SASTRA University Ph.D. Admissions 2012

SASTRA University (Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu has announced notification for admission to Ph.D. Programmes in the disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Arts and Sciences, Management, Education and Law. There are three types of registrations available for the candidates. These are Full time internal, Part time internal and Part time external registrations. Selected candidates will get a stipend of Rs. 10000 to Rs. 14000 per month provided they do not receive CSIR or GATE fellowships. Following are details of the programme for the year 2012-13.

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have minimum 55 percent marks in the qualifying degree. Candidates should have Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology / Pharmacy / Arts / Science / Management / Computer Applications. Candidates with Chartered Accountancy (CA) and a minimum of two years of work experience also can apply. Applicants with Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60 percent marks with an industrial sponsorship also will be considered for direct Ph.D. programme.

Sastra University is offering Ph.D. courses in the Schools of Chemical and Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Computing, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management and Social Sciences. Selection of the candidates will be based on performance in the written examination and interviews to be conducted at the campus on 28th January 2012.

Registrations for Ph.D. programme will be done quarterly, on the first week of January, April, July and October every year . B.Tech candidates can also register for Direct Ph.D. programmes. Interested candidates with valid and relevant Post Graduate Degree can email their resume to phdadmissions@sastra.edu. Last date for sending resumes is 20th January 2012. Address: SASTRA University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur – 613401, Tamilnadu, India. Phone +91 4362 264101 – 108, 304000-010. For more details, see http://www.sastra.edu .

Physical Research Laboratory Ph.D. Admissions 2012

Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmadabad (Gujarat) is inviting applications for admission to Ph.D. Programme with Junior Research Fellowships for the academic year 2012-2013. PRL is a premier research institution in India and functioning under the aegis of the Department of Space, Government of India. The PRL has campuses at Ahmedabad, Mt. Abu and Udaipur along with main campus at Navrangpura, Ahmedabad. The PRL has excellent research facilities in the broad areas of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Planetary Science and Exploration. Following are details of research areas for which PRL offers Junior Research Fellowships leading to a Ph.D. degree:

1) Astronomy and Astrophysics
2) Solar Physics
3) Geo-sciences
4) Planetary Sciences & Exploration
5) Space and Atmospheric Sciences
6) Theoretical Physics

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have M.Sc. in any one of the following subjects: 1. Physics, Geology, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry (Physical / Nuclear / Analytical), Space Sciences, Geophysics, Ocean Sciences and Climate Sciences. Candidates must have studied Physics and Mathematics at the Under Graduate level. All the candidates require at least 60 percent marks at Bachelor’s and Master’s level. Age should be below 25 years as on 31st December 2011.

Selection Procedure: Candidates will be selected based on the performance in written test. The level of written exam will be based on the Post Graduate syllabus of Indian Universities. Along with score in written exam, latest scores in JEST / GATE / UGC- CSIR NET – JRF will be considered for shortlisting the candidates for interviews. Those who qualify in the personal interview will be selected as JRFs at PRL. Those candidates awaiting for the final yea results at the time of interview will be admitted provisionally. Selected JRF candidates will be paid a fellowship of 16,000 per month for the first two years and will be raised to 18,000 per month after two years. Interested candidates can obtain more details from http://www.prl.res.in/php/Opp/jrf_srf.php .

Important Dates:

1) Online submission for JRF 2012 programme commence from: 05-01-2012
2) Last date for both postal and online submission: 15th February 2012.

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