National
Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
Biotechnology Eligibility Test-2015
Applications are invited by National Centre for
Cell Science (NCCS), Pune from Indian nationals for the award of 'DBT-Junior
Research Fellowship' (DBT-JRF) for pursuing research in frontier areas of
Biotechnology and Applied Biology.
JRFs will be selected according to merit under two
categories:
Category I & II. Category I fellowship (Top 275
in number) are tenable in any University / Institute in India where the
students can register for PhD Category II students (100 in number) will be
eligible to join any DBT sponsored Project and avail fellowship equivalent to
NET / GATE qualifications as per DST Guidelines, subject to selection through
institutional selection process. Fellowship will be co-terminus with the
duration of project and institutional rules will be applicable. There will be
no binding on PIs of DBT sponsored projects to select JRF / SRF for their
projects from category II list. Selection in Category II will not entitle
student for any fellowship from DBT-JRF programme.
Eligibility
Candidates can appear for BET examination only
thrice during their career within the prescribed age limit. Candidates who have
completed eligibility qualification in a year will be eligible to appear in
that year and two subsequent years. Students who have passed after Jan.1, 2013
or will appear this year (till August, 2015) final examination of qualifying
degree is eligible. Students with MSc / MTech / MVSc degree with Biotechnology
in title of degree e.g. Biotechnology, specialization such as Agricultural,
Animal / Veterinary, Medical, Marine, Industrial, Environmental,
Pharmaceutical, Food, Bio-resources Biotechnology, 'Biochemical Engineering,
Bio-sciences and Biotechnology, Bioinformatics' and MSc 'Molecular & Human
Genetics' and MSc.
'Neuroscience' as well as BTech / BE in
Biotechnology (4-year course after 10+2) recognized by UGC / AICTE are eligible
for this examination. The applicants should be below the age of 28 years for
Open category as on 28th February 2015. Candidates with minimum 60% for general
and OBC category (55% for SC / ST / PH) of the total marks (equivalent grade)
are only eligible. For further details and to apply online please visit the URL
https://nccs.digialm.com
The last date for submission of online application
form is 25th March, 2015.
DBT-BET (category I) entitles a candidate for
fellowship subject to PhD registration of the candidate in a recognized
university or Institute in the country within 2 years.
Reservations:
Government of India guidelines for reservations
will be followed for BET-2015. Age relaxation of 5 years (up to 33 years) for
SC / ST / PH and women candidates and 3 years (31 years) for OBC candidates
will be given. The age limit will be as on 28th Feb. 2015. SC / ST / PH
candidates with 55% of the total marks (equivalent in grade) are eligible to
apply.
Details of the Award
The fellowship will be initially for a period of 3
years extendable for 2 more years based on performance. By the end of 2nd year,
the performance of JRF will be assessed and will be upgraded to SRF. The
fellowship for JRF / SRF will be @ Rs. 25,000/- or 28,000/- per month + HRA as
per DST guidelines and research contingency of Rs. 30,000/- per year.
Mode of Selection
The candidates will be selected based on an online
admission test, 'Biotechnology Eligibility Test' (BET) to be conducted on 26th
April, 2015 at 2.30 pm in the following twelve cities:
New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Chennai,
Pune, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Patna, Trivandrum & Ahmedabad.
Mode of Application
Candidates should register and apply online in the
prescribed application form available at the URL https://nccs.digialm.com
The last date for submission of online application
form is 25th March, 2015. Stepwise procedure for filling the online application
form, payment of application fees and uploading of required documents /
certificates is given in the above said URL. General / OBC candidates have to
pay an application fee of Rs. 500/- and SC / ST / PH categories are exempted
from payment of application fees. The application fees is payable either online
or offline as detailed on the web site for completion of application process.
For details, see the link:
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