1. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2 July 2012, New Delhi New Delhi | 02 July 2012 Chandigarh | 07 July 2012 Ahmedabad | 08 July 2012 Mumbai | 09 July 2012 Pune | 10 July 2012 Kolkata | 11 July 2012 Chennai | 12 July 2012 Hyderabad | 13 July 2012 Bangalore | 16 July 2012 New Delhi | 02 July 2012 Chandigarh | 07 July 2012 Ahmedabad | 08 July 2012 Mumbai | 09 July 2012 Pune | 10 July 2012 Kolkata | 11 July 2012 Chennai | 12 July 2012 Hyderabad | 13 July 2012 Bangalore | 16 July 2012

2. Embassy of France in India Campus France & Alliance Française de Delhi Welcomes Scholarship awardees 2012

3. In partnership with COX & KINGS

4. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 France and the EU – Geography, Economy, Politics Departure Visa Budgeting Packing Arrival in France Living in France – Lifestyle as an Indian

5. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 GEOGRAPHY  Second largest country in Europe  65 million people  Cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean  Coastline: 3 427 km (metropolitan)

6. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 ECONOMY  World's 5th and Europe's 2nd largest economy by GDP Leading Industries: Telecommunication Defense & Aerospace Ship building Pharmaceuticals Construction Chemicals Textiles Automobile Luxury products

7. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 ECONOMY  39 of the 500 biggest companies of the world  World's second largest agricultural exporter  1/3 of all agricultural land within the EU  World's # 1 tourist destination (79.5 million international tourists in 2011)  Paris – most visited city in the world  World's 18th country by GDP per capita (IMF, 2011)

8. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 Long Stay Student Visa  Visa type: « Visa long séjour valant titre de séjour » ~VLS/TS catégorie D~ After Arrival in France:  OFII immigration Form to be sent to the Préfecture (within 3 months of arrival in France)  Medical exam at local OFII center  OFII Stamp on your passport After this, the visa allows to:  Travel in European Union Territory  Work up to 20 hours per week (to help you a bit to finance your stay) Renewal: after one year, Titre de Sejour to be applied for Visa OFII Stamp

9. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 Renewal of VISA ( for 2 nd year of Study)  Instead of Visa, student needs « Titre de Sejour Temporaire » 3 months before expiry of Visa:  Contact local “Prefecture” for Renewal Prefecture provides:  « Récépissé » Receipt of Application for Temporary Titre de Sejour  Récépissé + Passport = Valid to travel from France to India Titre de Sejour Temporaire Récépissé

10. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 Stay beyond academic year (after finishing 2 nd year Masters)  Request “Prefecture” for « Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour (APS) »  APS is valid for 6 months beyond “Titre de Sejour”  Can be applied only 4 months before expiry of “Titre de Sejour”  Student must sign a bond declaring: “they will go back to country of origin if no job contract is acquired in these 6 months.” Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour (APS)