Mock interviews

With UPSC Civil Services Mains results having been declared the selected students are gearing up for the final interview session. In order to facilitate preparation for the interview  Chanakya IAS Academy will be organising mock interviews from February 8, 2018.

Interested candidates can visit academy’s website and enroll.

The interviews will be video-recorded to enable candidates to self-examine their performance and also learn from the mistakes made by them or others.

Global Talent Young India Award 

UK's Bournemouth University is inviting applications from Indian Youth for the second edition of the Global Talent Young India Award. The competition will be open for school students only, aged 14 and above 

The award aims at promoting an internationalised outlook in Indian students and developing Indian talent for the global challenges. 

Interested applicants will have to submit a poster on the theme ‘Education in 2050: My Vision’, coupled witha concept note explaining the idea visualised in the poster, along with a brief personal-bio.  

Bournemouth University is a world-renowned university that holds an undaunted global reputation for its teaching, research, innovation and media excellence. Connect India is Bournemouth University's Hub of Practice for the Indian subcontinent. 

One of the three Connect India Awards offered by Bournemouth University, the Global Talent Young India Award comes with a prize money totalling £1,000 attached to it. Out of all the entries, six candidates will be shortlisted for the final round based on merit. Out of these six, three winners will be announced at Bournemouth University’s Festival of Learning India 2018 Closing Event on February 16 at the British Council, New Delhi. 

The winner will receive vouchers worth £500, the 1st runner-up vouchers worth £300 and the 2nd runner-up for £200. All other shortlisted candidates will receive a Certificate of Merit. Moreover, selected submissions will be exhibited at the India Habitat Centre and the British Council, New Delhi on February 15-16, as part of Festival of Learning India 2018.

Eligibility: Entries are open to school students in India aged 14 and above (Classes 9, 10, 11 and 12). 

Deadline: The deadline to receive completed applications is February 2, midnight (IST). All queries should be addressed to [email protected] with the title 'Global Talent Young India Award'.

For additional information and form link: http://www.connectindia.co.uk/the-global-talent-young-india-award-2018/

Students’ NGO to educate street children

On the occasion of Republic Day, students of JD Institute of Fashion Technology along with the Executive Director of the institute started an initiative for street children. The movement christened “Together we can CHANGE” is an initiative by the design students to educate and empower street children.

The students have successfully designed an NGO named Jamghat that aims to help children living, and working on the streets to realise their dreams and re-join society.

The institute is adopting the NGO and plans to impart vocational training to the street children. 

Speaking on the occasion, Rupal Dalal, Executive Director JD Institute of Fashion Technology,” Imagination has the power to create a Change. Being a design Institute, our students have the privilege to get trained and skilled in the field of design. We would like to extend the same knowledge to the children of Jamghat and children who seek for education as it will bring them closer to turning their dreams into reality. If we want harmony in the world, let’s start with the children”.

Free online TOEFL course 

ETS, the maker of the TOEFL test, is offering a free, official online TOEFL prep course from January 24. The six-week course is available to all at www.edx.org and is offered on a continuous basis, so that participants can join at any time and move through the content at their own pace.

More than 10,000 universities, agencies, institutions and organisations worldwide — including in Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom — accept TOEFL scores. 

New to the course is an additional speaking skill-building activity through which participants can converse with an automated “person” to practice scenarios that a typical university student might encounter, such as ordering coffee at a café, setting up a study session with a fellow student and interviewing with a career counselor. 

The course, called “TOEFL Test Preparation: The Insider’s Guide,” is set up like a global classroom, in that it is highly interactive, provides access to world-class instructors .   

Enroll at: http://bit.ly/2tws7d5.