Published from Singapore for last 8 years and enjoyed by lakhs of children, it illustrates science, health and environmental concepts through colourful and conversational comic style stories. The magazine content is customised at 3 different levels so that a child can choose his level depending on his age and class.

Company’s CEO Mrs Radha Shridharan says “Our mission is to create a next generation which is innovative and creative in all walks of life.In future, India needs more innovation and creativity to compete in the global market. Our comics instill that spark of creativity at an early age due to our unique presentation style. Though the general theme revolves around science, we also include stories about great scientists, science fiction, in context help with english vocabulary, brain teasers, experiments and activities to inspire innovation. Children who subscribe eagerly look forward to every issue of it. It can also be a useful teaching aid for teachers. The comic strips can be viewed online as well.”

Young Scientists India (www.theyoungscientists.in), a subsidary of Young Scientists Singapore, has announced availability of their innovative children’s science magazine titled “The Young Scientists” in India. Published from Singapore for last 8 years and subscribed by lakhs of children, it illustrates science, health and environmental concepts through colourful and conversational comic style stories. The magazine content is customised at 3 different levels so that a child can choose his level depending on his age and class.

NIS Sparta through this exclusive partnership with CrossKnowledge will increase its repository of quality content by adding to it over 248 modules focusing on Management Fundamentals and Techniques and Personal Management Skills. Carefully blended with Instructor led sessions, these would prove to be an invaluable manpower development resource for NIS Sparta’s customers.

Speaking on the tie-up, Mr. Muralidhar Rao, COO & President, NIS Sparta, said, “Web-based management training solutions are fast gaining popularity in the corporate domain as they address issues such as the pre existing lack of standardisation, high costs of traditional classroom teaching and time factors. Web-based solutions are highly standardised, more economical, yet an equally effective form of instruction, and enable the learner follow a self paced study plan.” He further added, “As a leading training solutions provider in the sub-continent, it is our continuous endeavor to develop, seek and offer the best and the latest training solutions. We are confident that our customers will gain tremendously by leveraging on the e-learning solutions that will become available to them, as a result of this partnership.”

CrossKnowledge has been the European leader in remote development of managerial skills using new technologies since year 2000. Speaking on their entry into India, Mr. Hervé Gauchaux, Managing director of Crossknowledge said, “CrossKnowledge has developed innovative web based learning solutions that are rated #1 in quality and effectiveness by the leading organisations in Europe. CrossKnowledge has brought to its customers four new major benefits which are very highly rated (Reach, Speed, Quality and Cost). Thanks to our exclusive Partnership with NIS Sparta, those benefits can now be delivered o any organisation in India.”

About NIS Sparta
NIS Sparta is Asia’s leading training, education and learning solutions provider and a Reliance ADA Group company. The company partners organizations in achieving their mission critical goals through enhanced effectiveness of their people and processes, using proven methodologies.

To cater to the learning needs to the individuals, NIS Sparta also operates The NIS Academy, to offer knowledge and skill based programs, for professionals, students and first time employment seekers.

Over the last 17 years, NIS Sparta has provided training and consulting solutions to over 10,00,000 professionals, in over 550 organizations, across 10 countries in 18 languages. With about 500 trainers and consultants spread across 60 locations and a clientele comprising of ‘Industry Leaders’, NIS Sparta is the undisputed leader in the learning solutions domain.

About CrossKnowledge
An international company founded in France by four directors with backgrounds in strategy consultancy, distribution and human resources, CrossKnowledge designs, develops and markets the fullest catalogue on the market, with almost 300 multilingual training schemes, tackling all management themes.

CrossKnowledge has strategic tie ups across the world and with institutions such as universities, governments and the corporate world. The end-to-end learning solutions range from learning management systems to carefully and masterfully created content. Backed by a unique blend of visual and instructional communication the solutions are effectively combined with classroom training to deliver personalized training.

The company has over 1 million users and has tie-ups in 45 countries.

This campus at Sangareddy which houses all medical education institutions promoted by MNR Educational Trustviz., the Medical and Dental Colleges with Teaching Hospitals offering Graduation, Post Graduation, Diploma and Certificate Courses in Medicine & Dentistry, Colleges offering Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Paramedical Courses, Ayurvedic Medical College and the Medical research centre are all housed on the same campus.

SmarTeach UGMed Programoffers potentially universal access and the experience of “best-in-class” content, regardless of location, immortalizing the teachings of the eminent teachers in this domain. It transforms learning; training and teaching from a passive consumption experience to a more flexible and enriched learner-centric experience. This professionally managed project in sync with globally accepted standard pedagogy methodologies like “Integrated learning”, “Blended Learning”, “Collaborative learning”, “Problem Based Learning”, Evidenced Based Learning”, etc. The SmarTeach UGMed program consists of a complete set of undergraduate e-Lectures as per MCI curriculum delivered by professors from all over India and annotated with slides, computer graphics and animations.
Programoffers potentially universal access and the experience of “best-in-class” content, regardless of location, immortalizing the teachings of the eminent teachers in this domain. It transforms learning; training and teaching from a passive consumption experience to a more flexible and enriched learner-centric experience. This professionally managed project in sync with globally accepted standard pedagogy methodologies like “Integrated learning”, “Blended Learning”, “Collaborative learning”, “Problem Based Learning”, Evidenced Based Learning”, etc. The SmarTeach UGMed program consists of a complete set of undergraduate e-Lectures as per MCI curriculum delivered by professors from all over India and annotated with slides, computer graphics and animations.

City headquartered MEdRC has readied, for the first time in our country, the entire MBBS Curriculum in an easy to use e learning platform which is set to transform the way Health and medical education is delivered in INDIA. The e-learning package namely “UGMed” developed by MEdRC is precisely in keeping with the approved and standardised curriculumofMedical Council of India and the NTR University of Health sciences. The highlight of the product is that the same has been approved and is recommended by Medical Council of India to all medical colleges.

MEdRC has adopted an unique approach ofdeveloping standardized rich multimedia based e-Learning modules aptly branded as SmarTeachto address the education needs of medical and health care professionals. MEdRC with its strong and inspiring vision of making a meaningful impact tothe health care education sectorhas taken up this innovative project to amalgamate technology with education in health care.

The new learning resources are provided in a series of modules—those available immediately include courses on self-harm and the Medical Capacity Act, the management of acute coronary syndromes, and syncope. Future modules will include courses ranging from acute management of diabetic ketoacidosis and back pain to non-clinical issues such as conflict resolution.

Dr Taj Hassan, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and the Clinical Lead for the ENLIGHTENme e-learning project at the College said:

“The new CPD courses on the BMJ Learning platform are part of our wider web-based strategy to deliver effective e-learning to our members and fellows. We are delighted to be working with the BMJ Group which has a distinguished track record in providing high quality e-learning for medical professionals”

Dr Kieran Walsh of BMJ Learning said:

“We welcome the partnership with the College of Emergency Medicine and the opportunity this provides to extend our expertise in medical education to more health care professionals.”

Note to editors:

BMJ Group is one of the world’s leading providers of trusted medical information for healthcare professionals and patients. BMJ Group publishes BMJ (British Medical Journal), over 20 specialist journals, BMJ Clinical Evidence and BMJ Best Treatments (currently available in the UK from AskBoots.com). The Group also provides through BMJ Learning, continuing professional development online modules and exam revision materials, as well as events and workshops for the healthcare profession. BMJ Group is owned by the British Medical Association. It is editorially independent and the articles and content it publishes are not intended to reflect BMA policy.
http://www.bmj.com

The College of Emergency Medicine became a College by Royal Charter on 29th February 2008. The College is established to advance education and research in Emergency Medicine. The College is responsible for setting standards of training and administering examinations in Emergency Medicine for the award of Fellowship and Membership of the College as well as recommending trainees for CCT in Emergency Medicine. The College works to ensure high quality care by setting and monitoring standards of care, and providing expert guidance and advice on policy to relevant bodies on matters relating to Emergency Medicine.
http://www.collemergencymed.ac.uk

The aim of the programmeis to develop a resource for innovative thinking and investigation in management, oriented both towards academia and industry. The Ph.D. programme is offered in Business Policy, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Human Resources & Behavioral Sciences and Operations.

The Prospectus and application form will be available at SVKM’s NMIMS University, V.L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056 from May 16, 2008 to June 13, 2008. The last date of receipt of the filled application form is June 16, 2008. It is also available at XIME, Bangalore and TAPMI, Manipal campuses. The date of the entrance exam is June 29, 2008.For further details please logon to www.nmims.edu

Fact Sheet for Reference:

1) About- Doctoral Programme in Management offered by Consortium of Business School

SVKM’s NMIMS University, School of Business Management, Mumbai, Xavier Institute of Management Education, Bangalore, and T.A. Pai Institute of Management Education, Manipal have been offering post-graduate programmes in Management for the past several years. Developing a talent base for innovative thinking and research in management & related disciplines, both for academic and industry positions, has been engaging the attention of these institutions for sometime now.

Recognizing the acute shortage of Ph.Ds in management to serve the academia, research and industry, these three leading Business Schools of India -

SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai

TAPMI, Manipal and

XIME, Bangalore

have come together to offer a high quality Ph.D programme. This is the first of its kind in the country where three Business Schools together offer a Ph.D programme.

Objectives

To develop a resource for innovative thinking and investigation in management, oriented both towards academia and industry.

Scope

School of Business Management NMIMS University, Mumbai, XIME, Bangalore & TAPMI, Manipal will

jointly offer the Ph.D. programme in Business Policy, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Human Resources & Behavioral Sciences and Operations.

The policies relating to the Doctoral Programme in Management offered by Consortium of Business Schools, introduced from the academic year 2006-2007 are outlined in the ensuing sections.

Eligibility

A. Qualifications:

The students may be drawn from those with qualifications from any of the streams listed below:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in relevant disciplines like humanities, social sciences and commerce, from a recognised university /deemed university / institution recognized by Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

• Post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration, considered equivalent to MBA by AIU.

B. Minimum Marks Required:

55 % marks or equivalent CGPA at PG level

C. Work Experience:

A t least 2 years’ full time relevant work experience in executive or supervisory capacity after obtaining Master’s Degree.

Selection Process

All candidates will be required to go through a three-stage selection process:

1. Candidates have to submit their applications for the programme in the prescribed form, along with a two-page ‘Statement of Purpose’. Statement of purpose should briefly describe the area of research interest.

2. All candidates will be required to appear for a written Research Aptitude Test.

3. Candidates short-listed after the written test will be invited to make a presentation to a team of experts, based on their ‘Statement of Purpose’. The presentation will be followed by an interview.

Structure of the Ph.D. Programme

Stage I : Course Work

1. Candidates without MBA qualifications will need to undertake course work equivalent to MBA first year at NMIMS, Mumbai, TAPMI, Manipal or XIME, Bangalore in classes spread over one year, during the first year of the Ph.D. programme.

2. Those with MBA qualifications will be given exemption from the first year if they are declared successful in the waiver test. Those granted waiver will have to attend classes for the second year course-work. For the second year course-work, all classes will be held over the five weeks as follows:

Wednesday - Sunday Venue

September 4-7, 2008 NMIMS, Mumbai

November 5-9, 2008 XIME, Bangalore

January 7-11, 2009 NMIMS, Mumbai

March 04-08, 2009 XIME, Bangalore

May 06-10, 2009 NMIMS, Mumbai

3. In the second year, candidates will receive instruction / have classroom interaction in five compulsory subjects as follows:

a) Management Thought, Theories & Research (Philosophical Foundations of Management)

b) Economic Theories & Research,

c) Strategic Management Research,

d) Human & Organizational Behaviour Theories & Research,

e) Research Design & Methodology,

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research

4. In addition to above, candidates will have to study their specialisation subjects from the fields of Strategic Management, Marketing, Economics / Finance, Systems, Human resources, Operations, and Entrepreneurship. This shall be a reading paper, which will review up to 100 seminal works in the area of specialization.

5. In addition to (3) & (4) above, the candidate will be required to write 2 research papers and teach one course at any of the participating institutions.

6. Consistent good grade will have to be maintained in course work, exam and seminar combined for proceeding to the proposal stage. A candidate has to appear for a re-exam in any paper he may fail in. Failure in more than one paper during the course-work will necessitate re-registration.

Stage II : Proposal and Candidacy

1. ll candidates will have to submit their research proposals within 3 - 6 months after completion of Stage I.

2. he candidate has to offer a Seminar on the proposal to a group of Experts (up to 5 nominated experts, including the proposed Ph.D. guide) for approval.

3. he approval is a qualifier for progressing to the dissertation stage.

Stage III : Dissertation

1. The candidate will be required to register formally with a Ph.D. guide at this stage, if he/she has not already done so. The guide will be selected by mutual consent between the candidate and the faculty concerned.

2. The faculty member chosen as a guide must be currently listed on the NMIMS list of guides, to be approved by the Ph. D. Committee.

3. All candidates will have to present a progress review report every three months.

4. Candidates will be required to complete their dissertation within 2-4 years after registration.

5. Candidates who do not submit their Ph.D. thesis within the stipulated period will be required to re-register, following the standard re-registration procedure.

Stage IV : Submissions and Evaluation

1. All candidates will have to submit the synopsis of their thesis at least six weeks before submission of the final thesis.

2. The Thesis, submitted will be examined by a panel of three members.

3. The panel of examiners will be selected by the Ph.D. committee.

4. Separate reports from all three examiners will have to be submitted to the university within three month.

Stage V : Viva

1. The candidates will have to defend their thesis through a viva within a reasonable time after receipt of all positive reports. The viva will be held by a committee of at the most five members, including the Chairperson (Research & Publications), guide, at least two external member of the examining committee, and the VC or a faculty nominated by VC.

2. Final examining committee will be required to submit its report within two weeks after the viva.

The Ph.D. Committee

The Ph.D. Committee will be a standing committee responsible for formulation of all rules relating to selection of Ph.D. candidates, administration of the Ph.D. programme and award of the Ph. D. degrees. The committee will consist of :

• Vice Chancellor, NMIMS University

• Two members nominated by TAPMI & XIME

• Two Ph.D. guides nominated by the VC, NMIMS, University.

• Registrar, NMIMS (Ex-officio member)

• Chairperson (Research & Publications),NMIMS University.

Fees

The fees for the programme are as follows:

Registration Fee

(One time) Rs.1,000

Course Fee

(Annual) Rs. 50,000

Library Deposit

(Refundable) Rs. 1,000

All other incidental costs of travel & stay etc are to be borne by the candidates.

Scholarships / Research & Teaching Assistantships:

• Scholarships / Fellowships offered by UGC, ICSSR, AICTE NDF programme etc to candidates qualifying through requisite examinations

• One / two teaching / research assistantships each are proposed to be offered by all three participating business schools.

2) About SVKM’s NMIMS University

In 1981, by the order of the University of Mumbai, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies was established to meet the growing demand for young managers. The parent body, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal was among the first educational trusts to have realized this need and further the interests of aspiring management students and also meet the needs of the challenging world of business.

Based on the recommendations of the University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, has accorded Deemed to be University Status to NMIMS in January 2003.

Having experienced the benefits of the Deemed University, NMIMS has taken a conscious decision to move towards the concept of Schools and Cells. The concept of Schools revolves around the fact that each school has its unique identity and operation like an academic business unit responsible for its growth. Based on the discussions and deliberations for the last couple of months, the concept of schools has come into existence from 1st April 2006.

* SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
* MUKESH PATEL SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING
* SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
* SCHOOL OF DISTANCE LEARNING
* BALWANT SHETH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
* SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
* SCHOOL OF COMMERCE

Also, the University has taken an initiative to address the needs of various sectors and launched sectorial specific post graduate programmes like MBA (Retail Management), MBA (Pharmaceuticals Management), MBA (Services Management), MBA (Global Business), MBA (Actuarial Science), MBA (Capital Markets) and MBA (Banking).

Quality Assurance

* The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has accredited NMIMS University with Grade ‘A’ (Score 85-90%) and awarded the highest “FIVE STAR” rating.
* NMIMS has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 Certification by ICL in 2004.

Foreign Linkages :Visualizing the onset of globalisation the institute went International and established linkages with a number of foreign universities like, ESSCA, Angers, France; ESSCA, Budapest, Hungary; EUROMED, Marseille, France; Universiti Uttara Malaysia; Athens University, Greece; Stockholm University, Sweden and Middlesex University, UK. Linkages with institutions in South Africa and U.S.A. are on the anvil.

The Institute has an excellent placement record for full-time students with 100% placement. Multinational and national companies from IT, FMCG, Service Sector, Heavy Industry, Banking, Retailing and Advertising visit the campus during the month of January.

For more info, please visit www.nmims.edu

3) About T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPAIM),Manipal

The T A Pai Management Institute, popularly known as TAPMI, is located at Manipal, Udupi district, Karnataka. Manipal is also known as the “International University Town” renowned for education and healthcare. It is home to a large number of educational institutions for medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, arts and science, engineering and technology. Manipal is also known for its innovative development in banking and financial services sector.

The Founder of TAPMI, the late Shri T A Pai, had a vision to establish a management institute with an objective to not only strengthen the existing educational and health infrastructure in Manipal, but to provide the much needed impetus to building professional management capability in the country.

The T A Pai Management Institute was established in 1980, in pursuance of the vision of late Shri T A Pai. The first batch of about 40 students was inducted in 1984 and a regular two year Post Graduate Programme in Management was commenced. We induct about 150 students each year to our PGDM Programme now.

TAPMI is today among the top 15 B-Schools in India and among the top 50 in Asia. The programmes of TAPMI have been recognized by its stakeholders as being among the best in the country. Continuous improvements and innovations in the curriculum, structure and academic systems, has contributed significantly to making TAPMI a preferred centre for management education.

Over 1,700 alumni of TAPMI are in positions of responsibilities and pride in India and abroad. TAPMI has extended its activities to Bangalore by setting up an exclusive Centre for Executive Education. A week-end and week day Executive MBA programmes are being offered as flagship programmes besides corporate and other short term programmes.

4) About Xavier’s Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME) Bangalore

XIME in certain ways is a unique institution. It was started in June 1991 by a group of academics under the leadership of Prof. J. Philip, Former Director of IIM-B. The founding group included : Dr. E. Abraham, S.J., the then Director of XLRI, Prof. J. D. Cherayil, a Former Senior Professor of IISc and Dr. Fr. Percy Fernandez, Director of St. John’s Medical College.

From its very beginning, it was decided that it would have no quota, no reservation and no management seats. All admissions to the Institute were to be based solely on merit. In another noteworthy feature, XIME is one of the leading B-Schools where the percentage of women students in each batch ranges from 40 to 48 every year.

XIME received AICTE approval to start its full-time PGDBM programme in May 1995. From its very first batch of graduates in 1997, it enjoyed full placement featuring some of the best companies of India. Considering its consistent good performance and market standing, AICTE permitted XIME to double its intake capacity to 120 in May 2002.

XIME’s beginning in June 1991 was rather modest, and in a leased building. But in January 2002, it moved into its new campus in the heart of Electronics City having practically all modern facilities. In architecture, facilities and landscaping, it is a beautiful campus. It is located in a 4.30 acre plot of land. In terms of achievements, XIME :

• Has had 100 percent placement every year

• Has organized a number of path breaking national seminars and workshops, some of which with the sponsorship of AICTE

• Organized on behalf of AICTE the first ever Workshop on Accreditation of Management Schools in November 1995

• In September 2004, XIME received the highest level of 5-year accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation

The ‘E’ in XIME stands for Entrepreneurship. It is one of its goals to facilitate Entrepreneurship among its graduates/alumni. In line with its strong belief in networking, XIME offers most of its Seminars/Workshops in collaboration with industry or professional associations. Its campus itself is an excellent example of industry-institute collaboration : Its four main classrooms are donated by industry or by philanthropic individuals. Its library is funded by the Tata Trust and well -appointed auditorium (300 seating capacity) funded by the Oberoi Group. Its Executive Conference Hall is donated by Biocon.

XIME tries to be innovative in many ways. It is perhaps the first B-School in the country to offer a one-year Diploma Programme in Construction Management to contribute to the ever-growing need of professional manpower in the construction industry.

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About SVKM’s NMIMS University

Established in 1981, as a Management Institute, NMIMS has now transformed itself into a University, with 8 Schools, over 150 full-time faculty members, 42000 books and over 2500 students enrolling every year, transforming from an Institute of single management faculty to a University with many faculty areas. The University is also transforming from a Teaching Institute to Research-Consultancy-Training & Teaching Institute.

NMIMS has taken many new academic initiatives under various Schools like

* School of business Management
* Mukesh Patel School of technology Management & Engineering
* School of Pharmacy & Technology Management
* Balwant Sheth School of Architecture
* School of Commerce
* School of Science
* School of Distance Learning
* Institute of Intellectual Property Studies

Number of innovative Graduate, Post Graduate and Doctorate level programs, meeting the Industry/Business requirement under each school.

Achievements:

* Golden Pecock Award for innovation 2006 & 2007
* BMA Best Management Institute of the Year Award 2004-05 & 2006-07
* BMA Best teacher of Management of the Year Award 2004-05 & 2005-06
* Dr. J J Irani Award for Best Management Institute 2005
* Gurukuljyoti Award for Excellence in Education 2006
* The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited an ‘A’ grade with a score between 85-90%.
* Ranked amongst top 10 B-School in Business Today- Nielsen Best B-School Survey 2007 and Outlook-C fore Best B-School Survey 2007
* Ranked amongst Super League B-School in AIMA-Indian Management Best B-School Survey 2007.

NMIMS also be launching Off-Campus Centres at Shirpur, Hyderabad, Bangluru soon.

For further details please visit www.nmims.edu

Announcing the launch, Major K. V. Rajan, Executive Director, Veta said, “Today the socio-economic scenario in our semi-rural landscape is far from satisfactory. There is rampant unemployment and people are largely dependant on non-permanent earning opportunities. Nevertheless, we can definiety see a positive attitude developing among the people in these towns. They are waking up the importance of speaking and using good English. With this kind of culture as the backdrop, we, with our expertise as the market leaders in spoken English Training in India, can train the people of these towns to speak fluent English, thus empowering them to face the challenges posed by the booming economy as they migrate from small town India to bigger cities in pursuit of employment”.

Why VetaOne?

Small town India is today flying really high. With growing awareness among the youth and their parents, and the increasing admiration for newer and greener pastures, small town students nowadays are embracing growth oriented professions with open arms. Such professions are no more considered glamorous career lines meant only for metro-bred youth.

Small town students are today becoming pilots, fashion designers, cricket players, software professionals, and pursuing various other such career oriented opportunities. They aspire to lead decent lifestyles and to keep up with changing times.

But at the same time, thousands of people who aspire for such aspirational jobs at various organisations fail to make it as they lack good English speaking skills. The conversion rate, i.e. the ratio of the total number of applicants to the number of applicants who meet the requirement on spoken English skills for such jobs is usually very low. Rejection on the basis of Spoken English skills represents the largest rejection rate in the entire recruitment process.

VetaOne aims to cater to this segment of small town aspirations. And as the tagline goes - ‘English for Everyone’, VetaOne comes with the promise of employability enhancement for the small town youth with good command in spoken English.

Opportunity for franchisees

With a goodwill built over 27 years, a franchisee of VetaOne would be an enterprise in itself. “With excellent guidance and support from the management, VetaOne promises to be a lucrative opportunity for those who have entrepreneurial drive and enthusiasm to set up their own business, in these small towns” says Rajan.

Veta advantage

Veta today offers customised courses for various levels of learners. Similarly, the course material for the VetaOne course would be original content developed and prepared by Veta. The course will have customised content relevant to the needs of the students of that particular course. The content will be constantly modified and updated according to changing trends in communication.

The study material package, developed by a panel of experts at Veta, would train the students in everyday structures and vocabulary. The study material includes a lot of “Do it yourself” home study units and gives a definite practice in the language.

Veta, leaders and Asia’s largest Spoken English Training Academy, offers courses catering to various levels of learners. It offers two kinds of courses - Direct Training and the Distance Education course. Veta also offers training for corporates to ensure that the quality of its staff is enhanced. Founded in 1981 as the Vivekananda Institute, the brand, now known as Veta has 200 training centres in over 100 cities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal. Over 2.1 million students have been trained by Veta till date.

Additional information about Veta is available on http://www.veta.in