IISER Trivandrum PhD Admissions 2025 | Biological Sciences

Ph. D. Advertisement Varsha 2025

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph. D. programs of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) in the Schools of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Data Sciences, Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences (EESS), and in the centres of Advanced Materials Research with International Engagement (CAMRIE) and High-Performance Computing (CHPC) for the session starting from August 2025, i.e., Varsha 2025 semester. Candidates are required to apply through the online portal only. The online application portal will be open from 1st April 2025 at (https://admissions.iisertvm.ac.in/phd/index.php/applicant/register/17)

General Eligibility Criteria

1. 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale (or first-class equivalent) or first class in Master’s program in a relevant discipline as declared by the respective university for General/OBC-NCL candidates and a minimum of 50% marks (or a CGPA of 5.5 in the 10-point scale) for SC/ST and PwD candidates. (BE/BTech degree in relevant specialization is admissible for select areas of research in the School of Physics (see Research Areas))
2. The candidate must have qualified at least one of the following examinations national level: CSIR-UGC NET or UGC NET (Category I or II or III), GATE and other national-level examinations as specified in the document with validity as on 01 August 2025. (see School specific Eligibility Criteria for other national-level examinations considered for the selection).
3. BS-MS/MSc/Integrated MSc students from any of the IISERs/IITs/IISc with a CGPA of 8 or above on a 10-point scale are exempted from national level test eligibility related criteria.

Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences/Chemical Sciences/Physical Sciences/Mathematics/ Bioinformatics/Agricultural Sciences/Veterinary Sciences or a Bachelor Degree in Medicine (MBBS).

(General Eligibility 1 AND General Eligibility 2) OR General Eligibility 3 OR General Eligibility 1 with one of the following: : DBT-JRF (Category I)/ICMR-JRF: Only candidates whose fellowships are tenable at IISER TVM are eligible. GATE (EY)*: Will be considered only for Ecology/Evolution/Behaviour. GATE (XL/BT/PH)*: Will be considered only for Bioinformatics/Computational Biology/Theoretical Biology NBHM-JRF: Will be considered only for Bioinformatics/Computational Biology/Theoretical Biology JGEEBILS (GS-2025)* JEST (Physics)* qualified candidates will be considered only for Computational Biology/Theoretical Biology/Biophysics/Structural Biology * Depending on the number of applications, a cut-off based on marks/score maybe be made to shortlist these candidates

Schoolwise Research Area

Biological Sciences

• Biophysics and Biochemistry
  • https://www.bandanchakrabortty.com/
  • https://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/natesh/
  • https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/sshameer
  • https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/vijayjayaraman
  • http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/tmanna
• Cell and Molecular Biology
  • https://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/natesh/
  • https://facultynishantkt.wixsite.com/gsllab
  • http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/tmanna
  • https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/nssingh
• Ecology & Evolution
  • https://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/beelab/
  • https://www.vanasiri.in/
  • https://www.yashrajchavhan.com/
• Genetics and Development
  • https://facultynishantkt.wixsite.com/gsllab
  • https://stemcelldevlab.wixsite.com/khuranalab
  • https://amruthaswaminathan.wixsite.com/molneurodev
  • https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/nssingh
• Infection and Immunity
  • https://licbgit.github.io/licb-website/index.html
  • https://kamalakannanvijaya.wixsite.com/laboratory-of-parasi
  • https://sites.google.com/iisertvm.ac.in/sandhya-lab
  • https://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/natesh/
  • https://www.virology-scientific-research-laboratory-iisertvm.com
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish-kumar-phd-3bb16122/
• Host-Pathogen Interaction
  • https://sites.google.com/iisertvm.ac.in/sandhya-lab
  • https://www.virology-scientific-research-laboratory-iisertvm.com
  • https://kamalakannanvijaya.wixsite.com/laboratory-of-parasi
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish-kumar-phd-3bb16122/
• Neurobiology
  • https://nishankannan.wixsite.com/cblab
  • https://amruthaswaminathan.wixsite.com/molneurodev
  • https://sites.google.com/view/thakurlab/home
• Plant Biology
  • https://www.bandanchakrabortty.com/
  • https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/sshameer
  • https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3862-9587
• Theoretical & Computational Biology
  • https://www.bandanchakrabortty.com/
  • https://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/natesh/
  • https://facultynishantkt.wixsite.com/gsllab
  • https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/sshameer
  • https://www.iisertvm.ac.in/faculty/vijayjayaraman
  • https://www.yashrajchavhan.com/

Last date for receipt of online applications

1st May 2025

More Info: https://admissions.iisertvm.ac.in/phd/index.php/application/view-ad/17

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