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 2019.
Biological Sciences: Applicants must satisfy the following eligibility criteria: 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 August 2019.
The applicant must have a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA 6.5 on a scale of 10, or equivalent. A 5% relaxation on minimum marks will be allowed for SC, ST and PwD candidates. 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].
Qualification in one or more of the following national level tests with validity as on 1st August 2019: CSIR-UGC-JRF/ DBT-JRF (Category I)*/ ICMR-JRF*/ Ranks 1 to 100 in GATE (Ecology and Evolution)**/ JGEEBILS (GS-2019)***. Candidates qualified for DST-Inspire PhD Fellowship are also eligible to apply [See point-2 under the heading 'Important Points for all Schools' 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 have appeared for the JGEEBILS 2019 test are eligible to apply. JGEEBILS candidates will be shortlisted by IISER TVM PhD Applications shortlisting committee based on the marks provided by the JGEEBILS examination organizers.
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: the 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, an entrance exam will be conducted (based on Master’s level Biology questions for 70% marks and 12th level Physics, Mathematics, 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 the performance during the interviews.
Chemical Sciences
Applicants must satisfy the following criteria: The candidate must have a Master’s degree in Chemical Sciences with 60% marks or equivalent [See point-1 under the heading 'Important Points for all Schools' below for relaxation in the eligibility criteria].
The candidate must have qualified either of CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF/GATE examinations valid as on August 2019 or DST INSPIRE PhD fellowship [See point-2 under the heading 'Important Points for all Schools' below for INSPIRE PhD fellowship].
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.
Mathematical Sciences
Applicants must satisfy any one of the following criteria: Master's degree in Mathematics / Statistics / in a relevant area of science with a minimum CPI of 6.5 (or 60% of marks) [See point-1 under the heading “Important Points” below for relaxation in the eligibility criteria] and
Qualified for CSIR/UGC-JRF/GATE/INSPIRE Ph.D. Fellowship/NBHM JRF Fellowship, valid as on 01 August 2019 [See point-2 under the heading “Important Points for all Schools” below for INSPIRE Ph. D fellowship]. OR
Qualified NBHM JRF Scholarship Written Exam 2019 and have received the NBHM interview call letter .Master's degree in Engineering / Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 (or 60% of marks) with valid GATE score as on 01 August 2019.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 7.0 (or 65% of marks),and a CSIR-UGC-JRF/NBHM JRF (or qualified NBHM JRF Scholarship Written Exam 2019 and have received the NBHM interview call letter) /GATE Fellowship valid as on 01 August 2019.
Selection procedure: Based on the number of applications received, the applicants will be shortlisted for a written test and/or an interview.
Application Fee: GE/OBC [SC/ST/PH] applicants are required to make a payment of Rs. 500/- [Rs. 250/-]
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