www.nird.org.in Admission 2014 PGDRDM : National Institute Of Rural Development

Name of the organisation : National Institute Of Rural Development (nird.org.in)
Description : Admission 2014 PGDRDM Post Graduate Diploma In Rural Development Management
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Admission Notice : nird.org.in/NIRD_Docs/pgdrdm-B-7.pdf
http://www.nird.org.in/pgdrdm/

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. 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.

Application fee : ` 500 (`300/- for SC/ST and PWD candidates) through an Account Payee Demand Draft drawn in favour of NIRD – PGDRDM, payable at Hyderabad

HOW TO APPLY:
i) Prospectus-cum-application form can be downloaded from our website

ii) 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,

Last Date : 11.11.2013.