lowest bidder quoted an ex-factory price of US$ 37.98 which was close to the cost mentioned by HRM. This cost that comprised of cost of components and material as well as manufacturing expenses. The final landed price of $49.98/unit (which translated to INR 2276 at the exchange rate at the time of the order) included taxes, levies, and charges like freight and insurance, servicing and documentation etc. The landed price also includes one-year free replacement warranty from the manufacturer
It needs to be mentioned that this price does not include any subsidy from the Government and is a price that has been arrived at following a commercial tender process. The Government will also be providing price subsidy to the students on the price indicated in the earlier paragraph. The device will be distributed to students through the institutions at which they are studying.
The development of this device has been done in India in a plant at Hyderabad. This unique device is meant for students across India. Using this device, and the connectivity also provided under this Mission, learners will be able to access all the thousands of items of content available on the Sakshat portal and other educational web-sites
Roadmap
This current phase was a pilot to procure 100,000 devices. This pilot helped in sorting out the production related issues. These devices are now being distributed to students all over the country so that they can be extensively tested in various climatic and usage conditions. The feedback obtained from the testing will form an input into the design of the next version of the device. This is important, as the numbers that the Mission needs to procure are very large.
To achieve this, the team of experts working on this project would be broad-based. The production capacities of Indian manufacturers would also have to be substantially expanded to meet production requirements of a few million devices within a six-month time frame
Broadly speaking, future efforts will move in two directions – to achieve the same functionality at a lower cost and to achieve added capabilities at the same cost
MHRD invites collaboration, ideas and inventions from the community of academics and experts and inventors to achieve the cherished goals.
Connectivity:
It is expected that 416 Universities and 20,000 colleges all over India will be connected under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT). The Mission pays for fiber connectivity for each University to connect to the nearest NKN node. The Mission has placed a consolidated order for connecting all Universities and Colleges to BSNL and about 80% of the Universities and Colleges have been connected already
Content Creation
The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) has proposed 18 different line items for content creation. All content that is created under this Mission needs to meet the following criteria:
· It should be related to education delivery.
· It should involve faculty from different institutions
· All IP (Intellectual Property) created under projects funded by this Mission will vest with MHRD
· All content should be created using open-source software.
· All content created under this Mission is for open access by all and cannot be charged for in any way
The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) was launched by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, in February 2009 with a budget of Rs 4612 crore. The National Mission on Education comprises of 48 different components structured broadly around building CONTENT, enabling ACCESS and developing LOW COST ACCESS cum COMPUTING DEVICES.
Aakash UbiSlate 7 Specifications
• Hardware:
– Processor: 366 Mhz with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor
– Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM / Storage (Internal): 2GB Flash
– Storage (External): 2GB to 32GB Supported
– Peripherals (USB2.0 ports, number): 1 Standard USB port
– Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack
– Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800x480 pixel resolution
– Input Devices: Resistive touch screen
– Connectivity and Networking: WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
– Power and Battery: Up to 180 minutes on battery. AC adapter 200-240 volt range.
• Software:
– OS: Android 2.2
– Document Rendering
• Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
• PDF viewer, Text editor
– Multimedia and Image Display
• Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
• Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
• Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
– Communication and Internet
• Web browser - Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
• Separate application for online YouTube video
• Safety and other standards compliance
– CE certification / RoHS certification
Other: Additional Web Browser: UbiSurfer-Browser with compression/acceleration and IE8 rendering.
It is expected that 416 Universities and 20,000 colleges all over India will be connected under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT). The Mission pays for fiber connectivity for each University to connect to the nearest NKN node. The Mission has placed a consolidated order for connecting all Universities and Colleges to BSNL and about 80% of the Universities and Colleges have been connected already
Content Creation
The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) has proposed 18 different line items for content creation. All content that is created under this Mission needs to meet the following criteria:
· It should be related to education delivery.
· It should involve faculty from different institutions
· All IP (Intellectual Property) created under projects funded by this Mission will vest with MHRD
· All content should be created using open-source software.
· All content created under this Mission is for open access by all and cannot be charged for in any way
The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) was launched by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, in February 2009 with a budget of Rs 4612 crore. The National Mission on Education comprises of 48 different components structured broadly around building CONTENT, enabling ACCESS and developing LOW COST ACCESS cum COMPUTING DEVICES.
Aakash UbiSlate 7 Specifications
• Hardware:
– Processor: 366 Mhz with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor
– Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM / Storage (Internal): 2GB Flash
– Storage (External): 2GB to 32GB Supported
– Peripherals (USB2.0 ports, number): 1 Standard USB port
– Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack
– Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800x480 pixel resolution
– Input Devices: Resistive touch screen
– Connectivity and Networking: WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
– Power and Battery: Up to 180 minutes on battery. AC adapter 200-240 volt range.
• Software:
– OS: Android 2.2
– Document Rendering
• Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
• PDF viewer, Text editor
– Multimedia and Image Display
• Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
• Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
• Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
– Communication and Internet
• Web browser - Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
• Separate application for online YouTube video
• Safety and other standards compliance
– CE certification / RoHS certification
Other: Additional Web Browser: UbiSurfer-Browser with compression/acceleration and IE8 rendering.
Saturday 8 October 2011
RAISE OF IT IN INDIA
The Indian Information Technology industry accounts for a 5.19% of the country's GDP and export earnings as of 2009, while providing employment to a significant number of its tertiary sector workforce. However, only 2.5 million people are employed in the sector either directly or indirectly. In 2010-11, annual revenues from IT-BPO sector is estimated to have grown over US$54.33 billion compared to China with $35.76 billion and Philippines with $8.85 billion.India's outsourcing industry is expected to increase to US$225 billion by 2020. The most prominent IT hub is Bangalore. The other emerging destinations are Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Kolkata, Kochi, Pune, Mumbai,Ahmedabad , NCR . Technically proficient immigrants from India sought jobs in the western world from the 1950s onwards as India's education system produced more engineers than its industry could absorb. India's growing stature in the Information Age enabled it to form close ties with both the United States of America and the European Union. However, the recent global financial crises has deeply impacted the Indian IT companies as well as global companies. As a result hiring has dropped sharply, and employees are looking at different sectors like the financial service, telecommunications, and manufacturing industries, which have been growing phenomenally over the last few years.
India's IT Services industry was born in Mumbai in 1967 with the establishment of Tata Group in partnership with Burroughs. The first software export zone SEEPZ was set up here way back in 1973, the old avatar of the modern day IT park. More than 80 percent of the country's software exports happened out of SEEPZ, Mumbai in 80s.
Each year India produces roughly 500,000 engineers in the country,out of them only 25% to 30%possessed both technical competency and English language skills, although 12% of India's population can speak in English.. India developed a number of outsourcing companies specializing in customer support via Internet or telephone connections. By 2009, India also has a total of 37,160,000telephone lines in use, a total of 506,040,000 mobile phone connections,a total of 81,000,000 Internet users—comprising 7.0% of the country's population, and 7,570,000 people in the country have access to broadband Internet— making it the 12th largest country in the world in terms of broadband Internet users.Total fixed-line and wireless subscribers reached 543.20 million as of November, 2009.
Top 10 IT Hubs in India
| Ranking | City | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangalore | Popularly known as the capital of the Silicon Valley of India is currently leading in Information Technology Industries in India. |
| 2 | Chennai | It is the Second largest exporter of Software next to Bangalore. It has the largest operations for Indias top software company TCS, Infosys ( has worlds largest development center with 25,000 employers in Mahindra world city at Maraimalainagar, and many centers in IT corridor), and other software companies like Wipro, CTS, Patni, L&T infotech and many companies have major operations in IT corridor,Ambattur and other places in Chennai |
| 3 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad called as Cyberabad, which has good infrastructure and good government support is also a good technology base in India.The Government of AP Has built a separate township for IT Industry called the HITEC City. |
| 4 | Pune | Pune, a major industrial point in India. |
| 5 | NCR | The National Capital Region of India comprising Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida , Ghaziabad, Gurgaon,Faridabad and Lucknow are having ambitious projects and are trying to do every possible thing for this purpose. |
| 6 | Mumbai | Popularly known as the commercial, entertainment, financial capital ofIndia, This is one city that has seen tremendous growth in IT and BPO industry, it recorded 63% growth in 2008.TCS, Patni, LnT Infotech,I-Flex WNS and other companies are headquartered here. |
| 7 | Kolkata | Kolkata is a major IT hub in eastern India. All major IT companies are present here. The city has tremendous potential for growth in this sector with upcoming areas like Rajarhat. |
| 8 | Trivandrum | Trivandrum, the capital of kerala is a green metropolis and tier I city. GOK provides a good platform for IT devolopment in the city with India's largest IT park Technopark and dedicated Technocity SEZs. |
| 9 | Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneshwar largest city of Orissa exports more than 1500 crores. |
| 10 | Jaipur | This rapidly growing industrial hub houses a lot of IT/ITES and BPO giants. Genpact, Connexions IT services, Deutsche Bank and EXL BPO, Infosyss, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro are here. There are plans to build the largest IT SEZ in India by Mahindra under the Mahindra World City. |
Thursday 6 October 2011
Steve Jobs dies: Steve Jobs’ death prompts grief and tributes
Many people described the impact they felt Jobs had made on their own lives and businesses. He was, they said, a singular force.
In a statement, President Barack Obama described Jobs as one of "the greatest of American innovators" who exemplified the country's ingenuity. "There may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented," Obama said.
And many passed along the news with their iPads and Macintoshes and iPhones, simply because these devices of his creation had become so integral to their daily lives.
Twitter briefly buckled under the mass of Jobs-related messages, a veritable technology 21-gun salute.
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Fans of Jobs paid tribute too in a more traditional way - with flowers and silence. Outside the flagship Apple store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, people had left two bouquets of roses and some candles late Wednesday, and some sat around quietly using their Apple laptops.
By 11 p.m., the crowds gathering outside the store were thickening. Roughly three dozen people stood outside talking about Jobs, and many people stopped to take photos of the building even though its exterior, an iconic glass cube, was covered for remodeling.
At an Apple store in New York, someone left an apple, with one bite taken out of it, mimicking the Apple logo. A note read: "iThankYou." There were also flowers outside of Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.
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Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, took to his own page on the site to write: "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you."
Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google, whose company has become a competitor to Apple in the phone business, said: "Steve defined a generation of style and technology that's unlikely to be matched again."
People in the technology field described Jobs as someone they could only look up to - and try to emulate.
At RocketSpace, a technology incubator in downtown San Francisco that is home to 94 startup companies, the entrepreneurs and their employees said Jobs gave them something to aspire to.
"He completely changed the way we operate," said Quinn Duffy, 21, an intern at Wimdu, a travel startup. "He's a pretty good model for someone who wants to take a smaller company and become a global force."
TechShop, a warehouse in San Francisco equipped with high-tech tools, attracts the kind of people who might have been inspired by Steve Jobs' hardware prowess. Brian Speir, a consultant who came to make wedding invitations using a laser cutter, described Jobs as "a legend, on part with any great artist."
"He's meticulous. More than anything, it's not stopping until something's perfect. My fiancee says, 'It's good enough,' and I say, 'Not yet."' His fiancee, Megan Hoak, added: "And when he says that, he always refers to Steve."
At an Apple store in San Francisco, David Lauder-Walker, 42, was buying headphones for his iPhone when he got a text from a friend about Jobs' death.
"He was really somebody who changed the conversation, for whom good enough wasn't good enough," he said.
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