ASSOCIATESHIP IN INFORMATION SCIENCE IS
2 YEARS COURSE CONDUCTED AT TWO DIFFERENT INSTITUTES IN INDIA.
1) AIS AT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION RESOURCES (UNIT OF CSIR, FORMERLY KNOWN AS INSDOC)
2) ADIS OF DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH &
TRAINING.
AT BANGALORE B.LIB. IS ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION
FOR ADMISSION TO THIS COURSE. WHERE AS ANY
POST GRADUATE/ B.E./M.B.B.S./B.PHARM/B.LIB./M.LIB. QUALIFIED
STUDENT CAN APPLY FOR AIS COURSE OF NISCAIR.ANOTHER DIFFERENCE IS THAT NISCAIR PROVIDES HOSTEL FOR ONLY ONE YEAR FOR OUTSIDERS
BECAUSE TRAINING PERIOD IS OF ONE YEAR & IN SECOND YEAR CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR DISSERTATION WHEREAS DRTC,
BANGALORE PROVIDES HOSTEL FOR COMPLETE 2 YEARS.
MAIN AIM OF AIS COURSE IS TO PREPARE
INFORMATION SPECIALISTS/SCIENTIST TO WORK IN A INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH CENTRES . SINCE 1964 NISCAIR(EARSTWHILE
INSDOC) IS PRODUCTING INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS. NISCAIR IS CONSTITUTENT UNIT COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
IS NOW GOT STATUS OF DEEMED UNIVERSITY.
ADMISSION TO AIS COURSE IS GIVEN ON THE
BASIS OF PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATES IN WRITTEN AS WELL AS ORAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED AT DELHI,MUMBAI,BANGALORE &
KOLKATA. IN WRITTEN EXAMINATION OBJECTIVE QUESTION FROM GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & MENTAL ABILITY ARE ASKED. ONE ESSAY IS ALSO
ASKED. EVERY YEAR NOTIFICATION FOR THIS EXAMINATION APPEARS IN EMPLOYMENT NEWS & IN NATIONAL DAILIES IN THE MONTH OF MARCH-APRIL.
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF FORM IS GENERALLY 3 RD OF JUNE. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION OF 50 MARKS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON ALMOST 17
JUNE. LIST OF CANDIDATES QUALIFIED FOR INTERVIEW WILL BE DISPLAYED IN 3RD WEEK OF JULY. TILL END OF JULY INTERVIEW
CONDUCTED & IN THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE DISPLAYED. THER ARE 25 SEATS FOR
STUDENTS FROM INDIA. OUT OF THIS 3 SEATS ARE RESERVED FOR SC/ST/OBC CANDIDATES. ANOTHER 7 SEATS ARE OTHER THAN 25 IS FOR CANDIDATES
FROM SAARC COUNTRIES.
FEES FOR ENTIRE AIS COURSE IS RS.5000.
THIS COURSE STARTS FROM IST SEPTEMBER EVERY
YEAR & ENDS AT 31 ST JULY OF NEXT YEAR. THERE ARE FOLLOWING 10 PAPERS FOR STUDY DURING AIS COURSE.
1) INFORMATION & SOCIETY
2)INFORMATION SOURCES
3)INFORMATION PROCESSING & ORGANISATION
4)INFORMATION SYTEM & LIBRARY NETWORKING
IN INDIA
5) FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
6)INFORMATION PRODUCTS & SERVICES
7)DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
8)INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWOKING & DEVICES
9)INFORMATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
10) ONE ELECTIVE FROM FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
PATENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM
TECHNICAL WRITING
MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
DURING AIS COURSE STUDENTS WILL LEARN
LIBRARY AUTOMATION,INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, VISUAL FOXPRO, C-LANGUAGE, CDS/ISIS, LINUX,DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,NETWORKING,MS-OFFICE.
IN ADDITION TO THIS 2 LAKHS BOOKS & MORE THAN 5000 PERIODICALS PRESENT IN NATIONAL SCIENCE LIBRARY IS IMPORTANT SOURCE
OF INFORMATION FOR AIS CANDIDATES. TILL DATE SINCE 1964 MAXIMUM ALL AIS STUDENTS ARE DOING JOB AT WELL POSITIONS. OUT
OF TOTAL ADMITTED CANDIDATES 40 % ARE PROVIDED WITH ANNUAL SCHOLORSHIP OF RS.9000 BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE IN
SCHOLARSHIP TEST EXAMINATION. FOR DETAILS ABOUT THIS COURSE
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