Professional Courses ,B.Ed, BDS, MDS, B.Sc Nursing, MBBS, Bachelor of Hotel Management, PG Diploma in Fashion Design, PG Diploma in Apparel

Professional Courses of AWES

Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) has notified the dates for the Written Admission Test (WAT) for admission to the various Programmes in the Institutions under it, for 2011-12. The Programmes include B.Ed, BDS, MDS, B.Sc Nursing, MBBS, Bachelor of Hotel Management, PG Diploma in Fashion Design, PG Diploma in Apparel Merchandising & Logistics Management, B.Sc (Fashion and Apparel Design). ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS: In order to apply for admission, the applicant must fall into one of the following categories: (a) Wards of serving Army personnel with minimum 10 years continuous service in the Army (b) Wards of ex Army personnel granted/ awarded regular pension, liberalized family pension, family pension or disability pension at the time of their superannuation, demise, discharge, release medical board/ invalided medical board. This includes wards of recruits medically boarded out and granted disability pension (c) Wards of ex Army personnel who have taken discharge/release after ten years of service (d) Adopted /Step Children and Children of Remarried Widows: (i) Adopted Child of Army personnel who completed 10 years service, adopted at least five years prior to seeking admission. (ii) Step Children are eligible provided they are born out of a wedding where at least one parent belonged to the Army and completed 10 years service. (iii) Children of Widows of Army personnel who are born as a result of second marriage with Army personnel. However, children of widows of Army personnel born out of remarriage with Non-Army personnel would not be eligible for admission. (e) Eligibility Criteria in Special Cases: Eligibility Criteria for Wards of Ex Army Medical Corps Officers/Army Dental Corps Officers Presently Serving with IN/IAF. Wards of only those ex Army medical officers /Army Dental Corps officers, presently serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force who have served with the Army for 10 years, are eligible. (f) Eligibility Criteria for Children of APS Personnel: (i) Children of APS personnel classified as Ex-servicemen as per Govt of India, Ministry of Defence letter No 9 (52)/88/D(Res) dated 19th July, 89. (ii) Children of those APS personnel who are on deputation and who have put in 10 years of service in the Army. (iii) Children of APS personnel, who are directly recruited into APS who have competed 10 years of service and of those who as per their terms and conditions of service, retired from APS without reversion to P&T Department after completing their minimum pensionable service of which 10 years was in the Army.

(7) Eligibility Criteria for Children of MNS/TA Personnel: (i) Children of only those members of MNS who have 10 years service as regular Army MNS Officer or are in receipt of pension from the Army (ii)Children of only those TA personnel who have completed 10 years of embodied service. B. Ed: Full time, B Ed Programmes of 1- Year duration is offered at 3 Institutes. (i)Army Institute of Education (AIE), New Delhi: Applicants should be Graduate (except Commerce) with minimum 45% aggregate marks, and should be below 35 years of age, as on 1st August 2011. There are 100 seats for the Programme, affiliated to Gur Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. The Institute is located at Kandhar Lines, Ring Road Delhi Cantt, New Delhi-10010. Website: www.aie.ac.in (ii) Army Centre of Education (ACE), Pachmarhi: Only females are eligible to apply. Applicant should be a Graduate with minimum 45% aggregate marks. There is no age limit for admission. There are 60 seats. The course is affiliated to Barkatullah University, Bhopal. Address: C/o AEC Trg College and Centre, Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh-461881 Website: www.acepachmarhi.ac.in (iii) Army Institute of Higher Education (AIHE), Pathankot: Graduate with minimum 50% aggregate marks are eligible. There is no upper age limit. There are 100 seats for the Programme, which is affiliated to GNDU, Amritsar. Address: Nalwa Bridge, Vill-Dheera, Jammu-Jalandhar Bye Pass Road, Pathankot, Punjab-145001. Website: www.aihepathankot.org

Admission Test for B Ed: The Combined Written Admission Test (WAT) for AIE, ACE and AIHE will be held on 17th April, 2011 (Sunday) from 9.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs at Pathankot, Jalandhar Cantt, Ambala, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Dehradun, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pune, Secundrabad, Bangalore, Kolkota, Guwahati, Danapur. The candidates will be required to report at their respective examination centers at 0900 hrs. CWAT will consist of 150 objective type test items from (i) Intelligence and Reasoning Test (ii) General Awareness Test (iii) English Language Competency & Comprehension Test and (iv) Education/Aptitude for Teaching Test. The medium of the test will be English. There will not be any negative marking. Prospectus: The Cost of Prospectus is Rs 450/- if required by Registered Post and Rs 400/- if being collected by hand. Candidates have to apply to each institution separately (AIE, ACE, AIHE) if desirous to be considered for more than one institution. Army wives/war widows also eligible. Applicants should read the Prospectus, for the details of the special eligibility conditions for B.Ed Colleges. Application forms, duly completed in all respects, along with the relevant certificates / documents required for the purpose should reach the Principal of the concerned Institution, by 15 March 2011. Last date for receipt of completed application forms with late fess of Rs 100/- is 30th March 2011.

BDS and MDS:

Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS) affiliated to Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada offers BDS Degree course and MDS Course. There are 40 seats for BDS of which 6 will be filled through EAMCET of Andhra Pradesh. For MDS (Prosthodontics, Conservative Dentistry and Periodontia) there are 2 seats in each Dept. Qualification for MDS is BDS with permanent Registration with any State Dental Council. Cost of Prospectus for each of BDS and MDS is Rs 700/- if required by Regd post and Rs 650/- if by hand. PG WAT for MDS will be held at Delhi and Secunderabad only, on 19th March 2011. Combined WAT for BDS and the B.Sc Nursing Courses will be held on 16th April 2011 at Pathankot, Jalandhar Cantt, Ambala, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Dehradun, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pune, Secundrabad, Bangalore, Kolkota, Guwahati, Danapur. Address: ACDS Nagar, (Chennapur CRPF Road), Jai Jawahar Nagar Post, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh-500087. Website: www.armycods.in B Sc Nursing Programme: 4-years B Sc Nursing Degree is offered in two institutions. Only female candidates are eligible. (i) Army College of Nursing (ACN), Jalandhar: There are 50 seats for the course affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot Address: C/o Military Hospital, Jalandhar Cantt, Nalwa Road, Jalandhar-144005. Website : www.acn.co.in (ii) Army Institute Of Nursing (AIN), Guwahati: There are 40 seats for the course which is affiliated to Gauhati University,Guwahati. There are limited seats for NE States civilians selected through Common Written Admission Test (WAT). Address: C/o 151 Base Hospital C/O 99 APO. www.ain.guwahati.org Eligibility for admission to B.Sc Nursing course is 10 + 2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% aggregate marks for ACN only). Age should be between 17 and 25 years as on 31st December 2011. Combined WAT for BDS and B.Sc Nursing will be held 1430 hrs to 1730 hrs on 16th April 2011 at Pathankot,Jalandhar Cantt, Ambala, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Dehradun, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pune, Secundrabad, Bangalore, Kolkota, Guwahati, Danapur. The test paper will consist of 110 objective type (multiple choice) questions in two parts with 73 questions from Physics & Chemistry in Part I and 37 questions from Biology (Zoology & Botany)) in Part II. The questions shall be generally based on the CBSE syllabus for class 10+2. The cost of Prospectus for each of ACN and AIN is Rs 500/-(if by Regd Post) and Rs 450/- (if by hand), to be remitted by way of DD. Although WAT is common for BDS and B.Sc Nursing, candidates desirous to be considered for more than one institution (ACDS, ACN & AIN) have to apply separately to each institution.

Bachelor Degree in Hotel Management (BHM):

Four year BHM is offered at Army Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology (AIHM & CT) which is affiliated to Bangalore University. There are 60 seats. Applicant should have passed 10 + 2 with English as compulsory subject. Applicant should be below 22 years as on 1st July 2011. WAT will be held on 23rd April, 2011 at Pathankot, Jalandhar Cantt, Ambala, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Dehradun, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pune, Secundrabad, Bangalore, Kolkota, Guwahati, Danapur.. The competitive Written Admission Test will comprise of four parts containing objective type questions to test (i) Reasoning and logical deduction (ii) Numerical ability and scientific aptitude (iii) Command and test of English language and (iv) General Knowledge. Cost of Prospectus is Rs 550/- (if by Regd Post) and Rs 500/-, if by hand. Address: Nagareshwara Naganahalli, Kothanur Post, Bangalore-560077. Website: www.aihmctbangalore.com B Tech:

Army Institute of Technology (AIT) Pune. AIT, affiliated to University of Pune, conducts four year Degree course in Mechanical, Electronics & Tele Communication, Computer Engineering and Information Technology. There are 120 seats for in Electronics & Tele Communication and 60 each in other disciplines. Applicant should be 10 + 2 pass with Physics; Chemistry & Mathematics with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and should be between 16-21 years of age as on 1st July, 2011. Selection will be based on the rank in AIEEE 2011, to be held on 1st May, 2011. Those desirous of admission have to first submit application form to CBSE for AIEEE as per their instructions (Visit www.aieee.nic.in) subsequently, they should obtain AIT Prospectus which costs Rs. 650/- (if by Registered Post) and Rs. 600/- (if by hand). Address: Dighi Hills, Alandi Road, Pune-411015. Website: www.aitpune.com. Fashion Designing:

Programmes are offered at Army Institute of Fashion & Design (AIFD). It conducts Autonomous, two year PG Diploma in Fashion Design and PG Diploma in Apparel Merchandising & Logistics Management. There are 20 seats for each course. It also offers a 3-year B.Sc (Fashion and Apparel Design) UG Course with 60 seats. The course is affiliated to Bangalore University. The eligibility for the B.Sc course is a pass in 10+2. For PG Diploma courses, it is a Graduate Degree. WAT for B Sc will be held on 30th April, 2011 (Saturday), from 1430 hrs to 1730 hrs at Pune, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow and Guwahati. The candidates will be required to report at their respective examination centers at 1400 hrs. CAT (Creative Aptitude Test) (For PG candidates only) will be held on 8th July, 2011 (Friday), from 0930 hrs to 1700 hrs at AIFD, Bangalore. The candidates will be required to report at AIFD, Bangalore at 0900 hrs i.e. at least half an hour before the commencement of the CAT. WAT/CAT will carry 100 Marks with objective type questions. The test will have the components (a) Intelligence and Reasoning Test (b) General Awareness Test (c) English Language Competency & Comprehension Test. There is no negative marking for wrong answers. Sample questions are available in the Prospectus which Cost Rs 550/-, if required by Registered Post and Rs 500/- if obtained by hand. Application forms duly completed in all respects along with relevant certificates documents should reach the Principal, Army Institute of Fashion & Design, Bangalore, ITI B Area, Dooravani Nagar, Old Madras Road, Bangalore - 560016 latest by 15th March, 2011 for UG and 15th May, 2011 for PG. It will be accepted with a late fee of Rs.100/- till 30th March, 2011 for UG and 31st May 2011, for PG Courses. Website: www.aifdonline.in MBBS:

MBBS is offered at Army College of Medical Sciences (ACMS), affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU). There are 100 seats for the course. Applicant should have passed the 10 + 2 examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. Candidates must have passed these subjects individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Candidates appearing in qualifying examination are also eligible to apply. Admission to the course will be based on the merit in the Common Entrance Test (CET) to be conducted by the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in two stages. The tentative date for Stage 1 of CET is 7th May 2011 and that of Stage II for those clearing Stage 1 is 28th May, 2011. Those desirous of admission will have to buy Admission Brochure -III of GGSIPU which will be available from 3rd week of January 2011. For details, visit GGSIPU Website: www.ipu.ac.in , www.theacms.in and www.awes.nic.in Address: Army College of Medical Sciences (ACMS), Delhi Cantt-10. General Guidelines: To obtain Prospectus & Application Form, Bank Draft for the specified amount may be taken in favour of concerned Institution, payable at station where institution is located and sent directly to the Institution. Application form can also be downloaded from website of the institute. Prospectus also available at HQ AWES and HQs Command (AWES Cell) through DD only, in favour of institute concerned. Filled Application can be submitted only by Hand or by Post. Final year candidates may appear provisionally. Sale of Application has commenced. Last Date of Receipt of filled Application is 15th March, 2011. It is 30th March, 2011, with late fee. For ACDS PG, the last date is 15th February, 2011 without late fee and 20th February, 2011 with late fee. Last date for AIFD PG is 15th May, 2011. It will be accepted till 31st May 2011 with late fee. However, AIT Application Form will be open for sale from 10th February 2011 to 15th May 2011. Last date for submission of completed AIT Application Form is 15th May 2011. After that AIT forms can be submitted along with a late fee of Rs 500/- till 25th May 2011. For more details, visit www.awes.nic.in