Department
of Space, Government of India
Indian
Institute of Space Science and Technology
Deemed
to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956
Thiruvananthapuram
IIST Ph.D. Programme – January 2014
Ph.D.
Programme – January 2014
(NOTIFICATION
dated 26-Nov-2013)
Last Date for Receipt of Applications :- 16th December 2013
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
envisions the integration of Space Technology and Space Science educational
programs with basic and applied research for meeting the national R&D
requirements of science and technology in general and of the Indian Space
Programme in particular. The institute provides a vibrant research atmosphere
and offers doctoral and postdoctoral programmes.
Applications are invited from highly motivated
candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Programme starting in January 2014, in
the areas of Aerospace Engineering, Avionics Engineering, Earth and Space
Sciences, Mathematics and Physics.
ELIGIBILITY
Minimum Qualifications:
1. 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 Engg/Tech from
IITs and IISc with minimum CGPA 9.0/10 can be considered without GATE.
2. 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.
3. 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
16th December 2013. Age relaxation applicable as per Government Rules.
Nationality: Applicant should be an Indian citizen
Result awaited candidates in the final
year/semester are also eligible to apply, if they have qualified for GATE/NET
as required. Such candidates may be
screened in for Test/Interview based on the marks obtained by them until the
current year/semester. Based on their
Test/Interview performance, these candidates may be provisionally selected
subject to the condition that they have to produce the provisional certificate
of obtaining the qualifying degree with required percentage of marks by the
date stipulated in their provisional admission letter. If they fail to produce the provisional/
degree certificate by this date their admission offer will be withdrawn and the
offer may be given to next eligible candidate in the waiting list.
In exceptional cases, a provisionally selected
candidate may be allowed to join IIST without submitting the provisional/degree
certificate on the stipulated date of joining, subject to the conditions that
(a) At the time of joining the candidate should have completed all the
requirements for the award of the qualifying degree including all examinations,
project works and viva voce (b) The
candidate should produce at the time of joining a Course Completion Certificate
issued by the competent authority in the University/Institute specifically
confirming that all examinations, project works and viva voce for the
qualifying degree are completed (c) If the above condition is satisfied, the
candidate can be given provisional
admission with the undertaking that all pending certificates, mark sheets,
degree certificates (Original or Provisional) will be submitted to IIST latest
by 30th April 2014, failing which the admission stands cancelled. For such
candidates who are provisionally admitted to the IIST Ph.D. Programme as per
(c) above, no fellowship is paid during the period before the required
certificates are submitted. However, on regularization of admission following
the submission of all required documents before the stipulated date, the
candidate will be paid fellowship with retrospective effect from the date of
joining.
Areas of current research (Opportunity is available
for a total number of 17 research scholars for the current session)
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 16th December 2013
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 December 2013
Written test of two hours duration as applicable
and Interview will be conducted at IIST, Trivandrum during 2nd week of January 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 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-January 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: 16th December
2013.
For more details: http://www.iist.ac.in/admission/ph-d/admissions-jan2014
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