GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY Master of Public Health (Field Epidemiology) ADMISSION NOTICE-- ACADEMIC SESSION 2009-10

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES)

MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

22-SHAMNATH MARG, DELHI 110054

Tele: 011-23912961/23958613/23989072

Website: www.nicd.nic.in   E-mail: dirnicd@bol.net.in

 

GURU GOBIND SINGH  INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY

ADMISSION NOTICE-- ACADEMIC SESSION 2009-10

Master of Public Health (Field Epidemiology)

 

Download Information Bulleting

Admission Notice

Application Forms

Last Date: 22 June 2009

 

MPH (FE): A Two year course

(Affiliated to the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi)

 

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

: The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) started in

1963, is an apex institution under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and

Family Welfare, Government of India. Designated as the WHO Collaborative Centre for

Epidemiology and Training in 1996, the Institute is involved at National and International levels in

developing trained manpower and conducting operational studies. For further details about NICD

visit website: 

http://www.nicd.nic.in   

 

The Institute, NICD invites applications from eligible candidates for MPH (FE) course scheduled to

commence on 3 Aug. 2009. The course is affiliated to the GGSIP University.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates possessing MBBS degree from any recognized institution are eligible to

apply for the course.

 

AGE:

The upper age limit is 45 years for in-service candidates and 35 years for others as on August

1, 2009. The upper age limit can be relaxed up to a maximum of 5 years in exceptional cases by the

Admission Officer if he/she is satisfied with the merit of the case.

 

SEATS :

Intake will be limited to a maximum of 15 seats. (The matter regarding increase in

number of seats from 15 to 20 is under consideration of the University

). Of these, two seats are

earmarked for World Health Organization sponsored fellows. For the remaining 13 seats, admission

will be done on the basis of an entrance test. These 13 seats will be distributed in the ratio of 60% for

In-Service Candidates (working in Health Institutions / Organizations in Central / State Government

or Public Sector and having five years experience, of which at least three years should be in Public

Health activities) and 40% for Direct Candidates.

In-Service Candidates shall, at the time of application or counseling for admission, furnish a letter

from their employer that, if they are admitted, they would be relieved for two years for undertaking

the course on a full-time basis at NICD. Reservation will be as per Government/University norms:

27% for Other Backward Classes; 15% for Scheduled Castes; 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes; 5% for

Defence category and 3% for Physically Handicapped Candidates. One seat, which is supernumerary

in nature; is earmarked for Kashmiri migrants; for which the admission will be based on the

Entrance Test.

 

SELECTION

: Selection will be on the basis of an Entrance Test to be conducted on 5 July 2009

(Sunday) in Delhi.

WHO sponsored candidates are exempted from appearing in the entrance test

and such candidates will be enrolled to the University directly. All other details are available in the

Information Bulletin.

Application Form and Information Bulletin for admission to MPH (FE) for the academic session

2009-10 will be

available between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm on all working days from 4 June 2009

to 22 June 2009

on payment of Rs. 400/- (Four Hundred only) in the form of a Demand Draft in

favour of "Director, National Institute of Communicable Diseases" payable at "Delhi". For obtaining

the same by registered post, a Demand Draft of Rs. 450/- (Four Hundred and Fifty) in favour of

"Director, National Institute of Communicable Diseases" payable at "Delhi" should be sent to the

Administrative Officer (I), National Institute of Communicable Diseases, 22 Sham Nath Marg,

Delhi-110054, so as to reach the Institute by 5.00 pm on 11 June 2009.

 

Application Form & Information Bulletin can also be downloaded from the website

 

www.nicd.nic.in

.  Those who use downloaded Application Form must enclose a demand draft of Rs.

400/- (Rupees four hundred only), drawn in favour of "Director, National Institute of Communicable

Diseases" payable at "Delhi" with the application form. They should write their name and address on

the reverse of bank draft.

 

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

:

Applications complete in all respects, should be submitted to the Director, National Institute of

Communicable Diseases

on or before 5.00 pm on 22 June 2009. On the top of the envelope

containing the application form, the words, "APPLICATION FOR MPH (FE) 2009" must be

written.

 

Note

: The course is not recognized by the Medical Council of India.