Wednesday, July 18, 2012

MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY M.Phil., Marine Environmental Studies (Full Time) Admission Notification 2012-2013


MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY     
  (University with Potential for Excellence)
  Department of Marine and Coastal Studies
 School of Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

 M.Phil., Marine Environmental Studies (Full Time) Admission Notification 2012-2013


M.Phil. Marine Environmental Studies is a research based programme where students need to undergo course work in the first semester and project work in the second semester. Marine Environmental Studies holds much scope both in research and teaching.  The curriculum has been developed with emphasis to study coral reef ecosystem in the Gulf of Mannar region.

Minimum Eligibility: A Pass in Master’s Degree in Sub-Aqua Marine Ecology/Marine Studies/Marine Biology/Ocean Science/ Biotechnology/ Zoology/ Botany/ Animal Science/ Plant Science/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology and related subjects with a minimum of 55% marks scored in the PG examination or that recognized as equivalent thereto.

Application and Selection: Application may be downloaded from the university website (http:/www.mkuniversity.org/) and the filled in application may be returned to the Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai – 625 021, on or before 06.08.2012 by 5.00 p.m. along with a Demand Draft   for Rs. 400/- drawn in favour of “The Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University”, Payable at Madurai. Admission will be done based on merit of post-graduate marks and government roster. 

I. School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources

Madurai Kamaraj University started the School on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources in the 6th Five Year Plan, the first of its kind in India. This Interdisciplinary School carries out research, teaching and extension activities in the socially relevant and vital areas of harvesting natural resources leaving a clean and healthy environment leading to sustained development with optimized mix of Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy Sources. The School carries out research in interdisciplinary areas such as Solar Energy, Bio-Energy, Environment, Natural Resources, Marine Ecology, Pollution and Toxicology. 

II. Department of Marine and Coastal Studies
A Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CMCS) was instituted in 1998 for the establishment of a Marine Field Research facility at Pudhumadam, a coastal village in Ramnad District.  The Centre was upgraded to the Department of Marine and Coastal Studies from October 2009. The Department has been recognized by its work and has been supported by international organizations such as IOC/UNESCO, UNDP, WHO, IFS, GCRMN and by national organizations such as the MoES (DOD), MoEF, ISRO, ICMR, CSIR, Planning Commission and the UGC. The GEF/UNDP has also identified and included this Department as a member institution to carry out research activities in the Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve to protect and conserve the coral reefs.

III.  Research programmes
The department has been monitoring, on continuous basis, the status of coral reefs and ornamental as well as food fishes around the 21 islands in the Gulf of Mannar coast and reef areas of Palk Bay regions. This includes the status of corals, coral bleaching, coral diseases, algal growth, quantity of ornamental fishes etc. SCUBA diving, snorkeling and skin diving techniques are used for underwater reef ecology studies. The information gathered will help in the conservation and management of coral reef ecosystem in the Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve. In addition to the ecological research, the department has been undertaking research in the areas of coastal marine pollution monitoring and marine toxicological research. These studies will assess the status of coastal marine pollution along the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay coasts. The oceans provide new opportunities for the discovery of marine-based medicines/drugs. Marine organisms may play an increasingly important role in biotechnology and medicine as a result of their biochemical components. Isolation and identification of natural biological compounds such as repellents, toxins, antifoulants and antibiotics from marine organisms are also being carried out in this department.
IV. M.Phil., Marine Environmental Studies (Full Time)

M.Phil. Marine Environmental Studies is a research based programme where students need to undergo course work in the first semester and project work in the second semester. Marine Environmental Studies holds much scope both in research and teaching. The curriculum has been developed with emphasis to study coral reef ecosystem in the Gulf of Mannar region.

Minimum eligibility:  A pass in Master's Degree in Sub-Aqua Marine Ecology/ Marine Studies/ Marine Biology/ Ocean Science/ Biotechnology/ Zoology/ Botany/ Animal Science/ Plant Science/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology and related subjects with a minimum of 55% marks scored in the PG examination or that recognized as equivalent thereto.

Application and Selection: Application may be downloaded from the university website (http://www.mkuniversity.org/) and the filled in application may be returned to the Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai – 625 021, on or before 06.08.2012 by 5.00 p.m. along with a Demand Draft for Rs.400/- drawn in favour of “The Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University”, Payable at Madurai. Admission will be done based on merit of Post-Graduate marks and government roster.

V. How to apply:

Prospects and application may be downloaded from the university website (http://www.mkuniversity.org/)

Xerox copy of the downloaded application may also be used.

SC/ST candidates need not send the Demand Draft. An attested Xerox copy of the community certificate has to be sent along with application form.
The Demand Draft should have been obtained after the date of notification and before the last date for receipt of filled-in application. 

Note: Chalans, cheques, postal orders, money orders and cash will not be accepted.

The filled-in application may be returned to the Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai – 625021, Tamilnadu, India, on or before 06.08.2012 by 5.00 p.m.

VI.  Procedure for Submitting filled-in application form
Applicants are requested to read carefully the rules of eligibility and other instructions given in the prospectus.

a) Instructions for Filling-up the Application:

  i.        The entries in the application form should be made by the applicant in their own handwriting in ENGLISH.
 ii.        Details of Xerox copies of the certificates submitted along with the application should be furnished in the relevant column of the application.

b) Enclosures to be sent along with the filled in application form:-
The eligible candidates have to submit only xerox copies of the following certificates duly attested by a Gazetted officer along with the application form. ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES SHOULD NOT BE SENT.

      i.        Mark statement/grade certificate and Provisional certificate of the Post-Graduate degree course.
     ii.        Community certificate, obtained either from the Tashildar or Deputy Tashildar concerned. Otherwise it will not be taken into account (Candidates from other states will be treated as ‘Open Competition’).
    iii.        Two self addressed stamped envelopes for Rs.10/- each. This should be sent along with the application.
    iv.        Recent passport size photographs of the applicant affixed on the space provided in the application.  The signature of the applicant must be affixed along the margin at the top and that of the certifying officer with seal at the bottom.
     v.        Demand draft for Rs.400/-
c)     Duly filled down loaded application should be sent to:                                       
The Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625 021, Tamilnadu, India along with a Demand Draft for Rs.400/- drawn in favour of “THE REGISTRAR, MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY”, Payable at MADURAI by affixing the required postage. Applications without demand draft will be rejected. Covers sent with less postage will not be accepted.  Students are advised to write their name, complete address and course for which applied in Block Letters on the reverse side of the Demand Draft and the envelope should be superscribed, “Submission of Application form for M.Phil. Marine Environmental Studies”. SC/ST candidates need not send the Demand Draft. An attested Xerox copy of the community certificate has to be sent along with application form.
VII. Selection Procedure
a)     The selection of the candidate is based on the marks obtained in M.Sc., Examination. Selection of candidates would be based purely on merit following the Government of Tamilnadu Reservation Policy.
b)    Selected candidates will be intimated individually by post. A list of Register number of candidates selected for the course will be displayed on the Notice Board in the University School and in the University websites http//www.mkuniversity.org

GENERAL

a.     All the communications should be addressed to the Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625021
b.    The application form without Xerox copies of certificates will not be considered
c.     Certificates other than those required should not be enclosed
d.    Eligibility certificate should be produced if the candidate belongs to other than Madurai Kamaraj University
e.     The university reserves the right to suspend any course if sufficient number of applications are not received
f.     The university will not be held responsible for any delay or loss in postal transit
g.    The decision of the university shall be final in all cases of admission
h.     All the columns in the application should be filled-in. incomplete application will be rejected.


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Madurai 625 021                                                                             MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY
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