What makes 45 years gheemaker of Gwalior in collaboration with 24 years of a call centre in Bangalore executive? Or as a matter of rexinemaker Indore and a Microsoft executive. Not much, this would probably be the answer.

But very soon, all studies, all for one year Post Graduate Certificate courses in business administration from Reliance WebWorld to education outlets in the country? First video conferencing-based management training.

From October 29 Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), provides leaders and entrepreneurs a chance for a business management certificate by videoconference. The Institute is 250 students, each with a minimum experience of two years for the course.

Contrary to the normal classroom, students sit at WebWorld outlets in their cities, while their teachers in Bhubaneswar, she sees on a giant plasma screen.

? We were of the opinion that the constraints of distance and time is not one of the factors limiting the spread of quality education in India. The course takes place students? The skill levels and help them better? Friday, told Abraham, the Institute? directorial debut.

More point videoconferencing allows interaction between teachers and students. Every Friday evening and Sunday morning, WebWorld outlets in 25 cities in virtual classrooms.

Course co-ordinator B. Ganesh, XIMB passed out of the year 2001, said the organization is the students a practical perspective. The 300-hour course is most often on the basis of case studies. In addition to the diversity of students? Context, to ensure that every thing to learn from the other side? Ganesh added.

Besides the four metros, students from Patna, Ranchi, Coimbatore, Bangalore, Visakhapatnam, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jaipur and other cities, we have the course.

The program, which is not really cheap in the 1.5 lakh R, see staff Wipro, Oracle, private and public banks and even jewelers connect If the first party receives a satisfactory response, the Institute east early in the second no later than February 2006.

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a two-year bachelor degree programme in education (B. Ed) for in-service teachers. Approved by the National Council of Teacher Education and accepted by all State governments for the purpose of employment, the course aims at developing the understanding and competencies required by teachers for effective teaching-learning process at the secondary stage.

In addition, the course develops a thorough understanding of areas such as educational evaluation, school management etc. According to M. Shanmugam, Deputy Director, IGNOU Sub-Regional Centre, Madurai, there is a good demand every year for the university’s B. Ed. programme that is designed with learner-specific modules.

Eligibility/admission

Graduates working as teachers in recognised schools having a minimum experience of two years are eligible to apply. The selection is made on the basis of the candidate’s score obtained in the entrance examination. Academic session for this programme is from January to December. The entrance test will be held in August. For the forthcoming session, the admission forms are being issued now and the last date for submission is June 30. Prospectus-cum-admission form, along with the previous year’s entrance examination question papers, is available on payment of Rs.500 at all study centres of IGNOU.