Kolkata: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, one of the IISER Group of Institutes under Ministry of HRD, has invited applications from eligible candidates for PhD Programmes- Spring 2020 session.
Doctoral Research Areas: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physical Sciences, and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials.
Key Dates: PhD application portal opens on 19 October 2020.
Application portal closes 03 November 2020.
Publication of shortlist for interview: 11 November 2020
Tentative Interview dates: 12 to 30 November 2020
Eligibility Conditions: For detailed eligibility conditions, the candidates should refer the PhD Admission Notification, uploaded on the official websiteof IISER Kolkatta.
Eligibility for Biological Sciences in Brief:
Applications are invited from motivated candidates having master’s degree such as M.Sc/MS/ME/M.Tech/MVSc/MSc(Ag) degree or equivalent (with minimum 55% marks) in:
Any branch of biological sciences to pursue research in the broad fields of Cellular and Molecular biology, Cancer biology, Developmental biology, Structural biology, Chemical biology, Plant biology, Plant molecular and developmental biology, Plant genetics, Plant tissue culture, Molecular Microbiology and Plant virus, Behavioral biology, Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Marine biology, Neurobiology, Biodiversity, Microbiology, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Food technology, Physiology, Human Physiology, Medical Biotechnology and theoretical biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology. Candidates from agricultural science (such as genetics and plant breeding) and nutritional science backgrounds are also encouraged to apply.
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Chemistry / physics / statistics / mathematics / computer application / computer science to pursue research in the interdisciplinary research areas as specified in the PhD Admission Notification.
For exact eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should refer the official website of IISER Kolkata.
