It is good news for all the students who are taking CSIR JRF NET next year as the number of Seats would be doubled from 6000 to 12000. The government is striving to attract the best talent and to minimise the brain drain...read on....
The Cabinet today approved the implementation of the proposal for increase in the number of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) through CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) in the country.The main objective of the JRF-NET is to identify, through this national competitive examination, those talented students who could be enrolled for Ph.D. programmes in specific science domains, across India’s scientific and academic institutions and also to identify those who fulfil the eligibility criteria for employment as lecturers across various academic institutions.
The brief details of the proposal are:
Increase in the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) through CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) by two fold over the Tenth Plan period. During the Tenth Five Year Plan a total of about 6000 young students benefited by availing CSIR-JRF through NET. In the Eleventh Plan CSIR proposes to increase the number by two fold.
The total cost of providing fellowships for about 12000 students in the Eleventh Plan is estimated at Rs.444.34 crore.
The proposed increase in intake of JRF-NET fellowships with the attractive remuneration would help in attracting talented youth to take up scientific research as a career and help address the issues related to shortage of scientific manpower in the country.
The biggest beneficiaries of this programme would be the University system and scientific institutions across India as they shall be able to attract bright minds for their scientific programmes/research. It will also benefit students from all over the country who are keen to take-up scientific research as a career.
The programme will be implemented by Human Resource Development Group of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, which conducts National eligibility Test (NET) across the country in 25 cities and at 125 exam centers. A total of about 12000 students would be benefiting through JRF-NET in the Eleventh Five Year Plan.
Need to Increase(background):
Recognizing the need to identify and nurture young scientific talent who could be enrolled for Ph.d. programmes across India’s scientific institutions. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) started in 1983 a research fellowship scheme as a national responsibility. This was a unique step to fulfil India’s growing ambition to become a scientific & technological power house. In 1989, NET was recognized by UGC as pre-qualification for Lectureship and was renamed as CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship. Since 1990, NET is being conducted twice a year in the month of June and December.
NET exam is held across the country in 25 cities and at 125 exam centers in five subject areas viz. Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematical Sciences. Selection is made through two paper system. Currently more than 1,50,000 students have been writing the NET exam each year. The CSIR-NET has established an enormous credibility in the country and it has become a bench mark for selecting candidates for pursing Ph.D. programme, appointment either as a lecturer or a project research fellow or for employment in various R&D organization all across the country.
In the recent times serious concern has been expressed by educationalist, scientists, policy markers etc. over declining interest of students to take up careers in basic sciences. There has been an emphasis on enlarging the pool of scientific manpower to contribute towards S&T development in the country which is the reliable benchmark to become a developed nation. In order to achieve this goal focused efforts are required to be made to identify and nurture bright young students who can take up scientific research as a career. The present programme is one such focussed effort in this direction.
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Short Term Course on Remote Sensing and GIS for Teachers of Colleges/Universities at IIT kharagpur
What is this all about?
Introduction
In recent years, Remote Sensing and GIS techniques have emerged as one of the most versatile decision making tools in the geospatial domain with increasing applications in new areas. Integrated application of these two techniques culminates in harnessing the natural resources with incredible speed and reasonable accuracy, even from inaccessible areas, to help the process of planning the integrated development of a region. They are widely used in monitoring, management and planning in diverse fields of activities, such
as, sustainable development, infrastructure development, disaster management, environmental monitoring, resource inventory, rural and urban planning etc. Remotely Sensed data from Aerial photographs and Satellites, combined with GPS serve as the basic database in GIS for multi-criteria decision making in several applications, viz., groundwater and mineral exploration, land use / land cover, wasteland management,
inland water resources, mining, agriculture, forestry, coastal mapping and development, land records, health care, socio-economic, crime investigation etc., to name a few.
The main objective of this course is not only to expose the participants to the rapidly growing field of Remote Sensing and GIS but also to motivate them to take up research in this rapidly growing field of science and technology.
Course Content
• Concept of Remote Sensing, optical, thermal and microwave remote sensing, data acquisition, aircrafts and satellites, visual and digital remote sensing, analysis and interpretation of visual and digital remote sensing data, applications of remote sensing in geology, agriculture, forestry, urban and rural planning, land use / land
cover, groundwater, mineral and hydrocarbon.
• Basic GIS concepts, spatial data models, data structures, database creation and manipulation, map analysis, geostatistical analysis, 3D GIS, project planning,
• Basic concepts of GPS
Resource Persons
Faculty from IIT Kharagpur and experts from other premier Institution/ Organization will deliver Lectures followed by Laboratory classes.
Who Can Apply?
Course is exclusively for Teachers of AICTE approved Colleges / Institutions / Universities interested in the fields of Remote Sensing and GIS. Since it is an Introductory Course, Teachers who have undergone such Courses or are involved with teaching or research in the fields of Remote Sensing and GIS should not apply.
Depending on availability of seats, any person other than Teachers of AICTE approved Colleges / Institutions / Universities can join the Course as Self sponsored participant.
Registration
Interested participant from approved Colleges / Institutions / Universities is requested to send the filled up Registration Form (appended below - to be downloaded), forwarded through proper channel (mandatory) to the Course Coordinator latest by February 5, 2010. However, in view of the limited number of seats, admission will be made on first come first serve basis. All Registration Forms must be accompanied with a Demand Draft of amount Rs.500/- drawn in favour of “CEP – STC, IIT Kharagpur” on any National
Bank at Kharagpur. Demand Drafts will be returned to selected candidates who join the Course, as well as to unselected candidates. However, Demand Drafts will not be returned to the selected candidates, who do not join the Course. Self Sponsored participant can send Registration Form accompanied with a Demand draft of amount Rs. 8000/- in favour of CEP-STC, IIT Kharagpur on any National Bank at Kharagpur. Forwarding through proper channel in the Registration Form is not mandatory for such interested participant.
Financial Assistance
Selected participants will be eligible for reimbursement of railway fares both ways (to the maximum extent of AC 3 tier) via the shortest route; and free lodging and boarding during the duration of the Course. Self sponsored participants have to bear their travel, lodging and boarding costs. However, accommodation can be arranged on prior information.
Submission deadline: February 3, 2010
Website Details: ForQueries,application information and other details visit http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/downloads/amit_gis.pdf
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Introduction
In recent years, Remote Sensing and GIS techniques have emerged as one of the most versatile decision making tools in the geospatial domain with increasing applications in new areas. Integrated application of these two techniques culminates in harnessing the natural resources with incredible speed and reasonable accuracy, even from inaccessible areas, to help the process of planning the integrated development of a region. They are widely used in monitoring, management and planning in diverse fields of activities, such
as, sustainable development, infrastructure development, disaster management, environmental monitoring, resource inventory, rural and urban planning etc. Remotely Sensed data from Aerial photographs and Satellites, combined with GPS serve as the basic database in GIS for multi-criteria decision making in several applications, viz., groundwater and mineral exploration, land use / land cover, wasteland management,
inland water resources, mining, agriculture, forestry, coastal mapping and development, land records, health care, socio-economic, crime investigation etc., to name a few.
The main objective of this course is not only to expose the participants to the rapidly growing field of Remote Sensing and GIS but also to motivate them to take up research in this rapidly growing field of science and technology.
Course Content
• Concept of Remote Sensing, optical, thermal and microwave remote sensing, data acquisition, aircrafts and satellites, visual and digital remote sensing, analysis and interpretation of visual and digital remote sensing data, applications of remote sensing in geology, agriculture, forestry, urban and rural planning, land use / land
cover, groundwater, mineral and hydrocarbon.
• Basic GIS concepts, spatial data models, data structures, database creation and manipulation, map analysis, geostatistical analysis, 3D GIS, project planning,
• Basic concepts of GPS
Resource Persons
Faculty from IIT Kharagpur and experts from other premier Institution/ Organization will deliver Lectures followed by Laboratory classes.
Who Can Apply?
Course is exclusively for Teachers of AICTE approved Colleges / Institutions / Universities interested in the fields of Remote Sensing and GIS. Since it is an Introductory Course, Teachers who have undergone such Courses or are involved with teaching or research in the fields of Remote Sensing and GIS should not apply.
Depending on availability of seats, any person other than Teachers of AICTE approved Colleges / Institutions / Universities can join the Course as Self sponsored participant.
Registration
Interested participant from approved Colleges / Institutions / Universities is requested to send the filled up Registration Form (appended below - to be downloaded), forwarded through proper channel (mandatory) to the Course Coordinator latest by February 5, 2010. However, in view of the limited number of seats, admission will be made on first come first serve basis. All Registration Forms must be accompanied with a Demand Draft of amount Rs.500/- drawn in favour of “CEP – STC, IIT Kharagpur” on any National
Bank at Kharagpur. Demand Drafts will be returned to selected candidates who join the Course, as well as to unselected candidates. However, Demand Drafts will not be returned to the selected candidates, who do not join the Course. Self Sponsored participant can send Registration Form accompanied with a Demand draft of amount Rs. 8000/- in favour of CEP-STC, IIT Kharagpur on any National Bank at Kharagpur. Forwarding through proper channel in the Registration Form is not mandatory for such interested participant.
Financial Assistance
Selected participants will be eligible for reimbursement of railway fares both ways (to the maximum extent of AC 3 tier) via the shortest route; and free lodging and boarding during the duration of the Course. Self sponsored participants have to bear their travel, lodging and boarding costs. However, accommodation can be arranged on prior information.
Submission deadline: February 3, 2010
Website Details: ForQueries,application information and other details visit http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/downloads/amit_gis.pdf
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