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 August 2017.
1. Masters 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 August 1st, 2017.
2. 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.
3. Qualification in one of the following national level
tests, with validity as on 1st August 2017: CSIR-UGC-JRF/ DBT-JRF (Category
I)*/ ICMR-JRF*/ Ranks 1 to 90 in GATE (Ecology and Evolution) /JGEEBILS
(GS-2017). Or the candidate should be eligible for DST-Inspire PhD fellowship.
It is mandatory for all the candidates to submit a short
research proposal of 300-400 words, which should clearly state a research
problem you find interesting to address and how you approach towards solving
this. While applying online, please upload this proposal under the section
"Statement of Purpose". Please note: This proposal does not
need to be related to the research ongoing at the School of Biology IISER-TVM.
The proposal will be used to evaluate your scientific aptitude and will be a
major criterion for short-listing candidates for the interview. Your
application will be treated as incomplete if you do not submit the short
research proposal.
Short-listed candidates will have to appear for interviews
conducted at IISER-TVM. There will be two rounds of interviews, conducted over
three days. In case of a high turnout of candidates (more than 75), an entrance
exam will be conducted (based on Master’s level Biology questions for
70% marks and 12th level Physics, Math, Chemistry questions-together 30%) on
the first day of interviews. Hence, all the short-listed candidates must report
at IISER-TVM on the first day of the interviews. The final selection of
candidates will solely be based on your performance during the interviews.
Chemical Sciences:
1. The candidate must have a Master’s degree in
Chemical Sciences with 60% marks or equivalent
2. The candidate must have qualified CSIR-UGC-JRF/GATE
examinations valid as on 1st August 2017 or DST INSPIRE Ph. D. fellowship
3. Previous research experience and quality publications
will be considered as an added qualification.
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.
Physical Sciences:
1. Mastersdegree in Physical Sciences, Materials Science,
Engineering (Biomedical, Instrumentation, Electrical, Electronic, and
Communication Engineering), in areas closely related to the interests of the
physics faculty at IISER TVM. 60% marks or equivalent is desirable.
2. Qualifying in one of the following national
level examination with validity as on 1st August 2017:
GATE/CSIR-UGC-JRF/JEST-2017/INSPIRE Ph.D.[a] Fellowship.
How to apply
Applicants should complete the online application form in
the url http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/phd/. GE/OBC [SC/ST/PH] applicants are
required to make a payment of Rs. 200/- [Rs. 100/-] as processing fee through
the Powerjyoti Account. Applicants will also be prompted to upload all the
supporting documents, like photograph, signature, community certificate and
national level examination (CSIR/NBHM/Inspire etc) online.
After Submitting the application an unique application
number will be generated. Candidates can download the application as a
'pdf' file for acknowledgement.
After Submitting the application an email will be
sent to the refrees email address requesting his referee report to the
candidate. Email will have a link where referee should fill the online referee
report form. The candidates are requested to make sure with their referees that
their reference is submitted online on time. Applicants are NOT required to
post hard copy of the application to IISER-TVM. Last date of receipt of the
application form is
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