IGNOU - APPRECIATION PROGRAMME ON SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE

An IGNOU Initiative for our Sustainable Future

APPRECIATION PROGRAMME ON SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE



A collaborative programme of

M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

and

Chair for Sustainable Development, Indira Gandhi National Open University


THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION IS 31-12-2008


Our planet is now in an era of climate change and environmental decay. The basic life support systems essential for sustainable advances in farm productivity are now facing threats because of the enlargement of the ecological foot print of human beings. Therefore, it is essential for all concerned with both sustainable human security and the health of our environment to understand the relationships between human kind and nature. Only then, living in harmony with nature will become possible. It is only in this manner that we can ensure that all development programmes help not only the present generation but the generations yet to be born. This is the purpose of sustainability science, which aims to provide the theoretical foundations and practical strategies for achieving the goal of concurrent progress in economic and ecological security. IGNOU has therefore introduced this Appreciation Programme as part of its efforts to help our country to achieve the goal set by Mahatma Gandhi that we should live in a manner keeping in view that “nature provides for everybody’s need but not for everyone’s greed”.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

· The core objective of this programme is to build the capacity of policy makers, administrators, scientists and educators as well as the general public in the science and art of environmentally, economically and socially sustainable development.

· The course will help the participants to develop an Agenda 21 Plan of Action for their respective village/town/city

· To help those involved in agriculture to launch an era of ever-green revolution which can help to enhance productivity in perpetuity without ecological harm.



Special Features of the Programme
The special feature is conceptualization and development of excellent study material by the eminent experts in the country under the guidance of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan. The contributors to the programme include: Professor M,S.Swaninathan, Prof. P.C. Kesavan, Dr. K. Balasubramanian, Ms. Ganga Vidya , Dr. A. A. Nambi, Mr. P. Senthilkumaran , Dr. G.N. Hariharan, Dr. S. K. Chopra and Dr. Ajay Parida.

The programme has been developed in collaboration with the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.


Duration : The programme can be completed in a minimum period of one month and a maximum period of one year.

Medium of Instruction : The Programme is offered in English.

Eligibility Requirements : The programme is open to the candidates who are Graduate in any discipline or its equivalent from any recognised University. The preference will be given to the post graduate scholars, scientists and policy makers working in the areas of agriculture, rural development, environmental science and sustainable development.

Credit System : The appreciation programme on sustainable science is of four credits. One credit involves 30 hours of study by the students. Thus, for completing this course a student has to put in 120 hours of study.

Project Work
The purpose is to provide an opportunity to the students to apply the knowledge they have acquired in course of study on scientific principles and technological methods underpinning the concept and pathways of sustainable development. The students may take project work on any of the themes studied taking into account local field conditions. The Block four provides three toolkits as an exemplary and an Agenda 21 Plan of Action as base resource material. The project may be in form of design/ development/ analysis of village knowledge centres/ bio-village/ community gene seed grain water bank or any other innovative project related to sustainability science. The students may also develop a research/ policy paper or prepare a plan of action based on the recommendations of Agenda 21 Plan of Action.


Fee : The fee for the programme is Rs. 500/


Online Platform
The Sustainability Science Programme shall be available online on the SAVE (Sustainable Action and Virtual Education) Platform. It is a complete virtual learning environment suite covering all the activities from registration to certification. The following features shall be available to the registered students.

1. Walk in admission: Admission will be available throughout the year. There shall be four cycles in an academic year i.e. January, April, July and October. The two months period between the two cycles shall be used for advertisement and registration of the students for the next cycle. Registration form shall be specially devised with the facility of uploading scanned certificates, other required documents and photograph. Registration will be confirmed only after verification of the certificates and payment of the required admission fee. Facility for online payment shall be available through the payment gateway (AXIS Bank) being offered by the University for online programmes.

2. Integrated multimedia courseware once registered, learners will have access to personalized learning space (My Page). This includes self instructional material, related audio/ video, slides, self check exercises, etc. weaved in one platform.

3. Online counselling and mentoring – web cast based counselling integrated with text based chatting facility shall be used for counselling purposes.

4. 24×7 learner supports: Asynchronous and synchronous modes of interaction will be used to provide just in time support to learners.

5. Online Project platform: Templates shall be made available for synopsis submission, project uploading and evaluation. Viva voce will be conducted through web based video conferencing tool.

6. Online Term End Examination- Online examinations will be conducted in specified centres for in proctored environment.




For further information kindly contact:

Executive Director, Chair for Sustainable Development, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068.

Programme Coordinator, Appreciation Programme on Sustainability Science, Chair for Sustainable Development, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068.

Email: csd@ignou.ac.in, edrsud@ignou.ac.in,

www.ignouonline.ac.in

WELINGKAR PGDM ADMISSIONS 2009-2011 : [WELINGKAR Institute of Management Development and Research / WESCHOOL WELINGKAR EDUCATION ]

S.P. MANDALI'S
WELINGKAR
Institute of Management Development and Research

IS NOW

S.P. MANDALI'S
WESCHOOL
WELINGKAR EDUCATION

Business education seeks change.

They are the change.


PGDM ADMISSIONS 2009-2011


Admissions to the PGDM Programs 2009-2011 at the Mumbai and Bengaluru Campus Recognized by AICTE, Govt. of India, New Delhi.


In management education for 30 years, we believe in taking the untrodden path. While doing so, we have achieved many milestones.

Ranked 8th in the private B-Schools category and 3rd in the Student Exchange Program category, by Outlook in the B-School survey, 2008

Ranked 10th among the top 50 B –Schools in India by Mint - the leading business journal.

Ranked 10th among "Aspiring MBAs' by India today, 2008 in Best Business School Survey.

Awarded the Dewang Mehta Business Award in recognition of Leadership development, Innovation & Best academic input 2008.

Launched a state of the art campus in Electronic city Bengaluru.


Programs at Mumbai campus: -
PGDM (2 year full - time - 180 seats) Specialization in Marketing, Finance, Retail, HR, Operations & Systems
PGDM E- Business (2 year full - time : 60 seats) Specialization in Marketing, Finance HR, Operations & Sun rise verticals
PGDM Business Design (2 year full - time: 60seats) Integrated thinking process
PGDM Retail Management (Executive program with Pantaloon: 30seats)

Program at Bengaluru campus: -
PGDM E- Business (2 year full- time: 60 seats) Specialization in Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations & Sun rise verticals

Eligibility: Candidates with minimum 50% in the Degree exam from a recognized University and consistently good academic record ma apply. Final year students awaiting results may also apply.

Tests accepted: Students may submit scores of any of the following tests: CAT (2008) / MH- CET (2009)/XAT (2009)/ ATMA (2009). Students must submit their scores online to Welingkar.

For details on the Selection Process Click here.

Cost of Application: Rs.1400/- across the counter. To order by post,send a DD in the name of ‘Welingkar Institute of Management’ , payable at Mumbai’.


Important dates:
Start of sale of application kits: 21st November'08
Last date for sale and submission: 28th Feb'09.
Group Discussion & Personal Interview: Mid April'09

Application Kits are available at: Select centers & branches of Axis Bank, IMS, PT Education, T.I.M.E, Career Launcher, Career Forum & Cerebral Heights and Welingkar: Mumbai campus, Bengaluru campus & Delhi office.

For detailed list of centers Click here.

Contact Details:
Mumbai Campus: L.Napoo Road, Next to R.A. Podar college, Matunga (Central Railway) Mumbai – 400 019.
Ph: 022 – 24178300 Extn - 739 / 740 /741

Bengaluru Campus: 102/ 103, Electronic City Phase 1, Next to BSNL Telephone Exchange, Hosur Road, Bengaluru – 560 100.
Ph: 080 – 28520480/817, 28521066/67, 28522514

Bengaluru City office: 080 – 41303781/82
Delhi Office: 011 – 41674077, 921271051, 9810775668
Email: admissions@welingkar.org
Website: www.welingkar.org

Prof. Dr. Uday Salunkhe,

Group Diector

WE SHARE
FREE MOCK GD/PI in your city in NOV. & DEC. - Register now on www.welingkar.org to receive details on date, time and venue.

*IMP: The change to Weschool is only change in the brand identity, to reflect the philosophy of change and represent the multiple campuses that Welingkar has. The legal entity of the Instituet remains unchanged as Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research.
(IIM’s have no role either in the selection process or in the conduct of the program).

NIRMA UNIVERSITY MBA ADMISSION 2009 INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (Two Year Residential Program)

NIRMA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT


MBA ADMISSION 2009
(Two Year Residential Program)


The Institute invites applications from the candidates who have appeared in Common Admission Test (CAT) 2008 for:

MBA (Two Year Residential Program)

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF FILLED-IN APPLICATION FORMS IS DECEMBER 31, 2008

All Communication should be addressed to:

The Deputy Registrar
Institute of Management
Nirma University of Science and Technology
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Ahmedabad - 382 481 (Gujarat)
Email: admissions@imnu.ac.in


ADMISSION DETAILS:

Number of Seats Available : 120
Fifteen percent of the intake is likely to be allocated for admissions to Person of Indian Origin (PIO)/Foreign Nationals and Non Resident Indians (NRIs). Of this about one-third i.e., 5% is reserverd for Children of Indian workers of Gulf countries and South East Asia.

Eligibility
A three-year bachelor’s degree (10+2+3) or its equivalent in any discipline from a statutory university with atleast 50% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA. Candidates appearing in the final examination of a bachelor’s degree can also apply.

Admission Procedure

Application Form
1. Application forms can be directly obtained from the Institute by sending a DD for Rs. 1500/- or can be downloaded from here and send the filled-in application form along with a DD for Rs.1500/- in favour of Institute of Management, Nirma University payable at Ahmedabad addressed to:

Deputy Registrar
Institute of Management
Nirma University of Science and Technology
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Ahmedabad - 382 481 (Gujarat)
Email: admissions@imnu.ac.in


2. Applications forms can also be obtained from different centers of IMS Learning Resource, T.I.M.E and from selected branches of AXIS Bank from. (View list of selected branches of AXIS Bank in which applications are available)


The candidates can also download application from the website and send the filled-in application form along with a DD for Rs.1500/-.

Click to Download Application Form : Word File PDF File

Last Date for Receiving Form
Completed application forms must be returned by December 31, 2008. Candidates in the category of Person of Indian Origin (PIO)/Foreign Nationals and Non Resident Indians (NRIs)/Children of Indian workers of Gulf countries and South East Asia. Should enclose a bank draft for US$ 50 or Rs.2000/- drawn in favour of “Institute of Management’ ‘Nirma University’ and payable at Ahmedabad along with the completed application form.

Selection Process

The selection procedure for admission consists of two steps :

Written Test
Applicants for the full-time programme are required to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs which will be held on 16th November 2008.

Group Discussion and Personal Interview
Candidates short-listed on the basis of their performance in the written test will be called for group discussion and personal interview. The group discussion/personal interview will be held at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, and New Delhi. The final selection to the programme would be based on the candidate’s performance in the written test, group discussion, personal interview and work experience.

The following weightage will be given for each component of the selection criteria :
Written Test : 70%
Personal Interview : 20%
Group Discussion : 10%

An additional score upto 10 points for work experience will also be given for full-time work experience at managerial level in a professional organization.

Important Dates

Commencement of sale of application form: October 13, 2008
Written Test (CAT): November 16, 2008
Last date for submitting the form: December 31, 2008
Short-list of Candidates: January/February 2009
Group Discussion /Personal Interview: February/March 2009
Final Selection : March/April 2009
Commencement of the Programme: End of June 2009

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (MGIMS) Admission Notice - MBBS Course for the academic year 2009-2010

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (MGIMS)
Sevagra, Wardga (Maharashtra)-442102


Admission Notice - MBBS Course for the academic year 2009-2010


Applications are invited on prescribed form for admission to MBBS course starting from 1st July 2009. The candidates shall be selected as per their merit in the Entrance Examination to be held on 19th April 2009 at Nagpur, Delhi, Hyderabad & Mumbai. Those students who are going to appear in 10+2 Higher Secondary Board Examination in March / April 2009 are also eligible to appear in the competitive Entrance Examination.

IN THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION THE PAPER OF PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY WILL HAVE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, WHILE THAT ON GANDHIAN THOUGHT WILL BE OF ESSAY AND / OR SHORT ANSWER TYPE.

The Prospectus and Application Form with syllabus, question papers of Gandhian thought for the last 5 years, with model question papers of Physics Chemistry and Biology can be had from the office of the Dean by remitting a sum of Rs.1050/- (Rs.1000 + Rs.50 as postal charges) only by Money order in favour of the Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, District Wardha - 442102 or by paying Rs.1000/- in cash at the college counter. Candidates must write their full address in capital letters and phone number on the space for Communication and the space for sender's address on the money order form.

The Prospectus & Form will be available from 1st December 2008. The last date of receipt of filled up application with Entrance Examination fee of Rs. 1500/- is 27th February, 2009 and with an additional late fee of Rs.100/- is 12th March, 2009.

Eligibility
The candidate must attain 17 years of age on or before 31st December of the year of admission. The Candidate must have passed 12th standard examination under 10+2 system of Maharashtra State Higher Secondary Education Board or equivalent examination of any recognised Board or any Indian University with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually in each subject in one and the same attempt. The candidate must have obtained minimum 50% marks (40% in the case of SC/ ST/ VJ/ NT/ OBC) taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Note
The fee structure in MGIMS is as applicable to the Govt. Medical Colleges in Maharashtra State. The Institute does not have any paid seats.
Please visit their website http://www.mgims.ac.in for updates


S. Chhabra
Dean

ONTARIO GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING - CANADA (PG NURSING PROGRAMME) SAIFEE HOSPITAL, MUMBAI - GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE CANADA

SAIFEE HOSPITAL

In Collboration with GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE


Invites Applications.


ONTARIO GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING - CANADA
(A Post Graduate Nursing Programme)

Commences January 2009


This programme is designed to develop the skills of critical care nurses and it conducted in collaboration with SAIFEE HOSPITAL.

It is a one year course and offered on the existing job with practical training at SAIFEE HOSPITAL. On sucessful completion of the course George Brown College, Canada will confer the course certificate which it recognized internationally.


CANDIDATES ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE COURSE IF

He /She hold a recognized degree/ Diploma in nursing
Holds a valid Registration recognized by the respective state nuring council.
Is interested in pursing a career in critical care nurisng
Is proficient in English.


Application Forms And Course Brochures Are Available At The Following Address:

NURSING SUPERINTENDENT
15/17, Maharhi Karve Road, Opp. Charni Road Railway Station
MUMBAI-400004
Email: write@saifeehospital.com
Website: www.saifeehospital.com


Interested candidates may write to them / email on above address, they will send you the detailed brochure and application form.


GEORGE BROWN

MARINE ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MERI) - One Year Pre-Sea Marine Engineering Training Courses ADMISSION NOTICE

JOIN MECHANT NAVY AS ENGINEER


MARINE ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Hay Bunder Road, Mumbai-400033
Tel: +91-22-23774261, 23771181, Fax: +91-22-23753151
Email: meribom@vsnl.com



ADMISSION NOTICE

One Year Pre-Sea Marine Engineering Training Courses

A few seats of One Year Pre-Sea Marine Engineering Training Courses starting from 01st January, 2009 are likely to remain vacant after admission of sponsored candidates. Available vacant seats will be filled up through direct admissions. Eligible candidates (male/female) of Indian nationality may apply.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical or Naval Archtecture) Degree from AICTE approved college or the I.I.T with minimum 50% or 12th Standard.

AGE: Maximum 25 years on date of commencement of training (1st January, 2009), Age relaxation of five years for SC/ST candidates and two years for female candidates applicable.

MEDICAL STANDARD: As per existing MS medical standards for pre sea training. Good health and eyesight in general. Medical fitness certificate from D.G.S. approved medical practitioner to be obtained before admission.

SELECTION CRITIERIA: Through merit and Interview

COURSE FEE: Rs.200000/- (Subject to revision by Management Committee, from time to time)

PROCESSISNG FEE: Rs.1000/- by D.D. issued by a nationalized bank in the name of "Depty Director, Marne Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai" payable at Mumbai.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application form and other details can be obtained from this ofice thorugh Email/in person or through post by enclosing 25 cms x 13 cms size self addressed stamped (Rs.20/-) envelope. Filling up of application form does not guarantee admission. MERI-mUMBAI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO POSTPONE/CANCEL the selection process for the course at any stage without assigning any reason and no cmmunication in this regard will be entertained. M.E.R.I. organizes campus interview of placement of cadets on ships for onboard training.

LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FORMS: 22nd December, 2008