Three students from the eastern region of the Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training have been selected by Malaysian Airlines as part of its cabin crew. The students would soon be joining stations at Kuala Lumpur. Ten students from the Camac Street, Gariahat and Guwahati centres were shortlisted. There were two rounds of interviews, a group discussion and personal interviews. Finally, Sourin Dutta (Camac Street), Jishu Mukherjee (Gariahat) and Laxmi Bala Basumatary (Guwahati) were selected.

Sandip Sarkar,
Frankfinn Institute of Airhostess Training

CALCUTTA
Two in one

Icfai University, Tripura, has announced the launch of its CPA-CFA dual masters programme. The CPA stream provides an in-depth understanding of accounting and finance, knowledge that can be applied in auditing, taxation, consulting, research and so on. The CFA stream provides an understanding of financial analysis, useful in the banking and financial services sector and practice areas like finance, mergers and acquisitions, risk management and consulting.

The programme is based on self-study and examinations and is of 24 months’ duration. Icfai provides a detailed study plan, courseware and an e-learning package. Eligibility is graduation in any discipline with at least 55 per cent marks. Forms can be obtained from A.J.C. Bose Road (22892161), Salt Lake (23355084), Lake Town (25341172 / 4723), Garia (24308563), Howrah (26375090), Barrackpore (25949054) and New Alipore (24889546).

J.D. Birla Institute hosted a talk on Talent, Acquisition and Retention on April 11. It was presented by Shukti Mazumdar, a prominent human resources (HR) professional with 38 years of experience in the industry.

The first thing Mazumdar said was that women must have economic independence. She then elaborated on the role of HR, talent, recruitment, talent acquisition, networking and retention. Mazumdar also shared her experiences of the corporate world, which helped the students get a view of things.

Richa Sha & Vrinda Dugar,
BCom, J.D. Birla Institute

Two teachers from Saint Nicholas School (SNS), Hampshire, the UK — Christine Moorby and Tessa Newton — visited Birla High School (Girls), or BHS, between April 3 and April 9. The event was part of the global schools partnership programme (GSP). It is part of the department for international development’s (DFID) project aimed at promoting partnerships between schools in the UK and those in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

BHS has been awarded a grant under the GSP. SNS is the partner school of BHS and the two institutions are working together under the programme which provides advice and guidance on professional development opportunities and grants to schools for developing a global dimension.

Neha Jain,
Class X A, Birla High School (Girls)

PHAGWARA
Lovely time

Lovely Professional University (LPU), a Phagwara-based university, has announced the dates for the National Engineering Aptitude Test (NEAT) 2009, an online test for admission to its engineering programmes. NEAT will be held from May 3 to May 10, and will allow admission to LPU’s BTech (hons), BTech (hons)-MTech and BTech (hons)-MBA programmes. The test sessions will be conducted twice a day in 60 cities across the country.

The best and brightest students will be sent on a free study tour of the US / Europe and Singapore / Malaysia, as well as given a free laptop. The last date for application is May 2. Forms are available at http://lpu.in/lpuneat2009/index.html. For details, write to neat2009@lpu.co.in or call 0181-5055555.

BANGALORE
New avenue

FranklinCovey, a training company in the field of developing organisational and personal effectiveness, in collaboration with the Global Academy of Technology and Vati Learning Solutions, has announced the launch of the FranklinCovey GAT Management School (FCGMS) in Bangalore. FCGMS will be located at the Global Academy of Technology Campus in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore. It will offer an autonomous postgraduate diploma in management (PGDM), a 15-month programme comprising six terms. The first session will commence on July 27, 2009.

Eligibility criteria include graduation in engineering, sciences, arts or management with at least 55 per cent marks from a recognised university; work experience of at least one year; and a valid CAT / XAT / GMAT / MAT score. Candidates with extra curricular and social activities will be given preference. Those shortlisted would have to participate in a group discussion and personal interview scheduled between May 15 and 30. For more information and application forms, visit www.fcgms.com.

Calcutta
Take IIT easy

Edudigm, an initiative by students and alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, is conducting a scholarship-cum-aptitude test to help students from the region fare better in engineering exams. The initiative is aimed at students of classes IX and X aspiring to get into IIT, and science students of classes XI and XII preparing for IIT-JEE, AIEEE and other engineering exams, including state-level ones.

The new mentorship model prepared by the IITians, it is hoped, will guide IIT aspirants in a better way than do coaching institutes, which are more often than not very expensive. The exam aims to not only test students on basic concepts in physics, chemistry and maths, but also address misconceptions and problems faced by them. The top 50 students would be given a 100 per cent scholarship to join Edudigm’s mentorship programme.

The test will be conducted on May 2 in Calcutta, Siliguri, Durgapur and Kharagpur in West Bengal; Ranchi and Jamshedpur in Jharkhand; Guwahati in Assam; Bhubaneswar in Orissa; and Patna in Bihar. Registration fee is Rs 100 which shall be collected on the test day. A maximum of 150 students would be allowed to take the test at each centre. Students need to book a seat and obtain the registration number by calling Rajiv (09051820275/ 09321904704), Nishant (09332548028), Lokesh (09233314231), Manish (09734428106) or the Edudigm office (033-40034819).

For further information about Edudigm, the test or mentors, visit www.edudigm.in or email contact@edudigm.in.

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