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Tuesday 30 April 2013

BIOTECH INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME (BITP) 2013-14




BITP is a programme of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, managed by Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL). The objective of BITP is to provide practical industrial exposure for six months to students to imMe job prospects and to help biotech industry to identify prospective manpower. During the training stipend @ 8000/- per month is paid to trainees and bench fee is paid to companies to cover expenses towards training. DBT invites applications from the biotech students and requisitions from the biotech companies.

Attn: Biotechnology Industry

Biotech companies interested to provide practical training to the students of Biotechnology under BITP may apply online. The companies would have no obligation towards any payments to trainees. For "Requisition Form" please visit www.bcil.nic.in/bitp2013/index.asp from 1st May, 2013. Trainees would be provided to companies subject to availabky. In case of any query, please send email to bitp.dbt@nic.in.

Attn: Biotechnology Students

Biotech students interested in practical training in biotech companies may apply online. B.E./B.Tech./M.ScIM.Tech./M.V.Sc. in Biotechnology from Indian recognized universities with minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade completed in the year 2012 or 2013 are eligible to apply. Candidates will be selected based on online test followed by interview. Online test would be conducted at centers across the country. Applications will be accepted online only along with the non-refundable application fee of 500/- to be paid online by Debit/Credit card or internet banking. For details about the programme and to fill the application form, please visit www.bcil.nic.in (Online portal for filling applications forms will be opened from 1 May, 2013).

The following documents are to be sent to Mr. Manoj Gupta, Deputy Manager, Biotech Consortium India Limited , 5th floor, Anuvrat Bhavan, 210, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi-110002 by speed post/courier:

1. Hard copy of the online submitted application form and payment receipt. 2. Copies of marksheets and degree/provisional certificate of highest degree qualification upto the semester/year for which result has been declared attested by gazetted officer.

Important Timelines (2013):

Last date for receipt of applications and documents. : May 31 List of the candidates short listed for online test will be displayed on the website, www.bcil.nic.in.:June 3rd week Online test : July 6 Results of online test, list of candidates short listed for Interview, details of venue, date and time of the interview will be displayed on website. No individual intimation for interviews would be sent: July 12 July 25th- August 23rd : Interviews for final selection of candidates September 2nd week : List of candidates selected for training will be displayed on website. October : Commencement of training.

Candidates interested in higher studies and research need not apply. Application does not guarantee training under BITP. No TA/DA will be paid to the students appearing for online test. Decision of the Selection Committee will be final. Training does not ensure permanent placement. Candidates will be required to join anywhere in India. Applications for change of location will not be entertained. If the trainee leaves the training in between or is terminated, stipend and bench fee would not be paid for the rest of the training period.

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Saturday 27 April 2013

St Xavier’s College DBT Training Program (STTP) in Bionanomaterials for Pest and Disease Management


St Xavier’s College DBT Training Program (STTP) in Bionanomaterials for Pest and Disease Management | 14 to 30 May 2013

DBT Sponsored Short Term Training Programme (STTP) in ‘Bionanomaterials for Pest and Disease Management’

We invite applications from faculty members working in colleges for STTP in ‘Bionanomaterials for Pest and Disease Management’ to be held at St Xavier’s College, from 14 to 30 May 2013. This STTP is aimed to provide hands on training. Interested faculty members should submit their CV, no objection certificate from Head of the Institution and Research write-up about the proposed programme to Dr K. Sahayaraj, on or before 5 May 2013. 
There is no course fee or registration fee for this STTP. The candidates will be selected based on their qualification, subjects teaching and trust area of research.

Address for correspondence:
Dr K. Sahayaraj, DST Short Term Training Programme (STTP), Crop Protection Research Centre, Department of Zoology, St Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai 627 002, Tamil Nadu, Mobile: 094434 97192; e-mail: ksraj42@gmail.com

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"SwarnaJayanti Fellowships 2012-13" for PhD candidates sponsored by DST, New Delhi

"SwarnaJayanti Fellowships 2012-13" for PhD candidates sponsored by DST, New Delhi

Ministry of Science & Technology
Department of Science & Technology
SwarnaJayanti Fellowships 2012-13

Government of India had instituted a scheme titled “SwarnaJayanti Fellowships” to commemorate India’s fiftieth year of Independence. Under this scheme a selected number of young scientists, with excellent track record, are provided special assistance and support to enable them to pursue research in frontier areas of science and technology. The fellowship is scientist specific and not institution specific, very selective and has close academic monitoring.

NATURE OF SUPPORT : The support will cover all the requirements for performing the research and will include a fellowship of Rs. 25,000/- per month for five years. The fellowship will be provided in addition to the salary they draw from their parent Institution. In addition to fellowship, grants for equipments, computational facilities, consumables, contingencies, national and international travel and other special requirements, if any, will be covered based on merit. Scientists selected for the award will be allowed to pursue unfettered research with a freedom and flexibility in terms of expenditure as approved in the research plan. The project should contain innovative research idea and it should have a potential of making impact on R&D in the discipline.
DURATION : The duration of the fellowship will be for a period not exceeding five years.

ELIGIBILITY :
• The applicant should possess Ph.D in Science/ Engineering/ Medicine.
• Scientists should be active in the frontier area of science and engineering with outstanding contributions in the form of research publications and/ or patents, peer recognition from scientific community, awards etc. in his/ her area of research.
• The fellowship is open to Indian Nationals residing in India or abroad.
• The scientists from abroad can choose to work at any S&T institution within India. However, he/ she will have to submit a letter from Head of the institution at which they wish to pursue research, stating that administrative and basic infrastructural support to facilitate research will be provided.
• The institute should also undertake financial and other management responsibilities of the project throughout the five year term in case fellowship is awarded to the scientist.

AGE ELIGIBILITY : The fellowship is open to scientists between 30 to 40 years of age as on December 31, 2012. Applications of candidates who have completed 40 year of age as on or before 31.12.2012 will not be considered.

SELECTION : The selection procedure will include consideration at various stages. The Department constitutes a Subject Committee which screens applications received and calls the screened in applicants for presentation. The candidates shortlisted after presentation by the Subject Committees will have to make presentation to the National Core Committee of Experts which gives its final recommendations. An empowered Committee of Secretaries will make the final selection based on the recommendation of National Core Committee. Scientists selected for the award should have accomplished innovative original research in frontier areas of science and technology.

APPLICATION : Applications for the “SwarnaJayanti Fellowships” are invited from eligible candidates in the format given below. The candidates may be required to submit further additional information as required and present the project idea before final selection. Only one hard copy and one soft copy (to be sent over email in .pdf format) of the application in the prescribed format along with the project document should be submitted to:
Milind Kulkarni
Scientist-F
Department of Science & Technology
Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi – 110 016.
Email : milind@nic.in
Deadline : May 15, 2013

www.dst.gov.in

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New Revised Date for DBT JRF Examination

New Revised Date for DBT JRF Examination

Government of India
Ministry of Science and Technology
Department of Biotechnology DBT-JRF Program
Application form for the Biotechnology Eligibility Test - 2013 (BET)
Coordinated by NCCS

THE NEW DATE AND TIME FOR BET-2013 DBT-JRF EXAMINATION WILL BE 5th MAY 2013 FROM 10 AM to 12.30 PM. NEW HALL TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON SIFY WEBSITE ON 30th APRIL 2013. ALL THE STUDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO DOWNLOAD NEW HALL TICKET ON 30th APRIL 2013.

STUDENTS, WHO WISH TO HAVE THEIR CITY OF EXAM CHANGED SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEND A REQUEST UP TO 5 PM OF 26th APRIL 2013 BY E-MAIL TO rajesh.balasubramanian@sifycorp.com WITH A COPY TO dbt_jrf@nccs.res.in NO REQUEST FOR CENTRE CHANGE WILL BE ENTERTAINED AFTER 26th APRIL 2013. RESULTS WILL BE DECLARED ON 10th MAY 2013.

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Center For DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) Hyderabad RESEARCH SEMINAR

Center For DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) Hyderabad

CDFD RESEARCH SEMINAR

"Signatures of natural selection on
human immunity genes and its importance in 
disease association across populations"

By

Dr. Souvik Mukherjee
National Institute of Biomedical Genomics
Kalyani, India
USA


Friday, 10th May, 2013
4.15 pm

At CDFD Lecture Hall, 2nd Floor,
Tuljaguda Lab Building.

http://www.cdfd.org.in/

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CSIR-CDRI LUCKNOW Invites Applications for Ph.D. Programme

CSIR-CDRI invites applications for PhD Programme of August 2013 session

CSIR-CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LUCKNOW
Invites Applications for Ph.D. Programme of
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) August 2013 Session


The CSIR-CDRI, a premier research institute of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), invites applications for Ph.D. Programme under Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) from eligible candidates.

Eligibility : Ph.D. (Science): M.Sc. / M.Pharm / M.S. (Pharm.) in Life sciences / Biotechnology / Organic Chemistry / Pharmaceutical sciences and qualified in CSIR-UGC-NET, ICMR, DBT examination for Junior Research Fellowship. The fellowship should be valid as on date of joining the institute (12th -13th August, 2013).

How to Apply : Interested candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria can apply online from April 18, 2013 at http://acsir.res.in/. Online application will close on May 23, 2013. For more details about application and admission procedures, candidates are requested to visit the website http://acsir.res.in/.

Selection Process at CSIR-CDRI : All applications received through AcSIR will be screened at CSIR-CDRI by a committee and only those candidates who are found suitable will be called for a written test and/or interview/counselling at CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow. The committee will set their own criteria as per AcSIR guidelines for short listing the candidates. Candidates are advised to visit the AcSIR and CSIR-CDRI websites for dates of written test and/or interview. No TA will be paid by CSIR-CDRI and candidates will have to make their own arrangements for 2-3 days stay at Lucknow. The number of students to be selected will be decided by the committee at CSIR-CDRI.
Deadline : 23.05.13

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Seminar At National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi

Seminar At National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi

Title: Glutathione and apoptosis Discovering a missing link

Speaker: Dr Anand Bachawat
Dean, IISER, Mohali

Date: April 29th, 2013

Time: 12 noon

Venue: Seminar Room-I

http://www1.nii.res.in/

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Application for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and AcSIR Ph.D. Programme August 2013 at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad

CSIR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
(Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)
Hyderabad 500 607
Application for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and AcSIR Ph.D. Programme
CSIR-IICT-PhD – August 2013

CSIR-IICT invites applications from highly talented and research oriented candidates to join as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to pursue AcSIR PhD Program at CSIR-IICT in the following areas, for the Academic Session starting from August 2013.

Research Area :

Natural Products
Crop Protection Chemicals
Organic & Bimolecular Chemistry
Fluoroorganics
Lipids Science and Technology
Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology
Analytical Chemistry
Molecular Modelling
Polymers & Functional Materials
Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Biology/ Chemical Biology
Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences
Chemical Engineering

Eligibility : Candidates must fulfil any one of the following eligibility criteria:
1. First class M.Sc. degree or equivalent in Chemistry/ Biology/ Allied sciences With
i) a valid rank in CSIR/UGC-NET JRF Examination, OR
ii) a valid DST INSPIRE/ICMR/ Fellowship.
Note : The candidates who have passed CSIR-UGC-NET examination, under the Lectureship category only are NOT eligible
2. First class BE/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering with a valid GATE score / CSIR-UGC-NET rank
Note : The candidates who have passed CSIR-UGC-NET examination, under the Lectureship category only are NOT eligible

AcSIR PhD Registration : All JRFs selected for the above Program shall be registered under the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) for pursing their PhD. Hence the candidates must necessarily submit on-line application to AcSIR at http://acsir.res.in/on or before May 23, 2013

Fellowship : Candidates selected for the PhD Program at CSIR-IICT shall draw their fellowship and other allowances, contingency etc., as per their respective fellowship schemes.

Application procedure :
1. Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria may apply online for PhD Admission to CSIR- IICT at www.iictindia.org on or before May 23, 2013
2. In addition, the candidates MUST ALSO submit on-line applications for PhD registration in AcSIR at http://acsir.res.in/ on or before May 23, 2013

PLEASE MAIL A SOFT COPY OF THE RECEIPT/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AcSIR to phdatiict@gmail.com

Selection : Selection for admission to the Ph.D. Programme shall be on the basis of interview(s)/ Written Test to be conducted at CSIR-IICT for the short-listed candidates. The interviews are likely to be conducted on June 17 – 18, 2013. Please note that as per the applicable norms no TA/DA shall be paid to the candidates appearing for the interview/ Written Test.

Deadline : 23.05.13

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ISCA YOUNG SCIENTIST'S PROGRAM 2013

To encourage Young Scientists, The Indian Science Congress Association has instituted a number of awards in different disciplines. These awards carry a sum of Rs.25,000/- besides a Certificate of Merit. Applications are invited from members (Life &Annual) of the Association who have paid their subscription on or before July 15, 2013. The upper age limit of the candidates for the award is 32 years as reckoned on December 31, 2013.

Four copies of the abstract (not exceeding 100 words) along with four copies of full length paper must reach the office of the General Secretary (Membership Affairs) not later than August 16, 2013. At the top of each copy of the paper and its abstract, the name of the Section under which the paper is to be considered should be indicated. For details of Sections seehttp://www.sciencecongress.nic.in/html/youngsc.htmlare 

Along with the Four copies of paper, Four copies of the Application Form (to be downloaded from ISCA websitehttp://www.sciencecongress.nic.in/ ) with brief bio-data of the candidate (not exceeding 2 pages), list of publications , with copies of reprints of already published papers if any and a soft copy of the duly filled application form with scanned copies of enclosures (excluding reprints), full length paper, abstract and bio data in the form of a CD must also be sent simultaneously along with the hard copies. 

The Paper submitted must be a single author paper and the research work should have been carried out in India and this has to be certified by the Head of the Institution from where the candidate is applying. The candidate should give an undertaking that the paper being submitted has not been published in any journal or presented in any other Conference / Seminar / Symposium or submitted for consideration of any award. A Young Scientist can present only one paper in any one Section (and not a second paper on the same or any other topic in any other Section).
A person who has already received Young Scientist Award in any section once will not be eligible to apply for the above Award in the same or any other section. Incomplete Applications will not be considered. The papers submitted will be subjected to verification for authenticity . Full length paper will be evaluated by experts and the selected Six Young Scientists in each section will be invited to make oral presentation of their paper during 101st Indian Science Congress. 

The selected candidates will be provided admissible travelling allowances by the ISCA. The final selection for the Awards will be made by a duly constituted committee and the awards will be given during the Valedictory Session of 101st Indian Science Congress session. Applications submitted for the above award will not be returned. The last date for receiving papers at ISCA Headquarters is August 16, 2013.

All Correspondences should be made to: 
The General Secretary (Membership Affairs.), 
The Indian Science Congress Association, 14,
Dr. Biresh Guha St., Kolkata-700017. 
Tel. Nos. (033) 2287-4530/2281-5323
Fax No.91-33-2287-2551 E-mail : iscacal@vsnl.net 
Website : http://www.sciencecongress.nic.in/ Download Application Form

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Thursday 25 April 2013

HAPPY DNA DAY

Today is DNA Day, a holiday commemorating the day in 1953 when James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and various colleagues all published papers on the structure of DNA.

This discovery revolutionized biology and was without a doubt one of the most important scientific discoveries of the last 100 years.

All of their papers are now freely available for the public to read. Celebrate DNA day by reading the original research articles, and by passing them along for friends to read.

Watson, James Dewey; Crick, Francis Harry Compton (1953-04-25). "Molecular structure of nucleic acids; a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid". Nature 171 (4356): 737–738. Read here: http://bit.ly/13asBk

Franklin, Rosalind Elsie; Gosling, Raymond (1953-04-25). "Molecular configuration in sodium thymonucleate". Nature 171 (4356): 740–741. Read it here: http://bit.ly/hf4eaz

Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick; Stokes, Alexander Rawson; Wilson, Herbert R. (1953-04-25). "Molecular structure of deoxypentose nucleic acids". Nature 171 (4356): 738–740. Read it here: http://bit.ly/17WK6dI

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