Mutyalaraju Revu, an Other Backward Class (OBC) candidate from a small village, has topped the highly competitive civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at a time when the country debates the issue of reservation for OBCs in higher education.

Revu, 27-year-old son of a farmer in small village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, has surpassed 473 successful candidates including 214 general category qualifiers to top the merit list.

His uncle Venkanna was all praise for Revu, who is currently serving in the Andhra Pradesh Police. Revu, who has always been a brilliant student, has done his Masters in Electronics from the premier Indian Institute of Sciences (IISC), Bangalore.

More : newkerala.com

Mutyalaraju Reva, who is from Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, topped the 2006 Civil Services Examination in which eight women figure in the top 20.

Announcing the final results today, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recommended 474 candidates, including 101 women. Reva is from the backward caste community.

Reva is a product of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc). Anindita Mitra, an engineer, whose overall ranking was eighth, topped among women.

More : dnaindia.com

A total of 474 candidates have qualified this year after cracking the prestigious civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), it was announced here on Monday.

Mutyalaraju Revu from West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh topped the examination, while Anindita Mitra, ranked eighth, was first among the woman candidates.

They were among some 200,000 applicants who appeared for the tests - a selection rate of a mere 0.237 percent. Of the 474 selected candidates 373 are males and 101 females.

More : indiaedunews.net

The Northern Ireland Assembly must make it a priority to decide what will replace the 11-plus exam, it was warned today.

Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and a member of the Association for Quality Education (AQE) has written exclusively for todays Belfast Telegraph.

The pro-grammar group was established in response to the Governments proposals to radically reform secondary education in Ulster. It raised £40,000 for its cause in less than a year.

More : belfasttelegraph.co.uk

More than 20,000 civil servants went on strike across Lancashire today, badly disrupting some services.

Job centres, tax offices and the national Disability Carers’ Allowance Centre were all running on a “skeleton staff” as hundreds took to the picket lines as part of a dispute over job cuts, pay and the privatisation of public services.

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) estimated up to 5,000 would not be turning in for work today in Preston alone.

More : prestontoday.net/

Avinashilingam Deemed University-MBA Admission Notification-2006

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women
Deemed University,
Coimbatore-641 043.

MBA- General Administration
MBA- IT Organization Administration (E-business integrated Management Courses in Collaboration with IBM & Lotus Corp)

Eligibility: Women graduates with minimum 55% marks from any university approved by UGC.

Preference:
Work Experience.
Engineers and Computer Professionals.

Selection Criteria:
MAT/CAT/JMET/XAT/ATMA/TANCET Scores
Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

Application Procedure:
Candidates have to apply to the University with scores of MAT/CAT/JMET/XAT/ATMA/TANCET.

Prospectus and Application Form for MBA of this University can be obtained from The Registrar on payment of Rs.300/- by cash or a DD drawn in favour of The Registrar, Avinashilingam Deemed University, payable at Coimbatore, with a self addressed stamped envelope (25cm*10cm) for Rs.25/- from 18.01.2006.

Important Dates: Issue of Application: 18.01.2006
Last Date for receipt of filled in Application: 01.03.2006

For further details visit the following websites:

www.avinuty.ac.in
www.indianmba.com

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology-MBA Programme

(Approved ny AICTE and Affiliated to Anna University)
Kuniamuthur P.O., Coimbatore -641 008.
Phone: (0422) 2678001 (7 Lines) Fax: 4022-2678012.
E-mail: skcet@md5.vsnl.net.in Website:www.skcet.ac.in

MBA Admissions-2006:

Salient Features:

Experienced Faculties from XLRI, and BIM blending industry & academics.

Credible B-School ratings by reputed research agencies.
Air-conditioned classrooms, library, syndicate rooms and seminar halls.
Exclusive computing facilities with Internet connectivity.
Application oriented learning through case studies, role-plays and projects.
Industry-Institution through “CEO-Speak” Forum and collaborative projects with CII and TUV Rhineland.
Placement support through an exclusive cell-excellent placements since inception.
Separate halls of residence for Men & Women students.

Admission Procedure:
Candidates are necessarily required to take up the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) conducted by AIMA-CMS on 05-02-2006. Please refer the national dailies for further details.

In addition to this candidates are also required to file an application with us. The application forms obtained on payment of Rs.300/- (Rs.325/- if by post) in cash or through DD drawn in favour of Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, payable at Coimbatore.

Short-listed candidates will be called for Group Discussion and Interview

Date to Remember:

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) by AIMA: 05 February 2006.
Last Date for receipt of filled in application forms: 31 March 2006
Group discussion and Interview: April 2006.