ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, Directorate of Distance Education, Karaikudi630003 offers (i) 1-year P.G. Diploma in Finance & Control. Eligibility: Bachelor's degree. (ii) 2-year M. Com. Insurance Management. Eligibility : Any degree.

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, Aligarh 202002 (U.P.) (Ph 400994, 400528 Fax 0571-401885/ 400528) offers PG course in Banking & Insurance. Eligibility: Graduation.

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY, PO Annamalai Nagar 608002 (T.N.) offers Part-time Diploma course in Insurance. Eligibility: Any degree.

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalainagar 608002 (T.N.) (Ph 04144-38987) offers 2-year M. Com in Banking and Insurance Management under open University System. Medium: English and Tamil. Notification/Last date: August.

BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY, Palkalaiperur, Tiruchirappalli 620024 (T.N.) offers PG Diploma in Actuarial Science. Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in any discipline. Also offers Diploma in Actuarial Science to graduates.

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, Birla Viday Niketan Building, Sector-IV, Pushpa Vihar, New Delhi 110017 (Ph 6969250/254, 6565035 Fax 6969250 ) offers one-year full-time and 18- month Part-time PG Diploma in Insurance and Risk Management (PGDIRM). The Programme has been designed to cater to the growing manpower needs of the Insurance Industry in view of the opening up of this vital sector. Eligibility: Bachelor's degree or CA/ ICWA/ CFA/ CS. Admission is made on the basis of GD & personal interview.

BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE, Trichirapalli 620017 (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) offers PG Diploma in Actuarial Science. Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in any discipline.

PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, Directorate of Distance Education, University Campus, Kalapet, Pondicherry 605014 offers PG Diploma in Insurance Mgmt.

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, Delhi 110007 (Ph 7257725 2922480 Fax 011-7257049, 7257011 ) offers Insurance as a vocational subject at BA (Pass) level conducted at the following colleges:
1. College of Vocational Studies, sheikh Sarai, Phase II, New Delhi 110017
2. Lakshmibai College(W), Ashok Vihar, Phase III, Delhi 110052 (Ph 7418598)

Also offers Insurance under Restructured courses at BA (Pass) conducted at the following colleges:
1. Ram Lal Anand College, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021 (Ph 670490)
2. Sri Aurobindo College, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi110017 (ph 6522986).

UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI, PO Kalyani 741235, Distt. Nadia (W.B.) offers PG course in Actuarial Science. Eligibility: Hons. In Economics, Maths, Statistics and commerce. Graduates with a pass course and Maths. As one of the papers are also eligible.

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, Centenary Buildings Chepauk, Triplicane PO, Chennai 600005 offers (i) Diploma in Insurance. Eligibility: Graduation. (ii) PG Diploma in Actuarial Science (Two Semesters). Eligibility: Any Degree with Statistics or Mathematic atleast at allied level of this Univesity or an examination of some other University accepted by the Syndicate as equivalent thereto.

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, Institute of correspondence Education, I.C.E. Building, Chepauk, Madras 600005 offers One year PG Diploma in Insurance Law: Eligibility: Any recognized degree. Duration: One year. Medium: English.

UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, Ganeshkhind, Pune411007 offers Diploma in Insurance and Financial Services. Eliginility: Bachelor's Degree in any discipline.

Note: Some Professional bodies like the London Institute of Actuaries also offer courses in Actuarial Science. For further information contact: British Council Division, British High Commission 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg. N.D. 110001.

Some Other Institutes Offering Insurance Courses

ACTUARIAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 9,Jiwan Udyog, 3rd Floor, Dr. D. N. Road Mumbai400001 (Ph 022-2074587, 06794)

AMITY SCHOOL OF INSURANCE & ACTUARIAL SCIENCE (An Institution of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF), New Delhi), RBEF: E-27, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 (Ph011-4690630, 4699700 Website: www.amity.edu ) Amity campus: Sector 44, Noida 201303 (Ph 0120-4431843, Tele fax 0120-4431856) offers the following courses

• 1-year full time Post Graduate Diploma in Insurance Management
• 1-year part time (2 days a week ) Post Graduate Diploma with Specialization in General Insurance /Life Insurance
• 3-month part time (2 days a week ) Post Graduate Diploma with Specialization in Marine Insurance/ Fire Insurance and Risk Management
• 1 month full time Certificate course for intermediaries in life and non-life insurance as per guide lines or IRDA.
• 3-year part time Post Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science. Eligibility: Ist Class Graduate /Second Class Post Graduate in Mathematics / Statistics.

INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF INDIA, Universal Insurance Building. 6th Floor, Sir P.M. Road Mumbai 400001 (Ph 022-2872923, 4722)

NATIONAL INSURANC ACADEMY, Belwadi, Burner Road, NIAPO. Pune 411045 (Ph 349740,3072)

THE INSTITUTE OF INSURANCE SURVEYORS & ADJUSTERS, General Insurance Building 3rd Floor, D N Road, Fort, Mumbai 400001 (Ph 022-0276329)