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FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS
The student community in JNCASR is diverse, with young people from across the country being enrolled in the many academic programmes offered. There are two hostels in the campus, one each for regular students, visiting students and an apartment for post-doctoral
students. The hostel for regular students has an intake capacity of about 300 students. Visiting students’
hostel has a
capacity for
around 100
students. The students residence has well- maintained single or double occupancy rooms that provide a clean and
safe environment to live. The Dining Hall with a seating capacity of around 140, caters to 400 persons every
day. Students are provided with a
variety of sports facilities such
as basketball,
badminton, football and table tennis. For the fitness-conscious, the hostel has a modern, well- equipped gymnasium. The book-club and movie-club enjoy membership of a large number of students. And, the library is well- stocked.
International students funded through bilateral programmes
Government of India fellowships such as JC Bose, Swarnajayanti and SERB Distinguished Fellowships. Adding further honour to the centre’s award gallery, Prof. Umesh V Waghmare of Theoretical Science Unit has received the Infosys Prize (Engineering and Computer Science) for the year 2015.
RESEARCH SUPPORT
The profile of the faculty members and the relevance of research problems have drawn attention nationally and internationally and has thus been extensively supported by well-known national and global government agencies and industries.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
With faculty and students from diverse areas of science and engineering, the research undertaken at JNCASR is interdisciplinary. JNCASR draws students into its academic programmes from across the length and breadth of the country and has a current student strength of 305. In addition, the institute frequently has foreign students visiting the centre under various exchange programmes. The academic programmes include: PhD Programme; Master of Science (Engineering)
(offered by Engineering Mechanics Unit)/Master of Science (Research) (offered by Evolutionary and Integrative Biology Unit & Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit); an Integrated PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Science and Biological Science.
The academic calendar of JNCASR is divided into two semesters. Students are admitted in the August and January semesters and their caliber is judged based on three criteria: a) performance in national level entrance tests like CSIR/UGC NET, GATE, b) performance in the interviews, and c) their overall academic record. Admission to these programmes is highly competitive.
PhD students are encouraged to complete their research work within five years. Students who are admitted to the Integrated PhD programme also receive their Master of Science degree, three years into their programme of study. Parallel to their research work, PhD students are required to credit
a combination of core and elective courses during their first year of enrollment. All courses are held on- campus and taught by the centre's faculty members. However, students can also choose to attend courses at other scientific institutions within Bangalore. After completion of two years of their PhD programme, students are required to successfully pass an oral comprehensive examination.
Stipends are offered to students admitted to all the academic programmes of the centre as per UGC/ DST guidelines. The centre also offers
generous travel grants to students
to attend national and international
conferences. Students are also enrolled
in a Group Insurance Scheme and a
comprehensive medical scheme, and
have access to the on-campus medical
consultation by well-qualified doctors,
as well as to other medical services.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The JNCASR’s faculty-student ratio of
about 1:7, as well as its state-of-the-art
facilities make it an ideal environment for research in the fields of chemistry and physics of materials, engineering mechanics, evolutionary and integrative biology, molecular biology and genetics, new chemistry, theoretical sciences, neuroscience, and geodynamics. •
Chromatin
Biology and Genomics lab