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Department of Atomic Energy - National Board for Higher Mathematics


Scholarship for Pursuing Doctoral Programme Ph. D) in Mathematics.The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) invites applications for the grant of scholarships to students for pursuing research for a Ph.D. degree in mathematics.

Eligibility Criteria - 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).

Applicants should be below the age of 25 years as on January 1, 2007. Exceptional cases, however, may be considered on merit.

Scholarship - Successful candidates will be eligible to receive a scholarship amount of Rs. 8,000/- (Rs. eight thousand only) per month, a contingency grant of Rs. 5000/- (Rs. five thousand only) per year and house rent allowance as per central government norms wherever applicable. The scholarships are for a total period of five years, sanctioned for one year at a time and renewable at the end of the year, subject to satisfactory progress. The scholarship amount may be enhanced to Rs. 9000/- (Rs. nine thousand only) per month after evaluation by the board at the end of the second year.

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 - The written test will be 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. Some details about the structure of the test and some sample questions will be sent with the call letters and will also 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.

Important Note - The candidates who wish to be considered for Ph. D. programmes in mathematics in the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai and the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad are required to appear for this written test. For details visit http://www.imsc.res.in and http://www.mri.ernet.in

The written test will be conducted at the following centres, divided into five separate zones :

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

How to Apply

• Applications on plain paper should be made in the format .They 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 for the appropriate zone in which the candidate wishes to appear for the written test. The envelope containing the application should be super scribed, “NBHM Ph. D. Scholarship”.
• 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 centres from the respective zone must be clearly indicated giving the order of preference.
• A centre of candidate’s choice will be allotted, as far as possible. If necessary, the zonal coordinator may some times allot some other centre close to the indicated alternatives.
• Applications should NOT be sent to the NBHM office.

Addresses of zonal coordinators for sending completed applications :

Zone 1 : Prof. R.J. Hans Gill, Department of Mathematics, Panjab University, Hans Raj Gupta Hall, Chandigarh 160 014 E-mail : hansgill@pu.ac.in	Zone 2 : Prof. Satya Deo Tripathi, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Chhatnag Road, Jhusi, Allahabad 211 019 E-mail : vcsdeo@yahoo.com
Zone 3 : Prof. S.G. Dani, School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005 E-mail : dani@math.tifr.res.in	Zone 4 : Prof. S.C. Bagchi, Stat-Math Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700 108 E-mail : somesh@isical.ac.in
Zone 5 : Prof. S. Kesavan, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, C.I.T. Campus, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113 E-mail : kesh@imsc.res.in

Contact Details

National Board for Higher Mathematics

Department of Atomic Energy
Anushakti Bhavan, C.S.M. Marg, Mumbai 400 001

E-mail : psmsnbhm@dae.gov.in msnbhm@dae.gov.in

Website : www.nbhm.dae.gov.in