IISER Bhopal offers Ph.D. programme in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Mathematics and Physics. Applications are invited from the citizens of India for the semester commencing January 2015 in Department of Biological Sciences,Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Department of Physics.
General Information For Candidates:
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Eligibility:
Nationality: Indian
Minimum Qualification:
- M.Sc./M.Tech. Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale.
If the transcript/grade sheet issued by the Institute/University reports:- Only marks, percentage will be considered.
- Only grades, CGPA/CPI will be considered. If CGPA/CPI is reported on any scale other than 10 (eg. 4 point/ 8 point scale), an equivalent CGPA/CPI will be calculated as per the following formula:
CGPA/CPI in a 10 point scale = (CGPA/CPI Obtained×10)/PS
PS = Point scale used by the Institute/University. - Both marks and CGPA/CPI
- Percentage equivalent of CGPA/CPI, as indicated on the transcript/gradesheet, will be considered, if absolute grading was followed.
- CGPA/CPI ONLY will be considered, if relative grading was followed.
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- Exceptionally brilliant B.Tech./MBBS/MCA can also apply (For Biological Sciences only)
Exceptionally brilliant B.Tech. in Chemical and Environmental engineering can also apply (For Earth and Environmental Sciences only)
. - Additionally, a valid GATE/UGC/CSIR/JEST/ICMR (JRF category I)/DBT (JRF A category)/NBHM/JGEEBILS or any other recognized score is mandatory. The certificate/fellowship MUST be valid at the time of admission.
Students whose results for CSIR-UGC NET Fellowship or ICMR-JRF category-I or DBT-JRF A category or Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship or INSPIRE-Ph.D. or any other equivalent fellowship are awaited may also apply with their roll number(s) mentioned in the application. Such candidates may walk in for the interview provided they have qualified examination for any of the above fellowship before the interview date.
Age: Preferably not more than 28 years as on January 01, 2015. Age relaxation of 5 years will be given for SC/ST/OBC/PH/Female applicants.
Reservation:
According to Government of India norms
Fellowship:
All selected candidates will be eligible for either Institute fellowship of Rs. 16,000/- or as per existing funding agency norms, subject to satisfactory performance in their course work.
Guidelines:
Broad Research Areas:
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Immunology and Infectious Disease Biology
Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genomics
Structural and Computational Biology
Ecology, Evolution and Molecular Systematics
Minimum Qualifications:
In addition to the minimum qualifications prescribed by the Institute a candidate with MBBS/MCA can also apply for Ph.D. programme in Biological Sciences.
The applicant MUST have qualified National level examinations including but not limited to National Eligibility Test (NET) with a valid CSIR-JRF / UGC-JRF / DBT-JRF A category / ICMR-JRF category-I / INSPIRE-Ph.D. / Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship / GATE / JGEEBILS. The certificate/fellowship MUST be valid at the time of admission.
Students whose results for such national level examination(s) are awaited may also apply with their roll number(s) mentioned in the application. Such candidates will be called for interview only if they have qualified the national level examination.
Selection Procedure:
The selection procedure for admission into the Ph.D. programs will be based on the performance of the candidate in the interviews which will be conducted in two rounds (Rounds I and II). Candidates shortlisted from Round I, will have the option to interact with faculty members in the department following which Round II of the interviews will be conducted for the final selection. During the interviews, the candidate will be evaluated for their conceptual knowledge and the research aptitude in the field of general and Biological sciences.
Contact Information:
For further queries please contact.
Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. R. S. Tomar
Head, Department of Biological Sciences
Email: admission.biophd@iiserb.ac.in
Dr. Vinita Gowda
Convener, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
Email: admission.biophd@iiserb.ac.in
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