Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Ph.D. Admission – July 2009

Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme, starting in July 2009 in the following Departments inRegular / Sponsored (Full-Time) / Self-Financed / Part-Time / External categories.

The Areas of Research at IIT Patna are as follows:

Computer Science and Engineering
Computer Security, Network Security, Information Security and Cryptography. Networking, Computer Network Management, QoS, Congestion control and Network Traffic Monitoring. Mobile Computing, Ad-hoc Networks, Sensor Networks and MANET.

Electrical Engineering
Power Systems (Optimization, Operation & Control, Security, Restructuring, Flexible AC Transmission Systems, Renewable Energy Sources), Communication Engineering (Digital Communication, Wireless Communication, Signal Processing, Cellular Communication)

Mechanical Engineering
Vibration, Soft tissue mechanics, Manufacturing, Condition monitoring, Biomedical robotics, Computational mechanics, Fracture, FEM, Composite, Heat transfer, Boiling and Condensation, Two-phase flows, Refrigeration & Air-conditioning, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Turbulent Flows, Interfacial flows in yield stress fluid, Laser material processing, Flow of granular materials, Non-traditional manufacturing, Biomedical Bone Drilling, Soft computing, Laser Forming

Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Photochemistry & Chemical Dynamics, Green Chemistry, Nano-scale Materials, Synthetic Organic Methodologies, Total synthesis of biologically important natural products, PASE Synthesis, Diversity Oriented Synthesis, Heterocyclic Chemistry

Mathematics
Statistical Decision Theory, Statistical Inference, Control Theory (Controllability, Optimal control), Non-linear Optimization, Multi-objective Programming, Combinatorial Topology and Geometry, Topological Graph Theory

Physics
Condensed Matter Physics (Magnetic Nanomaterials, Superconductivity, CMR Materials, Molecular Electronics, Conjugated Polymer/ Metal Interface: Theory and Experiment), Optics (Optical Cryptography, Digital Holography, Optical Pattern Recognition, Fractional Fourier Transform: Theory and Experiment)

Humanities and Social Sciences

Economics (Macroeconomics, Political Economy of Globalization, Privatization & Liberalization, WTO and India, Law and Economics)

English (Indian writings in English, Contemporary Literary Theory (its applications on writings from across the world), Law and Literature, Language Teaching)

Linguistics (Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language and Computers, Linguistic Theory – Syntax of Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman Languages)
Eligibility: Ph.D. in Engineering:

For admission to the PhD Programme in Engineering Departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

Master’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Medical Sciences/ Veterinary Sciences/ Pharmacy in a relevant area with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Medical Sciences (from other than IITs) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.

Ph.D. in Science:

For admission to the PhD Programme in Science departments, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

Master’s degree in Science in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

Master’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Design from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.

Bachelor’s degree in a related area in Engineering / Technology/ Design (from other than IITs) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.

Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences:

For admission to the PhD Programme in the department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

Master’s degree in Arts/ Commerce/ Science in a relevant area with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent.

Master’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.

Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Design (from other than IITs) in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.

Minimum Experience required for Sponsored (Full-Time), Self-Financed, Part-Time and External Categories of Candidates:

Candidate in Sponsored, Part-time and External categories must be a regular employee of the sponsoring organisation with at least one year of professional experience in the respective field.

Candidates in Self-financed category should have at least one year of professional experience in the respective field.
Application procedure: Prescribed application form can be downloaded from the institute’s website.

Application form can also be obtained from the Assistant Registrar, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patliputra Colony, Patna – 800 013, Bihar, on or before 08-04-2009 by ordinary post or in person. To receive application forms by ordinary post, send a request along with a self-addressed, Rs.5/- stamped envelope (24cm x 15cm size). Request for form must be sent in an envelope super-scribed with ‘Request for PhD Application form’.

Filled in application forms complete with copies of mark sheets/certificates and other testimonials and a Demand Draft for Rs.150/- for General/ OBC candidates and Rs.75/- for SC/ST/PD candidates drawn in any nationalized bank and payable at Patna in favour of IIT Patna should be sent to the Assistant Registrar, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Patliputra Colony, Patna – 800 013, Bihar, to reach on or before 15 April 2009. The words “Application for PhD admission in the Department of _________” should be written on the top of the envelope for sending the completed form.

Candidates applying for more than one department should submit a separate application for each department.
Phone & Fax: +91 (612) 2277383
Website: http://www.iitp.ac.in
Address: Patna, Patliputra Colony, Patna – 800 013, Bihar
Last date of submission of Forms: 15-April-2009
Last date of Issue of application form : 08-April-2009

National Institute of Disaster Management

On-Line Training on Disaster Management
National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi and The World Bank Institute, Washington are offering the following On-line Training Courses during 2009-10

Basic Course: (Duration: Six Weeks)

Comprehensive Natural Disaster Risk Management Framework

o First Course - April 6 – 17 May, 2009
o Second Course - 29 June – 9 August, 2009
o Third Course - 21 Sept. – 1 November, 09
o Fourth Course - 14 December – 24 January, 2010
Specialized

Specialized Courses: (Duration: Four Weeks each)

1. Community Based Disaster Risk Management
o First Course: 6 April – 3 May 2009
o Second Course: 4 January – 31 January 2010

2. Safer Cities
o First Course: 4 May – 31 May 2009
o Second Course: 1 February – 28 February 2010

3. Financial Strategies for Managing Economic Impacts of Disasters 18 May – 14 June 2009

4. Damage & Reconstruction Needs Assessment 10 August – 6 September 2009

5. Climate Change & Disaster Management
o First Course: 14 September – 11 October 2009
o Second Course: 1 March – 28 March 2010

6. Earthquake Risk Mitigation
o First Course: 9 November – 6 December 2009
o Second Course: 15 February - 14 March 2010

7. Land Use Planning
7 December 2009 – 3 January 2010

Eligibility: Basic Course is open to anyone interested to know about disaster management. Specialized Courses are offered to those who have completed the Basic Course or are having specialized qualifications or work experiences on subjects related to the Course themes.

Application procedure: Applications: Application can be made on plain paper stating name of the course, name of applicant, age, qualifications, experience, occupation, email id, telephone and postal address along with course fees in bank draft favouring Executive Director, NIDM payable at New Delhi.

Applications shall be addressed to Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi – 110 002 so as to reach at least 15 days in advance from the date of commencement of the course.

Website: www.nidm.net
Address: National Institute of Disaster Management, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi – 110 002
Last date of submission of Forms: 15 days from 08.03.2009
Note : Language: English

Fees: Rs 1500 for Basic and Rs. 1000 for Specialized Courses

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Admission to Ph.D. Programmes - (2009-2010)

Applications in the prescribed forms are invited for admission to Ph.D. programmes in the various disciplines of Agricultural Sciences.

Eligibility: Candidates must have obtained at least 60% marks OR an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.50 out of 10.00 OR 3.75 out of 5.00 OR 3.00 out of 4.00 OR 2.25 out of 3.00 (For SC/ST/PH candidates: 55% marks OR OGPA of 6.88 out of 10.00 OR 3.44 out of 5.00 OR 2.75 out of 4.00 OR 2.06 out of 3.00) in Masters Degree Programme.

In case of the universities where OGPA is awarded with equivalence of percentage marks only OGPA will be considered for determining the eligibility qualification for appearing in the entrance examination. The percentage of marks shall be considered only for those candidates coming from universities that do not award grades but award percentage of marks.

The candidates who have appeared in the Masters degree examination in the year 2009 are also eligible to apply provisionally for admission.
Application procedure: By hand: From (Syndicate Bank, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012 on payment of Rs.500/- in cash for General / OBC Category and Rs.250/- for /ST/PH categories ( + Rs.25/- as bank service charges).

By post: From Registrar (Academic), Post Graduate School, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, by sending a Demand Draft of Rs.575/- for General / OBC Category and Rs.325/- for SC/ST/PH category, drawn on any bank, in favour of Registrar (Academic), Post Graduate School, IARI, payable at Delhi.

Application form can be viewed/downloaded from the website http://www.iari.res.in which can be submitted complete in all respects along with the DD drawn in favour of Registrar (academic), Post Graduate School, IARI payable at Delhi for Rs. 500/- for General / OBC Category and Rs. 250/- or SC/ST/PH. Candidates are also advised to keep themselves abreast with communication from the P.G. School over their e-mail IDs.
Ph. 011 –25733438
Fax: 011 -25846420)
Website: www.iari.res.in
Address: Post Graduate School, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012
Last date of submission of Forms: 11.04.2009 and for remote areas: 25.04.2009

KIIT University

Admission to the five year integrated B.A.LL.B, B.Sc. LL.B & B.B.A.LL.B (Hons.) - 2009

Eligibility: A candidate for admission to B.A.LL.B, B.Sc. LL.B & B.B.A.LL.B (Hons.) shall have:

Passed the 10+2 or equivalent in any stream with at least 50 % marks.

For B.Sc. LL.B (Hons.) candidates should have passed 10+2 or equivalent in the science stream with at least 55% marks; and

Not completed 21 years of age as on 1st July 2009.
Application procedure: Application for the admission test can be obtained from the University Counter and various designated branches of Allahabad Bank and Law School Tutorial (LST) centres free of cost.

The filled-in application form shall be returned by hand/post to the Admission Director, KIIT University, Koel Campus, Bhubaneswar- 751024 on or before 10th May, 2009. Candidates can also apply online by logging into www.kls.ac.in . Online applicants should send the printed filled in application form duly signed on or before 10th May, 2009.

OPTION I : Online Application

OPTION II : DOWNLOAD AND PRINT send the filled in form to the institute.

OPTION III: Collect the form and prospectus from designated branches of Allahabad bank or LST centres and post the filled in form to the institute.
Email : info@kls.ac.in
Website: http://www.kls.ac.in/
Address: KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Koel Campus, Campus-I, Bhubaneswar 751024. Orissa
Last date of submission of Forms: 10th May, 2009
Date of Entrance Test : KLSAT (Entrance Examination) 18th May, 2009 (11.00 AM to 1.00 PM)

HSEE - 2009 - Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Date of exam: May, 3, 2009

Date of Submission: up to 17.00 hours on 04.04.2009

Examination name : Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) - 2009

Website: http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/

Eligibility:

Qualifying Examination: Candidates applying for HSEE-2009 should have either completed or is

appearing in 2009 in any one of the following qualifying examinations;

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central / State Board,

such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for Indian School Certificate

Examination, New Delhi; etc.

• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board!

University.

• Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence

Academy.

• General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the

Advanced (A) level.

• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University.

Any Public School / Board / University Examination in India or in any foreign country recognized

by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.

• H.S.C. Vocational Examination.

• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of

five subjects.

In case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have

passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination at an earlier level.

Eligibility Criteria for Candidates: The candidates belonging to the general category must secure

a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in their Qualifying Examination. Candidates belonging to SC,

ST and PD categories must secure a minimum of 55% in aggregate in the qualifying examination. If

any Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the

grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent

marks, and submit it at the time of joining. In case, such a certificate is not provided by the

candidate, the decision of the HSEE Admission Committee regarding his / her eligibility shall be

final.

Important Notes:

(I) All provisional admissions to candidates will stand cancelled, if the proof of having passed

the qualifying examination, as per the eligibility criteria specified in above section is not

submitted to the Institute latest by September 30, 2009.

(ii) All admissions will be subject to verification of facts from the original certificates

/documents of the candidates. If an applicant is found ineligible at a later date even after

admission, his / her admission will be cancelled. The decision of the HSEE Admission Committee

regarding the eligibility of any applicant shall be final.

Date of Birth

Only those candidates, whose date of birth falls on or after October 01, 1984, are eligible for

HSEE-2009. However, in the case of SC, ST and PD candidates, upper age limit is relaxed by 5

years, i.e., such candidates, who were born on or after October 01, 1979, are eligible.
Application procedure:
Candidates can apply for the entrance examination either "Online" or "Online assisted mode". The

procedure is given below;

Online Mode;

For applying Online you must have the following;

• Access to a computer with internet connection and a printer. Further you must be able to pay

the examination fees 'online'. For this you or your father/guardian must have access to any of

the following credit or debit cards;

Master Card, Visa card, Diners club, net banking facilities of Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Citibank

along with Oxicash, ITZ Cash card, etc. Many of the well known bank's Credit / Debit cards will

let you do this.

• You can login into the site http://www.hsee.iitm.ac.in and select from the menu application

procedure' and follow the instructions as guided by the site. Enter all data as per instructions

and pay the examination fees also giving the details of the credit or debit card you have in a

secure way.

• Take a print out of the application after carefully filling all the data asked for and affix

your photo at the appropriate place. In addition you and your father / guardian must sign at the

bottom of the declaration.

• Your application is complete only when we receive the photograph and the declaration form duly

signed. Hence put the filled application form printed by you along with the attested copies of

the certificates in an A4 size envelope and post it (Speed post or Registered post) to the

following address within FOUR working days;

The Chairman, HSEE2009, JEE Office, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036

Online Assisted Mode:

If you do not have access to computers and / or any credit card or bank account then you can do

the following;

• Information brochure and application form can be obtained on payment of Rs.50/- from any office

of Eduquity Career Technologies or any branch of Union Bank of India or Indian bank .

• Fill the application form with the relevant data asked for and affix a recent passport size

photograph. Sign the declaration form at the end of the form and get the signature of your parent

or guardian as indicated in the form.

• Go to the nearest office of Eduquity or designated branch of Union Bank of India or Indian bank

with the following;

(1) Application form duly filled in with photo and signatures. (2) Attested copies of (i) Age

proof (X or XII standard certificate); (ii) the Category certificate (SC / ST / OBC / if

appropriate).

(3) The required cash for paying the examination fees.

• Candidate who is submitting the application form in any of the offices of Eduquity Career

Technologies need not fill the pay-in-slip of any of the banks. They can directly pay cash.

• At the specified branch or office submit the form. They will receive the cash and give you a

print of receipt which is an acknowledgment for the application and also for the cash received.

This completes the procedure cf submitting the application form through Online assisted mode.
Examination Centers
Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai
Courses Offered
Applications are invited for admission to the following Five year Integrated courses - 2009:

Integrated M.A. in Development Studies

Integrated M.A. in Economics

Integrated M.A. in English Studies

Important Dates
Examination Date and Time Sunday: 3rd May 2009 / 10.00 - 13.00 hours

Last date for submission of form: up to 17.00 hours on 04.04.2009

Submission of Application through website-online mode From 01.03.2009 To 31.03.2009

Sale of information Brochure & Application Forms From 01.03.2009 To 23.03.2009

Submission of Application through online assisted mode From 01.03.2009 To 27.03.2009

Rajasthan Pre Medical Entrance Test (RPMT) -2009

Applications are invited for the courses of medical, dental and veterinary science for session

2009-10 for Rajasthan Government/ Private colleges.

Date of exam: May, 24, 2009

Date of Submission: March 31, 2009

Examination name : Rajasthan Pre Medical Entrance Test (RPMT) -2009


Eligibility: Candidates who have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry

and Biology from Rajasthan Board or any other board recognized as equivalent to Rajasthan Board

are eligible for the exam.

Candidate should not be less than 17 years of age on December 31,2009. Candidates appearing for

the board examination are also eligible for the exam.

Reservation- As per guidelines issued by the Government of Rajasthan.

Application procedure: The prospectus and application form costing Rs.910 (Rs.900/- application

form +10/- postal charges) can be obtained from below mentioned branches of Oriental Bank of

Commerce from March 5, 2009.

K.E.M Rest House, Ajmer, 16 Tej Mandi, Alwar, Exhibition Road, Bharatpur, Shanti Bhavan,

Bhupalganj, Bhilwada, Aero dram Circle and Indira Vihar Colony, Ricco Building, Kota, K.E.N Road,

Bikaner, Katewa Bhavan Station Jhunjhunu, Station Road, Sikar, Sukhadia Circle, Gaushala Road,

SriGanga Nagar, Town Hall Road, Udaipur, Government Hostel (M.I. Road) Zohari Bazar, Adarsh

Nagar, Mansarovar, RUHS Campus, Jaipur

Contact
Phone No. 0141-2795527, 2792644 Fax No. 0141-2791803
Website: www.ruhs.org

10 Tips- How to manage your exam days?

Hey Folks,

This is exam time in sub continent, CBSE class 10th and Class 12 exams are already administering, besides all state boards CICSE, ICSE and Entrance Exams are also in the running, and least but not lost those appearing in 10th and 12th boards have also to undergo for entrance exam testing, high time for 14 – 16 year old fellows to follow mum’s advice so as to carry good grades. I too have given certain exams and still I appear in some of them so from personal experiences I am jotting down here 10 Key tips HOPE HELPFUL FOR YOU EXAM GOERS.

1. Do not study. Cheers, who wana study after all you can’t eat the books. RELAX so your nervous system may remember properly what you have learnt during classroom teaching, tuition classes and self-study.


2. Catch enough sleep. Use your bed 8 – 10 hours in a day for sleeping; of course you can sleep with books behind pillow. No Problem.

3. Do not put yourself much in front of Computer playing games when you play a game you concentrate much on screen this may cause headache which is always bad.

4. Do some light exercise like have 15-minutes walk everyday NOT IN the SUN. You can walk inside your room, windows open or terrace or nearby park if there exist enough trees to protect you from SUN.

5. Consume good quality foods, which feel good in stomach and freshen you.

6. Do not take too much coffee, soft drinks or sugary food. Having 1 / 2 cup coffee or a soft drink is either not bad. Do not overdo.

7. Drink enough water when feel stressed, take deep breaths, or go in a cool air or simply shut your eyes and relax for a couple of minutes. Listen some light music. In case you feel unwell, see your doctor do not take chance.

8. Forget the exam you already have appeared yesterday. Already you have written it. Do not think at all; remember you have to write other exam tomorrow.

9. Keep revising important facts, formulae, and definitions of your class notes / formulae book etc for your next exam.

10. Stay cool, calm and alert, simply reach your exam center best 30 minutes before time, follow the instructor and write your exam in simplest of the manner, you are at the verge of deliver your best.

These are summer days in most of the part of sub continent keep a water bottle during exam with you so you sip water occasionally to keep yourself fresh throughout the exam. Must have a light good meal 1 –2 hour before your exam begin so you stay full of calories throughout the exam for next couple of hours.

Wishing Best of Luck to All Fellow Exam Goers