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School of Business, Faculty of Management

Dear Madam/Sir,
We feel immense pleasure in inviting you to the Two - Week ISTE STTP on  Environmental Studies” Under the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Government of India) during June 2nd, 2015 to June 12th , 2015.
School of Business, Faculty of Management, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in collaboration with IIT Bombay is conducting a two-week ISTE STTP workshop through DISTANCE EDUCATION mode, on “Environmental Studies”. The workshop is sponsored by National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India. The workshop Lectures will be transmitted live through internet to various coordinating remote centers across the country. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra is one of the remote centers with Remote Center ID=1041.

The topics that will be covered in this STTP are:
·         Sustainable Development
·         Ecology
·         Biodiversity
·         Natural Resources (Food, water, energy, forest)
·         Environmental Pollution
·         Social issues and Environment
·         Ethics
·         Economics
·         Global Climate Change

Who Should Attend

Faculty colleagues who are presently teaching in Engineering, Diploma and Post-Graduate Science Institutes are eligible to attend this training programme. Science teachers (Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and Biology) should be teaching either PG courses (MSc Level) or UG Engineering courses (B.E/B.Tech). Faculty from Humanities (English, Economics, Social Sciences) and Management would also benefit in their teaching of the Environmental Studies course. This workshop is only for Faculty. Students are not entitled to attend the course.

Course Fee

Since the STTP is partly funded by the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Government of India), there is no fee for participation in the course.

How to Apply
To register online, please visit: http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict/
Enrollment will be ONLY through the online mode. The online form contains a list of remote centers. From this list, please select a center close to your Institute/College, where you wish to attend the STTP. The last date for enrollment and for submission of permission letter is 20th  May, 2015. A list of the selected participants will be uploaded on this website on 22nd  May, 2015. The selected participants will also be informed by an email.

LAST DATE FOR ONLINE ENROLLMENT:20th  May, 2015

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries about the Workshop. For your convenience, we have enclosed herewith the details of the Workshop Brochure and Permission Letter. Please circulate this information among your colleagues for a wider participation. Please see the attached files for Workshop Details

Address for Communication:


Dr. Pabitra Kumar Jena
Workshop Coordinator
Assistant Professor
School of Business, Faculty of Management
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Katra-182 320, Jammu & Kashmir
E-mail: pabitrakumarjena@gmail.com ORpabitra@smvdu.ac.in                           
Mobile Number-09419214167 OR 09797638780

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

I am happy to inform you that Institute of Management, Nirma University has launched Faculty Development Programmes on Research Methodology in Management to be held at IMNU during July 27-28, 2015.

For more details, please refer to the programme brochure enclosed herewith.

We look forward to receiving nominations from your Institute.

For additional information or specific queries, please feel free to get in touch with me on 079-30642600 & 02717-241900/1/2/3/4 (Ext 609) or eec.im@nirmauni.ac.in,jigar@nirmauni.ac.in,

We look forward to our mutually beneficial association.


Yours Sincerely,



Jigar J. Barot
MDP Office
Institute of Management
Nirma University
Ahmedabad