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soar above the sky i am a maths graduate and want to become a commercial pilot. i had passed the pilot's aptitude and battery test (pabt) conducted by the indian air force selection board, varanasi. will it help me in anyway? dinesh pandey the fact that you have cleared the pabt test shows that you are cut out for a career in flying. however for acquiring an spl (students pilot license) or ppl (private pilots license) which is the initial step towards becoming a commercial pilot, these test scores are incidental as most flying clubs conduct their own oral and fitness tests before signing you up for the course.designing pathways i want to know more about highway engineering and where it is taught. vivek nanda highway engineers design, plan, survey and construct all types of roads, bridges and other structures that connect cities and dwellings. the project is executed after detailed designing and calculations. the highway engineer also supervises work at the construction site, keeping the quality and proper maintenance in mind. highway engineers are employed by construction companies handling large projects such as townships and housing complexes. there are openings in the government sector, defence services, harbours and ports. you need to be a civil engineer (be) with a specialisation in highway & traffic engineering. devi ahilya vishwavidyalaya, nalanda parisar, indore 452001 (mp) offers a one-year pg diploma in highway engineering. global managers could you please give me some info about the gbo programme introduced by shri ram college of commerce, delhi university? anshuman tripathi shri ram college of commerce, delhi university, introduced a postgraduate diploma in global business operations in 1999. positioned as srcc 's attempt to give the iims a run for their money, the two-year programme is divided into four semesters. the first year focuses on analytical disciplines such as management and quantitative economics as well as core areas such as finance, marketing, organisational behaviour and business environment. on the other hand the second year covers strategic issues that arise in international operations due to contextual variations in government institutions, competition level, risks and operational costs in different national environments. in the marketing course, student teams plan and implement a marketing strategy for a simulated multi-product, multi-market consumer firm. the curriculum aids them in understanding the dynamics of the market place. the hr management component includes recruitment strategies, investing in quality improvement, managing labour relations, mergers and acquisitions. the course provides problem identification, analytical and integrative skills through simulations and role-play. international finance has also been included to give an exhaustive analysis of foreign exchange markets. the subject further focuses on short-term financial management in mncs, equity investment and long term borrowings as a source of finance in global markets. each student has to prepare and present a detailed industry analysis for a multinational firm. the application deadline for the next session is january 14, 2002. language of poets i am a businessman. my wife and i are keen to learn urdu as we are very fond of 'ghazals' and 'shairis'. could you please suggest a convenient course preferably through correspondence? vineet kapoor jamia millia islamia university offers a one-year correspondence course for learning urdu language through hindi or english medium. admission is open throughout the year. the best part is that no tuition fee is charged for this course which will teach you to read, write, speak and grasp elementary urdu. the necessary books will be sent to you free of charge. the course is divided into three stages each of which should take you three to four months to complete. however, you can complete it sooner or later at your convenience within two years. to get a copy of the admission form and prospectus, write to the head, deptt of urdu, urdu correspondence course, jamia millia islamia, new delhi-110025. be a physicist i want to do a bachelor's in physics from a top rung engineering institute. could you please tell me where the course is offered and what the admission procedure is? raghav sethi while iit-mumbai offers both a four-year b tech in engineering physics as well as a five-year integrated 'm sc in physics', iit-delhi, iit-kanpur and iit-kharagpur offer a five-year integrated 'm sc in physics' after 10+2. entrance is through merit in the jee (joint entrance exam) for students who have passed class xii with physics, chemistry and maths. the question papers are in english / hindi but you are permitted to write your answers in english or in any one of the following indian languages: assamese, bengali, gujarati, hindi, tamil or telugu, provided you have answered the qualifying pcm papers in class xii in that language, which means that all you bright-eggheads have a fair chance to take a crack at the jee. so what if you didn't study in the english medium! bits, pilani also offers a five-year m sc in physics. selection is on the basis of an entrance test. it applications i am in class 12 (pcm). i have heard that some institutions offer integrated mca courses. i would be very grateful if you could please list these for me. anuradha biswas the only two universities that offer integrated mca courses are: devi ahilya vishwa vidyalaya, international institute of professional studies, khandwa road, indore 452017. course: mca six-year integrated (three-years bca + three-years mca). selection is based on merit in the all india entrance test conducted by the university at various centres all over the country. hostel facilities are available. utkal university, d/o computer science & application, vani vihar, bhubaneswar 751004. course: mca (five-year). although it cannot be strictly called an integrated mca, ignou also offers direct admission to the iind year of the mca programme to students who have completed their bca from ignou itself. the writer is director caring career information & guidance new delhi.e-mail: caring@theoffice.net or write to : editor, education times, toi, (3rd floor) 7, bahadur shah zafar marg, new delhi-110002