Distance Education Cell
National Institute of Rural Development
(Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 (AP), INDIA
Website-www.nird.org.in/dec
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
(DISTANCE MODE)
About the Institute
The National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, which celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2008, is a premier national centre of excellence of rural development. Recognized internationally as a UN-ESCAP Centre of Excellence in HRD; acclaimed regionally as a centre of excellence in rural development by the Afro Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO), Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) and considered a leader in rural business management education and for Distance Education. It builds capacities of stakeholders such as officials and functionaries engaged in rural development, elected representatives, institutions, academicians and young students through inter-related activities of training, research, action research, teaching and consultancy. The Institute endeavors to enable them to develop right perspectives, analyze and propose solutions to problems in planning and implementation of the programmes for rural development and disseminate information on best practices in rural development through periodicals, reports and publications.
The Institute is located in the serene surroundings of Rajendranagar about 15 km from the Historic City of Hyderabad.
Post Graduate Diploma in Tribal Development Management (PGD-TDM)
Article 366 (25) of the Constitution of India refers to Scheduled Tribes as those communities who are scheduled in accordance with Article 342. According to this Article, the Scheduled Tribes are the tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within these tribes and tribal communities which have been declared as such by the President through a Public Notification. 8.10 percent of the Nation‟s total population (about 835.80 lakh), according to the 2011 Census, is what constitutes the tribal population of India. This population lives in concentrations in various parts of the country mainly Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and North Eastern States including Sikkim. However most of these tribal groups have been living in abject poverty since long.
In this background, an acute need was felt for developing a well trained set of tribal development professionals who can bring about positive changes and improve the quality of life of the Tribals. However in view of the demand for distance learning courses in as much as to effort an opportunity to the students and working officials it was decided to start a programme on tribal development in distance mode. The Programme is titled “Post Graduate Diploma in Tribal Development Management (PGDTDM)”. The enrolled students will have a unique opportunity to access the best learning resources for developing a strong perspective and high capability for developing and managing tribal development projects on their own.
The Programme is ideally suited for both working officials as well as fresh graduates. It has been designed under the excellent guidance of a Programme Advisory Committee. It aims to enhance managerial skills, research competence and self – development amongst the participants. Towards the final stages of the PGD-TDM, the student expends three months with a Resource Person in NGOs, CBOs and Research Institutes for preparing a Project Report.
Programme Objectives
The major objectives are to produce competent professionals who will:
• Have a strong perspective and in depth understanding of tribal society and culture, ethos, demography, levels of development and contemporary socioeconomic issues
• Be able to assess relative merits of various approaches and strategies of tribal development
• Be well equipped to ensure mobilization and capacity building of stakeholders
• Have adequate skills to prepare and implement integrated development plan and projects for tribal development
• Be competent in project management and financial management
• Develop good understanding of tribal development administration with focus on ethics and values
• Develop good communication skills and capacity in document preparation and presentation
Eligibility Criteria : Graduation in any discipline from a University recognized by the UGC
Duration : One Year
Medium of Instruction : English
Programme Structure
The One Year Programme will be offered in two Semesters. First Semester will have four Courses of four Credits each and the Second Semester comprises three Courses of four credits each and a Project. The learning material for each Course has been divided into Blocks and each Block will have a number of Units. For each Course of four Credits, a student is required to spend 120 hours for self-learning including Contact Session (10 Marks) and Assignment (30 Marks). At the end of each semester, there will be Contact Session at a Contact Centre, which will be conducted by well known Experts and will be followed by Semester end Final Examination (60 Marks). Each of the Courses and the Project work will be evaluated for 100 marks.
Admission Procedure
The candidates selected for admission will be intimated by post individually. The list of selected candidates will also be displayed on the notice board at the Distance Education Cell and the Institute's Website (www.nird.org.in). Only those, who pay the Fee within the stipulated date, are treated as admitted. Mere receipt of admission offer letter does not entitle any right to claim admission. Students, who do not furnish full information and proof by attaching attested (by a gazetted officer or a person holding equivalent rank) Xerox copies of documents/ certificates, mark sheets and service certificates (clearly showing the number of years of service and the field of work) about their academic professional record are liable to be rejected. Irrespective of the claims made by an applicant on the Application Form, marks weightage would be given only on the basis of certificates and transcripts that are attested. Any document sent separately, after submission of the application, will not be considered. Verification of all the original Certificates/ Marks Memos /experience certificates will be done at the time of I Semester Contact Session at designated Contact Centers. The students are, therefore, required to bring their original certificates when they attend contact classes.
Students will be permitted to attend contact classes only after this verification. Until then, their admission will be provisional.
Reservation for SC / ST / PH Students
In accordance with the policy of the Government of India, the reservation for different categories will be implemented with a provision for inter-changeability between these categories, wherever necessary. Students applying for this programme should submit, along with their application, a copy of their Caste/Tribe Certificate from a Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar/Mandal Revenue Officer.
Admission of Sponsored Candidates
The Government Departments/Organizations / Institutions/ NGOs etc may sponsor their officials for admission to this Programme by duly forwarding their applications and paying full Programme Fee for their admitted candidates.
Application Fee
The filled-in Application Form(downloaded from Website) with copies of required documents should be sent with a Draft for Application Fee : (Rs.500/- for Gen/OBC, Rs.300/- for SC/ST/PH).
Programme Fee
Students admitted to this Programme have to pay the Fee in two equal installments at the beginning of each Semester or as a single amount for sponsored candidates by the prescribed date mentioned in the admission offer letter. Gen / OBC : Rs 20,000 ; SC / ST / PH : Rs 18,000/-
Mode of Payment
All payments should be made through Demand Draft in favour of “National Institute of Rural Development” payable at Hyderabad. Payment through cheques, P.O.s, cash, credit /debit cards, money order and money transfer will not be accepted. The following information should be given on the reverse side of the Demand Draft.
“Name of Applicant, Address with PIN and Tel/Cell No.”Check List for sending Application
1. Download Application Form from Website: www.nird.org.in
2. Demand Draft for Application Fee: Rs. 500/- for Gen/OBC and Rs.300/- for
SC/ST/PH
Draft to be drawn in favour of NIRD and payable at Hyderabad
3. Attested Photostat Copies of :
i) SC/ST/OBC (Latest) / PH Certificate from competent authority (wherever
applicable)
ii) Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or Matriculation (Date of Birth proof)
iii) Intermediate Senior Secondary Education (10+2) Certificate
iv) Bachelor’s Degree, Provisional Degree Certificate, Marks Memo
v) Post-graduate Degree / Provisional Degree Certificate, Marks Memo
vi) Income Certificate issued by the competent authority not below the rank
of MRO/ Tahsildar/RDO (wherever applicable)
vii) Experience Certificate, if any.
Last Date: Duly filled in Application Forms to be received by 10th September, 2012
for students from North Eastern States, the last date 17th September, 2012
and for NRI/Foreign Students 28th September 2012.
Note : Fee, once paid, will not be returned under any circumstance
Filled- in Application Forms / Queries to be sent to:
Programme Co-ordinator, PGD-TDM,
Distance Education Cell,
National Institute of Rural Development,
Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad-500 030 (AP)
Telefax : 040-2400 8585
E-mail : pgtdm2012@gmail.com
For further details, please contact :
Dr. S.M.ILYAS
Programme Coordinator, PGD-TDM
Distance Education Cell,
National Institute of Rural Development
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030 (AP)
Tel : 040-2400 8417
Fax : 040-2400 8585
Email: pgtdm2012@gmail.com
Dr. G.V. Krishna Lohi Das
Associate Programme Coordinator , PGD-TDM
Distance Education Cell,
National Institute of Rural Development
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030 (AP)
Tel : 040-2400 8520
Fax : 040-2400 8585
Email: pgtdm2012@gmail.com
for more details visit: http://www.nird.org.in/NIRD_Docs/tdm020512.pdf
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