Educational Testing Service (ETS), recently announced the launch of the 2013 TOEFl scholarship programme in India. The programme will recognise students who excelled academically and demonstrate well-rounded qualities like participation in extracurricular activities, including community service.
ETS will recognise 21 deserving students by awarding a total of $70,000 in funding for undergraduate or graduate study in thecountry or overseas.
Interested students must send their applications by April 30, 2013.
Applications invited
MassCoMedia India invites applications for degree courses in communication and advertising. Students can also enroll into the PG diploma courses in media and communication.
Devesh Nath, head of MassCoMedia said: “The campus has the best infrastructure and facilities for the students of media and communications. The institute pays special emphasise to the practical education to ensure that students are groomed properly. At present, we have well-equipped studio, editing bay, cameras and modern gadgets needed in the training. There are two studios for TV and one for FM radio so that students get experience of both the streams.”
Admission test
The Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), recently announced its national level admission test — NMAT 2013. The test invites applications from eligible candidates who have passed or appearing in Class XII examinations.
The test will be conducted online on May 12, 2013. Candidates who qualify, will be considered for admission into university’s undergraduate (UG) and integrated MBA programmes offered in the streams of engineering, pharmacy, commerce and economics (all integrated MBA courses are for a five-year duration).
The UG programmes being offered are BTech, BCom, BBA and BSc (Economics).
New Campus launched
TalentEdge India has announced the launch of its first education learning campus in Hyderabad.
The campus, TEElC, aims to serve as a one-stop solution provider for the educational and training needs of candidates, institutions, enterprise and Government functions.
The newly launched learning campus will offer diverse courses related to executive education, distance education, information technology and banking and finance.
Hair styling course
Adbiata International, a make-up and hair training school, invites applications for professionals who want to take up a short-time course in fashion make-up and hair styling for the month of March.
The course is open for all and specially targeted towards the people working in beauty parlors. The short-time professional courses will help them in styling their clients better.
The fees of the two-day course would be Rs5,000. One can enroll anytime during the month.
New Health programme
The Exercise Science Academy (ESA) introduces fitness courses from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Not only has fitness emerged as a lifestyle change but it is rapidly catching up as a career option as well. The college is offering a variety of courses in this field.
The certified personal trainer is a fitness professional who develops and implements an individualised approach to exercise leadership in the field of health and nutrition.
The certified health fitness specialist programme (HFS) is a degree course which qualifies professionals to pursue a career in university, corporate, commercial, hospital, and community settings.
The certified nutrition and weight management course provides knowledge and research of the latest methods and techniques in weight management as per established international standards, taught by experienced professionals.
ESA also conducts various workshops throughout the year on varied topics for fitness trainers, personal trainers, nutritionists, physiotherapists, doctors, aerobics instructors and yoga.
Fest at Galgotias
G-Quasar, the three-day annual fest was organised at the Galgotias University. The key attractions of the events were rockband competition, fashion show, a dance competition, a quiz competition, X-factor finale and solo singing competition.
The fest was rocked with the dynamic performances by 10 bands including the Rangeela, Tehelka and Jazba in the Battle of Bands competition. Following that, Scintillations — the fashion show had themes ranging from the satan vs angel to traditional wear. The students of university also performed nukkad nach — a play on the theme of women empowerment.
The evening at the varsity was tuned to the music of Bombay Rockers with their incredible performance.
Dhruv Galgotia, CEO, Galgotias University inaugurated the event. The fest was also attended by actor, director and screenwriter Rahul Bose, theatre actor Dr Maya Krishnba Rao, actor Neil Nitin Mukesh and actress Sonal Chauhan, who had been promoting their film 3G that release last week.
Rural communication course
Catering to the growing need for rural and digital marketing professionals. The Delhi School of Communication has recently introduced two new courses namely, rural communication and digital marketing as part of its two- year PG programme in communication.
Both the modules will be taught by industry experts and digital specialists, who work in leading digital marketing agencies and consultants and have handled projects in rural communication.
Speaking on the introduction of the new courses, Prof Ramola Kumar, Dean, DSC said: “The module on rural communication focuses on the development in any form rides on the carriage of communication. Therefore, when it comes to ensuring rural development, communication becomes very imperative.”
Inter-college fest at IMS
Instituteof Management Studies, Noida recently organised their an inter-college management fest Manaquest. The students from around 15 different management colleges in NCR participated in the event. The event started with lamp lighting ceremony by Dr AK Shrivastav, the director of the institute.
The AD-MAD show incited the students to promote their product and services through creative and innovative advertising.
The virtual stock market attracted many bulls and bears to scratch their heads for multiplying their virtual money. Activities like scavenger hunt and lan gaming tested the students team work abilities. Activities like collage making and adcraft drew much students attentions and tested their creativity skills.
The oratorial abilities were put to test in ‘Debate Extempore’ where many topics were hotly debated and discussed. Popular artists like Rohit Grover of Chiller Party fame, Vikas Giri from Comedy Circus and singer Shankar Sawhney were present for the festival.
Research Programme at Era Business school
ERABusiness School, Dwarka recently collaborated with the University of Philadelphia for a joint research programme on enterprise in Indian food system. The student delegation from the Philadelphia University was headed by Dr Natalie Nixon, associate professor and programme director.
The research programme was conducted on Indian street food, people behind it, and the growth of Indian food industry as an enterprise.
On the first day, the group visited the Haldiram plant in Maneshar where they interacted with the employees, got to know about the food quality, and evolution of street food from a small-scale food venture, to a leading enterprise in food Industry. Students also visited Dilli Haat the next day, as it is a one-stop solution for gastronomic journey of all the Indian states.
Commenting on this study, Dr Nixon said: “This study regarding finding the opportunity in the emerging market with a focus on food system. The emphasis of this study was to teach student to be adaptive and open-minded. It was a good enjoyable and learning experience.”