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What: The Indian School of Business (ISB) will be organising the first Admissions Information Session in Mumbai for prospective students of the Class of 2012 on July 4, Sunday.

Details
Two sessions will be held at, 11 am and 3 pm, at ITC Maratha, Sahar, Mumbai. Prospective applicants need to register themselves online to attend the session.

The ISB conducts several Information Sessions across the country, where representatives from the school share information about its flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management.

The sessions provide an opportunity for candidates to interact one-on-one with the ISB's senior management and get their queries answered.

The ISB will be represented by V K Senior Director, Career Advancement Services and Admissions & Financial Aid, ISB and A M Kannan, Director, Admissions, ISB.

Also present at the information session will be ISB alumni from organisations such as Aditya Birla Group, ITC Ltd, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance and J P Morgan Stanley among others.

The school will organise a second information session on September 5, 2010.

For further information applicants can call: 040-23187474 or log on to www.isb.edu/infosessions.

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What: Educational Testing Service (ETS) has announced free test preparation material for the GRE revised General Test, which will launch in August 2011.

Students considering taking the GRE revised General Test will get an opportunity to practice answering the new question types and try out some of the new computer-based functionality with the free material available on the GRE website.

The free test preparation material available online includes the following:

• Sample questions for all Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing sections of the test.
• GRE POWERPREP II Software, which is downloadable and gives students a simulated test-taking experience of the computer-based GRE revised General Test. The software provides a timed test that demonstrates the new design features, including allowing test-takers to move back and forth and changing answers within a section, as well as a new on-screen calculator.
• The Practice Book for the paper-based GRE revised General Test, which provides a simulated test-taking experience for individuals in areas of the world where the GRE revised General Test will be administered as a paper-based test.

To learn more about the enhancements and benefits of the GRE revised General Test, visit the GRE website: www.ets.org/gre.

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What: If you have received an offer of admission from a UK institution or are in the process of applying to one and are preparing to leave for the UK soon, attend the annual pre-departure briefings organised by the British Council.

The briefings will cover advice on:

• Student visa application and immigration
• Travel
• Settling down in the UK
• Accommodation
• Working part-time
• Health

There will also be an interaction with select alumni who will share their experiences of studying in the UK. Prospective stiudents can meet other students going to the UK and perhaps even to their institution.

Students will also receive expert advice as visa officers from the British Deputy High Commission will be present.

How to attend
Students are required to register for the event. A registration fee will be charged. The events will be held on the following dates:

Schedule
Mumbai
Date: Monday, July 19

Time: 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Venue: Sunville Banquets, 9, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018

Pune

Date: Friday, July 23

Time: 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Venue: The Peshwa II, Hotel Sun-n-Sand, 262, Bund Garden Road, Pune

Ahmedabad

Date: Friday, July 30

Time: 12.30 pm to 5.00 pm.

Venue: Classroom S 3/5, Ahmedabad Management Association, ATIRA Campus, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad

To register
Phone: (022) 67486716 (Monday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm)

E-mail: maria.monteiro@in.britishcouncil.org

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