The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) invites applicationsfor the grant of scholarships to students for pursuing studies leading to amasters degree in mathematics.

The written test will be conducted at the following centres:

Only candidates belonging to one of the following categories can apply.

• Students holding a first class B.A./B.Sc. degree in mathematics or students holding a B.A.(Hons.)/B.Sc.(Hons.) degree in mathematics with at least a second class.

• Students in the final year of the B.A./B.Sc. programme expecting to complete the course by July 2018 with a first class (or, in case of an honours program, at least a second class).

• Students with a good academic record who have already completed, or expect to complete by July 2018, one year of a recognized M.Sc. program in mathematics.

• Students who have completed, or expect to complete by July 2018, three or four years of a five-year integrated M.Sc. programme in mathematics with cumulative marks/grade equivalent to a first class.

Selection Procedure: Selection will be made on the basis of a written test followed by an interviewof short-listed candidates.

Applications on plain paper should be made in the format given at the end of this advertisement. They should be sent, along with a recent passport sized photograph of the applicant affixed to it and a self-addressed envelope, to the Zonal Coordinator of the zone in which the candidate wishes to appear for the written test. Addresses of the zonal coordinators are given below.

The envelope containing the application should be super-scribed NBHM MA/MSc Scholarships.

Each candidate should clearly indicate two centres from the zone in whi ch (s)he wishes to appear for the test, in order of preference.

The addresses of the zonal coordinators for sending the completed applications are as above zones.

NBHM Scholarship 2018 Dates/ Notification

Date of written test: 22 September 2018

Last date for receiving applications: 30 July 2018

Applicant should contact zonal coordinator if hall ticket is not received by this date: 27 August 2018

The Scholarship:

Successful candidates will receive a scholarship of Rs. 6,000/- (Rupees SixThousand Only) per month, during the two year period of the post-graduateprogramme.The scholarships are sanctioned for one year at a time and arerenewable at the end of the year, subject to satisfactory progress. Studentsselected for the award of the scholarship when in the final year ofthe M.A./M.Sc. or five-year integrated M.Sc. program will receive theirscholarship for only one year.

To avail of the scholarship, students have to be enrolled in a recognizedpost-graduate programme in mathematics in India.

The scholarship will bedisbursed through the institution they join.

For More Information Please Visit: http://www.nbhm.dae.gov.in