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Q. Where are the entrance exams for the IIT Bombay zone held ? A. The examination centers for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for the IIT Bombay zone are : Goa (Panaji), Gujarat (Ahemdabad, Baroda, Rajkot, Surat), Karnataka (Belgaum), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal, Bhilai, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur, Rewa), Maharashtra (Aurangabad, Amravati, Mumbai South, Mumbai East, Mumbai West, Mumbai Central, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North West, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nasik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Thane), Rajasthan (Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur). Q. What is MAT ? Please explain. A. The Management Aptitude Test or MAT is the test conducted by All India Management Testing Service for entering into MBA or equivalent post graduate programmes. There are five papers in MAT: Paper 1 : Language Comprehension Paper 2 : Mathematical Skills Paper 3 : Data Analysis Paper 4 : Intelligence & Critical Reasoning Paper 5 : Indian & Global Environment Section MAT is conducted thrice a year in May, September & December. These test scores are acceptable to certain institutes. The list of the institutes accepting the ATS scores can be had from :   Q. Which are the institutes offering PGP/PGD in Management (equivalent to MBA) ? A. The institutes offering PGP/PGD in Management ( equivalent to MBA)recognized by the Association Indian Universities (AIU) are : 1) Indian Institute of Management , Ahemdabad 2) Indian Institute of Management , Bangalore 3) Indian Institute of Management , Calcutta 4) Indian Institute of Forest Management , Bhopal 5) Institute of Management Technology , Ghaziabad 6) Institute of Rural Management , Anand 7) Management Development Institute , Gurgaon 8) TA Pai Management Institute , Manipal 9) Xavier Labour Relations Institute , Jamshedpur   Q. What is the notification date of IIT Kharagpur ? When is the entrance exam held ? A. The forms for IIT Kharagpur are available in the month of December every year. The last date for the submission of completed forms in January. The Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE) is held in the month of May. The exam results of IIT-JEE is out by June and the session starts in July. Q. Could you name some of the courses available in environmental studies ? A. Apart from the undergraduate and post-graduate courses offered there are many specialized certificate and diploma courses offered by some universities and institutes in various fields related to environment studies. Some of the courses are : a) Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Pollution Management b) Post Graduate Programme in Ecology and Environment c) Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Consultancy Services d) Certificate in Conservation Biology e) Diploma in Environmental Geology   Q. Where can I do graduation in textile designing from ? A. Some universities offering courses in different fields of textile designing are : University of Ajmer : B.A. in Textile Dyeing and Printing University of Rajasthan : B.A. in Textile Craft University of Madras : B.Sc. in Textiles and Clothing Marathwada University : B.Sc. Textile Chemistry Banasthali Vidyapeeth : B.A. in Textile Design Q. Is there any career in Banking Sector ? A. Yes, there is a marvellous career in the Banking Sector either as an officer level or in clerical level. Even a clerk can also achieve the officer level through departmental examinations. Q. What is the recruitment process and the eligibility for POs ? A. The nationalised banks recruit Bank Probationary Officers (POs) through a competitive exam followed by an interview. Candidate should have a graduation in any discipline. Various regional offices of the Banking Services Recruitment Board (BSRB) conduct the competitive exam as per their advertisement in the major newspapers/employment news. The competitive exam consists of the following type of objective papers: The nationalised banks recruit Bank Probationary Officers (POs) through a competitive exam followed by an interview. Candidate should have a graduation in any discipline. Various regional offices of the Banking Services Recruitment Board (BSRB) conduct the competitive exam as per their advertisement in the major newspapers/employment news.   The competitive exam consists of the following type of objective papers: English Language Numerical Ability Reasoning General Awareness In addition, there is another subjective type test of 45 minutes' duration . These tests are conducted in Hindi and English both. Candidate can opt for any medium.