IISER Kolkata invites applications for Ph.D admissions 2017

01-Oct-2016

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata invites applications for admission to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme offered in the department of:

• Biological sciences
• Mathematical and statistics
• Chemical sciences, Physical sciences and
• Earth sciences for the academic session 2017

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification:

For Department of Biological Sciences:
Aspiring Candidates must have done  MSc/MS/ME/MTech/M.VSc/MSc (Ag) (with minimum 55% 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.

Note: Candidates from agricultural science and nutritional science backgrounds may also apply to pursue research in the interdisciplinary research areas.

For Department of Earth Sciences:
Aspiring candidates must have completed their MSc/MS/MSc Tech/MTech (with minimum of 55% 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.

Selection procedure:

Candidates will be selected on the basis of merit, subject specialization and are required to be from research area.

How to Apply:

Candidates are required to apply at the official website: www.iiserkol.ac.in

Important dates:

Last date for submition  of Online application:

• 18^th Oct, 2016

Date of Interviews:

• 19^th to 25^th Nov, 2016