What: Applications are invited for admission to PhD programmes in the various disciplines of Agricultural Sciences.
Eligibility
~ Candidates must have obtained at least 60 per cent marks or an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.5 out of 10 or point average (OGPA) of 7.5 out of 10 or 3.75 out of 5 or 3 out of 4 or 2.25 out of 3 (For SC/ST/PH candidates: 55 per cent marks or OGPA of 6.88 out of 10 or 3.44 out of 5 or 2.75 out of 4 or 2.06 out of 3) in Masters Degree programme.
~ In the universities where OGPA is awarded no equivalence of grades to percentage shall be considered for determining the eligibility qualification for appearing in the entrance examination. The percentage of marks shall be considered only for those candidates coming from universities that do not award grades but award percentage of marks.
~ The candidates who have appeared in the Master's degree examination in the year 2008 are also eligible to apply provisionally for admission.
For full details, please refer to the information bulletin containing the application form which can be obtained during March 10, 2008 to April 10, 2008.
By hand
From Syndicate Bank, Pusa Campus, New Delhi -- 110012 on payment of Rs 500 in cash for General / OBC Category and Rs 250 for SC/ST/PH categories (+ Rs 25 as bank service charges).
By post
From Registrar (Academic), Post Graduate School, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi --110012, by sending a Demand Draft of Rs 575 for General / OBC Category and Rs 325 for SC/ST/PH category, drawn on any bank, in favour of Registrar (Academic), Post Graduate School, IARI available at Delhi.
Application form can be viewed / downloaded from the website http://www.iari.res.in which can be submitted complete in all respects along with the DD drawn in favour of Registrar (Academic), Post Graduate School, IARI payable at Delhi for Rs 500 for General / OBC Category and Rs 250 for SC/ST/PH. Candidates are also advised to keep themselves abreast with communication from the PG. School over their e-mail IDs.
Important dates
Last Date of receipt of application: 10.04.2008 (for remote areas: 24.4.2008)
Date of entrance examination: 08.06.2008
Contact details
The Registrar (Academic),
Post Graduate School, IARI,
New Delhi-110012.
Phone: 25733438,
Fax: 25846420
Web site: http://www.iari.res.in
rediff.com provides this information as a service to our readers. rediff.com does not benefit monetarily by providing this service.
More from rediff