Kolkata, 27 September 2021: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, one of the IISER Group of Institutes under Ministry of Education, has invited applications from eligible candidates for PhD Programmes- Spring 2022 session. All IISERs provides Fellowship Benefits to regular PhD scholars.
Doctoral Research Areas: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences,Computational and Data Sciences, Earth Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics), Mathematics and Statistics,Physical Sciences.
Eligible applicants of the PhD programme are encouraged to apply for the attractive Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (https://pmrf.in/) in addition to applying to IISER Kolkata regular admission.
Key Dates:
PhD application portal opens: 21 September 2021
Application portal closes: 15 November 2021
Publication of shortlist for Written test/Interview: 25 November 2021
Interview window : December 10 – 15, 2021
Publication of PhD interview results: 21 December 2021
Eligibility Conditions:
For Department of Chemical Sciences:
Minimum Eligibility Criteria: Bright and motivated candidates who have passed M.Sc. examination with minimum 55% marks in any field of Chemistry or Physics. Besides satisfying minimal eligibility criteria, the candidates must have CSIR/UGC-NET JRF, INSPIRE fellowship or other equivalent fellowships.
* Candidates with INSPIRE fellowship should have a provisional certificate at the time of application.
The department might set additional shortlisting criteria based on academic records, experience, and research interest of the candidates. Candidates without the CSIR/UGC-NET JRF, INSPIRE fellowship, or other equivalent fellowships will not be shortlisted or called for interview.
For exact eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should refer the official website of IISER Kolkata.
