Rajiv
Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB)
PhD ADMISSION – JULY 2015
Admission
Procedure for July 2015 (PhD Program in Disease Biology & Biotechnology)
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB)
invites applications for admission to the PhD program (July 2015) in various
research domains from candidates with a postgraduate degree in Biotechnology or
Botany or Zoology or Life Sciences or Chemical Sciences or Agricultural
Sciences or Environmental Sciences or Pharmacy or Veterinary Sciences or a MBBS
degree.
All general category candidates should have a
minimum of 60% marks (OGPA - 6.0) and SC/ST candidates should have a minimum of
50% marks (OGPA-5.0) for their postgraduate degree. Candidates awaiting final
postgraduate examination results are also eligible to apply, but should produce
a valid certificate confirming passing the exams with the prescribed mark
aggregate at the time of interview. All applicants should have a valid Research
Fellowship from UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/KSCSTE/ DST-INSPIRE at the time of seeking
admission to the RGCB PhD program. Candidates with any other fellowship other
than listed have to contact the Office of Academic Affairs and confirm
eligibility. Upper age limit is 28 years as on April 30, 2015. Age limit will
be relaxed for SC/ST candidates as per Government of India rules.
RGCB is currently affiliated to the University of
Kerala, Manipal University, Mahatma Gandhi University and Kerala University of
Health Sciences (KUHS) for the award of Ph.D. degrees. To get the application
form click
here. To see the
manual describing the detailed selection & admission procedure and all
other details of the RGCB PhD program click
here.
The last date for receipt of completed applications forms is
May 14, 2015. Candidates shortlisted for selection interview will be announced
on May 18, 2015 (by e-mail and posted on the website). Selection interviews
will begin on June 15, 2015 and continue to June 20, 2015. Final list of
selected candidates will be announced on June 20, 2015. The PhD program will
formally begin on July 13, 2015
SPECIALITIES:
Cancer Research
Cardiovascular Disease
and Diabetes
Viral Disease
Biology
Bacterial and
Parasite Biology
Molecular
Neurobiology & Genetics
Molecular
Reproduction
Plant Molecular
Biology
Natural Products
Discovery
Therapeutic
peptides & polymer chemistry
Controlled drug
release systems
Molecular Ecology
& Host defense peptides
Metagenomics
Design,
Development & Validation of “Point of Care” Diagnostics
Biomarkers for
Disease
Application of
computational biology in cancer research and viral disease biology
ELIGIBILITY:
Post graduate degree in Biotechnology or Botany or Zoology or Life
Sciences or Chemical Sciences or Agricultural Sciences or Environmental
Sciences or Pharmacy or Veterinary Sciences or a MBBS degree.
All general category candidates should have a
minimum of 60% marks (OGPA - 6.0) and SC/ST candidates should have a minimum of
50% marks (OGPA-5.0) for their postgraduate degree. Candidates awaiting final
postgraduate examination results are also eligible to apply, but should produce
a valid certificate confirming passing the exams with the prescribed mark
aggregate at the time of interview. All applicants should have a valid Research
Fellowship from UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/KSCSTE/ DST-INSPIRE at the time of seeking
admission to the RGCB PhD program. Candidates with any other fellowship other
than listed have to contact the Office of Academic Affairs and confirm
eligibility. Upper age limit is 28 years as on April 30, 2015. Age limit will
be relaxed for SC/ST candidates as per Government of India rules.
APPLICATION
FORMS:
Application
forms can be downloaded from the link:
Applicants must enclose a crossed demand draft of
Rs. 500 (Five hundred only) as processing fee in favour of Director, Rajiv
Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram 695014. Applicants
belonging to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe are exempted from payment.
List of Enclosures to be attached (Essential)
1. Proof of Date of Birth
2. Proof of having Qualified CSIR/UGC/ICMR/
DBT/KSCSTE Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)/Eligibility for INSPIRE [ In cases
of non-receipt of certificates, attach a photocopy of Hall Ticket and published
results indicating your roll number ]
3. Proof of belonging to SC/ST [ If applicable ]
For details, logon to the links:
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