How to apply:

Click to download Application Form for 2009-10 (Accepting applications)

Click to download Prospectus for 2009-10.

Duly completed applications should be submitted through Head of the Department or Dean by post along with forwarding letter. However, the Head of the Department or Dean may ensure that not more than four applications are recommended/forwarded during the financial year (2009-10). If approved, intimation will be sent to the applicant through Head of the Department / Dean.

Approval
All applications received will be evaluated and approval will depend on:

• relevancy and significance of the project to AMD
• topicality
• academic merit of the student

Eligibility

• Final year M.Sc / M.Tech / M.Sc Tech students in field of Geology, Geophysics, Chemistry, Physics and other related subjects are eligible for this programme.

Stipend:
A lump sum grant of Rs.5,000/- will be awarded to each student approved for project work. Stipend is paid to partially cover the incidental expenditure the student may incur in the field areas. Students who are awarded stipend and other financial support from the university or from any other source will not be eligible for the stipend.
The amount will be paid after completion of four weeks of field work and will be based on the satisfactory progress of the project work as certified by AMD co-guide and submission of the final report.

Duration of Project Work:
The project work will be for a minimum duration of eight weeks. A minimum of four weeks will be devoted for the field work and additional minimum four weeks for laboratory investigations. Laboratory investigation can be carried out either at AMD or at the university itself. Projects related to allied areas also should include minimum four weeks of field work

Introduction
ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH (AMD) is presently in the endeavor to increase its uranium exploration activities all over the country, so that the projected demand of uranium can be met to a large extent from the domestic resources. As the nuclear power generation is expected to grow by many orders of magnitude in near future, uranium demand also will concomitantly increase. AMD has already proved about 1,00,000 tonnes of uranium resources in different deposits located in various parts of the country. Potential areas are by now identified, where increased exploration and research efforts are planned, in order to locate more such deposits.
Areas favourable for uranium mineralisation are identified based on systematic investigations including airborne geophysical surveys, ground radiometric and geophysical surveys and exploratory drilling, which include Proterozoic Cuddapah basin, Andhra Pradesh; Bhima – Kaladgi Basins in Karnataka; Vindhyan – Bijawar basins in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and the Cretaceous Mahadek basin in Meghalaya and other basins with similar litho-structural, tectonic and evolutionary similarities. Uranium anomalies and other favourability characteristics are well established in many of the target areas.
To take the exploration and research work on to an accelerated pace AMD has initiated all round collaboration with many premier professional and academic institutions of the country. The AMD Studentship Programme (AMDSP) is proposed to encourage postgraduate students in taking up short term project work in priority areas for uranium exploration. The programme is designed to attract large number of students from different universities and institutes by providing facilities and support, including financial support for field work and to set definite standards to ensure quality and commitment to the work. The work carried out by the students would form a part of the ongoing activity of AMD with substantial academic content.