Category Archives: Abroad

From Now On Pay In Rupees for the TOEFL iBT® Test

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Students now have the option to use Indian rupees as a payment method for the TOEFL iBT® test. The new payment choice is available to test takers by selecting the credit card option through the TOEFL®online registration system. The Euro, Yen and Won are also now accepted as payment through the online registration system. For

ETS Announces 10 Scholarships To Indian Students

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Educational Testing Services major ETS has announced 10 scholarships for Indian students. The application deadline is 13 April 2012, the scholarships are offered to eligible applicants as per the below rule. Four (4) US$10,000 scholarships available: one to colleges / universities in the United Kingdom, one to colleges / universities in the United States, one

IIM A & ISB Hyderabad In Top 100 Business Schools FT Rankings 2012

After a promising debut by IIM Ahmedabad in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings last year; this year too IIM Ahmedabad retained it’s 11th rank. While Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad slipped 7 ranks this year and stood at 20th position (as compared to last year’s 13th rank). Stanford Graduate School of Business from

ETS Launches New Assessment Website – CBAL

Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world’s leading measurement and research organization, has launched a new website to stimulate discussion, debate, and promote empirical research to help teachers and students meet the goals of the English language arts (ELA) Common Core State Standards. The standards were designed, in part, to set a trajectory so all students

Indian Student Shot Dead in Manchester, UK

Anuj Bidve is an Indian student who enrolled for postgraduate courses in Lancaster University. He is aged 23 and is based out from Pune, Maharashtra according to his Facebook profile. He was part of a group of nine male and female students, all Indian, who were staying in a nearby hotel for a break in

IIM Indore Launches Two Year Post Graduate Program at RAK, UAE

IIM Indore launched its Post Graduate Program (PGP) in Management at Ras-Al-Khaimah, UAE in collaboration with Global Education Mission (GEM) on 14th of November, 2011. GEM is the logistics partner of the Institute at UAE. The inaugural batch of the PGP program has fourteen participants. Prof. S. Vasudevan, Academic Coordinator, GEM, Ms. Swapna Abraham, General

Action to Curb Misleading Job Advertisements

In respect of overseas recruitment agencies (private placement agencies) licensed under the Emigration Act, 1983, action can be taken against the registered recruiting agents (private placement agencies) for misleading advertisements. In case of unregistered recruitment agents, cases are referred to respective law enforcing authorities of the concerned States. A Tripartite Committee has also been constituted

GMAT Will Also Include Integrated Reasoning Section From June 2012

From June 2012 onwards the GMAT test takers will have to appear for the new ‘Next Generation GMAT’; where in a 30 minute long ‘Integrated Reasoning Section‘ will be attached to the existing GMAT format. Integrated Reasoning Section is designed to measure applicant’s ability to evaluate information from multiple sources. The section will be concentrated

ETS Announces US$70,000 in Scholarships

For the third consecutive year, Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced the launch of the TOEFL® Scholarship Program in India. Created specifically for Indian students, the 2012 TOEFL Scholarship Program will award 10 scholarships valued at approximately US$70,000, an increase of US$10,000 in award funding from 2011. Scholarship funding can be applied to either undergraduate or

IIT Bombay & Amity University Bids For Campus in New York

New York: Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced at a press conference on Monday that seven proposals to build an engineering and technology campus in New York City were submitted to the city by a total of 17 universities. Among the seven proposals IIT Bombay and Amity University are from India who are in the race. Few