DEVElOPERS ENROllMENT DRIVE
MeritTrac is organising the Authentic Developers Enrollment Drive (ADED) — a software developer certification programme across the country. The qualifying candidates will be certified by Proxor, a Carnegie Mellon University Spinoff and MeritTrac. For the convenience of candidates, the tests will be organised on two Sunday’s — February 22 and March 1. The six-hour test will start at 10 am. Graduates wanting to build their careers as software developers and those who are want their abilities to be certified by a reputed body for career enhancement can participate.
MOU SIGNED
Macquarie University signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with VIT University and the Birla Institute of Technology & Science. The MoUs will support a range of activities that will strengthen collaboration between the institutions, including a scholarship program, student and staff exchange, joint research collaboration and co-supervision of PhD students. Professor Iain Collings, Head of the Department of Engineering at Macquarie University said: “The agreements will provide the next generation of Australian and Indian researchers and innovators with access to outstanding research and training opportunities in both countries”.
FOREIGN COllABORATION
Asia-Pacific Institute of Management (AIM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a College of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa, USA. The main objective of this understanding is to deepen exchanges and cooperation with foreign universities and further promote the process of internationalisation of AIM education .
Asia Pacific Institute of Management’s chairman, AK Shrisvastava and Dr Farzad Moussavi, dean, College of Business Administration, were present as signatories. The purpose is to develop exchange of faculty, students and staffs between India and the US in the shared conviction. Other important objective includes joint research activities within specific field of study.
GMAT ENHANCED SCORE REPORT RElEASED
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), owner and publisher of the GMAT exam, announced the release of the new GMAT Enhanced Score Report. It provides test takers of the GMAT exam with access to an in-depth analysis their overall performance on the GMAT including their performance on the various sections and subsections within the exam.
The report also provides metrics that describe everything from the test taker’s average time to answer each question type, to overall time management relative to other test takers, and provides insight and analysis about how students may use the report to talk about or improve their score. Ashok Sarathy, VP of Product Management at GMAC said: “The value of the report is that it can help students improve their performance and scores and be better prepared.”
INTEllIGENT QUIZZING PlATFORM
Tata Crucible Campus Quiz, India’s largest and highest rated inter-collegiate business quiz is back with its eleventh edition, to challenge young minds with its edge-of-the-seat quizzing across campuses from February 3, 2015. Entering its second decade, this intelligent quizzing platform promises to enthrall students with intriguing and stimulating questions that encourages them to push their boundaries and showcase their out-of-the-box thinking.
The quiz with its cerebral format will reach out to a total of 34 cities. The winners of the regional rounds will then compete in the zonal finals. The top two teams from each zone will be invited to the national finals to be held in Mumbai in April 2015. The winners of the national finals will receive a grand prize of Rs7 lakh along with the coveted Tata Crucible Trophy, while the winners of the regional rounds and runner-ups will be awarded a prize money of Rs1 lakh and Rs50,000 respectively, including direct contribution to charity.
GlOBAl PARTNERS’ CONClAVE 2015-16
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad recently organised a symposium — Global Partners’ Conclave 2015-16. Inaugurated by the Siva Nagarajan, Managing Director, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt ltd, the conclave focused on the topic Power of Global Collaboration. Eminent dignitaries present at the event included Dr Bibek Banerjee, director, IMT Ghaziabad who delivered the keynote address along with Dr Jayanthi Ranjan, associate dean, international relations, Group IMT who presented an introduction.
The conclave is a collaborative effort of IMT Group of Institutions — IMT Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Dubai. The endeavor of the conclave is to foster cooperation and strengthen relationships amongst partner institutes. The conclave was attended by deans and directors of prestigious International universities, dignitaries and noted academicians from top Indian B-schools as well as noted industry experts. The highlights were the plethora of opportunities that India presents as a global destination for education and work and bring noted academician on a common platform.