NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
BHUBANESWAR
Advt.No:NISER/ACAD/Ph.D & Intg MSc-PhD/2022-23 (1)
Date-14.03.2022
Notice for Admission to Ph.D Program: 2022-23 (Summer Session)
Online applications are invited from Indian citizens for admission to Ph.D program
scheduled to commence from August, 2022 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 Earth & Planetary Sciences (SEPS)
5. School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS)
6. School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS)
7. School of Physical Sciences (SPS)
1. Eligibility
School Minimum Educational Qualifications
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Biological Sciences
60% or equivalent GPA in Masters or M. Tech or M. Pharm in
any branches of Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Life Sciences,
Pharmacy (any specialization), 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.
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 (LS or JRF)/ GATE/ JEST/ GPAT/
DBT/ ICMR/ JGEEBILS or any other equivalent national level examination valid for the
academic year August 2022- July 2023.
School of Chemical Sciences
-Candidates should have qualified at least one of these
National Level Examinations i.e. CSIR-UGC NET (LS or JRF)/GATE valid for the
academic year August 2022- July 2023.
School of Computer Sciences
–Candidates should have qualified at least one of
these National Level Examinations i.e. CSIR-UGC-NET(JRF) /GATE/JEST valid for the
academic year August 2022- July 2023.
School of Earth and Planetary Sciences
–Candidates should have qualified at least
one of these National Level Examinations i.e. CSIR-UGC-NET (LS or JRF)
/GATE/JEST valid for the academic year August 2022- July 2023.
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
–Candidates should have qualified at least
one of the National Level Examinations i.e. UGC-NET (LS or JRF)/ ICSSR fellowship
or any other equivalent national level examination valid for the academic year August
2022- July 2023.
School of Mathematical Sciences
- Candidates should have qualified at least one of
these National Level Examinations in Mathematical Sciences i.e. CSIR-UGC-NET
(JRF only)/ GATE/ NBHM* or any other equivalent national level examination valid for
the academic year August 2022- July 2023.
*A student will be considered to be qualified in National Level Written Examination
conducted by NBHM if he/she has received call letter from NBHM to appear in the
interview for PhD fellowship 2022 (irrespective of getting selected for NBHM PhD
fellowship 2022 or not).
School of Physical Sciences
– Candidates should have qualified at least one of
these National Level Examinations i.e. CSIR-UGC-NET (JRF only)/ GATE/ JEST valid
for the academic year August 2022- July 2023.
Important Note:
(a)The cut off marks for national examination such as GATE/ JEST/ GPAT/ NBHM/
JGEEBILS/ CSIR-UGC-NET etc will be further decided by each School for the relevant
subject area.
(b)As per HBNI Ordinance, student having INSPIRE Doctoral Fellowship ONLY,
without qualifying any of the above mentioned national level written examination will
NOT be considered for admission to Ph.D program in NISER.
(c) Candidates with GPA in qualifying degree may need to produce the conversion
note (in case it is not mentioned in their mark sheet) from their institution towards
calculation of percentage.
3. Fellowship
1. The institute fellowship given by NISER is `31,000/- for first two years, which will
subsequently be enhanced to `35,000/- 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.
2. Students with external fellowship from agencies viz. CSIR, UGC etc will be eligible
to draw fellowship as per the extant rules of the respective funding agencies.
4. Research Areas for some
Schools
School of Biological Sciences
Regulation of cell adhesion and signaling in gastric cancer progression. (Dr. Asima
Bhattacharyya Lab)
Regulation of cell structure and functions by thermosensitive TRP ion channels (Dr.
Chandan Goswami)
Understanding the Translational Control mechanism in Eukaryotes (Dr. Pankaj V
Alone Lab)
The gut microbiota and its role on gut-adipose-brain axis to understand health in
humans, mice models, and organoids (Dr. Palok Aich)
Interaction of light and auxin in shaping development in plants; Role of splicevariant
of constans, CO like and GIGANTEA in the regulation of Florigen (Dr. Kishore C.
Panigrahi Lab)
Cell Mediated Immune responses (CMI) associated to altered T cell and
Macrophage responses towards Infection Immunity and Cancer Immunity (Dr.Subhasis
Chattopadhyay Lab)
Cellular Regulation of morphogenesis and degradation of complex cell shapes (Dr.
Renjith Mathew Lab)
Mechanism and regulation of nuclear remodelling: Role of dynamin related protein
and Endoplasmic reticulum. (Dr. Abdur Rahaman)
Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics of Ageing Disorders: Neuro degeneration and
Cancer (Dr. Debasmita P. Alone)
Molecular Microbiology: Functional significance of membrane proteins and
mechanisms underlying bacterial persistence (Dr. Harapriya Mohapatra)
Molecular Genetics of Gallbladder cancer; putative angiogenic regulators and
tumorigenesis (Dr. Manjusha Dixit)
Structure-function studies on terminase complex proteins of herpes viruses
(Dr.Tirumala K. Chowdary)
Evolutionary origins, biogeography and systematics of biota within the Indian
subcontinent (Dr. Aniruddha Dutta Roy)
Phylogeography and species diversification patterns (Dr. Aniruddha Dutta Roy)
Structure-and-function work on two component systems/transporters. (Dr. Rudresh
Acharya)
Cell based models for characterizing small molecules in the area of drug discovery
(Dr. V. Badireenath Konkimalla Lab)
Mechanism of membrane remodelling during host-pathogen interactions.
(Dr.Mohammed Saleem Lab)
For more information please visit: https://www.niser.ac.in/sbs/page/faculty-and-arearesearch.
6. How to Apply
The application form has to be filled up online at http://www.niser.ac.in and
candidates should follow stepwise instructions mentioned to complete the
application submission process. At the time of application, along with this online
form, the candidate should upload soft copy of the supporting documents as per the
eligibility criteria.
Candidates intending to apply for more than one school should fill up separate
online application forms for each school with appropriate supporting documents.
NISER does not demand any application fee from the candidates who apply for
Ph.D program.
7. Important dates:
Online application portal will be activated on – 1
st April. 2022
Last date for filling up online application – 30th April, 2022
Short-listed candidates list will be uploaded on _ 10th
-16
th May, 2022
NISER website
Tentative dates for test/interview will be as follows:
1. School of Biological Sciences: 1
st – 4
th June, 2022
2. School of Chemical Sciences: 27th – 29th June, 2022
3. School of Computer Sciences: 6
th June, 2022
4. School of Earth & Planetary Sciences: 27th June – 1
st July, 2022
5. School of Humanities and Social Sciences: 1
st
-2
nd June, 2022
6. School of Mathematical Sciences : 15th
-17th June, 2022
7. School of Physical Sciences: 30th May – 1
stJune, 2022
Each school will send the call letters to the candidates separately. Kindly refer to the
website for the announcement of the selected candidates.
The registration is scheduled to be held in August, 2022. The exact date will be
intimated in due course of time.
If you have any further query, kindly send an email to cpsbs@niser.ac.in,
cpscs@niser.ac.in, cpscps@niser.ac.in, cpseps@niser.ac.in, cpshss@niser.ac.in,
cpsms@niser.ac.in, cpsps@niser.ac.in for Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences,
Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences respectively.
Applicants are encouraged to visit school web page for more information on
research activities.
Checklist for application submission
During online submission, you will need to have the following ready with you for uploading;
JPEG file of your passport size photo.
JPEG file of your valid signatures.
Birth Certificate/10th pass certificate in support of date of birth.
Certificate in support of category (SC/ST), only if applicable.
Certificate and mark sheets in support of passing qualifying examination i.e Master's
degree. In case the original pass certificate is not issued by University then a certificate
from the University on its letterhead with seal of the concerned authority certifying the
completion of degree should be submitted.
Certificate/document in support of qualifying national level examination(s) viz. CSIRUGC NET/GATE/GPAT/DBT/ICMR/JEST/NBHM or any other as applicable.
For students applying for Ph.D in Mathematics through NBHM PhD written test-2022
need to upload the interview call letter received from NBHM.
More Info: https://www.niser.ac.in/notices/2022/academic/PhD_Advt_2022-23_Summer_v1.pdf
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