Ph.D.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) has released notification for admission into Ph.D Programme (2nd Semester) at Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses. BITS is a highly reputed technical institute in India and has excellent track record of placements and quality of teaching and infrastructure. BITS has campuses at Pilani, Hyderabad and Goa along with an offshore campus at Dubai. BITS is offering research programmes in the following disciplines: Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Civil Engineering. Economics and Finance, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Management, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Languages and Humanities and also Interdisciplinary areas such as Energy, Biotechnology, Robotics, Nano-science and Nanotechnology, Water Management, Environment, Public Health etc.

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have .M.E./ M.Pharm./ MBA/ M.Phil of BITS or Candildates with first class in M.Sc./ B.E./ B.Pharm will also be considered for Ph.D. admission. For Ph.D Programme in Languages and Humanities, candidates must have passed in M.A. with minimum of 55 percent aggregate marks also will be considered. There will be some seats for industry sponsored candidates in all disciplines. Selection will be based on written test and / or interview.

Assistantship / Scholarship: Candidates admitted into Ph.D. programme will be considered for Project or Research Assistantships for an amount of Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 14000/- per month or more in addition to tuition fee waiver schemes. Those selected for assistantship will have to participate in in teaching and other developmental programmes of the institute. For more details of assistantship, please see www.bitsadmission.com . Interested and eligible candidates can apply prescribed application forms available on BITS website at www.bitsadmission.com. The completed application forms along with the prescribed fee of Rs. 1500/- and necessary enclosures should be sent to Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani – 333031. Last date for the receipt of completed applications is 5th December 2011.

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, Orissa is inviting applications for admission to Ph.D. Program in Science. NISER is a reputed institute for education and research in Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences. All the candidates should have qualified in CSIR-NET/ GATE/ JEST/ NBHM/ INSPIRE or equivalent examination valid for the present year in the relevant area of research. UGC-CSIR or any JRF qualified candidates can avail the fellowship directly from UGC or CSIR or any other organisation. Students selected for Ph.D. based on GATE/ GPAT/ JEST are eligible for financial aid (Assistantship / Scholarship) from NISER, Bhubaneswar. The Ph.D. Program is scheduled to commence from December 2011 in the following schools of basic sciences:

1. School of Biological Sciences; Eligibility: Applicants should have 60 percent marks in Masters Degree in any branch of Biology, life sciences and bioinformatics. Candidates with masters in any branch of natural or computer sciences with interest in pursuing career in biology are also eligible. Main research area of the school are Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Plant biology, Molecular and Developmental Genetics, Molecular Microbiology and Neurogenetics.

2. School of Chemical Sciences: Candidates should have 60 percent marks in M.Sc. or its equivalent degree in Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Material Science, Applied Chemistry or any one of the subject. Main research area for this School are Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.

3. School of Physical Sciences: Applicants should have 60 percent in M.Sc or 60 percent in an equivalent degree in Engineering. For all disciplines, applicants age should not be more than 28 years on December 01, 2011.

Interested candidates can obtain application forms from the Academic Section, NISER Bhubaneswar. Those candidates intending to apply for more than one Ph.D. program should use separate application forms for each program. They should enclose appropriate enclosures for each application. There is no entrance fee for Ph.D. program. Candidates should enclose two letters of reference also. Completed application forms along with relevant documents should be sent to ‘Administrative Officer-III (Academic and Student Affairs), National Institute of Science Education and Research, Institute of Physics Campus, P.O. Sainik School, Bhubaneswar – 751005 , Orissa. Phones : +91 (674) 2304000. website: http://www.niser.ac.in . Last date for the receipt of completed applications is 28th November 2011.