TIFR Score will be considered for PhD Admissions @ CCMB, CDFD, NBRC, NCBS, NCCS

Admission Procedure

The admissions procedure (in all subjects, except Science Education) consists of a written test at one of the several nationwide centres, followed by interviews of shortlisted candidates.

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interviews to be held during end-February to early-April, 2013.  Exact dates would be announced later.

Results of the entrance examination will be announced on January 15, 2013 and students shortlisted for interview will be intimated by email.

Biology:

The TIFR Nationwide Entrance Examination (GS2013) for Biology is also called the Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS).

Participating Institutions: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (http://www.ccmb.res.in), Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad (http://www.cdfd.org.in), National Brain Research Centre, Manesar (http://www.nbrc.ac.in), National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru (http://www.ncbs.res.in), National Centre for Cell Science, Pune (http://www.nccs.res.in),  Department of Biological Sciences, TIFR, Mumbai (http://www.tifr.res.in/~dbs). 

Each participating institution has its own admission procedure, and only the test scores of the TIFR exam (JGEEBILS) are common.  Students need to apply separately to the concerned institution, indicating the TIFR Entrance Test Reference Code. 

Please refer to the individual websites of participating institutions for details of their admissions process.  Results of the TIFR Entrance Test for Biology (JGEEBILS) will be shared by all participating institutions.

Systems Science:

GATE score based applications in Systems Science (including Communications  and Math. Finance):

Students with exceptional performance in GATE examination of 2012/2013 in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering may apply for the Ph.D. program without appearing for the TIFR Entrance Test.   The link for GATE score based applications will be made available on our website on February 1, 2013.  Last date for applying will be March 25, 2013.  In case a student takes the TIFR Entrance Test and also submits a GATE score based application, the better of the two performances will be considered.