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Short Term Certificate Courses

i. Archives Management:

The course is planned to make the trainees aware of acquisition, arrangement, upkeep and retrieval of records. 

Eligibility: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university and should be below 30 years in age for private candidate, no age limit for sponsored candidate.

Duration: 6 weeks (session: February – March)

Registration Fee: Rs. 25/- (Rupees twenty five) for Indian trainee and U.S.$ 25.00 (twenty five U.S. dollars) for foreign trainees.

Course Fee: Rs.300/- for Indian trainee and U.S.$300.00 for foreign trainee.

Selection Procedure: Entirely on the basis of merit (Marks basis) as per the above mentioned eligibility requirement.

ii. Records Management:

The course is to train the trainee in creation, control and disposition of records.

Eligibility: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university and should be below 30 years in age for private candidate, no age limit for sponsored candidate.

Duration: 4 weeks (May and September)

Registration Fee: Rs.25/- (Rupees twenty five) for Indian candidate and US$25.00 for foreign candidate.

Course Fee: Rs.200/- (Rupees two hundred) for Indian trainees and US$200.00 for foreign trainee.

Selection Procedure: Entirely on the basis of merit (Marks basis) as per the above mentioned eligibility requirement

 iii. Reprography:

The course is designed to train personnel in the process of reproduction of documents and manuscripts, in microfilming, handling of automated information storage, retrieval and dissemination.

Eligibility: Second class graduate from a recognized university, preferably in Science and should be below 30 years in age for private candidate, no age limit for sponsored candidate.

Duration: 6 weeks (April-May and September-October)

Registration Fee: Rs.25/- (Rupees twenty five) for Indian candidate and US$25.00 for foreign candidate.

Course Fee: Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred) for Indian trainees and US$300.00 for foreign trainee.

Selection Procedure: Entirely on the basis of merit (Marks basis) as per the above mentioned eligibility requirement

iv. Care and Conservation of Books, Manuscripts and Archives:

The course is designed to train personnel in the scientific methods of conservation, repair, rehabilitation, storage and handling of documentary heritage.

Eligibility: Second class graduate from a recognized university, preferably in Science and should be below 30 years in age for private candidate, no age limit for sponsored candidate.

Duration: 8 weeks (July-August and November-December)

Registration Fee: Rs.25/- (Rupees twenty five) for Indian candidate and US$25.00 for foreign candidate.

Course Fee: Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred) for Indian trainees and US$300.00 for foreign trainee.

Selection Procedure: Entirely on the basis of merit (Marks basis) as per the above mentioned eligibility requirement

v. Servicing and Repair of Records.

To train trainees in arrangement, supply, restoration and upkeep of records.

Eligibility:- High School, Knowledge of English/ Hindi and should be below 50 years in age.

Duration:- 6 weeks, Session: May-June and September-October.

Registration Fee:- Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty Five) for Indian trainees and US @ 25.00 (Twenty Five US dollars) for foreign trainees.

Course Fee:- Rs. 300/- for Indian trainees and US $ 300.00 for foreign trainees.

Selection Procedure: Entirely on the basis of merit (Marks basis) as per the above mentioned eligibility requirement

Hostel Facilities

No hostel facility is available with the School. The trainees are required to make their own arrangement for board and lodging. Pay and allowances of government sponsored candidates have to be borne by their own respective Departments.

How to Apply

For admission to the different courses please write to:

Director General of Archives
National Archives of India (School of Archival Studies)
Janpath, New Delhi-11001 (India)
Phone: 091-011-23388557, 23383436
Fax: 23384127
Email: archives@nic.in
(9.30 A.M. to 6.00 P.M. : Monday-Friday)