ANDHRA PRADESH – PGPRDM ADMISSION 2009 – NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction: The mission of NIRD is to facilitate rural development vigorously through government and non-governmental initiatives. NIRD is the country’s apex body for undertaking training, research, action research and consultancy functions in the rural development sector.
Eligibility: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University. Students who are in the final year and expect to complete all the requirements of graduation before 1st August, 2010 may also apply. Some seats are reserved for the Indian in-service candidates and international students sponsored by regional development organizations such as AARDO, CIRDAP, SAARC and South American Organizations. In-service candidates should possess with at least two years of who work experience in rural development and allied sectors and they are required to apply through their employers. The international candidates should apply through the secretariats of the respective regional organizations viz., AARDO, CIRDAP etc., if they want founding support from them. They may however, send an advance application. Self-financed international students may apply directly. In-service Indian candidates are required to appear for the Entrance Test along with the general students. The eligibility parameters for international students are placed on the NIRD’s website.
Selection Procedure: Selection of candidates will be made through a process of All-India Entrance Test which will test the verbal, quantitative and analytical competencies of the students. Group Discussion and Personal Interviews will conducted for the short-listed students.
Total no. of Seats: 60 (may undergo some changes depending upon infrastructural contingencies. Of these, up to 10 seats may be allotted to the in-service national and international candidates).
Duration: (One year) August 2010 to July, 2011
Fee Details: Indian Students Rs. 1.40 lakh: International Students: US # 6000
Entrance Test: The Entrance Test will be conducted on 24.01.2010 at the following centres: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jaipur Kanmmu, Kolkata, Kohima, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Pune Rajkot, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Siliguri, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Vishakhapatanam. The NIRD reserves the right to cancel any of the centres for any administrative reasons and assign any other centre to the applicants.
Admission Procedure: Prospectus cum application forms can be obtained from the Admissions Officer, Centre for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS) free of cost. Application forms will also be given at NIRD – NERC office at Khanapara, Guwahati and at the Eastern Regional Centre of NIRD at Patna. Request for Application forms by Post should reach along with self addressed stamped Rs. 13) envelope of size 12” x 10” by 11.12.09 during working hours (9.00 am to 5.30 pm). It can also be downloaded from the NIRD’s www.nird.org.in. The filled in application form should be submitted along with the application fee of Rs 1200 (Rs 600/- for SC/ST and PWD candidates) and US $ 50 for international candidates through an `Account Payee’ Demand Draft drawn in favour of NIRD, Hyderabad.
Closing Date: 18th December, 2009
Contact:
National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Email: anil(AT)nird.gov.in
Contact Numbers: 91-40-24008448/472/473/466/526
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