Bose Institute
Kolkata
(An autonomous research institute of Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India)
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Admission for PhD Programme
Spring 2023
Bose Institute, Kolkata is an Autonomous S&T Institute under Department of Science & Technology,
Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, receiving 100% Grant-in-Aid from Government of
India. For details of various academic research activities, please visit Institute’s website at
http://www.jcbose.ac.in.
Acharya J. C. Bose, the founder of modern science in the Indian subcontinent, established Bose
Institute in 1917. The Institute was set up as Asia’s first interdisciplinary research centre and bears a
century-old tradition of excellence in research.
The Institute desires to admit students for its Ph.D. programme twice a year. Interviews for this
session will be held tentatively during early August 2023.
Areas of research:
Environmental Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences & Physical Sciences.
● Candidates are required to provide a Statement of Purpose (SOP), in prescribed format.
Fellowship: Admissible as per Govt. of India rules as provided by UGC/CSIR/DBT/DST/ICMR etc.
Total number of vacancies: 45 (UR-20, OBC-11, SC-7, ST-3, EWS-4)
Age limit: Below 28 years (relaxation of age is applicable as per Government of India rules).
Eligibility for PhD Interview:
(1) Candidates should have an award of JRF (CSIR-UGC JRF/ DBT-JRF/ ICMR-JRF/ DST- INSPIRE/
DBT-BINC or equivalent), whose last date of validity should not be earlier than 30th
September, 2023. If candidates, who are in the final year of their Master’s degree programme
and are in possession of an award of a JRF, are selected, they will have to submit their final
degree certificate at the time of joining.
(2) Master’s degree or equivalent in any of the following fields: Engineering/ Science/ Technology
with at least 55 % of marks for general candidates, while 50% marks is necessary for
SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently-abled and other categories of candidates, as per
UGC norms.
(3) DST-INSPIRE candidates can only be admitted provisionally. Confirmation of their admission
to the PhD programme of Bose Institute is subject to the final award of INSPIRE fellowship by
DST. If the candidate is finally not awarded the INSPIRE fellowship by DST, his/her provisional
admission is liable to be cancelled by the Institute. In case of DST Inspire Fellowship, the
candidate must be qualified NET-LS/GATE/similar National Level Test, for being considered in the
Ph.D. Programme in Bose Institute.
(4) Candidates who have qualified in GATE/ JEST/ JGEEBILS/ NET (LS) etc., but who do not have a
valid award of JRF mentioned in (1) above, or equivalent, are ineligible to apply.
(5) No student awarded for ICAR Fellowship will be eligible for participating in the Ph.D. Programme
in Bose Institute.
Application Process:
Interested candidates fulfilling required eligibility should apply online at the URL –
http://www.jcbose.ac.in/applications/PHD-ADMISSION/
Deadline for online application: 23:59 Hrs. on 20.08.2023
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