Ill be completing my law degree next year and am interested in signing up for an intellectual property rights study programme through distance learning. Which institutions offer this course?Sridhar Swamy, Bangalore Among the institutes offering study programmes in intellectual property rights through distance education are the National Law School of India University, Bangalore (www.nls.ac.in); IGNOU (www.ignou.ac.in); National Law University, Jodhpur (http://www. nlujodhpur.ac.in/distance.php); NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (www.nalsarpro.org); Asian School of Cyber Laws, Mumbai (www.ascionline. org); Institute of Intellectual Property Studies, Mumbai (www.iips.ac.in) and Centre for Distance Education, Univers-ity of Hyderabad (www.uohyd.ernet.in). After completing class XII (science), I want to study marine architecture. Please advise. Rohit Agarwal, Chennai Admission into architecture degree programmes is based on entrance tests such as NATA or AIEEE. The list of colleges offering architecture degrees is available on the website of the Council of Architecture (www.coa.gov. in). The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (www.iitkgp.ac.in/) and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (www.oec.iitm.ac.in/) also offer B.Tech and M.Tech dual degrees in ocean engineering and naval architecture. Moreover the department of ship technology, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi (http://shiptech.cuset.ac.in/) offers a B.Tech degree in naval architecture and ship building. What is the price of an MBA programme in Australia? Please suggest some reputed B-schools Down Under. Also what are my chances of getting a scholarship? Neelam Bajaj, Mumbai The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), Melbourne Business School, and University of Sydney are regarded as the top business schools in Australia. An MBA at AGSM would set you back by approx. US $35,000 (Rs.15.46 lakh). To qualify for admission into these B-schools you need at least two years of full-time work experience. Scholarships are difficult to come by but you have the option of negotiating a bank loan of Rs.20 lakh. After completing my B.Sc I want to enrol in a robotics engineering degree programme. What are the eligibility requirements? Suraj Rai, New Delhi Entry into engineering degree programmes is open to B.Sc gradu-ates with at least 60 percent average and mathematics as a subject. In some states, admission is based on B.Sc marks plus an entrance test. If you have recently enroled in a B.Sc programme after class XII (PCM), you could switch to an engineering bachelors degree programme through the usual engine-ering admission process and then press on for a postgraduate degree in robotics. Im in the second year of a bachelor of homeopathic medicine & surgery (BHMS) programme. What postgrad-uate study options are available to me? Shalini Patil, Pune Earlier there were specialisations in three fields viz, materia medica, homeopathic philosophy and repertory. The Union government has now approved postgrad courses in four more subjects — paediatrics, medicine, psychiatry and pharmacy. Please note that entry into postgrad studies in homeopathy is after completion of the five-and-half-year BHMS degree. The three-year postgrad degree includes one year of internship, during which the student has to reside on campus. Im in my third year B.Sc degree (home science) with specialisation in community resource management. Simultaneously I…
