RCB Gurgaon PhD Admissions 2014

 

Regional Centre for Biotechnology
180, Udhyog Vihar Phase I
Gurgaon - 122016

PhD Admission 2014

The Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) is an institution of education, training and research setup by the Govt. of India through the Dept. of Biotechnology. RCB is also notified by UNESCO as a Category II institution to undertake research in the field of Biotechnology and related areas.

Applications are invited motivated students for admission to the PhD Programme starting in Aug 2014 (2014-15 session) in the broad areas listed below:

      Cell and Molecular Biology

      Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Structural Biology

      Host-Pathogen Interactions in Plants and Animals

      Development and Genetics

      Chemical Biology and Nanotechnology

      Human Disease Biology

      Infection, Inflammation and Cancer

Eligibility Conditions

i. Qualifications: MSc in any branch of Science (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics)/ MTech/ MBBS/ MVSc/ MPharm or any equivalent qualification.

ii. Qualifying Marks: 60% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Bachelor's and Masters' level, however 5% relaxation for SC/STs allowed.

iii. Reservations of seats: As per Govt. of India guidelines.

iv. In addition, the candidates should have qualified/ scores available from any of the following examinations at the time of interview.

      Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)

      Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (DST-INSPIRE)

      DBT Junior Research Fellowship (DBT-JRF)

      ICMR Junior Research Fellowship (ICMR-JRF)

      Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

      Joint Graduate Entrance Examination in Biology and Interdisciplinary
       Life Sciences (JGEEBILS)

The candidates will be short-listed for interview based on their scores/ranks in, CSIR, DBT, ICMR, INSPIRE, or GATE or JGEEBILS (December 2013 exam) as mentioned above.

Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination this current academic year may also apply; they will be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory fulfillment of the above criteria/requirements at the time of joining.

Fellowship

The fellowship is initially tenable for duration of three years, and is extendable for two additional years after Annual Review by the empowered research committee.

How to apply

Interested candidates may submit their application by filling the application form available at website:www.rcb.res.in. The filled-in application form may be submitted by email to registrar@rcb.res.in by 15th May 2014.

A signed copy of the same application along with a demand draft of Rs. 500/- (in favor of 'the Executive Director, Regional Centre for Biotechnology', Gurgaon-122016, Haryana) should be sent by registered post to The Registrar, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, 180 UdyogVihar Phase 1, Gurgaon-122016, Haryana, India by 15th May 2014.

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PhD Application Form