JEDDAH — Focus International will conduct the fourth TIPS medical-engineering model entrance examination on Friday. The exam will be held at selected centers all over the GCC states, including Saudi Arabia. It will also be conducted simultaneously in Kerala. This was for the first time, Indian expatriate students living in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are getting an opportunity to write this model exam, according to Prinsad Parayi, Gulf coordinator for TIPS and CEO of FOCUS Jeddah Chapter. “Having centralized evaluation and ranking program, TIPS exam would help the candidates understand their ranking position and they can prepare accordingly for the entrance examination, which is due in April/May,” he said. The rank holders at the exam will be honored at a special career awareness program. Those interested to take part can do online registration through www.focusjeddah.com/tips. Details will be available at: 0507163883 (Jeddah), 0501764391 (Riyadh), and 0501435249 (Dammam).