Slides from the Career Counselling Sessions across the colleges in the district of Nagaon, Assam. Contains contents about a few international scholarships.

1. Career in the Digital Age
Presented by: Syed Mohsin Raja.
Visiting Faculty for Digital Media & Business Development
Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management
IDOL, Gauhati University
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati
“Career Counselling Session”
Organized by:
Social Media Club, Assam
for
Anandaram Dhekial Phukon College, Nagaon
Date: 31st Aug, 2016

2. Career?

3. The Constant
CHANGE

4. Mango Tree

5. Coping w/ the Constant
Everyone has to face the CHANGE!
Change is the Reality of Life!
Change is the Challenge!
You Need Digital Media.

6. What is Digital Media?

7. “Digital media are any media that are encoded in a machine-
readable format. Digital media can be created, viewed, distributed,
modified and preserved on computers. Computer programs and
software; digital video; web pages and websites, including social
media; data and databases; digital audio, such as mp3s; and e-
books are examples of digital media.” - Wiki
“Any media that can be produced,
reproduced, stored, shared on and using a
digital device.”
Digital media can be either ONLINE or OFFLINE.
What is Digital Media?

8. Internet Penetration in India:
1st 100 Million = A Decade
2nd 100 Million = 3 Years
Indian Context

9. in India
Digital & Social Media

10. Percentage of Households having COMPUTERS
Percentage of Households with INTERNET.
- Census Data 2011
North-Eastern Context
STATE Computers (%) Internet (%)
Arunachal 8.2 2
Assam 9.3 1.7
Manipur 9 2.1
Meghalaya 7.6 1.5
Mizoram 15.2 2.5
Nagaland 8.9 1.7
Sikkim 11.5 3.3
Tripura 7.2 1

11. Where’s Digital Divide?
19% of the Indian population uses
Internet. Where’s the rest?
Digital Divide

12. Digital Literacy Acceptance
Technology Acceptance Model: Fred Davis, 89’

13. Digital Media Usage:
• DM can change and affect:
1. Ignorance,
2. Awareness,
3. Concern,
4. Knowledge,
5. Motivation,
6. Professional Skills,
7. Habit,
8. Education,
9. Lifestyle

14. Change Your Digital Media Habits

15. International Scholarships
Hundreds of Scholarships for Students from
Developing Nations,
• Fullbright – Nehru Fellowship,
• Fullbright – Kalam Fellowship,
• Erasmus Mundus,
• VLIR-UOS Masters Scholarships,
• Eiffel Scholarship,
• DAAD Scholarship,
• Commonwealth Scholarship,
• British Council Scholarship,
• University Scholarships

16. Fullbright Nehru Scholarships
Benefits:
J1 Visa support,
Round-trip conveyance,
Funding for Tuition and Fee,
Accident & Sickness Coverage,
Requirement/Eligibility:
55% in Bachelor of 4 years,
Masters’ Degree,
3 years work ex,
Leadership, No previous US degree.

17. Fullbright Nehru Scholarships
Field of Study:
- Arts & Culture Management including
Heritage Conservation and Museum Studies,
- Env. Science & Studies,
- Higher Education Administration,
- International Legal Studies,
- Public Health,
- Urban and Regional Planning,
- Women’s/Gender Studies
Online Application Only!

18. Fullbright Kalam Scholarships
Fullbright Kalam Scholarship or
Climate Fellowship is actually a
Doctoral Research Fellowship.
<Humboldt Scholarship>

19. Erasmus Mundus Scholarships
Field of Study:
- Urban Studies,
- Aquatic, Environment, Society,
- Social Work,
- Material Science and Engineering,
- Chemistry,
- Astrophysics,
- Cultural Studies,
Total 102 Master Degree courses to choose from.

20. VLIR-UOS Scholarships (Belgium)
Field of Studies: One year MS and Two Years MS
- Development & Evaluation Management,
- Globalization Studies,
- Governance & Dev,
- Human Settlement,
- Rural Dev,
- Land Resources,
- Biology, Statistics, Environment
- Food Technology,
- Molecular Biology,
- Water Resource Engineering,

21. VLIR-UOS Scholarships
Eligibility:
- 40 years,
- Different Criteria University wise,
- Not from commercial sector,
- Motivated Candidates,
- Probable Impact,
Apply for MS then look for Scholarships.

22. Eiffel Scholarships
Field of Study:
- Science & Engineering,
- Math and Physics,
- Nano & Bio Technology,
- Information and Communication,
- Env. Science,
- Economics,
- Management,
- Law & Political Science.

23. Few More…
- Aga Khan Foundation Scholarship for all
courses,
- Sir Ratan Tata Fellowships for South Asian
Students at LSE,
- Charles Wallace India Scholarship (Arts &
Heritage),
- Chevening Scholarships,
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship,
- Felix Scholarship,
- Inlak’s Scholarship,
- Hornby Scholarship…

24. Dates & Schedules
- Different dates & schedules for different
scholarship programs.
- Generally, the online form availability ceases
by Sept-Oct every year.
- Application deadline is by Dec - Jan.
- Results by March next year.

25. Most Basic Requirement
- GRE (Graduate Record Examination) in 2 parts:
General Test & Subject Test,
- Language testing: IELTS or TOEFL.

26. Basic Motive Behind Scholarships

27. What Next?
Be Digitized,
Be Responsible!

28. The Shark in a Tank

29. Thank You!
Syed Mohsin Raja
mohsin@5itechnology.com
+91-9435488999
@SyedMRaza