IISER Kolkata Integrated PhD Programme Admission 2022 (Autumn), Apply Online
IISER Kolkata Integrated PhD Programme Admission 2022 (Autumn), Apply Online. IISER-K iPhD Programme Admission 2022. Autumn Session Integrated PhD Admissions 2022 at IISER Kolkata. Interested and eligible applicants can check out all of the details on the same below
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Integrated PhD Programme
ISER Kolkata invites applications from motivated students for admission to the Integrated PhD Programme for Autumn 2022. This programme comprises two years of Masters-level coursework followed by four years of dedicated research toward a PhD. There may not be a provision for exiting the program with a Masters’s degree.
Eligibility – Students with a B.Sc./B.E./B.Tech./M.B.B.S. or an equivalent degree from any recognized University/Institute/College can apply for the Integrated PhD Programme in Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences and Physical Sciences. Admission, however, will be subject to completion of all formalities, as described below, in the ‘Selection procedure’.
Minimum Qualifying marks – Candidates need to secure a minimum of 60% marks/equivalent grades in Honours/Major (if applicable), or 60% marks/equivalent grades in Aggregate (if Honours/Major is not applicable). Those who are appearing in the final examination of their degree course can also apply; for
them, the eligibility marks are 60% based on the marks obtained in the undergraduate examinations held till the date of submission of the application form.Reservation Policy –
Reservations for candidates will be as per Govt. of India norms.
The qualifying marks for SC/ST/OBC candidates are 50% as per the Central Government relaxation policy.
Who can apply –
Please note that applicants who have qualified in the following nationwide aptitude tests in the year 2022 only can apply for the programme –
- For Biological Sciences: JAM (Biotechnology) / JGEEBILS
- For Earth Sciences: (a) JAM (Geology) OR (b) JAM Chemistry for research in Environmental Science OR (c) JAM Physics for research in Computational Mineralogy
- For Physical Sciences: JAM (Physics)/JEST (Physics)
Subject combination at Undergraduate level –
Students applying for the Integrated PhD Programme are required to have the following subject(s) in the undergraduate courses –
| Integrated-Ph.D Programme | Major Subjects | Supporting Subjects |
| Biological Sciences | Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Biological Sciences/ Biotechnology/ Medical Sciences/Physics/Mathematics/Chemistry OR Bachelor’s degree including B.Tech., B.E., B.V.Sc., B. Pharma. | MUST have Biology and Mathematics in 10+2 level. For students who do not have Mathematics in 10+2, they must have a course in mathematics and/or statistics at the undergraduate level. |
Important Dates –
| Application portal opens | 4th April 2022
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| Application portal closes | 13th May 2022
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| Publication of Shortlisted candidates for Interview | 17th May 2022 | |||||||||
| Interview | 31st May and 3rd June 2022 | |||||||||
| Publication of interview results | 9th June 2022 | |||||||||
| Preregistration portal opens | 10th June 2022 | |||||||||
| IPhD Registration | 28th July 2022 | |||||||||
How to apply –
The applicants should open the link at the bottom of this page (Submit New Application) and properly fill out the application form as instructed and submit it. Applicants should save the properly filled application form and take a print as the hard copy of the application. In case a candidate is applying to multiple departments, a separate application needs to be filled for each department.
Documents required –
Candidates selected for the interview should bring a printout of the application form along with the required documents listed below (and also the originals) at the time of the interview. The candidates selected for admission may need to upload the soft copies of the documents (to be verified against the original at the time of the first physical appearance at the IISER Kolkata; the admission remains provisional until the physical verification).
- Self-attested copies of mark sheets and certificates of all examinations starting from the secondary examination.
- Self-attested copy of the qualifying examination certificate.
- Candidates are supposed to provide the details of the referee in the application form. Recommendation Letters for shortlisted candidates will be required to be submitted online in the prescribed format by the teachers. The Prescribed format for the recommendation letter is available (download here) . Teachers of shortlisted candidates will be sent a link using which they will be able to submit their reference letters to the portal.
- Proof of qualification in nationwide aptitude tests.
- Photo identity.
- Proof of age.
- Statement of Purpose mentioning research interest and potential supervisors (if any).
Selection procedure –
- Institute-level committee(s) will scrutinize all the applications, and prepare a shortlist of candidates, who will be called for an interview.
- Email addresses of two teachers will be sought from the shortlisted candidates. These must be teachers who have taught courses and would be able to evaluate the student as a potential research worker.
- The Institute will finally declare the list of selected candidates on the Institute website.
- For candidates whose final examination marks are not available at the time of the interview, admission to the programme will be provisional. Such candidates would have to produce a final mark-sheet to the Academic Office within 60 days of their admission and having secured a minimum of 60% of marks/equivalent grades in Honours/Major (if applicable), or 60% marks/equivalent grades in aggregate (if Honours/Major is not applicable).
For any additional queries email us at –
[email protected].
Queries sent to any other person or e-mail address may not be entertained.
Click here to download the application form
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