I want to pursue Diary Technology after +2. Please guide me with the course inputs and college. I am presently in first PUC (Science).
via email, Bengaluru
The Veterinary College, Bangalore, which functions under the aegis of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (Bidar) (www.kvafsu.kar.nic.in) conducts the four-year Bachelor of Technology (Diary Technology). For more details, you should connect to the Veterinary College, Bellary Road, Sanjay Nagar, Hebbal, Bengaluru-560024. Ph: 23411483.
You should also contact the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) (www.ndri.res.in), Bengaluru. It conducts the Bachelor of Technology in Dairy Technology, besides Diploma, Master’s and Doctorate programmes. Contact: NDRI, Southern Campus, Adugodi, Bengaluru-560030. Ph: 25710661. Email: ndribng@kar.nic.in
The courses focus on dairy technology, management and development. There are ample job opportunities for graduates. Today, one can see a very organised dairy sector that has helped farmers break into the big league.
Does the National Law College in Bangalore offer any course in IPR? If so, please provide details. I am a LL.B. holder of the three-year scheme, working for a start-up in the Legal and Administration field division.
via email, Bengaluru
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) (www.nls.ac.in) offers a one-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law (PGDIPRL) in the distance mode. The programme has been appreciated for its inputs by the Intellectual Property practitioners.
The programme has the following courses: i) Basic Principles and Acquisition of IPRs; ii) Ownership and Enforcement of IPRs; iii) Information Technology related IPRs; and iv) Biotechnology and IPRs. The fifth paper is a dissertation.
For more details contact NLSIU, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore-5600242. Ph: 23160532, 23160533. Email: ded@nls.ac.in
I am a second year student of B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). I want to join the Indian Air Force. Please guide me.
via email, Bengaluru
You can join the Air Force as an officer or as an airman. As an officer you lead, manage and strategise and as an airman you provide vital support to all the air and ground operations.
The Indian Air Force invites young, enthusiastic and committed men and women to lead and manage as officers. Candidates short-listed after the initial selection procedure go through a rigorous training regimen at one of the Air Force training establishments.
They are commissioned as officers and posted at any of the Air Force Stations.
As a graduate, you can fly into a challenging and rewarding career in the Air Force by applying for the suitable branch viz., Flying Branch, Technical Branch (required technical qualifications) and the various Ground Duty branches.
The following are the modes for graduates to join the Flying Branch:
• Through the Combined Defence Services Examination (CDSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. You will be given a Permanent Commission.
• National Cadet Corps: As a senior division ‘C’ Certificate holder of the NCC, you can join the Air Force and will be given a Permanent Commission.
Eligibility criteria: (1) Age: 19 to 23 years; (2) Marital Status: Single; (3) Nationality: Indian; (4) Graduation in any discipline with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level and B.E. (four years).
I am a Mechanical Engineer with a B.Tech. I graduated in 2006. I have been working for core automobile companies, besides one year in a IT company. I now feel the need to study further and even do a Ph.D. I find Germany to be a good country to study in. I have primary knowledge of German language. Whom do I contact in India for information on German PG and Research courses.
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Contact Goethe-Institute Bangalore, Max Mueller Bhavan (www.goethe.de), 716, CMH Road, Indiranagar 1st Stage, Bangalore-560038. Ph: 25205305. Fax: 25205309. Email: info@bangalore.goethe.org
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (www.daad.de), Max Mueller Bhavan, No. 4, Rutland Gate, 5th Street, Chennai-600006. Ph: 044-28331442. Fax: 044-28331450.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is an association of higher education institutions and student bodies of the Federal Republic of Germany. DAAD promotes global exchange of international and German students, lecturers and professors in different programmes.
I am a MBBS and currently working in a hospital and also preparing for PG. I would like to know about the IGNOU programme of PGDCC and its prospects.
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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) (www.ignou.ac.in) Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) is conducted under the aegis of the School of Health Sciences (SOHS). It is open to those who have completed MBBS. It can be completed in two years and extended to four years.
It has a total of 13 courses of which theory constitutes 32 credits and the practical aspect has 40 credits.
The main objective is to ensure that the learner is able to imbibe comprehensive knowledge of common cardiovascular diseases and be able to manage healthcare services at different institutional levels; provide cardiac emergency at various places i.e. small town, district town; provide services related to Electrocardiography, Stress Test, Holter Monitoring, Echocardiography, Cardiac Radiology and related non-invasive services, including diabetes mellitus; provide non-invasive paediatric cardiology including paediatric cardiac emergencies; acquire knowledge of the risk factors of the cardiovascular diseases; and provide preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation services to the community.
The primary goal of the programme is to train more medical graduates in clinical cardiology to deal effectively with the early recognition, management and prevention of common cardiovascular diseases (Non-Invasive Cardiology) and associated diseases, particularly diabetes mellitus.
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