Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students for the year 2009-10

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University Grants Commission
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi- 110 002

Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students

On behalf of Ministry of Minority Affairs, the University Grants Commission which is the implementing body, invites applications for the award of “Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students” for the year 2009-10.

Eligibility:

i) The candidate should belong to one of the minority communities (Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists & Parsis) notified under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1972.

ii) He/she should get admission and registration for regular and full time M.Phil/Ph.D courses in University/Academic Institution by fulfilling conditions of admission of that University/Institution, subject to provisions of the scheme as per advertisement of UGC.

iii) The minority community students once considered eligible for the fellowship shall not be entitled to benefits under any other scheme from any other source like Central or State Government or any other body like UGC etc. for the same study.

iv) Prior clearance of NET/SLET examination will not be a prerequisite for award of MAKA fellowship for M.Phil/Ph.D.

v) In order to qualify for the award of fellowship, the UGC norms for admission to M.Phil and Ph.D courses in universities/academic institutions would be applicable.

vi) Candidates for fellowship will avail the quota of their State of domicile irrespective of their place of study.

Application Procedure:

The applications in the prescribed format given below may be sent to Under Secretary (SA-II/SR-III), University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110 002 duly forwarded by the Registrar/Director/Principal of the concerned University/Institution/College, where the fellow desires to undertake research work within one month from the date of issue of the advertisement (non-extendable). The candidates may also go through the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in for detailed terms and conditions and download the application form. The decision of the Commission in this regard shall be final. Direct and incomplete applications will not be entertained. The application forms of the candidates who are not selected for fellowship will be destroyed after six months of the selection made in that respective year.

For more details, visit: www.ugc.ac.in

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Registration Schedule For Short Semester – 2010, BIT Mesra

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Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Ranchi-835 215, Jharkhand
PBX No. (+91 651 2275444/2275896)
Fax: (0651) 2275401

Registration Schedule For Short Semester – 2010

1. Registration for short semester-2010 session will be held during 3rd March 2010 to 15th March 2010.

2. Students having backlog papers upto MO’09 session are permitted to register for the short semester programme.

3. Both U.G and P.G students can register maximum upto 4.0 units during the short semester programme.

4. Registration fee of Rs 3000/- per unit and multiple there of shall be charged.

For more details, visit: www.bitmesra.ac.in

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XX Convocation of Birla Institute of Technology on 23rd March 2010

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XX CONVOCATION of
BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MESRA, RANCHI

23rd March 2010

The XX Convocation of Birla Institute of Technology for awarding the Degrees to all PhD Scholars, Postgraduates & Undergraduate candidates who have qualified in their respective programmes after February 2009 will be held on Tuesday, the 23rd of March 2010 at 10.00 AM in the Institute Campus at Mesra, Ranchi.

Hon’ble Chancellor of the University H. E. the Governor of Jharkhand

Shri M.O.H. Farook

will preside over the occasion.
Shri Salman Khurshid
Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Corporate Affairs & Minority Affairs
has very kindly consented to deliver the Convocation Address.

The recipients of Degrees are cordially invited.

Candidates are required to collect their gowns on Monday, 22nd March 2010 between 3PM-6PM.

Candidates may contact Asst. Registrar for any assistance on 0651-3248747. Mail enquiries may be sent to convocation2010@bitmesra.ac.in

For more details, visit: www.bitmesra.ac.in

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Ph.D Programmes (2010-11), Indian Agricultural Research Institute

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Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi - 110 012

Post Graduate School

Admission to Ph.D Programmes (2010-11)

Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D programmes in the various disciplines of Agricultural Sciences

Eligibility: Candidates must have obtained at least 60% marks or an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.50 out of 10.00 or 3.75 out of 5.00 or 3.00 out of 4.00 or 2.25 out of 3.00 (For SC/ST/PH candidates 55% marks or OGPA of 6.88 out of 10.00 or 3.44 out of 5.00 or 2.75 out of 4.00 or 2.06 out of 3.00) in Masters Degree Programme

How to Apply:

By Hand: From Syndicate bank, Pusa Campus, New Delhi - 110012 on payment of Rs. 500/- in cash for General / OBC category and Rs 250/ for SC/ST/PH categories (+Rs. 25/- as bank service charges)

By Post: From Registrar (Academic), Post Graduate School, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012 by sending a demand draft of Rs. 575/- foo general / OBC category and Rs. 325/- for SC/ST/PH category, drawn on any bank in favour of Registrar (Academic) Post Graduate School, IARI payable at Delhi

The Information Bulletin and Application form can be viewed / downloaded from the Institute website www.iari.res.in The application can be submit complete in all respects along with the DD drawn in favour of Rs. 500/- Registrar for General / OBC and Rs. 250 for SC/ST/PH

Last date of receipt of application: 08.04.2010
(For remote areas: 22.04.2010)

Date of Entrance Examination: 06.06.2010

For more details, visit: www.iari.res.in

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Mega Job Fair 2010 on 06 & 07 March 2010 - Bharath University

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Bharath University
173, Agharam Road, Selaiyur, Chennai - 600 073, Tamilnadu
Tel: 91-44-2229 0247 / 0125
Fax: 91-44-2229 9247

Job Fair 2010

On 6th & 7th March 2010

Venue: University Campus

Eligibility: 2008, 2009, 2010 Passing Outs

All Branches of B.E, B.Tech, Diploma, ITI, 10+2 & SSLC

Participating Companies: WIPRO, IBM, DELL, Perotsystems, Sutherland, Cholamandalam DBS, Slash Support, Lucas -TVS, Hyundai, Nokia, Lifestyle, Kamachi Group, Infosys, Intelenet, STC Third Eye, Socomec, Landmark, WS Industries, Microland, AI Soft Technologies, Bajaj Capital, India Japan Lighting, MM Forgings, Tekton Technologies, STMC, Shell Transource, IJL, First Source, Sundaram Clyton, Yum International

For Registration and other details, visit: www.techruit.in/techregister/admin/main.php?event=bharathuniv

For more details, visit: www.bharathuniv.com

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Bharath Engineering Entrance - BEEE 2010

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Bharath University

Admissions 2010 - 11

Bharath Engineering Entrance - BEEE 2010

Admissions for Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses are done through All India Entrance Examination. The entrance examination for Undergraduate courses are conducted during April / May every year while for Postgraduate courses are conducted during May / June every year.

Important Dates:

Last date for receiving completed Application form: 16 May 2010

Entrance Exam will be on: 06 June 2010

For Admissions please contact: + 91 - 44 - 2229 0247, 2440 4699, 2445 3414

For more details, visit: www.bharathuniv.com

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Winter school on Remote Sensing applications in agriculture

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SEVENTEENTH WINTER SCHOOL

ON

REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE

With Special Emphasis on

MANAGEMENT OF CROP PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
March 23 – April 16, 2010
New Delhi, India

ORGANIZED BY

DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL PHYSICS,
INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
NEW DELHI – 110 012, INDIA

SPONSORED BY

DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Eligibility: Teachers, Scientist, Research Workers of State Agricultural Universities, ICAR Institutes or Govt. / Semi Govt. Institutes are eligible for participation. The applicants should possess Masters or PhD degree in any branch of Agriculture or allied fields. Working knowledge of computers is mandatory as the course involves extensive use of computers for hands-on training. The applicant should be less than 45 years of age as on 1st March, 2010. The total number of participants shall be limited to a maximum of 25.

Last date for receiving application proforma : March 08, 2010

Intimation of selection : March 09, 2010

Commencement of course : March 23, 2010

For more detail, visit: www.iari.res.in

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