Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management – Gujarat

PG Programme in Infrastructure Management Admission 2010

PGPIM is a One-Year, full time, residential, Post Graduate Programme in Infrastructure Management. PGPIM, a unique programme in Infrastructure Management, had been launched from September, 2009.

Many European Business Schools and some American Business Schools have been offering a One-Year full time Executive MBA Programme for over two decades now. Until recently, the Business Schools in India were offering only Two-Year MBA Programmes. However, in recent years, several reputed Indian Business Schools have also launched One-Year Post Graduate Programmes and many of these programmes are very well received by both participants as well as recruiters.

Pedagogy: Courses offered in PGPIM will employ a mix of pedagogical methods including Case Discussion & Analysis, Lectures, Group Exercises, Simulations, Presentations, Role Plays, Project Work and Field Visits to enhance the effectiveness and richness of learning and in-class experience. Special emphasis will be laid on the Case Method as a dominant mode of instruction.

Eligibility: The programme is meant for bright & young executives with significant work experience. The candidate should have
A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any discipline
Minimum Age: 25 years as on September 1, 2010 [born on or before September 1, 1985]
Upper age limit: None
GMAT (www.mba.com) score obtained after January 01, 2006 Or
CAT score of CAT 2006 or CAT 2007, or CAT 2008, or CAT 2009.
(CAT is the Common Admission Test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management)

Admission Procedure: Admission to PGPIM will be a two stage process: Stage I will be the Assessment of Candidate’s Profile coupled with GMAT or CAT score; and stage II will include personal interview. The final selection will be based on the following criteria :
Academic Record
Professional Experience
Accomplishments (academic, professional and extra curricular)
GMAT Score or CAT Score
Interview

Fee Details: Programme Fee for the Second Batch (2010 -11) will be INR 12.50 Lakhs. The programme fee includes tuition fees, basic programme material, library & network charges, the costs of the Study Visits within India and overseas and accommodation on single occupancy basis. More specifically, the Programme Fee does not include the expenses on food and the cost of Laptop, which will have to be borne by the participants.

Registration: For Online Registration Click www.aiim.ac.in/applynow/registration.php

Contact:
Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management
Adani House,
Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad – 380 009.

Email: bakul.dholakia(AT)adanigroup.com

Contact Numbers: +91-79-25555684/25555151/25555684/99099 60240

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences – Chennai

Visiting Students Programme in Theoretical Physics

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences has a limited programme for highly motivated bachelor’s and master’s students interested in doing theoretical work in Physics to visit the Institute. This is typically for any 6 weeks in the 2 months during the summer (May-July).
This is a limited programme, depending on the availability of infrastructure facilities and faculty guides.
We typically select about 10-15 students.

Academic Requirements:
Students currently studying in their pre-final or final year of BSc/BE/BTech or first year MSc/ME/MTech or equivalent with a good academic record are encouraged to apply.

Our interests are varied, and applicants should check the Theoretical Physics page for more details on our physics interests.
This year, we invite applications from highly motivated students interested in the following areas of research in the Institute’s Summer Student Programme in Physics:

Condensed Matter Physics and Statistical Mechanics including complex systems, disordered systems, high Tc superconductivity, nonequilibrium processes, superfluidity and physics of biological membranes, High Energy Physics including perturbative QCD, CP violation and B physics, neutrino physics, nonperturbative QCD, lattice gauge theory, quark gluon plasma, astroparticle physics, quantum field theory, topological QFT, conformal field theory, lattice gauge theory, quantum field theory, string theory, classical and quantum gravity, black holes, cosmology, foundations of quantum theory, Mathematical Physics including group theory and quantum computation, Non-linear Dynamics including solitons and chaos, Optics including classical and quantum optics, beam physics, and quantum information theory.

Details of the Summer Programme:
Selected students will be paid 2nd class round trip train fare plus Rs. 200 per diem.
Accommodation will be provided in the Hostel during summer, subject to availability.
As accommodation is limited, it may not be provided for local students.

Deadlines:
Application: Feb 20, 2010.
Notification: Selected students will be informed two weeks after the deadline, i.e., by March 15th

Application Form: For Online Application Form Click www.imsc.res.in/summer/physics/apply.php

Contact:
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
CIT Campus, Chennai-600113

Email: sumphys(AT)imsc.res.in

National Institute of Technology – Karnataka

Master of Business Administration Admission 2010

Being thoroughly grounded in the Social Sciences, the Department was well poised to take off – a new venture into Management Studies. The Department started a new Post-Graduate programme, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in the academic year 2007-08. The Programme received an overwhelming response. This program was designed to meet the increasing demand for quality manpower in the globalised scenario. The intake capacity for an initial period was 40 seats. With implementation of OBC reservation, the course intake has been raised to 51 in the academic year 2008-09.

Eligibility criterion for selection to MBA programme:
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized university with not less than 60% marks (55% for SC/ST) in the aggregate, taking into account the marks scored in all subjects of all the University Examinations conducted during the entire prescribed period of the degree programme. Final year students can also apply but admission is subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria.
CAT Score: Admission is based on the Rank/Score obtained in the CAT and Group Discussion and Interview.

MBA Curriculum: The curriculum / programme of instruction consists of the following:
Credit based curriculum.
2 year duration MBA programme divided into 4 semesters.
Foundation courses (7), Core courses (7) & Advanced courses (5) that have to be compulsorily taken by all the students of the programme.
Elective courses are offered in 4 different groups of specialization: Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance, & Operations.
Laboratory courses.
Seminars.
Mini projects.
Major Project of 28 credits is undertaken in fourth semester.

Selection Procedure: Selection of candidates for admission to MBA programme will be made on the basis of scores of CAT 2009 among the candidates applied to NITK, Surathkal. Group discussion and interview will follow.

Application Deadline: 31st March, 2010

Contact:
National Institute of Technology Karnataka ,
Surathkal :: Srinivasnagar ,
Dakshina Kannada District,
Mangalore 575025 , India

Contact Numbers: +91-824-2474000-2474023 (24 lines)

Management Education and Research Institute – New Delhi

Post Graduate Diploma in Management Admission 2010

The two year Post Graduate Programme is aimed at all-round development and creation of a professionally trained manager so that he/she can step into the role of a manager in the industry immediately after leaving this Institution. This is achieved through a programme specially designed by the faculty to bring into the classroom the actual industrial scenario, situations and happenings. Programme inputs cover the functional areas of Production, Finance, Marketing, HRM and Information Technology.

Eligibility: Graduate/Post Graduate in any stream including engineering or equivalent in any discipline from a recognized University. Candidates appearing in the final part of their degree examination may also apply. Offer of admission to such candidates will be provisional and will be automatically cancelled in the event of their failing to submit evidence of eligibility by the date as prescribed by MERI.
Admission Procedure: Admission to the programme is through an Entrance/Written test to be conducted by MAT & ATMA. The tests are conducted in selected centres in India and abroad. This is followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview to be held at the premises of the Institute at New Delhi. Foreign/NRI and sponsored candidates are exempted from the written test. Candidates selected finally will be intimated as soon as possible. The candidates who are offered admission will be required to deposit fees in accordance with the stipulated schedule failing which their admission will stand cancelled automatically. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances .

Application Form: For Online Application Form Click www.meri.edu.in/new_tesws_dyn/APPLICATION_FORM_PGDBM.doc

Contact:
Management Education and Research Institute (MERI)
53-54 Institutional Area,
Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058

Email: meribs(AT)meri.edu.in

Contact Numbers: (011) 28522201, 28522202, 28522203, 28522204

Engineers for Social Impact Fellowship 2010

Engineers for Social Impact’ is a unique fellowship program that connects top engineering talent to credible social enterprises driving market-based solutions to development in India. It serves a dual need: matching talented students with worthy social enterprises and increasing awareness of for-profit approaches to development.

Awards:
Highly Entrepreneurial Experience
Do you find your Engineering Degree too restrictive? Are you bored by the usual abstract technology internships? Do something truly different this summer. Do you want to intern at a place that combines the best of consulting, technology, and social innovation? Finally, here’s a REAL internship where YOU drive the impact.

Unprecedented Access
Build your network and telescope your learning curve by working with leading social entrepreneurs like Harish Hande (SELCO), attending workshops with subject experts from Acumen Fund and Ashoka, and pitching your ideas to thought leaders like Gurcharan Das. Speak with the people whose voices really matter.
Unparalleled Cohort Benefits
The E4SI fellowship offers you unparalleled benefits and promises to propel you into the league of pros.
Develop a personal network of exceptional people. Begin to build a personal reputation.
Get support for new social for-profit ventures that stem out of your immersion experiences.
Join an outstanding cohort of young leaders.

In addition, as we scale we hope to:
Share E4SI resources with social enterprises
Drive awareness through intra-college activities of E4SI clubs on partner university campuses of a for-profit approach to development.

E4SI Fellowship Commitment:
E4SI Fellows commit to completing the immersion experience they have been selected for at our partner enterprise, and are required to participate in a leadership workshop organized towards the end of their assignment. As alumni of the fellowship program, individuals will join an outstanding cohort of young leaders committed to helping each other drive for-profit models in development and to offering their time and network to grow the Engineers for Social Impact program.

Important Dates:
Jan 29, 2010 – Application will become available
Mar 7, 2010 – Deadline for Application [Extended]
Mar 16, 2010 – Fellows announced

Application Deadline: Last date for submission of Application is February 28, 2010

Registration: For Online Registration Click www.e4si.org/portal/user/register

Dream Juices – Internship 2010

Dream Ventures is a start-up that is on course to bring about the JUICE REVOLUTION in India. A series of Take Away joints and Outlets will be started throughout the country which will offer hygienic and highly nutritious 100% Fresh fruit Drinks, Organic Salads, fruit cakes and several other innovative fruit derivative products at very competitive prices with no added artificial preservatives.

Our Take Aways will set standards in providing clean and fresh fruit drinks and Organic salads affordable by the common man and our Outlets will provide a natural and leisurely ambience where our customers will love to enjoy, relax and at the same time have healthy fruit products at their beck and call. Our product innovation and testing will be done under the advice of a R&D team of professors, research scholars and eminent doctors.

That day does not seem far when our products will be easily available to the common man in every nook and corner of the country at affordable prices and our Brand will be loved by our customers for the wonderful product variety and the natural taste that we offer.
What They Do: Dream Juices aspires to create a brand of juices which satisfies adequate standards of hygiene, quality and nutrition without compromising freshness. Various plans have been made to ensure the aforesaid issues by regarding packaging and service quality.

A pilot run was conducted in October in the BITS Pilani campus which saw the launch of 3 products. In a matter of days half the market share was captured operating out of a single stall.

Contact: dreamjuices(AT)gmail.com

Lok Sabha Internship Programme 2010

Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training

Applications are invited in the prescribed format for five Internship Positions for a one-year Internship Programme in the Lok Sabha. The Internship Programme is aimed to provide an opportunity to young men and women with outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements to acquaint themselves with the working of parliamentary democracy and democratic institutions in general and specifically about the Indian parliamentary system. The Programme also aims at imparting requisite skills and knowledge to enable the Interns to develop a proper perspective about the role of Legislature in the parliamentary system which, in turn, would help them while working in their own chosen fields in future.

Duration: The duration of the Internship Programme will be one year, starting March 2010 and ending February 2011.

Eligibility:
Age: The Internship shall be open to Indian citizens between 21 and 28 years of age as on 31st December 2009.

Qualifications: The applicant should have completed a two-year Post-Graduate Degree from a recognised Indian or Foreign University with 55% marks in any of the areas/disciplines such as Social Sciences, Law, Journalism, Finance, Management, etc.
The applicant should submit a recommendation letter from the Principal of College/Head of the Institution he/she last attended or is enrolled in to pursue higher studies along with the completed application form. The applicant must also submit a brief statement in 250 words which should inter alia state why he/she intends to join the Internship Programme; his/her career goals; and how the Internship will help him/her in achieving those goals. The short listed applicants will be called to appear for an Interview.

Stipend and Other Facilities: The Interns will be paid a consolidated stipend of Rs. 18,000/- per month during the Internship period. In addition, a sum of Rs. 10,000/- shall be given as a one-time expenditure towards stationery and typing expenses. Expenses on accommodation, travelling, etc. shall be borne by the Interns themselves.

The selected Interns will have to sign a Memorandum of Undertaking and conditions attached thereto separately. The Lok Sabha Secretariat shall have all right to cancel the Internship awarded to any Intern, without stating any reason, during the course of the Programme at any point of time. The Lok Sabha Secretariat shall issue a Certificate to the Interns on the successful completion of the Internship Programme.

Application Procedure: The completed application in the enclosed format should reach the Additional Director, Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (BPST), Lok Sabha Secretariat, Room No. F-077, ‘J’ Block, Parliament Library Building, New Delhi-110001, latest by 20th February 2010.

Christian Medical College (CMC) Ludhiana

MBBS, BDS, BSc. Nursing Admissions 2010

Christian Medical College (CMC) Ludhiana invites applications for Admission to MBBS- (50 seats), BDS (40 seats), B.Sc. Nursing (60 seats) and Bachelor of Physiotherapy (20 seats) (collectively called as UG courses) of this institution, are on the basis of merit obtained in the Admission Written Test (UG -AWT - 2010) conducted by Christian Medical College Ludhiana Society.

All the admissions are made with the approval of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Punjab; of the Government as may be applicable; Medical Council of India (as may be applicable); Dental Council of India (as may be applicable); Punjab Nurses Registration Council and Indian Nursing Council (as may be applicable) and selection guidelines of the Christian Medical College, Ludhiana



SERVICE AGREEMENT
All MBBS, BDS, and B.Sc. Nursing candidates selected through UG AWT 2010 in any category, are required to enter into a service agreement without which admission will not be granted. Service Agreement is for a minimum period of two years after completion of the course in a hospital or in an institution managed by Christian Medical College Ludhiana Society or its member Body/Church.

CHRISTIAN (Minority Category) APPLICANTS
Candidates who desire to apply under the Christian sponsored category should indicate in the ICR form and will have to take a Bible Test. Candidates desirous of sponsorship have to apply to one of the sponsoring agencies of the Christian Medical College Ludhiana society for sponsorship.

In keeping with the mandate of the Institute to reach out to states with lower educational facilities at the primary and secondary level, and to provide training facilities to candidates who will dedicate themselves to the healthcare of these states they represent, which would otherwise have been deprived, 3 seats in MBBS have been earmarked for Society Sponsored candidates from States and Union territories with a low Education Development Index (National University of Educational Planning and Administration; 2007-2008). Candidates applying to this category should clearly indicate this in the ICR form by correctly filling the domicile field. Admission will be based entirely on merit, based on the Admission Written Test.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR UG AWT 2010 AGE REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be at least 17 years of age on 31st December 2010 (the date of birth being shown on the Matriculation or Higher Secondary Certificate or equivalent certificate). Applicants born after 31st December 1993 are not eligible to apply for admission to Undergraduate courses starting in July 2010.


NATIONALITY
Applicants must be citizens of India for UG AWT 2010. Persons of Indian Origin with Citizenship of other countries may apply under NRI category for which a separate prospectus is available. No other foreign national will be admitted.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
A candidate for admission to MBBS and BDS courses must have obtained not less than 50% marks in English and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the qualifying examination (as per MCI Regulations 1997).
For admission to B.Sc. Nursing and BPT course a Candidate must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in 10+2 examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in qualifying examination be 40%.


UG-AWT-2010 (UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION WRITTEN TEST-2010)
A common undergraduate admission written test (UG-AWT-2010) will be held for the UG courses. Date of UG-AWT 2010 - 23rd May 2010, from 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm. The candidates should report to the allotted Centre by 01.30 pm. Bible Test for Christian applicants will be held from 4:45 pm to 5:15 pm, on the same day. Therefore, all Christian applicants need to remain seated after the UG-AWT-2010 till 5:20 pm.


Admission Written Test centres:
Allahabad, Amritsar, Bathinda, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Chennai, Kochi, Ludhiana , Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi


APPLICATION PROGRAMME FOR UG AWT 2010
PROSPECTUS CUM APPLICATION FORMS
1. Combined prospectus cum application forms can be obtained directly from
College Prospectus counter of the Accounts Department, Christian Medical College Hospital on cash payment of Rs.1000/- (Rupees one thousand only)
from 10th February 2010 to 30th April 2010.

2. Combined prospectus cum application form can be obtained from designated branches of The Federal Bank Ltd, by paying Rs. 1100/-(cash only) till 23rd April 2010

2. Combined prospectus cum application forms can be obtained by post from 1st
February 2010 to 16th April 2010 by sending a bank demand draft payable to "Christian Medical College Ludhiana Society", payable at Ludhiana for Rs.1100/- (Rupees one thousand one hundred only). Money Order, Cheque & postal order are not acceptable. Applicants should send the bank demand draft to the Registrar, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana-141 008, Punjab along with a covering letter stating 'UG AWT 2010' Prospectus cum application form and mentioning the complete address of the applicant including pin-code, email and mobile number.
The application package includes:
- Prospectus
- ICR Application Form
- Envelope for Application Form


LAST DATE TO RECEIVE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS
Last date for receipt of completed application forms along with the application fee
in the Registrar's Office is 30th April 2010 till 5.00 pm at the counter.

For filling the ICR Application Form, please see the instructions given below. There is only one admission written test for all four courses. Therefore a candidate needs to fill only one ICR application form. Application fee is Rs. 2000/- for appearing in the AWT -2010. The fee must be paid by crossed bank demand draft made payable to_"CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE LUDHIANA SOCIETY", payable at LUDHIANA. Application fee can also be paid into CMC account (No. 13720200003943) directly through any branch of Federal Bank. Please give details of candidate Name and application number to Federal bank and also send us the original receipt with Application form. Please keep Photocopy of receipt for reference.

Important Dates:

Last day to obtain prospectus by post 16.04.2010 10:00 AM
Last day to obtain prospectus from Federal Bank 23.04.2010 12:00 Noon
Last date to obtain prospectus from CMC counter 30.04.2010 4:00 PM
Last day to submit application forms 30.04.2010 5:00 PM
Admission written test 23.05.2010 01:30 PM

For more details visit www.cmcludhiana.in / www.cmcludhiana.org