Staff Selection Commission (SSC) held the first phase of Multi-Tasking non-technical staff, and Havaldar CBIC and CBN examination 2024, which is popularly known as SSC MTS, Havaldar 2024. Reportedly, more than half of the aspirants across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar walked out on the opening day of the examination. More than 1,000 duplicate applications were also rejected for uploading similar photographs by the commission.

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An applicant said on X, “Exam centre change kr dia ssc n mts k exam k liye pehle noida tha or ab surat de diya or maine ne region m apply kia tha (Exam centre has been changed for SSC MTS. I was allotted Noida initially and now it has been changed to Surat despite selecting the correct region),”.

The same problem had been complained about by another applicant from Rohtak. Sub-tagging the commission, she said: “I don’t have money to travel to the allotted exam centre.”

As many as 57,44,713 candidates had registered for the SSC MTS and Havaldar Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBIC and CBN) this year. According to the report in Live Hindustan, 17,93,680 candidates had registered under the SSC central zone from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Those from the central region comprised 31.22% of the total applicants. According to the report, more than half of the 82,793 candidates from both states, ie, 45,871 (44.60%), did not appear for the exam. As many as 24,131 from UP and 12,791 from Bihar failed to appear on the first day of the exam, it added.

SSC uses AI to reject applications

A few duplicate applications from candidates also have been rejected by the SSC regional offices. The SSC northern region in its recent notification mentioned, “While scrutinizing the applications for MTS Exam 2024, it has been found that the same photograph has been uploaded by various candidates at the time of submitting their application. All such applications have been detected with Artificial Intelligence. Suspected cases 220 have been noted and candidature has been cancelled for further action”.

A total of 598 such cases have been found in the SSC-Central Region and 69 cases in the Southern Region. However, the Karnataka, Kerala Region did not specify the number of cases registered. According to reports, 1,300 applications have been rejected so far.

SSC MTS admit card 2024: The SSC MTS admit card 2024 has been released on the official website, ssc.gov.in. Downloading of SSC MTS, and Havaldar admit cards to be available on regional websites as well.

Conclusion

SSC MTS and Havaldar 2024 exams are being conducted; after the admit card, all the candidates can download them from the official website of SSC. A large number of candidates got themselves registered, but on the very first day, it was observed that a good percentage of applicants from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar did not report for the examination. SSC is also employing AI to identify and reject duplicate applications. It has cancelled 1,300 applications with mismatches in the photographs submitted. Candidates should download the admit cards as soon as possible and verify the details of the exam to avoid any hassles at the last moment.

It is about Birla Institute of Technology And Science School of Design also known as BITS Design School or BITS School of Design.

Over the last 3 years, BITS Pilani has expanded from Technology into Management and Legal Education with BITS School of Management (BITSoM) established in 2021 and BITS Law School (BITSLAW) in 2023, respectively.

Streams

BDes Hons course is offered with specializations in Physical Product Design, Digital Product Design (UX/UI), Human Centered Design, Experience Design and Visual Design.

Students who get a seat in the institution through this BITS Design School Admission 2025 can choose can any one of the specialization mentioned above.

Who can apply for BITS Design School Admission 2025?

Those desiring to apply for BITS Design School Admission 2025 must have passed plus two in any stream with a pass percentage of 45 at the minimum.

Applicants for BITS Design School Admission 2025 must have passed their qualifying exam from a recognized educational institution anywhere in India.

They must also have passed NID DAT prelims or UCEED entrance exams along with their qualifying exam. Those who do not pass these exams have to appear for BITSDAT (BITS Design Aptitude Test).

The BITS DAT is a 1-hour test designed to check the design concept aptitude, logical reasoning ability, nonverbal reasoning and English language skills of candidates seeking admission to the B Des (Honours) programme.
The test will be conducted online.

Selection process

UCEED or NID DAT prelims

Candidates who have passed NID DAT prelims or UCEED can submit applications on the website official website. They have to submit their marks in NID DAT prelims or UCEED while applying for BITS Design School Admission 2025.

Candidates who are shortlisted have to present their physical or digital portfolio showcasing their design around a topic sent to them. The topics for the portfolio will be individually sent to the students who are shortlisted.

Those selected for the portfolio round will be interviewed about their individual portfolios, it may include drawings, sketches, digital designs, photographs.

The portfolio should be a reflection of the applicant’s creativity, design and problem solving skills. In in the interview, candidates should be able to explain how did they go about creating their portfolio.

They may be asked about the tools, software, or techniques they used.

The interview may include questions about the applicant’s understanding of design principles, materials, and industry trends.

Students who are shortlisted will receive an offer, they can accept it and pay the fees and join the course.

BITSDAT

Those who do not pass NID DAT prelims or UCEED have to pass BITSDAT after submitting the initial application for BITS Design School Admission 2025.

Applicants have to pass BITSDAT with required qualifying marks to get shortlisted for portfolio interview. The process from here is the same as for the candidates who have passed NID DAT prelims or UCEED.

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can read all the information about BITS Design School Admission 2025.

3. After knowing the details, they can click Apply

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://www.bitsdesign.edu.in/apply/‘

5. Once the webpage with above URL opens, they can register and start applying for the course.

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