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Information Brochure / Integrated PhD Program

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3.1 The Institute offers exciting opportunities to motivated and talented Bachelors degree holders with akeen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Biological,Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences leading to a Ph D degree. Experience shows thatstudents entering this program save nearly a year compared to those who go for a 2 years Master'sdegree program elsewhere and then join the Institute for a Ph D program. Each year, the Instituteadmits 42 students (12 in Biological Sciences, 12 in Chemical Sciences, 10 in Physical Sciences and 8in Mathematical Sciences) under this program. The program consists of flexible course work, aninternship-type laboratory training (wherein ample opportunities exist for the candidate to acquire basicexperimental skills and familiarity with advanced techniques for research), a research project to

demonstrate attainment of a high degree of scientific ability followed by advanced research leading to aPh D thesis on a specific topic.

3.2 Eligibility

3.2.1 Candidates with a Bachelors degree in Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics/ Pharmacy/Veterinary Sciences/ Agriculture as applicable to individual discipline, under the 10+2+3/4 system, areeligible to apply to this program. Candidates with BE/ B Tech degree are eligible to apply only to theMathematical Sciences discipline.

Bachelors degree holders in Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/Electronics followed by qualifications obtained through an examination conducted by professionalsocieties recognized by UPSC/AICTE.

Refer to Section 3.3 for requirements for admission to individual disciplines.

3.2.2 Additional notes

(a) The minimum requirement for admission to the Integrated Ph D program is a FIRST CLASS orequivalent Grade in the Bachelors degree (as declared by the University) as indicated againsteach department. Refer to Section 3.3 for more details.

(b) The minimum requirement ofFIRST CLASS in the qualifying examination is relaxed to PASSCLASS forSC/ST candidates.

(c) Some departments have specific requirements of subjects at the Bachelors or 10+2 levels as

indicated in Section 3.3. Candidates have to ensure that they meet these requirements.

(d) Those in the final year of their qualifying examination and awaiting results are also eligible toapply. However, they should have completed all the requirements for the award of the qualifyingdegree, including all examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc., by the time of joining,i.e., by the 29th of July 2011.

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