NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India)
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030
ADMISSION NOTIFICATION
8th POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT (PGDRDM) August 2014 to July 2015
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 interrelated 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 www.nird.org.in/pgdrdm. The NIRD announces its eighth 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 before1st August, 2014, may also apply.
SELECTION PROCESS: 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 including English Language. Group Discussion and Personal Interviews will be conducted for the short-listed candidates.
ENTRANCE TEST: The Entrance Test will be conducted on 04.05.2014 at the following centres: Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, 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 10 seats may be allotted to the International in-service candidates).
PROGRAMME DURATION: (One year) August, 2014 to July, 2015
SCHOLARSHIPS:
- The SC, ST and PWD Students will be eligible for NIRD’s Scholarship based on their performance.
- The North Eastern Council, Shillong, will be approached for 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.
HOW TO APPLY: Application form to be filled through online from our website (www.nird.org.in/pgdrdm). The applications sent by post will also be accepted through downloadable form available in our website. The filled in online (Hard copy) /downloaded application form should be submitted along with the application fee of Rs. 500 (Rs.300/- for SC/ST and PWD candidates) through an Account Payee Demand Draft drawn in favour ofNIRD – PGDRDM, payable at Hyderabad. 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, so as to reach on or before 21.04.2014. Last date for receipt of applications from the students of North Eastern States, Jammu & Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar Island and Lakshadweep is 28.04.2014. Applications received after the cut-off date shall be rejected. NIRD reserves the right to make changes to the Diploma Programme, its design/content and the process of selection, depending upon the exigencies without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
Address for sending Filled-in Online Application/Downloaded form along with required Xerox copies of the certificates:
Coordinator (Admissions)
Centre for Post Graduate Studies
National Institute of Rural Development
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030 (A.P), India
Phone No.: 91-040-24008460
Telefax: 91-040-24008522
Email: pgdrdmadmission@gmail.com
Web: www.nird.org.in/pgdrdm
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