Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Ph.D. & Integrated Ph.D. Admissions 2020

About the PhD and PhD programmes

IISER TVM invites applications for its integrated PhD and PhD programmes from highly motivated candidates. More information available in the following pages

Integrated Ph.D. Admissions – August 2020

Last date for application is extended to 07^th June 2020

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the integrated Ph.D. programme of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) in Biological (SoB), Chemical (SoC), Mathematical (SoM), and Physical (SoP) Sciences for the session starting from August 2020, i.e., Varsha 2020 semester. Candidates are required to apply through the online portal only. The online application portal will be open from 01/03/2020 at http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/iphd/

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s degree in the relevant areas with a minimum of 55% marks (or a CGPA of 6.0 in the 10-point scale) for General/OBC-NCL candidates and a minimum of 50% marks (or a CGPA of 5.5 in the 10-point scale) for SC/ST and PwD candidates.
The candidate must have qualified either of the following examinations: JAM 2020 on the relevant areas or qualified through any other national-level examinations as mentioned.

SCHOOL	RELEVANT AREAS	ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Biological Sciences	Biological/Chemical/Physical/ Mathematical Sciences	Eligibility Criteria 1 AND Eligibility Criteria 2 OR JGEEBILS 2020 Note 1: JAM (BL and BT only) Note 2: Candidates who have appeared for the JGEEBILS 2020 test can apply.
#JGEEBILS and JAM (BL and BT only) candidates may be further shortlisted by IISER TVM integrated Ph.D. applications shortlisting committee based on the marks/score.
Chemical Sciences	Chemical Sciences	Eligibility Criteria 1 AND Eligibility Criteria 2 OR IISER TVM Test 2020. ( Syllabus for IISER TVM Test ) Note: JAM-CY 2020
Mathematical Sciences	Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering/ Technology in a relevant area.	Eligibility Criteria 1 AND Eligibility Criteria 2 OR NBHM-MA/MSc 2019-20 Note 1: JAM (MA and MS only) Note 2: In case of NBHM-MA/MSc 2019-20, candidates who have qualified the written test and have received the NBHM-MA/MSc Interview call letter are also eligible to apply.
Physical Sciences	Physical Sciences/Engineering/ Technology areas (closely related to the research areas of IISER TVM)	Eligibility Criteria 1 AND Eligibility Criteria 2 OR JEST 2020 (Physics) Note: JAM-PH-2020

Research Areas

SCHOOL	AREAS
Biological Sciences	Bioinformatics Cell Biology Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour Genetics Genomics Molecular Biology Structural Molecular Biology Mammalian Cell Division Microbiology Plant Biology Developmental Biology Chronobiology
Chemical Sciences	Main Group Chemistry Macrocycles/Planar Antiaromatic and Extended Pi-Conjugated Systems Bioinspired Coordination Chemistry and Metal-free Small Molecule Activation Inorganic-Organic Hybrid, Metal Nanocluster and Catalysis Inorganic and Hybrid Materials Chemistry/Energy Storage-Batteries-Supercapacitors/Porous Materials-Gas Separation-Membranes Synthetic Methods for Organic Synthesis, Asymmetric Catalysis, and C–H Activation/ Functionalization Asymmetric Total Synthesis, Asymmetric Catalysis, Development of New Methodologies and Medicinal Chemistry Asymmetric Catalysis and Cross-Coupling Reactions Development of new synthetic methodologies driven by visible light photoredox catalysis, Metallo-photoredox catalysis in organic synthesis. Supramolecular Chemistry and DNA Nanotechnology Supramolecular Chemistry, Organic Synthesis and Chemical Biology Photochemistry and Photophysics and Light-Matters Interaction at Nanoscale Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Physical Organic Chemistry and Biophysical Chemistry Electrocatalysis
Mathematical Sciences	Algebra, Number Theory & Geometry Analysis Applied Analysis Computational Sciences
Physical Sciences	High Energy Physics Cosmology String Theory and Mathematical Physics Quantum Information Theory Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Experimental Condensed Matter Physics Energy Research Photonics and Bio-medical Instrumentation & Imaging Nonlinear Dynamics

Selection Procedure

The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a written test/interview at IISER TVM. The final selection of the candidates will solely be based on the performance in the interview.

General Information And Application Procedure

Students appearing in the final year Bachelor degree examination are also eligible to apply. However, if selected, their admission will be subjected to fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria for the individual school.
Please go through the Instructions carefully before filling up the application form.
Applicants should complete the online application form at the following URL: http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/iphd/. Only online applications are accepted.
Applicants will also be prompted to upload necessary supporting documents, like photograph, proof of date of birth, mark sheet/grade transcript, community certificate etc. in JPEG format only. Go to Required documents for the information regarding the size of the files.
5. Candidates are required to make a payment of Rs. 500/- [candidates belonging to SC/ST category are exempted from payment] as processing fee through https://www.onlinesbi.com/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm
On submission of the online application form, the applicants will receive an acknowledgement email with an application number.
Candidates who wish to apply to individual/different schools through different streams (JGEEBILS, JAM, NBHM-MA/MSc, JEST & IISER test) need to fill separate application forms, and separate fee has to be paid for each application.
Short-listed applicants will be invited for a written test/interview at IISER TVM.
Venue for interviews [ALL Streams]: IISER – Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram – 695551, Kerala, India.
Normal relaxation to the eligibility criteria will be applicable as per government of India guidelines.
In case of any application related queries, please contact by email, addressed to the iPhD coordinator [iphdadmission@iisertvm.ac.in]. Other modes of communication will not be entertained.

Important Dates

Opening of online application portal	01 March 2020
Last date for receipt of online applications	07 June 2020
Test/Interview Dates will be announced later.

NB: Hostel accommodation will be available in the campus for candidates only on request in advance.

Ph.D. Admissions

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph.D. programme of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) in Biological (SoB), Chemical (SoC), Mathematical (SoM), and Physical (SoP) Sciences for the session starting from August 2020, i.e., Varsha 2020 semester. Candidates are required to apply through the online portal only. The online application portal will be open from 01/03/2020 at http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/phd/

Eligibility Criteria

7.5 CGPA in 10-point scale (or first class equivalent) or first class Master’s degree in relevant areas as declared by the respective University.
The candidate must have qualified either of the following examinations: CSIR-UGC, UGC-NET-JRF and GATE with validity as of August 2020. Candidates with DST-INSPIRE fellowship or fellowship through any other national-level examinations as mentioned.

BSMS Students from any of the IISERs with CGPA 8 or above on a 10 point scale are exempted from national level eligibility test

SCHOOL	RELEVANT AREAS	ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Biological Sciences	Biological Sciences/ Mathematics/ Bioinformatics/Agricultural Sciences/ Veterinary Sciences or a Bachelor Degree in Medicine (MBBS)	Eligibility Criteria 1 AND Eligibility Criteria 2 OR DBT-JRF (Category I), ICMR-JRF Note: Only candidates whose ranks make them eligible to avail Category I DBT-Junior Research Fellowships tenable at any university/institution in India. Fellowships restricted to join DBT or ICMR-sponsored projects are not eligible. OR GATE (EY, XL and BT only) Note: GATE (EY) qualified candidates will be considered only for Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. GATE (XL) or GATE (BT) qualified candidates will be considered only for Bioinformatics. OR JGEEBILS (GS-2020) Note: Candidates who have appeared for the JGEEBILS 2020 test can apply.
#JGEEBILS and GATE (EY, XL and BT only) candidates may be further shortlisted by IISER TVM Ph.D. applications shortlisting committee based on the marks/score.
Chemical Sciences	Chemical Sciences	Eligibility Criteria 1 AND Eligibility Criteria 2
Mathematical Sciences	Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering/ Technology in a relevant area.	Eligibility Criteria 1 AND Eligibility Criteria 2 OR Qualified NBHM JRF Scholarship Written Exam 2020 and have received the NBHM interview call letter. OR Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology with a minimum CPI of 8.0 (or 75% Marks), and a CSIR-UGC-JRF/NBHM JRF(or qualified NBHM JRF Scholarship Written Exam 2020 and have received the NBHM interview call letter)/ GATE- Fellowship valid as on 01 August 2020.
Physical Sciences	Physical Sciences/Material Science/ Engineering areas (closely related to the research areas of IISER TVM)	Eligibility Criteria 1 AND Eligibility Criteria 2 OR JEST 2020 (Physics)

In situations where no University declaration exists about first class, UGC regulations on eligibility criteria will be followed.

Research Areas

SCHOOL	AREAS
Biological Sciences	Bioinformatics Cell Biology Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour Genetics Genomics Molecular Biology Structural Molecular Biology Mammalian Cell Division Neuroscience
Chemical Sciences	Main Group Chemistry Macrocycles/Planar Antiaromatic and Extended Pi-Conjugated Systems Bioinspired Coordination Chemistry and Metal-free Small Molecule Activation Inorganic-Organic Hybrid, Metal Nanocluster and Catalysis Inorganic and Hybrid Materials Chemistry/Energy Storage-Batteries-Supercapacitors/Porous Materials-Gas Separation-Membranes Synthesis and operation of molecular switches and machines Synthesis of artificial foldamers and their applications. Designing out of equilibrium self-assembled system and their application Synthetic Methods for Organic Synthesis, Asymmetric Catalysis, and C–H Activation/ Functionalization Target-Oriented Organic Synthesis via (Asymmetric) Transition Metal Catalysis Insight-Driven Implementation of Radical Chemistry in Advanced Organic Chemistry Synthesis, Characterization and Application of (Chiral)Nanomaterial heterogeneous Catalysts in Sustainable Organic Synthesis Asymmetric Total Synthesis, Asymmetric Catalysis, Development of New Methodologies and Medicinal Chemistry Asymmetric Catalysis and Cross-Coupling Reactions Development of new synthetic methodologies driven by visible light photoredox catalysis, Metallo-photoredox catalysis in organic synthesis. Supramolecular Chemistry and DNA Nanotechnology Supramolecular Chemistry, Organic Synthesis and Chemical Biology Photochemistry and Photophysics and Light-Matters Interaction at Nanoscale Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Physical Organic Chemistry and Biophysical Chemistry Electrocatalysis.
Mathematical Sciences	Algebra, Number Theory & Geometry Analysis Applied Analysis Computational Sciences
Physical Sciences	Magnetic and Superconducting Materials Light Sheet Microscopy (LSM) or Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) Nonlinear Dynamics: Cooperative Phenomena in Complex Networks Condensed Matter Theory: High Performance Thermoelectric Materials, Topological phases of matter, Machine Learning many body wavefunctions 2-Dimensional Layered Nanostructures for Energy Applications Terahertz Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter Systems 2D Electronics & Neuromorphic Devices Organic, Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Semiconductors and Devices, Especially Solar Cells Infrared Plasmonics of Conducting Oxides Semiconductor qubits, Quantum-transport van der Waals materials for gas sensors String Theory, Supergravity Foundations of quantum theory and applications in device independent technology. Enhanced communication through quantum technology Beyond the Standard Model Phenomenology

Selection Procedure

The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a written test/interview at IISER TVM. The final selection of the candidates will solely be based on the performance in the interview.

In the School of Biology, there will be two rounds of interviews. In case of a high turnout of candidates, an entrance exam will be conducted (based on Master’s-level Biology questions for 70% marks and 12th-level Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry questions for 30%) on the first day of interviews. be two rounds of interviews. In case of a high turnout of candidate

Important Dates

Opening of online application portal	01 March 2020
Last date for receipt of online applications	07 June 2020
Interview Dates will be announced later.

NB: Hostel accommodation will be available in the campus for candidates only on request in advance.

Application Procedure

Applicants should complete the online application form at the url: http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/phd
Only applications complete in all respects would be considered. Do not forget to click the “Submit” button after completing your application.
Applicants will also be prompted to upload all the supporting documents online.
Applicants should provide Name/Affiliation/Contact number and Email addresses of two referees in the application form.
Applicants belonging to GE/OBC and SC/ST/PH categories are required to make a payment of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 250/-, respectively, as a processing fee online at: https://www.onlinesbi.com/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm
On submission of the online application form, the applicants will receive an acknowledgment email with a unique application number.
Applicants are NOT required to post a hard copy of the application to IISER TVM.
In case of any application-related queries, please contact the Ph.D. coordinator by email at: phdprogramme@iisertvm.ac.in. Any other mode of communication will not be entertained.
Mere fulfilment of the eligibility criteria does not entitle a candidate to be called for the written test and/or interview.

For the School of Biology, it is mandatory for all the candidates to submit a short research proposal of 300-400 words, which should clearly state a research problem you find interesting to address and how you approach towards solving this. While applying online, please upload this proposal under the section “Statement of Purpose”. Please note the proposal does not need to be related to the research ongoing at the School of Biology, IISER TVM. The proposal will be used to evaluate your scientific aptitude and will be a major criterion for short-listing candidates for the interview.

Important Points

Relaxation for reserved categories to the eligibility criteria will be applicable as per Government of India rules.
Candidates who meet minimum eligibility criteria for obtaining INSPIRE Ph.D. fellowship as per the DST guidelines can also apply. In the event of being shortlisted, and successfully cleared in the interview, the candidate shall be provisionally admitted for the Ph.D. program. The admission shall be cancelled, if the candidate cannot submit necessary documents for INSPIRE Ph.D. fellowship at the time of registration.

For more details refer the Official Website : http://www.iisertvm.ac.in/

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