National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad - EDU

National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad

Admission Notification for Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM) 2014-15 in National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad.

 Important Dates   

Last date for receiving filled in application forms : 18.11.2013

Last date for receipt of applications from the students of North Eastern States 18.11.2013

Last date for receipt of applications from international students 18.11.2013

Admission Notification for Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Rural Development Management (PGDTDM) : 2014-15

The NIRD announces its fifth fully residential One Year ‘Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM)’ with an aim to create a committed and competent cadre of Rural Development professionals in the country. While laying the theoretical foundations of rural development, 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 before 1st January, 2014 may also apply. Some seats are reserved for the sponsored Indian in-service and international in-service candidates. Indian in-service candidates should possess at least two years of work experience in rural development and allied sectors, and are required to apply through their employers. The international candidates should apply through the Secretariats of AARDO and CIRDAP. The eligibility parameters for international students are placed on the NIRD’s website.

Selection:

Selection of candidates including Indian in-service 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. However, a separate merit list will be prepared for the Indian and International in-service candidates.

Duration:   

(One year) August, 2014 to July, 2015

Entrance test: 

The Entrance Test will be conducted at the following centres:  Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, 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 15 seats may be allotted to the Indian and international in-service candidates).

Course Fee :  

Indian Students Rs. 1.50 lakh; International Students: US $ 7000

How to apply: 

Prospectus-cum-application form can be downloaded from the website. The filled in 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 of NIRD, payable at Hyderabad. The filled in application form should be sent to the Admissions Coordinator, Centre for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS), National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030 (A.P), India, so as to reach on or before 11.18.2013.

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 reason whatsoever.

More details cane be obtained from the institute website.
  
Contact Details

Address      :     National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)
Distance Education Cell
 
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030

 Phone      :     040-24008585

 

 


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