Author Archives: Sridhar Jammalamadaka
Is IIT JEE worth the gamble?
Every year lakhs of students apply for Indian Institute of Technology – Joining Entrance Exam. Few claim that it is the most competitive exam in the world. Here are few shocking statistics: In 2010, IIT received 4.5 lakhs of applications. … Continue reading
Education UK Exhibition February
Great news for UK education aspirants in India. British Council is back with UK Education Exhibition, an education fair where a lot of universities come to interact with students directly, they sometimes give away spot offers. This season of UK … Continue reading
Posted in Education, UK
Tagged abroad education, abroad studies, uk education, uk universities
2 Comments
Help the teachers write a recommendation letter for you
It is a common practise in India for teachers to ask the students to write the recommendation letter on their own. Teachers modify the letter and attest it with their signature. This surely is not the actual purpose of a … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Education, UK, USA
Tagged abroad education, abroad studies, admission, indian students, international students, letter of recommendation, tips, UK, USA
1 Comment
How to format a letter of recommendation
Your teacher has written a great letter of recommendation for you. What next? What is the font size, font type that is to be used for a letter of recommendation? How much margin spacing should be used for a letter of … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Education, UK, USA
Tagged abroad education, formatting tips, letter of recommendation, tips
Leave a comment
Keka Tip for polishing your SOP
Wondering what word KEKA is? Well, it’s a word borrowed from a South Indian language –Telugu. Keka is a superlative degree of the adjective – Awesome. So you might have guessed by now that I’m giving away an awesome tip … Continue reading
Posted in Education, GRE, UK, USA
Tagged abroad studies, indian students, sop tips, statement of purpose, UK, USA
Leave a comment
Use this venn diagram to choose B-Schools for MBA
How to select a B-School for pursuing MBA? What are the three most important factors that need to be considered?
A month in the life of a student at London School of Business
Are you planning for a MBA program abroad in near future? Then you are most likely to secretly wish you would get admission into the top B School in the world – London School of Business. Think of it as … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Inspiration, UK
Tagged abroad education, london business school, mba, mba in uk, uk education, uk universities
Leave a comment
Hans Rosling, a Swedish Health Expert admits that Indian students were better than him
I’m running short of words in praise of this video. See it yourself to experience the feeling of watching a genius speak about Indians and Asians in general.
Posted in Inspiration, Timepass
Tagged hans rosling, indian students, Inspiration, ted video
Leave a comment
Firefighting robots that actually extinguish flame- Get Inspired
A firefighting robot is a great idea for engineering project. The aim of a firefighting robot is to find the lighted candle placed in one of the corners a maze and extinguish the candle. Firefighting Robot 1:
Posted in Engineering, Inspiration
Tagged embedded systems, engineering project, firefighting robot, robotics
Leave a comment