Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati PhD Admission 2018 Notification

26-Feb-2018

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to PhD Degree in the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Climate Science, Mathematics, and Physics and associated interdisciplinary areas of research for the academic year 2018. 

Programmes offered in each department 

Biology

Biophysics, Neuroscience, Plant biology, Ecology and evolution, Cancer biology & Immunology, Chemical Biology, Nano-Biotechnology, Proteomics and Infectious disease. 

Chemistry

Bio-Organic Chemistry, Nano-technology, Organic & Bio Molecular Chemistry, Inorganic & Materials Chemistry, Theoretical, Analytical & Physical Chemistry. 

Earth and Climate Science

Petrology, Minerology, Thermodynamic modelling of fluid-rock interactions, REE mineralization and mobility in alkaline/peralkaline system. 

Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry, Differential Geometry, Harmonic Analysis, Number Theory, Representation Theory and Topology. 

Physics

Theoretical Astrophysics, Observational Astronomy, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Soft Matter Physics, Nonlinear Physics, Experimental High Energy Physics and String Theory and Gravity. 

Important Dates 2018

• Online application form opens on 17^th Feb, 2018
• Last date for Application submission 30^th Apr, 2018
• Tentative dates of Interview: 7^th to 14^th Jun, 2018 

Eligibility Conditions

For  Biology

• Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; with all subjects) or CGPA 5.5 out of 10-point scale in master’s degree in any branch of Science Physics/Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Biological Sciences/Ecological Sciences/Agricultural Sciences/ Psychology or any equivalent degree. 

• Applicants with B.E/ B.Tech/ M.Tech/ M.VSc or MBBS degree satisfying the above criteria of marks can also apply. 

Additional Eligibility

• JGEEBILS 2017 exam or DBT-JRF-A / ICMR-JRF / DBT-BINC / ARS-NET (ICAR) For CSIR-LS rank-holders, up to rank 200 are eligible For DAE-JEST/GATE rank-holders, up to rank 600 (GATE Life Sciences) are eligible. No cut-off for GATE Ecology. 

For  Chemistry 

• Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; with all subjects) or CGPA 5.5 out of 10-point scale in master’s degree in any branch of Science: Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Biology or any equivalent degree. 

• Applicants with B.E/B.Tech/B.Pharm/M.E/M.Tech/M.Pharm degree satisfying the above criteria of marks can also apply. 

Additional Eligibility 

• JEST/GATE/GPAT qualified 

For  Earth and Climate Science 

• Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate or CGPA 5.5 (in a 10-point scale; with master’s degree in Earth Sciences/Geology/Applied Geology or any equivalent degree. 

Additional Eligibility 

• GATE qualified in Geology and Geophysics. 

For Mathematics 

• Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate or CGPA 5.5 (in a 10-point scale with MSc/ M.Stat/BTech/ BE degree or any equivalent degree. 

Additional Eligibility 

• NBHM PhD scholarship or GATE (MA). 

For Physics 

• Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or CGPA 5.5 out of 10-point scale in master’s degree in any branch of Science: Physics/Astronomy & Astrophysics/Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Biology / B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech. or any equivalent degree. 

Additional Eligibility 

• JEST or GATE qualified in Physics. 

Age Limit

• Applicant’s age should not exceed more than 28 years at the time of joining. However, the relaxation in age will be considered as per the Govt. of India regulations. 

Selection Procedure

• Selection will be based on interviews of the short-listed applicants. 

• The respective departments may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in the national level tests) to shortlist applicants for interviews. 

Application Form

• Only online applications will be accepted. The applicants must carefully fill and submit the online application form on or before the specified date. 

• Applicants should complete the online application form by going to the following link:  http://www.iisertirupati.ac.in/admissions/iphd/. 

• After the last date, all applications will be screened and applicants selected for interviews will be intimated by email. 

• Applicants who are appearing or about to appear for final examinations of the qualifying degree program are eligible to apply for PhD program. However, if selected, their admission would be conditional upon their completing the qualifying degree with the defined marks criteria, before 1^st Aug, 2018. 

For any Detail

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati
C/o Sree Rama Engineering College (Transit Campus)
Rami Reddy Nagar
Karakambadi Road
Mangalam (P.O.)
Tirupati -517507
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
Phone: +91 (0877) 2500400
Email: [email protected]
Website www.iisertirupati.ac.in.