NTSE results declared
The results of National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) stage-II, which was conducted on May 10, 2015, are out. The FIITJEE students have performed well in this exam. Out of the total 51 students who have been selected for the award of scholarships in the stage-II of exam from Delhi, 46 are from FIITJEE. Of these 19 are from Punjabi Bagh Centre.
The awardees will be provided Award letter and Certificate of Merit by NCERT — the official body which organises this pan India talent search exam.
The total number of scholarships offered this year is 1000, out of which 775 are from general category and 225 from reserved category.
FIITJEE Talent Support Exam
FIITJEE will hold an annual FIITJEE Talent Support Exam (FTSE) on October 11, 2015 in more than 50 cities across the country. The FTSE has been accordingly designed to help students understand the importance of each and every mark and prepare accordingly.
The registration process is simple and students can register for FTSE through online and offline modes. The last date for offline registration is October 6, 2015, while October 9, 2015 is the last date for online and e-application registration. For online registration, log on to www.fiitjeeonline.in. For more details, visit http://ftse.fiitjee.com
Smart Study App
Extramarks Education, a leader in digital learning solutions for K-12 segment, recently announced the launch of first of its kind Android-based Extramarks Smart Study-Pay Per Use app on Google Play Store, starting with a minimum price of `75 a day.
The app adopts a unique three pronged approach of learn, practice and test which focuses on making learning engaging through digital learning solutions which include rich multimedia and animations to make learning easy and effective. These learning solutions cover entire CBSE and ICSE board and offer various study options to students like Quick Study and Just a Minute which present a synopsis of the entire lesson in a single view.
The app provides validity based packages to students, which enables them to buy digital learning solutions for a period of three days, a week, a month or a year.
accolades for ryanite
Dr Agustine Francis Pinto, chairman Ryan Group of Institutions has always propagated the importance of sports in a student’s life. Karman Kaur Thandi, from Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj has brought the chairman’s vision to life on the world’s stage, when she cleared the two rounds of Junior Girls’ Singles at the US Open.
Thandi, ranked 60 in the World Junior Category, delighted Indian fans by stunning the 16th seed ranked No 20 Katharina Hobgarski of Germany 6-3, 7-6 and was also declared the Under-16 WTA Future Stars Champion. Recently, she reached the semi- finals in two back–to-back grade I tournaments in Canada right before going for the US Open.
Grace Pinto, MD Ryan International Group of Institutions and school fraternity wished her the very best for her upcoming match.
IMS signs an mou with bgis
A MoU was signed by Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Noida, Design and Innovation Academy (DIA) with Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School (BGIS), ISKCON to bring together the great power of advanced vocational training, intellect management, entrepreneurial thinking, spirituality principles and practices in the backdrop of a fast changing socio-cultural topography of the country.
The tie-up will not only help thousands of IMS students and alumni to gain from ISKCON’s global reach and network, but also support BGIS unit which is establishing India’s largest university in Vrindavan.
The chief guest of the event was Professor laxmidhar Behera from IIT Kanpur. The event was attended by Rajeev Kumar Gupta, president IMS DIA, Shilpi Gupta, chairman and MD of DIA, Dr Kamaljit Singh, executive director, IMS Noida and faculty members.