Thursday, March 12, 2015

CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS CDFD Research Scholars Program I


CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS
(An autonomous Centre of the Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India)
(Office Block), Bldg.-7, Gruhakalpa, 5-4-399/B Nampally, Hyderabad - 500 001, INDIA


Advt. No.: CDFD/RSP - I - 2015
Last date for receipt of application : 13.05.2015


Research Scholars Program I

The CDFD (Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics), Hyderabad, has invited applications from highly motivated candidates, willing to take up challenges in modern biology, for admissions to Research Scholars program in the following themes:

Computational & Structural Biology        
cancer and stem cell biology
Genetics and epigenetics            
Cell signalling
Silkmoth genomics         
Molecular and cellular biology
Molecular pathogenesis

Eligibility:
Admission to the CDFD Research Scholars program in July/August 2015 (RSP-I-2015) will be made through two independent streams as described below. To be eligible for either stream all candidates must have a Master degree in any branch of Science, Technology, or Agriculture from a recognized University/ Institure OR MBBS. Candidates who have appeared for their final semester examination, but are awaiting results, are also eligible to apply.

Stream 1:

Applicants who appeared for the Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS 2015), which was held on December 14, 2014 and apply to CDFD would be eligible for consideration in stream 1. From amongst these applicants, a shortlist of candidates (CDFD JGEEBILS-2015 shortlist) would be prepared, based on a cut-off determined by CDFD. These shortlisted candidates would be asked to directly appear for interviews on 20.06.2015 in Hyderabad. It is not obligatory for the candidates in the CDFD JGEEBILS-2015 shortlist to have qualified the CSIR / UGC / DBT / ICMR / ICAR / BINC / INSPIRE NET /UGC-RGNF(for SC/ST candidates) or JEST for JRF.

The candidates in the "CDFD JGEEBILS-2015 shortlist" who appear for the interview on 20.06.2015 will be paid to and fro sleeper class rail fare from the actual place of undertaking the journey or from the normal place of their residence whichever is nearer to Hyderabad on production of proof of undertaking the journey.

Stream 2:

To be eligible for this stream, applicants must have qualified CSIR / UGC / DBT / ICMR / ICAR / INSPIRE NET JRF / UGC . RGNF (for SC/ST candidates) or have qualified BINC examination conducted by the DBT with fellowship or GATE (All India Top 50 Ranks in Biotechnology [BT], Life Sciences [XL] or Chemistry [CY]) or JEST. Candidates having qualified for the Project - JRF fellowship under the ICMR funded project Scheme [which is only for a period of two years] and those who have qualified DBT JRF NET with a B.Tech. [Biotechnology] degree are NOT eligible to apply. MBBS candidates are exempted from any of the eligibility tests mentioned herein but must be below the age of 28 years as on the last date for receipt of application.

Candidates (including those who appeared for JGEEBILS-2015 but do not figure in the CDFD JGEEBILS-2015 shortlist) who produce proof of having cleared the above mentioned exams will be allowed to appear for the LAN based examination conducted by CDFD on 18.06.2015.

Candidates who qualify the written / LAN based examination on 18.06.2015 would be asked to appear for interview on 19.06.2015.

Applications:
Interested candidates (including those who have appeared for the JGEEBILS-2015) need to register their names for RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM-I-2015 by applying in the prescribed application form online or by hardcopy ).

The Online facility of application will be closed on 13.05.2015.


Examination Centre : Ahmedabad Bangalore Bhubaneshwar Chandigarh Chennai Cochin Delhi 01 Delhi 02 Delhi 03 Guwahati Haldwani Hyderabad Indore Jaipur Jammu & Kashmir Kanpur Kolkata 01 Kolkata 02 Kolkata 03 Madurai Mangalore Mumbai Nagpur Patna Pune Srinagar Varanasi Visakhapatnam




Applications may also be made on plain paper as per the prescribed format. Candidates applying off-line may send their application form along with the certificates in support of Date of Birth, Educational qualifications, Caste and NET fellowship etc., to "The Head - Administration, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Office Block: 2nd Floor, Bldg.7, Gruhakalpa, 5-4-399/B, M. J. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad - 500 001", so as to reach on or before 13.05.2015.

DATES:
Last date for submitting online application - 13.05.2015
Last date for receipt of offline/ postal application - 13.05.2015
Display of CDFD JGEEBILS-2015 shortlist 21.05.2015
Display of list of candidates shortlisted for LAN examination - 21.05.2015
Date of the LAN examination - 18.06.2015
Date of Interview for those who qualify in the LAN examination - 19.06.2015
Date of Interview for the CDFD JGEEBILS-2015 shortlisted candidates - 20.06.2015


For details, logon to the link: http://www.cdfd.org.in/jrf/index.html  

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