Regional Institute of English, South India, Bangalore is offering B.Ed. in English Course. The degree will be awarded by Bangalore University under Semester Scheme. There are 100 seats which will be distributed to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamilnadu equallly (16 each). 20 seats will be allocated for students of other states.

Eligibility Conditions: Applicants must have passed in B.A/ B.Sc. under 10+2+3 pattern with minimum 50 percent of marks in aggregate of all the subjects. They must have secured minimum of 50 percent in the English Optional subject for all the Three years. You also should have studied English as a language in the Degree and secured a minimum of 55 percent marks. Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore conduct an Entrance Test for the admission purpose. Medium of Instruction for the course is English.

Application Procedure: Candidates can download application forms from Institute’s website. Application forms can also be had from the institute by sending a crossed DD for Rs.500/- drawn in favour of “The Director, RIESI, Bangalore – 560056”. Application fee for SC/ ST candidates is Rs. 250. Last date for receipt of filled in applications is 28 December 2010.

Apart from B.Ed. English, RIESI also offers 30 day Teacher Development Programmes for Primary and Secondary School Teachers, PG Diploma in English Language Teaching and Diploma in Communication along with number of need based short term courses. Admission Notification for all these will be issued separately.

Address: Regional Institute of English, South India, Jnanabharathi Campus, Bangalore – 560 056, Phone: +91 080 2321 8452 / 3243. For details like fee, application and selection process, please view www.riesi.co.in

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), India’s most prestigious institute for specialised programmes in Fashion Design, Management and Technology. It is functioning under the aegis Govt. of India and equipped with excellent facilities and collaboratons. NIFT issued Admission Notification 2011 for entry into various UG and PG programmes in fashion related disciplines. NIFT has its centers in New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Bangalore, Kolkata, Raebareli, Mumbai, Kannur, Bhopal, Patna and Shillong. Selection of the candidates will be based on cumulative performance in Written Examination, GD and Personal Interview along with a Situation Test to test aptitude of the candidates. Following are course details:

1. Bachelor Programmes: (B.Des.): Accessory Design/ Fashion Communication/ Fashion Design/ Knitwear Design/ Leather Design/ Leather Design/ Textile Design / B.FTech in Apparel Production
2. Masters Programmes (M.Des.): Design / Fashion Management / Fashion Technology

Prospectus and Application Forms can be had from selected branches of Axis Bank and IDBI Bank across the country. Application fee is Rs. 250/- . You can also obtain application forms from any of the above mentioned NIFT centres. OR you can also avail the form by post sending a DD of Rs.350/- in favour of NIFT, New Delhi payable at New Delhi. Eligibility, fee, program wise qualifications and other information available on www.nift.ac.in.

Important Dates to remember:

1. Forms Available: From 19-11-2010 to 5-01-2011
2. Last date for Submission: 10-01-2011
3. Written Entrance Examination: 20-02-2011
4. Written Examination Result: End of March, 2011
5. Situation Test / GD / Interviews: April – May, 2011
6. Final Results of Bachelor Programmes : End of May, 2011;
7. Final Results of Master Programmes : 1st week of June, 2011