CHENNAI: With visual communication emerging a favourite career option among students in the country, the number of students going abroad for higher study is on the rise. Experts estimate a 10% to 15% increase in the number of students going abroad to pursue higher studies in visual media compared to last year. More students are [...] Read more »
Jet Airways woos students seeking admission abroad with freebies
MUMBAI: In a move to woo students aspiring for admissions in Western universities and colleges for higher studies, private carrier Jet Airways today announced a special baggage scheme, which allows an additional baggage of 23 kgs besides numerous other benefits. Students flying out of India to select destinations across UK and Europe on the airline [...] Read more »
Rhodes Scholarships India 2013
Rhodes Scholarships India 2013 Rhodes scholarship selection committees will be seeking young women and men of outstanding intellect, character, leadership, and commitment to service. The Rhodes scholarships support students who demonstrate strong propensity to emerge as leaders for the world’s future. Eligibility: The Scholarships are open to citizens of India. Candidates must be of such an [...] Read more »
The Cleartrip Scholar Offer for higher studies abroad
Cleartrip, a leading travel portal, assists students to save on travel fares for higher studies abroad with its latest offering The Cleartrip Scholar Offer. Cleartrip offers a cash back service on one-way flight bookings to universities in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Students can now reimburse cash upto R2500 which is valid [...] Read more »
Students board the flight for summer internships abroad
When Kuntal Chatterjee, 26, made a trip to Singapore in 2002, he was on a family vacation meant for shopping and sight-seeing. But come April 30, he will spend a month there, crunching numbers for a Fortune 500 company. Chatterjee, a first year student of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Churchgate, is among several [...] Read more »
Obama, South India, and the High Ground of High Tech
Much of South India watched President Obama’s State of the Union last week … live at 7:30am on a Wednesday morning. Many groaned when the president called for efforts to limit outsourcing. But others sensed that the president was ready to open America’s doors to tourists, foreign students, and fledgling entrepreneurs. If the president does move [...] Read more »
Is education still the best route to take?
Students, going overseas for higher education, probably formed the first wave of Indians who adopted globalisation long before the concept created a buzz among Indian corporates and the government. IITians who went to the US in the 70s & 80s, for masters degrees in engineering or MBAs, are today Silicon’s Valley’s top entrepreneurs. And the [...] Read more »
Students travelling abroad have another reason to cheer about
Matrix Cellular, the leading service provider of international telecommunication services has announced that the Postpaid SIM card for students studying in United Kingdom now offers 1 pence call back to India. Online PR News – 21-September-2011 –Matrix Cellular, the leading service provider of international telecommunication services has announced that the Postpaid SIM card for students [...] Read more »
More Indian students seek admission in US
WASHINGTON: Reversing recent trends, prospective graduate students from India seeking admission in US institutions increased eight percent in 2011 after increasing just one percent in 2010, according to a new survey. Ahead of India, however, were China which recorded double-digit increases in applications (21 percent) and the Middle East and Turkey (16 percent), according to [...] Read more »
Alabama passes toughest immigration law yet in US
Alabama passes toughest immigration law in US The toughest immigration law in the United States has been passed in the state of Alabama that means that the police and arrest anyone suspected of not have a proper visa. Schools will be required to inspect the immigration status of pupils and it will be a crime [...] Read more »
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