Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu is inviting applications for admission into B.Tech, M.Tech. and Ph.D. Programmes in Food Processing Technology. All the programmes are full time residential in nature. IICPT offer world class teaching, laboratory and research facilities. The institute is functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India. Following are details of courses, eligibility, number of seats and application procedure:

1) B.Tech (Food Process Engineering): Duration is four years. Eligibility: Applicants should have passed in +2 or equivalent examination with major subjects Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry with minimum 50 percent marks. Selection will be based on merit in the qualifying examination. Number of seats: 40

2) M.Tech (Food Process Engineering): Duration is 2 years. Eligibility: Applicants should have passed a four year B. E. / B. Tech degree with minimum 60 percent marks in the disciplines of Food Process Engineering / Agricultural Process Engineering / Post Harvest Technology / Food Technology. Selection will be through merit basis and ranking order in the qualifying examination only. Number of seats: 10.

3) Ph.D. (Food Process Engineering): Eligibility: Candidates should have passed in M. E. / M. Tech with at least 60 percent marks in any of the disciplines like Food Process Engineering / Agricultural Process Engineering / Post Harvest Technology /Food Technology. Selection is based on merit in qualifying examination. Number of seats: 5.

Interested candidates can obtain applications from IICPT office during all working days. Application fee is Rs.500/- for OC/OBC, Rs. 250 for SC/ST candidates. Fee should be paid as DD drawn in favour of ‘The Director, IICPT’ payable at Thanjavur. You can also download application forms and instructions from the institute’s website www.iicpt.edu.in. Completed application forms along with required copies of certificates should be sent to ‘The Director, Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, Pudukkottai Road, Thanjavur – 613 005.

Center for the Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) is inviting application from eligible candidates for admission into Training Programme on IBM Mainframe course for the year 2011-12. This is the 123rd batch of the course being offered by CDAC Thiruvanantapuram. CDAC is a super computing organisation functioning under the ministry of communication and information technology, Govt. of India. The program is also offered at Kochi centre along with Thiruvanantapuram. Following are details of eligibility and application procedure:

1. Course: Training Programmes on IBM Mainframe
2. Modules to be covered: MVS, JCL, VSAM, VS COBOL, DB2, CICS
3. Eligibility: BE / B.Tech / MCA
4. Duration of the Programme: 46 days full time. 5 days per 5. week.
6. Start Date of the Programme: 17th August 2011

The CDAC has also announced that the many of the successful candidates have been recruited by leading software companies like Patni Computer Systems Ltd- Mumbai, Kanbay Software- Pune, CGI Bangalore, Tata Infotech Pune, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, iGate Global Solutions Bangalore, and HCL Technologies, Chennai through campus placements. CDAC has announecd that 65 percent candidates of the last batch have been placed by various companies.

For more details, please contact at: Software Training and Development Center (STDC), Center for the Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Chennankara BUilding, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). Phone: 0471- 2726531. Email: stdc@cdactvm.in.

Address of CDAC- Kochi Center: Narakathara Road, Near Shenoys Junction, Kochi- 682035. Phone: 0484- 2372422.