Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT) Indore invites application for Ph.D Admissions 2012 in specialized areas of Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences.

Eligibility qualification

Physics candidates: M.Sc degree in Physics with a minimum of 60% marks, and who have cleared Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST-2012) and/or CSIR-UGC-NET in 2011 (JRF, not lecturer ship)

Chemistry and Life Sciences candidates: M.Sc degree with minimum 60% marks, in Chemistry or Life Sciences, and who have cleared joint CSIR-UGC NET-2011 (JRF, not lecturer ship) and/or GATE-2012, are eligible to apply

Candidates with M.Sc in Botany/Agricultural science should not apply

Those applicants who are completing M.Sc in summer of 2012 can also apply, provided they have minimum of 60% overall marks in the completed semesters

In the event of selection, mark sheet of the final M.Sc result would have to be submitted by 01st November, 2012

Continuation in the Ph.D programme will be subject to the candidate obtaining minimum 60% marks overall

5 year integrated M.S. (of IISERs) will be treated at par with 5 year integrated M.Sc

Age limit: The candidates desirous of availing DAE fellowship should be born on or after 01st August, 1986

The age limit is relaxable by three years for OBC and by five years for SC/ST applicants

Nationality: Applicant must be an Indian citizen

The candidates who have appeared earlier in RRCAT Ph.D programme interview are not eligible for appearing again

Selection process: The selection of the students for the Ph.D programme will be a two-step process

Screening of short-list candidates, followed by Interview of the short-listed candidates

For Physics candidates, the short-list shall be prepared based on applicant’s score in JEST and/or CSIR-UGC NET-2011 (JRF, not lecturer ship)

For Chemistry and Life Sciences candidates, the short-list shall be prepared based on applicant’s score in CSIR-UGC NET-2011 (JRF, not lecturer ship), and/or GATE-2012

Short-listed Physics candidates shall be called for interview to be conducted tentatively on 15th-16th-17th May, 2012 and 19th-20th-21st June, 2012, at RRCAT, Indore

Short-listed Chemistry and Life Sciences candidates shall be called for interview to be conducted tentatively on 15th-16th-17th May, 2012

The applicant must indicate choice of their interview date in the application form, failing which they will have to appear for interview on one of the above dates assigned by RRCAT

Outstation applicants called for interview will be paid to and fro sleeper class train fare by the shortest route or the actual fare, whichever is less

This is subject to the verification of their eligibility from the original documents before the interview

Please note that candidates appearing for interview will have to submit proof of overall >= 60 marks in completed semesters

In absence of this, candidate will not be interviewed and travel cost will not be reimbursed

How to apply: Two copies of the filled application form, affixed with passport-size photo on each, along with copies of documents mentioned in the application, should be sent to the following address by registered post with A/D, or by speed post
Applicants are advised to preserve the dispatch receipt for future reference
Please write down on the top of the envelope application for RRCAT-Ph.D programme-2011 (Physics/ Chemistry/ Life Sciences)
For any queries kindly mail to rrcat_phd@rrcat.gov.in
Last date for online submission is 09th April, 2012
Last date for receiving applications by post at RRCAT is 16th April, 2012

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