Saturday, April 4, 2015

Wildlife Institute of India Admission to XV M.Sc. Course in Wildlife Science (2015-2017)



Wildlife Institute of India
(An Autonomous Institution of the Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change, Government of India)
Post Box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun - 248001 Uttarakhand  India
E-mail: wii@wii.gov.in
Telephone: +91 135 2640111 -12, Fax: +91 135 2640117

Admission to XV M.Sc. Course in Wildlife Science (2015-2017)


Advt. No. WII/ACD/2015-17/004/Advt. for XV M.Sc

Online Registration to open at 9:00 hrs on 09 April, 2015



The Wildlife Institute of India (www.wii.gov.in)  is a premier national institute for training and research in the field of wildlife conservation and management. The Institute’s idyllic ambience, state of the art infrastructure, scientific faculty of repute and diverse professionals provide a vibrant academic atmosphere for scholarly work. The Institute constantly strives to provide an enriching learning experience to its students. The M.Sc. course in Wildlife Science is a flagship course of the Institute and is widely acclaimed both nationally and internationally. The course aims to impart theoretical knowledge on concepts, principles, approaches; analytical skills and field techniques in Wildlife Science. Students of high calibre, motivation and having passion for Wildlife and Conservation are selected for the residential course every alternate year.  The course is affiliated with the Saurashtra University, Rajkot (Gujarat) which has been Accredited Grade B by NAAC (CGPA 2.93). The details of the University can be found at http://www.saurashtrauniversity.edu/.  The degree on successful completion of the course will be awarded by the Saurashtra University, Rajkot. Indian and foreign nationals are admitted to the course. Applications are invited for admission to this 2 year course (four semesters) in M.Sc. Wildlife Science commencing June, 2015 at this Institute. Twenty meritorious students will be admitted to this course, which includes 15 Indian and 05 foreign nationals. The break-up of seats (15) for Indian nationals will be as follows: General Candidates - 08; SC Candidates - 02; ST Candidate - 01; OBC Candidates – 04. In case 05 foreign candidates are not selected, these seats will be offered to Indian candidates and the reservation policy of Government of India will be made applicable for these seats..

COURSE FEE: The Course Fee for the entire course is: Indian Nationals - INR 5,32, 800; SAARC Nationals - US $ 13,200; Other Nationals - US $ 14,400. The Institute provides full scholarship to eight Indian students based on their selection merit. The scholarship covers academic fee, hostel accommodation fee and a monthly stipend. The breakup of the scholarships for Indian nationals will be: General - 04; SC - 01; ST – 01 and OBC - 02. Other candidates (Indian and Foreign) selected will be treated as self-sponsored. The self sponsored students would be required to pay the course fee in four equal instalments prior to commencement of each semester.

ELIGIBILITY:

(a) Bachelor’s degree in Science, Medical Science, Engineering, Veterinary Science, Agriculture, Forestry, Pharmacy, Social Science, Computer Science and Computer Applications or degrees recognized as equivalent thereof (should have studied in Science stream at Higher Secondary Education Board or other equivalent board).

(b) Minimum of 15 years of formal education (either 10+2+3 or 11+2+2).

(c) Minimum of 55% aggregate marks in Bachelor’s degree.

Candidates must produce result along with mark sheet of their Graduation at the time of their Personality and Aptitude Test (PAT), failing which their candidature will be treated as cancelled. The OBC candidates who belong to “Creamy Layer” are not entitled for concessions admissible to OBC category and such candidates have to indicate their category as”General”. The OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) candidates are required to submit requisite certificate in prescribed format (Annexure I) of Government of India, from a Competent Authority issued in the current year (2014-15). The name of the caste and community indicated in the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate must appear in the Central list of Other Backward Classes which can be found at  http://ncbc.nic.in/Centrallistifobc.html.  Further, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates will have to give a self-undertaking indicating that they belong to OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) category also at the time of written test/interview, if called for. 

Candidates with Bachelor’s Degree from Universities outside India should obtain certificates of equivalence from the Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities, AIU House 16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi-110002 (Website: www.aiuweb.org/Contact/contact.asp),  email to administration@aiuweb.org,  (Ph: + 91-11-23230059; 23232429; 23232305, Fax : + 91-11- 23232131).

In case of Foreign nationals who do not have English as their native language should provide evidence of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL Score) for admission to this course. The TOEFL or IELTS score reports should not be more than two years since taking the Test to submission of the application. A minimum TOEFL Score of 213 (computer based), 550 (paper based), or 79 (internet based), or minimum of 6.0 IELTS score is required.

AGE LIMIT: The age limit is 25 years as on July 01, 2015 with relaxation of 5 years for reserved category  candidates.  For the in-service candidates working in Forest and Wildlife Departments, the age limit is 35 years as on July 01, 2015.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Director Wildlife Institute of India (WII) reserves the right to re-schedule the  NET/PAT/interview in case of foreign nationals and/or change the test centre at its sole discretion, without assigning any reasons thereof, and as warranted by the circumstances.

Director, WII reserves the exclusive right to reject any application without assigning any reasons thereof.

SC/ST candidates called for the PAT (Personality and Aptitude test) will be paid to and fro train ticket fare (III Tier Sleeper) by shortest route from their place of residence to Dehra Dun.

Candidates belonging to the SC, ST and OBC category should submit a caste certificate from the competent authority at the time of PAT failing which they will not be allowed to appear the interview.

All selected students (Indian as well as foreign nationals) will arrive at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India on 29 June, 2015 and report at the Institute in Office hours (0900-1730 hrs).

Candidates/Applicants will send all correspondence related to admission to the Course Director (Telephone: +91-135-2646286, Fax: + 91-135-2640117, E-mail:  cdxvmsc@wii.gov.in)  with a copy marked to the Associate Course Director (Telephone: +91-135-2646284, Fax: + 91-135-2640117, E-mail:  acdxvmsc@wii.gov.in)

Incomplete applications or those not accompanied by supporting documents will be summarily rejected.

If any candidate has been found at any stage to have furnished wrong information or deliberately suppressed any relevant information, his/her candidature/ admission will be rejected/ cancelled as soon as it comes to the notice of either WII or the University concerned.

(Course Director)

XV M.Sc. Course in Wildlife Science

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