Pune, 15 September 2024: National Institute of Immunology (NII), an autonomous research institute, invites applications from eligible candidates for PhD programme Academic year 2024-2024 (Winter Session). The closing date for online application is 23 September 2024.
Research Areas: Immunology, Infectious and Chronic Disease Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Chemical Biology, Structural Biology, and Computational Biology.
Key Dates:
Online Application begins : 03 September 2024
Online Application closing : 23 September 2024
Admit card available for download : 07 October 2024 (Onwards)
NII 2024-25 (winter-session) Entrance Examination : 27 October 2024 (Sunday)
Interviews with Short-listed candidates : 26 November 2024 to 03 December 2024
Minimum qualifications:
- M.Sc. in any branch of Science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics) M.Tech., M.B.B.S., M.Pharm., Integrated M.Sc., or equivalent qualification as per the norms of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
- At least 60% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Senior Secondary Certificate (10+2) and Bachelor’s degree and 55% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Master’s degree are essential for the general category. Five percent relaxation in aggregate scores in Senior Secondary, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees will be applicable for candidates from the reserved categories [(OBC (non-creamy layer; NCL), SC/ST,PwD, and EWS]. Rounding off the percentage score to the next integral value is not permitted.
- Candidates appearing for the qualifying degree examination in the current academic year are eligible to apply, provided their course requirements will be completed by January 2025.They will be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory fulfillment of the eligibility requirements at the time of joining.
- Reservations of seats: 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, 27% for OBC (NCL), and 5% for persons with disability (PwD) as per statutory norms.
Reservation for EWS: The persons belonging to EWS who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs, and OBCs shall get a 10% reservation.
Selection procedure:
Selection procedure:
1: Computer-based Entrance Examination, NII 2024-25 (Winter-Session) to be conducted by NII at multiple centers across India on 27th October, 2024 (Sunday).
- The list of candidates short-listed for interviews shall be available on the NII website and NII Notice Board on or before 10th November, 2024.
- Interviews will be held online during 26th November, 2024 – 3rd December, 2024.
- Candidates selected will be enrolled for the Ph.D. program of NII in academic
affiliation with JNU, New Delhi.
Fellowships: NII currently provides Junior Research Fellowship of Rs.37000/- per month to the selected candidates. Awardees of fellowships from CSIR, UGC, ICMR, DBT or and DST, may avail them as per rules of the respective funding agency.
Key Dates & Application Fees: Online application fee is Rs.1000/- for GENRAL/OBC (NCL) candidates and Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PwD (non-refundable).
The closing date for submission of online application is 03 October 2023.
For exact eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should refer the official website of National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi.
