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A new platform for sharing information

Engineering and Management students have a new platform to share information.

Thanks to city-based IT consultants, Honeypot IT Consulting Private Limited students can logon to ‘ www.betechs.com’ and share information on wide ranging issues.

The site, which is being claimed to be one-of-its-kind in the country, offers a platform for engineering and management students to share information and their experiences regarding various topics that range from college and course information, question papers, academic projects, career guidance, placement papers and job prospects in various companies.

But this is not all, students can also interact with their peers via discussion threads regarding various topics. “We also have faculty from various institutions such as MIT, JNTU and NIT’s to answer students questions,” says Kasyap.P, Product Manager, Honeypot IT Consulting Private Limited.

Moreover, the site offers free guidance to students going abroad. “Students can get information about countries such as Australia, U.K., U.S.A. and also about admission and visa procedures. Users can also connect to their peers in foreign countries to know about various issues pertaining to education,” says Mr. Kasyap.

Contest

Apart from networking with other students, the site is also holding a National-level Paper Presentation Contest where students from B.E., B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, MCA and M.Sc. can present papers in various topics given in the site.

“Students can choose from a variety of topics such as Cloud Computing, Communication and Signal processing, Digital Signal processing, power saving techniques, mechatronics and automation, highway transportation and Online Marketing,” says CEO, Ramesh B. Parsa. The complete list of topics is specified in the site.

Scholarship

Participants can submit their papers on the site before December 31 and stand a chance to win scholarships worth Rs. 6 lakh.

“We have six categories in which the first prize winner in each category will receive a cash prize of Rs. 50,000, the second prize is Rs. 20,000 and two consolation prizes of Rs. 10,000 each will be given,” said Mr. Parsa.

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