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Classes Internationales dergraduate and 100 postgraduate portunities for successful marketing

expansion awardees — 680 are from Karnataka. careers,” said Prof. Durga Prasad,
Director-In-Charge of TAPMI, ad-
The results reflect the strong aca-
New delhi, january 15. France has ex- demic performance of the state, with dressing the media.
tended its Classes Internationales selections having been made through TAPMI (NIRF rank #39), a con-
initiative to seven countries across the a highly competitive national pro- stituent of the Manipal Academy of
Indo-Pacific and Africa — India, Viet- cess. Reflecting a strong “merit-cum- Higher Education (MAHE), was es-
nam, China, South Africa, Nigeria, means” assessment, 83 percent of this tablished in 1980 and is also accred-
Kenya and Indonesia. year’s scholars are from households ited by AACSB and AMBA.
The program offers a year-long earning less than Rs.2.5 lakh per year.
immersive academic experience in Selected undergraduate schol- EcoInnovators Ideathon
France, combining intensive French ars will receive grants of up to Rs.2
language instruction, cultural famil- lakh, while postgraduate scholars New delhi, january 20. The EcoInno-
iarisation and foundational academic will receive up to Rs.6 lakh. Beyond vators Ideathon 2026, a national stu-
preparation. More than 30 French in- the grant, scholars are also provided dents innovation challenge focused
stitutions are participants in the ini- mentoring and leadership develop- on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for sus-
tiative offering access to over 200 un- ment opportunities and access to a tainability, successfully concluded in
dergraduate programs in fields such global alumni network to enable their January with grand finales for the
as engineering, sciences, design, arts, growth into future leaders. school and college tracks.
management and social sciences. The 2025-26 cohort is part of Reli- Organised by the Global Learning
“Classes Internationales is a clear ance Foundation’s enhanced commit- Council (GLC) headquartered at the
expression of France’s commitment ment, announced in 2022 by Ms. Nita Villars Institute, Switzerland, in part-
to accessible, high-quality higher Ambani, to award 50,000 scholar- nership with Schoolnet India, Axilor
education and to deep, meaningful ships over ten years. Inspired by the Ventures, and Pratithi Investments,
cooperation with partner countries. vision of Reliance Founder-Chairman the ideathon is designed to empower
Initially designed for Indian students, Dhirubhai Ambani, the Founda- India’s youth to develop AI-driven
its success has led to a gradual expan- tion has awarded 33,471 scholarships solutions for addressing pressing en-
sion to other nationalities across the to date, steadfastly supporting meri- vironmental challenges.
Indo-Pacific and Africa. Through this torious students from diverse socio- The 2026 edition witnessed partic-
initiative, we reaffirm our dedication economic backgrounds countrywide. ipation of 5,500 students from 1,000
to academic exchange, supporting government and private schools and
young talent, and building pathways TAPMI gets CIM colleges in 23 states countrywide.
that enable students to thrive in Over three months, participants expe-
French universities and in their global accreditation rienced structured AI masterclasses,
futures,” said Dr. Thierry Mathou, mentorship sessions, and multi-stage
Ambassador of France to India, inau- Manipal, january 8. The Manipal evaluation, culminating in the devel-
gurating the expanded programme. (Karnataka)-based T.A. Pai Man- opment of working prototypes.
Applications for the 2026 intake agement Institute (TAPMI) has re- At the grand finale held on January
are now open. Students may ex- ceived renewed accreditation from 17 at the India Habitat Centre, New
plore programs and apply via www. The Chartered Institute of Marketing Delhi, Team A&H Biosen from Bha-
classesinternationales.org, or contact (CIM), UK. van Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, and
their nearest Campus France office “CIM is the leading professional Team inventors of Espalier Heri-
for guidance. body for marketers worldwide es- tage School, Nashik (Maharashtra)
tablished to develop the marketing won first prize.
Reliance Foundation profession, maintain professional at the Infosys Science Foundation,
At the finale held on January 12
standards and improve skills of
Scholarships marketing practitioners. TAPMI has Bengaluru, Team Aura Sphere of Ra-
joined forces with CIM to allow our jalakshmi Engineering College,
Bengaluru, january 7. Six hundred students to add professional qualifi- Chennai & Team Dude Coders of
and eighty students from Karnataka cations through the CIM Accredited IIT-Madras, Chennai jointly won
have secured Reliance Foundation’s Degree partnership. CIM qualifica- the first prize.
Undergraduate and Postgraduate tions are highly valued by employers, The winning teams from both
Scholarships for 2025-26. and their content is reflected in our tracks will present their innovations
Out of 5,100 scholars chosen own degrees, which confirms we are at the Villars Symposium, Switzer-
nationwide — including 5,000 un- equipping students with the best op- land, in June this year.

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