Apeejay Institute of Technology

PG Diploma in Management Admission 2010

Apeejay Institute of Technology, an off-spring of Apeejay Education Society, was established in 1997 in a sprawling campus having an area of 29 acres at one of the most prestigious location in Knowledge Park-1,Greater Noida. The campus en-houses School of Management, School of Computer Science, School of Architecture & Planning and School of Management for Women. The Institute has academic Collaboration with counterpart Institutions abroad for project work and knowledge sharing.

Duration: 2 Years (Six Trimesters)

No. of Seats: 60

Eligibility: Female cadidates:
Graduation in any discipline.
A valid CAT/XAT/MAT/ AIT-score (Test conducted by AIT)
Students appearing in the final year examination of graduation may also apply.
Admission Procedure:
Candidates will be short listed based on merit and will be called for group discussions and interview at Institute Campus, Greater Noida.
The overall weighted average performance will be worked out based on the following parameters, provided a candidate obtained minimum 50% marks in each of these parameters.
20% for academic performance
50% for admission test
15% for group discussion
15% for personal interview

Group Discussion & Personal Interview: Group Discussion & Personal Interview is an essential element of the admission process, which is used to identify and assess interpersonal and communication skills, essential for managerial positions. Short listed candidates will be divided into small groups. A discussion topic will be allotted to each group. Members of the group will debate on the topic assigned by the faculty. Evaluation will be done by a team of expert faculty members. After the group discussion, the candidate has to under go for a personal interaction with an interview panel of the institute.

How To Apply: Sale of Prospectus: The price of this prospectus along with application form is Rs.700/-(Non refundable) and can be obtained from :

. www.apeejay.edu/aitw and should be submitted with a Demand Draft of Rs. 700/- drawn in favour of “AIT – School of Management” payable at Greater Noida or New Delhi.
. The Office of Registrar – AIT Greater Noida, by paying Rs.700/- or sending a Demand Draft of Rs. 750/- drawn in favour of “AIT – School of Management” payable at Greater Noida or New Delhi.
. Any branch of Axis Bank across the country with a payment of Rs.700/-.

Application Deadline:Last date of submission of application is 26th February, 2010

Enclosures With The Application Form:
. Attested copies of degree certificate and mark sheet of the qualifying examination (Graduation).
. Photo copy of certificate showing date of birth.
. Three colour photographs (2.5”X2”)
. Photocopy of any other degree/certificate.
. Migration/Transfer certificate.

Email: ait.mgmtw(AT)apj.edu

Contact Numbers: 0120-2326021 / 23 / 0120-3088723 – 24

Andrews Federal Scholarship 2010 for High School Seniors and other College Students

Andrews Federal awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors and other college students seeking a higher education. As college costs continue to increase, Andrews Federal provides scholarships to help our members achieve their education goals.

Awards: This year, Andrews Federal is awarding eight $1,500 non-renewable scholarships for tuition and books. Any member or member’s dependent at least 16 years old with an account in good standing by January 1, 2010 is eligible to apply.

Eligibility: Applicants must be pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university. Applications will be judged on an essay composition, community service and recommendations.

Application Procedure: Applications are available in our branches. Applications must be received at our U.S. Headquarters (5711 Allentown Road, Suitland, MD 20746) by April 16, 2010 to be considered eligible to win. Winners will be notified by May 14, 2010.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2010.

Application Form: For Online Application Form Click www.andrewsfcu.org/media/doc/2010_Scholarship_Application_FINAL_FILLABLE.pdf

Contact:
5711 Allentown Road
Suitland, MD 20746

Contact Numbers: 800.487.5500 / 301.702.5330 (fax)

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