Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI)

Applications are invited for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme starting from January 2011 in the following disciplines of Engineering, Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Economics
• Philosophy

Eligibility Criteria

Ph.D. in Engineering:
For admission to the Ph.D. Programme in Engineering Disciplines, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

1. Masters degree in the relevant branch of Engineering with a minimum Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

2. B. Tech. degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) with a minimum CPI of 7.0.

Ph.D. in Sciences:

For admission to the Ph.D. Programme in Science Disciplines, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

1. Masters degree in a Science subject with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

2. Masters degree in Engineering/ Technology with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

3. B.Tech. from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) with a minimum CPI of 7.0.

Ph.D. in Economics and Philosophy:
For admission to the Ph.D. Programme in Economics and Philosophy, a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

1. Masters degree in Arts/ Commerce with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent. Masters degree in Science/ Engineering/ Agriculture/ Environment Sciences/ International Business with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks may be considered for research areas consistent with the academic background and special interests.

2. B.Tech. from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) with a minimum CPI of 7.0.

How To Apply

Duly filled Application Form, Statement of Purpose and two Letters of Recommendation (sealed by the referee) should be submitted by post in one envelope. Application forms can be downloaded from institute website www.iiti.ac.in

Filled in application forms complete with copies of mark sheets/ certificates and other testimonials should be sent to the Convener, Ph.D. Admissions, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, M-Block, IET, DAVV Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore, 452017, M.P., to reach on or before October 31, 2010.

Candidates should send the completed application in one envelope and on top of it write: `Application for Ph.D. admission in the Discipline of _________` .

Candidates applying for more than one discipline should submit a separate application for each discipline. There is no Application Fees.

Contact Details

Address: Convener, Ph.D. Admissions, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, M-Block, IET, DAVV Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore, 452017, M.P
Phone: 0731-2438718; 2364182; 2361482
Website: www.iiti.ac.in
E-mail: phdadmissions@iiti.ac.in

Last date for receipt of form: 31 October 2010

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

Applications are invited for admission to the following programme:

Two year full time Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

Two year full time Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDM - RM)

Three year Part Time Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM - PT)

Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum requirement for admission to the Programme is a three-year Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline from a recognised university. Candidates who expect to complete the final part of their degree examinations by June 15, 2011, can also apply.

Application Procedure

Applicants also have to apply (online) separately for XIMB programme at: www.ximb.ac.in Upon successfully filling the online application form, the Payment Advice Form can be downloaded. The applicant must take a printout of the same payment advice form and mail it to the Admissions Office, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar-751013, accompanied by the application fee (non-refundable) in one of the following ways:

Original Bank Remittance Slip, after depositing Rs.1000/- (in cash) at any State Bank of India core branch in the Current A/c No. 30834687536 of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar;

OR

A Demand Draft for Rs.1000/- made out in favour ofXavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

On receipt of the DD or Bank Remittance Slip / Counterfoil for the required amount and the Payment Advice Form, the Bulletin 2011 will be mailed to the applicant. The last date for applying online is December 5, 2010.

Contact Information

Address: Bhubaneswar - 751 013
Email: admisn@ximb.ac.in
Phone: 0674 3983806
Website: http://www.ximb.ac.in

Last date for receipt of form: 10 December 2010

Selection Process: The Institute will decide the section-wise as well as total cut-off marks which will be used for short-listing the candidates to be called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

GD & PI will be held in Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.

Candidates will have to meet their own travel expenses for appearing in the GD & PI. The final selection will be made on the basis of the candidate's performance in the XAT as well as in the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (which factors in the past academic record and relevant work experience). The selected candidates will be informed by mail by the first week of April 2011.

Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2011

CEED is a qualifying examination for the following postgraduate programmes in design:

1. Master of Design Programmes:

IISc Bangalore: M.Des. in Product Design and Engineering

IIT Bombay: M.Des. in i) Industrial Design, ii) Visual Communication, iii) Animation, iv) Interaction Design, v) Mobility and Vehicle Design

IIT Delhi: M.Des. in Industrial Design

IIT Guwahati: M.Des

IIT Kanpur: M.Des. in Industrial Design

2. Ph.D Programmes in Design in some of the above institutes

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must either have completed or be expecting to complete any of the following, by July 2011:

i) Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Architecture / Design / Interior Design, or equivalent

ii) Professional Diploma of NID / Professional Diploma of CEPT (5 year program) or equivalent

iii) B.F.A. (4 year professional programme, after 10+2)

iv) G.D. Art (5 year programme, after 10th) followed by one year professional experience

v) Master's degree in Arts / Science / Computer Applications

Note: All Degree/Diploma/Professional courses must satisfy 10+2+4 pattern or more

Before applying for CEED, candidates must assure themselves that they are eligible to seek admission to the specific programme they are interested in.

There is no age limit and a candidate can appear in CEED any number of times.

Application Procedure

CEED Application Form may be submitted only by ONLINE (Internet
based)

ONLINE submission can be made by accessing the website www.iitb.ac.in/gate . The ONLINE application fee (non refundable) is Rs.950/- (Rs.475/- for SC/ST/PD Applicants).

Contact Information

Address: Chairman GATE 2011, GATE Office, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076
Phone: 022-25767068
Fax: 022-2572 3706
E Mail: gateoffice@iitb.ac.in
Website: http://www.iitb.ac.in/gate

Last date for receipt of form: 01 November 2010
Entrance Date: 16 January 2011

Test Centers: Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, and Roorkee

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER)

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph.D. programme beginning in January, 2011 at IISER-TVM.

Eligibility Criteria

Biological Sciences

Masters degree in Biological/Chemical/Physical Sciences or MBBS. 60% marks or equivalent is desirable. Qualifying in one of the following national level tests with validity as on 1st of January 2011: CSIR-UGC-JRF/ DBT-JRF/ GATE/ ICMR JRF. The second requirement (qualifying in a national test) is waived for applicants interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in ecological sciences. They will however be required to appear for a written screening test at IISER -TVM and only those shortlisted based on the screening will be allowed to appear for the interview.

Chemical Sciences

Masters degree in Chemistry. 60% marks or equivalent is desirable. Qualifying in one of the following national level tests with validity as on 1st of January 2011: CSIR-UGC-JRF/ GATE.

Physical Sciences

Masters degree in Physical Sciences, Engineering or Technology in areas closely related to the interests of the physics faculty at IISER TVM. 60% marks or equivalent is desirable. Qualifying in one of the following national level tests with validity as on 1st of January 2011: JEST/GATE/CSIRUGC-JRF. Applicants with M. Tech need a GATE score valid as of 1st January 2010
Mathematical Sciences

Master’s degree in Mathematics / Statistics / in a relevant area of science with desired CPI of 6.5 (or 60% of marks) and a valid CSIR UGC-JRF/NBHM/GATE/INSPIRE (PhD) as on 1st January 2011.
Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology in a relevant area with desired CPI of 6.5 (or 60% of marks) with valid GATE score as on 1st January 2010.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology in a relevant area with a desired CPI of 7.0 (or 65% of marks), an appearance in the Indian National Math Olympiad (INMO) in class XI or XII, and a valid CSIRUGC-JRF/ NBHM/ GATE/ INSPIRE (PhD) as on 1st January 2011.
Eligibility criterion will be relaxed by CPI of 0.5 (or 5% of marks) for SC/ST candidates.

Application Procedure

Application form can be downloaded from the institute’s website url.
http://iisertvm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/PhDApplicationForm2011.pdf

The completed application along with Demand Draft for Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC/ST) drawn in favour of the Registrar, Indian Institute Of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram should reach the following address before 22nd October, 2010:

The Chairman
Graduate Admissions Committee
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, CET Campus,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695016, Kerala (India)

Please write “Application for Ph. D. program 2009-2010” on the envelope.

Contact Information

Address: IISER, Computer Science Building, College of Engineering, Trivandrum Campus, Trivandrum-695016 Kerala
Phone: 0471-2597459/2597438
Fax: 0471 2597427
Email : registrar@iisertvm.ac.in
Website: www.iisertvm.ac.in

Last date for receipt of form: 22 October 2010

XLRI

Applications are invited for admission to Full Time and Part Time Doctoral Programmes (FPM) in Management

Areas of Specializations: Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management and Strategic Management

Eligibility Criteria

For FPM (Full Time): A Master's degree or its equivalent in any discipline with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) with the Bachelor’s degree/ equivalent qualification with at least 60 % marks (55% for SC/ST candidates) obtained after a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary education (10+2) or equivalent,

OR

a professional qualification like CA, ICWA or CS with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) OR

BE/B.Tech degree or its equivalent with at least 60% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) and 2 years of relevant work experience are eligible to apply.

The applicant must hold a Bachelors/Masters degree of any of the universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, or possess an equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE. Non-fulfillment of these conditions will automatically result in cancellation of the admission.

The calendar for the admission of the FPM candidates is same as that for the students of the PGPs. The admission requires two sequential online processes. Interested candidates are required to (1) apply online to take the XLRI Admissions Test (XAT) and (2) apply online to XLRI for the FPM.

Instead of taking the XAT, FPM candidates can also submit GMAT/ GRE/ GATE/ UGC JRF (research) results taken during the year January 2009 and December 2010. Those who have done their PGP from XLRI, any IIM, MDI Gurgaon, FMS Delhi or XIM Bhubaneswar, with a CQPI of at least 6.00/8.00 or equivalent will also be exempted from appearing in the XAT. Those who wish not to take the XAT should visit www.xlri.ac.in/research and follow the instructions for applying to XLRI for the FPM

For Executive (Part Time FPM):

Applicants for the Executive-FPM should

have an MBA / Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) or equivalent or GMP/PGPX or One Year fulltime residential programme in Management . Candidates from Premier B-Schools will be given preference.

be currently employed in a full-time job.

have at least 5 years of full-time executive/managerial/ teaching / research experience as on December 31, 2010.

Contact Information

Address: Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur 831 035, Jharkhand
Tel: +91 - 657 - 398 3333
Fax : +91 - 657 - 222 7814
Email: admis@xlri.ac.in
Website: http://xlri.ac.in

Last date for receipt of form: 30 November 2010

Note: For Part Time (Executive) FPM, the last date for submission of form: 8th January, 2010

Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)

Applications are invited for admission to Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) with the following specializations:

1. Communication and Extension Management
2. Ecosystem and Environment Management
3. Environment and Developmental Economics
4. Financial Management
5. Human Resource Management
6. Information Technology & Quantitative Techniques
7. Marketing Management
8. Sociology and Community Development
9. Technical Forestry


Eligibility Criteria

Masters degree (minimum two years prescribed duration after 10+2+3 years of formal education) in relevant discipline (relevancy has to be decided by the IIFM) with at least 60% marks in the Master’s degree and with good academic records.

For IIFM Graduates, who has done PGDFM and IIM graduates who have done PGDM, the minimum OGPA of 3.33 (equivalent to B+) in 4.33 maximum scale, is required.

For those qualifications where the above 4.33 scale is not available, the eligibility will be decided by the Equivalence Committee constituted by the Director, IIFM and its decision will be final.

Application Procedure

Interested candidates are required to submit their applications in the prescribed application form with all supporting documents mentioned in the form. Application form and details about the programme are available at the website http://www.iifm.ac.in/fpm (or) can be obtained in person or by post by sending a request along with bank draft of Rs. 200.

Completed application forms (accompanied by a demand draft of Rs. 200 for forms downloaded from website) in favour of Director IIFM, payable at Bhopal, should be sent to Chairperson, FPM Admissions, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal 462003, M.P. so as to reach IIFM latest by 15th March 2011.

Contact Information

Address: Po Box 357, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal MP , 462003
Tel: +91-755-2775716, 2773799
Fax: 91-755-2772878
Website: http://www.iifm.ac.in

Last date for receipt of form: 15 March 2011

Admission Procedure: Based on CAT or GMAT Score (not older than 2 Years CAT 2009, 2010) or UGC-CSIR NET JRF. Candidates who have a PGDFM from IIFM or PGDM from IIM with minimum OGPA of 3.33 out of 4.33 can apply directly. Eligible candidates with 5 years work experience (4 years for engineering post graduates) can also apply but will have to appear for a written test at IIFM. Shortlisted candidates will be called for Group Discussion and interview.