The Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu has issued notification for admission into MBA programme for the academic year 2011-2012. The DDE of Annamalai University is well known for distance courses and has presence across the country. All the programmes offered by the Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University have the approval of the Distance Education Council, New Delhi. The Directorate has also introduced B.Ed. Programme through distance education mode which is approved by National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi. Following are details of specialisations, eligibility and application procedure:

MBA Specialisations: MBA, MBA E-Business, MBA International Business, MBA Human Resource Management, MBA Financial Management, MBA Marketing Management and MBA Information Systems. Duration is 2 years. Eligibility: Applicants should have graduation in any discipline. Candidates are advised to refer University website at www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in for more details. The university has the distinction of offering number of graduate, post graduate, professional and job oriented programmes.

Interested candidates can obtain application forms from any of the study centers of the University. Study Centers are located at all important locations such as Bengaluru, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Madurai, Mettur, Mysore, Salem, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Vellore, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam etc. Cost of application is Rs. 250 in person and Rs. 290 by post. For more details you can contact at 04144 – 238610, 238043. Last date for the receipt of completed applications is 2nd December 2011.

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi is inviting applications for admission into M.Ed. (Master of Education) for the January 2012 cycle. The programme is developed by DEC, IGNOU and NCTE for the professional development of graduate and post graduate in-service teachers with B.Ed. degree. The programme is offered in Distance mode and targeted at working teachers of primary, secondary or senior secondary schools /colleges /equivalent academic positions in DIETs, SCERTs, and other similar educational institutions. Following are details such as eligibility, fee, selection and application procedure:

Eligibility requirements: Applicants should have B.Ed. with minimum 55 percent marks. Candidates should have at least two years of teaching / professional experience after completion of B.Ed programme. Reservations apply as per rules. The medium of instruction of the program is English. IGNOU is also making efforts to deliver the program in Hindi also. Minimum period of the program is 2 years and maximum period is 4 years. The Programme fee is Rs.36,000/- . This is for the entire programme of two years.

Interested candidates can obtain the student handbook and prospectus from all IGNOU regional centers ot from the Registrar (SRD), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi- 110068. Details are also available at www.ignou.ac.in OR http://www.ignou.ac.in/ignou/bulletinboard/announcements/latest/detail Admissions_Open_in_Master_in_Education_MEd_ Programme-545. Last date for the submission of completed applications is 20th November 2011.