Released on = April 20, 2007, 6:35 am

Press Release Author = Prof BR Natarajan

Industry = Human Resources

Press Release Summary = With the advent of globalization, there is an ever-growing
market for consultants nationally as well as internationally.

Press Release Body = Consultancy Development Centre (CDC) is an autonomous
institution promoted by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
of Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The main charter of CDC
is the development and promotion of Consultancy services, for domestic and export
markets and to promote cooperation with other countries in the area of Consultancy.
It has linkages with industry, Consultancy organizations, Govt.
departments/agencies, R&D and academic institutions and other concerned
organizations. It has also been identified as the nodal agency in the Asia Pacific
region for the Technical Consultancy Development Programme for Asia and the Pacific
(TCDPAP) by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) - a
UN organization.

BITS Pilani in collaboration with CDC Delhi has been offering for the past over a
decade M.S. Consultancy Management a higher degree programme, with three semesters
of course work and one semester of Dissertation. This programme aims at enhancing
the Consultancy Management skills of professionals working in consulting and
business organizations. Programme features include regular contact sessions
conducted every Saturday and Sunday at the CDC premises at India Habitat Centre, New
Delhi. While employed professionals located in and around Delhi, having an
Integrated First Degree of BITS or its equivalent like B.E., M.Sc. etc are eligible
to apply for this programme, candidates with M.B.A., M.Com., A.C.A., A.C.S. etc. who
also apply will be considered on a case by case basis. Candidates sponsored by their
employing organizations will be given preference. Final selection will be based on
the performance in a Test and Interview to be conducted at CDC, New Delhi at 9.00
A.M. on Sunday, May 20, 2007.

Rohit Nagar, Senior Application Engineer (Pharma Apps), Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. Who
completed this degree in 2004 says ""This programme in Consultancy Management
conducted by CDC-BITS is unique and one of its kind. It not only taught me how to be
a successful consultant but also enriched my managerial skills empowering me to
visualize problems and conceptualize the solutions possible. This course has proven
to be the golden key to the success I am endeavoring towards..."

Application form and details of MS Consultancy Mangement can be downloaded from the
BITS website http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/dlp-home. Deadline for submission of duly
completed application form alongwith the requisite processing fee to CDC, Core IV B,
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 is 5.00 P.M. on April 30, 2007.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science \"BITS\", Pilani Rajasthan is a Leading
University in India offering degrees in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Sciences,
Engineering Technology, Information Systems, General Studies, Finance, etc presently
at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and in the near future at Hyderabad campus.

BITS Pilani also offers an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a
vast spectrum of Indian corporates which include HCL Chennai & Bangalore, Accenture
Bangalore, Essar Power Hazira, NTPC, Texas Instruments Bangalore, GRASIM Nagda,
Patni Pune & Mumabi, CFCL Kota, IIQM Jaipur, Valtech Bangalore, Qualcomm Bangalore,
Hindustan Zinc Udaipur, Bombay Hospital Mumbai, CMC Vellore, NCSM Kolkata, WIPRO
Bangalore, NDPL Delhi, Satyam Hyderabad, Intel Bangalore, CTS Chennai, BDL
Hyderabad, DELL Bangalore, Strides Arco Bangalore, DR Reddy\'s Hyderabad, Ashok
Leyland Chennai & Hosur, Hindalco Renukoot, Bharat Forge Pune, Honeywell Bangalore,
Tech Mahindra Pune, THDC Tehri.

Web Site = http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/dlp-home

Contact Details = Prof BR Natarajan
Dean
Work Integrated Learning Programmes
BITS Pilani (Rajasthan) 333031 India
Phone Office 91-1596-242210
Fax 91-1596-244183
brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in