Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
INNER RING ROAD, UPPAL,
HYDERABAD - 500 039
PhD-I-2025 Admissions
The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, is a research
Institution under the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC), Department
of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. BRIC –
CDFD is a premier institute in the country, which provides services in the areas of DNA
Fingerprinting and Diagnostics and performs cutting edge research in several frontier
areas of modern biology.
Our current research themes include:
Cell & Molecular Biology, Computational Biology, Disease Biology, Genetics, Molecular
Microbiology and Immunology (please see our website www.cdfd.org.in for details)
We invite applications from highly motivated candidates for admission to our PhD
admissions, beginning February / March 2025. Keeping in view the interdisciplinary nature
of modern biology, we especially encourage persons from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Those admitted as Ph.D. Scholars would be encouraged to register under the PhD
program of Regional Centre for Biotechnology. The selection for PhD-I-2025 shall be
based on interview conducted through online & in person mode, as detailed below:
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for Admission to the CDFD PhD-I-2025, the candidate must have:
1. First class Master’s degree in any branch of Science, Technology, or Agriculture
OR MBBS from a recognized University / Institute.
2. Qualified for a Junior Research Fellowship from CSIR / UGC / DBT / ICMR /
INSPIRE / UGC – RGNF or any other similar examination with fellowship.
Candidates having qualified for Project – JRF under the ICMR funded project
Scheme [which is only for a period of two years] OR DBT JRF NET with a B.Tech.
[Biotechnology] degree OR DBT JRF NET under DBT – B category list OR LS-NET
qualification only in CSIR-UGC (NET) examination are NOT eligible to apply.
3. A valid fellowship is an ABSOLUTE requirement for pursuing PhD at CDFD.
However,
a) If a candidate’s fellowship result is AWAITED, the candidate must UPDATE the
fellowship status positively before the interview, via email to.
b) Though a candidate is allowed to submit application without having qualified
valid fellowship, only those candidates who submit proof of having a valid
fellowship will be eligible for interview
Selection Procedure:
Admission to PhD-I.-2025 at CDFD will be based on a two – step selection process:
I Round : interview for the first round via video conference; scheduled to be
held in the third week of December 2024 (the exact dates will be
informed along with the list of candidates shortlisted for the
interview) and
II Round : interview for the second round “in person” at CDFD during late
January, 2025. (the exact dates will be informed along with the
list of candidates shortlisted for the interview)
The list of candidates shortlisted for:
1) first round of interviews will be displayed on the website in last week of
November, 2024.
2) Second round of interviews will be displayed on the website in third week of
December, 2024.
Subsequent to the second round of interviews, applicants will be encouraged to contact
CDFD faculty either in person OR
through email / phone to familiarize themselves with the
research interests of the various faculty.
Application Procedure:
Interested candidates who fulfill the above conditions may register their names for PhD. –
I – 2025 admissions by applying in the prescribed application form online. The link for
the application form is available at http://14.139.82.220/apps/2024/PhD-I-2025/. It is
mandatory to upload soft copies of certificates in support of date of birth, educational
qualifications, reservation category (if applicable), and fellowship examination qualified.
Please contact for any queries.
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