AcSIR Ph.D. Programme CSIR-IICT-PhD – August 2012

CSIR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

(Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)

Hyderabad 500 607

Application for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) AcSIR Ph.D. Programme

CSIR-IICT-PhD – August 2012

CSIR-IICT invites applications from highly talented and research oriented candidates to join as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to pursue PhD Program at CSIR-IICT for the Academic Session starting from August 2012. A brief profile of research activities at CSIR-IICT is given in the Annexure enclosed.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates must fulfil the following eligibility criteria to be considered for selection to the Program.

I. First class M.Sc. degree or equivalent in Chemical or Biological sciences OR First class BE/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering

AND

Qualified in CSIR/UGC-NET Examination with a valid Rank OR a valid DST INSPIRE/ICMR/ Fellowship in one of the above disciplines OR a valid GATE score for BE/ B.Tech Chemical Engineering. (Please note that the candidates, who have passed CSIR-UGC-NET examination, under the Lectureship category only, are NOT eligible)

OR

II. CSIR Senior Research Fellow (SRF) (Direct).

VACANCY: Presently there are about 30 Vacancies for the PhD Program.

ACSIR PHD REGISTRATION: All JRFs selected for the above Program shall be registered under the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) for pursing their PhD. Hence the candidates must necessarily submit on-line application to AcSIR at http://acsir.res.in Last date for submitting online application is May 18, 2012.

FELLOWSHIP: Candidates selected for the PhD Program at CSIR-IICT shall draw their fellowship and other allowances, contingency etc., as per their respective fellowship schemes.

SELECTION: Selection for admission to the Ph.D. Programme shall be on the basis of interview(s) to be conducted at CSIR-IICT for the short-listed candidates. The interviews are likely to be conducted on June 27 to 28, 2012. Please note that as per the applicable norms no TA/DA shall be paid to the candidates appearing for the interview.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

1. Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria may apply online for PhD Admission to CSIR- IICT at www.iictindia.org on or before May 21, 2012 (Apply online)

2. In addition, the candidates MUST ALSO submit on-line applications for PhD registration in AcSIR at http://acsir.res.in on or before May 18, 2012. PLEASE MAIL A SOFT COPY OF THE RECEIPT/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AcSIR to phdatiict@gmail.com AcSIR Coordinator, CSIR-IICT

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.iictindia.org/AcSIRNotice2012.pdf