DBT JRF 2014 Notification

Government of India

AWARD OF DBT-JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (DBT-JRF) IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (2014-15) 

 
Ministry of Science & Technology,
Department of Biotechnology
(Co-ordinated by National Centre for Cell Science, Pune)

GENERAL info on DBT JRF 2014 

 
Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the award of "DBT-Junior Research Fellowship" (DBT-JRF) for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and Applied Biology. JRFs will be selected according to merit under two categories: Category I & II. Category I fellowship (Top 275 in number) are tenable in any University/Institute in India where the students can register for Ph.D. Category II students (100 in number) will be eligible to join any DBT sponsored Project and avail fellowship equivalent to NET/GATE qualifications as per DST Guidelines, subject to selection through institutional selection process. Fellowship will be co-terminus with the duration of project and institutional rules will be applicable. There will be no binding on PI is of DBT sponsored projects to select JRF/SRF for their projects from category II list. Selection in Category II will not entitle student for any fellowship from DBT-JRF programme. For further details please visit http://nccs.sifyitest.com/BET2014. Students can also visit NCCS website for details: www.nccs.res.in/dbtjrf.html

ELIGIBILITY for DBT JRF 2014

Candidates can appear for BET examination only thrice during their career within the prescribed age limit. Candidates who have completed eligibility qualification in a year will be eligible to appear in that year and two subsequent years. Students who have passed after Jan.1, 2012 or will appear this year (till August, 2014) final examination of qualifying degree is eligible. Students with M.Sc. / M.Tech / M.V.Sc. degree with Biotechnology in title of degree e.g. Biotechnology, specialization such as Agricultural, Animal/Veterinary, Medical, Marine, Industrial, Environmental, Pharmaceutical, Food, Bio-resources Biotechnology, "Biochemical Engineering, Bio-sciences and Biotechnology, Bioinformatics" and M.Sc. "Molecular & Human Genetics" and M.Sc. "Neuroscience" as well as B.Tech / B.E. in Biotechnology (4-year course after 10+2) recognized by UGC/AICTE are eligible for this examination. The applicants should be below the age of 28 years for Open category as on 28'h February 2014. Candidates with minimum 60% for general and OBC category (55% for SC/ST/PH) of the total marks (equivalent grade) are only eligible. For further details and to apply online please visit the URL http://nccs.sifyitest.com/BET2014. Online registration will start on 20th February 2014 and the last date for submission of online application form is 21st March 2014.

DBT-BET (category I) entitles a candidate for fellowship subject to PhD registration of the candidate in a recognized university or Institute in the country within 2 years. At present, very few institutes or universities allow B.Tech students to register for PhD directly. Registration for PhD is candidate's responsibility and NCCS or DBT have no role in this.

RESERVATIONS for DBT JRF 2014

Government of India guidelines for reservations will be followed for BET-2014. Age relaxation of 5 years (up to 33 years) for SC /ST/PH and women candidates and 3 years (31 years) for OBC candidates will  be given. OBC candidates should produce 'Non-creamy layer certificate for availing the relaxation. The age limit will be as on 28th Feb. 2014. SC/ST/PH candidates with 55% of the total marks (equivalent in grade) are eligible to apply.

DETAILS Of THE AWARD

The fellowship will be initially for a period of 3 years extendable for 2 more years based on performance. By the end of 2nd year, the performance of JRF will be assessed and will be upgraded to SRF. The fellowship for JRF / SRF will be @ Rs.16,000/- or 18,000/per month (based on qualification) + HRA as per DST guidelines and research contingency of Rs. 30,000/- per year.

MODE Of SELECTION for DBT JRF 2014

The candidates will be selected based on an online admission test, "Biotechnology Eligibility Test" (BET) to be conducted on 20th April, 2014 at 10 AM in the following twelve cities: New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Patna, Trivandrum & Ahmedabad.

MODE Of APPLICATION for DBT JRF 2014 

Candidates should register and apply online in the prescribed application form available at the URL http://nccs.sifyitest.com/BET2014 starting on 20'h February 2014. All the details about the application process and the examination are available on the web site. The last date for submission of online application form is 21 March, 2014. Stepwise procedure for filling the online application form, payment of application fees and uploading of required documents/ certificates is given in the above said URL. General/OBC candidates have to pay an application fee of Rs. 500/- and SC/ST/PH categories are exempted from payment of application fees. The application fees is payable either online or offline as detailed on the web site for completion of application process. The application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. No TA will be provided to any candidate for attending the examination.

Co-ordinator: Dr. Debashis Mitra, Scientist 'G',
DBT-JRF Programme,
National Centre for Cell Science, Pune University Campus, Pune-411007
Tel.: 020-25708170, Fax: 020-25690059
Email: coordinator dbtjrf@nccs.res.in

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