ARCI Senior/Junior Fellowship SAF, JAF 2014 : International Advanced Research Centre For Powder Metallurgy And New Materials

Name of the organisation : International Advanced Research Centre For Powder Metallurgy And New Materials (arci.res.in)
Description : Senior/Junior ARCI Fellowship SAF, JAF
Reference No. : Advt. No. ARCI/HRD/FELLOWSHIPS/1/2014
Notification :https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/38453-Advtnt-saf-jaf-2014.pdf
Application Format :https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/38453-application-form-2014.doc
https://arci.res.in/

Senior/Junior ARCI Fellowships:
ARCI is looking to engage talented candidates, having a consistently good academic record and with a strong zeal and motivation to pursue innovative research, to contribute to its various ongoing programs. The selected candidates shall be awarded Senior ARCI Fellowship (SAF)/Junior ARCI Fellowship (JAF) depending upon their qualifications. Based on their performance, the selected fellows shall also be encouraged to register for a Ph.D. Program with one of the reputed Institutes/Universities with which the centre has a tie-up.

No. of Fellows : Required Upto Forty (40)
Qualification :
For Senior ARCI Fellowship: First class M.E/M.Tech./M.S. or equivalent
For Junior ARCI Fellowship: First class B.E/ B.Tech /M.Sc. or equivalent

Specialization : Mechanical/Metallurgical/Ceramics/Chemical Engineering OR Nanoscience/ Nano-technology OR Materials Science/Polymer Chemistry/Electro-Chemistry/ Organic Chemistry/Engineering Physics/ Chemistry

Monthly Stipend (Consolidated) :
Rs. 25,000/- p.m. for Senior ARCI Fellowship (SAF)
Rs. 22,000/- p.m. for Junior ARCI Fellowship (JAF) to candidates with NET/ GATE qualification.
Rs. 20,000/- p.m. for Junior ARCI Fellowship (JAF) to candidates without NET/GATE qualification.

Duration of the Fellowship Period : Initially, the selected fellows shall be engaged for a period of one year. However, subject to satisfactory performance, the fellowship award shall be renewable annually upto a maximum period of 3 years. In case of candidates who register for Ph.D., the fellowship award may be extended upto 5 years from the actual date of registration to the Ph.D. programme.

Research Area in which the selected candidate will be working: Nanomaterials, Carbon materials, Ceramics Processing, Non-oxide ceramics, Engineered Coatings, Sol-Gel Coatings, Laser Processing of Materials, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Solar Energy, Automotive Materials.

Who are eligible? :
1. Engineering/Science students who have completed their M.E./M.Tech./M.S. or B.E./B.Tech./M.Sc. or equivalent during the past three years (not earlier than 2012) and possessing subsequent continuous research experience from the date of qualifying.
2. Engineering/Science students who are presently in their final year/semester and expected to complete their degrees by June/July 2014.
3. NET/GATE qualified candidates shall have an added advantage.

Other Terms & Conditions :
1 Permission to register for a Ph.D. program shall be granted strictly based on performance during the first year of joining.
2 Research fellows not securing admission to a Ph.D. program during the first 12 months of their tenure shall not be permitted to re-apply for Ph.D. as an external candidate of ARCI.
3 After expiry of the fellowship term, research fellows shall not have any right whatsoever to claim regular appointment or permanent absorption in ARCI.
4 All outstation candidates called for interview shall be reimbursed second class to & fro train/bus fare by shortest route.
5 Selected candidates will be posted either at Hyderabad or Chennai, depending upon the project to which they are assigned.

How To Apply :
i) Interested candidates fulfilling the above eligibility criteria shall submit their applications, duly completed in all respects either by email/by post (please download the application format). The application should contain complete and definite information in respect of each of the columns.

ii) Email submission: Applications completed to be submitted as an attachment by email to : hrd@arci.res.in

iii) By Post: In case, the candidates face difficulty in email submission of their applications, they may please send the same to;
Contact Postal Address:
THE DIRECTOR-ARCI,
Post Box No. 312,
Hyderabad GPO,
HYDERABAD–500 001.,
on or before 20.06.2014.

iv) The applications should be sent by ordinary post only in a cover super scribed “Application for the post of _______________”.

Important Dates :
Last date for receipt of filled in applications : 20th June, 2014.
Interviews for selection will be held in : July/August 2014 at HYDERABAD