Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2009

Admission Notification for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2009) - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee - Sale of forms

Important Dates

Date                 Time        Location
September 22, 2008
to                   12:00 pm    Indian Institute of Technology a
October 29, 2008                 RoorkeeRoorkee, UttarakhandIndia 247667
                                 Contact No. +91-1332-285311, Roorkee,
                                 India

Description

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

The overall coordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2009 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2009.

How to Apply:

Candidates can submit Application Form in two different modes : OFFLINE and ONLINE

OFFLINE:Application fee General & OBC Rs. 1000
SC/ST/PD Rs. 500
Application Submission Process

Step. 1 Procurement of Application Form

Candidate can obtain a packet containing (i) OFFLINE Application Form (ii) Information Brochure (iii) Acknowledgment Card (iv) Envelope from:

• Designated Bank Branches corresponding to each zone on cash payment.
• Zonal GATE Office by sending a request letter and TWO self-addressed slips along with a Demand Draft for appropriate amount.
• Zonal GATE Office after handing over Demand Draft for appropriate amount.
• Fill in the Application Form
• Obtain SC/ST/PD/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate
• SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) and Disability Certificate should be obtained from appropriate authority, if applicable.
• Authorities who can issue SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificates.
  

Post/Submission

Duly filled-in Application Form with appropriate enclosures must be sent by Registered or Speed post to the Chairman, GATE of the Zone, where the candidate prefers (corresponding to the 1st Choice of Examination City) to appear for the examination, on or before Wednesday, October 29, 2008.
Or
It can be handed over personally to respective Zonal GATE Office.

ONLINE (click website for online submission):

Application Submission Process

Step. 1 Obtain a Demand Draft

The candidates must obtain a Demand Draft, drawn on any nationalized bank in favor of Chairman of the corresponding zonal GATE Office, the website of which the candidate wishes to submit online Application.

Step. 2 Online Application

Step 3. Take print out of Application Form
Save the PDF file, take a printout, Sign at appropriate places and paste photograph.

Step 4. Obtain SC/ST/PD/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate
SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) and Disability Certificate should be obtained from appropriate authority, if applicable.
Authorities who can issue SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificates.

GATE scorecard is valid for ONE YEAR ONLY

GATE 2009 Eligibility:
The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE 2009:

• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/Pharmacy (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
• Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final or pre-final year of such programmes.
• Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master's degree programme and Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
• Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by IE(I), AME by ICE(I)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

GATE 2009 Important Dates:
Commencement of :

• sale of information brochure and offline GATE 2009 application forms 22 Sept 2008
• online application form submission 22 Sept 2008

Last date of issue of information brochure and application forms :

• by post from GATE Offices 17 Oct 2008
• at bank counters 24 Oct 2008
• at GATE office counters 29 Oct 2008

Last date for submissions:

• Online application form submission (website closure) 24 Oct 2008
• Receipt of completed Online/offline application form
• at different GATE Offices 29 Oct 2008

Date of the GATE 2009 examination 8th February 2009
Announcement of GATE 2009 results 15 Mar 2009

Fees: Application fee General & OBC Rs. 900SC/ST/PD Rs. 400

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha Admission Notification MBBS 2009-2001

Admission Notification for MBBS Course for the academic Year 2009 2010 - Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra - Sale of forms

Date                             Time                Location
Monday, December 01, 2008 to     12:00 pm            Agra, India
Friday, February 27, 2009       

Description

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 and 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.

How to apply:-

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-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 and 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 candidates must attain 17 years of age on or before 31st December of the year of admission. The Candidate must have a passed 12th standard examination under 10+2 system of Maharashtra state Higher Secondary Education Board or equivalent examination non nay recognized 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.

COMEDK PGET 2009

COMED-K PGET 2009 - POST GRADUATE ENTRANCE TEST

Admission to Postgraduate Courses in Private, Medical & Dental Colleges of Karnataka for the Academic Year 2009 – 2010 through COMEDK Postgraduate Entrance Test and Centralised Counselling. (COMEDK PGET-2009)

Karnataka Private Medical and Dental Colleges Association and Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association have set up “COMDEK” to organise a ‘Post Graduate Entrance Test’, that would facilitate selection of candidates on merit for admissions to postgraduate courses offered by Medical and Dental Colleges run by its member. COMEDK PGET 2009 entrance test & publication of test score and rank list will be followed by central counseling (Single window system). The details of the arrangement made will be publicized in due course on our website, www.comedk.org. Candidates are advised to visit the Comedk website regularly for all updates

COMEDK PGET 2009 - Important Dates

Date	Day	Event
02/12/2008	Tuesday	Start Date for Issue of Online Application Online
05/01/2009	Monday	Last Date for Receipt of Completed Application Forms
13/01/2009	Tuesday	Last Date for Dispatch of Test Admission Ticket
08/02/2009	Sunday	COMEDK PGET-2009 Test Date
08/02/2009	Sunday	Publishing of Answer Keys
14/02/2009	Saturday	Last Date for receiving objections pertaining to Answer Keys
23/02/2009	Monday	Publishing of Test Scores
26/02/2009	Thursday	Last Date for receiving objections Pertaining to Test Scores
28/02/2009	Saturday	Publishing of Rank List
10/03/2009	Tuesday	Last Date for Dispatch of Rank Cards

Eligibility Criteria

Degree / Diploma Programs:

Applicants must meet all requirements stipulated by MCI / DCI. Accordingly, they should have successfully passed their M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. from an institution recognised by MCI / DCI, and must have completed or completing their internship by 30/04/09.

MCI / DCI Norms:

Every student, selected for admission to the Post Graduate medical / dental course in any of the medical / dental institutions in the country, shall possess recognized M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. degree or equivalent qualification and should have obtained permanent registration with the Medical Council of India / Dental Council of India, or any of the State Medical / Dental Council or should obtain the same with in one month from the date of admission, failing which the admission of the candidate shall be cancelled.

Provided that in the case of a foreign national, the Medical Council of India / Dental Council of India may, on payment of the prescribed fee for the registration, grant temporary registration for the duration of the Post Graduate training restricted to the college / institution to which the applicant is admitted for the time being exclusively for Post Graduate studies; Provided further, that temporary registration to such foreign national shall be subjected to the condition that such person is duly registered as medical practitioner in his own country from which the applicant has obtained his / her basic medical / dental qualification and that his / her degree is recognized by the corresponding Council or concerned authority.

As per the Post Graduate Regulation 2000 of Medical Council of India, the minimum percentage of marks in the entrance test (COMEDK PGET-2008) for eligibility for admission to Post Graduate Courses shall be 50% for General Category candidates and 40% for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (OBC as declared by Government of Karnataka from time to time).

As specified by the Dental Council of India, the minimum percentage of marks in the entrance test (COMEDK PGET-2009) for admission to Post Graduate Dental courses shall be 50% for all the candidates (Reference: DCI. Letter No. DE 14-2004/1135 dated 05 May 2004).

Rank list / Rank Card will be prepared only for those students who become eligible for admission to Post Graduate Courses as per the Medical Council of India or Dental Council of India Regulations.

About COMEDK PGET 2009 Test

The Entrance Test COMEDK PGET-2009 is mandatory for all candidates seeking admissions to Member Institutions of COMEDK. A merit / rank list is generated based on the candidate's scores in COMEDK entrance test.

As part of our test process, to ensure fairness to the merited students and to eliminate fraudulent attempts, it is planned to use Biometrics (Fingerprinting) at various stages of the process and this would be done at the discretion of COMEDK.

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Entrance Exam Notification 2009

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Admission Notification 2009

Application Form Available             : 24th November to 31st December, 2008

Last date of Submission
of Application Form                    : 7th January, 2009

Written Entrance Examination           : 8th February, 2009

Declaration of Written Examination     : Mid March, 2009
Result                              

Situation Test / GD / Interviews       : April - May, 2009

Declaration of Final Results           : End of May, 2009

Prospectus along with Application Form can be obtained from the selected branches of Axis
Bank across India on payment of Rs.250/- or by post enclosing a DD of Rs.350/- in favour of NIFT, New Delhi from all NIFT Centres.

WHO CAN APPLY

Eligibility for Bachelor Programmes - Design
B.Des. (Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication)

* The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi.

OR

* General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.

OR

* Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in Foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.

OR

* A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.

OR

* 3 or 4-years diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Eligibility for Bachelor Programme - Technology
B.FTech. (Apparel Production)

* The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi with Physics, Chemistry and Maths.

OR

* General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the advanced (A) level with Physics, Chemistry and Maths.

OR

* Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system with Physics, Chemistry and Maths.

OR

* A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Maths.

OR

* 3 or 4-years diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education (Engineering background).

(Candidate must be pass in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics)

Please note that the upper age limit for applying in bachelor programmes is restricted to 23 years as on 1st November, 2008.

Eligibility for Master Programme - Design
M.Des. (Master of Design)

* Graduation degree from a recognised University in any discipline*

OR

* Bachelor in Applied Arts (Fashion Design / Visual Communication / Graphic Design / Industrial Design / Interior Design / Multimedia Design / Product Design / Textiles & Accessories.

OR

* B.A. (Fine Arts) or B.Sc. (Textiles & Clothing)

OR

* B.Arch.

OR

* Design Diploma / Degree from NIFT / NID only

Candidates having relevant industry experience in areas of Fashion / Textile / Communication Design would be preferred.

*If a candidate possessing Graduation Degree in any discipline applies for the course, then he / she has to compulsory undergo 2 months (i.e. 8 weeks) training programme to develop the desired skills before taking on the course itself.

Eligibility for Master Programme - Management
M.F.M. (Master of Fashion Management)

A three years Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities or Diploma in Accessory / Fashion Design / FIT from NIFT only.

For foreign Bachelor’s Degree, not recognized by the Association of Indian Universities, proper certification by a National Body constituted in the country concerned for granting equivalence will have to be produced.

ELIGIBILITY FOR MASTER PROGRAMME - TECHNOLOGY
M.FTech. (Master of Fashion Technology)

B.E. / B.Tech. (Textiles / Apparel / Mechanical / Industrial / Production / Electronics / Computer / Information Technology)

IMPORTANT NOTE
Candidates appearing for their qualifying examinations can also apply. Their admission, however, will be provisional and subject to obtaining the defined eligibility. Proof of the candidates having successfully passed the qualifying examination will have to be produced at the time of joining the programme. In case, candidates do not produce the required documents by 30th June, 2009, their admission will be cancelled and 50% of the tuition fee will be refunded.
Non fulfillment of the above conditions will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.

ADMISSION TEST

All eligible candidates will have to appear for a written entrance examination at the Examination Centres opted by them. The written entrance examination is designed to test the knowledge, skill and aptitude of the candidates for the programmed opted.

The objective type tests are subject to negative marking. The negative marking will apply at the rate of 0.25 for each wrong answer.

The written entrance examination will be conducted on 8th February, 2009 at the cities mentioned in the table.
The candidate has to select only ONE city for the examination. The candidate should write the two-digit Exam Centre Code on the OMR(Optical Marker Reader) Application Form at item no. 15, and shade the corresponding oval below each digit.

Candidature are cautioned to fill this code and shade correctly as the allotment of the required Examination Centre will be based on this information only.

Please note that NIFT reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres mentioned. In such case , alternate centre which is administratively convenient will be allotted.

IMPORTANT:
The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination for which they are admitted by NIFT viz. Written Test, Situation Test, Group Discussion and Interview (as the case may be) will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the Written Test, Situation Test, Group Discussion and Interview (as the case may be), It is fond that candidate does not fulfill any eligibility criteria, his / her candidature for the examination shall stand cancelled without any notice or further reference.

The weightage assigned to each test in the final merit list of the entrance examination will be as under:

BACHELOR PROGRAMMES	TEST	WEIGHTAGE
Design	GAT (General Ability Test)	40%
	CAT (Creative Ability Test)	40%
	Situation Test	20%
Apparel Production	GAT (General Ability Test)	60%
	(MAT) Managerial Ability Test	40%
MASTER PROGRAMMES	TEST	WEIGHTAGE
Design	GAT (General Ability Test)	40%
	CAT (Creative Ability Test)	40%
	GD (Group Discussion)	10%
	Interview	10%
Management	GAT (General Ability Test)	40%
	MAT (Managerial Ability Test)	40%
	GD (Group Discussion)	10%
	Interview	10%
Technology	GAT (General Ability Test)	40%
	MAT (Managerial Ability Test)	40%
	GD (Group Discussion)	10%
	Interview	10%

National Institute of Fashion Technology Final Advertisement For Entrance Exam 2009

National Institute of Fashion Technology Final Advertisement For Entrance Exam 2009

FASHION JOURNALISM AT National Institute of Fashion Technology

Newly Launched CE Programme

FASHION JOURNALISM

Award: Certificate

Eligibility: Graduate/ Diploma in English, Fashion, Journalism, and professionals in the area of Fashion/ Journalism

Duration: 3 Months (2days/week)

Centre: New Delhi

Seats: 20

Date of commencement: January 2009

Course Fee: Rs. 30,000/-

Course coordinator: Ms. Pika Gupta, NIFT, New Delhi

The course will impart understanding about the fundamentals of fashion, and utilize this to impart skills in writing about fashion, including features, reviews, interviews, trends, spotting and reporting.

Course content:
The course will develop an understanding of the basics of fashion elements, history, terminology, Indian and international designers, trend spotting and forecasting. Based on this knowledge and additional research work, the course will impart skills in-

* Basics of fashion journalism-research, angles, titles, caption writing, picture selection, writing styles.
* Writing about fashion-trend spotting and reporting, features, reviews, interviews, profiles, picture stories etc.

Careers:
The course is aimed at upgrading the skills of fashion professionals in the area of writing about fashion/fashion journalism, as well as journalists interested in pursuing fashion as an area of journalism.

Contact Persons: Mr. J.S. Rawat
Tel:- (011) – 26542100, 26542159 / 48
Fax:- (011) - 26542151
Email:- jsrawat@niftindia.com

SEE MORE ABOUT National Institute of Fashion Technology

National Institute of Fashion Technology

INTRODUCTION
National Institute of Fashion Technology was set up in 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It has emerged as the premier Institute of Design, Management and Technology, developing professionals for taking up leadership positions in fashion business in the emerging global scenario. NIFT has been granted statutory status under the act of Parliament of India in 2006, empowering the Institute to award degrees and other academic distinctions.

The Institute is a pioneer in envisioning and evolving fashion business education in the country through a network of twelve professionally managed domestic centres at New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Raebareli, Bhopal, Kannur, Patna and Shillong. NIFT has further spread its wings globally with the opening of an international centre at Mauritius.

NIFT has set academic standards and excelled in thought leadership by providing a pool of creative genius and technically competent professionals. The Institute provides a common platform for fashion education, research and training.

CAREERS AT NIFT

National Institute of Fashion Technology, a premier Institute of Design, Management and Technology has been playing a crucial role in benchmarking performance and processes in the areas of fashion education, research and development, training and consultancy.

At NIFT, we are looking for talented, sincere and enthusiastic people who can contribute effectively and strive to take the Institute to greater heights.

We welcome Individuals with a positive orientation, people who are proactive and wish to impact the society at large.

ACADEMICS

The curriculum at NIFT allows students to easily blend into a global network, as well as acquire a greater appreciation of local industry trends. The multidisciplinary and broad-based structure aims at an all-round development of students. Deriving from the changing paradigms of industry and commerce, its content as well as the methodology is constantly reviewed by academia and industry experts.

NIFT offers four-year bachelor and two-year master programmes in the areas of Design, Management and Technology.

Pedagogy
Teaching at the Institute incorporates a cohesive, contextual and nurturing environment for learning. The emphasis is on self-motivated learning by using information, experience and practice. The teaching methodology aims at using the inputs from core functional areas to inter-disciplinary issues and problem solving. Students undertake classroom and workshop assignments, conduct field observations, make presentations and participate in group discussions and seminars and are encouraged to develop industry linkages.

Evaluation
Continuous evaluation and assessment is undertaken throughout the semester by way of assignments, projects, internships and presentations. Juries comprising academicians and industry professionals assess students' work and capabilities. The aim is to closely monitor students' evolution as competent professionals and provide critical feedback to students on their performance and development.

Important Academic Activities

Craft Survey and Documentation: As part of the Craft Cluster initiative of NIFT, students undertake field visits to closely interact and work with craftsmen to add value to their products.

Educational Visits: Students frequently visit industrial units to integrate theory with practice. They also visit museums, art galleries, exhibitions, and trade fairs to keep abreast with latest fashion trends.

Industry Internship: Students intern for six to eight weeks to understand the structural and functional constituents of the industry. During the internship, students learn to adapt to real industry situations and are assigned practical projects, which equip them for decision-making in a realistic environment. The internship also helps strengthen the relationship between industry and students.

Design Collection/Diploma Project: The graduation project undertaken by students encapsulates the various skills imbibed during the course of study. The industry-sponsored project provides a challenging platform for students to extend and demonstrate academic learning.

RESEARCH AND INITIATIVE
The intellectual strength and expertise of NIFT faculty reflects in the series of publications brought out by them and the research projects undertaken with the industry and global institutions. Different departments have published reports on contemporary fashion issues from time to time; information booklets have contributed to the pool of literature; and faculty members have published articles in leading journals as well as presented papers at national and international forums.

CONTACT NIFT

1) Head Office (Unit Incharge)

2) Public Information Officers