PhD Admissions in Biotech / Biochem / Life Science – 2018 @ NIT Patna
National Institute of Technology Patna invites application for admission to Ph. D Programme in Biotech / Biochem / Computational Biology, Life Science for Selection through Institute Admission Test and Interview during Even emester (Jan-Jun’2018) for the Session 2017-18 in the following departments as detailed below:
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Chemistry Department : Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Material Science & Technology, Bio-Chemistry, Environmental Science, Analytical Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Nano Science & Technology, Chemical Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science & Technology. Pharmaceutical Science, Computational Biology, Life Science. Molecular & Biotechnology.
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Candidates with following qualifications shall be eligible for admission to the Full- Time Ph.D. Programme of the Institute. Part-time Programme is only applicable for the internal Candidates who are working as a regular/contractual employee at NIT Patna.
The applicants seeking admission to the Ph.D. Programme shall be classified under any one of the following categories.
(i) Full Time Ph.D Programme:
a) With Scholarship – Funded by NIT Patna
b) With direct financial support from Govt. / Semi Govt. agencies such as CSIR, UGC, DST, DAE, etc.
c) Full time Sponsored employee of PSU
d) Sponsored applicant will be eligible for admission, if they are treated by their employers as on-deputation with their salary and allowances and are relieved from their organization/ institute for a minimum period of two years.
e) The sponsored candidates are exempted from GATE/ NET qualification, but they should possess the minimum entry qualification fixed by the institute as per eligibility criteria for full time candidate selection.
(ii) Part Time: without Scholarship – Internal Candidate admitted shall be considered against supernumerary seats. and shall not be counted against open seats notified for admission to the program. Candidates recommended by competent authority under •
Part-time category are exempted from appearing at Screening written rest and Selection Interview for admission. The Part-Time Ph. D. programme candidate(s) have to continue to discharge their assigned duties along with their research work as per the schedule of the Ph. D. programme at the institute. While doing Ph.D course work HoDs will reschedule their assign duty.
(A) NIT Patna Employees (Faculty and Staff) may be admitted to Ph. D. programme as a Part- time Internal candidate, provided.
a) The employees of the Institute have completed two years of regular service and are also confirmed in his/her service at this institute.
b) Employees who have been recruited against open advertisement on pay scale of the institute are only eligible. The employees appointed and paid by the project fund or from any other temporary grant will not be treated as internal candidate under the category of employee of the institute.
c) The minimum eligibility of Degree and GATE/ NET requirement is mandatory for teaching /non-teaching employee(s) of NIT Patna having served less than 2 years at NIT Patna.
Those who have completed two years of regular service and are confirmed in the services are exempted from GATE/ NET provided they fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria.
(B) NIT Patna Faculty Appointed on Consolidated salary: and presently working in the Institute may be considered for admission to the Doctoral program. Provided the candidate
a) Fulfills minimum eligibility of qualification and GATE/ NET requirement for admission. and will be governed by the regulation of the Doctoral program.
b) Having completed at least ONE year of service in the institute and likely to continue on the post in the Institute for at least one year in continuation, may be considered on the recommendation of the HoD(s) of the depanment.
c) In case of continuing on the post and drawing salary (as applicable). will not be eligible for Institute Scholarship.
d) After termination of the contract, No Institute Scholarship will be admissible and candidate will continue as self-Sponsored candidate. and continue to be governed by the regulation of the Doctoral program.
(C) JRF/ SRF under externally funded Projects: – appointed and presently working in the Institute may be considered for admission to the Doctoral program, provided the candidate
a) Fulfills minimum eligibility of qualification requirement for admission, and will be governed by the regulation of the Doctoral program.
b) Having completed at least ONE YEAR as JRF/ SRF in the Institute and likely to continue due to his/ her satisfactory performance and research work.
c) The Principal lnvestigator(s) (Pl) of the Project may recommend for admission (based on his work performance and research work), after approval of it by the DRC.
d) The JRF/ SRF is likely to continue under the project. He/ she will continue to draw salary as applicable and are not eligible for Institute Scholarship.
e) After termination of contract, Institute Scholarship will not be admissible and candidate will continue as self-Sponsored candidate, and shall continue to be governed b) the regulation of the Doctoral program.
Eligibility Criteria For Selection For the Full-Time Candidate:
Candidates with following qualification will be eligible for admission to the Ph. D. Programme of the Institute.
M. Sc./ M. Com./ MBA/ MA or equivalent degree in relevant and related discipline with at least 6.0 CGPA (in the scale of 10) or 55 percent marks or equivalent in aggregate from a recognized institute or university.
Candidates with M. Sc./ M. Com./ MBA/ MA or equivalent degree from IITs/ NITs/ CFTI/ SFTI or Central/ State University in relevant discipline are required to produce a proof of having qualified GATE/ JAM/ JEST/ CAT/ NET/ SLET/ JRF or equivalent national eligibility test while taking admission in the master degree in the relevant discipline OR has valid Score in one of the national eligibility test.
B. Tech/ 8.E./ 8. Arch or equivalent degree in relevant discipline with at least 8.5 CGPA (in the scale of 10) or 80 percent marks in aggregate fom a recognized technical institute or university. with a valid GATE/ NET/ JAM/ JEST qualifying score is mandatory.
a. Must have passed the qualifying examination in Single attempt without any backlog or failure in any semester from IITs/ NITs/ CFTI/ SFTI or Central/ State University
b. Has not graduated earlier than one year, and holds rank of I to 10 in his/her graduating branch from where graduated.
The minimum COPA/ marks percentage shall be relaxed by 0.5 CGPA or 5 percent in case of candidates belonging to the SC/ ST/PwD categories in all cases.
Admission Procedure and Other Details:
Admission to the Ph. D. Programme shall be made by the Institute based on minimum eligibility criteria for the programme and selected after evaluation of the candidate in Screening written Test and/or selection Interview conducted by the respective DRC.
Candidates’ name with application number, fulfilling minimum eligibility criteria for admission to the respective department and programme will be displayed on the Institute website as per admission schedule.
DRC of the respective department will conduct screening written Test and Selection Interview. The final selection will be done after Selection Interview.
Following type candidates with minimum eligibility qualification are exempted from appearing screening written test for admission in Ph. D Program:
i) Having qualified National Level Examination/ Scholarship such as GATE/ INSPIRE/ UGCNET/ CSIR-NET or any other at National Level Fellowship/ Scholarship.
ii) Teaching/ non-teaching employees. Contractual teaching faculty and JRF/SRF of externally funded research project of the Institute.
iii) Candidates with Master’s Degree from IIT(s), NIT(s) and IIIT(s) with minimum 8.5 CGPA and fulfilling all other requirements as stated in the admission notice.
A merit list is prepared after written test and interview and admission is strictly based on merit subject to verification of documents & original certificates.
Scholarship & Financial Assistance for Ph. D. Programme:
Institute Research Fellowship will be available to the eligible students as per MHRD, GOI norms. The period and amount of research fellowship shall be as per notification of the competent authority from time to time.
Note: The scholarships from any other agency/ organization are governed by rules and regulation of funding agency only, and students shall be governed by their rules only.
Documents required to be submitted along with the downloaded application
form:
The candidates are required to submit following documents along with the application form:
a. Photocopy of High School Certificate
b. Photocopies of all Mark sheets
c. Certificate of sponsorship in the prescribed format (if applicable).
d. A photocopy of GATE/NET or equivalent score card
e. A photocopy of the certificate of Caste (if applicable).
Documents required for verification during the interview and admission:
(i) The candidates are required to bring following documents at the time of written Examination/ interview:
a. High School Certificate in original.
b. Mark sheets of qualifying examination in original.
c. Character Certificate issued b} the Head of the Institution last attended/ from employer.
d. Certificate of sponsorship in the prescribed format (if applicable).
e. No. Objection certificate from parent employer (if applicable).
(ii) The candidates are required to bring following documents at the time of admission:
a. Passport size Photographs ( 4 Nos.).
b. Two set of Self attested copies of al I the documents I isted above.
c. Admission letter if an) issued b) the Institute verified document/ Admit Card used for Admission Test.
Application Procedure:
Note: Those who have applied against earlier Admission Notice No. 344/Acad./17-18 dated 16th October’ 2017. need not to apply again. Their candidature will be considered in this round based on the application submitted by them previously. However. they have to participate in the selection process a fresh.
1. All candidates are advised to apply only through online on NIT Patna website http://www.nitp.ac.in. Application fees need to be paid online through Institute website only.
2. After submission of online application, applicant should dov. nload the printed application and send it along with the required documents, proof of on line pa):ment to the address given below on or before 3rd April’ 2018 by speed/registered post. Application by hand will not be entertained.
3. Application fee is of Rs. 1500/- for General/ OBC/ Sponsored category and Rs. 750/- for SC/ ST/ PwD.
4. Applicants from SC/ ST/ PwD category must enclose Certificate issued by competent authority to claim relaxation in application Fee.
Admission Schedule for Ph. D Program -Even Semester (Jan-June 2018) during the session: 2017-18
Postal Address for applications submission:
Assistant Registrar (Academic)
National Institute of Technology Patna
Ashok Rajpath, PATNA-800005 (India)
Phone: Office: (0612) 237-1929. 237-0843, Ext. 247,263, 108; Fax: (0612) 2670631
Institute Web Site: www.nitp.ac.in Email ID: [email protected]
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