Post Graduate Programme for Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management (PGP-CEM), XLRI Jamshedpur

Admission Notice

The Entrepreneur Development Centre (EDC) of XLRI, Jamshedpur announces the launching of a 6-month non-residential Post Graduate Programme for Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management (PGP-CEM) effective from October 2009, and invites applications from eligible candidates for admission into the Programme. The salient features of the programme and the procedure of admission are indicated below.

Last Date: 25/09/09

Programme Objective:
PGP-CEM has been designed to provide competency-based education to the eligible candidates with a view to promoting entrepreneurship in Jharkhand and rest of the country. The programme will be pursued in such a manner as to
encourage critical and lateral thinking and integrate theory with practice.

The ultimate objective will be

(a) to create effective and successful entrepreneurs out of those who have no exposure to this vocation, but have an inclination and desire to turn into such entities, and

(b) to enhance the skills of those who are currently functioning as such.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to apply for admission into the programme, the candidates should
(i) be at least Graduates from any recognized University
(ii) have interest in entrepreneurship-social or commercial- even though currently not functioning as entrepreneurs

(iii) possess basic computer literacy
(iv) Although no age bar has been stipulated, it is expected that the candidates applying for PGP-CEM are physically and mentally fit to go through the rigours of the programme
(v) Eligible applicants will be subject to a process of Personal Interview and, if necessary, Group Discussion for final
selection of candidates for admission into the programme
(vi) Being called for Personal Interview and Group Discussions etc., will not necessarily entitle a candidate to admission into the programme

Reservation:
50 % of seats will be reserved for students from Jharkhand. For this category of candidates, such reservation norms as are stipulated by the Government will apply.

Course Fee:
The course fee has been fixed at Rs 50,000 only, which along with the cost of study materials (Rs 7,500 only) will be required to be paid in two installments.

Scholarships:
Limited number of scholarships will be available for meritorious but poor candidates based on merit-cum-means criteria to be decided and announced by the Institute in due course.

Application Procedure:
Application made in prescribed form and accompanied by a Demand Draft for Rs 100 only drawn in favour of “XLRI, Jamshedpur” payable at Jamshedpur with the name of the applicant inscribed at its back, is to be sent to the following
address in such a manner that it reaches the addressee by Friday, September 25, 2009.

The Chairperson, Entrepreneur Development Centre (EDC),
C/o Admissions Office
XLRI
Circuit House Area (East),
Jamshedpur- 831035,
Jharkhand, India.
Phone : (0657) 3983333

Application Form:  Click here

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