Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry has announced MBBS admission notification for the academic year 2013-14. There are 127 seats in the institute.

Duration of the course is four and half years. Duration of the internship is one year.
Eligibility: Applicants should have passed in Intermediate with Biology, Physics, Chemistry and English subjects.

Age should be above 17 years. Selection of the candidates for MBBS course will be through all India level competitive examination. Interested candidates can apply online through the institute’s website.

Online registrations will start from 25th March and will be closed on 4th May 2013. JIPMER Entrance Test will be held on 2nd June 2013.

The Southern India Regional Council (SIRC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced scholarship scheme to the candidates pursuing CA in the chapters in its chapters. These are educational scholarships aimed at providing financial help to the needy candidates.

The educational scholarship scheme will be introduced in all 36 chapters of ICAI. Candidates studying CA course in these chapters are eligible for these scholarships. The Chairman of the Southern India Regional Council of ICAI has announced these scholarships recently.

The SIRC will select at least 10 students from each ICAI chapter. The amount of the scholarship and modalities and conditions of the scheme are yet to be finalized. SIRC has also proposed to open a students reading room. There will be a library also in all chapters to help poor students preparing for CA exams.