The Bangalore-based Sun Microsystems India announced the roll out of its second edition of the Sun Matching Grant Program, on April 26. Under this initiative, Sun will provide a series of hardware, software and web-based training materials, which will allow an unlimited number of Indian educational institutions and students to benefit from Sun’s technology. The initial Sun Matching Grant Program conducted last year enabled a record 45 educational institutions to build and upgrade their education and learning infrastructure to global standards. According to Mohan Doss, regional director (education & research) South Asia of Sun Microsystems India, “The roll out of this program will deliver valuable benefits to the Indian student community as a whole by creating skilled technical professionals who contribute to the economy of the country.” The Sun Matching Grant Program is a co-investment programme under which Sun donates equipment subject to a matching investment from the educational institution or partnering aid organisation. This allows education institutions to purchase selected items at special institutional prices and qualify for a second identical unit free of charge. The Sun Matching Grant Program complements the company’s Edusoft and Sun Academic Initiative (SAI) programmes. Through Edusoft, Sun offers selected educational institutes software at virtually no cost for teaching purposes. SAI Sun extends approved institutes free access to course content on Java and Solaris. All Saints International open for admisson The All Saints International Residential School, Thana (a suburb of Mumbai) — a day-cum-residential institution promoted by the Shilpakar Education Society in 2002, invites applications for kindergarten to class X admissions for the academic year commencing July. “Our mission is to make the school a learning community of motivated, buoyant, energetic and confident students for global needs. We offer to realise the immense inner potential of children, to foster academic excellence, physical fitness, psychological and spiritual health and social consciousness among our students through a dedicated, enthusiastic and highly qualified faculty,” says a school spokesperson. Set in a sprawling 25-acre campus within an hour’s driving distance from Mumbai, All Saints International is a CBSE affiliated co-educational school with cricket and football grounds, tennis courts, swimming and other sports facilities. An audio visual theatre, dance and music halls, and a large library create a suitable environment for the well-being and all-round development of students. For further information write to: All Saints International Residental School, Near Kalyan, Off Kalyan-Nasik Highway, Bhawale Village, Pisa Dam Cross Road; Tel: 02522-283079, 283077, 283078; Website: www.shilpakar.com; e-mail: allsaints@shilpakar.com. First ever online entrance exams The Manipal (Karnataka)-based Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has set a new benchmark in the field of education. MAHE recently conducted online entrance exams for admission into its medical and dental postgraduate study programmes — the first by any education institution in India. Around 7,000 students across India wrote the online examination in MAHE test / learning centres in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mangalore, Manipal and Ernakulam. “We are very glad to be the first in India to introduce online entrance exams. The response to this initiative has…
