National Talent Hunt Microsoft

Microsoft is organizing is a talent hunt for students of India.

Copied from http://www.microsoft.com/india/code4bill/

About the Contest
code4bill is a unique contest aimed at finding the best student technologists in India.Contest registrations open on January 1, 2006. Till then you can sign in to get updates and access to cool brain teasers.What is in it for you?Internships, cool jobs, and an opportunity to work with Bill Gates Technical Assistants Team (Yes, that’s true!).

Here’s how:
The top 20 students will be offered a two month internship at Microsoft Research Center & Microsoft India Development Center in India. What’s more students successfully completing their internship will be offered a job at Microsoft India. And these jobs will not be just any jobs, these will be cool jobs where you might just change the way we work, communicate and live. Click here to see projects that interns work on.

The Grand Champion:
The numero uno, the chosen one, the best of the best will be decided on the basis of project submissions & final presentations to a selection panel. The winner will work with Bill Gates Technical Assistants Team in Redmond, USA for a period of one year.

What if you are not in the Top 20?
You can still win certificates of participation, cool Microsoft goodies and gifts if you are in the top 1000 contestants.

How does it work?
The code4bill contest comprises of a series of online tests followed by a face-to-face interaction to identify the top 20 student technologists.The contest will run from January 2006 to March 2006 followed by a 2 month internship for the top 20 contestants.Check out the exact details on January 1, 2006Interested?You can actually get a sneak peek into what's coming, interact with our top programmers and benefit from the first mover advantage.

To get updates, take a sneak peek and stay ahead, just Sign In. It's that simple.

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