nbhm.dae.gov.in : 2017-18 Scholarships For Pursuing Doctoral Ph.D in Mathematics

Organization : National Board For Higher Mathematics
Scholarship Name : Scholarships For Pursuing Doctoral Ph.D in Mathematics 2017-18
Applicable For : Students who have completed their B.S./M.A./M.Sc
Exam Date : January 21, 2017

Website : http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/
Notification : http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/sites/default/files/PhD%20Ad%202017-18.pdf

NBHM Ph.D Scholarship:

The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) invites applications to appear for the joint screening test for (i) the grant of NBHM scholarships to students for pursuing research for a Ph.D. degree in mathematics and (ii) admissions to the Ph.D./Integrated Ph.D. programmes of certain institutions in India which include the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai.

Update : NBHM Ph.D Scholarship in Mathematics 2019-20 : www.scholarships.net.in/31367.html

Who can apply?:
** Applicants for the NBHM PhD scholarship must be mathematically motivated and hold a masters degree in (pure or applied) mathematics or statistics or must be nal year students of these degree courses.
** They must have a good academic record (rst class or equivalent grade in all years from Plus Two level to the present. Students having passed a B.Sc.(Honours) course with a second class may also apply, provided they have a masters degree or are in the nal year of the same.
** Students holding a four-year B.S. (or equivalent) degree, or those in the final year of such a programme, may also apply, but they are eligible to receive the NBHM scholarship only if they secure admission to a recognized Ph.D. programme by August 2017.
** Students who wish to apply for the Ph.D./Integrated Ph.D. programmes of HRI, IISER, Pune, or IMSc must apply and appear for the writ- ten test. For this purpose, apart from the students mentioned earlier, students holding a B.Sc./B. Stat/B.S./B.Tech./B.E. degree, or those in the nal year of such degree courses, with a consistently good aca- demic record from Plus Two level as mentioned above may also apply.

Eligibility:
Eligibility to receive the NBHM Ph.D. scholarship is restricted to students who have completed their B.S./M.A./M.Sc. (or equivalent) degree and have secured admission to a recognized Ph.D. programme on or before August 1, 2017.

The NBHM Scholarship:
Successful candidates will receive a scholarship amount of Rs. 25,000/- (Ru-pees Twenty-five Thousand Only) per month for the first and second year and Rs. 28,000/- (Rupees Twenty-eight Thousand Only) per month for subse-quent years, a contingency grant of Rs. 32,000/- (Rupees Thirty-two Thou-sand Only) per year and house rent allowance as per central government norms wherever applicable.

The scholarships are normally for a period of four years, sanctioned for one year at a time and renewable at the end of each year, subject to satisfactory progress. The enhanced amount of schol- arship may be oered after evaluation by the Board at the end of the second year. If deemed t, the scholarship may be extended for a fth year at the discretion of NBHM.

To avail of the NBHM scholarship, successful students must enroll them-selves in a recognized Ph.D. degree programme. The scholarship will be paid through the institution they join. Part-time research students cannot avail of the scholarship.

Selection Procedure:
Candidates must appear for a written test which will feature questions based on topics normally covered in masters degree programmes in mathemat-ics. The test will be of 150 minutes’ duration and will involve questions with short answers.

Question papers of some earlier years will be available on the NBHM website (URL given at the top) and on the IMSc website (www.imsc.res.in, under `Quick Links’). Based on the performance in the written test, candidates will be short-listed for interview before nal selec-tion. The date of the written test is Saturday, January 21, 2017.

The written test will be conducted at the following centres, divided into five separate zones:
Zone 1: Chandigarh, Delhi, Srinagar
Zone 2: Allahabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur
Zone 3: Goa, Mumbai, Pune, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Zone 4: Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata, Ranchi, Shillong
Zone 5: Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad

How to Apply:
Applications should be made on plain paper in the format given at the end of this advertisement and should be sent along with a recent passport sized photograph and a self-addressed envelope affixed with a Rs. 5/- postage stamp to the address as given below for the appropriate zone in which the candidate wishes to appear for the written test.

The envelope containing the application should be superscribed NBHM Ph.D. Scholarship.Applications should not be sent to the NBHM office. Names of two centres from the respective zone must be clearly indicated, giving the order of preference.

Last Date :
The last date for receipt of completed applications is Friday, December 9, 2016.