Diploma in Retailing by IGNOU admissions open

Eligibility:
1 Direct Entry: Candidates who have completed +2 shall be eligible for admission. However, the number of seats depends upon the number of internships made available by the collaborating retail companies through rai at the time of admission. Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying (+2 examination) shall also be eligible to apply. However, such candidates shall be required to submit proof of having passed the qualifying examination before 31st July, 2008.

Selection is by merit based on +2 equivalent qualifications. There will be personal interview at the designated Regional Centre in order to assess the traits of the candidate viz. Appearance, Ability to Communicate, Attitude, Mental Alertness and General Knowledge.

2. Sponsored Entry: Candidates directly sponsored by the retail industry and who have completed +2 shall be admitted. The Sponsor is allowed to nominate employees from their Retail Organization who have passed +2/equivalent. The Sponsor will submit the Sponsorship Form along with the individual application forms(s) of the candidate(s) in a separate format inserted in the Student Handbook and Prospectus-cum-Application Form. The Sponsorship application must be sent by the Organization and not by individual employees.

How To Apply:
The Student Handbook and Prospectus can be obtained from :
1. The Registrar (SR&E), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068 by sending (by post) a sum of Rs. 350/- (Rupees Three Hundred Fifty only) through a Demand Draft/IPO in favour of IGNOU payable at New Delhi or by paying cash of Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty only) at the sale counter of SRE&D, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068.

2. The concerned Regional Centre (by post) by paying Rs. 350/- (Rupees Three Hundred Fifty only) through a Demand Draft in favour of IGNOU payable at the place where the Regional Centre is situated or by paying cash of Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty only) at the sale counter of the Regional Centre.

The Application form can also be downloaded from the website: www.ignou.ac.in or the one mentioned above and the downloaded application form to be filled in and sent to the Regional Director, IGNOU, Regional Centre Delhi-1, 52, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 062 along with a DD/IPO for Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty only) in favour of IGNOU payable at New Delhi along with the DD/IPO.

Last date : 31st May, 2008

Contact:
The Regional Director,
IGNOU Regional Centre, NCT of Delhi-1,
52, Institutional Area, Tughlakabad,
New Delhi - 110 062.

www.ignou.ac.in