Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Tiruvananthapuram has issued notification for admission into Ph.D. program for the academic year 2015-16. The program will be starting from January 2015. The details of areas of research, selection and application procedure are given below:

Areas of research: Aerospace Engineering, Avionics, Earth and Space Sciences, Humanities, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

Interested candidates can apply online only through the IIST website at www.iist.ac.in . The online application submission facility will be available from 10th December to 26th December 2014.

Last date for uploading the bank challan is 30th December 2014. Details of age limit, research specialisations, qualifications and other conditions are available on the website.

University of Hyderabad, also known as Hyderabad Central University (HCU) at Hyderabad has issued notification for admission into various PG, M.Phil, Ph.D, MCA and management programmes for the academic year 2015-16. HCU is a top rung university in the country and known for high end research activity in various disciplines. Following are details of courses, subjects and application procedure:

1) IMA and IMSc Courses (5 Year Integrated Courses): These are 10 semester courses offered for 10+2 passed candidates. The programmes are offered in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences.

2) PG Courses in Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Art History, Communication, Business Administration in Health Care and Hospital Management, Health Psychology.

3) MCA, MBA, Advanced PG Diploma, PG Diploma courses
4) M.Tech: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Integrated Circuit Technology, Bioinformatics.

5) M.Phil Courses: Humanities and Social Sciences
6) Ph.D: Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
7) Integrated M.Phil / Ph.D in Cognitive Sciences
8) Integrated M.Sc/ Ph.D. in Biotechnology
9) Integrated B.Tech – M.Tech in Computer Science

Important dates:

1) Download of prospectus and online application submission: 8 December 2014 to 9th January 2015
2) Last date for the submission of online applications: 9 January 2015
3) Download of hall tickets for entrance exams: 28 January 2015 onwards
4) Entrance Exams: Between 8 February 2015 to 14 February 2015.
5) For more details, see acad.uohyd.ac.in .