NCCS jobs for PhD Programme in Pune. Last Date to apply: 20 May 2016

NCCS/Advt./Academic/JRF-PHD/2016(1) Date:20.04.2016

PhD Programme of August-2016 session conducts National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS)

The candidates should be bonafide Indian citizens, having consistently good academic record with strong motivation to pursue research in modern biology leading to a Ph.D. degree and with eligibility mentioned below should apply for the same.

Eligibility for NCCS Ph.D Programme :

I. Should have Masters (Post-Graduate) degree in any branch of Science with interest in pursuing research in Modern Biology and having at least 50% or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) and with a valid fellowship from CSIR/DBT/ICMR/UGC/ DST-Inspire /BINC, etc.

II. Students with post graduate degree, who do not have individual fellowship but have qualified JGEEBILS exam conducted by NCBS/TIFR on 13th December, 2015 will be eligible to apply and will be shortlisted by NCCS criteria for MCQ test/interview. Earlier JGEEBILS qualified candidates are not eligible.

III. Students who have a fellowship and expect to be awarded M.Sc. Degree by end of July-2016 are also eligible to apply. Their selection will be provisional and will be cancelled if the final results are not produced by the end of November2016.

IV. All the eligible complete applications received within the last date will be screened and shortlisted candidates will be called for MCQ entrance test/interview as per the schedule given below.

V. Candidates who have qualified only for Lectureship in CSIR-UGC (NET) and the “Project List of ICMR” or DBT-JRF (Category-II) are not eligible

VI. Other terms and conditions of the fellowship will be directed by the agency awarding the fellowship. The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years which is relaxed up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Women/PWD and 3 years in case of OBC candidates

VII. Reservation will be as per Government of India guidelines.

Personal Interviews : Personal interview will be held at NCCS, Pune of all shortlisted candidates as per NCCS criteria. In case of a large number of JGEEBILS eligible applications, a MCQ based entrance test will be held on 27th, June 2016 at NCCS from 10.00 am onwards. Details of the interview process/schedule will be published on the NCCS website along with the list of shortlisted candidates on 8th June, 2016. Second class train fare by shortest route will be paid to only SC/ST Candidates as per rules. Candidates should make their own arrangements for stay at Pune. Selected candidates will need to stay for one or two days more for interaction with the guides and filling of priority form.

Fee : An application fee of Rs. 100/= only (Rupees One hundred only) should be mailed along with the application form in the form of a DEMAND DRAFT payable to DIRECTOR, NCCS at Pune. There is no application fee for SC/ST students