Name of the organisation : Institute of Physics Bhubaneswar (iopb.res.in)
Name of the post : Admission for Pre doctoral programme in 2012

IOP Admission Page : http://www.iopb.res.in/predoc-admin/
Advertisement Page : http://www.iopb.res.in/predoc-admin/announce2012.html

The Institute invites application for the Pre-doctoral programme from Indian nationals having the following qualifications:

Qualification :
1)M.Sc. in Physics with a minimum of 55% marks (in aggregate).
2)A valid GATE score of 95 percentile or higher,
OR
CSIR / UGC- NET qualifiers (for research fellowship) within last one year.
Candidates who have qualified JEST-2012 with a minimum score of 35 need not send any application. They will be contacted directly by the Institute. If a candidate has scored less than 35 in JEST-2012 but satisfies any of the criteria for GATE/NET as above, he/she may also send the application.
Candidates appearing for the final semester/year of M.Sc., who have already qualified in GATE or CSIR/UGC-NET can also apply. They should submit the relevant proof before joining the pre-doctoral programme. In case of non-availability of the M.Sc. results at the time of joining, the admission will be treated as provisional.

How to Apply :
Application in prescribed format, should be sent only by E-mail as a PDF/DOC file latest by 10th May, 2012 to admit@iopb.res.in.

Admission Procedure :
All eligible candidates, whether through JEST-2012 or through application against this advertisement, will have to appear for a short written test on the morning of 11th June, 2012. Result of the written test will be published on the same day and short-listed candidates will have to appear for a personal interview between June 11–13, 2012. Final merit list will be prepared based on the scores of both the written test and the interview.

Travel and Accommodation :
Candidates called for written test/interview will be reimbursed to & fro train fare by the shortest route in sleeper class including reservation charges. Accommodation would be provided to outstation candidates on request for the stay during the test/interview.