Advt. No.: 12/2026
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, is an institute under the Biotechnology Research and
Innovation Council (BRIC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. BRIC-ILS is
focused on fundamental and translational biological sciences, contributing to areas like virology,
malaria parasite biology, fungal diseases, tuberculosis, cancer biology, genetic diseases, biomaterials,
nanotechnology, and plant biotechnology.
The BRIC-ILS PhD program ranks among the top in the country, providing talented young minds with
the opportunity to address some of the most complex challenges in biological sciences through an
interdisciplinary approach. Students are guided by faculty members in one of four thematic areas:
Cancer Biology, Infectious Disease Biology, Plant Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences.
BRIC-ILS offers state-of-the-art infrastructure and extensive national and international collaborations
that strongly support research and development activities, along with opportunities for academic
exchange. It also provides valuable exposure to entrepreneurship. BRIC-ILS invites applications from
Indian nationals for the position of Junior Research Fellow leading to Ph.D. program.
1. POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 25 Nos.
The research disciplines are listed below
Sl. # Name Field of Research No. of positions
available
1 Anshuman Dixit AI/ML assisted drug designing against cancers/
Bioengineering of enzymes
02
2 Arun Nagaraj Host immune responses in malaria 02
3 Amaresh C. Panda Circular RNA in muscle regeneration and
pancreatic beta-cell biology
01
4 Amol R. Suryawanshi Understanding of cancer and viral diseases through
clinical proteomics
03
5 Debabrata Biswas Host bacteria interactions 02
6 Gulam Hussain Syed Host virus interaction and anti-viral drug discovery 02
9 Namisha Sharma Plant biotic stress 01
10 Punit Prasad Epigenetic factors in blood cell development and
cancer
02
11 P. V. Ramchander Human/medical genetics 03
12 Rupesh Dash Chemoresistance in cancer 01
13 Rajeeb K. Swain Developmental biology and human disease
modelling
02
14 Seema Pradhan Plant abiotic stress 01
17 Shantibhusan Senapati Microbial Intervention in Health and Disease 01
18 Tushar Kant Beuria Bacterial cell division and antimicrobial drug
resistance
02
The applicants should visit the BRIC-ILS webpage for detailed information regarding the research
activities at the Institute of Life Sciences (https://www.ils.res.in/scientists/).
2. Essential Qualification/ Eligibility:
1. Eligibility:
(a) Master's degree/4-year Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution in any area of science
and technology with at least 55% marks (without rounding off);
(b) Must hold a 5-year valid national
fellowship such as CSIR/UGC-JRF, DBT-JRF, UGC-RGNF, ICMR-JRF, DST-INSPIRE, or any other
nationally competitive fellowship offered by the Government of India.
2. Track-II: Medicine (MBBS) undergraduates or 4-year undergraduates in any branch of engineering from the
non-biological sciences (BTech/BE) or pharmacy with at least 55% marks, who have qualified a national test
such as GATE, GPAT, etc. may be provided with institutional/industry-funded fellowships.
Notes:
1. Reservation criteria will be applied as per GOI rules and regulations.
2. Candidates awaiting final results may apply; however, if selected, they have to produce their final mark
sheet before joining.
3. If the original certificate of National fellowship is unavailable, the candidate may 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 certificates at
the time of the interview if shortlisted.
4. There will be a 3-tier selection procedure for selecting the candidates for the Ph.D. Program. Screening
of the applicants: Shortlisting based on the criteria is mentioned in the advertisement. If the number of
applicants is higher, additional criteria/cut-off will be applied to make the shortlist reasonable.
Selection
of the candidates: the first round of interviews will be held online. Shortlisted candidates will be called
for the second and final round of interviews, which will be held offline at BRIC-ILS. The shortlisted
candidates will interact with the PIs of the laboratory of their interest and provide their choices. This will
be followed by the final selection.
5. The list of selected candidates will be displayed on the BRIC-ILS website. The 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 BRIC-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.
6. Accommodation Facility: The Institute will provide accommodation to the candidates attending the final
round of the interview on a payment basis.
7. Additional information for DST Inspire Fellows selected for BRIC-ILS-PhD program: BRIC-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 by
BRIC-ILS 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 BRIC-ILS.
8. 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.
9. 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 BRIC-ILS will be final and
binding.
10. Interested/eligible candidates may apply ONLINE through the link below:
http://14.139.221.204/online_application/apply.php?post=SlJGIFBoLkQuIFByb2dyYW1fMTc2
11. 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.
12. Fellowship: The fellowship and other emoluments will be per the guidelines of the respective funding
agencies: DST/ DBT /CSIR/UGC/ICMR and revised from time to time for fellowship holders.
13. To and fro bus/rail fare by the shortest route, limited to sleeper class, will be paid to all the candidates
appearing for the final round of interview.
14. The list of candidates shortlisted for the interview will be published on the Institute's website.
Important Dates:
Last date for receiving applications 10th
May 2026 (Sunday)
Date of display of shortlisted candidates and
instructions on the Institute website
13th May 2026 (Wednesday)
Date of first round of interview (Online) 19th and 20th May 2026 (Tuesday &
Wednesday)
Date of final round of interview (Offline) 16th to 18th June 2026 (Tuesday - Thursday)
Declaration of final results on the Institute
website
On or before 26th June 2026 (Friday)
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