About the mission:
In the last five years, India has seen the emergence of a number of schools offering an International school leaving qualification like the IB or the A-levels.

Keeping this market development in mind the British Council has organised and concluded two very successful schools missions in 2011 and 2012.

Objective of this mission:
Through this mission the British Council aims to provide an opportunity and platform to UK institutions to promote ‘Undergraduate courses in the UK’ across schools in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Rajkot.  During the mission UK Institutions will not only get a chance to interact with potential students who are interested in studying aboard but also network with faculty members scoping for future potential links.

City Profile:

Delhi NCR 
National Capital Region (NCR) in India is a name for the metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi which includes cities of Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Manesar.
Development in industry, commerce and trade has led Noida to be a model city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It’s a major hub for multinational firms outsourcing IT services, for auto ancillary units, many large software and business process outsourcing companies. Many other companies have their Indian branch offices in Noida, because of many factors, including its Special Economic Zone status, its suburban atmosphere and its proximity to Delhi. It has various prominent higher education institutions and many prestigious schools.
Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana and is one of Delhi's four major satellite cities and is part of the National Capital Region. Gurgaon has the 3rd highest per capita income in India after Chandigarh and Mumbai. Gurgaon is home to one of India's many renowned higher education institutions and international schools

Gujarat
International schools have seen an emergence over the last couple of years in the state of Gujarat. It harbours a chain of the finest schools in India offering the IB and the IGCSE curriculum. International schools are focusing less on a wholly UK or US curriculum and instead delivering a more international curriculum; noticeable is the increased use of the IB and IGCSE. Therefore, there is a greater emphasis and focus on the strategies necessary for successful replication of existing schools, choosing viable locations for establishing newer partners, branding and general management.

Schedule and details of  some of the prestigious schools that we plan to include in this mission are:

Delhi NCR: 28 to 30 January 2013

1. Springdales School
2. K R Mangalam World School
3. Amity International School
4. Tagore International School

At Gurgaon and Noida, arrangements will be done at one of the schools in the city with an exhibition layout arrangement for UK representatives to meet with students and their counsellors/advisors. Promotion will be done in other schools of the city and the students and counsellors from other schools of the city will also be invited to attend and interact with the representatives.

Gujarat : 11 to 15 February 2013

1. Mahatma Gandhi International School, Ahmedabad
2. Ahmedabad International School, Ahmedabad
3. New Tulip International School, Ahmedabad
4. Anand Niketan, Ahmedabad
5. Navrachana International School, Vadodara
6. New Era Senior Secondary School, Vadodara
7. S. N. Kansagra School, Rajkot
8. Rajkumar College, Rajkot

Costs:

• UK delegates to fund their own international air travel, accommodation and related expenses.
• Local travel within the cities and the publicity of events will be covered by the British Council
• A participation fee of £600 will be charged per UK Institution towards the mission in Delhi NCR
• A participation fee of £775 will be charged per UK Institution towards the mission in Gujarat.

Important:

• This mission is open only to UK Institutions and selection will be on first-come-first-serve basis. Agents will not be allowed to participate.
• The event will be open to a minimum of four UK institutions and maximum of eight institutions. Only one delegate per institution will be allowed to participate.