Bodhtree.com to provide training and R&D scholarships

CHENNAI: In order to provide 100 per cent scholarship on training and R&D

to Indian students, Hyderabad-based Bodhtree.com has forged alliances with

E-studies.com Inc and the Canadian College of Business Computers (CCBC). The

scholarship is for an Advanced Diploma in Internet Technologies, which includes

hands-on software development and R&D work as well. Bodhtree.com will assist

its partners in selecting candidates for the program.

The scholarship of 37,000 Canadian dollars (Rs 11 lakh) will be for an

18-month course. E-studies.com requires 150 students with bachelor degrees in

engineering or science. Of these, 30 will be awarded a 100 per cent scholarship

based on merit, and the rest can avail of partial scholarships. The course will

leverage E-speak, a technology developed by Hewlett Packard (HP) with whom

E-studies has a tie-up. E-speak will be used to develop Internet based

e-services applications.

The course is a research program and not a normal credit course, the focus

being on developing particular skill sets and then applying them in practice to

solve a practical problem. Initially, a few credit courses as classroom

instructions, related to the project will be offered, for a maximum for 2-4

weeks. It will be followed by `on the job" learning. One year after the

launch of the scholarship, the company plans to form a joint venture with CCBC

and E-studies and bring online education programs to India.

"We will be given the exclusive rights by E-studies to impart online

education in India. The local content and infrastructure will be provided by

us," said Sanjiv Gupta, Director, Bodhtree.com. "The scholarship will

revolutionalize the delivery of education and training in the 21st

century," said Sanjay Verma, Director, Bodhtree.com. The entire registering

process can be done online at www.bodhtree.com.

The selected candidates will be sent to CCBC for training and will undertake

research projects at E-studies.com, which is a California-based company

providing online education.