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Dr.S.R.Prabagaran at ASC, Bharathiar University
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Dr.S.R.PRABAGARANLecturer,
Department of BiotechnologySchool of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering,
BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITYCoimbatore – 641046.
Acadmic Staff CollegeBharathiar University
October 2012
Overview• Recent trends• Funding opportunities• Higher Education• Scholarships• Science and Society
• Was…• Is…• Would be…
Recent trends
• Plants Science• Animal Science• Microbiology
• Applied Sciences• Physical Sciences
GM FOODS : Is it…
? or
1 2
What’s scarier is not knowing the facts!
What are genetically modified foods?
• Also called genetically modified organisms (GMO).• Involves the insertion of DNA from one organism into
another OR modification of an organism’s DNA in order to achieve a desired trait.
+ A strawberry resistant to frost=
4 5
Arctic fish DNA strawberry
Examples of GMO’s
• Golden rice – rice that contains beta-carotene (Vitamin A), which is not found in regular rice.
• Bt corn – corn that contains a chemical normally found in a bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis) that is toxic to insects but not to humans.
• Herbicide resistant plants.
Some potential place where microbes are in action
The Orathupalayam dam
A view of Orathupalayam dam which was closed for the past 5 years to avoid discharge of untreated effluent. This too is discharged now in a phased manner as per the directions of the High Court of Chennai
Impact of such discharge where 50 tonnes of fish dies for every discharge among the forecasted 500 tonnes.
Applied Sciences• Agriculture
– Food for future
• Medicine & Health– Challenging issues
• Environment– Threat to flora and fauna
• Marine– The un explored
Physical Sciences
• Physics– Astrophysics – Nutrino Laboratory
• Chemistry– Structural Biology – Nobel 2012
Overview• Recent trends• Funding opportunities• Higher Education• Scholarships• Science and Society
Funding Opportunities• Satisfactory
• R&D Institutions of India– ICAR– CSIR– DRDO– AICTE– ISRO– ICMR
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Distance Education Council (DEC)Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), Bar Council of India (BCI), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)Medical Council of India (MCI), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)Indian Nursing Council (INC)Dentist Council of India (DCI)Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)
Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)
Funding agencies in India for HEFunding agencies in India for HE
Overview
• Funding opportunities• Higher Education• Scholarships• Science and Society
Higher Education
• Multidisciplinary – Needed• Trends changing…• School level awareness essential
• German: Diploma to Bachelor
• Age 15-18 yrs– Higher studies– Job training– Rare to settle after 40 yrs.
Higher Education is a must !
College Education
ArtsActorMusicArtist
Training CentreComputerTailorPotteryMassionDriverTourist Guide
Parents jobBusinessRacialSkills
Social ServiceFamilySingle
10th or +2Diploma / ITIProfessional / Classical
What you want to become?
•Driver•Artist•Musician•Director•Massion•Scavenger•Sportsmen•Security•Cobbler•Milkman
•Medical practitioner•Engineer•Agriculturist•Lawyer•Teacher•Professor•Collector•Politician•Businessmen•Pilot•CA
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Choose a line
MoneyFacility
2060
2020
1980
1940
1900
Income
Locality
Family situation
Transport
Scope for Job
Professional and Other courses
• Costly• Practical more• Tour• Tuned for single job• Entrepreneur• More scope
• Cheaper• Theory oriented• General• Need additional skill• Can be tuned for any
job
Overview
• Higher Education• Scholarships• Science and Society
Scholarship
• Scholarship is an incentive as well as encouragement to meritorious students.
• 348 universities, 17625 colleges;
• >5,00,000 teachers; 10.5 million students;
• Third largest after US & China. Growing rapidly;
• Covers all major disciplines;
• Professional education in English medium ;
• Attracts highly selected students, IITs – 1 of 200
applicants gets admitted
Higher Education System In India
CSIR-UGC JRF• M.Sc• 28 Years
(1) Chemical Sciences (2) Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences (3) Life Sciences, (4) Mathematical Sciences and
(5) Physical Sciences. …Age Relaxations
…Coaching…Ultimate solution
National MantraNational Mantra...
CSIR - SRF
• M.Sc, M.Tech with 2 year experience• MBBS, B.Pharm, BDS, B.Sc (Ag.,), B.V.Sc with 3 year
experience• 32 Years• Only $ and nothing else !
(1) Age relaxations (2) Publications
Normally invited every year on all India basis through press advertisement.
If delayedIf delayed...
UGC - JRF
• M.Sc of Selected disciplines…• Humanities (including languages), Social Sciences,
Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Applications and Electronic Science.
• Since 1984
(1) NET – vantage(2) No Age limits for both UGC/CSIR JRF
…Twice a year
UGC - JRFUGC - JRF
The UGC FellowshipsNEW DELHI : The University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced a fellowship scheme for M.Phil/Ph.D scholars in Central universities. In a communication addressed to the vice-chancellors of all the Central universities, the Secretary, UGC has conveyed the decision of the Commission to award a fellowship of Rs.3,000 and Rs.5,000 each to M.Phil and Ph.D students respectively with a contingency grant of Rs 10,000 per annum for the scholars doing research in Science subjects and Rs.8,000 per annum for the students doing research in Humanities and Social Sciences. The Central universities have been advised to go for full coverage of the Scheme and to decide the actual number of fellowships and date of implementation of the scheme.
Single Girl Child Fellowships
• UGC initiative• Promote higher education for girl• Family• Non-Professional• ATM card• Fee waiver• Credit to individual and institution
… by the DST
• Entry at any level - +2, College, Univ• Selection through several level
• Organizer’s capacity• Higher education cess
• Fate of HE in state institutions– Conversion to Central universities
– R&D organizations– Academies ?
Overview
• Scholarships• Science and Society
Science and Soceity
• Need based research• Ethics• Basic Science – Back bone• Fact finding• Statistics
Your feed back…
• Thank you…