Union Bank of India Invites Applications For Credit Officers. Apply Now

Candidates willing to take up the post can apply for the same till October 21, 2017 (Saturday).

Union Bank of India (herein after called the Bank) is inviting applications for the posts of Credit Officers. Candidates willing to take up the post can apply for the same till October 21, 2017 (Saturday). The number of vacancy is 200 for SC (49), ST (24), OBC (65) and UR (62). The qualified candidates would be paid on the pay scale of 31,705 - 45,950. In addition, Special Allowance, Dearness Allowance and other allowances will be payable as per prevailing rules and regulations in the Bank. Further, the officer will also be eligible for amenities like residential quarters/lease rent in lieu of quarters, LFC, reimbursement of medical/hospitalization expenses and other perquisites as per the policy of the Bank.

Exam Centre: The Online Examination, if conducted, may be tentatively held on 25.11.2017 at the following centers: (a) Bengaluru (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow (e) Mumbai. However, the Bank reserves its right to decide the examination centers and dates at its sole discretion. The full address of the Venue and the Date will be advised in the Examination / Group Discussion Call Letters, which will be issued in case the Bank decides to hold the Online Examination / Group Discussion. In case the Online Examination / Group Discussion is held, the call letters can be downloaded from the Bank’s website 'Union Bank of India' under "Careers" link.

Eligibility Parameters:

Age: Minimum 23 years and Maximum 32 years

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum 60% aggregate marks from a University/Institution/Board recognized by Govt. of India/approved by Govt. Regulatory bodies.

Post Qualification Work Experience: Post Qualification Work Experience in processing of credit proposals in officer cadre with any Scheduled Commercial Bank for a minimum period of two years immediately preceding the cut-off date of application as per this Notification is mandatory.

How to Apply:

HOW TO APPLY: The candidates can apply only online from 04.10.2017 to 21.10.2017 (both days inclusive) and no other mode of application will be accepted.(more)

Jobs galore at engineering colleges, pay offers up 15%; highest at Rs 39L

Tech institutes beat economic slowdown; salary packages up 10-15%

Despite a downturn, India's leading engineering colleges other than the IITs have found good final placements in top companies in India.

Both average and highest pay packages at campuses are up 10-15% from a year ago thanks to a surge in domestic offers. While there have been reports of the health of the Indian software services sector deteriorating and beginning to jolt the job market, this news comes as a major relief.

“Placements are very good compared to last year. Many companies are visiting for multiple profiles,” RS Walia, training and placement head at Delhi Technological University told Economics Times.

Hiring is up 15%, said Walia, with companies including Amazon, Directi, PwC, L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Airtel and Samsung recruiting more this year. “We are also targeting a large number of first¬timers for the 2017¬18 session,” he said.

Let us take a look at campus placements of some of India's top-notch engineering institutes:

BITS Pilani University: Placements at the three campuses in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad started in early August. Nearly 586 students were placed by the end of September, up from 546 a year ago. Qualcomm (50), Oracle (48) and Microsoft (38) have picked the maximum number of students so far at BITS Pilani University.

Highest offer: A cloud-computing software company Nutanix offered the highest salary package at Rs 39.48 lakh, up nearly 13% from last year.

Average Salary has gone up 10% to Rs 16.05 lakh.

NIT Warangal: Uber has made the highest offer so far at Rs 36 lakh, according to a report in Economic Times. Qualcomm has made the maximum number of offers at NIT Warangal, along with Amazon and Fidelity. (more)

Apple releases iOS 11.0.2 update to fix crackling noise issue of iPhone 8

The update also addresses two other issues

Within a couple of weeks after the rollout of iOS 11, Apple has released its second update to address bugs which include a crackling noise coming from the earpiece of some iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones.

The latest update -- "iOS 11.0.2" was released over-the-air, that can be downloaded to all eligible devices from the Settings app, MacRumors reported late on Tuesday.

Also Read : Samsung bites into Apple in India: Galaxy Note8 sales beat iPhone 8

The bug was discovered following the release of iOS 11 after some users complained about a "very annoying" crackling or static noise coming from the earpiece during phone calls and FaceTime calls.

The update also addresses two other issues -- one that could cause some photos on the device to become hidden and the other was an email bug, the report added.

Xiaomi Redmi 5A would be a minor upgrade over Redmi 4A: Report

The 5A is speculated to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 SoC coupled with 2/3 GB RAM and 16/32 GB storage. The phone would run Android 7.1.2 Nougat with Xiaomi's proprietary MIUI 9 theme on the top

Xiaomi is gearing up to bring the next iteration of its entry-level Redmi smartphone, dubbed ‘Xiaomi Redmi 5A’. The smartphone is expected to come with updated specifications and design over the Redmi 4A, which is currently the latest budget-friendly Redmi device from Xiaomi's stable.

Recently, the specifications and image renders surfaced on Twitter leaked by a technology insider portal Slash Leaks.

According to the speculated specifications and features, the Redmi 5A is expected to sport a metallic build similar to the Redmi 4, and a 5-inch HD (1280x720) screen with three capacitive buttons below it.

The Redmi 5A is speculated to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 SoC coupled with 2/3 GB RAM and 16/32 GB storage. The phone would run Android 7.1.2 Nougat with Xiaomi’s proprietary MIUI 9 theme on the top.

In terms of camera, the leak suggests that the upcoming budget smartphone would use a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5-MP selfie camera.

Oppo to set up Rs 2,200-cr smartphone manufacturing unit in Greater Noida

Domestic smartphone maker is looking to begin export of phones made in India in the next 2-3 years

Smartphone maker Oppo Mobiles is planning to invest around Rs 2,200 crore in India for a mobile phone manufacturing facility. The proposed investment will be at Greater Noida.

The company has submitted documents related to the proposed project to the Environment Ministry and said that the net amount required for the establishment of the second unit in Uttar Pradesh includes land as well as development costs.

The project is expected to be a self-sufficient manufacturing establishment, spreading across an area of 110.04 acres.

In its response to a set of questions posed by the Business Standard, Oppo said its other assembly unit in Noida, which began production in July 2016, has reached full capacity and plans were being firmed up for the setting up of a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) manufacturing facility at Greater Noida in the state.

Also Read : Honor Holly 4 smartphone launched in India at Rs 11,999

An SMT unit produces printed circuit boards of an electronic device on which various circuits are embedded that allow the basic functioning of the device.

At present, most companies, assemble phones from semi-knocked down (SKD) mobile phone modules or kits. SMT is part of the completely knocked down (CKD) phase of assembling, wherein a handset-maker imports individual components in a CKD form and assembles them in India. This takes manufacturing a step up from SKD.

In the next 2-3 years, in line with company's plan, Oppo will begin exporting phones manufactured in India to West Asia, North Africa and other South Asian markets. Currently, the products are offered restricted to Indian consumers. (more)

ACET 2017: Exam Dates And Details

Next ACET examination will be conducted on 09th December 2017.

Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET) is an entry-level entrance examination conducted by Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI). ACET is an entry level examination conducted to regularize and streamline admission in to Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI). An actuary is a financial professional who generates business, financial and other reports regarding risk management and more. Initially actuarial professionals were sought out by the insurance industry but over the years the demand for Actuarial professionals has grown many a fold. The Actuarial profession is fast becoming popular, with thousands of students sitting for ACET every year. Candidates who want to make a career as an actuary have to first clear the Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET). After the candidate clears the ACET examination, he will register and appear for actuarial exams. The candidate needs to clear 15 examinations which are divided into four parts Core Technical (CT), Core Application (CA), Specialist Technical (ST) and Specialist Application (SA) to become an actuary in India.

Next ACET examination will be conducted on 09th December 2017. In 2017 ACET has also been conducted in April and June. ACET was started in January 2012 and the ACET which will be conducted in December 2017 would be ACET 14th Edition.

ACET December 2017 - Important Dates 

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should have completed 10+2 with English as one of the subjects
• Candidates with higher qualification (Graduates, Engineers, Masters) and with work experience in statics and mathematics are also eligible to apply
• There is no upper age limit or attempt limit for ACET

ACET 2017 Examination Details 
ACET 2017 in December 2017 will be conducted online (computer-based). The examination will be of 100 marks and will consist of 70 multiple choice questions. The examination will be divided into Section I and II. Section I will cover topics such as Mathematics, Statistics and Data Interpretation and will have 55% weightage and section II covering English and Logical Reasoning as topics will have 45% weightage. Negative marking will also be applicable. Marks distribution of the 70 questions is given below:
45 Questions of 1 mark
20 Questions of 2 marks and
05 Questions of 3 marks

Syllabus of ACET examination consists of following subjects: Mathematics, Statistics, General English, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning and more. (more)

GATE 2017-18: Last date to apply is October 5

Candidates can check the update at gate.iitg.ac.in. GATE 2018 Examination is on February 3, 4, 10 and 11 of 2018 (Saturdays and Sundays).

The last day to apply for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2018) application is October 5 (Thursday). The registration process began on September 1 (Friday). Candidates can check the update at gate.Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. GATE 2018 Examination is on February 3, 4, 10 and 11 of 2018 (Saturdays and Sundays).

GATE is a national-level entrance examination held for admission into Postgraduate Programmes (Master's & Doctoral - M.E., M. Tech, PhD) at IITs, IISc, IISERs and other reputed institutions. Many Govt. PSUs such as IOCL, PGCIL, NTPC, BHEL, BARC, ISRO, CSIR, DRDO and private organizations also use GATE scores for recruitment purposes. GATE is jointly administered by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven zonal Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for Ministry for Human Resource and Development (MHRD) Govt. of India. Each year one of these institutes conduct GATE on a rotational basis, in 2018 GATE will be conducted by IIT Guwahati. The exam will be taken by IIT Guwahati for twenty three subjects or papers and would be distributed over the aforementioned dates.

Also Read : DBT Invites Applications For BIT Program. Apply Now.

Eligibility Parameters: Candidates should have completed Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Master's degree in Science (B.E. / B.Tech/ B.Pharm/B.Sc. (Research)/ B.S. /B. Arch/M. Sc. / M.A. / MCA or equivalent/Integrated http://M.Sc. / Integrated B.S.-M.S./Integrated M.E. / M.Tech (http://Post-B.Sc.)/Integrated M.E. / M.Tech or Dual Degree). Final year students are also eligible to apply. There is no age limit for appearing for GATE.

How to Apply:

• Visit the official website - www.gate.iitg.ac.in and register as a new user using valid email ID and Mobile number
• After registering, get an access to GOAPS (GATE Online Application Processing System) through their unique Enrolment ID and password
• Fill the GATE 2018 application form and upload photograph, signature and other required documents and details
• Pay the Application Fee either Online (net banking/debit card) or Offline (e-challan)
• Download and print filled Application form for future use
• Download Admit Card (more)