www.nbhm.dae.gov.in National Board for Higher Mathematics Mumbai : Scholarships for Ph.D Students for the academic year 2013-2014

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Name of the Organisation : National Board for Higher Mathematics (nbhm.dae.gov.in)
Name of the Scholarship : Scholarships for Pursuing Ph.D in Mathematics for the academic year 2013-14
Location : Mumbai

Home Page : http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/
Scholarship Page : http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/docs/AdvtPhD13-14.pdf

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Scholarships for Pursuing Doctoral Programme (Ph.D) in Mathematics for the academic year 2013-14

The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) invites applications for the grant of scholarships to students for pursuing research for a Ph.D degree in Mathematics

Eligibility :
Applicants must be motivated B.A./B.Sc/B.Tech/B.E./M.A./M.Sc degree holders or final year students of these degree courses They must have a good academic record (1st class or equivalent grade in all years from +2 level to the present). B.Sc (Honors) students with second class may also apply

The Scholarship :
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 and Rs 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. An enhanced amount of scholarship may be offered 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

Selection Procedure :
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 involve questions with short answers.

Question papers of some earlier years will be available on the NBHM website www.nbhm.dae.gov.in. Selection will be made on the basis of a written test followed by interview of short listed candidates. The written test will be held on 19th January, 2013, Saturday

Important Note :
The candidates who wish to be considered for Ph.D programmes in the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, the Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad and IISER, Pune are required to appear for this written test.

For details visit,
www.imsc.res.in ,
www.mri.ernet.in ,
www.iiserpune.ac.in .

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
Zone 4 : Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata, Ranchi, Shillong
Zone 5 : Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad

How to apply :
Applications on plain paper should be made in the format and should be sent in duplicate along with a recent passport size photograph attached to each copy 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 super scribed, NBHM Ph.D 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

Click here to download application form

Addresses of zonal coordinators for sending completed applications :
Zone 1 :
Prof Gurmeet Kaur Bakshi,
Dept of Mathematics,
Punjab University,
Hans Raj Gupta Hall,
Chandigarh-160014
Email gkbakshi@pu.ac.in

Zone 2 :
Dr Kalyan Chakraborty,
Harish-Chandra Research Institute,
Chhatnag Road, Jhusi,
Allahabad-211019
Email kalyan@mri.ernet.in

Zone 3 :
Prof Nitin Nitsure,
School of Mathematics,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Homi Bhabha Road,
Colaba, Mumbai-400005
Email nitsure@math.tifr.res.in

Zone 4 :
Prof Amites Dasgupta,
Stat-Math Unit,
Indian Statistical Institute,
203, BT Road,
Kolkata-700108
Email amites@isical.ac.in

Zone 5 :
Prof S Kesavan,
Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
CIT Campus,
Taramani, Chennai-600113
Email kesh@imsc.res.in

Important Dates :
** The last date for the receipt of completed applications is : 30th November, 2012, Friday
** A communication calling the applicant for the test (hall ticket), together with allotment of center will be sent so as to reach the candidate by : 21st December, 2012, Friday
** The applicant must contact the centre suggested by the zonal coordinator if the applicant does not receive a hall ticket by : 04th January, 2013
** Date of written test : 19th January, 2013

Deadline :
The last date for the receipt of completed applications is : 30th November, 2012, Friday

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I am pursuing Ph.d in Maths. Could you tell me the selection process?

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 involve questions with short answers.

Selection will be made on the basis of a written test followed by interview of short listed candidates. The written test will be held on 19th January, 2013, Saturday