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Gregory Simkiss addresses the forum at CIT in Tatisilwai on Friday. Picture by Hardeep Singh
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Vice Consul of US Consulate General, Calcutta, Gregory Simkiss met a gathering of around 150 students on Friday and briefed them about various facets of pursuing higher studies in America. He touched upon various topics ranging from scholarships to the selection process to visa rules.
The lecture was hosted by Cambridge Institute of Technology (CIT), Tatisilwai, in Ranchi for its students.
Simkiss said the Fulbright-Nehru fellowship was a ticket to studying in reputable universities of the US without shelling a penny. Under this scholarship, students from India are selected and placed with different varsities of the US for masters degrees and doctoral research programmes. “Every year, as many as 125-150 students from India are selected under this programme from India,” he informed.
Simkiss further explained that candidates who were selected for the Fulbright-Nehru scholarship were given education for free. All that they were required is do was work for development of society after they came back to India.
“The scholarship is a gift by the US and India government,” Simkiss said.
He also threw light on selection tests for admission into the varsities and visa processes. Apart from academic performance, the institutes also looked for candidates’ interests in positive social change while selecting them.
“I had very little idea about the scope of higher studies in the US and scholarships. The lecture really helped and I intend to do some research on it on the Net,” said Seema Kumar, an MBA student.
Several others agreed.
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