PhD Programme Spring 2019 Admissions @ IISER Kolkata
IISER Kolkata PhD Programme Spring 2019 Admissions announcement has been made. Online Application Portal is now open. Candidates with a Master’s Degree are eligible to apply Online. PhD Programmes in Biological Sciences and Chemical Sciences are available. Check out all of the information below:
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The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme in IISER Kolkata is an introduction to cutting edge research. In both theoretical in addition to experimental topics IISER Kolkata tries to provide world-class training. The Institute provides Doctorate degree in the fields of Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Physical and Earth Sciences. Individual Department selects deserving applicants from the pool of candidates based on their academic backgrounds, research interests and their performance in the selection test (often an interview). The selection is conducted twice annually (ad goes public tentatively in the months of March and September). The candidates that has their own fellowships (for example, UGC/CSIR-NET, INSPIRE etc) might apply at any time of year. The Institute reserves the provision of offering rolling admission to such candidates. The candidates who don’t have their own fellowship should apply via the bi-annual selection procedure.
Qualification: Masters degree
Selection: Twice per Year
Research Areas: Biological, Chemical
, Geological, Mathematical and Physical Sciences.Applications are invited from motivated candidates having master’s degree like M.Sc/MS/ME/M. Tech/MVSc/MSc(Ag) degree or equivalent (with minimum 55% marks) in:
1. Any branch of biological sciences to pursue research in the wide fields of molecular and cellular biology, cancer biology, developmental biology, structural biology, chemical biology, plant biology, plant molecular and developmental biology, plant genetics, and plant tissue culture, behavioural biology and ecology, genetics, marine biology, neurobiology, biodiversity, microbiology, biophysics, bioinformatics, biotechnology, food technology and theoretical biology. Nominees in agricultural science (for instance, genetics and plant breeding) and nutritional science backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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2. Chemistry / physics / statistics / math / computer application / computer science to pursue study in the interdisciplinary research fields as stated in the table below:
| Interdisciplinary Research Area | Preferred background of the student from other areas |
| Gene regulatory networks using plant signaling and genomics | Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Application, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Analytical Chemistry |
| Structural biology, cryo-Electron Microscopy, Image processing, biophysics, molecular modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, biomolecular NMR | Biophysics/Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Physics/Chemistry/ Computer Science |
| Peptide based therapeutics, cancer nanomedicine, drug delivery, biomimetic chemistry, chemical biology, supramolecular chemistry, applied biomaterials, cancer biology, and regenerative nanomedicine. | Chemistry having specialization in organic chemistry or MSc with MSc project in the area of organic chemistry |
| Neurobiology | Neuro-immunology, Neural stem cell neology, Neuro-Virology, Neuropathology, Neuro-Computational Modelling, Neuro-Structural Biology, Neuro-oncology |
| Mechano-biology employing fluorescence imaging, interference reflection microscopy, PDMS based cell stretching, micro patterning, optical trapping, traction force microscopy, image/data Analysis | Physics/Biophysics/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Chemical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science |
| Computational Biology | A Master’s degree, with minimum 55% marks or CGPA/CPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale, in any field of Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Bio-technology, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics |
| Epigenetics, chromatin biology, unnatural amino acid biology, proteomics, homology modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations | Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Biophysical chemistry |
Candidates financed through a valid fellowship such as UGC/CSIR-NET JRF, DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF, BINC, INSPIRE or alternative equal fellowships are strongly urged to apply.
Additionally, multiple project and institute financed fellowships are available: See below for information
Institute financed PhD student(s)
1. One institute financed PhD fellowship is available for students interested to work within the field of Membrane trafficking.
Qualifications: MS/M. Sc. In Life Sciences/ Physics/ Physical Chemistry with minimum 60% marks. Candidate needs to have qualified NET-LS/JGEEBILS/GATE.
Desirable: A keen interest in cell biology and microscopy; expertise in wet laboratory / cell culture; basic knowledge of programming. Candidates must clearly mention their region of interest in their SOP.
2. One institute financed PhD fellowship is available for students interested to work in the subject of fish behavioural ecology.
Essential Qualification:
a) MSc in Life Sciences/ Biotechnology/ Zoology, with minimum 55% marks.
B) Nominees will need to possess qualified NET-LS/JGEEBILS/GATE
c) Knowledge of basic statistics and math; should have math in the +2 level.
d) Experience working with model systems for example fish/birds/insects.
Added experience (desired ): Candidates with previous experience of working at a behavioural ecology laboratory, particularly working with fish could be favored.
The interested candidates must clearly mention their region of interest within their SOP.
3. One institute financed PhD fellowship is available for pupils interested to work in Experimental Cell Biophysics/ Mechanobiology.
Minimum Qualification: MS/M. Sc. In Life Sciences/ Physics/ Physical Chemistry with minimum 55% marks. Must have qualified NET-LS/JGEEBILS/GATE.
Desirable: A keen interest in biology and microscopy; expertise in wet laboratory / cell culture; basic understanding of programming. Candidates must definitely mention their region of interest within their SOP.
4. One Institute financed PhD fellowship is available for students that are interested in understanding the molecular mechanics of Temperature-mediated regulation of plant growth and defense responses (biotic stress).
Candidates with previous experience in molecular biology methods or having functioned with model or crop plants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Essential Qualifications:MS/M. Sc. /M.Tech in Life Sciences, M.Sc(Ag.) In Genetics & Plant Breeding/ Plant Biotechnology/Crop Physiology/Plant pathology with 55% marks or OGPA of both 6.00/10. Candidates should have qualified NET-LS/JGEEBILS/GATE etc..
Desired Qualifications: Candidate must keen interest in Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology, Plant Genetics, Plant Immunology. Additionally, he/she needs to have keen interest in studying biochemical processes such protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions, including Chromatin-immunoprecipitation, and confocal microscopy. Candidates must clearly mention their region of interest within their SOP.
Project financed PhD student(s)
1. A project funded PhD position is available in the region of membrane protein trafficking
Essential qualification: (A) M.Sc in Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology. Minimum 60% marks during academic carrier. (B)Candidates will need to have CSIR/UGC NET-LS. (3) Minimum two years of laboratory experience in eukaryotic cell biology and hands on confocal microscopy.
Desirable qualification:Microscopic image analysis and statistical calculations. The interested candidates must clearly mention their region of interest within their SOP.
2. A project funded PhD position is available in the subject of computer simulations, molecular modelling, and statistical mechanics for biomolecular systems.
Essential Qualification: M.Sc in Biotechnology/Physics/Chemistry with min. 55% marks. Nominees have to have CSIR/UGC NET-LS/valid GATE score/INSPIRE.
Added experience (desired ): Familiarity with computer simulations of biophysical systems. The interested candidates must clearly mention their region of interest within their SOP.
3. A project funded PhD position is available in the region of microbiology, biosensor and bioremediation.
Essential Qualification: Masters degree in any branch of life sciences with min. 55% marks. Candidates have to have NET eligibility that includes CSIR-UGC NET LS/ GATE/JAM/GPAT/JEST/JGEEBILS/ICMR-JRF/AICE etc.. Strong tendency towards microbiology and strong communication skills are desired. The interested candidates must definitely mention their region of interest within their SOP.
* Please be aware that fulfilling the minimum necessary criteria doesn’t guarantee that a candidate is going to be called for the interview. Additional short-listing standards may be determined by the department according to academic records, expertise and research interest of their candidates.
The profiles of those faculty members of the department can found in the following URL:Click Here
How to apply:
1. Please have your picture (soft copy, preferably in JPG or PNG format) ready.
2. Please read the department wise eligibility criteria carefully.
3. The applicants must open the link (http://apply.iiserkol.ac.in/application) and correctly fill out the application form as instructed. The form can be started and edited/corrected until the last date.
4. You have to complete your application, incomplete application will be rejected.
5. Applicants must conserve the correctly filled application form and take the printout once you complete and bring the signed copy in the time of interview if you’re shortlisted.
6. Download the Recommendation Letter, bring this document in the time of interview. Recommendation must be in a sealed envelop.
Documents required
Selected applicants for test/interview must bring a hard copy of application Together with the necessary documents listed below in the time of test/interview:
Attested copies of mark sheets and certificates of examinations beginning from high school leaving certificate, two letters of recommendation (in sealed envelopes), photo identification and evidence of age.
Selection procedure:
List of shortlisted candidates (according to merit, subject specialization and necessary research field ) for interview will be published in the IISER-Kolkata site.
The Institute won’t provide any TA/DA or lodging for attending the interview.
The chosen candidates will get the offer letter comprising the final date for joining shortly after the interview.
Course Work and Laboratory rotation:
The Research fellows might need to do coursework and laboratory rotations during the first semester based on what Department they join. The course content will be determined by the Department concerned for each student based on his / her need.
For any extra query email us [email protected]
Important Dates:
- PhD application portal opens: 24.09.2018
- Application portal closes: 21.10.2018
- Publication of shortlist for interview: 30.10.2018
- Tentative Interview dates: 12, 20, 22 Nov 2018
- Publication of PhD interview results: 30.11.2018
- Preregistration portal opens: 30.11.2018
- Preregistration deadline: 15.12.2018
- PhD Registration: 31.12.2018
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