January analysis of jee main 2019
The JEE Main exam for B Tech was held from January 9-12, 2019. The exam was held in two slots everyday. This is the first year that the exam was completely conducted in online mode. The candidates have one more chance in April to appear for the exam and the best of the two scores will be considered.
“In this session, the exam level was between easy to moderate. Physics was ranked as the toughest while Chemistry was easy The Math section was a bit lengthy due to calculations with moderate difficulty level,” Navin C Joshi, academic head (JEE and NEET) at Gradeup said.
The question pattern and type of questions asked was similar to past 10 years pattern. The expected cut-off of JEE Main 2019 January may range from 80-85 marks. A score of 150 can fetch a rank around 20000 in all India category.
ChildreN’S literature festival
Endeavouring to create a culture of reading amongst children, Vega Schools is back with the 3rd edition of one of its flagship initiatives —The Gurgaon Children’s Literature Festival (GCLF) 2019. This litfest is set to roll out on January 19-20, 2019 at the school’s campus in Gurugram with a vision to ignite a passion for literature and develop a lifelong habit of reading amongst children and even their parents.
Tickets can be purchased online from www.gclf.in or www.bookmyshow.com. It will provide a child entry to the food zone, book stalls, art and craft zone, and storytelling and author sessions.
KeralA’s Start-up Centre of Excellence
Kerala Startup Mission, the nodal agency of the State Government for technical entrepreneurship in the State has partnered with Unity Technologies to launch a Centre of Excellence for AR/VR and gaming. Through this Centre of Excellence, Unity will extend support to startups developing products, services, and games on platforms including mobile, PC, and various AR/VR hardware.
The centre will also have a special focus on providing different levels of training on AR/VR developer tools to students and professionals in the State. The partnership is a significant step forward for developing an AR/VR ecosystem in Kerala.
Hubert Larenaudie, VP of Asia Pacific at Unity Technologies said: “ The centre for AR/VR developer tools is a step taken by Kerala to create an ecosystem for these new businesses to grow and thrive. Unity is at the centre of the AR/VR ecosystem, powering 60 per cent plus of all content and we see this industry growing significantly over the next few years.”
GMAC’s acquisition
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has acquired The MBA Tour, a well-recognised brand within the graduate management education industry.
The MBA Tours supports business schools' global recruiting efforts by organising business education-focused events each year around the world.
The acquisition is consistent with GMAC's mission; to build the tools that help business schools and talented individuals discover and evaluate each other. It will add value by integrating its market intelligence and digital assets to create a richer event experience.
Flexible work portal
Wakency, an on-demand platform for flexible work opportunities that looks to capitalise on the open talent economy, commonly known as the gig economy, introduces the next big innovation by using proprietary technology to make hiring faster, more cost effective and more efficient by addressing an ever-growing need for Indian companies to adapt to the ways of the evolving workforce.
The aim is to democratise the Indian job market using new age technology. The company has launched its services in Mumbai focusing on industry segments that are massively under serviced and not catered to effectively by online platforms, even though they account for a large workforce and are battling traditional recruitment challenges such as high attrition, low reliability and lack of an adequately skilled or organised workforce.