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NIFT 2010 Admission Calendar

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NIFT Programmes Offered:

NIFT Bachelor Programmes

  • B.Des. (Accessory Design)
  • B.Des. (Fashion Communication)
  • B.Des. (Fashion Design)
  • B. Des. (Knitwear Design)
  • B. Des. (Leather Design)
  • B. Des. (Textile Design)
  • B. FTech. (Apparel Production)

NIFT Master Programmes

  • M. Des. (Design)
  • M.F.M. (Fashion Management)
  • M.FTech. (Fashion Technology)

Important Dates:

Application Form Available : 20th November to 5th January, 2010

Last date of Submissionof Application Form  : 9thJanuary, 2010

Written Entrance Examination  : 21st February, 2010

Declaration of Written Examination Result : 1st week of April, 2010

Situation Test / GD / Interviews  : April – May, 2010

Declaration of Final Results (UG)  : Mid May, 2010

Declaration of Final Results (PG)   : Mid June, 2010

Eligibility Criteria :

BACHELOR PROGRAMMES (4 years)

Bachelor Programme (B.Des.) – Design(Fashion Design/ Leather Design/ Accessory Design/ Textile Design/ Knitwear Design/ Fashion Communication ):   10+2 from a recognised Board of Education

Bachelor Programme (B.FTech.) – Technology (Apparel Production):     10+2 (with Physics, Chemistry & Maths) from a recognised Board of  Education

MASTER PROGRAMMES (2 years)

Master of Design (M.Des.)- Design:     B.Sc. (Textiles & Clothing) or Bachelor in Applied Arts (Fashion Design / Visual Communication / Graphic Design / Industrial Design / Interior Design / Multimedia Design / Product Design / Textiles & Accessories) or B.Arch. or Design Diploma / Degree from NIFT / NID /International University of repute (Additional Industry experience in the related field would be preferred)

Master of Fashion Management-M.F.M:     Graduation From a recognised University or Diploma in Accessory/Fashion Design/ FIT from NIFT only

Master of Fashion Technology – M.FTech:    B.E./ B.Tech. (Textiles / Apparel/ Mechanical/  Industrial/Production/ Electronics/ Computer/  Information Technology)

Application Form :

Prospectus along with Application Form can be obtained from the selected branches of Axis Bank on payment of Rs.250/- (List of AXIS Bank Branches for sale of Prospectus) or by post enclosing a DD of Rs.350/- in favour of NIFT, New Delhi from all NIFT Centres. You can also apply online. You will need to provide certain details from the DD at the time of online submission of application form. You must have the Demand Draft ready before filling up the application form.

Admission process:

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 programme 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.

All candidates are shortlisted based on their performance in the entrance tests. Candidates for the design programs will undergo a Creative Ability Test and a General Ability Test. Technology and Management students will undergo a Managerial Ability test and General Ability Test.

For further details or to apply online visit www.nift.ac.in

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Recruitment 2009

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Applications are invited from Indian Citizens and certain other categories of persons for appointments to the following posts. The details of the posts are as follows :

Officers in Grade ‘B’ : 79 posts (UR-39,SC-11,ST-6, OBC-23) (PH-7)

Age :

21-30 years

Pay Scale :

Rs.13700-24400

Qualification :

(i) A First Class Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 60% marks or an equivalent grade OR (ii) A Second Class Master’s Degree with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade OR (iii) A Doctorate Degree with 50% marks in Master’s Degree or equivalent grade OR (iv) Chartered/ Cost Accountant/ Company Secretary (ACS) with a Bachelor’s Degree OR (v) A Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM only. (SC/ ST/ VH/ HI candidates having second class with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in Bachelor’s Degree examination OR having a Post-graduate Degree or equivalent recognized qualification, are eligible to apply)

Application Fee :

Rs.100/- (No fee is payable by SC/ST/PH candidates) payable by Demand Draft favouring Reserve Bank of India and payable at Mumbai only. Candidates should write their name and address on the reverse of the Demand Draft and in the space provided for the purpose on the Postal Orders (if fee is payable) and enclose them to the application with a pin (should not be stapled). However, candidates from un-banked areas may pay fee by crossed Indian Postal Orders in favour of Reserve Bank of India payable at GPO, Mumbai.

How to Apply :

Applications in the prescribed format and completd in all respect to be sent to General Manager, Reserve Bank of India Services Board, Post Bag No. 14501, Mumbai Central Post Office, Mumbai-400008 by ordinary post on or before 24/08/2009. (Last date is 31/08/09 for candidates from far-flung areas.)

Scheme of Selection

Selection will be through Written Examinations (WE) and Interview.  ‘WE’ will be held in two phases as under:

i) Phase  I (Objective Type Test): This Paper of 3 hours duration for 200 marks will be held on Sunday, the October 11, 2009.  The Paper consists tests of i) General Awareness ii) English Language iii) Quantitative Aptitude and iv) Reasoning.  Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as prescribed by the Board.  Roll No. of the successful candidates are likely to be published around November 2009 in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar and on the RBI website and a brief notice thereof in leading newspapers.

ii) Phase II (Descriptive Type Test): The  Phase II Examination will be conducted in early 2010 only for those candidates who are successful in Phase I (Objective Type Test).  The date and time-table will be intimated to the candidates concerned at the appropriate time.  The Examination will consist of three Descriptive Type papers –

1) Paper I – English  2) Paper II – Economic and Social Issues  and 3)  Paper III – Finance and Management.  Each of these papers is of 3 hours duration carrying 100 marks.

NOTE: Phase I (except the test of English) and Papers II and III of Phase II will be set bilingually in Hindi and English.  Phase I is Objective Type and only marking the correct choice is required.  However, Papers II and III of Phase II can be answered either wholly in Hindi or English at the candidate’s option

Number of attempts:

Candidates belonging to Unreserved Category, who had already appeared four times for ‘WE’ for this post in the past, are not eligible to apply.  No such restriction to candidates belonging to SC\ST\OBC\PH, if the posts are reserved for them.

For furter details and application form, please visit http://www.rbi.org.in

Indian Institutes of Management – IIM

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Overview

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are India’s premier management institutes. IIMs are completely autonomous institutes owned and financed by the Central Government of India.

They offer post-graduate courses in management (equivalent to an MBA), fellowship programmes in management (equivalent to PhD), executive MBA and industry based programmes.

Location

The IIMs are located at following location:

  1. Kolkata
  2. Ahmedabad
  3. Bangalore
  4. Lucknow
  5. Kozhikode (Calicut)
  6. Indore
  7. Shillong

Admission process

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