University of Delhi (DU)

Applications are invited for admission to the following programmes

• 2-year Full Time MBA Admission 2011-13
• 3-year Part Time MBA Admission 2012-14
• 3-year Part Time MBA (Health Care Administration) Admission 2011-14
• PhD programme

Eligibility Criteria

For MBA Full Time

Candidates applying for admission to the MBA full-time programme must have pursued at least a 3-year Bachelor's Degree programme after twelve years of formal schooling in any of the following disciplines. The minimum requisite percentage of marks in different disciplines is as follows:

Arts, Commerce or Social Sciences- 50%
Sciences- 55%
Mathematics or Statistics- 60%
Medicine, Engineering or Technology- 60%/ CGPA of at least 6 on a scale of 10 OR

Post Graduate Degree or IInd Degree examination after 10+2+3 scheme, securing at least 60%marks.

Relaxation of 5% marks in the minimum eligibility will be allowed only to candidates of the following categories (SC/ST/OBC/PH/CW).

For 3 Year Part Time MBA:

Candidates seeking admission to 3-year MBA programme should have passed a bachelor's degree examination of at least three years duration with a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate. Relaxation of this criterion may be made for those who scored more than 55% marks in aggregate in their post-graduate degree or at least 60% in a Diploma in Personnel Management, Diploma in Sales & Marketing or Diploma in Administrative Management of Delhi University conducted by FMS in earlier years.

Candidates should have at least three years experience as an executive or an administrator in a commercial, industrial or government establishment after passing the Bachelor's Degree Examination.

Three years Full-Time experience shall be determined as on 1st August, 2011.

Candidates must be sponsored by his/her present employer.

For 3-year part time MBA (Health Care Administration) programme

Candidates seeking admission to MBA (HCA) programme should have passed a Bachelor’s Degree Examination in Medicine in the University of Delhi or an examination recognized as equivalent.

Should have at least five years of experience in Hospital Administration after acquiring the Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine.

Five years of experience shall be considered as on 1st August of the year of admission.

Candidate must be sponsored by his/her present employer.

Application Procedure

Candidates applying to the programmes are required to visit FMS website (www.fms.edu ) and apply online. Applications will be received only through the online registration process.

Online registration opens on 6th September 2010 and closes on 15th October 2010

FMS Admissions Office will begin dispatching the Entrance Test Admit Cards for MBA (FT) and PhD candidates from the 2nd week of November 2010, and for MBA (PT) and MBA (PT) HCA candidates from the last week of December 2010.

All candidates applying to any of the FMS programmes are required to send back the acknowledgement form to FMS Office on or before 15th October 2010.

Contact Information

Address: Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007
Tel: 011 – 27666382 – 384
Fax: 011 – 27667183
Email: admissions@fms.edu
Website: www.fms.edu

Last date for receipt of form: 15 October 2010

Entrance Exam

For MBA (FT) & PhD: Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 2.00pm

Test Centers: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guawahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam.

For MBA (Part-Time) & MBA (PT) HCA: January 23, 2011 at Delhi only.

Nirma University (NU)

Applications are invited for admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA - 2011) – Two year full time residential program

Eligibility Criteria

A three-year bachelor’s degree (10+2+3) or its equivalent in any discipline from a recognized university with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. Students appearing in the final examination of a bachelor's degree can also apply.

Application Procedure

Requests for application form of the Institute should accompany with a demand draft of Rs. 1,500/- favouring "Institute of Management, Nirma University" payable at Ahmedabad and addressed to:

The Deputy Registrar, Institute of Management, Nirma University
S-G Highway, Ahmedabad 382 481, E-mail: admissions@imnu.ac.in

The application form can be downloaded from our website and submitted along with a DD of Rs. 1,500/-. Application form can also be directly obtained by cash or DD either from the Institute or from different centers of IMS Learning Resource, TIME and select branches of Axis Bank from 8th September, 2010 onwards.

Contact Information

Address: The Deputy Registrar, Institute of Management, Nirma University S-G Highway, Ahmedabad 382 481
Tel: 02717 - 241900 to 04
Fax: 02717 - 241916
Website: http://www.imnu.ac.in
E-mail: admissions@imnu.ac.in

Last date for receipt of form: 30 November 2010

Admission Procedure

The prospective candidates are required to take the Common Admission Test (CAT)-2010 to be conducted by IIMs.

Applicants are required to fill in the application form of the Institute of Management, Nirma University in addition to the CAT form. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for personal interview and group discussion at select cities.

Institute of Management development & Research (IMDR)

Applications are invited for admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Two Year Full Time Programme)

Eligibility Criteria

Graduate in any discipline (10+2+3) recognized by the Association of the Indian Universities I AICTE as eligible for post graduate studies, with minimum 50% marks and 45% for SC/ST candidates. Final year graduation students with at least 50% marks in the immediately preceding examination can also apply.

To be eligible for admission to IMDR, all candidates have to take the Common Admission Test (CAT).

Application Procedure

Candidates must register with IMDR by submitting the application form along with a Demand Draft for Rs.1000/- in favour of 'Director, IMDR'.

Forms can be collected directly from IMDR office or can be downloaded from our website. Forms can also be submitted online at our website http://www.imdr.edu

The filled in applications must be sent to the following address:

The Registrar,
IMDR, DE Society Campus,
Deccan Gymkhana, PUNE – 411 004

Contact Information

Tel: 020 – 66866247
Fax: 020 – 66866250
Website: http://www.imdr.edu

Last date for receipt of form: 30 November 2010

Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan-2011(UK)

Applications are invited from Indian nationals either on line through http://www.education.nic.in/ or on plain paper in the FORMAT GIVEN for nominations from India for the award of Commonwealth Scholarships in United Kingdom tenable from October 2011 for higher studies/research/specialized training in the subjects mentioned below in the United Kingdom.

Up to Sixty (60) nominations are to be sent to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for final selection to be made by them. Out of these not more than twenty five (25) are for doctoral studies (including via the spilt-site mode) reflecting operational quotas for awards.

(1) Six Months of Clinical Training (For MBBS, BDS,MS, MD degree holders only)

1. Cancer Research
2. Cardiology
3. Gynecology
4. Medicine
5. Dentistry
6. Orthopedics
7. Neurology and
8. ENT

(2) (i) One Year Taught Master’s Courses Or Equivalent Degree, (ii) Doctoral Degree of upto Three Years Duration (iii) One Year Research On a Split Site Basis, Towards a Ph. D. Registered at a University in Home Country:

(A) Engineering and Technology:

1. Electronics/Electrical 2. Environmental Studies 3. Remote Sensing Technology 4. Communication Engineering 5. Biotechnology or Biochemical Engineering 6. Robotics 7. Computer Applications/ Computer Science 8. Aerospace Engg./ Aeronautics 9. Civil Engineering 10. Material Science 11. Mining Engineering and 12. Marine Engg.

(B) Science (Pure and Applied)

1. Mathematics 2. Molecular Biology 3. Physics and 4. Chemistry (including Pharmaceutical/ Medicinal Chemistry).

(C) Agriculture: 1. Agronomy & Forestry.

(D) Humanities and Social Sciences

1. History 2. Sociology 3. Management Studies 4. Economics 5. Philosophy 6.Psychology 7. Law 8. English (Literature/Linguistics) and 9. Political Science with International Relations

Candidates who have already completed Ph.D. or are about to complete it will not be considered.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must have completed tertiary education in English Medium :-

(A) For Master’s Degree Or Six Months Clinical Training

One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Bachelor’s Degree by 31st August 2011 in the subject field concerned (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% or above marks in Medical, Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture Group. Candidate should give one page academic justification for pursuing the course in U.K.

**Candidates who wish to undertake postgraduate study in Business and/or Management should before applying for a Commonwealth Scholarship, have taken the Graduate Management Admission Test (Princeton Test). Enquiries to: G.M.A.T. Educational Testing Services, Box 966 – R, Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A. Candidates for awards in Economics and related subjects should be aware that a number of departments may require them, before admission, to pass the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) of which details may be obtained from Graduate Record Examination, Educational Testing Service, Box 955, Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A. Service, Box 955, Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A.

(B) FOR Ph.D. DEGREE:-
One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Master’s Degree by 31st August 2011 in the concerned subject fields (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% or above marks in the relevant subjects in Medical, Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture group.

Application Procedure

Desirous candidates may send their applications for the above scholarships in the prescribed format to the Section Officer, ES – 4 Section, Department of Higher Education, A-2/W—4, C.R. Barracks, K. G. Marg, New Delhi-110001, so as to reach there by 25th September 2010 (5.30 PM).

Contact Information

Address: Department of Higher Education, ES.4 Section, A-2/W—4, C.R. Barracks, K. G. Marg, New Delhi-110001

Last date for receipt of form: 25 September 2010

Himachal Pradesh University (HPU)

Application for the Entrance Test to Ph.D. Programme-2010 in the following subjects / courses as per available seats mentioned against each, are invited from the eligible candidates upto 22nd September, 2010.

Chemistry, Psychology, Bio-Science (Zoology), Political Science, Physics, Economics, English, Geography, Sanskrit, Commerce, History, Sociology

Application Procedure

The Application Forms can be obtained by cash @ Rs.100/- on the counter from the In-charge, Enquiry, H.P. University, Shimla-5 w.e.f 04-09-2010

The application form must be accompanied with Entrance Test Fee as per details / instructions given in the Application Form. The application forms, complete in all respects, should be submitted to the Chairpersons/ Directors of the Teaching Departments / Institutes concerned. No application form shall be entertained after the last date is over.

Last date for receipt of form: 22 September 2010

Entrance Date: 08 October 2010

Delhi Institute of Tool Engineering (DIET)

Post Graduate Course in Tool Design & Manufacture (recognized by Ministry of HRD as equivalent to M.Tech. in Production Engineering)

Eligibility Criteria

Graduate in Mech. or Prodn. Engg. or equivalent with 60% Marks in aggregate (pass in qualifying examination for Industrial sponsored candidates).

Age: Max. 27 years as on 1st Sept, 2010 (Max. 35 years for Industrial Sponsored Candidates).

Application Procedure

The prescribed application form and Prospectus can be obtained from the Institute between 9.00 am and 3.00 pm on payment of Rs. 500/- (Rs. 125/- for SC/ST) non-refundable as application & examination fee or by sending DD in favour of DITE, Delhi, should reach on or before 24.09.2010.

Contact Information

Address: Wazirpur Industrial Area, Delhi – 110 052
Tel: 011 – 2737 2618, 2737 2745
Fax: 011 – 27375138
Email: trtc@bol.net.in

Last date for receipt of form: 24 September 2010

Entrance Date: 08 October 2010

XLRI Jamshedpur XAT-2011

Courses Offered

1. Two Year Post Graduate Programme in I) Business Management (BM) and II) Human Resource Management (HRM)

2. One Year General Management Programme

3. Four Year Fellow Programme in Management

Eligibility Criteria

For Two Year Post Graduate Programme:
Candidate who have completed Bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline from a recognized university or deemed university are eligible to apply. Those completing their final examination by June 10, 2011 may also apply.

For One Year General Management Programme
Candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration in any discipline from a recognized university or deemed university in India/abroad. He/She should be employed in a full-time job and must have at least five years of relevant managerial experience as on March 31, 2011 after completion of graduation.

For Four Year Fellow Programme in Management
Candidate should have Master's degree or equivalent in any discipline with atleast 55% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) with the Bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification with atleast 60% marks (55% for SC/ST candidates) obtained after a minimum of ( 10+2+3 years of education Or a professional qualification like CA/ ICWA/CS with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) Or BE/B.Tech degree or equivalent with atleast 60% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) and two years of relevant work experience.

Application Procedure

Step 1: XAT Registration for Admission Test

Candidate interested in taking XAT has to first register for XAT at www.xlri.net.in . After successfully completing the registration, the candidate has to download the XAT Pay-In-slip. A non- refundable amount of Rs. 900/- is to be tendered along with the pay-in-slip to obtain XAT Bulletin 2011 from select branches of Axis Bank. The detachable form given inside the bulletin is to be filled-up and sent to XAT Office along with the XLRI 's copy of XAT Pay-in-slip (that is signed and sealed by Axis Bank while buying the bulletin).

Alternatively, one can register for XAT after obtaining a demand draft (DD). A candidate has to first make a non-refundable DD for Rs. 950/- drawn in favour of “XLRI Jamshedpur A/c XAT" payable at Jamshedpur and then register for XAT at www.xlri.net.in . He/she then has to send the XAT PP Form (that is to be downloaded after registering for XAT) along with the DD to XAT Office, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur-831001. The XAT Office will dispatch the bulletin to the candidate on receiving the form and demand draft.

Alternatively, one can also register for XAT after making an online payment using credit card/ debit card/ net banking for an amount of Rs. 950/-. He/she then has to send the XAT PP form (that is to be downloaded after registering for XAT) along with transaction receipt to XAT office, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur-831001. The XAT Office will dispatch the bulletin to the candidate on receiving the form and the transaction receipt.

STEP – 2: XLRI Registration for Academic Programme(s) offered at XLRI

After registering for XAT, a candidate should register for XLRI 's programme(s) at www.xlri.net.in . After successfully registering for XLRI, the candidate has to download the XLRI Pay-in-slip. A non- refundable amount (given below) is to be tendered along with the pay-in-slip to obtain XLRI Prospectus 2011 from select branches of Axis Bank . The detachable form given in the prospectus has to be filled-up and sent to Admission Office along with the XLRI 's copy of XLRI Pay-in-slip (that is signed and sealed by Axis Bank while Buying the prospectus).

Alternatively, one can register for XLRI after obtaining a demand draft (DD). A candidate has to first make a non-refundable DD in favour of “XLRI Jamshedpur A/ c Prospectus” payable at Jamshedpur and then register for XLRI at www.xlri.net.in after registering for XAT. He/ she then has to send the XLRI PA Form (that is to be downloaded after registering for XLRl) along with the DD to Admission Office, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur-831001. The Admission Office will dispatch the prospectus to the candidate on receiving the form and demand draft.

Alternatively, one can also register for XLRI after making an online payment using credit card/ debit card/ net banking and then register for XLRI at www.xlri.net.in after registering for XAT. He/she then has to send the XLRI PA form (that is to be downloaded after registering for XLRI) along with transaction receipt to Admission Office, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur-831 001.

The Admission office will dispatch the prospectus to the candidate on receiving the form and the transaction receipt.

Cost of prospectus depends on the number of programme(s) applied for and is as follows:

For One Programme:

By Paying Cash at Bank: Rs.1000/- (for General) ; Rs.700/- (for SC / ST)

Through DD / Online Payment form Admission Office: Rs.1050/- (for General) ; Rs.750/- (for SC / ST)

For more than one programme but maximum of three programme

By Paying Cash at Bank: Rs.1600/- (for General) ; Rs.1200/- (for SC / ST)

Through DD / Online Payment form Admission Office: Rs.1650/- (for General) ; Rs.1250/- (for SC / ST)

For AXIS BANK list follow the link http://www.xlri.net.in/bankname.aspx

Contact Information

Address: XAT Office, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur-831001
Tel : +91 - 657 - 398 3333
Fax : +91 - 657 - 222 7814
Email: xlwebmaster@xlri.ac.in
Website: www.xlri.net.in

Last date for receipt of form: 30 November 2010

Entrance Date: 02 January 2011

Test Centers: Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Berhampur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Goa, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Trivandrum, Vadodara, Visakhapatnam.