Indian
Institute of Space and Technology (IIST), Trivandrum, Kerala
Ph.D ADMISSION NOTICE 2014
Applications are invited by Indian Institute of
Space and Technology (IIST), Trivandrum, Kerala from highly motivated
candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Programme starting in July 2014, in the
areas of Aerospace Engineering, Avionics Engineering, Chemistry, Earth and
Space Sciences, Humanities, Mathematics and Physics.
Eligibility:
Minimum
Qualifications:
Applicants with Master’s Degree in
Engineering/Technology :- Applicants with Master’s Degree in Engineering /
Technology must have secured first class or equivalent in the Master’s and
Bachelor’s degrees. They must have pursued their Master’s degree on the basis
of qualified GATE score. Candidates with MS in Engineering or equivalent from
leading foreign Universities with outstanding academic record (or) MS by
Research with outstanding academic record can be considered without GATE.
Candidates with Integrated Masters degree (or Dual Degree) in
Engineering/Technology from IITs and IISc with minimum CGPA 9.0/10 can be
considered without GATE.
Applicants with Master’s Degree in Science :-
Applicants must have Master’s Degree in the relevant area with first class or
equivalent in their Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees. They must have qualified
UGC/CSIR NET -JRF (or) NET- Lectureship (or) GATE qualified in the relevant
disciplines.
Applicants with Master’s Degree in Humanities:-
Applicants with Master’s Degree in Humanities must have first class or
equivalent in their Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees. They must be qualified
UGC/CSIR NET-JRF (or) NET-Lectureship in the relevant disciplines.
Applicants with Bachelor’s Degree in
Engineering/Technology:- Outstanding candidates with Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering with an excellent academic record and aptitude for research may be
considered for direct admission to the Ph.D. Programme. Such candidates must
have secured CGPA of 9.0/10 or better and a valid GATE score of 675 or better.
B. Tech students from IITs with CGPA better than 9.0/10 do not require GATE.
Age Limit:
Applicant should be below 28 years as on 11th April 2014. Age relaxation
applicable as per Government Rules.
Nationality:
Applicant should be an Indian citizen
Research
Fellowship:
The Scholars selected for IIST Ph.D. programme with
Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology will receive a Fellowship of Rs.
18000/- p.m., and scholars with Master’s degree in Science or Humanities with
NET-JRF or GATE qualification will be given a Fellowship of Rs. 16000/ pm.
Scholars with NET-Lectureship will be given a Fellowship of Rs. 12000/ pm,
which will be enhanced to Rs. 16000/ pm if the scholars qualify for NET-JRF.
After two years of research experience, their
performance will be evaluated by a review committee constituted by Director
IIST. Based on the review, the fellowship amount of Rs.18000/16000/12000 may be
enhanced to Rs. 20000/18000/14000 respectively.
The scholars will be required to assist the
Departments in tutorials / practicals or related academic activities normally
limited to 6 hours per week.
The scholars will have to pay for the services
provided by the Institute like boarding / lodging / medical facilities etc., as
per IIST rules.
SELECTION
PROCEDURE:
Applications in the prescribed format will be
received until 11th April 2014
From the eligible applicants, a short-listing will
be done taking into account their applicable GATE/NET scores.
The final selection is based on a written test/
interview or interview alone depending on the number of candidates.
List of short-listed candidates for written test or
interview will be displayed in IIST website by 4th week of April 2014
Written test of two hours duration (if any) or
Interview will be conducted at IIST, Trivandrum during 3rd week of May 2014.
The written test is aimed to evaluate the basic
understanding and proficiency in the relevant area.
Selected candidates will be intimated within a week
after the final interview. Results will also be displayed in our website.
Outstation candidates will be paid to and fro
sleeper class train fare by shortest route, or actual fare (whichever is lower)
for attending the test / interview.
HOW TO
APPLY:
Application form can be downloaded from IIST
website www.iist.ac.in
Duly filled application form along with attested
copies of documents mentioned in the application form should be sent to The
Administrative Officer, IIST, Valiamala Post, Thiruvananthapuram – 695547 with
the superscription “Application for IIST Ph.D. Programme-July 2014”.
Application form should be accompanied by a fee of
Rs. 250/- (Rs. 125/- for ST / SC candidates) in the form of Demand Draft drawn
in favour of The Registrar, IIST payable at Thiruvananthapuram.
Last date for receipt of application form: 11th April 2014
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