NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
BHUBANESWAR
Advt.No:NISER/ACAD/Ph.D/2019-20(1)
Notice for Admission to Ph.DProgram: 2019-20 (Summer Session)
Applications are invited from Indian citizens for admission to Ph.D program scheduled to
commence from 26th July, 2019 in the following schools of NISER, Bhubaneswar:
1. School of Biological Sciences (SBS)
2. School of Chemical Sciences (SCS)
3. School of Computer Sciences (SCPS)
4. School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS)
5. School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS)
6.School of Physical Sciences (SPS)
Eligibility
1. School Minimum Educational Qualifications
Biological Sciences
60% or equivalent GPA in Masters or M.Techin any branches
of Biology, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Computer
Sciences, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology. Students with
Master’s degree in Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics having
interest in pursuing a career in Biology are also encouraged
to apply.
Chemical Sciences
60% or equivalent GPA in Masters in Chemistry or allied
Chemistry fields. Student with Master’s degree in any
branches of BasicSciences with Undergraduate degree in
Chemistry (orchemistry as one of the subjects) or M.Tech in
appliedChemistry or Computer Sciences with interest in
pursuing a career in Chemistry are also encouraged to apply.
2. Requirement of Qualifying in National Level Examinations for pursuing Ph.D
program
School of Biological Sciences - Candidates should have qualified at least one of the
National Level Examinations i.e. CSIR-UGC-NET/GATE/JEST/GPAT/DBT/ICMR
/JGEEBILS or any other equivalent national level examination valid for the academic
year 2019-2020.
3. The fellowship given by NISER is Rs. 25,000/- for first two years, which will
subsequently be enhanced to Rs. 28,000/- for remaining three years, subject to the
condition that he/she fulfills all the requirements of the Institute that will be stipulated
from time to time.
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Any upwardly revision in institute fellowship amount will be implemented upon
receipt of orders from Department of Atomic Energy.Fellowship availed from external
sources will be governed as per the rules of the respective funding agencies.
4. Candidates who are appearing in the final semester/year of qualifying examination in
2019 are also eligible to apply. However, they should have scored minimum 60% or
equivalent grade till the end of the third semester / relevant year as the case may be. If
selected, their admission will be subject to submission of final semester / year result
mark sheet wherein they should have obtained the requisite percentage / grade as
mentioned above at Sl. No. 1.
5. Candidates with GPA may need to produce the conversion note (in case it is not
mentioned in their mark sheet) from their institution towards calculation of percentage.
Research Areas for some schools
School of Biological Sciences
Regulation of cell adhesion and signaling in Helicobacter pylori-mediated gastric
cancer progression.
To understand the effects of diet, antibiotics, infection and/or dark-light cycle on
commensal microbiota via gut-brain-gut axis.
Study of membrane biogenesis: Mechanism and regulation of nuclear remodeling
and role of dynamins and microtubules
Regulation of cell structure and functions by thermosensitive TRP ion channels
Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics of Ageing Disorders: Neurodegeneration and
Cancer
Molecular Microbiology: Functional significance of membrane proteins and
mechanisms underlying bacterial persistence.
Cellular Immune Regulations associated to Cancer Immunity and Infection
Immunity
Rational drug discovery, molecular and cellular target validation, Structural
bioinformatics and computational biology
Interaction of light and auxin in shaping development in plants; Role of splice
variant of constsns, CO like and GIGANTEA in the regulation of Florigen
Molecular Genetics of Gallbladder cancer;putativeangiogenic regulators and
tumorigenesis
Neuroendorcrine regulation,Neural circuitry of energy balance and reproduction
Translational Control in Drosophila development and Neurogenesis
Structure-and-function work on two component systems/transporters.
Structure-function studies on terminase complex proteins of herpesviruses
Cellular Regulation of morphogenesis and degradation of complex cell shapes
Mitotic apparatus in Bacterial systems, bacterial cell division, antimicrobialresistance and drug discovery
Evolutionary origins, biogeography and systematics of biota within the Indian
subcontinent
Phylogeography and species diversification patterns
For more information please visit: https://www.niser.ac.in/sbs/page/faculty-and-area-research
Important dates:
Online application will be activated on – 02.03.2019 (Saturday)
Last date for filling up online application – 01.04.2019 (Monday)
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