Day: August 23, 2019

NTA released UGC NET Examination Schedule

The National testing Agency (NTA) has released the UGC NET examination schedule for December 2019 and June 2020. Candidates can check the examination details on the official website of NTA, the link is nta.ac.in. This year the CSIR UGC NET examination will be conducted on 15th December 2019, while UGC NET examination will be held between 2nd to 6th December. The Online application process for December session will starts from 9th September. Aspirant will have one month time for registration as last date of registration is 9th October. Further, the hall ticket/admit cards will be available for download from November 9. 31st December will be the result day for both examination.

                      Source: Pexel

What is NTA
National Testing Agency (NTA) has been established as a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions.The country`s top entrance/ competitive examinations such as Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)  mains, NEET (UG),  UGC NET etc  are conducted by the agency.
On behalf of UGC,  NTA conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor Both in Indian Universities and Colleges. Earlier It was CBSE who conducted the NET in 84 subjects at 91 selected Cities of spread across the country.

Understanding NET and JRF
From Dec 2018, the UGC-NET (for Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both), was conducted by the NTA. The award of JRF and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR Eligibility for Assistant Professor only depends on the performance of the candidate in both the papers of NET in aggregate. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Assistant Professor are not to be considered for award of JRF. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor are governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be.


Examination Module
Mode: The Examination shall be conducted as Computer Based Test (CBT) only. 
Pattern: The test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of objective type questions. There will be no break between papers. 

Paper 1
Marks- 100
Number of Questions- 50 
MCQ     — The questions will be generic in nature, intending to assess the teaching/ research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

Paper 2
Marks- 200
Number of Questions- 100
MCQ  —  This will be based on the subject selected by the candidate. 
Total duration–  03 hours without any break
Syllabi for all NET subjects can be downloaded from the UGC website: https://www.ugcnetonline.in/syllabus-new.php. 

What Are The Latest Advancement In Gaming Technology?

The gaming industry has seen a magnificent
development in technology over the decade. There have been some technologies in
3D and AI from the beginning and then there are others which have been
introduced in the past few years. These recent years have been really great for
the gaming industry. 
 

The video games industry has been with us from
the 1980s and some amazing advances have made the future of gaming even better.
The more you think about it, the more the people are getting crazier outside.
40 years ago, the people were playing pong but now is the time of virtual and
augmented reality. This jump is enormous for a very small amount of time. This
advancement explains how many users are interested in playing games all around
the world. 
Addicting games has led to this sudden
and fast advancement in the world of gaming. It used to be a kid thing when the
idea of gaming was introduced. But now, even the adults are showing their
interest in playing games. The difference between the graphics of the games on
the 80s and the games of today is just phenomenal. Nowadays, games are made in
a way that they feel so real and close to the real world. 
This has all been possible due to various latest
advancements in gaming technology.
Here are some of the latest advancement in
gaming technology:
Virtual reality:
If you are a dedicated gamer and looking for a
fully immersive experience, then you must allow yourself to enjoy the VR (Virtual
Reality). This technology has made gamers to experience something which was not
at all possible before. Although Virtual reality has been with us for many
years, recently it has been more collaborative. It is not one of those
experiences now as it used to be when players had no idea about it. 
It is no longer an experience of isolation. This
technology has added more fun to the actual gaming experience. You become a
part of the game and this way you experience something which had never been
experienced by you. 
Augmented Reality:
Well, what take things one step further than the
Virtual reality? The answer is Augmented reality. It allows gamers to interact
with their environment in real-time. AR makes it possible that you can play the
game in your physical environment. For example, there are car games which
allows you to play the game on roads in the real environment while overcoming
the obstacles and people in it. There are shooting games as well which allows
you to shoot the target with your smartphone. The latest example of such a game
is Wizards unite, which allows the users to throw magic spells on the wizards
using the smartphones. 
The latest advancement in this technology is the
wearable UI that can need to eliminate the need to point the objects using a
device.  
Amazing graphics:
The world of gaming has come a long way as
compared to the days of basic 8-bit graphics. The cutting-edge advancements
have made it possible for the new gamers to experience the games in the
completely restored worlds with realistic textures. This makes you feel like
you are inside the game and experience something mind-blowing. 
You are going to feel what the character is
feeling at that point of time or might even become the character itself. All
this has been possible due to amazing and real-time graphics.

High- definition displays:
The graphics of the game indeed needs to be good,
but you need to have some genuine way to show them off. Nowadays, there are
TV’s with 4K capabilities which means that it supports at 4000 pixels. The
price of this technology has dropped eventually as more and more people have
been using it. 
These televisions are providing the unbeatable
crispness and colors that there else which can come close. 8K Television sets
have also captured the markets and are changing the world of image
quality. 
Mobile gaming:
Smartphones are now what has become a necessity.
With the advent of smartphone technology, the gaming experience has been out of
the living room and arcade and has been into your hands. People commuting
through trains and buses in the morning are seen playing games in the morning
on their smartphone devices. 
People are no-more sitting in their living room
and playing console games or online games but are enjoying the digital gaming
in their hands. 
Gesture control:
Do you want to play the first-person shooter
games with real experience? Well, with the advancement in gaming technology,
this is now even possible. Just with a wave of a hand, you can play the games.
The two
player games of tennis and other racing games can be played with this
technology. 
The gesture control allows you to control the
natural movements being made in the game so that you can actually feel like the
part of the game and experience it closely. 
Conclusion:
The gaming is an industry which will evolve with
time and will continue to evolve in the future as well. The gaming industry is
taking big steps towards an unconquered territory, exploring and pushing the
limits. Let’s just sit back and take pleasure in experiencing the advancement
in the gaming industry.