Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata invites applications for PhD Admission

Updated on: Monday, October 03, 2016

iiserIndian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata invites applications for its 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 for IISER Kolkata Admission :

Educational qualification for IISER Kolkata Admission:

Department of Biological Sciences: Aspirants wish to apply for this programme must be holding MSc/MS/ME/MTech/M.VSc/MSc (Ag) degree (with minimum 55 per cent 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.

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

Department of Earth Sciences: Aspirants wish to apply for this programme must have completed their MSc/MS/MSc Tech/MTech (with minimum of 55 per cent 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 for IISER Kolkata Admission:

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

How to apply for IISER Kolkata Admission:

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

Important dates for IISER Kolkata Admission:

Last date to submit an online application is October 18.

Interviews will be held from November 19 to 25.

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