IISER Thiruvananthapuram Ph.D and Integrated Ph.D Admissions 2012-13

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) has announced admission notification for Doctoral Programmes for the academic session commencing from August 2012. IISER is offering Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D programmes in Biological, Chemical, Mathematical and Physical sciences. Both are full time residential programmes. All the candidates admitted to the Integrated Ph.D. programme will get Rs. 10000 per month as fellowship until the completion of the course work. Ph.D. candidates will get fellowships from CSIR / IISER-TVM / ICMR / NBHM / DBT / UGC.

1) Integrated Ph.D. programme: Candidates with Bachelor’s degree in the disciplines of Biological Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology are eligible to apply. Individual schools of IISER may have additional eligibility requirements such as qualification in JEST and NBHM. Final year candidates also eligible.

2) Ph.D. Programme: Applicants should have Masters Degree in Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences and any other related fields. The concerned school may also ask for additional qualifications like CSIR-UGC-JRF, NBHM, ICAR-ICMR JRF, GATE, JEST, INSPIRE Ph.D. Candidates studying their final year of the qualifying degree are also eligible to apply.

Application procedure: Interested candidates can apply online through IISER website at http://phd.iisertvm.ac.in . Candidates may be required to upload relevant documents such as proof of date of birth, mark-list, community certificate, photos online. Application fee is Rs. 200. Selection will be based on the performance in aptitude-test / interview at IISER-TVM. Last date for the online submission of application is 9th April 2012.

NUEPA New Delhi M.Phil and Ph.D Admissions 2012-13

The National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi has announced admission notification 2012 -2013 for M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in the areas of educational policy, planning and administration. NUEPA is a specialized institute for research in the education related areas and functioning under teh aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The institute is offering Part Time and Full Time programmes leading to M.Phil. and Ph. D. degrees. Selected candidates will get stipend and fellowship as per the rules of the institute. UGC – NET qualified candidates for Junior Research Fellowship are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility: For Full – time Programmes, applicants should have a minimum of 55 percent marks in Master’s Degree in social sciences and allied disciplines. Candidates with PG in other areas may also be considered if they have teaching experience or working experience in the areas of educational policy, planning and administration. Candidate seeking admission to Ph.D. should have M.Phil. degree in relevant area. For Part-time Programmes, candidates should have a Masters degree in relevant discipline and they should be in full time employment as on date of the admission. They need at least 5 years work experience in teaching, educational planning and
administration.

Selection of the candidate will be based on the quality of write up they sent along with application, written test and interviews stages. Interested candidates can apply in the prescribed form for admission available on the website http://www.nuepa.org/Adm_form.html . Application forms can also be obtained from NUEPA by remitting a sum of Rs.200 ( Rs.100/- for SC / ST candidates) in the form of DD drawn in favour of Registrar, NUEPA, payable at New Delhi if the form is required by Post or to be purchased in person. Completed applications along with relevant enclosures should be sent to the Registrar, NUEPA, 17-B, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016 on or before 18 May 2012. For more details, see www.nuepa.org .