PROPOSAL FOR CONDUCTING GRE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL GRADUATES BY PAGE (A Premier Institution for National Level Exams) Being submitted to: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

About PAGE - Founded in 1988 by two engineers and educationists - J.V.Ramana Rao and P. Sameer Kumar - In 1999, PAGE was incorporated as a Private Limited Company - Currently offers proven integrated training programs for GRE, SAT, JEE & BITSAT and other National Level Entrance exams for LAW, Management, NATA (Architecture), Design etc - PAGE has also undertaken Soft Skill Training Programs for NGOs - Three compact learning centers as well as two satellite centers in Dilsukhnagar & Kukatpally in Hyderabad city and two residential learning centers in Kompally - Since 2004, more than 2000 PAGE students have realized their dream of getting into top technical schools 3

What PAGE does  On-campus GRE training at technical institutes as well as at PAGE learning centers  Integrated training programs for JEE & BITSAT  Training for National Level Entrance Exams such as NATA, CLAT, NID NEED etc  SAT-1 (Scholastic Aptitude Test)  Soft Skills trainings for job seekers as well as employees

PAGE 10+2 GRADUATES JOB SEEKERS English Language 1.GRE 2.TOEFL 3.GMAT Soft Skills 1.Communication 2.Assertiveness 3.Negotiating 4.Time Management 5.Stress Management 6.Conflict Management 7.Leadership Skills 8.Team Building Skills 9.Project Management …and many more Soft Skills 1.Communication 2.Assertiveness 3.Negotiating 4.Time Management 5.Stress Management 6.Conflict Management 7.Leadership Skills 8.Team Building Skills 9.Project Management …and many more 1.Engineering: JEE & BITSAT 2.Law: CLAT, LSAT, LAWCET 3.SAT – I 4.Architecture: NATA 5.Design: NEED/NIFT 6.Management: UGAT 7.Mass Comm.

Learning Environment Centers Compact Learning Centers for more resources to fewer number of students. 100 to 150 students per center. Groups Small learning groups for focused learning and effective monitoring by senior teachers. Forty students per class. Mentors Core team of senior teachers discharge the responsibility of Mentors for tracking performance of the students.

Proposal for GRE Training

Project Goal To equip under-privileged professional graduates with the required knowledge and skills to successfully attempt the GRE to qualify for overseas study.

Proposed Structure of the Training Batches: 60 students per batch at three day centers – Kachiguda Ameerpet, and Sainikpuri Two batches per day per center, touching 840 students per iteration Length of the course: 50 days Number of classes: 50 (two hour sessions) Teaching clock hours: 100 (includes testing & class activities) Highly interactive training Personalized one-on-one training and feedback

Foreign Universities where PAGE students have placed Georgia Institute of Technology University of Washington Purdue University Indiana University, Bloomington University of Maryland Rutgers State University Pittsburg State University Carnegie-Mellon Columbia University, New York University of Pennsylvania Cambridge University, UK Rice University Georgia Tech, Atlanta University of Florida, Gainesville North Carolina State University University of South Carolina University of South Illinois University of Houston, Texas University of Louisiana University of Wisconsin Lenido University, Chicago Arizona State University Michigan University Toronto University, Canada Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago University of California, Davis Santa Clara University, California

TRAINING COURSE OUTLINE

QUANTITATIVE REVIEW

Quantitative: Section 1 Arithmetic: Properties and types of integers Divisibility & Factorization Prime numbers & Remainders Odd and even integers Arithmetic operations, exponents and roots Estimation, percent, ratio Rate, absolute value, the number line Decimal representation Sequences of numbers

Quantitative: Section 2 Algebra Operations with exponents Factoring and simplifying algebraic expressions Relations & functions Equations and inequalities Linear/quadratic equations & inequalities Simultaneous equations and inequalities Equations to solve word problems Coordinate geometry Graphs of functions Equations and inequalities Intercepts and slopes of lines

Quantitative: Section 3 Geometry Parallel and perpendicular lines Circles & triangles Quadrilaterals Other polygons, congruent and similar figures Three-dimensional figures Area, perimeter & volume, The Pythagorean theorem Angle measurement in degrees

Quantitative: Section 4 Data analysis Basic descriptive statistics Mean, median, mode, range Standard deviation Interquartile range, quartiles and percentiles Interpretation of data in tables and graphs Elementary probability Probability distributions Counting methods Combinations, permutations and Venn diagrams

VERBAL REVIEW

VERBAL SKILLS: SECTION 1 Reading Comprehension Understanding the meaning of individual words, sentences, paragraphs and larger bodies of text Summarizing a passage Drawing conclusions from the information provided, reasoning from incomplete data to infer missing information Understanding the structure of a text in terms of how the parts relate to one another Identifying the author's assumptions and perspective Analyzing a text and reaching conclusions about it Identifying strengths and weaknesses of a position Developing and considering alternative explanations

VERBAL SKILLS: SECTION 2 Text completion: Passage composed of one to five sentences One to three blanks Three answer choices per blank (five answer choices in the case of a single blank) The answer choices for different blanks function independently; i.e., selecting one answer choice for one blank does not affect what answer choices you can select for another blank Single correct answer, consisting of one choice for each blank; no credit for partially correct answers

VERBAL SKILLS: SECTION 3 Sentence Equivalence: Questions in this section test the ability to reach a conclusion about how a passage should be completed on the basis of partial information, but to a greater extent they focus on the meaning of the completed whole. Questions include a single sentence, one blank to be filled, six answer choices and selection of two of the answer choices, with no credit for partially correct answers. Module focuses on familiarizing students with question structure and tips for approaching the questions and answering them.

Appendix – Life at PAGE