Openings for Life Sciences (17 posts) under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital (CCH) was established with the support of Dr. B.C.Roy, an eminent physician and then the Chief Minister of West Bengal. The hospital was formally inaugurated by Prof. Madam J.Curie in January 2, 1950 and named after Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, as a tribute to and in the acknowledgement of the enormous donation of his land and property for the cause. Initially this was a Cancer -treatment Centre which gradually expanded its activities in basic and clinical -research with the assistance from government funding organizations.

Director, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata invites applications for Junior Research Fellows (JRFs).

Age limit : Should be 28 years or below. Age relaxation is applicable as per Government of India rules.

No. of Vacancies : 17 (UR: 09; EWS: 01; OBC: 04; SC: 02 and ST: 01)

Nationality : The applicant must be an Indian Citizen.
Fellowship : CSIR / UGC / DBT / ICMR or any other direct fellowship holders in related disciplines are eligible.

Qualification Required : CSIR / UGC / DBT (CAT-I) / ICMR or any other direct fellowship holder (including other reserved categories) can apply. Junior Research Fellowship holder candidates having independent fellowship, with master degree or four year BS degree (55% and above or equivalent GPA in Chemistry/Biology or any branch of Life Sciences, Medical Physics/Physics with Post M.Sc Diploma in Radiological Physics or Medical Physics and Oncology related subject) are eligible to apply. Students in their final year of masters may also apply, provided they fulfill other qualifications.

Application Procedure : Interested and eligible candidates are requested to submit their filled-in application in prescribed format given below, along with copies of relevant documents/certificates, only via email to ugirhossainsk@cnci.ac.in . Please submit your application in a single pdf file mentioning “Application for NET-JRF position at CNCI-Rolling Advertisement” in subject line of the email.

Last date of Application : This is a rolling advertisement. There is no last date. However, applications will be considered periodically as per their suitability and institute’s requirement.