TOEFL Scholarship 2016

TOEFL Scholarship 2016

Educational Testing Services- ETS has opened applications to the TOEFL scholarships. The USD 105,500 scholarships will be awarded to academically excellent students from India to pursuit of undergraduate or graduate study in India or abroad. ETS will award 15 USD 7000 scholarships to students to help them study further at any of the 9000+ institution that accepts the TOEFL test globally.

Eligibility

The competition is in two stages. To be eligible for this award, you must:

* reside in India
* start an undergraduate or graduate degree program between June 2016 and May 2017 at a college or university listed in the TOEFL Destination Search
* hold a grade point average of 80 or higher on a 100-point scale, or a 3.0 grade point average or higher on a 4-point scale
* demonstrate English proficiency with a valid TOEFL score
* complete the initial application by June 21, 2016

Based on the initial applications, 100 semifinalists will be selected. Semifinalists must exhibit:

* an outstanding ability to communicate
* demonstrated leadership skills
* well-rounded extracurricular activities, especially including community service
* innovative ideas as reflected in essays

Application

Complete the initial application online. The deadline for the initial application is June 21, 2016. If selected as a semifinalist, you will be notified and will be required to submit additional information, which is due on July 14, 2016. Please use program key "TIndia" to access the TOEFL Scholarship application for India

For more information visit : https://www.ets.org/toefl

LBSIM PGDM Admissions 2016

LBSIM PGDM Admissions 2016

Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM),is inviting applications from interested, eligible candidates for admission to its executive 15 months Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course for the academic year 2016-17.

The specializations provided in the course includes Business Analytics, Family managed business and general management areas.

Educational qualifications:

The interested candidates must possess three-year Bachelor's degree in any stream, with minimum five years of experience.

Selection procedure:

The candidates would be selected for the PGDM programme only if they have valid score in CAT/GMAT, and have cleared the written test followed by GD/PI to be conducted at LBSIM.

How to apply:

The eligible candidates can fill the online application form, available at www.lbsim.ac.in by online payment of Rs 1950/-

They can also buy the application form available at the institute against cash of Rs 1950/- or by post with demand draft of Rs 2025/- in favour of 'LBSIM' payable at Delhi.

Important dates:

Applicants can send their application till April 30, 2016

For more information visit : http://www.lbsim.ac.in/

Bennett University and edX Online Courses

Bennett University and edX Online Courses

Times Group's Bennett University and the non-profit online learning edx online courses moocplatform edX, founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will now jointly provide online courses to its students.

edX as well as Bennett University plan to work together for developing a mutually-agreeable plan to offer Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC).

edX would become the preferred MOOC provider for the new Indian university as it tries to offer a blended on-campus model for its courses. The faculty at Bennett would also get involved in creating new online courses that would later be put up on edX. In fact, Bennett would also have Anant Agarwal on its International Advisory Board to guide it as it aims to become India's first post-digital university.

Bennett university would be aided by research-driven faculty, global academic partnerships as well as a holistic industry-centric curriculum. It would also help in preparing students in competing along with doing well in rapidly-transforming world. In the beginning, the university would be offering B.Tech in engineering with certain specialisations such as computer science, electronics & communications and mechanical engineering as well as an MBA. The new venture would be offering myriad courses to undergraduate, post-graduate and Ph.D students in a number of domains such as management, engineering, management, media, design, law, architecture, liberal arts as well as applied sciences.

For more information visit : http://www.bennettuniversity.com/

RGNIYD MA/MSc Admissions 2016

RGNIYD MA/MSc Admissions 2016

The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) has invited applications from interested, eligible candidates for admission to Master of Arts (M.A) in Development Policy & Practice, Social Innovations and Entrepreneurship, Social Work, Local Governance and& Development and Gender Studies, Master of Science (M.Sc) in Counseling Psychology programs for the session 2016.

Educational qualifications:

MA courses: Candidates should possess a graduate degree from a recognised university in any discipline with minimum 45 percent marks.

MSc courses: Interested candidates should have studied minimum two papers related to Psychology at the undergraduate (UG) level.

Those candidates, whose final year results are awaited, can also apply.

Selection procedure:

Admission to the courses will be granted on the basis of marks secured by the candidate in the undergraduate programme.

Application fees:

General and OBC category candidates interested in applying for the courses have to pay application fee of Rs. 200/- and those belonging to SC/ST/PH categories, have to pay Rs. 100/-.

Important date:

Last date of submission of application form is Friday April 15 2016.

For more information visit : http://www.rgniyd.gov.in/

NIT Rourkela MBA Admissions 2016

NIT Rourkela MBA Admissions 2016

The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela has released an admission notification, inviting interested and eligible candidates to enroll for its Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme commencing in the academic session 2016 to 2018. The duration of the course will be two years.

Eligibility criteria:

Interested candidates must be holding a B.Tech degree in any branch of engineering with 60 per cent marks or 6.5 CGPA. This CGPA/percentage should be the aggregate CGPA/percentage based on all semesters/years. Preference will be given to those who have qualified in reputed national or international tests for admission to Business Schools and secured high scores will get preference.

The candidates appearing B.Tech (final semester) examination may are also eligible to apply.

Selection procedure :

On the basis of applications, candidates will be shortlisted for group discussion (GD) and personal interview. In case the number of applicants are reasonably high, the department may set a higher score in academic career as the minimum qualifying criteria to be called for interview.

Final selection will be made on the basis of group discussion, personal interview conducted by the institute, academic career and score obtained in reputed national or international tests.

To apply :

Candidates are required to apply online for the admission to this course.

Important dates :

The last date for submission of online application is March 10,2016

The list of applicants qualified for GD and personal interview will be released on March 15,2016

GD and interview will be held on April 2 to April 3.

For more information visit : http://www.nitrkl.ac.in/

GNLU MBA Financial Management & Business Law Admission 2016

GNLU MBA Financial Management & Business Law Admission 2016

Gujarat National Law University- GNLU Gandhinagar proposes two year full time residential MBA (Financial Management and Business Laws) programme to nurture managerial and legal acumen. This programme aims to cater to the human capital requirements of Indian and multinational corporations, investment and banking houses, public sector undertakings, regulatory authorities and international organizations, etc.

Eligibility : Minimum of 3 years of Bachelor's Degree with at least 55% of marks or equivalent CGPA in any discipline (50% in case of candidates belonging to SC / ST category). Candidates completing all requirements for obtaining the Bachelor's Degree by 30th June, 2016 can also apply subject to furnishing evidence to that effect latest by 10th October, 2016. GNLU will use CAT 2015 score only for shortlisting the candidates, IIMs have no role either in the selection process or in the conduct of the Programme.

Application Process:
Applicants can fill the online application form till Monday, 20th Feb, 2016.
Application Fees : INR 2,000/- (INR 1,500/- for SC/ST candidates)
Applicants can download soft copy of the information brochure from www.gnlu.ac.in for more details.
For any program and admission related query, contact on :gcbpp@gnlu.ac.in

For more information visit : http://www.gnlu.ac.in/

IDRBT PG Banking Technology 2016

IDRBT PG Banking Technology 2016

Institute for Development amd Research in Banking Technology - IDRBT the premier institute of Banking Technology in India, announces admission to its full-time one year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking Technology- PGDBT commencing from July 2016.

Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) is a premier Institution focused exclusively on Banking Technology. Established by Reserve Bank of India, the Institute works at the intersection of Banking and Technology, focusing on research and development which is useful for the Indian Banking and Financial Sector.

The PGDBT banks on a highly interactive method of learning. Apart from lectures and seminars, the programme would depend heavily on hands-on practical learning in various state-of-the-art centres of the Institute. The centres of the Institute are Centre of Excellence in Analytics, Centre for Mobile Banking, Centre for Cyber Security, Centre for Open Source Systems and Centre for Virtualization and Cloud Computing. There would be case studies to ensure effective transfer of knowledge through sharpened analytical skills and induced innovative thought processes.

The one year programme is structured into four terms of three months each. While each of the first three terms consists of seven courses carrying 20 credits each, the final term is devoted to project work at a bank or financial institution, to familiarize the student with the real environment and challenges in Banking Technology at work.

Eligibility : A candidate must hold a first class (minimum of 60% marks) Bachelor's Degree in Engineering OR a first class Master's Degree in any subject with a minimum of 10+2+4 years of formal education. Candidates who are in the final year are also eligible to apply provided they complete the formal education as specified above latest by June 30, 2016. All direct candidates need to possess a valid Common Admission Test (CAT) score at the time of submission of application form.

The Institute would shortlist the candidates for Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GDPI) based on their CAT scores. Thereafter, the actual selection for admission would be based on the scores of the candidates in the GDPI.


Important Dates:
Launch of Online Application Process : January 11, 2016
Last Date for Submission of Application : March 31, 2016
Group Discussions and Personal Interview : May, 2016
Declaration of Results : June, 2016

For more information visit : http://www.idrbt.ac.in/