Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Ph.D Admission 2013

Important Dates
Last date of receipt of the application form	:	October 31, 2012

 

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph.D. program (Biological Sciences/Chemical Sciences) starting from 1st January, 2013 at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) – Pune.

 

Eligibility Criteria Biological Sciences

60% marks (55% for SC/ST) in: M.Sc in any branch of Science B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech or MBBS degree holders may also apply.
No prior knowledge of Biology is required.

The candidate MUST qualify National Eligibility Test (NET) with valid CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF or DBT-JRF-A or ICMR-JRF or ICAR-JRF or CSIR-LS or INSPIRE-PhD or DAE-JEST or NBHM or have a valid GATE qualification.
IISER BS-MS Dual degree students are exempted from this requirement provided they have CGPA>=7.0.

 

Chemical Sciences

60% marks (55% for SC/ST) in M.Sc or equivalent degree in Chemistry/ Physics/ Biochemistry/ Material Science/Bioinformatics/Pharmacy

The candidate should have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) with CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF or INSPIRE-Ph.D IISER BS-MS dual degree students are exempted from this requirement provided they have CGPA>=7.0

Additional criteria may be used for short listing of candidates

Nationality: Indian

Age: Not more than 28 years on January 01, 2013. Age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Female applicants

 

Selection procedure:

Only Eligible candidates that meet the minimum educational qualifications and satisfy the additional criteria set by the respective departments will be called for written test.The additional criteria may include cut-off marks at different levels of examinations, rank in the national examinations etc. No correspondence/inquiries will be entertained in this regard.

Candidates who are shortlisted by the selection committee will be informed the dates and details of the written test/interview by e-mail.

 

Only candidates who qualify the written test will be interviewed. The interview may be conducted in 1 or 2 rounds.

 

Application Procedure

Candidates intending to apply to more than one program/department should apply separately application forms for each program/department

Fill the online application form completely

Incomplete application forms may be rejected

Attested copies of all supporting documents (mark sheets, certificates, age proof, caste certificate, etc) are to be brought in at the time of the interview.