Ambedkar Overseas Studies Nidhi scholarship for ST students to study MS / Ph. D. in foreign universities

Government of Andhra Pradesh have made substantial investments through providing Post-Matric Scholarships to ST students on a saturation basis. This laudable initiative over the years has encouraged a large number of ST students to complete professional Courses and other Graduate Courses.

“Ambedkar Overseas Studies Nidhi” will be sanctioned to (100) ST Students every year and is open to all eligible ST Students in proportion to the population of the community to pursue Post Graduate studies abroad subject to the following guidelines:

1. Income: ST Students whose family income is less than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum from all sources are eligible. Total income from all sources of the employed candidates or his/her parents/guardians, shall not exceed Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. In case of employees, salary certificate from the employer is a must. In all cases the income certificate must be obtained from concerned authorities. A copy of the latest tax assessment as well as the latest monthly salary slip from the employer is also required to be enclosed with the application.
2. Age: The Maximum age under the scheme shall not exceed 35 years as on 1st July of the year of advertisement.
3. Qualification:
1. For Post Graduation Course: 60% marks or equivalent grade in foundation Degree in Engineering / Management / Pure Sciences / Agriculture Sciences / Medicine & Nursing / Social Sciences / Humanities.
2. For Ph.D. Course: 60% marks or equivalent grade in P.G. Course in Engineering / Management / Pure Sciences / Agriculture Sciences / Medicine/ Social Sciences / Humanities.
4. One child in a family one time Award: Not more than one child of the same parents / guardian’s will be eligible and to this effect a self certificate will be required from the candidate. The awardee cannot be considered for the second or subsequent times as the individual can be awarded only once in a life time.
5. Countries eligible under the Scheme: USA, UK, Australia, Canada and Singapore.

Mandatory Requirements:

1. He / She should have a valid TOEFL / IELTS & GRE / GMAT.
2. He / She should have obtained admission in an accredited Foreign University.
3. He / She should possess a valid Passport.

Procedure for Selection:

1. Notification shall be issued in leading dailies calling for applications and wide publicity will be given in University Campuses and in e-PASS portal in August / September and in January / February of the year (this year i.e.2013-14, being the first year for implementation of the scheme, first notification shall be issued in June / July in lieu of January / February.
2. All such students desirous of applying for financial assistance for studies abroad shall apply online from 1st August to 30th September and again from 1st January to 29th February of the year.
3. 33% of the awards shall be earmarked for Women Candidates.
4. Awards shall be given proportionate to the population of various communities of STs.
5. The registration shall be made under the scheme online at http://www.apsocialwelfare.cgg.gov.in.

Scholarship Amount:

1. Fees: Fees shall be payable in Two installments as follows:
• Installment-I: An amount of Rs.5.00 lakhs shall be payable to the students upon production of the landing permit / I-94 card. (Immigration Card).
• Installment-II: An amount of Rs.5.00 lakhs shall be payable to the students upon production of the 1st Semester results.
2. Sanction Proceedings specifying the amount of Rs.10.00 lakhs will be issued to the individual towards fees and living expenses by way of a grant subject to his/her joining the Course and the Candidates selected by the Selection Committee. The sanction proceedings can be made use of by the Candidates for obtaining a Visa from the respective Embassy.
3. Educational Loan: The Student shall be eligible for an educational loan of Rs.5.00 lakhs from any Nationalized bank at prevailing rates of interest.
4. Earnings from Research/Teaching Assistance-Ship: The awardees are permitted to supplement their prescribed allowances by understaking Research/Teaching Assistance ship.
5. Passage grant: One way cheap ticket (Lower fare) by economy class through the shortest route shall be payable upon production of valid visa and admission particulars.
6. Visa Fees: The total visa fees shall be reimbursed to the student upon production of valid visa and production of receipts.

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Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi scholarship for SC students to study MS/ Ph.D in foreign universities

Government of Andhra Pradesh have made substantial investments through providing Post-Matric Scholarships to SC students on a saturation basis. This laudable initiative over the years has encouraged a large number of SC students to complete professional Courses and other Graduate Courses.

Financial assistance for SC  Students for pursuing Higher studies in Post Graduate Courses in Foreign Universities from the year 2013-14. “Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi” will be sanctioned to 500 SC students  every year and is open to all eligible SC student graduates to pursue Post Graduate studies abroad subject to the following guidelines: 

1. Income: SC Students whose family income is less than Rs.2.00 lakhs per annum from all sources are eligible. Total income from all sources of the employed candidates or his/her parents/guardians, shall not exceed Rs.2.00 lakhs per annum. In case of employees, salary certificate from the employer is a must. In all cases the income certificate must be obtained through MEE SEVA. A copy of the latest Tax Assessment as well as the latest monthly salary slip from the employer is also required to be enclosed with the application.
2. Age: The Maximum age under the scheme shall not exceed 35 years as on 1st July of the year of advertisement.
3. Qualification:
• For Post Graduate Course: 60% marks or equivalent grade in foundation Degree in Engineering / Management / Pure Sciences / Agriculture Sciences / Medicine & Nursing /Social Sciences/Humanities.
• For PhD Course: 60% marks or equivalent grade in P.G course in Engineering / Management / Pure Sciences / Agriculture Sciences / Medicine / Social Sciences/ Humanities.
4. One Child in a family one time Award: Not more than one child of the same parents / guardian’s will be eligible and to this effect a self certification will be required from the candidate. The awardee cannot be considered for the second or subsequent times as the individual can be awarded only once in a life time.
5. Countries eligible under the Scheme: USA, UK, Australia, Canada, and Singapore.

Mandatory Requirements:

1. He/She should have a valid TOEFL/IELTS & GRE/GMAT. 
2. He/She should have obtained admission in an accredited Foreign University.
3. He/she should possess a valid Passport.
4. The Candidates are required to make their own efforts in seeking admission in accredited University/Institution abroad.
5. The selected candidate has to join the concerned university within one year of communication of selection. On expiry of this specified period of time, the award will be automatically cancelled and come to an end. No request for extension of time for availing the award is permissible under the Scheme.
6. The candidate shall not change the course of study or research for which the scholarship has been sanctioned.
7. It will be the responsibility of the candidate to obtain the appropriate visa for a country wherein one intends to study further under award from the Scheme and the Visa issuing authorities may kindly see that only such type of visa be issued which only permits the candidate to pursue specified course abroad and thereafter the candidate returns to India.
8. The applications should be complete in all respects and should be accompanied by all relevant documents. The applications, incomplete in any respect, are liable to be rejected.

Procedure for Selection:

1. Notification shall be issued in leading dailies calling for applications and wide publicity will be given in University Campuses and in e-PASS portal in August/September and in January/February of the year (this year ie., 2013-14, being the first year for implementation of the scheme, first notification shall be issued in June/July in lieu of January/February).
2. All such students desirous of applying for financial assistance for studies abroad shall apply online from 1st August to 30th September and again from 1st January to 29th February of the year.
3. 33% of the awards shall be earmarked for Women Candidates (if adequate number of eligible women candidates are not available then Male candidates may be selected against this 33%).
4. The registration shall be made under the scheme online at http://www.apsocialwelfare.cgg.gov.in. 

Scholarship Amount:

1. Fees: Fees shall be payable in Two instalments as follows:
• Instalment-I : An amount of Rs.5.00 lakhs shall be payable to the students upon production of the landing permit / I-94 card. (Immigration Card)
• Instalment-II: An amount of Rs.5.00 lakhs shall be payable to the students upon production of the 1st Semester results.
2. Sanction proceedings mentioning that Rs.10.00 lakhs is sanctioned to the individual towards fees and living expenses by way of a grant subject to his/her joining the Course, shall be issued to the Candidates selected by the Selection Committee. The sanction proceedings can be made use of by the Candidates for obtaining a Visa from the respective Embassy.
3. Educational Loan: The student shall be eligible for an educational loan of Rs.5.00 lakhs from any Nationalized Bank at prevailing rates of interest. 
4. Earnings from Research/Teaching Assistance-ship: The awardees are permitted to supplement their prescribed allowances by undertaking Research/Teaching Assistantship.
5. Passage grant: One way cheap ticket (Lower fare) by economy class through the shortest route shall be payable upon production of a valid visa and admission particulars.
6. Visa Fees: The total visa fees shall be reimbursed to the student upon production of valid visa and production of receipts.

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Ph.D / M.Tech.(Research) Programmes @ NIT Rourkela

National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Admission To Ph.D / M.Tech.(Research) Programmes 

Starting Spring Semester (January), 2013-14.

Applications are invited online from eligible candidates for admission to Ph.D. and M.Tech.(Research) Programmes of the Institute with or without fellowship for Spring Semester 2013-14. The programs are being offered in the following streams :

1. Biotechnology and Medical Engineering :Ph.D only
2. Ceramic Engineering : Ph.D & M.Tech (Research)
3. Chemical Engineering : Ph.D & M.Tech (Research)
4. Civil Engineering : Ph.D & M.Tech (Research)
5. Computer Science & Engineering : Ph.D only
6. Electrical Engineering : Ph.D. only
7. Electronics & Communication Engineering : Ph.D. only
8. Industrial Design : Ph.D only
9. Mechanical Engineering : Ph.D. & M.Tech.(Res)
10. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering : Ph.D & M.Tech (Research)
11. Mining Engineering : Ph.D &M.Tech (Research)
12. School of Management : Ph.D only
13. Chemistry : Ph.D only
14. Life Science : Ph.D only
15. Mathematics : Ph.D only
16. Physics : Ph.D & M.Tech (Research)
17. English,Psychology, Economics & Sociology : Ph.D only

Eligibility Criteria (for Ph.D.) :

The minimum qualification required for admission to Ph.D. programme in Engineering, Science, Management, and Humanities & Social Sciences is one of the following :

1. M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm in relevant discipline with at least 6.5 CGPA or 60 percent marks in aggregate in both B.Tech. (or M.Sc./B.Pharm/ MCA) and M.Tech. levels from a recognized technical Institute or University.
2. B.E./B.Tech./B.Pharm/MCA or equivalent in relevant discipline with CGPA of 7.0 or 65 percent marks in aggregate.
3. M.Sc. in Basic Sciences with CGPA 7.0 or 65 percent marks in aggregate in relevant disciplines.
4. M.B.B.S./B.V.Sc. with CGPA 6.5 or 60 percent marks in aggregate.

Additionally candidates having the following qualification can also apply for Ph.D. in Management and Humanities & Social Sciences:  

• M.A. / MBA / M.Com. /M. Sc. in Humanities, or Social Sciences or Management with 60 percent marks or 6.5 CGPA.

Eligibility Criteria (for MS Research) :

The minimum qualification required for admission to M.Tech (Research) programme in Engineering, Science, Management, and Humanities & Social Science is one of the following:

• B.E./B.Tech./B.Pharm/MCA or equivalent in relevant discipline with 60 percent marks in aggregate (or 6.5 CGPA).
• M.Sc. in Basic Sciences with 60 percent marks in aggregate (or 6.5 CGPA) in relevant disciplines.
• M.B.B.S./B.V.Sc. with 60 percent marks in aggregate (or 6.5 CGPA).

Additionally candidates having the following qualification can also apply for M.Tech.(R). in Management and Humanities & Social Sciences :

• M.A. / MBA / M.Com. /M. Sc. in Humanities, or Social Sciences or Management with 60 percent marks or 6.5 CGPA. 

Financial Support :

• Fellowships/Assistantships are available to meritorious Ph.D. and M.Tech (Res) students of all departments.
• Apart from the Institute fellowship, applications are also invited from eligible candidates for admission to Ph.D. and M.Tech (Research) Programmes under Centre of Excellence (CoE) on "Orthopedic Tissue Engineering and Rehabilitation" in BM department.
  The fellowship will be given from special Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme - Centre of Excellence (TEQIP-CoE) grant as long as the project is in operation. Ph .D.
  students will be automatically transferred to institute fellowship on completion of the project, provided they satisfy the Institute Fellowship norms . The total duration of the fellowship is limited to 4 or 5 years as stated in table above.
  The academic eligibility and selection procedure is same as that mentioned above.
• Candidates with individual external fellowships (CSIR/UGC NET/DST/INSPIRE etc.) are invited to apply. The selection process will be same as that for other candidates.

How to apply :

Interested candidates satisfying the eligibility criteria may submit online application at http://application.nitrkl.ac.in following the instructions.

1. use Internet Explorer browser version 6.0 or above
2. read the advertisement carefully
3. read the instructions to fill up the online application form 
4. fill up and submit the online pplication form accordingly
5. pay application fee of Rs.500/- online from online application portal.
6. Sponsored candidates are required to submit the scannedcopy of the sponsorship certificate while submitting online application.

Applicants are not required to send hard copy of the application form or any other document to NIT Rourkela. However, candidates who will be called for interview will be required to submit signed copy of the application form, a set of Xerox copies of all certificates and original sponsorship certificate (for sponsored candidates only) at the time of interview. They also need to produce original certificates from HSC onwards for verification. The same will be forwarded to the Academic Office by the department for record.

Important Dates :

• online submission : November 20, 2013
• Application to be scrutinized : December 03, 2013
• Completion of scrutiny of applications : December 06, 2013
• Result of scrutiny in the website : December 10, 2013
• Interview : December 20, 2013
• Result of Interview in the website : December 26, 2013
• Admission : January 06, 2013
• Semester Registration : January 06, 2014
• Starting of Class / Research work : January 07, 2014

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Ph.D. Programme @ National Institute of Immunology (NII)

National Institute of Immunology (NII) invites applications for its Ph.D. Programme. Cutting-edge research at the Institute encompasses broad interdisciplinary areas :

1. Chemical Biology 
2. Genetics and Cell Signaling
3. Immunity and Infection
4. Molecular and Cellular Biology 
5. Reproduction and Development
6. Structural and Computational Biology.

Minimum qualifications :

1.   M.Sc. in any branch of Science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics) or M.Tech. or M.B.B.S. or M.V.Sc. or M.Pharm. or equivalent qualification as per the norms of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
2. At least 60% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Senior Secondary Certificate (10+2) and Bachelor’s degree, and at least 55% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Master’s degree is required.
3. Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination this academic year may also apply; they will be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory fulfillment of the above requirements at the time of joining.
4. Reservations of seats: 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, 27% for OBC (non-creamy layer) and 3% for Physically Handicapped as per statutory norms. 

 Selection Procedure :

NII will select candidates for Ph.D. programme for the academic year 2014-2015 through the following CHANNELS :

1. Joint Graduate Entrance Examination in Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS; December 2013 
2. Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) 
3. DBT Junior Research Fellowship (DBT-JRF) 
4. ICMR Junior Research Fellowship (ICMR-JRF) 
5. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

How to apply :

Applications can be made online at http://www1.nii.res.in/NII/.
ONLINE APPLICATION INTERFACE SHALL BE AVAILABLE FROM October 9, 2013 (2.00 PM) UP TO April 6, 2014 (5.00 PM).

Important Dates :

Last date of registration for JGEEBILS (December 2013 exam) : October 20, 2013

Last date for submission of applications to NII : April 06, 2014

Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interviews : April 14, 2014

Interviews at NII : June 06 - 08, 2014

Announcement of final results (latest by) : June 18, 2014

Commencement of Ph.D. Programme (2014 - 2015 session) : July 14, 2014

Ph.D. admission notification @ INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR (December 2013)

Applications are invited for Indian citizens for admission to the Ph.d. programmes for the session commencing from December 2013.

Ph.D (ENGINEERING) : 

• M.Tech./ME./M.Sc.(Engg.) degree in the respective or allied area. 
• The candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology or Master's degree in Sciences in an allied area with exceptional academic record and having a valid GATE score may also apply. 
• For Ph.D. in BSBE, candidate with MBBS, B.Pharma or M.Pharma Degree may also apply.
• Candidate with Master's degree in Management may apply for Ph.D. in Industrial and Management Engineering (IME).

Ph.D. (SCIENCES & HSS) :

• M.Sc./M.A. Degree in respective or allied area with a valid GATE/UGC/CSIR score. 

GENERAL INFORMATION :

• Financial aid (Assistantship/Scholarship) is available for Ph.D students. 
• Admission for Sponsored and Part time candidates is also open. 
• Sponsored / Part-time candidate are not required to qualify GATE. 
• Application form & Information brouchure can be downloaded or personally obtained from the Academic Section up to November 08, 2013 free of cost. 
• The hard copy of Application form & Information Brouchure will be made available from October 14, 2013. 
• Separate application must be filled for each programme. 
• Reservations (for SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PD shall apply as per Government of India rules. The certificate for the same must be in the format specified. The formats can be downloaded from the links below :

SC/ST

OBC (Non Creamy Layer)

PD

LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM : November 13, 2013. 

NOTE : 

DEPARTMENTS OF PHYSICS AND DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ARE NOT OFFERING PH.D. ADMISSION THIS SEMESTER

• Information Brochure has academic information about all programs, as well as information on part-time, external and sponsored programs. It can be downloaded from this link. 
• The application fee is Rs. 400 for General and OBC candidates, and Rs. 200 for SC/ST candidates and all PD. candidates (including General and OBC). The fee must be paid through a demand draft payable to The Registrar, IIT Kanpur payable at Kanpur. 
• PhD applicants must submit two letters of reference as well. The Reference forms can be downloaded from this link. 

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