National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)

Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad-500030

PGDRM admissions 2010-2012

National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) has invited

applications for admission to the fully residential Post-Graduate

Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM) for 2010-11.

The programme of one year duration extends from August 2010 to July 2011.

The applicant should be Graduate in any discipline from a recognised

University. Those who are in the final year of the qualifying course

and expect to complete all the requirements of Graduation before 1st

August 2010 can also apply.

There are 60 seats for the course of which 10 seats may be allotted to

Indian in-service applicants and international applicants. Reservation

for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) and Persons with

Disability (PWD) will be made as per Government of India Rules.

Details are available at www.nird.org.in

Selection to the programme will be based on an All India Entrance Test

followed by a Group Discussion and Interview for the candidates

short-listed based on the test.

Entrance Test will test the verbal, analytical and quantitative

competence of the applicants and will be held on 24.1.2010 at

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, 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.

Prospectus cum Application form can be obtained free of cost till

11.12.2009, during working hours (9 am to 5.30 pm) from the Admissions

Officer, Centre for Post-Graduate Studies (CPGS).

Application form also will be given at NIRD-NERC Office at Khanapara,

Guwahati, and at the Eastern Regional Centre of NIRD at Patna.

Request for application forms by Post will be accepted till 11.12.2009

and should be accompanied by a self- addressed envelope of size 12" x

10", with stamps worth Rs.13/- affixed.

Application can also be downloaded from www.nird.org.in

Filled in application form should be submitted to the Admissions

Coordinator, Centre for Post-Graduate Studies (CPGS), National

Institute of Rural Development, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad, Andhra

Pradesh-500030, with an application fee of Rs.1200/-(Rs.600/- for

SC/ST and PWD candidates) by way of an 'Account Payee' Demand Draft

drawn in favour of 'NIRD, Hyderabad' and US $ 50 for international

applicants who should use Swiftcode SBHYINBB052 A/C No. 62052905893

for remittance, so as to reach there latest by 18.12.2009. The last

date for receipt of applications from those residing in the North

Eastern States is 24.12.2009 and that for international students is

8.1.2010.

For details, visit www.nird.org.in