IISER TVM jobs for Ph.D. Programme in Thiruvananthapuram. Last Date to apply: 31 Oct 2018
Ph.D. Programme
Job Description
PhD Admission January
2019
Applications are invited from highly motivated students for
admission to the Ph.D. Programme of
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research – Thiruvananthapuram
(IISER-TVM), starting January 2019.
Research Areas in School of Biology open for PhD students in
this round of selection:
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
Structural Molecular Biology
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Developmental Biology
Biochemistry
Genetics and genomics
Bioinformatics
Biological Sciences
: Applicants must satisfy the following
criteria:
I. Master’s degree (A five-year degree after +2 level) in
Biological Sciences/Chemical Sciences/Physical
Sciences/Mathematics/Bioinformatics/Agricultural Sciences/Veterinary Sciences
or a Bachelor Degree in Medicine (MBBS). The qualifying degree should have been
obtained within 5 years as on 1st January 2019.
II. The applicant must have a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA
6.5 on a scale of 10, or equivalent. According to your mark list if your CGPA
is not calculated on a scale of 10, please convert the CGPA to a scale of 10
and enter in the space provided. Please mention this in the remarks column [See
point-1 under the heading 'Important Points' below for relaxation in
the eligibility criteria].
III. Qualification in one or more of the following national
level tests with validity as on 1st January 2019: CSIR-UGC-JRF/DBT-JRF
(Category I)*/ ICMR-JRF*/ Ranks 1 to 90 in GATE (Ecology and
Evolution)**/JGEEBILS (GS-2018)***. Or the candidate should be eligible for
DST-Inspire PhD Fellowship [See point-2 under the heading 'Important
Points' below for INSPIRE Ph. D Fellowship].
Only candidates whose ranks make them eligible to avail
Category 1 DBT-Junior Research Fellowships tenable at any
university/institution in India. Fellowships restricted to join DBT or ICMR
sponsored projects are not eligible.
** GATE (EY) qualified candidates are eligible only for
Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. GATE exam scores for other subjects will not
be considered for PhD admissions to School of Biology at IISER-TVM.
*** Candidates who appeared for the JGEEBILS 2018 test are
eligible to apply. JGEEBILS candidates will be shortlisted based on the marks
provided by the JGEEBILS examination organizers.
Chemical Sciences : Applicants must satisfy the following
criteria.
I. The candidate must have a Master’s degree in Chemical
Sciences with 60% marks or equivalent [See point-1 under the heading
'Important Points' below for relaxation in the eligibility criteria].
II. The candidate
must have qualified either of CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF/GATE examinations valid as on
January 2019 or DST INSPIRE PhD fellowship [See point-2 under the heading
'Important Points' below for INSPIRE PhD fellowship].
Physical Sciences : Applicants must satisfy the following
criteria
I. Master’s degree in Physics, Materials Science, and
Engineering in areas closely related to the interests of the Physics faculty at
IISER TVM. 60% marks or equivalent is required.
II. Qualifying in one
of the following national level examination with validity as on 1st January
2019: GATE/CSIR-UGC-JRF/UGC NET-JRF/JEST-2018/INSPIRE Ph.D. Fellowship.
Application Fee : GE/OBC [SC/ST/PH] applicants are required to
make a payment of Rs. 500/- [Rs. 250/] as processing fee through the
site.
Selection Procedure : The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview at IISER-TVM. The selection of the candidate will be based on the performance in the interview.