National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI)
(an Autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry
of Science &Technology, Govt. of India)
Sector-81,Knowledge City,
Mohali-140306, Punjab (INDIA)
Advertisement No.NABI/Admin/5(1)/2022-23/ACAD-03
RCB-NABI
Ph.D. (Biotechnology) Program Admission 2024
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali is inviting applications from motivated
students for admission to the PhD degree program in Biotechnology for the January 2024 session.
NABI is recognized as a centre by the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, for
conducting PhD (Biotechnology) programs. The program will be conducted at NABI, and the
degree will be awarded by RCB (www.rcb.res.in), an institute of national importance established
through an act of parliament.
Duration of PhD course: The duration is for 5 years and a maximum of 7 years.
Area of PhD research work: Agricultural biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, Nutrition
Biotechnology, Plant Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nanobiosciences, Post-harvest
technology, functional foods, Genomics and Computational Biology
Number of Seats: 17 (Reservation of seats, as per GOI guidelines)
Eligibility Criteria:
a) Essential qualification:
a) MSc/MTech in any area of life sciences/MPharma/ MVSc/MBBS or an equivalent degree.
b) 55% total marks or equivalent score in the qualifying degree (5% relaxation in marks will
be given to SC/ST/OBC(non-creamy layer)/PWD as per GOI norms)
c) In addition to the above, candidates applying for admission must qualify a national-level
test for pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy program. Such tests include doctoral fellowship
or admission eligibility tests conducted at the national level by recognized government
agencies, such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Department of
Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), or any other
government-recognized agency.
d) Additionally, applicants who have qualified in GATE or any other national-level
examination will also be considered for admission under NABI core grant.
Candidates who have appeared or will be appearing in the qualifying degree examination (final
year/final semester) and are awaiting their results are also eligible to apply. However, admission
is subjectto fulfilling the aforementioned criteria/requirements satisfactorily atthe time of joining.
b) Fellowship:
1) The students admitted to the program should have their own fellowship from any of the
recognized granting agencies.
2) In addition to this, a limited number of selected candidates who do not have their own
fellowship (such as GATE or National exam qualified) may be offered the NABI-Core fellowship
based on merit.
The intake of students for the Academic Year 2024-25 is 17, and the reservation of the seats will be
as follows:
a) 27% seats for OBC (non-creamy layer), 15% seats for SC, 7.5% seats for ST and 5% seats
for Persons with Disability (PWD) as per the reservation policy of the Government of India
(with minimum disability to the extent of 40%) in pursuance of Provisions of Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. Reservation of 5% seats in respect of PWD candidates
shall be done horizontally, as per the Government of India Guidelines/Policy.
b) The candidates belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) who are not
covered under the reservation for SCs, STs, and OBCs will have 10% reservation in
admissions. The candidates should submit the certificate as per Annexure – “A”.
c) All reserved category candidates are required to submit a certificate in respect of their
claims from the appropriate authority as notified by the Government of India for the
purpose from time to time.
Screening cum Selection Process:
Applications received ONLY through the ONLINE MODE in the prescribed format will be
considered. Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected.
The consideration of qualifications as 'equivalent' to the essential qualifications stated
above shall be the sole discretion of the Screening/Selection Committee.
Please note that the prescribed essential qualifications are minimum, and the mere
possession of the same does not entitle any candidate to be called for the interview/VivaVoce. Merit-based shortlisting of the candidates will be carried out by the screening
committee (on a well-defined criteria including excellent academic credentials, own
fellowship etc.). However, the institute will have the discretion to fix qualifying marks
for the interview/Viva-Voce (wherever applicable).
The details of Admission, Application Form, and Ph.D. course work are available at NABI
website (www.nabi.res.in).
NABI will not be held responsible for any delays or system failures that may occur at the candidate's
end. The decision of NABI in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the
application, mode of selection and conduct of interviews will be final and binding on the
candidates. For any legal dispute, the courts of law at the Honourable High court of Punjab and
Haryana.
How to apply:-
The eligible candidates shall apply through online mode, and the link will be available in
http://recruitment.nabi.res.in/nabiPhd/login and also upload the supporting documents as per
the given format. Applications received in any mode other than online will not be accepted.
The following important dates may be noted:
1. Start date for online submission of Application Form 25th November 2023
2. Last date for submission of online Application Form
and online fee
16th December 2023 till 05:30 PM
3. Date of Interview
27th December 2023 (tentative)
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