Foundation for Academic Excellence and Access (FAEA) has announced notification for the grant of Scholarships for students of Under Graduate studies for the year 2011-2012. FAEA is sponsored by Confederation of Indian Industry. The FAEA Scholarships will be awarded for the candidates to pursue Under Graduate studies in Arts / Commerce / Science / Medical / Engineering and other technical and professional courses at the University / institution / College level in India. Following are details of number of scholarships, eligibility and application procedure:

Number of Scholarships: 230; Eligibility requirements: Applicants belong to SC / ST community can apply for these scholarships. Students who have passes Class XII / 10+2 / Intermediate from any recognized institute in India are also eligible. Candidates pursuing their 1st year Under Graduate studies and who are in Class XII also can apply.

Selected candidates will get tuition fee, maintenance allowance or hostel / mess charges under the FAEA scholarship scheme. FAEA can increase or decrease the number of scholarships on its discretion.

Interested candidates can apply online through FAEA website at www.faeaindia.org. You can also download application forms from the official website at www.faeaindia.org . Filled in forms along with all required documentation should be sent to ‘Foundation for Academic Excellence and Access (FAEA), C-25, Qutab Institutional Area, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110016. Phone: 011- 41689133. Email: inquiry@faeaindia.org; Website: www.faeaindia.org .

National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore is inviting applications from eligible Indian candidates for admission into Master of Technology, to be started from January 2012. The M.Tech in Software Engineering / Knowledge Engineering is offered jointly by the Institute of Systems Science of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore. The programme is specially designed for IT professionals. Following are details of the programme:

M.Tech (Software Engineering / Knowledge Engineering): This Masters Course duration is two and one-half years. Maximum duration of the programme is five years. The programme can be pursued in part-time study or full-time basis. Full time course duration is one and half years.

Eligibility: Applicants should have Under Graduate Degree, preferably in Science or Engineering and a grade point average of at least B. They should also have at least 2 years relevant working experience. The experience should be as an IT professional. Preference will be given to those worked in software development and project management roles. Candidates should have a high proficiency in the English language in the spoken and written form. Candidate whose medium of instruction is not English may be asked to take TOEFL / IELTS.

The Master of Technology programme of NUS commences in January each year. Interested candidates can apply online through https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/gda/common/newlogin.aspx . The application form must be accompanied by an application fee of S$20.00 which is a non-refundable. All the application materials should be sent to ‘MTech Programme Administrator, Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore, 25 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore – 119615. Last date for the receipt of filled in applications is 30th September 2011. For any inquiries on course, programme fee and administrative details, please contact through email isspostgrad@nus.edu.sg or contact Matilda at +65 6516-2064, Jessie at +65 6516-1654 or Lilian at +65 6516-6153. NUS is conducting Spot Assessment Schedules in India at Coimbatore, Bengaluru and Chennai. For details, see website http://www.iss.nus.edu.sg/mtech