Applications are invited by National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM),
Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai for Ph.D Scholarships 2015
for pursuing research for a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics at any Indian
institution.
Successful candidates will be eligible to receive a
scholarship amount of Rs. 16,000/- per month for the first and second year and
Rs 18,000/- per month for subsequent years, a contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/-
per year and house rent allowance as per central government norms wherever
applicable.
The Scholarships are
normally for a total period of four years, sanctioned for one year at a time
and renewable at the end of the year, subject to satisfactory progress.
The scholarship will be paid through the institution they
join.
Applicants must be motivated BA / BSc / BTech / BE / MA / MSc degree holders or final year
students of these degree courses. They must have a good academic record (1 st
Class or equivalent grade in all years from +2 level to the present. BSc
(Honors) students with second class may also apply.
Successful candidates will be eligible to receive a
scholarship amount of Rs. 16,000/-(Rs Sixteen thousand only) per month for
the first and second year andRs 18,000/-(Rs Eighteen thousands only) per month
for subsequent years, a contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- (Rs. Twenty
thousand only) per year and house rent allowance as per central government
norms wherever applicable. The scholarships are normally for a total period of
four years, sanctioned for one year at a time and renewable at the end of the
year, subject to satisfactory progress. Candidates will be eligible for the
enhanced amount of scholarship only after evaluation by the board at the end of
the second year. If deemed fit, the scholarship may be extended to five years
at the discretion of NBHM To avail of the scholarship the students have to
enroll in an appropriate institution for a Ph.D. degree in mathematics. The
scholarship will be paid through the institution they join.
A written test will be held based on questions in topics
normally covered in Master's degree programmes in mathematics. The test will be
for two and half hours and involves questions with short answers. Question
papers of earlier years will be available on the NBHM web page (URL given at
the top). Selection will be made on the basis of the written test followed by
interview of short-listed candidates. The written test will be held on
Saturday, January 24, 2015.
The candidates who wish to be considered for PhD
programmes in the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai and the
Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad
The written test will be conducted at the following
centres, divided into five separate zones:
Zone 1: Chandigarh , New Delhi
Zone 2: Allahabad , Indore , Jabalpur
Zone 3: Goa ,
Mumbai, Pune, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Zone4: Bhubaneswar ,
Guwahati, Kolkata, Ranchi
Zone 5: Bangalore , Chennai , Cochin , Hyderabad
Applications on plain
paper should be made in the format given at the end of the
advertisement and should be sent in duplicate along with a recent passport
size photograph attached to each copy and a self-addressed envelope,
affixed with a Rs. 5/- postage stamp, to the address as given
below for the appropriate zone in which the candidate wishes to appear for
the written test. The envelope containing the application should be
superscribed, "NBHM PhD
Scholarship".
Applications
should NOT be sent to the NBHM office. A candidate may send separate applications
independently to more than one zone. However, in general, applications will not
be transferred from one zone to another. Names of two centres from the
respective zone must be clearly indicated giving the order of preference. A
centre of candidate's choice will be allotted, as far as possible. If
necessary, the zonal coordinator may sometimes allot some other centre close to
the indicated alternatives.
Entrance
Test: 24th January, 2015
Last
date for Submission form: 08th December, 2014