Hello,
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) invites application
for admission to the PhD program (January 2021 session) in various
domains of Disease Biology and Plant Science.
Eligibility for PhD admission
- Candidates with a post-graduate degree in Life/ Agricultural/ Environmental/
Veterinary/ Pharmaceutical/ Medical Sciences or
allied subjects (Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Biophysics/ Chemistry/ Microbiology, etc.) with a
minimum of 55 % marks or equivalent grade point are eligible to apply. Candidates who are appearing for
their final qualifying degree exam or awaiting the qualifying degree result are also eligible to apply.
- A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent
relaxation of grade point, may be allowed for those belonging to
SC/ST/Differently abled candidates.
- Applicants must have a valid JRF Fellowship
(UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/DST-INSPIRE/ or any other
nationally-competitive fellowship offered by the Government
having a valid fellowship for a period of 5 years
- Upper age limit is 28 years as on March 1st,
2021
Age limit will be relaxed for SC/ST/Physically challenged
candidates as per Government of India regulations.
- RGCB is currently affiliated to the University of Kerala,
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Regional Centre for
Biotechnology and Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS).
Registration of the selected candidates will be as per the
guidelines issued by these Universities for the award of PhD
degrees.
Selection Procedure
- Candidates will be shortlisted based on the academic
performance and performance in the national level tests.
- PhD interviews may be held online.
- Guidelines for interview will be provided to candidates
shortlisted for the interview.
- The list of selected candidates will be displayed on RGCB
website.
Application Procedure
- Only online applications will be accepted.
- Application Fee (Rs. 500) must be paid online using 'SB
Collect' of State Bank of India through the URL given in the
Payment Stage.
- SC/ST/EWS candidates are exempted from paying the processing
fees.
- Last date for receiving completed applications is 10th
March 2021
. Incomplete applications or those without processing fees
will be rejected.
Fees for PhD Programme
- The students admitted for PhD programme will have to pay a
laboratory fee of Rs 5000 per semester for the first eight
semesters and Rupees 10,000 for every semester after.
- SC/ST/EWS candidates are exempt from these tuition fees.
- University fees will have to be paid directly to the
University directly by the student.
Note
- All communication with candidates will be by email only.
- Kindly check this website for periodic updates.
- In case of any application-related queries, please contact: phd.admn@rgcb.res.in
Applicants should note that the PhD program of RGCB is
primarily designed to produce top class PhD holders who will
drive future research programs in the country. Hence we would
like to see our PhD holders continue in active research by
proceeding for suitable postdoctoral assignments and then as
research scientists or young entrepreneurs in biotechnology. RGCB
does not view as its main mandate production of PhD holders
primarily for teaching in colleges and universities, which may
often need the PhD degree to be in a particular domain (such as
Zoology, Chemistry or Botany). This may not be possible at RGCB
where most degrees are granted in biotechnology or other
interdisciplinary subjects. Candidates who wish to have career in
teaching may find other universities or institutes where
"subject-wise degrees" are given a better option. Applicants are
advised to consider this aspect very carefully before applying
for the PhD program.
IMPORTANT DATES
17th February 2021 [Wednesday] |
Date of advertisement in news papers |
10th March 2021 [Wednesday] |
Last date of application |
17th March 2021 [Wednesday] |
Date of publication of the list of shortlisted candidates |
22nd & 23rd March 2021 [Monday, Tuesday] |
Date of online interview |
24th March 2021 [Wednesday] |
Publication of the list of selected candidates (Website) |
On or before 30th March 2021 [Tuesday] |
Date of remittance of fees |
06th, 07th April 2021 [Tuesday, Wednesday] |
Date of Hostel Check in |
8th April 2021 [Thursday] |
Date of joining PhD program [Certificate verification, Joining Report, Consent letters] |
12th April 2021 [Monday] |
Date of commencement of PhD Course Work |
Interested candidates can check the link below for complete information.
All The Best...!!!