INSTITUTEOFNANO SCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGY

(An Autonomous Institute supported by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India)

HABITAT CENTRE, PHASE X, SECTOR 64, MOHALI 160062, PUNJAB

Admission to the PhD Program at the

Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) -January, 2018 Session

INSTinvitesapplicationsfromprospectivecandidatesforadmissionintoitsPhDPrograminseveralareasofNanoscienceandNanotechnologyforthesessionbeginninginJanuary,2018.TheprofileoftheFacultymembersatINSTisaccessibleathttp://www.inst.ac.in/scientists.php .Ph.D.studentswillbeprovidedfellowshipasperINSTnorms.

InterestedcandidateswithagoodacademictrackrecordwithastrongintenttopursuePh.D.inareasrelatedtonanoscienceandtechnologylikeDevices,Materialforenergyapplications(photocatalysts,electrocatalysts,supercapacitors,hydrogengeneration&storage),Smartmaterials(organic/inorganic),Sensors,Therapeuticsetc.

EligibilityCriteria:M.Sc.inChemistry/Physics/MaterialSciences/LifeSciences/M.Pharm./M.Tech.inBasic,AppliedSciencesorEngineeringandrelatedareas

QualifyingExamination:GATE/CSIRorUGC-NET/JEST/JGEEBILS(TIFR/NCBS)/ICMR-JRF/DBT-JRF/DST-INSPIRE/GPAT.

StudentsregisteredwithIISERMohalifortheirBS-MSprogramcanapplyasperIISERMohalisnorm.

ApplicationProcedure:ProspectivecandidatesshoulddirectlysendtheircompletedandsignedAPPLICATIONFORMalongwiththeonlineSYNOPSIS(https://goo.gl/forms/sqgmCk2ZQZkCHw8i1 ),whichcanbedownloadedfromINSTswebsite(http://inst.ac.in/admission.php ),bye-mailtoapply@inst.ac.in .Thiswillbetreatedasanadvancecopyoftheapplication.However,hardcopyoftheapplicationwithrequisiteenclosuresandademanddraft(seebelow)willhavetobesenttoINST,Mohali.TheenvelopecontainingtheapplicationdocumentsshouldbesuperscribedasApplicationforthePh.D.ProgramandsenttoInstituteofNanoScienceandTechnology,Phase-10,Sector-64,Mohali,Punjab-160062.Short-listedcandidateswillbecalledforaninterviewatINSTandwillbepaidIIclassrailway/bus(nonAC)farebytheshortestroutefromtheirplaceofresidence.

ApplicationFees:Theaforesaidapplicationdocumentsshouldbeaccompaniedbyademanddraft(DD)ofRs.450/-forGeneral/OBCorRs.150/-forSC/ST/PHdrawninfavorofInstituteofNanoScienceandTechnology,Mohali(payableeitheratMohalioratChandigarh).PleasementionyournameonthereverseoftheDD.

LastDate:ApplicationsfrominterestedstudentsshouldreachINSTthroughRegistered/SpeedPostby16thOctober,2017.Applicationsreceivedafterthisdateshallnotbeentertainedinanycase.

AwardoftheDegree:ItmaypleasebenotedPh.D.studentsregisteredwithINSTwillalsohavetoregisteratIISER,MohalifortheirPh.D.degree(http://www.iisermohali.ac.in/).

No. 9(2)/2017-INST

Dated: 7thSeptember 2017