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NIFT admission 2009

The National Institute of Fashion Technology invites applations from students for admission to Bachelor and Master programmes in fashion Design and Fashion Management/Technology.

The Institute is established under the Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India and has centres at Bengaluru (Bangalore), Bhopal, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kannur,Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Raebareli and Shillong.

A written Entrance Examination will be held on 8th February, 2009 at selected cities.

Prospectus along with Application form can be obtained from the selected branches of Axis Bank across India ( see http://www.nift.ac.in/admissions.html ) on payment of Rs.250/- or by post enclosing a DD of Rs.350/- in favour of NIFT, New Delhi from all NIFT Centres. These are available from 24th November to 31st December.

Some courses and eligibility: B.Des. (Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication)- The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
OR
General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
OR
Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in Foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
OR
A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
OR
3 or 4-years diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Completed applications should be sent on or before 7th January, 2009.

BITSAT 2009

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) has invited application for the online test to admit the students to different first degree and integrated PG programs conducted at its three centers all over india.
BITSAT-2009 BITS Admission Test-2009- will be conducted at (i) Pilani (ii) Goa (iii) Hyderabad City (iv) Ahmedabad (v) Bangalore (vi) Hyderabad Campus of BITS (vii) Chandigarh (viii) Chennai (ix) Bhubaneswar (x) Delhi (xi) Gurgaon (xii) Coimbatore (xiii) Indore (xiv) Kolkatta (xv) Lucknow (xvi) Mumbai (xvii) Nagpur (xviii) Noida (xix) Visakhapatnam and (xx) Vijayawada between 9th May 2009 and 12th June 2009, based on the time slots booked by the applicant at the BITS website between 18th February and 10th March 2009.

Courses conducted in three centers of BITS are:
(i) Pilani Campus: B.E.(Hons.): Chemical; Civil; Computer Science; Electrical and Electronics; Electronics & Instrumentation; Mechanical; B.Pharm.(Hons.);M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Economics; Mathematics; Physics; and M.Sc.(Tech.): General Studies; Engineering Technology; Finance; Information Systems.
(ii) Goa Campus: B.E.(Hons.): Chemical; Computer Science; Electrical and Electronics; Electronics & Instrumentation; Mechanical; M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Economics; Mathematics; Physics; and M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems.
(iii) Hyderabad Campus: B.E.(Hons.): Chemical; Civil; Computer Science; Electronics & Communication, Electrical and Electronics; Mechanical; B.Pharm.(Hons.); M.Sc.(Hons.): Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Economics; Mathematics; Physics; and M.Sc.(Tech.): Information Systems.

Eligibility: Pass in 12th examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central/State Board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics securing at least 60% marks in each of these subjects and aggregate 80% marks. Those appearing for Class 12 examination in 2009 or who have passed this Examination in 2008 only are eligible to appear in the BITSAT-2009. Students who have passed Class 12 examination in 2007 or earlier are not eligible to appear in BITSAT-2009. Students who are presently studying in BITS at any of its campuses are not eligible to appear in BITSAT-2009.

Applicants securing First rank at Class 12 examination of all the Central and State boards in India for the year 2009 will be given direct admission to the program of their choice, irrespective of their BITSAT- 2009 score subject to the general eligibility criteria.

Applicants should register their names for BITSAT-2009 by applying in the prescribed application form online at http://www.bitsadmission.com. A print out of the submitted application has to be taken. The completed application form along with the prescribed fees of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 500/- for female candidates) should be sent to Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani – 333031. The details for payment of fees are available at the website.

Application form by can also be obtained by Post from the Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan - 333031 by sending a request to reach there latest by 21st January 2009, giving the applicant’s name and gender with complete postal address, along with a Crossed Demand Draft for Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 600/- for Female candidates).

Demand Drafts should be drawn in favour of ‘Birla Institute of Technology & Science’ payable at State Bank of India, Pilani (code: 1976) or State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, Pilani (Code: 10398) or UCO Bank, Vidya Vihar, Pilani (Code: 0150) or ICICI Bank, Jhunjhunu (Code: 0799)
Completed forms should be sent by Registered Post/ Speed Post or should be submitted personally to ‘The Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan – 333031’, to reach there by 5 pm on 31st January 2009 (Saturday).

Those who register for the test and reserve test dates have to download the ‘Hall ticket’, along with instructions, from BITS website between 20th and 31st of March 2009.

In addition to appearing in BITSAT-2009, candidates interested in admission to BITS, have to apply later for admission giving details of their Class 12 marks and preferences to different degree programmes offered. The prescribed application form for admission, the detailed application procedure and the final list of Degree programmes offered will be available at the BITS website, by 20th May 2009. All candidates interested in admissions have to submit the filled up form with a fee of Rs. 200/- to reach ‘The Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan – 33303’ by 5 pm on 30th June 2009.

THE TEST BITSAT will be of 3-hours duration, without break. The test consists of four parts with Part I – Physics, Part II – Chemistry, Part III - (a) English Proficiency and (b) Logical Reasoning, Part IV – Mathematics.

All questions will be of objective type (multiple choice questions) with four answers, only one being correct. Each correct answer will get 3 marks, while each incorrect answer will have 1 negative mark. No marks are awarded for questions not attempted. While the candidate can skip a question, the computer will not allow the candidate to choose more than one option as correct answer.

There will be 150 questions with 40 from Physics, 40 from Chemistry, 15 from English Proficiency, 10 from Logical Reasoning and 45 from Mathematics. There is no time limit for individual parts of the test. The candidate can go back and change any of his/her answers among the 150 questions. If a candidate answers all the 150 questions, without skipping any question, the candidate will have an option of attempting 12 extra questions, if there is still time left. These extra questions will be from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics; with four questions from each. A candidate, who opts for extra questions, cannot go back for correction of any of the 150 questions answered earlier. At the completion of the test, the computer will announce the result to the candidate in terms of number of total correct answers and wrong answers, with the score. The candidate can also check and print his score report at the BITS website after all the tests are completed. No student will be allowed to repeat the test in the same year.

BITSAT- 2009 test will be conducted on the basis of NCERT syllabus for 11th and 12th class. The detailed syllabus is available in the Information Brochure. A sample test will be made available to the registered candidates at the BITS website on which he/she can practice as many times as desired.
For details, visit http://bitsadmission.com/

Kerala Med. PG Entrance on Feb1, 2009

Application invited for the Entrance Examination for admission to Post Graduate Medical (Degree/ Diploma) Courses in the Medical Colleges in Kerala, for the academic year of 2009-2010. the entrance examination will be held at Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode on 1.2.2009 (Sunday).

The Examination to be conducted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) will consist of two Papers, each of two hours duration with each Paper having 150 Objective Type (Multiple Choice) Questions. Candidate must score 50% marks in the Entrance Examination to be considered for admission, and it is 40% for candidates belonging to SC/ST and SEBC.

Eligibility: Pass in MBBS course from any of the Medical Colleges in Kerala. Applicant should have taken M.B.B.S. Degree from any University in Kerala or from any other University, recognized by the Universities in Kerala as equivalent. Applicant should be an Indian citizen of Kerala origin.

Application can be submitted online at www.cee-kerala.org. Printout of the submitted applications along with the fee receipt in original towards application fee of Rs. 1000/- for General candidates and Rs 500/- for SC/ST candidates to be remitted in one of the selected branches of State Bank of Travancore (list available in the Prospectus) and documents required to be attached to the application as prescribed in the Prospectus should reach Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Housing Board Buildings, Santhinagar, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 001, by Registered Post/Speed Post/Hand Delivery by 5 pm on 12.01.2009 (Monday).

The CEE will conduct the Entrance Examination, prepare and publish the rank list of Candidates who qualify in the Entrance Examination and forward the same to the Director of Medical Education.

The selection, admission and allotment of seats including those under Service Quota will be made by the DME through a Centralized Allotment Process (CAP) and will be based on various provisions laid down in the Prospectus, approved by the Government of Kerala.
Details of the seats are available in the Prospectus.
Website: www.cee-kerala.org

MAT on Feb 1, 2009

Application invited for the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) for admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA)/Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Programmes in over 371 Institutes. The test will be held from 10 am to 12.30 pm on 1.2.2009 (Sunday) at over 71 Centres in India and 5 abroad (Full list of Examination centres available at http://www.aima-ind.org/center_list.pdf). Candidates are expected to report at the Test Centre by 9.15 am.

MAT is an objective type test with multiple-choice answers, designed to measure a person’s general aptitude and will consists of 200 questions with 40 questions each from Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis and Sufficiency, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning and Indian and Global Environment.

Graduation in any discipline from any recognised University or equivalent recognised Degree is the minimum qualification for appearing in MAT. Final year students can also appear provisionally.

MAT Bulletin and Application Form can be obtained from the AIMA counter at Delhi (All India Management Association, Management House, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003), selected branches of Bank of Baroda and AIMA Study Centres and other sale outlets, .on payment of Rs 750/- in cash.

The list of branches/AIMA Centres/Outlets where the material will be available for sale is given at http://www.aima-ind.org/mat_general.asp.

Those who require the Application materials by Post, should send a request to ‘The Manager - CMS, All India Management Association, Management House, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003’ along with a Demand Draft of Rs. 790/-, drawn in favour of AIMA-CMS payable at New Delhi and two self-addressed slips/adhesive stickers.

MAT Bulletin will be available till 10th January 2009 (Saturday).
The last date for Receipt of filled forms at AIMA, New Delhi is 14th January 2009 (Wednesday). Candidates can check and down load the ‘Admit Card’ having the Roll No and Test Centre details from AIMA website http://www.aima-ind.org/matcentre.asp, 7 days prior to the date of test.
Candidates would be able to view/download the MAT Score from AIMA website http://www.aima-ind.org/ after 3 weeks from the date of the test.
For details, visit http://www.aima-ind.org/

AFMC Admission 2009

Application invited for the MBBS course provided by Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune – 411040 [AFMC, Pune]. Admission to the MBBS course will be based on a written examination, to be conducted on May 3, 2009. A total of 130 candidates (including a maximum of 25 girls) will be selected for course. Ten seats are reserved for SC/ST candidates provided they qualify in the written examination and come within the first 500 in the final combined merit list of boys and girls.
Students, who pass out, have compulsory liability to serve as Commissioned Officers in the Armed Forces Medical Services at least for five years. Application form and Prospectus will be available for sale at selected General Post Offices / Head Post Offices of major cities all over the country, from December 22, 2008 to January 28, 2009.
A candidate seeking admission to the MBBS course should be a citizen of India, must be unmarried (Marrying during the course is not permitted), should be medically fit as per prescribed standards by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence and must have attained the age of 17 years on 31st December of the year of application, but must not have attained the age of 22 years on that date (Not more than 24 years in case of candidates who have passed or are appearing in final B Sc examinations). Candidate must have passed all the subjects opted for in the first attempt of the qualifying examinations (Plus Two) as a regular candidate with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken simultaneously with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in these 3 science subjects taken together and not less than 50% marks in English and 50% marks in each of the science subjects. They must have also passed an examination in Mathematics of the 10th standard.

For more details students may visit the website http://afmc.nic.in/mbbs_admission.html

MBA in Petroleum Management

Institute of Petroleum Management, has announced the admission process for the for the Two Year Residential MBA, focused on Oil & Gas Sector, starting in July 2009. Only those candidates, who have appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by IIMs on 16th November, 2008 are eligible to apply.
Applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in a 10+2+3 pattern.
Candidates appearing for the final Bachelor's Degree / equivalent qualification examination can also apply. Such candidates must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the University/ Institution certifying that the candidate has obtained 50% marks or equivalent based on latest available grades/marks (i.e. all the years’ grade/marks except the final year grade/marks). Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2009 from the Principal/Registrar of their College/ Institute/ University (issued on or before June 30, 2009) certifying that they have completed all the requirements and have appeared for the examinations/practical etc. for the final year/final term whatever the case maybe (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the Bachelor's Degree/ equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.
Application from can be downloaded from http://www.ipmg.ac.in/pdf/admissionform2009.pdf.
The filled up Application from has to be sent only by Registered Post (not by Courier/Speed Post) to ‘Admissions 2009, MBA (Focused on Oil & Gas Sector), Institute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar, Off Koba-Gandhinagar Highway, Raisan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat -382 007’ along with attested copy of CAT score card, Application fee of Rs.2000/-, to be paid by way of a Demand Draft taken in favour of ‘Institute of Petroleum Management Gandhinagar – PDPU’, payable at Ahmedabad. The last date for receipt of filled up applications is 1500 hrs on 5.2.2009.
The annual tuition fee for the course is Rs.2,00,000.00 (Rupees two lakhs only). Other expenses towards boarding, lodging, computer facilities, library, utilities, placement and caution money etc. are extra.
For details, visit http://www.ipmg.ac.in

COMEDK PGET on Feb 8

The ‘Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka’ (COMEDK) is conducting the Post Graduate Entrance Test 'COMEDK PGET-2009' and Centralised Counseling, for Post Graduate courses in Medical and Dental studies in Private Unaided Medical & Dental Colleges of Karnataka for 2009-10.
COMEDK PGET-2009 will be conducted only at centres in Bangalore on February 8, 2009 (Sunday).
There will be one test for admission to PG Medical and one test for admission to PG Dental Courses. Each test will have 180 multiple-choice questions of three hours duration. The test will begin at 10 am and end at 1pm
The syllabi for the Post Graduate Medical / Dental entrance test are based on the M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. syllabus as prescribed by MCI / DCI, respectively. Details are given in the website of COMEDK.
Applicants must have passed all years of their MBBS/BDS from an institution recognized by the Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India and must have completed/must be completing their internship by 30.4.2009. The test is open to all the eligible students in the country. There is no age limit for admission to the courses.
Applications are to be submitted online at http://www.comedk.org after obtaining a Demand Draft for Rs.1500/- in favour of COMEDK-2009, payable at Bangalore.
The completed Application Form along with the DD and the documents asked for has to reach ‘The Executive Secretary - COMEDK, # 37, First Floor, Ramanashree Chambers, Lady Curzon Road, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560001’, by Post or Courier on or before 5th January 2009 (Monday). Application should be sent in A4 size envelope only, without folding the Application form. The Test Admission Tickets would be despatched to the candidates by Seed Post by 13.1.2009.
For more details, visit http://www.comedk.org

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2009 on May 17

The Union Public Service Commission has invited applications for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2009, the first stage of the process for recruitment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and certain other Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ Central Services/Posts.

The Examination will be held on 17th May, 2009 at various centres across the country.

Applicant should not be less than 21 years of age and not more than 30 years of age as on 1st August, 2009. The upper age limit is relaxable for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the detailed Notice.

Applicant should hold a Degree of a recognized University or an equivalent qualification and must be physically fit according to the Regulations given in Appendix-III of Rules for the Civil Services Examination, 2009 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 6th December, 2008.

The maximum number of attempts permissible to different categories of applicants who are otherwise eligible are as follows:
(i) General Category - Four(ii) Physically Handicapped Candidates belonging to General Category - Seven(iii) Other Backward Classes - Seven(iv) Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) - No limit.
Application has to be submitted in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix-III of the Notice published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar), throughout the country against cash payment of Rs.20/-.
A fee of Rs. 50/- has to be paid by the applicants through Central Recruitment Fee Stamp only. SC/ST/PH candidates are exempted from payment of fees while OBC candidates are required to pay full fees).

Completed Applications should reach ‘Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110 069’, either by hand or by Post/Speed Post or by Courier, on or before 5th January, 2009.

In respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote areas specified in the Notice, the last date for receipt of applications by Post/Speed Post only (Not by Hand or by Courier) is 12th January, 2009.

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions) carrying a maximum of 450 marks. Paper – I (General Studies) will carry 150 Marks and Paper - II, which will be one of the optional subjects to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects, will carry 300 Marks. Question Papers will be set in English & Hindi.
For details, visit http://www.upsc.gov.in

Medical Courses at BHU

The Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi has announced the admission schedule for MBBS/BDS/BAMS/B.Pharm./B.Pharm(Ayurveda) Courses-2009.
Admission to the MBBS course (63 seats) will be based on a two stage process, the PMT-2009 Screening and PMT-2009 Main. Admission to BDS (28 seats)/BAMS (57 seats) / B. Pharm. (28 seats) and B.Pharm.(Ayurveda) (Paid seats - 30) courses, will be based only on PMT-2009 Screening.
The PMT-2009 Screening will be held on 6th May 2009 (Wednesday) at Varanasi, Delhi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad Centres.
The PMT-2009 Main for selection of candidates to the MBBS Course will be held on the 14th June 2009 (Sunday) at Varanasi Centre only.
Applicant should have passed Intermediate, 10+2 or equivalent examination in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Zoology + Botany) taken together. For admission to MBBS/BDS/BAMS/B.Pharm.(Ay.), applicant should have a minimum of 50% aggregate marks for General category and 40% for OBC/SC/ST candidates. For admission to B.Pharm course, applicant should have a minimum of 60% marks for General & OBC category and 55% aggregate marks for SC/ST candidates. Candidates appearing in qualifying examination may also apply.
Minimum and maximum age is 17-25.
The distribution of seats for various courses will be as follows:
M.B.B.S.(63 seats) : General - 42; OBC - 7; SC - 9 and ST – 5.
BDS and B.Pharm. (28 seats each): General - 19; OBC - 3; SC - 4 and ST – 2.
BAMS (57 seats) : General - 36; Foreign National - 3; OBC - 6; SC - 8 and ST – 4.
B.Pharm.(Ay.) (Paid seats, 30): General - 15; OBC - 8; SC - 5 and ST - 2.
Application Form along with the Information Booklet for PMT-2009 can be obtained on payment of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 600/- for SC/ST candidates) from the following Post Offices.
VARANASI: (i) BHU Sub Post Office, near Central School (Application Form can be obtained from BHU Sub Post Office, Varanasi till 4 pm on 05.03.2009 Thursday) (ii) Varanasi HPO, near Kotwali Police Station, Vishvesvarganj (iii) Varanasi Cantt. HO, near TV Station; DELHI-(i) Delhi GPO, Connaught Place, Gole Dakghar (ii) New Delhi Head Office, near Kashmiri Gate; LUCKNOW - GPO, Hazaratganj ; KANPUR - HO, Civil Lines, Bara Chauraha, Mal Road; KOLKATA - GPO, Dalhousie Square; HYDERABAD - GPO, Aabidas; NAGPUR - HPO, Civil Lines; MUMBAI- GPO, CST Railway Station; JAIPUR - GPO, near Jaipur Railway Station; RANCHI - GPO, near Shaheed Chowk; CHANDIGARH - GPO, Sector 17; CHENNAI - GPO, near Rajaji Salai; BHOPAL - GPO, Royal Market; PATNA - GPO, near Patna Railway Station.
Application materials can also be obtained from the Office of the Director (PMT-Cell), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005 by sending a written request to reach there latest by 18th February 2009 (Wednesday), by Registered Post along with Crossed Demand Draft/Bankers Cheque (MICR only) of Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 700/- for SC/ST candidates) of a Nationalized Bank, drawn in favour of ‘The Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU’ payable at Varanasi and two self-addressed, preferably typed, white paper slips of 10 cm x 6 cm size.
The request should show the name and address of the candidate and full particulars of the enclosed DD/BC with the name and address of candidate written on the back of the DD. The envelope in which the request is sent should be super scribed ‘Request for Application for PMT-2009, BHU’. Separate Bank Draft will be required for each application form.
Application form duly completed must be sent through Registered Post so as to reach ‘The Director (PMT Cell), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005’, latest by 5 pm on 9th March 2009 (Monday).
Foreign Nationals are not required to appear in the PMT examination for MBBS/BAMS course. They may seek admission through the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi, as per the rules laid down for the purpose and their nomination must reach by 16th July 2009 (Thursday).
For more details visit www.bhu.ac.in, www.imsbhu.nic.in or http://bhuresults.nic.in

PG Admissions at CMC, Vellore

Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu-632002, has invited applications for admission to the various Post Graduate Medical programmes there for which admissions are offered in March 2009. The courses offered include MD/ MS/ Diploma and Residency in Medical Physics.
Candidates for all medical Post Graduate courses (MD /MS/ Diploma) conducted by the College will be ranked on the basis of a written test, practical tests and interview. The written test will be conducted at Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Trivandrum and Vellore on December 13, 2008.
The number of seats for the various courses, eligibility and other details are available in the Admission Bulletin available at http://home.cmcvellore.ac.in/admissions/SumAdd/pdf/PGBul09.pdf.
Application forms can be accessed on-line at http://home.cmcvellore.ac.in/admissions.
Application forms are also available by Post from the Office of the Registrar. Those desirous of making use of this option should first make a payment of Rs.300/-, using any of the methods described in pre-para. Subsequently, applicant should send the DD/Original Challan/Receipt to: Office of the Registrar, CMC, Thorapadi PO, Vellore 632002, stating the full Postal address with Pin-code and also the telephone number and email address if available.
Last date to submit the application is on 5th November 2008.

SNAP on December 21

Application invited for the Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test, conducted to select the candidates for admission to Postgraduate Institutes of Symbiosis International University (SIU)- there are seven postgraduate institutes under SIU. Test will be held from 2 pm to 4 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2008. SNAP Test is an objective test with each question having 4 responses. Candidate should choose an appropriate response. Each wrong answer attracts 25% negative marks.
Structure of the questions given:
Questions will be there from four sections.
(i) General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability (40 marks)
(ii) Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency (40 marks)
(iii) General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario (40 marks) and
(iv) Analytical & Logical Reasoning (60 marks).

Candidates desirous of taking SNAP have to register online at www.snaptest.org as per the instruction given therein. This will generate the SNAP ID of the applicant. Last Date for Registration is Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The Test fee of Rs. 1000/- has to be paid on or before Saturday, November 29, 2008, as per the instruction given.

MBA in Army Institutes of Management

Army Institute of Management, Kolkata (AIMK) and Army Institute of Management & Technology (AIMT), Greater Noida have invited applications for admission to their two-year regular MBA Programmes for 2009-11 session. 80% seats out of 120 is reserved for Army Wards and 20% for general candidates. Selection to the course at both Institutes will be based on score of CAT conducted by the IIMs. Short listed candidates will be called for Group Discussion and Interview at AIMK/AIMT for final selection. Separate application has to be submitted to each Institute. application and Prospectus of AIMK can be obtained by post by sending a DD for Rs. 800/- for Army Wards and Rs.900/- for General Candidates drawn in favour of ‘Director AIM’ payable at Kolkata, and for AIMT DD for RS.800/- drawn in favour of AIMT payable at Noida can be send to AIMT. They can also be down loaded from the websites of the Institutes AIMK- http://www.aim.ac.in/ and AIMT- http://www.aimt.ac.in/. The last date for submission of AIMK/AIMT applications is December 6, 2008.

JEE 2009 on April 12

The Joint Entrance Examination 2008 (JEE 2009) for admission to the Undergraduate Courses at the Indian Institutes of Technology [there are seven IITs in India now], Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad, will be held on April 12, 2009 (Sunday)
The Examination will consist of two papers, both of objective type designed to test the comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates, with each paper having separate sections in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Paper 1 will be held from 9 a.m to 12 noon and Paper 2, from 2 pm to 5 pm. The syllabus will be made available at the websites of all IITs as well as in the Information Brochure of JEE 2009.
Facility for submission of application form, either on-line or off- line will be provided from November 19th, 2008. The facility for on-line submission of applications will be available till 24th December 2008.
Sale of applications to be submitted off-line will be available at designated branches of Banks and at IITs till 24th December 2008. Postal requests for application form will be accepted till December 16, 2008.
The last date for receipt of completed applications at IITs will be December 24, 2008.
The detailed Notification will be published on November 8, 2008.

Admission on Rural Management at IRMA

The Institute of Rural Management Anand, has invited applications for common entrance test conducted to select the candidates for the Postgraduate programme in Rural Management (PRM – 2009-11) and fellow programme in Rural Management (FPRM- 2009). Test will hold on 9th November 2008. The test centres will include Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Coimbatore, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bhopal, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasai, Kolkata etc. Eligibility: Graduates in any discipline with 50% [45% for SC/ST/Persons with Disabilities – (PWD)]. Last date of receipt of application is 6th October 2008. FPM is a two year and FPRM is a 3 year (doctoral) residential programmes. Every FPRM participants are eligible to receives fellowship of Rs. 10,000/- per month and contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- per year. Download the application form from the IRMA website http://www.irma.ac.in/ and send the duly filled in application along with DD for Rs. 850/- (Rs. 600/- for SC/S T & PWD) drawn in favour of Institute of Rural Management payable at Anand to the Admissions co-ordinator, IRMA, Anand – 388001, Gujarat.

Admission on Rural Management at IRMA

The Institute of Rural Management Anand, has invited applications for common entrance test to be held on 9th November 2008 across the country for admission to the Postgraduate programme in Rural Management (PRM – 2009-11) and fellow programme in Rural Management (FPRM- 2009).

The test centres are Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Coimbatore, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bhopal, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasai, Kolkata etc.

Eligibility : Graduates in any discipline with 50% [45% for SC/ST/Persons with Disabilities –(PWD)] aggregate marks are eligible to apply for PRM and postgraduates in any discipline or 4 year / 5 year professional graduates are eligible to apply for FPRM. Final year students of the qualifying degree and able to fulfilling the eligibility by 8th June 2009 may also apply. Only Indian nationals are eligible for admission. PRM is a two year and FPRM is a 3 year (doctoral) residential programmes. Every FPRM participants are eligible to receive fellowship of Rs. 10,000/- per month and contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- per year. Those who successfully complete these programmes could enjoy campus placement assistance providing by the IRMA.
How to Apply Download the application form from the IRMA website www.irma.ac.in and send the duly filled in application along with DD for Rs. 850/- (Rs. 600/- for SC/S T & PWD) drawn in favour of Institute of Rural Management payable at Anand to the Admissions co-ordinator, IRMA, Anand – 388001, Gujarat.
Last date of receipt of application is 6th October 2008.
For more details visit http://www.irma.ac.in

Self Financing B.Ed at MG University

School of Pedagogical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University has invited applications for admission to various one-year B.Ed courses under Self Financing Stream in the following nine B.Ed colleges 2008-2009.
1. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education,Govt.High SchoolCampus, Petta, Kanjirappally, Kottayam Dist., Tel.No.0482-8202952: Malayalam, English, Hindi, Physical Science, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, Arabic.

2. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education, Govt.High School Campus, Kudamaloor,Kottayam Dist., Tel.No.0481-2391264: Malayalam, English, Hindi, Physical Science, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science .

3. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education, Amaravathy.P.O, Kumily – 685 509, Tel.No.04869-222839: Malayalam, Physical Science, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, Commerce.

4. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education, Govt.Model High School Campus, Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam Dist., Tel.No.0485-2833850: Malayalam, English, Hindi, Physical Science, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, Sanskrit, Commerce, Arabic, Information Technology.

5. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education, Panchayat U P School Campus, Nedumkandam, Idukki Dist., Tel.No.04868-232616: Malayalam, English, Hindi, Physical Science, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, Commerce.

6. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education, Vocational Higher Secondary School Campus, Elanthoor,Pathanamthitta., Tel.No.0468-2362392: Malayalam, English, Hindi, Physical Science, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, Commerce, Arabic.

7. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education, Govt. Boys High School Campus, Vaikom, Kottayam Dist., Tel.No.04829-231917: Malayalam, Natural Science, Social Science, Commerce.

8. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education, Govt.High School Campus, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Tel.No.0486-2227204: Malayalam, Physical Science, Mathematics, Social Science.

9. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education, Govt.Higher Secondary School, Thekkekkara, Erattupetta,KottayamDist., Tel.No.0482-2275781: Malayalam, Physical Science, Social Science, Commerce, Arabic.

Eligibility: BA / B.Sc degree exams under the 10+2+3 pattern with one main subject and two subsidiary subjects from M G University or any other university recognized by M G University as equivalent thereto for admission. The minimum marks requirement for admission to B.Ed course is 45% in Bachelor’s degree (Science/Arts subjects) in aggregate (ie, for Part I+II+III) provided he/she secures 45% marks for Part III subjects.

Candidates seeking admission on the basis of the language under Part I & II need 50% marks for the part concerned and 50% for Post Graduate course in the same language. Candidates applying for the course under the language stream with a bachelor’s degree in the subject concerned will be ranked first in that particular stream. Candidates applying for the course under any language stream based on Part I / Part II at under graduate level and having PG Degree in the same subject as in Part I / Part II will be ranked only after that.

For B.Ed in Commerce the eligibility is 45% marks for M.Com degree.
Concession: SC/ST applicants need only a pass. SEBC candidates will get a concession of 3% in aggregate marks .OEC candidates will be given 5% concession in aggregate marks. Candidates who are moderately Physically Handicapped and those who are blind are also eligible to apply. Selection will be based on merit and shall be guided by the rules of the University. Reservation will be as per rules.
Details regarding the eligibility and Weightage of Marks are given in the Prospectus available at http://www.mguniversity.edu/notification/bedprospectus25_8_08.pdf.
Application forms and prospectus can be downloaded from http://www.mguniversity.edu or http://www.mgu.ernet.in
The registration fee for the course is Rs.300/- (for SC/ST candidates-Rs. 150/-), which has to be paid along with the filled in application form by way of an account payee Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Finance Officer, Mahatma Gandhi University, payable at SBT, Mahatma Gandhi University Campus Branch.
Candidates can apply for more than one optional in a college. Candidates can apply to more than one college. Separate forms have to be submitted to the Principal of each college along with the following documents.
1. Self attested copies of the mark lists of the qualifying and other examinations.
2. Self attested copies of the Pass Certificate/Certificates/Provisional or Degree Certificate of the qualifying examinations; relevant SSLC pages to prove age.
3. Self attested copies of the certificate to prove claims based on reservation (caste), children of Ex-Service personnel, employees of the University etc.
4. Self addressed and stamped envelope (Rs. 6/-) (size 24 cmx12 cm)
5. Registration fee by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Finance Officer, M G University, payable at SBT, M G University campus branch.
6. Other details if any.
Last date for receipt of the filled in application forms in the University College of Teacher Education concerned will be 15th September 2008.Applicant may refer to the prospectus for more details.

Admission on Paramedical Courses in Kerala

The Directorate of Medical Education has invited applications for admission to the following various paramedical courses conducted in the Government Medical / Dental Colleges, and recognized private institutes.Institute, courses and seats are as follows:
• Govt. Medical / Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram- Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT), 40 seats; Diploma in Radiological Technology (DRT) 10; Diploma in Ophthalmic Assistance (DOA) 10; Dental Hygienist Certificate (DHC) 10; Dental Mechanic Certificate (DMC) 5.

• Govt. Medical / Dental College, Kozhikode- DMLT 30, DRT 30, DOA 20, DMC 10.

• Govt. Medical College, Kottayam- DMLT- 15, DRT- 15, DOTA- 15, Diploma in Operation Theatre Technology (DOTT) 10.

• Govt. Medical College, Thrissur- DMLT- 15, DRT- 15, DOA- 5.

• Govt. Medical College, Alappuzha DMLT – 15, DRT- 10, DOA- 5.

• Public Health Laboratory , Thiruvananthapuram – DMLT- 15

• Govt. Med. College, Thrissur (for SC/ST), DMLT- 20, DRT- 20, DOA- 20.

• PIPMS, Thiruvananthapuram (for SC/ST) DMLT- 20, DRT – 30, DOA- 20, DMC- 10.

Private Self Financing Institutes (Merit Seats only 50%)
• Academy of Medical Science, Pariyaram- DMLT- 15, DOTT- 8, Diploma in Cardio Vascular Technician (DCVT) – 8.

• AJ Hospital, Kazhakkootam DMLT- 15

• Al-Shifa Hospital, Perinthalmanna, DMLT- 15, DRT- 15

• Comtrust Eye Hospital, Kozhikode- DOA- 15

• Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical Mission, Karakonam, Trivandrum - DMLT- 15, DOTT- 8.

• Kaduvayil Thangal Charitable Trust, Chathanpara, Trivandrum – DMLT- 15.

• KIMS, Anayara, Thiruvananthapuram – DRT- 15, DOTT- 8.
• Lourdes Hospital, Ernakulam- DOTT- 8.

• Medical Trust Hospital, Ernakulam – DOTT- 8

• MIMS (Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences) Kozhikode – DMLT- 15.

• Moulana Hospital, Perinthalmanna, DRT- 15, DOTT- 8.

• National Hospital, Kozhikode- DMLT- 15, DRT- 15, DOA- 15

•Sabarigiri Institute of Allied Medical Sciences, Anchal, Kollam Dt. DMLT- 15.

•SN Trust Medical Mission, Kollam, DMLT-15, DRT- 15.

• Vijaya Hospital , Kottarakara, Kollam – DMLT- 15, DRT- 15.

• West Fort Hospital, Thrissur- DMLT- 15, DRT- 15, DOTT- 8.

• Ahlia Foundation Eye Hospital, Palakkad- DOA- 10

Duration of all the above paramedical courses is 2 years including practical training.

Eligibility : plus two pass with physics, chemistry, biology as optional subjects with 50% marks taken together. Relaxation of 10% marks for SC/ST and 5% marks for SEBC whose annual family income is upto two and half lakhs. Only Indian citizen of Kerala origin are eligible for admission. Age 17-30. Selection is based on merit of marks obtained in the optional subjects in the qualifying examination.
How to apply Application forms can be obtained from the principals of the Government Medical / Dental Colleges on payment of Rs. 150 (Rs. 50 for SC/ST). For getting forms by post, send money order of Rs. 180/- (Rs. 80 for SC/ST) to the principal of the Government Medical College concerned. Full address of the applicant and purpose should be written in the money order form. Application form will be distributed from 1st September 2008 onwards. Application form for all the courses is common. One application form is enough to apply for any of the eight courses. The applicants belonging to SC/ST category shall apply in the forms separately provided for them. Detailed information can be obtained from the prospectus which is available along with the application form. Duly filled in application along with required documents to be submitted to the Director of Medical Education, Medical College. P.O, Thiruvananthapuram – 695011 on or before 22nd September 2008. The fees payable at the time of admission: Tuition fee- Rs. 3600/-, stationary fee- Rs. 250/-, registration fee Rs. 200/- (for first year only) caution deposit Rs. 750/- (at the time of admission only)

The Joint Management Entrance Test 2009 (JMET 2009)

The Joint Management Entrance Test 2009 (JMET 2009), the first step in the process of admission to the 2 year Full time Postgraduate Degree Programmes in Management offered by Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management of IIT Bombay, Department of Industrial & Management Engineering of IIT Kanpur, Vinod Gupta School of Management of IIT Kharagpur and Departments of Management Studies of IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee for the academic year commencing July/August 2009 will be held from 10 am to 1 pm on Sunday, December 14, 2008.

The test will consist of 120 objective / multiple choice type questions in (i) Verbal Communication, aimed to test the candidate's comprehension of and interpretative abilities in English as a language of business (ii) Logical Reasoning, consisting of analytical reasoning, argument analysis, and analysis of explanation questions (iii) Quantitative Ability, aimed to test the candidate's understanding of Basic Mathematics and (iv) Data Interpretation, aimed at assessing the ability of the examinee to make valid interpretations from a given data set.

For details and Sample questions for each of the four sections, applicants may visit http://www.iitd.ernet.in/jmet/. Instructions to be followed by candidates at the examination hall are also given in this link.

For a wrong answer to a question, 25% of the marks allotted to that question will be deducted. A candidate should, not only, secure certain minimum marks in the test paper, but also, should necessarily obtain certain minimum marks in each of the four sections stated above, to qualify in JMET 2009.

JMET 2009 is only a qualifying examination. Candidates have to apply separately to the Institutes of their choice at the appropriate time.
The availability of courses at various IITs and the eligibility at each are as follows:
IIT Bombay: Shailesh J Mehta School of Management: Master of Management (M. Mgt.): Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (or equivalent) or first class Master's Degree in Science. Applicant should have secured minimum of 60% aggregate marks / minimum. CGPI of 6.5 out of 10 at the qualifying examination. There is a relaxation of 5% in marks or equivalent in CGPI for SC/ST candidates. Work experience is desirable but not mandatory.
IIT Delhi : Department of Management Studies
Master of Business Administration (MBA) with focus on Management Systems
Master of Business Administration (MBA) with focus on Telecommunication Systems Management
(i) Bachelor’s Degree in any branch of Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy/ B.Sc. Agriculture Engineering (Minimum 4 years after 10+2)
(ii) Master's Degree in any branch of Physical /Chemical / Mathematical Sciences like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Application, Electronic Science, Environmental Science, Operations Research, Computational/Information Science, Agriculture or Master's Degree in Commerce/ Economics.
IIT Kanpur : Department of Industrial & Management Engineering
Master of Business Administration (MBA): A Bachelor’s Degree in any branch of engineering or technology (AICTE approved) from a University/Institute with at least 60% of marks or grade point average of 6.0 on a scale of 10.0 in aggregate based on average over whole programme.
Candidates with AMIE or similar distance learning qualification are not eligible for this programme. Candidates with Architecture degree can apply provided they have taken Mathematics at 10+2 level.
IIT Kharagpur : Vinod Gupta School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA): First class Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology or a first class Master’s Degree in Science (with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level) or a first class Master’s Degree in Economics or Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level).
IIT Madras : Department of Management Studies
Master of Business Administration (MBA): B.E./ B.Tech. or equivalent with first class or equivalent from a recognized Institution or University OR a Master's Degree or equivalent in any discipline with first class or equivalent from a recognized Institution or University.
IIT Roorkee : Department of Management Studies
Master of Business Administration (MBA): Bachelor's Degree in any discipline of Engineering/Technology or its equivalent or a Master's Degree in any discipline from a recognized Institute/University with at least 60% marks for General & OBC category candidates and 55% marks for SC/ST category candidates in aggregate or CGPA of 6.00 on a 10 point scale for General & OBC category candidates and 5.50 on a 10 point scale for SC/ST category candidates.
The details about the programmes and eligibility in each of the Management Institutes are given in the JMET 2009 Brochure. It is also available at http://www.iitd.ernet.in/jmet/. Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criteria listed against the Management School/Department of each Institute can appear for the JMET examination. There is no limit to the number of programmes a candidate can apply to, so long as the eligibility criteria are met.
Students in final year of qualifying degree course are also eligible to apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be admitted provisionally, and their continuation in the programme is subject to the completion of all requirements for the qualifying degree and submission of provisional degree certificate on or before the date stipulated by the admitting Institute.
The results of JMET 2009 provide a basis to each participating Institute to shortlist potential candidates for conducting its own selection process, like, Group Discussion/Interview etc. However, calling the candidates for such later process of selection is the prerogative of the admitting Institute. JMET 2009 qualified candidates may contact the management departments/schools of the concerned institutes for additional information, if any. Final selection would depend on their performance in each of the components of the selection process.
Rank Card will be issued only to the candidates who qualify in JMET 2009 Examination. In case, Qualified Candidates do not receive their Rank Card by 20th January 2009, they should contact the GATE Office, IIT Kanpur (0512 2597412 ).
JMET 2009 Application Form can be submitted using ‘Online’ (Internet based) mode only.
Application for JMET can be submitted ‘Online’ from 8 am on Monday, September 8, 2008 at http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate, following the instructions contained therein.
Before submission of online application, applicant will have to take a Demand Draft towards Application fee which is Rs. 750/- (Rs.350/- for SC/ST candidates). The DD should be taken in favour of 'Organising Chairman, JMET 2009' on any nationalized bank, payable at 'Kanpur'. The DD number, Bank drawn on and the date and amount of DD will have to be entered during online submission of Application Form.
Applicant should also keep ready one recent, good contrast coloured photograph. Applicant should ensure that a good quality printer is connected to the computer from where the candidate is submitting the online application form.
Data for Online Application should be submitted by clicking the link given at the end of the Page. Printout of the application form for onward transmission to GATE Office, IIT Kanpur cannot be obtained otherwise. After submission of all the details, applicant should preview the form. If not satisfied, back button may be used and the online application form revised/modified. The ‘submit’ button has to be clicked after the candidate is satisfied about the correctness of the entries.
After the particulars are submitted, a print version of the application form will be generated. The form will have the application number and the barcode for the application number. Applicant should note down the application number generated below the barcode. A print out of this has to be taken on a good quality A4 size paper by clicking the print button. On this printed application form, the applicant should paste his/her recent good quality non-attested photo of size 3.5 cm x 4 cm, with a good adhesive; in the space provided.
Applicant may keep an identical photograph in reserve for future need. Applicant should then sign in the space provided for specimen signature and the declaration at the bottom of the application form. The signature should be identical in both the places. Signature in capital letters or initials is not acceptable. Applicant should keep a photocopy of the application form and Demand Draft for future reference.
Candidates are required to enclose the following documents with the completed application.
(i) Demand Draft with name of the applicant and application number written on the back of the DD.
(ii) Date of birth certificate: A freshly attested copy of High School (Class X) Certificate to be enclosed as proof of age.
(iii) SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) Certificate (if applicable): Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category must support their claim by submitting a freshly attested copy of caste certificate issued by a competent authority. The authorities empowered to issue SC/ST certificate are specified at http://www.iitd.ernet.in/jmet/ and in the Brochure.(iv) Person with Disability (PD) Certificate (if applicable): Candidates with disability must support their claim by submitting a freshly attested copy of disability certificate issued by appropriate medical authority.
The completed and printed Online JMET 2009 Application Form and the enclosures mentioned above must be placed inside an envelope. The enclosures should not be stapled to the Application Form. The Application Form should be folded only once in the middle. Applicant should write “JMET 2009 Online Application Form” and the Application Number on the right hand top corner of the envelope.
The envelope should be sent to ‘The Chairman, GATE, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur – 208016’ by Speed Post only. It can also be handed over in person to the GATE Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
All applications, irrespective of the zone and choices of test cities, must reach ‘The Chairman, GATE, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur – 208016’ on or before October 17, 2008.
Applicants can check the website http://www.iitd.ernet.in/jmet/ after two weeks from the date of posting of the application to know whether the application form has been received and processed.
Visit http://www.iitd.ernet.in/jmet/ for more details.

MBA Distance Education at Pondicherry University

The Directorate of Distance Education under Pondicherry University, Puducherry has invited applications for admission to the two year, 4 semesters MBA programme on distance education mode. Specializations available are marketing, finance, international business, human resource management etc. Meritorious graduates in any discipline are eligible for admission.Online application facilities are also provided through the website http://www.pondiuniv.edu.in/.Last date for submitting filled in application is 30th October 2008. For more details visit http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/

Regional Maths Olympiad on Nov 9

The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), a unit of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India has been organizing Mathematical Olympiads in our country, first at the regional level and then at the national and international levels, since 1988.

OBJECTIVES: To find out the talented students who have the capacity for original and critical thinking and to encourage them to choose a career in Mathematics and also to select an Indian team for the International Mathematical Olympiad.

ELIGIBILITY: Mainly, students of standard XI/XII and a few exceptionally talented students of standard X.

SYLLABUS: Roughly of the plus two level. Thrust areas will be Geometry, Number Theory, Algebra and Combinatory. The questions will be quite challenging. There is no prescribed syllabus.

REGIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD: (R.M.O.)
RMO-2008 will be held on Sunday, 9th November, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Trivandrum, Quilon, Kottayam, Alleppey, Adoor, Ernakulam, Irinjalakkuda, Trichur, Palghat, Calicut, Cannanore and Kasaragod.

INDIAN NATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD (I.N.M.O.)
About 20 students (a maximum of 6 from class XII) will be selected for INMO, to be held in February 2009 at Cochin University Campus.

INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD (I.M.O.)
About 30 toppers of INMO-INMO awardees will be invited for a training camp to select an Indian team for IMO-2009 to be held in Germany. IMO 2008 was held in Spain where India was placed 31st, securing 5 Bronze medals.

PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FOLLOW UP PROGRAMMES
Five toppers of RMO will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 2000/- each sponsored by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Enviornment ( KSCSTE). Five toppers of RMO will be awarded “Professor C.S. Venkataraman Memorial Prizes” and many other attractive gifts. All students selected for INMO will be given merit certificates. INMO awardees are eligible for NBHM scholarships for higher studies.

HOW TO APPLY: There is no prescribed application form. Principals of recognised schools shall forward the list of participants indicating their names, medium of Instructions, class, residential address, phone numbers, e-mails and the centre along with a registration fee of Rs. 30/- each by Cash / M.O. or D.D. (drawn in favour of Regional Co-ordinator, INMO) payable at SBT CUSAT Campus branch only. Applications not endorsed by the authorities will not be considered.
Last Date: 10th October 2008
This programme is funded by the NBHM, CUSAT and KSCSTE. For old Q-papers and an information brochure, write along with Rs. 25/- stamped, self addressed envelope of size at least 10 x 8 to
Dr. A. VIJAYAKUMAR, Regional Co-ordinator, INMO, Department of Mathematics Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin - 682 022Phone: 2577518 (O) 2575288 (R)
e-mail: vambat@gmail.com; ambatvijay@rediffmail.com
Olympiad Website: www.isid.ac.in/~rbb/olympiads.html ; maths.cusat.ac.in/olympiad

MSc & Intergraded PhD at TIFR

The TATA Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai – 400005 has invited applications for admission to the following programmes- PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer & Systems Sciences and Science Education, Integrated PhD in Mathematics and Biology, MSc in Biology.
Selection is on the basis of national level written (entrance) Test to be held on 7th December 2008. Admission details including eligibility criteria can be obtained from the website http://univ.tifr.res.in or www.tifr.res.in/admissions.
Last date of receipt of application is 14th October 2008.

Part Time B.Tech- Kerala

Application invited for the part time B.Tech courses conducted in four engineering colleges in kerala. Eligibility: 3 year diploma in concerned branch and two year work experience [candidates working in private limited companies, private aided polytechnics and aided/ unaided engineering colleges can also apply for the same]. One year apprenticeship will be considered as one year experience. Admission will be based on the mark scored in the final year of the diploma course and considering the years of services that completed. Applications can be collected from the four colleges in kerala 1. Government Engineering College, sreekaryam, TVM. 2. Govt. engineering college TCR. 3. TKM engineering college, Kollam. 4. Govt. engineering College, Kannur. Tuition fee 7,000 rupees per year. Last date to submit the application form is 19th August 2008.

BA- International Hospitality Administration

Application invited for the BA International Hospitality Administration course conducted by IGNOU in association with Munnar Catering College, Munnar.
There will be a compulsory 6 months training after the successful completion of the course. Prospectus and application can be collected from the any of the three offices of Munnar catering college. 1. Munnar office- 04868 249900 2. cochin office- 0484 2363030 3. Trivandrum office- 0471 2445333

Admission for class 6th in Navodaya Schools

Application invited for the admission to Navaodaya schools for class 6th. There are 575 navodaya schools in India and 14 among them are in kerala. There is one navodaya schools in each district of kerala. Admission is based on the admission test conducted by CBSE. Eligibility: candidates whoever studying in class 5th in the academic year 2008-09 can apply for the test. Selection test will be conducted on February 8th, 2009. test will be of two hours with 100 objective type questions which will include 50 questions from Mental Ability, 25 questions from arithmetic test and 25 questions from Language test. Last date to submit the application is September 30, 2008. for more details and application form please log into http://www.navodaya.nic.in/

Self Finance B.Ed- University of Calicut

Application invited for self finance B.Ed courses conducted by the University Teacher education centers under the University of Calicut. There are 11 teacher education centers under the university. Eligibility: Degree in 10+2+3 system with 45% in part III. Candidates who passed degree through the open/ liberalized scheme can also apply for the B.Ed courses. Last date to submit the application form is 14th august 2008. application and prospectus can be downloaded from the university website http://www.universityofcalicut.info/ Please see the detailed notification: http://www.universityofcalicut.info/JOHN/shaji/notification.pmd.pdf

Rail Transport- Diploma

Application invited for the one year diploma courses conducted by institute of rail transport, New Delhi. Courses: Diploma in Transport and Economic Management, Diploma in multimodal transport [containerization] and logistic management. Duration: one year. Mode of study: distance. Eligibility: any Degree or +2 with 3 years working experience in any government organizations. Last date to apply: May 10th 2008. Application can be obtained from the institute by sending DD in favor of Institute of Rail Transport payable at New Delhi along with a self addressed stamped- rs 15/- envelop. Write full name and address in capital letter on the back of the draft with course name. For details log into www.irt-india.com

National School of Drama

Application invited for the three years diploma course in dramatic arts conducted by Natioanl School of Drama, New Delhi. Eligibility: Any degree/ 6 productions/ knowledge in Hindi and English. Age: 20-30. admission is based on aptitude test and interview. Application can be obtained from the school by sending DD of 225/- in favor of director, National school of drama payable at new delhi. The DD should reach there atleast by 31-03-08. for more details log into www.nsd.gov.in

Journalism- IIMC

Application invited for the four post graduate diploma courses in mass media under Indian Institute of Mass communication, New Delhi. Courses: PGD in Journalism [English], Journalism [Hindi], Radio and TV journalism, advertising and public relations, journalism [oriya]. Duration: 9 months. Eligibility: Any degree. Last date to submit the application [application should reach there]: 16th April 2008. Fee of the courses: 28,000 for first two courses, 63,000 for third course, 40,000 for course 4 and 17,000 for course five. Admission will be based on the entrance examination to be held on 20th May 2008. examination centres: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, pune, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati. Application can be downloaded online through www.iimc.gov.in. Application will be accepted only after getting the DD for 900/- in the office.

Fullbright- India scholarships

Application invited for the fullbright- India scholarship
Details are given below

Scholarships available:

For Students

Degree Program
a. Fulbright Masters Fellowships for Leadership Development
b. Fulbright-Vanderbilt Fellowship in Clinical Legal Education
c. International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
d. International Fellowships Program (Ford Foundation)
e. East-West CenterGraduate Degree Fellowship Program

Research Program
f. Fulbright Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships

Teaching Assistance
g. Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program

For Lecturers and Teachers

a. Fulbright Visiting Lecturer Fellowshipsb. Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program c. Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim Worldd. Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
e. Fulbright Collaborative Research/Lecturing Grantsf. Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
g. East-West Center Summer Seminar on Population

Degree Programs
h. Fulbright-Vanderbilt Fellowship in Clinical Legal Education
i. International Fulbright Science and Technology Award

For Researchers

a. Fulbright Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships
b. Fulbright Senior Research Fellowships
c. Fulbright Collaborative Research/Lecturing Grants
d. East-West Center Summer Seminar on Population

For Professionals

Professional Development Programs
a. Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
b. Fulbright-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management

c. East-West Center Jefferson Fellowships
d. East-West Center Asia Pacific Leadership Program
e. East-West Center 18th New Generation Seminar

Degree Programs
f. Fulbright-Vanderbilt Fellowship in Clinical Legal Education
g. International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
h. International Fellowships Program (Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowships)

Research Programs
i. Fulbright Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships

Application Procedure and Guidelines
Click to download application material. Scholars who wish to obtain the relevant application form through e-mail (as an attachment in MS-Word format) may send a request to ip@fulbright-india.org, specifying the grant category in the subject line.
Application material may be obtained in person from a USEFI office. If making a request by mail, send a self-addressed stamped (Rs. 25.00) 10" x 7" envelope to the USEFI office in your region. Please state your academic/professional qualifications, date of birth, present position, and fellowship category in your request letter.
Completed applications (including enclosures, if any) must be submitted through the appropriate administrative authority (Vice-Chancellor/Registrar/Director/Principal), if applicable, to the USEFI office within your region. Applicants are requested to submit separate applications if applying for more than one fellowship category. Applications must reach USEFI by the specified due date or the following business day if the due date falls on a weekend/holiday.
In the case of central or state government employees, a copy of the completed application should be forwarded through the cadre controlling authority. Such candidates are also advised to send an advance copy (a photocopy of the completed application) to USEFI, New Delhi well before the application due date. Consideration will, however, be given only if the application forwarded by the cadre controlling authority reaches USEFI by the due date.
Incomplete applications or applications not forwarded through the proper channel will not be considered.
Applicants are also advised to request three referees to send in their recommendations, either on the Reference Report Form or the referee's letterhead (as specified in the Preliminary Application Form). The recommendations should be sent to the Executive Director, USEFI, Fulbright House, 12 Hailey Road, New Delhi 110 001 by the application due date. In case of employed candidates, the employer's comments in the application form must indicate that leave will be granted for the fellowship.
All entries in the application form must be typewritten or computer-generated and not hand-written. A completed application should not be sent as an attachment through e-mail.
For more details
Please log into http://www.fulbright-india.org

Application invited for the courses conducted by the Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
There are 39 courses in the university. Admission is based on the entrance examination. Last date to submit the application for all the courses other than MBA is on April 16th 2008.
Courses offered:
DEGREE/DIPLOMA
1. Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)
2. Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science/IT
3. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science/IT
4. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.)
5. Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS)
6. B.Sc. Nursing (Hons.)
7. Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (B.O.Th)
8. Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (B.O.Th.) – Bridge Course)
9. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B.P.Th)
10. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B.P.Th.) – Bridge Course
11. Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Techniques (BMLT)
12. B.Sc. (Optometric Practices)
13. B.Sc. (Optometric Practices) II Year Direct Entry
14. Dip. in General Nursing & Midwifery (DGNM)
15. Diploma in X-Ray & ECG Techniques
16. Diploma in Operation Theatre Techniques
17. Diploma in Dialysis Techniques
18. Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm)
19. Diploma in Ophthalmic OT Techniques
20. Diploma in New Economy Skills
21. Pre-Tibb
22. Certificate Course in Ward Attendant
23. Certificate Course in Attar
24. Certificate Course of Unani Dispenser
25. Certificate Programme in Unani Medicine
MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMS
26. Master of Arts (M.A.)
27. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
28. Master of Computer Application (MCA)
29. Master of Technology (M.Tech.) Computer Science
30. M. Sc. (Computer Science)/(IT)
31. Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm.)
32. Master of Physio-Therapy (M.P.Th.)
33. Master of Science (M.Sc.) courses
34. M.D. (Unani)
35. Master of Occupational Therapy (M.O.Th)
PHD Programs
36. Faculty of Islamic Studies & Social Sciences
37. Faculty of Pharmacy
38. Faculty of Science
Faculty of Management Studies & Information TechnologyApplication forms can be downloaded from the website www.jamiahamdard.edu

BA LLB @ NUALS

Application invited for the five year integrated BA LLB program conducted by the national university of advanced legal studies, Cochin. Eligibility: +2 with 50%. Admission will be based on the entrance test to be held on 17th May, 2008. Last date to submit the application: 3rd May 2008. Entrance test centres: Cochin, Trivandrum, Calicut, Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai. Application can be downloaded from the website www.nuals.ac.in

5 Year MBA- Integrated @ NMIMS

Application invited for the five year integrated MBA programs conducted by Nursee Monjee Institute of Management Studies at Mumbai. Specializations: pharmaceutical tech, IT, Telecom, Manufacturing, Computer. Eligibility: +2 any stream. Last date to submit the online application: 19th April 2008. Admission will be based on the entrance test conducted by the institute. Application can be submitted online through the institute website www.nmims.edu

PGDP IT @ IIITM

Application invited for the two years post graduate diploma in information technology course conducted by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Trivandrum. It is under the government of kerala. Eligibility: B.Tech or MCA with 60% marks. Last date to submit the filled application form: 30th June 2008.
Application can be downloaded from the website www.iiitmk.ac.in
Phone number 0471-2700777

Journalism @ Asian COllege of Journalism

Application invited for the one year diploma course in journalism under the well known media institute Asian college of Journalism at Chennai. Course will be conducted in a trimester system. Eligibility: degree, preference will be given for candidate with experiences. Admission will be based on written test and interview. Last date for the submission of application: 30th April 2008. Application can be prepared in a white paper and can be sent to the institute enclosing the DD of 1000 drawn in favor of media development foundation and payable at Chennai. For more details log into www.asianmedia.org

B.Tech/ M.Tech - Petroleum ENgineering

Application invited for the degree and PG courses related to petroleum engineering conducted by Institute of Petroleum Technology at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarath. Courses: four year B.tech and Five year integrated M.Tech. Admission is based on the rank secured in the AIEEE 2008. Last date to submit the application: 7th May, 2008.
Application will be available from the selected branches of AXIS bank. In kerala selected bank branches are at Trivandrum and Cochin. For more details you may log into www.iptg.ac.in

Integrated MBA for +2

Application invited for the MBA courses conducted by the Calicut University under the school of management studies. There are total six centres through which course is given including the university campus with total 290 seats. Admission will be based on entrance test, group discussion and interview. Eligibility: degree with 50% mark and there will be a less of 5% marks in the eligibility criteria for the OBC candidates. Last date to submit the application form is on april 30th 2008.
Application can be downloaded from the university website www.universityofcalicut.info

NDA- UPSC 2008

Application invited for the NDA [national defense academy] examination conducted by UPSC [union public service commission, India]. It is a selection test to find best candidates for Navy, Air force and army sections of Indian Defense force. Examination will be conducted on august 17, 2008. Eligibility: +2 any stream for army and +2 with Physics and mathematics for others.
Last date to apply: April 15th 2008. Age: 17 ½ and 15 [should be born in between 1990 july 2 and 1993 January 1
Height: 157.5 CM and 162.5 for Airforce.
Application will be available from the head post offices by paying 20 rupees.
For more details you may log into www.upsc.gov.in

UGC-NET-Humanities

Application invited for the UGC-NET in humanities, arts and commerce subjects. Eligibility: PG with 55%. Test will be held on 29th June, 2008. There are three centres in kerala- Calicut, Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram. Last date to submit the application form is 2nd May, 2008. Model of aplication is given in employment news and some other employment magazines. Candidates can use the Photostat copies of the model forms given in the employment news. For more details and syllabus please log into www.ugc.ac.in

MAT

All India Management Association [AIMA] has invited application for the Management Aptitude Test [MAT] to be conducted on 4th May national wide. Last date to submit the application: 18th April 2008. Application can be purchased from the selected branches of Bank of Baroda on cash payment of Rs 750. for more details log into www.aima-ind.org

MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BSc Nursing and B.Pharm -Amrita Institute

Application invited for the MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BSc Nursing and B.Pharm programs conducted by amrita institute of medical science. Selection will be based on the entrance examination to be held on 24th May, 2008. Last date to submit the application form is on 25th April, 2008. Examination centres: Newdelhi, kokata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Calicut, cochin, kollam, Thiruvananthapuram. Application can be downloaded from the website www.aimshospital.org/academics/medicine/admission.html

NIMCET 2008

Application invited for national level entrance examination conducted for the MCA [Master of Computer Application] admission in 20 different National Institute of Technologies [NIT] in India. NIT MCA Common Entrance Test [NIMCET 2008] will be held on May 18, 2008. Eligibility: Degree 60%, with Mathematics/ Statistics/ Business Mathematics as one subject in both class 12th and Degree. Last date to submit the application form: March 31st 2008. subjects of entrance examination and allocation of the questions: Mathematics -40, Analytical ability and logical reasoning – 50, Computer awareness- 15, General English- 15. Detailed syllabus of the test will be available from the information brochure or the website. Application can be submitted online. For more details log into http://www.nitk.ac.in/ or http://www.nitc.ac.in/ or http://nimcet08.nitk.ac.in/

CUSAT - Entrance Test 2008

Application invited for the entrance examinations of Cochin University of Science And Technology [CUSAT]. Common Admission Test for B.Tech and MSc Photonics [Integrated] is the main focus. Departmental Tests will be conducted for PG programs and Lateral entry scheme for B.Tech. Last Date to submit the application form is on April 10th. Application can be submitted online too. Courses offered: B.Tech: civil, computer, electrical and electronics, electronics and communication, Mechanical, marine engineering, safety and fire engineering, naval architecture and ship building, polymer and rubber technology, MSc Photonics [Integrated], LLB, LLM, MBA, MCA, MBE, MIB, MSc- chemistry, BT, Electronics, Environmental Technology, Hydrochemistry, industrial fisheries etc… for more details please log into www.cusat.ac.in

JDC [Junior Diploma in Cooperation]

Application invited for 10 months JDC [Junior Diploma in Cooperation] course conducted by different cooperative training in institutes all over Kerala, India. Eligibility: Pass in class 10th. Last Date to submit the application form is on March 31. Age 16-35. application can be purchased from the office of the each cooperative training institute directly by paying Rupees 30. Phone number of each cooperative centre is given
Trivandrum- 0471 2436589
Kollam- 0474 2454787
Alappuzha- 0478 2813070
Kottayam- 0481 2564738
Thrissur- 0487 2380462
Palakkad- 0491 2522946
Kozhikode- 0495 2702095
Wayanad- 04936 289725
Kannur- 0497 2706790

NITIE- Industrial Engineering

NITIE, Mumbai invites application for their four courses
1. The PGDIM [post graduate diploma in industrial management]- course aims at inculcating a holistic approach towards business in some of the brightest brains of the country. It provides the appropriate blend of financial, marketing and operational acumen to mould the managers of tomorrow.

2. PGDIE [postgraduate diploma in industrial engineering]-is one of the very few courses that enjoy corporate excellence for over three decades. The program focuses on SCM, IT and Systems, Marketing, Finance and HR Management. PGDIE has evolved as a course for developing Managers with cross- functional skills.

3. PGDISEM [PG diploma in industrial security and environmental management]-Environmental considerations are becoming an integral part of core business planning. This course aims at redefining the relationship between business and environment on the basis of the cardinal principles of sustainable development.

4. Doctoral Program/ Fellow Program

Applicants should have a Bachelor's Degree in any branch of Engineering/Technology or equivalent with First Division (5% concession on First Division % marks for SC/ST/PD candidates). The application form can be obtained from the Admissions Cell or can be downloaded from the website. A draft of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 500/- in case of SC/ST/PD candidates with attested certificate of caste), drawn in favour of "NITIE MUMBAI", has to be sent to NITIE along with the filled out form


Keeping in view the requirements of effective communications skills in the contemporary world, NITIE uses Group Discussions and Personal Interviews as parts of the admissions test procedure. The selection criteria are based on the combination of the GATE percentile score, Group Discussion, and Interview scores with appropriate weight given for each.A total of 90 seats are available. Of these 15% seats are reserved for SC, 7.5% for ST candidates and 3% seats for Handicapped/Disabled candidates, subject to the suitability of the candidate. In addition, seats are available for Industry Sponsored, QIP and Defence Services candidates. Candidates under these categories must have a first class degree in Engineering/Technology (55% in case of SC/ST candidates) and a minimum of two years' experience in the concerned field.

The address of the Admission Cell is:
The Registrar,Academic,NITIE, Vihar Lake,Mumbai - 400 087.Phone No.: 91-22-2857 3371Fax.: 91-22-28575670Email: admissions@nitie.edu

Important dates:
April 4: last date to submit the application form
March 25: starting of the sale of the application form

Securities Market Program [SMP]

Application invited for the one year Securities Market Program [SMP] conducted by the Indian Institute of Capital Market, Mumbai. Eligibility: Master degree in any subject or Degree with 2 years experience. Last date to apply: 5th March 2008. Admission is based on the entrance test to be held on March 15 and interview to be held on april. Cochin is the test centre in kerala [test only]. Prospectus and application can be downloaded from the website www.utiicm.com

BSc Hospitality and Hotel Management- NCHMCT

Application invited for the BSc Hospitality and hotel management conducted by the National council for hotel management and catering technology associating with IGNOU. It’s a three year degree program conducted in 30 different centres all over India. Eligibility: +2 with English as one subject. Admission will be based on etrance examination conducted all over India. Last date to apply: 11th April. Test will be conducted on 10th May. Applicants age should not exceed 22 on 1st July 2008. application can be downloaded from the website www.nchmct.org and can be purchased from the IHM [institute of hotel management, Kovalam] also from the food craft institutes in Kalamassery and Calicut.

MBBS- JIPMER

Application invited for the MBBS course conducted by the JIPMER, Pondichery. Eligibility: 12th pass with 50% in PCB. 26 out of total 75 seats are reserved for other state candidates. It is a must that students whoever interested might have studied last two years in India. Entrance examination will be on 8th June. Last date to apply: 31st March 2008. Exam centres: Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Delhi, Puthuchery, Hyderabad, Kolkata. Application and prospectus can be downloaded from the website www.jipmer.edu and it can be submitted online. Please keep a latest color photograph, DD of 500 drawn infavor of accounts officer, JIPMER payable at puthuchery and copy of SSLC book or 10th certificate with u while filling the form online.

All India Entrance Examination for Agriculture Courses (AIEEA 2008)

All India Entrance Examination for Agriculture Courses (AIEEA 2008)
Application invited for the entrance examination conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi to select candidates to admit to U.G. Degree programs (B.Sc./B.Tech./B.F.Sc. etc.) in the subjects of Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Technology, Biotechnology, Forestry, Food Science, Fisheries Sciences, Home Science, Sericulture, Agricultural Marketing Banking & Co-operation, and Commercial Agriculture & Business Management. Eligibility: +2 sciences with PCB/M.
Important Dates of AIEEA 2008:
Dates for purchase of Information Bulletin with Application Forms: 21.01.2008 to 07.03.2008
Last date of receipt of filled Application Forms in ICAR (Non-remote areas): 10.03.2008.
Last date of receipt of filled Application Forms in ICAR from remote areas: 17.03.2008.
Date and Time of the Examination: 19.04.2008 (Saturday) 10.00 – 12.30 hours at 39 Centres).
Eligibility: The candidate must have passed and obtained not less than 50% marks (for admission under General, UPS and OBC categories), or 40% marks (for admissions under SC, ST and PH. Categories) in 10+2 examination. Any candidate having compartment/ supplementary in any subject in 10+2 examination is not eligible for admission. Candidates appearing for 10+2 examination can also apply but produce 10+2 pass certificate during Counseling. Pass in English in 10+2 examination is essential for admission in some of the Universities. Minimum % marks in 10+2 Exam. Required : 50% for Gen., OBC and UPS, 40% for SC, ST, PH in PCM/ PCA/ PCB/ PCH/ PCMB subject combinations (pass in English compulsory for some Universities).

Age: 17-23 years as on December 31, 2008
Sources of purchase of Information Bulletins with Application Forms:
On cash : Offices of the Registrars of 38 Universities and branches of the Syndicate Bank.
By Post: Candidates from remote places can obtain the Information Bulletin with Application Form by sending written request to the Controller of Exams, Education Division, ICAR, KAB-II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 along with Bank Draft of Rs. 450/- (Rs. 400/- + Rs. 50/- towards postal and handling charges) for General, OBC and UPS Categories and Rs. 250/- (200/- + 50/- towards postal and handling charges) for S.C., S.T. and P.H. Categories. The demand draft must be drawn in favour of DDG (Education), ICAR payable at New Delhi with a self addressed envelope (30x25 cm) without postage stamps. The candidate should write his/ her name and address on the back of the demand draft. No request for supply of Information Bulletin by post will be accepted after 04 March, 2008.
National Talent Scholarship (NTS): Rs. 1,000/- per month for U.G. would be awarded to all selected in this examination who join any University in ICAR-SAU system, located outside their state of domicile.
Question Paper: There will be only one question paper consisting of objective type questions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or Agriculture) for “STREAM–A” and Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics for “STREAM – B”. The candidates may choose any Stream according to their eligibility and choice of the subjects. The question paper will be in ENGLISH and HINDI.
Reservation: As per norms, 15% seats in all subjects will be reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST), 3% for Physically Handicapped (PH), and 2% for candidates from Underprivileged States (UPS). Reservation for OBC if applicable in four Central Universities (NDRI, CAU, BHU and Viswa Bharti) will be as per Government of India directives/ University rules. The last date for the receipt of filled Application Forms is 10 March, 2008, in the Office of, The Controller of Exams,Education Division, ICAR,KAB-II, Pusa, New Delhi–110012
However for the candidates from remote areas viz. Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Lahaul and Spilit District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, A&N Islands and Lakshadweep, the last date for receipt of filled Application Form is 17 March, 2008. Applications received after the last date will be rejected. ICAR shall not be held responsible for non-receipt of application within the time schedule due to postal delay or any other reason for delay. The Application Forms cannot be submitted on-line. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to check his/ her eligibility for admission before applying. ICAR will not be held responsible for refusing admission to any non-eligible candidate at the time of Counseling. All disputes relating to the conduct of this examination or any matter connected with this advertisement shall be dealt in the jurisdiction of DELHI COURT only.
For more details you may refer http://www.icar.org.in/UG_Advt_DAVP_2008.pdf
Jalil MS

Kerala Engineering and Medical Entrance 2008

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO
MEDICAL/AGRICULTURE/VETERINARY/ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURE
DEGREE COURSES, KERALA - 2008
NOTIFICATION

1. Applications are invited for the Entrance Examinations for admission to the following Degree
Courses in various Professional Colleges in the State for 2008-09.
(a) Medical
(i) MBBS (ii) BDS (iii) B.Pharm. (iv) B.Sc. (Nursing) (v) B.Sc. (MLT)
(vi) BAMS (vii) B.H.M.S (viii) B.S.M.S (Siddha) (ix) B.Sc.-Nursing (Ayurveda)
(x) B.Pharm. (Ayurveda) and (xi) B.P.T (Physiotherapy).
(b) Agriculture
(i) B.Sc. Hons. (Agriculture) (ii) B.F.Sc. (Fisheries) (iii) B.Sc. Hons. (Forestry)
(c) Veterinary
B.V.Sc. & AH
(d) Engineering
B.Tech. [including B.Tech. (Agricultural Engg.) / B.Tech. (Dairy Sc. & Tech.)
courses under the Kerala Agricultural University]
(e) Architecture B.Arch.
Note:- Candidates satisfying the eligibility conditions as laid down in the Prospectus and who seek admission to all the above mentioned courses in Government seats have to apply in the
prescribed application form issued by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE).
There is separate Entrance Examinations for admission to Engineering and Medical Courses
conducted by the CEE and the allotment will be based on the rank in these Entrance
Examinations. The CEE will not conduct any Entrance Examination for admission to B.Arch.
course. However, candidates seeking admission to B.Arch. course should compulsorily
appear and qualify the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by the
National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA).

2. Eligibility for Admission:
(A) Nativity:
(i) Applicant should be an Indian citizen. PIO/OCI Card Holders who have studied/are studying in Kerala from Class VIII to XII will be treated on par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission.
(ii) Both Keralites and Non-Keralites are eligible to apply for the Entrance Examination. Applicants of Kerala origin will be categorized as ‘Keralites’. Others will be categorized as ‘Non-Keralites’.(iii) A candidate will be considered as a ’Keralite’, for the limited purpose of eligibility for admission, if (i) he/she or his/her father/mother was born in Kerala OR (ii) he/she has been a resident of Kerala for a period of 5 years within a period of 12 years OR (iii) he/she has undergone his/her school studies from Standards VIII to XII in educational institution(s) in Kerala. The candidate should submit relevant certificate along with the application form as prescribed in the Prospectus to avail such benefit.
(iv) Non-Keralites are classified as ‘Non-Keralite Category-I’ and ‘Non-Keralite Category-II’.
(v) ‘Non-Keralite Category-I’ candidates are those who have undergone the qualifying course in Kerala, and who are the sons/daughters of Employees of the Government of India, or,
employees who are serving in connection with the affairs of the Government of Kerala, subject tothe condition that, all categories of the employees mentioned above should have served in
Kerala for a minimum period of 2 years, or, have served in connection with the affairs of the
Government of Kerala for a minimum period of 2 years. Such candidates will be eligible for
admission to the Government seats under ‘State Merit’ only, for all the courses, which are filled on the basis of the rank in the Entrance Examination(s) or the rank list prepared by giving equal weightage to the marks in NATA and qualifying examination, as applicable.
Candidates who do not belong to the ‘Keralite’ or ‘Non-Keralite Category-I’ will be treated as
‘Non-Keralite Category-II'. They are eligible for admission ONLY to the ‘State Merit’ seats in the Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges in the State and in the Management Quota seats in Self-financing Engineering institutions sponsored by Government. Non-Keralite candidates will not be considered for admission against reserved seats.
Note:- Allotments to Self-financing Colleges from the State Rank lists for all courses will be
subject to the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in WP(C)s on the issues
relating to Self-financing colleges pending before it and orders of Central and State
Governments.
(B) Academic Qualification:
(i) Medical/Agriculture/Veterinary/B.Sc.–Nursing (Ayurveda) and B.Pharm. (Ayurveda)
Courses: Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Examination or examination
recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology, and 50% marks in Physics,
Chemistry and Biology put together. Those who wish to take admission to MBBS/BDS courses
should acquire 50% marks in the Medical Entrance Examination (As per the guidelines issued
by Medical Council of India). Candidates seeking admission to B.V.Sc. & AH course under the Kerala Agricultural University, in addition to the qualification prescribed under (a) above, should have passed the qualifying examination with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English put together (as per the regulation of Veterinary Council of India).
(ii) B.Pharm. Course: Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or
examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology / Mathematics / Biotechnology/ Computer Science separately and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology /Mathematics / Bio-technology / Computer Science put together are eligible. Such candidates will not be eligible for admission to B.Pharm. (Ayurveda) course.
Candidates who have passed D.Pharm. course with 50% mark in the final Diploma Examination in Pharmacy are also eligible for admission to B.Pharm. course, subject to the condition that they should have passed Higher Secondary / Pre-Degree or equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology / Mathematics as optional. Such candidates will be eligible only for B.Pharm. course and will not be admitted to other Medical / Agriculture/ Veterinary Courses.
(iii) B.P.T. Course: Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary examination or
examination recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology, and 50% marks in
Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together. In addition, the candidates should have studied
English as a subject at 12th standard / Plus Two level.
(iv) Eligibility of B.Sc. Degree holders: Those who apply based on their B.Sc. Degree, for
admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, B.H.M.S, BSMS, B.Sc. (Nursing) and B.Sc. (MLT) Courses,
should have obtained their B.Sc. Degree with one of the subjects, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bio-Chemistry as Main, and any one or two of these subjects as subsidiaries, with 50% marks for Main and Subsidiaries taken together, provided they have passed the Higher Secondary or equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects.
(v) Engineering Courses: Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Mathematics separately, and 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry / Bio-technology / Computer Science / Biology put together are eligible for admission. Candidates having Three year Diploma inEngineering awarded by the Board of Technical Examinations, Kerala or equivalent, having 50% marks in the final Diploma examination, are also eligible for admission. However, these Diploma holders are not eligible for admission to the Engineering courses offered by Kerala Agricultural University.
(vi) Architecture Course: Candidates who have passed 10+2 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination or examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with Mathematics as a subject of examination, with 50% marks in aggregate are eligible. Candidates who have passed Three year Diploma in Engineering or equivalent examination with 50% marks in final Diploma examination are also eligible to apply. In addition the candidates should qualify the NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) with 40% marks. Reserved category (SC/ST/SEBC) candidates should have obtained a minimum of 35% marks in NATA, as per guidelines of Council of Architecture. (For details, visit www.nata.in).
(C) Relaxation in marks in the Qualifying Examination: For all courses, a relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying examination will be allowed to those candidates who belong to the communities listed under the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) and whose annual family income is up to Rs. 2.5 lakhs (Rupees Two Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only). SC/ST candidates need only a pass in the qualifying examination. But candidates belonging to SEBC categories, seeking admission to MBBS/BDS courses, need 45% marks in Biology and 45% marks inPhysics, Chemistry and Biology put together, in the qualifying examination and 40% marks in Medical Entrance Examination. Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories need 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together in the qualifying examination and 40% marks in the Entrance Examination for seeking admission to MBBS/BDS Courses.
(D) Candidates who have appeared/are appearing for Qualifying Examinations: Candidates who have not passed the qualifying examination but have appeared/are appearing for the Higher Secondary or equivalent examination or the three-year Engineering Diploma
Examination of this academic year, will also be permitted to take the Entrance Examination(s)
provisionally. But, such candidates should prove their academic eligibility on the date of
admission. Candidates applying based on B.Sc. Degree, referred to under paragraph 2 B (iv)
above, should have passed the Degree Examination at the time of submission of application.
(E) Age: The candidate should complete 17 years of age as on 31st December, 2008.

3. Schedule for the Entrance Examinations:
The Entrance Examinations will be held at all the District Centres in Kerala, New Delhi and Dubai (UAE), on the dates mentioned below as per Indian Standard Time (IST).

Engineering Entrance Examination (For Engineering courses except Architecture) :
21.04.2008 Monday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-I : Physics & Chemistry.
22.04.2008 Tuesday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-II: Mathematics.

Medical Entrance Examination
[For Medical (including B.Pharm.), Agriculture and Veterinary Courses]:
23.04.2008 Wednesday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-I : Chemistry & Physics.
24.04.2008 Thursday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-II: Biology.

Note (i): Appearance in the two papers of the concerned Entrance Examination is compulsory for being considered for inclusion in the Engineering/Medical rank lists. Candidates seeking
admission to B.Pharm. (Ayurveda) Course also should write both the Papers of the Medical
Entrance Examination.

(ii): Admission to the B.Pharm. course will be based on a separate rank list prepared on the
basis of the performance of candidates in the ‘Chemistry & Physics’ Paper (Paper I) of
the Medical Entrance Examination. Hence, those who wish to be considered for admission to
the B.Pharm. Course should compulsorily appear for the 'Chemistry & Physics' Paper of the
Medical Entrance Examination.

(iii): Candidates seeking admission to B.Arch. course should also submit the Application form to the CEE. There is no State level Entrance Examination for this purpose. However such
candidates should write the National Aptitude Test for Architecture and should forward the
NATA score and mark list of the qualifying examination to the CEE on or before 12.06.2008.

4. Application Forms:
(a) ONLY ONE APPLICATION NEED BE SUBMITTED FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO ONE OR MORE OF MEDICAL, AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY, B.PHARM, ENGINEERING AND (ARCHITECTURE) COURSES.
(b) SC/ST candidates should apply in light Yellow application forms and all other candidates should apply in the General application form (Light Blue). Candidates under ‘Other Eligible Communities' (OEC) should apply in the General application form. Candidates who are children of Intercaste Married Couple, of which one is SC/ST, should apply in the form meant for SC/ST.
(c) Fee of Application: General candidates - Rs. 700/- ; SC/ST candidates - Rs. 350/-.
(d) Application Distribution Centres: The Application form and Prospectus will be distributed from 1 pm on 28.01.2008 to 29.02.2008 through selected branches of Canara Bank and State Bank of Travancore in Kerala and outside the State. The amount towards the fee of application is to be remitted in cash at the distribution centre. The list of Canara Bank and State Band of Travancore branches, selected as sales centres, is appended separately. Application Forms will not be available by post or sold from the office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.
(e) Application form: All candidates will receive the application form, OMR Data Sheet, an
envelope bearing the address of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations and the
Prospectus. Candidates should ensure that the Application number printed in the
Application Form, OMR Data Sheet and on the cover are the same.
(f) Facility to Download the Application Form: Candidates not claiming any reservation/belonging to the Non-Keralite Category–II can apply in the prescribed format by downloading the application from the website cee-kerala.org. Such candidates should send the filled-in application along with a Demand Draft for Rs. 700/- (Rupees Seven Hundred only), drawn on any Nationalized Bank, in favour of the ‘Commissioner for Entrance Examinations’, payable at Thiruvananthapuram, so as to reach this office before the last date and time for receipt of applications.
(g) Candidates opting DUBAI (UAE) as the Centre for Entrance Examination: Candidates, who choose ‘DUBAI’ as their centre for the Entrance Examination, should submit along with their filled in application form, a Demand Draft for Rs. 7,000/- (Rupees Seven Thousand only), drawn on a Nationalized Bank in favour of the 'Commissioner for Entrance Examinations', and payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Those applying in downloaded forms should enclose a Demand Draft for a total amount of Rs. 7,700/- (Rupees Seven Thousand Seven Hundred only). The candidates opting Dubai centre should note that the examinations are conducted as per Indian Standard Time (IST).

5. Last date and time for receipt of filled in Application Forms:
The filled in Application Form along with the OMR DATA SHEET and other relevant documents, to be submitted with the Application Form, is to be sent in the printed envelope bearing the address of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations supplied along with the application form, so as to reach him before 5 p.m. on 29.02.2008 (Friday), by Hand Delivery/ Registered Post / Speed Post. Completed Applications will be received in the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations on holidays also.
6. Belated Applications: Belated applications will be rejected. Candidates are therefore advised to apply well in advance. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations will not be responsible for any postal delay.
7. Candidates will not be allowed to include any information in the application form or to submit any Certificates/Documents claiming reservation or any other benefits, after the submission of the application, under any circumstances. Requests in this regard will not be entertained by the Office of the Commissioner.
8. Certificates that are to be obtained in the body of the Application should be obtained in the body of the Application form itself.
9. Incomplete or defective applications will be summarily REJECTED and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
10. The Entrance Examinations and the subsequent allotments will be based on the various
provisions laid down in the Prospectus approved by the Government. An extract of the
Prospectus will also be available in the website of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations
at “www.cee-kerala.org”. Candidates are requested to go through the various provisions in the Prospectus before submitting their applications.

NRI candidates can download application from the website http://www.cee-kerala.org/

Jalil MS