There are hundreds of diploma courses conducted in the colleges and institutes of India and most of them are also affiliated to some of the Central, State, Deemed and Private Universities in India . Diplomas in India can be categorized on the basis of the extensive nature of the course, making them either Diploma Courses or Advanced Diploma Courses. Both the Diploma courses are conducted generally in all spheres of learning. The candidate on being awarded a diploma, is usually ready to take up a vocation in life. The Advanced Diploma Courses are a slightly more advanced form of discipline in which the course is more extensive and the training is very intensive.
Eligibility and Duration for Advanced Diploma Courses
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The candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary /10+2 course of any State or Central Board in Arts, Science or Commerce Disciplines.
The duration of the course depends on the discipline in which the Advanced Diploma Courses are conducted and it can be a one year course or that of 2 years. Some Advanced Diploma Courses extend up to three years. The Advanced Diploma Courses are conducted in almost all the disciplines of study and there are divisions and sub –divisions in subjects in which the Advanced Diploma Courses are conducted.
Some of the important disciplines of study in the Advanced Diploma Courses include:
- A number of advanced diploma courses in the field of engineering and technology and there are huge list of courses in this discipline including all the streams of engineering and technology.
- A number of Advanced Diploma Courses are offered in most medical colleges under the respective University to which the colleges are affiliated with. Some of the areas of study in medicine include Advanced Diploma Courses in clinical and non-clinical courses and which are offered in most of the medical colleges. Specialized programs in medicine include Advanced Diploma Courses in various technician courses in medicine like the technicians in the testing laboratory, X-ray, Scanning and Radiologist and many such areas of specialized study in medicine. Hospital Administration is another field in which the Advanced Diploma Courses are offered
There a many other major areas of study in which advanced diploma program is offered include the Management courses, Agricultural Courses, Architectural Courses, and the Law courses.
The Advanced Diploma Courses offered in the colleges in India are so extensive and vast that it can never be consolidated in any listing. Each college or university has its own subject some common and others rare, which are conducted as Advanced Diploma Courses.