National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, has invited applications from eligible candidates for admission into fully residential one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM), to be offered in the ensuing academic session 2012-13.

Test Centers

The entrance test will be conducted in the following cities: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Siliguri, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram and Udaipur.

Note: The NIRD reserves the right to cancel any of the centres or add new centres for any administrative reasons and assign any other centre to the applicants.

Fee

See the Prospectus

How to Apply

Interested candidates may obtain the prospectus-cum-application form from the Admissions Coordinator, Centre for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS), NIRD, Hyderabad, free of cost. Application forms will also be available at NIRDNERC, Guwahati; NIRD-Eastern Regional Centre, Patna; and NIRD centre at Jaipur (the addresses of these centres can be obtained from the website: http://www.nird.org.in/ or through email). In addition, one can send a request for application forms along with a self addressed stamped (Rs 13) envelope of size 12" x 10" latest by December 17, 2011.

Candidates can also download the prescribed application form from the institute’s official website: http://www.nird.org.in/. The application fee is Rs 500 (Rs 250 for SC/ST and PWD candidates) which can be paid through an "Account Payee" DD drawn in favour of NIRD, payable at Hyderabad. The duly filled in and completed application form, along with the DD and other requisite documents, should be sent to the Admissions Coordinator, Centre for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS), National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500030 (A.P), India, latest by the last dates mentioned below.

Note: NIRD reserves the right to make changes to the Diploma Programme, its design/content and the process of selection, depending upon the exigencies
without assigning any reason whatsoever.

Date of Issue of Application Form

November 16, 2011

Last Date of Submission of Application

January 9, 2012

Last date for receipt of applications from the students of North Eastern States is January 16, 2012

Last date for receipt of applications for international students is March 31, 2012