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1. 18 APRIL – 23 APRIL
FAQ’s on IDP - IELTS
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Q1. How much is the revised IDP: IELTS test fee?
A. The revised IDP: IELTS test fee is INR 7,600.
Q2.When does the revised IDP: IELTS test fee take effect?
A. Candidates, who register on or after 1st April 2011, will pay the revised IDP: IELTS test fee of INR 7,600.
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Q3. What test fee is applicable to a candidate who registers before 1st April 2011 for an IELTS test date after
1st April 2011?
A. Candidates, who register for any IELTS test date before 1st April 2011, will pay the IDP: IELTS test fee of INR
7,200. Candidates must also ensure that the complete IELTS application and proof of payment reaches an IDP
office on or before 31st March 2011.If a candidate’s IELTS application and proof of payment reach the IDP office on
or after 1st April 2011, an additional payment of INR 400 will be required for confirmation of test seat.
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Q4. Is there any other change in the IELTS test registration process apart from the revision in test fee?
A. The IELTS test registration process remains the same, only the IDP: IELTS test fee has been revised.
Q5. What happens if the test cancellation is done after the test fee has been revised; what would be the
amount deducted for cancellation?
A.. For any test cancellation done on or after 1st April 2011 and 5 weeks prior to the test date a deduction of INR
1,900 is made from the test fee amount and the balance is refunded to the candidate. For further information refer to
the IELTS Terms and Conditions Form.
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Q6. What test fee is applicable to candidates who courier the IELTS application and test fee demand draft to
the IDP Gurgaon or any other IDP branch office?
A. Candidates need to be ensure that the complete IELTS application and test fee demand draft reaches the IDP
Gurgaon or any other IDP branch office on or before 31st March 2011 to avail the IDP:IELTS test fee of INR 7,200. If
a candidate’s IELTS application and proof of payment reach the IDP office on or after 1st April 2011, an additional
payment of INR 400 will be required for confirmation of test seat.
Reference: https://www.ieltsidpindia.com

2. The purpose of management accounting in the organization is to support competitive decision making by
collecting, processing, and communicating information that helps management plan, control, and evaluate
business processes and company strategy. The interesting thing about management accounting is that it is
rare to find an individual within a company with the title of “management accountant.” Often many
individuals function as accountants within the organization, but these individuals typically operate as
financial accountants, costs accountants, tax accountants, or internal auditors. However, the ability to
develop and use good management accounting (which covers a lot more ground than the product costing
done by cost accountants) is actually an important ability for many individuals, including finance
professionals, operational and marketing managers, top-level executives, and information technologists.
Generally, in a very large company, each division has a top accountant called the controller, and much of
the management accounting that is done in these divisions comes under the leadership of the controller.
On the other hand, the controller usually reports to the vice president of finance for the division who, in
turn, reports to the division’s president and/or overall chief financial officer (CFO). All of these individuals
are responsible for the flow of good accounting information that supports the planning, control, and
evaluation work that takes place within the organization.
As should be clear by now, the process of management accounting is the process of creating and using
cost, quality, and time-based information to make effective decisions within the organization. Many people
in the organization play a role in this process. The internal audit department has the responsibility of
ensuring that controls are followed and operations are efficient. Financial accounting, while providing
information to outsiders (such as creditors, investors, and government agencies), must also provide
relevant financial reports to decision makers within the organization. Systems professionals have the
responsibility to process information so that it is available to management in formats useful for decision
making. Tax department experts make sure that the organization complies with the tax laws and pays no
more than its legally obligated tax liability, but these people also participate in good planning, control, and
evaluation of processes and decisions that will affect future tax expense exposure. Finally, cost
accounting obviously plays a key role in tracking and reporting relevant product and service costs.
Overall, the controller works to bring together all this information as an integral part of the planning,
controlling, evaluating, and decision-making activities that take place throughout the organization.
Reference: http://www.swlearning.com/

3. MARKS & SPENCER IN INDIA
Background
Marks & Spencer is one of UK’s leading retailers of clothing, food, home-ware and financial services,
serving 10 million customers a week in over 400 UK stores. The company owns and operates department
stores and retail general merchandise stores selling clothing, household goods and footwear. It also
provides financial advisory services like account cards, personal loans, unit trust management, life
assurance, personal insurance and pensions. The company has an annual turnover of around US$ 14.7
billion. It has over 500 stores in 30 countries worldwide.
Marks & Spencer in India
Marks & Spencer began operations in India in December 2001, through its exclusive franchisee - Planet
Sports. By 2003 the company had two stores, one at Ansal Plaza in Delhi and the other at Crossroads in
Mumbai. Today, Marks & Spencer has a total of 7 stores in India with 3 in Mumbai and 1 each in Delhi,
Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Leveraging the India Advantage:
• Large and growing domestic market
India has a growing economy and a large middle class. Income levels have also been rising and the
consuming class forms the bulk of the population today. This offers Marks and Spencer significant
potential for growth in retailing in the domestic market.
• Low cost sourcing base
The company is leveraging India’s capability in textile manufacturing and the availability of good quality,
low cost products, by developing India as a sourcing base for apparel.
• Future Plans
Planet Sports, the M&S Franchisee in India, has aggressive expansion plans that include rolling out, up to
50 new M&S stores in India over the next 5 years.
REFERENCE: http://www.ibef.org/

4. Learning to speak fluent English requires patience, time and dedication. It may take some time but with
some knowledge of the best study techniques and daily practice, you'll gradually improve your English and
your confidence in your speaking abilities.
Practice Daily
Achieving fluency in English requires daily practice. Start by focusing on improving vocabulary, learning
grammar, listening skills and speaking skills. If possible, find someone that you can practice with daily. If
you cannot find someone to practice with, make sure that you read things out loud by yourself. It's
important to get that speaking practice. You may want to split up your study time throughout the day.
Instead of studying for one hour, study for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening. This
helps you to stay focused.
Watch TV
Increase your practice by watching TV shows which allows you to gain experience listening to what real-
life English sounds like. Once you find one that you like, try watching the same episode over and over. As
you become used to it, pause the show and try to repeat what the character said. Pay attention to
pronunciation and inflection in order to sound more like a native speaker.
Talk with Friends
Practice what you are learning with native English speakers. Having other people to speak English with is
essential for building your skill level. Look for friends that you can practice English with. Native English
speakers are the best for gaining fluency. If you can, try to find a friend that only speaks English. This will
force you to use your English instead of falling back on your native language.
Think in English
Achieve real English fluency by thinking in English. While this takes skill, when you are able to think in
English instead of in your native language, you'll know that you've really mastered the language. As you go
throughout your day, try to think about what you're doing in English. Don't translate from your native
language. Actually use English as a starting point. The more you do this, the closer you will get to fluency.
Reference: http://www.ehow.com/

5. Indian Retail Scenario
Retail in India is still at a very early stage. Most retail firms are companies from other industries that are
now entering the retail sector on account of its amazing potential. There are only a handful of companies
with a retail background. One such company is Nilgiri’s from Bangalore that started as a dairy and
incorporated other areas in its business with great success. Their achievement has led to the arrival of
numerous other players, most with the back support of large groups, but usually not with a retail
background.
New retail stores have traditionally started operations in cities like Mumbai and Delhi where there has been
an existing base of metropolitan consumers with ready cash and global tastes. The new perspective to this
trend is that new entrants to the retail scenario should first enter smaller cities rather than focusing entirely
on the metro’s. Spending power in India is not concentrated any more in just the 4 metros (Delhi, Mumbai,
Chennai, Kolkata). Smaller but upcoming cities like Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Pune, Ahmedabad, Baroda,
Trivandrum, Cochin, Ludhiana, Simla etc will fast be catching up to the metro’s in their spending capacity.
Cities in south India have taken to the supermarket style of shopping very eagerly and so far the maximum
number of organized grocery and department stores are in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The north
has a long way to go to come up to par. International stores now prefer to gauge the reaction of the public
in these cities before investing heavily in a nation-wide expansion.
In the past decade, international companies entering India (Levi’s, Pepe, Tommy Hilfiger, Marks and
Spencer, Mango) have generally offered moderately priced to expensive items. They have aimed for the
upper-middle and rich classes of Indian society. These are consumers who travel abroad often and can
buy these items overseas quite easily. Instead, international companies should be focusing on the lower
and lower-middle classes of India. This is where the real potential is, the aspirational class of consumers
who want to lead a better lives and believe in education, hard work and absorb knowledge from every
possible angle. The phenomenal success of Big Bazaar, Pantaloons, is a proof that there is enormous
potential in providing products and services to this class of consumers.
Reference: http://www.chillibreeze.com