RGCB jobs for PhD Programme in Thiruvananthapuram. Last Date to apply: 02 Mar 2018

Advt No: RGCB/PhD/2018-I

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) invites application for admission to the PhD Program (February 2018 session) in various domains of disease biology. Details of admission are as follows:

Eligibility : Candidates with a post-graduate degree in Life/Chemical/Agricultural/Environmental/ Veterinary/Pharmaceutical/Medical Sciences or with an MCI certified MBBS degree are eligible to apply. Only candidates who have completed their qualifying degree in all respects will be considered.     Applicants with UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/DST-INSPIRE/KSCSTE fellowships must have a first class in their qualifying examination. These fellowships must be valid till October 2018.     Applicants, who do not have any fellowship, should have a minimum of 70% mark (CGPA - 7.0) for the qualifying degree.     SC/ST candidates should have a minimum of 55% marks (CGPA-6.0) for their qualifying degree. A limited number of institute stipends will be available for those selected candidates without a research fellowship. This conditional financial support will be a subsistence allowance for an initial period of two-years during which they will be strongly encouraged to seek their own fellowships from external agencies so that the PhD program continues uninterrupted. All eligible candidates, irrespective of their fellowship status, will have to appear for a qualifying entrance test which will be conducted at RGCB for short listing candidates for the selection interview.

Age limit : 28 years as on Feb 28, 2018.

Fee : Demand Draft of Rs 1000/-) must be submitted to The Director, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram 695014, Kerala State, India.