Indian Institute of Science Education and Research – Thiruvananthapuram Ph.D. Admissions 2011 January session

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research – Thiruvananthapuram

 

Ph.D. Admissions 2011 January session

 

Applications have been invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph.D. programme beginning in January 2011 at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research – Thiruvananthapuram.

Specializations and the eligibility criteria for admission are as follows:

Biological Sciences: Masters degree in Biological/Chemical/Physical Sciences or MBBS. 60% marks or equivalent is desirable. Qualifying in one of the following national level tests with validity as on 1st of January 2011: CSIR-UGC-JRF/DBT-JRF/GATE/ICMR JRF. The second requirement (qualifying in a national test) is waived for applicants interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in ecological sciences. They will however be required to appear for a written screening test at IISER-TVM and only those shortlisted based on the screening will be allowed to appear for the interview.

(Research Areas - Microbial Cell Biology, Structural Biology, Cancer Biology, Ecology and Evolution, and Plant Biology)

Chemical Sciences: Masters degree in Chemistry. 60% marks or equivalent is desirable. Qualifying in one of the following national level tests with validity as on 1st of January 2011: CSIR-UGC-JRF/GATE.

Physical Sciences: Masters degree in Physical Sciences, Engineering or Technology in areas closely related to the interests of the physics faculty at IISER TVM. 60% marks or equivalent is desirable. Qualifying in one of the following national level tests with validity as on 1st of January 2011: JEST/GATE/CSIRUGC-JRF. Applicants with M. Tech need a GATE score valid as of 1st January 2010.

Mathematical Sciences: 1. Master's degree in Mathematics / Statistics / in a relevant area of science with desired CPI of 6.5 (or 60% of marks) and a valid CSIR UGC-JRF/NBHM/GATE/INSPIRE (PhD) as on 1st January 2011.

2. Master's degree in Engineering / Technology in a relevant area with desired CPI of 6.5 (or 60% of marks) with valid GATE score as on 1st January 2010.

3. Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Technology in a relevant area with a desired CPI of 7.0 (or 65% of marks), an appearance in the Indian National Math Olympiad (INMO) in class XI or XII, and a valid CSIRUGC-JRF/NBHM/GATE/INSPIRE (PhD) as on 1st January 2011.

Eligibility criterion will be relaxed by CPI of 0.5 (or 5% of marks) for SC/ST candidates.
(Research Areas- Functional Analysis, Numerical Functional Analysis, Harmonic Analysis, Stochastic Process, Stochastic Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Finance, Financial Engineering, Fluid Dynamics)

Application forms can be downloaded from the website link: http://iisertvm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/PhDApplicationForm20111.pdf.

The completed application along with Demand Draft for Rs.200/- (Rs.100/- for SC/ST) drawn in favour of the Registrar, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram have to reach "The Chairman, Graduate Admissions Committee, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, CET Campus, Thiruvananthapuram - 695016 on or before 22nd October, 2010.

For details, logon to website link: http://iisertvm.ac.in/academics/phdadmissions