Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER): Thiruvananthapuram, Ph.D Admission January 2019
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Details of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER): Thiruvananthapuram, Ph.D Admission January 2019
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PhD Admissions 2019 : Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram
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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER): Thiruvananthapuram, Ph.D Admission January 2019 |
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M.Phil/ Ph.D Admissions 2024
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Published :
On March 10, 2019
By Webindia123 Editor |
Important Dates
Online Application will be available from |
11th September 2018 |
Last date of receipt of the application form |
31st October 2018 |
Announcement of shortlisted candidates on the Institute’s
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Interview for the short-listed candidates in Biological Sciences/Chemical Sciences/Physical Sciences |
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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 January 2019.
Eligibility Criteria
Biological Sciences:
Applicants must satisfy the following 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 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. 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 of the following national level tests, with validity as on 1st January 2019: CSIR-UGC-JRF/ DBT-JRF (Category I)*/ ICMR-JRF*/ Ranks 1 to 90 in GATE (Ecology and Evolution)** /JGEEBILS (GS-2018)***.
Or the candidate should be eligible for DST-Inspire PhD 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 IISER-TVM.
*** JGEEBILS qualified candidates will be shortlisted based on their marks
and may apply ONLY after receiving an e-mail invitation from IISER-TVM. Please
don't write to us asking for your JGEEBILS marks.
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:
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" below for relaxation in the eligibility criteria].
- The candidate must have qualified CSIR-UGC-JRF/GATE examinations valid as on 1st January 2019 or DST INSPIRE Ph. D. fellowship [See point-2 under the heading "Important Points" below for INSPIRE Ph. D 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.
Physical Sciences:
Applicants must satisfy the following criteria:
- Master’s degree in Physics, 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 mandatory.
- Qualifying in one of the following national level examination with validity as on 1st January 2019: GATE#/CSIR-UGC-JRF/JEST-2018/INSPIRE Ph.D. Fellowship.
# Applicants with M. Tech need a GATE score valid as of 1st January 2019.
Application Procedure
- Applicants should complete the online application form in the url http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/phd/.
[Only Properly submitted applications would be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Do not forget to click the "submit" button after completing your application]
- 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. Before proceeding with the application please go through the required documents list which is to be made ready.
- Applicants should provide Name/Affiliation/Contact number and Email address of two referees in the application form.
- GE/OBC applicants are required to make a payment of Rs. 500/- and SC/ST/PH candidates need to pay Rs.
250/- as processing fee through the Powerjyoti Account.
- On submission of the online application form, the applicants will receive an acknowledgment email with a unique application number.
- Applicants are NOT required to post hard copy of the application to IISER-TVM.
- In case of any application related queries, please contact by email, addressed to the PhD coordinator
[phdprogramme@iisertvm.ac.in]. Any other mode of communication will not be entertained.
- Mere fulfilling the eligibility criterion does not entitle a candidate to be called for the test and interview.
More details can be available from the institute website.
Contact Details |
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Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research
Computer Science Building,
College of Engineering
Thiruvananthapuram Campus,
Thiruvananthapuram-695016 |
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0471-2597459/2597438 |
Fax |
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0471 2597427/2597438 |
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Website |
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www.iisertvm.ac.in/ |
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