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In this page, we are providing the details of Common Admission Test for Certificate Course in Geriatric Care. We have tried our best to provide the accurate information about this test. However we insist you to verify the details with the concerned authorities.
Introduction
National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. The Institute’s areas of concern are Old Age Care, Drug Abuse Prevention, Other Social Defence Issues and related sectors.
NISD (Link to Web Address) is conducting a Six-Months Certificate Course in Geriatric Care (Full-time) at New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Agartala, Bangalore, Kunnamkulam (Kerala), Coimbatore, under Project, National Initiative on Care for Elderly (NICE),
during November 2009 to June 2010. The Course aims to develop a cadre of skilled
caregivers and Supervisory level personnel to meet the demand for providing skill based, field oriented, trained personnel in Age Care in NGO Sector (National as well as International),Government/Corporate Sectors, Academic Institutions, etc. The course covers subjects like Social Gerontology, Basic Geriatrics, Applied Geriatrics and Geriatric Nursing.
Eligibility:
i. High School/Matriculation or any other Examination equivalent to Secondary
Examination after a period of 10 years study.
Preference will be given to candidates working as Old Age Care Givers, Health
Workers, Counsellors, Social Workers, Home Care Workers, Nursing Assistant or in Age
Care Agencies/Organisations.
ii. Age Limit: He/she should have completed the age of 18 years as on October 1, 2009 and
should not be more than 45 years as on October 1, 2009.
Selection Procedure
Selection will be made through a Common Aptitude Test (CAT) to be held at New
Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Agartala, Bangalore, Cochin and Coimbatore on Sunday,
January 10, 2010 followed by Group Discussion and Interview.
Forms would be available durng November 10, 2009 to December 11, 2009 from Old Age Care Division, National Institute of Social Defence, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, West Block – 1, Wing – 3, First Floor, R. K. Puram, New Delhi – 110066 (Tel. 26106883) from 10.00 AM to 4.00 PM on all working days by paying Rs. 50/- personally, or by sending Draft/Pay Order/Indian Postal Order for Rs. 80/-. The Draft/Pay order should be in favour of The Director, National Institute of Social Defence payable at New Delhi.
Last date for receipt of the duly filled-in application is December 11, 2009. Last date for receipt of Application from North – Eastern Region and Andaman & Nicobar Island is December 18, 2009. The forms can also be downloaded from the Website (www.nisd.gov.in) of the Institute. However, such forms duly filled in should be submitted along with the Draft for Rs. 80/- as explained earlier. Incomplete applications or the applications received after the last date or without Demand Draft/Pay Order will not be considered.
Application should be sent to Deputy Director, Old Age Care Division, West Block – 1, Wing– 3, First Floor, R. K. Puram, New Delhi – 110066, so as to reach latest by December 11, 2009.
For more details, please contact respective Regional Collaborating Agencies of NISD, as mentioned below:
• Programme Director, Centre For Action Research & Training, (CART), HIG 10/6, Housing Board Colony, Chandershekharpur, Bhubaneswar – 751016, Orissa. Contact No. 0674 – 2741682, 2741596
• Secretary, Calcutta Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (CMIG), E/1, Sopan Kutir, 53 – B, Dr. S. C. Banerjee Road, Kolkata – 700019, West Bengal. Contact No. 033-23701437.23596464
• Secretary, Abhoy Mission, Ram Nagar Road No. 1, Post Office Ram Nagar, Agartala, Tripura West – 799002. Contact No. 0381 – 2208507.Mobile No-09436123069
• Managing Trustee, Nightangles Medical Trust, 337, 2nd Cross, 1st Block, R. T. Nagar, Bangalore. Contact No. 080 – 23548999/555/666, Mobile No-09243100560
• Chairman, Alzheimer’s & Related Disorders Society of India, P. O. Box – 53, Guruvayur Road, Kunnamkulam – 680503. Contact No. 04885 – 223801, 222939.
• Principal, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Peelamedu, Coimbatore – 04. Contact No. 0422 – 2572222.
For more details Click here http://nisd.gov.in/pdf/admission-notice-course-in-geriatric-care.pdf