Pune, 24 March 2021: The National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune an autonomous organisation under the Department of Biotechnology, invites application from eligible candidates for admissions to PhD programme of August 2021 session. The PhD programme is offered in research areas of Modern Biology.
The research at NCCS is focused on cell biology, cellular signalling, stem cell biology, immunology, genomics, proteomics, systems biology, structural biology and microbial ecology.
Students with only post graduate degree and having valid fellowship from CSIR/UGC/DBT(Category-I) /ICMR/BINC are eligible to apply.
DST-Inspire qualified students with NET-LS or GATE are also eligible to apply.
Students with post graduate degree who do not have a fellowship but have qualified JGEEBILS examination conducted by NCBS/TIFR held on 08 December 2019 are also eligible to apply.
Shortlisted candidates full filling NCCS criteria will have to appear an online interview to be held on 22, 23, and 24 June 2021.
Key Dates: The closing date for submission of application is 25 May 2021. Online interview to be held on 27, 28, 29 January 2021.
Declaration of Results of the Interview 28 June 2021.
Eligibility Conditions for NCCS PhD Programme:
Should have Masters (postgraduate) degree in any branch of Sciences with interest in pursuing research in Modern Biology and having at least 50% or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) ( A Relaxation of 5% of marks shall be allowed for SC/ST/OBC and with Persons with Disability) and with a valid fellowship from CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/BINC, etc. or DST-Inspire qualified students with NET-LS or GATE.
Students with post graduate degree, who do not have individual fellowship but have qualified JGEEBILS exam conducted by NCBS/TIFR on 08 December, 2019 will be eligible to apply. Students will be shortlisted based on JGEEBILS results by NCCS criteria for interview. NCCS decision in this regard will be final.
For more details on the eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, interested candidates should refer the PhD Admission page uploaded on the official website of NCCS, Pune:
https://www.nccs.res.in/index.php/Careers/Doctoral
