IIT aspirants up in Andhra Pradesh

IIT aspirants up in Andhra Pradesh

The number of students from the state who are trying to get into Indian Institute of Technology has increased by 25 per cent when compared to last year.
While nearly 39,000 candidates had applied for Joint Entrance Examination in 2007, the number went up to about 50,100 this year. Last year, over 500 students from the state secured seats in various IITs.

The JEE-2008 for admission to various undergraduate courses in the seven IIT's and other technological universities of the country will be held on April 13. The last date for submitting application forms ended on January 4.

"There has been more than 25 per cent increase in the number of applicants across the country and not just in Andhra Pradesh," said Mr N.M. Bhandari, chairman of JEE-2008.

Last year, 2.43 lakh students had appeared for the test and one lakh more students have applied for JEE-2008. The number of students competing for a seat has gone up to 77 while it was 55 last year.

There are nearly 4,500 seats available in the seven IITs across the country.

"The number of students competing for a seat in prestigious global universities such as Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology is eight," said Mr Bhandari.

"The competition for IITs is tougher."

Veteran IIT trainer and MLC, Mr Chukka Ramaiah, said the drop in standards and lack of faculty and infrastructure in most engineering colleges of the state had forced students to opt for IITs.

"Most of the engineering colleges in the state produce graduates who are unemployable," he said. "They are forced to undergo training in Jawahar Knowledge Centres to develop skills."

Meanwhile, the newly announced IIT at Medak may not start functioning from this year.

Ch.28 Carboxylic Acid - Core Points for Revision

Ch.28 Carboxylic Acid - Core Points for Revision
JEE syllabus

Carboxylic acids:
Preparation, properties
Characteristic reactions
formation of esters,
acid chlorides and amides,
ester hydrolysis;
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1. Carboxylic acids are the compound containing carboxyl group in their molecules.

-C with a double bond with oxygen and single bond with OH

2. These acides can be aliphatic or aromatic.

aliphatic acids:

Formic acid HCOOH
Acetic acid CH-3COOH
Isobutyric acid (Branched)

aromatic acids

Bezoic acid : H in benzene substituted by COOH

m-Nitrobenzoic acid: One more H substituted by NO-2

o-Toluic acid (o refers to ortho) Benzoic acid with one more H substituted by CH-3

3. Methods of Preparation of Monocarboxylic Acids:
1. From oxidation of primary alcohols
2. By oxidation of aldehydes and ketones.

How to get your rank certifcate for IIT JEE?

How to get your rank certifcate for IIT JEE?

Though I generally keep all my important documents (certificates, identity cards etc.) safely and am not that irresponsible as to have no idea about their location, this time I was in a pickle. I got to know that going forward, I would require proof of everything that I want to include on my CV. Though this requirement always remained at the back of my mind earlier as well (for e.g. when I was to undergo my campus placements, I tried to make sure I have all relevant certificates for the interview), this time there was to be formal checking of these before I can present my CV to anyone and that meant you cannot leave anything just like that on the CV.

The first thing which I was asked to make sure was that I have a proof for the rank I secured at the entrance examination for my under graduation. I think the reason for this to be the first issue was that it was important and that many people would have faced the issue of not having such a proof and these people would have gone through a lot to get it, if they at all managed to do that. The importance of the matter increases with the reputation of the alma mater.

So, began my tryst to get my rank certificate. The IIT in which I studied was the first point of contact. As it would be a while before I could go there physically (it was in a different city from where I was working), I asked one of my friends who was in his final year there to ask the concerned officials about the process. After going through a few offices and meeting some people, he was told that since the exam was not conducted by that IIT for the year, they cannot provide any such certificate. First fort lost ... not yet!

I tried to contact my alumni cell and see if they could help. I also mailed directly to the officials asking help. The cell tried to help but could not go very far. The officials gave me an argument similar to the one they gave my friend. I tried to call them and convince but again no use.

Next stop was the IIT which conducted the exam. I was a little skeptical about getting any success. I started with sending a mail to the concerned office of the IIT to issue me a certificate explaining the issue and giving my details. I was not too sure if I could even get a reply. At the same time, I came to know that one of my friends' father is a Professor in that IIT. I also gave him the details and requested him to ask his father to push for the matter. He was kind enough to agree.

I received a mail next day wherein the concerned office asked for my email address to send the certificate or gave me the option of collecting it from them in person. Now, this thing happened because of my friend's father's efforts or otherwise, I had not expected success, at least so fast. I was in the same city and so replied back saying that I would collect it from their office the next day; thanked them as well. The IIT was close to my office, so went the next day and collected the certificate. It was kept all ready to be handed over.

Now that this rank certificate was safe in my files, I started to arrange for the proof for the next point on my CV. My only suggestion to everyone: Please take good care of all your certificates etc. You never know when they would be needed.

New Book for Physical Chemistry IIT JEE

New Book for Physical Chemistry IIT JEE
TMH published a new book

Physical Chemistry : For IIT JEE & other Engineering Entrance Examinations

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PREM DHAWAN, Delhi Public School, R K Puram, Delhi



ISBN: 0070655461
Copyright year: 2008
Table of Contents




1. Stoichiometry - I
2. Gaseous State
3. Atomic Structure
4. Oeriodic Properties
5. Chemical Bonding
6. Chemical Thermodynamics
7. Chemical Kinetics
8. Chemical Equilibrium
9. Ionic Equilibrium
10. Stoichiometry - II: Redox Reaction and Oxidation Numbers
11. Solutions
12. Electrochemistry
13. The Solid State
14. Surface Chemistry


Book Preface


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The objective of this book is to make the study of physical chemistry systematic and enjoyable. Apart from a thorough grounding in the fundamental concepts, emphasis is also on enhancing your ability to solve problems and to use relationships between concepts and information that would strengthen your mastery of the subject.

The book is tailored to meet the requirements of those appearing in IIT-JEE entrance and similar engineering entrance examinations and also classes XI & XII students.

As you begin reading this book, you will soon see that there are many examples given and each topic ends with a practice test along with their solutions. A large number of exercises are given at the end of each chapter. Written in a simple and systematic manner, the books' highlights are as follows:

A large number of examples to supplement the text
Practice test at the end of each topic
Large number of chapter-end exercises divided into
(i) Subjective Problems (ii) Multiple choice questions with one answer correct (iii) Multiple choice questions with multiple correct answers (iv) Fill in the blanks, True/False questions, Match the following (v) A special section on comprehension-based questions.
With such an exhaustive coverage of the topic, I am sure that students would find the book an ideal companion to understand and master the subject.

You can download solution manual of the book from

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070655461/student_view0/solution_manual.html

TIPS for JEE

TIPS for JEE
The IIT/JEE : there is a difference between your preparations for CBSE exams and IIT/JEE. Here what matter most is not the quantum of books one has grasped or gone through. But the no. of correct answers, he gets. Students must change their mind sets while appearing for IIT/JEE.Here you have to clear the section cut off of the subject.Trends in the last 2 years show that the section cut off for Physic, Chemistry and Maths stands at 30, 35 and 25 percent. If a student gets this percentage of the questions correct, they have all chances to get a seat.

Never give priority to any section during preparation. While Maths, physic and Chemistry stnd in the hierarchy of difficulty.Students must not ignore chemistry. It may seem boring nd but it is a rewarding section.

Source:

http://fromprincipaloffice.blogspot.com/2008/01/tracking-cracking-engineering-entexams.html

JEE - 2007 Question Paper 1 With Answers

JEE - 2007 Question Paper 1 With Answers

JEE - 2007 Question Paper 1 With Answers