Moronic ICC believes Little Master not even among The Best…Are u Serious….

Recently ICC listed the Best Ever Test Batsman list. To the surprise of cricket fraternity, The Mumbaikar was absent not only from the top 10 but also from top 20.Apply any performance benchmark, use any mathematical model, nominated any jury no one on this earth could commit such a hilarious blunder…but morons have committed it.. intentionally or unintentionally……yet to be revealed.

ICC claims that only those individuals who have performed consistently for a prolonged period of span are included in the rating. I guess 156 test veteran, with nearly 13,000 runs at an average of 55 in his kitty, defied the standards. Even, The Wall known for his consistency failed to satiate ICC and begged 30^th slot.

What can be inferred from the list is that the top 4 run getters in the test arena are not consistent and includes The Master himself, The Stylish Lara, The Brutal Steve Waugh, and The Legendary Sir Allan Bordor. Even more baffling is the fact that the list includes Sachin’s contemporaries like Ricky Ponting, Sangakarra, Kallis, and recently retired Matty Hayden (probably got retirement gift),but not Him.

I guess this is an act of retaliation from ICC end to curb the growing influence of Indian Board and Indian money in International Cricket. Plethora of Cricket ratings sponsored by Indian company have emerged in recent past and have gained immense popularity among the fans. This is an act to tame them by launching a controversial rating and gaining undue popularity. For me it has already Back Fired and ruined the left over (image). I suggest ICC to abort this gimmick of imposing themselves as Cricket Administrators, rather seek public acceptance.

Sachin Gupta

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General Studies for IAS (Prelims and Mains)
How to catch questions in prelims and mains as per the latest champed syllabus 2008 is the main orientation and target of GLOBAL IAS

A brief Analysis of questions asked In Prelims And Main Examination

1) Prelims :-
1)total no. of questions-150
2)traditional questions on history, geography, constitution, science, maths-75
3)questions asked on applied GS, social issues, National and International organizations, panchyats, Human Rights, International affairs-75

Material for traditional part is available in books and notes of various coaching institute . Students find it difficult to gather and comprehend the facts related to Applied GS.

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1)total marks-600
2)traditional(modern history and statistics-120
3)Applied GS-480

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IAS: GENERAL STUDIES (MAINS)
(with effect from 2008)
General Guidelines
The nature and standard of questions in the General Studies papers will be such that well-educated person will be able to answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as t o test a candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have relevance for career in Civil services. The questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues and ability to analyze and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objective and demands. The candidate’s must give relevant meaningful answers.
PAPER-I: (300 marks)
1. History of Modern India and Indian Culture
The History of Modern India will cover history of the country from about the middle of nineteenth century and would also include questions on important personalities who shaped the freedom movement and social reforms. The part relating to Indian culture from the ancient to modern time as well as principal features of literature, arts and artitecture.
2. Geography of India
In this part, questions will be on the physical, economic and social geography of India.
3. Constitution of India and Indian Polity
This part includes the questions on the constitution of India as well as constitutional, legal, administrative and other issues emerging from the politico-administrative system prevalent in the country.


4. Current National Issues and Topics of social relevance
This part intended to test the candidate’s awareness of current national issues and topics of social relevance in present day India, such as the following:
(i) The Indian economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
(ii) Issues arising from the social and economic exclusion of large sections from the benefits of development.
(iii) Other issues relating to the development and management of human resources.
(iv) Health issues including the management of public health, health education and ethical concerns regarding health-care, medical research and pharmaceuticals.
(v) Law enforcement, internal security and related issues such as the preservation of communal harmony.
(vi) Issues relating to good governance and accountability to the citizens including the maintenance of human rights and of probity in public life.
(vii) Environmental issues, ecological preservation conservation of natural resources and national heritage.

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1. India And the world
This part will include questions to test candidate’s awareness of India’s relationship wit hth world in various spheres such as the following:
Foreign affairs with special emphasis on India’s relations with neighbouring countries and in the region. Security and defence related matters. Nuclear policy, issues and conflicts. The Indian diaspora and it’s contribution to India and the world.
2. India’s economic interaction with the world
In this part questions will be on economic and trade issues such as foreign trade, foreign investment; economic and diplomacy isues relating to oil, gas and energy flows; the role and functions of I.M.F., World Bank, W.T.O., WIPO etc., which influence India’s economic interactions with other countries and international institutions.
3. Developments in the field of Science & Technology, IT and Space
In this part, questions will test the candidate’s awareness of the developments in the fields of science and technology, IT, space and basic ideas about computers, robotics, latest issues regarding intellectual property rights.
4. International Affairs and Institutions
This part will include questions on important events in the world affairs and on international institutions.
5. Statistical Analysis, graphs and diagrams
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Spardha09: Opportunities & Challenges

So, finally the much awaited festive season has arrived and u can see its effect on every ITian's face. 'Nite Kriket' which has become a blockbuster hit & has left every ITian in a sporty mood. Spardha which was first held a decade ago has now become an epitome of flawless management with the highest number of outside participants (1500). Every year Spardha gives us an opportunity to propagate and nourish Mahamana Malviyaji’s vision of overall development. Spardha has been completely repackaged this year from promoting girl’s cricket to publishing e-magazine. Spardha gives us an opportunity to prove our mettle and we should make the most of it.

The support of Gymkhana has always been required & received in paramount, for good organization of the fest. Spardha has always been a prestige issue for ITians and Gymkhana, so it is the responsibility and duty of whole IT, apart from management team to contribute in some manner or other. Even the Cheerer, the Hooters have roles and deserves credit. The young talent has to rise up to the occasion and deliver, while the onus lies on senior players to bail team out of in pressure situation. Management teams shall leave no stone unturn in quest of making the fest delight for ITians. Issues of fair play and sportsmanship shall be dealt with utmost priority.

So, let hope for the best and be prepared for thrilling fest

Mitesh Saragiya.

Raining Prizes….Phew

The ebullient atmosphere at Rajputana ground turn into scenes of laughter as administrators joined in the pursuit of glorifying the winners by announcing personal cash rewards.

The occasion was the prize distribution ceremony of Inter Hostel Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament hosted under flood light. The act began when the Director Of Agricultural Institute announced a cash reward of Rs. 1000 for SRK hostel guys, the winner of tournament. Seeing this noble deed, Dean of Student Prof.S.K.Sharma stood as saviour of girls and announced the cash reward of Rs 1000 for Triveni Hostel, the girls champ.

The barsaat didn’t end here, rather joined by Warden of Management Institute who too announced a prize of Rs 1000 for FMS team, the runner up. This was truly an act of encouragement and support from administrators end and hats off to them for this.

Finally, when the ceremony ended it was Naare Baazi time with SRK guys shouting “Desh Ka Culture, Agriculture”

Aishwarya Agrawal

Why should boys have all the fun…..

This was the motto of IT girls when they took upon themselves the Himalayan Task of participating in the tennis ball cricket tournament held in the auspices of Dean Prof. S.K Sharma. IT Girls Team lead by charismatic Prachi Mittal took on Triveni Hostel Team in their first match that boiled down to pressure cooker scenario in later stages. IT crowd was enthralled by the superb hitting from Prachi and Prerna. Fours and Sixes entertained the crowd along with beautiful sights and comments from girl’s pavilion. It was for first time ever in the history of cricket that the match was shortened by 2 over, not due to damped ground or heavy fog but to compensate for 78 extra and uncountable dead balls bowled by each side. The tough fight put forth by IT girls went in vain due to commentator’s mistake, as he announced the faulty score. Although IT girls lost the match by 1 run but they won many hearts by their enthusiastic performance on the field. Lack of seniors and experienced players (4th yearites) was the reason cited for defeat.

In their second encounter against MMV, IT girls looked much more disciplined reducing the number of extras to 16 and limiting opposition for just 78 runs. Superb spells were bowled by Madhu and Himani. IT’s chase was shattered due to magnificent spell of fast bowling by Madhvi, with top four batswoman dismissed for duck. But our tailenders didn’t succumb to the pressure and bounced back securing emphatic win by 1 wicket. Akansha was adjusted Women of Match, who also hit the winning four. Girls have thanked the boys crowd for their support during the match and have appealed to come in much larger number in future events. MMV captain blamed our unbiased umpires and scorers for defeat.

Some boys were so overwhelmed by teams performance that they have decided to act as cheerboys in future event. But what our team seriously need is a coach. Interested candidates may send in their resumes mentioning their plans and visions for our talented team through the comment box.

Himanshu Agarwal

From Convener Desk……

I on behalf of Spardha’09 team welcome you all to the Spardha’09 Blog. From this year onwards we are adding various new activities to repertoire and Spardha blog is one such activity. I hope this shall act as platform for IT Junta and participants to keep themselves updated with the day to day activities relating to event, expressing their thoughts and visions for Spardha.I hope this blog shall act as a bridge between IT Junta and us. We shall put our sincere efforts in addressing and catering to the desires of ITians.

Besides blog we shall also be gifting IT with our weekly eMagazine containing all the news and updates on sporting activities in and around IT.We have great vision for Spardha and we hope to make this event a delight for IT. All we seek is your cooperation and blessings.

Shashank

General Secretary

Games and Sports Wing

IT Gymkhana.

Convener:Shashank

Shashank, a 4th year Mechanical Engg. Student from Jaipur is the General Secretary of Games and Sports and the Convener of Spardha ’09 thanks to his inspirational man-management skills.
He has represented the University for 3years in badminton and has won silver medals at Spardha ’07 and ’08 as well as at IIT-K’s Udghosh ’06. He also won bronze in weightlifting at Udghosh ’08. He was captained the badminton team in his 3rd year.
Shashank believes fair play, good hospitality and informal events will make Spardha ’09 a resounding success.
To ensure maximum comfort for outstation players ,he has planned a bus shuttle route between the hostels and the fields and has tried to ensure prizes for the winner in each sport.
His vision is to help his juniors in giving them a platform to jump start Spardha ’10 off of .

He says- Hit the fields and shout yourself hoarse rooting for your hometown heroes.

Contact No:9838839349

Co-Convener:Arun Shukla

Arun, a 4th year Mechanical Engg. Student from Allahabad is the Joint General Secretary of Games and Sports and the Co-Convener of Spardha ’09.
A state level athlete at the U-16 level, he is hailed as one of the most prolific and consistent performers in field events with 3 silvers and 2 bronze medals at Spardha in Hammer Throw, Discus and Shot-Put, and bronze in Shot-Put at IIT-K during Udghosh. For the record he has claimed gold in all three for two consecutive years at Velocity.
As Joint Secretary, he handles the responsibility of managing the festival, organizing the sports activities and promoting student welfare. He believes better accommodation, fairly judged events and attractive informals, like a Roadies-like show, will make Spardha more enjoyable than before.
His vision is to take the Gymkhana activities to the next level and increase student participation in all extra-curricular activities.

He says- Be there at Spardha ’09 to be grilled with thrill.

Contact No:09956949598

Cricket:Satyendra Nath

Satyendra Nath, a mechanical 4th year student, better known as "Satya", is leading our cricket team in Spardha09. Ever since he has stepped into the team, the team has tasted nothing but GOLD at Spardha. Satya also the opening bowler of the team is a wizard of swing bowling. And if that is not enough he is also a clean striker of the ball and can hit huge blows. Since cricket is a team game he banks on all his team mates. But still the key players for the team would be Anuj, Navneet and Rahul Sengar. He asks IT-Junta to come and support our enthusiastic team at Spardha this year.

Contact No:9450385136

Volleyball:Rashmi Bala

Rashmi Bala,a student of 2nd year chemical, the captain of the IT girls volleyball team is aiming at the top slot this year and is unfazed by the demanding workload.
She feels that playing on home ground definitely gives an edge over other teams, and trusts her team mates Priyadarshini Sharma and Shilpa Verma to help the team move up from the runners up position they’ve been holding for the past 2 years.
And hopes her IT mates would be there to see them battle it out.

Athletics:Ankita Verma

A perfect combination of brains and physique, Ankita Verma – 3rd year Mining student from Allahabad-spearheads this year’s ITBHU athletic team. Having proved her mettle in several sports events including chess (gold medal in Spardha 2008), she’s back on the tracks this Spardha. Ankita, along with her key players like Prachi Mittal, Prerna Meena, Swapnika Nag, Manju Yadav is looking at developing the team-spirit and rigorous practice sessions in the line-up towards Spardha.

Watch out for them as they breeze through the finish-line!

Table Tennis:Shruti Vyas

This resilient 4^th year Chemical engineering student is all set to weave magic with her raquet again this Spardha. Having missed gold by a whisker in the previous edition of Spardha, Shruti will be looking to set the record straight once and for all.

Let’s hope the table tennis team brings laurels to our college, riding on excellent teamwork and IT junta support!

Basketball:Antari Koth

Leading the IT-girls basketball team this year is Antari Khot, a student of 3^rd year B.pharm.

A committed and determined Delhiite, the captain is all set to lead her team to victory in Spardha09.

Though the team did face a few setbacks last year, it is training hard to make a strong comeback. She counts on her team mates Vijaya Bharati, Prachee Rai and Neha Tiwari to help the team get back on track and hopes the IT Junta would be there to cheer them on.

Chess:Prerna Gupta

A right combination of mental strength and agility, Prerna gupta, a 3rd year electrical student feels that her achievements in interschool chess championships have given her the right base to step up as the captain of IT girls chess team.
Having bagged the gold in Spardha 08, she’s training hard to hold on to the position this year.
Her team of masterminds, Ankita Verma, Daisy Katiyar and the captain herself are confident of tackling any challenge but would nonetheless be wary of the opposing teams.

Badminton:Upasana Dixit

Upasana Dixit, a student of 3rd year electronics has combined her talent and hard work to carve her a niche in the field of sports.
Her first significant victory was representing her city, Kota, in state level hockey… and as of now she captains the IT girl’s badminton team.
Having bagged the silver two years in a row, she intends to be a serious contender for the gold this time around.
She is banking upon her teammates Prachi Mittal and Richa Singhal to deliver a stellar performance.
With the preparation for Spardha picking up a fast pace, the team is in Great Spirit, all set to take on any challenge and trusts the home crowd to be there to share the enthusiasm.

Football:Baljit Vikas

Baljit Vikas, a fourth year student of mathematics and computing, is all set to lead his team to glory in the biggest event of IT BHU. He started his football carrier in IT BHU as a mid fielder in his freshman year and has since then toned his skills to excellence.

He is a true football enthusiast and has not missed any chance to play football in IT or outside.

The captain is banking his star players Sidharth Khandelwal, Animesh Gautam, Vihan Gupta, Deepak Singh, Diwankar Bari, Pramil Jain, Rajat, Dharmindra, Jishnu, C.B. Singh (Bullu) to deliver.

The team is all focus as they practice rigorously in the pale winter sun as they hope to tie all loose ends before the D-day.
The spirits in the dressing room are soaring as IT’s favourite team return to their favourite hunting grounds.

Contact No:9935068863

Volleyball:Samarth Mittal

Samarth Mittal is the captain of the Volleyball team. He hails from Sambhal, UP and is currently pursuing his B.Tech in Electronics Engineering. He has complete faith in the capability of his teammates and strongly believes that a team is only as strong as its weakest link. Ranjit, the star player of the team, is rearing to unleash his lethal smashes onto the opposition. Having already tasted success in Spardha last year, Samarth is looking forward to repeat history riding high on IT Junta’s expectations!

Contact No:9936612797

Swimming:Praharsh Sharma

Praharsh Sharma, B.Tech. Part-III, Department of Electronics Engineering is the Captain for Swimming Team, IT-BHU. Hailing from Aligarh (U.P.), he has been involved in the sport since childhood, pertaining to interest and hobby. Working with the focussed aim to revive and revolve the scenario of Swimming in IT-BHU, he is enthusiastic about the game and increasing interest of students towards Swimming. Developing the interest of students into the sport and transforming amateur swimmers into regular participants is his prime objective. He feels happy to have been hitherto successful and owes gratitude to the authorities for facilitating the conduct of competitions to promote the game...

Badminton:Girish Chandra

Girish Chandra Joshi is in 3rd year ceramics. Silver medalist at the last two editions of Spardha, he hopes to launch his team’s campaign with all guns blazing, hoping for a gold this time around. If the current form and dedication is maintained, he is sure to emerge victorious amidst the avalanche of blazing shuttles.

According to Girish, Amay Baokar is going to be the star for IT at Spardha, so other teams better watch out for him.

The team is counting on home crowd advantage as an impetus to perform well this fest!

Contact No:9452566858

Hockey:Arjun Sharma

Arjun Sharma, Mechanical Engineering student, belongs to the pink city Jaipur. A born prodigy Arjun is a state level hockey player and excels in cycle racing too. He rates Raj Kamal and Ashish Singh as the stars to watch out for. With eyes set to finish on the top, his team is sweating out in chilly winters.

Guys be there to cheer the saviour of nations pride Hockey.

Contact No:9936183329

Basketball:Hardeep Singh

Hardeep Singh alias Surdy, a 3^rd year Engineering Physics students hails from Delhi. Flamboyant by nature, Surdy has helped IT BHU secure gold for two consecutive years now and is all set with his youth brigade to capture the bird again. He banks on Rahul Singh (chachae) to bail out the team in tense situations. Surdy is confident that 1^st yearites will rise up to the occasion and bring laurels for college.

Surdy has set the high visions for the team and is determined to accomplish them; all he needs is love and support from the IT Junta

So opposition secure your basket as Surdy & Co. are coming to score......

Contact No:9936179145