Google India Women in Engineering Award

Suggested By Prabhu Hari
Award: Google India Women in Engineering Award (Website)
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: January 31, 2008
Announcement of Awardees: February 2008

UNICEF India Internship Programme 2008

Program: UNICEF India Internship Program (Website)
Organised By: UNICEF India, New Delhi.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: January 31, 2008.
Final Selection: March 31, 2008.
Internship Duration: May 28 - August 5 2008.

Riviera ‘08: CulFest at VIT Vellore

Suggested by Prabhu Hari
Event: Riviera ‘08 (Website)
Organized By: VIT University, Tamil Nadu
Key Dates:
Fest: January 30- February 2, 2008

Robocon: ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest

Suggested By Prabhu Hari
Event: ABU Robocon 2008 (Website)
Organised By: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)
Venue: MIT, Pune
Key Dates:
Deadline for Registrations: January 31, 2008
Contest Day: August 31, 2008

Kashiyatra ‘08: Cultural Fest-IT-BHU

Event: Kashiyatra ‘08 (Website)
Organised By: Institute of Technology- Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU)
Key Dates:
Fest: January 24-27, 2008

Excel 2008: Tech Fest-Model Engineering College

Event: eXcel 2008 (Website)
Organized By: Model Engineering College, Kochi
Key Dates:
Fest: January 31- February 2, 2008
Deadline for Street Smart: January 29, 2008
Deadline for Paper Submission: January 22, 2008
Deadline for Abstract Submission for Bionics: January 22, 2008

Legatum Fellowships

Program: Legatum Fellowships 2008-2009 (Website)
Offered By: Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT
Key Dates:
Deadline for Submitting fellowship application: January 31, 2008

Genesis 2008: Social Entrepreneurship Competition

Suggested by Shatajit Basu
Event: Genesis Social Entrepreneurship Competition (Website)
Organised by: ASES India, IIT Madras
Edit: Dates updated
Key Dates: January - March 2008

Stage 0:
Team formation and Idea Preparation
January 20 - February 22, 2008

Stage 1:
Introductory Workshops
February 23-24,2008

First Round Submissions
February 25, 2008

Selection of Finalists
February 29, 2008

Preparation of refined business plans and targeted workshops
March 1 - March 29, 2008

Presentation of [...]

Kurukshetra 2008: Battle Of Brains

Suggested by Janani Narayanan

Event: Kurukshetra 2008 (Website)
Organized By: College of engineering,Guindy,chennai
Key Dates:
Fest: January 22-25, 2008
Online Programming Contest: January 20, 2008
Online Math Modeling: January 21, 2008
Online Quiz 2: January 22, 2008

APOGEE ‘08: National Level Technical Symposium

Event: APOGEE ‘08 (Website)
Organised By: Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya
Key Dates:
Symposium Dates: January 24-25, 2008
Deadline for Submission of Paper: January 12, 2008
Intimation of Selected Papers: January 15, 2008
Apogee ‘08 is organised by The Association of Electronics and Communication Engineering (AECE). Apogee provides on ideal platform for the participants to learn, share and analyzing and [...]

IQBE ‘08: A National Level Technical Symposium

Suggested By Sridhar
Event: IQBE ‘08 (Website)
Organised By: PSG College Of Technology, Coimbatore
Key Dates:
Fest : January 24-25, 2008
Abstract Submission Deadline for Paper Presentation: January 15,2008
Abstract Submission Deadline for Project Presentation: January 15, 2008
IQBE is a national Level Technical Symposium organised by the Information Technology Association, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.The events are so chosen that [...]

Join ‘Let Me Know’ Team

As you know, Let Me Know is an effort to connect the best candidates to the best opportunities (beyond jobs) in India. Breaking the information barrier. Finally.
We are seeking to build a volunteer team of graduate and undergraduate students across majors and interests. As a member of this team, you could be leading our search [...]

Saarang ‘08: Cultural Fest- IIT Madras

Event: Saarang ‘08 (Website)
Organised By: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
Key Dates:
Fest: January 23-27, 2008
Saarang is IIT-M’s annual cultural festival. The very word generates excitement among youth across the country. Drawing more than 20,000 people in the 18-35 age group, Saarang sets the standard as far as cultural festivals go. This annual festival conducted by IIT-Madras and [...]

Mindful Leadership Contest

Event: Mindful Leadership Contest (Website)
Organised By:
The University of Dayton(UD) and Loyola Institute of Business Administration(LIBA)
Key Dates:
Competition Deadline: January 31, 2008
Winners Notification: February 10, 2008
For Whom:
Full-time bonafide student of an accredited education institute, college, or University between the age group 18-25 years
The University of Dayton (UD) and Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) are dedicated to [...]

ACM Student Research Competition

Event: ACM Student Research Competition (Website)
Organized by: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Sponsored by: Microsoft Research
Key Dates:
Submission Deadline for PLDI 2008: February 15, 2008
Submission Deadline for CHI 2008 : January 8, 2008
For Whom:
Under Graduate or Graduate students currently enrolled in a university or college with an active ACM student membership and the research has to be [...]

Alcheringa 08: IIT Guwahati CulFest

Event: Alcheringa 2008 (Website)
Organised by: IIT Guwahati
Key Dates:
Fest: January 31 - February 3, 2008
Alcheringa is the annual cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. This year’s theme is Revel-in-Retro.
You can also join the action at Alcher Online.
Subscribe to Cul-Fests RSS Feed here.
Subscribe to the combined Let Me Know RSS Feed here.

The Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2008

Program: The Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2008 (Website)
Edit: Broken link updated.
For What:
Doctoral Studies at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: January 31, 2008
For Whom:
An Indian National with a valid Indian Passport, below 35 years of age as of January 1,2008 and holding a Master’s (postgraduate) degree from a reputed/recognised India university/ institution with [...]

One Laptop per Child: Volunteer Content / Software Development

Opportunity: One Laptop per Child Foundation Volunteer Service (Website)
The mission of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) movement is to ensure that all school-aged children in the developing world are able to engage effectively with their own personal laptop, networked to the world, so that they, their families and their communities can openly learn and [...]

Imagine Cup: The World’s Premier Student Technology Competition

Suggested By Ashwin Bhat

Event: Imagine Cup 2008 (Website)
Organised By: Microsoft
Key Dates:
Competition Begins: September 1, 2007
Second Round Begins: February 22, 2008
Finals: July 3-8, 2008
The Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – [...]

Backwaters 2008: IIM-Kozhikode Fest

Event: Backwaters 2008 (Website)

Organised By: IIM Kozhikode
Key Dates:
Fest: January 11-13, 2008
Backwaters is one of the most highly anticipated management events in the country and B-school students across the country look forward to it each year. Last year’s Backwaters saw more than 1000 online participants and 500 students coming down to campus to take part [...]