M.Sc. Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, JNU, 2009

Name of Program: M.Sc. Life Sciences

Date of Entrance Examination: May 16, 2009 (Saturday)

Time of Entrance Examination: 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M.


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About the Program: An interdisciplinary course with environmental orientation, drawn from relevant areas of biological, chemical, earth and physical sciences.

Duration of Program: Two years full time

Number of Seats: Not available

Location: School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi.

Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor's (B. Sc. or B Tech or equivalent) in Biological, Physical or Agricultural Sciences under the 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 55% marks.

How to apply: Sets of Application Form and Prospectus can be obtained either in person or through post.

Where to apply: Deputy Registrar (Admissions), Room No. 28, Administrative Block, JNU, New Delhi.

Date of Issue of Application Forms: February 2, 2009 till March 6 (by post), March 16 (by cash), 2009

Last Date for Submitting Forms: March 16, 2009

Application Form Fee: Rs. 220/- (Bank draft)

Examination Centres: 51 cities across India

Selection Procedure: Selection on the basis of their performance in the nation-wide written test followed by viva-voice.

There will be two parts of Question Paper:

Question Paper Part I: All the questions shall be of objective multiple choice type questions of 10+2 science standard.

Question paper Part II: All the questions shall be of multiple choice type of B.Sc. standard from the subjects of Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics.

Sets containing Question Papers of previous 5 years (i.e. 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003) for various programmes of study are available by post or at JUN counter.

Result Announcement: July 3, 2009 (Despatch of communication for viva-voce examination on July 15, 2009)

Scholarships: Merit-cum-Means Scholarships/ G Parthasarathi Endowment Fellowship/ Dr. Sheila Zurbrigg Fellowship.

Direct Link: www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=Prospectus#sls

Email Inquiries: director_admissions@mail.jnu.ac.in