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Two premier research organizations in India, CSIR – ICAR are jointly offering Senior Research Fellowships for the candidates interested in pursuing research in Agriculture Sciences, Veterinary Sciences and Allied subjects. National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM – Hyderabad) will conduct All India Level Competitive Examination every year for the grant of ICAR- SRF (PGS). Those qualified in this examination can pursue Ph.D. with or without fellowship in reputed institutions and universities. Following are details of exam structure, participating universities and organizations.

Participating Universities / Institutes / Deemed Universities: ICAR-SRF (PGS) will be awarded to the candidates who will be joining / already pursuing Ph.D. in the following universities and institutions:

1. State Agricultural Universities (SAUs)
2. Deemed Universities such as IARI (New Delhi), IVRI (Izatnagar), NDRI (Karnal), CIFE (Mumbai), SHIATS (Allahabad)
3. Central Agricultural University (Imphal, Manipur)
4. Central Univerisities having faculty of agriculture such as Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Viswa Bharti – Santhiniketan and Nagaland University.

Selection Procedure: Candidates for the fellowships will be selected based on the merit in all India Competitive Examination along with past academic performance. Weightage will be 75 percent for the marks in examination and 25 percent for academic performance. In case of a tie in marks, the candidate with higher marks in entrance examination will be ranked senior. Post Graduate candidates other than Veterinary Science subjects will get Rs. 12000/- p.m. (fixed) for 1st and 2nd years and Rs. 14000/- p.m. (fixed) for 3rd year. Post Graduates in Veterinary Science will receive Rs. 14000/- p.m. for 1st and 2nd years and Rs. 15000/- for 3rd year.

Examination Structure: The Entrance examination will have two papers. These are Paper – I and Paper – II. The medium of the question paper will be English.

Paper I: This will consist of General Knowledge questions in objective multiple choice nature. Questions will be from all the main subjects like Agriculture, Biotechnology, Veterinary Science, Biochemistry, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Allied Sciences, etc. Duration is one and a half hour (90 minutes). Total questions will be 100. The weightage for this paper will be 25 percent. There will be negative marking of –25 percentage for each wrong answer.

Paper II: This paper also will be objective type with a total of 200 questions. Duration is 150 minutes / two and a half hours. Questions will be from all main subjects like Plant Sciences, Bio Chemistry, Biotechnology, Agriculture and allied sciences. The weightage for this paper will be 50 percent.

Final ranking for the award of SRF will be drawn based on the marks obtained by a candidate in the written examination and past academic performance at Under Graduate and Post Graduate levels. Those not short listed for SRF but qualified in the examination are also eligible for Ph.D. Programs without SRF.

The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is inviting applications for the grant of Scholarships to to those pursuing MA / M.Sc. in Mathematics from the academic year 2011-12. NBHM was established by the Government of India under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Govt. of India. The NHBM also offers financial assistance to research projects and to doctoral and postdoctoral scholars through different advertisements. Following are details of NBHM Scholarships for MA/ M.Sc. in Mathematics:

Eligibility Requirements: Candidates should have completed B. A. / B. Sc. in first class. Those appeared final year exams also can apply. Candidates who studied / appeared final year exams of B.Sc. (honours) degree with at least second class marks also can appear. Those completed three years of an integrated M. Sc. with first class marks also can apply. Students with M.Sc. (Part-I) or in the fifth year of a 5 year integrated M.Sc. course are also eligible to apply for NBHM scholarships. Candidates age should be below 23 years as on 1st January 2011.

The Scholarship amount is Rs. 6,000/- (Rs. six thousand only) per month. Students who are in M.Sc. (Part-I) or in the 5th year of a 5 year Integrated M.Sc. course will get the scholarship for one year. Candidates should enroll in an recognized institute to be eligible to avail these scholarships.

Selection Procedure: Candidates will be selected based on a written test followed by interview of short listed candidates. The written test will be held on 24th September 2011 across the country. The question paper will consist of questions from the areas of Algebra, Analysis and Geometry. Duration of the test is two and half hours and involve questions with short answers. Old / Previous question papers of NBHM are available on http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in.

How to Apply: Candidates can obtain application format from the above website. Filled in forms should be sent along with a passport size photograph and a self-addressed envelope to the appropriate person for the Zone in which the candidate is going to appear for the written test. Details of Zone addresses are available on the website. Application forms should be super scribed as ‘NBHM M.A. / M. Sc. Scholarships’.

Last date for the receipt of filled in applications is 1st August 2011. For more details, contact at concerned Zonal head address.

ICAR-SRF (PGS) Entrance for Ph.D.- Exam Structure, Participating Universities and Selection Procedure

NBHM Scholarships for MA, M.Sc. in Mathematics 2011-12