PMRF candidates can fulfill their TA ship requirement by participating in the SFRI outreach program for one semester. After completing the TA ship, participants receive a certificate of completion.

SFRI-PMRF TA ship: September 2024 - January 2025

1. PMRF candidate can opt for SFRI outreach program as an option for the fulfillment of the TA ship.
2. Once registered with SFRI, the duration for the TA ship will be for the entire semester. The certificate of participation/completion of the TA ship will be awarded upon its successful completion.

SFRI-PMRF-TAship: Deliverables

1. Physical science outreach: PMRF candidates need to conduct multiple physical outreach session at schools or other needy institutions. The candidate must choose a science topic from the 11th or 12th standard and develop experimental models that link the chosen topic with concepts taught in the 6th to 10th standard. These models are to be demonstrated to students during the outreach sessions.
2. Content creation: PMRF candidates have to develop the scientific content based on the NCERT textbook activities. The content is in the form of the aforementioned experimental models and a video explaining the scientific activities.

SFRI-PMRF-TAship: Details

1. PMRF Nodal institutes included for the TA ship: IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee.
2. Duration: September 2024 to January 2025 (maximum of 25 hours). The number of hours contributed towards PMRF duties will be considered on the basis of science outreach sessions conducted.
   PMRF candidate can be awarded a certificate for the completed number of hours of TA duties, upon request for their PMRF Review.
3. Outreach sessions:The sessions have to be conducted at the regular intervals for the tenure of TAship.
4. Number of candidates to be enrolled: Maximum 20 candidates from IISc and maximum 10 from each aforementioned IITs.
5. Enrollment/Registration: Digital form to be filled from 2 Sept 2024 10 am to 8 Sept 2024 11:59 pm. The selection of the candidate will be based on their responses to the form.
6. SFRI reserves the right to assign the topic to the candidate based on our depository and redundancy. The topic assigned can be different that the one mentioned by the candidate in the form.

SFRI-PMRF TAship Timeline

Duration: September 2024 to January 2025 (maximum of 25 hours)

Registration: By filling out a form. Click Here

Note: The assignment of the activities will be done to meet the requirements for the TA duties of a PMRF candidate. To register for the SFRI-PMRF TA ship for September 2024 - January 2025, please fill the form.

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