FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MSc ADMISSION NOTIFICATION 2012

FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (DEEMED) UNIVERSITY
DEHRA DUN – 248 195
(Under Sec 3 of the UGC Act 1956)
(vide Notification No.F.9-25/89-U.3 dated 6-12-1991)

ADMISSION NOTIFICATION 2012


I. MASTER OF SCIENCE COURSES
Issue of application forms starts on : 18h January, 2012
Last date for issue of application forms by post : 23rd March, 2012
Last date for issue of application forms from : 31st March, 2012
Institute’s /Bank counter
Last date for receiving completed application forms : 02nd April, 2012
Date of admission test : 13th May, 2012

The dates may be changed at the discretion of the university authorities.
a) M.Sc. Forestry (38 Seats): Eligibility: Three years Bachelor’s degree in science with at least one of the subjects namely Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology or a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Forestry.
b) M.Sc. Wood Science & Technology (38 Seats): Eligibility: Three years Bachelor’s degree with Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or B.Sc. degree in Forestry.
c) M.Sc. Environment Management (38 Seats): Eligibility: Three years Bachelor’s degree in any branch of basic or applied Sciences or Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry or Agriculture or BE/B.Tech in Environment Science.
d) M.Sc. Cellulose & Paper Technology (20 Seats): Eligibility: Three years Bachelors degree in Science with Chemistry as one of the subjects or BE/B.Tech. (Chemical or Mechanical Engineering). The 2nd year of this course is likely to be conducted at Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute (CPPRI), Saharanpur.

II. PERCENTAGE OF MARKS (in the qualifying examination): For (a) (b) (c) & (d) Candidates having 50% or above marks in general category and 45% marks for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes may apply.
III. CENTRE OF EXAMINATION: (1) Dehra Dun (2) Jabalpur (3) Bangalore (4) Kolkata (5) Chandigarh (6) Delhi (7) Lucknow (8) Jodhpur (9) Shimla (10) Ranchi (11) Coimbatore and (12) Jorhat
IV. RESERVATION: Out of the above, following seats are reserved for: (a) SC/ST: 15% and 7.5% respectively (b) Reservation to OBC: will be provided as per the policy of GOI (c) Handicapped (without mobility restriction & partial deafness): One seat in two courses M.Sc. Forestry, M.Sc. Environment Management (d) ICFRE Employee: 5 seats in M.Sc. Environment Management.
V. HOW TO APPLY: Information Bulletin and application form can be obtained by post by submitting a Bank Draft for Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One thousand only) payable at Dehradun in favour of Registrar, FRI (Deemed) University, P.O.I.P.E., Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun–248 195.

Application Forms will also be available from the counter of the Union Bank of India (FRI Branch, Dehra Dun). For details please refer to “Information Bulletin” 2012. A candidate who want to apply for two or more courses has to fill up separate form for each course. Information Bulletin/Application forms may also be downloaded from the website http://fri.icfre.gov.in/www.icfre.gov.in.

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FRI (DEEMED) UNIVERSITY