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National University of Singapore (NUS) in collaboration with Institute of Systems Science (ISS) is offering Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Software Engineering / Knowledge Engineering for the Session to be commenced from January 2012. The programme is jointly offered by the Institute of Systems Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore. The completion of the program will lead to the award of a Masters degree by the National University of Singapore. The programmes are designed to meet the needs of software and IT industry. Duration of the programme is a minimum of two and one-half years and a maximum of five years of part-time study. The programme is also offered on a full-time basis with a duration of over a minimum period of one and half years. Following are details of eligibility and application procedure:

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should possess an undergraduate degree, preferably in Science or Engineering and a grade point average of at least B. They should have at least 2 years relevant working experience. For the Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering programmes, the work experience of the candidates must be as an IT professional.

Candidates should have passed an entrance test conducted by ISS or have achieved a satisfactory score in the GRE general test. They should have received a favourable assessment at an admissions interview conducted by ISS. Candidates need high proficiency in the English language in both spoken and written formats. International applicants who studied Graduation from universities where English is not the medium of instruction may also be asked to take TOEFL / IELTS. Candidates with equivalent degrees of an NUS / NTU honours degree, masters degree or Ph.D. in computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering
(or similar) will be exempted from taking the entrance test.

NUS is conducting Spot Admissions in India for the M.Tech Programmes as per the schedule given below. Candidates should submit application to be short listed for test and interview. You have to submit the M.Tech online application to reserve your test / interview appointment. Following is the spot admissions schedule:

1) Coimbatore: Admission Test on 10th September 2011; Interviews on 10 Sep 11 and 11 Sep 11
2) Bengaluru: Admission Test on 13th September 2011; Interviews on 13th and 14th September 2011
3) Chennai: Admission Test on 17th September 2011; Interviews on 18th, 19th and 20th September 2011

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can apply online through http://www.iss.nus.edu.sg/iss/article_display.jsp?artid=969&name=Master_of_Technology . You should send your application material along with all particulars to ‘MTech Programme Administrator, Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore, 25 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore – 119615. The last date for applications is 30th September 2011. Contact for more details: Email – isspostgrad@nus.edu.sg or contact Matilda at +65 6516-2064, Jessie at +65 6516-1654 or Lilian at +65 6516-6153.

IDP Australia is conducting Australian Education Fair for February 2011 intake in 34 Australian Universities. IDP Education India is organizing education fairs across the country from 23rs August 2011 to 3rd September 2011. Representatives of various participating universities mentioned below will directly admit students in Masters, Ph.D., MBA, Engineering, Medicine etc courses in Australia. The IDP counselors will also help candidates for application submission to Australian Scholarships and Study Visa in Australia. Following is the schedule of education fairs in various cities:

1) 29th August 2011: The Pride Hotel, Ahmedabad
2) 31st August 2011: Hotel Sun n Sand, Pune
3) 1st September 2011: Hotel Le Meridien, Bangalore
4) 3rd September 2011: The Park Hotel, Hyderabad
5) 4th September 2011: Hotel Taj Koramandal, Chennai
6) 6th September 2011: Dream Hotel, Kochi
7) 7th September 2011: Hotel Residency, Coimbatore.

Following are the participating universities in IDP Australia Education Fair 2011:

1. Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
2. James Cook University
3. Charles Darwin University
4. Deakin University
5. Charles Sturt University
6. University of the Sunshine Coast
7. Australian Catholic University
8. Edith Cowan University
9. Curtin University
10. The University of Melbourne
11. Le Cordon Bleu
12. Griffith University
13. The University of Adelaide
14. University of Canberra
15. Melbourne Institute of Technology
16. Holmesglen Institute of Tafe
17. Macquarie University
18. La Trobe University
19. Monash University
20. Perth Education City
21. Queensland University of Technology
22. RMIT University
23. Swinburne University of Technology
24. TAFE – New South Wales
25. Murdoch University
26. University of Western Sydney
27. The University of New South Wales
28. University of Technology Sydney
29. The University of Sydney
30. University of South Australia
31. The University of Queensland
32. University of Tasmania
33. The University of Western Australia
34. University of Wollongong

Interested candidates can register through online at http://www.india.idp.com/default.aspx to participate in the education fairs as per the above schedule. You can also register through SMS by sending IDP to 58558. OR call at toll free number 1800- 102- 2233 OR 44118888. Candidates can also avail spot admission offers of various universities and join immediately by submitting original and photocopies of all the relevant certificates.