Minglebox.com now powers Sify.com’s education channel
By ANIMonday, January 25, 2010
BANGALORE - Minglebox.com, India’s largest campus and education network, announced today that Sify.com, the popular consumer portal from Sify Technologies Limited, a leader in Consumer Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, has launched its online Education channel powered by leading education website Minglebox.com.
Visitors to Sify.com’s education channel will now be able to research and compare different options for their career and educational needs. Minglebox.com has powered all the content on this channel with information on educational institutes, courses offered, campus photos and reviews posted by students and alumni. Students can prepare for entrance exams, check results and then apply online to educational institutes.
Venkata Rao Mallineni, Head-Portals and Consumer Marketing, Sify Technologies Limited, said, “With the number of students seeking admissions increasing every year, students and parents are moving to the Internet for information on colleges, institutes, courses available and entrance tests. As a site popular with young users, we have felt the need to cater to this demand in a meaningful way. We are happy to have Minglebox.com as a partner, for they have a deep understanding of the educational requirements in India, and an enviable track record of delivering best-in-class solutions.”
Talking about the tie up, Kavita Iyer, CEO and Co-Founder, Minglebox.com said, “We are very pleased to be associated with Sify.com, one of India’s popular consumer portals. I believe this association adds to the reputation of Minglebox.com as the best education site in India. It is in keeping with our objective of helping more and more Indian students make the right choices about their education and career. We have seen a great response from the student community with high usage of products like Minglebox e-CAT Prep for online MBA preparation, with day to day live updates on MBA entrance exams like CAT, MAT, XAT etc. A large number of students are using Minglebox.com for options in Engineering, Study abroad, IT/Software, Animation, Finance, Retail, Health care and other Vocational and Distance education courses”.
Minglebox.com, which began as a campus networking site attracting thousands of college communities with its campus blogs, educational forums and Q and A sessions has now become a full fledged online educational platform with a vision of creating a one stop online destination for education seekers in India.
Today, Minglebox covers education for Indian students spanning MBA, studies abroad, Engineering, Vocational courses such as IT, Animation, Fashion Design, Media and more. Students spend a lot of time on Minglebox, preparing online for entrance exams for JEE, AIEEE, CAT, MAT as well as the GRE, GMAT etc with the help of its Test Preparation Tools. To support them in their preparations, Minglebox has a team of researchers and experts to answer any queries students may have. From admission news, notifications, alerts and deadlines to exam results for a large number of exams, such as the CBSE, AIEEE, VITEEE, CAT and MAT, everything is available at just one spot with no cost. Minglebox also has education search powered by a large database of colleges, vocational training institutes and courses in India and abroad.
After offering valuable tools like Minglebox eCAT Prep free of cost to MBA aspirants, the Sify-Minglebox partnership further strengthens Minglebox as the preferred destination for Indian students and young professionals. (ANI)