Ph.D Program in Science

Why Study At AcSIR?

The objective of AcSIR is pursuit of excellence as well as doing something relevant. We promote the culture of being singularly dynamic and innovative. The Academy was established by a Resolution of the Parliament in 2010 and received recognition as an “Institution of National Importance” by the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Act 2011. The Academy aims to maximize the number of qualified researchers and professionals of impeccable quality in the domain of science and engineering; and to equip them with the skills to innovate and conduct seamless interdisciplinary research.

About Programmes

Ph.D in Sciences

The Ph.D in Science programme equips students to undertake interdisciplinary research by providing a broad-based practical training in best in the class national laboratories of CSIR. The Programmes are structured around two initial years of coursework, including formal coursework in first two semesters; one Project Proposal & one Review Article writing in the third semester; and CSIR-800 project in fourth semester; generally followed by three years of research.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Medicine or B.S (of 4 years duration) or Master's degree with a keen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Biological, Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences leading to a Ph.D. degree. The candidate should be having a valid National level fellowship (JRF/ SRF of various funding agencies, e.g. CSIR, UGC, DBT, DST etc.), INSPIRE or other equivalent fellowships. Candidates whose final results are awaited, but who are otherwise eligible as per the screening criteria, can also apply. If selected, they will be provisionally admitted to the programme. Their continuation in the programme will be subject to securing required percentage/ equivalent grade (depending on the cut-off marks for screening for the specific programme) and submission of marks sheet of their final result by October 31, of the year of admission

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