CAREER PROSPECTS IN MARINE ENGINEERING

Three quarters of the earths surface is surrounded by water and for that reason itself Marine engineering is a very exciting and challenging field for those who are passionate about sea and are fond of working with tools. Even though waterways are comparatively used less for traveling, above 80% of the goods transportation happens through sea. For international export and import of freights, countries mainly depend on ships and other water vessels. Marine Engineering is the most basic profession as far as ships and navigation is concerned.

Marine engineering is a branch of Engineering that deals with nautical architecture and science. The term 'Marine Engineering' is meant for research conducted in oceans and coastal or inland waters connected to the sea. Marine Engineering courses deal with construction and maintenance of ships and other sailing vessels.

Marine Engineers have the complete responsibility of the ship's technical management. They are responsible for selecting the ships' machinery, which may include diesel engines, steam turbines, gas turbines; and for the design of mechanical, electrical, fluid and control systems throughout the vessel. They are the members of a ship's crew who are in charge for managing a team of marine technicians and craftspeople. The construction, operations and maintenance of the engine room are the main duties of a Marine engineer.

A four year BE in Marine Engineering is the basic educational qualification required to become a Marine engineer. This is a career that offers vast job opportunities including off-shore jobs and the most attractive part is its huge remuneration and NRI status. Many Indian and foreign institutes offer courses in Marine Engineering. Immense job opportunities are awaiting Marine engineers and they have nearly 100% placement rates. The demand for Marine Engineers in public and private shipping companies has risen sharply, with the increase in international global sea traffic.

Eligibility

BE in Marine Engineering / Nautical Science and PG Diploma in Mechanical Engineering are the basic qualifications to become a Marine Engineer. The minimum educational qualifications for pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering or Nautical science is plus two or equivalent with high percentage of marks in science subjects such as Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. These courses are of 4 years duration. Chennai School of Ship Management offer Alternate Training Scheme (ATS) of three years to become a Marine Engineer.

Good health is required to be a good Marine Engineer. Physical fitness is a must and there are certain medical norms that need to be met to get entry into the Marine Engineering courses. The minimum height should be 150cms with correlated weight and proportionate chest with minimum 5-cm expansion. He should also pass a medical fitness test for sea service under standard norms and with eyesight 6/6 with no colour blindness.

Those who have BE in Marine engineering and a passion for academics can pursue post graduation (i.e ME in Marine engineering) which is of two years duration and Ph.D. Educational qualification for M.E and Ph.D, is BE in Marine Engineering and ME in Engineering respectively. Many institutes in India and abroad offer these courses.

Personal skill:

In order to become a Marine engineer, a person should possess some essential personal attributes. Good English language proficiency and physical fitness is a must. They should have excellent technical knowledge, math and IT skills. A marine engineer should have organising quality, team spirit and practical thinking and common sense. He should possess an aptitude to be calm under pressure and should know how to manage the situation. They should have an awareness of health and safety procedures. Moreover he should enjoy sea travel and should be dedicated to his job.

Job Prospects & Career Options

Marine Engineers are also employed in the areas of designing, research and consultancy. They have opportunities in designing and building firms and even in the teaching or training profession. They can also opt for any job that a mechanical or electrical engineering graduate hunt for.

Marine Engineers have lucrative career options abroad also. An internationally recognized organization, recruits freshers and trainees with almost no experience. The bureau deals with developing rules based on principles of naval architecture, marine engineering and related subjects. Other countries like France and U.K also recruit young marine engineers.

Remuneration

Marine Engineering is one of the well-paid careers in the field of engineering. At the entry level itself, a Marine engineer receives excellent pay package. A junior engineer can earn around Rs 25,000 – 30,000 per month in Indian ships and around Rs 74,000 in foreign ships. A chief engineer will get up to Rs 1,85,000 per month.

Institutes offering Marine Engineering Courses

Bangalore Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology, # 5, SRS Complex, NGEF Layout, 80 Feet Road, Nagarabavi, Bangalore - 560 072

College Of Engineering (Andhra University), Waltair, Visakhapatnam-530003, (Andhra Pradesh)

Directorate General of Shipping, Jahaj Bhavan, Ballard Estate, Walchand Hirachand Marg, Mumbai 400001, (Maharashtra)

IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Powai, Mumbai 400076, (Maharashtra)

Indian Marine College, P.S. No. 1262, Kachiguda Station Road, Hyderabad 500027, (Andhra Pradesh)

International Marine Communication Centre, 134/3 R.H. Road, near Luz Corner, Mylapore, Chennai 600004,

Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advanced Maritime Studies & Research, Hay bunder, Seweri, Mumbai - 400033, (Maharashtra)

Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education and Training(MANET),Gat No. 140, Loni Kalbhor, Rajbaug, Pune-Solapur Highway, Pune-412 201, (Maharashtra)

Marine Engineering & Research Institute, Hay Bunder Road, Mumbai – 400 033, (Maharashtra)

Marine Engineering Research Institute, P-19, Taratolla Rd, Kolkata-700088, (West Bengal)

Mohamed Sathak Engineernig College, Kilakarai - 623 806, Ramanathapuram Dist., Tamil Nadu,

Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College Of Engineering, Eastern express highway, Near Everad Nagar, Chunabhatti, Chembur, Mumbai-400022, (Maharashtra)

R.L Institute of nautical science,TVR Nagar, Aruppukottai Road, Madurai-625022, Tamil Nadu,

Rajasthan Vidhyapeeth (Deemed)University, (Rajasthan)

T.S. Chanakya, Karaus, New Mumbai 400706, (Maharashtra)

Tolani Maritime Institute, Talegaon - Chakan Road, Induri, Talegaon, Pune - 410 507, (Maharashtra)

(The list is indicative)

Interview Tips

In addition to doing research and practicing your answers to common interview questions, you should be aware of general interview etiquette. Remember the following points when preparing for an interview:

Review your resume, and make sure that you can explain everything on it. Arrive at the interview ten minutes early to give yourself an opportunity to collect your thoughts and relax. Be aware that many employers will have their receptionists record the time you came in. If you rush in at the last minute, an employer may have serious concerns about your ability to arrive on time for a normal day at work.

Get a good night's sleep before your interview. You will think more effectively in the interview if you are rested. Also, yawning will not impress anyone. Eat something before the interview. If you are worried about your stomach growling, you will not be able to concentrate on the questions.

Dress appropriately for the position that you are applying to. Try to dress like the people who work there would dress if they were representing their organization at some function. If you are unsure about what to wear, always err on the side of being too dressed up.

Make sure that you are clean, neat, and well-groomed. Interviewers do notice your appearance, and first impressions are critical in an interview situation.

DE-STRESS MANTRAS

“Stress is usually caused by external factors and I use yoga and meditation to deal with it. In order to disconnect I just close myself with my family and my children. It is very important for an individual to realize that at the end of the day nothing is as important as themselves. The best way to deal with stress is never ever to let other peoples expectations of you overtake your wishes for yourself.”

-Chetan Bhagat,famous novelist.

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We think free education is not possible especially in countries like INDIA . But all top universities in the world including our IIT's are offering free education to everyone through video lectures, audio lectures and animations ( interactive) . But a few of us know about them. This is an effort to create awareness about the Best free educational resources available in the world.
Here goes the links ..

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6. World Lecture Hall you can find any course here, where ever it is.
7. WGBH Forum Network videos on all subjects
8. Vega Science Trust Physics Special
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10. Animations Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Physiology etc...
11. National Institutes of Health Medicine Special
Business, Management and Leadership
1. HBR Idea Cast Archive
2. Interviews with Great Entrepreneurs
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Even one out of 1000 gets benefit we will have 10 lack people like APJ Abdul Kalam. Then see the future of IN D IA.

Dear Engineers,

Today is the engineer's day, the birthday of the Indian engineering profession late Sir M.Visweswarayya.

Born on September 15,1861 and graduating in Feb 1884 from the Poona College of Science with the first rank, he was straightaway appointed as the Assistant Engineer in the PWD of the Government in Bombay in March 1884 as was the practice of the Government at that time. Let us pay the Bharatha Rathna Engineer Nation Builder Stateman our humble respects and gratitude for what he did to our country.
M. Vishveshwariah (1861-1962) One of the founders of modern India Engineer, Educationist and statesman in the kingdom of Mysore. The National Institute of Technology (NIT, previously REC) at Nagpur (Maharashtra) was named after him as Vishveshwariah Regional College of Engg.(VRCE)

How to increase Adsense CTR

How to increase Adsense CTR


How do I increase my CTR ? Why I am not getting sufficient clicks? Why my earning from adsense is poor though I have got sufficient page impressions? How do I maximize my earning from adsense? – These are the common question asked by not only newbie but so-called adsense gurus also.

What is CTR.? CTR or Click-through rate = the number of clicks that an ad receives / the number of times the ad, ad unit or page is shown. To increase your earning from adsense you have to increase your CTR. High CTR means a higher payment. Now the question is how do I increase our CTR so that we can maximize our adsense earning. If you are able to increase CTR properly, adsense can generate a very large and healthy income for you.

Keyword-rich content

Adsense delivers relevant Ads that are targeted to your site and your site content. So your site should be incorporated with important keywords. The adsense ads are relevant to your site’s topic. If the ads are not relevant to the topic, your visitors will skip to another site without making any click. Write keyword rich content especially for the title and first few lines of the page.

Choosing color

Blending color always perform well. Blend the color of your adsense ads with the back ground color of the content. Thereby you can increase your CTR rate. Because the visitors will think the adsense ads are the parts of the page. The visitors can not discern the ads from the content. If the background color of the page is white then adsense ads should be white.

Placement of Ads

Placement of adsense ads is one of the important factors to increase the CTR. The position of the adsense ads should be in a place from where it can attract the visitors. You may place adsense ads on the top and middle of the site and try to make it as far as possible like a part of the site. If your content is large place the adsense ads in the middle, other wise on the top and in the sidebars.

Using Border less ads

There are different sized and different designed adsense ads. Adsense ads may be with border or without border. Always chose a borderless one. If the adsense ads are borderless the visitors may be deceived and they will consider the ads as the parts of the content and you will get click consequently your CTR will be increased.

Using ad format

Choosing of right format can dramatically change your CTR. Avoid traditional formats. It is proven fact that large rectangles (336X280 and 300X250) square (250X250) are high CTR ad formats. On the other hand skyskapper (120X600) banner (200 X 60) are low CTR formats.

How to prevent your PEN drive from VIRUS : Very useful info

Getting frustrated with the virus that is coming from the pen drives. Here is a solution for you.

How to prevent your PEN drive from VIRUS

Friends many of your PC/laptop's normally gets virus because of Pen Drives or USB devices (Even PC's who are not connected to network ). Some Virus like Ravmon Virus , Heap41a worm which are not detected by anti virus normally spreads mostly by the Pen Drives . In such a case what can you do to prevent your PC from getting infected with Virus that spreads through USB devices or Pen Drives ?

You can protect your PC by just following the simple steps below . It won't take much time.

• Connect your Pen Drive or USB drive to your computer .
• Now a dialogue window will popup asking you to choose among the options as shown

• Don't choose any of them , Just simply click Cancel as highlighted in the figure shown.

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• *Now go to Start--> Run and type cmd to open the Command Prompt window ..
• *Now go to My Computer and Check the Drive letter of your USB drive or Pen Drive. ( E.g. If it is written Kingston (I:) , then I: will be the drive letter ..)
• *In the Command Window ( cmd ) , type the drive letter: and Hit Enter ..
• *Now type dir/w/o/a/p and Hit Enter
• *You will get a list of files . In the list , search if anyone of the following do exist
• 1. Autorun.inf
• 2. New Folder.exe
• 3. Bha.vbs
• 4. Iexplore.vbs
• 5. Info.exe
• 6. New_Folder.exe
• 7. Ravmon.exe
• 8. RVHost.exe or any other files with .exe Extension .
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• If you find any one of the files above , Run the command attrib -h -r -s -a *.* and Hit Enter.
• Now Delete each File using the following Command del filename ( E.g del autorun.inf ) .
• That's it . Now just scan your USB drive with the anti virus you have to ensure that you made your Pen Drive free of Virus .

This virus is very very common now...
To know whether ur system is infected just type C:\heap41a in the address bar...
if there is a folder named heap41a, then ur system is infected...
(AVAST antivirus is the best solution for this worm...) symantec also works.

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Follow these steps and you will have your website up in no time at all!

1. Unzip the zip files

2. Go into the folder called 'includes'

3. Open the file 'vars.inc' in notepad (not word or an html editor, it must be plain text!)

Change the following settings:

a. $sitename - This is your web site name ie. xyz Inc.
b. $siteurl - This is your website address. ie. http://www.yourdomain.com
c. $copyinfo - This is the copyright info for your website. ie. xyz Inc.
d. $adsenseid - This is your Google AdSense Publisher ID. Get this from http://www.google.com/adsense/

Additionally, if you want to change to Yahoo! Publisher Network, you need to change the $adtype to 2

You also need to change $amazonid to your amazon affilate code.

Save the file.

Upload the entire folder, including the 'includes' folder to your webserver. Upload all the .php files to your server
as well and the styles.css file, your directory layout on the server should then look like this:

/includes
/

Now go to https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login

Login to Google Sitemaps, and click 'Add Sitemap' then follow the instructions to submit your Google Sitemap.

Your Google Sitemap url will be http://www.yourdomain.com/Google_Sitemap.xml

That's it! - Now submit your site to other search engines and promote it - your site is now live!
(Please note: Google may show Public Service Ads on your website for the first day or so until it indexes it properly!)


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THe following are the correct category entries available for your Amazon product display.
Use the mode between quotes. For instance if your web site is about camping, you would select the mode 'sporting', and use the keyword 'camping'.

Think of the modes as categories, and you will be fine.


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Apparel & Accessories = 'apparel'
Baby = 'baby'
Beauty = 'beauty'
Books = 'books'
Camera & Photo = 'photo'
Cell Phones & Service = 'wireless-phones'
Classical Music = 'classical'
Computers = 'pc-hardware'
Computer & Video Games = 'videogames'
DVD = 'dvd'
Electronics = 'electronics'
Gourmet Food = 'gourmet'
Home & Garden = 'garden'
Health & Personal Care = 'hpc'
Jewelry & Watches = 'jewelry'
Kitchen & Housewares = 'kitchen'
Magazine Subscriptions = 'magazines'
Music = 'music'
Musical Instruments = 'mi'
Software = 'software'
Sports & Outdoors = 'sporting'
Tools & Hardware = 'tools'
Toys & Games = 'toys'
VHS = 'vhs'




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The 12 Basic Principles of Animation

The 12 basic principles of animation are listed below. You may see them in a slightly different form or order in other articles, books or magazines. I have listed them here as shown, because I feel this order facilitates learning them more easily. You can learn one first, then go on to the next building up your skills. I also feel they tend to be related, and flow more easily from one to the other in this order.
1.Timing
2.Ease In and Out (or Slow In and Out)
3.Arcs
4.Anticipation
5.Exaggeration
6.Squash and Stretch
7.Secondary Action
8.Follow Through and Overlapping Action
9.Straight Ahead Action and Pose-To-Pose Action
10.Staging
11.Appeal
12.Personality

MCSD 70-315, 70-316, and 70-320 Visual C#.Net Certification All-In-One Exam Guide

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Premier Institutes of Visual arts & Fine arts in India

Premier Institutes of Visual arts & Fine arts in India
S.N. INSTITUTE NAME ADDRESS COURSE SUBJECT
1. Faculty of Fine Arts M. S. University, Pushpa Bagh, B.V.A., Painting, Applied Art, Sculpture,
University Road, Vadodra, M.V.A. Graphics (Printmaking), Art
- 390002, Gujrat History
2. College of Art 20-22, Tilak Marg, New Delhi– B.F.A., Applied Art, Painting, Sculpture
110 001 M.F.A.
e-mail : principal@ca.du.ac.in
3. Govt. College of Art Sector 10 C, Chandigarh – B.F.A., Painting, Applied Art, Sculpture,
160 011 (U.T.) M.F.A. Graphics (Printmaking)
4. Faculty of Fine Arts Rabindra Bharti University, B.V.A., Painting, Sculpture,
Emerald Bower Campus, 56/A, M.V.A. Graphics (Print Making)
B. T. Road, Kolkatta – 700 050,
West Bengal
5. College of Fine Kala Bhawan, Vishwa Bharti B.V.A., Painting (Mural), Sculpture, Art
Arts & Crafts University, Bolpur, M.V.A. History, Design (Textile &
Shantiniketan, West Bengal Ceramic) & History of Art,
Graphics (Print Making)
6. Faculty of Visual Banaras Hindu University, B.F.A., Applied Arts, Painting (Graphics),
Arts Varanasi-221 005, M.F.A., Mural, Textile Design, Plastic Arts
Uttar Pradesh Ph.D. (Sculpture, Pottery Ceramics)
7. College of Art & University of Lucknow, B.F.A. Painting, Applied Art, Sculpture,
Crafts Lucknow – 226 001, M.F.A. Traditional Sculpture, Textile
Uttar Pradesh Design
8. Lalit Kala Sansthan B. R. Ambedkar University, B.F.A. Painting, Sculpture, Applied Art,
Bagh Farzana, Civil Line, M.F.A Graphics (Printmaking)
Agra - 2 , Uttar Pradesh
9. Faculty of Fine Arts J.N. Technical University, B.F.A. Applied Art, Painting, Sculpture,
Kukathpally, Hyderabad – M.F.A Photography
500 072, Andhra Pradesh
E-mail : hyd2_jntuadm@
sancharnet.in, info@jntu.ac.in
10. Institute of Music & Talab-Tillo, Punch House, B.F.A. Applied Art, Painting, Sculpture
Fine Arts, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir M.F.A
11. Faculty of Fine Arts Assam University, B.F.A. Applied Art, Painting, Sculpture
Silchar – 788 011, Assam M.F.A
12. Indira Kala Sangeet Khairagarh, Chattishgarh, B.F.A. Painting, Sculpture, Graphics
Viswavidyalaya – 491 881 M.F.A (Printmaking)
(I.K.S.V.V.)
13. Faculty of Fine Arts Jamia Millia Islamia University, B.F.A. Painting, Sculpture, Applied Art,
New Delhi – 110 025 M.F.A Art Education, Graphic Art, Art E-mail : hod.fa@jmi.ac.in History & Art Appreciation
14. Dept. of Fine Arts, Kurukshetra University, B.F.A. Painting, Applied Art
Kurukshetra, Haryana
15. Sir J. J. School of 78/3, Dr. D. N. Road, B.F.A. Applied Art, Painting, Sculpture,
Art Mumbai – 400 001 M.F.A Pottery

VISUAL ART - THE CANVAS OF SUCCESS

VISUAL ART - THE CANVAS OF SUCCESS
Visual art means Visible, Art means mixture of new and traditional methods in the area of arts, meaning expressing one’s own emotions, sentiments, feelings in simple and attractive ways. There are various sectors of the art according to its own creativity.
These are:-
Painting Art, Graphics (Print Making), Mural Art, Textile Art.
Applied Art – (Behavioral Art or Commercial Art), Illustration, Animation, Photography, Typography
Printing Art (Offset, Silk Screen, Digital, Solvent)
Plastic Art – (Sculpture)s, Pottery,
History of Art and other subjects related to this subject are studied.
Normally in all the institutions there is a four year course. In the first year all the subjects of Visual Arts or Fine Arts in the institution is taught and this is called as the Foundation Course. After the completion of the first year according to the credits obtained, the three years specialization course is done. This is called B.F.A.(Bachelor in Fine Arts) or B.V.A.(Bachelor in Visual Arts). After the completion of the B.F.A. or B.V.A. if the interest persists in the field or if one wants to study and do new experimentation in this field then one has to go for the two year Post Graduation course which is called as M.F.A. (Master in Fine Arts) or M.V.A.(Master in Visual Arts). Under this course one has to undergo training by registering under any Lecturer, Reader or Professor under the guide-system or system of the institution. After this, one can complete the Ph.D. (Doctorate of Philosophy) degree.
After completing B.F.A./B.V.A. from any private or government institution one can join in a school as an art teacher, as a photographer or as a an artist in government offices etc. After completing M.F.A./M.V.A. or Ph.D. one can join in government or private colleges as Lecturers/ Reader/Professors, but this is the common aspect. The main interest lies in independent or self employment.

INFO : Paper Pattern of SBI Probationary Officer Exam 2008

INFO : Paper Pattern of SBI Probationary Officer Exam 2008

a) Tier I–Preliminary Examination: Time 2 Hrs. (combined).
Candidates will be called for an objective type examination. The objective type examination will consist of i) Reasoning Ability Test, ii) Quantitative Aptitude, iii) General Awareness/ Computer Knowledge, iv) English Language. Question paper will be in bilingual form i.e. in Hindi and English except the test of English language.

b) Tier II–Main Test: Time 3 Hrs. (combined)
This will be an Objective and Descriptive type examination. The objective type examination of 2 hours duration will consist of : i) Test of Reasoning, ii) Data Analysis and Interpretation, iii) Marketing Knowledge, iv) Test of English Language

The Descriptive type examination will be a test of English knowledge–Time 60 Minutes

c) Tier III–Group Discussion & Interview:
Qualifying candidates will be called for Group Discussion and Interview and have to secure 40% (35% for SC/ST/PWD) aggregate marks i.e. Group Discussion and Interview put together to be eligible for selection.

Candidates will have to pass both in Tier II & Tier III for final selection as given above.
Thereafter, Tier II and Tier III marks will be aggregated and arranged in the descending order and depending on the vacancies; selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.

Results of the candidates who are finally selected is made available on the SBI website.

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