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List of Purposes/Purpose Codes for PayPal in India

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:09:12 +0000

We all know that from now onwards we have to Enter/Select Purpose Code/a Purpose before we can withdraw money from PayPal here in India.

The Good NEWS is that we don’t have to Apply for IEC Code (as assumed earlier). This post features List of Purposes as well as various Purpose Codes, which we have to use if we want to withdraw money from our PayPal Account!

Recently PayPal Resumed Local Bank Withdrawals in India, but now everytime while withdrawing money from our PayPal Account to any Indian Bank Account, we all have to select a Purpose before we can put a withdrawal request.

List of Purposes to be Used with PayPal

As shown in the following list, we have to select Any One Purpose before we Submit our Withdrawal Request to PayPal:

Make sure that the information provided by you is complete and correct, otherwise the Amount will return back to your PayPal Account deducting Bank Charges (if any) and PayPal Fees (Login Required to view this Link)

While withdrawing Money, PayPal allows you to Select your Purpose from the Drop Down Menu, but following is a list of all Purpose Codes which is useful for us all (as taken from New Bank Withdrawal Instructions for Customers of PayPal in India):

If your Purpose/Purpose Code don’t appear in the lists above, you have to Contact PayPal for further information.

Visit New Bank Withdrawal Instructions for Customers of PayPal in India for more information on this or Contact PayPal

Flickr Pro Account: Features and Review

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:21:32 +0000

Someday back I bought for myself a Flickr Pro Account (for Personal Photo and Video Collection) and Flickr Pro Services are just awesome!

In this post we will see Flickr Pro Account Features as compared to Flickr Free Account. If you are also interested in an Online Photo Sharing/Storage Solution, than a Flickr Pro Account is the best choice for you!

Difference between Flickr Free Account and Flickr Pro Account

Following are the main differences between a Free and Pro Account of Flickr:

With Flickr Pro Account you can:

Upload Unlimited Number of Photos – Flickr Pro Account enables you to upload Thousands of Photos during your whole subscription period. Here the maximum size for each photo must not exceed 20 MB
Unlimited Video Upload – With a Flickr Pro Account you can upload Thousands of Videos (including HD Videos) to your account. Here the maximum size of video must not exceed 500 MB and total duration of videos must not be greater than 90 Seconds
Unlimited Storage Space and Bandwidth – There’s practically No limitation on Storage and Bandwidth for your Pro Account
Access to Original Resolution Images – With a Pro Account you/your friends will have access to Original Resolution of Images.
No Advertisements – With a Flickr Pro Account, there’s No Advertising for your Account at all. Fully AD Free Browsing and Sharing with others.
Archiving of High Resolution Images – Flickr Pro Account enables Archiving of all your High Resolution Images!
Post Images and Videos in up to 60 Group Pools – Flickr Pro Account users can post their Photos and Videos in up to 60 Flickr Groups! A very useful feature if you are a Photographer and want to share your Work with people participating in very active Flickr Groups!
Complete Account and Referrer Statistics – Flickr Pro Account Users get complete Account and Referrer Statistics for their Photos and Videos. You will get complete information from where your Photo/Video visitors are coming from and which of your Photo/Video is the most popular among them!

While Flickr Free Account:

Have only 100 MB Storage per month. And the maximum size of photo must not exceed 10 MB
Have only 2 Video upload per month Limit. Here the maximum size for video is 150 MB and maximum video duration is 90 Seconds with NO High Definition Video Capability.
Only shows First 200 Images in your Photostream. Rest of the Images are Hidden permanently (though links will remain active for them) unless and until you upgrade to a Pro Account.
Have Advertisements
Have only Smaller (Resized) Images available. No Access to Original Resolution Images!
A photo/video can be posted only to 10 Flickr Groups.

Following are some of Flickr Pro Account Features I personally like:

Flickr Stats

The stats page is just awesome. This Page gives you complete information regarding What’s popular in your Photostream Today, Yesterday and throughout all Time?

The stats page also shows from where your visitors are coming? E.g. From Google Image Search, Yahoo! Image Search, Direct Landing etc. It also shows what Keywords people are searching on Search Engines before they lands on your Photo/Video.

Additional Layout for your Photostream

Flickr Pro Account users gets 2 Additional Layouts (Small + Collections and Medium + Collection) for their Photostream, which they can select from the Account Settings Page.

Enhanced Privacy

A Flickr Pro Account has got enhanced Privacy and Permissions Options. You have full control over What people see in your Photostream? What information your want to show and hide? like Hiding EXIF Data, Hiding certain Photos and Videos from Search Engines etc.

SEO Optimized

Your whole Photostream, Photos and Videos are highly SEO Optimized (Read How and Why?). Even you can use Flickr as a Photoblog!

There are Tons of More Useful Features in a Flickr Pro Account. You can read more about Flickr Accounts in the Flickr FAQ Section and Don’t forget to Explore What’s Hot on Flickr!

Also If you want to Gift Flickr Pro Account to someone or you have a Flickr Gift Code, Start from the Flickr Gift Section!

Indeed a Highly Recommended Online Photo Storage/Sharing Service!

Also See: Create Photo Collage Online, Gmail as your Photo Sharing Album and Convert Photo to Sketch

Download State Bank of India (SBI) Clerk Exam Papers

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:31:24 +0000

If you are looking for Previous Year Question Papers for State Bank of India (SBI) Clerical Exam, than this post will definitely help you!

This post consists of 2 Sample Question Papers for State Bank of India Clerical Recruitment Exam based on current pattern/syllabus.

The First Question Paper for SBI Clerical Exam consists of the following Sections:

Quantitative Aptitude (Maths) Section – 2 Parts
English Section – 1 Part
Reasoning Section – 2 Parts

You can download the Paper from following link (Hosted on MediaFire):

Download State Bank of India Clerical Exam Paper 1

The Second Question Paper for SBI Clerical Exam consists of following sections:

English Section – 40 Questions
Quantitative Aptitude (Maths) Section – 40 Questions
Reasoning Section – 40 Questions
General Awareness Section – 80 Questions

The above paper is from Year 2008 and you an download it using the following link (Hosted on MediaFire):

Download State Bank of India Clerical Question Paper 2

Alternatively you can buy Upkar’s SBI Clerical Recruitment Exam Book by T.S. Jain which contains every section in details.

Important Note:

Please refer to Original Notification of State Bank of India Recruitment Exam for exact paper pattern. Total Number of Questions/Complete Section Pattern may vary
Feel Free to Contact Us if we can help you in any way

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How to Shop Online on eBay India?

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:38:43 +0000

Online Shopping has increased tremendously over the last couple of years. Now almost every product/software/hardware can be bought Online!

I have seen many people who don’t shop online at all! Either they are very much worried about their Bank Account Security, as they don’t want to disclose their Bank Account related information Online, or Simply they don’t know How to Shop Online? In this Post we’ll see How we can Shop Online very easily and safely on eBay India? – A Basic Guide

Introduction

eBay is one of the largest Online Shopping Portal for people around the World. eBay is an Online Auction and Shopping website, where people and businesses throughout the World Buy and Sell Products, Goods and Services.

eBay has got it’s services for Indian people via it’s Indian Domain: eBay.in, where Indian people buy and sell Products & Services on a daily basis!

How to Shop on eBay India?

* This Post covers details for only Buy It Now Items, Not Auctions

Shopping on eBay India is very easy provided that you know How to buy? If you don’t know, read the following simple steps:

1. First of all Register for an eBay India Account using this LINK. Make sure you enter information there correctly, as this information will be used for all your eBay Transactions (Though you can change the information anytime from your Account Settings). Registration also enables you to receive Promotional Discount Coupon Codes from eBay India in your registered Email Address.

If you have already got your account there, Login using this LINK

2. Now suppose you want to buy Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 from eBay India. For this just enter Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 in the Search Box present in the Top Left of the Page:

As soon as you hit Enter, the next page will show you the Search Results. Here from the Drop Down Menu of Sort By, select Price: lowest first:

This will Sort your search results in ascending order with respect to the Price of various available products!

3. Here comes the Important Part. As soon as you have decided which Kaspersky Product will suit your pocket, check for Seller’s Feedback Points as well as Feedback Percentage:

The higher the Feedback Points and Percentage of Seller, Higher is the reliability. eBay calls such sellers as Power Sellers

4. As soon as you are done with checking the Feedback Points and Percentage, click on the Item to view Item Description and Shipping + Payment Details on the Item’s Listing Page:

Item Description clearly mentions What the seller is selling? So it’s essential to read it fully, so that you can get every possible details about the product as well as Terms and Conditions (if any).

While Shipping and Payment Tab gives full information about Shipping and Handling Charges, Return Policy and Available Payment Options for the Product you are going to order. Sometimes seller ships products for FREE if you are living in the same city of the seller!

5. In order to confirm the availability of the product or if you have any doubt, you can always contact the Seller from the Item’s Listing Page, in order to get more information:

6. As soon as you are done with gathering all information and you are completely satisfied with the product, it’s time to buy it! For this click Buy It Now Button just after the Item Price (Considering you are buying only 1 Item as Quantity):

In case you want to purchase more products, than you should click Add to Cart and continue Shopping!

7. If you have added multiple items in your shopping cart, than you can proceed by clicking My Shopping Cart at the Top Right of the Page and than by clicking Proceed to Pay for each and every item:

Alternatively if you have Clicked Buy it Now Button, you can proceed to Payment Instructions in the immediate Next Page.

8. The immediate next Page after clicking Buy It Now or Proceed to Pay, shows Complete Item Cost including Shipping, Item Quantity, Your Shipping Address (which you entered while registering with eBay India) and various Available Payment Methods

Click Continue as soon as you have verified everything on this Page.

9. The best way to pay on eBay India is by means of PaisaPay (eBay’s Own Payment Service). Read More about PaisaPay here, here and here. Now the final payment step shows you to:

Enter 10 Digit eBay Gift Voucher/Promotional Discount Coupon Code. If you have one, enter it in the Box Provided and click Apply. Applicable discounts, if any, will be suitably added to the Final Price.

Select to pay via Credit Card or Online Bank Transfer

As soon as you are done with selecting your desired Payment Option, click Pay. Payment will take some moments, depending on the type of Payment Option you selected, and once it’s completed, you will get Payment Summary.

10. The item you ordered may take 2-3 Days (can be more) to gets shipped to your Address. Once you have received the Item you have to Confirm Item Received and Leave Feedback for the seller at My PaisaPay Page

For more details/information, you can browse through eBay India’s Security and Resolution Center, Buy and Sell Section, Help Section or Contact eBay India

http://www.kaspersky.com/kaspersky_internet_security

Download State Bank of India (SBI) PO Exam Question Papers

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:31:30 +0000

If you are looking for Previous Year Sample Question Papers for State Bank of India Probationary Officers (PO and PO Rural) Recruitment Exam, than this post is one stop solution for you!

The papers featured in this post will be equally useful for those who are preparing for State Bank of India Associate Bank Probationary Officers Examination.

The Question Paper consists of following Objective Sections:

English Section (2 Parts) – 50 Questions in Each Part
Reasoning Section – 100 Questions
Quantitative Aptitude (Maths + Data Analysis/Interpretation) – 50 Questions

You can download the Paper using following link:

Download State Bank of India (SBI) PO Question Paper 1 (Hosted on MediaFire)

Additional Paper Download:

Download State Bank of India (SBI) PO Question Paper 2 (Hosted on MediaFire)

The above additional paper consists of following Objective Sections:

General Awareness Section – 50 Questions
English Section – 50 Questions
Reasoning Section – 75 Questions
Quantitative Aptitude (Maths + Data Analysis/Interpretation) – 50 Questions

The above files are in PDF Format and will open with any version of Adobe Reader. Also following are some of the Recommended Books for State Bank of India Probationary Officers Exam:

Quantitative Aptitude (Maths + Data Analysis/Interpretation) – R.S. Agarwal’s Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning Section – R.S. Agarwal’s Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

Alternatively you can buy Upkars State Bank of India Probationary Officers Examination by T.S. Jain which covers all the above mentioned Sections in complete details.

Important Note:

Please refer to Original Notification of State Bank of India Recruitment Exam for exact paper pattern. Total Number of Questions/Complete Section Pattern may vary
Feel Free to Contact Us if we can help you in any way

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Login Securely into Twitter using HTTPS

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:32:02 +0000

Twitter is a widely preferred Social Networking and Microblogging Service which enables people to send and receive messages. These messages are known as Tweets which are Text Based and each Tweet can be 140 Characters Long.

There are numerous cases where user’s/celebrity’s Twitter Account got Hacked and one of the best way to protect your Twitter Account is to Login Securely into it everytime!

The default login page of Twitter doesn’t support HTTPS Connection and there might be a possibility where your Username and Password are traveling through the World Wide Web in an Unencrypted Format! The default login URL for Twitter looks like: http://twitter.com/login

Now in order to make this Login Page Secure, just replace http:// with https:// : https://twitter.com/login – Better Bookmark this Link!

Now with above secure login URL, the Username and Password transmitted over the Internet will be in Encrypted Format. Currently Twitter make use of AES-256 Bit High Grade Encryption verified by Equifax Secure Ltd.

Besides using HTTPS Connection, it’s also recommended that you use a Strong Password for your Twitter Account. Also it’s suggested that you read: How to Protect your Important Web and Net Banking Accounts? – A very basic yet an Important Article!

Also See: Post to Twitter for Free via SMS in India, Synchronize Yahoo! Messenger & Twitter and Backup Twitter Account

Getting an Importer Exporter Code (IEC) in India

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:03:55 +0000

Update: There’s No Need to Apply for IEC Code in order to Withdraw Money from PayPal! Though we all need to enter Purpose Code while withdrawing Money. For Full List of Purpose Code refer THIS Article or Browse through RBI’s List of Purpose Codes.

PayPal Payments were first halted by Reserve Bank of India and now PayPal is going to restore Bank Withdrawal Services in India soon

Now for withdrawing Money from PayPal to any Indian Bank Account, we all need an Importer Exporter Code (IEC) from Director General of Foreign Trade , Ministry of Commerce, Government of India.

Importer Exporter Code is generally required by Manufacturers and Companies who trade internationally. But now, even a Normal User will require an IE Code, if he/she wants to withdraw money from PayPal to his/her Bank Account (or Credit Card)!

How to Get an Importer Exporter Code (IEC)?

Importer Exporter Code is unique 10 digit code issued by DGFT – Director General of Foreign Trade , Ministry of Commerce, Government of India to Indian Companies and Manufacturers who trade internationally. Following is a Sample Image of IEC (Click to Enlarge):

For downloading Application Form for IEC, head over to Official Site of DGFT or Download it using THIS LINK. Alternatively you can also apply for IEC at various DGFT Regional Offices.

Happy Holi 2010

Mrinmay Bhattacharjee — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:47:45 +0000

The Author of this Blog wishes Everyone: A Very Happy & Prosperous Holi 2010!