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Calendar of Commencement of Courses

GENERAL METEOROLOGY

Course Centres Tentative Date of Commencement
LA's Modular Course    Pune
   New Delhi
   Kolkata and
   Chennai
      2nd Monday of February
      2nd Monday of June
      2nd Monday of October
Integrated Basic Training Course    Pune    Not decided, but shortly be commencing
Intermediate Training Course    Pune and
   New Delhi
      2nd Monday of March
      2nd Monday of July
      2nd Monday of November
Forecaster Training Course   Pune 2nd Monday of March /  September
Advanced Training Course    Pune       2nd Monday of September


SURFACE INSTRUMENTATION

Course Tentative Date of Commencement
Air Port Meteorological instruments including fundamentals on UPS       3rd & 4thweek of May
Surface Meteorological Instruments (for inspectors)       1st& 2nd week of August
High Wind Speed Recorder        1st& 2ndweek of October
Automatic Weather Station – DCP        1st& 2ndweek of January
Radiation Instrumentation        2nd& 3rdweek of May
VSAT, MDD, VHRR,SDUCs        1st & 2ndweek of September
Upper Air Instrumentation        1st& 2ndweek of October
RADAR Instrumentation        2nd& 3rdweek of January

UPPER AIR INSTRUMENTATION

Regular Courses Date of Commencement Duration
Advance Course(Instrumentation)       20th September(even Calendar Years)
      20th July (Odd Calendar Years)
   6 months
Intermediate Course       20th January and
      20th May (even Calendar Year)
      20th March (odd Calendar Year)
   4 months
Ab-initio Meteorologists’ Course (Instrumentation)       As and when needed    One year


AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY

Name of the course Duration To be conducted during
Agriculture Meteorological Observers’ Course 3 weeks       Third week of January to 1st week of February
      Last week of March to 2nd week of April
      Last week of September to 2nd week of October
      Last weak of November to 2nd week of December
Agriculture Meteorological Core Course 6 weeks       Mid April to last week of May
Summer placement course 4 weeks       1st week of June to last week of June
Basic Agriculture Meteorological Course 8 Weeks       Mid July to 1st week of September
On the job training course 1 week       During August (as and when informed by O/o DDGM(WF), Pune)
Foreign Trainees course 6 months       1st January and 1st July (as and when informed by O/o the DDGM(WF),       Pune

Note: Foreign Organisations are advised to contact at least three months prior to the commencement of course for admissions.