PGDRDM & PGDSRD Admission Programme 2011 at NIRD Hyderabad.

PGDRDM & PGDSRD Admission Programme 2011 at NIRD Hyderabad.

National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, invites applicant for admission into management programme for the ensuing session 2011.

Courses offered:

Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM)

Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Rural Development (PGDSRD)

Admission procedure: Admission to PGDRDM programme will be made on the basis of All India Entrance Test, to be held on the date mentioned below followed by a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).

Test Centers :Venue for All India Entrance Test for PGDRDM programme - Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Kohima, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Rajkot, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Siliguri, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Vishakhapatnam

Application procedure:  For PGDRDM programme: Interested candidates can download the application form from the institute's official website. One can obtain the prospectus-cum-application form from the Admissions Coordinator, Centre for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS), NIRD, Hyderabad free of cost. Application forms are also available at NIRD - NERC office at Khanapara, Guwahati and at the Eastern Regional Centre of NIRD at Patna and at the NIRD centre at Jaipur. Applicant can obtain the same through post by sending a request accompanied by self addressed stamped (Rs 13) envelope of size 12” * 10” by December 15, 2010. The duly filled application forms should be submitted along with the application fee of Rs 1200 (Rs 600 for SC/ST and PWD candidates) and US $ 75 for international candidates through an Account Payee DD drawn in favor of NIRD, payable at Hyderabad to the Admissions Coordinator, Centre for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS), National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Andhra Pradesh, India. For further details, candidates can visit the institute's official website.

For PGDSRD programme: Interested candidates can download the application form from the institute's official website. The downloaded application form should be submitted along with draft of application fee. One can obtain the application form and information brochure in person from the Programme Coordinator, PGD-SRD, Distance Education Cell, NIRD, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030 (AP), India on payment of Rs 500 (Rs 300 for SC/ST/PH candidates) through a DD drawn in favor of National Institute of Rural Development payable at Hyderabad. Applicant can obtain the same through post by sending a request accompanied by self addressed stamped envelope of size 12” * 10 “ by November 15, 2010.

For further details, candidates can visit the institute's official website.

Important dates:

Date of issue of Application Form for PGDSRD -    November 15, 2010

Last Date of submitting Application Form for PGDRDM - December 23, 2010

Last date for submitting Application forms at NIRD, Hyderabad for candidates from the North - Eastern States - December 31, 2010

Last date for submitting Application forms at NIRD, Hyderabad for International applicants - March 31, 2011

For PGDSRD - November 30, 2010 last date for submitting Application forms at NIRD, Hyderabad for candidates from the North - Eastern States - December 15, 2010

For further details, candidates can visit the institute's official website or www.admissionnews.com