RA

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Ernakulam/Kochi
Kerala

RA

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for post doctoral positions to work on cancer biology in Prof. T.S. Ganesan’s Laboratory. Skills in cell biology, molecular biology or biochemistry are essential.

Candidates should have a Ph.D or about to finish. Experience in cancer biology would be an advantage

The projects are

1. Cancer stem cells and their biology
2. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and cancer
3. RNA interference of fusion proteins in cancer
4. Phosphoproteome in cancer cells

All projects are funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT),India and compensation will be according to current pay scale.

Expires: October 13, 2010

Please write to tsganesan@aims.amrita.edu

COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN – 2011 – U.K.

Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Higher Education

COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN – 2011 – U.K.

LAST DATE: 15^th September 2010

I. Applications are invited from Indian nationals either on line through http://www.education.nic.in or on plain paper in the FORMAT GIVEN BELOW for nominations from India for the award of Commonwealth Scholarships in United Kingdom tenable from October 2011 for higher studies/research/specialized training in the subjects mentioned below in the United Kingdom. Up to Sixty (60) nominations are to be sent to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for final selection to be made by them. Out of these not more than twenty five (25) are for doctoral studies (including via the spilt-site mode) reflecting operational quotas for awards.

II. ELIGIBILITY

The candidate should not be more than 40 years of age as on 15.09.2010 and fulfill the minimum qualifications as per Para (IV) below.

III. LEVEL OF COURSE

SCIENCE (PURE AND APPLIED): Molecular Biology

A) FOR MASTER’S DEGREE OR SIX MONTHS CLINICAL TRAINING

One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Bachelor’s Degree by 31st August 2011 in the subject field concerned (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% or above marks in Medical, Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture Group. Candidate should give one page academic justification for pursuing the course in U.K.

Applicants for level of course at ‘1’ in Para III above whose programme requires them to practice clinically, or to work in a laboratory department reporting on samples from patients, can be considered only if they are eligible for registration with the General Medical Council or the General Dental Council. Information about current conditions for registration can be obtained from: -

“The General Medical Council,

Overseas Registration Division,

178 – 202 Great Portland Street,

London WIN 6JE, or,

The General Dental Council,

37 Wimpole Street,

London WIM 8DQ”

Candidates whose native language is not English will be required to provide evidence that they have sufficient competence in English to practice Medicine or Dentistry in the United Kingdom. Nominated candidates will be required to take the IELTS, for which they may contact local British Council Office.

(B) FOR Ph.D. DEGREE:-

One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Master’s Degree by 31st August 2011 in the concerned subject fields (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% or above marks in the relevant subjects in Medical, Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture group.

V. VALUE OF AWARD

Each scholarship provides: -

(A) Student concessionary or other approved air fare to the United Kingdom by the most direct and economical route and return on expiry of the scholarship (the cost of journey made before receipt of award will not normally be reimbursed nor can fares be paid for a scholar’s dependents).

(B) Approved tuition and examination fees.

(C) A personal maintenance allowance payable monthly.

(D) A grant for books and apparatus in the first year of study and for a subsequent full year also; and a grant towards the expenses preparing a thesis of dissertation, where applicable;

(E) A grant for expenses of approved travel within the U.K.

(F) An initial clothing grant for most scholars on first arrival from tropical developing countries;

(G) Where a host institution has in advance declared and the Commission has accepted, the need for fieldwork outside the United Kingdom, a grant towards the cost of such fieldwork, which shall not normally exceed one economy and tourist class return fare to the fieldwork location. Scholars for whom fieldwork fares are provided to their home country shall not be entitled to a mid – term homeward fare;

(H) For married scholars selected by the Commission for awards exceeding 12 months, a marriage allowance per mensem is payable provided that the husband and wife are residing together at the same address in the United Kingdom. It is not paid when a husband or wife of the scholars is also in receipt of an award, or is in paid employment. For such married couples accompanied by their children, a child allowance is payable for the first, second and third child under the age of 16 provided they are residing with their parents. A scholar who is unaccompanied by spouse but accompanied by children for whom he/she is legally responsible, shall receive the equivalent of the spouse’s allowance for the first child, and child allowances for the second and third child, irrespective of the length of tenure of award.

Scholar’s emoluments are not subject to United Kingdom income tax, but holders and their spouses may be liable for the payment at least in part of any Council tax levied by the local authority where they live.

VI LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:

(A) For those applying by post, applications on plain paper (as per format given below) alongwith the required documents (attested copies of all certificates/degrees/diplomas have to be attached) should reach Section Officer, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, External Scholarship Division, ES.4 Section, A-2/W-4, Curzon Road Barracks, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110 001 by 15th September 2010. (Tele. No. 23384501, 23386401 and 23384687, 23382498)(B)

For those applying online, hard copy of application alongwith supporting documents should be submitted to reach the above-mentioned address by 20th September 2010.

VII GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

1. A candidate may apply for only one subject of his/her choice.

2. As a condition of award, the Commission or a host institution in Britain may also require a candidate to take particular English Tests and/or training in English.

3. The final selection of the nominated candidates rests with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in U.K.

4. Nomination of a candidate by Government of India does not guarantee final selection or placement. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission will make its own selection out of overall nominees recommended by all the participating countries in the programme.

5. Mere fulfillment of minimum requirements as laid down in the advertisement does not qualify a candidate for interview. Interview letters are sent only to a limited number of candidates after their applications are examined by the Committee of Experts.

6. Application must be accompanied by attested copies of certificates regarding date of birth, diplomas, degrees, mark sheets in respect of all the examination passed alongwith experience certificate of Employment (if any) and one copy of recently taken passport size photograph with signature (to be pasted on application form). Self attested certificates will not be accepted.

7. Applicants already holding a Doctoral Degree or about to obtain will not be considered. Candidates who have already done a Ph.D. in India or abroad are not considered.

8. Candidates who have already been abroad for studies/training/specialization either on scholarships or on their own, for a period exceeding six months are eligible to apply if they have been in India for at least two consecutive years after returning from abroad as on 15.09.2010. Applications of candidates who are already abroad will not be considered.

9. In case of candidates qualifying from Universities, where grades are awarded, the candidates are required to furnish exact percentage of marks and indicate the conversion formula.

10. Candidates will be expected to have some knowledge of India and of the donor country.

11. Candidates who are employed must apply through their employers. Candidates belonging to the All India Services should send their applications through their Cadre Controlling Authority. No Objection Certificate from Employer should invariably be submitted on or before the time of interview. Otherwise candidates will not be allowed to appear for interview.

12. It is very important that applicants who are in employment to which they wish to return after completion of their studies in UK should have an assurance from their Organisation that if their nomination is successful, they will be granted sufficient leave of absence. In general, a candidate undertaking research for a Ph.D. can be expected to need 36 months study in the United Kingdom even though in the first instance, the award will only be offered for one or two years.

13. While indicating the period of past experience and stay abroad, candidates should mention the specific dates.

14. As these scholarships are offered by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in UK the applications should be submitted in English only.

15. Applications in subject-fields other than those specified in the advertisement will not be considered.

16. Candidates who do not possess the essential qualification need not apply.

17. Candidates must furnish a clear and precise programme of study/research (minimum 500 words) justifying that their study/research can be carried out in the United Kingdom. Candidates are advised to describe their plan for study/research proposals carefully as these will be a primary condition in selection both PG/Ph.D course.

18 Incomplete applications and applications received after the stipulated date will not be considered and no correspondence will be entertained.

19. Documents submitted along with the application will not be returned. Hence, candidates are advised to send only attested copies of the certificates.

20. CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION.

21. In case no interview letter is received by an applicant by 30th October, 2010, it may be presumed that he/she has not been short listed by the Selection Committee. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

22. THE DECISION OF SELECTION COMMITTEE SHALL BE FINAL. NO REPRESENTATION IN THIS REGARD WILL BE ENTERTAINED.

23. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE WWW.EDUCATION.NIC.IN APPLICATION FORM CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE SITE OR CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED ON LINE. IN CASE OF ONLINE SUBMISSION, THE CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT THE HARD COPY OF APPLICATION MENTIONING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER RECEIVED ONLINE AND THE PHOTOGRAPH, ATTESTED COPIES OF CERTIFICATES MENTIONED IN PARA 6 ABOVE BY 20TH SEPTEMBER, OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

24. NO APPLICATION FORMS IS BEING SUPPLIED BY THIS MINISTRY.

IMPORTANT:

(i) Candidates are advised to submit simultaneously another “Independent Application” to their chosen ‘Institution’ in the U.K. directly so that their placements and admission become easier.

(ii) In case, the candidate has received any offer / invitation for admission in any University or Institution in U.K., he/she should bring the same and produce before the Selection Committee at the time of interview.

NOTE:

The number of applicants for Commonwealth Scholarship UK is quite large and interested candidates who have applied for the subjects offered for Commonwealth Scholarship UK 2011 can also be considered for scholarships offered in these subjects by other countries. The countries that have offered slots for scholarships for 2011 till date in various subjects (not necessarily those listed above) are given below:

(1) Japan (2) Mexico (3) Italy (4) Czech (5) Belgium (6) Israel (7) China (8) Slovak (9) Turkey.

Candidates who are also interested in being considered for these subjects for other countries scholarships, if offered in these subjects may give their order of preference of countries. Candidates who have not given any preferences will only be considered for Commonwealth Scholarship UK 2011. All the terms and conditions including value of award may vary from country to country

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JRF at IIT

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)

Kanpur - 208 016

UP

Junior Research Fellow

Project Title: Assessment of microbial diversity and community structure and their role in arsenic transformation and mobilization in arsenic contaminated groundwater of West Bengal (ACS).

Reference Number: IIT/SRIC/R/ACS/2010/156

Consolidated Compensation: Rs.12,000/- p.m.

Coordinator / PI : Dr. Pinaki Sar, Department of Biotechnology

Qualifications & Experience: M.Sc. in Botany / Microbiology / Bio-chemistry/ Biotechnology (with first class both M. Sc and B. Sc) with valid GATE/NET score OR M.Tech in Biotechnology. Prior experience in molecular Biology / Microbiology experiments is desirable.

Last Date : 17 Sep 2010

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JRF at NII

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY (NII)

(an autonomous research institute)

ARUNA ASAF ALI MARG

NEW DELHI –110067

Project Associate/Senior Research Fellow /Junior Research Fellow

Name of the project : Glycobiology Oriented Nanotools: Mechanism ba glycosyl epitopes for nanoparticle and quantum dot conjugation: a) detection, separation and inhibition of enzymes involved in glycosylation; (b) early detection of pathogens; and (c) imaging of cancer cells

Project Associate - One post (Research Associate OR Senior Research Fellow OR Junior Research Fellow

Job description: Candidate should have a strong foundation in fundamentals of biochemistry, molecular/cell biology principles and techniques with hands-on experience in techniques such as RT-PCR, quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, and microscopy. Candidate should be able to isolate and purity proteins/enzymes from mammalian cell culture, perform enzymatic assays in vitro using various spectroscopic (fluorescence, absorbance, luminescence) techniques. Experience in nanoparticles and magnetic separation techniques are desirable

Project Investigator/ email id: Dr.S-Gopalan Sampathkumar gopalan@nii.ac.in

QUALIFICATIONS :

1. Project Associate : Ph. D., in Biochemistry/Molecular biology / cell biology

2. S.R.F (Project) :M.Sc with at least three years of research experience

3.J.R.F.(Project) : M Sc. in Biochemistry/Biotechnology (Please note that the candidates who have appeared for Final year M Sc and are awaiting their results are not eligible. Only those candidates whose results have been declared at the time of submission of application may apply).

EMOLUMENTS

The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per Institute Rules. The three different slabs for Project Associates are mentioned below :

Project Associate : Rs. 16000 consolidated p.m. plus 30% HRA.

S.R.F (Project): Rs 14000 consolidated p.m plus 30% HRA

J.R.F. (PROJECT): Rs 12000 consolidated p.m. plus 30% HRA

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. The posts exist in sponsored projects and are purely temporary. There shall be no claim for regularization against any core posts of the Institute.

2. For Project Associate, Ph.D and who have qualified National qualifying examination NET/GATE/CSIR/ICMR will be given preference.

3. The candidates selected for the above posts will be on contract for one year or duration of the project whichever is shorter, at a time. The contract wherever applicable can be renewed on year to year basis within the project duration, subject to a maximum period of 7 years accumulation in one/several project.

4. The Project Associate will be paid consolidated emoluments in any of the three slabs indicated above depending on the qualifications, experience, and suitability subject to the recommendations of the Selection Committee. Project Assistant will be paid emoluments indicated above. No allowances, perks are payable over and above the consolidated emoluments. Rules and regulations governing the terms of appointment will be as applicable to the project staff.

5. No hostel/ housing facility will be provided. However allotment of shared dormitory accommodation can be considered depending on availability. No HRA will be payable if such accommodation is availed of.

6. Number of posts may vary and shall be need based. Advertisement is no commitment.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Institute reserves the right to alter the designation of the posts any time at its discretion. These posts can also be filled in a lower grade at the discretion of the Institute, in case suitable candidates with requisite qualification and experience are not forthcoming.

9. Applicants may clearly mention the category they belong to i.e SC/ST/OBC /PH and attach documentary proof of the same.

10. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview if called for.

11. Name of three references.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates may apply directly,through e-mail, to the Investigator of the project, clearly indicating the name of the project along with their complete C.V., e-mail id, fax numbers, telephone numbers. Short listed candidates will be required to submit attested copies of all their certificates and a Demand Draft of Rs 50/- drawn on Canara Bank or Indian Bank payable at Delhi / New Delhi in favour of the Director, NII (SC / ST and PH candidates are exempted subject to submission of documentary proof), at the time of interview

Further Info on NII Delhi Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Project Associate/SRF/JRF Vacancy

SRF

Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture

Rehmankhera, PO Kakori

Lucknow

RA/SRF:

A walk-in-interview will be held at CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUBTROPICAL HORTICULTURE, at R. B. Road, Telibagh, Lucknow, an Institute under Indian Council of AgriculturalResearch (ICAR), for selection of Research Assistant/Senior Research Fellow/Research Associate as per details given below:

Research Assistant (One)

UPCST Project entitled, "Genetic Transformation of Guava for Wilt Resistance".

N.B. Only Indian Citizens who are resident of Uttar Pradesh are eligible.

Qualification & Experience:

Essential : Master's degree in Biotechnology/Life Sciences with minimum 60% marks or equivalent OGPA.

Desirable : Experience on genetic transformation and tissue culture will be preferred. NET cleared candidates will be given preference.

Senior Research Fellow (One)

ICAR Networking Project on "Transgenic in Crops” .

Essential : Master's degree in Biotechnology/Life Sciences with minimum 60% marks or equivalent OGPA.

Desirable : Experience on genetic transformation and tissue culture. NET cleared candidates will be given preference.

Senior Research Fellow (One)

ICAR Project on "Application of Micro-Organisms in Agriculture and Allied Sectors".

Essential : Master degree in Agriculture Microbiology/Agriculture Biochemistry/Ciotechnology with minimum 60% marks or equivalent OGPA.

Desirable : Working knowledge of fermentation technology, Protein Purification techniques, enzyme characterization. NET cleared candidates will be given preference.

Senior Research Fellow (One)

Name of the Project : 4. "Outreach project on Phytophthora, Fusarium and Ralstonia Diseases of Horticultural & Rield Crops".

Essential : Master's degree in Plant Pathology/Biotechnology/Life Sciences Botany with minimum 60% marks or equivalent OGPA.

Desirable : Working experience on subtropical fruit crop with special reference to fungal diseases. NET cleared candidates will be given preference.

Emoluments :

Research Assistant : Rs. 12000/- PM for first and second year & Rs. 14000/- PM for third year.

Senior Research Fellow : Rs. 12000/- PM for first and second year & Rs. 14000/- PM for third year + HRA.

Research Associate : Rs. 17000/- PM fixed + HRA.

HRA will be paid as per ICAR rules.

Date : 30-08-2010

Time : 10-30 a.m. onwards

Age Limit :

For Research Assistant : 25 years

For Senior Research Fellow : 35 years for male and 40 years for female candidates.

For Research Associate : 40 years for male and 45 years for female candidates

No T.A./D.A. will be paid to candidates for attending the interview.

Mode of selection : Written test – 50 marks, Academic Qualification – 10 marks, Experience & Publications - 10 marks, NET clearance as supported by valid certificate – 10 marks and Interview – 20 marks.

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JRF at CDRI

Molecular and Structural Biology Division
Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)
Lucknow - 226 001

Junior Research Fellow

Applications are invited from Indian nationals who have qualified CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR NET-JRF to work as a Junior Research Fellow under Dr. M.I. Siddiqi, Scientist, Molecular and Structural Biology Division.

Two PhD positions are available immediately in the area of Bioinformatics /Molecular modeling at Molecular and structural biology Division at CDRI.

Qualifications :

M.Sc. degree (Ist Division) in Life Sciences / Biophysics/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/Bioinformatics or a closely related area and have an interest in computer-assisted scientific research in the area of drug design.

Familiarity with Linux-/Unix-based computer systems is desirable. Our group is actively involved in research in the field of Bioinformatics, Computational Biology & chemistry with specific focus on Biomolecular engineering, modeling and simulation studies, Virtual screening, pharmacophore perception, QSAR etc. and the applicants will be required to participate in the various ongoing project of the group and contribute to the development and application of computational models to the design and discovery of molecules as inhibitors or chemical probes.

Strong communication skills, teamwork, creativity, motivation and a desire to learn are key qualifications.

Eligible and interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV along with supporting documents to Dr. M.I.Siddiqi latest by 31stAugust, 2010 at : Email: imsiddiqi@yahoo.com, mi_siddiqi@cdri.res.in

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JRF and SRF

Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
No.74/2, Jarakbande Kaval
Post : Attur, Via Yelahanka
Bangalore - 560 064

INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE an expression of FRLHT

I-AIM is involved in trans-disciplinary research, education and outreach supported by Tata Trusts, Ford Foundation, Infosys Foundation and other such reputed organizations. I-AIM is also recognized as a National Centre of Excellence by the Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. In addition, the Department of Science & Technology has recently recognized I-AIM as a national R&D facility for Ayurveda research.

Applications are invited for RESEARCH POSITIONS

PhD Research Fellowships (JRF/SRF) -12 Positions

MSc in any branch of biomedical sciences IMD in any discipline of medicine from a recognized University.

Research Fellows will appear for a written test (not applicable for UGC/CSIR NET cleared candidates) followed by an interview. Selected candidates will receive a JRF /SRF on par with UGC/CSIR with an opportunity to register for a PhD program at Manipal University.

Research Associates/ Post Doctoral Fellowships - 8 Positions

+ PhD in any branch of biomedical science IMD from any recognized University.
+ Independent research experience with publications in peer reviewed Journals.
+ Scientific communication skills including writing essential.
+ Selected candidates will receive RA/PDF, on par with CSIR.

Young scientists exhibiting high degrees of motivation with an ability to drive motivative programs in Ayurveda and biomedical sciences including clinical research, public health, pharmacognosy, herbal pharmaceutics, conservation biology of medicinal plants, traditional medicine and basic principles, are invited to apply.

Please visit www.iaim.edu.in for details and to download the application forms.

Interested candidates may send resume before 25th August 2010 either by email to hr.iaim@frlht.org or by post to Head (RR): Institute of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine, 7412, Jarakabande Kaval, Post Attur, Via Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560 106

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JRF

Division of Plant Pathology

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI Delhi)

New Delhi-110012

WALK IN INTERVIEW on 23 Aug, 2010

Junior Research Fellow

DST funded project entitled “Isolation and characterization of genes involved in host pathogen interaction of Bipolaris sorokiniana infecting wheat” in the Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural research Institute, New Delhi-110012 on 23rd August 2010 (Time 10-.00AM).

Essential Qualification: M.Sc. in Biotechnology/Plant Pathology/Life sciences/Molecular Biology.

Desirable Qualification: NET qualified/ Research experience in fungal molecular biology.

Pay Scale: Rs.16000+HRA.

Age limit: 35 years.

Candidates fulfilling all the requirements should bring their application giving full details of academic records and experience along with attested photocopies as well as original copies of the relevant documents and passport size photograph.

No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in Interview.

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RA

DEPARTMENT OF BIOINFORMATICS
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore - 641 046,

Tamil Nadu

Research Associate

Qualification : M.Sc.,/M.Tech in Bioinformatics

Salary : Rs. 11,000/-pm (Fixed) + 15% HRA

Duration : 1 Year (Likely to be extended for one more year).

The applications should be sent to

Dr.P.Shanmughavel PhD, DSc,

Co-ordinator

DBT, Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility

Department of Bioinformatics

Bharathiar University

On or before 23rd August 2010. No TA/DA is permissible, if called for interview.

Place: Coimbatore

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JRF

VASANTDADA SUGAR INSTITUTE
Haveli, Dist. Pune

Maharashtra

Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory (MB&GE):

Applications are invited for the Junior Research Fellow (JRF) [02 posts] positions at Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory Section from eligible candidates with outstanding academic records.

Junior Research Fellow (JRF) - 2 Posts

Pay Scale + Grade Pay(Rs) :Rs.12,000/- per month consolidated

Job Profile :

For Post-1:

Candidate should have experience in plant physiological and biochemical analysis, binary vector construction, Plant transformation, Expression and protein interaction studies by sqRT-PCR/RT-PCR and yeast two-hybrid systems.

For Post-2

Candidate should have to work for development of transgenic sugarcane through nuclear and chloroplast transformation. Candidate will have to work right from collection of material, callus development, vector construction, plasmid isolation, transformation and molecular analysis.

Qualification :

M.Sc. in Biotechnology/ Botany/ Biochemistry/ Agriculture Biotechnology from any reputed University

Experience:

Freshers are eligible to apply. However, preference will be given to those having experience/ project work done in relevant area supported by thesis/ research publications.

Your application for any of above two posts should reach us on or before 21^st August 2010 by post and/or send copy by email to Dr.K.H.Babu / Dr.P.G.Kawar

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  Only selected candidates will be called for interview at MB&GE Lab, VSI.
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  Interview date will be communicated to selected candidates.
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  No TA/DA will be paid if called for interview, candidates have to make arrangement on their own.

Eligible candidates are requested to send applications with curriculum vitae (c.v.) / resume, photocopies of the degree certificates, publications etc. superscribing the envelope "Application for the post of ------------" and send By Post to The Director General, Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Manjari(Bk.), Tal.: Haveli, Dist.: Pune - 412 307 on or before 21^st August, 2010

For More Details, Contact:

Dr.K.H.Babu/ Dr.P.G.Kawar

Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory

VASANTDADA SUGAR INSTITUTE

Manjari Budruk, Taluka: Haveli

District: Pune - 412 307.

Contact Phone: 91-020-26902100 /233 /234

Fax: 91-020-26902244

email: vsilib@vsnl.com

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Project Fellow

Department of Biotechnology
Assam University, Silchar and
Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Meherpur, Silchar

Project Fellow 4 (four) [2 for AUS and 2 for CCHRC]

Qualification Masters Degree in Biotechnology/ Life Science (Zoology/Biochemistry with good academic records and laboratory skills on Molecular biology / bioinformatics / Working with cancer will be given advantages.

Salary Rs. 10,000 (initially for two years)

A walk-in-interview has been arranged on 18th (at Assam University) and 19th (at Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre) for the under-mentioned posts on Cancer Biology sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, jointly to be run under the Dept. of Biotechnology Assam University, Silchar (AUS) & Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, (CCHRC) with Prof. S K Ghosh, AUS and Dr. Ravi Kannan, Director, (CCHRA) as Principal Investigator.

Relaxation will be given to SC/ST/OBC/Minorities/women candidates as per Govt. rules.

• Other Benefits: Accommodation may be available as per the availability and University/Hospital norms. Eligible candidate may be entitled to register for PhD Program of the University. All medical benefits will be provided which are available in Hospital

• Project Duration: About 05 years.

(i) No TA/DA will be paid for their appearing in the interview.

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SRF

Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Sciences
MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY
Alwarkurichi – 627412
Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu

Junior /Senior Research Fellow

CSIR-Major Project on “Effect of enriched CO2 and O3 on insect-plant interactions. A field experiment and green house analysis of CO2 and O3 mediated changes on plant chemistry in specialist herbivore performance.”

Duration : Three Years

Qualification : MSc/MPhil in Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Molecular BiologyZoology/Botany/Environmental Biotechnology/ Environmental Sciences with one to two years experience with CSIR NET in relevant field is highly preferable.

Allowances : Rs-12,000/14,000 per month (Consolidated)

Age : Below the age of 35 years

Selected Candidate is eligible to register the Ph.D., Programme in Environmental Sciences .

Apply directly to the below said address within 15 days.

Dr.S.Senthil-Nathan
Principal Investigator
Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Excellence in Environmental Sciences
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Alwarkurichi, TamilNadu, India-627412

(Email-senthil@msuniv.ac.in)
Phone 04634 283066

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JRF

VIT University
Vellore - 632 014, Tamilnadu

Junior Research Fellow

Applications are invited for the Post of JRF (Junior Research Fellow) for the DST Funded Project in School of Bio Sciences & Technology

Project Title : "Hexavalent chromium detoxification by microbial isolates from a specific chromium mining site and bioremediation application potential: A laboratory based study"

Qualification: MSc/MTech in Biotechnology, and related areas.

Stipend : Rs.12000/- per month, upgradable to Rs.14000/- per month in the third year as per existing DST rules & regulations

Duration : 2010-2012

Send your Resume with details of qualifications, experience and latest passport size photo etc., along with relevant documents to the Registrar, VIT University,Vellore-632 014 by post or email:registrar@vit.ac.in .

The cover should be super scribed clearly the post applied for & Name of the Project.

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JRF

Department of Biotechnology
JAMIA HAMDARD
(HAMDARD UNIVERSITY)
HAMDARD NAGAR, NEW DELHI - 110 062

Junior Research Fellow

Qualifications: MSc in Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Bio-Sciences with 60% marks, preferably NET/ one year research experience.

Project Title and sponsoring agency: “Optimization of conditions of cell suspension and hairy root culture from Artemisia annua L. plant for enhanced production of artemisinin” sponsored by Life Sciences Research Board, DRDO, Govt. of India.

Interested candidates are required to report at the venue of interview 30 minutes prior to commencement of the interview and submit a latest resume along with the attested copies of necessary certificates.

The candidates who have qualified 2010-11 entrance test for admission to Ph. D in Jamia Hamdard or those who registered with Jamia Hamda rd for PhD but without fellowship may also appear in the interview.

No TA/DA will be admissible.

Walk in Interview on August 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Venue: Committee Room of Dept. of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science

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Chromatin Bio Lab (Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit)
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (JNCASR)
Jakkur, Bangalore-560064

Post-Doctoral Fellow / Research Associate Position at JNCASR, Bangalore

There is a vacancy for a Post-Doctoral Fellow / Research Associate position for pursuing frontier area of chromatin biology research in the Chromatin Biology laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit (MBGU) at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore.

The applicant should hold a Ph.D. degree in any bioscience subjects (preferable in molecular biology or biochemistry) and must possess excellent academic record.

The applicants having scientific research publication/s of their Ph.D. tenure will be given preference.

Interested candidates may contact Prof. M.R.S. Rao with their latest bio-data having three referees contacts on mrsrao@jncasr.ac.in

Address:-

Prof. M.R.S. Rao

Chromatin Biology Laboratory

Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit (MBGU)

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)

Jakkur

Bangalore -560 064

Email:- mrsrao@jncasr.ac.in

Web-page:- www.jncasr.ac.in/mrsrao

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Traineeship and Studentship

Bioinformatics Section
CCS Haryana Agricultural University
Hisar – 125 00

Applications are invited for Studentship and a traineeship (one each) under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India sponsored Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF) at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The engagements will be purely temporary and are terminable at any time without prior notice or without assigning any reason thereof.

The persons engaged shall not be entitled for any claim implicit or explicit for permanent absorption in the University.

1. Remuneration : Rs. 5,000/- per month (consolidated)

2. Qualifications :

Studentship: Students perusing postgraduate degree in Bioinformatics in a reputed institution.

Traineeship: Candidates with a Postgraduate Degree in Bioinformatics.

3. Duration:

Studentship – Maximum one year from the date of joining

Traineeship – Maximum one year from the date of joining

Interested candidates are requested to attend the walk-in interview on August 17, 2010 at 11.00 am in the Office of Dean, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.

They are requested to bring application in plain paper along with bio-data and attested copies of mark sheets and certificates along with originals at the time of interview.

No TA/DA would be paid for attending the interview

Dr. Sudhir Kumar

Professor (Chemistry ) & Head

Bioinformatics Section

CCS Haryana Agricultural University

Hisar – 125 004, INDIA

Tel: 01662-289114

RA

Lucknow University
Lucknow - 226007
UP

Research Assistant:(one)

Applications are invited from citizens, who are residents of Uttar Pradesh , for the purely temporary position of one research assistant in the project entitled "Molecular characterization and physiological Role of Cathepsins Band H from Mammalian Species" funded by CST, UP , Govt. of Uttar Pradesh.

Stipend: Rs. 12000/- p.m.(fixed)

Essential Qualification :

High academic attainment with First class in graduate and post graduate should be Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Microbiology.

Age limit: The upper age limit shall be 25 years as on 15 April 2010.

The post is temporary and the appointment will be only for the project duration. The interested persons can apply on plane paper with bio-data including mobile no. and e-mail address to Dr. Sudhir K. Agarwal, Principal Investigator, Department of Biochemistry ,University of Lucknow , Lucknow 226007 latest by 16 August 2010. The date of interview will be informed later. No TA/DA will be paid

The investigator reserves the right to cancel the advt/selection without assigning any reason.

E-mail: agarwalsk5@rediffmail.com

Phone :+91 5222740069 Fax:2740132

Mobile:9839092510

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Project Fellow

Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)
Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom PO
Thiruvananthapuram 695 004, Kerala

Walk – in - Interview


Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) conducts a walk-in-interview for the selection of a Project Fellow.

PROJECT FELLOW (2 No.)

Qualifications : I class M.Sc. in Science

Remuneration : Rs.10,000/- (Consolidated) per month.

Age limit : Below 26 years as on 01.01.2010


Candidates are advised to bring applications with detailed bio-data and original certificates.

For more details : 0471- 2543701-05, 252

Date & Time : 16.08.2010, 11.00 AM


Venue : Sasthrabhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 004.


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CSIR-JRF-NET

COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (CSIR)
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, EXAMINATION UNIT
CSIR COMPLEX, LIBRARY AVENUE, PUSA, NEW DELHI-110012
NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST (NET)

Joint CSIR-UGC Test For Junior Research Fellowship And Eligibility for Lectureship – 19th December, 2010

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NOTIFICATION for CSIR JRF December 2010

DATE OF EXAMINATION : 19.12.2010

DATE OF START OF SALE OF APPLICATION FORM THROUGH BANKS & ON-LINE SUBMISSION : 10.08.2010

(i)DATE OF CLOSE OF SALE OF APPLICATION FORM THROUGH BANKS & ONLINE DEPOSIT OF FEE : 30.08.2010

(ii) DATE OF CLOSE OF SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS : 31.08.2010

IMPORTANT DATES for CSIR JRF December 2010

A. Date of Examination: 19.12.2010

B. Schedule for sale of Information Bulletin through Bank

(i) Start of sale of Information Bulletin 10.08.2010
(ii)Date of close of sale of Information Bulletin by post only 25.08.2010
(iii)Date of close of sale of Information Bulletin by cash at all branches/ stations 30.08.2010

C. Schedule for On-Line Application

(i)Start of On-Line Submission of Application Form and Fee deposit through Bank Challan 10.08.2010
(ii) Date of close of On-Line deposit of fee (at All stations) 30.08.2010
(iii) Date of close of On-Line submission of Applications (at All stations) 31.08.2010

D. Last date of receipt of completed application forms (including duly completed hard copy of on line application in the Examination Unit 03.09.2010
E. Last date of receipt of (both kind) Completed application forms (from remote areas) 09.09.2010
F. Last Date for receipt of written request for change of Examination Centre only on merit basis 30.09.2010
G. Publication of list of candidates registered for test on CSIR, HRDG website 08.11.2010
H. Last date for entertainment of any representation about non-registration for this test 15.11.2010
I. Start of dispatch of Admission Certificate to eligible candidates last week of November 2010

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Syllabus for Life Sciences Download

JRF NET Info on Websites and Coaching Centers

CSIR JRF June 2010 Paper I/II Questions & Review

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1. CSIR will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test on 19th December 2010 for determining the eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for appointment of Lecturers (NET) in certain subject areas falling under the faculty of Science. The award of Junior Research Fellowship (NET) to the successful eligible candidates will depend on their finding admission/placement in a university/ national laboratory/ institution of higher learning and research, as applicable.
1.1 A candidate may apply either for ‘JRF + Lectureship’ both or for ‘Lectureship (LS) only’ He/she may indicate his/her preference in the O.M.R Application Form/Online Application, as the case may be. CSIR may consider candidates applying for ‘JRF + LS’ for ‘Lectureship only” depending on number of fellowships available& performance in the test subject to the condition that they fulfill the laid down eligibility criterion . If a candidate is found to be over-age for JRF (NET) he/she will automatically be considered for Lectureship (NET) only.
1.2 Two separate merit lists, one comprising the candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF - NET) and the second, of those candidates qualifying the Eligibility Test for Lectureship (NET), will be made on the basis of their performance in the above Test. Candidates qualifying for JRF (NET), will also be eligible for Lectureship (NET). The candidates qualifying for Lectureship will be eligible for recruitment as Lecturers as well as for JRF-ship in a Scheme/Project, if otherwise suitable as per the eligibility criteria of that Scheme/Project. However, they will not be eligible for Regular JRF-NET Fellowship. They will be eligible to pursue Ph.D. programme with or without any fellowship other than JRF-NET. Candidates qualifying for the award of JRF (NET) will receive fellowship either from CSIR or UGC as per their assignment or from the Schemes with which they may find association. The candidates declared eligible for Junior Research Fellowship under UGC scheme will be governed by UGC rules/regulations in this regard.
1.3 The final result of this test may be declared sometime in the month of April 2011 and fellowship to successful candidates could be awarded from 01.07. 2011.

2.1 SUBJECTS OF THE TEST

The Test will be held in the subjects as given under:

1. Chemical Sciences,
2. Earth Atmospheric Ocean and Planetary Sciences
3. Life Sciences
4. Mathematical Sciences
5. Physical Sciences

2.2 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION for CSIR JRF December 2010

M.Sc. or Equivalent degree under the subjects mentioned in para 2.1 above, with minimum 55% marks for General & OBC candidates; 50% for SC/ST candidates, Physically and Visually Handicapped candidates and Ph.D. degree holders who had passed Master's degree prior to 19th September 1991.

A candidate can also apply for the Test under RA (Result Awaited) category, if he/she is appearing or has appeared in his/her final year (Last Semester where Semester system is there) of M.Sc. OR equivalent Degree Examination in subjects mentioned in para 2.1 above during the academic Session 2010-2011 . Such candidates will have to submit the attestation format (given at the reverse of the application form) duly certified by the Head of the Deptt./Institute over his/her signature and rubber stamp (with address and name) from where the candidate is appearing or has appeared in the final year(Last Semester where Semester system is there) M.Sc. or equivalent degree examination. However, such candidates shall be admitted to the Test provisionally. They shall only be considered eligible for JRF-(NET)/LS-(NET), if they are able to produce the proof of having passed the Master’s Degree examination in the relevant or related subject with the requisite percentage of marks and within the stipulated time frame.

2.3 AGE LIMIT& RELAXATION

For JRF (NET): Minimum 19 Years and maximum 28 years as on 01-07-2010 (upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years as in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC(Non Creamy Layer), Physically handicapped/Visually handicapped and female applicants). For LS (NET): Minimum 19 years, as on 01.07.2010. No upper age limit.

3. DATE AND SCHEME OF THE TEST

3.1 The Test will be held in two sessions on Sunday, the 19th December 2010. The scheme of Examination as under: -

Paper Marks Timings Duration
I 200 10.00AM-12.30PM 2-1/2 hrs
II 200 2.00PM-4.30PM 2-1/2 hrs

Negative marking will be made for wrong answers in Paper I. Paper II will be evaluated only in case of those candidates who will be able to secure a minimum of such aggregate marks in Paper- I as may be fixed by the CSIR.

Candidates are required to appear in both the papers. A candidate who does not appear in Paper I will not be permitted to appear in Paper II.

The Test Booklet for this test will be printed in Hindi & English Version separately. The candidate opting for Hindi medium in Column No. 5 of Application Form, will be supplied Question Booklet/Test Booklet printed in Hindi Version only and Candidate opting for English medium, will be supplied Question Booklet/Test Booklet printed in English Version only. The candidate will be required to answer as per option exercised in Column No.5 of application Form.

3.2 SYLLABUS for CSIR JRF December 2010

Syllabus of Paper I (Section A), subject-wise syllabus of Paper I (Section B) and Paper II is given in the Information Bulletin for this test and may also be seen at CSIR website: www.csirhrdg.res.in

4. EXAMINATION CENTRES

The test will be held at 25 Centres spread all over India, as specified below:

Bangalore, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Karaikudi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Nagpur, Pilani, Pune, Raipur Roorkee, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Varanasi.

A candidate may opt for any of the above centres. No request for change of centre would ordinarily be granted. However, a request in writing for change of Centre may be entertained on merits, if received in this unit latest by 30.09.2010.

5. HOW TO APPLY for CSIR JRF December 2010:

5.1. OPTION-I : APPLY THROUGH ‘INFORMATION BULLETIN’:

5.1.1. BY HAND:

Candidates applying for the Test may obtain the Information Bulletin and Application forms (inclusive of fee payable) through the branches of the Bank notified below in para 5.2 (within the prescribed dates) by paying the following fee in cash:

Sr.No. – CATEGORY - FEES

1. General Rs. 400/-

2. Other Backward Classes(OBC) (Non Creamy Layer) Rs. 200/-

3. SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) or Visually Handicapped (VH) Rs. 100/-

5.1.2. BY POST:

The information Bulletin and Application form may also be obtained through Value Payable Post(V.P.P.) from the Indian Bank, 3/1, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi - 110 008, by sending a crossed Demand draft for Rs. 400/-, Rs. 200/- or Rs.100/-(as the case may be) drawn in favour of “Indian Bank, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi” payable at New Delhi. For this purpose, the candidate should send a request to the Bank with TWO self-addressed slips clearly mentioning the address at which he/she desires the Information Bulletin & Application Form to be sent by Value Payable Post (V.P.P.) As above mentioned Bank will entertain the request for forms through post from Tuesday, the 10th August, 2010 to Wednesday, the 25th August, 2010 only, hence, candidates are advised to send their request well in advance so as to reach their request within the above said period. The candidate should write his/her name, Date Of Birth, address, date of Examination (19.12.2010) and subject code on the back of the Demand Draft so that it can be located easily, if it gets detached accidentally from the letter of request for supply of Information Bulletin. However, before attaching the draft with letter of request, the candidates should check that it bears the code number of the issuing bank and drawee bank and also amount and signatures of issuing authority.

5.2. OPTION-II : APPLY THROUGH ONLINE APPLICATION:

Interested & eligible candidates may apply for this test Online through a link available at CSIR, HRDG website : www.csirhrdg.res.in

In order to apply Online the candidates are required to download Bank challan Performa from the above website and then deposit the requisite examination fee in any of the Indian Bank branches through out the country. The examination fee for the Online application is same as mentioned in Para-5.1.1 above. Candidates after successfully submitting application online are required to take print out of the Application Form, paste his/her recent black & white photograph, put his/her signature at the required space, attach requisite certificates and send alongwith CSIR marked copy of fee deposited Bank Challan in an envelop to Sr. Controller of Examinations, Human Resource Development Group, Examination Unit, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 so as to reach on or before 03.09.2010 (09.09.2010 for remote areas).

Online applications with out hard copy or bank challan receipt or incomplete in any respect will be summarily rejected. Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available at CSIR, HRDG website.

Examination fee paid along with the Information Bulletin or through Bank Challan for a particular examination will neither be adjusted for any subsequent examination nor refunded under any circumstances. Similarly, candidates should also check all the column of Bank Challan, online application, which are to be filled in properly to avoid cancellation of application, Please note that Fee submitted any other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.

5.3. CANDIDATE SEEKING FEE CONCESSION

The candidate should attach an attested copy of the his/her category certificate as a proof of his/her claim. An application form (either through Bank or online), claiming any concession in fee & education qualification but without an attested copy of a valid SC/ST/OBC(Non Creamy Layer)/PH/VHcertificate from a competent authority and in prescribed format, will be summarily rejected.

Candidate must note that CSIR follows only Central Govt. lists and not state Govt. lists. Similarly, candidate applying under physically handicapped (PH)/ visually handicapped (VH) category may note that Govt. of India rules will be applicable in this regard.

5.4. LIST OF DESIGNATED BRANCHES FROM WHERE THE INFORMATION BULLETIN AND APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED BY HAND.

(a) INDIAN BANK

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS: 1) 22, First Floor Babu Lane, Aberdeen Bazaar, Port Blair.

ANDHRA PRADESH: 1) 6-3-852, Red Cortege Ameerpet, Begumpet, Hyderabad 2) D.No.26-2-36 Andhra Ratna Road, Gandhinagar, Vijaywada 3) Kothapet Guntur 4) 40-301, Bhagya Nagar, Bellary Road, Kurnool 5) Sai Viswanatha Shopping Complex, 16/157 Trunk Road, Nellore 6) 5-2-993/1,First Floor, Nizamshahi Road, Osmangunj, Hyderabad 7) 201, Karan Centre, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad 8) 293, Gandhi Road, Tirupathi 9) Sivalayam Street, Krishna Dist., Vijaywada 10) 30-15-136/A Lorven Plaza, Block No:42, Allipuram Ward, Daba Gardens, Viskhapatnam 11) No. 14-2-153, J.P.N.Road, Mandi Bazaar , Warangal

ASSAM: 1) R N C Path, Dibrugah 2) S S Road, Fancy Bazaar, Guwahati 3) Assam Trunk Road, Jorhat

BIHAR & JHARKHAND: 1) 4, Patal Babu Road, Bhagalpur 2) Golpathar Thakur Bari, Gaya 3) Main Road Bistupur, Singhbhum Dist. Jamshedpur 4) West Gandhi Maidan, Patna 5) Sainik Bhavan, Main Road, Ranchi 6) C/7, City Centre Sector IV, Bokaro Steel City

DELHI 1) 309, Main Road, Chandni Chowk, Delhi 2) 13, Community Centre, Zamrudpur, Greater Kailash – I, New Delhi 3) 106 & 107, Aurobindo Place, D D A Commercial Complex, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 4) C - 26/27 Community Centre, Janakpuri, New Delhi 5) 13/36, Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi 6) 1376, Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi 7) 33, Pratap Nagar, Mayur Vihar Phase – I, Patparganj, Delhi 8) Main G-41, Connaught Circus, New Delhi 9) 47-48, Pragati House, Nehru Place, New Delhi 10) D-1/1, Rana Pratap Bagh, New Delhi 11) A B 20, Safdarjung Development Enclave, New Delhi 12) A 7, NDSE Part I, Main Ring Road, South Extension, New Delhi 13) 3/1, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 14) Aggarwal Tarun Plaza, DDA Shopping Centre, Tarun Enclave, Pitampura, Delhi 15) Aggarwal Mall, I Floor Plot No.3, Sector V, Ashirwad Chowk, Dwarka, New Delhi.

GOA 1) Station Road, Margao 2) Hotel Bardez Building, Coscar Corner, Mapusa 3) Dr. Domingo Roque De - Souza Road, Panaji

GUJRAT 1) Mission Road, Bhadra, Ahmedabad 2) Prof. Manekrao Road, Raopura, Baroda 3) Kantawala Dela Undivakhar, Bhavnagar 4) Kasi Vishwanath Road, Jamnagar 5) Ring Road, Belgium Tower, Surat 6) Block 316, Sector 16, Gandhi Nagar

HARYANA: 1) A-3/3, Nehru Ground, Faridabad 2) Gurdwara Road, Gurgoan 3) SCF 20 Red Square Market, Hissar 4) 574/2, Civil Road , Rohtak

HIMACHAL PRADESH: 1) 17, The Mall, Shimla JAMMU: 1) 56 A/B, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu (J&K)

KARNATAKA: 1) 35, Lady Curzon Road, Bangalore Cantonment 2) 7, Gandhi Bazaar, Basavangudi, Bangalore 3) Goldsmith Street Brucepet, Bellary 4) No 7 , 4th Main Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore 5) Mangala Shopping Complex, Touching Sangama Talikes Compound Line Bazaar Road, Dharwar 6) 57/4-9, R.S. Plaza, I floor, Vinoba Road, Gandhi Square, Mysore 7) 110, M G Road Bangalore 8) B H Road, Shimoga

KERALA: 1) 29/373F, Ground Floor, Ray Bhavan, NH 47 Byepass Thykoodam, VYTTILA ,Kochi 2) M C Road Baker Junction, Kottayam 3) C 34, S M Street, Kozhikode 4) Swaraj Round East, Thrissur 5) Indian Bank Towers M G Road, Thiruvananthapuram MADHYA PRADESH: 1) 83, M P Nagar, Zone II, Bhopal 2) 752, Iderganj Square Lashkar, Gwalior 3) G-1, Shree Vardhan Complex 4, R N T Marg, Indore 4) 426, Marhataal, Jabalpur

CHATISGARH: 1) Gurunanak Chowk, Raipur

MAHARASHTRA: 1) "Parasmani" 228, Samarth Nagar, Aurangabad 2) United India Bldg. Sir P M Road Fort, Mumbai 3) Gotmare Market, Laxmi Bhuwan Square Dharampeth, Nagpur 4) 480 Y, Swami R P Road, Nasik 5) 210 Mittal Towers, B Wing, Nariman Point, Mumbai 6) 495, Mantri Heights, Shaniwar Peth, Pune City 7) 129, Sterling Centre 11, Moledina Road, Pune Cantonment, Pune 8) Bakle Complex, 162/6, Railway Lines, Sholapur MEGHALAYA: 1) G S Road, Burra Bazaar, Shillong, East Khasi Hills, Shillong

ORISSA: 1) 32, Janpath Ashok Nagar Unit II, Bhubaneswar 2) 1140, Main Road, Rourkela, Sundargarh Dist. Rourkela 3) Laxmi Talkies Road, Sambalpur

PONDICHERRY: 1) 288, M G Road, Pondicherry

PUNJAB: 1) 42, Chowk Farid Katra Sher Singh, Amritsar 2) 922 G T Road, Jalandhar 3) Near A C Market Adalat Bazaar, Patiala.

CHANDIGARH: 1) SCO 38-39 Madhya Marg, Sector 7 C, Chandigarh

RAJASTHAN: 1) Alakh Sagar, KEM Road, Bikaner 2) "Dharma Heights" 10 Motilal Atal Road, Opp.Ganpati Plaza, M.I. Road, Jaipur 3) 4th Chopasni Road , Jodhpur 4) MP A8 Mahavir Nagar II, Kota 5)182, Outside Delhi Gate, Udaipur

SIKKIM: 1) Mahatma Gandhi Marg, New Market, Gangtok

TAMIL NADU: 1) Gee Gee Complex, First Floor 42, Anna Salai, Chennai 2) 31 Variety Hall Road, Coimbatore Main 3) 21, Koviloor Road, Karaikudi 4) 100, East Avani Moola St. Madurai Main 5) 128, Big Bazaar St. Tiruchirapalli Main 6) 5-J, Madurai Road, Tirunelveli Junction

UTTAR PRADESH: 1) E-11/8, I floor, Prateek Centre, Sanjay Place, Agra 2) Marris Road, Aligarh 3) 249, Chak Zero Road, Allahabad 4) 152-E, Civil Lines Chowki Chauraha, Bareilly 5) 3, Navyug Market, Ghaziabad 6) Bank Road, Gorakhpur 7) 50/276 Halsi Road, Kanpur 8) 64, Cant. Board office Kanpur Cantt. 9) 1-2, Ashok Marg, Lucknow 10) B-1316, Sai Plaza B Block Crossing, Indira Nagar, Lucknow 11) 213, Begum Bridge Road, Meerut 12) C-7/34-B, Lahurabir, Varanasi 13) D-48/122, Missirpokhra, Godowlia, Varanasi

UTTRANCHAL: 1) 3, Astely Hall Rajpur Road, Dehradun

WEST BENGAL: 1) 150, B C Road, Burdwan 2) 3/1, R N Mukherjee Road, Shree Ram Chambers, Kolkata Main 3) Bajaj Bhawan, Nachan Road, Benachitty, Durgapur 4) Malancha Main Road, Kharida, Kharagpur, Midnapore Dist. Kharagpur 5) Hill Craft Road, Siliguri, Darjeeling Dist. Siliguri 6) West Bengal Uni. Of Technology, BF-142, Salt Lake Sector 1, Salt Lake, Kolkata 7) Akash Ganga Commercial Complex, I floor, Block E, Basudebpur, Durga Chowk P.O., Khanjanchak, Haldia 8) 9/118, Rabindra Avenue, Khudiram Shaw Complex, 1st Floor, Opp. Zilla School, Malda.

(b) ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE

ORRISA: 1) Mallikashpur, Opp. To Faquir Mohan College, Balasore, Orrisa-756001

MAHARASHTRA: 1) Patel Plaza Housing Society, M.G.Road, Jalgoan, Maharashtra-425001

JAMMU & KASHMIR: 1) Poloview Residency Road, Srinagar-190001.

6. Candidates seeking admission to the Test must apply in the prescribed application form supplied along with the Information Bulletin for this test only. Please handle this form carefully while filling up. The completed application should be sent only Under Certificate of Posting (U.P.C). in the prescribed envelope supplied with Information Bulletin.

Candidate should check that the Serial number printed on the Information Bulletin, Application form, Certificate of Postage card and on the envelope are the same. The application form should be filled-in by the candidate legibly and carefully, in his/her own handwriting with Black INK pen. Candidate should super-scribe the SUBJECT CODE, APPLICATION FORM NO., Medium of Exam and CENTRE CODE in the boxes provided on the envelope containing the application form (with enclosures).

7. THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM for CSIR JRF December 2010:

The application form (through Bank or online), duly completed with requisite enclosures should be sent Under Certificate of Posting (U.P.C) to the Sr. Controller of Examinations, Examination Unit, Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Opposite Institute of Hotel Management, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012 so as to reach Examination Unit CSIR on or before 03.09.2010.

For candidates applying from Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshdweep, the application form must reach the Controller of Examination CSIR on or before 09.09.2010.

The candidates are advised in their own interest to apply early enough to ensure timely receipt of their applications by the Examination Unit on or before the closing date.

APPLICATION FORM RECEIVED AFTER CLOSING DATE WILL BE SUMMERILY REJECTED.

9. OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION for CSIR JRF December 2010:

(i) The candidates are advised to go through this notification and also terms & conditions given in Information Bulletin for this test. The candidate must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for this test before applying for this test.
(ii) Candidates must read the terms and conditions for CSIR /UGC Research Fellowships on the respective websites.
(iii) Candidates applying through O.M.R. Application form must use only the form supplied with Information Bulletin and purchased from any of the designated branches of the Bank listed in para 5.4 above. They should ensure that while selling the form, the bank has authenticated the form at reverse of the application form in space provided for this purpose. Application Form should be purchased from designated branches only and not from any other agency.
(iv) Candidates should follow the instruction for filling the O.M.R. Application. The duly completed application form must be sent under U.P.C. and dispatched early enough to ensure timely receipt of their applications by the Examination Unit on or before the closing date. The Certificate of Postage’ (proof of dispatch) may be preserved as acknowledgement.
(v) Candidate desirous of applying Online for this test will be required to deposit fee through Bank challan in any branch of Indian Bank and then apply at CSIR, HRDG website. After successfully submitting the application, candidates are required to take a printout on A4 size paper, affix photograph at designated space & sign across it, get endorsed by the HOD (for RA category only) and send it alongwith copy of Bank challan and other requisite enclosures, if any.
(vi) Candidates applying through Online application must note that mode of payment of fee is Bank challan from Indian Bank only. Fee submitted through any other mode viz.IPO,/demand draft/money order/ CRF stamp etc will not be accepted. Incomplete application or application submitted in any other format will be summarily rejected and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
(vii) The eligible candidates, in their own interest, are advised to keep Certificate of Postage and photocopy of both sides of the completed Application Form and three identical copies of the passport size photographs which has been affixed on the Application Form.
(viii) Candidates willing to apply through online application should see detailed notification and Instruction for applying online at our website www.csirhrdg.res.in and apply early enough to avoid any last minute rush.
(ix) Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. In their application form,
Attendance Sheet etc. and in all the correspondence with the CSIR, should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.
(x) Any change in address of correspondence should be promptly brought to the notice of Examination Unit within the prescribed period i.e. by 30.09.2010.
(xi) The Center and date of the Test are liable to be changed at the discretion of CSIR. No TA/DA will be paid to the

8. IMPORTANT POINTS for CSIR JRF December 2010:

1. While applying for this test, please ensure that you fulfill all the eligibility conditions and follow all the laid down procedures/guidelines for this test.
2. Purchase the Information Bulletin from the designated Bank branches early enough to avoid any last minute rush.
3. While applying Online, apply early enough to avoid any last minute rush
4. Ensure that completed application Hard Copy (in case of Online application) must reach to this office within stipulated last date for receipt.
5. List of candidates registered for this will be made available on our website tentatively on 8th November, 2010. The candidates must refer to our website for checking their registration in time & for having update from time to time.
6. Admission Certificates to all the registered candidates will be dispatched three weeks before the test, if any candidate does not receive the same by 10th December, 2010, he/she must download duplicate Admission Certificate from our website. CSIR will not be responsible for any delay/non-receipt of the Admission certificate. 7. The Test Booklet for this test will be printed in Hindi & English Version separately. The candidate opting for Hindi medium in Column No. 5 of Application Form, will be supplied Question Booklet/Test Booklet printed in Hindi Version only and Candidate opting for English medium, will be supplied Question Booklet/Test Booklet printed in English Version only. The candidate will be required to answer as per option exercised in Column No.5 of application Form. 8. For applying under “RA” category, the candidate should either has appeared or is appearing in Final year(Last Semmester, where semester is there) of M.Sc. or equivalent Degree Examination during the Session 2010-2011.
candidates by the CSIR.
(xii) Candidates should note that their candidature is strictly provisional till their joining. No candidate will be admitted to the Test unless he/she holds the admission Certificate to the Test. The mere fact that an Admission Certificate has been issued to a candidate will not imply that the Council has finally accepted his/her
candidature.
(xiii) The candidate may please note candidates declared successful will be required to submit a copy of their Admit Card, matriculation certificate/mark sheet, M.Sc. or its equivalent degree certificate/mark sheet to Sr. Controller of Examinations, Examination Unit, Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Opposite Institute of Hotel Management, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012. No separate intimation letter will be issued to successful candidate.
(xiv) Candidates may note that the verification of essential eligibility conditions of a candidate with reference to the documents as may be called for, will be taken up only by the Lecturer appointing/JRF awarding authorities after the candidate has qualified in the Test. The candidate should note that their candidature is strictly provisional till their joining.
(xv) Candidates may please note that all communications to CSIR should invariably contain the following particulars, failing which no response is possible:
(a) Name of the candidate (in full and in BLOCK LETTERS)
(b) Application form No.
(c) Subject
(d) Medium of Exam
(e) Centre for Examination
(Please note that no correspondence will be entertained for any matter for which last date has been expired.)
(xvi) In all matters the decision of the CSIR as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the
Test or his/her subsequent qualifying in the Test shall be final.
(xvii) Any attempt on the part of a candidate to obtain support for his / her candidature by any means may disqualify him/her for admission to the examination.
(xviii) A candidate who is found of guilty of impersonation or of submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tempered with or of making statements which are incorrect or false or of suppressing material information or otherwise resorting to any other irregular or improper means for obtaining admission to the examination, or of using or attempting to use unfair means or of misbehavior in the examination hall, may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution:

(a) Be debarred by the CSIR from this test and future tests also.
(b) Will be liable

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Project Assistant

Division: Environmental Biotechnology Division (EBD)
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Nagpur – 20

Project Assistant Level-II

Project Molecular characterization of phytoremediation potentiality of bamboo, Pteris, Veteveria and Mimosa plants for arsenic and chromium

Educational qualification

First class M. Sc. in Biotechnology/ Bio-Chemistry/ Microbiology

Job requirement

• Evaluation of plants tolerance to As and Cr stress through in vitro and in vivo experimentation
• Plant Molecular analysis using genomic and proteomic technique

Desirable: Work experience in molecular biology and analytical chemistry

Consolidated fixed remuneration (p.m.) Rs.10,000/-

Duration of the project 1 year six months

Age limit 28 years (relaxation admissible as per rules of Govt. of India)

Interested and eligible candidates may apply with bio-data in the prescribed format (Annexed) supported by copies of documentary proof of date of birth, educational qualifications and experience etc. by post / courier / email to project leader (Address: Dr. B. K. Sarangi, E.B.Division Room No-69, NEERI-CSIR, Nagpur - 440020, e-mail: bk_sarangi@neeri.res.in

Applicants are to appear for a personal interview (with original documents and work reports) before the selection committee on 12/08/2010 at 10.30 am in Room No. 108 of the Environmental Biotechnology Division. No TA will be admissible for appearing for the interview. No separate interview call letter will be issued. Candidates who do not fulfill the prescribed educational qualification will not be interviewed. No interim inquires will be entertained in this regard.

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RA

Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)

Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom PO
Thiruvananthapuram 695 004, Kerala

Walk – in - Interview

Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is proposed to conduct a walk-in-interview for the selection of a Research Associate for one year on contract basis.

Research Associate

Remuneration : Rs.15,000/- (Consolidated) per mensum.

Qualifications : MSc. (Life Sciences) from a recognized University.

Preference will be given to those having PhD

Age limit :35 years as on 01.01.2010

Interested candidates may Walk-in for an interview with Biodata and Original Certificates on 13.08.2010 at 11.00 a.m. at Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram - 4.

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NIO
Dona Paula
Goa-403004

Vacancy no : SSP2385/291-10

Project Assistant-I

Project Marine Environmental quality monitoring in KG D6 offshore block and associated facilities - Biological Aspects -- SSP2385

Position required to be filled for period of months - 12

Essential Qualifications

BSc with biology/microbiology as major

Desiarables woking knowledfge of computer

Job requirement To assist in the collection and analysis of biological samples.

Maximum age as on date of interview - 25

Consolidated Stipend per month - Rs. 8000

Posting at Goa

Date and time of interview 12/08/2010 10:00 AM

Place of interview and contact number

NIO Dona Paula, Goa-403004
Ph.No 0832-2450204/270

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JRF, SRF and RA

National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology
Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi-110012

Walk-in-Interviews

Eligible candidates may appear in Walk-in-Interview for the post of Research Associate and Senior Research Fellows in the projects listed below:

Name of the Principal Investigator :Dr Srinivasan

The Project Title:

Development of insect resistant transgenic chickpea funded by ICAR-NPTCTransgenics

Name of Position: SRF (One)

Emoluments Fixed/month: Rs. 12,000/- + HRA

Essential Qualifications: First class M.Sc. in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology or related subjects.

Desirable Qualifications: Research experience in gene cloning and genetic transformation of crops.

The Project Title:

Fusarium wilt resistance and drought tolerance in chickpea funded by ICAR-NPTC - Functional Genomics

Name of Position: RA (One)

Emoluments Fixed/month:Rs 17,000 + HRA OR Rs. 18,000/- + HRA

Essential Qualifications: First class M.Sc. with 2 years experience OR Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology or related subjects

Desirable Qualifications:Research experience in gene cloning and plant transformation.Knowledge of Computational Biology.

The Project Title:

Evaluating candidate genes towards enhancement of drought tolerance in chickpea funded by National Fund for Basic and Strategic Research in Agriculture

Name of Position: SRF (One)

Emoluments Fixed/month: Rs. 12,000/- + HRA

Essential Qualifications: First class M.Sc. in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology or related subjects

Desirable Qualifications: Research experience in gene cloning and plant transformation Knowledge of Computational Biology

Age Limit: 35 years max. (5 years relaxation for SC/ST/OBC and women candidates as per ICAR rules)

The post is purely temporary in nature and is co-terminus with the project. The initial offer is for a period of one year only. The interview will be held on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 10.00 A.M. at NRCPB, Lal Bahadur Shastri Centre, IARI, New Delhi – 110012.

The candidates must bring five copies of bio-data in prescribed format, original certificates, attested photocopies of each of the certificates and an attested copy of recent passport size photograph.

No TA/DA would be given for attending the interview.

Only the candidates with essential qualifications would be entertained for the interviews.

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