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REFEREE REPORT T.I.F.R. Ph.D. PROGRAM (GS 2013)

CONFIDENTIAL

Please give your frank and objective assessment of the candidate, who has applied to TIFR forenrolment as a Research Scholar in the Ph.D. programme. Your evaluation is essential for us to judgethe suitability of the candidate. Please ensure that you seal this Report in an envelope and signacross the top and bottom flaps of the envelope before handing it over to the student. We greatlyappreciate your help in selecting deserving candidates for our Graduate School.

1. Full name of the applicant: Mr./Ms. _____________________________Ref.Code : ______

2. How well do you know the applicant ? Quite Well Fairly Well Not so well

3. a) How long have you known the applicant? ____________ year(s).

b) In what capacity? as an undergraduate student

as a post graduate student in any other capacity (please specify)

4. Please mark the columns appropriate to the applicant (assess only those skills about whichyou have first-hand information). The percentages refer to the sample of all students withsimilar qualifications known to you.

Outstanding(among top

5%)

High(between5-10%)

Medium(between10-20%)

Low(less than

20%)

NotKnown

General intelligence

General scientific knowledge

Grasp of basics

Knowledge of the field of specialisation

Mathematical ability

Experimental skills

Capacity for independent thinking

Perseverance in difficulty

Ability to work with others

Communication skills

5. a) State the applicants three strongest qualities:

_____________________________________________________________________

b) State the applicants three most striking weaknesses:

_____________________________________________________________________

Referee 1

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6. a) How would you place the applicant in relation to all the students you have knownduring the last three years?

Top 5% Between 5-10% Between 10-20% Below 20%

b) Are you recommending more than one student to TIFR this year? If so, please rankthem in order of merit.

i) _____________________________________________________________________

ii) _____________________________________________________________________

iii) _____________________________________________________________________

c) Any general remarks (e.g. comparison with ex-student(s) of yours who is now in TIFRor has been here earlier will be useful)._____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

7. Given an opportunity, would you like to have the applicant as your own research student?

Yes No, because _____________________________________

8. Do you feel that his / her grades (or marks) correctly represent his / her level of ability?

Yes No, he / she should have got higher / lower marks.

9. Is there any special topic that you think the applicant knows particularly well?

_____________________________________________________________________

10. Which field(s) of study do you think the applicant is most suited for?

_____________________________________________________________________

11. In summary, how would you recommend the applicant?

Very strongly Strongly Average With reservation

Date: _________________ Signature: _____________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Your Name: ______________________________________________________________

Designation: ______________________________________________________________

Institution / Univ.: ______________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Mobile No. : ________________________ Landline No. : _________________________

E-mail: ______________________________________________________________

7/29/2019 Ref Rep Form Phy Chm STCS

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REFEREE REPORT T.I.F.R. Ph.D. PROGRAM (GS 2013)CONFIDENTIAL

Please give your frank and objective assessment of the candidate, who has applied to TIFR forenrolment as a Research Scholar in the Ph.D. programme. Your evaluation is essential for us to judgethe suitability of the candidate. Please ensure that you seal this Report in an envelope and signacross the top and bottom flaps of the envelope before handing it over to the student. We greatlyappreciate your help in selecting deserving candidates for our Graduate School.

1. Full name of the applicant: Mr./Ms. _____________________________Ref.Code : ______

2. How well do you know the applicant ? Quite Well Fairly Well Not so well

3. a) How long have you known the applicant? ____________ year(s).

c) In what capacity? as an undergraduate student

as a post graduate student in any other capacity (please specify)

4. Please mark the columns appropriate to the applicant (assess only those skills about whichyou have first-hand information). The percentages refer to the sample of all students withsimilar qualifications known to you.

Outstanding(among top

5%)

High(between5-10%)

Medium(between10-20%)

Low(less than

20%)

NotKnown

General intelligence

General scientific knowledge

Grasp of basics

Knowledge of the field of specialisation

Mathematical ability

Experimental skills

Capacity for independent thinking

Perseverance in difficulty

Ability to work with others

Communication skills

5. a) State the applicants three strongest qualities:

_____________________________________________________________________

b) State the applicants three most striking weaknesses:

_____________________________________________________________________

Referee 2

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6. a) How would you place the applicant in relation to all the students you have knownduring the last three years?

Top 5% Between 5-10% Between 10-20% Below 20%

b) Are you recommending more than one student to TIFR this year? If so, please rankthem in order of merit.

i) _____________________________________________________________________

ii) _____________________________________________________________________

iii) _____________________________________________________________________

c) Any general remarks (e.g. comparison with ex-student(s) of yours who is now in TIFRor has been here earlier will be useful)._____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

7. Given an opportunity, would you like to have the applicant as your own research student?

Yes No, because _____________________________________

8. Do you feel that his / her grades (or marks) correctly represent his / her level of ability?

Yes No, he / she should have got higher / lower marks.

9. Is there any special topic that you think the applicant knows particularly well?

_____________________________________________________________________

10. Which field(s) of study do you think the applicant is most suited for?

_____________________________________________________________________

11. In summary, how would you recommend the applicant?

Very strongly Strongly Average With reservation

Date: _________________ Signature: _____________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Your Name: ______________________________________________________________

Designation: ______________________________________________________________

Institution / Univ.: ______________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Mobile No. : ________________________ Landline No. : _________________________

E-mail: ______________________________________________________________