National Institute of technology MCA Common Entrance Test or NIMCET is conducted every year for admissions to the elite and reputed National Institute of Technology. The likes of the NITs involved makes this examination one of the most sought after for MCA programs in the country. As mentioned above, NIMCET is for admissions to different NITs in MCA program along the length and breadth of the country, the conducting institute of this exam is also any one of the NIT.
Eligibility Criteria
• Candidates must have passed their 10+2 with a minimum of 60 percent of marks and must have a bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years from a reputed and recognized institute.
• Candidates appearing for the final exam are also eligible to write the test.
Selection procedure
Selection of candidates solely depends on their performance in NIMCET, the duration of which is two hours. In total there are 120 questions, which are divided into four sections, namely, Mathematics, Logical reasoning and Analytical Ability, Computer awareness and General English.
Important Dates
• Application form availability, start date: Mid February, 2009
• Last date for submission of complete filled-in application form: March, Last Week, 2009
• Entrance date: Mid May, 2009
• Result declaration: May, Last Week, 2009
Date of Issue: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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| Courses/Exams: | M.TECH. (IT) Specialization in WCC/ BI /SE / IS/ RO/ HCI / MI Academic Session 2009-2010 (2 Years Full Time Post Graduate Programs) 1. M.Tech. in Information Technology (Wireless Communications & Computing) 2. M.Tech. in Information Technology (Software Engineering) 3. M.Tech. in Information Technology ( Intelligent Systems ) 4. M.Tech. in Information Technology ( Robotics ) 5. M.Tech. in Information Technology (Human Computer Interaction) 6. M.Tech. in Information Technology (Microelectronics) 7. M.Tech. in Information Technology (Bioinformatics) |
| Eligibility: | Candidates having BE /B.Tech. / M.Sc ./B.Pharm. Degrees in any Engineering & its equivalent followed by a valid GATE score in respective disciplines. |
| Application procedure: | Application Form-cum-Information Brochure can be obtained from the Institute in person or on request. The request letter must be Super-scribed “Request for M.Tech. (IT) Programme Application Form”. Complete Application form together with Brochure is also available from the Institute website www.iiita.ac.in . Cost of application form is Rs.600/- (Rs.300/- for SC/ST/OBC candidates) to be paid in cash or through DD of any nationalized bank drawn in favour of ‘IIIT-Allahabad’ payable at Allahabad. In case of downloaded forms from website, DD may accompany the completed application form, without which it shall be summarily rejected. |
| Email : | contact@iiita.ac.in |
| Further details can be taken from: | Ph. 91-532-2922025; Fax: 91-532-2430006/2431689 Web: www.iiita.ac.in |
| Address: | Devghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad – 211 012 Uttar Pradesh (INDIA) |
| Last date of submission of Forms: | 15th April, 2009 |
| Last date of Issue of application form : | 15th April, 2009 |
| Date of Entrance Test : | M.Tech. in Information Technology (Wireless Communications & Computing): 30.5.09 10 – 12 noon M.Tech. in Information Technology (Software Engineering): 30.5.09 3 - 5 pm M.Tech. in Information Technology ( Intelligent Systems ): 02.6.09 10 – 12 noon M.Tech. in Information Technology ( Robotics ): 02.6.09 3 – 5 pm M.Tech. in Information Technology (Human Computer Interaction): 03.6.09 - 10 –12 noon M.Tech. in Information Technology (Microelectronics): 03.6.09 3 – 5 pm M.Tech. in Information Technology (Bioinformatics): 03.6.09 3 - 5 pm |
Mumbai: Engineering students from across the globe will now be able to get lectures on their iPods delivered by the faculties of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
Students will also be able to get answers of their queries by the faculties of IITs or by their peers, as the IITs are going to permit students of various institutes to post questions and doubts relating to their courses on a special website which will be answered by their professors and students.
This initiative has been taken to make more efficient use of the IITs' intellectual resources by making them accessible to a wider audience across the globe under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning.
Kannan Moudgalya, Head, Centre for Distance Engineering Education at IIT-Bombay said, "We need to cope with the latest technology to transmit courses as the technology across the world is changing rapidly."
The seven older IITs and the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore are involved in the programme, which will help students catch up with world-class institutions, which make lots of resources available online.
This unique initiative will be helpful for all engineering colleges in the country, which do not have enough faculties to impart education.
"Students can post their queries by March which will be answered by IIT professors or peers," said Prof. Mangala Sunder Krishnan of IIT-Madras.
The new facilities are part of the National Programme's second phase, for which the government approved Rs.90 crore earlier this month.
Students will also be able to get answers of their queries by the faculties of IITs or by their peers, as the IITs are going to permit students of various institutes to post questions and doubts relating to their courses on a special website which will be answered by their professors and students.
This initiative has been taken to make more efficient use of the IITs' intellectual resources by making them accessible to a wider audience across the globe under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning.
Kannan Moudgalya, Head, Centre for Distance Engineering Education at IIT-Bombay said, "We need to cope with the latest technology to transmit courses as the technology across the world is changing rapidly."
The seven older IITs and the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore are involved in the programme, which will help students catch up with world-class institutions, which make lots of resources available online.
This unique initiative will be helpful for all engineering colleges in the country, which do not have enough faculties to impart education.
"Students can post their queries by March which will be answered by IIT professors or peers," said Prof. Mangala Sunder Krishnan of IIT-Madras.
The new facilities are part of the National Programme's second phase, for which the government approved Rs.90 crore earlier this month.
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) has started General Management Programme for Accounting Professionals in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).
Prof. Ashish K Bhattacharya and Prof. Manju Jaiswal from IIM-C will run the programme. The programme will have duration of one year and six month.
This programme has 16 cutting edges subjects in financial management.
Classes for the same will take place at various centres situated at Raja Garden, Ashok Vihar, New Friends Colony, Raja Bazar, Vikaspuri Greater Kailash, Malviya Nagar, Pitampura, Mall Road, Gurgaon Sector 14, DLF Qutub Plaza and Noida Sectors 16 and 64.
The programme has been designed to groom accounting professionals for top management positions.
Prof. Ashish K Bhattacharya and Prof. Manju Jaiswal from IIM-C will run the programme. The programme will have duration of one year and six month.
This programme has 16 cutting edges subjects in financial management.
Classes for the same will take place at various centres situated at Raja Garden, Ashok Vihar, New Friends Colony, Raja Bazar, Vikaspuri Greater Kailash, Malviya Nagar, Pitampura, Mall Road, Gurgaon Sector 14, DLF Qutub Plaza and Noida Sectors 16 and 64.
The programme has been designed to groom accounting professionals for top management positions.
New Delhi: Unlike IITs, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are not in favour to mentor proposed IIMs to be established in Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Haryana.
Now, the Government has started mulling to start all these institutions as independent bodies on the lines of IIM-Shillong, came into existence last year.
"IIMs have not shown their interest to mentor upcoming IIMs. All these proposed IIMs will be started as independent bodies on the lines of IIM-Shillong, came into existence in 2008," said Mr. R. P. Agrawal, Secretary Higher Education, Ministry of HRD.
A three member committee, earlier appointed by the Government of India, comprising Director of IIM Ahmedabad Prof. Sameer Barua, IIM Kolkata Director Prof. Sekhar Chaudhury and IIT Kanpur Director Prof. S. G. Dhande, also did not support the idea to mentor the new IIMs.
Now, the Government has started mulling to start all these institutions as independent bodies on the lines of IIM-Shillong, came into existence last year.
"IIMs have not shown their interest to mentor upcoming IIMs. All these proposed IIMs will be started as independent bodies on the lines of IIM-Shillong, came into existence in 2008," said Mr. R. P. Agrawal, Secretary Higher Education, Ministry of HRD.
A three member committee, earlier appointed by the Government of India, comprising Director of IIM Ahmedabad Prof. Sameer Barua, IIM Kolkata Director Prof. Sekhar Chaudhury and IIT Kanpur Director Prof. S. G. Dhande, also did not support the idea to mentor the new IIMs.
Chennai: Anna University got approval to open up its campus in Dubai from its academic council on 4th February.
Vice-Chancellor of the university, P. Mannar Jawahar said that from the upcoming academic year four new undergraduate courses in the field of civil engineering, automobile, electrical and chemical would start in the new campus in Dubai.
Faculties from Anna University will set up the new facilities in Dubai and provide classes to the students of the university.
To culminate the initiative, the university also joined hands with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to offer its first ever joint Ph.D degree. In the beginning, ten students from India as well as America will get admission for joint degree programme to do research in five areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, transportation, construction engineering, information technology and telecommunications.
"Students joining the Ph.D programme will have to spend two years of research at UNL and two years at Anna University," said David Allen, Dean of the College of Engineering, UNL.
He further added that the top priority would be to work on crystal growth research as the faculties from both the institutes had built good relationship.
Indian students will be provided additional assistantship to meet their expenses.
Vice-Chancellor of the university, P. Mannar Jawahar said that from the upcoming academic year four new undergraduate courses in the field of civil engineering, automobile, electrical and chemical would start in the new campus in Dubai.
Faculties from Anna University will set up the new facilities in Dubai and provide classes to the students of the university.
To culminate the initiative, the university also joined hands with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to offer its first ever joint Ph.D degree. In the beginning, ten students from India as well as America will get admission for joint degree programme to do research in five areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, transportation, construction engineering, information technology and telecommunications.
"Students joining the Ph.D programme will have to spend two years of research at UNL and two years at Anna University," said David Allen, Dean of the College of Engineering, UNL.
He further added that the top priority would be to work on crystal growth research as the faculties from both the institutes had built good relationship.
Indian students will be provided additional assistantship to meet their expenses.
New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) here today.
The MoU was signed by Dr. K. Alagusundaram, Director of IICPT and Dr. Harvey Perlman, Chancellor of UNL in the presence of Mr. Ashok Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
The MoU intends to facilitate a collaborative programme of research, training, curriculum, institutional development, information dissemination, and exchange of faculty, students and staff.
The linkage formed through this MoU between the two institutions will further each partner institution's objectives as well as strengthen the mutual relationship between the partners.
The MoU was signed by Dr. K. Alagusundaram, Director of IICPT and Dr. Harvey Perlman, Chancellor of UNL in the presence of Mr. Ashok Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
The MoU intends to facilitate a collaborative programme of research, training, curriculum, institutional development, information dissemination, and exchange of faculty, students and staff.
The linkage formed through this MoU between the two institutions will further each partner institution's objectives as well as strengthen the mutual relationship between the partners.
Bhubaneswar: The eighth regional office of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be inaugurated by Arjun Singh, Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) in Bhubaneswar on February 12.
The Bhubaneswar centre will benefit at least 120,000 students of about 650 schools in three states of Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal.
"We have decided to establish the eight regional centre of the CBSE in Orissa for the benefit of schools of three eastern states affiliated to the board," said a CBSE official.
"The centre will initially function from a rented building. The centre will be shifted to a permanent building though the site is yet to be finalized", the official added.
"With its office here, the CBSE will be able to keep a close eye on the schools in these states and thus improving the standard of education in these states," he said.
"It is a great relief for all of us," said K.C. Satpathy, principal of D.A.V. Public School here, adding they had to travel all the way to the Allahabad centre even for "small works".
As the board examinations will be conducted by the Bhubaneswar centre, the school principal said, it would help them a lot to sort out technical difficulties and errors quickly.
In addition to the inauguration of the eight centre of CBSE, the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar will also be laid down by Arjun Singh on the same day.
Earlier this programme was scheduled to be held on February 11. The foundation stone of the IIT will be laid down at the construction site situated few kilometers south of Bhubaneswar at KANSAPADA (Khudupur-Taraboi Road) near Jatni Block Office, Khordha.
This new IIT at Bhubaneswar is part of the 8 new IITs that have been established in the country by the MHRD during the XI Plan. The IIT-Bhubaneswar has already commenced its academic activities from 2008-2009 session from the campus of IIT Kharagpur.
The 7 other new IITs have been set up in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh (Indore) and Himachal Pradesh. An allocation of Rs.2,000 crores has been provided in the XI Plan and Rs.50 crores has been allocated for 2008-09 for new IITs.
Orissa is also to get a new Central University under the Central Universities Ordinance, 2009 which was promulgated by the President of India on January 15, 2009.
The Central Government has laid great emphasis on the advancement of Higher Education during the XI Plan for which the outlays have been increased by 10 times when compared to the X Plan outlays.
This higher allocation is being used for the creation of 30 Central Universities including 14 new National (World Class) universities; 8 new IITs; 7 new IIMs; 5 new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs); 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs); 2 new Schools of Planning & Architecture; 10 new NITs, Central assistance for establishing 1000 new polytechnics, including through PPP mode, strengthening of 500 existing polytechnics, etc.
The Bhubaneswar centre will benefit at least 120,000 students of about 650 schools in three states of Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal.
"We have decided to establish the eight regional centre of the CBSE in Orissa for the benefit of schools of three eastern states affiliated to the board," said a CBSE official.
"The centre will initially function from a rented building. The centre will be shifted to a permanent building though the site is yet to be finalized", the official added.
"With its office here, the CBSE will be able to keep a close eye on the schools in these states and thus improving the standard of education in these states," he said.
"It is a great relief for all of us," said K.C. Satpathy, principal of D.A.V. Public School here, adding they had to travel all the way to the Allahabad centre even for "small works".
As the board examinations will be conducted by the Bhubaneswar centre, the school principal said, it would help them a lot to sort out technical difficulties and errors quickly.
In addition to the inauguration of the eight centre of CBSE, the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar will also be laid down by Arjun Singh on the same day.
Earlier this programme was scheduled to be held on February 11. The foundation stone of the IIT will be laid down at the construction site situated few kilometers south of Bhubaneswar at KANSAPADA (Khudupur-Taraboi Road) near Jatni Block Office, Khordha.
This new IIT at Bhubaneswar is part of the 8 new IITs that have been established in the country by the MHRD during the XI Plan. The IIT-Bhubaneswar has already commenced its academic activities from 2008-2009 session from the campus of IIT Kharagpur.
The 7 other new IITs have been set up in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh (Indore) and Himachal Pradesh. An allocation of Rs.2,000 crores has been provided in the XI Plan and Rs.50 crores has been allocated for 2008-09 for new IITs.
Orissa is also to get a new Central University under the Central Universities Ordinance, 2009 which was promulgated by the President of India on January 15, 2009.
The Central Government has laid great emphasis on the advancement of Higher Education during the XI Plan for which the outlays have been increased by 10 times when compared to the X Plan outlays.
This higher allocation is being used for the creation of 30 Central Universities including 14 new National (World Class) universities; 8 new IITs; 7 new IIMs; 5 new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs); 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs); 2 new Schools of Planning & Architecture; 10 new NITs, Central assistance for establishing 1000 new polytechnics, including through PPP mode, strengthening of 500 existing polytechnics, etc.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
IGNOU launches diploma in Business Process Outsourcing
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New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in association with Accenture, a management consulting technology services outsourcing company, has launched a six month diploma course in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in Finance and Accountancy Outsourcing (FAO).
V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU said, "This programme has been launched to cater the needs of undergraduate and graduate students from tier 1 to tier 4 cities across the country and will be available to million-odd students."
"Course content has been designed with the help of the expertise of Accenture. In the first phase, course content will be delivered to train teachers at 43 programme centres across the country," added Pillai.
The programme will focus on building FAO skills in the students with 10+2 or bachelor's degree and above qualifications. Students need to have minimum 50 percent marks with English as a compulsory subject in their respective programmes.
Interested candidates will have to qualify a written test in English and Quantitative Ability conducted between February 7 and February 15 across the 18 centres.
Application forms for the same can be obtained from IGNOU study centres or downloaded from www.ignou.ac.in.
V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU said, "This programme has been launched to cater the needs of undergraduate and graduate students from tier 1 to tier 4 cities across the country and will be available to million-odd students."
"Course content has been designed with the help of the expertise of Accenture. In the first phase, course content will be delivered to train teachers at 43 programme centres across the country," added Pillai.
The programme will focus on building FAO skills in the students with 10+2 or bachelor's degree and above qualifications. Students need to have minimum 50 percent marks with English as a compulsory subject in their respective programmes.
Interested candidates will have to qualify a written test in English and Quantitative Ability conducted between February 7 and February 15 across the 18 centres.
Application forms for the same can be obtained from IGNOU study centres or downloaded from www.ignou.ac.in.
This was informed by Mayilsamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayaan-I.
Annadurai said, "The growing interest among school children on space research after the success of Chandrayaan-I will give an impetus to space research in future."
"Now, around 200 graduate and postgraduate students are allowed to use ISRO lab to carry out their project work," added Annadurai.
Interacting with students Dr. Annadurai answered queries raised by students.
"As the success of Indian space research has come at a time of the slump in the IT industry, many bright young minds in the country will start to think of a career in space research," he added.
Dr. Annadurai also said that the country could achieve the long term goals of space research in a short span of time if more school students came forward to contribute to research in the field.
He mentioned the importance of tapping the potential of the moon in meeting the energy needs of the country.
New Delhi: As the Common Admission Test (CAT) results, out on Friday, show, the seven prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) this year have given weightage to the candidate's performance in school in addition to the scores in the examination.
"The general performance has been on expected lines. People who got scores above 130 points have mostly gotten calls. Obviously weightage has been given to academic record also," Shiv Kumar, director of research, development and academics at Career Launcher, told sources.
CAT 2008 Results
"People who performed well in their Class 10 and 12 board exams evidently got extra points while the calls were being sent from most institutes," he said.
While in IIM-Ahmedabad, 25 percent weightage was to CAT scores, 33 percent was to academic performance; in Bangalore, the institute attributed 25 percent to CAT, 40 to academics and 10 to work experience.
In IIM-Lucknow, 30 percent weightage was to CAT scores, 15 percent to academics and 10 to work experience, and in Calcutta, the weightage was given purely to CAT scores in the main management course (PGDM), but 25 percent weightage was to academics and work experience for the computer aided management course (PGDCM).
IIM-Kozhikode was an exception, with 50 percent weightage to CAT scores and five percent to work experience.
"While the calling process is transparent in the website of these institutes, the selection process in Indore and Shillong institutes is not clear," Kumar added.
The CAT is an annual test conducted by the IIMs and is the first step in the process of seeking admission to the 1,800-odd seats in the institutes at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong. Besides this year, six new IIMs are due to start.
Around 270,000 aspirants across the nation appeared for the test on November 16.
The IIMs have implemented a quota for candidates from the Other Backward Castes (OBCs) from this year and have increased their seats.
CAT is considered one of the most important national standards for entrance to management institutes. Apart from the IIMs, over 50 other management institutes use the CAT score for short-listing candidates before filtering their admission with group discussions and personal interviews.
All institutes, barring Ahmedabad and Calcutta, had also made clear how much weightage would be laid on the further selection rounds of group discussions and personal interviews, according to Kumar.
"For students who have received calls from the institutes, the key points for keeping them in the clear would be confidence levels, ability to communicate clearly, knowledge level in subjects and working environment. Aspirants must work with their strengths," he advised. IANS
"The general performance has been on expected lines. People who got scores above 130 points have mostly gotten calls. Obviously weightage has been given to academic record also," Shiv Kumar, director of research, development and academics at Career Launcher, told sources.
CAT 2008 Results
"People who performed well in their Class 10 and 12 board exams evidently got extra points while the calls were being sent from most institutes," he said.
While in IIM-Ahmedabad, 25 percent weightage was to CAT scores, 33 percent was to academic performance; in Bangalore, the institute attributed 25 percent to CAT, 40 to academics and 10 to work experience.
In IIM-Lucknow, 30 percent weightage was to CAT scores, 15 percent to academics and 10 to work experience, and in Calcutta, the weightage was given purely to CAT scores in the main management course (PGDM), but 25 percent weightage was to academics and work experience for the computer aided management course (PGDCM).
IIM-Kozhikode was an exception, with 50 percent weightage to CAT scores and five percent to work experience.
"While the calling process is transparent in the website of these institutes, the selection process in Indore and Shillong institutes is not clear," Kumar added.
The CAT is an annual test conducted by the IIMs and is the first step in the process of seeking admission to the 1,800-odd seats in the institutes at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow and Shillong. Besides this year, six new IIMs are due to start.
Around 270,000 aspirants across the nation appeared for the test on November 16.
The IIMs have implemented a quota for candidates from the Other Backward Castes (OBCs) from this year and have increased their seats.
CAT is considered one of the most important national standards for entrance to management institutes. Apart from the IIMs, over 50 other management institutes use the CAT score for short-listing candidates before filtering their admission with group discussions and personal interviews.
All institutes, barring Ahmedabad and Calcutta, had also made clear how much weightage would be laid on the further selection rounds of group discussions and personal interviews, according to Kumar.
"For students who have received calls from the institutes, the key points for keeping them in the clear would be confidence levels, ability to communicate clearly, knowledge level in subjects and working environment. Aspirants must work with their strengths," he advised. IANS
Pune: The results of the Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test, 2008 (SNAP Test) will be declared on Saturday i.e. January 10, 2009.
SNAP 2008 was conducted on December 21, 2008 by the Symbiosis International University.
"The test is conducted at the national level to ensure that meritorious students are admitted to the various constituent institutes of Symbiosis International University", an official from the University said.
Symbiosis has been rated among the top Management & Post Graduate institutes in India.
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SNAP Results
SNAP 2008 was conducted on December 21, 2008 by the Symbiosis International University.
"The test is conducted at the national level to ensure that meritorious students are admitted to the various constituent institutes of Symbiosis International University", an official from the University said.
Symbiosis has been rated among the top Management & Post Graduate institutes in India.
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SNAP Results
Saturday, January 3, 2009
The world will end in 2012, say experts
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Several experts from across the globe are predicting that the earth is likely to end by the year 2012. The reason could be a human effect or natural disaster. From Chinese theories to scientific predictions the most likely date is the year 2012.
SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS from around the world are predicting that five years from now, all life on Earth could well come to an end. Some are saying it’ll be humans that would set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. And the religious folks are saying it’ll be God himself who would press the stop button. The following are some likely arguments as to why the world would end by the year 2012.
Reason one: Mayan calendar
Reason two: Sun storms
Reason three: The atom smasher
This one’s case of bog -- simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berkely University have been crunching the numbers. They’ve determined that the earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they’re claiming that their calculations prove that we’re all going to die, very soon. They are also saying that their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 per cent; and 2012 just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs.
SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS from around the world are predicting that five years from now, all life on Earth could well come to an end. Some are saying it’ll be humans that would set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. And the religious folks are saying it’ll be God himself who would press the stop button. The following are some likely arguments as to why the world would end by the year 2012.
Reason one: Mayan calendar
The first to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that were good at two things -- building highly accurate astrological equipment out of stone and sacrificing virgins.
Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The Mayan calendar predicts that the earth will end on December 21, 2012. Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, it’s likely they’ve got the end of the world right as well.
Reason two: Sun storms
Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made a startling discovery. Our sun is in a bit of strife. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic and it’s supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability. However, recent solar storms have been bombarding the earth with lot of radiation energy. It’s been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse and calculations suggest it’ll reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012.
Reason three: The atom smasher
Scientists in Europe have been building the world’s largest particle accelerator. Basically, its a 27 km tunnel designed to smash atoms together to find out what makes the universe tick. However, the mega-gadget has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it’s properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They’re predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be crushed into a super-dense blob the size of a basketball.
Reason four: The Bible says it
If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn’t bad enough, religious folks are getting in on the act as well. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between good an evil, has been set for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese Book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings.
Reason five: Super volcano
Yellowstone National Park in United States is famous for its thermal springs and old faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple -- it’s sitting on top of the world’s biggest volcano and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we’re many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and plunging the earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set 2012 as a likely date for the big bang.
Reason six: The physicists
Reason seven: Earth’s magnetic field
We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that shields us from most of the sun’s radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call North and South have a nasty habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so -- and right now we’re about 30,000 years overdue. Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30 kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to a pole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is under way, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for up to 100 years. The result is enough UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.
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