MvSc / MTech with three years of experience . They should hold regular or permanent positions in their institutes , working continuously for last two years .
There are two categories of Associateships , namely Long-term and Short-term . The long term one is of one year tenure ( not extendable ) with the monthly Associateship amount @ USD 3000 or its equivalent in the country of study per month . Preparatory allowance of Rs 1,00,000 / - ( one time grant ) will also be paid besides the cost of air passage in economy class for joining the overseas laboratory and back . �Age limit : not exceeding 45 years as on March 31 , 2017 .
For the Short-term associateship , the duration is three months or six months ( not extendable ). Monthly Associateship amount @ USD 3000 or its equivalent in the country of study will be paid besides the preparatory allowance of Rs 50,000 / - ( one time grant ) and the cost of air passage in economy class by Air India for joining the overseas laboratory and back . Age limit should not exceed 55 years as on March 31 , 2017 .
Candidates can submit their applications through proper channel ( only one hardcopy ) as per the format to Dr T Madhan Mohan Adviser , Department of Biotechnology , Block-2 , 7th Floor , CGO Complex , Lodi Road , New Delhi -110 003 by March 31 , 2017 . A soft copy of the duly filled application compiled in one file ( MS Word ) is also required to be sent to email : nerbpmc @ dbt . nic . in
“ Agriculture students must come to forefront for 2nd green revolution ”
The Union Minster of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Mr Radha Mohan Singh has said that for bringing the second Green Revolution in the country , students trained in agriculture will have to come to forefront and devote their knowledge and skills to agriculture and farmers ’ welfare .
Mr Radha Mohan Singh stated this on the occasion of 55th Convocation of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi recently .
Mr Singh said that due to the presence of Pusa Institute in Delhi , there has been continuous development of agriculture in the adjoining states like Punjab , Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh and due to this reason , two more Indian Agricultural Research Institutes ( Assam and Jharkhand ) have been opened , through which holistic development of agriculture is taking place in the entire country . Mr Singh said that due to adoption of crop varieties developed by Pusa Institute , meaningful and multiple changes have been observed . Earlier , we were dependent on other countries for food grains , but now we are helping other countries by providing food security . Agriculture Minister applauded the agricultural scientists of the country , particularly the scientists of the institute , for this achievement .
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