INDIAN
INSTITUTE OF PLANTATION MANAGEMENT BANGALORE - IIPMB
(An Autonomous
Organization Promoted by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GOI)
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ADMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY 2014 FOURTH BATCH
Professional Certificate Programme on Tea Tasting and
Marketing (PCP-TTM)
THE INSTITUTE
Indian Institute of
Plantation Management (IIPM), a centre of Excellence and the first of its kind
National Institute, was established at the initiative of the Ministry of
Commerce & Industry, Government of India. It is co-promoted by the
Commodity Boards of India, viz., Coffee Board, Rubber Board, Tea Board, Spices
Board and Plantation Industry Associations.
IIPM has been focusing
in the field of plantation & associated agri-business and commodity management
education.
THE PROGRAM
Institute, proposes
to launch a Professional Certificate Programme on Tea Tasting and Marketing
(PCP-TTM) under the sponsorship of Tea Board of India, Ministry of Commerce &
Industry, Govt. of India, for tea industry personnel and public in general, in
the global academia.
This program
combines the discipline of professional tea tasting and tea marketing. The
PCPTTM has been crafted out of an industry – academia interface, with greater
focus on practical inputs to address the emerging needs of tea industry. The
program will cover the modern principles of tea business management, market
information & techniques and practices of tea tasting skill to prepare a
dynamic group of world class professional tea tasters to connoisseur with
managerial capabilities.
PCP-TTM offers
excellent career opportunities, nationally and globally, in reputed tea companies,
brokerages, tea buyers and blenders, Beverage Industry as well as Connoisseur
in food, drinks and hotel sector.
Program is
developed and designed by the distinguished IIPM faculty and experts from
Indian Tea industry.
Program highlights
The learning
methodologies of the program include tasting different profiles of tea produced
within the country and from major tea producing countries. The participants
will get hands on experience in tea tasting from the state of art tea tasting
lab at the institute and expert tasters from national & international tea
tasting units. The program facilitate the participants to sharpen their skills
on palate memory and tea business management in real time tea business centers.
The participants will be imparted with market information on tea,
opportunities, consumption preferences, etc to develop a sense of market driven
tea tasting.
The program will
provide opportunity for freshers to enter tea industry as a taster,
entrepreneurship in
tea retailing, assessor of tea in hotel industry and unique & off beat
career paths for experienced tea taster.
The program is
conducted by Tea Industry Experts from North and South Indian Tea Sector.
DURATION
45 days intensive
Phase I program, starting from 3rd week of April 2014
ELIGIBILITY:
• Graduate in any
discipline, recognized by UGC/ AIUs.
• Proficiency in
written and oral communication in English is essential.
• Sponsored
candidates by planters, plantation associations, Brokerages, tea manufacturers,
Beverage experts, tea buyers and blenders will be given special consideration
in eligibility norms.
ADMISSION &
SELECTION:
Candidates will be
selected on the basis of psychometric test and blind (sensory) test on tea tasting.
RESERVATION
The reservation for
SC / ST / OBC / PH candidates is applicable as per the Government of India
rules, subject to meeting the other eligibility criteria for admission.
HOW TO APPLY
For Prospectus and
Application form, write to the ‘The Admissions Office’ along with a crossed
Demand Draft for Rs.600/- (Rs.350/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates, with relevant certificates)
drawn in favour of “Indian Institute of Plantation Management”, payable at Bangalore.
Application form can also be downloaded from Institute’s website.
For more
information please visit our website www.iipmb.edu.in
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