March 20 (Wednesday), 2019 will be the last date to apply for the 11th batch of the Women Scientists Scheme- C under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Candidates who are interested and eligible can apply at the official website, pfc.org.in. Selected candidates will be receiving one-year on-the-job training in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), under this fellowship.
Based on the online examination and interview the selection will be done throughout India. The candidates meeting the eligibility criteria will be called for the online test. The exam will be an online examination, the duration will be for two hours and total questions will be 120. The format of the questions will be of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ type).
There will be two sections of 60 questions each in the question paper which are Section A (General Section) and Section B (Technical Subject Section). Section A is going to be common for all and Section B will differ for candidates based on their subject stream.
The Eligibility criteria are:
- The candidates must possess a Master of Science, Bachelors in Engineering/ Technology.
- The candidates should not cross 45 years of age as on March 20, 2019, which will be the upper age limit. The candidates should be 27 years which is the minimum age.
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