FORTHCOMING ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2012

• The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, has invited applications for admission to postgraduate (MD, MS, MCh, MDS and MHA), post-doctoral (DM, MCh) and Ph.D. programmes for the January session. Applications may be submitted online from September 17 to October 15. The entrance test for the postgraduate programmes, barring the MHA course, will be held in Chen-nai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Guwahati on November 18. The test for post-doctoral and MHA programmes will be held on December 16 and for the Ph.D. programme on January 20, all in Delhi. Application forms and prospectus are available on www.aiimsexams.org.

• The Faculty of Management Studies of the University of Delhi has invited applications for admission to MBA (200 seats) and Ph.D. (20) programmes. Selection is on the basis of the score in the Common Admission Test of the Indian Institutes of Management, a group discussion and an interview. Apply online now. www.fms.edu;  www.du.ac.in.

• The Delhi School of Economics of the University of Delhi has invited applications for admission to Master of International Business and Master of Human Resource and Organisational Development programmes. Last date: December 12. www.commer-cedu.com,  www.du.ac.in

• The ER&DCI (Electronics Research and Development Centre of India) Institute of Technology of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Thiruvanan-thapuram, has invited applications for admission to an M.Tech. course in Computer Science with specialisation in Cyber Forensics and Information Security. Those with a BE or B.Tech. degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication and Electronics and Instrumentation with 60 per cent marks may apply. There are 18 seats. Selection is on the basis of the score in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering and the rank in the admission test. Application fee is Rs. 1,000. Last date: September 25; www.erdciit.ac.in;  ph: (0471) 272 6106/3333 (extn: 250).

• The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Kozhikode, has invited applications for admission to a postgraduate diploma course in CAD and CAM starting on October 29. Apply now. Visit http://cali-cut.nielit.in  for details.

• Parassinikkadavu Ayurveda Medical College, Kannur, has invited applications for admission to its B.Sc. Nursing (Ayurveda) and B.Pharm. (Ayurveda) courses. Those who have passed Plus Two with minimum 50 per cent marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology may apply. Last date: September 29; www.ay-uram.com ; ph: (0497) 278 0250/1453.

• The Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, has invited applications for admission to postgraduate diploma programmes in Business Management, including those with specialisation in Human Resources Management and Rural Management. Selection is on the basis of the Xavier"s Admission Test, the Common Admission Test or the Institute of Rural Management Anand Test. Apply online before November 26. www.ximb.ac.in

• The Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai, has invited applications for admission to a postgraduate diploma programme in management. Last date: January 26. www.liba.edu.

• Applications have been invited from Indian citizens for the Common Wealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan. http://mhrd.gov.in.  Last date: October 12.