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Dear Meyank,
Joint entrance examination (JEE) is an entrance exam for seeking admissions in IIT's , NIT's, and various other reputed colleges.
For seeking admissions in IIT's, you need to clears JEE Mains followed by JEE Advance.
JEE Advanced 2014 Eligibility Criteria:
*Only the top 1,50,000 candidates who qualify in the Paper 1 of JEE Main 2014 are eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced 2014.
*These candidates include students from all categories
*Candidates must be born on or after October 01, 1989 (after October 01, 1984 for SC/ST/PwD candidates)
*Candidates must be in the top 20 percentile of their respective boards and categories
*Candidates must have secured 60% (55% for SC/ST/PD) in their Class XII or equivalent examination if they have passed for the first time.
JEE Main eligibility:
The basic criteria to be eligible for JEE main is 12th or higher secondary education with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics amongst the science subjects studied.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
All the Best.!

Hi Nikhil,
This time,MICAT will have the following sections:
• Verbal Reasoning
• Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
• Psychometric Section
• Logical Reasoning
• Creative Writing
• General Awareness and Current Affairs
As you must be aware, there is no weightage to your CAT/XAT/GMAT scores and all evaluation will be done on the basis of your MICAT performance.
For the Quant and DI section, it is advisable to use the same material that you did for CAT and XAT. To get a fair idea of the level involved, you can check out the sample MICAT paper uploaded on the MICA website.
For verbal reasoning, you will not need any special preparation but just make sure you are comfortable with general verbal abilities required in CAT/XAT.
For GK and current affairs, please make sure you read the daily headlines and know what is making news around the world. This will not only help in the GK section but also in the creative writing section where one part includes essay writing (the subject of which is usually something making news recently).
For creative writing, you can refer to the 2014 Official MICA Discussion Group and Vitamin MICA group on Facebook - these are the best resources for preparation and getting your queries resolved.
Lastly, the psychometric section. This is an evaluation of you as a person and you just need to be honest about yourself while answering these questions. Do NOT try to manipulate the answers here.
General tips :
Practise writing everyday. If you have a blog, revive it with some posts.
Time your writing, you will need to maintain a good speed while writing the MICAT.
Don't stress about the MICAT, it is one of the coolest B-school exams you will give. Trust me, you will really enjoy writing it.
With sections like creative writing and psychometric there is no fixed cut-off. Also, please refer to the main post on this forum to know about the admission process.
Regards,
Jigeesha Nayyar
Member, Team Interface, MICA

Hi Rahul,
It is not necessary to pursue a Masters degree in Social Work.
Apparently, there are opportunities for B.A graduates in IT sector.
For the same, I would suggest you to opt for some higher qualifications as well.
An MBA graduate, having specialization in HR/ Operations/ Marketing & Sales can fetch you an enhanced career prospective in IT sector.
-Sales and Marketing sector includes pricing, product development, sales promotion, market research and distribution. Almost in all companies sales or marketing managers are being employed.
Let us briefly look into the different job profiles a candidate can expect after MBA in Marketing:
Marketing manager
Brand manager
Market research analyst
Sales manager
Internet Marketing
Product management
Media Planning
-Operations Management-Management consulting firms or the development of computer systems for planning and scheduling.
These are the diverse range of profiles shared by Operations specialized candidate-Plant Engineering Manager, Operations Process Manage, Quality Manager, Quality Manager etc.
There are numerous employment sectors mainly in service sector industries which offer Operations Management jobs for freshers. They can apply for jobs in industries such as ITES, KPO, BPOs, Collection and Recovery.
Apart from these sectors, there are other industries also where an individual can apply for operations management jobs at the entry level.
HR-A typical HR professional outlines these work flow:
Employees Hiring
Renumeration
Employee Maintenance
Employee Motivation
Industrial relation
MBA-HR along with sufficient experience fetches you a great opportunity to work with big IT giants like Infosys, Accenture, Wipro, TCS etc and also offers you decent renumeration as well.
Skills needed by an HR professional
-Ability to understand human relations
-Leadership skills
-Negotiation skills
-Ability to mould your style of operation as per staff needs
-Strategic planning through people development
-Understanding of different cultures
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