National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad is inviting applications for admission to Post Graduate DIploma in Management (PGDM- Financial Management) for the year 2011-13. The programme is recognised by AICTE and also an equivalent to MBA. NIFM is an institute of Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India. Present notification is for 11th batch of the course. The course has been designed on par with the curriculum of IIMs and top class corporate B-Schools. Govt. employees and corporate executives are encouraged to apply. Following are details of eligibility and application procedure:

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have any Graduation with minimum 50 percent marks along with 3 years working experience in a managerial position. Selection of the candidates will be different for government employees and corporate executives and others.

Government employees will be short listed by the institute based on its own criteria. Others will be short listed and called for a Group Discussion and Personal Interview. 50 percent weightage will be given for GD, 30 percent weightage for interview and 20 percent for weightage will be for CV.

1. Filled in applications with all respects should be sent on or before 12th March 2011.
2. The names of those short listed will be displayed on the NIFM website on 15th March 2011.
3. The GDs will be conducted at NIFM campus on 25th March 2011.
4. Interviews will be conducted on 26th March 2011.

Details such as application procedure, programme fee for various categories and other information available on NIFM official website www.nifm.ac.in . Contact Address: National Institute of Financial Management, Sector 48, Pali Road, Faridabad- 121001, Haryana, India.

This is the time for admission to Bits – Wipro WASE admissions for 2012. Wipro WASE is the best opportunity for those interested in IT career in a top notch software company, Wipro, along with training in country’s best engineering institution- BITS Pilani. BITS and Wipro are jointly conducting an innovative earn while learn MS course for aspirants of IT career. Wipro Academy of Software Excellence (WASE), Bangalore inviting applications for admission into MS Software Engineering Degree for the year 2011. WASE of Wipro has been ranked number 2 in the Corporate Universities category by various ranking organisations. On completion of the course at WASE, candidates will get MS degree from BITS, Pilani and a job in Wipro Technologies. You will also have an opportunity to work at Wipro Technologies as part of the course curriculum. The best feature of the program is providing job opportunities for Non Engineering students in IT and software sector.

Eligibility for WASE Program 2012: Applicants should have B.Sc. (Computers/ IT/ Maths/ Physics/ Statistics) BCA/ BCM in full time mode. You should have secured at least 50 percent marks in 10th class, 12th class (10+2 / Intermediate) and 60 percent in Graduation. You must have studied Mathematics at 12th / Intermediate level. Graduates of 2010, 2011 and those appearing for final year graduation exams in 2012 are only eligible for Wipro – Bits Pilani WASE 2012 program.

Course Details: WASE Sponsored M.S. is a 48 month course and is divided into 8 semesters. BITS conduct contact classes for 16 weeks with 4 sessions over the weekend, 2 hours per session. During the week time, Wipro offers working on live projects in various business domains.

Selected candidates will get monthly stipend as per the details below:

1. First three months of the COurse: Rs. 7,500/-
2. From 4th to 12th months: Rs. 10,000/-
3. Second academic year: Rs. 12,500/-
4. Third academic year: Rs. 18,000/-
5. Fourth academic year: Rs. 23,000/-

Selection process: The selection process consists of three stages. These are 1. An Online common entrance examination 2. A Technical Interview 3. An HR Interview.

Online test will be conducted completely online (internet based). The Question Paper will have three sections. These are Verbal, Analytical and Mathematics. The standard of the exam will be on par with CAT and GMAT.

Application Process: Eligible and interested candidates can apply / register through online on Wipro website www.wipro.com OR careers.wipro.com/register-wase2011. For more details of this program, see www.wipro-campusarena.com. Wipro shall get in touch with the registered candidates for further process of admissions. The last date for registrations was not mentioned in the notification. Hence you are requested to register as early as possible!

Wipro’s WASE Programme was started in 1995 and it is an Earn while you Learn Programme intended to create job opportunities in IT and Software fields for Non- Engineering students. The WASE has so far trained more than 6000 graduates. There is a good interaction among the previous and fresh students of WASE in the comments section. You may get good insights and information from them.