Government of India PhD Scholarships in Mathematics, 2017

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants for the NBHM PhD scholarship must be mathematically motivated and hold a masters degree in (pure or applied) mathematics or statistics or must be final year students of these degree courses.They must have a good academic record (first class or equivalent grade in all years from Plus Two level to the present. Students having passed B.Sc.(Honours) course with a second class may also apply, provided they have a masters degree or are in the final year of the same.
• Students holding a four-year B.S. (or equivalent) degree, or those in the final year of such a programme, may also apply, but they are eligible to receive the NBHM scholarship only if they secure admission to are recognised PhD programme by August 2017.
• Students who wish to apply for the Ph.D./Integrated PhD programmes of HRI, IISER, Pune, or IMSc must apply and appear for the written test. For this purpose, apart from the students mentioned earlier, students holding a B.Sc./B. Stat/B.S./B.Tech./B.E. degree, or those in the final year of such degree courses, with a consistently good academic record from Plus Two level as mentioned above, may also apply.Students for these doctoral programs need not apply separately to these institutions again

Offered Benefits

Successful candidates will receive a scholarship amount of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five Thousand Only) per month for the first and second year and Rs. 28,000/- (Rupees Twenty-eight Thousand Only) per month for subsequent years, a contingency grant of Rs. 32,000/- (Rupees Thirty-two Thousand Only) per year and house rent allowance as per central government norms wherever applicable. The scholarships are normally for a period of four years, sanctioned for one year at a time and renewable at the end of each year, subject to satisfactory progress. The enhanced amount of scholarship may is offered after evaluation by the Board at the end of the second year. If deemed fit, the scholarship may be extended for a fifth year at the discretion of NBHM.

To avail of the NBHM scholarship, successful students must enrol themselves in a recognised PhD degree programme. The scholarship will be paid through the institution they join. Part-time research students can not avail of the scholarship.

Application Process

Applications should be made on plain paper in the format given at the end of this advertisement and should be sent along with a recent passport-sized photograph and a self-addressed envelope affixed with a Rs. 5/- postage stamp to the address as given below for the appropriate zone in which the candidate wishes to appear for the written test. The envelope containing the application should be superscribed NBHM PhD Scholarship.