Education fair

College2Campus launched an education fair at the planetarium on Wednesday. As many as 23 colleges and universities from across the country have set up stalls at the fair, which would end on Thursday.

Most of the institutions attending the education fair are engineering and management colleges in the country. Among the colleges are Yagyavalkya Institute of Technology (Jaipur), College of Engineering Roorkee, Doon Business School (Dehradun) and Sri Sri University (Cuttack, Odisha).

"Students should attend such education fairs to get a clear idea of the career path they want to pursue. To ensure effective job search, along with studies, students need the help of career fairs and career counsellors. They need to make use of the resources available to them. Admissions into US and European colleges are conducted on the basis of information students acquire through networking. So, it is important for students in India, too, to find good alternatives by networking," said Purnima Shekhar, a geography faculty member in AN College.

Telecom contest

Telecom operator Idea on Wednesday felicitated winners of VAS contest at a city hotel. Six Idea users in the state received awards worth Rs 54 lakh.

The contest was a general quiz conducted over text messages.

Pradeep Kumar, a 35-year-old businessman from Sitamarhi, walked away with a swanky Mercedes Benz as part of the third season of the Idea Super Win contest. "I am overwhelmed the way the telecom operator has been trying to connect with the users. I have always dreamt of owning a luxury car. The dream has now come true," he said.

Anita Singh, a 45-year-old homemaker from Munger, bagged a gold voucher worth Rs 25 lakh.

Amity graduation

Amity Global Business School, Patna, held their graduation ceremony on Wednesday. A total of 65 MBA and BBA students received their degrees from the institution's vice-president U. Ramchandran and dean Vivekanand.

"The power of your work, good or bad, will precede your reputation. Above all, carry your good memories when you go out of the institution and seek spiritual blessing before doing anything," said Ramchandran.

Nivedita Sharma, one of the BBA students, said: "My experience at Amity has been very nice. It feels like yesterday I joined this institution and now I am graduating."