Bose Institute Short Term Training-MAY TO JULY, 2014

ADVERTISEMENT FOR SHORT TERM TRAINING, MAY TO JULY, 2014 

Bose Institute will offer short term training for outstanding students in Life Sciences, Physical and 

Chemical Sciences from different Universities during the months of May to July 2014. The training 

will be conducted by Faculty Members of the Institute who would select students based on their 

own academic Interest and those of the students. 

Students who are pursuing masters degree (e.g. MSc, MVSc, MTech, integrated masters students in 

their 4th year etc.) may apply. Exceptional students (INSPIRE, JBNSTS, KVPY etc.) at the Bachelor 

degree level may also apply. Minimum eligibility criteria for consideration of the requests are at least 

70% of aggregate scores (or an equivalent grade) in all major school level examinations (Secondary 

school examination and Higher secondary examination (10 +2)) and first division mark (60% in aggregate or equivalent grade) in Bachelors programme. Applications must include a recommendation/forwarding letter from Head of the Department of the candidate. Candidates should apply online in prescribed format only and attach a scanned copy of the recommendation/forwarding letter. Original certificates/marksheets should be presented at the time of joining the training programme. 

Maximum number of ten students nominated either by the Indian Academy of Sciences, Jawaharlal 

Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), KVPY (DST), INSPIRE or holding Bose 

Institute Fellowship among JBNSTS Scholars will be taken in for short term training, as per schedule 

decided by the nominating authority. Prior approval will have to be obtained from Bose Institute by 

the students while making such applications to the different organizations. 

Maximum number of ten students from Universities of Calcutta, Jadavpur, Kalyani, Burdwan, Visva 

Bharati, Vidyasagar and North Bengal University may be accepted for short term training after the 

respective Universities (or the Head of the Departments) enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Bose Institute. Such students would be taken in on recommendation from the 

respective Heads of Departments and further selection by Bose Institute. 

Apart from above mentioned students, maximum of twenty students may be accepted from other 

Universities. 

Only online applications will be accepted. Applicants must mention their broad area of interest in 

the online form. Outstation candidates should arrange for their own accommodation in Kolkata. 

Schedule of events and important dates: 

Last date for receipt of filled-in online application form 1st March, 2014 

Announcement of the list of candidates accepted for the 

training 

2nd April, 2014 

Tentative date of commencement of the training 1st May, 2014 

Enquiries regarding the applications may be sent to summertraining@jcbose.ac.in 

Contact information 

Dr. Pallob Kundu 

Assistant Professor 

Division of Plant Biology 

Bose Institute, Centenary Campus P 1/12 CIT Scheme VII(M), Kolkata, West Bengal,700 054 

India