Sunday, August 7, 2011

Indian Plywood Industries Research And Training Institute admission 2011

Indian Plywood Industries Research And Training Institute (IPIRTI), Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore-560 022 has invited applications for admission to POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSE IN WOOD AND PANEL PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY commencing from the first week of November 2011.

Eligibility: Graduate in Science/ Engineering from any recognized University,
Age limit: 28 years (as on 01.11.2011) Relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/PH as per GoI Rules. Age limit is also relaxable for candidates sponsored by Industries.
Selection method: Based on marks obtained in B.Sc/ B.E. Reservations for SC/ST/OBC/PH will be as per GoI Rules.

Application Forms:
Application forms can be obtained by applying on plain paper, enclosing DD of Rs.250/- (non-refundable) drawn in favour of Director, IPIRTI, payable at Bangalore.

Last Date for submission of filled in application is 15th September 2011.

Eligibility for IIM CAT Test

Eligibility: Applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be Deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Differently Abled (DA)/PWD category)].

Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s Degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed Degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2012 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2012) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s Degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.

There is no age restriction for appearing in CAT.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Apply for CA Exam

The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) notified the dates of Professional Competence Course (PCC), Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) and Final examinations along with Management Accountancy Course (MAC) Part – I,
Corporate Management Course (CMC) Part – I, Tax Management Course (TMC) Part – I, Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) and International Trade Laws and World Trade Organisation (ITL & WTO) examinations:

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE COURSE EXAMINATION (PCC):
Group-I: 2nd, 4th & 14th November 2011
Group-II: 6th, 9th & 16th November 2011
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)

INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE COURSE EXAMINATION (IPCC):
Group-I: 2nd, 4th, 6th & 9th November 2011
Group-II: 12th, 14th & 16th November 2011
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)

FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION:
Group -I: 1st, 3rd, 5th & 8th November 2011
Group -II: 11th, 13th, 15th & 17th November 2011
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANCY COURSE (MAC) PART - I, CORPORATE MANAGEMENT COURSE
(CMC) PART – I, TAX MANAGEMENT COURSE (TMC) PART – I EXAMINATIONS:
Group-I: 11th & 13th November 2011
Group-II: 15th & 17th November 2011
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)

INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT (IRM) COURSE EXAMINATION:
Modules I to IV 11th, 13th, 15th & 17th November 2011
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWS AND WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION
(ITL&WTO) COURSE EXAMINATION:
Group A 2nd, 4th & 6th November 2011
Group B 9th, 12th & 14th November 2011
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)

APPLICATION FORMS:
Applications for admission to these examinations are required to be made either online at http://icaiexam.icai.org free of cost (i.e. Rs. 500/- for PCC, IPCC & Final candidates for the cost of application form shall not be charged if applications are filled in online) or in the relevant prescribed form, copies of which may be obtained from the Additional Secretary (Examinations), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ‘ICAI BHAWAN’, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi – 110 002 on payment of Rs.500/- per application form in respect of Professional Competence Course, Integrated Professional Competence Course and Final Examination candidates.

The cost of Examination application forms for Management Accountancy Course (MAC) Part – I, Corporate Management Course (CMC) Part – I, Tax Management Course (TMC) Part – I, Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) examination is Rs. 100/- per application form. The forms shall also be made available in the Regional and Branch Offices of the ICAI and can be obtained there from on cash payment on or from 9th August, 2011.

Applications together with the prescribed fee by Demand Draft of any Scheduled Bank may be sent so as to reach the Additional Secretary (Examinations) at New Delhi not later than 30th August, 2011. However, applications will also be received direct by Delhi Office after 30th August, 2011 and upto 6th September, 2011 with late fee of Rs. 500/-. Applications for the students’ examinations only duly filled in will also be received by hand delivery at the office of ICAI at New Delhi and at the Decentralised Offices of the Institute at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Kanpur, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Pune upto 6th September, 2011.

However, application forms duly completed for the Post Qualification Course Examinations i.e. Management Accountancy Course (MAC) Part – I, Corporate Management Course (CMC) Part – I, Tax Management Course (TMC) Part – I, Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) will be received only at the New Delhi office of the ICAI.

The candidates who fill up the examination application form online at http://icaiexam.icai.org from 9th August, 2011 to 30th August, 2011 and remit the fee online by using either VISA or MASTER Credit/ Debit Card shall not be charged Rs.500/- in case of PCC, IPCC Final examination (i.e. cost of application form fee) in order to popularize filling-in of application form online. The candidates of PCC, IPCC and Final Examinations can continue to fill in application forms online from 31st August 2011 to 6th September 2011 (during which period late fee of Rs. 500 will have to be paid by them as well).

Madras University ML Degree under private study

The University of Madras has offered M.L. degree course in the following branches under Private Study (Non semester) for the academic year 2011-2012 through English Medium only.
Br-I - International Law and Constitutional Law
Br-II Business Law
Br-III Criminal Law
Br-IV Property Law
Br-V Intellectual Property Law
Br-VI Human Rights and Environmental Law
Br-VII Labour and Administrative Law

Eligibility:
A pass in B.L/ L.L.B., from a recognized University under regular pattern (10+2+3+3) or ( 11+1+3+3) of study.

Submission of filled in application :
Candidates desiring to register for M.L. Degree Course for private appearance shall
register on or before 30th OCTOBER 2011 in the prescribed application form together with the prescribed fee of Rs.15,000/- in the form of Demand Draft, drawn in favour of the Registrar, University of Madras along with B.L./L.L.B./Provisional/ Degree Certificate in original and Photo copies of Certificates(attested by Gazetted Officer).

In case of candidates who have qualified for B.L/L.L.B., Degree from other than University of Madras should pay a Recognition fee of Rs.250/- and Matricula fee of Rs.50/- as the case may be in addition to the above fees.

Details of Engineering allotment Kerala

Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, has notified the second phase of allotments to Professional Degree Courses for 2011, including the first round allotments to Engineering. The activities related to the second phase commenced at http://www.cee.kerala.gov.in/keam2011/main/index.php?dstr=15

This phase will include the second allotment to Government Medical Colleges and first allotment to other courses which include the BDS in Government Dental Colleges, BTech/B.Arch in Government/Aided/KAU Engineering Colleges, Govt. Controlled Self-financing Engineering Colleges, Engineering Colleges and Self financing Colleges controlled by Universities and Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges who have entered into agreement with Government, BHMS in Government/Aided Homoeo Colleges, B Sc Agriculture and BSc Forestry in the Colleges under Kerala Agricultural University, B.VSc & AH in Colleges under Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University and Bachelor of Fisheries Sciences in the College under Kerala University for Fisheries & Ocean Studies.

Allotment to BAMS/BSMS in Government/Aided/Private Self financing Ayurveda/Siddha Colleges will be done only on receipt of permission to these courses from the Central Council for Indigenous Medicine (CCIM).

Candidates included in the various rank lists can register their options at www.cee.kerala.gov.in till 5 pm on 12.08.2011. Candidates who do not register their options will not be considered for allotment under any circumstances. ‘Option Facilitation Centres’ [OFC] and ‘Help Desks’ [HD], having internet facility, will be functioning throughout the State during this period for registration of options by the candidates. The details of such centers are available at www.cee-kerala.org.

A trial Allotment will be announced on 10.08.2011. The Second phase of allotment will be announced on 16.08.2011. Those allotted to all courses have to remit fees at selected branches of State Bank of Travancore (SBT) between 17.08.2011 and 19.08.2011. Candidates allotted to MBBS/BDS courses have to join the colleges on 18.08.2011 or 19.08.2011.

Those who had registered options for MBBS in Government Medical Colleges during the first phase of allotment can re-arrange their existing options and register new options for the colleges/courses included in the second phase of allotment.

Those desirous of allotment/admission to Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges can seek only up to 3 allotments. Those who are allotted to Private Self-financing Engineering colleges during the final allotment to these institutions will not be eligible for any other higher options. Those who get allotment in the Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges in the final allotment to these colleges shall join the college. Candidates who get allotment to these Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges in the final allotment to these institutions, who do not remit fee, and those who remit fees and eventually do not take admission will be penalized as per Clause 12.2.4 (c) of the Prospectus. Hence candidates shall file options only to those institutions/courses where they are sure to take admission in the event of allotment.

In the case of the Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges with Community/Registered Trust/Registered Society quota, out of the 50% Government seats, 15% will be allotted to eligible candidates belonging to the Community/Registered Trust/Registered Society, on the basis of merit. If enough number of candidates is not available to this quota, the balance seats will be reverted back to State Merit quota. In such institutions, the remaining Government seats will be allotted by the CEE as per the reservation pattern applicable in Govt./Govt.-Aided Colleges. Separate notification for furnishing certificates for availing Community/Registered Trust/Registered Society quota will be issued in due course.

In the case of Self-financing Engineering Colleges under Government control and in Self-financing Engineering Colleges under Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi and Calicut Universities, 35% of the seats under Management quota also will be allotted by the CEE. The CEE will allot only 25% of the seats under Management quota, in the case of SCT College of Engineering, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram. Allotment to these seats will be strictly on the basis of merit.

FEE STRUCTURE: ENGINEERING
Government/Aided Engineering Colleges: Rs 6,200/-
B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering): Rs.2,520/-
B.Tech (Food Engineering)-Self-financing Course: Rs. 26,500/- (Semester Tuition fee)

Self-financing Colleges under the control of Government/Universities:
Government seats - Rs.20, 000/-; Management seats- Rs.65,000/-
Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges- Rs.60,000/- (Tuition fees: Rs.35,000 + Special fees: Rs.25,000)

FEE STRUCTURE: Medical
BDS: Government Dental Colleges- Rs.23,000/-
BHMS: Government/Aided Homoeo Colleges: Rs.2,087/-
B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture and B.Sc (Hons.) Forestry:Rs.2,125/-
B.VSc & AH- Rs.10,000/- (Semester Tuition fee)
B.Tech (Dairy Science & Technology)- Rs.3,100/- (Semester Tuition fee)
B.FSc: Rs.2,125/-

Fee concession in Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges: There will be fee concession in those Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges that have entered into seat sharing agreement with Government. Half the number of candidates allotted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations in each course to these institutions, with low annual family income will be eligible to study for a tuition fee of Rs.35,000/-. The rank/category will not be a criterion for selection of these candidates. Those candidates who are eligible for fee concession such as SC/ST/OEC/other fee concession/AICTE Tuition Fee Waiver will not be considered for this fee concession.

The selection of candidates for this fee concession will be made only after the closure of allotment/admission in these colleges. Hence all candidates who receive allotment in these institutions will have to remit an amount of Rs.60,000/- as tuition fee initially. The excess amount remitted will be refunded to them on receipt of fee concession. The tuition fees for all Government seats in Sarabai Institute of Science & Technology, Vellanad, Thiruvananthapuram will be only Rs.35,000/-.

Caution Deposit: Candidates allotted under SC/ST/OEC Community category and those having benefit as per G.O. (MS) 25/2005/SCSTDD, dated 20.06.2005, have to remit caution deposit of Rs.1,000/- in case of Engineering and Rs.100/- for Other Courses, as token of accepting the allotment.

Those getting allotment are liable to remit the fee fixed by the Fee Regulatory Committee if the fee fixed on the basis of agreement between Government and Self-financing Managements is not approved by the Hon’ble Court or any competent authority.

Government have reserved 3 seats under Ex-service (XS); 6 under Serving Defence personnel (SD), 2 under Dependents of Defence Personnel Killed/Missed/Disabled in action (DK) and 1 under NCC (CC) category as ‘Special Reservation Seat’ in Government Sponsored Self-financing Engineering Colleges. Details are available in Annexure IX of the Notification at the allotment site.

Details of the Colleges included in the allotment

Monday, July 25, 2011

PG in Dietetics Distance Learning program

MSc in Dietetics and Food Service Management (DFSM)

University: IGNOU
Duration: 2 years
Fee: Rs. 19,900
Eligibility: Graduation in select streams
(check website for details)
Address: School of Continuing Education
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
Website: www.ignou.ac.in

This course is designed to help working professionals like dietitians, nutrition counsellors and food service managers, who want to enhance their career prospects in the healthcare, fitness and hospitality sector. It focuses on areas such as Applied Physiology, Nutritional Biochemistry, Food Safety and Food Microbiology, and provides theoretical and practical guidance on all aspects of dietetics, from promotion of health to management of diseases.

The medium of instruction is English and there is an arrangement for teleconferences and contact sessions. A unique feature of the programme is that one can exit it after one year, having earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics and Public Nutrition. Contacts classes in select locations supplement the learning process.

Career in dietetics and nutrition

Dietetics is the science and art of feeding individuals based on the principles of nutrition. It can also be said to be the “science and art of human nutritional care.” Diet therapy and its application in patient related settings is a major focus of dietetics. Thus, the field of dietetics can be related to: (a) nutrition care and intervention focused on the individual and (b) nutrition care and intervention focused on the group.

Diet plays a major role in promotion of health and well being of individual. A good and balanced diet habit improves the quality of life while poor diet may lead to morbidity and diseases. Nutritionists and dietetics are concerned with this aspect. While dietetics is related to food management, nutrition is related to promotion of health. Due to changes in food habits of most of the urban population, role of nutritionists and dieticians is becoming more important. They suggest corrective food habits considering various aspects of an individual such as age, work routine and sickness etc. and thereby improving their quality of life. They also educate their clients about preparation of food according to the principles of nutrition. They know about food production and processing, psychological factors influencing food choice, digestion and its effects on nutritional aspects. A growing and aging population will increase the demand for meals and nutritional counseling in nursing homes, schools, prisons, community health programmes, and home health care agencies.

Role of Dietitian in Health Care
The role of dietitian has come a long way since the early 1900s. Their role is still unknown to a lot of people. Some think that dietitians, as their name implies, only give out diets to make individuals lose weight, whereas this is a small part of their role. The dietitian is the link between the patient and medical team or physician in assisting difficult decisions making about nutrition care. Asian Society of Perenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASEAN) states that the dietician role in nutrition care has been recommended an adequate source and amount of balanced nutrients according to pre- established standards of care. A dilemma occurs when the disease state of the patient confound the adequacy of nutritional support, which has resulted in the patient’s malnourishment. The dietician should be:

1. Planning food and nutrition programmes
2. Supervising meal preparations in schools and hospitals
3. Recommending dietary modifications
4. Educating patients on diets that may help their condition
5. Working with other healthcare professionals to provide a multidisciplinary healthcare approach
6. Informing on the severity of illness and complications of treatments, inclusive of the benefits and burdens of feeding in all conceivable routes.
7. Active in the patients care as the dietitian reporting on the nutritional status of the patient, as well as, the advisor to the physician and medicinal team, and
8. Informing the legal decisions that may help determine the route of care for the patient, such as more aggressive or palliative care.

Various Specialized Areas in Dietetics

Clinical Dietitians are specialists in food nutrition services in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and private practices. They assess patient nutrition, develop dietary plans, provide patient counselling, and monitor patient's progress.

Community Dietitians work in public health agencies, health and fitness clubs, and day care centers. They counsel people on food choices and direct programmes in nutrition awareness and disease prevention.
Management Dietitians specialize in food service systems or clinical management. They work in hospitals, nursing homes, school food service, cafeterias, and restaurants. They manage personnel, plan and conduct employee training programmes, design food systems, and plan budgets.

Consultant Dietitians are independent business people who work as nursing home consultants, book authors, and patient counselors in medical centers and fitness programmes. They also develop and evaluate food service systems and serve as independent advisors to industry.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Government Sector: They can work with government hospitals, government’s health department, schools, colleges, factories and office cafeterias for planning nutritional regiment.

Sports and Health Clubs: They can also work for sports hostels and athletes camps. Health and recreation clubs, canteen and nursing care facilities also require the services of nutritionists and dietitians. Employment opportunities are also open to them in catering department of star hotels and restaurants.

Teaching, Research and Development: Research and development involves conducting research on various food items to ensure their quality as well as studying the effects of various types of diet on the body chemistry in labs. The research dietician or nutritionists do research on nutritive value of food which helps to understand the various components of food we eat and the right type of food which provides a balanced mix of the essentials like vitamins, minerals etc. needed for the human body. They also can opt for research career mainly in universities, public or private sector research institutes, food product manufacturing companies and hospitals. Teaching the science of nutrition of dietetics in colleges and universities is also a good option.

Mass Media: Moreover they could find openings in the mass media where top priority is given to disseminating vital information on healthy living.

Gyms, Slimming Centers:

Private Consultant/ Practitioner: Experienced dietitians may become assistant, associate, or director of a dietetic department, or become self-employed. Some dietitians specialize in areas such as renal or paediatric dietetics. Besides all these they can also work as private consultant or private practitioner.

Perks/Salary: Dietetics and Nutrition is a remunerative job. Those who are working in government hospitals, academic institutions, research institutes and other agencies have salaries as fixed by the government depending upon work profile and experience. Some private sector hotels, restaurants, food manufactures offer higher salary and attractive perks. Independent practitioner and private consultants also have good earning which largely depends upon number and nature of their clients.