University
of Calcutta
RET,
Department of Geology
Applications in plain paper are invited from
eligible candidates for RET in Geology, CU as per the format given below:
•Name of the
Candidate :
(A recent signed passport-size photograph of the
candidate to be affixed at the top right hand corner of the application)
•Address for
communication :
•Father’s
Name/ Husband’s Name :
•Contact
telephone number (s):
•Landline :
•Mobile:
•E-mail :
•Date of
birth :
•Whether
belong to SC/ST or other reserved category (specify):
•Name of the
last examination passed with the year of passing :
[Educational qualification supported by attested
photocopies of [ testimonials (starting from B.Sc. level), mentioning name of
the examination, subjects taken, name of the College/University from where passed,
percentage of marks, class/grade point average(where available), year of
passing ]:
• Whether already qualified at national level tests
like NET, GATE, SLET, or have obtained M.Phil, M.Tech etc. :
[Provide the name of above examination passed, year
of passing, and photocopy of validity
period of the score if applicable. Attach attested NET/GATE/SLET/M.Phil /M.Tech
certificate/diploma.
•Are you
currently employed? Yes/No :
[If employed, then provide name & address of
the organization, and the present designation held]:
•Department
and Institution/University where the candidate desires to carry out his/her
research:
•Title and
abstract of candidate’s M.Sc. / M.Sc.(Tech) / M.Tech / M.Phil
thesis/dissertation.: [Separate
enclosure(s) may be used and properly referred to for the abstract(s)]
•Preferred discipline of proposed Ph.D. research (
Sedimentology, Petrology, Structural Geology, etc) and broad theme of the
proposed Ph.D. research (within 250 words) :
(THIS
WRITE-UP MUST BE FORWARDED BY AN ELIGIBLE SUPERVISOR WHO IS WILLING TO
SUPERVISE THE PROPOSED PH.D. WORK)
Signature of
the candidate
Date
Place
[Application fee: Each candidate should apply in
the prescribed format by paying a fee of Rs. 100/- at the cash counter of
University of Calcutta.
A photocopy of the challan of RET examination- fee
deposited by the candidate must be attached to the application of the candidate
for the RET].
Please Note
Last date for submission of application by the
candidates in plain paper (as per format obtainable in the Department of
Geology, University of Calcutta/ or in CU website) to appear in the RET examination
to the Head, Department of Geology, University of Calcutta: 9th September,2014,
3.00 P.M.
Date of
Commencement of RET (written part): 10th September,2014, (12 noon to 2.30 P.M.)
Declaration
of result (in the Notice Board, Department of Geology, University of Calcutta)
showing the names of successful candidates in the written part of RET: 11th
September 2014 (after 5.30 P.M.)
Date of commencement RET (interview part): 12th.
September , 2014 (12 noon onwards) for
candidates declared successful in the RET (written part) and also for the
candidates who have already cleared eligibility tests like NET, GATE, SLET
etc., or, having M.Phil., or M.Tech.
Declaration of the name(s) of successful candidates
in the RET will be displayed in the Notice Board of the Department of Geology,
University of Calcutta after due approval of the result by the honorable Vice-
Chancellor, C.U.
The present maximum intake for Ph.D. is 30 (under
the supervision of existing faculty members of Department of Geology, University
of Calcutta, and other eligible supervisors).
IMPORTANT
POINTS TO NOTE
1.1 RET in Geology will comprise of written
examination followed by an interview to be conducted by the Department of
Geology, University of Calcutta as per existing CU norms.
1.2 RET written examination: Candidates who have
already passed any national level tests like NET, GATE, SLET or, have obtained
M.Phil, or M.Tech, with examination scores valid on the day of holding the RET written
examination need not appear again for the written examination.
However, those candidates must appear at the
interview-part of RET.
All the questions in the written examination of RET
are compulsory. The Full marks of RET will be 50.
1.3.1The questions in the written test of RET will
comprise two parts:
Group-A (10
marks):one broad answer type of questions (answer to be given in approx. 250
words)
Group-B (40 marks): twenty short answer type of
questions (each question bears 2 marks)
All candidates appearing at the RET written part
will need to answer these questions. Questions will be set in such a way that
the grasp of the candidates in different branches of Earth Sciences could be
evaluated.
1.4 The syllabus for RET written examination will
be based on the current M.Sc. (Applied Geology) syllabus of the University of
Calcutta, and the current B.Sc. Geology (Honours) syllabus of the University of
Calcutta.
1.5 RET interview: RET Interview will be conducted
for the candidates declared successful in the written examination held during
the same selection process and also for the candidates successful in the
national level tests, or, having M.Phil. or M.Tech (see #1.2 above) with the
result of such tests/degrees/diplomas valid on the day of the written-part of
RET.
Candidates will be interviewed by the members of
faculty of the Department of Geology, University of Calcutta, and any other
expert(s) invited by the Departmental Committee, to assess the candidate’s
ability to perform research-work in the discipline opted by the candidate. 1.6
Selected candidate(s) will take up doctoral research projects under the guidance
of willing supervisor(s) with research interest matching that of the candidate(s)
as mentioned in his/her application for RET. Suitable tagging of candidates
with supervisors will be accomplished.
1.7. The candidates whose final University results
are awaited may also submit their application form for RET- SEPTEMBER 2014, but
they need to produce their final mark sheet in original at the time of
RET-interview.
Their candidature will only be considered if they
are found to be successful at the final qualifying examination.
For more details: http://www.caluniv.ac.in/admission/RET_GEOLOGY_2014.pdf
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