The Centre for Cellular & molecular biology (CCMB) is a premier research organization in the frontier areas of modern biology. The objectives of the Centre are to aid the development of Biotechnology in India on a sound basis, conduct training courses in advanced areas of biology, promote centralized national facilities for new and modern techniques in the inter-disciplinary areas of biology,interact with industry carrying out basic and applied work, and to collect, collate and disseminate information relevant to biological research.
About the training program:
Each selected trainee will be assigned to a CCMB staff scientist who will supervise/mentor him/her during the stay. Each student is expected to execute a small project work under the guidance of the scientist. At the end of the program, student will need to submit a ‘Project Report’ of the work done, and also would be required to make an oral presentation.
The program is mainly intended to give students a real-time exposure/hands-on experience to a research environment, in the hope that it would inculcate in them a zeal for research as a future career.
Only those students should apply for the training program, who are ready to work in any lab in CCMB, if selected, irrespective of his/her stated research interest.
Eligibility:
- The training program is open to students from all branches of sciences and open to all Indian Universities/Research Institutes.
- The students who will complete their 1st year of M.Sc. or 6th Semester/3rd year of B. Tech. or 8th Semester/4th year of Five year Integrated B. Tech - M. Tech./MBBS in June/July 2016 are eligible to apply.
- M. Tech. students are not eligible.
- Computer science students with flair for biology may also apply.
Application procedure:
- To download the application form for the Summer Program 2016, CLICK HERE.
- Applications must be submitted as a hard copy. The application incomplete in any respect will be rejected/ not considered.
- The names of the Selected candidates will be made available on CCMB homepage during the second week of April 2016 around 15/4/2016.
- No separate intimation would be sent to any candidate, and thus all applicants must look for his/her name in the ‘selection list’ on CCMB homepage only.
- Completed applications should be mailed to:
Dr. Ramesh K. Aggarwal
Coordinator
SummerProgram2016
Centre for Cellular and molecular biology
Uppal Road, Tarnaka
Hyderabad 500007 (Telangana)
(Please mention on top of the envelope “Application for Summer Training 2016”).
Boarding / Lodging:
- There is no fee for the training program but all selected candidates have to bear their boarding/lodging expenditure during the 60 day stay at CCMB.
- The candidates are expected to make their own arrangement for stay in Hyderabad during the training period, though CCMB tries to provide shared accommodation to outstation students, especially girl students in CCMB housing facility (depending upon the availability of vacant flats/space).
Important dates :
- The program is for duration of 60 days (~eight weeks) in the months of May-July 2016.
- Last date for receipt of Application in CCMB: Monday, the 8th February 2016.
- Selected candidate’s LIST on CCMB homepage Around second week of April 2016. (there will be No separate letter of intimation from CCMB to the selected candidates)
- Last date for selected candidates to inform their 23nd April 2016
- Acceptance letter to be sent to CCMB/Program Coordinator Tentative date to join CCMB/the program 10-15th May 2016 (no one will be allowed to join after 23th May under any circumstance)
Application Deadline: 8 February 2016
Important points to note
- As is evident from our experience in earlier years, the competition is very high for the few available seats with an average chance of selection being only 3.0 – 4.0 %. Applications for Summer Program 2016 MUST be submitted as a hard copy.
- The application incomplete in any respect will be rejected/not considered.
- Requests/applications for the program sent prior to this notification will not be considered.
- Any such candidate must apply again using the prescribed application form.
- There is no FEE for the training program; but all selected candidates have to bear their boarding/lodging expenditure during the 60-day stay at CCMB.
- The decision of the Centre in regard to the selection of candidates shall be final.
- Canvassing in any form and/or bringing in any influence, political or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification. Selected candidates are expected to have cleared their final exams (1st year in case of M.Sc. students, 6 th semester in case of B. Tech. students and 8th semester in case of Five year Integrated B. Tech - M. Tech./MBBS students) before joining the program and thus are required to bring the documentary proof for the same.
- On the other hand, for students, whose results may be awaited at that time, students would need to provide a certificate from their college certifying that - the student has appeared for the final exams, and that the results are yet to be declared.
- All candidates selected for the program will need to spend a minimum period of 60 days in CCMB without any break.
- This is one of the most important requirements and accordingly, all candidates need to furnish a certificate from their Head of the Department/Competent authority of the college/institute to this effect (see the Application form for instructions).
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