Dated 20th Mar. 2002

I want to pursue a course in Unani medicine. Please mention institutions, which offer courses in the same and what are its job prospects.

Salman Ahmad

Mumbai

A number of institutes offer an undergraduate degree in Unani Medicine, some of them are - Dr. Abdul Haq Unani Medical College and Hospital, 40/23, Park Road, Kurnool-518001; Kashmir Tibbia College, Hospital & Research Centre, Tengpore Bye Pass Road, PO - BEMINA, Srinagar- 190010; Govt. Tibbi College, Kadam Kuan, Patna- 800003; Unani Medical College, Institute Of Asian Medical Sciences, Zakoora, Srinagar; Zulfeguar Haider Unani Medical College and Hospital, Nawalpur, P B. No. 12, Siwan- 841226;Govt. Unani Medical College, No. 6, Appareddy Complex, Mysore Road, Corporation Bank Building, Bangalore; Allama Hakim Md. Kaberuddin Memorial Fatima Unani Medical College and Research Centre, Siwan; Luqman Unani Medical College and Hospital, Nauraspur, HUDCO Cross, BagalkotRd., Bijapur-586101; Salfia Unani Medical College and Hospital, At andPO - Laheriasarai, Distt, Darbhanga- 846001; Hakim Syed Zia-ul-HassanGovt. Unani Medical College, ITI Campus, Shed No. 2,3 and 4, Govindpura,Bhopal; Rajputana Unanai Tibbi College, Char Darwaja, Khandar Ka Rasta,Jaipur-302002; Anjuman-I- Islam's Tibbia College, Hamdard University,Delhi and Hospital, Baitul Aman Building, Hasrat Mohani Chowk, Nagpada,Mumbai-400008 etc.

Qualified Unani specialists can work as 'Tibb Hakim' in government hospitals where departments of traditional medicine have been set up, orwith charitable clinics, hospitals and dispensaries. They can also set-up their own private practice and can teach in colleges and research institutions. Manufacturers of Unani medicine also employ Unani doctors.

I am studying in Class XII and would like to become an air hostess.Kindly let me know the names and addresses of the institutes that offer training courses in India, and the admission and eligibility criteria.

Greeshma Nair

Tokyo

Training course for aspiring airhostesses are usually conducted by private airlines. There are also few polytechnics that offer such training, the advertisements for which are published in local dailies. Certain private institutes like the Oyster Institute Of Management, PlotNo. 92, T.P.S III, 15th Road, Bandra, Mumbai-400050 and K, C/o OrientalMelodies, 45, New Hanuman Building, 1st Flr, Shamrao Vithal Marg,Mumbai-400007 offer diploma courses. Unmarried graduates between the age of 18- 25 years, weighing 96- 128 lbs and with a height of 5'7 are eligible to apply. The selection is based on personal interview; polytechnics however conduct a written test.

I am a graduate and want to take-up higher studies in biotechnology. Please tell me the names of universities offering a PG course in the subject.

Aparna

Hyderabad

The Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi conducts a combined entrance examination every year, in May, for admission into the M.Sc biotechnology degree at the following universities:The Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Pondicherry University; M. S.University, Baroda; Calicut University, Kerala; University of Pune; DeviAhilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore; Goa University; Guru Nanak University;Central University, Hyderabad; Madurai Kamaraj University; PunjabUniversity, Chandigarh; Punjab University, Patiala; G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar; St. John's MedicalCollege, Bangalore and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

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