School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (SEPS) of NISER offers a vibrant summer project program in which participants take up various state-of-art research projects under supervision of our faculties. This is a two months long program conducted usually between the months of May to July. Apart from regular project work, participants also get an opportunity to participate in various activities organized by SEPS, such as seminars on current research work in various fields, visits to research labs on NISER campus and field visits, if organized by SEPS during that period. Interested students from all over India are encouraged to apply for the program.
Who can apply: Students pursuing B.Sc /MSc /Integrated MSc degree in any science or engineering subject.
How to apply: Interested students first need to contact the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, NISER faculties under whom they wish to do their summer project, through email only. If the faculty agrees to supervise him/her, then only the candidate should apply for the program. Use the following link to know details about the research area and the contact details of faculties of SEPS: https://www.niser.ac.in/seps/page/faculty The application form should be complete in all respect and countersigned by their respective Head of the Department/Institution. Email consent obtained from the faculty supervisor should also be attached with the application form. Soft copies of duly filled in application, certificates, marksheets, email communications, etc should be sent to convener_ugceps@niser.ac.in. Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected.
Download the application form here
Stipend: Limited number of students, who are not funded by any agency for a summer project, will be provided with a stipend of Rs. 5000 per month and sleeper class railway fare/bus fare which will be transferred to their bank account after successful completion of the internship.
Accommodation: Accommodation facility is limited, subject to availability. It will be chargeable (Rs.20/- per day) with a refundable caution money deposit of Rs.2000/-. Contact the above email address for any further queries. Selected candidates list will be uploaded on the school of Earth and Planetary Sciences website.
Important dates:
Duration of Program: 28th May 2022 to 27th July 2022
Last Date of Application: 10th May 2022
List of Selected Candidates will be uploaded by 15th May 2022.