National Board for Higher Mathematics Scholarships

The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) invites applications for the grant of scholarships to students for pursuing studies for MA / M.Sc. degree in mathematics, for the academic year 2014-15. Scholarship Details Successful candidates will be eligible to receive a scholarship of Rs. 6,000/- (Rs. six thousand only) per month, during their two-year (one-year if the student is granted the scholarship during the second year) MA / M.Sc. 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, who are selected for the award of the scholarship when in the final year of an MA/M.Sc. programme or a 5 year integrated M.Sc. programme, will get the scholarship only for one year. Eligibility Criteria Applicants must be motivated BA / B.Sc. first class degree holders, or students, who have appeared for BA / B.Sc. final year examination and expect a bachelors degree with first class, or B.Sc. (Honours) degree holders with at least second class, or students who have appeared for B.Sc. (Honours) final year examination and expect a B.Sc. (Honours) degree with at least second class. Students who have completed three years of an integrated M.Sc. course with cumulative grades equivalent to first class are eligible to apply. Students with a good academic record who are already enrolled in a 2-year MA/M.Sc. Mathematics programme or in a 5 year integrated M.Sc. programme, and who will be completing the course by May 2014, are also eligible to apply. Applicants should be below the age of 23 years as on January 1, 2014. Exceptional cases, however, may be considered on merit. How to Apply: Candidates can obtain application form here- http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/ The Candidates should send along with a recent passport size photograph pasted to it and a self-addressed envelope to the appropriate person for the Zone in which the candidate wishes to appear for the written test. The envelope containing the application should be super-scribed “NBHM MA / M.Sc. Scholarships”. Addresses of persons (zonal coordinators) to whom the applications should be sent, are given below. Important Date Last date to send application form is: 01/08/2014. For more details, please visit: http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/