New Delhi, 10 March 2024: Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) New Delhi, an Institute of National Importance, has opened applications portal for admission to PhD in Science and Engineering Programs for the August 2024 Batch. The research streams are disciplines of Science and Engineering – an exciting opportunity to pursue doctoral research in world renowned CSIR Laboratories – the Nation-wide Network of AcSIR Centers.
AcSIR is common PhD Entrance test for 82 CSIR Laboratories coming under AcSIR. There is no application fee for PhD Test.
Program offered under four categories:
- D (Medical Research)
- D (Sciences)
- D (Engineering)
- Integrated Dual Degree Program (IDDP)
- MTech
Key Dates:
Activation of AcSIR Admission Portal -25 February 2024
Closing date of online admission portal- 30 April 2024
AcSIR is currently the largest institution in India for Doctoral Research in STEM, having awarded 624 PhD Degrees in 2023. More than 6500 students are currently registered in the PhD program under different faculties of AcSIR.
Eligibility Conditions:
PhD Sciences (Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical & Information Sciences, Biological Sciences, Agricultural Sciences)
Qualifying degree: Master’s degree in science with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD).
Mode of entry:
National-level fellowship: The applicant should have a valid National-level Fellowship (JRF/ SRF of any funding agency, e.g. CSIR, ICMR, UGC, DBT, DST, etc.) or any other equivalent fellowship like DBT-BET, INSPIRE, RGNF, etc. (Tenable At All AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes).
OR
Institutional fellowship: Applicants without any national fellowship can also apply for Institutional Fellowships* (TENABLE only at BSIP, WII, IASST, TIGS, TCG-CREST).
(* For more details about the Institutional fellowship please visit the following website of the concerned AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes:
– DST-BSIP (https://www.bsip.res.in/)
– DST-IASST (https://iasst.gov.in/)
– MoEFCC-WII (https://wii.gov.in/)
– TIGS (https://tigs.res.in/)
– TCG-CREST (https://www.tcgcrest.org/)
OR
Staff of AcSIR affiliated research institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Group-IV Scientists and Group-III Technical Staff of CSIR, and other Affiliated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. (Applicable to all AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes)
OR
Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes)
Eligibility Criteria for PhD (Engineering)
Qualifying degree: Masters degree in Engineering or Technology (after a four year engineering/technology degree or with an integrated 5 year B.Tech./M.Tech. degree or equivalent) with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD).
Mode of entry:
Self-sponsored
OR
Institutional fellowship: Applicants without any national fellowship can also apply for Institutional Fellowships (TENABLE only at TCG-CREST).
OR
Staff of AcSIR affiliated research institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Group-IV Scientists and Group-III Technical Staff of CSIR, and other Affiliated Research Institutes of AcSIR. NOC from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes except ICMR Institutes)
OR
Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR Affiliated Research Institutes)
For further details about eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer the PhD Admission Page of the official website of AcSIR.
https://acsir.res.in/admissions/
