Name of the organisation : National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (nipccd.nic.in)
Description : Admission for Advanced Diploma In Child Guidance And Counselling in 2012

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ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN CHILD GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING (2012-2013)

The Advanced Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling has been designed to bridge the gap of availability of trained professionals for undertaking counselling and guidance of children and families in different settings. The course has been designed with a Developmental, Ecological and Rights Perspective to enable the learner to function effectively as a mental health professional with updated understanding of theoretical constructs, and the requisite skills. The inherent emphasis of the programme is on ëDevelopment of Selfí and ëAcquisition of Skillsí through experiential and action learning.

DURATION :
The Advanced Diploma is a regular, one-year programme including 2 months of internship.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION :
The transaction of the programme and medium of examination would be English. It is also expected that learner would submit the assignments and fieldwork reports in English.

ELIGIBILITY :
Admission is open to both males and females who fulfill the following criteria;
** Masters degree in Social Work or Psychology or Child Development or Community Resource Management or Development Communication Extension or Nursing or Special Education from a recognized university; OR
** M. Ed.; OR
** Graduate in Social Work, Psychology, Child Development, Community Resource Management or Development Communication Extension or Nursing or Special Education from recognized university with minimum five years of experience of working with children; OR
** B. Ed. from recognized university with minimum of four years of experience of working with children.
The candidates applying for admission should be proficient in English.

SALE OF ADMISSION BROCHURE :
A payment of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) by cash would have to be made to procure the prospectus and admission form. In case the application and prospectus are required by post, the candidates should remit Rs. 600/- (Rupees Six Hundred and Fifty only) through a Demand Draft payable to NIPCCD at New Delhi alongwith a self addressed envelope. The Prospectus and the form of the Course would also be available at the Instituteís Website. In such a case the applicant need to deposit Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) at the time of submission of the form.

PROCESS OF SELECTION :
** The selection committee would screen the applications of the Candidates.
** The selected candidates would be called for a Written Test designed to assess general & social awareness & linguistic expression in English. They must secure a minimum of 50 percent marks in order to qualify. The medium of examination will be English. The Written exam would have a weightage of 75 percent in the overall process of selection.
** The candidate would be selected for personal interview based on their merit in the written test. This will have a weightage of 25 percent in the overall process of selection.
** The final selection will be based on the merit of performance of the candidate in both two processes of selection. However, the candidate has to secure a minimum of 50 percent marks separately in each process.

WRITTEN TEST AND THE INTERVIEW :
The candidates who meet the eligibility qualifications laid down by the Institute in the advertisement and do not receive the Roll No. for appearing in Written Test, should contact the Institute immediately. Such candidates may collect their Duplicate Roll No. in person, on 9-10 July, 2012 from the Publication Officer of the Institute. The written test and the interview will be held at the Institutes premises in New Delhi from 11-13 July, 2012.

Last date of submission of duly filled in Admission Form : 15 June, 2012.

Contact us :
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
5, Siri Institutional Area,
Hauz Khas,
New Delhi – 110 016