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How to Register
To enroll in the program, send an email to indiacad@microsoft.com  with the Team Member’s details, College Name & Address, Faculty Mentor details and Head of Department details.

The main eligibility criteria for this Program are:

Students of any year can participate
Students must be pursuing their engineering degree in computer science or Information Technology from a recognized institution or university in India
Those pursuing their MCA are also eligible to apply
Project teams can only be up to a maximum 4 members.
The Academic Project Program aims to give technical students an idea of how software projects are executed and delivered in a professional manner. It is like a virtual Software Engineering lab.

How the Academic Project Program Works

Students who register for the Academic Project Program are given a choice of project scenarios, taken from live government projects. Students can opt to select one of the scenarios, following which Microsoft will determine the deadlines for submission of project design and code. Microsoft will also provide the templates and guidelines for the same.

After two stages of reviews--design review and code review--the top projects within each scenario shall be called for presentations and prizes. All teams that submit the final code get a Certificate of Completion at the end of the program.

What are the benefits of participating in the Academic Project Program?

The Academic Project Program offers students a number of benefits:

The projects, given jointly by Microsoft and the government, act as the final year curriculum requirement.
You work on projects under a strict guideline and control, similar to that in the software industry. Thus you get vital real-life experience.

Horde Project  This project from the Academic Project of 2005-2006 comprises a Neural Network Information Retrieval model for identification of common interest surfers on the Web.
You get to work on projects using leading Microsoft technologies such as .Net.
You get the benefit of a fair and professional review of the System Design and Code in line with the provided guidelines and templates.
You get a project resource kit with e-books, tutorials, software and more.
Microsoft provides a Certificate of Completion or a Certificate of Merit for reviewed projects.
You get an opportunity to present in front of a panel from Microsoft and the government, and get a chance to win critical acclaim apart from loads of prizes.
Top 5 colleges with largest number of submissions get one year free subscription/renewal of MSDN Academic Alliance

For More Details Visit Microsoft Academic Projects Program

http://msapp.net/2007/HomePage.aspx