Eligibility

Applicants who wish to apply for Young Achievers Summer Program should be students of Pre-final Year Bachelor Degree Programs from any discipline. Students who are in 2nd year of 3 year degree program and 3rd year of 4 year engineering program are eligible to apply.

Selection Procedure: YAT 2009

Eligible applicants are required to appear for Young Achievers Test (YAT) 2009 on February 22, 2009 from 10.00 am to 11.00 am at the respective college where they are pursuing their graduation. The Application Form for YAT 2009 is given on Page no. 3. YAT 2009 is a one hour test with 100 multiple choice questions, 50 in General Knowledge and 50 in English. The sample questions are given on Page no. 2.

Each applicant will be provided with a kit for YAT 2009. This kit includes:

• Brochure

• Application

• Malayala Manorama CD

• IBS Bulletin

• Charming Hyderabad (an information book on Hyderabad) and

• Motivational Quotes from eminent personalities.

The Malayala Manorama Knowledge Adventure CD, is one of the most comprehensive compilation of GK, facts and information, in India which will be useful to prepare for YAT 2009 and other competitive examinations and interviews.

The top 6 performers in YAT 2009, from each of the eligible colleges will be selected for the Young Achievers Summer Program.

Test Center

YAT 2009 will be conducted at the college where the applicants are pursuing their graduation.

Submission of Application Form

Applicants are required to submit their completed Application form to the Co-ordinator through speedpost / courier at the following address:

The Co-ordinator
Young Achievers Program
# 126, Malaxmi Building, Srinagar Colony,
Hyderabad - 500073, Andhra Pradesh.
Ph: 040-23430233 / 23430427,
Fax: 040-23430278, E-mail: yat09@ibsindia.org 
Website: www.ibsindia.org/yat09 

Alternatively, applicants can submit the completed Application Form for YAT 2009 at the college where they are pursuing their graduation. Such applicants are advised to retain a photocopy of the submitted Application Form with college seal as acknowledgement.

Registration Fee

The entire Program is offered completely free.

IBS will provide free lodging and boarding to all the participants at the IBS Hyderabad campus for the duration of the program, i.e., six days. The workshops and seminars are free. The sight-seeing trip is also free.

Selected candidates will also be reimbursed to-and-fro 3rd AC train fare from their hometown to Hyderabad, when they report for the program.

However, the selected participants will be required to pay a registration fee of Rs. 750. The payment is to be made through Credit Card/Demand Draft. 

DD should be in favor of "IUCF A/c YAT", payable at Hyderabad.

Program Schedule

The Program will be conducted in three batches during April-May 2009, as given below: