National Board for Higher Mathematics Govt of India National Board for Higher Mathematics Dept of Atomic Energy, Anushakti Bhavan, CSM Marg, Mumbai-400001 Email [email protected], [email protected], Website nbhm.dae.gov.in Admission Notice 2013-14 Scholarship for Pursuing Post Graduate Studies (M.A./M.Sc) in Mathematics for the academic year 2013-14 The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) invites applications for the grant of scholarships to students for pursuing studies for M.A./M.Sc degree in Mathematics Eligibility Applicants must be motivated B.A./B.Sc. first class degree holders, or students, who have appeared for B.A./ B.Sc. final year examination and expect a bachelors degree with first class, or B.Sc. (Hons) degree holders with at least second class, or students who have appeared for B.Sc. (honours) final year exam and expect a B.Sc. (honours) degree with at least second class Students who have completed three years of an integrated M.Sc course with cumulative grades equivalent to first class are eligible to apply Students with a good academic record who are already enrolled in a 2-year MA/M.Sc Mathematics programme or in a 5 year integrated M.Sc programme, and who will be completing the course by May 2014, are also eligible to apply Applicants should be below the age of 23 years as on 01st January, 2013 Exceptional cases, however, may be considered on merit Scholarship: Successful candidates will be eligible to receive a scholarship of Rs. 6000/- (Six thousand only) per month, during their two-year (one-year if the student is granted the scholarship during the second year) M.A/M.Sc programme The scholarships are sanctioned for one year at a time and are renewable at the end of the year, subject to satisfactory progress Students, who are selected for the award of the scholarship when in the final year of an MA/M.Sc programme or a 5 year integrated M.Sc programme, will get the scholarship only for one year To avail of the scholarship the students have to be enrolled in an appropriate institution, in India, for an M.A./M.Sc degree in Mathematics The scholarship will be paid through the institution they join Selection Procedure: Selection will be made on the basis of a written test followed by interview of short-listed candidates The written test will be held on 21st September, 2013 (Saturday) The questions will be primarily in the areas of Algebra, Analysis and Geometry The test will be for two and half hours and involve questions with short answers (please visit nbhm.dae.gov.in for question papers for some earlier years) Written test Centres: The written test will be conducted at the following centres Zone 1: Chandigarh, New Delhi Zone 2: Allahabad, Indore, Jabalpur Zone 3: Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Vallabh Vidyanagar Zone 4: Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Ranchi, Shillong Zone 5: Chennai, Bangalore, Cochin, Hyderabad How to apply: Applications on plain paper should be made as per the format They should be sent in duplicate along with a recent passport size photograph attached to each copy and a self-addressed envelope to the appropriate person for the Zone in which the candidate wishes to appear for the written test The envelope containing the application should be super scribed NBHM M.A./M.Sc Scholarships Two centers where the candidate could appear for the written test must be clearly indicated giving the order of preference While it is not guaranteed that a centre of a candidate’s choice will be allotted, every effort will be made to do so Under exceptional circumstances, a candidate may be allotted a center from the zone, which is not from those indicated by the candidate Address for sending completed applications Zone 1: Prof Gurumeet Kaur Bakshi, Dept of Mathematics, Punjab University, Hans Raj Gupta Hall, Chandigarh-160014, Email [email protected] Zone 2: Dr Kalyan Chakraborty, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Chhatnag Road, Jhusi, Allahabad-211019, Email [email protected] Zone 3: Prof Nitin Nitsure, School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai-400005, Email [email protected] Zone 4: Prof Amites Dasgupta, Stat-Math University, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 BT Road, Kolkata-700018, Email [email protected] Zone 5: Prof S Kesavan, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, CIT Campus, Taramani, Chennai-600113, Email [email protected] The last date for the receipt of completed applications is 02nd August, 2013 A communication calling the applicant for the test (hall ticket), together with allotment of center will be sent so as to reach the candidate by 02nd September, 2013 In the event of an applicant not receiving a communication regarding the test by the due date, the eligible applicant shall contact the person (zonal coordinator), to whom the application was sent, to find out the status and the appropriate remedial measures A hall ticket sent by a zonal coordinator is normally necessary to appear for the test In exceptional cases, eligible candidates may be admitted to the test, at the discretion of the centre-in-charge at the appropriate centre For this purpose, the applicant must contact the centre-in-charge suggested by the appropriate zonal coordinator Information about test centres and persons-in-charge may be obtained from the zonal coordinator, NBHM website or by contacting NBHM office (address at the top) Important Dates Last date of receiving application: 02nd August, 2013 The applicant should contact the zonal coordinator, to whom the application was sent if he/she does not receive a communication about the test (or hall ticket) by 02nd September, 2013 The applicant must contact the centre suggested by the zonal coordinator if the applicant does not receive a hall ticket by 09th September, 2013 Date of written test: 21st September, 2013
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