Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, (IISER-TVM), offers admission to Ph.D Biological Sciences

Research Areas:
Ecology and Evolution,
Eukaryotic Cell and Structural Biology,
Genetics and Genomics,
Cell Signaling,
Immunology,
Plant Patterning,
Prokaryotic Cell Biology,
Microbiology,
Regeneration and Evolutionary Development Biology

Eligibility Criteria:
-Must hold Master’s degree in Biological/Chemical/Physical/Mathematical/ Allied Medical Sciences or a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine with not less than 60% marks or CGPA 6.0 on a scale of 10, or equivalent is desirable

Selection procedure:
-Selection will be done one the basis of national level tests - CSIR-UGC-JRF/DBT-JRF/DST-INSPIRE for Ph.D/ICAR-JRF /ICMR JRF/GATE (Ecology)/JGEEBILS or in a written aptitude test conducted at IISER-TVM is required
-Final selection will be solely based on the performance in interviews

IISER-TVM Written Aptitude Test Pattern
The written test will consist of questions at the Master’s level in Biological Sciences (Ecology or General Biology) and +2 level in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Important Dates

Online Application will be available from: 05th April 2014
Last date of receipt of the application form: 02nd May, 2014
Announcement of shortlisted candidates on the Institute’s website: 03rd - 07th May 2014
Interview and Written Test (EEB) for the short-listed candidates in Biological Sciences: 03rd - 05th June 2014
Interview for the short-listed candidates in Chemical Sciences: 24th - 25th May 2014
Written test and Interview for the short-listed candidates in Mathematical Sciences: 21st - 22nd May 2014
Interview for the short-listed candidates in Physical Sciences: 16th - 17th June 2014

Address
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Computer Science Building, College of Engineering Trivandrum Campus, Trivandrum-695016 Kerala
Tel: 0471-2597459,
Email: registrar@iisertvm.ac.in