BOSE INSTITUTE
(An Autonomous Institute of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India)
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Admission for Ph.D. Programme - Autumn 2024
Bose Institute, Kolkata is an Autonomous S&T Institute under the Department of Science &
Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, receiving 100% Grant-in- Aid from
the Government of India. For details of various academic research activities, please visit Institute's
website at http://www.jcbose.ac.in.
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. Interviews for this
session will be held tentatively during last week of October 2024.
Areas of research: Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences & Physical Sciences.
Fellowship: Admissible as per Govt. of India rules as provided by UGC / CSIR / DBT/DST/ICMR
etc.
Total number of vacancies: 49 (UR-22, OBC-12, SC-8, ST-3, EWS-4)
Age limit: Below 30 years (relaxation of age is applicable as per Government of India rules).
Eligibility for Ph.D. Interview:
(1) Candidates should have an award of Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR-UGC JRF/ DBTJRF/ICMR-JRF / DST- INSPIRE / DBT-BINC or equivalent), whose last date of validity should not
be earlier than 31st December, 2024. If candidates, who are in the final year of their Master's degree
programme and are in possession of an award of a JRF, are selected, they will have to submit their
final mark sheet/ degree certificate at the time of joining.
(2) Master's degree or equivalent in any of the following fields: Engineering/ Science/
Technology/Medical with at least 55% of marks for general candidates, while 50% marks is necessary
for SC/ST/OBC (non- creamy layer)/ Differently-Abled Person and other categories of candidates, as
per UGC norms.
(3) DST-INSPIRE candidates can only be admitted provisionally. Confirmation of their admission to
the Ph.D. programme of Bose Institute is subject to the final award of the INSPIRE fellowship by
DST. If the candidate is finally not awarded the INSPIRE fellowship by DST, his/her provisional
admission is liable to be cancelled by the Institute. Candidates possessing a DST INSPIRE Fellowship
must also have qualified in an appropriate national level eligibility examination like CSIR-UGC NETLS/GATE or equivalent at the time of application, for being considered in the Ph.D. Programme in
Bose Institute.
(4) 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 not eligible to apply.
(5) No applicant awarded for ICAR Fellowship will be eligible for participating in the Ph.D.
Programme in Bose Institute unless the applicant has a valid award letter from the other fellowships
mentioned in eligibility criteria no. (1).
Application Process:
Interested candidates fulfilling the required eligibility should apply online at the URL –
http://www.jcbose.ac.in/applications/PHD-ADMISSION/
Deadline for online application: 23:59 Hrs. on 29.09.2024
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