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Foreign PhD Holders Are Eligible for Direct Recruitment as Assistant Professor

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Editor Egoodnews

UGC has changed the criteria for Assistant Professor, making it easier for foreign university Ph.D. Graduates. What is it? Doctoral degree holders from the top 500 foreign universities are now eligible for direct recruitment as an assistant professor in Indian universities, according to the University Grants Commission. The top 500 ranks will be decided on the basis of famous world university ranking systems — Quacquarelli Symonds (QS ranking), Times Higher Education rankings (THE ranking) and the Academic…

Visitation Program for Physics Ph.D./Post-doc Students

Posted on September 6, 2018 by team pojo

There’s a new postdoc visiting program and fellowship program for Physics Ph.D. holders. If you are looking for post-doc opportunities overseas, particularly in the US, then this is the scheme for you. What is it? The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) sponsors and American Physical Society (APS) administers the exchange of physicists, physics Ph.D. students, and postdocs between India and the United States. The program provides travel funds to selected applicants. Indian applicants must be affiliated with and…

Start Your Own Start-Up and Earn a PhD from IIT Delhi

Posted on August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 by team pojo

Now you can start your own start-up and earn a Ph.D. from IIT-Delhi. Confused much? Well, this is true. In recent move to help start-ups, IIT Delhi is planning to allow it’s Ph.D. students convert their thesis into start-ups. Amazing! Right? Let’s dig deeper. What is it? IIT Delhi will give it’s students an option to start their own venture at a separate incubation center set up by IIT. It will surely be a great boost to the…

Govt Makes Ph.D. Mandatory from 2021

Posted on August 13, 2018 by team pojo

The education sector is all set for a major change as the govt. makes Ph.D. mandatory for professors. It’s getting tough for teachers aspiring to be professors. What is it? The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry is doing away with the Academic Performance Index as a criterion for direct recruitment to Assistant Professors in Indian Universities. Similarly, promotion of teachers to Assistant Professors will no longer require publication of research in academic journal. In its…

CCMB PhD Students Career Awareness Initiative

Posted on April 18, 2018 by team pojo

A new initiative undertaken by Hyderabad premiere research institute, CCMB seeks to make students aware of various career choices. The program is done by CCMB’s Ph.D. students in various colleges all over the city. What’s New? It’s a unique venture were twelve Ph.D. students of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, will interact with undergraduate and post-graduate students belonging to different colleges in the city. The primary aim of this initiative is to raise awareness about…

IIT-Kharagpur ties up with Australian Varsity for Dual PhD

Posted on May 17, 2016 by team pojo

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kharagpur) has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) with Curtin University, Australia to offer Dual Doctoral Degree Program (DDDP). As per the MOU, a doctoral student of IIT-Kharagpur may apply for the DDDP, and will be admitted if he is academically accepted by the Curtin University. If admitted, the student will be required to stay for one year at Curtin University. His international travel will be supported by IIT-KGP and…

Extra Benefits For Women Studying PhD And MPhil

Posted on April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 by team pojo

Acting on suggestions made by HRD minister Smriti Irani last week, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday decided to relax criteria for women and disabled candidates pursuing MPhil and PhD degrees. All the women including more than 40 percent disability candidates will be given extra one year to complete their Master of Philosophy (MPhil) papers and a extra two years will be given to students pursuing PhD. Moreover, to give more benefits for married…