Ph.D. Admissions for Academic Session 2012-13 at MNNIT, Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Allahabad-211004 (India)

Ph.D. Admissions for Academic Session 2012-13

For On-campus physical reporting on 14.7.2012 a candidate has to register with a fee of Rs 8,600/- for Ph.D. (Full-time: Institute Research Scholar)

Rs 6,638/- for Ph.D. (Self Finance)

In case of any legal dispute the jurisdiction will be limited to Allahabad courts only (Lower, District and High Court) and will not be subject to the jurisdiction of any other courts outside Allahabad.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

The Institute admits more than 800 students to undergraduate programmes and 500 students to postgraduate programmes every year. Students from other countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Bahrain, Malaysia, Iran,Yemen, Iraq, Bhutan, Syria, Palestine, Mongolia, Ireland, Indonesia and Thailand also join MNNIT for these programmes.

The Institute offers following Ph.D. programmes in various departments:

1.1. Ph. D. programmes

All the departments offer full time and part time doctoral programmes under following categories. The course code is also given in the table below:

Description Course	Code	Description Course	Code
Full-time research students		Part –time research students
Institute research scholar (stipendiary)	11	Faculty/Staff and Project staff of MNNIT Allahabad	21
Sponsored candidates	12	Sponsored candidates	22
Self financed (Indian/Foreign/ Study Leave) candidates	13	Self financed candidates	23
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and other agencies awardees (foreign nationals).	14	Candidates registered under collaborative research programme between MNNIT and other University, R&D organization in India or abroad.	24

Department/Cell/Centre	Eligibility qualification	Area of research
Biotechnology (Under AppliedMechanics)	M.Tech. (Biotechnology), Bioinformatics and Biochemical Engg. Or M.Sc. in Biotechnology or MSc. In Applied Biological Science such as Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacy and Biophysics	Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Environmental Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology, immunology and Bioprocess development

1.1.1 FULL-TIME RESEARCH STUDENTS

i. Institute research scholar (stipendiary) (Course Code - 11):Full-time Stipendiary research scholars are eligible for financial assistance in the form of teaching or research assistantships (referred to as Institute Assistantships). The Assistantship shall be awarded to Ph.D. students on a semester-to-semester basis for a period of up to six semesters and is extendable by two semesters on the recommendation of DPGC and SPGC. Such students are expected to devote at least eight hours per week towards job(s) assigned to them by the department, which may include class work, evaluation of answer books or any other job as assigned by the Department/Institute. The renewal of assistantship is dependent on the satisfactory student’s academic performance and discharge of duties as assigned to him/her by the department.

A student on teaching/research assistantship is also reimbursed a contingency expense as per the approved terms and procedures to be notified from time to time by the Institute. The reimbursement is done twice annually  uring the period of assistantship.

Wherever the eligibility qualification is Master’s degree in Science or Commerce or Economics or English or any subject of Humanities or Life Sciences or Management, qualifying NET is must for getting Institute Fellowship as per letter F.No. 25-2/2010-TS.II, dated 30.09.2010 and subsequent modifications which may be issued by MHRD from time to time.

Ii. Sponsored candidates (course code - 12):

QIP and Sponsored full time students usually receive financial support from Govt./Semi Govt. schemes/Organisations such as CSIR, AICTE, UGC, DAE, DST, DBT, NBHM, etc. and recognized R&D organization for doing research work in the Institute. Candidates in service are to be released from the  organisation for full time research work at the Institute and must furnish a sponsorship certificate from the employer. They shall not receive any financial support from the Institute in any form.

iii. Self financed (Indian/Foreign/Study Leave) candidates (Course Code - 13):

a. Indian: Such category of students are admitted along with the regular research students through the common admission procedure. They do not get financial support in any form from the Institute. These candidates shall be available full time in the Institute and may be using the facilities in the department as and when allowed.

b. Foreign: These students are admitted through Embassy of their countries after getting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India.

C. STUDY LEAVE: This category refers to the students who are not sponsored but released from Government Departments or educational Institutions on study leave or extraordinary leave for a period not less than the minimum specified period for doing research work at the Institute. However, a No Objection Certificate from employer should be produced at the time of joining.

Self financed Candidates do not get any stipend, however all other conditions related with admission & academic performance requirements will remain same as that for a stipendiary candidate. Such candidates are not eligible for hostel accommodation in the campus.

IV. INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR) AND OTHER AGENCIES (FOREIGN NATIONALS) (COURSE CODE - 14):

These students are sponsored by their Governments and awarded scholarship by Govt. of India, ICCR and other such agencies/organization. They should apply for admission through Indian Embassy in their country.

1.1.2 PART-TIME RESEARCH STUDENT

Candidates working in the R & D institutions or in other recognized institution/organization, who wish to apply under part-time category, are required to route their applications through their organization clearly stating that: -

(i) Their organization/institute is equipped with the necessary research and library facilities.

(ii) The candidate is in employment with the sponsoring organization for the last 2 years (counted upto time of  admission / registration).

The employer must undertake to relieve the candidate, to stay on the campus to enable the candidate to complete the “course work”, “Comprehensive” and “State of Art” seminar. All the candidates admitted under this Category must fulfill one semester residential requirement at the Institute preferably for course work.

I. Institute faculty/staff and project staff of MNNIT allahabad (course code - 21):

This category refers to the students who are employees of the Institute and are admitted to the Ph.D. programme.Project staff are those candidates who are working on the various projects undertaken by the Institute and are admitted to the Ph.D. Programme.

Ii. Sponsored candidates (course code - 22):

a. Any candidate admitted under this category will be at par with Full-time Sponsored candidates for the payment of fees.

b. These candidates must fulfill one semester of residential requirement at the Institute. These candidates will have one supervisor from the Institute (Internal) and the other from their parent organization (External).While the requirement of Institute supervisor is a must, the external supervisor is optional depending on the availability.

Those candidates who are from such organizations/institutes where adequate laboratory facilities are not available (as assessed by the supervisor at MNNIT Allahabad), are required to spend a minimum of 60 days at MNNIT Allahabad, for completing research/laboratory work during the entire programme. These 60 days are additional to the residential requirement of one semester.

iii. Self-financed candidates (Course Code - 23):

Candidates admitted under this category will be at par with Full-time Self-financed candidate for the payment of fees. However, for foreign candidates except the change in the tuition fee other components of the fee structure will be applicable. The candidates of this category will be governed by the Clause 1.3.2. ii. (b) for Sponsored candidates.

iv. Candidates registered under collaborative research programme between MNNIT and other University, R & D organization in India or abroad (Course Code - 24):

Candidates working in approved Indian/ Foreign educational institutes or recognized R&D organizations, which are equipped with the necessary research and library facilities, may be considered for admission to the Ph.D. programme in engineering and management. The educational institutes located in India must be approved by AICTE. The students of this category will be governed by the Clause 1.3.2. ii. (b) for Sponsored candidates.

2. Eligibility for Admission

(i) The eligibility conditions given below are the absolute minimum. Departments may prescribe any other requirements over and above the absolute minimum, subject to the approval of the SPGC.

(ii) The “specified minimum” marks/CPI (Cumulative Performance Index), referred to in subsequent sections, implies a minimum of 60% aggregate marks or equivalent CPI for Ph.D. at qualifying examination. For SC/ST candidates eligibility in specified minimum marks is relaxed to 55% or equivalent.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Eligible candidates are required to download the application form from our Institute website ww.mnnit.ac.in . Duly filled-in and signed application form along with a demand draft of ` 1000/- (` 500/- for SC/ST) in favour of Director, MNNIT payable at Allahabad must reach The Admission Cell, Office of the Dean (Academic),Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad – 211004 latest by May 25, 2012 up to 5.30 PM.

Note: A candidate willing to apply for more than one programme in different department has to apply separately with a demand draft of `1000/- (`500/- for SC/ST) for each programme.

IMPORTANT DATES

DOWNLOAD OF APPLICATION FORM: 17.04.2012

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF THE PRINTED AND SIGNED APPLICATION FORM: 25.5.2012 up to 5.30PM

DISPLAY OF SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES: 05.06.2012

WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND INTERVIEW FOR PH.D.: 21.6.2012 to 22.6.2012

DECLARATION OF RESULT FOR PH.D.: 29.06.2012

REGISTRATION OF PH.D. CANDIDATES: 14.07.2012

COMMENCEMENT OF CLASSES: 25.07.2012

ADDRESS TO SEND THE APPLICATION FORM

The filled up and signed application form along-with demand draft should be dispatched/submitted at the following Address so as to reach on or before 25.5.2012 up to 05.30 PM:

Admission Cell

Office of the Dean (Academic)

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Allahabad-211004

Phone: Office: (0532) 227-1109, 227-1110; Fax: (0532) 2445101

Emil ID: admissions@mnnit.ac.in

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