Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of heart disease - study

Los Angeles: Chronic vitamin D deficiency may be a culprit in heart disease, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, a new study has suggested.

The lack of sunshine during winter may diminish vitamin D levels in the body and harm cardiovascular health, according to the study conducted by researchers at the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University in Chicago.

The body needs sunshine to produce vitamin D, but that process is slowed in the winter due to less daylight and spending more time indoors, said the study.

The researchers reviewed a number of studies that linked vitamin D deficiency to heart disease. The studies said rates of severe heart disease or death may be 30 percent to 50 percent higher in sun-deprived heart disease patients.

Diet alone is not sufficient to manage vitamin D levels, said the study.

Treatment options, such as vitamin D2 or D3, may decrease the risk of severe heart disease or death. The preferred range in the body is 30-60 mg/mL of vitamin D, the study suggested.

"Most physicians do not routinely test for vitamin D deficiency. However, most experts would agree that adults at risk for heart disease and others who experience fatigue, joint pain, or depression should have their vitamin D levels measured," said study author Sue Penckofer.

The study was published in the November issue of the journal Circulation. IANS

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Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of heart disease - study

Los Angeles: Chronic vitamin D deficiency may be a culprit in heart disease, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, a new study has suggested.

The lack of sunshine during winter may diminish vitamin D levels in the body and harm cardiovascular health, according to the study conducted by researchers at the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University in Chicago.

The body needs sunshine to produce vitamin D, but that process is slowed in the winter due to less daylight and spending more time indoors, said the study.

The researchers reviewed a number of studies that linked vitamin D deficiency to heart disease. The studies said rates of severe heart disease or death may be 30 percent to 50 percent higher in sun-deprived heart disease patients.

Diet alone is not sufficient to manage vitamin D levels, said the study.

Treatment options, such as vitamin D2 or D3, may decrease the risk of severe heart disease or death. The preferred range in the body is 30-60 mg/mL of vitamin D, the study suggested.

"Most physicians do not routinely test for vitamin D deficiency. However, most experts would agree that adults at risk for heart disease and others who experience fatigue, joint pain, or depression should have their vitamin D levels measured," said study author Sue Penckofer.

The study was published in the November issue of the journal Circulation. IANS

Soruce: http://indiaedunews.net/Medical/Vitamin_D_deficiency_may_increase_risk_of_heart_disease_-_study_6678/

Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of heart disease - study

Los Angeles: Chronic vitamin D deficiency may be a culprit in heart disease, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, a new study has suggested.

The lack of sunshine during winter may diminish vitamin D levels in the body and harm cardiovascular health, according to the study conducted by researchers at the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University in Chicago.

The body needs sunshine to produce vitamin D, but that process is slowed in the winter due to less daylight and spending more time indoors, said the study.

The researchers reviewed a number of studies that linked vitamin D deficiency to heart disease. The studies said rates of severe heart disease or death may be 30 percent to 50 percent higher in sun-deprived heart disease patients.

Diet alone is not sufficient to manage vitamin D levels, said the study.

Treatment options, such as vitamin D2 or D3, may decrease the risk of severe heart disease or death. The preferred range in the body is 30-60 mg/mL of vitamin D, the study suggested.

"Most physicians do not routinely test for vitamin D deficiency. However, most experts would agree that adults at risk for heart disease and others who experience fatigue, joint pain, or depression should have their vitamin D levels measured," said study author Sue Penckofer.

The study was published in the November issue of the journal Circulation. IANS

Soruce: http://indiaedunews.net/Medical/Vitamin_D_deficiency_may_increase_risk_of_heart_disease_-_study_6678/

Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of heart disease - study

Los Angeles: Chronic vitamin D deficiency may be a culprit in heart disease, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, a new study has suggested.

The lack of sunshine during winter may diminish vitamin D levels in the body and harm cardiovascular health, according to the study conducted by researchers at the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University in Chicago.

The body needs sunshine to produce vitamin D, but that process is slowed in the winter due to less daylight and spending more time indoors, said the study.

The researchers reviewed a number of studies that linked vitamin D deficiency to heart disease. The studies said rates of severe heart disease or death may be 30 percent to 50 percent higher in sun-deprived heart disease patients.

Diet alone is not sufficient to manage vitamin D levels, said the study.

Treatment options, such as vitamin D2 or D3, may decrease the risk of severe heart disease or death. The preferred range in the body is 30-60 mg/mL of vitamin D, the study suggested.

"Most physicians do not routinely test for vitamin D deficiency. However, most experts would agree that adults at risk for heart disease and others who experience fatigue, joint pain, or depression should have their vitamin D levels measured," said study author Sue Penckofer.

The study was published in the November issue of the journal Circulation. IANS

Soruce: http://indiaedunews.net/Medical/Vitamin_D_deficiency_may_increase_risk_of_heart_disease_-_study_6678/

North Gujarat university, US university join hands

Patan (Gujarat): For students of north Gujarat, going to the US for further studies will be easier as a university here on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an American university for academic collaboration.

K.K. Shah, vice-chancellor of the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU), and Brian U. Adler, vice president for academic affairs at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) signed the MoU at the Rang Bhavan hall at the HNGU campus, 130 km from Ahmedabad.

"Just imparting information is not education in real sense. It needs to be combined in an everlasting process that is noble and spiritually sublime," Adler said quoting Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore while addressing the gathering.

"The MoU will open the door for HNGU student at GSW. Henceforth, students of this university will also be getting American visas in large numbers," he said.

According to the MoU, the two universities envisage "exchange of undergraduates and/or graduate students, faculties, joint research activities and publications, participation in seminars and academic meetings, and exchange of academic materials and other information, and special short-term academic programmes."

Shah said: "The MOU will go a long way in strengthening the friendly relations not just between the two universities but also between the two nations." IANS

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North Gujarat university, US university join hands

Patan (Gujarat): For students of north Gujarat, going to the US for further studies will be easier as a university here on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an American university for academic collaboration.

K.K. Shah, vice-chancellor of the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU), and Brian U. Adler, vice president for academic affairs at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) signed the MoU at the Rang Bhavan hall at the HNGU campus, 130 km from Ahmedabad.

"Just imparting information is not education in real sense. It needs to be combined in an everlasting process that is noble and spiritually sublime," Adler said quoting Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore while addressing the gathering.

"The MoU will open the door for HNGU student at GSW. Henceforth, students of this university will also be getting American visas in large numbers," he said.

According to the MoU, the two universities envisage "exchange of undergraduates and/or graduate students, faculties, joint research activities and publications, participation in seminars and academic meetings, and exchange of academic materials and other information, and special short-term academic programmes."

Shah said: "The MOU will go a long way in strengthening the friendly relations not just between the two universities but also between the two nations." IANS

Soruce: http://indiaedunews.net/Gujarat/North_Gujarat_university,_US_university_join_hands_6680/

IIM-L to organize programme on Corporate Social Responsibility

Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) has announced a three-day programme on Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Sustainability from December 18-20, 2008 at its Lucknow campus.

The programme is designed for middle and senior level managers and professionals in the corporate and non-corporate sectors who are connected in any way with managing their organizations on a sustainable basis. The programme will also appeal to consultants and non-governmental organizations.

"CSR has become increasingly significant in the current business scenario. Businesses, all across the globe, have started facing a business environment, which comprises not only traditional stakeholders, but also large numbers of non-traditional stakeholders - institutionalized community groups, environmental NGOs, minority groups, media and the society at large. Businesses, in order to perform in a sustainable manner, have to be responsive to the needs, demands and expectations of all these stakeholders", a spokesperson at IIM Lucknow said.

"In past two decades, business climate has radically changed and consequently, the rules of the competitive race are being rewritten. In order to gain competitive edge, firms need to adopt socially responsible strategies and deepen relationships with stakeholders. This training will sensitize corporate managers to various issues of CSR and expose them to international developments in sustainable business management", the spokesperson further said.

"In India, till very recently, the focus was on charity, which is not really CSR. Sustainable CSR programmes mean a cohesive mix of economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic tenets. In today's changed business scenario, there is an increased focus on giving back to society and creating a model which works long term and is sustainable and it is imperative that the best practices for inclusive growth are shared with the stakeholders", said Prof. Sushil Kumar, Programme Director.

Countless social and ethical issues frame relationship between business and various stakeholders including government and society.

Recent rash of scandals involving major corporate giants throughout the world have brought to the attention of public and academia the need to analyze these issues.

As corporate India struggles to finds its social and ethical identity in national and global business environment that grows increasingly complex, managers are confronted with exceedingly difficult challenges in balancing their economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities to the variety of stakeholder groups with which they interact.

The programme will dwell on the following modules to ensure that the participants will be exposed to the current international and domestic CSR initiatives and the need thereof.

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/IIM/IIM-L_to_organize_programme_on_Corporate_Social_Responsibility_6685/

IIM-L to organize programme on Corporate Social Responsibility

Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) has announced a three-day programme on Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Sustainability from December 18-20, 2008 at its Lucknow campus.

The programme is designed for middle and senior level managers and professionals in the corporate and non-corporate sectors who are connected in any way with managing their organizations on a sustainable basis. The programme will also appeal to consultants and non-governmental organizations.

"CSR has become increasingly significant in the current business scenario. Businesses, all across the globe, have started facing a business environment, which comprises not only traditional stakeholders, but also large numbers of non-traditional stakeholders - institutionalized community groups, environmental NGOs, minority groups, media and the society at large. Businesses, in order to perform in a sustainable manner, have to be responsive to the needs, demands and expectations of all these stakeholders", a spokesperson at IIM Lucknow said.

"In past two decades, business climate has radically changed and consequently, the rules of the competitive race are being rewritten. In order to gain competitive edge, firms need to adopt socially responsible strategies and deepen relationships with stakeholders. This training will sensitize corporate managers to various issues of CSR and expose them to international developments in sustainable business management", the spokesperson further said.

"In India, till very recently, the focus was on charity, which is not really CSR. Sustainable CSR programmes mean a cohesive mix of economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic tenets. In today's changed business scenario, there is an increased focus on giving back to society and creating a model which works long term and is sustainable and it is imperative that the best practices for inclusive growth are shared with the stakeholders", said Prof. Sushil Kumar, Programme Director.

Countless social and ethical issues frame relationship between business and various stakeholders including government and society.

Recent rash of scandals involving major corporate giants throughout the world have brought to the attention of public and academia the need to analyze these issues.

As corporate India struggles to finds its social and ethical identity in national and global business environment that grows increasingly complex, managers are confronted with exceedingly difficult challenges in balancing their economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities to the variety of stakeholder groups with which they interact.

The programme will dwell on the following modules to ensure that the participants will be exposed to the current international and domestic CSR initiatives and the need thereof.

Soruce:http://indiaedunews.net/IIM/IIM-L_to_organize_programme_on_Corporate_Social_Responsibility_6685/

Book Publishing Courses

The innate nature of human beings continuously instigates them to seek knowledge and books being the primary medium of gaining and disseminating knowledge for ages, career opportunities in the book publishing industry abounds. The emergence of “knowledge economy" has added significant value to those who seek to pursue a career in book publishing industry. A career in book publishing has only become lucrative over the years as the process of globalization is encouraging more and more outsourcing satisfying both the creative and the material needs of the aspirants. Moreover the books published in India find a market not only in India but also in abroad. The increasing readership of books published in India has thus helped in the growth of career opportunities book publishing.

Courses in Book Publishing
2 year Diploma in Press management including DTP and printing-www. avinashilingam .edu/
1 year P.G. Diploma in Printing and Publishing- www.brauagra.com
2 year P.G. Diploma in Printing tech & Management- www.gndu.ernet.in
Short term course in E publishing-Institute of Book publishing- www.ibpindia.org
3 months post graduate course in publishing- Shankar's Academy of art & Book Publishing
4 week training course in book publishing- www.nbtindia.org.in
1 year certificate course in Binding & Finishing-Annamalai University- www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in
Career Opportunities in Book Publishing: While the job of a publisher involves everything from selecting and commissioning manuscripts to binding and marketing, the publishing process can mainly be divided into editorial, designing, production, advertising, publicity and marketing. Therefore Career opportunities in the book publishing industry in India are diverse. The book publishing industry mainly accommodates people interested in creative writing, editing, marketing and also DTP Operators, Page makers, designers, Cameramen, Printers and binders.

One can pursue a career in book publishing as a proof -reader, project assistant, copy editor, assistant editor, sub- editor, subject editor, research editors, authors and editors at the editorial board.

In the production area one can enter as an assistant production executive. As marketing is the heart of all flourishing industries one can also pursue a career in book publishing as a sales executive and publicity and promotion officers. Apart from all these there also exist self employment opportunities in the book publishing industry in India.

Qualifications:Different publishing house look for different skills in their employees. While the subject editors need to have thorough knowledge in their subject one can enter as a sub editors and assistant editor with a degree from a recognized University. The technical and marketing professionals need to have a degree in their respective fields.

Remunerations: The remuneration in the book publishing industry in India depends on the profile of the job and the specific organization. Although one generally earns Rs. 6000/ at the entry level there are tremendous possibility of growth if you are pursuing a career in book publishing industry.

Sourue: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/book-publish.html

Book Publishing Courses

The innate nature of human beings continuously instigates them to seek knowledge and books being the primary medium of gaining and disseminating knowledge for ages, career opportunities in the book publishing industry abounds. The emergence of “knowledge economy" has added significant value to those who seek to pursue a career in book publishing industry. A career in book publishing has only become lucrative over the years as the process of globalization is encouraging more and more outsourcing satisfying both the creative and the material needs of the aspirants. Moreover the books published in India find a market not only in India but also in abroad. The increasing readership of books published in India has thus helped in the growth of career opportunities book publishing.

Courses in Book Publishing
2 year Diploma in Press management including DTP and printing-www. avinashilingam .edu/
1 year P.G. Diploma in Printing and Publishing- www.brauagra.com
2 year P.G. Diploma in Printing tech & Management- www.gndu.ernet.in
Short term course in E publishing-Institute of Book publishing- www.ibpindia.org
3 months post graduate course in publishing- Shankar's Academy of art & Book Publishing
4 week training course in book publishing- www.nbtindia.org.in
1 year certificate course in Binding & Finishing-Annamalai University- www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in
Career Opportunities in Book Publishing: While the job of a publisher involves everything from selecting and commissioning manuscripts to binding and marketing, the publishing process can mainly be divided into editorial, designing, production, advertising, publicity and marketing. Therefore Career opportunities in the book publishing industry in India are diverse. The book publishing industry mainly accommodates people interested in creative writing, editing, marketing and also DTP Operators, Page makers, designers, Cameramen, Printers and binders.

One can pursue a career in book publishing as a proof -reader, project assistant, copy editor, assistant editor, sub- editor, subject editor, research editors, authors and editors at the editorial board.

In the production area one can enter as an assistant production executive. As marketing is the heart of all flourishing industries one can also pursue a career in book publishing as a sales executive and publicity and promotion officers. Apart from all these there also exist self employment opportunities in the book publishing industry in India.

Qualifications:Different publishing house look for different skills in their employees. While the subject editors need to have thorough knowledge in their subject one can enter as a sub editors and assistant editor with a degree from a recognized University. The technical and marketing professionals need to have a degree in their respective fields.

Remunerations: The remuneration in the book publishing industry in India depends on the profile of the job and the specific organization. Although one generally earns Rs. 6000/ at the entry level there are tremendous possibility of growth if you are pursuing a career in book publishing industry.

Sourue: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/book-publish.html

Yoga Courses in India

Yoga, a Sanskrit word meaning "union" is primarily associated with "asanas", or exercises that aim towards achieving a higher standard of health and concentrates on the emotional and psychological health of a patient along with his physical condition. The practice of yoga has been prevailing in India from several centuries though yoga as a career option has become popular in the recent past because of its curative powers.
Qualifications:
A huge number of courses on yoga are offered by several yogic institutions all over the country. The major courses and their details are:
Diploma Course in Yoga Therapy
Diploma course in Yoga Education / Yogic studies
Teacher Training in Yoga therapy( certificate course in Yoga therapy)
B.A/B.S.C in Yoga therapy, Eligibility: graduation, preferably in Philosophy
M.A/M.S.C in yoga therapy, Eligibility: B.A/ B.S.C in yoga therapy
The major institutes offering courses on yoga are -


Dr. Harsingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Gour Nagar, Sagar (M.P.)
Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttaranchal)
North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (Maharashtra)
University of Pune, Pune (Maharashtra)
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur (Maharashtra
Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar (Gujarat)
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra (U.P.)
Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu)
Shri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Karnataka University, Dharwad (Karnataka)
MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly (U.P.)
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla (H.P.)
Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, (Karnataka)
University of Mumbai, MG road, Fort, Mumbai
Antahpragnya, East of Kailash, New Delhi
Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Vidyapeeth Bhavan, Gultekadi, Pune (Maharashtra)
Bihar Yoga Bharati Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences
Yoga University, India - Yoga Vidya Gurukul, Nasik, Maharashtra
Benefits:
Health and fitness have become areas of major concern in the fast paced life of today. Yoga, probably the oldest fitness regime existing in the world can provide solution to all such health problems. These courses on yoga train individuals about every nuances of yogic posture, meditation and breathing exercises, thus making them competent as trainers.


Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/yoga-courses-in-india/index.html

Yoga Courses in India

Yoga, a Sanskrit word meaning "union" is primarily associated with "asanas", or exercises that aim towards achieving a higher standard of health and concentrates on the emotional and psychological health of a patient along with his physical condition. The practice of yoga has been prevailing in India from several centuries though yoga as a career option has become popular in the recent past because of its curative powers.
Qualifications:
A huge number of courses on yoga are offered by several yogic institutions all over the country. The major courses and their details are:
Diploma Course in Yoga Therapy
Diploma course in Yoga Education / Yogic studies
Teacher Training in Yoga therapy( certificate course in Yoga therapy)
B.A/B.S.C in Yoga therapy, Eligibility: graduation, preferably in Philosophy
M.A/M.S.C in yoga therapy, Eligibility: B.A/ B.S.C in yoga therapy
The major institutes offering courses on yoga are -


Dr. Harsingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Gour Nagar, Sagar (M.P.)
Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttaranchal)
North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (Maharashtra)
University of Pune, Pune (Maharashtra)
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur (Maharashtra
Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar (Gujarat)
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra (U.P.)
Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu)
Shri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Karnataka University, Dharwad (Karnataka)
MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly (U.P.)
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla (H.P.)
Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, (Karnataka)
University of Mumbai, MG road, Fort, Mumbai
Antahpragnya, East of Kailash, New Delhi
Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Vidyapeeth Bhavan, Gultekadi, Pune (Maharashtra)
Bihar Yoga Bharati Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences
Yoga University, India - Yoga Vidya Gurukul, Nasik, Maharashtra
Benefits:
Health and fitness have become areas of major concern in the fast paced life of today. Yoga, probably the oldest fitness regime existing in the world can provide solution to all such health problems. These courses on yoga train individuals about every nuances of yogic posture, meditation and breathing exercises, thus making them competent as trainers.


Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/yoga-courses-in-india/index.html

Visual Merchandising Course

Visual Merchandising Course includes a wide spectrum of innovative ideas applied in the creative presentation of a particular item or service. This course is specially meant for professionals who yearn to imbibe the art of impeccable presentation emanating verve, flamboyance and simultaneously drawing the attention of consumers in the retail stores, exhibition, fashion, boutiques and museums. Visual merchandising provides interactive retail experience and electronic fashion striving for the convergence of fashion design, interior design, architecture, lighting and music.

Qualifications: Applicants need to complete their 10+2 in any stream with an aptitude towards designing,coupled with sheer aesthetic sense to appear for graduation course in fashion technology or fashion design where visual merchandising is one of the subjects in the curriculum of fashion technology.

For attending the specialized workshops in premier institutes like National Institute of Fashion Technology(NIFT) ,an applicant preferably needs to complete a graduation in fashion technology,fashion designing with a flair towards intermingling creativity and technology. Some institutes offer certificate courses where the prerequisite is core competency in the areas of fashion and interior design.

Benefits: The key areas in which an individual is trained while he pursues a course on visual merchandising are as follows:
Retail Store Layout.
Store Decoration.
Aligning and presentation of fixtures and display.
Idea about Display of Colors.
Window Displays.
Intricacies of super market merchandising .
Details of furniture and equipment presentation
Innovative use of communication tools which attract the attention of customers.
Insight into the various attention grabbing ploys applied in retail design and visual merchandising.
Chisels the imagination to design interactive installations.
Use of music to blend harmoniously with installations to enhance the interaction with customers.
Explore new avenues in electronic retail experience.
Looking for the convergence of fashion design,interior design,architecture,music.
Installation of dynamic fixtures in a retail store.
Improvisation on the interplay of light and shadow in the provided space.
Using graphic displays of myriad hues and shades to lend a chic, customer friendly aura in the ambiance of a retail space.
Courses:The following institutes offer the certificate course and diploma on visual merchandising. Visual Merchandising is also taught as a subject in fashion merchandising and designing courses.,graphic and interior designing courses.

NIFT , the premier institute of India offers workshops on visual merchandising for professionals in fashion technology.
The graduation and post graduation courses on fashion designing also cover visual Merchandising as an important subject in its curriculum.
Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park
New Delhi - 110 016
Tel: Headoffice: +91-11-26542000 (30 Lines), Delhi Centre: 26542100 (30 Lines)
Fax: +91-11-26851198, 26851359

BANGALORE
NIFT Campus, C.A. Site No. 21 Sector 1, 27th Main Road HSR Layout Bangalore - 560 034 Tel: +91-80-25632550-55 Fax: +91-80-25632566 Website:http://www.bangalore.niftindia.com/

CHENNAI
NIFT Campus, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Taramani Chennai - 600 113 Tel: +91-44-22542755, 22542756 Fax: +91-44-22542769 Website: http://www.chennai.niftindia.com/

GANDHINAGAR
NIFT Campus, GH-O, Road to DAIICT Behind Info City Gandhinagar - 382 007 Tel: +91-79-23240832, 232408034 Fax: +91-79-23240772 Website: www.gandhinagar.niftindia.com/

HYDERABAD
NIFT Campus, Opposite Hi-tech City Madhapur Hyderabad - 500 033 Tel: +91-40-23114537, 23110630 Fax: +91-40-23114536 Website:www.hyderabad.niftindia.com/

Arch Academy of Fashion Art Design,offers diploma and certificate programmers in visual merchandising. Plot No. 9, Govind Marg, Opp Police Station , Malviya Nagar, Institutional Area, Jaipur INDIA Phone: 91-141-2520551, 3223932, 3296203 Fax: 91-141-2520683 E-Mail: info@archedu.org Web site: www.archedu.org

National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFD), SCO.32-35 Madhya Marg, Sector 8 C, Chandigarh - 160 009 Website : www.nifd.net (no separate course on visual merchandising, only incorporated as a topic in the curriculum of fashion designing)

Wigan & Leigh College , New Delhi 86-A Central Avenue, Sainik Farms (Centres in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune ) Website:www.wiganindia(incorporated in the curriculum of fahion designing, no separate course available on visual merchandising).

J D Institute of Fashion Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi Website : www.jdinstitute.com (no special course on visual merchandising ,incorporated in the curriculum of fashion designing as a topic) Mudra Institute of Communication, Shela, Ahmedabad 380058,ph +91 2717237946 offers a six months certificate course on visual merchandising.

Soruce: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/visual-merchandising/index.html

Visual Merchandising Course

Visual Merchandising Course includes a wide spectrum of innovative ideas applied in the creative presentation of a particular item or service. This course is specially meant for professionals who yearn to imbibe the art of impeccable presentation emanating verve, flamboyance and simultaneously drawing the attention of consumers in the retail stores, exhibition, fashion, boutiques and museums. Visual merchandising provides interactive retail experience and electronic fashion striving for the convergence of fashion design, interior design, architecture, lighting and music.

Qualifications: Applicants need to complete their 10+2 in any stream with an aptitude towards designing,coupled with sheer aesthetic sense to appear for graduation course in fashion technology or fashion design where visual merchandising is one of the subjects in the curriculum of fashion technology.

For attending the specialized workshops in premier institutes like National Institute of Fashion Technology(NIFT) ,an applicant preferably needs to complete a graduation in fashion technology,fashion designing with a flair towards intermingling creativity and technology. Some institutes offer certificate courses where the prerequisite is core competency in the areas of fashion and interior design.

Benefits: The key areas in which an individual is trained while he pursues a course on visual merchandising are as follows:
Retail Store Layout.
Store Decoration.
Aligning and presentation of fixtures and display.
Idea about Display of Colors.
Window Displays.
Intricacies of super market merchandising .
Details of furniture and equipment presentation
Innovative use of communication tools which attract the attention of customers.
Insight into the various attention grabbing ploys applied in retail design and visual merchandising.
Chisels the imagination to design interactive installations.
Use of music to blend harmoniously with installations to enhance the interaction with customers.
Explore new avenues in electronic retail experience.
Looking for the convergence of fashion design,interior design,architecture,music.
Installation of dynamic fixtures in a retail store.
Improvisation on the interplay of light and shadow in the provided space.
Using graphic displays of myriad hues and shades to lend a chic, customer friendly aura in the ambiance of a retail space.
Courses:The following institutes offer the certificate course and diploma on visual merchandising. Visual Merchandising is also taught as a subject in fashion merchandising and designing courses.,graphic and interior designing courses.

NIFT , the premier institute of India offers workshops on visual merchandising for professionals in fashion technology.
The graduation and post graduation courses on fashion designing also cover visual Merchandising as an important subject in its curriculum.
Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park
New Delhi - 110 016
Tel: Headoffice: +91-11-26542000 (30 Lines), Delhi Centre: 26542100 (30 Lines)
Fax: +91-11-26851198, 26851359

BANGALORE
NIFT Campus, C.A. Site No. 21 Sector 1, 27th Main Road HSR Layout Bangalore - 560 034 Tel: +91-80-25632550-55 Fax: +91-80-25632566 Website:http://www.bangalore.niftindia.com/

CHENNAI
NIFT Campus, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Taramani Chennai - 600 113 Tel: +91-44-22542755, 22542756 Fax: +91-44-22542769 Website: http://www.chennai.niftindia.com/

GANDHINAGAR
NIFT Campus, GH-O, Road to DAIICT Behind Info City Gandhinagar - 382 007 Tel: +91-79-23240832, 232408034 Fax: +91-79-23240772 Website: www.gandhinagar.niftindia.com/

HYDERABAD
NIFT Campus, Opposite Hi-tech City Madhapur Hyderabad - 500 033 Tel: +91-40-23114537, 23110630 Fax: +91-40-23114536 Website:www.hyderabad.niftindia.com/

Arch Academy of Fashion Art Design,offers diploma and certificate programmers in visual merchandising. Plot No. 9, Govind Marg, Opp Police Station , Malviya Nagar, Institutional Area, Jaipur INDIA Phone: 91-141-2520551, 3223932, 3296203 Fax: 91-141-2520683 E-Mail: info@archedu.org Web site: www.archedu.org

National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFD), SCO.32-35 Madhya Marg, Sector 8 C, Chandigarh - 160 009 Website : www.nifd.net (no separate course on visual merchandising, only incorporated as a topic in the curriculum of fashion designing)

Wigan & Leigh College , New Delhi 86-A Central Avenue, Sainik Farms (Centres in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune ) Website:www.wiganindia(incorporated in the curriculum of fahion designing, no separate course available on visual merchandising).

J D Institute of Fashion Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi Website : www.jdinstitute.com (no special course on visual merchandising ,incorporated in the curriculum of fashion designing as a topic) Mudra Institute of Communication, Shela, Ahmedabad 380058,ph +91 2717237946 offers a six months certificate course on visual merchandising.

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TV Production Courses

TV production is all about production of television serials, films, video production, digital video and lighting, designing live TV production, editing and managing the economics of TV productions. With the media boom and plethora of channels, television has changed our lifestyles like never before. Job opportunities are growing at a lightning pace in various segments of TV production.

Qualifications: One needs to complete his / her graduation in any discipline before enrolling in a TV production course.

The benefits of becoming a trained TV production professional will give you core competency in the following domains:
TV Production Process.
Film and Video Digital Editing.
Use of Digital Camera.
Film and TV Graphics.
Light Design Techniques.
Composition and Aesthetics.
Media Planning
Direction of TV programmes.
Audio and Video Engineering.
Post Production Techniques
Tapping and Promotion of Media talent.
Course in India:
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, E.M. By-Pass Road, PO. Garia, Kolkata - 700094.
Film & Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune 411004. .
Mass Communication Research Center (MCRC), Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025
University of Mysore, Mysore - 570005.
Bihar Institute of Film & Television (BIFT), Patliputra Colony, Patna.
Xavier's Institute of Communications (XIC), St. Xavier's College, 5 Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai - 400001
Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Senapati Bapat Marg, Pune
Chitrabani, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata - 700016
Jadavpur University, P.O. Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700032.

Scopes in India: One can work as an independent producer, an executive producer or start out as a personal assistant to a TV producer. A TV producer has to monitor the meticulous details starting from the arrival time of actors, costume availability, post production works like editing, organizing the shooting,ensuring the equipments availability and budget planning. Several TV channels like ZEE, SONY, NDTV, STAR PLUS, ETV, provide job opportunities to deserving individuals to work as executive producers, on line producers, production designers etc. Even Doordarshan provides a lot of scopes to TV producers to produce TV programmes on culture, literacy, adult education, drama etc. Those with a technical bent of mind can also work as assistant editors, assistant sound recordists and assistant cameramen in various production houses like Balaji Television House, owned by TV baron Ektaa Kapoor.

Scopes Abroad: BBC,CNBC,CNN and a host of other foreign TV channels provide a wide range of job opportunities abroad in the field of news production, production designing, online editing, post production, sound designers and assistant editors and even creative advisors for news programmes. The National Geography and Discovery Channels have opened up job avenues for production of documentaries and biopics. In Germany, the hub of theaters, a TV producer with a flair for theater can assist a theater director and design a particular theater production with production houses.

Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/tv-poduction-course/index.html

TV Production Courses

TV production is all about production of television serials, films, video production, digital video and lighting, designing live TV production, editing and managing the economics of TV productions. With the media boom and plethora of channels, television has changed our lifestyles like never before. Job opportunities are growing at a lightning pace in various segments of TV production.

Qualifications: One needs to complete his / her graduation in any discipline before enrolling in a TV production course.

The benefits of becoming a trained TV production professional will give you core competency in the following domains:
TV Production Process.
Film and Video Digital Editing.
Use of Digital Camera.
Film and TV Graphics.
Light Design Techniques.
Composition and Aesthetics.
Media Planning
Direction of TV programmes.
Audio and Video Engineering.
Post Production Techniques
Tapping and Promotion of Media talent.
Course in India:
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, E.M. By-Pass Road, PO. Garia, Kolkata - 700094.
Film & Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune 411004. .
Mass Communication Research Center (MCRC), Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025
University of Mysore, Mysore - 570005.
Bihar Institute of Film & Television (BIFT), Patliputra Colony, Patna.
Xavier's Institute of Communications (XIC), St. Xavier's College, 5 Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai - 400001
Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Senapati Bapat Marg, Pune
Chitrabani, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata - 700016
Jadavpur University, P.O. Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700032.

Scopes in India: One can work as an independent producer, an executive producer or start out as a personal assistant to a TV producer. A TV producer has to monitor the meticulous details starting from the arrival time of actors, costume availability, post production works like editing, organizing the shooting,ensuring the equipments availability and budget planning. Several TV channels like ZEE, SONY, NDTV, STAR PLUS, ETV, provide job opportunities to deserving individuals to work as executive producers, on line producers, production designers etc. Even Doordarshan provides a lot of scopes to TV producers to produce TV programmes on culture, literacy, adult education, drama etc. Those with a technical bent of mind can also work as assistant editors, assistant sound recordists and assistant cameramen in various production houses like Balaji Television House, owned by TV baron Ektaa Kapoor.

Scopes Abroad: BBC,CNBC,CNN and a host of other foreign TV channels provide a wide range of job opportunities abroad in the field of news production, production designing, online editing, post production, sound designers and assistant editors and even creative advisors for news programmes. The National Geography and Discovery Channels have opened up job avenues for production of documentaries and biopics. In Germany, the hub of theaters, a TV producer with a flair for theater can assist a theater director and design a particular theater production with production houses.

Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/tv-poduction-course/index.html

Career Courses in Travel and Tourism Industry in India

The desire to explore the unknown and the unseen has been sustaining the human spirit since ages. The advancement of technology has enabled the world populace to fulfill this desire. What transpires as a result is a booming travel and tourism industry worldwide and an increasing demand for Travel Professionals to offer diverse services in this sector. Simultaneously, India carrying the heritage of one of the oldest civilization in the world is increasingly becoming the favored destination of many, partly because of its mystique past and cultural diversity. The other important reasons being the stable political environment and an English Speaking hospitable host. With the expansion of travel and tourism industry in India earning highest Foreign Exchange for the national economy, a career in this field has become lucrative leading to emergence of several courses in Travel and Tourism.

Career prospects after completion of the courses in Tourism:
A career in Tourism industry is worth taking up because opportunities abound after successful completion of these courses in Travel and Tourism. You can be recruited in diverse job profiles related to this field in the travel agencies, Airlines and governmental organizations dealing with Tourism. After gaining relevant knowledge and expertise as a Travel professional, you can also choose to get self employed.

Courses in Travel and Tourism in India:
Below mentioned are the various courses in Travel and Tourism available in India. Students many need to appear for All-India level or institute-specific entrance test for admission to a particular course. The eligibility criteria may differ from one tourism institute to another.
Bachelors Degree course in Airlines, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Tourism Administration
Bachelor of Tourism Studies
BTM (Hons)
PG diploma course in Tourism Studies
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Tourism & Travel)
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Tourism & Leisure)
PG program in Travel and Tourism
Master of Tourism Administration
Master of Business Administration in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Postgraduate diploma course in Tourism Management
M.A. in Tourism Management
Master of Tourism Management

Institutes offering Courses in Travel and Tourism in India:
There are several universities and institutes in India offering undergraduate, postgraduate and postgraduate diploma courses in tourism.
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Institute of Technology & Future Management Trends, Chandigarh
Tezpur University, Assam
Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh
Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu
Himachal Pradesh University, Himachal Pradesh

Soruce: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/tourism-course/index.html

Career Courses in Travel and Tourism Industry in India

The desire to explore the unknown and the unseen has been sustaining the human spirit since ages. The advancement of technology has enabled the world populace to fulfill this desire. What transpires as a result is a booming travel and tourism industry worldwide and an increasing demand for Travel Professionals to offer diverse services in this sector. Simultaneously, India carrying the heritage of one of the oldest civilization in the world is increasingly becoming the favored destination of many, partly because of its mystique past and cultural diversity. The other important reasons being the stable political environment and an English Speaking hospitable host. With the expansion of travel and tourism industry in India earning highest Foreign Exchange for the national economy, a career in this field has become lucrative leading to emergence of several courses in Travel and Tourism.

Career prospects after completion of the courses in Tourism:
A career in Tourism industry is worth taking up because opportunities abound after successful completion of these courses in Travel and Tourism. You can be recruited in diverse job profiles related to this field in the travel agencies, Airlines and governmental organizations dealing with Tourism. After gaining relevant knowledge and expertise as a Travel professional, you can also choose to get self employed.

Courses in Travel and Tourism in India:
Below mentioned are the various courses in Travel and Tourism available in India. Students many need to appear for All-India level or institute-specific entrance test for admission to a particular course. The eligibility criteria may differ from one tourism institute to another.
Bachelors Degree course in Airlines, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Tourism Administration
Bachelor of Tourism Studies
BTM (Hons)
PG diploma course in Tourism Studies
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Tourism & Travel)
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Tourism & Leisure)
PG program in Travel and Tourism
Master of Tourism Administration
Master of Business Administration in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Postgraduate diploma course in Tourism Management
M.A. in Tourism Management
Master of Tourism Management

Institutes offering Courses in Travel and Tourism in India:
There are several universities and institutes in India offering undergraduate, postgraduate and postgraduate diploma courses in tourism.
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Institute of Technology & Future Management Trends, Chandigarh
Tezpur University, Assam
Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh
Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu
Himachal Pradesh University, Himachal Pradesh

Soruce: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/tourism-course/index.html

Telecommunication Course

Telecommunication Course educates students on various telecommunication devices like mobile phones and cable TV and also deal with computer networking, TV radar, navigation and satellites. There is a huge demand for telecommunication engineers in this age of satellites, internet and mobile telephony. A telecommunication engineer should be adept in public speech, technical writing and project management besides having a sound knowledge of both computer hardware and software.

Qualifications: An individual who wishes to enroll for a graduation course in Telecommunication Engineering must pass the Higher Secondary or 10+2 Examination with physics, chemistry and mathematics as compulsory subjects to become eligible for various entrance tests like the IIT Joint Entrance Examinations a conducted at the state level.

For acquiring a post- graduation degree a student must have a B.Tech degree in telecommunication from an A.I.C.T.E (All India Council of Technical Education) approved University.

Benefits: The telecommunication courses train students on how to design, install, troubleshoot and network. It lays special emphasis on both hardware and software and also on mobile telephony, wireless communication, internet protocol media system, GSM architecture, GPRS network, CDMA, voice over internet protocol, symbian operating system, understanding and designing data network, designing of optical networks etc. You can acquire project management skills from various projects offered by telecommunication companies.

Telecommunication Course in India: The following institutes offer bachelors degree in telecommunication engineering:

Name of Institute Address
Army Institute of Technology Dighi Hills, Alandi Road, Pune-411015, (Maharashtra)

Assam Engineering College P.O. Jalukbari, Guwahati-781013, (Assam)

Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering Pusad-445215,Yavatmal Dist. Maharashtra

Bangalore Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology # 5, SRS Complex, NGEF Layout, 80 Feet Road, Nagarabavi, Bangalore - 560 072, (Karnataka)

Bengal Engineering College P.O. Botanical Garden, Howrah-711103, (West Bengal)

Bharati Vidyapeeth's College Of Engineering A-4, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi-110063,

BMS College of Engineering P.O. Box No : 1908, Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 560 019, (Karnataka)

BMS Institute Of Technology Faridabad, (Haryana)

Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering Shavige Malleswara Hills, Kanakapura Road, South-End of Jayanagar, Bangalore-560078, (Karnataka)

Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology Near Janana Bharathi campus, Bangalore-560056, (Karnataka)

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University Vidyavihar P.O., Lonere-402103 Dist - Raigad, (Maharashtra)

Faculty Of Engineering And Technology, Jadavpur University Kolkata-700032, (West Bengal)

College of Engineering Farmagudi, Goa 403401

Scope in India: Over 275,000 telecom jobs are coming to India as indicated by a study conducted by Delloite Touche survey. Openings for the posts of Telecom Test Engineers in the area of Embedded Software Development, Analog Digital Engineering Technology, Telecom Marketing, Protocol, Chip Design Engineering, and VLSI software Testing would soon be available. Job openings as Network Security Specialists, Network Management Specialists & Software Engineers in Indian companies like VSNL, BSNL, Reliance, and Tata Indicom are also available.

Scope abroad: Lucrative job openings in multinational companies like Nokia, Apple Technologies, Vodafone and Nortel Networks as Telecom Software Engineers, Test Engineers, Telecommunication Product Managers, Network System Security Specialist, Wireless Access Protocol Specialist, NMS Engineers GSM and GRPS network specialist are also a major attraction for Indian Telecommunication Engineers.

Soruce: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/telecommunication-course/index.html

Telecommunication Course

Telecommunication Course educates students on various telecommunication devices like mobile phones and cable TV and also deal with computer networking, TV radar, navigation and satellites. There is a huge demand for telecommunication engineers in this age of satellites, internet and mobile telephony. A telecommunication engineer should be adept in public speech, technical writing and project management besides having a sound knowledge of both computer hardware and software.

Qualifications: An individual who wishes to enroll for a graduation course in Telecommunication Engineering must pass the Higher Secondary or 10+2 Examination with physics, chemistry and mathematics as compulsory subjects to become eligible for various entrance tests like the IIT Joint Entrance Examinations a conducted at the state level.

For acquiring a post- graduation degree a student must have a B.Tech degree in telecommunication from an A.I.C.T.E (All India Council of Technical Education) approved University.

Benefits: The telecommunication courses train students on how to design, install, troubleshoot and network. It lays special emphasis on both hardware and software and also on mobile telephony, wireless communication, internet protocol media system, GSM architecture, GPRS network, CDMA, voice over internet protocol, symbian operating system, understanding and designing data network, designing of optical networks etc. You can acquire project management skills from various projects offered by telecommunication companies.

Telecommunication Course in India: The following institutes offer bachelors degree in telecommunication engineering:

Name of Institute Address
Army Institute of Technology Dighi Hills, Alandi Road, Pune-411015, (Maharashtra)

Assam Engineering College P.O. Jalukbari, Guwahati-781013, (Assam)

Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering Pusad-445215,Yavatmal Dist. Maharashtra

Bangalore Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology # 5, SRS Complex, NGEF Layout, 80 Feet Road, Nagarabavi, Bangalore - 560 072, (Karnataka)

Bengal Engineering College P.O. Botanical Garden, Howrah-711103, (West Bengal)

Bharati Vidyapeeth's College Of Engineering A-4, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi-110063,

BMS College of Engineering P.O. Box No : 1908, Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 560 019, (Karnataka)

BMS Institute Of Technology Faridabad, (Haryana)

Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering Shavige Malleswara Hills, Kanakapura Road, South-End of Jayanagar, Bangalore-560078, (Karnataka)

Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology Near Janana Bharathi campus, Bangalore-560056, (Karnataka)

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University Vidyavihar P.O., Lonere-402103 Dist - Raigad, (Maharashtra)

Faculty Of Engineering And Technology, Jadavpur University Kolkata-700032, (West Bengal)

College of Engineering Farmagudi, Goa 403401

Scope in India: Over 275,000 telecom jobs are coming to India as indicated by a study conducted by Delloite Touche survey. Openings for the posts of Telecom Test Engineers in the area of Embedded Software Development, Analog Digital Engineering Technology, Telecom Marketing, Protocol, Chip Design Engineering, and VLSI software Testing would soon be available. Job openings as Network Security Specialists, Network Management Specialists & Software Engineers in Indian companies like VSNL, BSNL, Reliance, and Tata Indicom are also available.

Scope abroad: Lucrative job openings in multinational companies like Nokia, Apple Technologies, Vodafone and Nortel Networks as Telecom Software Engineers, Test Engineers, Telecommunication Product Managers, Network System Security Specialist, Wireless Access Protocol Specialist, NMS Engineers GSM and GRPS network specialist are also a major attraction for Indian Telecommunication Engineers.

Soruce: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/telecommunication-course/index.html

Tea Management Courses in India

Tea Management, though a rare career option, can be quite an interesting one. Tea, as a beverage has conquered continental boundaries. Although an Asian product, its popularity in the western country exceeds the countries of its birth. The tea industry forms a major player in earning foreign currency for India. Tea plantations have been providing employment to thousands at all levels, beginning from field workers at plantations to estate managers. Tea Management Courses in India thus can be helpful in building up a successful career.

Tea Management Courses in India comprises of training for different levels of workers. Several institutes all over the country conduct courses on tea management. Classes on Tea production, processing, finance, marketing and sales are conducted. Tea tasting also forms an important part of the syllabus.

Qualifications: The various stages in which tea management is taught and the qualifications required are as follows:

Tea tasters do not need a high educational qualification; a 10+2 certificate would suffice for them. They are provided on job training and can identify tea by the appearance of the tea leaves.

Other than Tea Tasters other courses require candidates to be graduates. Candidates with a B.S.C in Agricultural Sciences, Food Science, Horticulture, Botany or related sciences are preferred these days.

The major institutes offering Tea Management Courses in India are -
Name of Institute Address
Dipras Institute of Professional Studies FE 477, Sector III,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091
NITM, Darjeeling Tea Research And Management Association Kadamtala-734433
Assam Darjeeling Tea Research Center Kurseong, Darjeeling-734203
UPASI Tea Research Institute Nirar Dam BPO, Valparai-642127
Birla Institute of Futuristic Studies 17A Darga Road, Park Circus,
Calcutta-700017
The Tea Tasters Academy Coonoor, Nilgiris
Assam Agricultural University,
Department of Tea
Husbandry and Technology Jorhat, Assam
Indian Institute of Plantation Management Jnana Bharathi Campus, P.0 Malathalli,
Bangalore-560056
Assam University Silchar, Assam

Benefits: The production of tea at present, cannot meet the high demand for the beverage. As a result there is a continuous growth in the tea industry thus offering lucrative career options to interested individuals.

Scope in India: Career opportunities in Tea Management though not varied, are quite lucrative. Tea Management personnel can be employed in -
The Tea Board of India
Tea Associations
Tea Plantations
Experienced personnel can be employed in
tea broking houses
As tea consultants
As research personnel in tea research associations
Scope Abroad: There are no particular job opportunities in the western countries in this field, though east and Southeast Asian countries hire Indian experts on Tea Management.

Soruce: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/tea-mgmt/index.html

Tea Management Courses in India

Tea Management, though a rare career option, can be quite an interesting one. Tea, as a beverage has conquered continental boundaries. Although an Asian product, its popularity in the western country exceeds the countries of its birth. The tea industry forms a major player in earning foreign currency for India. Tea plantations have been providing employment to thousands at all levels, beginning from field workers at plantations to estate managers. Tea Management Courses in India thus can be helpful in building up a successful career.

Tea Management Courses in India comprises of training for different levels of workers. Several institutes all over the country conduct courses on tea management. Classes on Tea production, processing, finance, marketing and sales are conducted. Tea tasting also forms an important part of the syllabus.

Qualifications: The various stages in which tea management is taught and the qualifications required are as follows:

Tea tasters do not need a high educational qualification; a 10+2 certificate would suffice for them. They are provided on job training and can identify tea by the appearance of the tea leaves.

Other than Tea Tasters other courses require candidates to be graduates. Candidates with a B.S.C in Agricultural Sciences, Food Science, Horticulture, Botany or related sciences are preferred these days.

The major institutes offering Tea Management Courses in India are -
Name of Institute Address
Dipras Institute of Professional Studies FE 477, Sector III,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091
NITM, Darjeeling Tea Research And Management Association Kadamtala-734433
Assam Darjeeling Tea Research Center Kurseong, Darjeeling-734203
UPASI Tea Research Institute Nirar Dam BPO, Valparai-642127
Birla Institute of Futuristic Studies 17A Darga Road, Park Circus,
Calcutta-700017
The Tea Tasters Academy Coonoor, Nilgiris
Assam Agricultural University,
Department of Tea
Husbandry and Technology Jorhat, Assam
Indian Institute of Plantation Management Jnana Bharathi Campus, P.0 Malathalli,
Bangalore-560056
Assam University Silchar, Assam

Benefits: The production of tea at present, cannot meet the high demand for the beverage. As a result there is a continuous growth in the tea industry thus offering lucrative career options to interested individuals.

Scope in India: Career opportunities in Tea Management though not varied, are quite lucrative. Tea Management personnel can be employed in -
The Tea Board of India
Tea Associations
Tea Plantations
Experienced personnel can be employed in
tea broking houses
As tea consultants
As research personnel in tea research associations
Scope Abroad: There are no particular job opportunities in the western countries in this field, though east and Southeast Asian countries hire Indian experts on Tea Management.

Soruce: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/tea-mgmt/index.html

Stock Broker Courses

Stock Exchanges, in recent times are providing youngsters with a completely new career option, that of stock broking. Due to liberalization and globalization of economy, stock exchanges have become busy places with transactions worth millions per day. Integrity of character is an absolute necessity for stock brokers as they are dealing with other people's money. The rising demand of stock broking is in turn increasing the demand for trained professionals who can meet the requirements of the investors. To get into this field of work, you can enroll for Stock Broker Courses in India offered by various institutes.

Qualifications: The minimum qualification required to be a stock broker is a graduation with at least 2 years of experience in a stock broking firm. A sub-broker, the previous stage of being a broker needs to have passed the XIIth standard to be eligible for this job.

The courses on stock broking in India are -
Post-graduate membership course in capital market and financial services
One-year Post-Graduate Diploma in fundamentals of capital market development.
Certificate Courses
Chartered Financial Analyst Equity Research
Major Institutes offering Stock Broker Courses in India are:
Bombay Stock Exchange's BSE Training Institute, Mumbai
Institute of Capital Market Development, 1965 Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi - 05
All India Centre for Capital market Studies, J.D.C Bytce Institute of Management Studies and Research, Nashik - 05
Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi
Institute of Financial and Investment Planning, B/303,Ventex Vikas, M.V.Road, Andheri(E) Mumbai 69
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), Road No.3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 34
The Orion Institute of Capital Market, S- 11, Adarshini Plaza, 91, Adchini, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi
The UTI Insitute of capital Market, Plot 82, Sector - 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400 705
After completing the course one has to register with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to become a broker.

Benefits: Previously no formal course was required to enter into the business of stock broking. But with growing competition the scenario has changed. The courses on stock broking prepare a person with a prior knowledge of dealing with stocks and the kinds of transactions that takes place in a stock market. This makes him more competent to enter the business.

Scope in India: Careers in Stock Broking are not frowned upon any more today. Stock Broking is providing youngsters with varied scopes. A person who has done a Stock Broker course in India can find jobs in the following areas:
Business Houses
Stock Broking Firms
Investment Banks
One can work as a dealer or an analyst (to be an analyst one needs to be a M.B.A or a C.A)
Scope Abroad: Stock Broking provides ample opportunities outside India also. Though the job profile remains the same, which is of a broker, dealer or analyst, the remunerations are higher. Becoming a Stock Broker in NASDAQ obviously implies far greater monetary gains.
Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/stock-broker-courses/index.html

Stock Broker Courses

Stock Exchanges, in recent times are providing youngsters with a completely new career option, that of stock broking. Due to liberalization and globalization of economy, stock exchanges have become busy places with transactions worth millions per day. Integrity of character is an absolute necessity for stock brokers as they are dealing with other people's money. The rising demand of stock broking is in turn increasing the demand for trained professionals who can meet the requirements of the investors. To get into this field of work, you can enroll for Stock Broker Courses in India offered by various institutes.

Qualifications: The minimum qualification required to be a stock broker is a graduation with at least 2 years of experience in a stock broking firm. A sub-broker, the previous stage of being a broker needs to have passed the XIIth standard to be eligible for this job.

The courses on stock broking in India are -
Post-graduate membership course in capital market and financial services
One-year Post-Graduate Diploma in fundamentals of capital market development.
Certificate Courses
Chartered Financial Analyst Equity Research
Major Institutes offering Stock Broker Courses in India are:
Bombay Stock Exchange's BSE Training Institute, Mumbai
Institute of Capital Market Development, 1965 Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi - 05
All India Centre for Capital market Studies, J.D.C Bytce Institute of Management Studies and Research, Nashik - 05
Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi
Institute of Financial and Investment Planning, B/303,Ventex Vikas, M.V.Road, Andheri(E) Mumbai 69
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), Road No.3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 34
The Orion Institute of Capital Market, S- 11, Adarshini Plaza, 91, Adchini, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi
The UTI Insitute of capital Market, Plot 82, Sector - 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400 705
After completing the course one has to register with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to become a broker.

Benefits: Previously no formal course was required to enter into the business of stock broking. But with growing competition the scenario has changed. The courses on stock broking prepare a person with a prior knowledge of dealing with stocks and the kinds of transactions that takes place in a stock market. This makes him more competent to enter the business.

Scope in India: Careers in Stock Broking are not frowned upon any more today. Stock Broking is providing youngsters with varied scopes. A person who has done a Stock Broker course in India can find jobs in the following areas:
Business Houses
Stock Broking Firms
Investment Banks
One can work as a dealer or an analyst (to be an analyst one needs to be a M.B.A or a C.A)
Scope Abroad: Stock Broking provides ample opportunities outside India also. Though the job profile remains the same, which is of a broker, dealer or analyst, the remunerations are higher. Becoming a Stock Broker in NASDAQ obviously implies far greater monetary gains.
Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/stock-broker-courses/index.html

Sports Management

Sports Management is the study of planning, supervising and organizing various sporting activities like international and domestic tournaments for cricket, football, hockey, golf, and several other games. Sports Management Courses in India inculcates leadership qualities in an individual and helps him or her to coach, manage and train sportsmen coming from various fields of sporting activity.

Qualifications: An individual is required to complete graduation in any discipline with 40% marks. Bachelors in Physical Education or any other sports will be an added advantage.

Benefits: The course on sports management in India stresses upon the following principles:
Social and ethical relevance of sports management
Sponsorship, marketing and merchandise of sports
Interrelationship between finance and sports
Communication with the electronic and print media
Knowledge about sports law on contracts and drug use
Sports ethics and sports organization
Sports Management Courses and Institutes in India

The following two recognized institutes in India offer diploma courses in Sports Management:
Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, offering one-year PGDSM (Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management)


Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Science, New Delhi; offering one-year PGDSM (Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management).

Notification for admission is published in the month of June and admission forms have to be submitted by July every year.

Scope in India: One can join Tiger Sports Management as a sports manager conducting various tournaments and communicating with the press. One can also be the personal manager or agents of renowned players who do PR work, career enrichment and get the brand endorsement assignments. Many private and government institutes require sports managers to supervise the sports activities .Even club hotels, resorts recruit sports managers to manage their gymnasiums and sports centers.

Scope Abroad: International companies like Globosports, World Tel Sports, International Management Group are key players who look after the public relation and brand endorsements of renowned players of the world. If he or she is armed with bachelors in physical education degree coupled with a postgraduate diploma in sports management, one can teach sports pedagogy abroad and work as a sports supervisor in various clubs. University of Lougborough, University of Wales and University of Bath in London provide job opportunities in sports management.

Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/sportsmanagement-course/index.html

Sports Management

Sports Management is the study of planning, supervising and organizing various sporting activities like international and domestic tournaments for cricket, football, hockey, golf, and several other games. Sports Management Courses in India inculcates leadership qualities in an individual and helps him or her to coach, manage and train sportsmen coming from various fields of sporting activity.

Qualifications: An individual is required to complete graduation in any discipline with 40% marks. Bachelors in Physical Education or any other sports will be an added advantage.

Benefits: The course on sports management in India stresses upon the following principles:
Social and ethical relevance of sports management
Sponsorship, marketing and merchandise of sports
Interrelationship between finance and sports
Communication with the electronic and print media
Knowledge about sports law on contracts and drug use
Sports ethics and sports organization
Sports Management Courses and Institutes in India

The following two recognized institutes in India offer diploma courses in Sports Management:
Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, offering one-year PGDSM (Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management)


Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Science, New Delhi; offering one-year PGDSM (Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management).

Notification for admission is published in the month of June and admission forms have to be submitted by July every year.

Scope in India: One can join Tiger Sports Management as a sports manager conducting various tournaments and communicating with the press. One can also be the personal manager or agents of renowned players who do PR work, career enrichment and get the brand endorsement assignments. Many private and government institutes require sports managers to supervise the sports activities .Even club hotels, resorts recruit sports managers to manage their gymnasiums and sports centers.

Scope Abroad: International companies like Globosports, World Tel Sports, International Management Group are key players who look after the public relation and brand endorsements of renowned players of the world. If he or she is armed with bachelors in physical education degree coupled with a postgraduate diploma in sports management, one can teach sports pedagogy abroad and work as a sports supervisor in various clubs. University of Lougborough, University of Wales and University of Bath in London provide job opportunities in sports management.

Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/sportsmanagement-course/index.html

Speech therapy courses in India

Speech and hearing impairments are two related topics. There are various kinds of speech impairments like slurring of speech, vocal dysphonia, etc. Hearing impairments implies full or partial disability in hearing. People who are born deaf are usually also mute as they cannot hear and nor can they speak. Treating these defects in human beings needs some specialization. The Speech Therapy Courses in India are offered in selected institutions where they train individuals to be speech therapists and audiologists. These branches of study come under the paramedical courses.

The institutions offering speech therapy courses in India provide the students with detailed knowledge about the various speech and hearing impairments. They even provide practical training on treating and handling individuals with these impairments.

Qualifications: Several courses on speech therapy are available for interested students. The basic courses are B.S.C (speech & hearing), B.S.C (Audiology and Speech & Language), and M.S.C (Speech Pathology and Audiology). The qualifications required for pursuing a course in speech therapy are:
For pursuing a diploma course a candidate must pass the 10+2 examination
An undergraduate course for three years requires a candidate to have passed the XIIth standard with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology preferably with 50%-60% of marks. The cut off marks varies with institutes.
The post graduation course which is for three years requires the candidate to have completed graduation in the respective subject.
Institutions offering Speech Therapy Courses in India

There are many institutions in India offering these courses. Some of the major ones are as follows:
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Bandra, Mumbai
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, located on the campus of Mysore University
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
J.M Institute of Speech & Hearing, Inderpuri, Keshrinagar, Patna
Institute of Speech & Hearing, Hannur Road, Bangalore

Benefits: Individuals with speech and hearing impairments constitute a large part of the human population. By becoming a speech therapist or an audiologist, one can help the cause of the society. Bringing words into the worlds of mute people has a joy of its own; many young hearts who want to do something for humanity will be interested in becoming a speech therapist or audiologist.

Scope in India: With growing awareness among the Indian people about the physically challenged people the job opportunities for speech therapist are on the rise. People now do not ignore speech defects; rather they want to correct them. Therefore speech therapists are in great demand in India at the present times. They can be appointed as practitioners in hospitals, teachers in institutions, they can be hired by social welfare departments of governmental as well as non governmental organizations.

Scopes abroad: The West has always been more liberal and has had a more liberal approach towards people with physical handicap. Along with speech therapists, speech language pathologists also find jobs in the west. In addition to defective speech, they also deal with the problems of cognition of speech, swallowing and other such related problems.

Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/speech-therapy/index.html

Speech therapy courses in India

Speech and hearing impairments are two related topics. There are various kinds of speech impairments like slurring of speech, vocal dysphonia, etc. Hearing impairments implies full or partial disability in hearing. People who are born deaf are usually also mute as they cannot hear and nor can they speak. Treating these defects in human beings needs some specialization. The Speech Therapy Courses in India are offered in selected institutions where they train individuals to be speech therapists and audiologists. These branches of study come under the paramedical courses.

The institutions offering speech therapy courses in India provide the students with detailed knowledge about the various speech and hearing impairments. They even provide practical training on treating and handling individuals with these impairments.

Qualifications: Several courses on speech therapy are available for interested students. The basic courses are B.S.C (speech & hearing), B.S.C (Audiology and Speech & Language), and M.S.C (Speech Pathology and Audiology). The qualifications required for pursuing a course in speech therapy are:
For pursuing a diploma course a candidate must pass the 10+2 examination
An undergraduate course for three years requires a candidate to have passed the XIIth standard with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology preferably with 50%-60% of marks. The cut off marks varies with institutes.
The post graduation course which is for three years requires the candidate to have completed graduation in the respective subject.
Institutions offering Speech Therapy Courses in India

There are many institutions in India offering these courses. Some of the major ones are as follows:
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Bandra, Mumbai
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, located on the campus of Mysore University
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
J.M Institute of Speech & Hearing, Inderpuri, Keshrinagar, Patna
Institute of Speech & Hearing, Hannur Road, Bangalore

Benefits: Individuals with speech and hearing impairments constitute a large part of the human population. By becoming a speech therapist or an audiologist, one can help the cause of the society. Bringing words into the worlds of mute people has a joy of its own; many young hearts who want to do something for humanity will be interested in becoming a speech therapist or audiologist.

Scope in India: With growing awareness among the Indian people about the physically challenged people the job opportunities for speech therapist are on the rise. People now do not ignore speech defects; rather they want to correct them. Therefore speech therapists are in great demand in India at the present times. They can be appointed as practitioners in hospitals, teachers in institutions, they can be hired by social welfare departments of governmental as well as non governmental organizations.

Scopes abroad: The West has always been more liberal and has had a more liberal approach towards people with physical handicap. Along with speech therapists, speech language pathologists also find jobs in the west. In addition to defective speech, they also deal with the problems of cognition of speech, swallowing and other such related problems.

Source: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/speech-therapy/index.html

ICRISAT signs MoU with Nandan Biomatrix

Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh): The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nandan Biomatrix Limited to initiate the functioning of the NutriPlus Knowledge Centre in the Agri-Science Park (ASP) located within its premises.

The MoU was signed by William D. Dar, Director of ICRISAT, and V. Bhaskar Rao, Chairman of Nandan Biomatrix.

Nandan Biomatrix, which had already established research and development facilities in the ASP, now, would be handing over its equipment to the NutriPlus Knowledge Centre.

Speaking about the funding for NutriPlus, Dr. Dar said, "The Government of Andhra Pradesh has made a contribution of Rs.2 crores. ICRISAT's contribution in kind will be to the tune of Rs.4.5 crores. The total outlay over a period of five years is expected to be Rs.30 crores, of which the Government of India will contribute Rs.5 crores".

The two MoUs that are on the anvil are with GreenPort Corporation and Yes Bank Ltd. The Green Port Corporation would contribute Rs.2 crores and become a core member of the NutriPlus, and Yes Bank would become the knowledge partner of the project and would contribute another Rs.2 crores.

According to Dr. Barry Shapiro, Managing Director of the ASP at ICRISAT, the NutriPlus Knowledge Center will blend the commercial vigor of the private sector with the scientific and technical expertise of ICRISAT to deliver projects and products that will empower poor farmers".

Mr. B. Jayakumar, Director, Technical of Nandan Biomatrix, said that they felt that their facility for research and development for nutraceuticals should be available for the NutriPlus Knowledge Centers so that it can be used by new partners to enhance the value addition of the food industry in the country.

NutriPlus will be a platform for R&D to develop new food products and innovation in food processing with focus on cereals, legumes, fruits and vegetables, and medicinal and aromatic plants.

It will be developed as a public-private-partnership model and backstop food processing related research requirements for ICRISAT and partners

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Andhra_Pradesh/ICRISAT_signs_MoU_with_Nandan_Biomatrix_6663/

ICRISAT signs MoU with Nandan Biomatrix

Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh): The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nandan Biomatrix Limited to initiate the functioning of the NutriPlus Knowledge Centre in the Agri-Science Park (ASP) located within its premises.

The MoU was signed by William D. Dar, Director of ICRISAT, and V. Bhaskar Rao, Chairman of Nandan Biomatrix.

Nandan Biomatrix, which had already established research and development facilities in the ASP, now, would be handing over its equipment to the NutriPlus Knowledge Centre.

Speaking about the funding for NutriPlus, Dr. Dar said, "The Government of Andhra Pradesh has made a contribution of Rs.2 crores. ICRISAT's contribution in kind will be to the tune of Rs.4.5 crores. The total outlay over a period of five years is expected to be Rs.30 crores, of which the Government of India will contribute Rs.5 crores".

The two MoUs that are on the anvil are with GreenPort Corporation and Yes Bank Ltd. The Green Port Corporation would contribute Rs.2 crores and become a core member of the NutriPlus, and Yes Bank would become the knowledge partner of the project and would contribute another Rs.2 crores.

According to Dr. Barry Shapiro, Managing Director of the ASP at ICRISAT, the NutriPlus Knowledge Center will blend the commercial vigor of the private sector with the scientific and technical expertise of ICRISAT to deliver projects and products that will empower poor farmers".

Mr. B. Jayakumar, Director, Technical of Nandan Biomatrix, said that they felt that their facility for research and development for nutraceuticals should be available for the NutriPlus Knowledge Centers so that it can be used by new partners to enhance the value addition of the food industry in the country.

NutriPlus will be a platform for R&D to develop new food products and innovation in food processing with focus on cereals, legumes, fruits and vegetables, and medicinal and aromatic plants.

It will be developed as a public-private-partnership model and backstop food processing related research requirements for ICRISAT and partners

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Andhra_Pradesh/ICRISAT_signs_MoU_with_Nandan_Biomatrix_6663/

MCI recognizes 17 medical colleges in Maharashtra

Mumbai: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has recognized 17 medical colleges including the MGM Medical College at Navi Mumbai; Government Medical College (GMC) at Latur and Miraj; NDMVPS Medical College at Nashik and four other undergraduate colleges across the state.

PDMMC, Amravati is the only college which has not been approved for reasons of shortage of teaching staff of up to 15 percent and shortage of residents of up to 10 percent.

MCI member Dr. Vasant Pawar who is also a representative of Maharashtra Medical Graduates' Constituency and MLC, said, "We have tried to simplify procedures and have taken efforts to see that colleges comply with the required criteria to be recognized. I have done my duty in a hope that now the immense shortage of teaching staff will be filled up."

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/MCI_recognizes_17_medical_colleges_in_Maharashtra_6664/

MCI recognizes 17 medical colleges in Maharashtra

Mumbai: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has recognized 17 medical colleges including the MGM Medical College at Navi Mumbai; Government Medical College (GMC) at Latur and Miraj; NDMVPS Medical College at Nashik and four other undergraduate colleges across the state.

PDMMC, Amravati is the only college which has not been approved for reasons of shortage of teaching staff of up to 15 percent and shortage of residents of up to 10 percent.

MCI member Dr. Vasant Pawar who is also a representative of Maharashtra Medical Graduates' Constituency and MLC, said, "We have tried to simplify procedures and have taken efforts to see that colleges comply with the required criteria to be recognized. I have done my duty in a hope that now the immense shortage of teaching staff will be filled up."

Source: http://indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/MCI_recognizes_17_medical_colleges_in_Maharashtra_6664/

Singapore school introduces India studies programme

Singapore: India's economic growth has spurred one of Singapore's leading high schools to introduce an India studies programme to give its students a better understanding of the history, culture and politics of Asia's awakening giant.

Victoria Junior College (VJC), a much sought-after high school in Singapore, will offer the course as a subject for the A-level examinations in 2009, school officials said.

The India studies programme would give students a broad foundation on the history, culture and political system in India, familiarising them with one of the world's top economies, says Chan Poh Meng, principal of VJC.

'We see India as the next emerging economic giant. The India studies programme will give students a distinct advantage and the confidence to do business in and with India,' Meng told sources.

While other schools in Singapore, such as Raffles Junior College, do offer bi-cultural courses on India, students at VJC can opt for India studies for four years instead of the usual two year A-level programme.

'That's four years of exposure to India, its history and political economy,' said Meng, adding that the additional two years provide a more fleshed out and comprehensive approach.

Many schools in Singapore offer Chinese studies programmes, which have proved extremely popular with students. The course opens up the country and its culture making it easier for former students to go there for further studies, take up jobs or do business.

Apart from India's economic rise, what has got the students and teachers of the school excited about learning more about the country is the growing engagement between India and Singapore.

Commercial and business ties between the two countries have intensified in recent years.

Bilateral trade amounted to US$16.6 billion, showing a significant rise since the two countries signed a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) in mid-2005. Some 3,500 Indian companies are registered in Singapore and their numbers are growing. Singaporean firms are exploring, engaging and investing in India in droves, opening up new business opportunities and the promise of countless jobs in the years to come, all enticements for Singapore's business-savvy high school students.

Fong Yeoh Wah, VJC vice principal, said the course has been structured to give students an understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by India as a regional power and as an emerging global power. 'The syllabus includes courses on Indian politics and governance and how politics in india has evolved, economic growth and the challenges that have caused policy changes,' Wah told sources.

Singapore's National Institute of Education prepared a special course for teachers who are teaching the India studies syllabus.

For the students, one of the highlights of the course is the annual trip to India which would include not just the mandatory visits to New Delhi, Agra and Mumbai but also tours of IT centres in Bangalore or Hyderabad and to smaller second tier cities.

A team of 22 students and four teachers from the school that returned from India last week was struck by the diversity of the people, the sharp contrasts of affluence and poverty, and underlying it all the dynamism of an economy on the go. 'India is definitely an awakening giant,' said Boy Eng Seng, a teacher who accompanied the students on their 10-day tour of India.

'Once we provide an opportunity for high school students to learn about India and visit the country, all the stereotypes about India will change,' said Meng, VJC principal. IANS

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/International/Singapore_school_introduces_India_studies_programme_6666/

Singapore school introduces India studies programme

Singapore: India's economic growth has spurred one of Singapore's leading high schools to introduce an India studies programme to give its students a better understanding of the history, culture and politics of Asia's awakening giant.

Victoria Junior College (VJC), a much sought-after high school in Singapore, will offer the course as a subject for the A-level examinations in 2009, school officials said.

The India studies programme would give students a broad foundation on the history, culture and political system in India, familiarising them with one of the world's top economies, says Chan Poh Meng, principal of VJC.

'We see India as the next emerging economic giant. The India studies programme will give students a distinct advantage and the confidence to do business in and with India,' Meng told sources.

While other schools in Singapore, such as Raffles Junior College, do offer bi-cultural courses on India, students at VJC can opt for India studies for four years instead of the usual two year A-level programme.

'That's four years of exposure to India, its history and political economy,' said Meng, adding that the additional two years provide a more fleshed out and comprehensive approach.

Many schools in Singapore offer Chinese studies programmes, which have proved extremely popular with students. The course opens up the country and its culture making it easier for former students to go there for further studies, take up jobs or do business.

Apart from India's economic rise, what has got the students and teachers of the school excited about learning more about the country is the growing engagement between India and Singapore.

Commercial and business ties between the two countries have intensified in recent years.

Bilateral trade amounted to US$16.6 billion, showing a significant rise since the two countries signed a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) in mid-2005. Some 3,500 Indian companies are registered in Singapore and their numbers are growing. Singaporean firms are exploring, engaging and investing in India in droves, opening up new business opportunities and the promise of countless jobs in the years to come, all enticements for Singapore's business-savvy high school students.

Fong Yeoh Wah, VJC vice principal, said the course has been structured to give students an understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by India as a regional power and as an emerging global power. 'The syllabus includes courses on Indian politics and governance and how politics in india has evolved, economic growth and the challenges that have caused policy changes,' Wah told sources.

Singapore's National Institute of Education prepared a special course for teachers who are teaching the India studies syllabus.

For the students, one of the highlights of the course is the annual trip to India which would include not just the mandatory visits to New Delhi, Agra and Mumbai but also tours of IT centres in Bangalore or Hyderabad and to smaller second tier cities.

A team of 22 students and four teachers from the school that returned from India last week was struck by the diversity of the people, the sharp contrasts of affluence and poverty, and underlying it all the dynamism of an economy on the go. 'India is definitely an awakening giant,' said Boy Eng Seng, a teacher who accompanied the students on their 10-day tour of India.

'Once we provide an opportunity for high school students to learn about India and visit the country, all the stereotypes about India will change,' said Meng, VJC principal. IANS

Source:http://indiaedunews.net/International/Singapore_school_introduces_India_studies_programme_6666/