National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute (NABI)
(An Autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry of
Science &Technology, Govt. of India)
Sector-81, Knowledge City, Mohali-140306, Punjab
(INDIA)
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No. NABI/Admin/5(1)/2022-23/ACAD-07 RCB-NABI
NABI Ph.D. (Biotechnology) Program Admission January (Winter) 2026
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute
(NABI), Mohali is inviting applications from motivated students for admission to the PhD degree program
in Biotechnology for the January 2026 session. NABI is recognized as a Centre by the Regional Centre
for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad,
for conducting PhD (Biotechnology) programs. The program will be conducted at
NABI, and the degree will be awarded by RCB (www.rcb.res.in), an institute of national importance established through an act of parliament.
Duration of PhD course: The
duration is for 5 years and a maximum of 7 years.
Area of PhD research work: Agricultural Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, Nutrition Biotechnology, Bioprocessing, Secondary agriculture and valorization, Biomanufacturing, Plant Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nanobiosciences, Post-harvest technology, Functional foods, Genomics and Computational Biology.
Number of Seats: 36 (Reservation of seats, as per GOI guidelines)
Eligibility Criteria:
a) Essential qualification:
a) MSc/MTech in any area of life sciences,
MPharma/ MVSc/MBBS or an equivalent degree.
b) 55% total marks or equivalent score in the qualifying degree (5% relaxation in marks will be given to SC/ST/OBC(non-creamy
layer)/PWD as per GOI norms)
c) In
addition to the above, candidates applying for admission must qualify a
national-level test for pursuing
the Doctor of Philosophy program.
Such tests include
doctoral fellowship or
admission eligibility tests conducted at the national level by recognized
government agencies, such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council for Medical
Research (ICMR), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of
Biotechnology (DBT), NABI fellowship or any other government-recognized agency.
d) Additionally,
applicants who have qualified in GATE or any other national-level examination
will also be considered for admission under NABI core grant.
Candidates who have appeared or will be appearing in the qualifying degree examination (final year/final semester) and are awaiting their results are also eligible to apply. However, admission is subject to fulfilling the aforementioned criteria/requirements satisfactorily at the time of joining.
1)
The students admitted to the
program should have their own fellowship from any of the recognized granting
agencies.
2)
In addition to this, a limited number of selected
candidates who do not have their own fellowship (but with GATE or National exam
qualified) may be offered the NABI-Core fellowship based on merit.
The intake
of students for the January (Winter) 2026 session is 36, and the reservation of the seats will be as follows:
a)
27% seats
for OBC (non-creamy layer), 15% seats for SC, 7.5% seats for ST and 5% seats for Persons with Disability (PWD) as per the reservation policy of the Government of India
(with minimum disability to the extent of 40%) in pursuance of Provisions of
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. Reservation of 5% seats in respect
of PWD candidates shall be done horizontally, as per the Government of
India Guidelines/Policy.
b)
The candidates belonging to the Economically
Weaker Sections (EWSs) who are not covered under the reservation for SCs, STs,
and OBCs will have 10% reservation in admissions. The candidates should submit the certificate as per Annexure – “A”.
c) All reserved category candidates are required to submit a certificate in respect of their claims from the appropriate authority as notified by the Government of India for the purpose from time to time.
Screening cum Selection Process:
Applications received ONLY through the ONLINE MODE in the prescribed
format will be considered. Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected.
The consideration of qualifications as 'equivalent' to the essential
qualifications stated above shall be the sole discretion of the
Screening/Selection Committee.
Please note that the prescribed essential qualifications are minimum, and
the mere possession of the same does not
entitle any candidate to be called
for the interview. Merit-based shortlisting of
the candidates will be carried out by the screening committee (on a set of
well-defined criteria including excellent academic credentials, own fellowship
etc.). However, the institute will
have the discretion to fix qualifying marks for
the interview (wherever applicable).
The details
of Admission, Application Form, and Ph.D.
course work are available at NABI
website (www.nabi.res.in).
NABI will not be held responsible for any delays or system failures that may occur at the candidate's end. The decision of NABI in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the application, mode of selection and conduct of interviews will be final and binding on the candidates. For any legal dispute, the courts of law at the Honourable High court of Punjab and Haryana.
How to apply:-
The eligible candidates shall apply through online mode, and the link
will be available in http://recruitment.nabi.res.in/nabiPhd/login
and also upload the supporting documents as per the given format. Applications received in any mode other
than online will not be accepted.
The following important
dates may be noted:
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1. |
Start date for online
submission of Application Form |
3rd February 2026 |
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2. |
Last date
for submission of online Application Form and online fee |
20th
February 2026 till 5:30 PM |
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3. |
Date of Interview |
Details will be updated on
the website |
It is advised to keep the following
scanned documents ready before filling
out the online application form.
(It is suggested to scan the documents from your originals. The documents
should be uploaded at appropriate places)
1) Photograph
2) Signature
3) Proof of date of birth
4) Certificates for the educational qualifications.
5) Fellowship Certificate including GATE fellowship or any other fellowship
5) Category certificate, if any
6) Any other information
If any technical assistance is required with regard to the submission of
the application, the candidate may contact the ICT team through phdbiotechprog@gmail.com
If there is any Corrigendum/ Amendments in the advertisement, it shall be
published on institute website only. Before
applying, candidates may refer to the NABI website.
The applicants are encouraged to go through the scientists’ profile in
the NABI website to identify their potential areas of interest.
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