nbhm.dae.gov.in MA/M.Sc Scholarship 2016-17 : National Board For Higher Mathematics

Organization : National Board For Higher Mathematics
Scholarship Name : NBHM MA/M.Sc Scholarship 2016-17
Application Last Date : July 29, 2016

Website : http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/phd.html
Application Form :  https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/9147-MScad.pdf

Scholarships For Pursuing Post Graduate Studies:

The National Board for Higher Mathematics invites applications for the grant of scholarships to students for pursuing studies leading to a masters degree in mathematics.

Update : NBHM Scholarships For MA/MSc in Mathematics 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/24774.html

Eligibility:
Only candidates belonging to one of the following categories can apply.
** Students holding a first class B.A./B.Sc. degree in mathematics or students holding a B.A.(Hons.)/B.Sc.(Hons.) degree in mathematics with at least a second class.
** Students in the nal year of the B.A./B.Sc. programme expecting to complete the course by July 2016 with a rst class (or, in case of an honours program, at least a second class).
** Students with a good academic record who have already completed, or expect to complete by July 2016, one year of a recognized M.Sc. program in mathematics.
** Students who have completed, or expect to complete by July 2016, three or four years of a ve-year integrated M.Sc. programme in math- ematics with cumulative marks/grade equivalent to a rst class.

The Scholarship:
** Successful candidates will receive a scholarship of Rs. 6,000/- (Rupees Six Thousand Only) per month, during the two year period of the post-graduate programme.
** The scholarships are sanctioned for one year at a time and are renewable at the end of the year, subject to satisfactory progress.
** Students selected for the award of the scholarship when in the nal year of the M.A./M.Sc. or ve-year integrated M.Sc. program will receive their scholarship for only one year.
** To avail of the scholarship, students have to be enrolled in a recognized post-graduate programme in mathematics in India. The scholarship will be disbursed through the institution they join.

Selection Procedure:
** Selection will be made on the basis of a written test followed by an inter- view of short-listed candidates. The written test will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2016.
** The test will be of two and a half hours’ duration and involve questions requiring short answers, primarily in the areas of analysis and algebra, but also in other areas of mathematics covered in undergradu- ate mathematics programmes. for the question papers of previous years.)

The written test will be conducted at the following centres:
Zone 1: Chandigarh, New Delhi, Srinagar.
Zone 2: Allahabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur.
Zone 3: Goa, Mumbai, Pune, Vallabh Vidyanagar.
Zone 4: Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata, Ranchi, Shillong.
Zone 5: Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad.

How to Apply:
** Applications on plain paper should be made in the format given at the end of this advertisement. They should be sent, along with a recent passport sized photograph of the applicant affixed to it and a self-addressed envelope, to the Zonal Coordinator of the zone in which the candidate wishes to appear for the written test. Addresses of the zonal coordinators are given below.
** The envelope containing the application should be super-scribed NBHM MA/MSc Scholarships.
** Each candidate should clearly indicate two centres from the zone in which (s)he wishes to appear for the test, in order of preference.

Last Date:
Completed applications should reach the zonal coordinators by Friday, July 29, 2016.