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Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) is an advisory body to recommend financial assistance to universities/institutions/laboratories with the objective to encourage and promote scientific research in areas of relevance to the mandate of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).It develops advanced technology in areas like accelerators, lasers, control and instrumentation, computers, biotechnology, information technology, materials technology, etc. and also encourages technology transfers to other users and industry. It supports basic research in nuclear energy and related frontier areas of science.

Research Associates selected under the prestigious KSKRA programme are given an opportunity to work on R&D programmes of national importance relevant to the mandate of the Department in one of the following advanced research centres of DAE:

1.Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai.
2.Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam.
3.Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore.
4.Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata.
5.Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Mumbai.

Eligibility
A) Minimum Educational Qualification and Experience:
i)For Engineers: Ph.D. degree in Engineering (Those who have submitted thesis for Ph.D. may also apply) or Master's degree in Engineering (M.Tech./ M.E./ M.S.) with a minimum of 2-year R&D experience after obtaining M.Tech./M.E../ M.S. degree.
ii)For Scientists: Ph.D. degree in Science (Those who have submitted Ph.D. thesis may also apply).
All candidates must have a First Class at either Masters or Bachelors level. All candidates must provide a list of publications in support of their R&D experience.
B)Nationality/Age: Indian nationals who are not more than 32 years as on 1st January in the year of the application. The age criterion is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ ST candidates and 3 years for OBC candidates. The SC/ ST/ OBC certificate should be as per the prescribed format.

Selection
Selection will be done by an interview committee (appointed by BRNS) from among the short-listed candidates based on their qualification, published R&D work and performance in the interview. The selected candidates would be appointed as KSKRA for an initial period of one year, which is extendable by one more year based on performance during the first year. KSKRAs would be paid a monthly stipend of Rs 20,000 (likely to be revised) + benefits.

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