University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued notification for the grant of Post-Graduate Merit Scholarships for the academic year 2010-12. These scholarships are for the candidates who secured University ranks at the Under Graduation / Degree level in disciplines such as Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Social Sciences, Commerce and Languages. University rank holders in non- professional courses only eligible for these scholarships / fellowships. The selection of candidates will be purely based on merit only. The selected candidates can pursue their Post-Graduate programme in any area / specialization mentioned in the above disciplines. They can pursue courses in any recognised institution. The notification was issued in Employment News dated 12-18 March 2011. Following are other details:

Eligibility for UGC PG Merit Scholarships 2011 for the academic year 2011-12: Applicants must be First and Second Rank holders at the university level in under-graduate level in the specified disciplines. Candidates have to submit the proof of their merit. The scheme is applicable for students who have taken admission in regular and full-time Master’s Degree course only. They must have joined in any recognized university, deemed / private university, autonomous college or a post graduate college. Age must be below 30 years at the time of admission into PG course. Distance education candidates are not eligible.

Duration of the PG Merit Scholarship is 2 years. Total number of scholarships under the scheme are 3000. Selected awardees will be paid a Scholarship of Rs. 2000/- per month for 10 months in a year. Thus the entire scholarship will be for a total 20 months.

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can download application forms from www.ugc.ac.in. Filled in forms may be submitted to ‘Deputy Secretary (SR-III), University Grants Commission, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002’ within 30 days from the date of publication of this advertisement in the Employment News / Rojgar Samachar. Probable last date is 12th April 2011. You can view UGC website link http://www.ugc.ac.in/notices/rankholderadvertisement.pdf for further details.

Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), is one of the highly prestiguous medical training institutions in the country. Most popular as JIPMER, Puducherry (Pondicherry) issued notification for admission to MBBS / BDS Courses for the academic year 2012-13. JIPMER organises and conducts an all India level entrance examination for short listing the candidates for admissions to MBBS and Dental Science courses. Govt. of India has recognised JIPMER as an Institute of National Importance. Here are details of MBBS / BDS admissions for 2012-13 at JIPMER. JIPMER has 100 seats and out of these only 17 seats are available for general / other state’s candidates.

Qualification: Candidates should have studied Intermediate / Higher / Senior Secondary Examination / 10+2 qualification. They must have studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Botany and Zoology at Intermediate / HSE/ +2 level. They should have secured minimum 50 percent marks in aggregate. Candidates those appearing for their final year exams also can apply.

Candidates can apply through online / offline methods. JIPMER Entrance Exam will be conducted at Hyderabad, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkatta, Ahmedabad, Bangaluru, Nagpur, New Delhi, Puducherry, Bhopal, and Thiruvananthapuram centers. Detailed Notification, eligibility, Test pattern, admission procedure and Prospectus along with online application procedure available on www.jipmer.edu

Contacts for details and clarifications: Helpline at JIPMER 0413- 2272381 (Extn.: 3100 or 3102); Email: jipmer_academic@yahoo.co.in; Address: Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry – 605006, India. JIPMER 2011 results and Counseling info also available on the website after they were announced.

Important Dates:

1. Start of Online Applications: 28-03-2012
2. Last date for online applications: 27th April 2012
3. Last Date for the receipt of hard copy of filled-in applications by post: 01st May 2012
4. JIPMER Test Date: 27th May 2012