CSIR UGC test

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has invited applications for joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) to be held on June 19 for determining the eligibility for the award of junior research fellowship (JRF) and for appointment of lecturers in science subjects in universities and colleges across the country.

A candidate may apply either for JRF and lectureship or for lectureship only. Two separate merit lists will be prepared for JRF and lectureship. Candidates who qualify in JRF are eligible to receive scholarships or fellowships for their research studies leading Ph.D.

The test will be held in the following subjects:

Chemical sciences

Earth sciences

Life sciences

Mathematical sciences

Physical sciences

Eligibility: Those who have passed M.Sc. degree in any of these subjects with at least 55 per cent marks are eligible to apply for the test. Final year M.Sc. students can also apply. The upper age limit for the JRF is 28 years. There is no upper age limit for the lectureship examination.

Complete information of this test can be had from the website www.csirhrdg.res.in.

source:http://www.hindu.com/edu/2011/03/21/stories/2011032150650100.htm

Petition against IIMs filed by CAT toppers

New Delhi: A writ petition by over 70 Common Admission Test (CAT) toppers was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday for seeking a stay on the second phase of the admission procedure of theIndian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

Most of the students who have filed the petition are among the 1% top CAT scorers but have not received a call for admission from the IIMs due to pre-test criteria that had been kept hidden by the prestigious b-schools till the result for CAT-2010 was announced on January 12. 

The eligibility criteria for admissions have been changed by three IIMs after CAT-2010. Also, five other IIMs had decided to give weightage to Class X, XII and undergraduate marks. These changes in the admission procedure had been revealed only after the CAT-2010 results were announced.

source:http://indiaedunews.net/IIM/Petition_against_IIMs_filed_by_CAT_toppers_13564/