Dear Readers, The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has invited applications for WBJEE 2016, for admissions to undergraduate courses in medical and engineering streams for the academic session 2016-2017. The online form fill-up and registration will end on 29.02.2016. Engineering aspirants need to fill up their personal details, upload the required documents and […]

As this topic is important for competitive examinations like SSC CGL, UPSC, etc. in this article, we will look into kingdom Plantae and its characteristics. 1. The current estimate of the total number of plant species is around 400,000. Though new species are being identified, calculating their accurate number is a complicated process as a […]

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) has invited applications for various posts of teaching faculty. The details of the vacancies are as follows: Posts                          No. of vacancies               Remuneration (in Rs.) Professor       […]

The Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) Chairman, T. Papi Reddy, on Tuesday evening announced that the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Entrance Exam, EAMCET, will be held on May 2. According to officials, the entrance exam will be conducted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU). The other engineering entrance exam dates […]

Given the importance of this topic from competitive examinations like SSC CGL, UPSC in this article, we would look at kingdom Fungi and its characteristics. 1. The fungi constitute a unique kingdom of heterotrophic organisms. They show a great diversity in morphology and habitat. a. Cell type: Eukaryotic b. Cell wall: present c. Nuclear membrane: […]

A monumental task, and a valuable learning experience. The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a global competition, held across the world on a grand scale. This challenge tests the analytic, valuation, report writing, and presentation skills of management students. Last year nearly 2500 students from over 546 institutes in 45 countries participated and learnt best […]

Techkriti was started in 1995. But in 2016, for the first time, students of class 9th to 12th  will be allowed to participate in Techkriti . ‘Techkriti’, the annual technical and enterpreneur festival of IIT-Kanpur will be held from March 3 to March 6  2016. Competitions in various fields such as Robotics, Electronics, Business, Design, […]

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh has invited applications for the post of Senior Research Fellow. The details of the vacancies are as follows: No. of vacancies: 01 Essential Qualifications: refer to the official notification Age limit: Candidates should be between 18 to 30 years of age Remuneration: Rs. 21,600/- per […]

Given the importance of this topic from competitive examinations like SSC CGL, UPSC in this article, we would look at kingdom Protista and its characteristics. 1. Protista: Discovered by Ernst Haeckel in 1866, this class includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms. a. Cell type: Eukaryotic b. Cell wall: Present in some c. Nuclear membrane: Present […]

Given the importance of this topic from competitive examinations like SSC CGL, UPSC in this article, we would look at the five-kingdom classification and kingdom Monera in detail. 1. The five kingdoms are Protista, Monera, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. 2. Whittaker’s five-kingdom classification is based on the cell structure, thallus organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction […]