[Modified as on 5 November 2009]

S N BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES

ACADEMIC CALENDAR – 1 August 2009 – 31 July 2010 – Teaching Programme


Teaching Programme

Date/Duration

Remarks




PBIR (Physical Sciences) & PMSc Course Work – Autumn Semester

August to November



Classes to start

1st week August


Midsemester Examinations (both PBIR & PMSc) [including assignments/quiz tests]

September/October


Midsem may also be taken in parts - Part I & II

Paper-setting for the end-semester

Course Instructors to submit questions latest by October 30


Moderation of the papers

To be completed latest by November 12


End-Semester Examination (Odd)

(both PBIR & PMSc)

December 8 – 23

(WBUT would announce final dates)


Answerscripts checking & publication of result

January 8

WBUT will publish the formal result & grade cards in due course




PBIR (Physical Sciences) & PMSc Course Work – Spring Semester

January to April


Classes to start

1st week January


Midsemester Examinations (both PBIR & PMSc) [including assignments/quiz tests]

February/March

Midsem may also be taken in parts - Part I & II

Paper-setting for the end-semester

Course Instructors to submit questions latest by March 31


Moderation of the papers

To be completed latest by April 10


End-Semester Examination (Even)

(both PBIR & PMSc)

May 10 – 28

(WBUTech would announce final dates)


Answerscripts checking & publication of result

June 11



S N BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES

ACADEMIC CALENDAR – 1 August 2009 – 31 July 2010 – Admission Programme


Event

Date/Duration

Remarks

Admission Programme - 2010

As below

Admission Committee to conduct & coordinate as per terms

Poster on SNBNCBS research & teaching including Project Research offered to students

To circulate 1st week December

To all UG Colleges/ Univs/RIs all over the country




JEST 2010

Middle of February

To liaise with the Central Coordinating Institute

Advertisement on Admission

To come out on March 1


PBSc & PMSc Application Deadline

March 21


PBSc & PMSc - Interview

April 3rd week & June 1st week


Publication of Result

June 10


Admission of New Students

1-10 July


Registration

July 28 & 29


Orientation Programme

[Director, Dean (AP) & Registrar meet the students for introduction]

July 30

PMSc students to meet all the departmental faculty as part of the orientation programme

New Semester begins

1 August





Project Research

(B.Sc/B.Tech & M.Sc/M.Tech levels)



Summer Research Project for M.Sc Students



Announcement on the Web & through e-circulation

March 1


Selection by the Faculty/HoDs

April 1


Project begins

May 1 (duration six weeks for each)


Project ends

July 31


Fall Semester Projects for B.Sc/M.Sc Students

Mid-September to Mid-November

Based on proposals from Colleges



S N BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES


ACADEMIC CALENDAR – 1 August 2009 – 31 July 2010 –

Meetings of Academic Committees/Annual & Periodic Events


Committees

Date & Duration

Remarks


Academic & Research Advisory Committee (ARPAC)


August-September

Tentative

Departmental Research Committees (DRC)

July 19-23

(5 days consecutive)

TS, A&C, MS (E), MS (T) & CBMS – One day allotted only for one group/department


Faculty Committee

Quarterly



Consultative Advisory Committee (CAC)

Monthly



Students’ Curriculum & Research Evaluation Committee (SCREC)

Last Thursday of the month at 3 pm


In the case of a change of date, one meeting per month should be convened.

Students’ Advisory Committee (SAC)

Last Thursday of the month at 4 pm


In the case of a change of date, one meeting per month should be convened.

Thesis Committees

July, August, September & October



Annual Events



BOSE FEST – Conveners:

Dr Biswajit Chakraborty & Dr Ranjan Chaudhury; Assistants: Mr Arnab Saha & Mr Bipul Das (SRFs)

Last week – 27 & 28th January 2010 – 2 days

27th shall be observed as the S N Bose Centre Family Day and a Get-together in the evening.



S N BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES


ACADEMIC CALENDAR – 1 August 2009 – 31 July 2010 - Conferences/Workshops/Symposia

[Proposals accepted till 23.9.2009]


Conferences/Workshops/Symposia


Date/Duration

Remarks

DYNAMAG, Internal Kick-off Meeting

September 14, 2009

To kick off the Indian part of the DST-EU funded Project DYNAMAG –

Convener: A Barman


Applications of Dual Beam Scanning Electron Microscope & Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope

October 5-9, 2009

In collaboration with ICON Analytical Pvt Ltd –

Conveners: Barnali Ghosh & Kaustuv Das


Introduction to Parallel Computing

October 6-8, 2009

Advanced Materials Research Unit (AMRU) activity (Conveners: Jaydeb Chakrabarti and T. Saha-Dasgupta):

Magnetism, Superconductivity & Phase Transitions in Novel & Complex Materials – MSM09 Meeting

November 11-14, 2009

International Conference –

Convener: Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta


Physics of New Materials (JNC Annual Research Conference)

January 16-18, 2010

To collaborate with JNCASR, Bangalore.

Organizers: A K Raychaudhuri, A Barman (SNB) & Umesh Waghmare (JNC)


Science with Very Low Frequency Radio Waves – Theory & Observations

March 14-18, 2010

International Conference –

Convener: Sandip K Chakrabarti



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[Last updated as on 5 November 2009]