L'Oreal to award scholarships to woman students

New Delhi: Global cosmetics giant L'Oreal's Indian subsidiary on Thursday said that it was extending its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of sponsoring women science students to the national capital region (NCR).

"We are going to extend our program, which currently focuses on just young women's education in science in the state of Maharashtra, to the NCR region," a senior L'Oreal executive told the sources from Paris.

According to the official, the company gave scholarship worth Rs.2.5 lakh to five women students in Maharashtra. The number of scholarships will now be increased to 10, with the addition of five woman students from the NCR.

"Around 30 girls from Maharashtra have benefited from this project which was started seven years ago," the official said, adding that the total cost of the project would be around Rs.25 lakh per year.

The company, one of the largest producers and sellers of cosmetics products in the country, also said it was happy that the winner of this year's company sponsored fellowship is an Indian woman.

Jyoti Panda, 28, who just completed her Ph.D in biotechnology from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in New Delhi, is one of the 15 recipients of the 'Unesco-L'oreal International Fellowship', which grants $40,000 to young women researchers.

"She will be doing her research at School of Pharmacy, University of ColoradoDenver, Aurora, in the US," a company statement said.

source:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/L'Oreal_to_award_scholarships_to_woman_students_13637/

(NEWS) 9,600 IIT Seats 5.3 Lakh Aspirants In 2011 Session

This year, the total number of applicants for the joint entrance exam (JEE), have gone up by 5,000 as compared to last year, to get the most coveted seat in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) from Mumbai zone.

While number of applicants from Mumbai is almost the same, there is a substantial growth in the number of applicants from tier-II cities like Nagpur and Jaipur this year, which also falls in the Mumbai zone.

The total numbers of applicants across the country has gone up from over 4.5 lakh to 5.3 lakh this year. Over 5.3 lakh candidates across the country would be vying for 9,600 seats in IITs.

From the Mumbai zone itself, which also has the highest numbers of applicants from the seven zones, 85,169 students have applied for the IIT-JEE. Students from Maharashtra, Goa, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Belgaum from Karnataka also apply from the Mumbai zone.

According to the chairman of IIT-JEE from IIT-Bombay, Abhijeet Chatterjee, candidates from tier-II cities contribute the most to the increase in numbers.