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Food Inspector Career Scope, Jobs, Eligibility, Salary, Skills Required The Food Industry is a broad sector and certainly can offer a variety of careers Options for Life Science candidates. Food Industry is one such field in which opportunities are never going to decline neither it is now, nor in the future.

A CAREER IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY MEANS YOU CAN EITHER WORK AS FOOD SCIENTIST, FOOD TECHNOLOGIST, FOOD LAWYER OR A FOOD PRODUCTION MANAGER – THE LIST IS ENDLESS.

By Preety Suman

Out of all a Food Inspector Career tops the charts – both in terms of Job Availability & Future Scope.

A career in food inspection is where you can find that ideal endeavor of job advancement potential and sense of ensuring the safety of the community. If you are a graduate with Life sciences degree and seeking a job in public health / Food Industry, this article is a must read for you. But before taking this route veered to be a Food inspector, one must be aware of the accountabilities a Food Inspector holds.

What are the responsibilities of a Food inspector?

• A food inspector is responsible for certifying health codes in companies engaged in producing various consumables, falling under any category ranging from restaurants to food manufacturing plants.

• He ensures the food being produced by food manufacturers, distributors and processors undergo the licensed protocols of storage, handling, processing, and sanitation, so as its quality is not compromised.

• He monitors the quality and hygiene of ingredients and equipment being used along with a compilation of the place to quality guidelines where the products are being processed.

• He also ensures appropriate labeling descriptions on the consumables being marketed • He extends support in an escalation of business by making them comply with national or international health and safety standards.

• He holds a good knowledge of laws and legal terms related to safe handling of food items making it appropriate for consump-

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Besides carrying inspections, a food inspector hunts for possible sources of contamination if any and evaluates the reasons that may put the general public in any kind of risk.

Food inspectors may be responsible for keeping close vigilance on slaughterhouses and poultry farms by inspecting that animals being slaughtered are free from any deadly diseases or infections.

He may contribute to imparting education to violators for rectification.

Lastly, He documents the course of action and reports any violations if witnessed to the regulatory authorities.

Eligibility for becoming a Food Inspector – Eligibility requirements may vary by position and program, the underlying general requirements can be considered by an aspiring candidate.

– Bachelor’s degree/ BE or B.Tech in Chemistry / Biochemistry / Food Technology / Food Science / Edible Oil Technology / Microbiology / Industrial Microbiology / Dairy Technology / Agricultural or horticultural Sciences / Toxicology / Public Health / Life Science / Biotechnology / Medicine or Veterinary Sciences / Fisheries or Animal Sciences.

– PG Diploma of minimum one-year duration in Food Safety or Food Sci-

ence or Food Processing or Quality Skills you need to turn into a comAssurance from the Food Industry petent Food Inspector or Dietetic and Public Health or Nutrition or Dairy Science or Bakery TECHNICAL SKILLS: Science or Post Harvest Technology from a Govt.Recognized University/ • Strong in Instrument Handling Institute with a condition that must • Handle a variety of instruments based on the requirement have studied any one of the subjects mentioned in above point in their • Must have computer proficiency and be able to handle software Bachelor’s degree level. like MS for – A Masters Degree in Chemistry / • Word/Excel/PowerPoint compiling reports Biochemistry / Food Technology or Food Science / Edible Oil Technology • Must have the report writing ability / Microbiology / Dairy Technology / Agricultural Science / horticultural • Must be able to defend one’s report in case of legal proceedings Sciences / Industrial Microbiology / Toxicology / Life Science / Biotechnology or Food Safety & Quality As- SOFT SKILLS: surance.

• Strong communication skills – Doctorate Degree in any of the • Able to clearly and critically specify the analysis in an unbiaforesaid subjects ased manner with precision and with experimental support – GATE / CSIR NET / ICAR NET Qualifications are also desirable to • Have good decision-making skills, in order to take swift acget into the job of a Food Inspector tion post analysis. via direct recruitment by any of the • Be a good observer, orator and Govt Organizations. strong in literary skills • Systematic thinking – to choose Additionally: which technique to use for required analysis • The aspiring candidate must be in between 18 -25 years of age. • Aware of the latest analytical methodologies Although age criteria differ in • Critical Thinking – Using logvarious exams held.

• He/ she must be a permanent resident of India.

• Candidates having training in various Food Safety certification programs are generally preferred.

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ic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one PHYSICAL FITNESS • Strong vision for detecting minor characteristic changes in food items during inspection • Able to focus on details and analyze in detail and depth • Have a strong stomach, experienced tasting skills (as there may be a wide variety of food source offered for tasting and testing.

• Be able to work standing/sitting for long hours • Be comfortable with traveling to various sites for work KNOWLEDGE BASE: • Thorough knowledge about food laws and principles • Knowledge about Legal Proceedings • Detailed knowledge of food safety and quality • Detailed knowledge of laboratory handling and rules • Aware of required sanitation, hygiene and pest control practices • Be strong in General knowledge and General Aptitude • Valid certification and have eligible course subject background

FSSAI Exam – FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Exam Importance of FSSAI Exam For a Food Inspector Career It is a qualifying exam conducted by FSSAI for in-service candidates to sign the analytical report of food products of FSSAI notified Food testing laboratory for legal purposes. Writing this exam will provide an additional advantage to your dream career as a Food Inspector. FSSAI conducts this examination annually. It provides certification under two categories Junior Food Analyst and Food Analyst for freshers and experienced candidates having three years experience respectively. This is to emphasize that passing this examination doesn’t ensure any job guarantee but you certainly get the benefit of preference as a food analyst in any of the food testing labs.

This year FSSAI Exam will be tentatively conducted in 2nd or 3rd week of July 2019.

Besides providing this opportunity of becoming the owner of food analyst certificate FSSAI performs direct recruitment of many posts like Technical Officer, Central Food Safety Officer, Food Inspector which it advertises on its official website – also you can check out the details about FSSAI Jobs at Biotecnika.

Qualifying Entrance Exams For Becoming a Food Inspector at Govt

Level Now if you are assertive that you own all those qualities which may turn you into a proficient Food Inspector, it is the time to decide whether you want to offer your duties at a state level or national level.

Many government organizations such as USFDA and U.S. Food and Drug Administration abroad, and other state and country government agencies are involved in employing food inspectors. Some states even offer inspector trainee programs for candidates with a blend of education and work experience.

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+ HRA. • With Experience and the duration, you spend in the industry the average salary can go as high as Rs 2 Lakh pm at managerial positions in Govt organizations.

Food Inspector Career Scope

With intertwining of global food chain auditing process, increasing pressure to enhance food safety, more and more emphasis on food safety regulations by various national and international regulatory agencies, the streamlining of the inspections has emerged as one of the concerns among establishments involved in food processing. To strengthen it, the Some of the reputed Food Inspec- demand for food inspectors is vigortor / Food Safety Officer Exam ously growing in India.

Conducted by the Govt of India are listed below: Although presently the government sector is liable in employing the food • Food Corporation of India – FCI inspectors, both state and federal agen• Public Service Commission cies recruit food inspectors. However West Bengal one may explore opportunities with • Maharastra Public Service Com- private companies as well. Food inmission spectors employed engage in inspect• Punjab Public Service Commis- ing both the government-owned units sion as well as privately owned food processing establishments. To rationalize Food Inspector Salary the audits and ensuring compliance with food regulatory guidelines, the • The starting average Salary of requirement for food inspectors is risa Food Inspector Career rang- ing proportionally. es from Rs 35,000/- pm to Rs 40,000 pm.

The above article is an outcome of • If you qualify any of the Govt cumulative efforts put in by our ExExams conducted for Food In- perts at Biotecnika – Mrs. Rashmi spector Recruitment the starting Sanyal & Mrs. Nidhi Hukku. pay package is Rs 37,000/- pm

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Career Scope of Microbiologist – Salary, Eligibility, Skills Required “We cannot fathom the marvelous complexity of an organic being. Each living creature must be looked at as a microcosm–a little universe, formed of a host of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as the stars in heaven.”

MICROORGANISMS ALONG WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDAMENTALLY IMPORTANT TO ALMOST ALL PROCESSES ON EARTH. MICRO-ORGANISMS ARE IN US, ON US AND AROUND US.

By Dr. Deepa Sharma

Because they affect every aspect of our lives- thus they matter. Microbiology comprises of the study of all living organisms that are too minute to be seen with the naked eye. This takes in archaea, bacteria, viruses, prions, fungi, protozoa, and algae, together known as ‘microbes’. These microbes play crucial roles in biodegradation/biodeterioration, nutrient cycling, climate change, spoilage of food, biotechnology and also the cause and control of the disease.

execute a vast range of medical laboratory tests on collected specimens from plants, animals, and humans to aid in the detection of disease. Those microbiologists (clinical and mediWho is a Microbiologist? cal) whose work takes in researching human health directly may be categoA microbiologist is someone who rized as medical scientists. works in the domain of microbiology.

He is a scientist who makes a thor- Environmental microbiologists: ough study of the microorganisms. They make a study of how the interMicrobiologists examine the char- action of microorganisms with the acteristics of microscopic organisms environment and with each other. such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. They also study the use of microbes The microbiologist tries to investi- to clean up the sites contaminated by gate and understand the behavior of heavy metals and further investigate miscellaneous microbes and their im- increasing crop growth with the aid of pact on human lives. Microbiologists microbes. might sometimes handle perilous organisms in the course of their re- Industrial microbiologists: Indussearch, thus making the work hazard- trial production processes are studied ous. Research in Bacteriology, Virol- by them and also problems related ogy, Mycology, and Parasitology are to these processes are being solved. some of the specialist fields for mi- Examination of microbial growth in crobiologists. Some of them also spe- the pipes of a chemical factory may cialize in agriculture, environment, be done. Further, they can also keep food and medical aspects. The mi- an eye on the impact of the industrial crobiologists develop many vitamins, waste on the local ecosystem, or even enzymes, and hormones. They further supervise the microbial activities inamplify new approaches to combat volved in cheese production to guarthe diseases. antee the quality.

Microbiologists are categorized into the following types: Bacteriologists: They study the pattern of growth, development, and other characteristics of bacteria, including the positive and negative effects that can be brought about by bacteria on plants, animals, and humans.

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microbiologists:

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parasites to different environments is studied. The outburst and further control of parasitic diseases such as malaria may also be investigated.

ologists to have an extensive understanding of the sciences. Courses in math, statistics, and computer science are vital for microbiologists as they may need to perform complex data Public health microbiologists: Ex- analysis. Having laboratory experiamination of specimens is done to ence is crucial for prospective mipursue, regulate, and avert transmit- crobiologists before moving into the table diseases and other health perils. workforce.

Laboratory services are provided by them for local health units and com- Nearly all undergraduate microbimunity health programs. ology programs contain a mandatory laboratory requirement, however supVirologists: Structure, develop- plementary laboratory coursework is ment, and further properties of virus- recommended. Students can also aces are studied and, further any effects quire valuable laboratory experience that viruses have on infected organ- out of internships with potential emisms is also being researched. ployers, such as drug manufacturers.

Microbiologist – Career Require- Microbiology is a flourishing field ments: that should offer good outlooks for qualified workers. A number of the At least a bachelor’s degree in mi- applied research projects where microbiology or a closely related field crobiologists are involved in necesis required for would-be microbiolo- sitating the expertise of scientists in gy scientists. A concrete foundation various fields such as chemistry, medof the sciences is needed. Microbi- icine, and geology. Microbiologists ology majors pursue courses such as with a little familiarity with another virology, microbial chemistry, bio- branch of learning should have the chemistry, physiology, and physics. A finest opportunities. number of these courses comprise a laboratory component, which is cru- In order to carry out independent Mycologists: They study the char- cial for soon-to-be microbiologists. research and work in colleges and acteristics of fungi such as mold and Microbial genetics and microbial universities, microbiologists usually yeast. A study is made to find out physiology are the core courses taken need a Ph.D. Class work, laboratory ways of how fungi can be beneficial by most microbiology majors, while research, and completing a thesis or to the society (for instance, in the en- elective classes are such as environvironment or food) and also the risks mental microbiology and virology. that may be posed by fungi.

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dissertation are included in a Ph.D. program. Many microbiology Ph.D. holders initiate their careers in provisional postdoctoral research ranks.

During the postdoctoral appointment, they work with knowledgeable scientists as they go on with learning about their specialties and create a broader understanding of related areas of research. Postdoctoral positions offer the opportunity to publish research findings.

Certifications and skills required For A Successful Career as Microbiologist Requisite degree levels vary on the basis of position. For many settings, a bachelor’s degree in microbiology is ample, while for advanced research work, a doctoral degree is obligatory.

Voluntary certification is obtainable through numerous organizations, including the American Medical Board of Microbiology and the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists.

Lab experience is required for aspiring microbiologists; postdoctoral research work may be required for advanced research positions. Basic skills include interpersonal, analytical, mathematical, speaking and writing expertise, and further being detail-oriented. Knowledge of query, medical, scientific, and spreadsheet software is fundamental to this position. A variety of specialized equipment such as gas chromatographs and electron microscopes must be appropriately used by a microbiologist.

If one thinks of a science-based career, pre-entry experience in a laboratory becomes advantageous. A few of the degree courses may include a year’s work assignment carrying out scientific research in a government research laboratory, in an industry or other pertinent organizations. Certain companies take care of funding to sustain research work in laboratories during the summer. In order to obtain information on these opportunities as well as other internships, it is advisable to contact various career services.

Further, contacts can be extended to local hospital laboratories to uncover work experiences or even work shadowing opportunities. Valuable networking opportunities can be provided if one has joined the membership of a relevant society or a professional body such as the Microbiology Society and the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM). By being a member of such organizations, one can get access to grants and also discounted or free conference attendance.

Career Scope of Microbiologists

Employers that hire Microbiologists includes are mostly from the Employment of microbiologists is below fields: estimated to grow nearly 8 percent over the coming ten years, which • Higher education institutions. is as fast as the average for all pro- • Industry – water and biotechnolfessions. More microbiologists will ogy companies, food and drink, be required for contribution to basic toiletries, petroleum, pharmaresearch and for solving glitches of ceuticals. industrial production. There will be • Environmental organizations. a need for microbiologists to con- • Public health organizations. duct research and thus develop nov- • Healthcare organizations. el medicines and treatments, such • Forensic science laboratories. as antibiotics and vaccines. Besides, • Publicly funded research organpharmaceutical and biotechnology izations. companies will need microbiologists to develop drugs which are produced List of Top Companies that frewith the service of microorganisms. quently hire Microbiologists are given below: Alongside improving health, further areas of research and development • Novozymes are expected to cater to employment • Britannia progress for microbiologists. Micro- • Bisleri biologists will be needed by many • GSK companies, from chemical companies • Johnson & Johnson to food producers, to warrant product • Dr. Reddy’s quality and production effectiveness. • TUV SUD In an expedition to find more clean • Jubilant sources of energy, microbiologists • Sanofi will be involved, such as industri- • Sun Pharma al microbiologists and mycologists, • Lupin who research and develop alternate • Apollo energy sources such as biomass and • Emcure Pharmaceuticals biofuels. Further, microbiologists • Cipla will be needed in agriculture to help • Sami Labs in developing genetically engineered • Cafe Coffee Day crops that offer superior yields or • IFF involve less fertilizer and pesticide. • Suguna Foods Lastly, the use of microbiologists will • Apotex be made in endeavors to uncover up- • Mondelez to-the-minute and improved ways to safeguard public health and preserve List of Top Govt Institutes / Orthe environment. ganizations & Industries that hire Microbiologists are: Employment areas For Microbiologists: • FSSAI • National Health Mission Microbiologists mainly worked in • DRDO laboratory research settings in dec- • NCDC ades past. With the potential role of • IRCTC microbes in biotechnology as well • HPCL Biofuels as their new appreciation in environ- • Tea Board mental and human health, microbiol- • National Tuberculosis Institute ogists today work as intact members (NTI) of interdisciplinary squads in clinics, • KIIDC hospitals, industry, universities, and • CSIR – CSMCRI government. They are on the cutting • IPFT edge of science.

• ICMR – RMRC • PAU The significant employers of micro- • JALMA biologists are as follows: Salary of a Microbiologist • The state government, excluding education and hospitals—18% If you are looking for a job as a Mi• Universities, colleges, and pro- crobiologist in India, your average fessional schools; state, local starting salary as a fresher will be and private—14% around Rs 3 Lakh p.a. With Experi• Medicine manufacturing and ence and ample skills acquired you pharmaceutical—32% can climb up the career ladder and • Research and development in grab a pay package of up to Rs 10 life sciences—36% lakh p.a. If you are looking forward

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to a stable and long term career in the field of microbiology a Ph.D. degree in Microbiology or related subjects will just to the magic for you.

Top City That Hire Microbiologists – Location wise Bangalore tops the list with more number of companies & institutes that hire microbiologists. Pune, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Chennai comes next on the list.

Microbiologists typically accomplish experiments and analyze the results while they work in laboratories, offices, and industrial settings.

Strict safety procedures must be followed by microbiologists who work with hazardous organisms, in order to avoid contamination.

Basic researchers who are involved in working with academia usually pick the focus of their research and run their own laboratories. Applied researchers who are involved in working for companies making a study of the products that the company will sell or further suggest amendments to the production process, so as the company can turn more efficient. Funding the research by basic researchers is often fulfilled by winning grants. These grants every so often put pressure on researchers to meet the deadlines and various other specifications. A competitive selection process is generally preferred for awarding the research grants.

Microbiologists of diverse specialties can work as research scientists, lecturers or professors at colleges or universities. By and large, research scientists only conduct research and lecturers only teach, while, professors usually do a mix of research and teaching. In science, the steps involved in “research” include writing down grant proposals in order to get funding for designing and carrying out experiments, for evaluating the data, and for publishing the findings in scientific journals. Professors do have the additional responsibilities of handling their labs and further mentoring others who work in their labs. Teaching at a university or college involves designing the classes, delivering lectures, leading labs, and mentoring the students. Professors, as well as lecturers, can teach hefty undergraduate courses, such as Biology, or small, graduate-level electives, such as Environmental Microbiology.

Typically clinical microbiologists

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operate in hospitals, as well as in medical, public health, or veterinary laboratories. They conduct various tests on animal or patient samples sent to the lab by veterinarians or doctors respectively. These tests assist in identifying the microbe that makes a patient/animal sick and can facilitate the doctor/veterinarian with treatment decisions by determining whether the microbe is sensitive or resistant towards common antimicrobial medications. Clinical microbiologists likewise work with public health executives to track outbreaks. When at higher career levels, microbiologists progress new diagnostic tests and procedures and may thereby manage an all-inclusive clinical laboratory.

to aid their companies in developing new products and further improving industrial processes or prevailing products. “Products” can be miscellaneous, such as anything from plant parts that are resistant to infections (such as agricultural biotech companies) to probiotic yogurt (in food companies). “Industrial processes” can take in microbes to extract minerals (in mining companies), to clean up pollutants (in sewage companies), and further to formulate medicines (in pharmaceutical companies). A number of microbiologists also work in quality control thereby making sure that products are safe and that they do not deteriorate due to microbiological activity over time.

Microbiologists can furthermore Microbiology, furthermore, overlaps work for industrial companies or in with other fields of biology such as commercial applications. A number molecular biology, genetics, and imof microbiologists conduct research munology. This projects that there are

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several opportunities for a microbiology-related career in an extensive range of zones.

Finally, a few microbiologists also combine their technical expertise with various other fields. Hybrid careers comprise of, science writing, public policy, patent law, infectious disease medicine, education, and business analysis. However, most of these hybrid careers necessitate supplementa-

ry education or further experience in a field foreign to microbiology.

So to summarize in this article we talked about Microbiologist – Career Requirements, Career Scope of Microbiologist, Certifications, Eligibility, and skills required, Top Companies 7 Institutes that hire for Microbiologist Post, Average Salary of a microbiologist and much more.

SALARY OF A MICROBIOLOGIST Average Salary

Annual Pay Package

Average Salary As a Fresher Microbiologist

Rs 3 Lakh p.a

Average Salary With 5-6 Years of Experience as Microbiologist

Rs 10 Lakh p.a

Average Salary As a Senior Microbiologist / Research Scientist

Rs 20 Lakh p.a

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Summer Research Internship 2019 @ Regional Centre for Biotechnology The official notification for the Summer Research Internship 2019 at Regional Centre for Biotechnology. RCB – Summer Research Internship 2019.

INTERESTED AND ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE DETAILS ON THE OVERVIEW, THE QUALIFICATION AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE BELOW:

By Diluxi Arya

REGIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY Applications invited for Summer Research Internship at RCB Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) is a part of national significance, Made by an Act of Parliament, according to Government of India through the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the auspices of UNESCO. RCB has emerged As a pioneering institute for research in Biotechnology and is discovering new horizons in Providing world-class education, research and training at the interface of numerous Disciplines for the benefit of humankind.

RCB includes a solid commitment to exploring new frontiers, furthering science and Connecting revolutionary regions of Biotechnology through cutting edge research. The Centre boasts of the state-of-the-art research labs at par with the International Standards. It’s Advanced

Technology Platform Centre (ATPC) is an Extremely sophisticated Instrumentation facility consisting of high throughputs technology platforms such as Genomics, Proteomics, Mass Spectrometry, Microscopy platforms such as Electron Microscopy and Super Resolution Confocal Microscopy, Molecular Interaction, and the Animal Experimentation Platforms. RCB is also launching a Bio-incubator in Association with BIRAC that hyperlinks promising research results to commercialization By nurturing technology development in the wide area of biopharmaceuticals.

The scientists in the Centre work in the interface of multiple areas in the regions Associated (but not restricted ) to structural systems, artificial and chemical biology, Virology, plant biotechnology, molecular medicine, analysis of complex diseases, drug Discovery approaches. The details of scientists and research work carried out at RCB can Be viewed on our site www.rcb.res.in.

Applications are invited from undergraduate and postgraduate students in their final Year for Summer Research Internship at RCB from 15 May to 01 July 2019.

Interested students can mail their application mentioning an area of interest and Attaching their resume together with a write up on what motivates them for a career in Research and their tentative research idea (200 words) to rcb_summerintern@rcb.res.in by 25 April 2019.

Please note that the hostel facility isn’t available at present in the Centre. You may have To make your own arrangement for stay.

Deadline: by 25th April 2019

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NIAB 6 Month Life Sciences Internship / Project / Dissertation Work 2019 The notification for the Project Internship/Post-graduate Training Programme/ Project Work/ Dissertation Work: for Six Months at NIAB has been released.

ALL OF THE DETAILS ON THE ELIGIBILITY, APPLICATION PROCEDURE, IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER AND SUCH HAS BEEN GIVEN BELOW:

By Diluxi Arya

Seeking Application for Project Internship/Post-graduate Training Programme/ Project Work/ Dissertation Work: for Six Months at NIAB The Institute provides opportunities for excellent students to carry out project work under the supervision of the Institute’s scientists towards partial fulfilment of their undergraduate/ postgraduate degrees (of at least SIX months’ duration; Session II: July -December). Following procedure ought to be followed by interested students.

Students that are pursuing an undergraduate/master degree (e.g. B. Tech, MSc, MVSc, MTech, integrated master students, etc. in their final year) may apply.

The request must come from the Head of Department and have to provide the academic resumes of the recommended student(s) clearly specifying percentage marks obtained at

various levels as well as the subjects dents will be informed by 15th May covered, in addition to the period of for July-December Session. Late approposed project work. Candidate plications won’t be considered. will be chosen based on his/her expertise and the need for NIAB research. How to Apply: The committee decision will be final and not subject to any legal issues.

Applications can be sent to the following email address: admin@niab.

Applicants should mention their org.in. The subject line must menbroad area of interest in the applica- tion ‘Six month Trainee application tion form but the distribution of Lab- for July-December Session’. This has oratory is going to be based on the to be followed with a hard copy of requirement of individual PIs. application sent to Senior Manager, National Institute of Animal BiotechApplications for July-December nology (NIAB), Servey No. 37, Opp. Session will be accepted from 1st Journalist Colony, Near Gowlidoddi, April to 30th April. Just selected stu- Extended Q City Road, Gachibowli,

Hyderabad, Telangana, India, PIN: 500 032.

Interested applicants can apply, STRICTLY IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT mentioned below.

The Institute won’t offer any lodging at the campus. The trainee may make his/her own Arrangements for accommodation, boarding and travelling during the length of the work.

There are no fixed numbers available annually however, requests are considered on the basis of available vacancies

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Indian Agricultural Research Institute Internship Training 2019 The official notification for the call for applications for Internship Training at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012 has been released.

INTERESTED CANDIDATES CAN CHECK OUT ALL OF THE DETAILS ON THE SAME BELOW:

By Diluxi Arya

Application for Internship Training Indian Agricultural Research Institute Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012 The following guidelines will be observed while taking students for internship training: 1. Bachelors, Masters, or PhD students are eligible for the internship programme for a period ranging from one month to six months. The fee structure shall be Rs. 10,000/- for one month, Rs. 20,000/- for 2-3 months and 30,000/- for 4-6 months + GST @ 18% if applicable.

2. The applications will be accepted throughout the year but will be processed only twice a year in January

and August.

3. The closing date to receive the application will be 31st July for the summer internship and 31st December for winter internship respectively every year.

4. IARI will not provide any boarding/lodging, medical facility and any

other benefits of the Institute to the trainees.

5. The work done during the internship shall not be part of their dissertation or project in any form.

6. The completion Certificate for the training shall be given by the PME Cell on completion of their internship.

7. The shortlisted candidates will be informed by email Deadline: 31st July 2019

NCCS Pune MSc / MTech Project Training Programme II 2019 MSc and MTech Project Training Programme 2019 at NCCS, Pune. NCCS Pune Project Training for MSc and MTech candidates.

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCI- NCCS encouraged applications from ENCE, PUNE HAS ANNOUNCED MSC qualified Indian National candidates & MTECH PROJECT TRAINING PRO- pursuing M.Sc. and integrated M.Sc./ M.Tech degree program (those comGRAMME 2019. pleted at least 3 years) in any branch

By Diluxi Arya of Life Sciences to undertake Project Training at this Institute as a part of July to December 2019 or July 2019 their dissertation work/course curricto June 2020. Msc and MTech Project ulum. Students who have completed Training Programme 2019 at NCCS, their post-graduation aren’t eligible.

Pune, check details on the same beCandidates can submit the typed low: application in the format found on NCCS site along with copies of the NATIONAL CENTRE FOR documents listed below:CELL SCIENCE, PUNE Ref.: NCCS/ AC/ Advt/PT /Ses1) Proof of Date of birth sion-II/2019 2) B.Sc. final marks sheet and MSc M.Sc. / M.Tech Project Training all previous semester marks sheet Programme during the period 3) Integrated M.Sc./ M. Tech stufrom July-2019 to December -2019 dents should provide all previous se(SIX MONTHS) OR July-2019 to mester marks sheet June-2020 (ONE-YEAR) session 4) A certificate from the Head of the

Department/ Principal of College/ University/Educational Institute in the prescribed format * (Annexure – A) on the letter Head.

How to Apply: The completed application form along with all the aforementioned documents can be sent to, The Dean, Academics, National Centre for Cell Science, S. P. Pune University Campus, Pune-411 007 on or before 30th April 2019 by courier or by post.

Head of the Departments is requested to forward max 2 applications only from their departments for a period of not less than five months. Applications received without the certificate (Annexure – A) in the format given on our site won’t be considered for selection. NCCS will not give any

stipend or Hostel accommodation and will not charge any fees for the Project Training. Candidates willing to undergo the project training for a minimum of 5 or 10 months during (during their postgraduation) for July to December 2019 or July 2019 to June 2020 session may apply. Students planning to spend less than 5 or 10 months needn’t apply. This is a full-time training programme and part-time students will not be entertained.

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ICMR – NIREH Summer Training Programme 2019 The notification for the ICMR-NIREH Summer Training Programme in Environmental Biotechnology (June 13 – 28, 2019) for 2019 has been announced.

INTERESTED CANDIDATES CAN CHECK OUT ALL OF THE DETAILS REGARDING THE COURSE, THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE, THE SELECTION, THE FEES AND MORE BELOW:

By Diluxi Arya

Summer Training Programme in Environmental Biotechnology (June 13 – 28, 2019) The Summer Training Programme in Environmental Biotechnology is Just Two weeks long hands-on training course offered by the ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (ICMR-NIREH), Bhopal.

Participants of the programme will have the delight of working at a distinctive academic ambience apt for cutting edge scientific discourse. In this programme, higher emphasis will be put on the basic wet-lab tools and techniques pertinent to environmental biotechnology.

Course Content: Basic techniques pertaining to cell biology, molecular immunology, genetics and epigenetics shall be covered.

1) Isolation of DNA, RNA and Proteins

2) Conventional PCR 3) Hot-start PCR 4) Reverse Transcriptase PCR 5) Real Time PCR 6) Methylation Specific PCR 7) mt-DNA Mutation Analysis 8) Micro-RNA Profiling 9) Multiplex Gene Expression Array 10) SDS-PAGE & Western Blot Analysis 11) Flow Cytometry 12) FACS-Cell Signaling Assays 13) Immunophenotyping 14) Cytometric Bead Array Assay 15) Histone Methylation Array 16) Primary Cell Culture 17) ELISA 18) Chromosomal Aberration Assay

19) G-banding & Micronuclei Assay 20) Colony Forming Assays Qualifications: Students pursuing post-graduate courses in biological sciences, pharmaceutical sciences and medical sciences are invited to apply.

Seats: Just 20 students will be admitted to the course.

Application Procedure: Application in the prescribed format available at ICMR-NIREH website must reach us via email at academics.nireh@ gmail.com before or on 15 May 2019.

Selection: Procedure for screening and selection will be based upon academic credentials only. The list of selected candidates will be posted at the institute’s site on 21 May 2019.

Fees: A Registration fee for this course is Rs. 5000/= only.

No lodging/boarding shall be offered and the participants will need to make their own arrangements for the same.

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Newly Discovered Function Of Auxin Is Opposite of What We Know Increased levels of the hormone auxin to promote cell growth in plant tissues – this is what we all know but that’s not all that Auxin’s function is.

IN A LATEST FINDING CHINESE SCIENTISTS, TOGETHER WITH RESEARCHERS FROM THE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA (IST AUSTRIA), HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT IN SPECIAL REGIONS OF THE SEEDLING, INCREASED AUXIN LEVELS ACTIVATE ANOTHER GENE EXPRESSION PATHWAY RESULTING IN GROWTH INHIBITION.

By Swarna Khushbu

Varied auxin concentrations mediate different developmental outcomes in various plant cells. The main reason behind the increase in cell elongation and growth of the stem is auxin accumulation in stem cells triggers a gene expression. A growth scenario, which cannot be explained in an analogous way, however, is the development of the hook that the plant forms to protect its apex when breaking through the soil. Scientists thus faced with a paradoxical situation and asked themselves: Can auxin do something different from what it has been known to perform in different parts of the plants?

group around Tongda Xu in the Chinese Academy of Sciences collaborated with his postdoc fellow Zuzana Gelová and IST Austria plant cell biologist Jiri Friml. The scientists revealed a previously unknown gene expression leading to the inhibition of growth and triggered by auxin accumulation by testing a variety of mutants of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. While the previously known pathway can be found at the nucleus and involves the receptor protein transport inhibitor response 1 (TIR1), To solve the mystery, the research this newly discovered pathway starts at the cell surface–and involves a dif-

ferent perception element, transmembrane kinase (TMK1), the function of which was unclear.

ed to the TMK1 pathway, resulting in growth inhibition as opposed to stimulation.

In the mechanism developed recently, auxin activates TMK1 at the cell surface and triggers cleavage of the intracellular part of this protein. On one hand, Inside the cell, the part of TMK1 interacts with specific transcriptional repressors. While on the other hand auxin degrades similar repressor proteins in the nucleus-based TIR1 pathway to trigger gene expression leading to cell growth and further stabilizes the repressors connect-

Thus, TMK1 and TIR1 interact with various subsets of proteins and ease auxin signaling by two different mechanisms, allowing the shoot but not the other. Co-author Jiri Friml stated that- they wanted to know for a long time how TMK1 functions as well as whether and how auxin accumulation can function in two unique ways.

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Indian Scientists Discover Disease Resistant Genes in Wheat Indian scientists have identified specimens of wheat that have the potential for combating rust disease in the leaves.

SOME GENES FOUND IN THESE SAMPLES CAN BE HELPFUL IN THE CREATION OF RUST-RESISTANT VARIETIES THAT ARE NEW.

By Swarna Khushbu

Under a study done by scientists from Indian Agricultural Research Institute(IARI), New Delhi, National Herbal Genetic Resources Bureau, and Indian Wheat and Barley Research Institute based in Karnal, together with researchers from many other universities – 190 samples of 6,319 samples of wheat germ deposits of wheat have been chosen from ten wheat. Based on studies, these cent of the samples had more or one samples have identified APR genes APR jeans. and then their immune capacity and stability have been evaluated.

There may be one or more APR genes behind the protection mechaUpon evaluation at various places, nism associated with fungal diseases eight of these samples were found like rats in wheat. Resistant effects of resistant durable species that was fa- APR genes are found in plants. Signs vorable for the development of the of rust-resistant genes, the impact disease. Resistance levels have been of rheumatism in the leaves and the seen by them, whereas the APR genes reaction of the APR is seen more in haven’t been found. Of these, 73 per-

the samples obtained from cold spots.

This study was published in the research journal Plus One. This immune system plays an important role in protecting against bacterial diseases such as rats in later stages of germination of plants. Changes in reaction to APR genes to plants development at various stages of germination. According to temperature and

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seasonal conditions, this response in plants is influenced.

According to scientists, the impact of an APR gene might be listed several times. It is possible it can’t save the planet from Route disease’s attack. But if two or three genes are combined then their resistant effect can increase and Higher immunity could be seen in plants. – India Science Wire.

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Mystery of How Genes Emerge Resolved By TU Delft Researchers How does a new gene appear? What is the mechanism behind it? For a decade, scientists had a hypothesis that – functions of new genes evolve after cells accidentally made a copy of one of their existing genes.

IF WE GO BY THIS THEORY – THAT EXTRA COPY OF GENE COULD THEN EVOLVE IN ITS OWN WAY – ACQUIRING A NEW FUNCTION, WHILE THE ORIGINAL FUNCTION WAS RETAINED IN THE ORIGINAL GENE.

By Swarna Khushbu

For the first time, a working mechanism of the theory have been witnessed by researchers at TU Delft in yeast cells.

The Researchers TU Delft investigated the yeast species Saccharomyces pastorianus, which is used for the production of lager beer by brewers around the world. one of the most important characteristics of Saccharomyces pastorianus is that it can ‘eat’ the sugar maltotriose. One of these yeast species’ ancestors was identified in In the year 2011 that it turned out had not yet developed the ability to consume this intricate type of sugar. This evolutionary shift makes the brewing of lager beer possible today.

Genes are responsible for everything that cells can perform. And to gain new functions, new genes are required. But how can these new genes arise? The theory to describe the incidence of new genes relies on a mechanism called gene duplication. In this process, a mobile unintentionally makes a copy of a given gene. The DNA of the cell contains two copies of this gene. While one of the copies can retain the purpose, another can change after a different path. It may develop a completely new function if mutations occur in a gene copy. If this function that is new is beneficial to the organism, natural selection will likely make certain that the mutated gene continues to exist.

This evolutionary mechanism has been discussed in scientific literature.

On analyzing different gene functions of related genes, scientists were able to come up with the theory of how gene functions could have evolved.

Researcher & Arthur Gorter de Vries stated that- By reasoning backward from closely related genes, they were reasonably sure that the mechanism of gene duplication and mutation can give rise to new genes. However, no direct evidence had been found for it.

The researchers used yeast cells of

the species discovered in 2011 for the purposes of the experiment, which were unable to metabolize the large sugar molecule maltotriose. They irradiated millions of those yeast cells with UV light, causing DNA damage. This meant that the cells had to repair substance that would be. The researchers fed the microorganisms with wort that brewers use to create beer. They gave the yeast cells only limited amounts of work forcing them to compete with the little food available.

All the simple sugars were quickly eaten by the yeast cells. All that was left was maltotriose, so it became advantageous for yeast cells to develop an ability to eat this sugar molecule that is complex and large. And that was what happened. Researcher Nick Brouwers stated that- they suddenly noticed a fall in the amount of maltotriose. Among all, One yeast cell could consume maltotriose. The descendants of that one cell suddenly had a huge quantity of food available, so they quickly outcompeted all of the yeast cells. cells were isolated then by the researchers to find out what changed in their genome. Gorter de Vries stated that- They have found that only a small number of changes have occurred. In this process, though a new gene had evolved. It contained large sections of DNA from three other genes Similar to the other transporter genes, a protein is made by the gene this protein embeds itself in the cell membrane forming a tube through which sugar molecules are transported into the cell.

The DNA sequence analysis revealed that the gene that was new had been generated by mutations in one of those duplicated transporter genes.

This result is an experimental validation of the theory postulating that new genes can evolve if the cell accidentally makes a replica of an existing gene.

Gorter de Vries stated that- for them, the real surprise was how quickly the hybrid gene came into being.

The newly evolved yeast cells have been analyzed and may, indeed, be used to brew lager. A beer that is brewed with this yeast combines the flavors of yeast with the fresh taste of lager. Nick Brouwers concluded thatTheir new yeast did evolve in the lab, but no modification was involved.

The final paper with the findings is published in PLoS Genetics.

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Alexa-What’s My Sugar Level?

Amazon’s Alexa is Now HIPAA Compliant Alexa is moving into health care. After a trial of Amazon speakers at patients’ rooms in Cedars-Sinai Hospitals in Los Angeles, the company this morning announced a program enabling select programmers to create and launch HIPAA-compliant health care skills that can be incorporated in Alexa.

THE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL SOON BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF WUXI AND THE TOWN’S HIGH-TECH DISTRICT AUTHORITY.

By Preety Suman

New Alex add-on abilities allow customers to ask Alexa assistant for help with matters like booking an appointment, obtaining hospital post-discharge instructions, checking on the status of more and prescription delivery.

Amazon stated the program will only allow only picked entities and business associates subject to HIPAA (the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) to make these abilities for Alexa. It itself provides the environment for skill building, while the programmers are required to comply with the laws.

Voice program developers who follow HIPAA guidelines now will be able to create abilities for Alexa, this is a substantial step for Amazon.

Referring to CNBC reports dated last year May, Amazon was building a healthcare team to make the voice helper useful in the health care industry. This included working through the HIPAA regulations which would be asked to achieve that.

Additionally, Amazon itself is entering healthcare alongside JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, which were teamed up to take on rising healthcare costs for workers. Amazon year that was last obtained online pharmacy PillPack for less than

$1 billion. Along with its own capabilities that are HIPAA-compliant are enlarging. Amazon also introduced a new machine learning tool – Amazon Comprehend Medical that aggregates information using doctors’ notes & One’s health records.

Now, Amazon Alexa is supplying its “HIPAA eligible environment” to voice app developers on an invite-only foundation in the U.S. but says it hopes to enable more developers to access this capacity later on.

Developers will be able to use the Alexa Skills Kit, which supports abilities that are able to transmit and receive protected health information.

This expansion of Amazon’s Alexa to health care is very likely to raise questions. While it’s one thing to allow Alexa to play some music or to turn on your lights, whereas enabling access for Voice assistants to one’s medical records is a giant leap. Con-

sumers will need to know how Amazon is securing their data before they feel comfortable using Alexa’s healthcare abilities.

As per Techcrunch, Amazon told them it uses several layers of safety to all skill data, such as encryption, access controls and safely storing information in the Amazon cloud. HIPAA,on the other hand, has its own set of safety measures in place that includes identifying protected health information (PHI) and controlling and auditing access to PHI. Amazon now is launching six skills that demonstrate the potential of all healthcare-related skills. These come from payors healthcare providers, pharmacy benefit managers, and health coaching businesses.

One such skill from Cigna, for example, allows qualified employees to manage their health improvement goals and earn wellness incentives;

another from Livongo allows members inquire Alexa for their final blood glucose reading; parents and caregivers may give their care teams updates at Boston Hospital’s ERAS (Improved Recovery After Surgery) program.

The health care skill publishers are enthusiastic about the ability to achieve their customers through voice technology.

Amazon launched a site for its new health care abilities, which supplies a sign-up form for those who want to get”updates”. The form also includes a location to describe cases are used by the health care ability you have in mind — significance Amazon is currently using this to vet the next round of programmers to invite into the app.

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Third European CRISPR Patent Granted To UC, UV, Charpentier The European Patent Office has granted a third CRISPR-Cas9 patent to the regents of the University of California (UC), the University of Vienna, and CRISPR pioneer of Ph.D., director and scientific member at the Max Planck Institute of Infection Biology, Berlin – Emmanuelle Charpentier.

THE PATENT WAS GRANTED ON MARCH 1 BUT WAS REVEALED OFFICIALLY VIA PUBLICATION BY THE EPO ON WEDNESDAY.

By Swarna Khushbu

The EPO with Patent Number.

3,401,400 has methods and compositions of using CRISPR/Cas9 to alter DNA and regulate gene activity in eukaryotic cells, including kits to perform such work.

Charpentier is listed as one of seven inventors on the patent, along with another CRISPR pioneer the seven inventors are: PhD scholar Jennifer Doudna of UC Berkeley, Doudna’s husband PhD scholar Jamie H. Doudna Cate of UC Berkeley, PhD Krzysztof Chylinski, Pof University of Vienna who was a onetime postdoctoral student of Charpentier, PhD scholar Martin Jinek of University of Zurich, a onetime postdoctoral student of Doudna; Wendell Lim, PhD, of UC San Francisco; and Lei Stanley Qi, PhD, of Stanford University.

The most recent EPO patent comes weeks after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted UC and its partners a third U.S. patent related to CRISPR-Cas9 claims. U.S. Patent No. 10,227,611, “Methods and compositions for RNA-directed goal DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription,” covers the use of single-molecule RNA guides and Cas9 protein in any cell, with the aim of creating efficient and effective ways for scientists to aim and edit genes.

Eric Rhodes, CEO of ERS Genomics, a licensee of this new patent stated that- “The most common use for CRISPR/Cas9 is in eukaryotic cells, including human and animal cells. We are pleased to have another thorough patent covering methods, compositions, and kits for such applications which adds to our portfolio of patents which have issued over 40 countries globally.”

ERS’ exclusive license from Charpentier is for intellectual property that is foundational covering CRISPR-Cas9 for all applications other than use as a human therapeutic. ERS’

foundational IP covers dominant and broad claims covering methods and compositions of genome editing in any organism.

UC has supported commercialization of its technology through an exclusive license with Caribou Biosciences. Caribou has sublicensed the patent family of the UC including Intellia Therapeutics for certain therapeutic applications. Additionally, the technology to ERS Genomics as well as CRISPR Therapeutics is licensed.

The most recent EPO patent comes weeks after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted

UC and its partners a third U.S. patent related to CRISPR-Cas9 claims. U.S. Patent No. 10,227,611, “Methods and compositions for RNA-directed goal DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription,” covers the use of single-molecule RNA guides and Cas9 protein in any cell, with the aim of creating efficient and effective ways for scientists to aim and edit genes.

quence together with a changing polypeptide for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA.

The 2nd European patent was granted last year to UC and partners. EPO Patent No. 3,241,901 covers claims that are directed to compositions and uses of a chimeric version of the Cas9 protein, most frequently related to use in the regulation of gene expression A patent with that name was the first as opposed to direct editing of the patent of Vienna. EPO Patent No. genetic code itself. The patent covers 2,800,811, which was granted in the use in both cellular and non-cellular year 2017 provides a DNA-targeting configurations, including use from RNA that comprises a targeting se- animals such as humans.

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CRISPR Cas9 Delivery Into Cell Using Virus + Two Types of Light A group of researchers from Xiamen and Nanjing Universities in China has developed An alternative to use viruses to transfer CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tools into a cell that was desired and it involves two types of light.

THE TEAM DESCRIBES THEIR NEW TYPE OF CARRIER AND JUST HOW WELL IT WORKED WITH EVALUATION MICE IN THEIR PAPER PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL SCIENCE ADVANCES

By Swarna Khushbu

Scientists continue to test their abilities as the Gene editing tools are revolutionary in treating conditions. One area of research has involved interest to look for a replacement carrier system in which a virus is used to carry the gene editing tool to a cell is used by the present approach. In the early stages, researchers knew that the virus strategy wasn’t viable because of possible responses from the immune system, or the threat of initiating tumors. In this new effort, the group in China has produced an entirely new way to deliver the gene editing tool.

Nanoparticles that are sensitive to low-energy near-infrared radiation (NIR) which emit UV light are present inside their carrier system. The light is absorbed and converted to UV light, which is emitted when NIR is shone on the nanoparticles. The bundle is activated inside of mobile by shining NIR on the skin where it penetrates into the body and makes its way to the gene editing tool. When the NIR is converted to UV light, it cuts on molecules at the carrier package.

In practice, there was a CRISPR-Cas9 tool delivered by the team

to a cancer tumor inside of a mouse via injection. When it was safely in place, the researchers shone NIR on the skin covering the place where the tumor (and gene editing instrument ) was located. When UV light released the package it went to work editing a protein which allowing a tumor to grow with a result in a reduction in tumor size.

The researchers stated that- their work shows not only a mild -based carrier can work with CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, but that it can do so safely and with immediate benefits.

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3D-printed Transparent Skull “See-Shell” To Advance Brain Research In order to provide a chance to see the activity of the entire brain surface in real time Scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice named as “See-Shell”.

THIS COULD OPEN UP NEWER AVENUES OF ADVANCED RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND BRAIN CONDITIONS LIKE ALZHEIMER’S AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE.

By Swarna Khushbu

The Researchers explains that- Neural computations occurring simultaneously in multiple cerebral cortical areas are crucial for mediating behaviors. Progress has been initiated in understanding how neural activity in specific cortical areas contributes to behavior. However, there’s a lack of tools that allow simultaneous observation and perturbing activity from cortical areas. They engineered SeeShells which is a digitally designed, morphologically realistic transparent polymer skulls that will allow longterm (>300 days) optical access to 45 mm2 of the dorsal cerebral cortex in the mouse.

Calcium is allowed by see-Shells from multiple, non-contiguous areas across the cortex. Perforated SeeShells enable introducing penetrating probes with cortex imaging concurrently to perturb or record neural activity. The skulls are constructed using common desktop fabrication tools, providing a powerful tool for investigating brain structure and function.”

A Ph.D. and co-author of the study Suhasa Kodandaramaiah stated thatThis research will provide them with new information about how the human mind works. He also stated that- The technology allows them to visualize the majority of the cortex in action with unprecedented control and precision while stimulating certain parts of the brain.

In the past, most scientists tried to understand it in detail and have looked at small regions of the brain. However, researchers are now discovering that what happens in one part of the mind likely affects other areas of the brain at exactly the same time.

At the beginning of their Research, the used the See-Shell device examines how mild concussions in one part of the brain affect different parts of the brain as it reorganizes structurally and functionally. Mr. Kodandaramaiah stated that- mouse brains are alike

in many respects to human brains and this device opens the door for similar research on mice looking at degenerative brain diseases that affect people like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.

The technology enables the researchers to see global changes for the first time based on Kodandaramaiah. To waxing and waning of neural activity, changes in brightness of the mouse’s brain correspond in a movie produced using the device. Flashes are intervals when the brain becomes active. The investigators are still trying to understand the reason for such global coordinated action and what it means for behavior.

M.D, Ph.D., and co-author of this study and a University of Minnesota and Head of the Department of Neuroscience in the Medical School Professor Timothy J. Ebner stated thatThese are research they could not do in humans, but they’re vitally important in our comprehension of how the brain works so we could improve treatments for men and women who experience brain injuries or diseases.

To create the See-Shell, researchers scanned the surface of the mouse skull and then used the digital scans to make an artificial transparent skull that has the same contours as the first skull. With the transparent skull apparatus, the cover of the mouse is replaced during an operation that was precise. The system allows researchers to record brain activity while imaging the brain in real time.

Another advantage to using this device is the mouse’s body didn’t reject

the implant, meaning the researchers could study the same mouse brain over several months. Studies in mice over a few months to allow researchers to examine brain aging in a way that could take decades to study in humans.

of a large part of the brain surface as time passes,” Kodandaramaiah stated. “Developing the apparatus and demonstrating that it works is just the beginning of what we will be able to do to advance brain research.”

The study was published in Nature “This new device allows us to ex- Communications Journal in a paper amine the brain activity in the lowest titled “Cortex-wide neural interfaclevel zooming in on particular neu- ing via transparent polymer skulls”. rons while getting a big picture view

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Top 25 Colleges in India – 2019 As Per NIRF – MHRD Govt Survey Every year, National Institutional Ranking Framework under the Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt of India release a list of Top 100 Colleges in India on the basis of various parameters and accordingly Ranks are given.

IF WE ANALYZE THE TOP COLLEGES OF INDIA CITY WISE THEN OUR CAPTIAL – DELHI TOPS THE LIST WITH 15 COLLEGES IN THE TOP 25 LIST, FOLLOWED

BY CHENNAI – 3 COLLEGES IN TOP 25.

By Preety Suman

Below is a list of To 25 Top 25 Colleges in India – 2019 As Per NIRF – MHRD Govt Survey.

Institute ID

Name

City

State

Score

Rank

Institute ID

Name

City

State

Score

Rank

IRO-U-0220

Indian Institute of Science – IISC

Bengaluru

Karnataka

82.28

1

IRO-U-0120

University of Delhi

Delhi

Delhi

57.59

13

IRO-U-0109

Jawaharlal Nehru University – JNU

New Delhi

Delhi

68.68

2

IRO-U-0447

Bharathiar University

Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu

57.23

14

IRO-U-0220

Banaras Hindu University – BHU

Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

64.55

3

IRO-U-0308

Institute of Chemical Technology

Mumbai

Maharashtra

52.62

15

IRO-U-0042

University of Hyderabad

Hyderabad

Telangana

61.85

4

IRO-U-0006

Andhra University

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

52.11

16

IRO-U-0570

Calcutta University

Kolkata

West Bengal

60.87

5

IRO-U-0304

Homi Bhabha National Institute

Mumbai

Maharashtra

51.95

17

IRO-U-0575

Jadavpur University

Kolkata

West Bengal

60.53

6

IRO-U-0107

Jamia Hamdard

New Delhi

Delhi

51.73

18

IRO-U-0439

Anna University

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

60.35

7

IRO-U-0490

Vellore Institute of Technology

Vellore

Tamil Nadu

51.44

19

IRO-U-0220

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu

59.22

8

IRO-I-1357

University of Madras

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

51.34

20

IRO-U-0234

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Manipal

Karnataka

58.50

9

IRO-U-0078

Panjab University

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

51.25

21

IRO-U-0323

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Pune

Maharashtra

58.40

10

IRO-U-0260

Kerala University

Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

51.21

22

IRO-U-0496

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh

Uttar Pradesh

58.36

11

IRO-U-0391

Birla Institute of Technology & Science

Pilani

Rajasthan

50.53

23

IRO-U-0108

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

Delhi

58.07

12

IRO-U-0363

Siksha `O` Anusandhan

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

50.31

24

IRO-U-0523

King George`s Medical University

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

49.91

25

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Top 25 Universities In India As per NIRF-MHRD Govt Survey 2019 List of Top 25 Universities 2019 has been released by NIRF – MHRD Govt of India.

IISC BENGALURU ONCE AGAIN TOPS THE LIST WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE BECOMING THE NO.1 UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE IN INDIA. 2ND POSITION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY – JNU LOCATED IN DELHI FOLLOWED BY BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY – BHU LOCATED IN VARANASI AT THE 3RD POSITION.

By Preety Suman

List of Top 25 Universities In India As per NIRF-MHRD Govt Survey 2019 can be seen below: Institute ID

Name

City

State

Score

Rank

Institute ID

Name

City

State

Score

Rank

IRO-U-0220

Indian Institute of Science – IISC

Bengaluru

Karnataka

82.28

1

IRO-U-0120

University of Delhi

Delhi

Delhi

57.59

13

IRO-U-0109

Jawaharlal Nehru University – JNU

New Delhi

Delhi

68.68

2

IRO-U-0447

Bharathiar University

Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu

57.23

14

IRO-U-0500

Banaras Hindu University – BHU

Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

64.55

3

IRO-U-0308

Institute of Chemical Technology

Mumbai

Maharashtra

52.62

15

IRO-U-0042

University of Hyderabad

Hyderabad

Telangana

61.85

4

IRO-U-0006

Andhra University

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

52.11

16

IRO-U-0570

Calcutta University

Kolkata

West Bengal

60.87

5

IRO-U-0304

Homi Bhabha National Institute

Mumbai

Maharashtra

51.95

17

IRO-U-0575

Jadavpur University

Kolkata

West Bengal

60.53

6

IRO-U-0107

Jamia Hamdard

New Delhi

Delhi

51.73

18

IRO-U-0439

Anna University

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

60.35

7

IRO-U-0490

Vellore Institute of Technology

Vellore

Tamil Nadu

51.44

19

IRO-U-0436

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu

59.22

8

IRO-I-1357

University of Madras

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

51.34

20

IRO-U-0234

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Manipal

Karnataka

58.50

9

IRO-U-0078

Panjab University

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

51.25

21

IRO-U-0323

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Pune

Maharashtra

58.40

10

IRO-U-0260

Kerala University

Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

51.21

22

IRO-U-0496

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh

Uttar Pradesh

58.36

11

IRO-U-0391

Birla Institute of Technology & Science

Pilani

Rajasthan

50.53

23

IRO-U-0108

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

Delhi

58.07

12

IRO-U-0363

Siksha `O` Anusandhan

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

50.31

24

IRO-U-0523

King George`s Medical University

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

49.91

25

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Daily Used Enzymes Can Now Be Grown In Plants Enzymes play a very important role in our Lives – be in enzymes acting within our body or the jeans we wear, the juice we drink and the laundry detergent you use – all are a result of enzyme activity.

CURRENTLY, THE ENZYMES ARE CREATED THROUGH A COSTLY AND LABORIOUS PROCESS REQUIRING STORAGE.

By Swarna Khushbu

To overcome this an innovative new strategy by Penn’s School of Dental Medicine researchers – is opening new avenues of making these precious proteins.

Two new research studies, led by Penn Dental Medicine biochemist Henry DaniellStudies reveal that enzymes grown in plants are often as effective as the traditional microbial-derived receptor in accomplishing a number of industrial jobs – be it cleaning laundry stais, or removing dye from textiles. Such enzymes have the extra benefit of being shelf-stable in a powdered form and more economical to produce .

Daniell stated that- A number of their enzymes are much more effective than the current processes as you avoid all the stages that are required to process the microbial products: fermentation, purification, and cold storage and transportation. He also stated that – they are excited to have pioneered the production of technology that’s part of routine activities, and can make a significant difference in affordability.

Phyllozyme, a startup firm has been developed based on this technology and is located at the Pennovation Center, in an incubating environment which has 350 innovators as part of the team at the University’s Pennovation Works development.

At first, Researchers compared 5 new plants produced enzymes to 15 other commercial enzyme products that are now derived from microbes, usually yeast. All are widely used in the industrial sector – enzymes like lipase etc can break down the complex molecules that are present in stains.

In comparing the products to the others, a major difference in staying power was noticed. The enzymes needed to be kept refrigerated, and their action diminished at higher pH or greater temperatures. In contrast,

the plant-made products were stable at room temperature for as long as 16 months and remained effective.

Experiments in the Penn Dental Greenhouse, located at Pennovation Works, and at the hydroponic growing facility Fraunhofer demonstrated that producing enzymes in tobacco or lettuce plants could generate significant yields, and that the resulting enzyme products were effective and active, even when plants were harvested at various time points In a second paper, which specifically examined pectinases, which are enzymes that break down pectin, a natural component of fruits, an additive to foods that were particular, and a part of the cotton fiber. Juice manufacturers use pectinases to maintain their equipment free of pulp build-up.

Textile manufacturers use it to break down the coating on cotton which blocks water absorption. Organic cotton fiber doesn’t absorb water until enzymes remove pectin.

As in the other study, Penn researchers collaborated with scientists from other institutions to pit pectinases against eight commercially microbial-produced liquid pectinases. The plant-made enzymes were shelf stable up to 16 months earlier and worked across a broad range of temperature and pH. Utilizing gear leveraged in the textile industry, the team revealed that the enzymes could effectively break down pectin in cotton fabric, allow-

ing water to absorb faster this pro- Mark Wolff, Morton Amsterdam cedure called bioscouring. This is an Dean of Penn Dental Medicine stated important step in fabric dyeing. that – It’s incredible to see a commercial product that will impact so many They also analyzed the leaf-derived people and processes emerging from enzymes in clarifying orange juice, a our college and Henry is helping chart measure that enables the juice to more a path of innovation that they know easily liquify and also releases flavor we’ll see many other faculty and stuand nutrients from the fruit’s pulp. dents following in the coming years.

Here, too, the industrial microbial-derived productions were not equal to if not better than the plant-derived enzymes. Daniell notes that a cocktail of different enzymes may allow juice makers to more fully realize the benefits of juice, releasing indigestible nutrients in the pulp.

Daniell is enthusiastic about the potential of these products to reshape industrial processes, especially because current practices, such as in the textile sector, involve the creation of a great deal of chemical pollutants that may damage waterways around fabric facilities. Cost and safety are other issues he hopes this technology can address.

Till now there is no movement on cost, or stability. If they sell these enzymes into something such as a juice company, it would be a huge benefit to have a secure, inexpensive, and shelf-stable merchandise they can turn to as an alternative to currently available enzymes.

The enzymes serve as the first protein product made in leaves for commercial usage, as a landmark in the area of genetic engineering.

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New Mobile App To Assist Heart Disease Patients in Remote Areas A group of Australian and Indian scientists has tested and developed a mobile system which promises to help health workers and doctors in villages to identify, track and manage patients with heart-related disorders and high blood pressure in remote places.

THE PROGRAM IS IN THE FORM OF A CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (CDSS), WHICH IS LOADED ON AN ANDROID PHONE.

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The machine also had a module that can send alerts about high-risk individuals who demand follow-up visits to health workers. Further, it reminds patients when to take their medication and when to visit the doctor.

In the study, people from 54 villages in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and aged 40 were screened to identify people. Health workers, ASHAs, were trained to evaluate the risk of coronary disease using tablets loaded with the app and refer those with higher risk to Main Health Centers (PHCs).

The intervention was rolled out in 18 PHCs in a step-wise manner and was assessed by comparing improvements when PHCs were receiving the intervention and if they weren’t. The research found that ASHA employees screened about 86 percent of the populace in the area and doctors followed up 70% of high-risk referrals.

In general, was a marked increase in

the two using of blood pressure drugs and blood pressure control.

An important take away is that their role cans expand to disease prevention and management beyond maternal and child health. The platform can also link evaluations. A trial was completed recently testing the strategy in a different set of people with PHCs of different degrees of capacity.

The use of these treatments in villages is limited despite the availability of low-cost medicines to control blood pressure in PHCs. Blood pressure levels have been controlled by only a minority. As India has about 140

million people diagnosed with high blood 15, this is alarming.

As reported in India Science Wire Prof David Peiris one of the members from the research team stated that- India’s health system faces great challenges to improve coverage and quality of care for its own citizens.

Reduced numbers of health care facilities and care providers, reliance on casual and personal care providers and higher out-of-pocket costs are major barriers that require addressing to effectively identify individuals at high risk for heart disease and refer them appropriately for medical care.

The findings of the study have been published in PLoS One. The research team included David Peiris, Devarsetty Praveen, Kishor Mogulluru, Mohammed Abdul Ameer, Qiang Li, Pallab K. Maulik, Stephen MacMahon, Rohina Joshi, Stephen Jan and Anushka Patel from The George Institute of Global Health; Arvind Raghu and Lionel Tarassenko from University of Oxford; Stephane Heritier from Monash University; Dorairaj Prabhakara from Public Health Foundation of India; and Gari D. Clifford from Emory University.

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Japanese Government [MEXT] Scholarship Program – Biotech & Biology

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he Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is offering scholarships to Indian students for pursuing graduate courses at Japanese university as research students (either non-degree or degree students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2019. The subjects, courses and their eligibility are as follows: Studying in Japan Japanese Government Scholarships – Research Students Type: Research Students Level: Research/Masters Course/ Ph. D. course Age: Under 35 (born on or after April 2, 1985) Fields of study: (A) Japan-related Humanities (B) Japan associated Social Science (C) Information Technology (D) Mathematical Science (E) Physics (F) Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (G) Biology and Biotechnology (H) Agriculture and Fishery (I) Environmental Science (J) Pharmaceutical Science (K) Geology and Geoinformatics (L) Civil Engineering (M) Architecture (N) Material Science / Engineering (O) Electrical Engineering (P) Electronics & Communications Engineering (Q) Mechanical Engineering (R) Aerospace Engineering (S) Robotics.

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1. For Research Student / Master’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant field with minimum 65% marks. The candidates must acquire their mark sheet and degree on or before 31st March 2020 for April 2020 batch and 30th September 2020 for October 2020 batch.

2. For a PhD Degree Master’s degree in the relevant field with minimum 65% marks. Candidate having practical research/teaching/work experience after obtaining

the prescribed eligibility on or before 31st March 2020 for April 2020 batch and 30th September 2020 for October 2020 heap.

3. For Research Student/Master’s degree in the Japanese Language A) Students who have completed a Bachelor’s degree / Master’s degree course in the Japanese Language from a recognized university.

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B) Students who have finished a Schedule of this Preliminary SeBachelor’s degree course in any sub- lection ject from a recognized university and obtained N2 Certification of the • Application deadline: 13th May Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2019 (JLPT) conducted by the Japan Foun- • Application Screening: 3rd/4th dation. week of May 2019 • Notification of shortlisted appli4. For a PhD degree in the Japacants for Written Test and Internese Language view on this web page: 1st/2nd week of June 2019 Students who have finished a Mas- • Written Test and Interview: 22 ter degree course in the Japanese LanJune, 23 June, 29 June, 30 June guage from a recognized university.

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The term of scholarship: two years For Additional Information conout of April or 1 and a half a year from tact Mr S. Sinha October*1 (Including a half year of Japanese language training period*2) • Japan Information Centre (JIC), • Embassy of Japan, Number of scholarships: To be an- • 50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapunounced ri, • New Delhi – 110021.

Stipend: 144,000 Yen/ month (Ap- • Tel:011-4610-4865 (extn. 614) prox. Rs. 89,440 / month for the year 2019 *3) Tuition Fees: Exempted Airfare: Round-trip airfare will be provided How to apply and where to send the completed forms The completed application form mentioning the subject Research Student and file name as the field of all study-name.docx (e.g. physics-amit. docx) ought to be sent to the Embassy via email as an attachment, by 13th May 2019.

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Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships With Rs. 1 Lakh Monthly Stipend

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he notification for the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships 2019 has been released. Interested Indian Nationals are encouraged to apply for the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship 2019. You will be offered a monthly stipend of Rs. 1 Lakh and an allowance of Rs. 75,000 per annum if found eligible. Check out all of the details on the same below: PREAMBLE Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the rare men in human history that could be said to have advanced the cause of civilization through the medium of their own lives. Any strategy to honour his memory should take into consideration his multifaceted personality and his many splendid accomplishments. His ceaseless passion for the enhancement of the frontiers of knowledge and enrichment of the human mind are well known. To commemorate his name, the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund in 1968 instituted Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships devoted to the encouragement, support and patronage of higher learning and also of free intellectual inquiry.

These seek to provide an chance to exceptionally talented persons to dedicate themselves with a freedom to their creative work for a period of 2 years.

ELIGIBLITY The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund provides one Jawaharlal Nehru

Fellowship Each Year. It’s available to scholars in every discipline – the sciences in addition to the humanities – and to categories of individuals not generally covered by existing schemes such as writers, journalists, artists and civil servants – for undertaking not only projects of highly sophisticated and specialized subjects but also for study in depth of current problems applicable to the India of today. The sole criterion is that they ought to have a proven capacity for excellent work and a real desire to pursue a creative project, exploring new possibilities in their preferred area. Since Jawaharlal Nehru said, “Man today, as never before in human history, must live with change as a permanent partner in his activities and his Institutions”.This applies even to the most brilliant scholars, who often need periods that they can devote entirely to the enrichment of their intellectual capital, especially in view of the speed with which each discipline is developing in this nuclear age. The Fellowship is open to Indian citizens and Fellows have absolute freedom to work at areas of their choice within India.

making its final selection.

STIPEND Each Fellowship is tenable for two years and includes a monthly stipend of Rs.1,00,000/, (a single lakh) that’s exempt from Income Tax u/s 10(17A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Additionally, real expenses on secretarial assistance, travelling and other contingencies are met from the Fund subject to a ceiling of Rs.75,000/- per annum.

The best way to apply for a Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship

Applicants can send their particulars, under the following headings to Secretary, Jawaharlal Nehru MemoriThe Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows are al Fund, Teen Murti House, New Delselected by a Selection Committee hi 110 001. comprising distinguished persons in different fields of human endeav- 1.Bio-data, together with details of or. The Selection Committee tries to original work. keep the greatest standards of excel- 2. Experience in the field of speciallence along with the broadest possi- ty. ble spectrum of creative talent whilst 3. Project proposed to be undertaken SELECTION

(A synopsis typed in double space in not more than a thousand words) 4.A copy of current passport size photo.

Those in Government service, either in a State or at the Centre, should send their applications through proper channel.

The Fellowship Scheme is an ongoing one and there’s no final date for receipt of applications.

There’s no published form for application. The application could be sent in plain paper giving the following details: 1. Bio-data, together with details of original work.

2. Experience in the field of specialty.

3. Project proposed to be undertaken (A synopsis typed in double space in more than a million words) 4. A copy of recent passport size photo.

5. Undertaking in the following format to be submitted only after you have been awarded the Fellowship

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Zoological Survey of India Emeritus Scientist Scheme

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he notification for the Zoological Survey of India Emeritus Scientist Scheme 2019 has been released. Indian Nationals are invited and encouraged to check out all of the details regarding the scheme, the procedure for applying, the grant, the funds and all other relevant details below: 1. GENERAL 1.1 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, under the Emeritus ScientistScheme provides financial assistance to outstanding retired scientists to pursue research, write scientific documents/monographs, etc. in Taxonomy of Animals, especially in the fields of specialization that are relevant to the programmes of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). Only Indian citizens, normally residents of India, are eligible for appointments as Emeritus Scientists.

1.2 A Scientist who is an acknowledged expert in the field of specialisation which comes within the objectives of ZSI and has been actively engaged in scientific research during the preceding five years of his/her superannuation, will be eligible for grants under this scheme.

1.3 The quality of publications of the Scientist including those during the last 5 years prior to his/her retirement and the honours and awards received by him/her will be the important criteria for selection under the scheme.

1.4 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has a high-powered Research and Advisory Monitoring Committee for ZSI to consider the research proposals under the Emeritus Scientist’s Scheme and recommend the grants. The committee generally meets twice in a year for this purpose.

1.5 The grant consists of (i) Honorarium of Rs.20000/- PM to the Emeritus Scientist (ES) for the duration of his/her tenure (ii) Suitable contingency grant of Rs.50,000/- per annum.

1.6 The number of Emeritus Scientists to be appointed in ZSI shall not exceed five, at any point of time.

2. PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING 2.1 The Scientists willing to be considered for appointment under ES scheme may apply in prescribed form (Form-A) at any time during the year

to the Director, ZSI. The application should be sent through Executive Authorities (Director / Head) of Institute / Department where the ES proposes to carry out the research work etc. It should be duly certified by them that the core facilities for working are available there and the Scientist will be permitted to work on the proposed scheme and the department / institution will discharge all its obligations particularly in respect of management of the given grants. The Scientist himself will have to make all these necessary arrangements with the Institute/University concerned.

2.2 The research proposals are sent to a set of referees in general area of research of the concerned superannuated scientist. The proposal along with the comments of the referees is referred to the Research Advisory and Monitoring Committee of ZSI for its consideration at its meetings. The Research Advisory and Monitoring Committee of ZSI will recommend the Name(s) to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climage Change, Govt. of India.

2.3 The selected Scientists and the host institutions will be intimated immediately after the recommended candidates are approved by the competent authority in the Ministry.

The quantum of the grant approved in the form of honorarium to the Scientist, contingency, and equipment, if any, will be communicated through a sanction letter along with terms and conditions governing the scheme.

2.4 The offer of Emeritus Scientists will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the sanction letter, or from the date of superannuation whichever is later, and if the related Emeritus Scientist does not join within three months, the offer will be deemed cancelled and withdrawn. No lien will be allowed. The Scientist, however can apply again, if he wishes to pursue research at a later stage.

At present, applications are being considered till end of October 2016 and shall be put up in the forthcoming meeting of Research and Monitoring Advisory Committee (RAMC) of ZSI and outcome of the RAMC of ZSI regarding Emeritus Scientists shall be communicated in due course of time.

3. OPERATION OF AN EMERITUS SCIENTIST SCHEME The funds are placed at the disposal and control of the sponsoring Institu-

tion / Organisation / University which is entrusted with the accountability of grant. The quantum of financial assistance is mentioned in the original award letter and renewal sanction.

Grants are released in one or two installment for each financial year. The grant for the first year is released by the concerned survey organisation (ZSI) along with sanctioned letter.

It is stipulated that the scheme shall start from the commencement date mentioned in the letter or within 3 months from the date of issue of the letter.

3.1 Documents to be submitted to ZSI: Following documents need to be sent to Director ZSI immediately after the receipt of the sanction letter: (i) A certificate by the Emeritus Scientist, countersigned by the Head of the Department / Institution, that no other agency is funding the work proposed to be done under the scheme sanctioned by ZSI (ii) An agreement in the prescribed Form-B on non-Judicial stamp paper of Rs.100/- (each page duly signed by the Emeritus Scientist) and (iii) Date of commencement.

3.2 Date of start: Emeritus Scientistship is considered to have commenced from the date Emeritus Scientist starts drawing honorarium.

3.3 Purchase of equipment: For the release of equipment grant, the proforma invoice of the supplier with whom the order has been placed is to be furnished along with the claim bill to the Director ZSI by Emeritus Scientist through the Director / Head / Registrar of the Institute / Organisation / University upon completion of purchase formalities, in any case, within 3 months from the date of receipt of the equipment grant.

3.4 Tenure: The scheme will initially be sanctioned for three years. On the recommendation of the Research Advisory and Monitoring Committee, it may be extended by two years, after

an application is made by Emeritus Scientist, through the host institution to ZSI. It will however be applicable till a Scientist attains 65 years of age.

In case the Emeritus Scientistship is awarded at a stage when the Emeritus Scientist is over 62 years of age, the exact duration of the award will be computed up to his/her attaining 65 years of age.

OBLIGATIONS OF EMERITUS SCIENTIST (i) The sanctioned scheme must commence within three months from the date of receipt of the sanction letter failing which the scheme will be treated as withdrawn. (ii) The tenure of the Emeritus Scientists will stand terminated from the date Emeritus Scientists accepts similar position from some other agency or takes up some employment. (iii) Submission of renewal application / progress report (in Form C & D) to the Director, ZSI by 1st of October each year, indicating the progress of research work done up to 31st of August. (iv) Acknowledgement of funding

by ZSI should be given in all publications. (v) Submission of the final manuscripts, within three months of completion of the tenure, and reprints of all papers published.

EMERITUS SCIENTIST IN ZSI An Emeritus Scientist working in ZSI offices may approach Director of the organisation for obtaining necessary facilities. He / she may be given

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and the amount may subsequently applicable to the Emeritus Scientist regard to Emeritus Scientist schemes. be adjusted against Emeritus Scien- Scheme shall apply in ZSI. In all matters decision taken by DZSI tist Scheme budget by the Institute. These terms and conditions super- will be final.

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Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarships

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he official notification for the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarships 2019 has been released. Interested and eligible candidates that are Indian Nationals are encouraged to apply. More details on the scheme, the eligibility, duration of scholarship, enclosures, application procedure and more below: Info about JNMF Scholarships CATEGORIES OF SCHOLARSHIPS The scholarships are available for Ph.D. study in India to the following categories of students: • Indian Nationals • Nationals of other Asian countries

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION/ SUBJECT A candidate Can apply for a scholarship in any one of the following Regions of specialization: • Indian History and Civilization • Sociology • Comparative Studies in Religion & Culture • Economics • Geography • Philosophy • Ecology & Environment ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS In the time of making the application for the scholarship, a candidate should • Hold a FIRST Class Post-graduate degree with a minimum 60%

marks in aggregate in both graduate and postgraduate level, • Already be registered/admitted for the Ph.D. degree with a recognized University/Institution in India.

• Those who have applied for registration and haven’t yet been registered at the time of submission of application, aren’t qualified to apply,

• Not be above 35 years old, • Be a fulltime Ph.D. Scholar DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP as Many as 2 years.

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Young Investigator Award 2019 @ THSTI With Rs. 75,000/- pm Emolument

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he official notification for the Young Investigator Award 2019 at THSTI. PhD Life Sciences candidates can check out all of the details on the Award. You are eligible for Rs. 75,000/- per month Emoluments at THSTI. Check out all of the details on the same below only on Biotecnika: Rolling Recruitment Notice No. THS/RN/09/2019 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD-MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) invites applications for the Young Investigator Award in the Maternal and Child Health area.

The award will nurture young investigators who have a strong aptitude towards research and a desire to develop into independent principal investigators. The awardees will be expected to create new hypothesis-driven innovative research ideas in the field of

maternal and child health and learn how to drive a research procedure.

The mandate is to bridge epidemiology and biomedical research to develop robust interventions and remedies for both maternal and child health.

Extensive opportunities will be supplied to learn data management, clinical research methodology and laboratory research methods. There’ll be mentoring by domain experts.

Over the duration of the award period, the awardees will be engaged in the development and implementation of a research proposal in the maternal and child health area. For this purpose, mentorship will be provided by the faculty of THSTI in cooperation with the Pediatric Biology Centre.

Opportunity to pursue a PhD from the maternal and child health area will be supplied for the awardees.

& abroad. The study procedure initiated from the awardee will be eased through those collaborations.

Ideas generated by the awardees which crystallize into particular projects will be credited in the shape of some funds support, publications and other credits as determined by the institution.

Applications are encouraged from THSTI has established long-stand- applicants interested in maternal ing collaborations with the nearby and child health and holding any district hospital at Gurugram and suc- one of these: cessful inter-institutional alliances with other medical, engineering, bi- 1. MBBS with MPH or PhD ology centres throughout the country 2. MPH

3. MD 4. PhD in life sciences The award would be for a period of 2 years with an emolument of INR 75,000 a month. The award will be mostly co-ordinated from the Pediatric Biology Centre of THSTI. The shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview/interaction session. The awardees will be chosen according to their academic and interview performance.

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Interested candidates are asked to i. A soft copy of your passport size submit the online application on or photograph. before the final date: ii. A comprehensive CV (PDF format only) comprising details of qualThe process for online application: ification, positions held, professional experience/distinctions etc. a. Before completing the online application, do keep these documents b. Candidates are asked to use Googconvenient: le Chrome net browser for the best results in the submission of online ap-

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Please keep a note of this reference number for future correspondence.

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NCCS PhD Admission August 2019 Official Notification

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CCS, Pune has announced the PhD Admission – August 2019. Only post graduate students with valid qualification are eligible to apply for Ph.D. Admission August 2019 National Centre for Cell Science, Pune. National Centre for Cell Science NCCS PhD Admission – August 2019. Check out all of the details on the same below: NCCS PhD Admission- AUGUST 2019

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NCCS, Pune, invites application from eligible candidates for admissions to PhD Programme of August 2019 session. The candidates should be a bonafide Indian National, having a consistently good academic record with a strong motivation to pursue research in modern biology leading to a PhD degree and with eligibility that has been mentioned below: Applicants with just post-graduate degree and having a valid fellowship from CSIR/DBT/ICMR/UGC/ DST Inspire qualified in NETLS or GATE examination/BINC are entitled to apply.

Applicants with a postgraduate degree who don’t have a fellowship but have qualified JGEEBILS examination conducted by NCBS/ TIFR held on 09th December 2018 are also qualified to apply. Shortlisted applicants in the JGEEBILS results based on NCCS criteria will be only be called for the interview.

A limited amount of fellowships will be provided by NCCS to the selected students who don’t have a fellowship from CSIR/ DBT/ ICMR/ UGC/ DST-Inspire/BINC nevertheless have qualified JGEEBILS and are chosen

by NCCS. Submission of application to NCCS-Ph.D. programme does not automatically ensure that a candidate will be shortlisted for interview.

Shortlisted candidates meeting NCCS standards can appear for an interview to be held at NCCS through 25th and 26th June 2019. Detailed eligibility requirements are provided hereunder.

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search in Modern Biology and with at least 55 percent or Equal Grade Point Average (GPA) (A relaxation of 5 percent of marks, shall be allowed for Reserved Categories SC/ST/OBC and PwD) and with a valid fellowship from CSIR/DBT/ICMR/ / UGC/DST-Inspire qualified in NET-LS or even GATE examination/BINC etc.

Applicants with post-graduate degree, who do not have individual fellowship but Have qualified JGEEBILS exam conducted

by NCBS/TIFR on 09th December 2018 will be qualified to apply. Applicants will be shortlisted according to JGEEBILS Results by NCCS standards for an interview. NCCS decision in this regard will be final. Please mention your JGEEBILS December 2018 Reference Code on the very top of the Application form in the specified location.

All the eligible complete applications received within the last date will be screened and shortlisted candidates will be called for interview as per the schedule is given below.

Candidates who have qualified only for Lectureship in CSIRUGC (NET) and the “Project List of ICMR” are not eligible.

NCCS PhD Program is a fully residential program. The selected candidates will have to stay on campus.

Students who have a fellowship and are expected to be awarded MSc degree by the end of July 2019 are also eligible to apply.

Their selection will be provisional and will be cancelled if they are unable to provide proof of fulfilling eligibility criteria by end of November 2019. No further request for time extension will be entertained.

Other terms and conditions of the fellowship will be as per the norms of the funding agencies.

The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years which is relaxable as per rules.

Fellowship will be activated as per the funding agencies’ guidelines on Direct Benefit Transfer basis. In such cases, NCCS will not be responsible for providing fellowship.

Reservation will be as per GoI guidelines.

How to Apply: Interested candidates who fulfil the above criteria can submit their typed application In the prescribed format linked below. The finished hardcopy Application form together with the copies of M.Sc. Marks statement and Fellowship certificate/ admit card should be sent to the Dean (Academics), National Centre for Cell Science, S. P. Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune – 411 007 on or before 27th May 2019.

SC/ST/OBC candidates should additionally attach an accurate copy of Caste Certification / Newest non-creamy layer certification together with the application form and Originals must be brought at the time of Interview.

Application Fee of Rs. 100/ only (Rs. One hundred only) ought to be sent along with the application form in the shape of a Demand Draft payable to DIRECTOR, NCCS in PUNE. Application Fee need not be paid by SC/ST students.

Interview: One-on-One interview will be held at NCCS, Pune of all shortlisted candidates as per the selection criteria set

by NCCS. Details of the interview

process/schedule will be published on the NCCS website along with the list of shortlisted candidates on 07th June 2019.

Second class train fare by the shortest route will be paid to only SC/ST Candidates as per rules. Candidates should make their own arrangements for stay at Pune. Selected candidates will need to stay for two days more for interaction and finalization of the guide.

Applicants should bring all originals along with an attested copy of the following documents at the time of Interview.

1) Birth certificate/ proof of Date of birth.

2) SC/ST/PWD category certificate from competent authorities.

3) Statement of marks of each year/ semester of graduation.

4) Statement of marks of each year/ semester of (M.Sc.) 5) Fellowship/ NET-LS /GATE Certificate/ JGEEBILS Admit card.

6) For OBC category, valid Noncreamy layer certificate.

For Queries: Applicants should e-mail at academics@nccs.res.in.

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PhD Admission 2019 @ ILS – Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar

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LS – Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar has announced Ph.D. admissions for 2019. M.Sc. / M.Tech. / M.Pharm./ M.V.Sc. or equivalent qualification in life sciences and allied subjects (Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Biophysics/ Chemistry/ Microbiology, etc.) candidates can apply for the Ph.D. Admission 2019 at ILS. Advt. No.: 01/2019 Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous Institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India engaged in advanced research invites applications from Indian nationals for Ph.D. program in the following research areas: 1) Cancer Biology 2) Infectious Disease Biology 3) Plant Biotechnology & Human Genetics The name of the faculties who are interested in taking students through regular Ph.D. program of ILS or through their extramural projects is listed below under the respective research areas. The applicants are strongly encouraged to visit ILS webpage for detailed information regarding the research activities of the respective faculties.

1. Cancer Biology: Dr. Soumen Chakraborty, Dr. Rajeeb K. Swain, and Dr. Amol Suryawanshi.

2. Infectious Disease Biology: Dr. Durg V. Singh, Dr. Satish Devadas, Dr. Soma Chattopadhyay, Dr. Narottam Acharya, Dr. Tushar K. Beuria and Dr. Gulam H. Syed

3. Plant Biotechnology & Human Genetics: Dr. Birendra P. Shaw, Dr. Nrisingha Dey, and Dr. P.V. Ramchander.

Essential Qualification: • Candidates must have passed their M.Sc./ M.Tech. / M.Pharm. / M.V.Sc. Or equivalent qualification in life sciences and allied subjects (Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Biophysics/ Chemistry/ Microbiology, etc.) with a minimum of 60% marks (or equivalent grade point). Candidates awaiting final outcome might also apply, but if shortlisted, they need to produce their final mark sheet on the date of their interview, failing which they won’t be interviewed.

• Candidates must Also Have qualified in CSIR/UGC-JRF or DBT-JRF or DBT-BINC-JRF or UGCRGNF or ICMR-JRF or DST-INSPIRE or GATE or even GPAT. If the original certification isn’t available, the candidate must provide a photocopy of their original admit card and also the particular result page emphasizing their roll number, in addition to the application.

• The candidate must be below 28 years in age, according to 10th May 2019. Age relaxation of five years in the event of SC/ ST/women/PH candidates and 3 years in the case of OBC candidates will be given (according to Govt. Of India principles ).

D.D. for Rs.500/- in favour of “Director, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar” payable at Bhubaneswar.

The fellowship, as well as other emoluments, will be according to the guidelines of the funding agencies – SERB/DST/DBT/CSIR/ICMR as revised from time to time.

To and fro bus/rail fare by the shortest path restricted to a second class sleeper is going to be paid to all candidates appearing for the interview.

How to Apply:

Interested and eligible applicants may fill-up the prescribed application form as available in ILS site (www. ils.res.in). Duly filled-up application together with self-attested copies of relevant certificates and demand draft ought to be sent to the “Director, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar-751023”. The application should reach the Institute on or before the final date. Applications received after the final date won’t be accepted. The envelope ought to be superscribed with “Application for Application Fees: PhD Program in 1) Cancer Biology 2) Infectious Disease Biology or 3) Applicants except SC/ST candidates Plant Biotechnology & Human Geare required to send a non-refundable

netics”. Candidates should mention clearly ONE of the research areas for which they are applying. Candidates interested to apply for more than 1 research area must send individual applications for each research area, with separate fees.

List of candidates chosen for the interview will be published in the Institute site (www.ils.res.in).

Application to ILS-Ph. D. program doesn’t necessarily ensure that a candidate will be shortlisted for interview. Director, ILS reserves the right to withdraw the procedure without assigning any reasons thereof.

Important Dates: • Last date of receiving applications: 10th May 2019 • Date of display of short-listed candidates and instructions in the Institute site: 20th May 2019 • Tentative date of interview: 1st/2nd week of June 2019 (The last date of interview will be confirmed when the list of short-listed candidates gets displayed in ILS site.)

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Integrated PhD Programme – Biological Sciences @ IISER Kolkata

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he notification for the Integrated PhD Biological Sciences Admission 2019 at IISER Kolkata has been released. The application portal will open soon. Interested candidates are encouraged to check out all of the details regarding the eligibility, the application procedure, important dates and more below: Integrated PhD Programme IISER Kolkata invites applications from motivated students for admission to the Integrated PhD program for the Autumn 2019.

Qualification: Students with a B.Sc. /B.E./B.Tech. /M.B.B.S. or an equivalent degree from any recognized University/Institute/College can apply for the Integrated PhD Program in Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences.

Minimum Qualifying marks: Candidates will need to secure at least 60 percent marks/equivalent grades in Honours/Major (if applicable), or 60 percent marks/equivalent grades in Aggregate (if Honours/Major isn’t applicable). Those that are appearing in the final examination of the degree course may also apply; for them, the eligibility marks are 60 percent depending on the marks obtained in the undergraduate examinations held until the date of submission of their application form.

Reservation Policy: Reservations for applicants will be according to Govt.of India criteria.

The qualifying marks for SC/ST/ OBC applicants are 50 percent according to Central Government relaxation policy.

Who can apply: Please be aware that applicants who have qualified in the following nationwide aptitude tests in the year 2019 only can apply for the program:

For Biological Sciences: JAM (Biology and Biotechnology) / JGEEBILS For Chemical Sciences: JAM (Chemistry) For Earth Sciences: (a) JAM (Geology) OR (b ) ) JAM Chemistry for research in Environmental Science OR (c) JAM Physics for study in Computational Minerology For Mathematical Sciences: JAM (Mathematics) For Physical Sciences: JAM (Physics)/JEST (Physics) Subject combination at Undergraduate level: Students applying for the Integrated PhD Program are needed to possess the following topic (s) in the undergraduate courses: How to apply: The applicants must open the link at the bottom of the page (Submit New Application) and correctly fill out the application form as instructed and submit. Applicants must save the correctly filled application form and have a print as the hard copy of the application.

Documents needed: Selected applicants for interview must bring a printout of application form together with the necessary documents listed below in the time of interview: • Attested copies of mark sheets and certificates of examinations starting from secondary examination.

• Original/Self Attested copy of this qualifying exam certification.

• Confidential recommendation letters of assessment (signed hardcopy) of this applicant from two teachers who have taught courses and would be able to evaluate the student as a possible research worker. The teachers must seal the envelopes and sign across the flaps.

• Proof of qualification in nation-

Integrated-Ph.D Programme

Major Subjects

Supporting Subjects

Biological Sciences

Any branch of Biological Sciences

Chemistry at undergraduate level, and Mathematics in plus II or a course in mathematics AND/OR statistics at undergraduate level

wide aptitude tests.

• Photo identity.

• Proof of age.

• Statement of Purpose mentioning research interest and potential supervisors (if any).

Selection procedure: • Institute-level committee(s) will scrutinize each of the applications, and prepare a shortlist of candidates, who’ll be called for an interview.

• The Institute will eventually declare the list of chosen applicants on the Institute site. Students will be provided with a monthly fellowship.

• For applicants whose final exam marks aren’t available at the time of the interview, admission to this programme will be provisional. Such applicants would need to produce final mark sheet to the Academic Office within 60 days of the admission and having secured a minimum of 60 percent of marks/equivalent grades in Honours/Major (if applicable), or 60 percent marks/

equivalent grades in aggregate (if Honours/Major isn’t applicable).

Important Dates: • Application portal opens: 08.04.2019 • Application portal closes: 10.05.2019 • Publication of the shortlist for interview: 17.05.2019 • Tentative Interview dates: 17.06.2019 to 29.06.2019 • Publication of IPhD interview results: 01.07.2019 • Preregistration portal opens: 01.07.2019 deadline: • Preregistration 10.07.2019 • IPhD Registration: 26.07.2019 For any additional question email us at: iphd@iiserkol.ac.in Enquiries sent to any other person or email address may not be entertained.

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CCMT 2019 Notification – Centralized Counseling for Admissions

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he official notification for the Centralized Counseling for MTech Programme Admissions 2018 (CCMT-2019) has been released. Registrations for the same will open shortly. Interested candidates are requested to check out all of the important links, overview, important dates and more below: The Centralized Counseling for M.Tech. / M.Arch. / M.Plan. /M.Des. (CCMT-2019) is a platform for applicants to apply for M.Tech. / M.Arch. / M.Plan. /M.Des. Programs, according to their GATE score of years 2017, 2018 and 2019, at all National Institute of Technologies (NITs), IIEST Shibpur, seven IITs, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT) Ranchi, School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Vijayawada, University of Hyderabad, Central University of Rajasthan, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) Longowal, Punjab Engineering College (PEC) Chandigarh and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Katra.

This centralized system provides a common and convenient platform for online counselling wherein the candidates may fill-in single online application form from their houses and apply to all programs in all the participating institutions to which they are eligible. The candidates aren’t required to apply to individual Institutes or visit every Institute for appearing in interview/counselling. Therefore, CCMT2019 enormously increases the general convenience of applicants.

The CCMT was initiated in the year 2012 for centralized admission for PG programs and since then has undergone many alterations to make it more student-friendly and included newer institutions under its umbrella.

In the CCMT-2019, new features like online withdrawal and willingness change etc. have already been incorporated. The governmental reservation policy on Economically Weaker Section (EWS) can be implemented by many of the participating Institutes/University.

Additionally, candidates are permitted to take part in both regular rounds along with the National Spot Round (NSR) even if one has obtained a seat in the regular round. The CCMT-2019 is being organized by the National Institute of Technology Rourkela. Each of the potential candidates is advised

to read the information brochure and various other documents given within this site carefully and apply.

1. Dates mentioned above are tentative and may be changed due to unavoidable circumstances if any. Candidates are advised to regularly check CCMT‐2019 website for updates.

2. Visit CCMT‐2019 website regularly for any update.

IMPORTANT DATES Activities

Date

Activities

Date

Advertisement and Availability of CCMT‐2019 website

March 28, 2019

Online Seat withdrawal and Online Willingness change for National Upgradation

June 12‐23, 2019

Advertisement and Availability of CCMT‐2019 website

April 05‐26, 2019

Download Provisional Admission Letter (PAL)

June 12‐27, 2019

Online choice filling and Locking

April 05‐29, 2019

Reporting at Allotted Institute and depositing Balance Institute Fee

June 24 ‐ 27, 2019

Automatic locking of saved choices

April 29, 2019 (23:59 hrs)

Publication of Internal Sliding

June 29, 2019

Publication of Round 1 Seat allotment

May 03, 2019

Publication of Vacant seats for NSR

June 29, 2019

Payment of Seat Acceptance fee of ₹30,000/‐ followed by reporting at any RC after Round 1 of seat allotment

May 07 ‐ 10, 2019

Online National Spot Round (NSR) Registration and Fee payment

June 30 ‐ July 14, 2019

Online Seat withdrawal and Online Willingness change for Round 1

May 07 ‐ 10, 2019

Online choice filling and locking for NSR

June 30 ‐ July 15, 2019

Publication of Round 2 Seat allotment

May 17, 2019

Payment of Seat Acceptance fee of ₹30,000/‐ followed by reporting at any RC after Round 2 of seat allotment

Automatic locking of saved choices for NSR

May 20 – 22, 2019

July 15, 2019 (23:59 hrs)

Online Seat withdrawal and Online Willingness change for Round 2

May 20 – 22, 2019

Document verification of NSR registered candidates

July 15 ‐ 18, 2019

Publication of NSR seat allotment

July 20, 2019

Publication of Round 3 Seat allotment

May 31, 2019

Payment of Seat Acceptance fee of ₹30,000/‐ followed by reporting at any RC after Round 3 of seat allotment

June 03 ‐ 07, 2019 (RCs will be closed on June 05, 2019 on account of Id‐ul‐Fitr)

Online Seat withdrawal and Online Willingness change for Round 3

June 03 ‐ 07, 2019

Publication of National Upgradation Seat allotment

June 11, 2019

Download NSR Provisional Admission Letter July 21‐26, (PAL) 2019 Reporting of Candidates, who will be allotted Seat in NSR, at Admitted Institute

July 23‐26, 2019

Starting of Classes

Classes will commence as per the respective PI’s Academic Calendar (please refer CCMT‐2019 website or respective PI website)

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