Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT) Indore Ph.D Admission Notice 2014

Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore

Ph.D Admission Notice 2014

Applications have been invited by Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore from eligible candidates to pursue Ph.D. programme in specialized areas of Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences for the Academic Year 2014.

Eligibility:
(a) For Physics candidates : M.Sc. degree in Physics with a minimum of 60% overall marks, and who have cleared Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST 2014) and/or CSIR-UGC NET in June/ December 2013 (JRF, not lecturership).

(b) For Chemistry and Life Sciences candidates : M.Sc. degree with minimum 60% overall marks, in Chemistry or Life Sciences, and who have cleared joint CSIR-UGC Net in June/ December 2013 (JRF, not lecturership), are eligible to apply. Candidates with M.Sc. in botany /agricultural science should not apply.

Those applicants who are completing the qualifying degree in summer of 2014 can also apply, provided they have minimum of 60% overall marks in the completed semesters. In the event of their selection, the final degree mark sheet would have to be submitted by November 1, 2014. Continuation in the Ph.D. programme will be subject to the candidate obtaining minimum 60% marks overall. 5 year integrated M.S. (of IISERs) will be treated at par with 5 year integrated M.Sc.

Age limit : The candidates desirous of availing DAE fellowship should be born on or after August 1, 1988. The age limit is relaxable by three years for OBC and by five years for SC/ST applicants.

Nationality : Applicant must be an Indian citizen.

Selection process :
The selection of the students for the Ph.D. programme will be a two-step process: 1) Screening of the applications, followed by 2) Interview of the short-listed candidates by the selection committees at RRCAT.

For Physics candidates, the short-list shall be prepared based on the applicant's score/rank in JEST 2014 and/or  CSIR-UGC  NET 2013.

For Chemistry and Life Sciences candidates, the short-list shall be prepared based on the applicant's rank in CSIR-UGC NET 2013.

The short-listed Physics candidates shall be called for interview to be conducted tentatively on May 5, 6, 7, & June 16, 17, 18, 2014, at RRCAT, Indore. The applicant must indicate choice of their interview date in the application form, failing which they will have to appear for interview on one of the above dates assigned by RRCAT.

The short-listed Chemistry and Life Sciences candidates shall be called for interview to be conducted tentatively in the third week of May 2014.

All the outstation applicants called for interview will be paid to and fro sleeper class train fare by the shortest route or the actual fare, whichever is less. This is subject to the verification of their eligibility from the original documents before the interview. Please note that candidates appearing for interview will have to submit proof of overall ≥ 60% marks in the completed semesters. In absence of this, the candidate will not be interviewed and the travel cost will not be reimbursed.
The candidates selected in the interviews will be asked to report at RRCAT on July 14, 2014 for the medical examination. The Physics candidates will visit all the guides of the Ph.D. vacancies offered to get a thorough idea about the Ph.D. topics offered. This process and the assignment of Ph.D. topic to each candidate will converge by July 31, 2014. The Chemistry and Life Sciences candidates will be deputed to BARC Training School, Mumbai for their one year course work, and the Physics candidates will carry out their one year course work at BARC Training School, Indore, from the first week of August 2014.

How to Apply:
(i) Applications forms can be downloaded from the link:
(ii) ONLINE submission of the application can be done through link:

Two copies of the filled application form, affixed with passport-size photo on each, along with copies of documents mentioned in the application, should be sent to "Administrative Officer-III, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, PO : CAT, Indore-452013"  by Registered Post with A/D, or by Speed Post.

Applicants are advised to preserve the dispatch receipt for future reference. Candidates have to write down on the top of the envelope "Application for RRCAT-Ph.D. Programme-2014 (Physics / Chemistry / Life Sciences)".

Last date for online submission is April 10, 2014.
Last date for receiving applications by post at RRCAT is April 14, 2014.

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