About AYUSH-NET 2018:
CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN AYURVEDIC SCIENCES
(Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH)
Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan
61-65 Institutional Area, Opp. ‘D’ Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110034
AYUSH National Eligibility Test 2018, (AYUSH-NET 2018) for PhD Fellowship [Senior Research Fellowship-(SRF)]
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) on behalf of all Research Councils viz. Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) will hold the examination for AYUSH-National Eligibility Test, 2018 on Tuesday, 13th November, 2018 for determining on eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of Ph.D. fellowship (SRF) in respective AYUSH streams i.e. Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. The award of Ph.D. fellowship (SRF) to the successful eligible candidates will depend on their finding admission/placement in a university/ national laboratory/institution of higher learning and research in the field of concerned AYUSH streams as mentioned above.
An eligible candidate may apply for AYUSH-NET for Ph.D. fellowship (SRF) in concerned AYUSH streams. The online Application Form (Annexure-I) is available at websites of Research Councils viz. CCRAS- http://ccras.nic.in, CCRYN- http://www.ccryn.org, CCRUM- http://www.ccrum.res.in, CCRH- http://ccrhindia.nic.in, CCRS- http://www.siddhacouncil.com and Ministry of AYUSH http://ayush.gov.in. He/she may indicate his/her preference in the Online Application, as the case may be. Research Councils may consider candidates for Ph.D. fellowship (SRF), depending on number of fellowships available and performance in the test, subject to the condition that they fulfil the laid down eligibility criteria. If a candidate is found to be over-age for Ph.D. fellowship (SRF) his/her candidature will automatically be cancelled.
UGC has mutually recognized AYUSH-NET and UGC-NET for admission to the Ph.D. programme in the subjects covered under AYUSH except for those subjects in which UGC is conducting NET, such as “YOGA” and accordingly, the Ministry of AYUSH has requested all Universities to exempt AYUSH-NET qualified candidates from their own Entrance Test for admission to Ph.D. Programme.
SUBJECTS OF THE TEST discipline wise i.e.
The Test will be held in two Sections as given under:
A. Aptitude Section (Part-I)
· Compulsory for all disciplines.
· Comprising of 30 questions common to all subjects on General Science and Research aptitude.
B. Subject Specific Section (Part-II-A/Y/U/S/H)
Subject Disciplines will be as under:
1. Ayurveda
2. Yoga & Naturopathy
3. Unani
4. Siddha
5. Homoeopathy
Eligibility:
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (Medical): SRFs will be awarded each year by the concerned Research Councils to candidates, holding post-graduation (MD/MS) in any of the AYUSH streams with the exception in Yoga and Naturopathy for holding either PG [MD(Y/N)] or Graduation (BNYS) from a recognized University with 5 years experience, after qualifying the AYUSH National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the designated Research Council (CCRAS) of the Ministry of AYUSH. The candidates, who have appeared in their final PG qualifying examination in 2018 and their results are awaited, shall also be permitted to apply and appear in the AYUSH-NET Examination 2018 subject to the condition that such candidates shall get PG degree by 31st December, 2018.
AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION: The upper age limit for applying for the award of Fellowship shall be 32 years for SRF as on 01.01.2019 which will be relaxable up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes/OBC (Noncreamy layer), Physically Handicapped (lower locomotive disability only) and female applicants. Physically Handicapped (lower locomotive disability only) shall get additional relaxation of 5 years in age for SC/ST Category and 3 years for OBC (NCL) category.
EXAMINATION CENTRES
The test will be held at 5 Centres at Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Guwahati.
HOW TO APPLY:
· Candidates should have a valid personal e-mail ID and mobile number. It should be kept active during the entire recruitment process. Registration number, password, and all other important communication will be sent on the same registered e-mail ID (please ensure that email sent to this mailbox is not redirected to your junk / spam folder).
· Candidates should take utmost care to furnish the correct details while filling in the on-line application. YOU CAN EDIT THE INFORMATION BEFORE SUBMISSION OF STEP-I and STEP-II. Once the form is submitted, it can’t be edited.
· The step by step process for submitting the application form for AYUSH-NET is given below:
Step-I: Registration of Personal Details, and Contact details. Login Id and password will be sent to you through e-mail on registered e-Mail Id.
Step-II: Login to complete the Personal Details, Qualification Details, Declaration.
Step-III: The payment of Application Fee after 24 hours through Online mode via Debit card, Credit card or Internet banking through State Bank collect System of State Bank of India.
· Application once submitted cannot be withdrawn and fee once paid will not be refunded in any case, neither shall be held reserved for any other recruitment nor selection process in future.
Examination Fees:
Candidates need to pay their application fees through SBI Collect System.
· General: Rs. 1000/-
· Other Backward Classes (OBC)-Non Creamy Layer: Rs. 500/-
· SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) (lower locomotive disability only): Rs. 250/-
OBC candidates whose caste is not listed in Central List (as available on National Commission for Backward Classes website www.ncbc.nic.in) and who are not covered under the provisions as applicable to OBC – Non Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates shall be treated as General Category candidates for all purposes. Accordingly, OBC Candidates not belonging to OBC Non Creamy Layer shall indicate their category as ‘General’
Important Dates:
Date of AYUSH- National Eligibility Test 2018, (AYUSH-NET 2018) Tentatively on: 13th November, 2018
Start of Online Registration and Submission of Application Form and Fee Deposit through SBI Collect: 20th September, 2018
Date of close of Online Registration and Submission of Applications (at All stations): 3rd October, 2018
Date of close of online submission of Application Fee through net Banking/credit/debit card on SBI Collect System (at all stations): 4th October, 2018
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