VISIT
OF INDIAN STUDENTS TO
OXFORD, CAMBRIDGE AND LONDON
May 2016
Dear students,
Oxford, Cambridge and London in UK have much to offer to
students in terms of educational opportunities. Oxford and
Cambridge are the towns of academic institutions while London
is a financial city with large number of museums and libraries.
The Institute for Oriental Study (IOS), Thane has successfully
organised eight visits of Indian students to these cities
in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Now IOS proposes to arrange the next educational tour of
Indian students to Oxford, Cambridge and London from 19
to 29 May 2016. It is proposed to spend three days in
each of these cities. The proposed tour would comprise visits
to the following places.
Tentavie Schedule:
I. Oxford
1. History of Science Museum
2. Ashmolean Museum
3. Centre for Hindu and Vaishnva studies
4. Natural History Museum
5. Botanical Garden
6. Bodelien Library
II. Cambridge
1. American Cemetery
2. Zoology Museum
3. Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
4. Folk Museum
5. Trinity College
6. Museum of Archaeology
III. London
1. British Museum
2. British Library
3. Greenwich Observatory
4. Maritime Museum
5. Science Museum
6. Victoria & Albert Museum
The duration of the visit would be 11 days including journey.
The approximate expenditure for the visit is Rs.1,40,000
(Rupees One lakh fourty thousand only). This estimate includes
airfare (Mumbai-London-Mumbai), surface travel (London-Oxford-
Cambridge-London), within city travel, entry fees and lodging/boarding
expenses for the entire tour. This estimate might change
a little depending on the airfare and the currency conversion
rate at the time of journey. Please note that this estimate
does not include expenditure for obtaining passport and
visa.
If you wish to participate in the proposed educational
tour of UK, please fill the attached form and return it
to me along with a demand draft of Rs. 60,000 (Rupees
sixty thousand only) drawn in favour of "Vidya Prasarak
Mandal, Thane". The second and final instalment of
GBP 850 (Great Britain Pound Eight hundred fifty
only) will have to be paid one week before the beginning
of the tour. The application along with a demand draft should
reach VPM office on or before December 31, 2015. Only those
candidates who submit the copy of the passport before January
31, 2016 will be considered for the tour.
Students who participated in the previous visit felt that
it was a life time opportunity for them. The tour offered
them ample educational opportunities to visit museums, libraries
and other educational institutions in UK. Social interaction
with British families made a lasting impact on the students'
minds. I look forward to taking you to a memorable visit
of UK in May 2016.
Sincerely
Vijay Bedekar
President, Institute for Oriental Study, Thane
Tel. No. : 022 2542 6270.
