Those who have passed after January 1, 2006 or will appear (till August, 2007) for Masters in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology (M. Sc/ M. Tech/ M. V. Sc) recognized by UGC/AICTE, Molecular Human Genetics offered at BHU, and Neuroscience offered at Jiwaji University are eligible for this award. The applications should be below the age of 28 years, and 33 years in case of reserved categories, and women candidates. Candidates with 60% (55% for reserved categories) of the total marks (equivalent in grade) are eligible.
The fellowship will be initially for a period of 3 years extendable for 2 more years based on performance. By the end of 2nd year the performance of JRF will be assessed and will be upgraded to SRF. The fellowship as JRF/ SRF will be at Rs.8000/-, Rs.9000 per month + HRA as per host Institute norms, and a research contingency of Rs.30, 000/- per year.
Candidates only belonging to SC/ST/PH categories, called for BET will be paid II class railway (non-AC) / bus fare by the shortest rout from their home town, on production of supportive documents of competent authority. The examination centres are tentative and will be confirmed later.
Candidates should apply in the prescribed application form obtainable online at the URL www.mkcl.ws/bet. The last date for submission of online application form is 10th March 2007. Stepwise procedure for filling the online application form and its submission is given in the above URL. The completed application form along with the required documents and application fee in the form of a DD of Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC/ST/PH categories) in favour of Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd., payable at Pune, drawn on any nationalized bank, should reach the address mentioned in the URL, on or before 15th March 2007. The application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. Based on the passage above, What is the duration of the BET fellowship award, and what is the procedure for upgrading from JRF to SRF?
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