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
