Welcome to New Members to All India Forum for English Students, Research Scholars and Trainers

Welcome to the fold of All India Forum for English Students, Research Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST).

We are extremely glad to inform you that your application for free lifetime membership has been approved.

Hereafter, you will be a proud member of AIFEST, and this membership gives you access to all our services and resources.

Fresh leaves signal the arrival of Spring season. The arrival of each new member rejuvenates and strengthens the AIFEST fraternity.

You are also welcome to contribute to AIFEST in the form of ideas, suggestions, resources and voluntary participation of any sort.

Despite our best efforts, there is always the scarcity for both good resources and resource persons. Feel free to be at home at AIFEST and contribute to mutual growth and enrichment.

Our database is being updated, so please be patient.

The best way to be an active member of AIFEST is to constantly keep in touch with us. You can email us your suggestions and feedback concerning English education in India, update us about the services you can volunteer and share with us via email any relevant information (concerning conferences, seminars, academic initiatives, your achievements, publications, vacancy notifications and creative enterprises).

We may not be able to respond to every email, but we will definitely be doing our best to serve you.

 Any communication with us must be done only through our email address aifest.1984@gmail.com 

Intimation for Shortlisted Candidates

All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST)

Intimation for Shortlisted Candidates

We are delighted to inform you that your application has been shortlisted for the post of President. Now, to finalise the office-bearers, we request you to send an email, with the following details, before 5 pm on Monday, 2nd September 2019:

1. A detailed CV/ Resume (as word/pdf attachment)

2. A recent passport size photograph (jpg attachment)

3. The number of hours you will be able to dedicate for AIFEST per month. (Everything can be done through email, mobile phone or video conferencing, when required. There won't be any clerical work/travelling/monetary expense involved since this is an honorary and voluntary not-for-profit position.)

4. Share your dreams, plans, proposals and ideas with us, so that we can know what you will be offering to the FORUM. Feel free to be creative and constructive. Don't worry about the practicality, we want to hear your ideas. It should tell us about what you will be doing if you are selected.(To guide you, keep in mind that AIFEST conducts academic activities, workshops, readings, contests, lectures, training programmes, mentoring and career guidance services, ebook assistance, library service, Net English training, placement assistance and so on. Almost all of these are provided online through our dedicated and selfless volunteers. We don't have any funding mechanism, so everything needs to be planned keeping that in mind. As always, all services offered by AIFEST will be totally free and geared towards promoting English learners, scholars and trainers.)

Your submission will be scrutinized by our advisory committee. If required, we may request you for clarifications regarding certain things. Once the procedures are over, the list of office-bearers for the year 2019-20 will be personally emailed to all the shortlisted candidates on 4th September 2019, and officially announcement through print and electronic media, along with separate emails for all the members of our family, will be made on 5th September 2019.

(The shortlisted candidates have been intimated of their selection through personal email).

Plans for 2019-2020

After the Anniversary celebrations and vacation, AIFEST is gearing up for another great year of academic activities, workshops, readings, contests, competitions, training programmes, publications and a lot more. As always, all services offered by AIFEST will be totally free, thanks to the good heart of our eminent team members and volunteers.

Some initiatives like ebook assistance, library service, mentoring, career guidance and Net English training are already underway. 1647 new members have joined AIFEST in the year that passed by (as of 20 August 2019). 1299 new lifetime members have also joined during the year, making us 14591 member strong Forum. Our eldest member is 89 years old, and our youngest is 17 years old (as of 20 August 2019).

As you all know, the official commencement of the activities of AIFEST will be on Teachers’ Day, 5th September. Our new office-bearers will take charge on 5th itself, and the programmes for the coming year, until 31 August 2020 will be decided thereafter.

AIFEST Free Lifetime Membership Registration

All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST)

As part of the 25th Anniversary celebration of All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST), Lifetime membership is offered freely upon registration on or before 31 July 2019. Permanent faculty are requested not to register since this forum is primarily intended to promote and support students, researchers and ad-hoc faculty. (Open for Indian Citizens only)

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SWAYAM On-line Courses

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National Digital Library of India (NDL) 

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Directory of Open Access Books

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Members are requested to share similar offers from other publishers as comment to this post or email them to us here aifest.1984 [at] gmail [dot]com

Membership Registration Guidelines

All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST)

How to Register:

Just click on the link below and fill in the form:

https://forms.gle/RqTqDBbhs2vi1Mty5

Who can register:

1. Any graduate or postgraduate or B. Ed/
M. Ed student of English Language, Literature or Linguistics enrolled in any recognised Indian University. Those who have completed the course or are awaiting results can also register.
2. Any MPHIL or PHD research scholar enrolled in any recognised Indian University.
3. Any Ad Hoc, Contract or Guest Faculty teaching English language or literature in any part of India.

Who cannot Register:

1. If your subject is not English, your registration will be cancelled.
2. Teachers working as permanent faculty in Government or Aided Institutions are requested not to apply.

25th Anniversary Celebrations: Free Membership Drive

All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST)

All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2019. Born on 19th June 1994, on the birthday of Mr Salman Rushdie, AIFEST has successfully promoted the cause of English Research and Studies for the past 24 years. As part of the 25th Anniversary celebrations, AIFEST is opening its portals to students, research scholars and trainers of English all over the country. Lifetime membership is being provided free of cost to everyone who registers on or before 31 July 2019.