Gateway to top institutions

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) still remains the best & the only way out to test the enginering skills of a student in the country on a common scale. It is the test which is like a passport for admissions to PG courses in the IIT s & Natonal Institutes of Technology & also other engineering institutes.
Eligibility :
Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering / technology / architecture / pharmacy ( 4 years after +2 )& those who are in final or pre final year of such programmes & master's degree holders in any branch of science / maths / stastics / computer applications or equivalent
Important dates:
SALE OF APPLICATIONS/ ONLINE SUBMISSION STARTS FROM SEPTEMBER 20 .
LAST DATE FOR ISSUE OF APPL'NS : OCTOBER 19 ( BY POST FROM GATE OFFICES )
OCTOBER 27 (AT BANK COUNTERS )
OCTOBER 30 ( GATE COUNTERS )
RESULTS : MARCH 15 , 2007

For more details log on to
http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate

MEDICAL DEGREE IN RUSSIA

There are Nine major medical schools / universities in Russian federation .These are attracting the Indian students by offering internationally recognised & quality medical education even in ENGLISH medium. It is important to learn RUSSIAN language as it is used for interacting with patients during the six year MD / MBBS curse.
Some of the reputed universities in Russia are :
Ryazan State I.P.Pavlov Medical University, Ryazan .
St.Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy,St.Petersburg
Saratove State Medical University,
Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy,
People's friendship University, Moscow.
St.Petersburg State I.P.Pavlov Medical University,St.Petersburg.
Dagestan State Medical Academy.

The academic year in Russia for MBBS begins on SEPTEMBER 1
There are two semesters : SEPTEMBER TO JANUARY AND
FEBRUARY TO JUNE
Duration : 6 years ( English medium )

Eligibility :
Any student with a higher secondary school completion certificate with 50 % marks in
PHYSICS , BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY with sound health & able to cover the tuition fee of
$ 1800 to $3500 a year, living costs of $300 a month & life insurance fee of $200 a year.
Food expenses - $120 / month

Note : Indians get a maximum quota of 730 seats in the nine major medical universities

RACUS (www.racus.ru) helps students by visiting the countries, offers consultancy to assist the students in choosing an institution , etc.
The period of application acceptance at Russian universities starts on APRIL 15
In india, RACUS operayes through the International Foundation for studies & Culture , working from
the Russian cultural centre in Mumbai ( www.beadoctor.com or email : info@beadoctor.com )
PH.: 022 23523212 / 23513005