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Your Counsellor RepliesI‚m doing Plus Two (science) and want to qualify as an architect. What are the eligibility requirements for admission into an architecture college?Rajesh Sule, PuneAdmission into an architecture degree programme is on the basis of aptitude testing. You should shortlist the colleges you prefer, identify the required entrance test and write it. For instance in Maharashtra you are required to write the architecture aptitude test (Maharashtra Association of Schools of Architectural Aptitude Test ‚ www.maharch.org) conducted by the directorate of technical education. At the all-India level, admission into the B.Arch programme of IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Kharagpur is through the IIT-Joint Entrance Examination and the architecture aptitude test conducted when you are short-listed for counselling. The All India Engineering Entrance Examination conducted by CBSE also has a separate test paper for B.Arch applicants (www.aieee.nic.in). Usually architecture aptitude tests assess aesthetic sensitivity, drawing skills and spatial intelligence. Moreover the Council of Architecture (www.coa. india.org) has mandated a National Aptitude Test for admission into B.Arch programmes offered by all unaided institutes and participating aided institutes. To register for the test log on to www.miasa.org or www.nata.in.I‚ve been working as an engineer for the past few years and want information on institutes which offer a one-year, full-time MBA.Aditya Rao, BangaloreThe Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (www.isb.edu) and Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai (www.glakes.org) are the two most prominent institutions in India offering the intensive one-year MBA programme to graduates with at least two years‚ work experience. ISB shortlists candidates on the basis of GMAT scores, letters of recommen-dation, work experience and interview. There‚s no group discussion. Great Lakes Institute of Management assesses applicants for admission based on evaluation of GMAT/ CAT/ GET (Great Lakes Institute of Management Entrance Test) scores, academic performance in school and college, essays, letters of recommendation and performance in group discussion and interview. After completing Plus Two (arts), I would like to read for a three-year LLB degree programme. Which colleges offer this course?Anne D‚Silva, MumbaiLaw colleges of repute offering the three-year LLB programme to graduates include Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007 (www.du.ac.in); Government Law College, Mumbai (www.glc.edu); ILS Law College, Pune (www.ilslaw.edu). Graduates/ postgraduates averaging 50 percent plus are eligible to apply. Plus Two students can apply for the five-year integrated BA-LLB programme of the National Law School University of India, Bangalore.Admission into the LLB courses offered by Mumbai and Pune universities is dependent upon academic performance in the bachelor‚s degree, while NLS, Bangalore and Delhi University‚s faculty of law conduct an entrance test in June every year.I want to qualify as a company secretary after completing my Plus Two in 2007. Please advise. Neeta Puri, New DelhiThe Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is the premier professional association established by Act of Parliament to develop and regulate the profession of company secretaries in India. ICSI imparts education to aspiring company secretaries primarily through distance learning programmes. The institute has its headquarters at ICSI House, 22 Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi and…