Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
(A Deemed University)
Jakkur P.o., Bangalore - 560 064
Phone: 080-2208 2776 Email: srfp@jncasr.ac.in
Information sheet - Summer Research Fellowships – 2014
In association with the Department of science and technology and the Rajiv Gandhi foundation, new Delhi.
for motivated and talented Indian students in science and engineering.
Areas of Research:
Life sciences: Infectious and non-infectious diseases, bioinformatics, developmental biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, life-history evolution, immunology, circadian biology, animal behaviour, behavioural ecology, evolutionary genetics, experimental evolution, life-history evolution, population dynamics, phylogeography, behavioural neurobiology and behavioural genetics.
Materials sciences: Including nano sciences, energy and green materials.
Chemical sciences: Solid state chemistry, theoretical and computational chemistry, organic, physical and inorganic chemistry, organic and asymmetric synthesis, medicinal and bio-organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry and chemistry of nanomaterials.
Physical sciences: Condensed matter theory and experiment, statistical physics, semiconductor materials physics, biophysics, nano physics, polymer physics, organic electronics, computational material science, soft matter, semiconductor interfaces, heterostructures, physical metallurgy and transmission electron microscopy.
Engineering sciences: Theoretical and computational fluid dynamics, flow of complex fluids, granular media, experimental fluid mechanics, thermal science, chemical engineering and non-linear dynamics.
Mathematics
Atmospheric sciences: Atmospheric boundary layer, near-surface environment, radiation, solar-terrestrial relations, monsoon dynamics, modeling.
Minimum Academic Requirements for Applying
• Students who have secured not less than 80% in Maths and Science subjects in their 10th and 12th or equivalent examinations and not less than first class in graduation and post graduation (if applicable).
• Students presently studying in I & II year of B.Sc., II, III & IV year of B.S., I, II & III year of B.E/B.Tech., I year of M.Sc. and I-IV year of Integrated M.Sc. can apply for Life Sciences and Mathematics.
• Students presently studying in II & III year of B.Sc., II, III & IV year B.S., II, III & IV year of B.E/ B.Tech., I year of M.Sc. and II - IV year of Integrated M.Sc. can apply for Physical Sciences, Engineering Sciences and Atmospheric Sciences.
• Students presently studying in I year of M.Sc. can apply for Materials Sciences and Chemical Sciences.
The students selected under this programme are placed with scientists at the Centre or elsewhere in India, for 2 continous months with a stipend of rs. 6000/- p.m. and travel support as per Govt. of India norms.
The total number of fellowships offered will be around 80.
About 15 students will be chosen as Rajiv Gandhi science talent research fellows based on the completed project reports only selected candidates will be intimated by 1st April 2014 and the list will be also available on the web site.
Mailing address: the Coordinator
summer research fellowships Programme
Jawaharlal nehru Centre for advanced scientific research,
Jakkur P.o., Bangalore 560 064.
Last date for requests for hardcopy application form: 9th December 2013
Last date for downloading application form from website: 12th December 2013
Last date for receipt of completed application form: 20th December 2013
note: 1. Please ensure that your completed application includes:
(a) two confidential reports sealed by the referee and with the referees’ signatures across the seals.
(b) Xerox copies of relevant mark sheets etc.
2. students who have already completed this programme earlier need not apply.
3. your “area of research” on the left hand top corner of the mailing envelope.
4. mere applying to this programme does not warrant selection.
Website: www.jncasr.ac.in/fe/srfp.php
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