IICD courses for design enthusiasts

Pervin Malhotra
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Q.Can you give me some information about the courses offered by IICD, Rajasthan. I am interested in handicrafts, pottery etc —Tarun Prakash

A.The Indian Institute of Crafts & Design (IICD), Jaipur, Govt. of Rajasthan Offers two programmes for school-leavers:

• 4-year Integrated bachelor’s programme (8 sem)
• 5-year (10 sem) integrated master’s programme

Specialisations:

(a) Soft Material Design (Leather, Paper, Natural Fiber & Textile Design)

(b) Hard Material Design (Wood, Stone, Metal)

(c) Fired Material Design (Ceramics, Earthenware, Stoneware, Terracotta)

(d) Fashion Design

Eligibility: Class XII pass students

Selection: IICD Entrance Tests (Part A & B) and Personal Interview.

Part A: April, 12, 2020 at 14 locations all over India:

Application Deadline: March 20, 2020

Selection:

a. General Awareness, Creativity & Perception Test

To evaluate your abilities and interests e.g. Estimation of sizes and proportion, observation, synthesis and visual interpretation and general awareness.

b. Material, Colour & Conceptual Test

To assess 1. Your Intelligent use of materials, conceptualise and realising a 3D form, skill of handling material.

2. Your ability to observe, think and expand ideas, create solution based on a plan and strategy.

3. Your ability to provide multiple solutions to a given problem with written description. For the Material, Colour & Conceptual Test, make sure to take your pens, pencils (HB, 2B, 4B & 6B), scissor, scale, cello tape, paper cutter, fevistick, eraser, compass, colour pencils/dry pastels/water colours, brushes etc.

Limited scholarships for students based on economic criteria are also on offer.

25 per cent seats are reserved for Rajasthan domicile students.

Hostel facility available on first-come-first-serve basis.

Details: www.iicd.ac.in

Coaching for armed forces selection

Q.Some of my classmates and I who belong to rural families in Rupnagar, are keen to join the Indian Armed Forces. As we can’t join straight after Class XII, we would like to prepare for the entrance exams along with our graduation. Are coaching academies very expensive? — Amanpreet Kaur Gaba

A.While no private coaching comes free, there’s a wonderful State Govt Training Scheme for girls from Punjab like you and your friends who aspire to become Commissioned Officers in our elite Armed Forces.

There are 25 seats in this intensive 3-year programme. If selected, you will receive all-round training the Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute for Girls, Mohali.

The training comprises a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree from MCM DAV + Prep for Armed Forces Entrance Exams & SSB by Professionals + Training for NCC, Physical Fitness, Gen Awareness, Confidence Building, Competence in Basket Ball, Volleyball & Swimming, Personality Development, Communication Skills etc

Other than the application processing fee: Rs 750/-, all boarding, lodging & coaching is free. You only have to pay the stipulated DAV College fee for the Bachelor’s degree.

Eligibility: Punjab Domicile Girls (Min 16 yrs on 01 July 2020) currently pursuing 10+2 (any stream)

The Application process begins from: March 4 2020 (http://recruitment-portal.in). Make sure you don’t miss the application deadline: 20 April 2020

For details, log on to: www.mbafpigirls.in

Job profile of a statistician

Q. As I am very fond of maths, my teachers are suggesting that I pursue statistics in college. How much will I need to study to become a statistician? What will the work involve? I searched for jobs on the Internet and found nothing for “statistician.” Can you tell me something about getting into the prestigious Indian Statistical Institute? — Sarvesh Mohta

A.Your teachers may be right. Statistics is actually a branch of mathematics that deals with collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting masses of numerical data.

Statisticians typically study statistics, mathematics, and/or some related field of statistical application. The applied nature of many statistical professions, equips statisticians to develop skills in a particular field of study (economics, medicine, biology, psychology, agriculture, etc.)

While the extent of study that you’ll require will depend on the type and level of position you seek, most statisticians hold a master’s degree. Senior consulting or university faculty appointments usually require a doctorate.

However, many people with degrees in statistics don’t work with the specific designation “statistician.” Instead, they function as business analysts, economists, mathematicians, statistical software engineers, risk analysts, data scientists, quality analysts, actuaries, investigators, environmentalists, pharmaceutical engineers, and researchers who use statistics on a daily basis to perform the their respective job functions.

Try using key words such as “research” and “analysis” instead. Alternatively, you could also focus your search on the specific industry in which you are interested and see what jobs are listed.

For instance, Statistical Investigators Grade III are recruited by the Staff Selection Commission through a competitive exam for which the eligibility: is a Master’s degree in (Statistics / Maths / Economics). The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), offers BStat (H) at its main campus in Kolkata. The ISI Admission Test is on 10 May 2020

Performance in the written test & interview (perhaps even your past academic record) will be considered for final selection.

Eligibility: CL12 passed/equiv. with Math & English

Deadline: 08 March 2020

A stipend of Rs.3, 000 p.m. and a Contingency/books grant: Rs.3, 000 p.a.

Stipend is for 1 academic year only (can be renewed periodically upon student’s satisfactory progress).

What’s more, upon successful completion of B. Stat. (Hons.) you will be automatically admitted to the M. Stat. programme

www.isical.ac.in, www.isical.ac.in/Rsadmission/

No entrance exam for new DU course

Q.Is it true that DU will be admitting students to all its courses from this year?

A.Yes, there were speculations that DU would make entrance exams mandatory for all the courses at the UG level. The university, however, has put the doubts to rest, saying that the previous pattern will be followed for entrance-based admissions.

Following last year’s pattern, the Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) will be conducted for admission to about 10 UG courses, including BA (Hons) Business Economics, Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis), BTech (IT & Mathematical Innovations), BA Hons (Humanities & Social Sciences), Bachelor of Elementary Education and the 5-year Integrated Programme in Journalism.

Although fraught with complexity, introducing a single form for admission in different courses is also under consideration.