Kolkata, 15 March 2021: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, one of the IISER Group of Institutes under Ministry of HRD, has announced Admission to PhD Programmes- Autumn 2021 session.
Doctoral Research Areas: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physical Sciences.
Key Dates:
Application Portal opens : 15 March 2021
Application Portal closes: 15 April 2021
Publication of the list for interview: 26 April 2021
Interview Window : 20 May 2021 to 31 May 2021
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, Behavioral biology and Ecology, 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:
Applicants must have any one of the following qualifications:
Qualified a National Eligibility exam that provides a 5-year PhD fellowship such as CSIR-JRF / UGC-JRF / DBT-JRF-A / ICMR-JRF / DBT-BINC-JRF / Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship.
INSPIRE-PhD fellowship (should be in possession of provisional selection letter at the time of Interview).
For exact eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should refer the official website of IISER Kolkata.
