1.Out of the applications received, the School / Centers will short-list the candidates to be called for written and test / interview to be conducted at the institute on a pre-announced date.

2.Selection will be based on the overall merit index of the candidate which will be arrived at by taking into account the candidate’s performance in the previous university examinations at Bachelor’s and Master’s level and the performance in the written test and / the interview. hvy Page 2 of 13 The weightages for arriving at the overall merit index will be as follows: Bachelor’s degree – 20 % Master’s degree – 20 % Written test and / Interview – 60 % Candidates qualified in CSIR-UGC NET for JRF may be exempted from the written test requirement.