Thermal power plant engineering

The National Power Training Institute (NPTI) has invited online applications for its Common Entrance Test (CET) to be held on June 29 in Bangalore, Neyveli, Faridabad, Badarpur (New Delhi), Nagpur, Durgapur, Guwahati and Nangal for admissions to the Postgraduate Diploma Course (PGDC) in Thermal Power Plant Engineering offered by its regional institutes in Neyveli (Tamil Nadu), Badarpur (New Delhi), Nangal (Punjab), Guwahati (Assam), Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Durgapur (West Bengal) for the year 2014-15. This on-job one-year training course covers syllabus as per the Indian Electricity Rules. There are 510 seats. Those who have passed B.Tech./BE or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, Electrical and Electronics, and Power Engineering are eligible to apply. There is no age limit prescribed for the course. Apply online at www.nptinagpur.com or www.npti.in or www.npticet.com. Online registration facilities are provided up to April 30. Instructions for submitting online application are given on the website. Course fee for non-sponsored candidates is Rs.2,10,000 plus service tax. CET results will be published on the website on July 14. The course will commence on August 25. PG diploma The Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi, has invited online applications for admissions to a 26-week PG Diploma Course in Transmission & Distribution System. Last date for submitting online applications is April 27. Visit www.cbip.org for more details.