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By W. L. Gordon

Why do we say that?
Get your goat

Fiscal aid for CDSS projects needed
Swarnjit Singh Sidhu

DR K.N. PATHAK, present Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, in a bold step, has restored postgraduate teaching in Defence and Security Studies (DSS).

National security think-tanks and the Security Studies Departments in universities are expected to play a significant role in disseminating the concept and responsibilities of national security among the general public, apart from providing backup to the national government in formulating security policies.

In this respect the centre is supposed to come up to the expectations of the society in general and the student and defence security studies (CDSS) community in particular.

The road ahead is not smooth, if not difficult. Similar departments in neighbouring universities have failed to project their identity. The authorities holding the charge of the CDSS at PU must ensure sound financial support for impending research projects.

"There must be more co-operation and exchanges between colleges and universities engaged in national security teaching and research in India and abroad", commented former chief of the Army Staff Gen V.P. Malik, who is also Senator of Panjab University. He further said that investigation and study in national security must be promoted.

Dr Harveer Sharma, former Professor and Head, department of DSS M.D. University, Rohtak, expressed happiness over the re-introduction of the subject and advised: "It is necessary to develop discipline through thrift and hard work". He stressed the need for team work to establish the identity of the centre.

From now on, the university must select teachers with rich organisation and commanding abilities and create a new work style in the CDSS.

Prof Pathak, who has gifted the CDSS to the people of this border-state, has done a wonderful job. There is every hope the people of this region and nation as a whole will be benefited from CDSS. Definitely it will help in building a feeling of national integration and nationalism. It will also generate interest in the young students in joining the armed forces.

Jun 30 Indira Gandhi National Open University, Regional Centre, Old Govt. College Campus. Railway Road, Karnal-132001.

Website:www.ignou.edu.

Bachelor of Edu (BEd)

Elig: Bachelor’s or higher Degree with two years full time regular teaching exp.

Appln F: Send Rs.350/-by DD favoring "IGNOU" payable at Karnal, to the above address. At counter: Rs.300/- (cash).

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-110006

Website: www.ggsipu.nic.in.

Jun 28 Lateral Entry (3yrs)

Elig: Diploma in Engg.

Test: 8 Jul 2001

Appln F: Send Rs. 100/- by DD favouring "Registrar,Guru Gobind Singh, Indraprastha University" payable at four branches of Punjab & Sind Bank, Delhi, along with self-addressed envelope

(24 x 30 cm.) or downloaded from the Site.

Jul 09 University of Pune, Dept of Instum Sc Pune-411007

Website: www.unipune.ernet.in

M.Sc (Instrum Sc.)

Elig: BSc. Phy; Electron; Instrum; Vocational Phy/Electron

Test: 11 July at Pune.

Appln F: Send Rs.65/- by DD favouring "The Registrar, University of Pune" to the H/o Deptt at the above address. At counter: Rs.50/- (cash).

Unless otherwise specified, the dates mentioned above are deadlines for receipt of completed application forms.

Jun 20 Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Geeta colony, Delhi-110031 (University of Delhi)

BA(H), Business Eco, Soc Wk, Hindi Journo & Mass Comm

Elig: 10+2 in Arts, Sc & Comm

Test: 23-29 July

Appln F: At counter: Rs 30/- (cash)

Jun 21Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar-125001 (Har).

Website: www.gju.emet.in

UG, PG, MTech Courses in various discipline

Appln F: Send Rs 550/- by DD favoring "Registrar, GJU, Hisar" payable at Hisar to the above address. At counter: Rs 500/- (cash) or download from website.

Jul 13 Awadhesh Pratap Singh University Rewa (MP)

Diploma/PG Dip/MA/MSc & MPhil in various disciplines

Elig: For Dip: Bachelors Degree, For PG Dip: Bachelors Degree (50% agg) with Maths/Comm at 10+2 For MA: Bachelors Degree (45% agg). For MSc. BSc: (45% agg) For MPhil: Masters Degree(55% agg).

Test: For PG: 14 July. MPhil/PG Dips 1 Aug

Appln F: See Employment News 9 June

Jul 16 North-Eastern Hill University, Permenant Campus, Shillong. PhD/MPhil/PG courses in various discipline

Elig: For PhD & MPhil: Masters Degree (55% agg). For PG courses: Bachelors Degree.

Appln F: See Employment News or leading newspapers.

Unless otherwise specified, the dates mentioned above are deadlines for receipt of completed application forms.

Jun 29 Tamil Nadu Agricultural College & Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003. BSc (Agri/Hort/Forestry/Home Sc), BE (Ag), BTech (Food Process Engg).

Elig: For eligibility and other details see leading newspapers.

Appln F: Send Rs. 300/- by DD favouring the "Dean of the concerned faculty" along with stamped (Rs. 30/-), self-addressed envelope (34 x 28 cm)to the above address.

Jul 07 Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur 831014, Bihar. MCA (3 yrs)

Elig: Bachelor’s/(H) degree (50% agg) with Maths/Stats

Age: Below 25 yrs. Test: 8 August. Appln F: Send Rs. 500/- by DD favouring "Principal, RIT, Jamshedpur", payable at SBI, RIT, Jamshedpur Branch along with stamped (Rs. 29/-), self-addressed envelope (30 x 14 cm) to the above adddress.

Jul 6 Indian Institute of Crafts & Design (G/o Raj), B-16, Bhawani Singh Rd, Opp Nehru Sahakar Bhawan, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302001, (Raj). Email: iicd@datainfosys.net PG Diploma (Crafts Des) (3 yrs)

Elig: Bachelor’s degree. Appln F: Send Rs 350/- by DD favouring "Indian Institute of Crafts & Design" payable at Jaipur to the Director at the above address.

Jul 16 Indian Air Force, Central Airmen Selection Board, Post Box No-11807, New Delhi-110010.

Website: www.armedforces.nic.in/airforce

Airman in Non Tech Trade

Elig: Class 10 (45% agg).

Age: Below 18 yrs.

Appln F: For details see Employment News , 16 June.

Jun 15 University of Jammu, Directorate of Distance Education, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, Jammu Tawi 180004. BEd (2 yrs).

Elig: Bachelor degree with teaching exp (2 yrs)

Appln F: Send Rs 150/- by DD favouring "Director, Directorate of Distance Education, University of Jammu" payable at Jammu along with stamped (Rs 40/-), self-addressed envelope (18"x24") to the above address. At counter: Rs 150/- (cash).

Jul 20 Indian Institute of Disaster Mitigation, Green Gate, A-15 Paryavaran Complex, South of Saket, New Delhi-110030. MSc (Disaster Mitigation)

Elig: Bachelors Degree. Test: At 32 centers including Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata & New Delhi.

Appln F: Send Rs 30/- by DD favouring "Indian Institute of Disaster Mitigation" payable to "Indian Institute of Disaster Mitigation" to the above address. At counter: Rs 30/- (cash).

Jun 25 Indian Institute of Technology, — Madras, Chennai 600036. Website: www.iitm.ac.in MTech Digital Signal Processing (3 sem)

Elig: BE/BTech or Degree in Electron & Commun or Comp Sc/Electric & Electron or Electric/Electron & Instrum or Info Tech/Mech/Arospace (GATE Score 90). Scholarship: Rs 6,000/- (pm).

Appln F: Send Rs 250/- by DD favouring "IIT, Madras", payable at SBI, IIT-Madras Branch along with a passport size photograph to the Head, Electrical Engineering Department, at the above address.

Jul 05 College of Technology and Engineering, (Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Tech) Udaipur

Website: www.mpuat.ac.inand

ME(Agri) (3 sem), PhD (6 sem) Farm Machinery & Power Engg, Renewable Energy Sources, Soil & Water Conservation Engg, Irrigation Water Management, Processing & Food Engg

Elig: BE(Ag)/Civil/Mech/ Chem Engg with OGPA 2.50/4.00 or (55% agg) for ME(Ag), 4.00 or (55% agg) in ME.

Scholarship: Rs 2,500/- pm

Appln F: Send Rs 250/- by DD favoring "Dean, CTAE Udaipur" to the above address.

Details: Visit website.

Jul 16 Indian Institute of Hotel Management & Catering, 35 Old Station Square, Bhubaneswar-6, Orissa.

Website: www.iihmc.aiol.com

Dip in Hotel Management & Catering Tech (3 yrs) Bachelors Degree in Tourism & Hospitality services (3 yrs)

Elig: 10+2.

Age: Below 22 yrs Appln F: Send DD of Rs 250/- for Dip and Rs 200/- for Degree, favouring "Indian Institute of Hotel Management & Catering" payable at Bhubaneswar to the above address.

Jun 30 Barkatullah Univeristy, Bhopal 462026 (MP).

Website: www.limnologybu.com UG/ PG & PG Dip in various disciplines of Science, Commerce & Arts.

Appln F: Send Rs 150/- by DD favouring "Registrar Barkatullah University, Bhopal", to the above address or download from website.

Details: See HT June 06, or leading newspapers.

Jun 25 Mahatma Education Society, Pillais’ College Campus, Sector 16, Podi No 2, Konkan Rly Terminus, Panvel Rly Stn Dist, Raigad. E-mail: pimst@bom8.vsnl.net.in BE, BArch, MMS/MBA, MIM, PGDEDM, PGDHRD, BEd (Regular/Physical/Corresp), DEd, PGDST, ADCSSAA,

Appln F: For eligibility and other details see leading newspapers.

Jun 28 Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Plot No 1-A, Sector 36-A, Chandigarh.

Website: www.babafariduniv.com

MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BHMS, BSc Nursing & BSc Physiotherapy. (PMET-2001)

Elig: For MBBS/BDS: 10+2 (50% agg), For others (40% agg).

Age: Above 17 yrs. For BSc Nursing: women below 25 yrs

Appln F: Send Rs 550/- by DD Favoring "Co-ordinator, PMET-2001", payable at Chandigarh, (Write name & address on the reverse of DD) along with self-addressed envelope (25x18 cms) to the above address, or download from site.

Jun 25 Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, B-Block, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024. (Affl to Delhi Univ)

Bachelor of Homoeopathic System of Medicine & Surgery (BHMS)

Elig: 10+2 /CBSE PCB or Equiv.

Appln F: Send Rs 50/- by DD favouring "Principal, Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital", along with stamped (Rs 25/-), self-addressed envelope (23x13 cm).

Jun 25 LRS Institute of Tuberculosis & Allied Disease (Autonomous Instt under the M/o/Health & Family Welfare, GoI), Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110030. PG Dip (DNB in Respiratory Medicine) (3 Yrs & 2 Yrs)

Elig: For 3 yr course: Primary exam of NBE, for 2 yr course: PG Dip in respiratory diseases recog by MCI.

Appln F: Send Rs 800/- by DD favouring "Director, L.R.S. Institute of Tuberculosis & Allied diseases", payable at New Delhi with stamped (Rs 30/), self-addressed envelope (24 x 36 cm). At counter: Rs 800/- (cash).

Jul 05 HNB Garhwal University, UGC-Sap Dept. of Zoology, Box 45, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal 246174. PG Dip in Bio-Medical Lab Tech

Elig: BSc (50% agg) with Zool/Bot or Microbiol & Chem up to BSc II. DPharma in lieu of Chem, BSc Biochem/Microbio.

Test: July 15.

Appln F: Send Rs 425/- by DD favouring "Finance Officer, HNBGU" payable at Srinagar, Garhwal to the Co-ordinator at the above address. At counter: Rs 400/- (cash).

Jul 02 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085.

(1) Diploma in Medical Radioisotope Techniques (DMRIT) (1-yr) (2) Diploma in Radiation Medicine (DRM) (2-yrs) Common Entrance Test (CET)

Elig: (1): BSc (65% Agg) Chem/Phy/ Botany-Zoology/Human Physiology/ Life Sc/Nuclear Sc/Biophy or Biochem/BVSc or MSc. (2): MBBS with MCI recognized internship.

Test: July at BARC Trombay.

Scholarship: For (1): Rs 4,000/- pm & For (2): Rs 7,000/- pm.

Appln F: See HT 3 &10 June.

CARING (Career Information & Guidance), New Delhi

CAREER QUERIES HOTLINE
Pervin Malhotra, Tribune’s career expert, answers all your career queries.

A There are a wide range of opportunities open to a horticulturist. If you are keen on research after Ph.D. your options include joining a research institute in India, or the R&D department of a MNC, or going abroad. Alternatively you may take up a career in teaching.

The Agricultural Research Service controlled by the ICAR also recruits horticulturists to work as agricultural scientists.

Job opportunities in the field of amenity horticulture are provided by a large number of companies for decorative "greening" of their interiors and exteriors.

Apart from the above you could start your own farm or nursery and can earn very well by selling its produce in the open market or exporting it.

After 10+2 you could join the agricultural stream for a B.Sc. degree in agriculture or horticulture at an agricultural university/institute. You may then move on to do a M.Sc in horticulture. At the postgraduate level you have to choose from amongst the 4 horticultural streams— pomology, oericulture, floriculture and fruit preservation. This would be your specialization eventually. You may further go on to do PhD after M.Sc. However, I would like to point out here that a PhD is not required for each of the work opportunities mentioned above. Some of the institutes/universities offering graduate and/or postgraduate degrees in horticulture are:

Birsa Agricultural University Kanke, Ranchi-834006, Bihar

Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125004 Haryana.

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan-173230, Himachal Pradesh.

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560065, Karnataka

University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad-580005, Karnataka.

College of Agriculture, Dapoli-415712, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.

Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture, Parbhani-431402.

College of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, AP.

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab.

Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, PO Trichur-680654, Kerala.

Faculty of Horticulture, TNAU, Coimbatore-640003

College of Agriculture, Murtizapur road, Krishinagar, Akola-444104, Maharashtra.

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Dist Nanital, U.P.

College of Agriculture, Pune-411005, Maharashtra.

College of Agriculture, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024, Karnataka.

Agri-Horticultural Society of India, Alipore, Kolkata-700027, West Bengal. Postgraduate School, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012.

A Increasingly, students have begun to opt for your kind of decision. In order to zero-in on the best course, you must go in for a recognised well-known university. Then check out its jurisdiction. Except the Central Universities and some others, most universities stipulate their own domicile requirements. Try first the university where you live. Also check out whether the university offers contact programmes in your city from time-to-time as these can be a great help.

As far as the course is concerned, opt for an ‘honours’ degree instead of a ‘pass’ course if available in the subject of your choice. You could also refer to the Caring’s Guide to Correspondence & Part-time Courses, (Vision Books Pvt. Ltd., 24 Feroze Gandhi, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi 110024) for a comprehensive listing and details of recognised correspondence courses offered by universities and professional institutions in India.

Before you select a coaching centre for UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) exams, you must verify its track record: How many of their students have actually cleared the Prelims and the Mains and made it to the UPSC in the last 2-3 years? Also check out the faculty. Are they sufficiently experienced in this line? Talk to students studying there to get a clear picture. Then check out the fees. The most expensive need not necessarily be the best!

A No work is menial. As far as housekeeping is concerned, it is the backbone of a hotel. The housekeeping department is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the entire hotel. One of the first impressions a guest forms when he walks into a hotel is a reflection on the housekeeping department - how clean, spic-’n-span and well maintained the surroundings are. No hotel can function without this department because it oversees everything from guest rooms, public areas, laundry, linen, horticulture and flower arrangement, and maintenance housekeeping machinery which is now becoming increasingly high-tech.

Earlier, considered a back-of-the-house operation, the perception of housekeeping has undergone a sea change. Now, not just managers and supervisors, but staff at all levels are being encouraged to interact with guests. Today even the houseman is trained to interact with the guest. Since the feedback he receives is first-hand, it helps the management to respond promptly to his requirements. This also helps update guest history more accurately.

Multi-skilling is another trend that is being encouraged in good hotels. For instance, even though stocking up the mini-bar in the guest room is the Front Office or the Food & Beverage department’s duty, it is being delegated to housekeeping. In short, housekeeping staff is being moulded into guest service agents.

A Your father is right. Printing technology has undergone a sea change in recent years with the introduction of computerised high-precision machinery.

The wonderful thing is that much of the latest global technology is now easily available in India thanks to the welcome reduction in import duty.

Presses like Thompson, Ajanta Offset and Tata Press now offer state-of-the-art high speed delivery and international quality. They are now recruiting students with bright academic records to man their operations.

The following Indian universities offer a 4-yr BE/BTech in Printing Technology:

Anna University, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai 600025. Eligibility: Class XII (Acad/Voc) or equivalent with PCM/vocational subjects (70% agg and 60% marks in each subject or diploma-holders (60-70% agg) of State Board of Technical Education.

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women, Faculty of Engineering, Coimbatore 641043 (TN). Eligibility: Class XII (Academic/Vocational) or equivalent with PCM/vocational subjects securing 70% agg and 60% marks in each subject (pass marks for SC/ST; 60-65% for BC.

BMS College of Engineering (Visveswaraiah Technological University), PB No. 1908, Bull Temple Road, Bangalore 560019. Eligibility: 2-yr PUC or equivalent with PCM (50% agg; 40% for SC/ST & Category I) and English.

Jadavpur University, Fac. of Engineering & Technology, Kolkata 700032. Eligibility: West Bengal residents; Class XII (Gen/Voc stream) or equivalent with English, PCM and vernacular/5th subject.

JNTU College of Engineering, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072. Eligibility: State residents; 10+2 with PCM or Vocational courses in Engg &Tech or Diploma in Eng/Arch.

Manipal Institute of Technology (Visveswaraiah Technological Univ.), Manipal 576119. Eligibility: 2-yr PUC or equivalent with PCM (40% agg; 30% for SC/ST & Category I) and English.

Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s College of Engineering & Technology (Univ. of Pune), 44, Vidyanagari, Shivdarshan, Pune 411009. Eligibility: Class XII with English, PCM (50% agg in first attempt; 45% for BC)

University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411007; Course: Graphic Communications & Printing Technology. Admission to most of these courses is on the basis of an Entrance test. Some of the best known courses offered outside India are at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), New York, USA, The London College of Printing and the Manchester College of Printing, UK. Similarly, Germany is also renowned for its courses in Printing Technology.

Please send in your query preferably on a postcard along with your name, complete address and academic qualifications to: 
Editor, Career Hotline, The Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh.

Lesson in English
By W. L. Gordon

Do not say, "We placed our resources at their disposition."

Say, "We placed our resources at their DISPOSAL."

Pro rata. Pronounce the second syllable as "ray" and not as "rat".

Strategy — observe the "-te-".

Stratagem — observe the "-ta-".

Visible (adjective) 3 visual, apparent, discernible, perceptible, perceivable, clear, plain, manifest, obvious, palpable.

"Use a word three times and it is yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day.

Today’s word: BUGBEAR (noun) — object of fear, dread or abhorrence; worry, real or imagined.

E.g. "The bugbear of unpaid bills had made him irritable."

If somebody ‘gets your goat’, they annoy, irritate, or generally make you angry. And if, years ago, you were a racehorse owner, you would have had good reason to be upset for it was a trick of the trade to stable a thoroughbred racehorse with a goat, the belief being that the presence of the smaller animal kept the horse calm and composed.

Knowing this, rascals sometimes broke in and separated the two animals, thus upsetting the highly-strung thoroughbred and probably causing the horse to lose the next day’s race. This deed would certainly ‘get the goat’ of the horse’s owner.