Fellowships

JNCASR Bangalore POCE, POBE for B.Sc. Students 2012

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Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore – a premier scientific research organisation has announced notification for its prestigious and innovative programs- Project Oriented Chemical Education (POCE) and Project Oriented Biological Education (POBE) for the year 2012. JNCASR is a deemed university. This is an excellent opportunity for B.Sc. Chemistry and Biology students to get exposure to the world class research environment. The programs will be conducted for 6-8 weeks during every summer from B.Sc. first year to third year. Interested candidates can download application forms from www.jncasr.ac.in / www.jncasr.ac.in/fe. Number of seats / fellowships in POCE and POBE is 10 for each program. Selected candidates will get Rs. 6000 as scholarship for three terms of the program.

1. POCE (Project Oriented Chemical Education) 2011: Applicants should be studying first year of B. Sc. Students of PCM group are preferred.

2. POBE (Project Oriented Biological Education) 2011: Applicants must be studying B.Sc. first year. Candidate with Biology as a subject will be preferable.

Selected students will have to work ar JNCASR for 6-8 weeks during every summer from first year to third year of B.Sc. Those successfully completed the program after 3 terms consecutively will get Diploma in Chemistry / Diploma in Biology from JNCASR. These candidates shall appear for the interviews to be conducted for admission to MS / PhD program of the institute. Applications must be enclosed by two confidential reports from the referees along with attested copies marks statements.

Contact at these address for details: The Assistant Coordinator, Fellowships and Extension Programmes, JNCASR, Jakkur, Bangalore- 560064. Following are important dates for applications:

1) Last date for download of application form from website: 24th February 2012
2) Last date for receipt of filled in application form: 5th March 2012.
3) Last date for the receipt of written request for application form by post: 16th February 2012.

IIT Madras Summer Fellowship Programme 2012

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Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) has announced Summer Fellowship Programme 2012 for Engineering Third year and First year M.Sc, MA and MBA candidates with excellent academic record. The duration of the fellowship programme is two months. Selected candidates will get a stipend of Rs. 6500 per month during the fellowship period. IIT Madras is offering good research opportunities for young Engineering, Management, Sciences and Humanities students. Candidates with proven academic record through academics can apply. Interested candidates can download application forms from IIT Madras website www.iitm.ac.in. Following are other details such as eligibility, selection and application procedure:

Following departments and schools at IIT Madras are offering Summer Fellowship Programme 2012:

1. Engineering Departments (Applied Mechanics/ Bio Technology / Aerospace Engineering / Chemical Engineering / Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Civil Engineering / Computer Science and Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Design/ Ocean Engineering.
2. Science Departments: Physics / Chemistry/ Mathematics
3. Humanities and Social Sciences
4. Management Studies

Eligibility: Candidates should be pursuing third year of B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Sc. (Engineering) / Integrated M.E./ M.Tech. programme OR first year of ME/ M.Tech/ M.Sc./ M.A, MBA. All the applicants should have outstanding academic record. Academic background shall include high ranks and should be in top three positions in university examinations. Other important criterion is marks in academics, projects executed, design contests participated, papers presented at seminars, score / rank in Mathematics Olympiad and any other achievements / awards / distinctions obtained.

The Fellowship programme will be during the months of May, June and July 2012. You can visit www.iitm.ac.in for any other information. Filled in applications with all required copies of certificates should be sent to Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai – 600 036. Last date for the receipt of completed applications: February 2012 (Tentative).