NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY
(INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH)
20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Post Box No.11,
Next to Marathi Church, Pune – 411001
Application for Ph.D. Programme 2017
(UNDER JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW PROGRAMME)
National Institute of Virology invites applications for Ph.D. Programme from candidates who are bonafide Indian citizens and having consistently good academic record. Candidates should have strong motivation to pursue research in modern biology leading to a Ph.D. degree. The list of available projects for the current session will be provided to the candidates at the time of interview. Students with only post graduate degree and having valid fellowship from CSIR/DBT/ICMR/UGC/DST-Inspire/BINC are eligible to apply
. All eligible students interested in joining NIV must submit applications available at http://www.niv.co.in / www.icmr.nic.in on or before 26.09.2017.Total No. of vacancies – Four (UR-03, SC-01): 01 in Basic Medical Sciences; 02 in Microbiology and 01 in Biotechnology
Eligibility for NIV Ph. D. Program:-
1. The candidate should have Postgraduate degree in any branch of Life Sciences/ Biological Sciences/ Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Bioinformatics having at least 50% or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA). Students belonging to reserved category Maharashtra state only will be eligible for 5% relaxation.
2. The candidate should hold a valid Junior Research Fellowship from CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT-INSPIRE/BINC etc. on the date of joining. Candidates who have qualified GATE or only Lectureship in CSIR-UGC (NET) are not eligible to apply. NIV does not take any responsibility to provide financial assistance.
3. Other terms and conditions of the fellowship will be as directed by the agency awarding the fellowship. The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years which will be relaxed up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Women/PH and 3 years in case of OBC candidates. Those who have already availed fellowship in other organizations and seeking transfer should clearly indicate so, on their application.
4. Reservation will be as per the Savitribai Phule Pune University guidelines.
5. There will be no relaxation for unreserved positions as per Govt. of India Order
No.36011/1/98.Estt. (Res.) dt.01/07/1998.
APPLICATIONS :
Candidates who satisfy the above criterion may submit their typed applications (mentioning the correspondence & permanent address with Pin Code) in the prescribed format to the Director, National Institute of Virology, S.No.130/1, Sus Road, Pashan, Pune – 411 021 before 26.09.2017. Please super scribe “Application for Ph.D. Programme 2017” on the left side of the envelope. Do not attach any original marklist/certificate, except photocopy of an award letter along with the application form. The SC/ST/DT-NT/OBC candidates should attach self attested true copy of Caste Certificate/Latest non-creamy layer certificate. However, all the original documents must be produced at the time of interview along with self attested photocopies of all the mark-lists & certificates, failing which said candidate will not be interviewed.
PERSONAL INTERVIEW:-
Personal interview will be held at NIV, Pune. The list of shortlisted candidates will
be displayed on NIV / ICMR website. Candidates should make their own arrangements for stay at Pune. No TA / DA will be provided for attending the personal interview and the selected candidates may need to stay for two or three days more for finalization of guide.
Mere fulfilling of the minimum requirements stipulated in the advertisement would
not automatically entitle a candidate for selection. The decision of the Institute shall
be final and binding in this regard. Canvassing in any form and/or bringing in any
influence, political or otherwise will be treated as a disqualification.
Candidates should bring all the original and attested copies of following documents
while attending the interview.
1) Birth certificate/ proof of Date of birth
2) If the candidates belongs to Reserved Category / Physical handicapped, proper
certificate issued by the competent authority should be produced
3) Statement of marks of each year/semester of graduation and post graduation.
4) Valid Fellowship Certificate
5) For OBC category, valid Non-creamy layer certificate
TIME SCHEDULE FOR SELECTION PROCEDURE
For further details or enquiry please write to [email protected] Download the application format from http://www.niv.co.in / www.icmr.nic.in Websites.
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