NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BHUBANESWAR
Advt.No: NISER / ACAD / PhD / 2025-26 (1)
Date: 01st April 2025
Notice for
Admission to PhD Program: 2025-26 (Summer Session)
Online applications are invited from Indian citizens for admission to Ph.D. program scheduled to
commence from August 2025 in the following schools of NISER, Bhubaneswar.
1. School of Biological Sciences (SBS)
2. School of Chemical Sciences (SCS)
3. School of Computer Sciences (SCoS)
4. School of Earth & Planetary Sciences (SEPS)
5. School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS)
6. School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS)
7. School of Physical Sciences (SPS)
1. Eligibility
School Minimum Educational Qualifications
Biological
Sciences
55% or equivalent GPA* in Masters or M. Tech or M. Pharm in any branches
of Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Life Sciences, Pharmacy (any
specialization), Veterinary Sciences, Computer Sciences, Bioinformatics and
Biotechnology. Students with Master’s degree in Physics, Chemistry or
Mathematics having interest in pursuing a career in Biology are also
encouraged to apply. Candidates with a 4 year / 8 semester Bachelor’s degree
program with a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade are
also eligible to apply for the program.
* Candidates with GPA in a qualifying degree may need to produce the conversion note (in case it
is not mentioned in their mark sheet) from their institution towards the calculation of percentage.
Candidates who are appearing for their final examination for the qualifying Degree can also apply,
provided they submit an undertaking that they will submit the qualifying degree certificates by
the time of admission into the program.
2. Requirement of Qualifying in National Level Examinations for pursuing Ph.D
program
School of Biological Sciences - Candidates should have qualified at least one of the National
Level Examinations i.e. CSIR-UGC-NET/GATE/GPAT/DBT-BET/ICMR/JGEEBILS-2025, valid
for the academic year 2025-2026.
Important Note:
a) The cut-off marks for national examinations such as GATE/JEST/ JGEEBILS/CSIR-UGC-NET
etc. will be further decided by each School for the relevant subject area.
b) Students having INSPIRE Doctoral Fellowship ONLY, without qualifying any of the abovementioned national level written examinations, will NOT be considered for admission to PhD
program in NISER.
c) Candidates with GPA/CGPA in qualifying degree will be required to produce supporting
documents from their respective University/Institute specifying the conversion into percentage
if it is not mentioned in their mark sheet.
3. Fellowship
1. ₹37,000/- as Junior Research Fellowship for the first two years, and subsequently ₹42,000/- for
a maximum period up to another three years as Senior Research Fellowship, subject to
fulfilment of all the academic requirements stipulated by the Institute from time to time.
2. Students with external fellowship from agencies viz. CSIR, UGC, etc. will be eligible to draw
fellowship as per the extant rules of the respective funding agencies. Such students will NOT
be considered for NISER/DAE fellowship.
4. Research areas currently pursued in different schools are as follows:
School of Biological Sciences
• Evolution of alternative reproductive tactics in crickets.
• Phylogenetics, Phylogenomics, Macroevolution, Macroecology, Evolutionary origins,
Biogeography and systematics of biota of the Indian subcontinent, Trait evolution.
• Structure-function of proteins involved in organelle biogenesis and membrane trafficking.
• Cell Mediated Immune Regulation associated to cancer immunity and infection immunity
• Understanding mechanisms of intercellular communication and intervention strategies in
gastric cancer.
• De novo protein design; From structure to function.
• Decoding the Non-AUG start codon selection in the eukaryotes: Understanding molecular
mechanisms and translation control regulations.
• Importance of Capsaicin Receptor (TRPV1 ion channel) and homologues ion channels in cancer
biology.
• Establishment and validation of anti-cancer drugs/nanoformulations in cell-based or animal
models.
• Flowering time control in plants and climate resilient crop.
• Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics of Aging Disorders: Neurodegeneration and Cancer.
For detailed information on research areas pursued in the school, please visit:
https://www.niser.ac.in/people/fac/sbs
7. Important dates
• Last date for filling up online application – 30th April 2025 (all schools)
– 31st May 2025 (School of Comp. Sc.)
• Short-listed candidates list will be uploaded on NISER website
– 6th to 8th May 2025 (all schools)
– 6th to 8th June 2025 (School of Comp. Sc.)
• Tentative dates for test/interview are as follows:
1. School of Biological Sciences : 26 – 27 May 2025
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