Project Oriented Courses 2013 at JNCASR

Applications have been invited by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore for admission to following courses of Academic Year 2013:

(i) Project Oriented Chemical Education (POCE)
(ii) Project Oriented Biological Education (POBE)

Eligibility:
POCE:
Project Oriented Chemical Education (POCE) is only for students studying in first year of three years BSc program (preferably with PCM combination).

The total number of Fellowships offered will be up to 10. Selected students will be given an opportunity to involve in programmes such as lectures, laboratory projects and research. The programme will be conducted during summer vacation for a period of 6 to 8 weeks. A scholarship of Rs. 6000/- per month will be provided. Students selected are expected to work at the Centre for three such consecutive summers. Where possible, students will be allowed to work in the Centre during mid-semester vacations as well. Specialization in advanced materials will be possible during the last year. After the successful completion of the programme at the end of 3 years, the students will a receive a Diploma in Chemistry from the Centre.

Those who complete the POCE programme with outstanding performance will be eligible for admission to the MS / PhD programme of the Centre subject to satisfactory performance in the interview.

POBE:
Only the students who are studying in first year of three years BSc program (preferably having Biology as one of the subjects) can apply for POBE.

Selected students are exposed to the concepts and methodologies driving integrative research in biology today, through a combination of lectures, laboratory projects and research. The programme will be conducted during the summer vacation for a period of 6 to 8 weeks. The total number of Fellowships offered will be up to 10. Scholarship of Rs. 6000/- per month will be provided. Students selected are expected to work at the Centre for three consecutive periods. After the successful completion of the programme at the end of 3 years, the students will a receive a diploma in Biology from the Centre. Where possible, students will be allowed to work in the Centre during mid-semester vacations as well. Specialization in a more focused area or research will be possible during the second and third years.

Those who complete the POBE programme with outstanding performance will be eligible for admission to the MS / PhD programme of the Centre subject to satisfactory performance in the interview.

Applications:

Completed application form, accompanied by two confidential reports from the Referees (in sealed envelopes) and also attested copies of statement of marks should reach The Assistant Coordinator, Fellowships and Extension Programmes, JNCASR, Jakkur, Bangalore 560 064.

• Last date for requests for application form by post: February 18, 2013
• Last date for download of application form: February 25, 2013
• Last date for receipt of completed application form: March 4, 2013

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