While stating this today, a spokesman of the University said that the courses for which applications have been invited included PGDCA/MCA-first year, MSc Computer Science and MCA-second year (lateral entry), MCA-third year (lateral entry) and MCA (5-year Integrated Course after 10+2); Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, Master of Insurance Business, Master of Commerce, PG Diploma in Taxation and PG Diploma in Industrial Safety Management; BA, MA in Mass Communication, PG Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations and MA (Mass Communication)-second year (lateral entry); PG Diploma in Environmental Management, PG Diploma in Bakery Science and Technology, PG Diploma in Counseling and Behaviour Modification and MSc (Mathematics).

Without late fee admissions to PGDCA/MCA-first year, MSc Computer Science/MCA-second year (lateral entry), MCA-third year (lateral entry), Master of Business Administration and MSc (Mathematics) courses would be made up to September 30 and with a late fee of Rs 1,000 up to October 31, 2010. Without late fee admissions to MCA (5-year Integrated Course after 10+2), Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Insurance Business and PG Diploma in Counseling and Behaviour Modification courses would be made up to October 31, with a late fee of Rs 500 up to November 30 and with a late fee of Rs 1,000 up to December 31, 2010.

The spokesman said that entrance test for MBA/MCA (3 years)/MCA (5 years Integrated) would be held on September 19 at the study centres offering these courses. However, if needed, one more test might be conducted on October 24. The candidates were advised to register themselves for the test with the nearest University approved study centres.

The prospectus could be obtained from the Directorate of Distance Education, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar or from any study centre approved by the University, he added.   

After getting the go-ahead by the board of management and academic council recently, Ignou will soon set up a first of its kind culinary institute in India that will offer courses in Indian gastronomy and regional cuisines.

According to Ignou vicechancellor, V N Rajasekharan Pillai, the introduction of the new courses will help in documenting, preserving, developing and promoting India's regional cuisines. ``Every region or state has a cuisine that is unique. With the passage of time, some of the most authentic recipes are already lost or dying. They need to be documented. That apart, the institute will offer professional programmes starting from certificate courses to PhD. It will also offer MBA with specialization in Indian culinary art.''

According to Ignou officials, the institute will be a part of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Services Management. The courses will begin from 2011-12 academic session.

Source: Times Of India By Manash Pratim Gohain IGNOU'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT

``Classes will start from next month. The technical details of the scheme have been finalized,'' said Anand Tiwari, NDMC spokesperson. He said a meeting of top coaching institutes interested in providing training to students and NDMC officials was held last week to discuss the issue. The final bidding for selection of coaching institutes will be take place on Friday, he added. The bidders include FIIT JEE, Sahil Study Circle and Aacharya.

NDMC officials said the objective of the scheme, named Lakshya, is to improve the academic performance of talented students by providing special coaching for professional courses like engineering and medicine. ``There are many poor and underprivileged children studying at the 12 senior secondary schools run by NDMC who cannot afford the exorbitant fees charged by good coaching institutes,'' said an official.

For Class XI students, there will be a two-year programme and for those studying in Class XII, the coaching classes will be a one-year programme. Thirty-five students each will be selected for these programmes through a qualifying exam. ``There is not much time left for Class XII students to prepare for competitive exams. So, it has been decided that they will be given five classes in a week as against three classes that will be given to class XI students. The location for holding these coaching classes is yet to be decided but there will not be any transport facility for students,'' said an official, who was present at the meeting.

Date of Exam
December 12, 2010 from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm

Test Centers
N/A

Fee
See the prospectus

How to Apply
Interested candidates can apply and submit the application form online only. Applicants can submit the online application form by visiting IIT Delhi's official website: http://www.iitd.ac.in/. Application fee for general candidates is Rs 750 and for SC/ST/PD candidates is Rs 350. For further details and guidelines for filling online application form one can visit the IIT Delhi's aforementioned website.

Date of issue of Application Form
September 6, 2010

Last Date of submitting Application Form
October 8, 2010 till 6.00 pm

Contact address:
Indian Institute of Technology
New Delhi

Admission certificates to the candidates have been dispatched. Letters of rejection to the candidates stating reason(s) for rejection have also been issued.

If any applicant has not received any of the above mentioned communication, they may contact UPSC Facilitation Counter on working days. The candidates may also get the Venue information through Interactive Voice Response System of the Commission.

All India Management Association (AIMA) will conduct the third round of Management Aptitude Test (MAT) for this year, on September 5, 2010, from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm (for paper based test) and September 11, 2010 onwards (for computer based test). MAT is approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Government of India (GOI) as a national entrance test.

Management Aptitude Test is an aptitude test, conducted by Centre for Management Services, which is a specialized division of AIMA (All India Management Association). MAT is usually conducted four times in a year in January, May, September and December. The test is conducted for the admission to MBA, MBA+PGPM+PGCM, PGDBA/PGDBM courses.

While stating this today, Dr.J.S. Dhankhar, Director, Extension Education said that during the course, the trainees would be provided detailed knowledge of all the aspects of Radio Management and its conduct. Training would also be imparted to them at Community Radio Station being run successfully in the Directorate. On the completion of the course, the trainees would be given certificates which would be helpful for them in providing employment in media.

He said that classes for the course would be organised from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. so that regular studies of the students might not suffer. Interaction with the successful Radio Jockey of media sector would also be facilitated. There were 20 seats for this course and admissions would be granted on ‘first come first serve’ basis, he added.

The CSAT is meant to be an examination to shortlist candidates for the civil services (main) examination. It will be conducted every year for recruiting officers in the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) as well as other elite government services.

The proposal for the introduction and implementation of CSAT to replace he existing preliminary civil services examination from 2011 had been approved by the Central government in March this year. The Centre had also asked the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) to formulate a syllabus for it.

Minister of State for Personnel Prithviraj Chavan said that the central government will be soon notifying about the new system of examinations for UPSC including its syllabus, which is currently being worked out.

"In CSAT, one of optional subjects which a candidate could have chosen out of 23 optional has been replaced with common paper on aptitude test. The syllabus of CSAT is being worked out," he informed.

According to ministry officials, candidates will now be required to appear for two objective type papers that will lay emphasis on their aptitude for the civil services in addition to their ethical and moral dimension on decision making.

Both papers would have an equal weightage of marks and all candidates would be required to give both papers instead of the earlier one common paper on general awareness and one optional paper on any subject of the candidate's choice.

The change is only being implemented for the first of three stages of the CSE. Until a panel of experts studies the complete aspects of the whole CSE examination system, the second and third stage of the exam scheme would not be modified.

It is being anticipated that the execution of 27% reservation in admission for OBCs in AIIMS without changing the number of unreserved seats, would necessitate increase in total number of seats in various courses and lead to a corresponding increase in manpower and infrastructure.

According to a statement issued by the government, after the implementation of reservation for OBCs in the institute, the annual intake in various undergraduate, post-graduate and paramedical courses will increase by 182. Implementation of reservation for OBCs will not only increase intake capacity of the Institute, but also facilitate better health care delivery system.

Contact address:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi

Misleading educational advertisement and unverified claims by many educational institutions will soon be under strict scanner as the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Monday decided to issue a set of guidelines and put up its first draft for wider consultations.

Mint has reported about such a plan on 16 August. The proposed advertising guidelines for educational institutions, among other things, prohibits institutions and programs from claiming recognition, authorization, accreditation, or affiliations without having proper evidence. The guideline proposes to put the accreditations availed by institutes prominently in the ads.

Once the guidelines comes into effect, educational institutions will not be able to promise jobs, admissions, job promotions, salary increase, etc. without substantiating such claims and also assuming full responsibility in the same advertisement. The proposed guidelines discourages institutions from claiming success in placements, student compensations, admission to renowned institutes, marks and rankings, and topper student testimonials unless every such claim is substantiated with evidence. The new advertising content guidelines will apply to ads of all educational institutions, coaching classes and educational programs, the ad watchdog said.

ASCI's chairman Dhananjay Keskar said: "ASCI recognizes the role of educational institutions in building the country's intellectual capital and the value parents place in them for getting the right education for their children. ASCI realizes that a variety of these claims in advertisements need to be regulated through a set of guidelines tailor-made for the education sector."