NIRRH jobs for Ph.D. Programme in Mumbai. Last Date to apply: 03 Jun 2016
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Advertisement No. 1/NIRRH/Ph.D. 2016
Admission to Ph.D. Programme – 2016
Eligibility: Candidates with M.Sc. in Biological Sciences/ M.Pharm./ M.V.Sc. or M.B.B.S. (securing not less than 60% marks or CGPA 6 on 10 point scale for general category candidates and not less than 55% marks or CGPA 5.5 on 10 point scale for SC/ST candidates in all major examinations from higher secondary (10+2) onwards. In case CGPA is not based on 10 point scale candidate should provide a statement issued by the respective university including conversion of CGPA to percentage. Candidates, who have appeared for qualifying examination in the academic year 2015-16 and are awaiting results, are also eligible to apply. However such candidates will have to submit the proof of qualifying marks either at the time of interview or if selected at the time of admission. AND The candidates should have qualified either the Ph.D. entrance test (PET) conducted by the University of Mumbai OR GATE/SET/NET/(JRF) examination conducted by national agencies such as CSIR/UGC/ICAR/ICMR/DBT OR should be a DST-Inspire fellow.
Age limit : 28 years as on 03.06.2016
Selection Procedure: The candidates will be called for an interview for final selection.
Fellowship: The selected candidates, who have passed JRF examination conducted by CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT can avail fellowship as per the rules of respective funding agency. Non fellowship holders will be provided Institutional fellowship of Rs. 8000/- per month which will be initiated after successful completion of coursework and Ph.D. proposal presentation. It will be for 2 years and later encouraged to seek fellowship from other funding agencies.
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About Company
National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), formerly known as Institute for Research in Reproduction is a premier research institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).The institute had a humble beginning in 1954 in the form of a Contraceptive Testing Unit. In 970 it matured into an institute having a space of its own in the heart of central Mumbai with an unique identity which was then named as the ‘Institute for Research in Reproduction ‘(IRR).