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January-2015 1 Super Student Monthly Inspired by INSPIRE

The five day internship science camp INSPIRE was concluded successfully at A.U. Platinum Jubilee hall on 26-12-2014. The Associate Director of SHAR- ISRO at Sriharikota V. Seshagiri Rao was the chief guest on the inaugural day on 22-12-2014 and who spoke about technology of nature and posed a question of how much quantity of water was required to keep a leaf plucked from a plant fresh for a long time. Pro.C.V. Raman put the internees into the right mood with his speech. INSPIRE was conducted by The Department of Science and Technology. More than 300 internees came from various colleges have attended on the occasion. A.U. V.C and coordinator V. siddaiah also spoke.

January-2015 2 Super Student Monthly According to Mr. Gautam Kumar Panda a KOTAK Student first year Inter Science Student from L . Bullayya received Medal College, Visakhapatnam, who shared his views with SUPER STUDENT about the camp and told that the internees had a good chance to interact with professors & discussed about the fundamentals of research - prospects etc., Speaking on the object of the programme, Mr. Gautam told that the INSPIRE Internship camp is to reveal the joys of innovation to the talented youth of the nation to pursue study in science and career in Research and Development . Regarding areas of research opportunities, he said Ms. Sumitra Panda, a 10th Class ICSE Physics, Chemistry, Life Student from Kotak Salesian School, Science, Earth Sciences and Visakhapatnam received Medal for her Mathematical Sciences etc., outstanding performance in cultural are the main areas. Mr. programmes recently. Meanwhile the Sanmitra, Mr. Karthik, Mr. school has celebrated it‘s Golden Jubilee Harish, Ms. Anusha from year recently. Similarly the management the same college were also eye on all-round development of school, attended he added. through a new direction. January-2015 3 Super Student Monthly Super Student : Sophie Chatas

Runner, musician, math whiz Long before last fall’s cross country season, Sophie Chatas met with her coach to figure out how to get from here to there. The doe-eyed, slender brunette wanted to transform herself from a strong runner to a great one. Chatas was hungry for one last trip to the state meet, after finishing back in the pack—107th—the previous year.

“Her drive was most impressive,” says Lori Baldwin, head cross country coach at Columbus School for Girls. Chatas began training daily, even though she was still in the middle of a successful track season, one that would see an 11th-place finish at the state competition in the 1,600-meter run. She trained through the summer. Even changed her form: “We worked on her foot strike, got her arms relaxed,” recalls Baldwin. Forgoing soccer, Chatas trained aggressively deep into cross country season, sacrificing strong showings in her early races.

“Sophie was committed,” says Baldwin.

January-2015 4 Super Student Monthly She went out fast that November morning at the 2011 state championship. “But with 200 meters left, I was in 30th place,” Chatas recalls. “I dug down. I began passing people—what a feeling!” She wound up 13th: a school record, a personal best and an All-Ohio designation (given to state meet qualifiers with a 3.5 GPA or better).

Determination like this is hard-wired into Chatas. The 18-year-old daughter of Geoff and Katie Chatas—he’s OSU’s chief financial officer, she’s an ardent community volunteer—is not just a gifted athlete. An honor student and National Merit Finalist, Chatas has garnered awards for exceptional scores on the National Latin Exam and, as CSG’s top math student her junior year, received the Honda-OSU Math Medal. She’s interned with OSU’s Reading Recovery Program, helping youngsters read. A staff member of the school newspaper and student council president, she’s a visible leader with what she admits is infectious school spirit.

She’s musical, too. A French horn player, Chatas has been a member of the Youth Philharmonic of Central Ohio for four years. In her final performance with them, she’s happy to see Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite on the program, which, she says, “has a great horn part.”

Digging in when things get tough, however, doesn’t apply just to her running. “Math may’ve been easy in the beginning,” Chatas confesses, “but I really have to work in BC Calculus this year. It’s an AP class, and it’s a challenge.” Her AP success rate, however, is high. An AP Scholar with Distinction, she earned a 5 (the top score) on each of the five AP tests she’s taken in a range of subjects, from biology to comparative government.

After a trip to London with her family this summer for the Olympics—they’ve got tickets for beach volleyball, diving and track events—and Greece to connect with distant relatives, Chatas will attend Williams College in Massachusetts. The Division III school has recruited her for track and cross country. Chatas hasn’t committed to either yet. Or a major.

But witnessing Olympic track stars in competition—that might spark a whole new round of Chatas determination.

January-2015 5 Super Student Monthly Brave Manjunath remembered on IIM-L campus

Lucknow: A candlelight march was organised at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) campus on Wednesday in memory of Manjunath Shanmugam, who was killed fighting against corruption on November 19, 2005. A bright alumnus of IIM-L, Manjunath was a manager with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) posted in Lakhimpur, where he was shot dead by a petrol pump owner and his henchmen for objecting to adulteration of oil.

IIM students addressed the gathering giving information about the trust and its activities. A minute’s silence was observed in Manjunath’s memory. Students then administered the pledge of integrity to the students and rendered the national anthem.

The Manjunath Shanmugam Trust (MST) — an initiative of business school alumni across the world who has joined hands to improve governance in Indian public life — fought the case relentlessly. After a record nine-month trial, all eight accused were found guilty, with the main accused given the death sentence and the remaining life imprisonment.

India’s first national RTI Act helpline was set up by MST in association with a noted NGO on November 19, 2006 to mark the first death anniversary of Manjunath.

January-2015 6 Super Student Monthly IIM Raipur gets a reactor tender

Lucknow: Rolling up their sleeves, management students battled against each other to come up with an idea to build an atomic reactor without taking loans and generate quick profits from it. After much deliberation, the government finally handed over the tender to a team from IIM Raipur.

This was, however, not a real tender process but one of the business events titled L&T-Finesse at IIM-Lucknow’s annual business and cultural fest Manfest-Varchasva. Giving it their best shot, B-schools from across the country competed for the reactor tender.

Battling the brightest of the country, six teams presented their financial and technical bid to put down their competitors. With less investment and minimum hard work, the budding managers made use of the latest technology that required minimum foreign intervention to come up with the best idea. Lobbying their idea strongly, the teams fought tooth and nail for the winner’s slot. For managing its financials well and working in tandem with the external environment, the team from IIM Raipur was adjudged the winner.

In the management event, ‘The Next CEO’, students were given a task to get themselves appointed in a company. Already under pressure, teams were asked to develop a strategy to work better. While the employer wanted to appoint people on low salary package, the job-seekers did not agree to the packages.

The event was endowed with foresight, functional expertise, confidence and the rare ability to make decisions under severe pressure.

January-2015 7 Super Student Monthly CBSE CTET Srinagar September 2014 Results declared:

Central Board of Secondary Education has declared the result for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) September 2014 for Srinagar.

The CTET 2014 was held on November 16, 2014 at Srinagar. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education Delhi.

Candidates can check there results using below mentioned link: http://cbseresults.nic.in/ctet/ctet14_oct.htm

According to the statistics given on CTET’s website, total of 93 candidates appeared for Paper- I out of which 3.22% have qualified. Whereas, for Paper-II ;183 candidates registered and 6.5% have qualified the exam.

The Central Teacher Eligibility test was first held in 2011. More than 7.5% lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of which only 9% could qualify. By March 2015 IIT Hyderabad to shift to permanent campus

According to the reports The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) will be shifting to its permanent campus by March this year. The new campus is based out of the Kandi village of Medak district. At present, IIT Hyderabad is operating from its temporary campus in the Ordnance factory, Yeddumailaram.

January-2015 8 Super Student Monthly For having a permanent campus IIT Hyderabad will be the first among the newly-established IITs. Three out of its total nine courses, Mechanical, Chemical and Civil, will now be delivered from the institute’s new campus. According to institute officials, hostel accommodation for students have already been arranged. Moreover, although the initial plan was to shift to the new campus by August, 2015, the plan was advanced as the construction work was completed early, sources added.

Till date, Rs 640 crore has been the total expenditure to build up the campus. Moreover, to enhance the facilities funds from the institute’s partnership project with Japan will also be utilized. It will be used to construct five buildings - a research center, library, convention village, sports/cultural complex as well as a technology and incubation center. Around Rs 200 crore will be spent to acquire high-tech equipment for research. It is estimated that more than eight months will be needed to shift all the facilities from Yedumailaram to the new campus.

At present, there are 1,650 students in IIT Hyderabad, out of which 759 are pursuing Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) in eight engineering departments. The institute is vying to increase its student numbers to around 6,000 by the year 2018 and upto 9,000 by 2021, as per an earlier announcement by institute officials. The permanent campus will enable IIT Hyderabad to provide better facilities and accommodation to its faculty and students.

IIT Hyderabad is a progressive institute which has entered into collaborations with international institutes for academics and research. It is one of the six newly-established IITs, set up in 2008. It has developed into an institute for invention and innovation. It provides advanced knowledge and Scholarships to its students. The academic programs of the institute include B Tech, Master of Technology (M Tech), Master of Science (M Sc), Master of Philosophy (M Phil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

January-2015 9 Super Student Monthly CAT Results Today -Learn The TOP 5 Answers to Crack Personal Interview at IIMs

This is in the Series of “How to Say it Best” - From the ones who made it to The Top B Schools

Q. Why do you want to do an MBA?

A. I have an aspiration to become an Entrepreneur and Start my own company. I have multiple ideas on that. I believe that an MBA would help me understand the fundamentals of business and explore the most realistic idea competently.

Things to Note:

 Interviewer is looking towards clarity of purpose and conviction. Vague or complex answers are not recommended

 See how the candidate smartly threw hints that he has multiple ideas. There is high probability that the interviewer asks him about his ideas. This is how you can subtly lead the interview process towards your area of strength Q. Tell me about yourself?

A. I am just another Aam Aadmi who wants to do something Khaas for my country and world through my hard work and examples. As you can see in my resume, I have got myself best in class education in field of engineering and have won numerous awards for my performance. All this has been for doing something big and worthwhile whose benefits reach far beyond me. This passion is what defines me.

January-2015 10 Super Student Monthly Things to Note:

 It’s a different answer, but interesting. It catches attention of interviewer

 Throws hints that candidate is passionate and confident. Also leads the interviewer to chosen direction of candidate

 Remember, more than what you speak, its ‘How You Speak’ is what the interviewer is looking for Q. What are your Short Term Goal?

A. My short term career goal is to build upon my graduate and postgraduate knowledge and skills through experiential learning in industry. I want to involve in as many projects as possible, interact with more and more experts in the domain and maximize my learnings. This would act as solid foundation for my long term objectives.

Things to Note:

 Give a practical answer. Answers that focus on achieving cult status in short term showcase impracticality

 As an MBA, your answer must be ambitious yet realistic

Q. What are your Long Term Goals?

A. I want to be an entrepreneur that works in the domain of innovation. I have not yet decided on any specific innovation. But given my expertise and interests, I intend to focus in the domain of business analytics and generate intellectual property, so that I could be text-book material.

Things to Note

 Showcases focus as well as openness. In long-run, you can talk about truly ambitious goals as well Q. Why should we select you?

January-2015 11 Super Student Monthly A. Honestly, selection or rejection does not matter to me. I am resolved to achieving my goals irrespective of that. However if you don’t select me, you would lose on the chance to have my name among your alumni. You will be in my autobiography in any case. How you want to be mentioned is your choice.

Things to Note

 This answer got the candidate selected as well as made the panel appreciate the candidate immediately. Such answers can bring the decision of selection for you, if you have handled the interview confidently and have been able to involve the interviewers’ emotions Input from sources

External Credit - Sanjeev Newar, IIM Calcutta Alumnus CAT 2014: Tips to get through a Group Discussion in an impressive way

In continuation to our series of “How to say it best” from those who have made it to IIMs’ or one of the best B schools. We ask some of the IIMs’ students about how they prepared themselves for the most dreaded rounds after CAT scores- Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

To secure admission in your dream college for MBA. Aspirants are selected on the basis of consolidated percentile in CAT, Group discussion and Personal Interview. Group discussion in simple term means discussion among a group of people. The panel evaluates the candidates’ potential to work and manage the team along with his/her clarity of thoughts while communicating their opinions. A group of participants are made to discuss on a topic or subject for a limited time and then assessed accordingly. It is a chance for you to be more vocal.

January-2015 12 Super Student Monthly Prashant Khullar alumnus of SIMC, Pune (Finance) shared some handy tips that each and every aspirant must keep in mind while preparing them for Group Discussion round.

1. Entering the GD: Contrary to what many esteemed trainers say, one should only enter the GD when one has valid points. Being the first to do so, leaves a good impression on the evaluator. But take the move only if you have complete knowledge of the subject.

2. Rule of thumb: Enter before half of the group has spoken. But do not repeat a point, or be lengthy or irrelevant. Intervene, if someone else is going on an irrelevant track.

3. Be Expressive: Use quotes, facts and figures, statements, everyday life examples to express a clear chain of thoughts. Also it might leave a good impression on the examiner and help you score well.

4. Prepare your thoughts well: It is always good to enter the GD when there is silence. Do not just go on and on and on with only your opinionated view. Remember, it is a group discussion. Allow others to speak too. Using body language to show entry and exit is yet another important way.

Eg: Slightly lean forward when you plan to enter and return to normal position just as you end the point-this unconsciously gives your fellow aspirants cue to step in.

5.Strong Conclusions: Summaries should only have points already mentioned and a conclusion may have a short summary but needs to have point wise conclusions which the group has come to. Do not add new points which you might have missed, however good they may seem.

6. And lastly, aspirants can use idea generating codes. One of them is Pop Bean- People objects places behavior events actions names. It can help to think alternately and bring something new on the table.

These are some basic yet very important tips that will help any aspirant to feel a bit more confident in GD.

January-2015 13 Super Student Monthly Want to get into IIMs? Know how from the experts

This is in the Series of “How to Say it Best” - From the ones who made it to The Top B Schools

Q. Why do you want to do MBA?

A. It will enhance my capability to create value in the industry. The perspective of various functions gained during MBA will also help me understand my own interests better and make appropriate career choices.

Things to Note

 The answer should be tailored to your circumstances and connected to your career and life goals. Answers like money, placements and ‘more knowledge’ should be avoided in all circumstances.

 Always personalize your answer, relate it with your personality.

Q. Tell us something about yourself

A. I have been working in my family business, while in parallel, completing my graduation in commerce. I have done my schooling and graduation in Chennai. While I have been good at academics, I have also done reasonably well in extra-curricular activities, both while at school and in college. Be it literary activities or sports & aquatics, or adventure, I have done well in all of these. I am a A,B,C certificate holder in NCC and was selected for the Youth Exchange Program to UK while participating in the Republic Day Camp in New Delhi. Overall, I believe that I carry with me a wide range of experiences, which I believe will not only help me do my (MBA) program successfully, but also be enriched further through the program.

January-2015 14 Super Student Monthly Things to Note

 Please be mindful that if interviewers were just interested in recap of your resume / CV, they would have read it out themselves rather than asking you

 This should be the time when you tell them how interesting a person you are and also how you structure your thoughts. Tell them your hobbies, likings, strengths and maybe even weaknesses. This is one question where you should be at the top of your game and not thinking what to tell

Q. What are your short term goals?

A. I wish to complete my post graduation and join an appropriate career opportunity.

Things to Note

 Be crisp and short

 Focus should be shown more on the immediate career option (MBA) and its purpose in your life and career

Q. What are your long term goals?

A. I want to identify with a purpose that I find meaningful enough and contribute significantly towards that cause.

Things to Note

 Specific designations should be avoided

 The answer should be genuine. Be honest. The person interviewing you would have atleast a couple of decades more of experience

January-2015 15 Super Student Monthly than you. He can differentiate between an honest answer and a prepared ‘ideal answer’

 Keep it vague as future is uncertain

Q. Why should we select you?

A. I believe, with humility, that what I have achieved thus far, make me credible enough for you to have the confidence that I can do this program successfully. I would also like you to believe that by giving me this opportunity, you are enhancing capabilities of someone who is going to apply it for greater good of industry, society and nation.

Things to Note

 Industry, Society and Nation are words which display a wider vision

 The focus on enhancing capabilities and planning to use confidence towards the greater good of the society, portrays you as a visionary

 Be sure about yourself

 Be humble, yet firm

 Show that you not only believe in yourself but the institution too

Input from sources

External Credit - Peeyush Arya, IIM Bangalore Alumnus CAT Results Today -Learn The TOP 5 Answers to Crack Personal Interview at IIMs

January-2015 16 Super Student Monthly This is in the Series of “How to Say it Best” - From the ones who made it to The Top B Schools

Q. Why do you want to do an MBA?

Things to Note:

 Interviewer is looking towards clarity of purpose and conviction. Vague or complex answers are not recommended

Q. Tell me about yourself?

Things to Note:

 It’s a different answer, but interesting. It catches attention of interviewer

January-2015 17 Super Student Monthly  Throws hints that candidate is passionate and confident. Also leads the interviewer to chosen direction of candidate

 Remember, more than what you speak, its ‘How You Speak’ is what the interviewer is looking for

Q. What are your Short Term Goal?

Things to Note:

 Give a practical answer. Answers that focus on achieving cult status in short term showcase impracticality

 As an MBA, your answer must be ambitious yet realistic

Q. What are your Long Term Goals?

Things to Note

 Showcases focus as well as openness. In long-run, you can talk about truly ambitious goals as well

Q. Why should we select you?

January-2015 18 Super Student Monthly A. Honestly, selection or rejection does not matter to me. I am resolved to achieving my goals irrespective of that. However if you don’t select me, you would lose on the chance to have my name among your alumni. You will be in my autobiography in any case. How you want to be mentioned is your choice.

Things to Note

Input from sources

External Credit - Sanjeev Newar, IIM Calcutta Alumnus

RPF CI, SI SENTENCED TO 3 YEAR RI

The II Additional Special Judge for CBI cases, Visakhapatnam, N. Ananda Rao on Monday convicted Inspector P. Nityananda Rao and SI Khadervalli of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Anakapalle Post, South Central Railway, to three years rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.15,000 each in a trap case.

FURNACE BLAST TOLL RISES TO TWO

The toll in the furnace blast at Anjaneya Alloys Limited, Atchutapuram increased to two with the death of another worker K. Arun Kumar, a native of Amudalavalasa on Tuesday. The blast killed B. Biswas of West Bengal on Sunday and injured at least 10 workers following suspected water leakage while manufacturing silicon manganese. The unit is located at AP Special Economic Zone. Meanwhile, the management agreed to pay Rs.20 lakh to the family of the deceased in addition to Rs.50,000 towards

January-2015 19 Super Student Monthly funeral expenses, according to CPI (M) State Secretariat member Ch. Narasinga Rao. He said following negotiations held by CITU district secretary S. Ramesh and others, CEO of the company Sambasiva Rao also promised to finalise compensation to others depending on magnitude of the injury. Meanwhile, 500 workers of the ferroalloys factory set up a safety committee. The management conceded their demand to hold negotiations on safety precautions shortly. In another development, the management of Abhijit Ferroalloys also located at APSEZ, held talks with the workers who were agitating over payment of minimum wages.

WORKSHOP HELD ON SELF DEFENCE

To help girl students defend themselves, GVP College for Degree and PG Courses organised a self defence workshop for them. Girls were trained in techniques of self defence at the workshop on Tuesday. A number of simple techniques were demonstrated to instil confidence in them. The workshop was conducted by Anand Taekwondo Club, Madhurawada.

HINDUJA POWER PLANT LIKELY TO GO ON STREAM BY MARCH

It is the first Greenfield power plant to generate power post bifurcation The damage caused by Cyclone Hudhud to some infrastructure notwithstanding, the Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited is expected to commission its coal fired power plant at Palavalasa, 50 km from here by March. After steam blowing cleaning the pipelines from the boiler to the turbine to allow transmission of steam at high pressure and temperature, the company belonging to Hinduja group is now busy with pre commissioning activity. HNPCL had originally planned to commission the first 520 MW unit by the year end. It has two 520 MW units. Due to Hudhud, the timeline for commissioning activity has been extended by a few months, a source told The Hindu . After slowdown hit the project, the power plant work was revived in 2009 10. Coal linkage agreement has been signed with Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. It has completed construction work with state-of-the-art technology. Boiler and electrostatic precipitators have been provided by BHEL’s Trichy and

January-2015 20 Super Student Monthly Ranipet units. It has a 275-metre chimney to control fly-ash. Post- bifurcation, this will be the first Greenfield power plant to generate power. The renewal of power purchase agreement was made on May 17, 2013 – before division of the Andhra Pradesh. Now Telangana has also staked its claim to have a share in power distribution. Visakhapatnam district has another coal-fired Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station of NTPC near Parawada. The unit built in two phases generates 2,000 MW. From stage-I, it supplies entire power generated to A.P.. Thirty three per cent from Stage-II is supplied to A.P. Telangana government is also seeking its share from NTPC. The A.P. government has already handed over 1200 acres to NTPC to set up 4,000 MW power plant at Pudimadaka.

CITY CANCER HOSPITAL GETS NEW EQUIPMENT

A nuclear medicine technique that differentiates between metabolism of a normal cell and a cancerous cell is being used to find out with accuracy the intensity of cancer and in which stage it is. This method is being used in the PET CT positron emission tomography and CT combined medical imaging technique which has many other advantages like detecting the brightness of a tumour which is important to understand if the cancer in it is dead or not; 100 per cent detection of lymphoma, details of lesions that a biopsy may not be able to give, explained surgical oncologist and managing director of Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute Murali Krishna Voonna on Tuesday about Rs. 8 crore machine that would be commissioned on Wednesday by Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas.

BHEL, MIDHANI, HSL JOIN HANDS FOR BUILDING SUBMARINES

In a significant development, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited Midhani and Hindustan Shipyards Limited HSL have joined hands to form a consortium for building submarines indigenously. The consortium will make efforts to convince the Ministry of Defence as a prospective bidder for the proposed P75 I project of the

January-2015 21 Super Student Monthly Indian Navy for building six submarines at an Indian shipyard. An MoU towards setting up the consortium was signed in New Delhi between BHEL, Midhani and HSL, a BHEL release said here on Tuesday. This will be a giant step forward towards implementing Make India campaign. BHEL is an engineering Maharatna with five decades of experience in design, development and manufacture of a variety of equipment for crucial infrastructure sectors. It has its 17 {+t}{+h} unit in the city. HSL and Midhani are defence PSUs. While HSL has its shipbuilding yard at Visakhapatnam and Midhani specialises in development and manufacture of a wide range of super alloys and special-purpose steel for applications in defence and aerospace sectors. The consortium will also provide the country with a credible domestic alternative for manufacture of submarines. BHEL said it has emerged as a reliable supplier of strategic equipment and services to Indian defence and paramilitary forces for over two decades. It has large infrastructure including dedicated engineering, R&D and manufacturing facilities at several locations to manufacture various types of equipment and provide complete services to meet the requirements of the Indian defence sector.

MINISTER TAKES STOCK OF HOSPITALS FUNCTIONING

Conditions of hospitals have improved but there should be more improvement to receive appreciation of people, Minister for Health Kamineni Srinivas said after attending a meeting on the constitution of Hospital Development Committees for government hospitals, here on Tuesday. Responding to the call from the Minister, MPs, M. Srinivasa Rao and K. Geetha agreed to provide an ambulance each from their MPLAD funds. Earlier local MP K. Haribabu announced sanction of money for an ambulance from his MPLAD fund. Dr. Srinivas was informed that dearth of funds, to a tune of Rs. 4 crore was the reason for the Rs. 11 crore super speciality block of KGH not getting completed. Rs. 91 lakh were sanctioned to the Government Hospital for Mental Care and Rs. 41 lakh to the Regional Eye Hospital, the Minister said. A decision would be taken on constructing a Rs. 20 crore January-2015 22 Super Student Monthly building for mother and child care on the premises of RCD Hospital. Superintendent of KGH M. Madhusudhana Rao and Superintendents of other hospitals explained about their respective hospitals. Collector N. Yuvaraj, MLAs and officials participated. Later Dr. Srinivas informed reporters that Rs. 30 crore announced by Chief Minister would be spent on repairs to KGH and other hospitals which were damaged by the cyclone . Several corporate houses agreed to donate Rs. 60 crore for starting the VIMS, which was pending for a long time. The Health Minister commissioned an RO water plant for the benefit of patients of ENT and mental care hospital. Kamineni attends a meeting on the constitution of Hospital Development Committees

YOUTH FEST BEGINS

Competitions will unplug the talent of the youth, Chairperson of Zilla Praja Parishad Lalam Bhavani said while inaugurating the State level Youth Festival at the Youth Hostel here on Tuesday. She urged the students to participate in cultural, sports, and painting events, apart from pursuing their studies to bring laurels to the country. Additional Joint Collector D. Venkata Reddy, who presided over the programme, said that 99 artistes from 13 districts of the State were participating in various events such as Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, and Manipuri. One best performer in each event would be selected for the National Youth Festival. Youth Welfare Officer and CEO of SETVIS A. Subbaraju and CEO of Vizianagaram unit Durga Rao participated.

CENTRAL LOCATION IS ITS ADVANTAGE

Dance rehearsals for the New Year bash are going on in full swing as this time the residents of Venkojipalem plan to include fresh themes such as dance, fancy dress, and elocution competitions involving children. Residents say that its the way to celebrate special occasions in their apartment blocks. Combined celebrations are organised with a sense of belonging, and we share the responsibility, says N. Srinivas, a Central Government employee residing in the colony. Apart from the

January-2015 23 Super Student Monthly visible bonding over celebrations, what has drawn the residents closer to the locality is the accessibility to the neighbouring areas. “Be it Seetammadhara, MVP Colony, Hanumanthawaka, or Madhurawada, every place is close from this area. For children, commuting to schools is made much easier as the bus stop is just a few blocks away,” says V. Padmavathi, a resident. From one of the city’s oldest colonies with less traffic movement to the busiest hub that houses scores of people who have settled here, Venkojipalem has come a long way. Petty shops, a temple with a huge Hanuman idol, a burial ground, kirana stores, and Swami Gnanananda Ashram dot the colony. Some of the colony residents allege that slum-dwellers staying in the area are causing inconvenience in many ways. “They dump garbage opposite our apartment and refuse to put it in the dustbin. The overflowing garbage bins, a gedda (rainwater drain) that passes through the burial ground, and the open drainage system raise a stink in the colony,” say the residents. It is this aspect that has drawn many a resident to Venkojipalem

NEW YEAR REVELLERS GAME FOR THE BIG PARTY

Overcast sky and forecast of rain have cast a shadow on New Years eve revelry. But hoteliers are keeping their fingers crossed with plans to shift events to indoor venues in case of rain. After a lull period post Hudhud, which had an impact on the hospitality industry in the peak tourist season, hotels and restaurants are gearing up to welcome the New Year with full gusto by offering entertainment packages laced with music, fashion shows, DJs, and a sumptuous array of food. Hotel Novotel that is hosting three events — one indoor and two outdoor venues — has a backup plan in place in view of the inclement weather. “For the rooftop and poolside parties, we have made alternative arrangements to shift them indoors if it rains. The ‘Casino Royale’ event at V-Convention is being held in an indoor venue and the response has been very encouraging so far,” said Madhav Bellamkonda, General Manager of Novotel Hotel. The hotel has lined up events with Indian Idol finalist Ananya Mishra, Mexican vocalist

January-2015 24 Super Student Monthly Valeria Gracia, and live bands to make it a lively and memorable night. The New Year’s Eve party at Godavari Deck at The Gateway Hotel promises to take the evening to a different level with pulsating music, live entertainment, and an array of delectable snacks, cocktails, and buffet spread at Godavari Hall. The programme is being organised in coordination with Hampshire events. “The Godavari Deck, which is at an elevated level overlooking the sea, makes it an ideal venue to host the most special event of the year. We are closely monitoring the weather and in case it rains, we will shift the programmes to Godavari Hall,” said Souvik Bhattacharya, hotel’s General Manager. The Park is hosting a seaside party with the theme Hawaiian Night with South American and Columbian dancers, DJs, and a delightful buffet spread. There will be Salsa and Latino dance performances that will transform the beach into a dance floor. The hotel has also planned for fireworks show at midnight to ring in the New Year. High demand With all the four events at Hotel Four Points being held at indoor venues, the demand for passes has been high, according to hotel’s resident manager P.C. Rao. “Passes for Banquets event are sold out and we are optimistic of a good turnout at The Eatery, Waves, and Panache, where we have a special line-up of programmes,” Mr. Rao added.

ADITYA STUDENTS GET PLACEMENT

As many as 19 students from Aditya Degree College got placements in Tata Consultancy Services in the campus interviews organised by the company on the college premises recently. A total of 800 students from non-computer streams from Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam attended the interviews which were based on communication, time management and problem solving skills. FORM PANEL TO MONITOR SAFETY AT SEZS INTUC district general secretary Neerukonda Ramachandra Rao on Monday expressed concern at fatal accident at Anjaneya Alloys Limited, one of the units at AP Special Economic Zone, Atchutapuram and demanded constitution of a high power committee to study the January-2015 25 Super Student Monthly implementation of labour laws and safety protocols in SEZs. In a statement, he said in most of the units in SEZs including APSEZ and Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, Parawada, labour laws were not being implemented. He said safety guidelines were also going for a toss due to lack of supervision. Mr. Rao said the high power committee comprising experts and representatives from various trade unions should be asked to submit comprehensive recommendations on how to improve the situation in SEZ units. He said the management of Anjaneya Alloys Unit should give adequate compensation to the family of a worker who died and to 10 others who were injured in Sunday’s blast in one of the furnaces. According to him, two workers had lost their vision due to severe burns.

OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN IN VISAKHA UTSAV

Teams from private and government schools and dance institutes can perform in the Visakha Utsav next month. They can perform classical, folk and western dances, ballets, magic, mimicry and group singing and skits. The teams will be given an opportunity to perform at the Visakha Utsav venues at VUDA Park, Kailasagiri, and Gurajada Kalakshetram, according to M.V. Seshagiri Babu, Vice Chairman of VUDA and convener of Visakha Utsav. Schools and dance and music institutions interested in taking part should first submit proposals. Contact number For details contact, VUDA PRO B. Prabhakara Reddy (9866076932). All the participating children will be given mementoes and certificates.

ONLINE CLASSROOM LAUNCHED FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED

Vision Aid Charitable Services Society has launched a virtual online student stations for the visually challenged. The first two stations to be connected online are Seva Bharati School for Visually Challenged in Mangalore and Sushurta Eye Hospital in Kolkata. The online class room that is equipped with a camera and computer was inaugurated at Vision Aids centre at Ba Bapu Bhavan here on Monday by Director 26 January-2015 Super Student Monthly of Centre for Policy Studies A. Prasanna Kumar. Lauding the work as extraordinarily creative, and service of Vision Aid, he said 20 per cent of the urban slum dwellers suffer from vision impairment and it needed to be addressed. It extends the education via internet using the services of Gyaanmantra, a Delhi based call centre, says M.S. Raju, president of Vision Aid, an IITian from Kharagpur. Vision Aid runs the facility in collaboration with VAInc of USA of which his son Ramakrishna Raju is founder director. While the school is here, the student station can be anywhere and requires a computer fitted with a camera costing Rs.10,000. Of the amount Rs.5,000 is given as support by Vision Aid and it installs the equipment also. “It is extremely difficult for the vision impaired to lead their life and carry out daily routine. Hence, we have prepared orientation and mobility training manual and handbook for them,” elaborates Mr. Raju. Vision Aid also offers Administrators of Application for Vision Impaired to train B.Ed. and D.Ed. teachers. Mr. Raju says while the country turns out six lakh teachers every year only 600 are trained in handling visually challenged. If trained regular teachers can identify and help the visually impaired. The online facility can help train two lakh teachers. A 50-lesson certificate course will improve the employability of the visually impaired, says Mr. Raju.

CITY BOY MAKES A MARK IN CAT IIM

Sai Vatsalya Mokka, a student from the city, secured a record score of 99.93 percentile in the recently declared 2014 CAT IIM results. Sai Vatsalya had earlier completed his B. Tech from IIT Guwahati in mechanical engineering. He had also excelled in studies by obtaining good ranks in ICSE, IIT JEE and Mathematics Olympiad. He holds the National Talent Scholarship of Merit from the Government of India. He aspires to study at IIT Ahmedabad. His father M. Jagannadha Rao is a professor of Geology in Andhra University and mother Santhi Priya is a Chief Specialist at the Visakha Steel General Hospital. Andhra University Vice Chancellor G.S.N. Raju and others congratulated the boy on his achievement.

January-2015 27 Super Student Monthly FOCUS ON SAFETY AUDIT AT INDUSTRIES

Though safety apparatus is being reviewed nothing is materialising Frequent industrial accidents notwithstanding the talk of safety audit have remained an empty rhetoric. It has become a normal practice to review the safety apparatus vis à vis the protocols being implemented for occupational safety and health whenever a major accident occurs but in practice nothing concrete is materialising, say trade union leaders. Another point for deplorable track record, some due to safety negligence and others due to pollution, is stated to be lack of supervisory mechanism for want of manpower by the AP Pollution Control Board, Factories, Fire and other concerned departments. Though there was a proposal to locate the headquarters of APPCB in the city due to location of several industrial units, there appears to be no serious move in this regard as yet. The death of one worker and injuries sustained by 10 others at Anjaneya Alloys Limited in a furnace blast at AP Special Economic Zone on Sunday is a case in point on the need for regulator safety audit. Some of the workers injured in the accident told Ministers Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu and CPI (M) team led by State Secretariat member Ch. Narsinga Rao that despite warning on water leakage no immediate action was taken to halt production. “It’s a matter of serious concern that there is no let-up in industrial accidents. We have to review the safety situation and conduct audit each industry- wise,” Mr. Srinivasa Rao said. Visakhapatnam has witnessed some of the worst industrial accidents. Two engineers of a private firm died following suspected gas leakage in June at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Frequent gas leakages have been reported in some of the units at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, Parawada. Three workers died in fire at Hetero Drugs, Nakkapalli last year. While 19 died in an explosion at oxygen pressure reduction station of VSP on June 13, 2012, cooling tower collapse at HPCL Visakh Refinery claimed 27 lives on August 23, 2013. “All these accidents buttress our claim on deteriorating safety status of our industrial establishments mainly

January-2015 28 Super Student Monthly due to over-dependence on outsourcing and cost reduction,” said INTUC district president Mantri Rajasekhar.

DONT CROSS YOUR LIMITS POLICE TO REVELLERS

The city police have drawn up an elaborate plan with a number of restrictions to restrain the New Year revellers from going overboard and to maintain law and order during the celebration time. The Commissioner of Police incharge Atul Singh informed The Hindu that the celebration time, be it at the hotels or at any public places and clubs, will have to close by 1 a.m. Cautioning the tipsy drivers, he said that special mobile squads will be on the move from 8 p.m. onwards and drivers under the influence of alcohol will be taken to task. It is estimated that about 50 squads will be on the move to check drunken driving and about 1,300 police including a few armed squads will be on duty to restrain the revellers. Mr. Atul Singh also pointed out that party organisers should obtain prior permission from the police for hosting programmes and all programmes should be restricted between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. “The organisers should provide adequate security arrangement and will have to take up the responsibility of installing CC TV cameras at strategic points at the venue,” he said. Mr. Singh also pointed out that any kind of obscenity such as obscene dances and eve teasing will be strictly condemned and people will be taken to task. He cautioned that alcohol will not be served without obtaining special permission from the Excise Department. Beach road to remain closed The Beach Road will remain closed from Coastal Battery to VUDA Park for traffic from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. the next day. “We have seen a lot of accidents taking place on the Beach Road in the past and moreover, a large of number of people gather on the night. Closing the Beach Road is a precautionary measure. Even the GVMC flyover at Asilmetta will also remain closed during the same period,” he said. 50 mobile squads to check drunken driving

January-2015 29 Super Student Monthly JICA TEAM VISITS NTPC SIMHADRI

A team deputed by Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA visited NTPC Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station at Parawada on Monday. JICA had funded StageI of Simhadri 2 x500 MW. The team came for a periodical review of the project. The team consisting of Takako Hirose, professor, Senshu University, Takahiro Sato, professor, Kobe University, Masayuki Kitagawa, associate professor, Kobe University, Kazitoshi Tamari, post doctoral fellow, JSPS, Atsushi Fukumi, associate professor, University of Hyogo and Manabu Furita, research student, Kyoto University were part of the team. They visited plant, seawater pump house and planted saplings in the township at Sanjeevani Ayurvedic Park. The team also interacted with the stakeholders of neighbouring villages to find out activities taken up by NTPC Simhadri under corporate social responsibility programme.

VEERAVARAM COMING BACK TO NORMAL: SP

Veeravaram, the native village of a spiritual leader Gemmela Sanjeeva Rao who was killed by the Maoists near Korukonda shandy in Visakha Agency on October 29 and his friends and relatives clobbered to death two Maoists in retaliation, is returning to normal, Superintendent of Police Koya Praveen said. The villagers vacated Veeravaram after being threatened by the Maoists who also warned them that they had identified 19 persons involved in the attack and would “try” them in the “Praja court”. “We are sending them (villagers) back to Veeravaram in batches…. presence of Maoists in the Agency was not much. They were seen at some places during the PLGA week (observed during early December)”, Dr. Praveen said during the year-end press conference. He said that CPI (Maoist) general secretary Ganapathi had not been present in the Andhra- Odisha border area in recent past. ‘SI surrendered’ On the surrender to the department of the Sub-Inspector in the case involving Payakaraopeta MLA V. Anitha, Dr. Praveen said the officer should have informed higher officials after he had booked the case. It was January-2015 30 Super Student Monthly embarrassing for him and others when the office of AP Assembly had sought details of the case booked against MLA, he said. A case was filed against Ms. Anitha for allegedly beating up a person. Ganja cases Huge quantity of ganja which was being cultivated in the Agency and smuggled to different places in the country had been seized during this year. But tracing the kingpins behind the illegal act was proving to be difficult since their link with those smuggling ganja could not be established. They were acting cleverly and persons engaged to transport ganja would know to take it from one point to another and they were not aware who was actually organising the whole operation, Dr. Praveen said. During this year, the Maoists had killed there persons and were involved in two cases of blasting and resorted to violence during the elections. Nine persons, including a professor of Andhra University, were arrested on the charge of having explosives or weapons with them or transporting them. Nine important underground Maoists were arrested and 19 others had surrendered. They were among 83 arrested and 82 surrendered persons.

BEACH EROSION MAY BE SEVERE THIS YEAR

Scores of visitors to R. K. Beach were in for a shock on Monday as they watched furious sea waves advancing towards the coast, menacingly licking the walls of the footpath along the beach road from Kursura Museum to R.K. Beach. This severely eroded beach stretch had been a constant reminder to the gruesome impact of cyclone Hudhud. The erosion activity, which normally occurs during this time of the year, is, however pronounced, threatening to cause a permanent damage to the beach. During the cyclone, vast quantities of sand had been deposited on the land from the beach leading to a severe loss of beach. But experts point out that seasonal erosion may have dealt a double blow to the beach stretch. Scientist in charge of the National Institute of Oceonography NIO V.S.N. Murty said coastal erosion was a common phenomenon but this time the erosion may have been more marked. During the northeast monsoon, sea erosion occurs. January-2015 31 Super Student Monthly QUIZ General Knowledge - 1 Q1. For Rajya Sabha, how many (C) Padam Vibhushan members are nominated by Presi- (D) Bharat Ratna dent? (A) 7 Q6. (B) 10 In first battle of Panipat, Babar (C) 12 defeated which Lodhi ruler to (D) 15 establish Mughals in India ? (A) Ibrahim Lodhi Q2. Chankya was the chief advisor (B) Sikandar Lodhi of which ruler ? (C) Bahlul Lodhi (A) Ashok (D) Daulat Lodhi (B) Harshvardhan (C) Chandragupta Maurya Q7. (D) Kanishka Which is the largest animal in world ? (A) Giraffe Q3. What is the direction of rotation (B) Elephant of earth on its axis ? (C) Orang Utan (A) East to West (D) Blue Whale (B) West to East (C) North to South Q8. (D) South to North In an equilateral triange, how many sides are equal ? Q4. In Computers, One Byte equals (A) Two to how many Bits ? (B) All (A) 4 (C) None (B) 8 (D) Not fixed (C) 12 (D) 16 Q9. What is the name of first indigenously Q5. Which is the highest civilian developed Super Computer of India award in India ? ? (A) Padam Shri (A) Tejas (B) Padam Bhushan January-2015 32 Super Student Monthly (B) Anupam Answers : (C) Aryabhatt (D) Param Q1. (C) 12 Q2. (C) Chandragupta Maurya Q10. Q3. (B) West to East Who is the first indian Tenis player to Q4. (B) 8 win boy's Australian Open Junior Title Q5. (D) Bharat Ratna ? Q6. (A) Ibrahim Lodhi (A) Prakash Amritraj Q7. (D) Blue Whale (B) Rohan Bopanna Q8. (B) All (C) Yuki Bhambri Q9. (D) Param (D) Zeeshan Ali Q10. (C) Yuki Bhambri General Knowledge - 2

Q1. Which colour is in the centre of (D) Finance Minister Rainbow ? (A) Red Q4. (B) Yellow Who authored sanskrit epic (C) Green Ramayana ? (D) Violet (A) Ved Vyas (B) Valmiki Q2. (C) Surdas In terms of area, which is the small- (D) Tulsidas est state in India ? (A) Goa Q5. (B) Sikkim Who is the first indian woman to win (C) Nagaland Olympic medal ? (D) Tripura (A) P.T.Usha (B) Shiny Abraham Q3. (C) Karnam Malleshwari Who is the chairman of the Planning (D) Kunjarani Devi Commission ? (A) President Q6. (B) Prime Minister Which canal connects Mediterranean (C) Vice President January-2015 33 Super Student Monthly Sea with Red Sea ? (B) Fibula (A) Erie Canal (C) Radius (B) Indira Gandhi Canal (D) Stapes (C) Panama Canal (D) Suez Canal Q10. Which luxury train travels through Maharashtra and includes Q7. According to Mahabharat, Goa in its journey ? who was the last Commander-in- (A) Palace on Wheels Chief of Kaurava army ? (B) Heritage on Wheels (A) Ashwatthama (C) The Deccan Odyssey (B) Dronacharya (D) Golden Chariot (C) Karna (D) Shalya Answers :

Q8. Who is the first indian crick- Q1. (C) Green eter to take Hat Trick in Test Q2. (A) Goa Cricket ? Q3. (B) Prime Minister (A) Chetan Sharma Q4. (B) Valmiki (B) Kapil Dev Q5. (C) Karnam Malleshwari (C) Harbhajan Singh Q6. (D) Suez Canal (D) Irfan Pathan Q7. (A) Ashwatthama Q8. (C) Harbhajan Singh Q9. Which is the longest bone in Q9. (A) Femur human body ? Q10. (C) The Deccan Odyssey (A) Femur General Knowledge - 3

Q1. German Shepherd is a popular Q2. How do we better know film breed of ? actor Rajeev Bhatia ? (A) Dog (A) Govinda (B) Cat (B) Jitendra (C) Cow (C) Sunil Dutt (D) Horse (D) Akshay Kumar

January-2015 34 Super Student Monthly Q3. According to Ramayana, who Q8. Who is the only cricketer to was Bharat's wife ? claim over 500 wickets in both Tests (A) Sita and One Day Internationals ? (B) Urmila (A) Wasim Akram (C) Mandavi (B) Shane Warne (D) Shruthukeerti (C) Muttiah Muralitharan (D) Glenn McGrath Q4. Into which water body does river Narmada flow ? Q9. Which indian IT expert started (A) Red Sea web-based e-mail service Hotmail in (B) Arabian Sea 1996 ? (C) Bay of Bengal (A) Sabeer Bhatia (D) Indian Ocean (B) Vinod Dham (C) Azim Premji Q5. Who was Akbar's financial (D) N.R.Narayan Murthy advisor ? (A) Birbal Q10. Which architect designed the (B) Abul Fazal city of Chandigarh ? (C) Raja Todar Mal (A) Edwin Lutyens (D) Raja Man Singh (B) Le Corbusier (C) Charles Correa Q6. Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai (D) Herbert Baker Patel Police Academy situated ? (A) Mussoorie Answers : (B) Dehradun (C) Chandigarh Q1. (A) Dog (D) Hyderabad Q2. (D) Akshay Kumar Q3. (C) Mandavi Q7. Who founded Forward Block Q4. (B) Arabian Sea political party ? Q5. (C) Raja Todar Mal (A) A.O.Hume Q6. (D) Hyderabad (B) Subhash Chand Bose Q7. (B) Subhash Chand Bose (C) Motilal Nehru Q8. (C) Muttiah Muralitharan (D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Q9. (A) Sabeer Bhatia Q10. (B) Le Corbusier

January-2015 35 Super Student Monthly General Knowledge - 4 Q1. Peter Parker is the original (A) President name of which fictional superhero ? (B) Lok Sabha (A) Phantom (C) Rajya Sabha (B) Batman (D) Supreme Court (C) Superman (D) Spiderman Q6. What is aquaphobia, also referred as hydrophobia, the fear of Q2. Which planet is referred ? Morning Star as well as Evening (A) Water Star ? (B) Height (A) Mars (C) Darkness (B) Venus (D) Thunder (C) Jupiter (D) Mercury Q7. Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India ? Q3. Lumbini, the birth place of (A) Mahatma Gandhi Gautam Budhdha, is in which (B) Bal Gangadhr Tilak present country ? (C) Rabindra Nath Tagore (A) Bhutan (D) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Nepal (C) India Q8. To commemorate his conquest (D) Bangladesh of the Ranthambhor fort and Khandesh in Gujarat, which Mughal Q4. Who was the first indian ruler built Buland Darwaza at woman to scale the Mount Everest Fatehpur Sikri ? ? (A) Babur (A) Bachendri Pal (B) Akbar (B) Santosh Yadav (C) Jahangir (C) Kalpana Chawla (D) Shahjahan (D) Kiran Bedi Q9. Which is the principal ore of Q5. Which is not a part of our Mercury ? parliament ? January-2015 36 Super Student Monthly (A) Galena Answers : (B) Bauxite (C) Cinnabar Q1. (D) Spiderman (D) Hematite Q2. (B) Venus Q3. (B) Nepal Q10. Q4. (A) Bachendri Pal Where is the Indian Institute of Q5. (D) Supreme Court Science (IISc) situated ? Q6. (A) Water (A) New Delhi Q7. (D) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Ahmedabad Q8. (B) Akbar (C) Bengaluru Q9. (C) Cinnabar (D) Bhubaneshwar Q10. (C) Bengaluru General Knowledge - 5 Q1. What is the motto of the Na- (D) Mars tional Cadet Corps (NCC) ? (A) Veerta Aur Vivek Q4. (B) Bharat Mata Ki Jai According to Mahabahrat, who was (C) Vayam Rakshaamah Abhimanyu's mother ? (D) Ekta Aur Anushasan (A) Draupadi (B) Ulupi Q2. (C) Chitrangada Nifty is the main share index of (D) Subhadra which stock exchange ? (A) BSE Q5. (B) NSE What is the boundary line demarcat- (C) NYSE ing India and Pakistan known as ? (D) NASDAQ (A) Radcliffe Line (B) McMahon Line Q3. (C) Durand Line Which planet is nearest to Sun ? (D) Curzon Line (A) Venus (B) Mercury Q6. (C) Earth The name of which Indian classical

January-2015 37 Super Student Monthly dance style, originated in north (D) Israel India, literally means 'Story Teller' ? Q10. To measure hardness of miner- (A) Odissi als, which scale is used ? (B) Kuchipudi (A) Kelvin (C) Kathak (B) Richter (D) Bharatanatyam (C) Mohs Q7. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the (D) Mercalli largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ? Answers : (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir Q1. (D) Ekta Aur Anushasan (C) Shahjahan Q2. (B) NSE (D) Aurangzeb Q3. (B) Mercury Q8. Which renowned vocalist was Q4. (D) Subhadra awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ? Q5. (A) Radcliffe Line (A) Lata Mangeshkar Q6. (C) Kathak (B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Q7. (C) Shahjahan (C) Gangubai Hangal Q8. (B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (D) Pt. Ravi Shankar Q9. (A) Iceland Q9. The Althing, the oldest func- Q10. (C) Mohs tioning legislative assembly in world, is the parliament of which country ? Q1. Out of four Hindu Dhams, three (A) Iceland are dedicated to lord Vishnu & one to (B) France lord Shiva. Which one is dedicated to (C) Japan lord Shiva ? General Knowledge - 6 (A) Puri (B) Purple (B) Dwarka (C) Orange (C) Badrinath (D) Brown (D) Rameshwaram Q3. Which freedom fighter is also Q2. By mixing equal amount of Blue known as Lokmanya ? and Yellow colours, which colour will (A) Gopal Krishan Gokhle result ? (B) Jai Praksha Narain (A) Green January-2015 38 Super Student Monthly (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak know Mughal empress Arjumand (D) Lala Lajpat Rai Banu Begum ? (A) Mumtaz Q4. By how many hours Indian (B) Noorjahan Standard Time (IST) is ahead of (C) Hazrat Mahal Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) ? (D) Manmati (A) 4:00 Hours (B) 4:30 Hours Q9. What line connects the points (C) 5:00 Hours on a map that have the same (D) 5:30 Hours temprature ? Q5. Crescograph, a device for (A) Isobar measuring growth in plants, was (B) Isohel invented by which Indian scientist ? (C) Isotherm (A) Jagadish Chandra Bose (D) Isohume (B) Satyendra Nath Bose (C) Jayant Narlikar Q10. In which river is India's largest (D) Meghnad Saha riverine island Majuli is situated ? (A) Ganga Q6. On August 8, 1942, in which (B) Brahmaputra city Indian National Congress (C) Mahanadi passed Quit India Resolution ? (D) Godavari (A) Karachi (B) Mumbai Answers : (C) Kolkata (D) Lucknow Q1. (D) Rameshwaram Q2. (A) Green Q7. Where is the Indira Point, the Q3. (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak southernmost point of land in the Q4. (D) 5:30 Hours territory of India, situated ? Q5. (A) Jagadish Chandra Bose (A) Lakshadweep Q6. (B) Mumbai (B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands Q7. (B) Andaman & Nicobar (C) Kerala Islands (D) Tamilnadu Q8. (A) Mumtaz Q9. (C) Isotherm Q8. In history, how do we better Q10. (B) Brahmaputra January-2015 39 Super Student Monthly Gujarat Technological University joins hands with two Chinese Varsities

The Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has tied up with two Chinese universities by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a move to accelerate academic cooperation and student/faculty exchange between the varsities. The two Chinese Universities, Zhenjiang and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan have agreed to conduct exchange programs for students and educational partnerships. Commonly referred to as GTU, the Gujarat Technological University is a statewide institution affiliating many esteemed engineering, pharmacy, and management colleges and varsities across the western Indian Districts of Gujarat. To ensure more efficient, and systematic imparting of technical education the memorandum was inked on Wednesday. GTU registrar G P Vadodariya, according to newspaper reports said that the MoU has been signed to design an eight-week summer internship programme between the universities where the students and faculty exchange can take place and joint research can be carried out. "We are also establishing a Chinese language centre at the GTU to assist students", he further added. GTU officials further explained that they are in talks for dual degree arrangement for which they will have to streamline the courses and specialization. The university had earlier entered into a MoU by joining hands with Sias International University at Xinzheng on November 28, 2013. As per official sources, four universities of Gujarat including GU, will sign MoUs with various Chinese universities for summer internships, research among other fields of academics in January 2015, during the Vibrant Gujarat summit. The vice-chancellor of GU, M N Patel was called for a meeting at the time of signing of the memorandum where he was asked by the state government to look into fields of academics which can be subjects for MoUs during the Vibrant Gujarat summit, said sources.

January-2015 40 Super Student Monthly JNU professor Priyadarshini Mukherjee con- ferred with China's top literary award

Bringing another laurel to the county, Jawaharlal National University's (JNU) professor Priyadarshini Mukherhee has bagged China's top most literary award - The Special Book Award. Mukherjee has written many books and has also done translations, but his main work, for which he was recognised for the award was his translation of the poetry of Mao Tse-Tung into Bengali, which was published in 2012.

Mukherjee, who has completed his higher education from JNU and had grown up on the campus of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, had a penchant for learning new languages since he was a young boy. His father, who taught at IIT, spoke several languages - French, Ger- man, Chinese and Russian among others - and Mukherjee picked up smatterings. As per sources, His CV on the JNU website lists over a dozen languages he knows well enough to read and write, as reported by a daily.

He said that when they started, China wasn't a big economic power. 1978-79 saw just the beginning of the reform that made it one. Their generation studied the language simply because they were passionate about it and that the focus has changed now as most of the students take jobs in MNCs right after graduation and that they haven't even caught up the language properly by then.

Mukherjee has also translated several works from Chinese to other languages and to Chinese as well. Many of his contemporary Chinese poems were translated from Chinese to Hindi. He covered various languages like Chinese and Spanish, which he did individually and sometimes with the help of other translators.

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Able Seaman Entry Level - budget forecasts. May require Salary $1600-1800/month. a bachelor’s degree in accounting and 0-2 years of An ordinary seaman comes experience in the field or in a on board to learn ship’s related area. Has knowledge maintenance, painting, of commonly-used concepts, cleaning, knot-making, practices, and procedures watch-standing duties, tying within a particular field. Relies down the ship, rigging, on instructions and pre- lookout responsibilities and established guidelines to other types of seamanship. perform the functions of the job. Works under immediate Accountant - Salary $3400-3600/ supervision. Primary job month. functions do not typically Prepares balance sheets, require exercising profit and loss statements, independent judgment. and other financial reports. Responsibilities also include Activity Coordinator -Salary $2000- analyzing trends, costs, 2800/month. revenues, financial Organizes and provides commitments, and program content for social obligations incurred to predict future revenues and events for an organization or expenses. Reports group of people. Requires a organization’s finances to high school diploma or it’s management, and offers equivalent and 2-4 years of suggestions about resource experience in the field or in a utilization, tax strategies, related area. Familiar with and assumptions underlying standard concepts, practices, January-2015 42 Super Student Monthly and procedures within a established guidelines to particular field. Relies on perform the functions of the limited experience and job. Works under immediate judgment to plan and supervision. accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Works under Aerobic/Fitness Instructor -Salary general supervision; $1900-2000/month. typically reports to a Responsibilities include providing supervisor or manager. safe and educational group Administrative Assistant - Salary exercise classes. Interacts with $2400-3200/month. exercise class participants to ensure that exercises are carried Performs a variety of out in a safe and effective administrative functions. manner. Teaches the class at the Schedules appointments, appropriate level for all gives information to callers, participants. Suggests modified and takes dictation. exercises for individuals as Composes memos, needed. Always starts and ends transcribes notes, and class on time. researches and creates presentations. Generates Assistant Bar Manager - Salary reports, handles multiple $2600- 3000/month. projects, and prepares and You will be responsible for monitors invoices and managing the day to day expense reports. May assist business and develop your with compiling and staff through training and developing the annual ensure the highest standard budget. Requires a high of service which will exceed school diploma with 0-2 the customers expectation. A years of experience in the knowledge of cocktails and field or in a related area. Has menu design would be knowledge of commonly- advantageous, along with used concepts, practices, attention to detail and a and procedures within a proven track record of particular field. Relies on achieving financial results. instructions and pre-

January-2015 44 Super Student Monthly Assistant Cabin Steward Generally oversees the entire operation Stewardess - Salary $1800-2000/ of the food and beverage department. month. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to restaurants, lounges, and Cleaning of assigned public banquet facilities. areas and passenger cabins, passenger laundry requests Assistant Head Chef - Salary as directed by cabin $4200-4600/month. stewards. No experience required. Responsible for all of the operations of the kitchens. Assistant Casino Manager - Creates and updates menus Salary $2600-3000/month. to maximize profits and minimize loss. Tests and Responsible for daily develops recipes. Monitors customer satisfaction. operations of the casino. Maintains inventory of Performs accounting kitchen supplies and food. functions and manages staff. Ensures that food and Reports to Casino Manager. facilities meet all governmental regulations. Assistant Chief Housekeeper - Salary $2400-2600/month. Assistant Hotel Manager - Salary $4200-4500/month. Responsible for managing staff and overseeing Ensure that the day-to-day operations. Reports to Chief operations of their various Housekeeper. departments meet the standards set by the Hotel Assistant Cruise Director - Salary manager. Responsible for $2600-2800/month. personnel, accounting and office administration, Oversees and schedules marketing and sales, purchasing, security, Cruise Staff and activities maintenance, and programs for passengers. recreational facilities. Assistant Food and Beverage Assistant Laundry Supervisor - Assistant - Salary $2300-2600/ Salary $1400-1600/month. month.

January-2015 45 Super Student Monthly Manages the daily Oversees staff and operations of a laundry operations of the gift shop. department. Assigns and Assistant Shore Excursion reviews the work of a Manager - Salary $2400/3400/ laundry employees engaged month. in receiving, washing, ironing, packaging and Responsible for organizing delivering laundry to various and overseeing shore departments. excursions at various ports.

Assistant Pastry Chef- Salary Bar Manager - Salary $3000-3800/ $1400-1600/month. month.

Reporting directly to the Responsible for all bar Head Pastry Chef. The department activities Pastry Chefs must have a including accounting minimum of three years functions. experience in the pastry field. A degree from a post- Bar Supervisor - Salary $2400- secondary culinary arts 2800/month. program is preferred. Assists Bar manager with Assistant Production Manager - scheduling and daily Salary $2000-2400/month. operations.

Responsible for ensuring the Bar Waiter Waitress - Salary production quality of all $1800-3000/month. shows and public events. Serves beverages to Assistant Salon Manager - Salary passengers and reports to $1600-2400/month. Bar Supervisor.

Oversees staff and Bartender - Salary $1800-2800/ operations of the salon. month. Reports to Salon Manager. Serves beverages in lounges Assistant Shop Manager - Salary and on deck. $1800-2400/month. January-2015 46 Super Student Monthly Bell Boy - Salary $1400-1800/ received and issued to cooks. month. Cabin Steward Stewardess - Salary $1400-2400/month. Responsible for room service requests. No experience Cleaning of assigned public required. areas and passenger cabins, passenger laundry requests. Bell Captain - Salary $1600-2200/ No experience required. month. Casino Cashier - Salary $1600- Schedules and oversees staff 2600/month. functions. Entry level training provided. This job consists of receiving and paying out money and keeping records Busboy - Salary $1200-1400/month. of exchange transactions in the shipboard casino. Persons in this Responsible for busing tables. position will provide customer No experience required. assistance through the exchange of various types of monetary notes, coins, Butcher - Salary $1500-2000/month. credit and casino chips and helpful Cuts, trims, bones, ties, and grinds information. Cashiers are responsible meats, using butcher’s cutlery and for smooth, efficient and accurate powered equipment, such as electric monetary exchange. Persons holding grinder and band saw, to portion and this position are required to maintain prepare meat in cooking form: Cuts, cage security as well as accuracy of trims, and bones carcass sections or various reports regarding authorization prime cuts, using knives, meat saw, forms, reconciliation of transactions cleaver, and band saw, to reduce to and exchange summary reports. cooking cuts, such as roasts, steaks, Cashiers must also provide excellent chops, stew cubes, and grinding meat. customer service by assisting and Cuts and weighs steaks and chops for providing helpful information. individual servings. Tends electric Casino Dealer - Salary $1600-2800/ grinder to grind meat. Shapes and ties month. roasts. May estimate requirements and requisition or order meat supply. May Running casino games such receive, inspect, and store meat upon as blackjack, roulette and delivery. May record quantity of meat baccarat.

January-2015 47 Super Student Monthly Casino Manager - Salary $3200- must possess a basic 4200/month. understanding of PC configurations, operating Responsible for all systems, major software operations related to casino titles and current technology. department including management and Computer Technician - Salary accounting. $3200-4800/month.

Chief Housekeeper - Salary The job responsibilities can range from $3400-4000/month. basic PC Technician work to implementing a network and working Responsible for all with hubs/routers/switches. operations of the housekeeping department. Cosmetologist - Salary $2200-3200/ month. Cleaner - Salary $900-1600/ month. Provide quality facial & body treatments, waxing, and Responsible for cleaning Manicures & Pedicures. assigned passenger areas. No experience required. Crew Purser - Salary $1400-2200/ month. Comedians - Salary $1600-2800/ month. Provide administrative support for the ship and crew Performing live shows, by processing crew extensive experience paperwork and assist with all required. crew-related matters.

Computer Systems Hardware Cruise Director - Salary $4500- Technician - Salary $3200-4800/ 7000/month. month. Responsible for all onboard Qualified candidate will have entertainment and acts as a high school diploma or master of ceremonies. equivalent, relevant work experience in a computer Cruise Staff - Salary $1900-2600/ repair environment and month. January-2015 48 Super Student Monthly Running passenger activities, assisting passengers with Electrician - Salary $2000-2600/ luggage and providing month. customer service. No An Electrician Technician will experience required. be excepted work on electrical Dining Room Manager - Salary projects and electrical $3200- 4000/month. maintenance with little supervision. The position Oversees food and beverage would be expected to install department including and maintain high voltage up assigning work tasks and 480v and low voltage down to implementing procedures and 12vdc. The position would also training. require the ability to install and maintain various components Disc Jockey - Salary $1800-2200/ of electrical controls and month. automation.

Extensive music background First Cook - Salary $1800-2600/ ranging from various month. decades. Ideal background Dishwasher- Salary $900-1400/ includes cooking in a hotel/ month. resort or country club with a strong focus on guest service. Washes and stacks dishes. Responsible for supervising No experience required. second and third cooks; Doctor - Salary $4600-6200/month. performs culinary duties as set by chief chef. Provide treatment to passengers and crew Floor Supervisor - Salary $2200- members. Must have current 2600/month. license and experience with Responsible for supervising various types of medicine cabin stewards and ensuring such as emergency, internal cleanliness of cabins. Entry and primary care. level training provided.

Florist - Salary $1600-2000/month. January-2015 49 Super Student Monthly Responsible for performing hand and with current licensure; foot treatments, evaluating clients Ambulatory or Specialty area needs and recommending appropriate experience preferred; CPR treatments. Healthcare Provider certification mandatory. Night Auditor - Salary $2400-3000/ month. Pastry Chef - Salary $1400-2000/ month. Compare and review multiple reports to ensure completeness and accuracy of Culinary degree in preferred. the daily transactions processed in the At least five years different outlets experience as a Pastry chef in a high volume multi outlet Ensure that manual charges and full service operation. adjustments are approved by managers or supervisors Photographer - Salary $2000-2200/ month. Ensure that manual transactions have proper documentation Strong dimensional design and technical ability. Responsible for Run credit card transactions interface taking portraits and processing. for the multiple properties Plumber - Salary $2000-2400/ Handle guest’s requests as needed month.

Compare deposit logs to the daily Pool Attendant/Lifeguards - cashier’s shift reports for accuracy and Salary $1600-1800/month. completeness  supervise swimmers Identify, correct and/or address any and bathers to prevent variances found in the process accidents and make sure they follow safety Maintain management informed of regulations situations encountered and any decisions made  rescue swimmers in difficulty and provide Nurse - Salary $2800-3800/month. first-aid treatment if Graduate of an accredited required School of Registered Nursing, January-2015 50 Super Student Monthly  educate the community Prepares various food in water safety products for restaurant and banquet operations, guest  place signs or barriers consumption and enjoyment. to warn of dangerous Entry level training provided. conditions or areas, and make sure users are Production Manager - Salary aware of potential $2400-3200/month. dangers Oversees production shows  caution people and supervising staff. behaving in an unsafe manner and expel Radio Officer - Salary $2400-2800/ those who refuse to month. cooperate Receptionist - Salary $1800/2600/  report incidents to month. management or other Primary Skills: Word; Excel; authorities Power Point; Multi-line. Entry  design and implement level training provided. emergency procedures Restaurant Manager - Salary  undertake basic water $2600-3400/month. quality control and The position reports to the testing procedures General Manager and is  maintain rescue accountable for the equipment operational results for the shift.  care for lost children Retail Sales Person - Salary  perform basic $1400-2200/month. administrative duties such as writing reports. Proven sales ability, computer experience, and Prep Cook- Salary $1400-1800/ friendly phone personality, month. integrity, and enthusiasm complement your desire for January-2015 51 Super Student Monthly Responsible for performing hand and with current licensure; foot treatments, evaluating clients Ambulatory or Specialty area needs and recommending appropriate experience preferred; CPR treatments. Healthcare Provider certification mandatory. Night Auditor - Salary $2400-3000/ month. Pastry Chef - Salary $1400-2000/ month. Compare and review multiple reports to ensure completeness and accuracy of Culinary degree in preferred. the daily transactions processed in the At least five years different outlets experience as a Pastry chef in a high volume multi outlet Ensure that manual charges and full service operation. adjustments are approved by managers or supervisors Photographer - Salary $2000-2200/ month. Ensure that manual transactions have proper documentation Strong dimensional design and technical ability. Responsible for Run credit card transactions interface taking portraits and processing. for the multiple properties Plumber - Salary $2000-2400/ Handle guest’s requests as needed month.

January-2015 52 Super Student Monthly  educate the community Prepares various food in water safety products for restaurant and banquet operations, guest  place signs or barriers consumption and enjoyment. to warn of dangerous Entry level training provided. conditions or areas, and make sure users are Production Manager - Salary aware of potential $2400-3200/month. dangers Oversees production shows  caution people and supervising staff. behaving in an unsafe manner and expel Radio Officer - Salary $2400-2800/ those who refuse to month. cooperate Receptionist - Salary $1800/2600/  report incidents to month. management or other Primary Skills: Word; Excel; authorities Power Point; Multi-line. Entry  design and implement level training provided. emergency procedures Restaurant Manager - Salary  undertake basic water $2600-3400/month. quality control and The position reports to the testing procedures General Manager and is  maintain rescue accountable for the equipment operational results for the shift.  care for lost children Retail Sales Person - Salary  perform basic $1400-2200/month. administrative duties such as writing reports. Proven sales ability, computer experience, and Prep Cook- Salary $1400-1800/ friendly phone personality, month. integrity, and enthusiasm complement your desire for January-2015 53 Super Student Monthly success. Entry level training Show Dancer - Salary $3000-3600/ provided. month.

Safety Officer - Salary $2600-3000/ month. Singers/Band - Salary $3200-7000/ Specialized knowledge of month. regulatory and voluntary standards related to hospitality safety. Entry Slot Technician - Salary $ 2600- level training provided. 3400/month. Salon Manager - Salary $2800- Responsible for maintenance 3400/month. and repair of machines. Oversees salon operations and accounting duties. Sound Light Technician - Salary Scuba Diving Instructor - Salary $1800-2200/month. $1800-2400/month. Operates and repairs sound CPR/First Aid certificate amplifying systems and required. lighting systems used. Entry Second Cook - Salary $1600-2000/ level training provided. month.

Performs various duties as Sous Chef - Salary $2200-2500/ set by first cook. Entry level month. training provided. Culinary degree and extensive experience Shore Excursion Manager - Salary required. High organization $3000-3600/month. skills overseeing multiple banquet event production Oversees shore excursions at and execution. various ports.

January-2015 54 Super Student Monthly  Salon Manager (oversees entire operations of the beauty salon, accounting and management of the salon staff) - extensive beauty salon and managerial experience required. Salary range: $2400-3800 U.S. per month, depending on cruise lines.

 Assistant Salon Manager (manages the day to day operations of the beauty salon as directed by the salon manager) - beauty salon and managerial experience required. Salary range: $2000-2900 U.S. per month, depending on cruise lines. Possibilities for promotion to Salon Manager.

 Beautician - must have one of the following qualifications: CIDESCO, CIBTAC, IHBC, BTEC, CITY AND GUILDS, NVQ’S, ITEC or IA. For applicants applying outside Europe, an International equivalent will be accepted. Note that a qualification in FACIAL and BODY ELECTRICS is essential.

 Hair Stylist / Hairdresser - extensive beauty salon experience required. Must have completed a three year hairdressing apprenticeship or full time training course at a certified college. In addition, applicants must be fully qualified in both ladies and men’s hairdressing. It is also important that hairdressers can cope with both a busy column and a demanding clientele. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2200-2900 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities and cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Salon Manager.

 Massage Therapist - extensive experience required. Must be qualified in Swedish Massage. Any additional qualifications like Aromatherapy, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Reiki Healing or Sports Therapy is a definite plus. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $2600-3600 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities and cruise line.

 Cosmetologist - extensive beauty salon experience required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2100-2900 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities and cruise line.

 Nail Technician - required to have completed a Nail Technician training course and have at least one year’s full time salon experience. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2200-2800 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities and cruise line.

 Aerobic & Fitness Instructor - must have an RSA or YMCA Exercise to Music, or an aerobic qualification, a Step certificate, Resistance Weights, e.g.. BAWLA or NABBA or an international equivalent. At least three months experience in teaching is required. Instructors are required to take a variety of aerobic classes, supervise the

January-2015 55 Super Student Monthly gymnasium and also offer Personal Training to guests. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1800-2200 U.S. per month, depending the cruise line.

 Alternative Instructor - a limited number of positions are available for Yoga and Tai Chi instructors.   Casino Manager (oversees entire operations of the casino, accounting,. manages casino staff) - casino and managerial experience required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2900-3800 U.S. per month, depending on commission.   Assistant Casino Manager (oversees operations of thecasino as directed by the Casino Manager, accounting procedures) - casino experience required, usually begin on board as a croupier. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $2400-3100 U.S. per month, depending on commission. Possibilities for promotion to Casino Manager.   Casino Dealers/Croupiers (roulette, black jack, baccarat) - Experience required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1900-2600 U.S. per month, depending on commission and gratuities. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Casino Manager.   Slot Technician, males and females (responsible for the maintenance and repairs of all casino devices and machines) - extensive mechanical and electrical background and/or education required. Salary range: $2500-2800 U.S. per month plus tips, depending on the cruise line or concession   Cashier (responsible for the accounting of revenue as directed by the Casino Manager - entry-level position. Accounting experience preferable. Salary range: $1700-1900 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line or concession and tips from casino dealers.  Cruise Director (the cruise director is in charge of all on- boardentertainment, creates, coordinates, and implements all the daily activities, acting master of ceremonies at social activities and evening shows). Professional entertainment background preferred or 2-5 years on board working your way up from an entry-level cruise staff position. Public speaking, delegate responsibilities and strong organizational abilities required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $3800-7500 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Assistant Cruise Director (coordinates the cruise staff personnel activity schedules, supervise and act as master of ceremonies at specific passenger activities as directed by the cruise director, and assists in creating the daily programs). Entertainment, recreation, hotel or resort experience preferred or 1-2 years on board working your way up from an entry-level cruise staff position. Public speaking, delegate responsibilities and strong organizational abilities required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2100-2700 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Cruise Director.

January-2015 56 Super Student Monthly  Social Hostess (introduces the captain to passengers at the Captains Cocktail Party. Conducts social activities. Acts as a master of ceremonies at specific passenger activities as directed by the cruise director). Entertainment, recreation, hotel or resort experience preferred or 1-2 years on board working your way up from an entry-level cruise staff position. Public speaking, delegate responsibilities and strong organizational abilities required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1900-2400 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Cruise Director.

 Cruise Staff (organizing passengers activities-golf, quizzes, bingo etc.) - some experience preferred. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1800-2100 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Cruise Director.

 Disc Jockey (should have a diverse music foundation to span the generations of the passengers) - hotel, resort or night club experience preferred. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1700-2000 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Fitness Instructor / Fitness Trainer (passengers exercise activities, sports) - must have an RSA or YMCA Exercise to Music, or an aerobic qualification, a Step certificate, Resistance Weights, e.g.. BAWLA or NABBA or an international equivalent. At least three months experience in teaching is required. Instructors are required to take a variety of aerobic classes, supervise the gymnasium and also offer Personal Training to guests. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1800-2200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Youth Activities Coordinator (organizing children’s activities) - some experience with children preferred. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1700-2100 U.S. per month depending on the cruise line.

 Diving Instructor (conducts daily diving and snorkeling programs, maintains equipment ) Diving instructor’s certificate and CPR/First Aid certificate required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1800-2100 U.S. per month depending on the cruise line.

 Golf Instructor (Operating golf simulator, playing golf with passengers, other cruise staff duties). Fluent English Language skills required. These positions call for very independent individuals who have the capacity and patience to teach

January-2015 57 Super Student Monthly at ALL levels and the ability to interact in social situations with the Cruise Line guests, staff and port personnel. They must also possess the motivation and business acumen to operate our onboard operation in its entirety, from self-promotion, instruction and conducting shore excursions. Salary range: $1600-3800 U.S. per month depending on the cruise line.

 Guest Entertainer (a complete and strong 40-50 minutes self- contained showcatering to a wide diversity of ages required). Salary range: $4000-18000 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line and negotiation..

 Lounge Performer (entertain in certain locations on board - piano bar, night club etc. providing their own music and materials) - solid experience and ability to play a wide diversity of musical styles required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2500-4800 U.S. per month.

 Dancer, Singer (main production shows, cabarets) - extensive experience in production shows required. Salary range: $1600-2900 U.S. per month (cast members to lead performers),depending on the cruise line.

 Musician:

o Show band - extensive professional experience required, excellent sight reading. Salary range: $1700-2700 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

Please send an audio tape, detailed resume and a photo.

o Lounge groups (2 to 6 piece bands) - experience required. Fair English Language skills required. Salary range: $1700- 2400 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Please send an audio tape, detailed resume and a photo.

 Production Manager (responsible for running the production shows and managing the technical staff) - extensive technical and practical education and /or hands-on experience required. Salary range: $2200-3100 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Assistant Production Manager (assisting in running the production shows and any activities that require technical assistance) - extensive technical and practical education and /or hands-on experience required. Salary range: $1700-2600 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Production Manager.

January-2015 58 Super Student Monthly  Sound & Light Technician (assisting in running the production shows and any activities that require technical assistance) - technical and practical education and /or hands-on experience required. Salary range: $1600-1900 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Production Manager.

 Fitness Instructor / Fitness Trainer (passengers exercise activities, sports) - experience required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1800-2200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Youth Activities Coordinator (organizing children’s activities) - some experience with children preferred. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1800-2100 U.S. per month depending on the cruise line.

 Buffet Steward / Stewardess (serving meals, drinks, cleaning tables) - No experience required, some experience preferred. Basic English Language knowledge required. Salary range: $900-1300 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities (tips) from passengers. Strong possibilities for promotion to Bar Steward, Junior Waiter, Assistant Waiter and Waiter.

 Bar Accountant (responsible for accounting procedures of the bar department) - accounting background and / or education required. Salary range: $1600-1900 U.S. per month.

 Bartender (responsible for serving alcoholic beverages to passengers inlounges and on decks) - Some experience required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1700- 2400 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities from passengers.

 Bar Stewards/ Stewardess (responsible for serving alcoholic beverages to passengers in lounges and on decks) - Some experience required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1400- 2200 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities from passengers. Possibilities for promotion to Bartender.

January-2015 59 Super Student Monthly  Bar Boy / Bar Utility (responsible for cleanliness of lounges and re- stocking bar supplies) - no experience required, entry level position. Very basic English Language skills required. Salary range: $600-900 U.S. per month, depending on percentage of tips (gratuities). Possibilities for promotion to Bar Steward.

 Dining Room Junior Waiter / Waitress (assisting dining room assistant waiters, serving meals and drinks) - Some experience required. Fare English Language skills required. Salary range: $1200-1800 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities (tips) from passengers. Possibilities for promotion to Dining Room Assistant Waiter.

 Dining Room Assistant Waiter / Waitress (assisting dining room waiters in thefood and beverage service, serve passengers as directed by the waiter) - Experience required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1400- 2100 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities from passengers. Possibilities for promotion to Dining Room Waiter.

 Dining Room Waiter (serving passengers, explain the dishes, make recommendations, supervise assistant waiters assigned to their tables) - lots of experience and fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2200-3800 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities from passengers. Possibilities for promotion to Dining Room Head Waiter.

 Dining Room Head Waiter (responsible for a certain serving station in the dining room, supervises all waiters) - lots of restaurant and prior cruise ship experience in related position required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2600-4800 U.S. per month, depending on gratuities from passengers.

 Maitre D’/Restaurant Manager - takes care of seating arrangements, service, and oversees the wait staff for the dining room. Under the maitre d’ are the head waiters, and each of them is responsible for several waiters and busboys. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $3400-5200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line and gratuities from passengers.

 Executive Chef (responsible for the entire galley staff, food planning, quality control) - eight to ten years in subordinate position on board and / or hotel and restaurant experience required. Good English Language skills required. Culinary school education required. Salary range: $4300-5200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Assistant Executive Chef / Sous Chef (responsible for the day to day operations of the galley staff, assisting the Executive Chef with January-2015 60 Super Student Monthly the food planning, preparation and quality control) - four to five years in subordinate position on board and / or hotel and restaurant experience required. Good English Language skills required. Culinary school education required. Salary range: $3500-4100 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Executive Chef.

 Chef De Partie (prepares and produced gourmet cuisine and sauces. manages food displays on buffets and in restaurants) - four to five years in subordinate position on board and / or hotel and restaurant experience required. Good English Language skills required. Culinary school education required. Salary range: $3500-4100 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Executive Chef.

 First Cook (supervises second and third cooks, bakers, pastry cooks and provisions. Food preparation and cooking responsibilities as directed by the Executive Chef) - two to three years in subordinate position on board and / or hotel and restaurant experience required. Good English Language skills required. Culinary school education required. Salary range: $1900-2200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Executive Chef.

 Second Cook / Third Cook (food preparation and cooking responsibilities as directed by the First Cook, supervises bakers, pastry cooks, cleaners and provisions) - one or two years in subordinate position on board and / or hotel and restaurant experience required. Fare English Language skills required. Culinary school education required. Salary range: $1300-1700 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to First Cook.

 Cook Trainee (food preparation and cooking responsibilities as directed by the First Cook) - prior hotel / restaurant experience required. Culinary school education required. Basic English Language skills required. Salary range: $700-900 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Strong possibilities for promotion to Third Cook.

 Crew Cook /Crew Cook Assistant /Crew Cook Trainee (food preparation and cooking responsibilities for the crew as directed by the First Cook) - prior hotel / restaurant experience required. Culinary school education required. Basic English Language skills required. Salary range: $700-900 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Strong possibilities for promotion to Third Cook.

 Crew Cook Utility / Crew Messman (cleaning, general maintenance as directed by the First Cook) - entry level position, no

January-2015 61 Super Student Monthly experience required. Very basic English Language skills required. Salary range: $500-700 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Buffet Steward.

 Provision Master / Storekeeper (responsible for the entire storage, ordering and distribution of all food supplies as directed by the Executive Chef) - food and beverage background essential, knowledge of accounting required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1300-1800 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Assistant Provision Master / Storekeeper (responsible for the storage, ordering and distribution of all food supplies as directed by the Provision Master / Storekeeper ) - food and beverage background essential, knowledge of accounting required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1200-1600 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Pastry Chef Supervisor (responsible for the supervision of the pastry staff, oversees the developing and preparation of all pastries) - culinary background of no less than three years restaurant / hotel experience or prior experience in subordinate position on board required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1900-2400 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Assistant Pastry Chef Supervisor (responsible for the supervision of the pastry staff as directed by the Pastry Chef Supervisor, oversees the developing and preparation of all pastries) - culinary background of no less than three years restaurant / hotel experience or prior experience in subordinate position on board required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1600-2100 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Pastry Chef Supervisor.

 Pastry Man (pastry staff responsible for creating and preparing of all pastries as directed by the Pastry Chef Supervisor) - culinary background of no less than two years restaurant / hotel experience or prior experience in subordinate position on board required. Fare English Language skills required. Salary range: $1100-1500 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Pastry Chef Supervisor.

 Pastry Trainee (pastry support staff responsible for assisting in the preparation and cooking of all pastries as directed by the Pastry Chef Supervisor. Cleaning and maintenance of pastry stations) - culinary background of no less than one year restaurant / hotel experience or prior experience in subordinate position on board required. Basic English Language skills required. Salary range: $800-1300 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Pastry Man.

January-2015 62 Super Student Monthly  Baker Supervisor (responsible for the supervision of the baker staff. Controls the preparation and cooking of all bakery products) - culinary background of no less than three years restaurant / hotel experience or prior experience in subordinate position on board required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1800-2300 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Assistant Baker Supervisor (responsible for the supervision of the baker staff as directed by the Baker Supervisor. Assists in the preparation and cooking of all bakery products) - culinary background of no less than three years restaurant / hotel experience or prior experience in subordinate position on board required. Good English Language skills required. Salary range: $1600-1900 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Baker Supervisor.

 Baker (bakery staff responsible for preparation and cooking of all bakery products as directed by the Baker Supervisor) - culinary background of no less than two years restaurant / hotel experience or prior experience in subordinate position on board required. Fare English Language skills required. Salary range: $1200-1700 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Baker Supervisor.

 Baker Trainee (bakery support staff responsible for assisting in the preparation and cooking of all bakery products as directed by the Baker Supervisor) - culinary background of no less than one year restaurant / hotel experience or prior experience in subordinate position on board required. Basic English Language skills required. Salary range: $900-1300 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Baker.

 Galley Cleaner (cleaning and maintenance of assigned galley stations) - entry level position, no experience required. Minimum English Language skills required. Salary range: $500-700 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Cabin Steward (see Housekeeping Department).

 Dishwasher / Pot washer (cleaning and stacking of all galley and passengers dishes, pots, pans etc.) - entry level position, no experience required. Minimum English Language skills required. Salary range: $500-600 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Cabin Steward (see Housekeeping Department).

 Chief Purser (supervises all other departments on board with the exception of deck and engine) - extensive hotel experience of no less than five years as a hotel manager, a degree in hotel management and /or prior cruise ship experience required. Fluent English

January-2015 6 3 Super Student Monthly Language skills required. Salary range: $4300-5800 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Deputy Purser (supervising day to day operations of the pursers office / front desk as directed by the Chief Purser) - previous hotel experience preferable, a degree in hotel management and /or prior cruise ship experience is required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $3800-4700 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Chief Purser.

 Purser (supervising day to day operations of the pursers office / front desk as directed by the Chief Purser) - previous hotel experience preferable, a degree in hotel management and /or prior cruise ship experience is required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2300-3200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Deputy Purser.

 Assistant Purser (reception desk-general information, accommodation problems, complaints, money transactions, shipboard announcements etc.) - previous hotel experience and /or university degree preferable. Fluent English Language skills required and speaking other languages (German, French or Spanish) is a plus. Salary range: $1900 -1900 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Purser.

 Junior Assistant Purser (hotel receptionist) - previous hotel experience and /or university degree preferable. Fluent English Language skills required and speaking other languages (German, French or Spanish) is a plus. Salary range: $1600 -1800 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line. Possibilities for promotion to Assistant Purser.

 Crew Purser (handles the administration of the crew: sign-on and sign-off, cabin assignments, crew identification cards etc.) - previous hotel experience and /or university degree preferable. Accounting background helpful. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $1900-2200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

 Shore Excursion Manager (responsible for the presentation, promotion, supervision and arrangement of the shore excursions offered in the various ports of call). Experience in tourism, previous travel-related experience and/or minimum 1 year on board starting from an entry-level Cruise Staff or Assistant Shore Excursion Manager position required. Fluent English Language skills required. Salary range: $2300-3200 U.S. per month, depending on the cruise line.

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