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I am confused about the lateral entry schemes in computers that Sikkim Manipal University is offering; other universities are also offering the same courses. Being a Diploma (CSE) holder will I benefit? Besides, will the same be recognised?
Sucharitha M. Kumar
via Email
With your background of Diploma in Computer Science Engineering, you will perform well when you start on the Computer programmes by Distance Learning. The Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences (SMUHMT) and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) ( www.manipalu.com) is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and other statutory bodies. You can pursue the following programmes from SMUHMT-MAHE at your pace and convenience.
Master of Business Administration in Information Technology [MBA IT]
Master of Science in Computer Science [M.Sc CS]
Master of Computer Application [MCA]
The following would be the entry requirements for a candidate with your qualification; hence you could make the best use of the same:
Direct entry: A student having qualification for Bachelor degree can register for first semester of M.Sc-IT.
Lateral entry (first level): A student having the qualification for Bachelor degree and six-month computer course can directly enrol for second semester of M.Sc.-IT.
Lateral entry (second level): A student having the qualification for Bachelor degree in Computer Science OR B.E./B.Tech can directly enrol for third semester of M.Sc.-IT.
I will be completing Bachelor in Engineering in 2010 in the faculty of Electronics and Electrical Engineering. My interest has been towards the field of Petroleum Management. A guest faculty who came to our institution spoke of an institute in Gandhinagar which was catering to courses in Petroleum Management. Narayanan G.K.
via Email Bangalore
Institute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar (IPMG) ( www.ipmg.ac.in) has been set up under Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) as a centre of excellence in industry learning to develop human resources to cater to the petroleum and allied energy sectors, improve knowledge base of policy makers and technologists and provide a competitive edge to leaders to compete in the global arena. It has been promoted with the initiative of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC) which is a leader in the energy sector.
IPMG offers programmes addressing the managerial requirements of the Oil & Gas sector. The course offerings pertain to Management, Economics, Supply Chain, International Geo-Political affairs, Project Management, Oil and Gas Accounting and Finance and Laws, to mention a few areas, of the Oil and Gas sector. The two-year full time residential programme leading to Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) (approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of HRD, Government of India) is organised on the basis of trimester.
The following are the courses/programmes offered in the PGDM:
First Year:
Understanding Oil and Gas Sector; Management Concepts and Practices; Managerial Accounting; Financial Management; Managerial Economics; Operations Management; Quantitative Methods; Organisational Behaviour; Personnel Management and Industrial Relations; Marketing Management; Management Information Systems; Managerial Communication; Managerial Computing and Corporate Strategy.
Second Year:
The second year is a year of specialisation, where the learners will get to the following courses:
Compulsory Courses:
Legal Aspects of Business; Strategy Formulation and Implementation; Management Control Systems; Managerial Oral Communication; International Oil and Gas Business Environment and Independent Project.
Electives (Choice from multi-functional area/s):
Operations Group: SCM in Oil and Gas Sector; Project Management in Oil and Gas Sector; Operation Strategy in Energy Sector; ERP in Oil & Gas Sector; Materials and Spares Management Purchasing, Contract and Negotiations in Petroleum Sector.
Human Resources Management Group: Managing Cross-Cultural Issues; Work Force Management in Oil and Gas Sector; Stress Management.
Finance Group: Forex Management; Corporate Tax Planning; Accounting and Taxation Practices in Oil and Gas Sector; Oil and Gas Futures and Options; Financial Issues in Energy Sector.
Marketing Group: B2B Marketing; Marketing of Petro Products; Marketing of Lubes, Industrial Oils and Auto-Fuel Products; Petro-Retailing; Carbon Credits Trading and Business Development for Oil and Gas Sector Services Products.
Economics Group: Economics of Natural Resources; Game Theory Approach to Risk Management in Oil and Gas Sector and Bidding for Oil /Gas Resources & Pricing Strategies.
Strategy Group: Effective International Collaborations; Management of Power Sector; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Political Environment and Energy Strategies; Management of Refineries and Asset Management.
Law Group: International Contracts in Oil and Gas Sector; Negotiations and Legal Aspects of Oil and Gas Business.
Admissions: For admissions to the 2008 batch (3rd batch) prospective candidates should have appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by IIMs on November 18,, 2007.
The minimum academic eligibility criterion for admission to PGDM-Oil and Gas sector is a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. Candidates appearing for the final bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination can also apply.
For more details you can browse the website of the Institute or contact IPMG, off Koba–Gandhinagar Highway, Raisan, Gandhinagar-382 007. Gujarat. Ph: 079-23276911–18; Fax: 079-23276364; E-mail: info@ipmg.ac.in
Recently I saw an advertisement of an institute under the aegis of M.S. Ramaiah group of institutions offering courses of a University from U.K. (Coventry). Are such courses recognised by the academic system in India, mainly the UGC?
Leonard Patrick
via Email Bangalore
The M.S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies (MSRSAS) ( www.msrsas.org) is an autonomous institute under the Gokul Education Foundation (GEF) Trust which imparts Post-Graduate Engineering and Engineering Business Management programmes leading to Ph.D. in collaboration with the Coventry University, United Kingdom.
The Research Division (s) of the School caters to the areas of Engineering Mechanics Research, Fluid Flow and Energy Systems Research, Engineering Design and Manufacturing, Digital Systems and Communication Research, Electronic Materials and Devices, Mechatronics and Computer Systems Research.
The Post-Graduate courses offered by the School have been developed jointly by the MSRSAS and the Coventry University ( www.coventry.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-full-time-a-z/a/1178). Coventry University confers the M.Sc Automotive Engineering degree to successful candidates. MSRSAS also offers Ph.D. degrees with Coventry University.
For more information, you should contact S.R. Shankapal, Director, MSRSAS, Gnanagangothri Campus, New BEL Road, Bangalore-560 054. Telephone: 2360 1983/2360 4759 Email: director@msrsas.org
I am pursuing B. Sc (Home Science) second year. I would like to know about the universities and institutes that offer dietician course at the post-graduation level and the eligibility criteria to join the courses in Institutes that are located in South India. Also give me inputs pertaining to the advantages of pursuing the programme.
Raghunath Gummadi
via Email Kurnool
A course in Home Science will surely help you to pursue the programme of Food and Nutrition. The following are the Universities offering Master’s Degree in Food Technology/Nutrition:
CFTRI, Mysore, (M.Sc. Food Technology); University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad (M.Sc. Food and Nutrition); GD Naidu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (M.Sc. in Food Science and Nutrition); Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (M.Sc. Food Science) and University of Health Science, Vijayawada (M.Sc. in Applied Nutrition).
Eligibility for the all the institutions is a B.Sc. in Home Science (10+2+3) from a recognised university with an aggregate of 55 per cent marks.
The opportunities for a dietician are many and plentiful; hospitals and nursing homes, old-age homes, residential schools/ institutions, with catering services, hotels, food processing units, food manufacturers, food retailers, catering organisations and other industrial units allied to food and nutrition often engage the services of nutritionists and dieticians.
I am studying in II year of PUC Science. I want to pursue a course in mass media and related fields. What are the required talents? Which are the good institutions offering a degree in mass media? What is the scope for this field?
Ruchika Manpreet
via Email Bangalore
Mass media reaches out to and influences large numbers of people, through the tools of newspapers, popular magazines, radio and television. It is a means of communication that is technologically capable of reaching to most people and in an affordable manner. So being part of mass media, one can excel as the person concerned would be providing information and inputs that would help in the creation of an opinion, an opinion that would usher in change.
As far the talents are concerned, one should be creative and have an inclination to put in long hours of work, besides empathise with the happenings in society, for the mass media professional is one will create an impact and help in the change scenario. In fact, the society always looks up to the mass media professional and makes a concerted effort to change as and when needed.
You could contact the following institutes and other leading ones in other parts of India for more information on programs in mass media.
Convergence Institute of Media, Management and Information Technology Studies (COMMITS), Telephone: 25530923 or email: commits@gmail.com.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education ( www.manipal.edu.), Madhav Nagar, Manipal-576 119, Telephone: 0822- 198,199 Email: admissions@manipal.edu.
Indian Institute of Mass Communication ( www.iimc.nic.in) (IIMC), an internationally renowned centre for training and research in Mass Communication.
IIMC is an autonomous body funded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, and has a campus in New Delhi.
Shaheed Khan
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