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
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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).
The Institute invites applications under the
following research areas for admission as Institutional - JRF of IASST, Guwahati for the January 2027 Session.
For Life Sciences Division
1 Drug discovery / Biochemistry of
Venom
M.Sc./M.Tech in Biochemistry/Molecular
Biology/Biotechnology
2 Plant Microbe Interactions,
microbial bioactive metabolites
against multi-drug resistant
pathogens.
M.Sc. in Biotechnology/Botany (specialization in
Microbiology)/Microbiology/Agricultural
Biotechnology/Microbiology
3 Applied Microbiology and
Biomedicine
M.Sc. in Life Science (any branch) /M.Pham/M.Tech in
Biotechnology
Candidates shall be eligible to apply for admission and registration within the
ongoing program of research at IASST, if
(i) He/she has obtained 55% marks in
aggregate (Equivalent CGPA on 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.
तथा/ AND
(ii) Qualified valid national PhD research
fellowship (CSIR-NET- JRF/UGC-NET- JRF/DBT-JRF/ICMR –JRF) Or Qualified CSIR/UGC-NET Category–2 (appointment as Assistant
Professor and admission to PhD) / CSIR/UGC-NET Category–3 (admission to PhD only)
/ JEST / GATE with validity of test score.
Age Limit (as on last date of application): Upper age limit is 28 years. Age relaxation as per the GOI Norms.
Application Procedure: Interested candidate should apply through online only (https://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 in the selection interview.
Selection Procedure: The applicants who do not satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria will not be considered for shortlisting/selection
process. Those candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned above will be called for interview.
Selection will be based on the performance in the Interview and availability of vacant seat. The expected date of
interview will be displayed in website/communicated to the shortlisted candidates. List of applicants shortlisted to
appear in the Interview will be uploaded in the IASST website. Specific instructions regarding the interview will
be communicated to the shortlisted candidates only. The decisions of the admission committee will be final and
binding and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard. Results of final selection will be available in
IASST website and all correspondence must be done through the email to registrar@iasst.gov.in.
Selected
candidates, after joining, will be eligible to apply for Ph.D admission in AcSIR.
Fellowship/Financial support for Institutional -
JRF: Selected candidates will be required
to join the institutional fellowship program of IASST from 1st January,2027. The selected candidates shall be
eligible for a monthly fellowship as per the recent circular of DST, Govt. of India on fellowship for Ph.D. The
fellowship amount is Rs. 37000 + HRA (as applicable) for JRF.
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.
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