SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL
INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
TRIVANDRUM
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 011, KERALA, INDIA
ADMISSION TO Ph.D. PROGRAMME (Only for Fellowship Holders)
Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph.D. programme beginning in August 2012 at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum.
Eligibility:
Post-graduate degree in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymer chemistry/ Polymer sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Physiology, Zoology or any other branch of life sciences (excluding plant sciences and Bioinformatics). M.Tech in Polymer Engineering/Technology,
M.Tech in Materials Science or Post graduate degree in Public Health, Cardiovascular Sciences,
Neurosciences and Imaging & Interventional Radiology, Dentistry, Nursing, Veterinary Sciences, Social Sciences and Statistics.
Available Areas of Specialties for August 2012 Session:
• Molecular Genetics in Epilepsy/ Neurology
• Molecular Neurobiology
• Genetics, motor physiology including transcranial magnetic stimulation, electrical stimulation, drug delivery systems, technology development for diagnosis and evaluation of movement disorders
• Experimental Pathology, Mammalian derived extracellular matrix for tissue engineering applications
• Cell - Material interaction, Biocompatibility, stem cells and tissue engineering
• Pediatric and preventive cardiology and cardiovascular epidemiology
• Processing and testing of polymers for biomedical application, Mechanical and dynamic testing of polymeric materials, Polymer-ceramic/bioglass composites, Sustained drug delivery systems, Radiopaque polymers for medical application, Surface coating on devices, Hydrogel systems, Curcumin solubilization for medical applications
• Clinical epileptology, Electrophysiology, Pharmacogenomics, Molecular genetics of epilepsy, Neuropsychology, Language dysfunction
• Cellular and molecular cardiology.
• Functional neuroimaging, magnetic resonance imaging, Medical image processing
• Polymer composites, synthesis of polymers for medical and dental applications, Inorganic hybrid materials (Ormocers), Nano composites, smart composites and dental tissue remineralization
• Signalling events in Gliomas, Pathobiology of neurodegenerative disorders, Regulation of autophagy is diseases
• Biomedical materials and polymers for medical applications, Implant and medical devices, Tissue engineering
Required Marks
Consistently good academic record with 60% (GPA 6.5/10) marks in undergraduate and post graduate examinations. For applying for Ph.D. in medical specialties, the candidate must have a post graduate qualification with minimum 60% marks (First Class) in MBBS.
Individual with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) obtained on the basis of a national level test (UGC,CSIR,ICMR,DBT) or INSPIRE only need apply and selection will be based on Interview.
For any area of research under Health Science Studies, candidates will be selected on the basis
of a written test and interview.
The short listed candidates eligible for Interview will be published in the Institute website.
Candidates provisionally selected for admission will be intimated and their names will also be
displayed on our website.
Last date of receipt of completed Application Form : 16th July 2012
Date of Interview : 27th July 2012
Application form may be downloaded from the website www.sctimst.ac.in and the cost of application form of Rs.1000/- may be sent by Demand Draft along with the duly filled in form to the following address. Demand Draft may be drawn from any Nationalized Bank in favour of “ Director, SCTIMST” payable at “Trivandrum”.
Apply to :
The Deputy Registrar
Division of Academic Affairs
Biomedical Technology Wing
SCTIMST, Poojappura,
Thiruvananthapuram-695012
Kerala, India
Contact Nos : 0471-2520440, 2520441
Email Id : dreg@sctimst.ac.in
For more information, please refer to the Ph.D Manual, Ph.D course work and List of approved
Ph.D guides available in the Institute website www.sctimst.ac.in.
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