Bhubaneswar 751023, India
Advt. No.: 45/2024 Date: 05-Nov-2024
Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous Institute of the Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, engaged in advanced
research, invites applications from Indian nationals for the position of Junior Research Fellows leading
to Ph.D. program.
1. POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 18 Nos.
The research disciplines are listed below
S.N. Faculty Topic
1 Amaresh C. Panda Characterization of circular RNAs
2 Arun Nagaraj
Malaria Parasite Biology - Disease Pathogenesis, Host immune evasion and
Drug resistance
3 Amol R. Suryawanshi Understanding of cancer and viral diseases through clinical proteomics
4 Seema Pradhan Understanding abiotic stress response in crop plants
5 PV Ramchander
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of human genetic
diseases/disorders
6 Tushar Kant Beura Bacterial division and Antimicrobial Resistance
7 Mamoni Dash Organoids for cancer research
8 Sanjeeb K Sahoo Nanomedicine in cancer
9 Gunjan Mandal Developing novel immunotherapies against ovarian cancer
10 Debabrata Biswas Bacteria-Host interaction during skin diseases
11 Rajeeb Swain Developmental biology
The applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the ILS webpage for detailed information regarding the
research activities at the Institute of Life Sciences.
2. Essential Qualification/ Eligibility:
Candidates should have passed their M.Sc. / M.Tech. / M.Pharm./ M.V.Sc. or equivalent qualification
in Life Sciences and allied subjects (Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Biophysics/
Chemistry/ Microbiology) with at least 55% (without rounding off) (relaxation will be given as per
GOI guideline).
Candidates awaiting final results may also apply; however, if shortlisted, they have to
produce their final mark sheet on the interview date, failing which they will not be interviewed. AND
Candidates should have also qualified in CSIR/UGC-JRF, DBT-JRF, UGC-RGNF, ICMR-JRF, DSTINSPIRE, or any other nationally competitive fellowship offered by the Government of India having
a valid fellowship for five years.
If the original certificate is unavailable, the candidate must provide a
photocopy of the original admit card and the particular result page highlighting their roll number, along
with the application.
Candidates with score sheets can also apply; however, they must submit their
certificate at the time of the interview if shortlisted.
Notes:
1. Reservation criteria will be applied as per GOI rules and regulations.
2. There will be a 3-tier selection procedure for selecting the candidates for the Ph.D. Program for
fellowship holders. Screening of the applicants: Shortlisting based on the criteria mentioned in the
advertisement. If the number of applicants are more, the additional criteria/cut-off will be applied to
make the shortlisted number reasonable. Selection of the candidates: First round of interviews followed
by laboratory interaction for shortlisted candidates only. Shortlisted candidates will be called for the
second and final round of interviews, followed by selection.
3. The selected candidate list will be displayed on the ILS website and subsequently offer letter will be
sent to the respective candidates stating the name of the PI assigned and the joining date. The interested
student should accept the offer and join ILS within the stipulated joining date. In case of any
emergency, the joining date can be extended if intimated before the expiry of the joining date
mentioned in the offer letter to a maximum of one month. Multiple extension requests will not be
entertained.
4. Additional information for DST Inspire Fellows selected for ILS-PhD program: ILS will provide
technical and intellectual assistance to all the selected candidates (DST-Inspire Fellows) for submitting
a PhD project proposal for DST Inspire Fellowship. No financial support will be provided from ILS
Core to DST inspire Fellows. PhD registration for all such candidates will be confirmed upon activation
of any national level fellowship within a year of joining ILS.
5. Candidates offered a Ph.D. position in the last selection process and who did not join ILS will not be
eligible to apply in the immediately following Ph.D. advertisement.
6. The candidate should be below 28 years of age as of the last date of the application submission.
However, the upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in the case of SC/ST/Persons with Disability
(PwD)/female applicants and 03 years in the case of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) applicants.
7. Incomplete applications, providing false/incorrect information, and non-possession of essential
qualifications detected by the competent authority at any stage of the selection process will lead to the
candidate’s disqualification. The decision of the competent authority at ILS will be final and binding.
Interested/eligible candidates may apply ONLINE through the link provided at the institute website
(www.ils.res.in )
Application Fees: Applicants except SC/ST/ PWD are required to pay a non-refundable amount of Rs.
500/-. Candidates have to pay the application fee online only by using the link provided in the online
application form.
Fellowship: The fellowship and other emoluments will be per the guidelines of the funding agencies
-DST/ DBT /CSIR/UGC/ICMR and revised from time to time for fellowship holders.
To and fro bus/rail fare by the shortest route limited to sleeper class will be paid to all the candidates
appearing for the interview.
The list of candidates shortlisted for the interview will be published on the Institute website
(www.ils.res.in).
Important dates:
1. Last date for receiving applications: 9
th Dec 2024
2. Date of display of shortlisted candidates and instructions on the Institute website: 13
th Dec 2024
3. Tentative date of interview: 6th & 7th Jan 2025
4. Declaration of final results on the Institute website: On or before 10th Jan 2025
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