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DU PG Admissions: Registration Date Extended till May 30

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The online registration process for the admission to post-graduate courses has been reopened by Delhi University. The deadline has been extended to May 30th, midnight.

The revival process took place as a result of multiple complaints by students on Wednesday. According to them, the DU server was down for hours on Tuesday, the previous deadline for submission. The students submitted a memorandum to the Dean, requesting for deadline extension.

The university further informed that the students who conform to this deadline will be allowed to submit their fees till 4pm on May 31st.

This year, for the convenience of out-stationed students, the entrance exams will be conducted in 6 cities, namely Kolkata, Chennai, Jammu, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Varanasi. They will be conducted between June 18 and 24 and interviews will be completed by July 4.

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Five percent quota for Kashmiri Migrants at DU to continue

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Kashmiri migrants will continue to get 5 per cent quota in admissions to undergraduate courses, according to the admission panel of Delhi University. A top official of the committee, responsible for admissions of the upcoming session, informed that the panel has recommended no change in their reservation process. Recently, the Human Resource Department Ministry had questioned the aforesaid concession in its letter to the university.

The official further informed that the applicants for this quota will be required to submit the certificate of registration as a Kashmiri migrant, proof of property in Kashmir and proof of current residence in Delhi along with their applications, along with other required documents for the procedure. This quota is considered to be ‘over and above’ other reserved categories and will not affect the general admission process.

Final recommendations of the admission panel will be submitted to the Vice Chancellor and the final admission policy will be declared by the end of this month.

 

With Inputs from TOI

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A perfect post-examination bucket list

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One of the main reasons that keeps the excitement part going during the exam days is the things we would finally be able to do when we are done with them. With almost no guilt or stress on our minds and ample of time in our hands, here are some amazing ways on our bucket list to keep yourself occupied in the post exam period!

  • Have a guilt free sleep

Finally, you can let yourself sleep without the stress of waking up to exam horrors each day. Get rid of your sleep deprivation and go easy on your schedule.

  • Binge watch your favorite movies and TV series

Needless to say it’s the best source of entertainment and happiness for us. Get ready to watch every series and movie you’ve been waiting for.

  • Join something productive :

From music, dance to language courses, there’s so much time to pursue what you always wanted to.

  • Catch hold of a summer internship :

Undoubtedly, the best way to utilize time and enhance your CV, summer internships can give you the right set of skills and experience required for your future.

  • Redecorate your room :

Let your creative juices flow and utilize your time in this constructive and exciting idea. Replace the timetables on walls with something attractive and redefine your own happy space.

  • Go on a road trip :

Whether near of far, whether for a week or a weekend, plan your escape with your friends or family. Relax, reclaim your personal space and discover yourself by introducing an atmosphere change.

  • Work on your passion :

There was something you always loved but never found time to work on it? Well, now’s the perfect time to accentuate your passion, develop new ones and rediscover all your interests. Read, write, dance, bake or do anything that you wanted to do since long.

  • Try something new!

What about trying something you never thought of doing? There’s no harm in trying that either. You never know, when you find something completely new about yourself? Explore and experiment! The time is now!

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How to make the best of the last days before exams

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As exams are just round the corner, a feeling of nauseating anxiety revolves around our minds, inclining us towards stress and tension. Now, with meager time and enormous burden of covering the syllabus, the only way to score decent grades is by realizing that studying ‘hard’ is way more important than studying ‘smart’. The following points will help you in acing the semester, with the minimalistic amount of time left!

 1. Get organized :

The first step is to organise the time schedule in such a way that the last important days are utilized in the best possible way. Note down the maximum amount of time you can devote to studies during the last days. Frame a schedule accordingly.

2. Note down the ‘most’ important things to be covered :

Call up your professor, friend or senior who might have the best knowledge about the subject. Inquire about the important chapter and its contents. Use previous ten years question papers to have an idea about the format and occurrence of questions. Mark them, study them. Summarize all your notes and keep them handy.

3. Highlight :

Now that the time is less, focus on the main headings, underlined words or significant notes. Highlight everything that seems important. Read, memorize, turn to the next page. Don’t spend much time on something that you don’t understand. Mark it, and move on. When you take a break or finish, go through it again or ask a friend.

4. Focus more on ‘understanding’ than on mugging it up:

If you force feed your brains more than it can take, you’re more likely to go blank the next day. Instead of covering too much, understand the concepts and memorize the basics. Relate or link the important points to numbers or alphabets. Focus and learn up the keywords. Elaborate on it later in the exam.

5. Tell yourself you ‘can’ do it :

The only thing that ruins the exams even after proper preparations is nervousness and negativity. Remind yourself to be optimistic about doing well and don’t let stress or fear overcome you.

6. Relax! :

This is where most of the students may lack. Too much syllabus and last day preparations may urge you to stay awake the entire night before the exam. Try avoiding this, because this may cause your brain to be over exhausted, which may prevent you from performing your best on the main day. Have proper food and sleep and give it your best shot with a refreshed mind.

All the best!

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LSR student bags 1.4 Lakh internship from an American Bank

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Recently, a student from Lady Shri Ram College for Women bagged an offer of 1.4 lakhs by an American bank for a two-month internship. Likewise, another LSR student was offered 1 lakh for a two-month internship at Ernst and Young.

During the year 2015-16, a total of 279 internships were offered to the students, out of which 97 were paid ones. A total of 79 companies offered internships and recruited interns. In the previous year, LSR had secured a large number of placements among Delhi University colleges, consisting of offers from various startups and reputed firms. Dr. Kanika K. Ahuja, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, LSR, and the convener of the placement, said, “We receive phone calls every day from companies offering internships to our students. Out of an outgoing batch of about 900 students, at least a third of the students have done internships, making it highly attractive for potential recruiters”.

Shaina Ahluwalia, internship coordinator of the placement cell said, “2015-16 had been one of the best years in terms of placements as well as internships. We’ve noted a remarkable rise in the highest paid internship from last year, a rise in department-wise internship recruitments, as well as a qualitative increase of the diverse type of internships our students receive”.

Tanima Nigam, another coordinator added, “I would always hope that we manage to break the internship record by increasing the availability of jobs and encouraging students from diverse backgrounds to believe that the placement cell is capable of finding them what they are looking for”.

During the last session, LSR had witnessed the highest placement offer of 29 lakhs per annum, with a total of 112 students getting placed.

With inputs from Times of India

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Youth Alliance now inviting applications for Gramya Manthan 2016

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Youth alliance organisation is now inviting applications for its 5th annual ‘Gramya Manthan’ program. Spread over a duration of nine days, this program aims at taking 30 passionate change agents to remote villages in Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India. The program begins on June 11th, and goes in till June 19th, 2016.

This program is based in the principle of creating more meaning and awareness to life. As a part of it, theparticipants step into the shoes of the villagers and experience both the challenges and privileges they face. Along with this, various interactive discussions, workshops, on ground activities are scheduled, which helps create a sense of involvement and awareness among them.

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Believing in the greatness of curiosity over criticality, the program also gives the participants a platform to showcase and evolve new ideas, while creating a better understanding of the Indian rural communities. It is based on the core values of Empathy, community, service and inner transformation.

Youth alliance works on the goals of connection youth with a cause. Bridging the gap between the abilities of the youth and needs of the underserved parts of the nation, youth alliance has devised various programs like ‘Lead the change’, ‘Onus’ and Come Alive. During the previous four years, it has received participation from 300 youngsters from across India, emerging into around 32 new initiatives, 80+ joining different development organizations and many more active volunteers. Many of its alumni have successfully been able to establish their organisations and enterprises, like Aashiyana and SNG international, among others, to help uplift the underprivileged sections of the society.

 

The first rolling deadline is 27thMarch,2016.

To apply, follow the link: http://youthallianceofindia.org/gramya-manthan/apply/

 

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Department of Commerce, JMC organizes UGC sponsored National Business Convention

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On 17th and 18th March, Department of Commerce, JMC organized the National Business Convention, sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC). With 19 eminent speakers as panelists, the two day long convention was attended by around 700 students, delegates, faculty, scholars and corporates from various colleges and corporations across Delhi NCR. The convention was based on the topic – ‘Online Retailing: A Paradigm shift in India’s Retailing Scenario’. The chief guest for the event, Dr Sangeeta Saxena (Additional Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce and Industry) along with the principal Sr. Marina inaugurated the session after which Mr Yashish Dahiya (CEO, Policy Bazaar.com) delivered the keynote address.

The technical Track I was chaired by Mr Nikhil Arora (Startup Advisor, Intuit India) and had Dr A.K Manocha (Chairman and Managing Director, IRCTC), Mr Anshuman Bapna (Chief Products Officer, makemytrip.com) and Mr Rana Atheya (Founder, Dogspot) as speakers who spoke on the theme – ‘Imitation to innovation : The Growth Story of Online Retailer’.

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The technical track II was based on the theme – ‘Online Retailing Wars, Survival of the fittest or Survival of the Richest. Chaired by Ms Vishaka Bhattacharya from NASSCOM, The session witnessed Ms Arshiya Takkar (Director, TacFab Fashion) and Ms Neha Kant (Founder, Clovia.com) as the guest speakers. Talking about her business, Ms Takkar explained why the fundamental basics in any business model should be the priority. She also emphasized on the importance of online marketing and physical stores as a way to reach out to the target consumers. According to the other speaker, Ms Neha Kant, “Huge discounts get first buyers but maintaining loyal customers requires quality of products and services.”

The next day, hosted the third and final Technical Session which had Dr Arvind Gupta (Co-founder, Digital India Foundation) on the chair. The theme for the discussion was, ‘Localising Commerce-Hyper Local Startups’ and the guest speakers included Mr Parag Agarwal (Global Head, Marketing, Hero Motor Corporations), Mr Fahad Moti Khan (Founder,BitGiving), Mr Praveen Singh (Business Head, MBD Group) and Mr Kapil Mohan, (Consultant and Incubator, E Commerce Startups). Mr Arvind Gupta covered areas like IRCTC, Digital India, E-Mandis, etc while Mr Parag Aggarwal focused on the automobile section of E-commerce. He also expressed the problems customers and online marketers face while trading with automobiles online. Expressing his thoughts on Education, the next speaker, Mr Praveen said that ‘Internet for all’ should replace the vision of ‘Education for all’.

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The event concluded with the Valedictory Session, chaired by Dr VK Singh (Former Head and Dean, Gurukul Kangri University) delivered followed by the vote of thanks by Dr Jyotsana Sethi, Associate Professor, JMC.

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Mercatus, Marketing Club of JMC organizes its Annual Marketing Convention ‘ZION’

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Mercatus, Marketing club of Jesus and Mary College organized its Annual Marketing Convention on February 29th. The fest was attended by around one thousand students from various colleges across Delhi NCR. This one day fest hosted six marketing oriented sundry events, namely The Hawk MUN, The Amazing Race, The Battle of Brands, Paradoxical Ad Mad, Fued of Fairs and Marketing Maestro.

The Hawk MUN, which was based on the marketing concepts of renowned companies was won by Himanshi Arora (JMC). Shivank (Maharaja Agrasen College) and Mansee Arora (JMC) won the second and third prize, respectively. The First Prize of the Amazing Race, a clue based treasure hunt was won by the team from Mata Sundri College, consisting of Namita Budhiraja, Ina Mongia, Anjali Pahuja and Simran Kaur. The next event in line was Battle of Brands, which was based on the concept of gaining votes and displaying the marketing strategies for impractical products. It was won by Sarthak Suri (Ram Lal Anand College) and Madhav Kapoor (Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies). The second prize was bagged by Munish Nanda and Apar Yadav (SGND Khalsa College). The conventional Ad-Mad Competition was combined with a twist in Paradoxical, where Dhruv Kumar,Raju Kumar and Khushvinder (Faculty of Arts) won the first prize while Akshat Chauhan, Ankur Goyal and Shashank Rawat (Shaheed Bhagat Singh College) won the second prize. Feud of Fairs, an amalgamation of Ad -Mad and Treasure Hunt was won by Sumit Saurav (Maharaja Agrasen College), Ketan Mehta (Satyawati College) and Ashok Soni (Satyawati College). Its second prize was won by Yash Jain and Rahul Khera (Ramanujun College). The first and second prize for Marketing Maestro, the Marketing Mock Stock competition was won by Nipun Kalra (Ram Lal Anand College) and Vipasa Sood(JMC) and Eishita Mehta, Amantia Dsouza and Vedika Jajodia (JMC). The best delegation was awarded to College Of Vocational Studies and Satyawati College.

Apart from the formal events, the fest also hosted various informal events like ‘Dare to Play’ and ‘Double your Money’. Food and Accessory stalls were also the chief attractions of this event. According to the Convenor, Dr Mani Nandhi, ‘ The fest has expanded its wings and become bigger and better this year. I hope to see more such successful events by Mercatus in future’.

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Food Review : Cafe Hera Pheri, Satya Niketan

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Ambience: The first thing that catches the eye is the vivid and intriguing interiors, based on an interesting upside down concept, well suggested by the café name. The ceiling is adorned by colorful inverted lamps, tables, windows and even stairs while the antique telephones, bicycle and clocks embellish the walls. The open-view kitchen surrounded by real and unreal frames, mirrors and brick setup successfully enhances the aesthetics of this strangely fascinating café.

Food and Menu:

The menu contains numerous options for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Owned by Punjabis, the menu is characterized by certain ‘Hatke’ amalgamations like Nawabi Murg Makhani Pasta and Makhani Achaari Pasta. The other items include varieties of soups, salads, pizza, sandwiches, burgers, pasta, appetizers, beverages and desserts. The special dishes keep changing on a weekly basis. The first item we ordered was Golgappa shots. Filled with minced chicken or cheese, it’s a must try on any foodie’s bucket list. Another impressive dish was Hot Chicken wings, served with barbeque sauce. The outer crust was tangy and crispy while the spices were extremely consistent and decent. The chicken also seemed well cooked. Our next order, Stadium nachos, with an overwhelming and tasty flavour also didn’t fail to match the expectations. Talking about desserts and beverages, Oreo cheese cake and Sharatta strawberry shake are a must try. The smooth texture and subtleness give you the exact taste you’ve been waiting for. [caption id="attachment_39636" align="aligncenter" width="480"]Golgappa Shots Golgappa Shots at Cafe Hera Pheri[/caption] Music deserves a special mention in this cafe. In addition to some incredible food, the one thing that manages to impress every customer is the hospitality, where each and every customer is treated with sheer love and attention. The customers are also given Polaroid instant snaps by the owners as a symbolic memory.

Final Verdict:

The food prices come to be roughly 350 per person, inclusive of drinks or desserts. Overall, Café Hera Pheri proves to be that impeccable place for students who want to enjoy some amazing music along with budget-friendly food. Image Credits: Udit Malhotra for Zomato]]>

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Green Society of JMC and Soch Theatre Group organise Street Play based on ‘Swachh Bharat’

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On January 27th, the Green Society of Jesus and Mary College in collaboration with the Soch Theatre group organised a street play based on the theme of ‘Swachh Bharat‘. Soch Theatre group works on stage plays and theatre workshops to spread social messages across India. It was their first ever collaboration with a DU college.

With around fifteen artists, the play focused on spreading awareness about our responsibilities towards cleanliness as citizens. Enacting various cases, ranging from the ill-effects of littering the surroundings to the Indian mindset of dealing with environmental issues, the play portrayed the message of ‘Clean Earth, Green Earth’.  It also described how the whole society bears the cost, because of the negligence of its members.

Quoting the example of deterioration of river Ganga, the play emphasised on keeping the river and surroundings clean for the benefit of the future generations. It said that this responsibility is just not of NGOs and the Government, but also of every individual.

When asked about his experience in collaborating with a DU college for the first time, Rajiv Kohli, Founder of Soch Theatre group, said, “It was an amazing experience to present a play in this college. I’m happy with the response and would definitely look forward to organising more such plays on various issues in different DU colleges.”

With the main aim being connecting with today’s youth, he said that Soch Theatre group has received participation from various DU students. It has previously organised plays based on Education, Organ donation, Road safety, Women’s issues etc.

Shreya, a first year student of Jesus and Mary College said, “The play made us realise the small yet important aspects of environmental awareness that we usually tend to ignore”. The Vice President of Green Society also expressed that such endeavors to spread awareness for a Clean and Green Earth would be continued in future as well.

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