Here comes a smart and handy e-learning device that can be useful for all types of courses and students. ‘My Drona’ is an e-learning device that provides a learner with what he wants to learn at a cost of less than 5 rupees per day. You can find thousands of pages on internet for any kind of subject or topic. You have to spend lots of time and energies to get what exactly you want from internet. My Drona can save your time and energy and offer you a quality learning material that is available on the internet. My Drona’s powerful servers can search and locate highly relevant and purely verified material that may suit your profile and learning needs. After locating the material, you can then download it onto your device from My Drona’s high-speed internet service centers / kiosks. The device is then ready for offline learning while on the go.

My Drona was invented by a team of professors and students at International Institute of Information Technology – Hyderabad (IIIT- Hyderabad). This is like an audio – video player and a result of research activities of Search Technology Organisation ‘Setu Software Systems Private Limited’. Interested candidates have to purchase this device from centers / kiosks of My Drona and subscribe to the services through website www.mydrona.com or Setu Software centers.

Apart from regular curricular material, students can also get material on extra curricular topics such as music, cooking, photography, spiritual content etc. The device comes with an inbuilt memory of 4 GB and it can be extendable up to 32 GB. You can use the audio for 15 hours or video for 5 hours without any interruption from the battery. My Drona centers will provide the material required by the students.

Uses and advantages of My Drona:

1. myDrona is useful for all age groups and classes from Nursery to Intermediate and also help students on additional extra curricular subjects.
2. Students can choose topics of their choice from curricular or extra-curricular.
3. The device is very easy to operate and has just 8 buttons that one has to master. All are simple functions and provided with easy and robust interfaces for effective and comfortable learning.
4. You can pause and rewind lectures as many times as you like and till you master the required concepts.
5. my Drona also provides video lectures by experts and reputed institutions across the world.
6. You do not need a computer and not even a internet. My Drona is just a pocket size device that can be operated with the help of battery back up like your mobile and can be carried along with you.
7. There is also a call center support. You can get any help from the experts.
8. My Drona is available with features like Audio, Video, E Book Reader and also an Audio Recorder.

Jagran Institute of Communication Management (JICM), Bhopal is inviting applications for admission to Two Year full time PGDM in Marketing Communication Management for the year 2011-13. JICM is approved by AICTE and one of the best media schools in India with emphasis on practice of Communication Management. The institute has excellent infrastructure, faculty and industry tie ups. Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore is an academic partner of JICM and there are various companies acting as industry partners. Following are details of the course and admission procedure:
The specializations available in the course are Brand Management, Media Management and Account Planning and Management. Candidates will take a certified module in ‘Integrated Marketing Communication’ in NTU, Singapore as part of the curriculum.

Eligibility Requirements: Eligibility for admission in JICM is any bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50 percent marks. Those appearing for final year exams also can apply.

Selection to PGDM of JICM is based on an entrance exam called Acumen. This is a two phase entrance exam procedure. These are Written Test, oral presentation and personal interview. Written Test consist of questions on English level, Analytical skill, Knowledge of communication industry and Basic Statistics. Written test will be conducted at Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur and Bhopal. Those short listed will be called for oral presentation and interviews at JICM, Bhopal. Students who have appeared for entrance tests like CAT / XAT / MAT and have secured 70 / 75 / 90 percentile respectively will be called directly for oral presentation and interview phase.

Course fee for PGDM Marketing Communication Management 2011-13 is Rs. 6,20,000 and Caution deposit is Rs. 40000. JICM has very active placement cell and has record of good placement. Candidates can obtain more details from www.jicm.edu.in or contact at this address: Correspondence Address: JICM, F-2, Second Floor, Gomti Apartments, Plot No – 69-A, Zone II M.P Nagar, Bhopal 462 011(Madhya Pradesh), Phone: 0755 – 2411054.

Admissions Office Contact: JICM Campus, The Green Bowl, 83/2, Chandanpura, Near Kaliasot Barrage, Bhopal 462 044 (Madhya Pradesh), Phone No: 0755 – 3040721, 3040723 ; Email: admininfo@jicm.edu.in, admission@jicm.edu.in