NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL GENOMICS
(An Autonomous Institution of the Government of India)
P.O.: N.S.S., Kalyani 741251, West Bengal
NIBMG/ADMIN/ESTB/2023-24/67 Date: 06-06-2023
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED TO PURSUE DOCTORAL RESEARCH AT THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL GENOMICS (NIBMG), KALYANI
Applications are invited from suitable candidates to pursue doctoral research at NIBMG. The
selected students are expected to work on human diseases with emphasis on gaining genomics
and biological insights into disease mechanisms using clinical samples and appropriate models,
both in silico and in vivo. NIBMG is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies which include
single-cell sequencing and Next Generation Sequencing platforms, extensive computational and
bioinformatics facility, genetic engineering including cutting-edge CRISPR-Cas Genome editing
laboratories, FACS (cell sorter), low and high- resolution imaging facility, Multiplex Elisa/ALPHALISA, state-of-the-art zebrafish, proteomics, and microbiome facilities.
The broad areasof research
on which students are expected to work are listed below:
Genomics of
A. Infectious disease
B. Chronic disease
C. Cancer
D. Computational Biology and Statistical Genomics
ELIGIBILITY FOR NIBMG Ph.D. PROGRAMME:
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The minimum eligibility criteria for accepting students at NIBMG to pursue research leading to Ph.D.
degree are:
Category A:
I. Candidates should have Masters (postgraduate) degree or 4 years B. Tech. in any branch of
sciences with interest in pursuing research in Modern Biology, having at least 55% or
equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) (A relaxation of 5% of marks, shall be allowed for
SC/ST/OBC and Persons with Disabilities).
II. An applicant must have a valid Junior Research Fellowship from UGC, CSIR, ICMR, ICAR, MeitY, DBT
(Category I only), NBHM, BINC, and a valid award letter of Research Fellowship at the time of
interview. Candidates who have qualified for Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship or any other
fellowship for the reserved categories may also apply.
III. Candidates who have a valid fellowship as mentioned above and are expected to complete their Post
Graduate Degree by the end of July-2023 are also eligible to apply. Their selection will be
provisional and subject to fulfilling eligibility criteria by the end of November 2023.Candidates
who have qualified only for Lectureship in CSIR-UGC (NET) and the “Project listof ICMR”
are not eligible.
Category B:
I. Candidates with an MBBS degree with at least 55% marks may apply. Selection of such candidates
are subjected to the approval of the competent authority.
II. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrable research training in the form of summer
training or short-term courses in established research laboratories in preparation for a research
career in biomedical sciences at the time of Interview.
INFORMATION:
I. NIBMG Ph.D. program is a residential full-time program. The selected candidates have to
stay on campus.
II. Other terms and conditions of the fellowship will be directed by the funding agency
awarding the fellowship. The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years which is relaxed up
to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Women/PWD and 3 years in case of
OBC candidates, or as applicable.
III. Fellowship will be activated as per the respective funding agencies guidelines. NIBMG will
not be responsible for providing fellowships.
IV. Reservation will be as per Government of India guidelines.
V. SC/ST/OBC/EWS/ PWD candidates should also upload true copy of Caste Certificate /
Latest non-creamy layer certificate or any other relevant certificate along with the
application and originals should be produced atthe time of joining.
VI. Please apply online via web link https://apply.nibmg.ac.in/ (no other form of application
will be accepted). Please indicate online whether you belong to a reserved category or the
general category. Online applications will be accepted until 5 PM on 16th July 2023.
VII. Only complete applications will be screened based on Research Interest and preference will
be given to candidates whose research interest matches with the ongoing research in
NIBMG. Short- listed candidates will be interviewed to make the final selection. Interviews
will be held as per the schedule given below. Certificates from relevant authorities are to be
provided as proof before the interview.
VIII. In case of any queries, candidates should e-mail at (academic.office@nibmg.ac.in) Phone
enquiries will not be entertained.
SCHEDULE FOR Ph.D. PROGRAMME ADMISSIONS - 2023
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Last date of receipt of application through On -Line at NIBMG
16-07-2023
Publication of list of shortlisted candidates called for
Interview at NIBMG. 20-07-2023
Date(s) & Time of online First Round interview.
25-07-2023 and
26-07-2023
10 AM onwards
Declaration of Result of the First-Round interview. 26-07-2023
Date(s) & Time of offline Second Round interview.
01-08-2023 and
02-08-2023
10AM Onwards
Declaration of Result of the interview 04-08-2023
Joining of selected candidate (First List) 09-08-2023
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