National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)
NIRD PGD-TDM Admission 2012-2013 Notice
PG Diploma Programme in Sustainable Rural Development (PGD-SRD)
In order to meet the growing demands of competent rural development professionals, the Institute, in collaboration with the University of Hyderabad, launched a One Year „Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Sustainable Rural Development‟ in Distance Mode from 2010. Two Batches of students from across the country as well as Afghanistan have passed out and Third Batch is in progress.
PG Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGD-RDM)
Rural development, among others, requires rural development professionals who can undertake multifarious tasks to increase the pace of development deliverables. The Institute, realising the need for institutional and individual capacity building initiatives, has launched a One Year PG residential Diploma in Rural Development Management in 2008-09. Three Batches have already passed through the portals of NIRD and the Fourth Batch is in progress.
Post Graduate Diploma in Tribal Development Management (PGD-TDM)
Article 366 (25) of the Constitution of India refers to Scheduled Tribes as those communities who are scheduled in accordance with Article 342. According to this Article, the Scheduled Tribes are the tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within these tribes and tribal communities which have been declared as such by the President through a Public Notification. 8.10 percent of the Nation‟s total population (about 835.80 lakh), according to the 2011 Census, is what constitutes the tribal population of India. This population lives in concentrations in various parts of the country mainly Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and North Eastern States including Sikkim. However most of these tribal groups have been living in abject poverty since long.
Eligibility Criteria : Graduation in any discipline from a University recognized by the UGC
Duration : One Year
Medium of Instruction : English
Duration : One Year
Medium of Instruction : English
Admission Procedure:
The candidates selected for admission will be intimated by post individually. The list of selected candidates will also be displayed on the notice board at the Distance Education Cell and the Institute's Website (www.nird.org.in). Only those, who pay the Fee within the stipulated date, are treated as admitted. Mere receipt of admission offer letter does not entitle any right to claim admission. Students, who do not furnish full information and proof by attaching attested (by a gazetted officer or a person holding equivalent rank) Xerox copies of documents/ certificates, mark sheets and service certificates (clearly showing the number of years of service and the field of work) about their academic professional record are liable to be rejected. Irrespective of the claims made by an applicant on the Application Form, marks weightage would be given only on the basis of certificates and transcripts that are attested. Any document sent separately, after submission of the application, will not be considered. Verification of all the original Certificates/ Marks Memos /experience certificates will be done at the time of I Semester Contact Session at designated Contact Centers. The students are, therefore, required to bring their original certificates when they attend contact classes. Students will be permitted to attend contact classes only after this verification. Until then, their admission will be provisional.
Last Date: Duly filled in Application Forms to be received by 10th September, 2012 for students from North Eastern States, the last date 17th September, 2012 and for NRI/Foreign Students 28th September 2012.
National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Website www.nird.org.in/dec
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Website www.nird.org.in/dec
For details on the course, application forms download, eligibility criteria etc visit website
National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)
