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Posted Date: 01 Jun 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Career Guidance
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Posted By: Karthika M Member Level: Gold
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Integrated Ph.D
The IISc. offers exciting opportunities to B.Sc. holders with a keen sense of scientific inquiry for pursuing advanced research in the frontier areas of chemical, biological, physical and mathematical sciences leading to Ph.D.
Students entering this programme on an average save nearly one year, compared to those who go for a two-year master's degree programme elsewhere and then join the institute for Ph.D. programme. Each year, the IISc. admits 12 students to the integrated Ph.D. programme in the chemical science stream. The programme consisting of flexible course work and internship - type laboratory training, enables the students to acquire basic experimental skills and familiarise themselves with advanced techniques of research and to take up a research project to demonstrate attainment of a high degree of scientific ability followed by advanced research leading to a Ph.D. thesis on a specific topic.
Entry qualification
The minimum requirement for admission is a first class B.Sc. degree with chemistry as one of the main subjects with mathematics at Plus Two level (SC/ST students need only pass marks). Those in the final year of their qualifying examination and awaiting results are also eligible and they should have qualified by the time of joining of the programme.
Selection is based on the performance in the all-India level entrance test and interview. In Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram will be a test centre.
This is a five-year integrated programme leading to Ph.D. The value of the monthly scholarship for the programme is Rs.3,000 for the first two years and Rs.8,000 to Rs.9,000 from third year onwards. Scholarships are initially awarded for a period of one year and are renewable subject to satisfactory academic performance.
The IISc. admission notification can be expected during January every year and the academic session commences in August. For more details visit www.IIScernet.in
Satyendra Nath Bose National centre for Basic Sciences, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 098, provides a post-B.Sc. Integrated Ph.D. programme in Chemical Sciences. Intake: 10. For more details visit www.bose.res.in , www.lacs.res.in
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai - 400 005 also provides research opportunities for exceptionally talented and motivated students in chemistry. Website: www.tifr.res.in.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore - 560 064 (www.jncasr.ac.in) offers opportunities for bright and motivated students to conduct research leading to an Integrated Ph.D. in Chemistry. Meritorious Chemistry graduates are eligible for admission.
M.Sc. at IITs
The seven IITs conduct a Joint Admission Test (JAM) for M.Sc. programmes in different disciplines, including chemistry. The admissions under JAM are open to all Indian nationals. IIT Madras (35 seats), Bombay (25), Delhi ( 35), Guwahati (25), Kanpur (27), Kharagpur (30), Roorkee (36) offer the M.Sc. Chemistry programme.
Minimum eligibility for admission to this two-year four-semester programme is a bachelor's degree with chemistry as a subject for three years/six semesters and mathematics at the Plus Two level.
IIT Bombay, Madras and Kharagpur require only a pass in B.Sc. IIT Delhi requires B.Sc. first class (5 per cent relaxation for SC/ST/PH students) and IITs at Guwahati and Kanpur require 55 per cent marks for B.Sc. (50 per cent for SC/ST students). IIT Roorkee requires a first class B.Sc. degree (55 per cent for SC/ST students. Students appearing for the final year degree examination are also eligible to write the JAM.
The test paper for chemistry will be of objective-cum-subjective type (30 per cent objective type and 70 per cent subjective type questions).
IIT Madras offers a two-year M.Sc. programme in Chemistry. The common core courses in M.Sc. programme are offered during the first three semesters. The Chemistry Department offers a computational chemistry programme that familiarises the students with software applications related to chemistry. In the second year, the students will do research in the areas of their choice. The project will prepare the students to take up a Ph.D. programme or jobs in sophisticated high-tech laboratories.
JAM test centres under the IIT Madras zone include Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Chennai, Tiruchirappalli and Bangalore. For more details visit www.iitm.ac.in, www.iitd.ac.in/jam.
Contact address: IIT Madras, Chennai - 600 036; IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076; IIT Delhi, Hauzkhas, New Delhi - 110 016; IIT Guwahati, Guwahati - 781 039; IIT Kanpur, Kanpur - 208 016; IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur - 721 302; IIT Roorkee, Roorkee - 247 667.
JAM notification can be expected during November/December every year. Those who successfully complete the M.Sc. programme with good marks (55 per cent and above) can go for Ph.D. programmes. Final year M.Sc. students can appear for UGC - CSIR JRF/lectureship examination and GATE. Those who qualify these examinations are eligible for research with fellowship/lecturers' posts in colleges/universities.
Specialisation
Several colleges and universities offer chemistry as general subject at the postgraduate level and at the same time chemistry encompasses several specialisations or subdivisions such as analytical, organic, inorganic, industrial, applied, pharmaceutical, polymer, textile, etc. and these specialised subjects are being offered by some universities/colleges in India.
The Cochin University of Science and Technology offers M.Sc. Applied Chemistry/Hydrochemistry courses. B.Sc. holders with chemistry/polymer chemistry/environmental chemistry/industrial chemistry/petrochemicals as the main subject and with mathematics as one of the subsidiary subjects and 55 per cent marks in the main subjects are eligible for admission to M.Sc. Applied Chemistry. Graduates in chemistry with 55 per cent marks are eligible for admission to the M.Sc. Hydrochemistry course. M.Phil. and Ph.D. study is also possible here.
Besides chemistry, the University of Kerala/affiliated colleges offer polymer chemistry, analytical chemistry and applied chemistry courses at the master's degree level. All these courses are equivalent to M.Sc. Chemistry. Eighty per cent of the syllabus covered is the same as that of the M.Sc. Chemistry.
The Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram offers M.Sc. Chemistry with three elective branches - inorganic, organic and physical. Those who hold a B.Sc. Chemistry degree with high marks are eligible to get admission. M.Phil. and Ph.D. facilities are also available.
The Department of Biochemistry, University of Kerala, offers a M.Sc. Biochemistry course. Graduates in chemistry and biochemistry with good marks are eligible for admission. M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes are also, conducted here.
Under Mahatma Gandhi University, the School of Biosciences conducts an M.Sc. Biochemistry course. B.Sc. holders with chemistry/biochemistry 55 per cent marks are eligible for admission. The School of Chemical Sciences conducts M.Sc. courses in chemistry (organic / inorganic / physical / polymer). Those with B.Sc. Chemistry with physics and mathematics as subsidiaries and 55 per cent marks for Part III optional are eligible for admission. M.Phil. courses are also offered here.
The School of Chemical Sciences (Department of Chemistry) under Kannur University offers M.Sc. Chemistry (Material Science). Entry qualification is B.Sc. Chemistry with 50 per cent marks under Part III main.
The School of Health sciences under Kannur University conducts M.Sc. courses in Medical Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology and Medical Laboratory Technology. B.Sc. degree holders in any of the Biological subjects or Chemistry securing not less than 60 per cent marks are eligible for admission. Selection is based on an entrance test and academic merit in the qualifying examination.
Some of the Institutes and universities offering M.Sc. programmes are:
The School of Chemical Sciences, University of Madras, offers M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry, M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, M.Sc. Physical Chemistry. M.Phil. courses are also available in the same discipline.
The School of Life Sciences, University of Madras, offers M.Sc. Advanced Biochemistry, M.Sc. Biochemistry, M.Phil. Biochemistry.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110 029 - M.Sc. Biochemistry.
Christian Medical College, Vellore - M.Sc. Biochemistry.
Alagappa University, Karaikudi - 630 003 - M.Sc. Industrial Chemistry, Textile Chemistry, Electrochemistry.
Pondicherry University, R.V. Nagar, Pondicherry - 605 014 - M.Sc. - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemical Sciences.
The University of Bombay, Mumbai offers M.Sc. Analytical/Inorganic/ Organic/ Physical Chemistry.
Other options
There are many other options for higher studies such as medical biochemistry, medical microbiology, microbiology, biotechnology. Bioinformatics, environmental biotechnology, environmental sciences, physical oceanography, oceanography and coastal area studies, management education such as MBA, journalism and mass communication, polymer science, food technology, forestry, wood science and technology, environmental management, sericulture technology, etc. at the master's degree level.
Some rare courses are:
Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore - 570 008 - M.Sc. Sericultural Technology.
Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun - 248 195 - M.Sc. Forestry Wood Science and Technology, Environment Management
Alagappa University, Karaikudi - M.Sc. Oceanography and Coastal Area Studies.
Department of Management Sciences, University of Pune, Pune - 411 007 - MBA Biotechnology
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Elamakkara, Kochi - 682 026 - M.Sc. Medical Biochemistry
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore - 570 020 - M.Sc. Food Technology.
Job opportunities
Those who have obtained higher qualification, including Ph.D. in Chemistry, could get an exciting range of jobs. Job opportunities exist in research and development institutions, industries related to textiles, petroleum products, rubber and plastic products, cosmetics, drugs and fertilizers. Ph.D. holders are eligible to get jobs as chemists or scientific officers/scientists in chemical laboratories.
Job opportunities are also available in food manufacturing industries, manufacturers of detergents, paints, pollution control board, scientific research institutes / laboratories, healthcare sector, etc.
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