TOEFL scholarships: 92 percent increase in the number of applications

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Educational Testing Service (ETS) has awarded 21 TOEFL Scholarships to outstanding students from India.

Students were also awarded a scholarship of US $10,000 (approx Rs 589500) and US$3,000 (approximately Rs 176850)

Nine of the winners will pursue undergraduate studies and 12 winners will pursue postgraduate studies.

Winners represented numerous regions in India include Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Mangalore, Mumbai, Noida and Pune.

“It is a great honour to present the 2013 TOEFL Scholarship award winners,” commented Daniel Wakeman, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at ETS.

Selected from a highly competitive pool of applications, students were evaluated based on their English-communication skills, academic record, leadership skills and extracurricular activities.

The scholarships can be used at any of the more than 8,500 institutions —in more than 130 countries— that accept TOEFL test scores.

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