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seven journal subscriptions. The resi- ADMISSION & FEES literacy and spread awareness about
dential block hosts separate hostels women’s health and rights issues.
for 184 junior and senior students, a Shiv Sharda Public School, Beed Because of the management’s com-
1,000-seat dining hall, a 24x7 infir- is a CBSE-affiliated class I-X co-ed mitment to balanced, holistic educa-
mary staffed by qualified personnel, day-cum-boarding school. Admis- tion and teacher training, Datta is
and an ambulance service for emer- sion applications into classes I-IX confident that the school’s first batch
gencies. Moreover, a well-qualified are invited between March-June. readying to write the CBSE class X ex-
school counselor and teachers provide The school admits boarders from ams, will come up trumps. “Our stu-
pastoral care services to boarders. class I onwards. dents are attending special workshops
Personality development co-curric- Tuition fee (annual): Rs.24,000- and Sunday classes. This is augment-
ular education is strongly encouraged. 30,000 (day scholars); Rs.54,000- ed by the school’s faculty providing
The school offers 22 activities ranging 66,000 (boarders) advanced coaching to prepare them
from animal care, journalism, pho- For further information, contact +91 for science Olympiads and state tal-
tography and public speaking among 94039 80599/95118 98270, email: ent search examinations,” adds Datta.
others, and children are encouraged to ssps_2000@yahoo.co.in With SSPS’ star in the ascendant
sign up for hobby clubs of their choice. in the annual EW India School Rank-
Sports facilities include separate ings, and 2:1 applications to admis-
grounds for football, cricket, basket- also worn Maharashtra colours and sion ratio, the school’s trustees have
ball, volleyball and badminton courts some have been selected for special green-lighted an SSPS replica in Navi
and table tennis. “Sports education coaching by the Sports Authority of Mumbai which is in the last stage of
is high priority on the SSPS agenda. India,” says Datta. construction. “We also plan to open
Coached by trained professionals, our Moreover, community develop- three pre-primary schools in and
under-14 and under-17 football teams ment programmes include outreach around Beed district to serve as feeder
routinely win district and divisional initiatives in neighbouring villages schools,” says JSPM trustee Jaisingh
championships. Some students have where students teach children basic Pandit.

American University of Antigua

The major attraction of AUA is that its medical
education certificates are recognised in the
United States, UK, Canada, India and most
European countries

N THE NEW GLOBALISED WORLD, the once distant
Caribbean islands have emerged as hubs of accessible
medical education. Currently, the 13 island nations
Ihost 60 medical colleges and thousands of internation-
al students from around the world. Their main attraction
is that degree certificates issued by most of these medical
colleges are recognised in the United States, UK, Canada,
and most European countries.
Within this salubrious region renowned for its sunshine,
white sand beaches and sparkling waters, the American AUA campus: most favoured diaspora destination
University of Antigua College of Medicine (AUA, estb.2004)
has become the most favoured institution of aspiring medi- colleges-cum-teaching hospitals in Nepal, Malaysia, and a
cine practitioners from India and the transnational Indian university in Dubai. In India, the MEMG includes the not-
diaspora. Sited in the Antigua and Barbuda Islands, AUA is for-profit Manipal Academy for Higher Education (MAHE),
owned and managed by the Manipal Education and Medi- routinely top-ranked among India’s private varsities in the
cal Group (MEMG), India’s premier education multina- EducationWorld India Higher Education Rankings, and the
tional which has also established state-of-the-art medical distance education Sikkim-Manipal University.

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