Panjab University Chandigarh (PUC)

Admission to Ph.D. courses in the Faculties of Arts, Business Management & Commerce; Design & Fine Arts; Education; Engineering; Languages; Law; Science.

Eligibility Criteria

Faculty of Arts, Languages, Science, Education, Design and Fine Arts, Law, And Engineering

Any candidate who has passed the Master’s examination in the concerned subject with a score of at least 55% (50% for SC/ST Category) marks in aggregate, or have appeared in the final year examination of Master’s degree in the subject concerned from Panjab University or any other University (approved by the appropriate Academic Bodies of P.U.), shall also be eligible to appear for the Ph.D. Entrance Test.

For Business Management

Any candidate who has obtained Master’s degree with not less than 55% (50% for SC/ST Category) marks in the aggregate, from Panjab University or from any other University (approved by the Academic Council) in anyone of the following subjects: -

(i) Commerce or Management OR

(ii) Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Sociology, Psychology, Public
Administration, Operations Research, Social Work, Engineering and
Laws. OR

(iii) Any subject other than those mentioned in (i) and (ii) above provided that the candidate has either not less than 5 years’ work experience at the managerial (including administrative service) level or is a member of the Faculty in the Department of University Business School, Panjab University with not less than 5 years’ experience of teaching postgraduate classes.

(iv) Master of Finance and Control (MFC).

Provided further that candidates with qualification, mentioned in (ii) & (iii) above shall be eligible for enrolment only if the area of research relates to the Faculty of Business Management and Commerce.

Application Procedure

The Prospectus (including application form) is available for sale from 8th July 2010 on cash payment of Rs. 1700/- (Rs.850/- in case of SC/ST candidates) in Post Office, Sector 14, Chandigarh only.

Application Form along with Admit Card can be downloaded from University Website www.puchd.ac.in . In this case attach bank draft for Rs. 1700/- (Rs. 850/- for SC/ST) drawn in favour of the Registrar, P.U., payable at Chandigarh, and two self addressed envelopes size 10”x4”, duly stamped for Rs. 22/- each.

Contact Information

Tel: 0172- 2784869, 2534866, 2534818
Website: http://www.puchd.ac.in

Last date for receipt of form: 23 July 2010

Last date for submission of form with a late fee of Rs.1000/-: 30th July, 2010

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Programmes with out Entrance Test

M.A. (Gandhi and Peace Studies)
Centers: Gandhi Smriti & Darshan Samiti Rajghat
Contact: Prof. D.Gopal dgopal@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011-29535515, 29572704

M.A. (Extension & Development Studies)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Prot. B.K. Pattanaik; bkpattanaik@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011 -29534373, 29571983

M.A. (Translation Studies)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Dr. D.S. Navin deoshankar@hotmail.com
Tel: 011 -29573071, 29533549

M.A. (Labour and Development )
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Dr. Babu P. Ramesh; babu@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011-29571114

M.A. (Social & Anthropology Historical Perspective)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Dr. Nandini S. Kapur; nandini@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011-29571115, 29571107

M.A (Gender and Development Studies)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Prof. Savita Singh / Prof. Annu J. Thomas; savitasingh@ignou.ac.in , athomas@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011- 29573095 / 29572961

M.A. (Women and Gender Studies)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Dr. Nilima Srivastava/Dr. Himadri Roy Email: nilimasrivastav@ignou.ac.in , himadriroy@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011 -29573098 / 29573099

B.A. (Applied Sign Language Studies)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Prof. P.R. Ramanuiam; ramanujam@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011-29535399, 29572604

B.A. (Preparatory Programme for Deaf Students)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Prof. P.R. Ramanuiam; ramanujam@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011-29535399, 29572604

Last date: 30th July, 2010
Prospectus Fee: Rs.100/- (Rs.150/- by Post)

Programmes with Entrance Test

M.A. (Social Work (Philanthropy)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Prof. Gracious Thomas; sosw@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011 -29532467, 29572953

M.A. (Journalism & Mass Communication)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Prof. K.S. Arui Selvan; ksarul@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011-29571105, 29534392

M.A. (Electronic Media Production & Management)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Dr. O.P. Dewal; opdewal@gmail.com
Tel: 011-29536133

M.Sc. (Chemistry)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Prof. Sunita Malhotra; smalhotra@ignou.ac.in
Tel: 011 -29572823

M.Sc. (Life Sciences)
Centers: IGNOU Main Campus, New Delhi
Contact: Prof. Geeta Kaickcr / Dr. Banu Saidhullah gkaicker@ignou.ac.in ; banosaidhulla@hotmail.com
Tel: 011-29572839 / 29572818

Last date: 25th July, 2010

Entrance Date: 8th August, 2010 followed by Group Discussion, Personal Interview

Prospectus Fee: Rs.500/- (Rs.550/- by post)

Application Procedure

The prescribed Booklet and Prospectus can be obtained from the Registrar, SRD, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 by post as per the cost of prospectus including Rs. 50/- as postal charges, a Demand Draft drawn in favour of ’IGNOU’ payable at New Delhi or paying in cash at the sale counters in Block-3, Maidan Garhi Campus, the IGNOU City Centre and Regional Centres Delhi -1,2,3 and Noida (please see IGNOU website for address).

Please write your name and address on the back of DD. An electronic version of the Prospectus is also available at IGNOU website at http://www.ignou.ac.in .

The filled in application forms are to be submitted to the Registrar SRD, IGNOU, New Delhi-110068. The filled in forms submitted after the last date or incomplete forms will not be entertained for admission.

Contact Information

Address: Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
Website: www.ignou.ac.in

The Indian Navy (IN)

Applications are invited from unmarried Men and Women candidates for Short Service Commission in Air Traffic Control Cadre of Executive Branch,  of the Indian Navy for Course commencing Jan 2011 at Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala, Kerala. Candidates to fulfill condition of nationality as laid down by the Government of India.

Eligibility Criteria

Age: 19 & ½ to 25 years born between 02 Jan 1986 and 01 Jul 1991 both dates inclusive.

Educational Qualification

(a) B Sc in Physics, Mathematics or Electronics with minimum 60% marks n or

(b) M Sc: in Physics. Mathematics or Electronics with minimum 55% marks

Note: Candidates who have not completed their Degree appearing candidates need not apply.

Physical Standards

(a) Minimum height – Male - 157 cms, Female -152 cms with correlated weight.

(b) Eye Sight: The minimum acceptable vision standard for distant vision 6/6, 6/9 correctable to 6/6, 5/6 with glasses and should not be colour/night blind.

Application Procedure

Application Forms in accordance with the prescribed format and complete in all respects with superscription on the envelope "APPLICATION FOR SSC (ATC) JAN 2011 COURSE Qualification ........ Percentage ........ %" are to be sent to the address given below by 6th august, 2010.

Applications sent by Speed Post / Registered Post / Courier will not be accepted.

POST BAG NO. 04, RK PURAM PO (MAIN), NEW DELHI -110 066

Application must be sent in the format given in the advertisement, otherwise it will be rejected.

Application must be accompanied by attested copies of : -

(i) 10th Standard Certificate for verification of date of birth and other educational Certificates.

(ii) Marks statement of all semesters/years.

(d) Application and requisite enclosures must be properly tagged/ stitched by thread only.

Integrated Headquarters , Ministry of Defence (Navy) ((IHQ-M0D (Navy)) will not be responsible for logs of enclosures, if sent loose.

Last date for receipt of form: 06 August 2010

National Testing Service India (NTSI)

The NTS-India invites applications from post graduates / researchers of any discipline of study for the award of 30 Doctoral, and 15 Post Doctoral fellowships (including two Doctoral and one Post Doctoral fellowships for North-Eastern Region) for the year 2010-11 .

The fellowships will be equally distributed among the three languages viz., Hindi,Tamil, and Urdu.

This is initiated with a view to promote research in the interdisciplinary area of testing and evaluation. The research topic may be in any discipline but with a component on testing and evaluation.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant should have studied one of the above 3 languages under Part – I / Part II upto the graduate level. If the applicants are from other disciplines such as engineering, medicine, agriculture, management, etc., they should have studied one of these languages upto Higher Secondary level.

Note: The value of fellowship for doctoral research is Rs. 10,000/- per month with a contingency of Rs. 20,000/- per annum; for post doctoral research Rs. 12,000/- per month with a contingency of Rs.30,000/- per annum. The period of the fellowship is 2 years and may be extended by one more year based on a strict assessment procedure in deserving cases when the need arises.

For application format, terms and conditions, operational details, etc., please log on to www.ciil-ntsindia.net , www.ciil-miles.net , and look for ANNOUNCEMENT (NEW).

The duly filled in applications in the prescribed format should reach the Head, NTS-India, CllL, Mysore - 570 006, within 21 days of the date of publication of this advertisement (28 days for the candidates from North-East region).

National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation & Museology (NMI)

Courses Offered: Applications in prescribed forms are invited for admission to three short-term courses of five month's duration each spreading over 20 lectures :

1) INDIA: ART&CULTURE (75 seats)
Classes on every Thursday 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

2) ARTAPPRECIATION (75 seats)
Classes on every Thursday 05.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m.

3) BHARTIYA KALANIDHI (Hindi medium) (75seats)
Classes on every Tuesday 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Application Procedure

Forms may be downloaded from the website of the Institute (www.nmi.gov.in . Filled in applications forms affixing passport size photograph and enclosing a statement of purpose of upto 250 words as to 'What will the above course help you to achieve' be sent to

Dr. P.K. Sharma,
Assistant Registrar

latest by 26.07.2010.

No formal qualification other than age (not less than 19 years) has been prescribed for these courses.

The admission will be made on the basis of information given in the application form (please attach photocopies where necessary) and the statement of purpose.

The fee for each course is Rs. 2,000/- only.

Contact Information

Address: National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 011
Tel: 011 – 23011901, 23792249
Fax: 011 – 23011899
Website: www.nmi.gov.in

Last date for receipt of form: 26 July 2010

Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT)

Lateral Entry in 2nd year of B. Tech ( Carpet & Textile Technology) at IICT Bhadohi

Eligibility Criteria

(a) For Vacant seats:

Eligibility: Candidates having 3/4 year Diploma (with minimum 60% mark) in any stream of Engineering except Agriculture Engg, preferably in textile related course.

No. of Seats 15. (OP-7,SC-3,ST-1,OBC-4)

(b) For additional intake:

Eligibility: Candidates having 3/4 years Diploma (with minimum 60% marks) from institution recognized by the Board of Technical Education of any state in any branch of Engineering/ Technology except Agriculture Engg. And / or candidates who have passed B. Sc examination with Mathematics as a subject and securing minimum 60% mark in aggregate in B. Sc are eligible for admission to Second year in B. Tech (carpet & Textile Technology) course. The candidate must be sponsored from industry.

No. of seats 6 ( 3 for diploma holders and 3 for B. Sc )

Application Procedure

The prospective candidates should submit their application by mail, fax , post or courier preferably by 20/07/2010 The format for application can be downloaded from institute website.

Contact Information

Address: Chauri Road, Bhadohi , U.P.
Phone: +91 5414 - 225504, 228409
Fax: 225509
Website: http://www.iict.ac.in/

Last date for receipt of form: 20 July 2010
Entrance Date: 24 July 2010

Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS)

Applications are invited for admission to the following programmes

• DM Hepatology
• MCh Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
• Eligibility
• DM Hepatology

MD/DNB in General Medicine or Pediatrics from an Indian University recognized by the Institute or Diplomat of National Board in General Medicine / Pediatrics or any other examination approved by the Institute for this purpose from time to time.

The candidates should have passed the MD/DNB exam prior to the date of entrance examination failing which they will not be allowed to appear for the entrance examination.

In case the candidate is waiting for the results, unable to enclose the pass certificate, he / she can mention the same in the application and will have to submit the pass certificate compulsorily to the Controller of Examinations one day before the entrance test and collect the hall ticket.

MCh Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

MS/DNB in General Surgery from an Indian University recognized by the Institute or Diplomat of National Board in General Surgery or any other examination approved by the Institute for this purpose from time to time.

The candidates should have passed the MS/DNB exam prior to the date of entrance examination failing which they will not be allowed to appear for the entrance examination. In case the candidate is waiting for the results, unable to enclose the pass certificate, he / she can mention the same in the application and will have to submit the pass certificate compulsorily to the Controller of Examinations one day before the entrance test and collect the hall ticket.

Application Procedure

Candidate may download the prospectus along with the application form from the ILBS website (www.ilbs.in ). Candidate must ensure their eligibility from the prospectus before applying.

Application form duly filled in with all necessary documents attached should be submitted in person or sent by post to the Assistant Registrar, Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS), D-1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, 110070 on or before 5:00 PM of 19th Jul, 2010.

Application form must be accompanied by the application fee in form of Demand Draft for Rs. 2000/- (Rupees two thousand) only, payable at New Delhi, in favor of the “Director, ILBS, New Delhi”.

Application fee once paid will not be refunded even in case of his/her application is rejected. The filled in applications received after the prescribed date and time shall not be considered.

In-service candidates shall route their application forms through proper channel.

Contact Information

Address: D - 1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Tel: 011 – 4630 0000
Website: www.ilbs.in

Last date for receipt of form: 19 July 2010
Entrance Date: 25 July 2010

Selection: Selection of candidates for DM / MCh. Courses will be made on the basis of entrance test. All applications would be screened and the only the eligible candidates would be called for the entrance test. The schedule of the test as follows:

Objective Test: 25th July, 2010 (Sunday)