Mathematics

REGIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD, 2006

LAST DATE FOR APPLICATION: OCTOBER 20, 2006.

SUBJECT: The National Board for Higher Mathematics in India (funded by the Department of Atomic Energy, government of India) will hold the Regional Mathematical Olympiad 2006 for West Bengal on December 3, 2006, at Berhampore, Burdwan, Calcutta, Kharagpur, Purulia, Santiniketan and Siliguri.

ELIGIBILITY: Students with outstanding mathematical ability studying in Class VIII, IX, X, XI or XII in any school or college in West Bengal. Students, particularly Class VIII students, not especially talented in mathematics need not apply.

PARTICULARS: Application forms can be obtained from Professor H. Sarbadhikari, Regional coordinator, Stat-Math Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Calcutta 700108 on any working day of the institute. Request for application form by post should be accompanied by a self-addressed Rs 5 envelope. Signed application on plain paper giving name, address, class, name and address of school and centre preferred may also be accepted. Each application should be accompanied by two passport-sized photographs, a demand draft for Rs 60 drawn in favour of the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, and an attested copy of the latest mark sheet showing the class. Please send a self-addressed 12?X6? Rs 20 envelope also if you want the admit card to be sent by post.

ALL INDIA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, NEW DELHI

Last Date for availability of MAT bulletins: August 12. For submission of filled-in forms at AIMA: August 14.

SUBJECT: The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) to be held on September 3, 2006 from 9.30 AM to 12 noon.

ELIGIBILITY : Graduate in any discipline from a recognised university. Final year degree course students can also apply.

PARTICULARS: The MAT bulletin and application forms can be obtained by post, by sending a demand draft for Rs 690 to AIMA-CMS, drawn in favour of All India Management Association-CMC payable at New Delhi along with two self-addressed slips/ adhesive stickers or on cash payment of Rs 650 at AIMA counter at Delhi (Tel: 24653382, 41757046), select UTI bank branches (in the eastern region: Calcutta: 22829832; Guwahati: 2340561), AIMA nodal centres and other outlets.

Research

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, GHAZIABAD

Last date for availability of forms: July 28, 2006. For receiving completed application forms: July 31, 2006.

SUBJECT: Applications are invited for full-time or part-time PhD registration programmes, 2006, in the following areas: finance, international business, organisational behaviour, environmental studies, marketing, strategic management, information technology, operations management and supply chain management. Inter-disciplinary research is also encouraged.

ELIGIBILITY : Masters degree or equivalent from a recognised university/ institute with minimum 60 per cent marks, or a bachelors degree in engineering with a minimum 75 per cent marks, and a work experience of minimum three years.

PARTICULARS: For application form and brochure, write to Chairman (Admissions), IMT, Rajnagar, Hapur Road, Ghaziabad 201001, (Tel: 0120 2824664, e-mail: admissions@imt. ac.in), accompanied by a non-refundable demand draft for Rs 1,000 in favour of Institute of Management Technology, payable at Ghaziabad, and two self-addressed stickers. For online registration, visit www.imt.edu. The PhD programme can be pursued either as a part-time or a full-time scholar. The candidates admitted on a full-time basis can be considered for an institutional fellowship of Rs 12,000 per month.