Education fair begins tomorrow
dubai — High school graduates and school students keen on pursuing higher education in premier Indian institutes, can head to the fourth edition of The Hindu-India Education Fair.
The Indian newspaper is organising the two-day higher education and career expo on January 19 and 20, at Hotel Movenpick, Dubai. The fair will bring over 12 leading public and private Indian institutes from cities including Bangalore, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.
There will also be a special science quiz, National Eligibility cum Entrance training sessions and counselling from experts in the medical field.
“Unlike previous years, the fair has decided to place a special focus on students wishing to
The fair is organising a special training and counselling sessions on NEET, exclusively for medical aspirants.” MS Narsimhan, official, The Hindu Group
attempt NEET exams,” said MS Narsimhan, senior general manager and business head (events), the Hindu Group. “The fair is organising a special training and counselling sessions on NEET, exclusively for medical aspirants,” he explained.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET-UG, is an Indian entrance examination for students who want to study any graduate medical course in government or private medical colleges.
Participating institutes include India’s top names like Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, SRM University, Saveetha University, PSG Group of Institutions (Coimbatore), Rajalakshmi Institutions, Sona Group of Institutions etc; in addition to the coaching centres like FIITJEE and Speed Medical Centre.
Dr K Vinayak Senthil, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will speak to students wishing to pursue MBBS.
“Outside these training sessions, we’re also organising a science quiz competitions on both days for Grade 10 and 12 students. Students need to form groups of two and winners will be given prizes worth Dhs 15,000,” said Narsimhan.
The education fair is open to the general public on both days, from 11.30am until 8.30pm.
Interested parents and students can register on http://www.thehindu-educationfair.com/