Platinum250

students100

students

Platinum level recognition +

Listing on www.microsoft.com

On campus Microsoft

Innovation Center

- Invitation to annual faculty summit by Microsoft Research - Microsoft leadership visit

100students

50students

NA

Gold level recognition+Listing on

www.microsoft.com

- Invitation to annual faculty summer camp at MicrosoftGold

10students

10students

Silver level recognition NA

- On campus hands on "technology /productivity foundation" workshop

Silver

NA NA NA NA Basic

- "How to leverage Microsoft" on campus session

- DreamSpark activation keys to students

- Free Microsoft Office 365 (A2) subscription to students

Benefit LevelIndustry Connections Microsoft

Academic Alliance

Microsoft

Innovation CenterOther Benefits

For Internships For Employment

Ed-vantage Program is divided into 4 levels of participation: basic, silver, gold and platinum with the relevant benefits and criteria

for each.

Please take a look at the following table to understand the benefits in detail:

*To understand the benefit in detail refer to the table at the bottom of this document

Ed-vantage Program benefits and criteria

1. Once a level is awarded, the validity of that level will be for one year from the start date of Campus Agreement or application

confirmation, whichever is earlier.

2. Students of the participating academic institution must meet the criteria of Genuine Windows and relevant Microsoft certifications

prior to receiving benefits.

3. Industry connections benefit is a Microsoft facilitated access to a web portal enabling eligible students to explore internships and /

or employment opportunities that are made available. The web portal may feature available internship and/or employment

opportunities of participating companies. Microsoft does not guarantee any specific internship and/or employment opportunity,

either with Microsoft or any sponsoring company in the web portal.

4. Eligible academic institutions shall meet the "Microsoft Innovation Center" program guidelines to implement the MIC program in

their campus.

Benefits

Eligibility Criteria

Academic institutions may earn points on the basis of the following criteria. These points will allow them for a certain

level of benefits based on the threshold table below.

Criteria

50 to 99

Units

100

units

Every 50

units > 100

Remarks

1

Genuine Windows OS

75 Points

100 Points

75 Points

Eligible Products

installed on new or

existing PC

2 Campus Agreement

75 Points

1 unit is equivalent to

1 faculty declared

+ Renewal Bonus

25% of earned points from criteria 2

For all agreements

renewed

+ True Up Bonus

50% of earned points from criteria 2

For all agreements

trued up

3 Microsoft

Certifications

Microsoft

Office Specialist

Microsoft

Technology Associate

25 Points

25 Points

50 Points

50 Points

Points allotted

basis certifications

done per slab above

Criteria

NumberCriteria

10 to19

units20 Units

Every 10

units >20 Remarks

3.1Microsoft

Certifications

Microsoft

Certified Professional50 Points 100 Points 35Points

Points allotted

basis certifications

done per slab above

+ IT Academy Platform Bonus 100% of points earned from criteria 3 and 3.1Basis IT Academy

subscription

Criteria

Number

100 Points 75 Points

35 Points

35 Points

Eligibility Slabs

1 Participant's eligibility for any level must have Genuine Windows OS.

2 Participant shall adhere to the program guidelines of Campus Agreement and IT Academy.

3 Participants applying for Gold and Platinum levels, must issue a letter (pre-approved by Microsoft) to its students

propagating “Value of Genuine”.

Threshold Table

Benefits Level Points

Platinum > 1500

Gold > 650

Silver > 250

Basic NA

All private higher education academic institutions which meet following conditions are eligible to enroll under this program,

1. Have obtained all Open Volume and Academic licensing SKU's from genuine Microsoft source

2. Have deployed Microsoft provided Office 365 (A2) SKU at the participant's campus

Note: To be eligible for the program, the participant is not necessarily required to purchase any new products or SKU's identified

in this program. The program tracks eligibility of the participants from the criteria only.

• You can write to Ed-vantage Program cell at @microsoft.com and seek an invitation from Microsoft to apply for

this program.

• Microsoft will extend a maximum of 2 invitations to each academic institution during a fiscal year, each valid for a period

of 60 days.

• You can fill in the application and send it back along with supporting documents to show your eligibility.

• Microsoft will provide the confirmation of eligibility and enrollment.

• You can also appoint your Microsoft's Academic Education Reseller partner to complete the process on your behalf.

• All applications along with supporting documents must be addressed to “Ed-vantage Program Cell” at the following address:

Ed-vantage Program Cell,

Microsoft Academic Program,

Microsoft Corp (India) Private Limited,

4th floor, Indus Tower, Road No 36,

Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033.

• Microsoft Program Cell will intimate eligible participants on the expiry of their level and extend a fresh invitation.

edvantag

How to Apply

Benefit Description Terms and Conditions

Understand the program benefits in detail

Visibility on

www.microsoft.com

website

Microsoft Academic

Alliance Platinum level

certificate

Microsoft leadership visit

Microsoft Innovation

Center (MIC) MOU with campus

Microsoft will facilitate the institute with industry

connections for their students for up to 250

internship and 100 for employment opportunities

Recognizing campus on Microsoft website

as a silver level campus

Framed wall

mountable certificate from Microsoft

Opportunity for the campus to invite one leader

from Microsoft for a campus event of

academic nature

Microsoft signs an MOU valid for 12 month

supporting innovation on campus.

As per program guidelines

To meet eligibility criteria

This certificate may be used by campus

as part of their marketing collaterals

One visit per year. Academic event only.

Leader from Microsoft will be a Director

or above.

As per MIC program guidelines

Industry connections for internships

and employment

PLATINUM

Industry connections for internships

and employment

Microsoft Academic

Alliance Gold level

certificate

Microsoft will facilitate the institute with industry

connections for their students for up to 100

internship and 50 for employment opportunities

Framed wall mountable certificate

from Microsoft

As per program guidelines

This certificate may be used campus

as part of their marketing collaterals

by

Visibility on

www.microsoft.com

website

Recognizing campus on Microsoft website

as a silver level campus

To meet eligibility criteria

GOLD

Microsoft will facilitate the institute with

industry connections for their students for

up to 10 internship and 10 for employment

opportunities

As per program guidelines

SILVERIndustry connections for

internships and employment

Framed wall mountable certificate

from Microsoft

Foundation workshop on Microsoft

Technologies such as Windows 8, Windows

Phone, Azure, development tools or

productivity tools (Microsoft Office)

This certificate may be used by campus

as part of their marketing collaterals

One day workshop conducted by

Microsoft appointed team, campus

to provide administrative support.

Microsoft Academic

Alliance Silver level

certificate

On campus hands-on

"Technology/Productivity

foundation" workshop

BASIC"How to leverage

Microsoft" - on

campus session

DreamSpark activation

Keys to students

Office 365 (A2 )for student

On campus awareness session on Microsoft

emerging technologies and opportunities,

Microsoft academic programs and tools to

leverage, guidance on adoption and career

DreamSpark program provides friction free

access to Microsoft developer and designer

tools.

Office 365 (A2) free subscription to student that

provides student access to Office web apps,

IM and presence, collaboration portal,

conferencing, email, calendar, etc.

Session conducted by Microsoft

appointed team, campus to provide

administrative support.

Campus to ensure keys are

distributed to students per dreams

park program rules

As per LIVE @ EDU / Office 365 (A2)

for student program rules