Bose INTEGRATED MSc - PhD PROGRAMME 2009 on Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

BOSE INSTITUTE

KOLKATA

ADMISSION TO INTEGRATED MSc - PhD PROGRAMME 2009 - 10

MSc - PhD Programme (duration approximately 6 years) is operated at

Bose Institute, Kolkata in collaboration with

Calcutta University on Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.

On successful completion of 2-years M.Sc. course students may be directly admitted to the Ph.D. programme under the supervision of Faculty members of Bose Institute based on eligibility criteria as decided by the Board of Studies for the Programme. Others

will receive M.Sc. degree in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Both M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree will be awarded jointly by Bose Institute and the Calcutta University.

During M.Sc. course all students will be offered a fellowship at par with other Government organizations operating such courses, subject to the condition that at the event of any candidate fails to secure 60% marks at a particular semester, his/her fellowship will be stopped till he/she secures 60% or above marks in next semester.

Applications are invited for the academic session 2009-2010 from motivated Honours Graduate students from any branchof science with outstanding academic record. Minimum Qualification required for applying is 60% marks in B.Sc. Honours subject.

The candidates may apply online in the prescribed format down loaded from Bose Institute web site followed by submission of hard copy application within 24^th July, 2009 to The Registrar, Bose Institute, Centenary Building, P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700 054. The candidates whose results still remained awaited may submit B.Sc. final result by 29^th July, 2009.

The list of short listed candidates for written test will be announced on the Bose Institute website on 30th July, 2009.

Written test will be held on 6^th August, 2009. The venue for the written test will be announced along with the list.

A merit list of candidates will be announced at the website on 14th August, 2009 and they will be called for interview and counseling on 19^th and 20^th August, 2009 in the Centenary Campus of Bose Institute, P1/12 C.I.T.Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700054 from 11 am – 4 pm. The final merit list of candidates will be announced on 21^th August 2009 at 12 Noon on the Institute Notice Board and also on the website.

The first 10 candidates will be offered admission to the Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. Programme on 24^th August, 2009 between 12 noon to 3 pm. If any candidate among the first 10 fails to take admission on the due date and time, the name of the next candidate in the merit list will be announced on 25th August 2009 who can take admission on 26^th August, 2009 between 12 noon – 4 pm.

All notifications regarding admission to the above M.Sc.-Ph.D. Programme will be available in the Bose Institute web site as well as Notice Board of the M.Sc.-Ph.D. section (3rd Floor, Annex Building, Centenary Campus, Bose Institute, Kankurgachhi, Kolkata 700 054).

The regular classes for the first semester of 2009-2010 session will be started tentatively on 1st September, 2009.

Prospectus

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