New Delhi, 20 September 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 January 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:
- PhD (Engineering) (Eligibility-M.E./M.Tech.)
- D (Sciences)
- IDDP (M.Tech. & Ph.D.) in Engineering (Eligibility-B.E./B.Tech.)
- PhD (Medical Research)
Key Dates:
Activation of AcSIR Admission Portal -17 August 2024
Closing date of online admission portal- 30 September 2024 (After Extension)
Application Fees:
Pay the application fee (Rs. 1000 for General/OBC/EWS and Rs. 500 for the SC/ST/PWD candidates)
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.
Qualifying degree:
Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) or Master of Chirurgiae (M.Ch.) or Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Master of Surgery (M.S.) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) (erstwhile Medical Council of India) recognized Medical College.
OR
Master’s degree in Science/Public Health 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).
OR
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), or Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)/ Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) 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) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) (erstwhile Medical Council of India) recognized Medical College.
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.
OR
Staff of AcSIR affiliated research institutes: Project Assistants, Senior Research Fellows, Technical Staff of ICMR and other Affiliated Research Institutes of AcSIR possessing the qualifying degree are eligible to apply. NOC from the current employer is mandatory.
OR
Industry Sponsored candidates#: Endorsement (NOC) from the current employer is mandatory.
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/
