Admission Notifications

IGIDR M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D, External Ph.D. Admissions 2012-2013

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Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai has announced admission notification 2012-2013 for PG and Research Courses. IGIDR is inviting applications for admission to M.Sc. (Economics), M.Phil/ PhD. (Development Studies) and Ph.D. External Registration (Development Studies) for the year commencing from August 2012. Separate notification is issued for Ph.D. External registration procedure. Following are details of all the programmes:

1. M.Sc. (Economics): Duration is 2 years and course will start from August 2012. Eligibility: Applicants should have completed B.A. / B.Sc. in Economics/ B.Com./ B.Stat./ B.Sc. (Physics or mathematics) / B.Tech./ B.E. with minimum second calss for Economics subject and first class for other disciplines. Candidate must have studied mathematics at the higher secondary level.

2. M.Phil. / Ph.D. (Development Studies): Duration of M.Phil is two years and Ph.D. programme is four years. Eligibility: Should have M.A. / M.Sc in Economics/ M.Stat./ M.Sc. (Physics or Mathematics or Environmental Science or Operations Research)/ M.B.A./ M.Tech./ M.E./ B.Tech./ B.E. with at least 55 percent aggregate marks for Economics discipline and 60 percent aggregate marks for other disciplines. You should have studied Mathematics at the higher secondary level. M.Phil./ Ph.D. students shall get a monthly stipend of Rs.12,000/- and Ph.D. candidates will receive a monthly stipend of Rs.18,000/- from third year.

3. External Ph.D. Programme (Development Studies): Applicants should have M.A . / M.Sc in Economics/ M.Stat./ M.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Environmental Science or Operations Research)/ M.B.A./ M.Tech./ M.E./ B.Tech./B.E. with at least 55 percent aggregate for Economics and 60 percent marks for other disciplines. Selection will be based on only interview.

Selection Procedure for M.Sc., M.Phil/ Ph.D. consists of written test and an interview. The written test contains questions from general aptitude, analytical ability and mathematical skills. Those qualified in written test will be called for interview at IGIDR around June 2012.

Interested candidates can download application forms from the IGIDE website www.igidr.ac.in . Application fee is Rs. 500 and it should be paid as DD drawn in favour of ‘Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)’ payable at Mumbai. Filled in forms along with required enclosures should be sent to ‘Students Office, IGIDR, Gen. A.K. Vaidya Marg, Santosh Nagar, Goregaon (East), Mumbai 400 065’. E-mail: soffice@igidr.ac.in. Interested candidates can also apply online through IGIDR website http://www.igidr.ac.in/admission.php. Candidates can also apply online using the above mentioned website. Online application fee is Rs. 300 only.

Important Dates:

1. Last date for issue of application forms by post: March 19, 2012
2. Last date for receipt of completed application forms / Online applications: March 23, 2012
3. Date of Written test: April 2012 (Tentative)
4. Last date to apply online for External Ph.D.: April 2012 (Tentative).

JNU Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination 2011-12

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Jawaharlal Nehru University, popular as JNU issued notification for Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination (CBEE) 2011 for admission to PG (M.Sc./ M.Tech.) Ph.D. courses in various reputed universities across the country. The examination is a very prestigious one given reputation of the participating institutes. Most of the central universities are considering JNU CBEE 2011 scores for admission to Biotechnology admissions. Following are details of courses, eligibility and application procedure along with list of institutes:

Courses offered through Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination (CBEE):

1. M.Sc. in (Biotechnology)
2. M.Sc.Agriculture / M.V.Sc. in (Biotechnology)
3. M.Tech. in (Biotechnology)

Eligibility: THose aspiting to join in M.Sc. Biotechnology have to secure 60 percent marks at Graduation level. Those appearing for the final year exams also can apply.

Follwing is the list of Participating Universities:

1. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
2. Goa University, Goa
3. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
4. M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara
5. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
6. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
7. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
8. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
9. Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan
10. University of Jammu, Jammu
11. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
12. Sardar Patel University, (Gujarat)
13. University of Mysore, Mysore
14. University of Lucknow, Lucknow
15. Calicut University, Kerala
16. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga
17. Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
18. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
19. Kumaun University, Nainital
20. University of Pune, Pune
21. Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur
22. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar
23. University of North Bengal, Siliguri
24. HNB Garhwal University Garhwal
25. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
26. R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur
27. Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam)
28. Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
29. University of Burdwan, Burdwan
30. T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur

Important Dates:

Commencement of issue of application forms: 07-02-2011
Last date for submission of forms: 21-03-2011
JNU-CBEE 2011 Exam date: 20-05-2011

For details such as eligibility, model / previous question papers info, application procedure, and pattern of the entrance examination of CBEE 2011-12, please see www.jnu.ac.in