UAS Bengaluru Plant Sciences JRF/PA Walk Ins 2017 May

University of Agricultural Sciences 

Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden GKVK, 

Bengaluru 560 065 

Walk-in-Interview for the Position of a Junior Research Fellow/Project Assistant in DBT Project 

Applications are invited for a walk-in-interview for 1 (one) temporary position of Junior Research Fellow/Project Assistant in the research project under ‘DBT’s twinning programme for NE’ on ‘Collection, taxonomy, molecular characterization and conservation of Musa germplasm from North-eastern Region (NER) of India’ funded by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of India, New Delhi. 

Essential qualification: M.Sc. in Botany with First class. Candidates having Taxonomy/Systematic botany specialization will be given preference. 

Upper age limit: 28 years. 

Fellowship: For NET qualified candidates Rs 25,000 + 30% HRA for the first two years and Rs 28,000 + 30% HRA for the third year. For non NET qualified candidates: Rs 12,000 + 30% HRA for the first two years as per DST OM SR/S9/Z-09/2012 dated 21 October 2014 and Rs 14,000 + 30% HRA for the third year for SRF as per the revised DST OM C.30011/1/2007-IFD, dated 21 July 2008. 

Duration: Three years. 

Date and venue of interview: 30 June 2017 at 11.00 a.m. in the Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560 065, Karnataka. 

Interested candidates may send their bio-data with a letter to Principal Investigator, Dr M. Sanjappa (e-mail: sanjappam@ymail.com) by e-mail or by post before 15 June 2017. 

Candidates must appear for the interview on the date and time mentioned above along with their bio-data and original testimonials for the interview. 

No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.