Navajbai Ratan Tata is offering fellowship program on Food Science and Plant breeding & Genetics with the association of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Cornell University. This program invites all the eligible candidates to take admission into this Master’s courses offered by the various Institutes. This program offers the unique dual degree program offered by Cornell University and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

Courses offered:

Dual Degree Program:
• Master’s of Professional Studies
1. MPS Food Science (Cornell University, USA)
• M.Tech :
1. Food Processing and Marketing (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore)
• Master’s of Professional Studies
1. MPS Plant Breeding (Cornell University, USA)
• MTech
1. Biotechnology and Business Management (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Students in final year of the four years undergraduate programs in any state Agricultural Universities including veterinary sciences are eligible for this course.
• Students must have appeared either in GRE or in TOEFL to be eligible for this course.
Availability of Scholarship:
• Scholarship will be available from the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust through the Cornell-Sathguru Foundation for Development (CSFD)

Important Dates:

• Last date for submission of completed application form: March 31, 2009.

Contact Details:

Dean
School of Post Graduate Studies

Email: deanspgs@tnau.ac.in

Website: www.cornell.ac.in
www.tnau.ac.in