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Project Oriented Biology Education-POBE

Project Oriented Biology Education-POBE

About Project Oriented Biology Education-POBE

As part of its Science Outreach Programme, in 2006 the Centre initiated a new programme in biology for undergraduate students from other Institutions. Selected students are exposed to the concepts and methodologies driving integrative research in biology today, through a combination of lectures, laboratory projects and research. The programme will be conducted during the summer vacation for a period of 6 to 8 weeks. Students selected are expected to work at the Centre for three consecutive summers and successful candidates will receive Diploma in Biology from the Centre. Specialization in a more focused area of research will be possible during the second and third year. Those who complete the POBE programme with outstanding performance will be eligible for admission to the MS-PhD programme of the Centre subject to satisfactory performance in the interview.

ELIGIBILITY:

Students presently studying in the 1st year of three year B.Sc programme only (in any science stream) are eligible to apply.

FELLOWSHIPS:

The total number of Fellowships offered will be upto 11. A scholarship of Rs. 10000/- per month will be provided.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTED CANDIDATES:

The list of selected candidates will be announced on the JNCASR web site http://www.jncasr.ac.in/fe/pobe.php during April 2019. The selected candidates will be intimated by email and post. Further enquiries or correspondence regarding the application status will not be entertained. Mere applying to the programme and satisfying the eligibility criteria does not guarantee selection. Selected candidates must indicate their acceptance within two weeks of the email sent or else it will be presumed that they are not interested in joining the programme and the offer will be cancelled automatically. Any correspondence after the cancellation will not be entertained.

Mailing address to send completed application form:

The Academic Coordinator,
Fellowships & Extension Programmes, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
Research, Jakkur. P.O., Bangalore – 560 064.