INSTITUTE
OFADVANCED STUDY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(An
Autonomous Institute under Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of
India)
Paschim
Boragaon, Garchuk, Guwahati-781035
Admission to Ph.D. Programme for Academic Year 2013-2014
Advertisement No.7 Date.31.07.2013
The Institute of Advanced Study in Science and
Technology (IASST), Guwahati is an autonomous R&D institute under the Department of Science and
Technology, Govt. of India. The institute is engaged in frontier areas of research
in the specific domain of Physical, Chemical, Mathematical and Biological
Sciences. The institute’s aim is to contribute to basic sciences and develop
technology within its defined domain using local resources. The institute
emphasises on strong interdisciplinary Ph. D. programme across different
divisions.
Institute is equipped with modern and sophisticated
instrumentation including SEM, XRD, LCMS-MS, AFM, DNA Sequencer and
computational facility for cutting edge scientific research.
The institute invites applications for its Ph.D.
Programme in the areas of basic and industrial applications of plasma, pure and
applied mathematics, statistics, nanochemistry and polymer sciences, microbial biodiversity,
beneficial microorganisms-macroorganisms (plant/animal) interactions and
non-conventional energy resources.
Selected candidates shall be eligible for the
monthly stipend and annual contingency. Annual contingency grant will be higher
than that of normal fellowship programme of other R&D institutes. The
process of admission to the Ph. D. programme will start in 1st week of
September, 2013. A written test will be conducted for the applicants and the
short listed candidates will have to appear interview on the next day.
Candidates who have qualified CSIR-UGC-NET/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/ICAR-JRF
examination are eligible for direct interview.
Eligibility:
Candidates shall be eligible for admission and registration for the ongoing
programme of research at IASST leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.
D), if he/she has obtained 55% marks in aggregate (B or B+ only in the 10 point
scale) in the master’s degree examination. A candidate belonging to SC/ST who
has obtained 50% marks in aggregate in master degree examination shall be
eligible for admission and registration.
Selection
Procedure: If numbers of CSIR-UGC NET/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/ICAR-JRF qualified applicants
are more than the available Ph. D. positions, selection will be based on only
interview with the NET/JRF qualified candidates.
Selected candidates will be informed to join the
Ph. D programme of IASST within a week time from the date of announcement of
result.
Candidates are requested to refer to the
institute’s website www.iasst.gov.in for application form and
Ph. D notifications.
Application
Procedure: Application should be typed on A4-size plain paper in the
prescribed format.
Applications sent by e-mail with scan copy of
required enclosures will also be accepted and should be sent to registrar@iasst.gov.in.
Each page of the typed application form should be signed by the candidate. No application
fee will be charged by the Institute.
Applications should be accompanied by attested
copies of certificates and mark sheets mentioning the
division obtained. Two recent passport size
photographs should be enclosed. One of these should be signed by the candidate
and pasted on the application form. The candidates must provide their mobile
number and correct e-mail address as most of the correspondence will be done by
these media. Incomplete applications and those received after the closing date
will not be entertained. The decisions of the admission committee will be final
and binding and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
Results of written test and interview will be
available in IASST website www.iasst.gov.in and all correspondence must be done
through IASST email registrar@iasst.gov.in
. Hard copy of the duly filled applications should be sent to the Registrar,
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Paschim
Boragaon, Garchuk, Guwahati-781035, so as to reach on or before 30th August of 2013.
Date of written test is September 6, 2013 (Friday) and
interview on September 7, 2013 (Saturday).
Registrar, IASST
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