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Best of both worlds
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
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Best of both worlds Trained professionals in a global economy need to be as sharp as the cutting edge of technology, a need that a host of institutes look to fulfill. Innovative courses bridge the gap between the demand and supply of persons who have been trained according to the varied and varying needs of the corporate world. While the trend of Indian B-schools setting campuses outside started a couple of years ago, the S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Training, Mumbai, has gone a step further. Having established a campus in Dubai in 2004, where the institute offers postgraduate degree in global management under a packed one-year programme, the institute has now set up its campus in Singapore. While the course in global management is the latest among MBA specialisations, the institute’s management has made the programme unusual. Students attend classes for six months on the Singapore campus and for the next six months, they study on the Dubai campus. Midway during the course, the students from the two courses are swapped. “While this exposes Indian students to the two top corporate cultures of the world it also ensures that by the end of the course, they have more than one job offer in these cities and elsewhere in the world,” says Mr Nitish Jain, president of the SP Jain Centre of Management (SPJCM), Singapore. The course costs an Indian student about Rs 15 lakh and many parents are ready to pay this fee and the living expenses, if jobs are assured. “Other than fresh Indian graduates, the course is attracting professionals with many years of experience. We have been attracting foreign students as well,” says Mr Jain, introducing a team of Indian journalists visiting the Singapore campus to their first foreign student. The SPJCM opened its doors to students here three months ago and is now ready to take students for the next programme in December. “We have leased a heritage building on a seven-acre campus at Hyderabad Road in Singapore. The building is being re-fitted and students have state-of-the-art classrooms, library and hostels,” says Mr Jain. All praise for the “pro-active attitude and openness” of Singapore, Mr Jain says: “The Ministry of Education in Singapore has awarded us the status of Institute of Higher Learning. This nation knows what it wants and encourages higher education in a big way.” Following a global trend, while some part of the institute’s faculty works full time, a substantial number of members of the faculty are invited from top B-schools in India to deliver lectures to students here. “Global economy is different from domestic economy. The course exposes Indian students to two international cultures. They learn to shift their mindset from lakhs and crores to millions and billions. They meet executives of International companies and undertake projects for foreign firms,” says Dr Vijay Sethi, Dean of the global MBA programme in Singapore. “Also palpable is the shift towards specialisations. Companies now look for persons with in-depth knowledge of a field rather than the superficial ‘I can manage everything’ type of general training,” he adds. The Global MBA programme offers eight specialisations: Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Global Logistics Management, Retail Management, Services Marketing and Management, Product Marketing and Management and Information Technology Management. “These days, we find emotional quotient (EQ) scoring over intelligence quotient (IQ). The persons with the right attitude score over they who may be extremely smart but not know how to deal with people. The programme has several workshop sessions in training to win and this forms an integral part of the programme,” says Dr Sethi.
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CAMPUS NOTES Friends of Freedom, Amritsar, a project of the Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi, organised Youth-to-Youth—A Livelihood Documentary Festival at Guru Nanak Dev University here. Ms Prashamsa Gadtaula, Coordinator of this festival, and students of the Punjab School of Economics, giving more details, said three documentaries—Aamchi Kausauti, In Search of Job, and One Show Less—on the issue of livelihood were screened in the festival and short discussions by Prof. P.S. Rekhi, Dr. Gian Kaur and Dr. Sarup Singh followed. All these documentaries have been produced by the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and were the best documentaries that were screened at Jeevika South Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival. Prof Sarup Singh, Dean Student Welfare, was the chief guest, while Dr P. S. Rekhi, Senior Professor and Dr Gian Kaur, Head of the Punjab School of Economics, were also present on this occasion. Ozone Day
GND University in association with the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh, celebrated “Ozone Day” here. Special lectures on “Ozone Layer Depletion” and slogan-writing competition for students were organised. Lectures were by Dr Saroj Arora and Mr Manpreet Singh Bhatti. Both speakers highlighted the harmful effects of Chloro-flouro Carbons (CFCs used in refrigeration systems) on the ozone layer. They said a single freed chlorine ion destroys about 1 lakh ozone molecules. The substitutes like Hydro-chloro-flouro Carbons (HCFCs) and Hydro-flouro Carbons (HFCs-134a) should be used. The ozone layer protects life on the Earth from the cancer-causing ultraviolet (UV) radiation of the Sun. —
Contributed by P. K. Jaiswar
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ADMISSION DEADLINE Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, College of Veterinary Science, Ludhiana 141004
(Punj) Tel: 0161-2414020 Diploma in Veterinary & Animal Health Technology (2-year) Eligibility:
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IIT – Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076 (Mah) www.iitb.ac.in/gate Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED-2006) Eligibility:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Architecture / Design & Interior Design Or Professional Diploma in design of NID / CEPT Or BFA (4-year, professional) Or GD Art (5-year) with one year professional experience Or Master’s degree in Arts / Science / Computer Applications Or MArch /MTech / MPhil / MFA. Exam: 21 January ‘07. Application Form: Send Rs 990/- by DD favouring “IIT, Bombay,” payable at Mumbai to the GATE Office at the above address by 18 October 2006 or download from website. Details: Employment News (16 - 22 September 2006) Application Deadline:
31 October 2006 Armed Forces
Integrated HQ of MOD (Army), Adjutant General’s Branch, ADG Recruiting, 10+2 (TES) Entry, West Block III, RK Puram, New Delhi 900108 www.joinindianarmy.nic.in 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme Eligibility: Unmarried males, 10+2 (PCM, 70%). Selection: SSB Interview: February / March ‘07, Medical Test. Application Form: Send in prescribed format to the above address. Superscribe “APPLICATION FOR 10+2 (TES) COURSE SER. No. 17, JUL 2007” on envelope. Details:
Employment News (16 - 22 September 2006) / Website. Application Deadline: 31 October 2006. Sainik School, Kapurthala 144601 (Punj) (affiliated to CBSE)
www.sskapurthala.com All India Sainik Schools Entrance Exam for admission to: Eligibility: Boys only. For 1: DoB: 2 July ’96 – 1 July ’97 Application Form: Send Rs 370 by DD favouring the “Principal, Sainik School,” payable at Kapurthala at the above address. Mention your address and Pin Code. Application Deadline:
11 December 2006 Engineering
National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology, PB No. 92, GT Road, Sirhind Side, Mandi Gobindgarh 147301 (Punj) (M/o Steel,
GoI) www.nisst.org Job-Oriented Certificate Course on Rolling / Steel Making Technology (18-month) Eligibility:
10+2 (PCM). Diploma in Mechanical / Metallurgy / BSc preferred. Application Form: Send Rs 300/- favouring “NISST, Mandi Gobindgarh / Kolkata / Nagpur,” to the respective centres. Details: Employment News (16 - 22 September 2006) / Website. Application Deadline: 13 October 2006 National Power Training Institute, Subramanyapura Road, Banashankari II Stage, PO Box No 8201, Bangalore 560070 (Kar) (M/o Power,
GoI) www.kar.nic.in/psti or www.npti.nic.in Employment-Oriented Course on Operation & Maintenance in Transmission & Distribution Systems (26-week) Eligibility:
BE (Power / Electrical & Electronics). Selection: Merit (% of marks) Application Form:
Send Rs 300/- by DD favouring “PSTI,” payable at Bangalore with an A4 size self-addressed envelope or download from website. Details: Employment News (16 - 22 September 2006). Application Deadline: 5 October 2006 Finance
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi 110002 www.icai.org Common Proficiency Test Exam: 12 November 2006. Eligibility:
Candidates who have registered with the ICAI Board of Studies Application Form & Details: Website Application Deadline: 9 October 2006 Management
Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), PB No 7, Purulia Road, Ranchi 834001 (Jhar) 25 Feb ‘06
www.xiss.ac.in / www.xlri.edu / www.xlri.ac.in PG Courses in Personnel Mgmt / Rural Development / Information Mgmt Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree. Selection: XAT-07 January ’07 / GD & Interview: April-May 2007 Application Form:
Download from website. Application Deadline: 31 March 2007. Symbiosis, SNAP Test Secretariat, Symbiosis Infotech Campus, Plot No 15, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, MIDC, Hinjewadi, MIDC, Pune 411057 (Mah) Symbiosis Postgraduate Programmes
Exam: Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP): 17 December ‘06 Application Form:
Register online Details: Website. Registration Deadline:
26 November 2006 Indira Gandhi National Open University, (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068
www.ignou.ac.in Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Mgmt (6-month-2 years)
Eligibility: BE / BTech Or BSc / BCom Or 3-year Engg Diploma holders with 2-year work experience in power utilities or electricity sector. Application Form: Download from website. Application Deadline: 20 October 2006 Scholarship
& Awards
Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Plot No 5, Jhandewalan, Karol Bagh, New Delhi 110005 All India Sanskrit Research Essay Writing Competition – 2006-07 Eligibility: Writers / Journalists / Teachers & Eminent Scholars of Sanskrit Selection:
Based on brief synopsis of research essay. Award: First Prize: Rs 20,000/-, Second Prize: Rs 15,000/- ; Third prize: Rs 10,000/- Application Deadline:
31 October 2006 — Pervin Malhotra
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