Education Update: May 1, 2024

IIIT Bengaluru and EnAble India Collaborate to Provide Scholarships for Persons with Disabilities

In a heartwarming initiative, IIIT Bengaluru has partnered with EnAble India to offer scholarships for individuals with disabilities who are selected for the new one-year Post Graduate Programme in Digital Product Design and Management.

The eligibility criteria for the scholarship include holding a three-year UG degree in any discipline with a first division from a recognized university. Applicants with a valid score in CAT 2023, CEED 2024, CUCET 2024, or CUET (PG) 2024 may be exempted from the written test.

The deadline for applications is May 3, and interested candidates can find more information on the official website of IIIT Bengaluru.

Similarly, Newcastle University has opened its Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence and Vice-Chancellor’s Global Scholarship schemes to international students. Indian applicants must have an offer for an eligible UG or PG program at the university’s Newcastle city center campus for the 2024/25 academic year. The deadline for UG programs is May 9, and for PG programs, it is June 6.

Moreover, the University of Sheffield, UK, is offering scholarships for various M.Sc. programs, with applications open until May 10.

In other news, ICRI is inviting applications for its B.Tech Data Science course, Scaler has launched the Scaler School of Business, and RMS Business School has opened admissions to its PGDM program.

BrightCHAMPS is conducting online and offline summer camps, and Gajera Global School in Surat recently organized the IIMUN Surat-2024 conference.

These initiatives and collaborations aim to provide opportunities for education and skill development to a diverse range of individuals, making education more accessible and inclusive.