Fellowships from University Grants Commission.

University Grants Commission is situated at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002.  University Grants Commission has announced 300 Post Doctoral Fellowships for Indian Scholars in United States under Singh-Obama 21^st Century Knowledge Initiative – 2012.  The University Grants Commission invites applications for 300 Post Doctoral Fellowships for Indian Scholars in United States for the year 2012 under Singh-Obama 21^st Century Knowledge initiative 2012.  The applicant should be a permanent teacher within 40 years of age as on December 31, 2012, in an institution recognized under 2[f] and 12B of U.G.C. Act and should possess a Ph.D. Degree in the respective field.  Details of the scheme can be accessed from www.ugc.ac.in

The applications in the prescribed format may be submitted only through online mode latest by 11^th July 2012 [non-extendable] by logging into website: www.ugc.ac.in/pdfindous/  Application submitted only through online mode shall be entertained and no application submitted in hard copy shall be entertained or considered for the Award in any circumstances whatsoever.  Record of the non-selected candidates shall not be preserved beyond 3 months from the date of declaration of results.  The decision of the Commission with regard to the selection of the candidates for the award shall be final. 

Government of Japan announces Scholarship Program for Indian Students.

Government of Japan is extending its Scholarship Program for international students for the Under Graduation programs in specialized Training Colleges, Technological Colleges and Universities through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.  This Scholarship Program is announced during the month of April every year.  This Scholarship Program covers graduation courses of tenure 3 years, 4 years and 5 years.

I.                   Specialized Training Colleges – 3 year courses:

The following programs are covered under this Scholarship Program: -

[a] Technology: Civil Engineering, Architecture, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Wireless Technology, Computer – Information Technology and others.

[b] Diet & Nutrition: Cooking and others.

[c] Education and Welfare: Nursery Teacher Training, Nursing, Sociology and others.

[d] Commerce: Administration, Transport, Commerce and others.

[e] Apparel Design and Family Economics:  Traditional Apparel Design and others.

[f] Culture & General Education: Music, Art, Designing, Photography and others.

[g] Other Departments: Technological Colleges – 4 year courses.

This Scholarship Program is available in the following streams and sub-streams of 4 years tenure. 

[1] Mechanical Engineering.

[2] Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

[3] Telecommunication and Network Engineering.

[4] Material Engineering.

[5] Architecture.

[6] Civil Engineering.

[7] Oceanography and others. 

In the following fields, this Scholarship Program is available for courses of 5 years tenure:

[z] Social Science.

[y] Anthropology.

[x] Natural Science – Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.

[w] Natural Science – Medicine and Dentistry.

Educational qualifications for all the Under Graduate courses is a pass in 10+2 class examination.

How to qualify for the Scholarship Program provided by the Government of Japan?

Each year, during June, there will be a written examination and Interview / Personality Test in the campus of Japan Consulates in India.  Candidates will be short-listed and sent to the concerned Ministry viz., Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan.  Selected Candidates will be informed by February month of next year. 

How to apply for the Scholarship Program provided by the Government of Japan?

The candidates who wish to apply for these Scholarship Program may download the application forms from the website viz., http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en  The application forms can also be had from local Japanese Consulates in India.  The completed applications should reach respective Consulates by last week of June. 

Japanese Consulate at Chennai:

Japanese Consulate Campus, 12/1, Cenotaph Road, Teynampet, Chennai – 600018.

Telephone No. 044 – 24323860.

Graduation in Music courses at Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.

Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Vidyalayam Music College at Madurai in Tamilnadu is imparting Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in Music.  This College is recognized by the Madurai Kamaraj University at Madurai, Tamilnadu.  Those who complete the Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in Music can work as Teachers or Professors in Schools, Music Schools, Music Colleges, Universities and Music Department in various Arts Colleges.  

The graduates in music can also start their own Music or Dance schools.  They can also work in Radio channels, Television channels, Music troops, Cine field etc.  The recently developing field in Music is “Music Therapy” and those who have completed graduation in Music can also work in Music Therapy related fields.

The graduates in Music will be preferred and will be given priority in the jobs related to Sound Engineering, Recording, manufacture of Musical instruments etc.  Besides this, the music graduates are also eligible to compete the graduation are also eligible to compete the graduation level examinations conducted by the Govt., Banks [both Public Sector and Private Sector] and other private organizations. 

Music graduation courses offered by Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Vidyalayam Music College: 

Under Graduation Course in Music: B.A. [Music]

This Under Graduation Course is of 3 years tenure.  The Curriculum of this course comprises of Vocal Music / Veena recital as main subject and Violin, Mruthangam, Bharatnatyam as ancillaries.  

Post Graduation Course in Music: M.A. [Music]

This Post Graduation Course is of two years tenure. The Curriculum of this course comprises of Vocal Music / Veena recital as main subject and Violin, Mruthangam, Bharatnatyam as ancillaries.

M.Phil. [Music]: This Post Graduation Course is of one year tenure.  

Eligibility Conditions for joining Music Graduation Courses: 

[a] For those who wish to join B.A. [Music], the requirement will be a pass in 10+2 Class examination.  A strong desire in learning music is desirable;

[b] To do M.A. [Music], a candidate should have passed either B.A. [Music] or B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. pass alongwith Diploma in Music is required; and

[c] To join M.Phil. Course, a candidate has to have M.A. [Music] pass as his / her qualification. 

To apply for Under / Post Graduation and M.Phil. Courses in Music please contact:

Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Vidyalayam College of Music,

15-A, Gokhale Road, Thallakulam, Madurai,

Tamilnadu, India.  625002.

Telephone No.: 0452 – 2530957

Website: http://www.indiastudychannel.com/colleges/3285-Sri-Sathguru-Sangeetha-Vidyalayam.aspx