• The United Nations, in collaboration with the Union External Affairs Ministry and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, is conducting the Young Professionals Programme (U.N. Civil Services Examination, 2012), an annual entrance examination to recruit new talent to the world body, in New Delhi on December 5. Indian nationals are getting a chance to take the examinations after many years. For young high-calibre professionals, the programme is a platform for launching a career in the U.N. This year, the examination is offered to candidates with academic backgrounds in Architecture, Economic affairs, Information Systems and Technology, Political Affairs, Radio Production and Social Affairs. Apply online on http://careers.un.org/ypp. Last date: September 12.

• The National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, has invited applications for admission to Ph.D. and M.Tech. (Research) programmes. Last date: August 30. http://application.nitrkl.ac. in

• The Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur, under the Union government, is offering admissions to a postgraduate diploma programme in Agri-business Management. The Common Admission Test (CAT) score will be used to shortlist candidates. www.ccsniam.gov.in

• The National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, under the Union government, has invited applications for admission to the first batch of a postgraduate diploma programme in Tribal Development Management conducted in the distance education mode from October 1. Apply now. www.nird.org.in

• The Department of Library and Information Science of the University of Calicut has invited applications for admission to a Master’s programme in Library and Information Science. Graduates in any discipline with at least 50 per cent marks may apply now. (ph: 9446 418742, [0494] 240 7380).

• The Kerala Law Academy Law College has invited applications for admission to LL.M. (Administrative Law and International Law) and MBL courses. Law graduates may apply. Last date: September 15 (Ph: [0471] 2433166).

• The Navy has invited applications for admission to a 10-week commercial diving course starting on October 29. Those who have passed the 12th standard examination with 50 per cent marks and are fluent in English and Hindi may apply. They should in the 18-28 age group as on October 29. There are 20 vacancies. Medical and physical fitness is essential. Applications in plain paper should be sent to the Officer in-charge, Diving School, INS Venduruthy, Naval Base, Kochi – 682 004 so as to reach there on or before September 3.

• The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Chennai, has invited applications for admission to its postgraduate diploma courses in VLSI System Design and Verification, Embedded System Design, Integrated Embedded and VLSI System Design and Network Administration and Information Security.

Apply now. www.nielitchennai.edu.in; ph: (044) 244 21445.