Indian Bank Recruitment of 86 Specialist Officers

INDIAN BANK, a leading Public Sector Bank, with headquarters in Chennai having geographical presence all over India and abroad invites applications from Indian Citizens for the post of SPECIALIST OFFICERS :

Important Dates :

• Opening date for online registration : 29.03.2012 
• Closing date for online registration (including from far flung areas) : 18.04.2012 
• Last date for receipt of printout along with requisite enclosures at the prescribed address : 25.04.2012 
• Last date for receipt of printout along with requisite enclosures at the prescribed address (from far flung areas) : 02.05.2012

SPECIALIST OFFICERS

Number of Vacancies: 86
Posts:
1. Chartered Accountant – 01 vacancy
2. Chief Manager (Technology Management) – 01 vacancy
3. Chief Dealer (Treasury) – 01 vacancy
4. Dy. Administrator (Wealth Management) – 02 vacancies
5. Chartered Accountant – 12 vacancies
6. Senior Manager (Risk Management) – 03 vacancies
7. Dealer (Forex / Domestic / Derivatives) – 04 vacancies
8. Manager (HR) / Manager (Personnel) – 10 vacancies
9. Manager (Risk Management) – 02 vacancies
10. Security Officer – 15 vacancies
Technical Officer: (Engineer):
11. Civil Engineer – 05 vacancies
12. Electrical Engineer – 05 vacancies
13. Mechanical Engineer – 01 vacancy
14. Automobile Engineer – 01 vacancy
15. Architect – 01 vacancy
16. Wealth Manager – 21 vacancies
17. Engineer – Printing Technology – 01 vacancy

For complete advertisement visit : http://www.indian-bank.com/career.php

Indian Overseas Bank 1500 Probationary Officers Recruitment

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) was established in 1937 by Shri M Ct M Chidambaram Chettyar to encourage overseas banking and foreign exchange operations. The bank is based in Chennai (Madras) with 2555 domestic branches and six branches overseas. The bank invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officers on probation for a period of two years.
Name of the Post & Number of Vacancies
Probationary Officer: 1500 vacancies

Important Dates

• Opening date for online registration/ payment of application fee: 30 March 2012
• Closing date for online registration/ payment of application fee: 19 April 2012
• Tentative date for Interview: May/ June 2012

Eligibility Criteria

• Educational Qualification: A Degree in any discipline from a recognised university/ Institution with minimum 60% Marks (55% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD).
• IBPS Score Requirement: Valid IBPS score obtained in Common Written Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officers (POs) / Management Trainees (MTs) 2011-12 with a minimum score of 120 for
  General category and 105 for SC/ ST/OBC/ PWD category.
  
  NOTE: Candidates should also secure minimum marks, i.e. 24 for General category and 21 for Reserved Categories, in each subject including descriptive test in CWE.
• Essential Qualification: Candidate should be Computer literate which the candidate must either possess before or acquire within six months of joining the Bank.
• Desirable Qualification: Diploma in Banking & Finance (DBF) from Indian Institute Of Banking and Finance (IIBF) is a besides the above entry level qualification.
• Age Limit (as on 1 July 2011): Minimum 21 years, Maximum 30 years

Pay Scale: Rs 14500 - 600 x 7/ 18700 -700 x 2/ 20100 - 800 x 7/ 25700 plus DA, HRA, CCA as per rules in force from time to time.
Selection Procedure: Candidates shall be selected on the basis of interview (50 marks). Minimum qualifying marks in the Interview will be 22.50 marks for General Category and 20 marks for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PC Candidates.
Final selection will be made on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the  Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS in Sept / Nov 2011 & Interview and will be strictly according to the merit ranking.
Interview Centres: The personal interview will be tentatively held at major centres of the country and address of the same will be advised in the interview call letters.
Application Fee: Fee for General and OBC category candidates is Rs 200 and fee for SC/ ST/ PWD category candidates is Rs 50.
The fee can be paid either in the form of Payment Receipt Challan which will be available on the bank's website from 30 March 2012. The fee needs to be remitted in any of Indian Overseas Bank's branches by means of cash only and collect candidate's copy of Payment Receipt Challan for the application fee/ postage charge paid. Candidates should ensure that the following information has been correctly entered (1) Branch Name & Code Number (2) Transaction ID (3) Date of deposit and amount.
How to Apply: Candidates need to apply online on the bank's website http://www.iob.in No other means/ mode of application will be accepted. The registration number and password generated should be retained for future reference.
Candidates should submit the candidate's copy of Payment Receipt Challan along with the call letter and all other documents as advised in this notification at the time of Interview failing which the candidate will not be admitted for the Interview.

DENA BANK 500 P.O RECRUITMENT

Dena Bank  invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officers on probation for a period of two years.
Name of the Post & Number of Vacancies
Probationary Officer: 500 vacancies
Important Dates

• Opening date for online registration/ payment of application fee: 28 March 2012
• Closing date for online registration/ payment of application fee: 12 April 2012
• Last date for Reprint of application form: 27 April 2012

Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification: A Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Government of India.
IBPS Score Requirement: Valid IBPS score obtained in Common Written Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officers (POs) / Management Trainees (MTs) 2011-12 with a minimum score of 130 for General category and 125 for SC/ ST/OBC/ PWD category.
NOTE: Candidates should also secure minimum marks, i.e. 24 for General category and 21 for Reserved Categories, in each subject including descriptive test in CWE.
Age Limit (as on 1 July 2011): Minimum 21 years, Maximum 30 years
Pay Scale: Rs 14500 - 600 x 7/ 18700 -700 x 2/ 20100 - 800 x 7/ 25700
Selection Procedure: Candidates shall be selected on the basis of interview (100 marks) in order of merit of IBPS score card in the ratio as decided by the Bank (keeping in view the minimum criteria of 1:4 (1:5 in case of SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD).
Minimum qualifying marks in the interview will be 40% (35% in case of SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD candidates). Marks obtained in interview will be reckoned for merit ranking. Candidate not passing in interview will not be considered for final selection.
However, bank reserves the right to change the selection strategy and hold Group Discussion and/or Interview.In case of Bank conducting Group Discussion, the same will be of qualifying nature prior to interview round. Group Discussion will be of 50 marks and those candidates who score minimum qualifying marks in Group Discussion, i.e. 40% for General category and 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD, will be called for interview. Marks scored in Group Discussion will not be considered for merit ranking.
Interview Centres: The personal interview will be tentatively held at major centres of the country.
Application Fee: Fee for General and OBC category candidates is Rs 200 and fee for SC/ ST/ PWD category candidates is Rs 50.
The fee can be paid either in the form of Payment challan by visiting nearest Dena Bank's Branch or by way of ‘NEFT' by visiting any Scheduled Commercial Bank. Candidates must write his/her name, Contact Number (Mobile/Phone number) and address and post applied for on the reverse of the Fees Payment Challan /NEFT.

• Payment Challan: Go to the nearest Dena Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay, in Cash, the appropriate Application Fee in CBS Account Nos. 116211021139 with Corporate Business Branch, BKC, Mumbai - 51 in the name & style of "Dena Bank - Rectt Pro for PO - 2012".
• NEFT: Go to the nearest branch of any Bank who is listed by RBI under RTGS/ NEFT System and pay the appropriate Application Fee in Account No. 116211021139 with Corporate Business Branch, BKC, Mumbai - 51 in the name & style of "Dena Bank - Rectt Pro for PO - 2012". Obtain the applicant's copy of Counterfoil of the Application Fee duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) UTR Number, (c) date of Deposit & amount filled by the Branch Official.

How to Apply: Candidates need to apply online on the bank's website http://www.denabank.com No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.
Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan/ NEFT Receipt will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of Interview. Without original fee payment challan/ NEFT receipt the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the Group Discussion/ Interview.
Apply Online
Specimen Copy of Fee Payment Challan

Bank of Baroda Recruitment for 2000 Clerks

Bank of Baroda invites applications for Clerical post from Indian citizens who have taken the Common Written Examination for Clerical cadre conducted by IBPS in 2011 (details of state-wise, category-wise vacancies and cut-off marks as given below) subject to fulfillment of other eligibility criteria.

Clerical

Total Posts: 2000
Salary : Basic Pay in Time Scale of Rs.7200 – 19300 plus DA, HRA, etc. as per Bipartite Settlement amended from time to time.
Age Limit: Minimum 18 years and Maximum 28 years
Educational Qualification : Graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized University in India, OR any equivalent qualification recognized as such by Central Government
Essential Requirement :

• IBPS Score obtained in CWE for Clerks 2011 (as stipulated above)
• Candidates should have appeared from a centre in a State/UT for which vacancies he/she wishes to apply.
• Should be able to read, write and speak English.
• Should possess proficiency in the official language of the State/ UT (ability to read, write and speak local/State language) in which they have appeared for the Common Written Examination and in which they have qualified.
• Should be computer literate (proficient in MS Office Basic Applications).

Fee:

• SC/ ST/ Persons with Disability (PWD) = Rs.50/-
• GEN/ OBC = Rs.150/-

Note: Candidates have the option of remitting fees via ONLINE MODE or OFF-LINE MODE

How To Apply:

• Candidates are required to apply Online through website www.bankofbaroda.com. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.
• Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID and Contact No. (the same email ID and Contact Number as registered with IBPS CWE Clerk 2011). It should be kept active during the currency of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for interview through the registered email ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/ mention email ID to/ or of any other person.
• Applicants are first required to go to the Bank's website www.bankofbaroda.com and open the link 'Careers - Ongoing Recruitment Exercises'. Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification entitled Bank of Baroda 'RECRUITMENT OF CLERICAL PERSONNEL - PROJECT 2012'.

Important Dates:

• Payment of Application Fees : 24.03.2012 to 10.04.2012
• Opening date for Online Registration : 24.03.2012
• Last Date for Online Registration (Including for candidates from far-flung areas ) : 10.04.2012

Website:  http://www.bankofbaroda.co.in

Union Budget 2012-13: Sector Based Allocation

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukharjee presented the annual budget for the fiscal year 2012-13 in the parliament on 16 March 2012.
The Union Minister of Finance came up with an increased budgetary allocation for various sectors including agriculture, rural development, defence etc. While, the Plan Outlay for Department of Agriculture and Co-operation increased by 18 percent, the target for agricultural credit raised by 100000 crore rupees to 575000 crore rupees. Budgetary allocation for rural drinking water and sanitation received a hike of over 27 per cent. Flagship programmes like Right to Education-Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan received an increase of 21.7 per cent in the budgetary allocation.

Some of the major allocations made for different sectors of economy are as follows:

Agriculture and Allied Activities

• Budgetary allocation for agriculture and allied activities 2012-13 increased by 18%
• 9217 crore rupees allocated for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
• 1000 crore rupees for Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) project
• 300 crore rupees to Vidarbha Intensified Irrigation Development Programme under RKVY.
• 200 crore rupees allocated for incentivising research with rewards
• 14242 crore rupees allocated for Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP)
• 500 crore rupees provided to broaden scope of production of fish to coastal aquaculture

Rural Development

• 14,000 crore rupees allocated for rural drinking water and sanitation
• 24000 crore rupees allocated for Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna
• 12040 crore rupees provided for Backward Regions Grant Fund scheme
• 20,000 crore rupees allocated for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
• 5000 crore  rupees earmarked for creating warehousing facilities

Education
• Sarva Siksha Abhiyan-Right to Education- 25555 crore rupees
• 3124 crore rupees provided for Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)

Health

• 20822 crore rupees National Rural Health Mission

Employment and skill development
• 3915 crore rupees provided for National Rural Livelihood Mission
• 1276 crore rupees allocated for Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme
• 1000 crore rupees allocated for National Skill Development Fund

Defence and Security
• 193407 crore rupees aallocated for Defence services including 79579crore rupees for capital expenditure
• 1185 crore rupees to be allocated for construction of nearly 4000 residential quarters for Central Armed Police Forces
• 3280 crore rupees proposed to be allocated for construction of office building of CentralArmed Police Forces

Infrastructure and Industrial Development

• 25360 crore rupees allocated for Road Transport and Highways Ministry
• 3884 crore rupees loan waiver for handloom weavers and their cooperative societies
• 500 crore rupees pilot scheme announced for promotion and application of Geo-textile in the North Eastern Region
• 70 crore rupees allocated to set up a powerloom mega cluster in Ichalkaranji in Maharashtra
• 5000 crore rupees India Opportunities Venture Fund to be set up with SIDBI
• 15888 crore rupees to be provided for capitalisation of public sector banks and financial institutions

Other major allocations

• 37113 crore rupees allocated for Scheduled Castes Sub Plan
• 21710 crore rupees earmarked for Tribal Sub Plan

Union Budget 2012-13: Highlights

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 16 March 2012, tabled the union budget in the parliament for the financial year 2012-13. Mukharjee, who presented the fourth annual budget after he took over as the finance minister in 2008, seemed to focus on the recovery of the domestic economy.

The budget 2012-13 aims at achieving the rapid growth for the economy which remained on a downward spiral all through the fiscal year 2011-12. Finance Minister in the budget paid due attention on developing the conditions for economic growth. The budget estimated the Indian economy to grow at 7.6% in the fiscal year 2012-13.

Given below are the highlights of the budget 2012-13:

•    Total expenditure in 2012-13 seen at 14.9 trillion rupees, up 29 percent
•    Plan expenditure budgeted at 521.25 billion rupees in 2012-13, up 18 percent
•    Economy expected to grow at 7.6 percent in 2012-13, plus or minus 0.25 percent
•    Income-tax exemption limit raised to 2 lakh rupees from 180000 rupees
•    Fiscal deficit seen at 5.1 percent of GDP in 2012-13
•    Plan expenditure budgeted at 521.25 billion rupees in 2012-13, up 18 percent
•    Net market borrowing seen at 4.8 trillion rupees in 2012-13
•    Proposes to raise service tax rate to 12 percent from 10 percent
•    Gross tax receipts seen at 10.8 trillion rupees in 2012-13
•    Non-tax revenue seen at 1.64 trillion rupees in 2012-13
•    Proposes to levy tax on all services except 17 items in the negative list from 2012-13
•    No change in corporate tax rates
•    Allow external commercial borrowing of up to 1 billion dollar to raise working capital for airlines industry for 1 year
•    To allow qualified foreign investors in Indian corporate debt markets
•    To allow external commercial borrowing to part finance rupee debt in power projects
•    Allocates 1.94 trillion rupees for defence in 2012-13, up from 1.64 trillion rupees in previous year
•    To award contracts to build 8800 km of roads in 2012-13
•    15888 crore rupees to be provided for capitalization of public sector banks and financial institutions
•    Investment in 12th Plan in infrastructure to go upto 5000000 crore rupees; half of this is expected from private sector
•    Allocation of Road Transport and Highways Ministry enhanced by 14 per cent to 25360 crore rupees
•    5000 crore rupees India Opportunities Venture Fund to help small enterprises
•    Allocation to agriculture enhanced; RKVY gets 9217 crore rupees; BGREI gets 1000 crore rupees;.2242 crore rupees project to improve dairy productivity; 500 crore rupees for coastal aquaculture
•    Target for agricultural credit raised to 575000 crore rupees
•    200 crore rupees for awards to incentivise agricultural research
•    National Mission on Food Processing to be started in cooperation with State Governments
•    Rural drinking water and sanitation gets 27 per cent rise in allocation to 14000 crore rupees; PMGSY gets 20 per cent rise to 24000 crore rupees
•    Right To Education-Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan gets 25555 crore rupees allocation, showing an increase of 21 per cent; 6000 schools to be set up at block level as model schools in the 12th Plan; Credit Guarantee Fund to be set up for better flow of credit to students
•    National Urban Health Mission is being launched
•    34 per cent increase in allocation to National Rural Livelihood Mission, to 3915 crore rupees
•    1000 crore rupees allocated for National Skill Development Fund
•    Widow pension and disability pension raised from Rs. 200 to Rs. 300 per month
•    Grant on death of primary breadwinner of a BPL family in the age group 18-64 years doubled to 20000 rupees
•    4000 residential quarters to be constructed for Central Armed Police Forces
•    Government doubles allocation for tax-free bonds to 600 billion rupees for financing infrastructure projects in 2012-13
•    Disinvestment target in 2012-13 of 300 billion rupees
•    Expects country to become self-sufficient in urea production in five years
•    Proposes to raise agricultural credit target in 2012-13 to 5.75 trillion rupees
•    To keep 2012-13 subsidies under 2 percent of GDP
•    Current account deficit seen at 3.6 percent of GDP in 2011-12

Budget Estimates 2012-13

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukharjee presented the union budget 2012-13 in the parliament on 16 March 2012. The minister in his budget speech, projected the economic growth for 2012-13 to be 7.6%.

While the total tax receipts for fiscal year 2012-13 is estimated to be 1077612 crore rupees, the total budgetary expenditure is projected to be 1490925 crore rupees. Budgetary allocations for various sectors including education, health, agriculture, defence also received a reasonable hike.

     The highlights of Budget Estimates 2012-13 are presented below:

•    Gross Tax Receipts estimated at 1077612 crore rupees.
•    Net Tax to Centre estimated at 771071 crore rupees.
•    Non-tax Revenue Receipts estimated at 164614 crore rupees.
•    Non-debt Capital Receipts estimated at 41650 crore rupees.
•    Temporary arrangement to use disinvestment proceeds for capital expenditure in social sector schemes extended for one more year.
•    Total expenditure for 2012-13 budgeted at 1490925 crore rupees.
•    Plan expenditure for 2012-13 at 521025 crore rupees is 18 per cent higher than Budget Estimate of 2011-12. 99 per cent of the total plan outlay met in the Eleventh Plan.
•    Non-plan expenditure estimated at 969900 crore rupees.
•    365216 crore rupees estimated to be transferred to States.
•    Fiscal deficit at 5.1 per cent of GDP in Budget Estimate 2012-13.
•    Net market borrowing required to finance the deficit to be 4.79 lakh crore rupees in 2012-13.
•    Central Government debt at 45.5 per cent of GDP in 2012-13 as compared to Thirteenth Finance Commission target of 50.5 per cent.
•    Effective Revenue Deficit to be 1.8 per cent of GDP in 2012-13.

Capitals, Governors and Chief Ministers of States

States	Capitals	Governors	Chief Ministers
(1) Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	Mr. E.S.L.Narasimhan	Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy
(2) Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Gen. (Retd.) J. J. Singh	Mr. Jarbom Gamlin
(3) Assam	Dispur	Mr. J. B. Patnaik	Mr. Tarun Gogoi
(4) Bihar	Patna	Mr. Devanand Konwar	Mr. Nitish Kumar
(5) Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Mr. Shekhar Dutt	Dr. Raman Singh
(6) Goa	Panaji	Mr. K. Sankaranarayan	Mr. Digambar V. Kamat
(7) Gujarat	Gandhinagar	Dr. Kamla	Mr. Narendra Modi
(8) Haryana	Chandigarh	Mr. Jagannath Pahadia	Mr. Bhupinder S. Hooda
(9) Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	Ms. Urmila Singh	Mr. Prem Kumar Dhumal
(10) Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)	Mr. N. N. Vohra	Mr. Omar Abdullah
(11) Jharkhand	Ranchi	Dr. Syed Ahmed	Mr. Arjun Munda
(12) Karnataka	Bengaluru	Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj	Mr. DV Sadananda Gowda
(13) Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Mr. M. O. H. Farook	Mr. V. S. Achuthanandan
(14) Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Mr. Ram Naresh Yadav	Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
(15) Maharashtra	Mumbai	Mr. K. Sankaranarayan	Mr. Prithviraj Chavan
(16) Manipur	Imphal	Mr. Gurbachan Jagat	Mr.Okram Ibobi Singh
(17) Meghalaya	Shillong	Mr. R. S. Mooshahary	Mr. Mukul A. Sangma
(18) Mizoram	Aizawl	Mr. Vakkom Purushothaman	Mr.Lalthanhawla
(19) Nagaland	Kohima	Mr. Nikhil Kumar	Mr. Neiphiu Rio
(20) Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Mr. M. C. Bhandare	Mr. Naveen Patnaik
(21) Punjab	Chandigarh	Mr. Shivraj V. Patil	Mr. Parkash Singh Badal
(22) Rajasthan	Jaipur	Mr. Shivraj V. Patil (Acting)	Mr. Ashok Gehlot
(23) Sikkim	Gangtok	Mr. Balmiki Prasad Singh	Mr. Pawan Chamling
(24) Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Mr. K Rosaiah	Ms. Jayalalithaa
(25) Tripura	Agartala	Mr. D. Y. Patil	Mr. Manik Sarkar
(26) Uttarakhand	Dehradun	Ms. Margaret Alva	Mr. Vijay Bahuguna
(27) Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Mr. B. L. Joshi	Mr. Akhilesh Yadav
(28) West Bengal	Kolkata	Mr. M. K. Narayanan	Ms. Mamata Banerjee

Heads of Important Offices (World)

Ban Ki-moon : Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation.
 Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro : First Deputy Secretary-General, UN.
 Robert Zoellick : President, World Bank.
 Christine Lagarde: Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
 Ms. Irina Bokova: Director-General-UNESCO.
 Dr. Margaret Chan: Director-General, WHO.
 Jose Graziano da Silva : Director-General, Food and Agricultural Organisation. (w.e.f. January 2012)
 Juan Somavia : Director-General, International Labour Organisation.
 Anthony Lake : Executive Director, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
 Antonio Guterres : UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
 Helen Clark : Administrator, United Nations Development Programme.
 Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi : Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Angel Gurria : Secretary-General, Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
 Hisashi Owada: President, International Court of Justice.
 Haruhiko Kuroda: President, Asian Development Bank.
 Donald Kaberuka : President, African Development Bank.
 Jacques Rogge: President, International Olympic Committee.
 Kamalesh Sharma: Secretary-General, Commonwealth.
 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo : Chairman, African Union Assembly.
 Jean Ping : Chairman, African Commission.
 Pascal Lamy : Director-General, WTO.
 Ms. Navanethan Pillay : High Commissioner, UN High Commission for Human Rights.
 Herman Van Rompuy : President, European Union
 Sharad Pawar: President, International Cricket Council.
 Jose Manuel Durao Barroso: President, European Commission.
 Kandeh K. Yumkella : Director-General, UNIDO.
 Abdul-Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah: Secretary-General, Gulf Co-operation Council.
 Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu : Secretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Conference.
 Abdallah Salem el-Badri: Secretary-General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
 Jose Miguel Insulza Salinas: Secretary-General, Organisation of American States.
 Hifikepunye Pohamba : President, South-West African People's Organisation (SWAPO).
 Mr. Yukiya Amano : Director- General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
 Anders Fogh Rasmussen : Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
 Hashim Abdul Halim : Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
 Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin : Executive Director, UNFPA.
 Dr. Surin Pitsuwan : Secretary-General, ASEAN.
 Ms. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed : Secretary-General, SAARC
 Lamine Diack : President, International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).
 Charles F. Bolden, Jr. : Chief of NASA (USA).
 Salil Shetty: Secretary-General, Amnesty International.
 Lt.-Gen.Chikadibia Obiakor: Military Adviser to UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
 Hosni Mubarak: Secretary-General, Non-Aligned Movement.
 Burchell Whiteman, O.J. : Director, Commonwealth of Learning.

Heads of Important Offices in India

Dr. Manmohan Singh: Chairman, Planning Commission.
 Ms. Meira Kumar: Speaker, Lok Sabha.
 Mohammad Hamid Ansari: Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
 Mr. K. Rahman Khan: Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
 Mr. Karia Munda: Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha.
 Mrs. Sushma Swaraj : Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha).
 Mr. Arun Jaitley: Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha).
 Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
 Mr. S. Y. Quraishi: Chief Election Commissioner
 Mr. V. S. Sampath : Election Commissioner.
 Mr. Harishankar Brahma : Election Commissioner.
 Mr. Vinod Rai : Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
 Mr. Justice K. G. Balakrishnan : Chairperson, National Human Right Commission (NHRC)
 Mr. K. M. Chandrasekhar: Cabinet Secretary.
 Mr. T. K. A. Nair : Principal Secretary to Prime Minister .
 Mr. Justice M. N. Rao: Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes.
 Ms. Shanta Sinha: Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
 Dr. Buta Singh: Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
 Ms. Urmila Singh: Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
 Prof. D. P. Agrawal: Chairman, UPSC.
 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan : Chairman, National Commission on Farmers (NCF).
 Mr. Shiv Shankar Menon: National Security Adviser and Special Adviser to PM (Internal Security).
 Mr. S. C. Sinha : Director-General, National Investigation Agency (NIA).
 Mr. S. S. Khurana: Chairman, Railway Board.
Mr. Vivek Kumar Agnihotri: Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha
 Mr. T. K. Viswanathan : Secretary-General, Lok Sabha.
 Mr. Nehchal Sandhu: Director, IB.
 Mr. A. P. Singh: Director, CBI.
 Mr. Sanjeev Tripathi: Director, Research and Analysis Wing.
 Mr. R. K. Medhekar : Director-General, NSG.
 Mr. Vijay Kumar : Director-General, CRPF.
 Mr. U. K. Bansal : Director-General, Border Security Force (BSF).
 Mr. Rajiv : Director-General, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
 Mr. P.K. Mehta: Director-General, Railway Protection Force.
 Mr. Ranjit Sinha: Director-General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
 Mr. Pranay Sahay : Director-General, Sashastra Seema Bal.
 Vice-Admiral M. P. Muralidharan: Director-General, Indian Coast Guard.
 Lt. Gen. Avtar Singh: Director-General, Defence Intelligence Agency.
 Prof. Ved Prakash : Chairman, UGC.
 Mr. V. K. Saraswat : Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Defence Research & Development Organisation.
 Dr. R. Chidambaram : Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government.
 Mr. K. Radhakrishnan: Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO.
 Mr. Srikumar Banerjee : Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Dept. of Atomic Energy.
 Mr. Wajahat Habibullah: Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities.
 Mr. Satyanand Mishra : Chief Information Commissioner.
 Mr. N. K. Raghupathy : Chairman, SSC.
 Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch : Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research.
 Mr. C. Chandramouli : Registrar-General of India and Census Commissioner.
 Mr. P. V. Reddy : Chairman, Law Commission.
 Mr. Baldev Raj : President, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).
 Mr. Justice (Retd.) B. N. Kirpal: Chairman, National Forest Commission.
 Dr. Amrita Patel: Chairperson, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
 Lt. Gen. M. C. Badhani : Director-General, Border Roads Organisation.
 Mr. Duvvuri Subbarao : Governor, RBI.
 Mr. Justice G. N. Ray: Chairman, Press Council of India.
 Mr. Sam Balsara : Chairman, Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).
 Mr. Laxman Das : Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
 Mr. A. K. Singh: Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs.
 Justice Arijit Pasayat : Chairperson, Competition Appellate Tribunal
 Mr. S. K. Garg : CMD, NHPC.
 Mr. R. S. Sharma: CMD, ONGC.
 Mr. U. D. Choubey : CMD, GAIL.
 Mr. S. Behuria : Chairman, IOC.
 Mr. N. M. Borah: CMD, Oil India Ltd.
 Mr. Ashok Ganguly: Chairman, CBSE.
 Mr. U. K. Sinha: Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India.
 Mr. Prakash Bakshi: Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
 Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri : Chairman, SBI.
 Mr. V. P. Shetty : Chairman, IDBI.
 Mr. S. Balasubramanian : Chairman, Company Law Board.
 Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri : India's Permanent Representative to UN.
 Mr. T. S. Vijayan : Chairman, LIC
 Mr. A. K. Bajaj : Chairman, Central Water Commission.
 Ms. Mamta Sharma : Chairperson, National Commission for Women.
 Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar: Chairman, 13th Finance Commission.
 Prof. Suresh D. Tendulkar : Chairman, National Statistical Commission.
 Ms. Shafmila Tagore : Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification.
 Dr. Gautam Sengupta : Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India.
 Mr. R. V. Kanoria : President, FICCI.
 Mr. J. S. Sarma: Chairman, TRAI
 Mr. R. N. Das : Director, Enforcement Directorate.
 Mr. Yogesh Agarwal: Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority.
 Mr. Pradeep Kumar: Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
 Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha : Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
 Mr. Suresh Kalmadi : President, Indian Olympic Association.
 Prof. Krishan Kumar: Director, NCERT.
 Mr. Hari S. Bharti: President, CII.
 Mr. Sam Pitroda : Chairman, National Knowledge Commission.
 Mr. Rajiv Takru : CEO, Prasar Bharti Board.
 Mr. Ratan Tata : Chairman, Investment Commission.
 Mr. N. Srinivasan : President, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
 Mr. Rajendra Pawar : Chairman, NASSCOM.
 Mr. Rajkumar Dhoot : President, ASSOCHAM.
 Mr. Ramesh Sippy : Chairman, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
 Mr. Ravindra Kumar: Chairman, United News of India.
 Mr. N. Ravi : Chairman, PTI.
 Mr. Hormusji N. Cama: President, Indian Newspaper Society.
 Mr. Dilip Modi : President, The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
 Mr. Vinod Rai : Chairman, Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI)

Company secretary course and prospects

A Company Secretary is a professional like a Doctor, Engineer or Chartered Accountant.The major role of a Company Secretary is to ensure that whether the Company complies with all applicable laws and endeavours. A  Company Secretary is also required to give expert advice to companies  on matters of Company Law, FEMA, Corporate Tax and issue of shares. For that reason a Company Secretary  is having a high esteem within and outside the organizations.

As per the Companies Act , a company with minimum paid up capital of  Rs. 5 crores or more is required to appoint  a whole time Company Secretary . The Company Secretary so appointed will be a noteable personnel in the company. The Company Secretary plays a vital role in announcing meetings of the board of directors and share holders and implementing decisions made in the meetings. Moreover , the Company Secretary acts as  a vital link between the board of directors , shareholders and government and the general public.

In modern age, Company Secretary means a person having superior authority and act as a link in coordinating all the factors in an organization.  Being a professional , all the members in an organization keeps an eye watch on him for his advices and suggestions .

Institute of Company Secretary

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India was established in the year 1980 under an act of Parliament. Before the Act, the institute was an organization established under Section 25 of the Companies Act . With the implementation of the Company Secretaries Act , 1960, the  Institute became the ultimate authority to develop and regulate the profession. The Institute is headquartered in New Delhi with four regional offices in  Delhi , Calcutta, Mumbai and Chennai.

The Institute also has more than 70 chapters in different cities . In Kerala, the chapter offices are at Trivandrum , Ernakulam, Trissur, Palakkad and Kozhikode. This institute conducts the company secretary exams in 3 stages – Foundation, Executive and Professional. The membership in the Institute (ACS) can be gained after passing the examination and completing the requisite practical training . The course can be pursued by non-graduates, employees, women and those who are pursuing other courses.

The content of the course

The examination conducted by the Institute should be passed to become a Company Secretary . A smart candidate can pass the examination within three years. The exams are conducted in three stages: (1) Foundation (2) Executive (3) Professional. A candidate with Plus Two or equal qualification can join the foundation course at any time. The candidates registered before March 31 can write the exams in December and those registering before September 30 can write the exams in June next year. Plus Two candidates can pursue the course by applying for temporary registration. But the exams should be passed within 6 months from the date of registration and the evidence should be provided to the Institute.The subjects are Business Law, Management, Accountancy and Economics. In order to pass the exam 40% marks in each subject and 50% aggregate should be obtained.

After completing the Foundation, the second stage ie; Executive Programme can be pursued. Graduates, non graduates and those who have completed the final of Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant can register as a student at any time without writing foundation exam and minimum mark stipulations. But non Commerce graduates and post graduates will have to successfully complete the Foundation course subjects by oral or postal tuition. Candidates registered before 31st August 2010 and can write all the subjects of Executive Programme in June 2011. The subjects in this stage are General laws, Taxation, Accountancy, Company law, Economic Law and Labour law. After passing these exams, the candidate can pursue Professional programme. The requisite practical training insisted by the Institute should be completed along with this.

Job Opportunities

The question as to which is the professional course where the job opportunities are high. The answer is Company Secretary course. The Company Secretaries are in demand even during recession. The reason for this is the ever expanding companies and shortage of Company Secretaries. In India , there are about 10 lakh companies but the company secretaries are below 20000. This itself shows the job opportunity for company secretaries. Big corporates are offering lakhs of  rupees as salary for candidates who have passed the course and completed requisite practical training .
 
The job opportunities for company secretaries are still very high . The company secretaries are considered in various superior designations in the central government. The Indian Bankers Association motivates the candidates who have passed the Company Secretaryship by promoting to office cadre in addition to increment. Moreover various central government and state government organizations are appointing company secretaries. Universities and educational institutions appoint company secretaries as professors and directors. In addition to the position as a Company Secretary, he also acts as a member of Director Board , Vice President or CEO in some companies.

Area of Practice

Candidates who have passed company secretary course can practise independently by obtaining certificate of practice from the institute . As per the Companies Act , a company with paid up capital of 10 lakhs to 5 crores is compulsorily required to conduct compliance audit  every year by a practicing Company Secretary. Through this audit, the Company Secretary has to verify whether the company complies with all legal provisions or not. The documents to be filed by a company to the central government as per law are to be certified by a practising professional . Moreover a Company Secretary is considered as an expert in Foreign Exchange Laws, SEBI Laws, Labour laws, Pollution Control Laws, Banking, Insurance, International Laws, Corporate Taxation etc.

The practising area of the company secretaries will further strengthen with the passing of the Companies bill which is under consideration of the Parliament.

Other matters

The prospectus with detailed information and application form is available at the Chapter office of the Institute. The fees for Foundation is Rs 3600, for Executive Programme Rs 6500 and for Professional Programme Rs 7500. The course fees should be sent with the application form in the form of Demand Draft favouring the “The Institute of Company Secretaries of India” payable at New Delhi. The candidates handing over the application form and demand draft at the Institute’s office or Chapter can obtain temporary registration and study materials immediately. 50% discount in fees is available for SC/ST and physically handicapped candidates. In Kerala the examination centres are at Trivandrum , Kochi and Kozhikode .

For further details visit: www.icsi.edu or contact Chapter office.

PG Diploma in Actuarial Sciences at IIRM

Applications have been invited by Institute of Insurance and Risk Management, Hyderabad for admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Sciences of 15 month duration, commencing on Monday 9th July, 2012.

Enrollment Procedure: 

1. Graduates or Post Graduates of any discipline with a Second Class pass (an overall 50% of pass marks) and with Mathematics or Statistics or Econometrics or Actuarial Subjects as one of the subjects in which a minimum of 60% marks is essential, are eligible to apply.

2. Age: Below 30 years as on 1st July of the academic year when the Course commences for on Campus students only. This condition is not applicable for students seeking partial enrollment.

3. The applicant can be either an individual or sponsored by their Employers / Companies / Organizations.

4. Applicants will be selected as students through a personal interview to assess the suitability of the applicants for the Course. The interviewing Committee’s decision will be final and not open for any kind of review what so ever.

5. All selected students into the Course will make their own arrangements for seeking student membership of any professional actuarial institutes either in India or abroad and IIRM has no role to play in the matter.

6. Similar eligibility conditions enumerated above are applicable to partial enrollment students also.

Application Forms can be downloaded from:
http://www.iirmworld.org.in/pdfs/actuarialapplication.pdf

Fee structure:
Non refundable Registration fees: Rs 1000 Plus 10.3% Service tax and Course fees: Rs.5,25,000 plus Service Tax as applicable. Separate fee structure will be followed for special / partial enrollments.

Accreditation: Society of Actuaries (SOA), USA, offers VEE credits to 3 subjects for the diploma holders of the course.

Last date for submission of applications: 31.05.2012

For details, logon to: http://www.iirmworld.org.in/actuarialschool.htm

Bioinformatics: A Gentle Overview

At one city in France the  great Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was studying how fermentation of alcohol was  linked to the existence of a specific microorganism. In another city in England, equally great Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was oiling his Analytical Engine in which Ada Lovelace, a mathematician who understood Babbage's vision, was trying to  calculate the Bernoulli numbers. These gentlemen are today hailed as father of biotechnology and father of computers respectively. Did Pasteur and Babbage ever meet ? They had about 25 years to do so, and were less than 1000 Km apart. We do not know if they ever met, but had they met, they possibly would not have talked to each other ! If I may be pardoned for a politically incorrect pun, remember that Pasteur was French and Babbage was British !. Anyway, what do they have in common to talk, other than the weather? What is there in common between the gear  wheels that were turning away in an attempt to crunch numbers and the microbes playing mysterious role in fermenting alcohol ?  

Is this true today ? Not a bit, not even as much as a bacteria. It seems imminent, if  not already true, that Biology and Computers are becoming close cousins which are mutually respecting, helping and influencing each other and synergistically merging,  more than ever. The flood of data from Biology, mainly in the form of DNA, RNA and  Protein sequences, is putting heavy demand on computers and computational  scientists. At the same time, it is demanding a transformation of basic ethos of  biological sciences. A common misconception is that bio-informatics is about  creating and managing bio-data bases. Nothing would be farther from the truth. Fine  analytical and engineering skills are in great demand in the area, as seen by vigorous  attempts of machine-learning on the protein folding and gene-finding problems. The great Donald Kunth, renowned Stanford computer science professor, is quoted  often for pointing out that biology has 500 years of exciting problems to work on. He feels that biology is "so digital, and incredibly complicated, but incredibly useful"(Computer Literacy Interview with Donald Knuth by Dan Doernberg, December  1993). However, there are still some spokes in the wheel for the grand union  between two great sciences and their offshoot technologies. Due to the  estrangement which existed for many decades, professionals from both the fields  have a lot to do in terms of fine tuning their communication. Skepticism from  puritans in both fields towards the claim of Bioinformatics as an independent field  also needs convincing answers.  

Many universities world over have started teaching and research in the area. Journals are plenty and so are conferences and professional meetings. As the disciplines of  bioinformatics and computational biology are gaining prominence day by day, an industry is also emerging fast on their shoulders, estimated at $1.82 billion in 2007.  Bioinformatics has taken on a new glitter by entering the field of drug discovery in a  big way. Bioinformatics has taken on a new glitter by entering the field of drug  discovery in a big way. This is one area that seems to be becoming the single largest. bioinformatics application, from an Industry view point. In India, it has a  special relevance in the context of the recent patent amendment that has brought in  product patents.  

There has been a green-shift in all prominent technology publications. IEEE, the world's biggest professional society of technologists,  has prominently adopted such a shift. I did a quick check. If you use the key word "biology" and search the IEEE Digital Library limiting the year of search, you get the following hits for the years indicated in brackets: 13 (1975), 40(1985), 3484 (1990),  9617 (1995), 16233 (2000) and 27526 (2006). I did this on 26 November 2006, among the 14,32,467 documents in the data base. About 2% documents have been greened! One of the latest additions to the prestigious IEEE Transactions series is  IEEE & ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. It may be  noted that biological motivation has a long history in the computer field, in the form  of artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, to the recent ant-colony optimization  techniques. Applications of computers in biology were mostly in the bio-medical field, in early days. One new facet that has emerged with Bioinformatics, is the focus  on sub-cellular and molecular levels of Biology. Systems biology promises great  growth in modeling cellular life, using conventional engineering approach, as already pointed to by projects such as e-Cell.  

I will attempt to give the  big picture of Bioinformatics by presenting  basic ideas in minimal technical vocabulary, aimed specifically at IT community. I do not have  anything against life scientists attempting to read this and I think it could be useful in patches to   them also. They are however likely to be uncomfortable with my bio-wisdom.  

Bioinformatics is the application of computer sciences and allied technologies to answer the questions of Biologists, about the mysteries of life. A mere application   of computers to solve any problem of a biologist would not merit a separate discipline. It looks as   if Bioinformatics is mainly concerned with problems involving data  emerging from within cells of living beings. It might be appropriate to say that Bioinformatics deal with application of computers in solving problems of molecular biology, in this context.   
 
What is difference between Bioinformatics and Computational Biology ?   This is a bit tricky. Both are "Computers + Biology". Difference is subtle but important. Bioinformatics = Biology + Computers whereas Computational Biology = Computers + Biology. In other words, biologists who specialize in use of computational tools and systems to answer problems of biology are bioinformaticians. Computer scientists, Mathematicians, Statisticians, and Engineers who specialize in developing theories, algorithms and techniques for such tools and systems are computational biologists. Arguably, there will be overlaps, but one can also identify some clear demarcations. I am yet to find a biologist who is at absolute ease in understanding, let alone developing a hidden Markov model, which is a machine learning paradigm used extensively in Bioinformatics.

National Eligibility Test

The National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research. The Test is conducted in Humanities (including languages), Social Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Applications and Electronic Science.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conducts the UGC-CSIR NET for other Science subjects, namely, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences jointly with the UGC. The tests are conducted twice in a year generally in the months of June and December. For candidates who desire to pursue research, the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) is available for five years subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. UGC has allocated a number of fellowships to the universities for the candidates who qualify the test for JRF. The JRFs are awarded to the meritorious candidates from among the candidates qualifiying for eligibility for lectureship in the NET. JRFs are available only to the candidates who opt for it in their application forms.
The test for Junior Research Fellowship is being conducted since 1984. The Government of India, through its notification dated 22nd July, 1988 entrusted the task of conducting the eligibility test for lectureship to UGC. Consequently, UGC conducted the first National Eligibility Test, common to both eligibility for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship in two parts, that is, in December 1989 and in March , 1990.
NET Schedule UGC conducts NET twice a year, i.e., in the months of June and December. The notifications announcing the June and December examinations are published in the months of March and September respectively in the weekly journal of nation-wide circulation, viz, Employment News.
N E T Results Declaration Schedule.
The result of June, UGC-NET is declared generally in the month of October. Similarly December, UGC-NET result is usually declared in the month of April. The UGC-NET results published in the Employment News are also available on UGC website.
NET for Science Subjects The NET in Major Science Subjects, viz., Chemical Sciences; Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences is conducted jointly with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The concerned notifications are issued separately by CSIR

Indian Railways Centralised Employment Notice No. 01/2012

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)

Indian Railways Centralised Employment Notice No. 01/2012

Applications in the prescribed format are invited from eligible Indian Nationals for filling up of various jobs in different Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Zonal Railways  and other Railway organisation. Application should be sent directly to the respective RRBs / Zonal Ofifces :

1. Sr. Section Engineers : 1403 posts of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and S&T Departments
2. Junior Engineer : 4784 posts of  Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and S&T Departments
3. Senior P-Way Supervisor : 160 posts
4. Chief Depot Material Superintendent : 37 posts
5. Depot Material Superintendent  : 65 posts

Age : 18-33 years. Relaxation in age as per rules.

Application Fee : Rs.60/- for the OBC candidates only in the form of IPO / DD in favour of Assistant Secretary/Secretary/ Member Secretary/ Chairman of  concerned RRB where candidate wants to apply. No examination fees for SC / ST / Ex-Servicemen / Physically Handicapped / Women / Minorities / Economically backward classes candidates having annual family income less than Rs. 50000/-.

How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format should be send to the Assistant Secretary/ Member Secretary of the concerned RRB where candidate want to apply on or before 09/04/2012. (For candidates of far-flung areas, the last date is 24/04/2012) Candidates can also apply online at respective RRB websites. The envelope containing the application should be clearly super-scribed “Application for the Post/s of ___________Category No./s ________Centralised Employment Notice No. 01/2012 of RRB/ , Community (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-SM)”.

The detailed advt. is published in the Employment News dated 10/03/2012 and it is also  available at the websites of all the  Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). The list of all RRB with their website is available at http://rrcb.gov.in/rrbs.html.

Detail of this recruitment is available at http://www.rrbbbs.gov.in/CEN%20No.01-2012.pdf and  details along with application format (online submission also) available at http://www.rrbbbs.gov.in/index.htm

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2010 Presented

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of the Sangeet Natak Akademi for the year 2010 were presented by Smt. Leela Samson, Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, at a special function. 33 young artists who have made a mark in their respective fields of performing arts have been selected from all over the country by the General Council of the Akademi for the Puraskar. The presentation ceremony will be followed by a weeklong festival of Music, Dance and Theatre featuring some of the recipients of the year, from 7-13 March 2012 at Kamani Auditorium and in Meghdoot Theatre Complex, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg in New Delhi. 

The ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ was instituted in the year 2006 by Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, an autonomous body of Ministry of Culture, Government of India and apex institution of performing arts in the country. 

The Puraskar is meant to encourage outstanding young talents in diverse fields of performing arts and give them national recognition early in life so that they may work with greater commitment and dedication in life-long pursuit of their chosen art form. The Puraskar is given to performing artists below the age of 40 years as on 1st April of the year of the Puraskar, and covers music, dance, theatre, puppetry and other traditional, folk and tribal forms of performing arts. 

In the field of Music, eight artists namely Manjusha Sandeep Patil and Kaushiki Desikan for Hindustani Vocal Music; Suyog Kundalkar (Harmonium) and Ashutosh Upadhayay (Pakhawaj) --- Hindustani Instrumental Music; Savita Narasimhan (Carnatic Vocal Music); Embar Kannan (Violin) and G Guru Prasanna (Kanjira) --- Carnatic Instrumental Music; Alankar Singh for Other Major Traditions of Music – Gurbani Kirtan of Punjab received the Puraskar. 

In the field of Dance, eight artists namely Praveen Kumar (Bharatanatyam), Pallabi De (Kathak), M Amaljith (Kathakali), Yeleswarapu Srinivasulu (Kuchipudi), Arushi Mudgal (Odissi), Naren Barua (Sattriya), Madhu Nataraj (Creative & Experimental Dance) and Yogesh Gangani (Music for Dance –Tabla for Kathak) received the Puraskar. 

In the field of Theatre also eight artists namely Meeta Mishra and S Thaninleima Chanu for Direction; Anita Shabdeesh, Danish Iqbal, Dakshina Sharma and Pakija Begum for Acting; Rajesh K V (Lighting) for Allied Theatre Arts; Srikanth Natarajan for Major Traditions of Theatre – Bhagavata Mela of Tamil Nadu received the Puraskar. 

For their talent in Other Traditional/Folk/Tribal Dance/Music/Theatre and Puppetry, U Natarajan for Folk Dance (Tamil Nadu), Arti Kale Nagarkar for Lavani (Maharashtra), Ahongshangbam Priyarani Devi for Folk Music (Manipur), Fakira Khan for Folk Music (Rajasthan), Manzoor Ul Haq for Soofiyana Kalam (Jammu and Kashmir), Kajuram Salaam for Tribal Dance (Chhattisgarh), Mahmood Farooqui & Murtaza Danish Husaini (Joint Puraskar) for Dastangoi – Folk Narrative (Uttar Pradesh) and Hanumathu Rao for Tolu Bommalatta (Puppetry of Andhra Pradesh) have been selected for the Puraskar. 

59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced

The Prestigious 59^th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi in a joint Press Conference addressed by the Chairpersons of the three juries, Ms Rohini Hattangady  for feature films, Shri Ramesh Sharma for non- feature films and Ms. Vijaya Mulay for Best Writing on Cinema  category here today. Earlier, the Jury  Chairpersons submitted their report to Smt. Ambika Soni, Minister for Information & Broadcasting. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister lauded the efforts made by the jury members in selecting the different category of awardees. Such efforts, the Minister said had enabled the awards to achieve new heights in terms of enhanced participation in different categories and the prestige associated with such awards.

The top honour in the Feature Film category,  the Best Film  is shared by  films Deool (Marathi)  produced by Abhijeet Gholap & directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni  and Byari ( Byari language) produced  by T.H. Althaf Hussain & directed by Suveeram.  The award carries Swarna Kamal and cash prize of Rs. 2,50,000/-.  In Non-feature film category  the top honour , Best Film goes to And We Play On (Hindi & English)directed and produced by Pramod Purswane .  The awards carries Swarna Kamal and Cash prize of Rs. 1,50,000/-.  In Best Writing on Cinema category the Swarna Kamal goes to the book titled R.D. Burman – The Man, The Music written by Anirudha Bhattacharjee & Balaji Vittal, published by Harper Collins India. Whereas Manoj Barpujari from Assam has been awarded Best Film Critic.

            In Feature Film category, five films have won three awards each. These Films are  The  Dirty Picture (Hindi), Balgandharva (Marathi),Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi), Deool (Marathi)  & Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali).  Six films have won two awards each.  These are ChillarParty (Hindi),  Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil), Aaranyakandam (Tamil), Phijigee Mani (Manipuri) , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Hindi) & Game (Hindi). 

            The  Best Actor award goes to Girish Kulkarni for film Deool (Marathi) and Best Actress to Vidya Balan for the film The Dirty Picture (Hindi). Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil) won the award for Wholesome Entertainment, Chillar Party (Hindi) won Best Children Film, Best Director to  Gurvinder Singh for Punjabi  film Anhe Ghorey Da Daan , Best Singer to Anand Bhate (Male)  for Marathi film Balgandharva andRoopa Ganguly (Female) for the Bengali film Abosheyshey .  Kumararaja Thiagarajan has won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut film of a Director.

In the Non-Feature film category, three films have won two awards each.  The Film Tiger Dynasty has won the Best Environmental Film & Best Cinematography awards.  Awards for Best Direction and Best Editing have been taken away by the film There is Something in the Air.  FilmPanchakki has been awarded Best Short Fiction and Best Music Direction.

The awards in different categories are as under:

BEST WRITING ON CINEMA

S. No.	Name of Award	Name of Book	Awardee	Medal
1.	BEST BOOK ON CINEMA	R.D. Burman The Man, The Music (English)	Publisher :  Harper CollinsIndia Author:  AnirudhaBhattacharjee andBalaji Vittal	SwarnaKamal Rs.  75,000

Best Film Critic

1.

BEST FILM CRITIC

Manoj Barpujari (Assamese and English)

SwarnaKamal Rs. 75,00

Non-Feature Films

S. NO	Name of Award	Name of FILM	AWARDEE	Medal & Cash Prize
1.	BEST NON FEATURE FILM	And We Play On (Hindi & English)	Producer : Pramod PuRs.wane Director : Pramod  PuRs.wane	SWARNA KAMAL Rs. 1,50,000/- EACH
2.	BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR	The Silent Poet (Manipuri)	Producer :  Borun Thokchom Director : Borun Thokchom	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 75,000/- EACH
3.	BEST ANTHROPOLOGICAL/ ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM	Bom (Hindi & English)	Producer : Anirban Datta Director : Amlan Datta	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
4.	BEST BIOGRAPHICAL/ HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION	Vishnupant Damle: Bolpatancha MookNayak (Marathi)	Producer :  Anil Anant Damle Director :VirendraValsangkar	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH

5.	BEST ARTS /CULTURAL FILM (Jointly Being given to two Films)	Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show (Manipuri & English) &  Lasya Kavvya – the World of Alarmel Valli (English)	Producer :Madhusree Dutta Director : Mamta Murthy Producer : Sankalp Meshram  Director : Sankalp Meshram	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 25,000/- EACH
6.	BEST PROMOTIONAL FILM	The Dream Fulfilled - Memories of the Engineering Challenges (English)	Producer : Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Director : Satish Pande	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
7.	BEST ENVIRONMENT FILM	Tiger Dynasty (English)	Producer:  S. Nallamuthu Director : S. Nallamuthu	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
8.	BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES (Jointly Being given to two Films)	Mindscapes… of Love and Longing (Hindi & English)  Inshallah, Football (Kashmiri, Urdu & English)	Producer : Public Service Broadcasting Trust Director:ArunChadha Producer : Ashvin Kumar Director: Ashvin Kumar	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 25,000/- EACH
9.	BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM	A Drop of Sunshine (English)	Producer : Public Service Broadcasting Trust Director : Aparna Sanyal	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
10.	BEST EXPLORATION/ ADVENTURE FILM (Including sports)	The Finish Line (English)	Producer :  Syed Sultan Ahmed &  Tabassum Modi Director : Akshay Roy	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
11.	BEST INVESTIGATIVE FILM	Cotton for My Shroud (English)	Producer: Kavita Bahl Director : Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
12.	SPECIAL JURY AWARD	Jai Bhim Comrade (Marathi)	Anand Patwardhan	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 1,00,000/-
13.	BEST SHORT FICTION	Panchakki (Hindi)	Producer:  Sanjeev Rattan Director: Sanjeev Rattan	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
14.	BEST FILM ON FAMILY VALUES	Red Building where the Sun Sets (English)	Producer : Syed Sultan Ahmed  &  Tabassum Modi Director : Revathy	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
15.	BEST DIRECTION	There is Something in the Air (Hindi, Urdu & English)	Iram Ghufran	SWARNA KAMAL Rs. 1,50,000/-
16.	BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY	Tiger Dynasty (English)	S. Nallamuthu	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
17.	BEST AUDIOGRAPHY	1, 2 (Hindi)	Gautam Nair	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
18.	BEST EDITING	There is Something in the Air (Hindi, Urdu & English)	Iram Ghufran	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
19.	BEST MUSIC DIRECTION	Panchakki (Hindi)	DhrubaJyoti  Phukan	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
20.	BEST NARRATION/ VOICE OVER	Just that Sort of a Day (English)	Ann Abraham	RAJAT  KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
21.	SPECIAL MENTION (Two Films)	a. You Don’t Belong (Bengali & English) b.  Airawat (Marathi & Hindi)	a.    Director  : Spandan Banerjee b. Director:  Renu Savant	CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE

FEATURE FILMS

S. No.	Name of Award	Name of Film	Awardee	Medal & Cash Prize
1	BEST FEATURE FILM  (shared)	a) Deool  (Marathi) b) Byari (Byari)	a) Producer: Abhijeet Gholap Director :  UmeshVinayak Kulkarni b) Producer: T.H. Althaf Hussain Director : Suveeran	Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,50,000/-
2	INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR	Aaranyakandam (Tamil)	Producer:S.P.Charan Director :Kumararaja Thiagarajan	Swarna Kamal Rs. 1,25,000/-
3	AWARD FOR BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT	AzhagarsamiyinKuthirai (Tamil)	Producer: P. Madan Director :Suseentharan	Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
4	BEST CHILDREN’S FILM	Chillar Party (Hindi)	Producer: UTV Software Communications Ltd Director : VikasBahl & Nitesh Tiwari	SwarnaKamal Rs. 1,50,000/-
5	BEST DIRECTION	Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi)	Gurvinder Singh	Swarna Kamal Rs. 2,50,000/-
6	BEST ACTOR	Deool (Marathi)	Girish Kulkarni	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-

7	BEST ACTRESS	The Dirty Picture(Hindi)	Vidya Balan	Rajat  Kamal Rs.  50,000/-
8	BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR	AzhagarsamiyinKuthirai (Tamil)	Appu Kutty	Rajat  Kamal Rs.  50,000/-
9	BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS	Phijigee Mani(Manipuri)	Leishangthem TonthoingambiDevi	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-

10	BEST CHILD ARTIST (Shared)	a)    Stanleyka Dabba(Hindi) b)    ChillarParty (Hindi)	Partho Gupte Irrfan Khan Sanath Menon Rohan Grover Naman Jain Aarav Khanna Vishesh Tiwari ChinmaiChandranshuh Vedant Desai Divij Handa Shriya Sharma	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
11	BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER	Balgandharva(Marathi)	Anand Bhate	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
12	BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER	Abosheyshey(Bengali)	Roopa Ganguly	Rajat  Kamal Rs.  50,000/-
13	BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY	Anhe Ghorey DaDaan (Punjabi)	Cameraman :Satya Rai Nagpaul Laboratory : Reliance Media Works	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
14	BEST SCREENPLAY Screenplay Writer (Original) : Screenplay Writer (Adapted) : Dialogues :	Chillar Party (Hindi) Shala (Marathi) Deool (Marathi)	Vikas Behl & Manish Tiwari AvinashDeshpande Nigdi Girish Kulkarni	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/- Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/- Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
15	BEST AUDIOGRAPHY Location SoundRecordist Sound Designer : Re-recordist of the final mixed track	Zindagi Na MilegiDobara (Hindi) Game (Hindi) Game (Hindi)	Baylon Fonseca Baylon Fonseca Hitendra Ghosh	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/- Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/- Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
16	BEST EDITING	Aaranyakandam(Tamil)	Pravin K. L.	Rajat  Kamal Rs.  50,000/-
17	BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN	Naukadubi (Bengali)	Indraneel Ghosh	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-

18	BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (Shared)	a) Balgandharva (Marathi) b)The Dirty Picture(Hindi)		a)Neeta Lulla b) Niharika Khan	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
19	BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST	Balgandharva (Marathi) & The Dirty Picture (Hindi)		Vikram Gayakwad	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
20	BEST  MUSIC DIRECTION Songs Background Score	Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali) Laptop (Bengali)		Neel Dutt Mayookh Bhaumik	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/- Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
21	BEST LYRICS	I Am (Hindi) Agar Zindagi ……….		AmitabhBhattacharya	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
22	SPECIAL JURY AWARD	Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali)	Anjan Dutt		Rajat  Kamal Rs. 2,00,000/-
23	BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS	Ra. One (Hindi)	Harry Hingorani and Keitan Yadav		Rajat  Kamal Rs.  50,000/-
24	BEST CHOREOGRAPHY	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Hindi) (Senorita)	Bosco Caeser		Rajat  Kamal Rs.  50,000/-
25	BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
a)	BEST BENGALI FILM	Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na	Producer: RanaSarkar Director : AnjanDutt		Rajat  Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-
b)	BEST DOGRI FILM	Dille Ch Vasya Koi	Producer: SanjeevRattan Director : SanjeevRattan		Rajat  Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-
c)	BEST HINDI FILM	I Am	Producer: AnirbanDhar (Onir) & Sanjay Suri Director : Onir		Rajat  Kamal Rs.  1,00,000/-
d)	BEST KANNADA	Kurmavatara	Producer: Basant Kumar Patil Director : Girish Kasaravalli		Rajat  Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-
e)	BEST MALAYALAM FILM	Indian Rupee	Producer: August Cinema India Pvt. Ltd. Director : RanjithBalakrishnan		Rajat  Kamal Rs.  1,00,000/-
f)	BEST MANIPURI FILM	Phijigee Mani	Producer:Takhelchangbam Ongbi and Medha Sharmi Director : OinamGautam Singh		Rajat  Kamal Rs.  1,00,000/-
g)	BEST MARATHI FILM	Shala	Producer: Vivek D. Wagh & Nilesh Navalkha Director : Sujay Sunil Dahake		Rajat  Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-
h)	BEST PUNJABI FILM	Anhe Ghorey DaDaan	Producer: National Film Development Corporation Director : Gurvinder Singh		Rajat  Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-

i)	BEST TAMIL FILM	Vaagai Sooda Va	Producer: S. Muruganandham Director : A.  Sargunam	Rajat  Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-
26) a)	SPECIAL MENTION	Byari (Byari)	Mallika	Certificate only
b)	SPECIAL MENTION	Adimadhyantham(Malayalam)	Director : Sherry	Certificate only