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Hi Rajat,
The ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 1976 at Hyderabad. The major mandate of the Academy is to build capacity in agricultural research, education and extension education systems, and provide policy advocacy for the National Agricultural Research and Education System (NARES).
To fulfill these mandates, academy organizes various capacity building programmes for researchers, academicians, extension personnel, scholars, and other stakeholders in NARES. The Academy strives to enhance individual and institutional capacity for innovation in NARES. The courses offered by the insitute are:
Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Agriculture (PGDMA): Itis a 2 year, fully residential programme approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) designed to prepare students for management-related careers in the agriculture and food and allied sectors. The candidates for the programme are selected from pan India through rigorous selection procedure to maintain high standards. The programme aims at enabling students to acquire the critical competitiveness for functioning as effective Agribusiness managers, amalgamating sensitivity towards grass root level needs with corporate world expertise.
PGDTMA: This is a one year Post Graduate Diploma in Technology Management in Agriculture (PGD-TMA). It is a two- semester course jointly offered by NAARM and UoH, the two leading institutions of the country on a distance learning mode.
Considering the strategic importance of agricultural research in food security and economic growth of the country, leadership, governance and innovation are emerging as a prerequisite for the transformation of NARES into a more pluralistic innovation system.

Hi Sameer,
Air Hostess/Flight Steward is a professional who welcomes passengers on board, performing all the safety procedures prior to take off and ensuring that passengers are made comfortable during the flight.
Some basic requirements:
1. Air Hostess Qualifications: To be eligible for becoming an Air Hostess/Flight Steward in India, one should be 10+2/Graduate with a diploma/degree in Tourism Management or Hotel Management. Fluency in English, Hindi and knowledge of an international language is an added advantage in this field.
2. Age: A male aspirant should be below 26 years of age and should hold an Indian Passport.
3. Physical Standards: A male aspirant should have at least 163cm of height. The weight should be in proportion to height. One must be unmarried, with normal eyesight of 6/6 uncorrected vision in each eye.
To be a steward one has to follow the mentioned steps:
Step 1: As and when advertised in the national newspapers or other electronic/ digital media, the aspirants have to apply in various airlines for the required post with demanded certificates.
Step 2: Once shortlisted after the initial screening airline company calls the most eligible candidates for a written examination, usually an objective type multiple choice one. The successful candidates in this written test are called for a group discussion followed by a personal interview.
Step 3: The candidates who clear the written test and interview are further trained for 2 to 3 months in various fields in which they learn about service etiquettes, grooming, safety and first aid etc. After successful training in the technical and non-technical aspects and grooming in the required field the prospective stewards are put on trainee flights before assigning duties on to full-fledged commercial planes.