IT Chandigarh

MICROSOFT is to sell the standard home-user version of its new Windows 7 operating system for 8 per cent less than the comparable version of its Vista system, as the global downturn hits spending on technology. The world’s largest software company, whose recent ads champion low-priced PCs against more expensive Apple computers, said the new system will be available at even lower prices for a short time, as it looks to tempt buyers ahead of the holiday shopping season.

The new operating system, which Microsoft hopes will be a bigger hit than the poorly received Vista, will be generally released on October 22. It will be available on pre-order from US stores such as Best Buy, online retailer Amazon.com and the company’s own website from Friday.

The world’s lorgest software company’s low-priced PCs will be available at lower prices for a short time, as it looks to tempt buyers ahead of the holiday shopping season.

The new operating system will be released on October 22. t will be available on pre-order from US stores such as Best Buy, online retaiierAmazon.com and the company’s own website from Friday.

Microsoft said it would sell the Home Premium up-grade version of Windows 7 which most non-business customers already using Windows will want for $49.99 from Friday until July 11 in the US. The discs would be shipped after general release.

After July 11, the pre-order price will be $119.99, 8 per cent less than the present $129.99 price tag for the comparable version of Vista, which cost $159.99 at launch in early 2007.

The Professional upgrade version of Windows 7 ~ aimed at small companies using multiple computers will be on sale until July 11 at $99.99, then at $199.99 afterwards, The comparable Vista version is the same price. Prices fpr die full retail versions of the software for customers who want to install the system from scratch rather than upgrade Uieir existing Windows system - are also being reduced or held. Microsoft will sell the full Home Premium version of Windows 7 for $199.99, 17 per cent less man the comparable Vista version. Full versions of die more advanced Professional and Ultimate editions

will be unchanged at $299.99 and $319.99 respectively.

via Fastrack Computing Limited News.

The various facilities are being provided to the students in order to encourage educational habits of the children as per time to time decision and programs of the Govt. Of India.

Attendance Scholarship for Girls

The aim of this incentive is to enroll maximum girls students in Chandigarh. Under this scheme, a girl student is given an attendance scholarship @ Rs.30/- P.M. for 10 months in a year from class Ist to Vth provided she has completed 75% attendance in a month. An Incentive of approximately Rs.1.50 lacs was disbursed to the 515 girl students under this scheme during 2005-06 and same amount has been proposed during the current financial year 2006-07.

Scholarship to SC/ST students

This incentive is granted to ensure enrolment of all SC/ST students in the age group of 6-14 years i.e. studying in Ist to 8th classes in all the Government Schools of UT, Chandigarh. All the SC/ST students (Boys and Girls) who have secured at least 60% attendance or above on total No. of working days during the period of Ist April to 30th September every year are eligible for the benefit under above scheme. A sum of approximately Rs.1.65 lacs was disbursed to the 554 students under above scheme during 2005-06 and same amount has been proposed for SC/ST students during the current financial year 2006-07.

via Education Department Chandigarh Administration.

Chandigarh: 792 students were admitted today. All general category category seats for information technology are also filled with a cut-off 64.6 % for GMSSS-37, 64% for GMSSS-18, 63.8% for GMSSS-23, 61.8% for GMSSS-32, 62.2% for GMSSS-22 and 62% for GMSSS-33. Although seats are still available in most of the schools in humanities and vocational streams.
Three schools, GMSSS-10 (cutoff 64.6), GMSSS-8 (cut off 62.6) and GMSSS-22 (cut off 63.6), announced the closure of admissions in the science streams in the general category.

Chandigarh:
The interview schedule for session 2008-09:

MA part-1(Psychology)
General category: July10, from 9am to 5pm.
Reserved category: July11, from 9:30am to 5pm.
NRI catgory: July11, from 9:30am to 5pm.
Venue: Department of Psychology at PU.

MA semester-1 (Public Administration)
July10, at 10am.
Venue: Department of Public Admisistration, Arts Block 3, PU.

ME-1(chemical),MTech-1(polymer),MSc-1(industrial chemistry)
July14, at 10am.

MA-1 (hindi)
July9, at 9am.
Venue: Department of Hindi, PU.

Master Disaster Mnangement and MA-1 (geography)
July9 and July10, at 9am respectively.
Venue: Department of Geography.

BAhons
July9, at 9am.
Venue: School of Economics.

MA-1(Economics)
July11, for general category,
July12, for reserved categories,
at 9 am.

MSc hons-1(chemistry)
July14, at 10am.
Venue: Chemistry Department.

MSc hons-1 (botany)
July11, at 10.30 am.
Venue: Department of Botany.

MA-1 (education)
July 9, at 11 am.
Venue: Department of education, Arts Block 2.

MSc (statistics)
July 9, at 9.30 am
Venue: Room no. 23, department of statistics (Mathematics Building).

MA II (English)
Which was earlier scheduled on July 8 at the department of English, has been postponed till the declaration of the result of MA I (English).

MSc hons I (anthropology)
July 11, at 11 am.
Venue: Department of Anthropology.

Chandigarh: The students applying for addmision in various departments at PU in sports quota had to face harrasments for getting addmission.
According to the university rules the students seeking admission under sports category are required to fill two forms , one to be deposited at the sports department and other with the concerned department.The students get the first form by paying Rs 400, for the second form they can get a copy of the first. Some students were denied of admissions because their forms had not reached the sports department.

According to students, the process of submitting two forms should be made simple.

Chandigarh: The local unit of BJP announced bandh in chandigarh in protest against the decision of J & K government regardint the cancelation of allotment of land to the Amarnath Shine Board.

Chandigarh:
Last Date Extended: The last date for submission of the admission forms to various courses in all departments of PU till July 4.

Admissions to MBA: The University Business School (UBS)– PU, has declared the results for admission to MBA programs at UBS– Chandigarh and PURC– Ludhiana. For more information (provisional merit list, schedule of councelling and admission, admission fees ,etc.) log on to .

Results declared: The results of Punjab University for the courses– BSc-II (General), MA-II (Urdu) and MSc-II (Industrial Chemistry) have been declared.

Chandigarh:The Indian National Student Organisation (INSO) released a free booklet for new students which contains all the information about the various courses in Punjab University , Chandigarh which is in controversies these days.
The booklet is financed and published by the Chitkara Group Of Institutes and the booklet has an advertisement of the group which is the reason for controversies.
According to sources, the Chitkara group is not affiliated to PU which makes the act illegal. As no other institution could release any such document regarding the admissions in university campus.
According to INSO, the cost of the PU prospectus is too high and th PU authorities should distribute it free or at reasonable cost.

Chandigarh: The trials for the Chandigarh District Cricket Team Selection will be held tommorow i.e- july 4, 2008 at Government Senior Secondary School - Sector 19, Chandigarh. The players born on or after 1.9.1986 , are eligible. The participants must come in proper playing kit, white shoes along with the original certificate of date of birth.

The first match will be held on july 10 at Panchkula.

Chandigarh: As the cut-off percentage for admissions in various colleges in chandigarh has increased, it has become difficult for the students scoring average marks to seek admission in the college of their choice.The GGDSD college -sector32, announced the first cut off list for admission in various undergraduate commerce programs on tuesday.
The cutoff is higher than last year even though one additional unit was added to BCom, BBA and BCA courses respectively. The first cutoff figure for BCom-1 is 97.8 % without mathematics and 93.8 % with mathematics for general pool and 93.2 per cent without mathematics and 89.2 per cent with mathematics for UT pool.
The main reason for the increase in Cutoffs is the increase in number of students scoring marks above 90%.