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Almost about everyone is opting for distance learning education. However, people often tend to overlook some important facts about distance education. Here are some things that you need to consider while opting for a distance education degree program:

1) Does the University or College Only Offer Online Degrees? - Those schools that only offer a degree online somehow lose respectability and reputability. Any school that offers only online degrees earns a bad reputation. Eventually, their degrees lose credibility. You will realize this when you begin job hunting or finish your education. The best option is to locate a state school or at least a prestigious private school. You want to ensure that the degree doesn’t state anything about you taking online courses or via distance education. Make sure your degree looks like the degrees of other students on campus.

2) Ensure the School is Accredited Regionally- There are various types of accreditation- Regional and national being the most important ones. Ensure the school you zero in on is regionally accredited. It is the most legitimate accreditation. Regional accreditation ensures your courses are easily transferable to other schools, and your school has undergone painstaking accreditation analysis.

3) Cost- The tuition fee structure of every school is different. It varies from institute to institute. Generally, state schools in low income areas charge about $100 (INR 4500) per credit. On the other hand, private schools charge about $500 (INR 22,500) per credit or even more. Don’t forget to compare costs before you finalize the best school for yourself. It is highly recommended that you ensure the school you are opting for offers financial aid for distance education learners.

If you wish to get into a top notch business school, a high GMAT score is a must. The test comprises of three main parts: GMAT Verbal, Analytical Writing and Math. GMAT students usually undergo lots of practice in the writing and verbal department. As a matter of fact, a high math score is most important. So how do you secure an exceptionally high math score? Well, just follow these tips to better your mathematical skills.

1) High School Math: GMAT math is almost like the math you studied at high school. In fact, the program is much shorter compared to math in high school days. The only hassle being one cannot easily recall what they studied years ago. A committed course of action helps here. It will help you recollect what you already know. All you GMAT aspirants just need to lay your hands on old high school books, and familiarize yourselves with the concepts and rules mentioned therein.

2) Adapt to the structure: GMAT is based on high school math and its content is specific. However, what makes the test difficult is the manner in which the questions are asked. As far as word problems in the GMAT exam is concerned, it demands great reading of questions. Most aspirants acquaint themselves with the structure of the exam and try to adapt themselves within the framework of the exam structure.

3) Computer - adaptive exam: What makes GMAT math unique is not merely the way the questions are asked, it also has a different approach when it comes to the order of math. The way you undertake the adaptive way of the test influences a high GMAT score. You need to build up stamina to be able to deal with high end math questions.

4) Word problems: As per studies, those who get a high GMAT score are amazingly good at solving word problems. There are two chief reasons for it-
a) Approximately one-third of math questions are word problems.
b) Solving word problems does not demand understanding a new math topic. You need to follow a simple rule- Understand word problems word by word in the same order. If you translate it correctly, those difficult looking problems will appear to be solvable and easy.

5) Practice more: You need to practice a lot to obtain a high GMAT score. The time you spend in the classroom with your tutor is not enough. Coaching classes expose you to the basic principles of the exam, but until you practice yourself, you will not get exceptional results.

6) Study material: Many a times, students look for the best GMAT book. Given recent developments like GMAT CD/DVD, Flash card, GMAT examination toolkit, Audio book, the search for the best study aid has become even more challenging. Instead, you should choose a course that offers more contact hours or buy a CD or a book that is easily available.

7) GMAT Math training time: You don’t get results overnight. You need more than two hours of math practice for more than two months at least. The test demands rigorous learning, determination and commitment.

8) Days before the exam: If you think you will study the entire day on the day of the exam and pass out with flying colours, you are mistaken. In fact, you should stop studying math at least two days prior to the exam.

9) Take GMAT practice tests: It is not enough if you are familiar with the types of questions asked in the exam. Theoretical awareness of the GMAT format is also not enough. What is most important is a lot of practice with simulated tests.

10) A high GMAT score is not the be all and end all: A high GMAT score has many advantages. You have an edge over other students when securing admission in business schools. However, if you end up getting an average score, don’t lose heart. Luck also plays an important role after all.

Choosing the best distance education university is no joke. Given the plethora of choices available, choosing the right university is an arduous task. There are dime-a-dozen universities, all of which claim to offer you the best within the confines of your home or office. Read the following article, it help you determine the right university for you.

The accreditation of the university is one of the most important aspects when choosing a distance learning university. Make sure you check for accreditation with relevant accrediting agencies. Start your search right here. Narrow down your search so that it is easier for you to choose the right university. Not only should the university be accredited, the program or course you are enrolling for should also be accredited. An accredited institution with an accredited program or course offers the best education.

Make sure you have a thorough look at the staff of the institute. Genuine universities will allow you to gain some vital information about your prospective lecturers and teachers. Naturally, you need to know if they are qualified to handle the course. Understand the course you are enrolling for.

One cannot overemphasize the need to choose a highly regarded distance education university. It is highly recommended that you look up the education forum on the web in order to learn about these universities. Interact with the members to know more about the university. This way you can keep the diploma mills, on the web, at bay.

Also, it is advisable that you stay away from universities that offer you a diploma or degree for doing nothing. Don’t let them deceive you with their marketing gimmicks. Beware of fake certificates awarded by fake universities that will do your career no good.

Often students opt for MBA in order to sharpen the skills required for being efficient manager. Completion of the MBA programme leads students to find an employment where they can apply the gained knowledge. However even after competition of MBA, sometimes it is not so easy to get the desired job. But some strategies can drive you till there.

One of such strategies is networking. It is one of the essential techniques as most of the MBA openings are never advertised. Such positions are filled internally, where the management reaches you with their desired qualification and requirements.

Another way is you can contact companies and mention about your degree and skills. Upon asking for the possible openings, they will get in touch with you as and when there are any vacancy matching to your qualification. For this, you need to leave your contact details with them.

Most of the management schools offer career placements and run job fairs too. You can get in touch with college’s career office and check what they have to offer you. However do not rely much on the colleges as they concentrate on offering jobs only, but lack qualities job openings some times.

One of the other ways to hunt the job is recruitment agencies or headhunters. Make your all details available to these agencies. They will help you to find job matching to your profile. They have details of various openings and it’s their job to find right candidates for the company. So it is easier for them to match your profile with the right company.

Apart from that, now days you can take help of latest technology for hunting job for you. There are ample of websites available like http://koolkampus.com/fresher-jobs detailing about the MBA vacancies. The recent development on this front is arrival of “aggregator” job sites, which helps you a lot. In addition you can also take help of conventional methods such as newspapers.

Do not compromise on the salary that you wish to draw. Be sure of what profile and salary that you expect.

The Indian Institutes of Management conducts a Common Admission Test (CAT) every year. It is a National level entrance exam - a gateway to top management institutes. The test is conducted to secure admission for the management programs of IIMs seven business schools. It is usually held on the third Sunday of November. A large number of students prepare for the test to secure admission in the best business schools.

Your CAT score is of paramount importance not just for IIM institutes, but also other reputed institutes of India. These institutes prefer to admit those candidates who have successfully qualified this common entrance exam.

An objective type exam, CAT consists of three sections with domains of logical reasoning, statistics, geometry, arithmetical problem solving, English language skills, etc. You are allotted two and half hours for attempting all questions.

As per recent developments, CAT is scheduled to be a Computer based test from the year 2009. A student with a qualified Bachelor’s degree with CGPA or at least 50% marks is eligible. As far as candidates belonging to the Schedule tribe (ST) category are concerned, they need at least 45 % to qualify. Those appearing for the final year graduation exam are also entitled to take the test.

Ideally, student must start preparing for the test at least a year in advance. You can self study or opt for coaching classes. For securing a high score, you must work on your mathematical skills. It helps if you are well versed with the fundamentals of algebra, geometry and arithmetic. You can improve your verbal skills by reading lots of articles and newspaper editorials.

Apart from high salaries and being associated with big brand names, an MBA course is worth taking up for the following reasons:

1. Understanding and contributing to organizational goals
Various functions of an organization sales, marketing, finance, human resources, product management, strategy need to work in sync. An MBA degree gives exposure to these functions and shows how, what you do translates into value for customers and shareholders. It also exemplifies opportunities to contribute towards the growth of the organization.

2. Easier to get in and out of roles
Getting into strategic consulting or investment banking or even a few roles in sales and marketing is easy when you have the backing of an MBA degree from a premier business school. MBAs have the advantage of switching across functions if they desire to do so at a later stage in their career as compared to non-MBAs.

3. An assortment of intelligent minds
In a business school, graduates in commerce, economics, architecture, medicine, pharmacy and engineering work, think and create under one roof. Working with individuals from diverse educational backgrounds enables a greater learning opportunity and teaches students to look at anything from various perspectives.

4. Networking
Two years at a business school means that you already have a strong network of batch-mates who would have become stalwarts in the business world. Connecting with alumni can prove beneficial when looking for a job or an advance in one’s career or any other business interest.

The salary offered to a fresh MBA graduate is robust. And most new hires take between 12-18 months of classroom or on-the-job training to be productive. The investment made by companies forces them to ensure that each one of their employees is successful in their roles. In turn, new hires must ensure that their degree is put to good use and they are getting the salary they deserve. Here are some of the things most employers expect from MBA graduates they hire:

Fresh MBA Graduates are expected to be fast learners
Employers hope that two years at business school has offered the required exposure to understand the new business fast. Although, most graduates do not have adequate understanding of the business or the industry they foray into, employers expect that the right skills and knowledge are grasped quickly. After all, an MBA graduate is hired because he is expected to possess greater skills and added knowledge than his non-MBA colleagues.

Potential to climb up the company ladder
Salaries are not decided on the basis of current levels of productivity but on the potential to deliver handsomely in the future. Organizations offer higher salaries in the hope that most management students will climb up the organizational ladder, take up greater responsibility and make significant contributions to the organization.

Able to take risks
Taking the most optimal decision from incomplete and questionable information is a common practice in business. Some factors are beyond the control of the employee and the organization and have to be dealt with as and when they occur. A good employee has the ability to handle uncertainty and take decisions in such circumstances.

Must possess people skills
Several business functions rely on other functions to successfully get work done and also to achieve organizational goals. Hence, MBA graduates must be able to work smoothly with others in the organization. An effective employee will successfully get work done from people who don’t report to him/her.

A-
Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist’s dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.

B-
Bacillophobia- Fear of microbes.
Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria.
Ballistophobia- Fear of missiles or bullets.
Bolshephobia- Fear of Bolsheviks.
Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
Bathmophobia- Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
Bathophobia- Fear of depth.
Batophobia- Fear of heights or being close to high buildings.
Batrachophobia- Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.
Belonephobia- Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia)
Bibliophobia- Fear of books.
Blennophobia- Fear of slime.
Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman.
Botanophobia- Fear of plants.
Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia- Fear of body smells.
Brontophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.

C-
Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart.
Carnophobia- Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed.
Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places.
Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting.
Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors.
Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)
Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia)
Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals.
Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety.
Chionophobia- Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
Chirophobia- Fear of hands.
Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera.
Chorophobia- Fear of dancing.
Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money.
Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.
Chronophobia- Fear of time.
Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia)
Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces.
Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs.
Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed.
Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed.
Cnidophobia- Fear of stings.
Cometophobia- Fear of comets.
Coimetrophobia- Fear of cemeteries.
Coitophobia- Fear of coitus.
Contreltophobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation.
Coprophobia- Fear of feces.
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.
Counterphobia- The preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
Cremnophobia- Fear of precipices.
Cryophobia- Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost.
Crystallophobia- Fear of crystals or glass.
Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer.
Cyclophobia- Fear of bicycles.
Cymophobia or Kymophobia- Fear of waves or wave like motions.
Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies.
Cypridophobia or Cypriphobia or Cyprianophobia or Cyprinophobia - Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.

D-
Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions.
Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements.
Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations.
Dementophobia- Fear of insanity.
Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons.
Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia)
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
Dentophobia- Fear of dentists.
Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions.
Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin disease.
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body.
Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes.
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Dikephobia- Fear of justice.
Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools.
Diplophobia- Fear of double vision.
Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking.
Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia)
Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals.
Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise.
Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets.
Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch.
Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity.
Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents.

E-
Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church.
Ecophobia- Fear of home.
Eicophobia- Fear of home surroundings.(Domatophobia, Oikophobia)
Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
Electrophobia- Fear of electricity.
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Elurophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia)
Emetophobia- Fear of vomiting.
Enetophobia- Fear of pins.
Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds.
Enosiophobia or Enissophobia- Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism.
Entomophobia- Fear of insects.
Eosophobia- Fear of dawn or daylight.
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Epistaxiophobia- Fear of nosebleeds.
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Equinophobia- Fear of horses.
Eremophobia- Fear of being oneself or of lonliness.
Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing.
Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon’s fear of operating.
Ergophobia- Fear of work.
Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.
Erythrophobia or Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- 1) Fear of redlights. 2) Blushing. 3) Red.

F-
Febriphobia or Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia- Fear of fever.
Felinophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia, Gatophobia)
Francophobia- Fear of France or French culture. (Gallophobia, Galiophobia)
Frigophobia- Fear of cold or cold things.(Cheimaphobia, Cheimatophobia, Psychrophobia)

G-
Galeophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.
Gallophobia or Galiophobia- Fear France or French culture. (Francophobia)
Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
Geniophobia- Fear of chins.
Genophobia- Fear of sex.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees.
Gephyrophobia or Gephydrophobia or Gephysrophobia- Fear of crossing bridges.
Germanophobia- Fear of Germany or German culture.
Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old.
Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste.
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.
Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.

H-
Hadephobia- Fear of hell.
Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things.
Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning.
Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.
Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed.
Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure.
Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood.
Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation.
Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.
Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia)
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.
Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things.
Hippophobia- Fear of horses.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.
Hodophobia- Fear of road travel.
Hormephobia- Fear of shock.
Homichlophobia- Fear of fog.
Homilophobia- Fear of sermons.
Hominophobia- Fear of men.
Homophobia- Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual.
Hoplophobia- Fear of firearms.
Hydrargyophobia- Fear of mercurial medicines.
Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies.
Hydrophobophobia- Fear of rabies.
Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia- Fear of glass.
Hygrophobia- Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture.
Hylephobia- Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy.
Hylophobia- Fear of forests.
Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia- Fear of responsibility.
Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.
Hypsiphobia- Fear of height.

I-
Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
Ideophobia- Fear of ideas.
Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
Iophobia- Fear of poison.
Insectophobia - Fear of insects.
Isolophobia- Fear of solitude, being alone.
Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.

J-
Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.

K-
Kainolophobia or Kainophobia- Fear of anything new, novelty.
Kakorrhaphiophobia- Fear of failure or defeat.
Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule.
Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down.
Kenophobia- Fear of voids or empty spaces.
Keraunophobia or Ceraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)
Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia- Fear of movement or motion.
Kleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms.
Kolpophobia- Fear of genitals, particularly female.
Kopophobia- Fear of fatigue.
Koniophobia- Fear of dust. (Amathophobia)
Kosmikophobia- Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
Kymophobia- Fear of waves. (Cymophobia)
Kynophobia- Fear of rabies.
Kyphophobia- Fear of stooping.

L-
Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables.
Laliophobia or Lalophobia- Fear of speaking.
Leprophobia or Lepraphobia- Fear of leprosy.
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white.
Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises.
Lilapsophobia- Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Limnophobia- Fear of lakes.
Linonophobia- Fear of string.
Liticaphobia- Fear of lawsuits.
Lockiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers.
Logophobia- Fear of words.
Luiphobia- Fear of lues, syphillis.
Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
Lygophobia- Fear of darkness.
Lyssophobia- Fear of rabies or of becoming mad.

M-
Macrophobia- Fear of long waits.
Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Malaxophobia- Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia)
Maniaphobia- Fear of insanity.
Mastigophobia- Fear of punishment.
Mechanophobia- Fear of machines.
Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection.
Medorthophobia- Fear of an erect penis.
Megalophobia- Fear of large things.
Melissophobia- Fear of bees.
Melanophobia- Fear of the color black.
Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease.
Menophobia- Fear of menstruation.
Merinthophobia- Fear of being bound or tied up.
Metallophobia- Fear of metal.
Metathesiophobia- Fear of changes.
Meteorophobia- Fear of meteors.
Methyphobia- Fear of alcohol.
Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry.
Microbiophobia- Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia)
Microphobia- Fear of small things.
Misophobia or Mysophobia- Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs.
Mnemophobia- Fear of memories.
Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia- Fear of dirt or contamination.
Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone.
Monopathophobia- Fear of definite disease.
Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles.
Mottephobia- Fear of moths.
Musophobia or Muriphobia- Fear of mice.
Mycophobia- Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
Mycrophobia- Fear of small things.
Myctophobia- Fear of darkness.
Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
Myxophobia- Fear of slime. (Blennophobia)

N-
Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia)
Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things.
Nelophobia- Fear of glass.
Neopharmaphobia- Fear of new drugs.
Neophobia- Fear of anything new.
Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.
Noctiphobia- Fear of the night.
Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals.
Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia- Fear of becoming ill.
Nostophobia- Fear of returning home.
Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother.
Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons.
Nudophobia- Fear of nudity.
Numerophobia- Fear of numbers.
Nyctohylophobia- Fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night
Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night.

O-
Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs.
Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles.
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
Odynophobia or Odynephobia- Fear of pain. (Algophobia)
Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
Oikophobia- Fear of home surroundings, house.(Domatophobia, Eicophobia)
Olfactophobia- Fear of smells.
Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes.
Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams.
Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams.
Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of names.
Ophidiophobia- Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia)
Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at.
Opiophobia- Fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications for patients.
Optophobia- Fear of opening one’s eyes.
Ornithophobia- Fear of birds.
Orthophobia- Fear of property.
Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia- Fear of smells or odors.
Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish.
Ouranophobia or Uranophobia- Fear of heaven.

P-
Pagophobia- Fear of ice or frost.
Panthophobia- Fear of suffering and disease.
Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything.
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
Papyrophobia- Fear of paper.
Paralipophobia- Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.
Paraphobia- Fear of sexual perversion.
Parasitophobia- Fear of parasites.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls.
Pathophobia- Fear of disease.
Patroiophobia- Fear of heredity.
Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth.
Peccatophobia- Fear of sinning or imaginary crimes.
Pediculophobia- Fear of lice.
Pediophobia- Fear of dolls.
Pedophobia- Fear of children.
Peladophobia- Fear of bald people.
Pellagrophobia- Fear of pellagra.
Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty.
Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)
Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.
Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald.
Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine.
Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.
Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine.
Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing.
Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love.
Philosophobia- Fear of philosophy.
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
Photoaugliaphobia- Fear of glaring lights.
Photophobia- Fear of light.
Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one’s own voice; of telephones.
Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking.
Phthiriophobia- Fear of lice. (Pediculophobia)
Phthisiophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Placophobia- Fear of tombstones.
Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
Pluviophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Pneumatiphobia- Fear of spirits.
Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia- Fear of choking of being smothered.
Pocrescophobia- Fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia)
Pogonophobia- Fear of beards.
Poliosophobia- Fear of contracting poliomyelitis.
Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.
Polyphobia- Fear of many things.
Poinephobia- Fear of punishment.
Ponophobia- Fear of overworking or of pain.
Porphyrophobia- Fear of the color purple.
Potamophobia- Fear of rivers or running water.
Potophobia- Fear of alcohol.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of drugs.
Proctophobia- Fear of rectums.
Prosophobia- Fear of progress.
Psellismophobia- Fear of stuttering.
Psychophobia- Fear of mind.
Psychrophobia- Fear of cold.
Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of flying.
Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets.
Pyrexiophobia- Fear of Fever.
Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.

R-
Radiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays.
Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs.
Rectophobia- Fear of rectum or rectal diseases.
Rhabdophobia- Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely criticized. Also fear of magic.(wand)
Rhypophobia- Fear of defecation.
Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
Rupophobia- Fear of dirt.
Russophobia- Fear of Russians.

S-
Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween.
Sarmassophobia- Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia)
Satanophobia- Fear of Satan.
Scabiophobia- Fear of scabies.
Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter.
Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows.
Scoleciphobia- Fear of worms.
Scolionophobia- Fear of school.
Scopophobia or Scoptophobia- Fear of being seen or stared at.
Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field.
Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia)
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Selachophobia- Fear of sharks.
Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes.
Selenophobia- Fear of the moon.
Seplophobia- Fear of decaying matter.
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.
Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia)
Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
Siderophobia- Fear of stars.
Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left or left-handed.
Sinophobia- Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture.
Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia)
Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia)
Soceraphobia- Fear of parents-in-law.
Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.
Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general.
Somniphobia- Fear of sleep.
Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
Spacephobia- Fear of outer space.
Spectrophobia- Fear of specters or ghosts.
Spermatophobia or Spermophobia- Fear of germs.
Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps.
Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking. (Ambulophobia)
Staurophobia- Fear of crosses or the crucifix.
Stenophobia- Fear of narrow things or places.
Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia- Fear of hell.
Suriphobia- Fear of mice.
Symbolophobia- Fear of symbolism.
Symmetrophobia- Fear of symmetry.
Syngenesophobia- Fear of relatives.
Syphilophobia- Fear of syphilis.

T-
Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
Taeniophobia or Teniophobia- Fear of tapeworms.
Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Tapinophobia- Fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia- Fear of bulls.
Technophobia- Fear of technology.
Teleophobia- 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony.
Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones.
Teratophobia- Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people.
Testophobia- Fear of taking tests.
Tetanophobia- Fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
Teutophobia- Fear of German or German things.
Textophobia- Fear of certain fabrics.
Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying.
Theatrophobia- Fear of theatres.
Theologicophobia- Fear of theology.
Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion.
Thermophobia- Fear of heat.
Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia- Fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder.
Topophobia- Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
Traumatophobia- Fear of injury.
Tremophobia- Fear of trembling.
Trichinophobia- Fear of trichinosis.
Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia- Fear of hair. (Chaetophobia, Hypertrichophobia)
Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13.
Tropophobia- Fear of moving or making changes.
Trypanophobia- Fear of injections.
Tuberculophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Tyrannophobia- Fear of tyrants.

U-
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.

V-
Vaccinophobia- Fear of vaccination.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia- Fear of words.
Verminophobia- Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing.
Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
Vitricophobia- Fear of step-father.

W-
Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.

X-
Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xenoglossophobia- Fear of foreign languages.
Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners.
Xerophobia- Fear of dryness.
Xylophobia- 1) Fear of wooden objects. 2) Forests.
Xyrophobia-Fear of razors.

Z-
Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy.
Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods.
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
Zoophobia- Fear of animals.

•Whenever there appears any term of the type a3 + b3 + c3, do check for a + b + c being equal to zero. If a + b + c is indeed zero, then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc.

•The series 1, 3, 6, 10, 15 should immediately be recognized as series of sum of first n natural numbers.

•To form all natural numbers from 1 to N by adding any natural numbers, one would just need 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64…..2n, where 2n is the largest power of 2 smaller than or equal to N. E.g. What is the minimum number of weights needed to be able to measure all natural numbers weights till 80, if weights can be kept only on one pan of the balance. One would need weights 1, 2, 4, 8, …64

•To form all natural numbers from 1 to N by adding or subtracting any natural numbers, one would just need 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, …..3n. Be careful of the largest number needed in this case. E.g. What is the minimum number of weights needed to be able to measure all natural numbers weights till 80, if weights can be kept on both pans of the balance. One would need weights 1, 3, 9, 27, 81.

•In questions of the type where certain flowers/sweets/points etc gets diminished and then increases and again diminishes and again increases……rather than forming an equation, see if one can work backwards if final quantity is given or else work with options. Also in such cases, if 1/3rd the objects are given away, work on the objects that are remaining i.e. 2/3rd to save time.

If working with options, select options intelligently e.g. I pick 1/3rd of the chocolates in a bowl and then return 3, next I pick 1/5th of the chocolates and then return five, next ……What is the number of chocolates in the bowl initially? The initial number of chocolates has to be a multiple of 3. Also 2/3rd of the initial number of chocolates plus 3 should be divisible by 5. This should be enough to reduce the possible options to just about 2.

•Remember that a2, b2, c2 or |a|, |b|, |c| are either zero or positive quantity. Thus solution to a2 + b2 + c2 = 0 or |a| + |b| + |c| = 0 is a = b = c =0

Integer solutions to equations of the type Ax ± By = C:

• If A, B and C have a common factor divide the entire equation by this common factor. The following matter considers that you have done this step and A and B are considered after the division.

• Now if A and B are not co-prime, the equation will not have any integer solution. Think why!!!

• Consecutive integer solutions to the equation will have x values differing by B and y values differing by A. For equation of type Ax + By = C, a increase (decrease) in x will cause a decrease (increase) in y and vice-versa. For equation of type Ax – By = C, a increase (decrease) in x will cause a increase (decrease) in y and vice-versa.

• Thus in any set of A consecutive integers, y can assume one and only one value for which it will be a integer solution to the equation. And in any set of B consecutive integers, x can assume one and one one value for which it will be a integer solution to the eqn. (To understand this point, i.e. if you have’nt, refer to the concept explained in this article under the heading of LCM and HCF)

• E.g. For the equation 17x + 5y = 513:
There has to be a value of x from 1 to 5 (or from 0 to 4) that will satisfy this equation. For an integral solution 513 – 17x has to be divisible by 5 i.e. 513 – 17x has to end with a 0 or 5. Thus from 0 to 4, x can only take a value 4. Thus one can easily find that (4, 97) is a solution to this equation.

Further if the total number of natural number solution is asked, as x increases in steps of 5 starting with 4 (there is no question of x decreasing as it will not be a natural number then), y will decrease in steps of 17, starting from 97. Since 17 × 5 = 85, there can be 5 such steps of decrease and the number of natural number solutions is 6
If the question was asked as to how many integer solutions exists for the equation such that -43 = x = 67, from -43 to 67 there exists a total of 110 integers. Since x can take one and only one value in any given 5 consecutive integers, the number of solutions will be 22.

If the question was asked as to how many integer solutions exists for the equation such that 0 < x < 168, from 1 to 165 there exists a total of 165 integers. Since x can take one and only one value in any given 5 consecutive integers, the number of solutions will be for 0 < x = 165 will be 33. For x = 166 and 167 would not be a solution as x has to be of the type 5n – 1 to be a solution.

• Consider this question, how many non-negative integral solution exists for the equation 17x – 4y = 1 such that y = 1000.
y can take one and only one value out of 17 consecutive integers to be a solution to the equation. 17 × 60 = 1020. Thus 17 × 58 = 986. Thus from 1 to 986, y will take 58 values. Now all that remains to be checked is that from 987 to 1000 will there be a value that y can take to be a solution to the equation. One solution x = 1 and y = 4 is evident. Thus if we consider sets of 17 consecutive integers as 1 to 17, 18 to 34, 35 to 51, the fourth number in the set will be a solution. Thus from 987 to 1003, y = 991 will be the 59th solution.