NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE, PUNE
An Autonomous Institution of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
S. P. Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind,
Pune – 411 007
NCCS/Advt./Academic/JRF-PHD/2015(1)
NCCS PhD Admission 2015
GENERAL:- NCCS, Pune, invites application from eligible candidates for admissions to PhD programme of July-August 2015 session. The candidates should be bonafide Indian citizens, having consistently good academic record with strong motivation to pursue research in modern biology leading to a Ph.D. degree and with eligibility mentioned below should apply for the same. Students with only post graduate degree and having valid fellowship from CSIR/DBT/ICMR/UGC/ DST-Inspire /BINC are eligible to apply. Students with post graduate degree who do not have a fellowship but have qualified JGEEBILS examination conducted by NCBS/TIFR held on 14th December, 2014 are also eligible to apply. Small number of fellowships will be provided by NCCS to the selected students, who do not have fellowship from CSIR/DBT/ICMR/UGC/DST-INSPIRE/BINC but have qualified JGEEBILS. These fellowships will follow CSIR guidelines. Application to NCCS’ PhD programme does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted for interview.
Shortlisted candidates fulfilling NCCS criteria will have to appear for interview to be held at NCCS during 22nd-23rd June 2015. In case of a large number of eligible and shortlisted JGEEBILS qualified applications, a MCQ based test may be conducted on 22nd June 2015 at 10 AM in NCCS for further shortlisting of candidates for interviews on 22nd and 23rd June 2015. Detailed eligibility conditions are given hereunder.
ELIGIBILITY for NCCS PH.D PROGRAMME:-
I. Should have Masters (postgraduate) degree in any branch of Science with interest in pursuing research in Modern Biology and having at least 50% or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) and with a valid fellowship from CSIR/DBT/ICMR/UGC/ DST-Inspire /BINC, etc.
II. Students with post graduate degree, who do not have individual fellowship but have qualified JGEEBILS exam conducted by NCBS/TIFR on 14th December, 2014 will be eligible to apply and will be shortlisted by NCCS criteria for MCQ test/interview. Earlier JGEEBILS qualified candidates are not eligible.
III. Students who have a fellowship and expect to be awarded M.Sc. Degree by end of July-2015 are also eligible to apply. Their selection will be provisional and will be cancelled if the final results are not produced by the end of November2015.
IV. All the eligible complete applications received within the last date will be screened and shortlisted candidates will be called for MCQ entrance test/interview as per the schedule given below.
V. Candidates who have qualified only for Lectureship in CSIR-UGC (NET) and the “Project List of ICMR” or DBT-JRF (Category-II) are not eligible.
VI. Other terms and conditions of the fellowship will be directed by the agency awarding the fellowship. The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years which is relaxed up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Women/PH and 3 years in case of OBC candidates.
VII. Reservation will be as per Government of India guidelines.
MODE OF APPLICATION:- Interested candidates who satisfy the above criteria may submit their typed application in the prescribed format (download from NCCS web site). The completed hardcopy application form along with the copies of M.Sc. marks statement and Fellowship certificate/admit card should reach the Dean (Academics), National Centre for Cell Science, S. P. Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune – 411 007 on or before 25th May 2015. SC/ST/OBC candidates should also attach true copy of Caste Certificate / Latest non-creamy layer certificate along with the application and originals should be produced at the time of Interview. An application fee of Rs. 100/= only (Rupees One hundred only) should be mailed along with the application form in the form of a DEMAND DRAFT payable to DIRECTOR, NCCS at Pune. There is no application fee for SC/ST students.
PERSONAL INTERVIEWS:- Personal interview will be held at NCCS, Pune of all shortlisted candidates as per NCCS criteria. In case of a large number of JGEEBILS eligible applications, a MCQ based entrance test will be held on 22nd June 2015 at NCCS from 10.00 am onwards. Details of the interview process/schedule will be published on the NCCS website along with the list of shortlisted candidates on 5th June 2015. Second class train fare by shortest route will be paid to only SC/ST Candidates as per rules. Candidates should make their own arrangements for stay at Pune. Selected candidates will need to stay for one day more for interaction with the guides and filling of priority form.
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