fri.icfre.gov.in Admission 2014 PhD Forestry Entrance Test : Forest Research Institute

Name of the organisation : Forest Research Institute (fri.icfre.gov.in)
Description : Admission 2014 PhD Forestry Entrance Test
Reference No. :No. /R-5/Ph.D./2014-FRIDU
Admission Notice & Application Format : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/27771-Ph.D.%20Entrance%20Test%202014%20Announcement%20and%20Form.pdf
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ANNOUNCEMENT For Ph.D. Forestry Entrance Test 2014 :
The Forest Research Institute (Deemed) University is going to conduct its Ph.D. Entrance Test on 06th July 2014 for enrolment in Ph.D. Programme in Forestry.

The candidates, who are interested for registration as research scholar for the Ph.D. Degree in Forestry in Forest Research Institute (Deemed) University Dehradun and its Research Centres for the term of March 2015/September 2015 are advised to apply in prescribed form latest by 15th May 2014 with a fee of Rs.1000/- through Bank Draft in favour of Registrar, FRI (Deemed) University, Dehradun.

For eligibility please see clause 3 of the Ph.D. Ordinance available on the website. Six-months Pre-Ph.D. Compulsory course would be conducted only once w.e.f. September/October 2014.

Doctoral Program :
1. A student can pursue research at FRI University or any of recognized research centers of FRI or ICFRE spread all over the country, leading to an award of Ph.D. degree.
2. The research facilities in the field of forestry and allied subjects at the FRI University are amongst the best in the country. At present over 331 research scholars are registered for Ph.D. at the FRI University. Till now 549 Ph.D. degrees have been awarded.
The eligibility criteria for registration as Ph.D. student are that a candidate must;
i) Hold a master’s degree or its equivalent from any recognized university or Institute.
ii) Have 55% marks or above in Post graduate examination.
iii) Have the supervisor/guide from FRI or its research centers and Co-guide may be from outside.

Guidelines for Entrance Test:
i. The candidates must apply through the Research Centre where he/she want to carry out his/her research work. The applicant will be considered only for the centre through which the application has been forwarded. In exceptional cases, the Director FRI may consider the change of research centre subject to availability of the vacancy.
ii. The question paper will have following sections and their proportional weightage may be as follows;
Section-A :
General Awareness: : 25 questions
General English: : 25 questions
Research Aptitude: : 30 questions (The questions will be based on reasoning & Statistics)
Section-B :
*Basic & Applied Sciences :120 questions ( attempt any two sections)
*(There will be 60 questions in each section of Section-B. The questions will be based on Forestry, Agriculture, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Wood Science & technology and Mathematics. The syllabus is available on the website)
iii. The minimum qualifying marks in entrance examination is 50% for general/OBC candidates and 45% for the SC/ST candidates.
iv. The candidates who have qualified UGC/CSIR (JRF) Examination / GATE/NET will be allowed to appear for the interview directly without appearing in the written entrance test. However such candidates will have to apply as per the procedure alongwith other candidates. They will have to give a proof of having qualified above exams along with their application form. The UGC/CSIR/GATE/NET exam should have been cleared by the applicant during previous two years from the last date of submission of the form in the University.
v. The candidates qualifying the entrance test will be called for interview which will be conducted Discipline- wise by the Member Secretary RACs/Nodal Officers of Research centres. The list of candidates qualified in the interview will be sent to the Registrar, FRI Deemed University, who will compile the list of qualified candidates and will obtain the approval of the Director before finally declaring the result.
vi. The list of successful candidates prepared by Registrar FRI Deemed University and shall be sent to all the research centres and will be displayed on the website.
vii. The successful candidates shall be directed to report to the Registrar FRI Deemed University/Nodal Officers of research centres concerned for compulsory course work of six months duration as per Ph.D. Ordinance.
viii. On successful completion of the course work the candidates shall prepare the synopsis of their research plan and present before Research Advisory Committee concerned for approval. The Member Secretary shall conduct the meeting of the RAC for synopsis seminar and shall send the proceedings of the synopsis seminar (in Appendix-3) along with the approved synopsis (5 copies) duly signed by all the expert members of the RAC on the prescribed format as given in Appendix-II, to the Registrar FRI Deemed University for further action.
ix. If the applicant is in service in a graded pay scale in a government organization/statutory autonomous body/private organization then please attach a ‘no objection certificate’ from the employer. In absence of such certificate the Application form shall not be accepted. Such applicants shall have to take two years study leave as per rules. A Research Scholar is required to pursue research in the Institute/Research Centre under the Supervisor on the approved subject for not less than twenty-four months commencing from the date of his/her registration.

Form Fee : Rs.1000/-

How to Apply:
i) The prescribed form may be downloaded from the website.

ii) The last date for submission of application at Research Centre is 15th May 2014 so that the same may be reached in the FRI (Deemed) University by 26th May, 2014.
Contact Postal Address:
Forest Research Institute (Deemed) University
P.O. I.P.E. Kaulagarh Road,
Dehradun

Important Dates :
1. Last date for submission of form at research centres : 15th May 2014
2. Date of Entrance Test : 06th July 2014