Media

THE ASIAN COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM (ACJ), CHENNAI

Last date for receiving applications is april 30, 2007

SUBJECT: The institute invites applications for admission to its one-year postgraduate diploma in journalism. It offers an intensive and rounded course of study with specialisation in print, television, radio and new media. The one-year programme is spread over three trimesters. The institute has professional links with colleges in the UK and US. Classes are conducted by an accomplished and experienced core faculty and by a number of Indian and international visiting scholars.

ELIGIBILITY: College graduates in any discipline and students awaiting their degree examination results are eligible to apply. Selection is based on an entrance examination, conducted at various centres in India and abroad, and a personal interview.

PARTICULARS: Your request for an application must be accompanied by a demand draft for Rs 1,000 in favour of “Media Development Foundation” drawn on a bank in Chennai.

For more details, you can write to the Asian College of Journalism, Kasturi Centre, 124 Wallajah Road, Chennai-600002.

Phone: 91-44-28418254/55.

E-mail: asian_media@vsnl.com

Website: www.asianmedia.org

MEDICINE

CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE (CMC), VELLORE

Last date for submission of applications is April 23, 2007

SUBJECT: The institute invites applications for the MBBS, BSc in nursing, and other bachelors degrees in health sciences.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants should have passed Plus Two with English, physics, chemistry, biology or botany and zoology. Their date of birth must be December 31, 1990 or earlier.

PARTICULARS: Applications can be obtained from all head post offices in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry and selected post offices in other states and also from the Registrar’s office, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632002 from March 14, 2007.

For more details, log on to http://home.cmcvellore.ac.in. You can also download the admission bulletin and apply online on or before the last date given above.

engineering

R.L. INSTITUTE OF NAUTICAL SCIENCES (RLINS), MADURAI

Last date for submission of applications is june 25, 2007

SUBJECT: The institute invites applications for the four-year BS degree in marine engineering and the four-year BS degree in nautical technology.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must pass Plus Two from the central or state boards or their equivalent with physics, chemistry and mathematics. They must have a minimum aggregate of 60 per cent and 50 per cent marks in English in either Class X or XII. The eligibility criteria are in keeping with those laid out by the directorate general of shipping. An aptitude test will be conducted all over India in the fields of self esteem, psychology, emotional intelligence and personality.

PARTICULARS: The candidates can get the application form after paying a processing fee of Rs 750 in person to the institute. They can also download the application form from the institute’s website and send a demand draft for Rs 750 drawn in favour of “R.L. Institute of Nautical Sciences”, payable at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, along with the form, to the Principal, R.L. Institute of Nautical Science, T.V.R. Nagar, Aruppukottai Road,Madurai- 625002. You may contact the admission coordinator at 0452-3918615. Website: www.rlinstitutes.com.