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It is,again,time for college admissions. The trip to the university is mandatory if you are ready for your undergraduate course,but you need not take the long road to the campus for every little thing. There are websites giving lowdown on admissions and scholarships and even connecting students to seniors willing to part with their class notes.
The site searchmycampus.com lists over 100 universities across India. The information ranges from accommodation available on the campus to students offering lecture notes,second-hand books and computers,and even suitable places where you can apply for part-time jobs. These are useful details for students, says Vidha Jain,programme manager of the website,who has a network of students doing the groundwork in each campus.
Students can log on to scholarshipsinindia.com for an update on the scholarships available. For details of admission notifications and applications,you can log on to admissiondates.com and admissionnews.com.
Education is clubbed with entertainment on bharatstudent.com that divides its data into neat categories. While Study Zone provides information on courses and colleges in India and abroad,Campus TV gives a virtual tour of UC,Berkeley,and Columbia University,among others. There is also a section for social networking. It caters to the different needs of students, says Ramesh Koneru,business development manager.
Indianscholar.org too mixes information with some fun elements. Rajender Singh,a scientist with Central Drug Research Institute,often surfs the site for information on foreign scholarships. Having most of the information one needs in one place makes it convenient, says Singh,27. He is also a member of the social network on the portal and often uploads jokes and education-related links on the homepage. Most of the members on the network belong to the same age group and have similar concerns. We help each other, he adds,as he scrolls down the website to note specifications of a scholarship.
For all the convenience the Net offers,do remember to double check with the university and college concerned. That one long walk to the campus is essential.
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