The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Ph.D 2016

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata has invited applications from eligible candidates for admission to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) programmes in the department of Biological Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Statistical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences for the academic session 2016.

Eligibility criteria

Educational qualification:

Department of Biological Sciences: The candidates should possess M.Sc/MS/ME/M.Tech/M.V.Sc/M.Sc (Ag) degree (with minimum 55 percent marks) in any branch of biological sciences to pursue research in the broad fields of cellular and molecular biology, cancer biology, developmental biology, structural biology, plant molecular biology, behavioral biology and ecology, marine biology, neurobiology, biodiversity, microbiology, biophysics, bioinformatics, biotechnology and theoretical biology. Candidates from agricultural science and nutritional science backgrounds are also welcome to apply.

Department of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences: The candidates should have completed M.Sc/MS (with a minimum of 55 percent marks) in any field of Applied Mathematics/Statistics, Physics, Bio-Physics, Computer Science and Engineering to pursue research in the broad field of Neuroscience. Candidates having their own PhD fellowship (UGC/CSIR-NET JRF, NBHM, DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF, INSPIRE or any other equivalent fellowship) are eligible to apply.

Department of Earth Sciences: The candidates should have completed their M.Sc. / MS / M.Sc. Tech / M.Tech (with minimum of 55 percent marks) in Geology/Applied Geology/Geophysics/Earth Sciences/Marine geology/ any other branch of Geological sciences. or Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Biological Sciences/ Environmental Sciences/ Computational Seismology/ Remote sensing and GIS / engineering to pursue research with the DES faculty member in the matching specialisation.

Department of Chemical Sciences (DCS): The candidates should have passed M.Sc. examination with minimum 55 percent marks in any field of Chemistry or Physics.

Department of Physical Sciences (DPS): The candidates should have a Masters degree with at least 55 percent aggregate marks in any field of Physical Sciences for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program. Final year post-graduate students who are yet to obtain their degree may also apply; however, they must complete the MSc/MS degree at the time of admission with the requisite 55 percent aggregate marks.

Selection procedure

An interview will be conducted for the shortlisted candidates.

How to apply

The interested candidates are required to apply at the official website for this course.

Important dates

The last date to apply online is October 25

The date of publication of shortlisted names for interview is October 30