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Centre For Management Development, Modinagar (CMD) is one of the best institute of management in Modinagar which was established in the year 1983. It has further developed as an institution of excellence for providing Management Education, Training and Development, Research and Consultancy.
Two-year full time Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) program (equivalent to MBA) offered by CMD has been approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) – an autonomous accrediting body of Ministry of Human Resource Development of Government of India.
Contact details--Modinagar
Centre For Management Development, Modinagar (U.P.) 2001 204Tel.: (01232) 242692, 245228, 09897782203/04, Fax: 01232-242458.

GENERAL STUDIES PRELIMS-CUM-MAINS 2013 COURSE
Duration: June 2012 – October 2013
Course Coverage: Prelims General Studies Paper I (200 Marks)Prelims General Studies Paper II (200 Marks)Mains General Studies Paper I (300 Marks)Mains General Studies Paper II (300 Marks)Essay Paper (200 Marks)Interview (300 Marks)(Lectures with Study materials and test series)
WEEK END BATCHES
Saturday-Sunday 02.30 pm to 07.00 pm
Friday 06.30 pm to 08.00 pm
Timing:
Test Series: 6 Months Prelims test series (GS Paper I & Paper II) From Nov 2012 to May 20135 Months Mains test series (GS Paper I & Paper II) From Jun 2013 to Oct2013
Fees: Rs. 50,000/-
Fresh Batches commencing from 15th June 2012
OPTIONALS
Duration: June 2012 to Oct 2012
Timing: 9:00 am to 1:30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays
Test Schedule: Weekly 3 hrs.
Fees: Rs. 25,000/-
Note: Optional Subjects offered are Public Administration, Political Science, History, Geography and Sociology.
Fresh Optional Batches commencing from 24th Jun

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