National Institute of Social Defence

Applications are invited for admission to Six Months Certificate Course in Geriatric Care (Full Time) during November 2009 to June - 2010 - 30 seats for each Centre
Eligibility: i. Hlgh school/Matriculation or any other Examination equivalent to Secondary Examination after a period of 10 years study.

Preference will be given to candidates working as Old Age Care Givers, Health Workers, Counsellors, Social Workers, Home Care Workers, Nursing Assistant or in Age Care Agencies/Organisations.

ii. Age Limit: He/she should have completed the age of 18 years as on October 1, 2009 and should not be more than 45 years as on October 1, 2009.
Application procedure: Interested candidates may send their application in the prescribed form given in the prospectus which can be had from Old Age Care Division, National Institute of Social Defence, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, West Block-1, Wlng-3, First Floor, R.K. Puram, New Delhl-110066 (Tele. 26106883) from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on all working days during November 10, 2009 to December 11, 2009 by paying Rs. 50/- personally or by sending Draft/Pay Order for Rs. 80/-. The Draft/Pay Order should be in favour of the Director, National Institute of Social Defence, West Block-1, Wing-7, Ground Floor, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066, payable at New Delhi.

The form can also be downloaded from www.nisd.gov.in and should be submitted along with the draft for Rs.80/- as explained earlier.

Tele: 011 -26106883
Website: www.nisd.gov.in
Address: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. West Block-1, Wing-3, First Floor, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066
Last date of submission of Forms: 11th December, 2009

for North Eastern & Andaman & Nicobar Island: 18th December, 2009
Date of Entrance Test : Common Aptitude Test (CAT): Sunday, January 10, 2010
Note : For more details, please contact respective Regional Collaborating Agencies of NISD, as mentioned below: -

• Programme Director, Centre for Action Research & Training, (CART), HIGH 10/6, Housing Board Colony, Chandershekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751016, Orissa. Contact No. 0674-2741682, 27415960

• Secretary, Calcutta Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (CMIG), E/1, Sopan Kutir, 53-B, Dr. S.C. Banerjee Road, Kolkata-700019, West Bengal. Contact No. 033- 23701437, 23596464.

• Secretary Abhoy Mission, Ram Nagar Road No. 1, Post Office Ram Nagar, Agartala, Tripura West- 799002. Contact No. 0381-2208507.

• Managing Trustee, Nightangles Medical Trust, 337, 2nd Cross, 1st Block, R.T. Nagar, Bangalore. Contact No. 080-23548999/55/666

• Chairman, Alzheimer’s & Related Disorders Society of India, PO. Box-53, Guruvayur Road, Kunnamkulam-680503. Contact No. 04885-223801, 222939.

• Principal, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Peelamedu, Coimbatore-04. Contact No. 0422-2572222.

National Institute of Rural Development

Admission Notification For Distance Education Programme - First Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Sustainable Rural Development (PGD-SRD) : 2009-2010

Duration: Minimum 1 year, Maximum 3 years;

Medium of Instruction: English
Eligibility: A Graduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university.
Application procedure: The application form and information Brochure can be had from Programme Co-ordinator, PGD-SRD, Distance Education Cell, NIRD, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030 in person on payment of Rs 500 (Rs. 300/- for SC/ST/PH candidates) through a Demand Draft in favour of "National Institute of Rural Development"payable at Hyderabad.

Request for Application form by post should reach along with self addressed stamped (Rs.10) envelope of size 12" x 10" by November 20, 2009. It can also be downloaded from NIRD’s website www.nird.org.in. The application should be enclosed along with Draft of Rs.510/- (Rs.310/— for SC/ST /PH).

Phone: 91-40-24008526
Fax: 91-40-24016500
Website: www.nird.org.in
Address: Programme Co-ordinator, PGD-SRD, Distance Education Cell, NIRD, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030
Last date of submission of Forms: 30.11.2009 & From North Eastern States: 15.12.2009
Last date of Issue of application form : 20.11.2009
Note : Programme Fee: Rs. 17000 (Rs.15000 for SC/ST/PH) to be deposited in two equal installments at the time of commencement of each semester. For sponsored candidates, full fee will have to be deposited at the time of admission.

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Applications on the prescribed forms are invited from the candidates for admission to Ph.D. Programme in the following disciplines for the academic session 2009-10:-

College of Veterinary Science:

Animal Breeding & Genetics, Animal Nutrition, Animal Reproduction, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Epidemiology & Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Livestock Production and Management, Veterinary Anatomy & Histology, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, Veterinary Physiology, Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, Vety, Biochemistry & Livestock Products Technology.

PGIVER: Animal Biotechnology

College of Fisheries: Aquaculture
Eligibility: For College of Veterinary Science: The minimum qualifications for admission to Ph.D. programme in the College of Vety. Science, College of Fisheries and PGIVER shall be a Master’s level degree in the respective discipline with a minimum OCPA of 7.00 (out of 10.00) or 70% marks or equivalent and with a minimum OCPA of 5.50 (out of 10.00) or 55% marks or an OGPA of 2.00/4.00 or equivalent in the B.V.Sc. & A.H. or equivalent programme.

For PGIVER:

A Master's level degree in the respective discipline with a minimum OCPA of 7.00 (out of 10.00) or 70% marks or equivalent and with a
minimum OCPA of 5.50 (out of 10.00) or 55% marks or an OGPA of 2.00/4.00 or equivalent in the B.V.Sc. & A.H or B.Sc. (Biotechnology/ Medical) or B.Sc. (Hons.) Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology and Molecular Genetics or equivalent programme .

For Aquaculture:

A Masters level degree in aquaculture with a minimum OCPA of 7.00 (out of 10.00) or 70% marks or equivalent and with a minimum OCPA of 5.50 (out of 10.00) or 55% marks or an OGPA Of 2.00/4.00 or equivalent in the B.F.Sc. programme.
Application procedure: Prospectus containing detail about the admission procedure, reservation of seats etc. alongwith application forms can be obtained from the Office of the Dean,College of Vety Science, GADVASU, Ludhiana- 141 004 either by sending crossed bank draft for Rs. 950/- drawn in favour of the Comptroller, GADVASU, Ludhiana and payable at any scheduled bank at Ludhiana or personally from the Office of the Dean, College of Vety Science, GADVASU, Ludhiana from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on all working days on payment of Rs. 900/- in cash.

Prospectus and application forms will be sent under postal certificate and University will not be responsible for postal delay or loss in transit.
Email : registrar@gadvasu.in
Phone No. : +91-161-2553342-43
Website : www.gadvasu.in
Address: Ludhiana, Punjab – 141 004
Last date of submission of Forms: With out late fee: 27.11.2009

With late fee of Rs.600/-: 04.12.2009

National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM)

Post Graduate Diploma in (Financial) Management - two-year full time Program for senior executives from the Government, public and the private corporate sector (2010 - 2012)

Eligibility: 1. Officers at middle / senior level working with the Central or State Governments, Public Enterprises and autonomous organizations belonging to State / CentralGovernment. Or

Similar participants from foreign countries Or

NIFM trainee officers of Central Finance and Accounts Services

2. All participants must have completed Graduation or a degree equivalent thereto from an Indian University / Institutions recognized by Association of Indian Universities.

3. Minimum percentage of marks at graduation level should be 50%. Scoring higher percentages at higher levels such as post-graduation would not relax the minimum percentage requirement at graduation level.

4. The upper age limit for all participants would be 50 years on the date of commencement of the program.

5. Sponsorship from the employer Government / organization.

Application procedure: The application complete in all respects may be sent to NIFM through the sponsoring department/ organization in the prescribed format latest by 31-03-2010.

The candidates may send an advance copy to NIFM pending processing by their department.

Foreign Government nominees may send advance copy of the application along with a copy of their graduation degree if obtained from a University outside India to NIFM in the prescribed format on or before 26-02-2010. The foreign sponsorgovernment(s) would remit / deposit the fee before commencement of the Program.


Professor A K Sharan
Coordinator, PGDM (FM) Program

Address : Sector 48, Pali Road, Faridabad - 121001 Haryana, India

Phone : 0129-2418879
Fax : 0129-2418879/2418867
Tel: +91-129-2418857, 2418875
Fax: +91-0129-2418867
Website: www.nifm.ac.in
Address: Sector 48, Pali Road, Faridabad 121 001, Haryana, India
Last date of submission of Forms: 31-03-2010
Selection Process : Applications, completed in all respects and received by the last date would be short listed by the Institute, and the short listed candidates would be intimated through their sponsors.

Participants finally admitted to the program would be intimated latest by first week of April 2010 to enable them to get relieved from their respective organizations. The list of candidates finally admitted to the program would also be available on the official website of NIFM and the admitted candidates would be requested to join on a date notified by the Institute. All supporting documents / testimonials in original would be required at the time of final admission to the program.

Fulfilling merely the eligibility criteria would not entitle the participant for admission to the program.

Decision of NIFM regarding admission of the candidates to the program would be final.

The selection criteria for the sponsored foreign participants would be decided separately by the Institute.

AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM

Common Entrance Exams - 2010 schedule

AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM-a University established u/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956 has announced the dates of its common entrance exminations for the year 2010.

These are 23 May 2010 (sunday)for MBBS/BDS/BAMS BSc(Nursing)and BPharm, March 7 for MSc(Nursing),March 14 for MD/MS , June 16 for DM/MCh, July 4 for MSc(Allied HealthSciences) and MPharm. Date for BSc Optometry will be announced shortly.

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Summer Research Fellowships Programme – 2010

Research Areas

Life Sciences: Infectious and non-infectious diseases, bioinformatics, developmental biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, life-history evolution, immunology, circadian biology, animal behaviour, behavioural ecology, evolutionary genetics, experimental evolution, chronobiology, behavior.

Material Sciences: Including Nano Sciences, energy and green materials.

Chemical Sciences: Solid state chemistry, theoretical/ computational chemistry, inorganic, physical, organic chemistry.

Physical Sciences: Condensed matter theory and experiment, statistical physics, semiconductor materials physics, biophysics, nano physics, polymer physics, organic electronics, computational material science, soft matter.

Engineering Sciences: Theoretical and computational fluid dynamics, flow of complex fluids, granular media, experimental fluid mechanics, thermal science, chemical engineering and physical metallurgy, non-linear dynamics including planetary dynamics.

Mathematics: Fundamental Groups, Simplicial Homology and Triangulations.

Atmospheric Sciences: Atmospheric boundary layer, near-surface environment, radiation, solar-terrestrial relations, monsoon dynamics, modelling.
Eligibility: Academic requirements: Students who have secured not less than 80% (science and maths subjects only) in their 10th , 12th(10 +2) and not less than first class in graduation and post graduation(if applicable).

Only students presently studying in I and II year of B.Sc., I, II and III year of B.E / B.Tech. / B.V.Sc./ MBBS / B.Pharm., I year of M.Sc. and I - IV year of Integrated M.Sc with the above mentioned academic requirements should apply.

The students selected under this programme are placed with scientists at the Centre or elsewhere in India, for 2 months with a stipend of Rs. 5000 /- p.m and travel support as per Govt. of India norms.
Application procedure: Application form can be downloaded from
http://www.jncasr.ac.in/srfp.php or may be obtained by writing to the address mentioned below with a self-addressed envelope of 16x25 cms with stamp of Rs. 10/-

The Assistant Coordinator
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560 064.
Email : srfp@jncasr.ac.in
Further details can be taken from: Fax: 080-22082980
Phone: 080-22082776
Website: http://www.jncasr.ac.in/srfp.php
Address: Jakkur, Bangalore - 560 064
Last date of submission of Forms: 11th December 2009
Last date of Issue of application form : 01st December 2009

Thapar University

Admissions in the first year (Second semester) of UG programme in BE/ B.Tech. in December 2009 -January 2010 against the vacant seats due to withdrawals of admissions and non flied seats.
Application procedure: The Prospectus along with the Admission Form containing the details of eligibility, number of seals, reservation of seats, counseling / admission schedule, fees etc. and other details can be had at the University counter on payment of Rs.1250/- OR by post through Bank Draft of Rs. 1300/- in favour of the Registrar, Thapar University, Patiala payable at Patiala from the office of the Registration be downloaded from website www.thapar.edu applied ONLINE.

The examination fee is Rs 1000/-. Those applying ONLINE must send the printed copy of the application form along with 3 recent passport size photographs.
Email :
Further details can be taken from: Website: www.thapar.edu
Tel: 0175 – 6419165, 6419165
Address: P.O Box 32, Patiala, Pin -147004
Last date of submission of Forms: 1 November 20, 2009
Date of Entrance Test : 1 December 27, 2009 (10.00 AM to 1 .00 PM)