(An autonomous research institute of Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India)
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Admission for PhD Programme Autumn 2021
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, for sessions
beginning tentatively in January and July. Interviews for this session will be held tentatively
during 3rd week of December, 2021 in online/hybrid mode.
Broad areas of research:
Atmospheric Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical
Sciences and Applied Biosciences.
Candidates can apply simultaneously to maximum of two positions as mentioned in
Annexure - I.
Candidates are required to provide a Statement of Purpose (SOP), in prescribed
format, for each of the positions she/he applies for.
Fellowship: Admissible as per Govt. of India rules.
Reservation : Reservation quota will be adhered to the standard GoI rules.
Eligibility for PhD Interview:
(1) Candidates should have an award of JRF (CSIR-UGC JRF/ DBT-JRF/ ICMR-JRF/ DSTINSPIRE/ DBT-BINC or equivalent), whose last date of validity should not be earlier than 31st
March 2022 Candidates, who are in the final year of their Master’s degree and are in
possession of an award of a JRF, if selected, 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, while for SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) /
Differently abled and other categories 50% marks is necessary
(3) Age limit: 28 years as on the day of application and relaxation of age is applicable as per
Government of India rule.
(4) 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. Subsequently, in case, the candidate is not finally awarded the INSPIRE
fellowship by DST, his/her provisional admission is liable to be cancelled by the Institute.
(6) 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.
Registration for PhD Interview:
Interested candidates fulfilling required eligibility should register online at the URL –
http://www.jcbose.ac.in/applications/PHD-ADMISSION/
Deadline for online Registration: 6 PM of November 30th, 2021
An online acknowledgement receipt will be generated on successful registration.
Candidates should retain this receipt for future reference. Candidates must produce
this acknowledgement receipt for the interview. No candidates will be entertained for
interview without this receipt.
In case of any difficulty during online registration, please send email to
phdadmission@jcbose.ac.in
Shortlisting for Interview:
A shortlisting will be done based on 50% weightage on past academic records and
50% weightage on SOP.
List of shortlisted candidates, along with the date and time of interview will be
displayed at the Institute website
Note: Candidates applying for more than one discipline may be called for separate
interviews.
PhD interview:
The interview will be conducted online/hybrid mode. Specific instructions for the
interview will be communicated to the candidates at a later date.
The medium of the interviews is English.
Shortlist and selection:
The shortlist of candidates selected for the interviews, will be posted on the Institute
website.
It should be noted that mere appearance on the shortlist does not imply admission.
Once the shortlist of candidates is posted on the Institute website, information on the
future course of action and the timelines thereof, will be mentioned on the Institute
website or will be communicated to the candidates.
The Institute Authority reserves the right to reject any or all applications without
assigning any reason thereof.
Important Dates:
Last Date for online Registration: 18:00 hrs. November 30th, 2021
Date of display of short-listed candidates and instructions on the Institute website:
December 10th, 2021
Tentative date of interview: 3
rd week of December, 2021. The final dates of interview
will be confirmed when the list of short-listed candidates is displayed on the BI
website.
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