DBT-Research Associateship 2017-2018

DBT-Research Associateship 2017-2018

Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for the award of “DBT-Research Associatcship” for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and applied biology. The Associateship is tenable in Research Institution/ Universities including non-profit R&D Institutions within India. The Associateships are awarded under a program sponsered by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Eligibility :

The applicants should hold a Ph.D degree in Science, Engineering or M.D or M.S. (Medicine) degree in any area of medicine with research interests in Biotechnology and Life Sciences and a good academic record. The Associatcship can be availed within 2 years of the award of Ph.D./M.D./M.S. (Medicine) degree; however, may be relaxable (by 2 years) in case of in-service candidates. Those who have already submitted the Ph.DJM.DJM.S. (Medicine) thesis are also eligible to apply (attach proof of submission from the Registrar / Controller of examinations). The applicants should be below the age of 40 years and 45 years in case of women and in-service candidates. Persons already employed arc also eligible to apply. However, their applications should be routed through their employers.

Award details :

The Research Associateship is a purely temporary assignment and is tenable for a period of 2 years. In exceptional cases, depending upon the progress of the research, the Associateship may be extended upto 5 years. In both cases, renewal is subject to satisfactory annual academic progress. Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs.36,000-40,000/- per month and a research contin ency grant of Rs.50,000 per year, payable to the host Institution. Candidates who are yet to be awarded the Ph.D./M.D./M.S. (Medicine) dcgrcc, if selected will be paid Rs.28,000/- per month till award of the degree. The associate would also be entitled to HRA and other benefits as per the DST guidelines applicable to Research Associatcship. The Associateships normally are not availed at the same Institution where candidates have earned their Ph.D./M.D./M.S. (Medicine) degree or with the doctoral thesis supervisor or continue on doctoral thesis work.

Selection procedure :

The candidates will be selected based on their C.V. and performance in the interview. The interview will be held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in November 2017.

To apply :

Candidates may submit then application on plain paper strictly as per the format available at here

The applicant is advised to propose his/her place of work, name of the supervisor, enclose one page synopsis of proposed research which must be compatible with the on-going research of the proposed supervisor, and his/her consent for availing the Associateship. They should also enclose a declaration stating that if selected for the Associateship, he/she will complete the tenure of the Associateship.

Applications should be addressed to: Co- ordinator DBT-Research Associateship Program, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore – 560 012. The last date for the same is October 6, 2017 and the envelope should be cleared marked as “DBT-Research Associateship”.

For more information visit : http://biochem.iisc.ernet.in/dbtra.html

IISc DBT-Research Associateship 2014-2015

IISc DBT-Research Associateship 2014-2015

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore invites applications from Indian Nationals for the award of "DBT-Research Associateship" for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and applied biology.

The Associateship is tenable in Research Institution/ Universities including non-profit R&D Institutions within India. The Associateships are awarded under a program sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.


ELIGIBILITY
The applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in Science, Engineering or M.D. or M.S. degree in any area of medicine with research interests in Biotechnology and Life Sciences and a good academic record. Those who have already submitted the Ph.D./M.D./M.S., thesis are also eligible to apply. The applicants should preferably be below the age of 40 years, and 45 years in case of women candidates. Persons already employed are also eligible to apply. However, their applications should be routed through their employers.

PERIOD OF FELLOWSHIP
The fellowship is awarded for a period of two years. However, in exceptional cases, based on the progress of research, and overall importance of the project of the Fellows, the fellowship may be extended upto 5 years. The evaluation and recommendation for the extension of the fellowship will be made by the host institution as per their internal guidelines.

The award of fellowships will normally start from 1st April or 1st October in a Calendar year. Accordingly, the selection of Fellows will be made twice a year.

NUMBER OF FELLOWSHIPS
Up to 75 Fellowships would be awarded every year. Depending on the success and utility of the programme, the number of fellowships to be awarded per year would be revised.

DETAILS OF THE AWARD
The Postdoctoral fellowship is a purely temporary assignment and is tenable for a period of 2 years. In exceptional cases, depending upon the progress of the research, the fellowship may be extended upto 5 years. Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs. 22,000 - 24,000 per month and a research contingency grant of Rs. 50,000 per year, payable to the host institution. Candidates who are yet to be awarded the Ph.D./M.D./M.S degree, if selected, will be paid Rs. 18,000/- per month till the award of the degree. The fellows would also be entitled to HRA and other benefits as per the DST guidelines applicable to research fellowship/associateships. The fellowships cannot be availed at the same institution where the candidates have earned their Ph.D./M.D. degree. Candidates who are already in regular employment cannot avail the fellowship at their host institutions. However, there will be no restriction on them to receive the salary and other benefits while availing the fellowship in institutions other than their parent institutions.

MODE OF APPLICATION
Candidates may submit their application on plain paper along with bio-data, list of publications (attach reprints of 2 important papers), copies of certificates (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D./M.D.), one page synopsis of Ph.D./M.D. thesis, 2 letters of recommendation (academic). The applicant is advised to propose his/her place of work, name of the supervisor, enclose one page synopsis of proposed research which must be compatible with the on-going research of the proposed supervisor, and his/her consent, for availing the fellowship. They should also enclose a declaration stating that if selected for the fellowship, he/she will complete the tenure of the fellowship. However, they may be allowed to relinquish the fellowship only if accepting permanent employment in India. Those who had applied previously need not apply.

MODE OF SELECTION
The candidates will be selected based on their C.V. and performance in the interview. The interview will be held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and candidates called for interview will be paid II class railway (non-AC)/bus fare by the shortest route from their home town. If the candidate accepts the fellowship, he/she must join the host Institution/University within a month's time.

CONTACT ADDRESS
Prof. K. Muniyappa,
Coordinator DBT-Research Associateship Program
Department of Biochemistry
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore - 560 012.
E-mail: kmbc@biochem.iisc.ernet.in

The last date for the same is October 27, 2014 and envelope should be cleared mark as "DBT-Research Associateship"

For more information visit : http://www.iisc.ernet.in/

Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP)-2012

Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP)-2012
(An Advanced Technology Scheme)

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites proposals from Indian Biotechnology Companies under the Biotechnology Industry partnership programme (BIPP).

About the Programme :

BIPP is a Govt. Partnership Programme with industry for support on a cost sharing basis for development of novel and high risk futuristic technologies mainly for viability gsp funding and enhancing existing R&D capacities. BIPP has so far supported more than 60 projects focusing on affordable healthcare technologies, food security and energy related needs of the country and also in the area of scale up, biosimilars, vaccines, therapeutics etc. Major thrust of the programme is towards funding technologies which address a major national problem and / or involves high level of innovation. The proposals spanning across the spectrum of pre-proof-of concept to validation of established technologies are considered for support in the form of grant and/or loan.

Eligibility:
A single or consortia of Indian companies - Small, Medium or Large having DSIR recognized in-house R&D unit(s).

An Indian co. is defined as one which is registered under the "The Indian Companies Act 1956" and is which 51% of the ownership is held by Indian citizen (including NRIs)

The proposals can be submitted
By an Indian Company alone or
By an Indian Company along public sector R&D institution(s) organisation(s), laboratory(ies), university(ies) or
By a consortium of Indian Companies or

By a consortium of Indian Companies along with public sector R&D institution(s), organisation(s), laboratory(ies), university (ies)etc.

To Apply :
Proposals are required to be submitted online only
To submit a proposal online, pl log on to the BIRAP website (www.birepdbt.nic.in)

Last date for submission of proposal is 30th November, 2011.

For more information visit : http://www.birapdbt.nic.in/

National Bioscience Awards for Career Development 2011

National Bioscience Awards for Career Development 2011

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites nominations of scientists who are engaged in basic and applied research in Biosciences & Biotechnology including Biological, Agricultural, Medical, and Environmental Sciences and have made outstanding contributions in research with potential for application/ product and technology development, for ‘National Bioscience Awards for Career Development for the year 2011’.
The award is to recognize outstanding contributions of young scientists below 45 years of age in basic and applied research and to provide grant for research for their career development.

Nature of the Award:

Upto 10 awards per year will be given. Each award carries a cash prize of `. 1,00,000/- and a trophy alongwith a citation and a project research grant of `.9,00,000/- @ `.3,00,000/- per year for a period of three years for career development.

The details of the Award, eligibility criteria, and proforma for nomination are available at. http://www.dbtindia.gov.in/index.asp

To Apply :
The nominations (10 copies) neatly typed in double space on plain paper in the prescribed proforma complete with enclosures should reach on or before 30th October, 2011 to Mr. K.M. Kutty, Deputy Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Room No. 807, 8th Floor, Block-II, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 and a soft copy in MS-Word .doc file to be e-mailed to km.kutty@nic.in.

For more information visit : http://dbtindia.nic.in/

BCIL BITP Admissions 2011

BCIL BITP Admissions 2011

Biotech Industrial Training Programme-BITP 2011-2011

Department of Biotechnology invites applications from post-graduates in biotechnology for practical training in biotech companies. Stipend will be paid to selected candidates. The objective of BITP is to provide industrial exposure to students to improve job prospects and to help biotech industry to identify prospective manpower. Since 1993, hundreds of post-graduate students have been trained in leading biotech companies and several trainees have been absorbed.

Eligibility
B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc./M.Tech./M.V.Sc. in Molecular & Human Genetics, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Neuro-Science, Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Bio-process Technology, General/ Agricultural/ Industrial/ Marine/Medical/Pharmaceutical/Environmental/Plant/Food/ Animal Biotechnology, completed in the year 2010 or 2011 with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. Students from DBT supported teaching programmes will be given preference. They will have to produce a certificate from their department head/course coordinator at the time of interview, if shortlisted.

To Apply:
The application would be accepted online through website www.bcil.nic.in A demand draft of Rs. 500/- in favour of" Biotech Consortium India Limited, New Delhi" towards non-refundable application fee along with a hard copy of system generated acknowledgement after successful submission of application form, is to be sent at the address mentioned below. Please write your application id, name, date of birth and mobile no. on the reverse side of demand draft.

Hard copies of the acknowledgement of applications and requisitions submitted online may please be sent to: Mr. Manoj Gupta. Deputy Manager, Biotech Consortium India Limited, 5th Floor, Anuvrat Bhawan, 210, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi - 110002, email: bcildelhi@vsnl.com by 31st July 2011.

For more information visit : http://www.bcil.nic.in/

BCIL BIITP 2010-2011

BCIL BIITP 2010-2011

Biotech Consortium India Limited-BCIL

Bioinformatics Industrial Training Programme-BIITP 2010-2011

Department of Biotechnology invites online applications from students of bioinformatics for practical industrial training in Bioinformatics and Biotechnology companies for a period of six months. Stipend of Rs.8000/- per month will be paid to candidates placed for training. The objective of BIITP is to provide industrial exposure to bioinformatics students to improve their job prospects and to help bioinformatics industry to identify prospective manpower. The programme is being implemented by Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL)

Eligibility - B.E / B.Tech / M.Sc / M.Tech / Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics (minimum 1 year) BINC qualified candidates, completed in the year 2008-09 or 2009 - 10 with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade.

How to Apply - The Application form is available at www.bcil.nic.in/biitp2010 - 11/index.asp and is to be filled online only. To complete the application procedure, the following documents are to be sent to BCIL at the address mentioned below:

Copy of the system generated acknowledgement of the application form submitted online.
A demand draft of Rs.250/- in favour of "Biotech Consortium India Limited" payable at New Delhi towards non-refundable application fee. Pl write your Application ID, Name, Date of Birth and Mobile No. on the reverse side of the demand draft.

Attested photocopies of marksheets and certificates of highest degree, diploma and BINC. In case of post graduate diploma / BINC, marksheets and certificates of graduation / post graduation also need to be attached.

For more information visit-: http://www.bcil.nic.in/

THSTI Ph.D Studentship for JRFs

THSTI Ph.D Studentship for JRFs

The Translational Health Science and Technology Institute-THSTI wishes to recruit Junior Research Fellows (JRFs) to conduct research in frontier areas of biological sciences related to Human health. The Translational Health Science is an important component of the Health Biotech Science Cluster being developed under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) at Faridabad in the NCR. The interim laboratories of the Institute are located at 496, Udyog Vihar Phase III, Gurgaon in the NCR.

The JRFs recruited will have the opportunity to work for their Ph.D degrees under the mentorship of faculty members of the Institute. The Institute has no hostel facilities on premises but will assist in organisation of suitable accommodation for the JRFs. Candidates holding CSIR, ICMR or DBT fellowships with consistently first class academic records beginning with Secondary / Matriculation level are eligible to apply in the format that can be downloaded from http://www.thsti.org/career_positionsavailable.htm

Candidates will be competitively shortlisted based on the excellence of their academic and related records. shortlisted candidates will be interviewed for th final selection.

The applications may be sent to the Administrative Officer (P&A) address below so as to reach by 15th Nov, 2010.

TRANSLATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
(An autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India)
496, Udyog Vihar Phase III, Gurgaon-122016.

For more information visit-: http://www.thsti.org/

BioInformatics National Certification (BINC) Examination 2010

BioInformatics National Certification (BINC) Examination 2010

Instituted by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi
Coordinated by Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune

University of Pune (UoP), on behalf of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, will conduct the BioInformatics National Certification (BINC) examination. The objective of this examination is to certify bioinformatics professionals, trained formally as well as self-trained.

Eligibility-:
Graduate in Science, Agriculture, Veterinary, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering & Technology are eligible to appear in the examination. They need not have any formal training viz., certificate, diploma or degree in Bioinformatics. Students in final year of Bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply.

To Apply-:
The online application begins on December 1, 2009 and will continue until January 16, 2010. The examination fee is Rs. 600/- for general category, Rs. 450/- for reserved category and US $100 for foreign students. Please visit the website (http://bioinfo.ernet.in/binc/) for detail information.

Syllabus consists of four sections: biology, physical and chemical sciences, IT, and bioinformatics.

More About Examination:
The examination is scheduled on February 20-21, 2010 and will be in three parts. The paper I will be objective type, only those who pass this paper with a minimum of 40% marks will be eligible to appear for the paper II and paper III. The paper II will be short answer type, while the paper III will be a computer-based practical. The certification will be awarded to those who secure a minimum of 40% in each of the three papers.

Fifteen research fellowships will be awarded to BINC qualified Indian nationals, in order of merit, to pursue Ph.D. in Indian Institutes/Universities. Note that the candidate must meet the criteria of the institutes/universities in order to avail research fellowship. In addition, a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- will be awarded to the top 10 BINC qualifiers.

Registration starts-: Dec 1, 2009 Registration closes: Jan 16, 2010 Examination: Feb 20-21, 2010

For more information visit-: http://bioinfo.ernet.in/