The Institute invites applications from post graduate candidates for admission to the PhD programme in Biological Sciences starting from January 2013. IBSD is an autonomous R & D institute under the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India with excellent research facilities for sustainable development of bioresources using tools of modern biology. Broad area of research at the Institute is Plant
Bioresources, Microbial Bioresources and Animal Bioresources. Selected candidates shall be eligible for the monthly stipend and annual contingency grant which will be higher than that of normal fellowship programme.

Eligibility:

• Candidates shall be eligible for registration in an ongoing programme of research in IBSD leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), if he/she has obtained 55% marks in aggregate (B or B+ only in the 10 point scale) in the Master’s Degree Examination.
• A candidate belonging to SC/ST who has obtained 50% marks in aggregate in Master Degree examination shall be eligible for registration.

PhD programmes:

• Admission to the PhD programme shall be done in the month of December 2012.
• The programme will start on 1st week of January 2013.
• Candidates who have qualified CSIR-UGC NET/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/ICAR-JRF examination are eligible for direct interview.

Selection procedure:

• If number of CSIR-UGC NET/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/ICAR-JRF qualified applicants are more than the available PhD positions, selection will be based on only interview with the NET/JRF qualified candidates.
• Selected candidates will be informed to join the PhD programme of IBSD within a week time from the date of announcement of result.
• Candidates are requested to refer to the Institutes website (www.ibsd.gov.in) for Application Form and PhD notifications.

Application procedure:

You have to send your Bio-data by either email or post.

Fellowship:

Rs.12,000/month for Doctoral fellows(Non-NET), Rs.16,000/month for who qualified NET.

Important Dates:

Application must  be reached on or by 5th november, 2012.

Date of interview November 10, 2012.

More Details on website: http://ibsd.gov.in/jobs.htm

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