Child Care & Development:

Playing, both physical and mental, is important and vital to child's development. In formative years the child must be encouraged to play with toys for  mental strengthening and improve its cognitive strength, eye, hand coordination, motor skills etc..

 It is more essential for parents and teachers to understand this so that the child is provided the right environment at home as well as preschool/school, if required.

Toys have been categorized and developed to suit various age groups of children. Parents must, in their child's interest, as well as their own, ensure that such developmental toys, in their affordability range, are made available to their children.

There are a number of online sellers offering huge discount on children's toys, painting books and accessories which the parents must make use of.

Also, if they are sending their children to day schools or preschool, as it is called in some places, must ensure the school is adequately equipped.

Some online sites are offering huge collection of toys for your choice like, Firstcry (coupon code TOY3JL).

By the way, since Raksha Bhandan is around the corner, Printvenue (coupon code FIRST50), is a nice place to shop for rakhi gifts and Jabong for kids wear. 

SSC CGL 2017 Tier I exam schedule:

Following the schedule already announced for MPR and Western Region, SSC has released the schedule for Kerala-Karnataka Region and Southern Region.

Candidates who have applied can see the exam schedule by going to the respective websites. However they will have to wait and get the Admit Cards as and when it gets uploaded.

More details can be had from here or here.

To help prepare themselves the candidates can choose to buy relevant books from Amazon.

SSC CGL Admit card:

Staff Selection Commission has released the names of eligible candidates for the Combined Graduate Level exam to be held on 5th August 2017 for MPR and WR regions. The admit cards will be released shortly for the eligible candidates and the same can be obtained from their website.

For people in the dark:

Government of India ever year conducts exams for selection of staff to various posts in GOI through its agency, SSC. People looking for government jobs can apply online.
 Normally SSC will release notification sometime in May regarding vacancies in various government offices for clerks and subordinate staff and ask for application online. About a month will be given for online application.

After due processing the eligible candidates' list will released along with Admit Card, which will have all details, and can be downloaded from their official website, ssc.nic.in. The exams are conducted in a phased manner region wise and accordingly the notifications about admit cards are released.

Exams for the year 2017:

The notification for Admit Cards for the Madhya Pradesh and Western Region are  released and the same can be downloaded from their website. The exams are to be held between 5th August to 24th August 2017. The notifications for other regions and the date of exam will be released in due course.

Preparation:

Those interested in getting relevant books can search Amazon

Preparation for CAT Exam:

It is now time to start preparation for CAT. The common admission test (CAT) is normally conducted in November, every year for admission to all IIMs and other management institutes across the country. The test is computer based, conducted jointly by IIMs and TCS.

Get more details from here regarding eligibility, syllabus, date of application etc.

There are several tutorial classes and online mock tests. Tutorials are normally for a fee and mock tests are available, both, for a fee as well as free But choosing the right tutorial in your area of residence, or online is the biggest challenge. Some fleece gullible students a couple of thousand without proper coaching.

Books are another source of knowledge and training one self. Even if you have to spend a couple of hundred on books, you can always pass it on to your juniors so that they also benefit. Some books are available in Amazon.