National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad-Application for PGD-TMA Program

Applications are invited by National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad for one year distance learning Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Agriculture program (PGD-TMA) for the commencing session 2012.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

The One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Technology Management in Agriculture (PGD-TMA) is a two-  semester course jointly  offered by NAARM and UoH, the two  leading institutions of the country on a distance learning mode. The intake of students to the programme will be limited to a maximum number of one hundred excluding the sponsored candidates.The aim of the course is to build and further the skills of students, researchers, policy makers, IP  and technology transfer practitioners  as professionals  to enable them to handle successfully Intellectual Property and Technology  Management assignments in agriculture and related enterprises.
The course is structured to create a „bridge professional‟ for innovation management who can identify, develop and manage IP assets for leveraging them for technology transfer and commercialization in agriculture and related industries.

The students graduating from PGD-TMA will have opportunity to enroll for membership in Society for Technology Management (STEM),  an organization that facilitates and promotes successful technology transfer processes and best practices in technology management in India.

  Eligibility
  Post Graduates in Agricultural Sciences/Social Sciences/Physical Sciences/Management/Life Sciences/ Engineering/Law
  Graduates in Agricultural Sciences/Social sciences/Physical sciences/Management/Life Sciences/Engineering/Law with two years work experience

 GENERAL INFORMATION & ADMISSION PROCEDURE
  How to Apply

For obtaining Prospectus cum Application by post, candidates may send self-addressed envelope of 12”x 10” size along with a D.D.  of Rs.350.00  (including Registration fee)  in favour of the ICAR Unit  NAARM A/C, payable at Hyderabad, to  Joint Director (Admn.) &  Registrar, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad – 500 407 (AP).  

Application can be also downloaded  from  www.naarm.ernet.in  and  sent by post to the Joint Director (Admn.) & Registrar, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad  –  500 407  (AP) along with a D.D. for Rs.300.00in favour of ICAR Unit, payable at Hyderabad. Applicants are advised
to write their names clearly on reverse side of D.D.

Applications completed in all respects accompanied by copies of relevant certificates should be sent to  Joint Director (Admn.) &  Registrar, NAARM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 407 (AP) before the last date. 

 Criteria of Selection of candidates for admission
Admissions are made strictly on the basis of merit,  academic record and professional experience.  On receiving and scrutinizing the applications,  the list of selected candidates will be prepared based on academic qualifications and relevant experience.

 Admission
The candidates selected for admission will be intimated by post / mail individually under certificate of posting and also through email (address, if provided). The list of selected candidates will also be displayed on the notice board at the PG Cell and the Centre of Distance and Virtual learning UoH, and also on the Academy‟s website www.naarm.ernet.in

 The student at the time of admission has to fill in the acceptance form and send  the same along with the Demand Draft to the Joint Director  (Admn.) & Registrar,  NAARM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad  -500 407 before the last date stipulated for this purpose  i.e.  15th February, 2012. Only those, who pay the fees
through a crossed demand draft  in favour of ICAR Unit, NAARM A/C payable at Hyderabad within the stipulated date, are treated as admitted.

 Admission of Foreign / NRI Students
Foreign students residing in India or abroad may  also apply for admission in the prescribed form preferably by the stipulated date. Those who have passed the qualifying examination from universities outside India should enclose with their application copies of the relevant certificates and mark sheets together with the
English version of such copies, duly attested, if they are in a different language. For admission to the programme, the foreign student concerned must have at least passed the qualifying examination. Proficiency in English is a pre-condition for admission.
They have to pay the total programme fee at a different rate.

PAYMENT OF FEE & FEE STRUCTURE
Students admitted to this Postgraduate Diploma Programme   have to pay the fee of Rs. 20,000 (Rupees twenty thousand only) in  two equal installments  by the prescribed date mentioned in the admission offer letter.  Sponsoring organizations have to deposit  full fees at  the time  of registration of their candidates. The foreign students residing in India and abroad will have to pay the prescribed  fee  of US$ 1200/- in two installments.

 IMPORTANT DATES

  Last Date for receiving the duly completed  application forms –February 15, 2012 (unless and otherwise revised)
  Last date for submission of assignments for 1st Semester: May – June, 2012
  Contact Programme & 1st Semester Examination:    July, 2012  (Specific dates will be intimated separately)
  Last date for Payment of 2nd Semester Fee : 31.08 2012 ( tentatively )
  Last date for submission of Assignments for 2nd Semester: September  – October, 2012
  Contact Programme & 2nd Semester Examination: December, 2012(Specific dates will be intimated separately)
  Semester End Examination will be held after Contact Classes are completed 

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