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IACS PhD Admissions 2024 – Apply Online For School of Biologicals PhD
INDIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE CULTIVATION OF SCIENCE A Deemed to be University under de novo category Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032
Advertisement No. Acad/ PhD/Spring Sem-2024 Date: 19.10.2023
Applications are invited for regular full-time PhD students to the PhD Program in the Spring Semester of 2024 under different Schools, namely Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Material Sciences, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, and Physical Sciences, of IACS (A deemed to be University). A candidate may apply to maximum two Schools by making an appropriate selection in the Application Form.
Eligibility:
- 55% or equivalent in masters is mandatory for general candidates, while for SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-abled and other categories, 50% marks are necessary.
- Minimum eligibility criteria are as per that of UGC rules. Qualification and eligibility requirements for each position in different Schools are given separately (vide infra).
- Selection of the regular full-time students will be done on the basis of their academic record, their performance in the appropriate national level examination, and finally, their performance in the written test and/or interview as decided by the respective Schools.
- Relaxation of the selection criteria for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-abled and other categories will be levied according to the norms of UGC and Government of India.
- Merely satisfying the eligibility criteria does not guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted for an interview.
Fellowship: As per IACS/CSIR/UGC/INSPIRE rules. Age limit: Should be below 28 years on the date of application. Age relaxation is applicable as per the Government of India rule. Nationality: The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
Selection Procedure:
- Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of merit by the Schools. Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated via email and called for a written test and/or interview (to be decided by the School) for the final selection. IACS holds full right to choose a candidate and even not selecting any, in case suitable applications are not received.
- Vacancies given for each School are based on the number of positions available in individual research groups in different research areas. Selection depends on the past academic record, performance in the examination/interview by the School and also the availability of posts in a particular research area as opted by the shortlisted candidate.
Application Procedure: Applicants may send their application form to the Academic Office, IACS ([email protected]) along with the filled-in excel file, both of which are available at http://www.iacs.res.in/PhD-Student-Career by clicking “Application Form for admission to the PhD program” and “Synopsis of Applicant for admission to the PhD program” respectively. Both documents should be sent together by email ([email protected]) to the academic office by November 19, 2023, with the subject line as “PhD Program, IACS – Spring Semester 2024″. Exact date and time of Admission Test/or Interview for each School will be announced on the IACS website.
Last Date of Submission: November 19, 2023
Tentative date of the interview: 28 November 2023 to 15 December 2023, which is subject to change according to the decision of IACS.
For further information in this regard, please contact the Academic Office (Phone: 24734971; Extn: 2215. Email: [email protected]).
Application/Examination Fees: Rs. 1200/- (Rs. 600/- for SC/ST candidates) will have to be transferred electronically to the account of IACS (Name of the Account: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science University, A/C no: 37739525415, State Bank of India, Jadavpur University Branch, Branch Code: 0093. IFSC: SBIN0000093). The electronic transfer reference number should be mentioned in the application form.
Mode of Payment: Payment can be made through either of the following options:
- Directly by NEFT bank transfer if an applicant can avail Online Banking facility;
- By depositing the amount at any SBI Counter having CBS facility.
- Any other form of digital/electronic bank transfer.
Fees to be paid:
Details of the PhD positions and the qualification and eligibility details for the different
Schools are given below.
School of Biological Sciences (SBS)
| Number of Vacancies | Broad Research Area (Subject Code) | Essential Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peptide-based biomaterials in health care (SBS01) | MSc. in Chemistry/Bio-chemistry/equivalent/SAIS or SMS students from IACS (If interested) |
| 1 | Bio-Organic Chemistry/Biomedicine in Therapeutics (SBS02) | MSc in Chemistry/Biochemistry/Allied Subject domain Fellowship: INSPIRE/DBT/etc |
| 1 | Nanobioelectronics (SBS03) | M.Sc. in physical chemistry/organic chemistry/biotechnology with fellowship (CSIR/DSTINSPIRE/UGC/DBT) |
| 1 | Cell Biology (SBS04) | MSc in Biochemistry/any branch of life sciences (specialization in Molecular Biology/Cell Biology) |
| 2 | Cancer Biology/Cancer Immunology/Organic bioactive molecules synthesis (SBS05) | MSc in any discipline of Biological Science/MSC in Chemistry (desirable Organic Specialization). Candidates should have their own Fellowship |
| 1 | Molecular Biology of DNA repair in Cancer with special reference to DNA topoisomerase (SBS06) | Valued score with Qualified NET/JRF; DBT/JRF. MSc degree passed from any branches of Life Sciences (Biotechnology, Microbiology, Zoology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology) |
| 1 | Host-pathogen interactions (SBS07) | M.Sc. in Biology with NET/equivalent qualification. |
Documents to be sent by email at [email protected]
(a) Scanned copy of filled in application form with signature of the applicant.
(b) Scanned copy of the receipt of application fee payment
(c) Editable soft copy of the filled in excel sheet.
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