NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 - As part of a New Year bonanza for online teachers, TCYonline.com has announced an attractive Hong Kong package as a first prize for a two-month “Write ‘n’ Win” contest lasting until January 31st next.

This follows similar such initiatives by this India’s Number One Testing Platform some months ago where an online teacher Manoj Dogra from Himachal Pradesh had won a free round trip to Goa.

In previous contests, Manjusha from Thane in Maharashtra and Sanjay Sharma from Agra had won a laptop each, and Swapna Vasudevan of Kerala got a Handycam. It may be mentioned that many others also got consolation prizes like Nokia Mobiles/MP3 players.

As far the present contest is concerned, the second-prize winner can again enjoy a round-trip to Goa and the person who wins the third prize can win a coveted laptop. Not only that, ten cash prizes worth Rs. 1500 each too are up for grabs.

As a unique gesture to online teacher-experts in Engineering, Medical, UPSC and Law, the company has decided to honour them with special prizes.

The selection criteria:

· Tests approved: The simple formula applied would be the number of approved tests, multiplied by number of attempts and multiplied by user ratings of these tests. In other words, it would depend on the cumulative result of number of tests approved, attempted and then rated.
· Variety of tests: The teachers who cover a varied number of topics for uploading their tests would be given a weightage. For example, if someone uploads a total of five tests one in General Knowledge, two in Grammar and two in Reading Comprehension, he/she would be at an advantageous position as compared to the one who uploads a total of five tests in GK or Grammar only.
· Quality and relevance: The quality and number of these tests should conform to the category mentioned. Also, answers should be correct and language/difficulty level appropriate.

According to Mr. Rakesh Kumar, TCYonline.com Project Manager, “All these tests should fall under the objective category with at least four-answer options. A correct answer with hint/explanation should be given along with it.

“It is mandatory that there should be a minimum of 90 approved tests within the stipulated 60 days. All these tests should be unique and original,” he emphasized.

An offer for tuition centres:

Further extending the benefits of its ‘Blended Learning’ concept, TCYonline.com has offered its online testing tools - the Challenge Zone and Test Generator - to private tuition centres mushrooming in every nook and corner of the country. Now, using these tools, private tutors can give online assignments and organize competitions among their students.

This teacher-student online platform has seen over 14,000 teachers registered on its website www.tcyonline.com which has given hundreds of teachers an opportunity to earn life-long handsome money every month. All they have to do is upload their tests on the website choosing a simple user-ID and a password.

Today, there are over 2.70 lakh registered students on this web-portal making use of available free resources. Hundreds of free online tests ranging from CBSE to MBA to GRE and Medical/Engineering exams are available on the website where thousands of new tests are added every month.

TCYonline.com’s exhaustive and free material catering to all the major national and international exams coupled with technology-enabled tools is not only becoming a rage amongst students but is also catching the eye of educational institutions and other companies.

A huge student base and separate exam categories on the website provide a perfect platform for educational institutions to showcase their offerings to prospective students. With continuous product innovation and technological upgradation taking place every second, this platform offers a host of opportunities to education institutions in India and abroad, virtually on a platter.

About TCYonline.com:
Founded in 1998 in India, Top Careers & You (TCY) is one the major test prep education organizations of India. TCYonline.com, its online initiative, is the Number One Testing Platform in the country today. Following its success in North America, it is spreading its wings all over the world. The company serves almost all the sections of student community, through classroom teaching, and online mode; from K-12 to students preparing for competitive exams. TCY is present at 45 locations in northern India.

Contact:
Corporate Communications
Raj M. Atwal rajatwal@tcyonline.com
Ludhiana : 09815698907, 0161 2461364
Meenakshi K. Chatta mkc@tcyonline.com
Delhi (India): +91 9810144005
USA: +1 (678) 999-2147

LUDHIANA, Dec. 1 – Over 150 students from Ludhiana and its satellite towns like Khanna, Phillaur and Jagraon took Mock CBSE Mathematics examination for Class X here yesterday. This mock exercise was conducted by city’s ‘STEPS’, the schools division of Top Careers & You (TCY), at its Sarabha Nagar centre premises.

Keeping in view an ‘overwhelming’ response to this initiative by this premier education institution of Northern India, TCY has decided to conduct ten such mock exercises before the final board examination in February next.

The response was so huge to this mock test that some of the students could not have on-the-spot registrations and had to go back due to the ‘limited’ seats availability.

Five top schools of the city like Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Tagore Public School, BCM Arya Model School, Bhartiya Vidya Mandir School and Kundan Vidya Mandir School took part in this annual exercise by ‘STEPS’.

One of the salient features of this event is a provision for a threadbare online analysis of students’ performance by TCYonline.com, the online initiative of TCY. This would be followed by classroom analysis on December 7th.

“The students would be easily able to analyse their strengths and weaknesses following this detailed analysis by our experts. Not only that, they would know their rankings too. The idea is to help the students work on their grey areas,” according to ‘STEPS’ Sarabha Nagar Centre Head, Mr. Viji Raj.

It is worth noting that TCYonline.com is today the Number One Testing platform in the country today with over 2.6 lakh students’ registrations on its web-portal. Hundreds of free practice tests are available on the website www.tcyonline.com for the benefit of not only CBSE student but also for other school competitions and Olympiads being held in the country from time to time.

“This mock test would immensely help the first-timers for this board examination in helping them familiarize with the real exam situation. The main idea is shoot away their exam blues and prepare them well,” Mr. Viji Raj emphasized.

It may be recalled that ‘STEPS’ has been organizing Mock CBSE test annually for the students of class X in association with bodies such as Rotary Club and Bansi Lal Memorial Trust. Last year over 600 students from Ludhiana and its surrounding areas participated in the mock test.

About TCYonline.com:

Founded in 1998 in India, Top Careers & You (TCY) is one the major test prep education organizations of India. TCYonline.com, its online initiative, is the Number One Testing Platform in the country today. Following its success in North America, it is spreading its wings all over the world. The company serves almost all the sections of student community, through classroom teaching, and online mode; from K-12 to students preparing for competitive exams. TCY is present at 45 locations in northern India

Contact:
Corporate Communications
Raj M. Atwal rajatwal@tcyonline.com
Ludhiana : 09815698907, 0161 2461364
Meenakshi K. Chatta mkc@tcyonline.com
Delhi (India): +91 9810144005
USA: +1 (678) 999-2147

NEW YORK,  Nov. 28 – One of the challenges before the  US President-elect, Mr. Barak Obama, is to raise the level of K-12 education in this country in general and Math instruction in particular. If education pundits are to be believed, Mr.  Obama is sure to bring a fresh lease of life into the American school system.

With an average American kid growing up with a calculator in his backpack, and her mom’s tucked in her purse, no wonder math education is bound to take a bashing. Sometimes, teachers and parents are left with tearing their hair in desperation when they find their kids failing to do a simple math right.

On the flip side, though some hardworking school district teachers are giving their hearts out by giving after-school math classes, a lot remains to be done. With most of the parents  doing two jobs in  these times of severe credit crunch, most of the K-12 students find themselves at sea when it comes to homework help.

Following a football practice when a school-kid like 8th grader Tom comes home – bruised and battered —   neither has he inkling nor a desire to do his homework at that hour.  Home alone he watches some evening TV and sinks into his bed. But then homework has to be done.

 Thanks to some online Math tutoring companies like TCYonline.com he feels rest assured in the back of his mind and springs up to refresh himself.  His loving math tutor at the other end has already made the subject a cakewalk for him.

Since the launch of such a Math program in his area through the company’s affiliate, Tom is finding himself at cloud nine. All he has to do is log on with a simple user ID and password at www.tcyonline.com. And, there he goes.  Patient and caring tutors at this tutoring company help him with difficult Algebra and Trigonometry questions.

There has been an appreciable improvement in his grades since the last couple of months Tom has been taking one-on-one math tutoring sessions. Tom has virtually fallen in love with Math, hitherto a scary subject for him.

Earning accolades from his Math teacher and parents, this kid is going great guns. Faring well in Math has in fact given him a great morale boost as they have impacted his overall grades too.

But, what is so special about TCYonline methodology? This question keeps on popping out of the minds of tens and thousands of parents in this country. Fast spreading its goodwill through every nook and corner of the US – coast to coast — this one-on-one online Math tutoring company has made a mark for itself using the Whiteboard technology with the help of the internet.

One of the salient features of the program is the child does not have to give up her other after-class activities. Now Math supplemental education and homework help is available at the click of a mouse and from the security of home.

Moreover, parents do not have to drive to tutoring locations. Students get 100% one-on-one tutoring at their choice of time.

Tutoring salient features:

1. One-on-one live math tutoring on the whiteboard
2. State-aligned curriculum, and individualized tutoring plans
3. Homework help just a click away
4. Affordable, highly cost-effective, unlimited tutoring plans
5. No installations. Convenient audio and LIVE chat

Homework help being the forte of TCYonline.com, its tutors make it a point to make math as simple as possible for the kids, without making it a spoon-feeding exercise.  Rather the tutors put the kids through paces, encouraging and cajoling them towards their path of excellence. Rave reviews from kids and their parents bear a strong testimony to the fact how supportive and goal-oriented are the tutors.

Still not convinced, how about a free 30-minute tutoring session anytime, any subject?

About tcyonline.com
An online initiative of Top Careers & You (TCY), the company specializes in school programs and standardized test preparation; provides LIVE online homework help through one-on-one tutoring. One of the leading educational organizations, tcyonline.com is gaining a foothold in North America with its unique online tutoring budgeted plans and free content. The company is mapping out top U.S. cities through its prospective affiliates with its attractive ‘low-investment’ model plan.

Contact:

Corporate Communications
Raj M. Atwal rajatwal@tcyonline.com
Ludhiana : 09815698907, 0161 2461364
Meenakshi K. Chatta mkc@tcyonline.com
Delhi (India): +91 9810144005
USA: +1 (678) 999-2147

LUDHIANA,   Nov.26– City’s  ‘STEPS’ division of Top Careers & You (TCY) will be organizing  a Mock CBSE Test  for Class X students in Mathematics at its Sarabha Nagar centre on November 30. The test will begin at 2.30 p.m.
                                                            
One of the salient features of this annual event would be a provision for online analysis of students’ performance by TCYonline.com, the online initiative of TCY.

It is worth noting that TCYonline.com is today the Number One Testing platform in the country today with over 2.6 lakh  students’ registrations  on its web-portal. Hundreds of free practice tests are available on the website www.tcyonline.com for the benefit of not only CBSE students but also for other school competitions like the NTSE and Olympiads being held in the country from time to time.
 
“Online analytics would help students identify their critical grey areas so that they can take timely remedial measures before their final exams,” according to Sarabha Nagar ‘STEPS’ Centre-head, Mr. Viji Raj.

“This mock test would immensely help the first-timers for this board  examination in helping them familiarize   with the real exam situation.  The main idea is shoot away their exam blues and prepare them well,”  Mr. Viji Raj emphasized.

All the top schools of Ludhiana and its satellite towns are expected to take part in this crucial mock exercise.

A nominal Participation Fee of Rs. 50 shall be charged from the students. The seats are limited due to organizational constraints and the early entries would be accommodated first. Schools may contact the Test Coordinator at 4611411 for participation details.

It may be recalled that ‘STEPS’  has been organizing Mock CBSE tests annually for the students of class X in association with bodies such as Rotary Club and Bansi Lal Memorial Trust. Last year over 600 students from Ludhiana and its surrounding areas participated in the mock test.

About TCYonline.com:
Founded in 1998 in India, Top Careers & You (TCY) is one the major test prep education organizations of India. TCYonline.com, its online initiative, is the Number One Testing Platform in the country today. Following its success in North America, it is spreading its wings all over the world. The company serves almost all the sections of student community, through classroom teaching, and online mode; from K-12 to students preparing for competitive exams. TCY is present at 45 locations in northern India.

Contact:
Corporate Communications
Raj M. Atwal rajatwal@tcyonline.com
Ludhiana : 09815698907, 0161 2461364
Meenakshi K. Chatta mkc@tcyonline.com
Delhi (India): +91 9810144005
USA: +1 (678) 999-2147

MUMBAI,  Nov. 26 –  The schools division of TCYonline.com, ‘STEPS’, today launched an online test series in Mathematics and Science for the Maharashtra State Board SSC  Examination to be conducted in March next year. The whole package, comprising 27 chapter-wise tests and 10 full-length mock tests, is valued at just Rs.600.

The students can access the program from www.steps.tcyonline.com.

This ‘exhaustive’ and ‘scientifically designed’ test series is meant for the students of Class X who want to give the final ‘Midas’s touch’ to their preparation. The tests are structured in such a way that they take the students systematically through the whole syllabus and help them remove all chinks in their preparation, before exposing them to the mock board exams.

The launch of this online test series for Maharashtra students follows the ‘stupendous’ success of such programs for the CBSE and ICSE boards in Northern India.

“The mock SSC exam at the end of the series would help the students gauge their performance before the actual exam. They would be girded up to face any surprise element,” said TCYonline.com CEO, Mr. Kamal Wadhera.

 “Since regular books do not cater to the exam, our expertise in preparing simulated tests has proved handy for our experts who have been working on this project for the last one year,” avers Mr. Wadhera.

Benefits for students:

Following Delhi and Maharashtra, the company is targeting West Bengal. “Our objective is to spread our programs throughout the country. Shortly you would see such online test series for all State education boards,” added the optimistic CEO.

This website for the students, www.tcyonline.com   has found great favour with some schools, colleges and universities in the country. Of late, some academic institutions have shown keen interest in the company’s elite testing platform.

TCYonline.com’s exhaustive and free material catering to all the major national and international exams coupled with technology-enabled tools is not only becoming a rage amongst students but is also catching the eye of educational institutions and other companies.

About TCYonline.com:
Founded in 1998 in India, Top Careers & You (TCY) is one the major test prep education organizations of India. TCYonline.com, its online initiative, is the Number One Testing Platform in the country today. Following its success in North America, it is spreading its wings all over the world. The company serves almost all the sections of student community, through classroom teaching, and online mode; from K-12 to students preparing for competitive exams. TCY is present at 45 locations in northern India.

Contact:
Corporate Communications
Raj M. Atwal rajatwal@tcyonline.com
Ludhiana : 09815698907, 0161 2461364
Meenakshi K. Chatta mkc@tcyonline.com
Delhi (India): +91 9810144005
USA: +1 (678) 999-2147