Name of the organisation : National Institute of Rural Development (nird.org.in)
Description : Admission 2012 PGD TDM Distance Mode
NIRD Home Page : http://www.nird.org.in
Admission Notice : http://www.nird.org.in/NIRD_Docs/tdm020512.pdf

Name of the Course : POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT (DISTANCE MODE)
Eligibility Criteria : Graduation in any discipline from a University recognized by the UGC
Duration : One Year
Medium of Instruction : English

Programme Fee :
Students admitted to this Programme have to pay the Fee in two equal installments at the beginning of each Semester or as a single amount for sponsored candidates by the prescribed date mentioned in the admission offer letter.
Gen / OBC : Rs 20,000 ;
SC / ST / PH : Rs 18,000/-

Programme Structure :
The One Year Programme will be offered in two Semesters. First Semester will have four Courses of four Credits each and the Second Semester comprises three Courses of four credits each and a Project. The learning material for each Course has been divided into Blocks and each Block will have a number of Units. For each Course of four Credits, a student is required to spend 120 hours for self-learning including Contact Session (10 Marks) and Assignment (30 Marks). At the end of each semester, there will be Contact Session at a Contact Centre, which will be conducted by well known Experts and will be followed by Semester end Final Examination (60 Marks). Each of the Courses and the Project work will be evaluated for 100 marks.

Admission Procedure : The candidates selected for admission will be intimated by post individually. The list of selected candidates will also be displayed on the notice board at the Distance Education Cell and the Institute's Website.

Fee : Demand Draft in favour of “National Institute of Rural Development” payable at Hyderabad.
Rs. 500/- for Gen/OBC
Rs.300/- for SC/ST/PH

How to Apply :
i) Download Application Form from Website
ii) Filled- in Application Forms / Queries to be sent to;
Programme Co-ordinator,
PGD-TDM, Distance Education Cell,
National Institute of Rural Development,
Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad-500 030 (AP)

Last Date : Duly filled in Application Forms to be received by 16th August , 2012 .