NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(Ministry
of Rural Development, Govt. of India )
Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad – 500 030
DATE EXTENDED UPTO: 18-11-2013
ADMISSION NOTIFICATION
ADMISSION NOTIFICATION
7th POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT (PGDRDM)
January 2014 to December 2014
National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) is a
premier national center of excellence in rural development. It builds capacities
of the rural development functionaries, elected representatives, academicians
and young students through inter-related activities of teaching, training,
research, action research and consultancy. The NIRD faculty comprises experienced
academicians and development practitioners.
For more details about the Institute and the
PGDRDM, please visit our Website www.nird.org.in/pgdrdm.
The NIRD announces its seventh fully
residential One-year ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM)’
with an aim to create a committed and competent cadre of Rural Development
professionals in the country. The programme seeks to impart management techniques
that will enhance the understanding of the paradigm and practice of rural
development.
ELIGIBILITY: Graduation in any discipline from a recognised
University. Students who are in the final year and expect to complete all the
requirements of graduation before 1st January, 2014 may also apply. Some seats
are reserved for the sponsored Indian in-service candidates. Indian in service
candidates should possess at least two years of work experience in rural
development and allied sectors and are required to apply through their
employers.
SELECTION PROCESS: Selection of candidates
including Indian in-service candidates will be made through a process of
All-India Entrance Test which will test the verbal, quantitative and analytical
competencies of the students including English Language. Group Discussion and
Personal Interviews will be conducted for the short-listed candidates.
However, a separate merit list will be prepared for
the regular and in-service students.
ENTRANCE TEST: The Entrance Test will be conducted
on November 24, 2013 at the following centres: Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar
Dimapur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi,
Patna, Pune and Thiruvanantapuram. However, the NIRD reserves the right to
cancel any of the centres or add new centres for any administrative reasons and
assign any other centre to the applicants.
TOTAL NO. OF SEATS: 50 (may undergo some change depending
upon the availability of infrastructure. Of these, up to 5 seats may be
allotted to the Indian in service candidates).
PROGRAMME DURATION: (One year) January, 2014 to December,
2014
COURSE FEE: For Open / OBC Category `1.60 Lakhs
(excluding boarding and lodging) For SC/ST/PWD
category `1.50 Lakhs (excluding boarding and lodging)
Board and
Lodging: The annual board and lodging expenses will be approximately `1,00,000.
Accommodation will be given to the students in the NIRD hostel.
Caution Deposit: A refundable Caution Deposit of
`10,000 is to be paid along with the first trimester fee.
Seat Registration Fee: Upon selection, a
non-refundable Seat Registration fee of `30,000 should be paid by the Indian
students. This amount will be adjusted against the first trimester fee.
SCHOLARSHIPS: The North Eastern Council, Shillong,
may consider giving fellowships to economically backward students of North
Eastern states.
RESERVATION: Reservations for the students of the SC/ST/OBC
(Non-creamy layer) and Persons with Disability (PWD) will be made as per
Government of India’s policies.
PLACEMENT: NIRD will endeavour to make placements
on successful completion of the PGDRDM, but does not guarantee. However, all
the students of the previous Batches of the PGDRDM have been placed. The same
trend is expected to continue.
HOW TO
APPLY: Prospectus-cum-application form can be downloaded from our website (www.nird.org.in/pgdrdm).
The filled in application form should be submitted
along with the application fee of ` 500 (`300/- for SC/ST and PWD candidates)
through an Account Payee Demand Draft drawn in favour of NIRD - PGDRDM, payable
at Hyderabad.
The filled in application form should be sent to
the Coordinator Admissions, Centre for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS), National
Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030 (A.P), India, so as to reach on
or before 18.11.2013.
Last date for receipt of applications from the
students of North Eastern States, Jammu & Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar Island
and Lakshadweep
is 18.11.2013. Applications received after the cut off date shall be
rejected. NIRD reserves the right to make changes to the Diploma Programme, its
design/content and the process of selection, depending upon the exigencies
without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
Programme Director,
Phone No.: 91-040-24008460;
Fax: 91-040-24008522 email: pgdrdmadmission@gmail.com
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