Brush up your concepts with the new Summer Education Pack !

Meritnation launches a special pack for CBSE classes VI-XII to help strengthen your fundamentals in Maths & Science this summer! The Summer education Pack gives you a chance to brush up important concepts from topics covered in previous classes, and work upon the basics to help build a more thorough understanding of concepts in your present class.

Learn your way through these important topics with extensive videos, animations, tests, puzzles & interactive exercises.

So what are you waiting for? Subscribe to Meritnation’s Online Course now to get this exciting Summer Pack for your class absolutely FREE! We at Meritnation are confident that our latest offering will give you an edge over your classmates when the school re-opens!

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Team Meritnation

 

Interest Test, Aptitude Tests & more…!

Meritnation.com has recently enhanced its Online Personality Development Module. Now all you students can take scientifically designed Interest, Aptitude and Personality Tests to know your strengths & weaknesses and identify your likes & dislikes. The Interest Test by Meritnation.com will help you identify your high interest areas from across 14 different areas and will also point towards some of the fields of study/careers that you might enjoy. The scientifically designed Aptitude Tests on Meritnation.com will help assess your ability in areas such as Verbal, Numerical, Closure, Spatial, Mechanical, Visual Processing and Reasoning. Apart from the Interest & Aptitude Tests, Meritnation.com’s Online Personality Development Module also includes Personality Tests that assess 20 dimensions of your personality and Skill Builder modules designed to help smoothen out the rough edges in your personality. While the Interest and Personality Tests are available for classes VI-XII, the aptitude tests are available for classes IX-XII only.

Aptitude is the buzzword these days in schools. As a part of the ongoing educational reforms, CBSE has recently announced its decision to conduct an Aptitude Test (optional) for students studying in class X. To be called the ‘Students Global Aptitude Index (SGAI)’ this test will be a 21/2 hour long (approximately), paper-pencil test that will help students identify their abilities and interests. The SGAI is intended to be a measure of a student’s skills in areas such as scientific, numerical, social, behavioral science and art aptitude, in addition to assessing a student’s interest areas. The SGAI, it is hoped will help students choose their subjects at the +2 level. The SGAI will be held on 15th January, 2011 across all CBSE schools in India.

So, how about trying your hand at the various tests under the Online Personality Development Module by Meritnation.com to have a thorough insight into your strengths & weaknesses, abilities & interests before you gear up to take the SGAI?

Good Luck!

 

A 7-day Free Trial Offer just for you!

Now all you CBSE & ICSE students out there can explore the entire range of learning and assessment solutions available at Meritnation.com – absolutely free!  Meritnation.com gives you the opportunity to access study material, formative assessments, puzzles, tests, revision notes and more for your class for a period of 7 days. During this period you can study Maths, Science, English and other subjects the Meritnation way, and discover the benefits of using quality study solutions that are also supported with videos and animations.

That is not all! The free trial offer not only entitles you to an unlimited access to study content for a period of 7 days but also gives you an opportunity to avail an additional 10% discount on the purchase of any Meritnation product within this 7 day trial period. So what are you waiting for? Activate your Free Trial now!

To activate your Free Trial, follow the simple three-step process mentioned below:

Step I: Click on http://www.meritnation.com/users/registration to register if you are a new user, or simply log in using your Meritnation username and password if you already have one

Step II: Confirm your Phone #, Class & Board

Step III: Click ‘Submit’ to enter the exciting world of online learning by Meritnation.com

We wish all of you a happy study experience!

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Team Meritnation

Note: Free Trial Offer is valid for a limited period only. Olympiad Packs and the Personality Zone are not available as part of the free trial offer.

 

CBSE introduces 3 new vocational courses for classes XI & XII

After being the beneficiaries of changes introduced by CBSE in class X with respect to CCE and grading system, students in class XI will soon have the option of choosing to study courses such as Mass Media, Geospatial Technologies or Hotel Management at the plus two level. The Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal last week introduced Mass Media Studies (academic/vocational), Geospatial Practices (vocational) and Hotel Management and Catering Technology (Vocational) as three new subject offerings for the students studying in class XI from the academic year 2010-11. As a pilot project, these three courses will be introduced in a few select CBSE schools across India.

The curriculum material and textbooks for Mass Media Studies has been designed by CBSE in collaboration with noted film maker Subhash Ghai’s Institute-Whistling Woods International. Apart from poviding study resources, Whistling Woods International will also run a compulsory training course for teachers every 3-4 months so as to ensure that they are in sync with the teaching requirements of the subject. Rolta India Ltd. is the resource partner for the course on Geospatial Practices. It will help develop and create the curriculum, provide technical assistance and also impart advanced training to CBSE teachers across the country.   The curriculum for Hotel Management and Catering Technology has been jointly designed by the National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT).

With several more vocational courses in the pipeline CBSE is all set to change the flavor of school education. Now all you students in class X and lower classes can indeed look forward to going beyond the Science, Commerce or Arts streams in schools in the near future.

Cheers!

Team Meritnation

 

Meritnation.com updates content

Keeping our promise to continue adding quality learning resources that will help students excel in their studies, Meritnation.com has recently updated its content.

Students studying in class IX & Class X (CBSE) can now look forward to a great result this academic year as Meritnation.com has recently updated the content available on the site to align it as per the latest curriculum. Specifically, all Model Tests in Maths and Science have been re-designed keeping in mind the CCE pattern. Thus, the students can now reinforce their learning by using tests that follow the CCE guidelines for SA I and SA II.

In addition, all class IX students who were eagerly waiting for content reflecting the changed syllabus in English on their favourite site Meritnation.com, can now rejoice as NCERT solutions for the book ‘English Literature Reader’ in Meritnation.com has now been updated to include the solutions for all the additional 8 new chapters! That is not all. All students in classes VI-VIII (CBSE) can now become confident of good marks in Hindi Grammar with the addition of a lot of new content in Hindi Grammar including additional tests, sample papers and unseen poetry passages for each grade.

There is good news for all students studying under ICSE Board too! Students in classes VI-X (ICSE) can now look forward to excelling in their exams with Meritnation.com upgrading all content to align it with the latest curriculum. To add fuel to revision sessions before exams, Meritnation.com has further enhanced its offering by adding several additional Model Test Papers for each grade.

All this to ensure that you students have a smooth sailing study ride!

Best of Luck!

Team Meritnation

 

IGNOU & UNESCO to organize South-Asia Science Olympiad 2010

All you students studying in class XI get ready for an exciting opportunity to win loads of prizes and goodies from IGNOU & UNESCO. The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is organizing a Science Olympiad 2010 for students studying in Class XI (or equivalent) in South Asian countries. Now all you students studying in class XI get ready for a stiff competition on August 22, 2010 in the Science Olympiad 2010 that will see students participating from neighbouring countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The Science Olympiad 2010 will ask questions from the topics covered in classes IX & X for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The first round of the Olympiad will be an objective type test that will assess your understanding in all these subjects after which students will be shortlisted for the second round of examinations to be held on November 13, 2010. The last date for online registrations for the Olympiad is July 25, 2010.

So what are you waiting for? Register now, and start preparing for the Science Olympiad 2010 from your Olympiad Test Pack for Maths & Science by Meritnation.com. Equip yourself for a great performance.

For more information log on to http://scienceolympiad.ignou.ac.in/

Cheers!

Team Meritnation!

 

Meritnation.com launches Games Corner

Your summer vacations are nearing an end and you must be feeling a little low about having to get back to the school routine.  The team at Meritnation.com wants to ensure that you do not miss out on the fun and games throughout the academic year. To make your learning experience a truly fun-filled one, Meritnation.com launches a Games Corner. With over 350 jigsaw puzzles, you not only get to add zing to your study regime but you also get to discover interesting facts about famous scientists, mathematicians, historical figures, authors, poets and more…! And that is not all! Games like ‘Hangman’, ‘Wordly Wise’, ‘Animal Kingdom’, ‘Against all Odds’ etc are all geared to help you sharpen your English, Science and Maths skills respectively. The good news of course, is that all this is available absolutely FREE!

To access the Games Corner, you need to log on to Meritnation.com; register/ log in and then click on the ‘Community’ tab.  By clicking on the ‘Games Corner’ inside this tab you are all set to enter the exciting world of fun & games at Meritnation.com. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead, play those games; challenge your friend and guarantee yourself a fun ride at Meritnation.com

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Team Meritnation

 

Science Practical textbook with animations & tests for class X CBSE

First it was CBSE’s decision to do away with class X board exams and now it is the launch of Meritnation.com’s animation-based learning content for Class X Science Practicals!

From now on Practical exams will become simpler for students studying under the CBSE board as Meritnation.com now has an entire section dedicated to help students prepare for their Science Practical exams. Students can learn the steps involved in performing an experiment with the help of animations, understand the concepts/theories behind the experiment, familiarize themselves with precautions to be kept in mind while performing the experiment etc. The use of visual cues through animations to explain the entire process of the experiment will ensure that even the most complex of all experiments are easily understood and remembered. This section titled the ‘Science Practical Textbook’ available under the subject ‘Science’ also contains 5 model test papers available under the ‘Exam Preparation’ for effective preparations before the practical exams.

So what are you waiting for? Just log on to Meritnation.com and learn how to perform all those Science experiments and assure yourself of a fun-filled, high scoring study ride.

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Team Meritnation

 

The Grading System and CBSE’s formula for Class XI admission

The announcement of CBSE Class X results has marked the end of suspense for thousands of students waiting for their results; however it has also left many students seeking admission in class XI, feeling confused about the new system of performance evaluation. Unlike the earlier method that was based on conventional numerical marking, the new grading system introduced by CBSE awards students subject-wise grades on the basis of pre-determined marks ranges. Under this new system a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score that indicates their overall performance in all subjects is given to the students along with the subject-wise grades and grade points.

With grades replacing marks, both students and schools are extremely concerned about the class XI admission criterion to the various streams. To clear all haze surrounding this issue, CBSE has issued a circular (Circular No.24 / 28-05-2010) that elaborates on a formula to arrive at an indicative equivalence of grade point and percentage of marks scored by students. The overall indicative percentage of marks scored by a student can be calculated by multiplying the CGPA of the student with 9.5. For example- if a student has scored a CGPA of 9.83, an indicative percentage of marks will be 9.83 x 9.5 i.e. 93.38%. Using this method, students can also calculate their subject-wise indicative percentage of marks by multiplying the grade point in that subject with 9.5. For example- if a student has scored the Grade Point of 10 in Maths, the indicative percentage marks scored by the student in Maths is 10 x 9.5 i.e. 95%. Schools can use this system to prepare their cut-offs for various streams.

While calculating the percentage marks using the above method, it is important for students and schools to understand that this system will help them arrive at an ‘indicative’ score only. In case of a tie between two or more students, preference will be given to the students with a higher average of the subject-wise indicative percentage marks obtained in one compulsory language and the subjects they opt for in class XI. However, schools have also been given the liberty to adopt any other suitable method to arrive at their cut-off lists.

Hope this article helps in clearing some of the anxiety related to class XI admissions.

All the best!

Cheers!

Team Meritnation