Frequently Asked Questions

Q1 What are the job opportunities in the Telecom Industry?

According to the most reasonable estimates Telecom � IT sector would be the most dominant industry of the 21st Century. As the world comes closer with the aid of High Tech devices such as in the field of communication the telecom sector offers a plethora of job opportunities. Further more with the global economies joining hands and the massive trading going on across the world from various financial centers such as wall street and taipie, the telecom sector has no dearth of opportunities. Here are some highlights of the opportunities offered by the Telecom Industry particularly in India.

• The telecom industry is growing at a sustained rate of 25%, which fairs well for any industry. This growth rate assumes that business in telecom would double almost every two years. This presents a very encouraging scenario, providing thousand of job opportunities.
• More than 1.5 LAKH TELEPHONE customers are ADDED every MONTH, this assumes massive deployment in the telecom infrastructure, ensuring much more job opportunities than presently offered.
• Moreover apart from telephone various OTHER TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES such as cellular, Internet, paging, radio trunking, GMPCS, etc are surging across the country and the world, further ensuring more job opportunities.
• Various companies are investing in the telecom industry, Reliance alone has committed to invest Rs. 250 billion (25,000 crores) in the Infocom venture over the next 3 - 4 years.
• TATA group companies will pump up in close to Rs. 1,600 crore as fresh equity into basic services arm, Tata Teleservices, over the next 12-18 months as per The Economic Times, April 11, 2002.
• In the telecom industry there are 35,000 jobs available this available as per Business World 11the Feb'02 by the source Nasscom: jobstreet.com & BW Research.
• In an interview given by Mr. Kallol Kanungo, Vice-President Enterprise Operations, GTL Limited to Sahara TV, There will be about 20,000 jobs available this year in the telecom sector.

Q.2 What is the average salary being offered by various telecom companies?

As per the statistics, a postgraduate telecom professional presently gets an average salary of more than 3.50 lacs per year. This means that in less than a years time the students would recover their investments at AST. Moreover one must remember that we are working in close association with the MNC's such as TONEX, this would definitely ensure more job opportunities globally. The curriculum at Aegis has been designed keeping in mind the manpower needs of Telecom giants such as GTL, Reliance, Bharti, Ericsson, Dishnet (VSNL), etc.  

Q.3 What kind of training does Telecom Professionals needs today?

The first important thing that a professional should realize is that education in technology is just not enough. He or she also needs to understand the regulatory, policy and business management aspects of telecom along with practical aspects of latest technology. This is required to give him the confidence to take things forward. Once a professional goes through the basic training in these areas, he will be in a position to develop himself further, update constantly, and then benchmark against the global standards. Ultimately his ability to perform the task across various functional areas of the business which includes technology as well as the management with human touch will insure his success.

Q.4 What is Aegis School of Telecommunication?

Established in 2002 at Indore inside IPS Academy (Ranked Top B-school in India), Aegis school of Telecommunication (AST), is the first truly International Interdisciplinary Telecom Institute in entire Asia pacific Region. The institute has been set up in tie up with Tonex Inc; a US based leading company in Telecom Training. Our programs are in lines of MSTM, (Masters of Science and Telecommunication Management) run by the prestigious OSU (Oklahoma Sate University). Aegis is opening branch at Navi Mumbai for its coming batch in September 2004.

Q.5 What are the various programmes being offered by the Aegis School of Telecommunication (AST)?

Presently the Aegis School of Telecommucation is offering the following programmes:

 (1) Full Time MPTM (Masters Program in Telecom Management) -One year, 120 credit Unit program on the lines of MSTM offered by Oklahoma Sate University (OSU), US. This equips the students with knowledge of Telecom, IT and Management, to make them competent for the role of managers in the fast growing telecom and IT sector. All graduates who have a dream to make their mark in the telecom industry are invited.

(2) Part Time MPTM (Masters Program in Telecom Management) -Aegis is first in the country to offer Part Time course in Telecom Management. Course duration is 18 months,120 credit units program. This is weekend classroom course suitable for working executive, who wants to move ahead in the field of telecom by upgrading their knowledge and acquiring the necessary skills.

(3) Short Term Courses: Short-term programs are targeted to Telecom companies; Aegis has tied up with Tonex Inc. US, Eagle Photonics as training partners and IPS Academy, which gives access to Cisco Network Academy for Corporate Training. These programs are suitable for working executives who can not join long term programs and at the same time wants to upgrade their knowledge and professional skills to avoid obsolesce in this dynamic technology world. These programs vary from min two days to seven days. These programs are bridge the gap tools for fresh out going college students aspire to join telecom world on entry level.

Q.6 How MPTM is different from other courses like M.Tech., etc.?

MPTM students develop broad knowledge in business, technical, and communication disciplines as well as a depth of knowledge in specific elective areas chosen to best fit their career aspirations.Master Program in Telecommunication Management (MPTM) is specifically designed to provide future telecommunication leaders who can manage telecommunication projects efficiently. They will be equipped with management tools apart from technological understanding. The first important thing that a professional should realize is that education in technology is just not enough. He or she also needs to understand the regulatory, policy and business management aspects of telecom along with practical aspects of latest technology. This is required to give him the confidence to take things forward. Once a professional goes through the basic training in these areas, he will be in a position to develop him further, update constantly, and then benchmark against the global standards. Ultimately his ability to across perform the task of various functional areas of the business which includes technology as well as the management with human touch will insure his success.

Q.7 what is the eligibility criteria for admission to various programs.

(i) Full Time MPTM

 BE / B Tech / M Tech / MCA / M.Sc in Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunication, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or B.Sc / BCA / Diploma with work experience in Telecom / IT Eligibility

(ii) Part Time MPTM
Working exeutives or people with work experience in the field of Telecom / IT

(iii) Short Term Telecommunication Program
These programs are suitable for working executives who can not join long term programs and at the same time wants to upgrade their knowledge and professional skills to avoid obsolesce in this dynamic technology world. These programs vary from min two days to seven days. This can work as bridge - gap tools for fresh out going college students aspire to join telecom world on entry level.

Q.8 How�s is the Training and Placement scene at Aegis?

In the first year of its inception, Aegis School of Telecommunication, Indore has received phenomenal response from the Industry. Placements of first batch of students was marked by a huge bound in terms of participation of some of the best corporate brands from IT and Telecom sector The quality of the program drew leading telecom companies like Dishnet (VSNL), Global Tele-System Ltd (GTL), Bharti Televenture, Idea Celluar, ORG-Informatics,Hughes, etc. for recruitment and training the batch students.

Q.9 Do you have the provision for scholarships?

Aegis School of Telecommunication has a few limited scholarships available to the most outstanding and talented candidates. These scholarships are offered by corporate and depends upon the willingness and availability of funds with the corporate. Students are strongly advised to arrange for their own finance. However we do intend to provide the students all possible help and assistance in the loan applications.

Following Scholarships are available for Aegis school of telecommunication students

Bharti Scholarship

One candidate will be selected as Bharti Scholar and awarded with Bharti Scholarship form Bharti Televenture ( Parent Company of Airtel and Touch Tel)

 1. Bharti Scholarship: Bharti Scholarship aim at supporting by way of financial assistance to a meritorious and needy student pursuing MPTM of 1 year.
 2. Amount of Scholarship Rs.20,000/- Download Bharti Scholarship form

Aegis Scholarship

Three Aegis Scholar Aegis Scholarship is an approach to reward the best brain and is of paramount importance for a student. These scholarships are highly competitive and prestigious. For a scholarship, the main criterion is strong academic background and research potential, which will be assessed through interview, past academic records and performance in I and II terms. Amount of Scholarship: Two scholarships of Rs.50,000/- each One scholarship of Rs.20,000/- .

Eagle Photonics Scholarship for outstanding student in the field of Optical Fiber.
Alis Scholarship for outstanding student in the field of Project Management by Alis Infotech.
G4 Scholarship for outstanding student by G4Solutions for Distance Education.

Q10. Where would the classes be conducted and what kind of infrastructural facilities are available to the students?

Indore campus: Aegis has signed MoU with Indore Public School Academy, (IPS) one of the foremost B-schools in Central India, where by the classes would be conducted at IPS Academy campus in Rajendra Nagar, about 15 Kms from Indore city .To ensure the overall development of students the Aegis School of Telecom provides a number of in-campus facilities to the students. The campus has modern swimming pool, tennis court, Cricket ground Horse Riding, Table Tennis etc. where students can play games and get energized. The school provides best lodging/accommodation facilities for outside students. It is has a centrally located hostel in a serene atmosphere. It is equipped with all basic amenities such as food, cyber caf�, gymnasium, indoor games, communication facilities, conveyance etc. It has an easy access to all-important public places like shopping centers, restaurants, cinema etc. Also transport facilities are easily available which help you access any part of the city. Also our association with IPS, gives our students, access to Cisco Network Academy lab to Aegis students. Cisco is the largest networking solution providing company around the world.

Mumbai campus: Aegis has developed the classroom and study centre at CBD Belapur.

Q.11 What are the facilities available for Aegis Students?

Indore campus has following facilities:

Digital Library- Full Access on Intranet and partial access through internet to digital library which consists of al the study material is in soft copy ( HTML, word, Ebooks in PDF, audio books , Streaming Video Lectures, Audio Lecture, online subscription of major telecom magazines and journals. Printed subscription of International Telcom, IT and Business Magazines ( Like Total Telecom, Fiber Systems, Light Waves etc)

CBT Computer Based Tutorials

P-IV Wipro computer to each students

Linguistics Lab - This lab is equipped with pronunciation development and English learning software

Cisco Network Academy lab

Network Simulation tools - Network Traffic Analyzer- LAN EXP2.8, BOSON Router and  switch simulators

24 hours Internet facility

For Navi Mumbai campus:
The Navi Mumbai campus will be having best computing environment in the country with a WI-FI enabled laptop for every student.(In addition to all the facilities listed above)

Q.12. What is Aegis Personal Learning and Training System (APTLS).

The unique application called Aegis Personal Learning and Training System (APTLS) lets you download the required material on your personal computer. You can appear for sample test to check your understanding of the subject. Once confidant of your ability you can then appear for final exams. Corporate can also get the progress reports of the employees. This system is very secure; it verifies the personal identity of candidates� appearing for final exams through Image verification and transmits the photographs to the administration side even at low net speed. After candidate's identity verification final official score will be reported. With such applications, while ensuring that the quality of training is not compromised, we intend to provide ease and freedom to the participants so that they may choose their own dates, time periods, etc and appear for the exams. To provide our students with the best facilities we have the unique concept of digital library, it must be remembered that such a digital library is present only in Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Banglore that has been declared as Center of Excellence by the Government of India.

Q.13 What is the procedure for selction to MPTM course?

Admission Procedure (Full Time MPTM)

The entire Admission process consists of 2 Stages:

Stage 1 � Fill up the Application Form [Essential]
Stage 2 - Appear for the Interview (Essential) and G4 Aegis ATA (Aptitude Test for Admission) [Conditional, in case the Interview Committe recommends]

Stage1-Application Form

 (A) By mail: Send mail to receive the free CD inforamation brochure and application Form. OR
(B) Downloadable Application Form -available in PDF format at http://www.aegisedu.org/application.pdf.
OR
(c) Fill the online application form available at http://www.aegisedu.org/application

Important:Candidates aspiring to take admission for Part Time MPTM course are required to send resumes at [email protected] . shortlisted candidates will be directly appearing for interview (NO ENTRANCE TEST).

Stage-2. Appear for the Interview (Essential) and G4 Aegis ATA

The candidates are required to present themselves along with their testimonials for the Interview. On basis of this Interview, the candidate may be required to appear for G4 Aegis ATA on recommendation of the Admission Committe.
G4 Aegis ATA is computer based test of 60 min. This test has multiple choice questions on various topics such as-verbal ability, general knowledge, mathematics, English, General Science, Logical and Analytical reasoning and some IT and Telecom related basic questions.

On the basis of Academic Record andperformance in the Interview, the student will be selected for the Course.

Q. 14 What is the fee structure for MPTM September 2003 batch?

Payment Mode :

1. One Time Payment Mode :
   Rs. 125,000/- (At The Time of Admission in Advance)
2. Installment Mode:
   Rs.10, 000 will be charged extra, if fees is paid in installment Installment
   1. Breakdown Rs  35, 000/- at the time of admission.
   2. Rs. 10,000/- X 10 installments
      Total: Rs.1, 35,000

For Full-Time MPTM (Mumbai Campus)

Illustration of fees amount: Rs.1, 50,000 (in case of Full payment)

Payment Mode :

1. One Time Payment Mode :
   Rs. 150,000/- (At The Time of Admission in Advance)
2. Installment Mode:
   Rs.10, 000 will be charged extra, if fees is paid in installment
   1. BreakdownRs  40, 000/- at the time of admission.
   2. Rs. 12,000/- X 10 installments
      Total: Rs.1, 60,000

For Part-Time MPTM Mumbai Campus)

Illustration of fees amount: Rs.90,000 (in case of Full payment)

Payment Mode :

1. One Time Payment Mode :
   Rs. 90,000/- (At The Time of Admission in Advance)
2. Installment Mode:
   Rs.7,000 will be charged extra, if fees is paid in installment
   1. Breakdown Rs.  25, 000/- at the time of admission.
   2. Rs. 4,000/- X 18 installments
      Total: Rs. 97,000

 Note: For NRI, Foreign Nationals, Industry sponsored and Management category  the total fee is $5000

Additional Expenditure :

• Additional expenditure would be incurred for Formals - Blazers & Ties for Gents and Sarees for Ladies.
• Additional expenditure of 40,000 Rs would be incurred for laptop as it is compulsory for every student

Refund rules:

• There will be no refund for any admissions under any circumstances. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

Q.15 Is there any hostel facilities available for Aegis Students?