India 201

The 2010 Sterling Group lecture tour to India took place from Thursday 8 April to Tuesday 13 April inclusive.  There were eight tour party members.

The tour concentrated on Chennai and Bengaluru (Bangalore) with detailed arrangements, as usual, being handled by the British Council.  The tour party visited 18 universities and colleges, eleven in Chennai and seven in Bengaluru.  One event, at Anna University in Chennai, was attended by over 700 students.

Evening receptions were held in both Chennai and Bengaluru and several press interviews were given.

The full list of institutions visited is as follows:-

CHENNAI

Anna University
SRM University
Sri Ram Engineering College
VELS University
Sri Venkateswara Engineering College
Saveetha Engineering College
IIT Madras
VIT University
Rajalakshmi Engineering College
Hindustan University
Anand Institute of Higher Technology

BENGALURU

Dayananda Sagar Institutions
PES Institute of Technology
University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering
RV College of Engineering
Bangalore Institute of Technology
Jain University
MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology

Students wishing to study in the UK may find the following funding links useful:

• Euraxess funding search http://euraxessfunds.britishcouncil.org/Search.aspx/Index
• Research Exchanges with China and India www.raeng.org.uk/international/schemes.htm
• The Newton International Fellowship Scheme www.raeng.org.uk/international/schemes.htm
• Chevening www.chevening.com
• Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-commonwealth-scholarships.htm
• Bosworth Smith Trust Fund (Postgraduate) www.iom3.org/content/scholarships-bursaries
• Centenary Scholarship (Undergraduate) www.iom3.org/content/scholarships-bursaries