Consulate General of India
Jaffna
Press Release
SEMINAR-CUM COUNSELLING SESSION BY EDUCATIONAL CONSULATANTS INDIA LIMITED HELD IN JAFFNA
Educational Consultants India Limited (EdCIL) in association with Consulate General of India in Jaffna and Ministry of Education, Sports, Culture & Youth Affairs, Northern Province organized a Seminar-cum-Counseling session on 1st October 2014 in Jaffna for the students of the Northern Province who intend to pursue their higher education in Under-graduate, Post-Graduate and Doctoral studies in Indian universities.
At the Seminar, the students, teachers and parents were briefed by the officials of EdCIL on behalf of its Associated Institutions giving information in detail about the Indian Education and admission procedure in Indian Universities/Institutions through Ed.CIL (India) Limited. The Seminar-cum-Counselling session was a great success with participation of 300 people comprising of “A” level students of the Northern Province, Professors of Jaffna University, Education Councillors, parents of the students, and University students.
Acting Consul General of India Mr. S.D. Moorthy was the Chief Guest. Prof. Sinnathamby, University of Jaffna, Mr. Kajatheepan, Member of Northern Provincial Council, Mr. Gnanasundaram, Deputy Director for Planning, Ministry of Education and Principal of the Jaffna Central College Mr. Ezilventhan also attended the seminar.
The Acting Consul General of India highlighted the importance of studying in India given the high quality of education that is being offered there and encouraged the Northern Province students to take advantage of the excellent opportunities provided in India. He also emphasized the importance of human resource development in general and improvement of knowledge and skills of individuals in particular for steering Sri Lanka towards a path of further economic development. He also said that this endeavour of EdCIL with the support of the Consulate General of India and Ministry of Education, Northern Province would meet the long awaited needs of the students in Jaffna who desire to acquire Higher Education in India by getting into reputed Universities/Institutions in India. Acting Consul General thanked EdCIL for organizing the seminar for the benefit of the students of Northern Province.
Education in India has certain unique selling points such as wide network of institutions. India has one of the largest English speaking population and medium of instruction in Higher Education is English, there is wide spectrum of courses at reasonable cost. 200 from fortune 500 companies recruit from Indian Campuses and students are getting excellent placement opportunities all over the World.
EdCIL’s role amongst other areas is to promote Indian education abroad and it has been doing so for the last 33 years now and has operated well over 50 countries including Sri Lanka. So far a good number of students from Sri Lanka in Indian Institutions have got admissions in the recent years. Its spectrum of services is in the field of education and human resource consultancy and ranges from conceptualizing educational institutions to commissioning them to complete in all respects (both hardware and software) depending on the need of their clients.
EdCIL (India) Limited is the Nodal Agency of Government of India towards promotion of Indian Education abroad and is the “Single Window Service Provider” for the placement of Foreign students, for higher education in its associated institutions in India. Every year, EdCIL places good number of students in more than 150 EdCIL’s associated institutions which includes Central University, State University and other colleges and institutions which are recognized by the regulatory/statutory bodies viz. University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI), Nursing Council of India (NCI), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), and alos accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
EdCIL places students for Graduate, Post Graduate and Doctoral Programmes in the fields of Engineering & Technology, Information Technology & Computer Science, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Para-medical, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Management, Agriculture/Veterinary Sciences, Dairy Technology and Fisheries, Arts & Fine Arts, Law, Mass Communication and Journalism Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce and Science.
EdCIL offers various Placement Schemes to International Students such as:
1. Self-Financing Scheme (SFS)
Admissions are also offered to international students (Foreign Nationals) on self financing basis in Under-Graduate /Post-Graduate/Doctoral programs etc in various Indian Institutions associated with EdCIL. A large number of students from Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, China, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Thailand, UAE, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe etc have been placed by EdCIL under this scheme so far.
2. Scholarship sponsored by Foreign Governments
Foreign students are also sponsored by their Governments to pursue Graduate, Post Graduate, and Doctoral Programmes in India. EdCIL has placed many foreign students sponsored by Government of Afghanistan, Bhutan, Eritrea, Libya, Nepal, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka.
