National Board of Higher Mathematics Invites Applications for grant of scholarships to Ph.D. students for 2012-2013

Applications  are invited from all the eligible candidates for grant of scholarship to student pursuing research for a Ph.d. degree in mathematics.

Eligibility Conditions

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

How To Apply

• Applications on plain paper should be made in the format given at the end of the advertisement and should be sent in duplicate along with a recent passport size photograph attached to each copy 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. A candidate may send separate applications independently to more than one zone. However, in general, applications will not be transferred from one zone to another. Names of two centers from the respective zone must be clearly indicated giving the order of preference. A centre of candidates choice will be allotted, as far as possible. If necessary, the zonal coordinator may sometimes allot some other centre close to the indicated alternatives.

Addresses of Zonal Coordinators for sending completed applications

Zone 1:
Prof. Gurumeet Kaur Bakshi
Department of Mathematics
Punjab University
Hans Raj Gupta Hall
Chandigarh 160014
E-mail: gkbakshi@pu.ac.in

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

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

Zone 4:
Prof. S.C. Bagchi
Stat-Math Unit, Indian Statistical institute, 203 B.T. Road.
Kolkata 700108
E-mail: somesh@isical.ac.in

Zone 5:
Prof. S. Kesavan
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, C.l.T. Campus, Taramani,
Chennai – 600113
E-mail: kesh@imsc.res.in

Contact Details

Anushakti Marg, C.S.M. Marg
Mumbai – 400001
Website: http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/
E-mail: psmsnbhm@dae.gov.in

Test Centers

• Zone 1 : Chandigarh, New Delhi
• Zone 2 : Allahabad, Indore, Jabalpur
• Zone 3 : Goa, Mumbai, Pune, Vallabh Vidyanagar
• Zone 4: Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata, Ranchi, Shillong
• Zone 5 : Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad

About The Scholarship

• Successful candidates will be eligible to receive a scholarship amount of Rs. 16,000/- (Rs Sixteen thousand only) per month for the first and second year and Rs 18,000/-(Rs Eighteen thousands only) per month for subsequent years, a contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- (Rs. Twenty thousand only) per year and house rent allowance as per central government norms wherever applicable.
• The scholarships are normally for a total period of four years, sanctioned for one year at a time and renewable at the end of the year, subject to satisfactory progress. An enhanced amount of scholarship may be offered after evaluation by the board at the end of the second year. If deemed fit, the scholarship may be extended to five years at the discretion of NBHM.
• To avail of the scholarship the students have to enroll in an appropriate institution for a Ph.D. degree in mathematics. The scholarship will be paid through the institution they join.

Selection Procedure

A written test will be held based on questions in topics normally covered in Master's degree programmes in mathematics. The test will be for two and half hours and involve questions with short answers. Question papers of some earlier years will be available on the NBHM web page. 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 Saturday,  28^th Jan, 2012.

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

Important Dates

•  16^th Dec, 2011: Last date of receiving application.
•  6^th Jan, 2012 : 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 this date.)
•  20^th Jan, 2012: The applicant must contact the centre suggested by the zonal coordinator if the applicant does not receive a hall ticket by this date.
• 28^th Jan, 2012: Date of Written Test.