NISER Bhubaneswar, India

Union Cabinet approves NISER

2007-09-06T22:15:00.000-07:00

Tathya.in, Sept 7, 2007
New Delhi:6/September/2007

True to his words, Man Mohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India asked the Union Cabinet to put its seal for establishment of National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) at Bhubaneswar.

Accordingly the Cabinet approved NISER at an estimated cost of Rs. 823.19 crore under the chairmanship of Dr.Singh.

In face of the stiff opposition from Arjun Singh, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Dr.Singh promised the people of Orissa on August 28, 2006 to set up the NISER.

The Cabinet also approved the creation of 761 posts in academic, scientific, technical, administrative and auxiliary categories for the institute.

And now with the funds in place the NISER will start functioning initially from the campus of Institute of Physics (IOP) and its academic program will begin from September 12, 2007.

For this year 41 students have been selected for an integrated 5 year M.Sc. program in the core and emerging branches of Basic Sciences.

These students will take admission on September 10.

Those bright and meritorious students are chosen through an all India examination after their 10+2 Higher Secondary schooling.

This in turn will be integrated with Ph.D. program on the one hand and employment in various R&D organizations and industry in the country on the other.

NISER will be running Integrated M.Sc. and Ph.D after B.Sc from other Universities.
It will also conduct Ph. D. program after M.Sc. from other universities.

A quiet ceremony for inauguration of NISER will be held on September 10 inside the IOP campus, said Institute sources.

Incidentally Congress party has called a state wide bundh on the same day to oppose the anti-people moves of the BJD-BJP government.

IISER Mohali faculty advertisement has appeared

2007-08-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION & RESEARCH (IISER)

MGSIPA Complex, Sector 26, Chandigarh-160019, India

Advt. no. DF-1/2007

Applications are invited from eligible candidates with excellent track record for faculty positions at vaious levels in all areas of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. IISER Mohali is for extremely motivated scientists with a high-profile research agenda and a flair for teaching (especially at the undergraduate level). Minimum requirement of qualifications and/or experience cen be relaxed in case of exceptionalyy outstanding candidates.

Lecturer (on contract) (Pay : Rs.10000-15000/-), Ph.D. with a good academic record.
Assistan Professor (Pay : Rs.12000-18300/-), Ph.D. with a minimum of three years of post-doctoral or equivalent experience
Assosciate Professor (Pay : Rs.16400-20000/-), Ph.D. with minimum of 8 years of teaching/research experience of which at least 3 years should be at the level of an assistant professor
Professor (Pay : Rs.18400-22400), Ph.D. with a minimum of 10 years of teaching/research experience of which at least 5 years should be at the level of an assistant/associate professor.

Applications in plain paper giving details of date of birth, qualification, list of publications and names of at least 3 referees should be sent to the Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, MGSIPA Complex, Sector-26, Chandigarh-160019, preferably by September 15,2007 . Application can also be sent by e-mail to director@iisermohali.org

IISER Punjab will be functional by July

2007-06-22T00:48:00.000-07:00

IISER will be functional by July

The foundation stone of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research was laid by PM Manmohan Singh in September, 2006

Express News Service

Chandigarh, June 21: The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) will start functioning from Mahatma Gandhi PSIPA, Sector 26 in July. The announcement was part of the budget presentation in the Punjab Assembly. The foundation stone of the institute was laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in September last year in Mohali. Though starting in PSIPA, the institute will later be shifted to a campus in Mohali. The institute will have facilities for both graduate and post graduate classes. Funded by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, the cost of the project is estimated at around Rs 500 crore. The aim is to promote scientific research and technological development and help improve the level of pure as well as applied sciences. It is proposed that the institute would have academic programmes in physical sciences, chemical sciences, mathematics, material sciences, environment and earth system sciences, life sciences and computer sciences. Apart from these, the institute would also admit post-doctoral fellows. When fully established, the total strength of the integrated MSc programme in each discipline is proposed to be 1,000 and that of the doctoral and post-doctoral programmes about 1,055.

NISER deadline for submitting application form is extended till June 15 2007

2007-06-12T10:04:00.000-07:00

NISER web site was very slow and then went down for possibly more than a week just around its original deadline for submission of application form.

The new deadline to submit application is June 15 2007 and the application form can be obtained from NISER website http://www.iopb.res.in/niser/admission.php or from the Homi Bhabha web site http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/nisernest or from here (application form, information brochure). See also http://www.orissawatch.org/?p=213.

State to hand over 300 acres free of cost for establishment of NISER: NewIndianExpress

2007-06-07T20:46:00.001-07:00

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to hand over 300 acres of land free of cost for establishment of the National Institute of Science and Education Research (NISER), Higher Education Minister Samir De informed the Assembly on Thursday.

Replying to a question from Ramesh Chandra Chau Pattnaik (BJD), the Minister said that as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced about opening the NISER here during his visit to Orissa in August last year, it is likely to receive the approval of the Union Cabinet soon.

De said the State Government has already identified 325.965 acres of Government land under Jatni tahasil for the Institute and the Revenue Department has been directed to hand over 300 acres of land free of cost to the Institute.

The Minister said that the Department of Atomic Energy has been taking necessary steps to set up the Institute and students would be inducted for the current academic year.

He denied that there has been delay in establishing the Institute in the State and outlined various steps taken by the Government as per the request of the Centre. The General Administration Department has been directed to provide 10 acres of Government land close to the Institute of Physics to set up the NISER campus, he added.

The Government, he further said, has also provided 30 quarters to the NISER for students' hostel and residential houses for the teaching as well as non-teaching staff while another 14 houses in an apartment would be provided to the Institute soon.

The Higher Education Minister said that Rs 841 crore would be invested in the NISER which would induct 40 students in pure science from this academic session.

In response to a supplementary from Bhibhuti Bhusan Harichandan (BJP), De said that the UPA Government has made a provision of rupees two crore this year for undertaking infrastructure development and denied that there has been inordinate delay in setting up of the Institute.

300 acres earmarked for NISER

2007-06-07T20:44:00.001-07:00

BHUBANESWAR, June 7: The state government has earmarked over 300 acres of land near Jatni for the proposed National Institute of Science and Education Research (NISER), which is temporarily functioning at the Institute of Physics, said higher education minister Mr Samir Dey.
Responding to questions in the Assembly, Mr Dey said admissions for different courses in the institute were to begin this academic session.
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, had announced the establishment of the NISER during his visit to Orissa in August last year. The announcement had come in the wake of protests over alleged shifting of a proposed National Institute of Sciences from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata.
The minister denied the charge that establishment of the proposed NISER had been delayed.

300 acres earmarked for NISER

2007-06-07T20:44:00.000-07:00

IISER, IIST to be underway in Kerala this year

2007-05-31T15:56:00.000-07:00

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 31 : Amidst reports that Kerala is likely to lose the Centre's prestigious IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) to neighbouring states, the Kerala government has announced that the proposed institute will start functioning in Kerala from this year itself.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has specifically assured as much, Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan told reporters after returning from the National Development Council meeting in New Delhi. Land for IISER has been identified and earmarked in Vithura, near Thiruvananthapuram.

Union human resource minister Arjun Singh also supported expediating the institute," Achuthanandan said.

The IISERs are conceived as national centres of excellence on the model of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. They are envisaged to integrate undergraduate and postgraduate science education as well as higher research under one roof.

In addition, ISRO will set up India's first Institute of Space Technology (IIST) in Thiruvananthapuram this year itself. "The Prime Minister has promised to give me a date on the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the space institute,'' the chief minister told reporters, after a meeting of the state Cabinet here.

The Kerala Cabinet, which met on Thursday, also decided to develop Azhiekal and Beypore ports under PPP (Public Private Participation) model.

More on UM-DAE CBS

2007-05-30T23:31:00.000-07:00

UM-DAE CBS (University of Mumbai-Dept. of Atomic Energy Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences) will have a common entrance exam with NISER. Following is more information on UM-DAE CBS obtained from their brochure.

University of Mumbai � Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CBS) is being set up by the Department of Atomic Energy of Government of India at Mumbai, beginning with the academic year 2007-08, to impart high quality science education in a vibrant academic ambience, with a faculty of distinguished teachers and scientists. The aim of this special Centre is to nurture world class scientists for the country who will take up challenging research and teaching assignments in Universities, R&D laboratories and industry. UM-DAE CBS will be a residential campus, with suitable accommodation, boarding and recreational facilities. Besides their intensive involvement in stimulating academic work, students will also have ample time for sports, cultural and other enriching activities.

The permanent campus of UM-DAE CBS will be located in a beautiful area within the sprawling Kalina Campus of the University of Mumbai. It will have about 1000 students, 150 faculty members and a similar number of support staff. CBS will have state-of-the-art infrastructure including research laboratories, library and computer facilities, and is likely to be ready in few years. Until then UM-DAE CBS will function from a temporary location in the same campus. UM-DAE CBS will be affiliated to the University of Mumbai.

Mumbai, the commercial capital of the country, is known for its multi-cultural milieu, dynamism and rich scientific legacy. Besides science departments, the Kalina Campus houses departments in arts, languages and the humanities. The city boasts of some of the premier scientific and educational institutions of the country such as the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and IIT Bombay. Students joining UM-DAE CBS will be nurtured within this rich cultural and scientific environment.

Five year M.Sc. (Integrated) Programme in Basic Sciences

UM-DAE CBS will have a large variety of academic programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate education. To begin with, UM-DAE CBS will offer a 5-year M.Sc. (Integrated) Programme in basic sciences after 10+2 (or equivalent) schooling. The institute will have major schools in mathematical, physical, chemical, biological and computer sciences. After successful completion of the academic requirements students will be awarded the degree of M.Sc. (Integrated) of the University of Mumbai in one of the four subjects : mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. For the academic year beginning September 2007 admission will be in physics stream only.

The programme will have a balanced semester-based course structure with a flexible seamless curriculum that emphasizes interdisciplinary nature of science in the 21st century and promotes exploration, innovation and research. The curriculum for the first two semesters (first year) will be common to all and specialization will begin with the third semester. The core courses in the subject of specialization will provide strong foundations in both theoretical and experimental aspects of the discipline. In addition, students will be required to go through a certain number of courses in other subjects also. All students will be required to go through a small number of compulsory courses in humanities, technical communication, history of science, environmental and energy sciences.

The fourth year of the M. Sc. (Integrated) programme will be devoted to advanced courses in various disciplines. In the last year every student will undertake a guided research project. The outcome of the investigation will be reported in the form of a thesis. Throughout the five-year programme, students will be encouraged to take up summer projects and visit reputed national laboratories and universities. Eminent scientists from India and abroad will be regularly invited to give colloquia/seminars and interact with the students. In short the curriculum is designed to ensure depth in the area of specialization together with breadth of exposure and intellectual enrichment, and to prepare the student for high level professional research and development career in national laboratories, universities and industry.

Bhubaneswar to house one of five new basic sciences centres

2007-05-30T19:56:00.000-07:00

Mumbai to house one of five new basic sciences centres
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 09:06 IST

Will commence academic session from 2007-08

There is some good news for those worried about the lack of efforts on the part of the government to popularise basic sciences. The central government plans to set up five new Centres for IITs of Basic Sciences in the country, to churn out the best minds in basic sciences. Calling it an innovative move — like the one taken 50 years ago to set up the IITs — Professor Arvind Kumar, Centre Head, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) said, “These special centres will nurture world-class scientists, who will take up challenging research and teaching assignments in universities, R&D labs and the industry.”

“These centres are being set up in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhubhaneshwar and Mohali. The Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CEBS) at Mumbai University, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Kolkata, IISER-Mohali and the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISEC)-Bhubhaneshwar in Orissa will be the new major centres for basic sciences,” Professor Arvind added.

The Mumbai and Kolkata centres will commence their academic sessions from 2007-08. “The motto of all five institutes will be ‘teaching embedded in a research environment’, with faculty comprising eminent scientists and experts,” Arvind asserted.

Equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories and libraries, these institutes will provide world-class facilities for research and higher studies in basic sciences.

“A very feasible inter-disciplinary curriculum will be introduced, for the studies under the integrated courses in these institutes,” he added.

IISER and NISER will be recognised as centres of excellence in science education and research in four basic sciences viz. biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. At a later stage, the activities will be expanded to include earth and planetary, engineering and computer science.

Hindu: 200 acres land handed over for setting up of IISER project

2007-05-15T09:56:00.001-07:00

National
200 acres land handed over for setting up of IISER project

Kalyani (WB), May 13. (PTI): The West Bengal Government on Saturday handed over 201.65 acres of land in West Bengal's Nadia district to the Centre for establishing the India Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER).

The 201.65 acres of land located in the Haringhata Dairy of the district was handed over to the IISER Registrar D Gunusekharan by Nadia District Magistrate Onkar Singh Meena, , officials said.

A sum of Rs 1,000 crore has been sanctioned by the Centre for the IISER project.

While the institute had already started in Kolkata, a target has been set to start 2009 academic session at the campus in Haringhata.

The IISER would work towards integrating education with research so that under graduate and post graduate teaching as well as doctoral and post doctoral research works are carried in tandem.

Officials said, the land was being given to the institute in exchange of Re one as token money.

IISER Kolkata gets land for its permanent campus

2007-05-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

IISER gets land for permanent campus

Statesman News Service

KALYANI, May 13: Ten months after the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, the institute yesterday received more than 200 acres from the state government for setting up its permanent campus at Haringhata here.

In a formal ceremony, the Nadia district magistrate, Mr Onkar Singh Meena, on behalf of the state government handed over 201.65 acres in Haringhata mouza to the institute’s director, Professor Sushanta Dattagupta, in exchange of Re 1 as token money.

Prof Dattagupta said at the ceremony that the permanent campus had been proposed at Haringhata after detailed survey and discussion with officials of the higher education, animal resource development and land and land reforms departments of West Bengal. “I hope the campus can be started from next year,” he said.

Functioning from its Kolkata campus at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Salt Lake since 17 August last year, thirty- eight students got admitted in the first year of the five-year Integrated Master of Science Programme through the extended merit list of IIT-JEE, last year.

This will increase and the institute will take in 200 MSc students and 200 research fellows when the new campus starts functioning.

The institute will also select 100 students who qualify any of the IIT JEE-2007, Olympiad Examination - 2007 and Kishore Vigyan Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)-2005 for admission in the first year of the academic session beginning in July.

The fully residential programme at IISER provides students a fellowship of Rs 3,000 a month.

“Like the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, a BSc student here can complete his or her PhD directly, without going through a formal MSc degree,” Prof Dattagupta said. The institute’s five-year integrated Master’s Degree course in Science offers students the freedom to choose modules. Currently, the institute has several schools of faculties and a few inter-disciplinary centres. It has got curriculums in the fields of Life Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer, Geo Science and Information Technology, among others. “We have aims to involve young students in the field of Science and Research from a very tender age,” Prof D Gunasekharan, the institute’s registrar, said. IISER aims to counter the country’s steady slide in the field of Science and Research.
The Central government has sanctioned the institute Rs 500 crore for five years.

Telegraph: Research hub to open

2007-05-11T19:54:00.001-07:00

Research hub to open

OUR CORRESPONDENT

Bhubaneswar, May 11: Institute of Physics (IOP) is all set to receive the first batch of students for the new National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), a research institution set up on the lines of internationally-reputed IISc-Bangalore, that’s coming up on IOP premises.

Though the institute will finally be set at Naraj near Cuttack, it will start functioning from IOP from this year till the new building comes up. The new academic block, comprising three laboratories and a classroom is coming up within the campus of Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, to house the new institute.

“The construction is on schedule and we have already approved the plan,” said IOP director Y.P. Viyogi.

New Indian Express: Set up NISER in city by August says HC

2007-05-10T06:32:00.000-07:00

Set up NISER in city by August: HC
Thursday May 10 2007 14:23 IST

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to set up the National Institute of Science Education and Research at Bhubaneswar by August 2007.

Disposing of the PIL filed by one Prasanta Kumar Das challenging the shifting of National Institute of Science from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata, a division bench of Justices I.M. Quddusi and AK Samantray directed the Centre to abide by the affidavit filed by it in the High Court.

The HC had earlier stayed the shifting but the order was vacated by the Supreme Court, which directed the Centre to dispose of the matter in three months.

Pursuant to such directions, the Union HRD Ministry had filed an affidavit before the High Court stating that NISER, which was at par with NIS would be established and start functioning by August 2007.

Considering the statements made in the affidavit, the High Court has disposed of the litigation.

Sambada: High Court Orders NISER to start by August end

2007-05-09T22:52:00.001-07:00

Old firing range to be moved for NISER

2007-04-28T06:48:00.001-07:00

Today’s Sambada and Pragativadi have more detailed news on progress with respect to NISER. It reports that a firing range that currently exists in the area where NISER is to be located will be moved. Land will be soon handed over to NISER. etc.

NISER has a new webpage; admission ad appears in papers etc.

2007-04-26T13:14:00.000-07:00

NISER now has a new and more professional looking web page. Its ad for admission appears in Samaja. Its website also has the application form and information brochure.

Samaja reports NISER will be in Khorda

2007-04-23T01:55:00.000-07:00

Samja raports that NISER would be established in Khorda instead of Naraj in about 300 acres of land. Another 10 acres of land near Institute of Physics would be made available for NISER city campus.

Details in PDF

NISER website is up again: updated, with entrance exam dates etc.

2007-04-13T22:17:00.000-07:00

The web site of NISER (National Institute of Science Education and Research) is up at http://www.iopb.res.in/niser/.

Affiliations of people involved in making various NISER documents and reports

2007-04-05T18:15:00.000-07:00

Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
Department of Atomic Energy
Higher Education Department, Orissa
IIT Bombay
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
University of Mumbai
Indian Institute of Science
DCSEM, DAE
Bhaba Atomic Research Center
National Physical Laboratory
JNU

NISER location in wikimapia

2007-04-04T06:56:00.001-07:00

Updates on NISER: Excerpt of an email from an Orissa govt. official

2007-04-01T06:19:00.000-07:00

The land for NISER has been located near Bhubaneswar/ Khurda near the Private Engineering Colleges / Barunei Hill. Dr Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, visited the plot of land on 30.03.2007 along with other members of the Steering Commiittee of NISER Project. The State Govt. has agreed to give 300 acres of land free of cost. Govt. has also agreed to give about 44 nos of new flats near Institute of Physics for hostel/staff quarters of NISER till the permanent campus comes up.

The first batch of students for NISER will join in September, 2007. Atomic Energy Commiision has approved the NISER Project at approximately Rs 823 / crores for a 7 year period. It will now go to the Union Cabinet for approval.

X is in the Steering Committee of NISER which is chaired by Dr Kakodkar, Chairman, AEC.Three meetings have already been held and the first batch of students will join in September, 2007.

NISER has advertised for office staff

2007-03-22T09:24:00.001-07:00

Institute of Physics

(An autonomous research institution of Dept. of Atomic Energy, Government of India)
P.O.: Sainik School, Bhubaneswar 751005, India

Advt. No. IOP/NISER/2007

Positions for NISER Project

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) is being established in Bhubaneswar under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. The NISER Project will be functioning from Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar. Applications are invited from prospective qualified persons (both in-service or retired) for the following purely temporary positions on contract basis under project mode. A consolidated emolument commensurate with experience and responsibility will be provided. Retired persons may also apply.

Sl. No.

Category of Post

No. of position

Tenure

1

Chief Administrative-cum-Finance Officer

One

Initial assignment for one year only, which is extendable depending upon performance of the candidate and the requirement of the Project.

2

Administrative Officer

One

3

Accounts Officer

One

4

Cashier

One

5

Hostel Superintendent

One

6

Office Assistant

Four

Note: Working knowledge of computers is essential for each of the above posts.

For Sl. No. 1 (Chief Administrative-cum-Finance Officer)

Qualifications (Essential) :

a) Graduate preferably Science/Arts/Commerce

b) 20 yrs. experience in the field of Administrative cum Finance or Procurement & Stores at the Senior Management level in a Govt./Semi-Govt/ Autonomous/ Public sector undertaking.

Nature of Duties

1) To Co-ordinate the day-to-day functioning of the Administration, Finance, Stores & Procurement controlled by the respective heads of the sections/laboratories.

2) To interface with the sections and the Head of NISER Project for effective functioning and smooth running of Management services at NISER.

3) All other Administrative duties as may be assigned from time to time.

For Sl. No. 2 (Administrative Officer)

Qualifications (Essential) :

a) Graduate preferably Science/ Arts/Commerce

b) 15 yrs. experience in the field of Administration at the Senior level in a Govt./Semi-Govt/ Autonomous/ Public sector undertaking.

Nature of Duties

1) To Co-ordinate the day-to-day functioning of the academic and general administration of the NISER Project.

2) All other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

For Sl. No. 3 (Accounts Officer)

Qualifications (Essential) :

a) Graduate in Commerce

b) 15 yrs. experience in the field of Accounts and Audit at the Senior level in a Govt./Semi-Govt/ Autonomous/ Public sector undertaking.

Nature of Duties

1) To Co-ordinate the day-to-day functioning of the Accounts matters of NISER Project.

2) General supervision of works of the Accounts Section; to look into general accounts, maintenance of accounts, drawing and disbursement of fund, supervision of cash and accounts, preparation of budgets, maintaining bank accounts, scrutiny and payment of bills of suppliers, medical bills, bills for advance TA etc., and establishment accounts pertaining to PF, Gratuity, Pension and allied matters, LTC, encashment of leave etc., and preparation of Annual Accounts of the office, and any other accounting duties as may be prescribed from time to time.

For Sl. No. 4 (Cashier)

Qualifications (Essential) :

a) Graduate in Commerce.

b) 5 (Five) years experience in the field of Accounts or Audit in a Govt./Semi-Govt/ Autonomous/ Public sector undertaking or Private Organisation

Nature of Duties

1) Responsible for maintenance of accounts, including books, registers, vouchers and other documents relating to all receipts and disbursement, return relating to Finance and Statistics, scrutiny and payment of bills for purchase under the project, salary bills etc., and to assist for the preparation of Annual Accounts, and any other accounting duties as may be prescribed from time to time.

For Sl. No. 5 (Hostel Superintendent)

Qualifications (Essential) :

a) Graduate in Commerce.

b) 5 (Five) years experience in the field of managing a guest house/ hostel in a Govt./Semi-Govt./ Autonomous/ Public sector undertaking or Private Organisation

Nature of Duties

1) Shall be responsible for managing the hostel including food, boarding and lodging of students of NISER.

2) Shall be responsible for maintenance of accounts, including books, registers, vouchers and other documents relating to all receipts and disbursement, return relating to Hostel

3) All other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

For Sl. No. 6 (Office Assistant)

Qualifications (Essential) :

a) Graduate in Science/Arts/Commerce.

b) Experience in the field of office work in administration / accounts in a Govt./Semi-Govt/ Autonomous/ Public sector undertaking or Private Organisation

Nature of Duties

1) Correspondence, various returns, maintenance of service books, casual leave cases, maintenance of building registers, indent procurement and supply of stationery materials, preparation of vouchers, maintenance of incoming and outgoing diary, receipt and despatch of letters, typing sectional diary and typing, maintenance of records, and all other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

The last date of submission of duly filled application is upto 26^th, March 2007 (Monday).
The prescribed Essential Qualifications are a bare minimum and mere possession of same will not entitle the candidates to be called for interview. Where number of applications received in response to an advertisement is large, it may not be convenient or possible for the Institute to interview all the candidates. The Institute may restrict the number of candidates to be called for written exam / skill test / interview to a reasonable limit, on the basis of qualifications and experience higher than that of the minimum prescribed in the advertisement. The candidates should, therefore, furnish all the qualifications and experience possessed in the relevant field, over and above the minimum qualifications prescribed.
Relaxation in educational qualification and / or experience will be considered in case of exceptionally meritorious candidates, with prior approval of the Competent Authority.
Director, IOP reserves the right not to fill-up the post advertised without assigning any reasons. The forms for recruitment and review may change at any stage, if so decided by the Project Director, NISER.
Selected candidates may have to join the position immediately on being found fit by a medical authority.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications neatly typed on A/4 size plain paper, as per the prescribed format provided in the detailed advertisement, should reach on or before due date i.e. 26^th March, 2007 to "The Director, Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar 751005".
The application format can be downloaded from the link provided below.
Duly attested copies of all documents related to educational qualifications, date of birth, work experience etc. must be submitted along with the application.
One self attested recent passport size photograph should be pasted in the appropriate place in the application form.
The Envelope of the application must be superscribed "Application for the post of .........................................Advertisement No...................................)".
Application can be sent by email to diroff@iopb.res.in

(Y.P. Viyogi)

Director

Click to download the application format [DOC] [PDF]

Format of Application

Advertisement No. :

Position Applied for :

Affix a latest passport size
photo here

1. Name in full (in Block letters):

2. Father's/Husband's Name:

3. Permanent Address including:

Phone, fax, e-mail

4. Address for correspondence:

Phone, Fax, e-mail

5. (a) Date of Birth: Date : Month: Year :

(Attested copy of proof of age to be attached)

(b) Age as on (Date of publication) : years months days

6. Nationality:

7. (a) List of higher qualifications:

(b) List of higher professional / technical qualifications.

8. Work Experience in chronological order, starting from the first job.

(Write in one paragraph about your work experience)

9. Name & address of last office with the designation.

(Write in one paragraph your last duties and responsibilities)

10. Any other information relevant:

Declaration

I hereby declare that all the statements made in this application are true and if any of the particulars furnished by me are found to be incorrect or suppressed, my candidature is liable to be rejected at any stage of selection process. Further, I understand that if it is found after my appointment at the Project that the particulars furnished by me are incorrect or suppressed, my services are liable to be terminated without any notice.

Place....................................... Signature of the Candidate..............................

Date........................................ Name..........................................................

IISERs and NISER in the 2007-08 budget

2007-02-28T00:32:00.000-08:00

In the 2007-08 budget there is no line item budget for NISER. Thats probably because NISER is yet to be approved by the cabinet. However, there is a significant increase in the budget of Institute of Physics and in page 5 item 9.04 it is mentioned that "the responsibility of setting up NISER at Bhubaneswar is entrusted to IOP."

IOP's budget (item 9.04, page 1) in 2006-07 was 4.96+9 = 13.6 crores. Its budget in 2007-08 is 32.75 + 7 = 39.5 crores. It can be safely assumed that a major chunk of the additional 25.9 crores is towards the NISER expenses. (Note that there are also huge increases in the budget of couple of other institutes too. This includes Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad and Institute of Plasma research, Gandhinagar.) The NISER budget compares favourably with the IISER budgets.

In the 2006-07 budget for IISERs in Pune and Kolkata (item 70) there was a total of 50 crores which was revised to 20 crores. This line item does not have numbers for 2007-08. There is another line item (item 76) on IISER with 125 crores for the 5 IISERs: the established ones in Pune and Kolkata and the 3 proposed IISERs in Bhopal, Trivendrum and Mohali, Punjab.

Cabinet approval for IISER in Mohali. What about NISER?

2007-02-24T19:23:00.000-08:00

The following news item notes that the Union Cbinet has given approval to IISER in Mohali. One wonders what happened to the approval of NISER, Bhubaneswar. Note that the foundation stone of IISER Mohali was laid on September 27 2006. This is almost one month later than the date when the PM announced NISER Bhubaneswar. However, IISER Mohali was first mentioned by the PM in January 2006.

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Mohali to be new knowledge centre for north India

Chetan Chauhan

New Delhi, February 23, 2007

What Bangalore is for south India, Mohali would soon be for northern India - a hub for multi-level knowledge base with five educational institutes and a biotechnology park.

An ambitious plan prepared by the government to be implemented in the next five years have HRD ministry, Science and Technology ministry and Punjab government as collaborators. "Entire proposal is in the final stages of approval as the Punjab government has been asked to provide adequate land for the national knowledge project," a senior government official told HT.

The approval process started on Thursday with the Union Cabinet approving setting up of Rs 100 crore Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Mohali. By doing this, the government has fulfilled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s commitment of an IISER in the town.

The PM’s plan has got further boost with ministry of Science and Technology deciding to open National Institute of Nano-Technology and National Institute of Bio-Technology in Mohali. "The proposals in this regard would be forwarded for Cabinet consideration soon," a senior government official said.

The Punjab government has been asked by the Centre to open a management school through public-private partnership model in Mohali. They have also been asked to provide land for developing national biotechnology park. The existing National Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research will be part of the new ‘knowledge campus’.

According to a senior government official, all the five institutes will come up in one huge campus with common residential, library, sports, broadband and hostel facilities. To make it a true learning centre and attract best talent, the government has recommended residential facilities, with Internet facilities, for all students and teachers.

A sub-group headed by former education secretary BS Baswan has recommended a flexible recruitment policy for the campus and complete employment opportunities for students.

The report submitted in December 2006 entails that teachers would get salary higher than the government pay scales, extra honorarium for research projects and opportunities for visiting foreign universities, in a bid to attract best teaching talent. The group has also recommended that the new knowledge centre should have tie-ups with foreign universities to hire faculty of Indian origin on semesters basis.

For students, the group had recommended better interaction with industry with emphasis on future employment avenues.

E-mail Chetan Chauhan: chetan@hindustantimes.com

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1	Chief Administrative-cum-Finance Officer	One	Initial assignment for one year only, which is extendable depending upon performance of the candidate and the requirement of the Project.
2	Administrative Officer	One
3	Accounts Officer	One
4	Cashier	One
5	Hostel Superintendent	One
6	Office Assistant	Four