Institute of International Education
2006 U.S. Higher Education Fairs in Asia

New Delhi, India
October 3, 2006 (Tuesday)

- Fair Schedule
- Fair Venue
- Who Attends the Fair?
- Fair Cost
- Shipping Information
- Visa Information
- Hotel Information
- Links to Country & City Guides
- Fair Coordinator Contact Information

Fair Schedule
 
9:45am
Receive Guests
10:00am
Welcome and briefing session on Indian Education System and Trends, including tea break
11:00am
Briefing by the U.S. Embassy Consular Section on Student visa procedures for University representatives.(Tentative)
12:30pm
Booth setup
1:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm
Fair opens
5:00pm
Briefing by the U.S. Embassy Consular Section on Student visa procedures for students/visitors.(Tentative)
6:30pm
Fair ends

Parallel group advising sessions will be arranged during the fair and universities are encouraged to participate.
 
Fair Venue
 

Hotel InterContinental, The Grand
Barakhamba Avenue,
Connaught Place,
New Delhi-110001

Tel: 91-11-23411001/51511001
Fax: 91-11-23412233/23709123


Fair Costs
 
Date
Country
City
Price (US$)
IIE Member
Non-IIE Member
Literature Only
10/3 (Tue)
India
New Delhi
650
700
250

Who Attends the Fair?
 

The audience comprises of high school and college students, parents and some teachers. More than 600 students attended the New Delhi fair in 2005. Indian students are primarily interested in graduate education in the U.S.

However, there is a growing interest in undergraduate programs as well. Popular areas of study include :

  • Art and Design
  • Biological sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Computer science
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Liberal Arts
  • Management and Information Systems
  • Mass Communication and Journalism

Shipping Information
 


OCS will again be working with IIE this year as an official shipper of exhibitor materials.

Participating institutions who choose to ship with OCS will not need to make any international shipments. Instead, all boxes can be forwarded to our OCS trade fair hub in Boston.

From there, OCS will take care of the rest:

• Confirm box counts, notify customers
• Re-pack / re-tape boxes if necessary
• Label boxes with university name, destination, representative name
• Prepare export & customs documents & licensing where required
• Palletize boxes (boxes will be shipped on wrapped skids for greater protection and accountability)
• Transport - by air express - all material to proper destination
• Clear foreign customs for you; OCS takes responsibility as Importer of Record
• Defer customs duties/taxes (OCS pays those fees up front on your behalf)
• Store your materials in our overseas OCS stations prior to fair date
• Deliver to exhibition site on schedule

All you have to do is show up at the fair.

Complete shipping instructions will be emailed to all registered participants. You can always contact OCS at fairs@shipOCS.com or by calling toll-free in the U.S. 1-877-2222-OCS.

Note: for participants NOT using OCS

If you decide to use another carrier to ship directly overseas, your ship-to address will still be OCS in each destination country. IIE has appointed OCS in each Fair city to receive freight.

After you register for the fair, OCS will send you instructions on where to send boxes in each city, and what the receiving fees will be.

Please do NOT ship any materials to the offices of IIE or the fair organizers .

It will be the responsibility of your carrier to get your materials overseas to OCS. They will need to clear customs, settle duty / tax, and deliver to the OCS station in each destination country. Neither OCS nor IIE will be able to assist if your packages are delayed in customs or undeliverable due to improper labeling.

Complete shipping instructions will be emailed to all registered participants. You can always contact OCS at fairs@shipOCS.com or by calling toll-free in the U.S. 1-877-2222-OCS.


Visa Information
 

Information about visa categories, fee structure, and addresses of the Indian embassy and consulates in the United States can be found at http://passport.nic.in

US Embassy, New Delhi: http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/


Hotel
 

For room reservations at the fair venue - InterContinental, The Grand, the University representatives can directly get in touch with:
Mr. Munish Bhatia
Assistant Sales Manager
InterContinental, The Grand
Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place
New Delhi-110001
Tel: 91-11-23411001/51511001
Mobile: 9810798475
Fax: 91-11-23412233/23709123
E-mail: mbhatia@thegrandhotels.net


Links to Country & City Guides
 

Welcome to India

Tourism India

Lonely Planet World Guide, Destination India

Lonely Planet World Guide, Destination Delhi

Tourism India, New Delhi Guide


Fair Coordinator Contact Information
 

Luna Das
Educational Advisor
U.S. Educational Foundation in India/New Delhi
Fulbright House
12 Hailey Road
New Delhi 110001
Phone: 91-11-23328944
Fax: 91-11-23329718
E-mail: luna@fulbright-india.org or rupali@fulbright-india.org