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EDUCATION
SPECIAL
SRM UNIVERSITY OPENS ADMISSIONS
FOR CLASS OF 2017-18
SRM Group has an ambitious
plan to build and create a new
research-intensive university
in Amaravati. Envisioned to be an
university of world-class standards,
SRM University, AP-Amaravati
will be a globally connected and
regionally transformative centre for
research and education. In 10 years,
SRM Amaravati will have more than
20,000 students and 1,500 faculty
members in areas of engineering,
medicine, liberal arts, management,
law and humanities. The admissions
for SRM University, AP–Amaravati for
the year 2017-18 are now open, inviting
candidates to apply for its B.Tech
engineering programmes.
The candidates are required to
apply at the official website www.
srmap.edu.in. Only students who have
secured a rank within 1,25,000 in JEE
Mains 2017 or within 35,000 in SRM
JEEE 2017 or a minimum of 1200 in
SAT are eligible to apply. In addition
to this, students should have secured
a minimum of 60 per cent in Class
12 Board Examinations in each of
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
The scores in JEE Main/ SRM JEEE/
SAT will have a weightage of
70%; the remaining 30% is
for the interview and student
portfolio representing
students’ achievements. The
selection criteria has been
designed in a manner to
ensure students with an all
rounded development are
selected. Direct admissions
will be given to meritorious students –
National Level Olympiad participants,
NTSE/ KVPY scholars, students in the
top 5,000 ranks in JEE Mains, national
and state board toppers. The deadline
for applications is May 15, 2017. The
personal interview will commence from
June 1 and end on June 10, 2017. The
academic session will start in the first
week of August 2017.
ECOLE GLOBALE ENCOURAGES
THE HUNGER TO DISCOVER
An exclusive girl’s school,
Ecole Globale has been
ranked among the top five
residential schools in India, and is
a winner of the National Excellence
Award for Progressive Education.
Affiliated to the CBSE and CIE
boards, Ecole Globale caters to
students from grade 4 to grade
12. With a focus on developing
scholastic and co-curricular activities,
the school believes in encouraging
a “desire to know” and a “hunger
to discover” among students. An
added feature is the Finishing
School which trains students in
life skills. Spread over a majestic
45 acre campus, Ecole Globale
offers world class infrastructure,
including an all-weather swimming
pool, amphitheatre, gymnasium,
multipurpose auditorium, equestrian
arena, shooting range, tennis, squash
and basketball courts, classrooms
with digital learning facilities and
computer labs which make learning
seamless and unlimited.
Regular in-house training ensures
the teachers are abreast of the
latest teaching methodologies and
assessment procedures. Ecoliers
have been winners at the global
round of World Scholar’s Cup at
Bangkok and Yale, “Best Idea” award
at the International Youth Start Up
conference, and champions at state
athletics and inter-school shooting
competition.
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