INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(An Autonomous Institute under Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India)
Paschim Boragaon, Garchuk,
Guwahati- 781035
Advertisement No. 537 Date: 23/04/2025
Admission under institutional-JRF programme of IASST
The Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati is an
autonomous R&D Institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
The Institute is engaged in frontier areas of research in the specific domain of Physical,
Chemical, Mathematical and Biological Sciences. The Institute’s aim is to contribute to basic
sciences and develop technology using local resources through strong interdisciplinary
research approach across different divisions. Institute is equipped with modern and
sophisticated instrumentation including TEM, SEM, XRD, LCMS-MS, AFM, DNA
Sequencer and computational facility for cutting edge scientific research. Ph.D. program of
IASST is affiliated to Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Gauhati
University, Cotton University and Deakin University.
The Institute invites applications under the following research areas for admission as
institutional JRF of IASST, Guwahati for the year 2025-26.
For Life Sciences
Sl. No. Area of Research Basic Qualification
1 Plant Microbe Interactions, microbial
bioactive metabolites against multidrug resistant pathogens.
M.Sc. in Botany (specialization in
Microbiology), Biotechnology,
Microbiology
2 Applied Microbiology and
Biomedicine
M.Sc./M.Pharm/ M.Tech in Life
Science
3 Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial
Resistance.
Drug discovery against Antimicrobial
Resistance from natural resource
M.Sc. in Microbiology/Biotechnology
Eligibility: Candidates shall be eligible to apply for admission and registration within the
ongoing program of research at IASST, if he/she has obtained 55% marks in aggregate
(Equivalent CGPA in 10-point scale) in the master’s degree examination. A candidate
belonging to SC/ST who has obtained 50% marks in aggregate in master degree examination
shall also be eligible to apply.
Age Limits (as on last date of application): Upper age limit is 28 years. Age relaxation for
SC/ST/OBC/Women candidates as per the GOI Norms.
Application Procedure: Interested candidate should apply through online only
(www.iasst.gov.in) within fifteen days of publication of the advertisement. Incomplete
applications and those received after the closing date will not be entertained.
No TA/DA will be provided to the candidate for appearing the entrance and interview.
Selection Procedure: Selection will be based on the performance in the entrance test as well
as in the interview. The expected dates of Entrance test and interview will be displayed in
website/communicated to selected candidates. List of applicants selected to appear in the
entrance test will be uploaded in the IASST website. The decisions of the admission
committee will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
Results of written test and interview will be available in IASST website and all
correspondence must be done through the email to registrar@iasst.gov.in.
Candidates holding national fellowship from different funding agencies like CSIR-UGCNET-JRF/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF etc. need not to appear for the written test but have to appear
in the interview for final selection.
Selected candidates, after joining, will be eligible to apply for PhD admission in AcSIR or
University under which supervisor is affiliated.
Fellowship/Financial support for institutional JRF:
Selected candidates will be required to join the institutional fellowship program of IASST
from 1st August 2025. The selected candidates shall be eligible for a monthly stipend and
annual contingency as per the recent circular of DST, Govt. of India on fellowship for Ph.D.
Subject to availability of seat, selected candidates will be provided accommodation in the
Dorothy Hodgkin Student and Scientists Home as per the Institute’s rule. Candidates are
requested to visit the Institute’s website for updated details time to time.
IASST’s Right: If suitable candidates are not found in any discipline, IASST reserves the
right not to fill up its JRF position for this academic year.
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