IISc Admissions 2023: PhD, Integrated PhD & Interdisciplinary PhD Programmes

IISc Admissions 2023: PhD, Integrated PhD & Interdisciplinary PhD Programmes

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Ph.D. Programmes

The Institute offers opportunities for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of science, engineering and technology to motivated and talented students with a keen sense of scientific inquiry.  Research students constitute the largest group on the campus (more than 70% of the student body).  The Institute awards about 250 Ph D and MTech (Research) degrees, every year.

Biochemistry (BC)

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Programmes

Department/Centre/Unit: Biosystems Science and Engineering (BSSE)

Programme: Ph.D. Interdisciplinary program offered by Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering.

Basic Qualification for Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering/Technology or Graduates of 4-year Bachelor of Science programmes or M Sc or equivalent degree in any branch of Science with minimum of two Mathematics courses beyond 12th Standard in B Sc/M Sc or Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science ( 4 years degree) with minimum of two Mathematics courses beyond 12th Standard or Medical degree at bachelors or master’s level in any specialization; Mathematics in 12th standard is preferred or Doctor of Pharmacy(Pharm D)

Areas of Research:Biodesign; biomechanics; biomaterials; biomedical instruments; biotechnology; biomedical imaging; cell and tissue engineering; computational bioengineering; drug-delivery; immuno-engineering; mechanobiology; medical electronics; neural engineering; systems biology; telemedicine; tissue engineering; and allied topics

Notes

1. * The GATE/GPAT/NET JRF/other National entrance exam should be valid as on 01 August 2023.
2. ** NET JRF includes – Joint CSIR-UGC NET for JRF; UGC-NET for JRF; DBT JRF; ICMR JRF; JEST 2023; NBHM 2023; INSPIRE . Applicant must be qualified for Junior Research fellowship(JRF) to be eligible to apply through NET JRF mode.
3. Applicant applying through INSPIRE mode must be in possession of valid provisional INSPIRE offer(for admission to research Programme) for consideration of their application at level II of the selection, issued by DST at the time of interview
4. The results for some of the recent National Entrance Tests, such as GATE 2023, may not be available at the time of submitting the IISc admissions application. You must enter the available details of these exams, such as your roll number, paper, etc., in the application, but you may leave the score/rank/results blank. You can update just your national entrance results in the application from the main “Application Status” page. You must make this update within 1 week of the results being declared.

Additional notes

1. The minimum requirement for admission to the research programme is a SECOND CLASS (as declared by the University) in the qualifying examination as indicated against each department.

2. Wherever Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology is prescribed, the minimum eligible qualification for admission, the duration of the such degree courses should be atleast 4 years after 10+2 (i.e.10th Std and 12th Std). However those who have studied diploma after 10th Std and got exemption of 1 year in the Engineering/Technology are also eligible to apply.

3. Wherever Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Administration is prescribed the minimum duration should be of 2 years after 10+2+4 (i.e. 10th Std, 12th Std and BE/B Tech). However, Dual B Tech / M Tech degree holders / MS from abroad post BE/B Tech will be treated as M Tech applicants even though 2 years after 10+2+4 is not satisfied.

4. Wherever Master’s degree in Science discipline is prescribed the minimum duration should be of 2 years after 10+2+3 (i.e.10th Std, 12th Std and B Sc). But those who studied BS-MS of 5 years after 10+2 (i.e.10th Std and 12th Std) and those studied MS degree of 1 year (from abroad) after 10+2+3 (i.e.10th Std,12th Std and B Sc) are also eligible to apply.

5. The Master of Computer Science/Application holders should have studied B.Sc. with any of the following as major subjects: Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics / Electronics / Computer Science.

6. The minimum requirement of SECOND CLASS in the qualifying examination is relaxed to PASS CLASS for SC/ST candidates.

7. Some departments have specific requirements of subjects at the Bachelor’s or 10+2 levels as indicated under each department. Candidates have to ensure that they meet these requirements.

8. Those in the final year of their qualifying degree and awaiting results may also apply. However, they should have completed all the requirements for the award of their qualifying degree, including all examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc., by the time of joining, i.e., by 21 Dec 2023.

9. Students with a B.E./B.Tech. degree and a GATE score who meet the basic qualification for eligibilityfor the relevant engineering departments are eligible to be considered both for the Ph.D. program as well as the M.Tech.(Research) program. The candidates may communicate this to the department at the time of interview.

Selection Procedure

The selection of candidates for admission to research programmes is through an interview to be held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore during the period November 21-25, 2023. To see Important Dates

The number of candidates called for interview will depend on the number of vacancies available in each department.

Short-listing for Interview

For admission to Ph D / M Tech (Research) programmes in the Engineering Faculty

• For the Ph D programme candidates with ME /M Tech / M Sc(Engg) / MS / MBA (post BE / B Tech / Master’s degrees) will be short-listed for an interview for Ph D programmes based on their academic performance (including their past performance in national tests, in which they have qualified prior to their Master’s degree, and/or the number of Publications they have).

A1. Marks / Grade Point Average in ME/M Tech programmes (or equivalent), or

A2. Marks / Grade Point Average in M Sc (Engg) or equivalent research (masters degree).

B1. Marks / Grade Point Average in BE/B Tech programme (or equivalent), or

B2. Marks / Grade Point Average in B Sc and M Sc programmes(or equivalent)

C. Marks / Grade Point Average in PUC / Class XII Board Examinations

D. Marks / Grade Point Average in Class X Board Examinations]

For INSPIRE/CFTI^$/ICMR JRF/DBT JRF/NBHM/other national entrance exams in which Score/Marks/Rank is not provided Carrier Analysis Marks(CAM)^# may be used for shortlisting of Candidates of Interview.

• ^#CAM: means figure of Merit based on 10th/12th/UG/PG marks/Grade/GPA
• ^$CFTI : Graduates of any course with a minimum duration of FOUR years, from any Centrally Funded Technical Institution (including IIIT in PPP mode) with a minimum CGPA of 8 out of 10 or its equivalent (for Ph D only)

• Candidates with BE/ B Tech/ M Sc/ MA/ MCA or equivalent degree should qualify in any one of the following appropriate tests given below; from ‘a’ to ‘i’. They will be short-listed for interview based on the performance in the qualifying test.

For admission to Ph D programmes in the Science Faculty

For Ph D programme in Science Faculty candidates with ME /M Tech / M Sc(Engg) / MS / MBA (post BE / B Tech / Master’s degree)/ Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Agriculture, Veterinary, Medicine degree holders will be short-listed for interview for Ph D programmes based on their academic performance (including their past performance in the national tests like GATE/ JRF/ GPAT qualified prior to their Master’s studies).

For INSPIRE/CFTI^$/ICMR JRF/DBT JRF/NBHM/other national entrance exams in which Score/Marks/Rank is not provided Carrier Analysis Marks(CAM)^# may be used for shortlisting of Candidates of Interview.

• ^#CAM: means figure of Merit based on 10th/12th/UG/PG marks/Grade/GPA
• ^$CFTI : Graduates of any course with a minimum duration of FOUR years, from any Centrally Funded Technical Institution (including IIIT in PPP mode) with a minimum CGPA of 8 out of 10 or its equivalent (for Ph D only)

All the candidates other than the above group should qualify in any one of the following appropriate entrance tests given below from ‘a’ to ‘i’. They will be shortlisted for interview based on the performance in the qualifying test.

(a)   Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) – 2021 or 2022 or 2023

(b) Joint CSIR-UGC NET for JRF (with a valid certificate as on 01^st of August 2023)

(c) UGC NET for JRF (with a valid certificate as on 01^st of August 2023)

(d) ICMR JRF 2023 (with a valid certificate as on 01^st of August 2023) – qualified candidates

      are eligible for BC, ES, MB, MC, MD,NS and BE.

(e)  DBT JRF 2022/2023 (with a valid certificate as on 01^st of August 2023) – candidates who

      qualify in Category ‘I’ are eligible for BC, ES, MB, MC, MD,NS and BE.

(f) NBHM 2023 (with a valid award letter/certificate as on 01^st of August 2023)- candidates

     are eligible for MA.

(g) JEST 2023 – qualified candidates are eligible for PH, AP, HE, MB, IP, and SS, and

      those qualify JEST in Theoretical Computer Science for CS.

(h) GPAT (with a valid certificate as on 01^st of August 2023)

 (i) INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP – Candidates who have been provisionally awarded INSPIRE fellowship for registering to Ph D programmes are eligible to apply (those in possession of valid provisional INSPIRE offer for consideration of the application at level II of the selection issued by DST at the time of interview).

* CAM may be used departments for shortlisting of applicant for interview.

Notes

(a) The interview letters for the short-listed candidates will be posted on on Applicant’s interface on IISc Admission portal under Application Status link.   Such candidates can take a print-out of the interview letters from the respective candidate’s LOGIN page and make necessary arrangements for attending  the interview.  No separate communication will be sent by post.

(b)   Candidates called for interview have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation etc.

(c)    Candidates called for interview should bring with them attested copies of all the transcripts (marks cards from SSLC or equivalent onwards, degree certificate of the qualifying examination, etc.) and produce them before the interview committee, failing which they will not be interviewed.

(d)   Candidates belonging to SC/ST category should bring the original caste/tribe certificate, in case of EWS, copy of income certificate, issued by a competent authority for purposes of verification.

(e)If you belong to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) – you must produce the original Income and Asset Certificate issued after 01 April 2023 by the competent authority at the time of interview.

(f) If you belong to OBC-NCL catregory – you must produce the valid OBC-NCL issued after 01 April 2023 by the competent authority at the time of interview

(g) Candidate belonging to PwD (person-with-disability), KM (Kashmiri-Migrant) categories should produce the originals of the appropriate certificates, issued as per Government of India rules, and Kashmiri Pandit/Kashmiri Hindu Family living in Kashmiri valley should produce Kashmiri valley domicle certificate.

(h) The offer letter for the selected candidates will be posted on Applicant’s interface on IISc Admission portal under Application Status link tentatively during the third week of June. They can download the offer letter and make necessary arrangements including payment of fees etc. No separate communication will be sent by post

(i)   At the time of joining, candidates should have completed all the requirements for the award of the qualifying degree including all examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc.

(j)     Only candidates who produce all the mark sheets and degree certificates (original or provisional) issued by the University Authority will be given regular admission.

(k)     Candidates who are awaiting results but have completed all the formalities for the award of a degree should produce at the time of joining, a Course-Completion Certificate, issued by the (The Principal/Registrar). Such candidates will be given only provisional admission, which will be regularized on producing their marks sheets and, degree certificates (original, or provisional) etc., issued by the Head of the Institution/University Authority on or before 31 October 2023, failing which the provisional admission stands cancelled.

(l)     Candidates who are given provisional admission are eligible for a scholarship only on regularisation of admission (on production of the required documents). They will be paid a scholarship with retrospective effect, i.e., from the date of joining.

Integrated Ph. D. Programmes

The Institute offers exciting opportunities to motivated and talented Bachelor’s degree holders with a keen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Biological, Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences leading to a Ph D degree. Experience shows that students entering this program save nearly a year compared to those who go for a 2 year Master’s degree program elsewhere and then join the Institute for a Ph D program.  Each year, the Institute admits 70 to 90  students (15 to 23 in the Biological Sciences, 15 to 23 in the Chemical Sciences, 15 to 23 in the Physical Sciences and 15 to 23 in the Mathematical Sciences) under this program.  The program consists of flexible course work, an internship-type laboratory training (wherein ample opportunities exist for the candidate to acquire basic experimental skills and familiarity with advanced techniques for research), a research project to demonstrate the  attainment of a high degree of scientific ability followed by advanced research leading to a Ph D thesis on a specific topic.

Biological Sciences

Additional notes

(a) Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology/Biotechnology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics/ Pharmacy/ Veterinary Sciences/ Agriculture as applicable to individual discipline, under the 10+2+3/4 system, are eligible to apply to this program.

(b) The minimum requirement for admission to the Integrated Ph D programme is a FIRST CLASS or equivalent Grade in the Bachelor’s degree (as declared by the University) as indicated against each department.

(c) The minimum requirement of FIRST CLASS in the qualifying examination is relaxed to PASS CLASS for SC/ST candidates.

(d) Some departments have specific requirements of subjects at the Bachelor’s or 10+2 levels. Candidates have to ensure that they meet these requirements.

(e) Those in the final year of their qualifying examination and awaiting results are also eligible to apply. However, they should have completed all the requirements for the award of the qualifying degree, including all examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc., by the time of joining.

(f) While the regular PhD program allows an exemption from GATE scores for students with a 4-year degree from a CFTI and with a >= 8.0 CGPA out of 10.0, this is not applicable to Integrated PhD programme.

Selection Procedure

The short-listing of candidates for online interview is done based on the performance in JAM 2023. Short listing for Physical Sciences is also done based on JEST 2023.  Interviews are held during 29-31 May 2023.

Selection – For Biological, Physical and Mathematical Sciences selection will be based on the combined performance in the Test and in Interview. For Chemical Sciences, selection will be based only on the performance in the Interview.

Candidates written the following papers in JAM are eligible for the discipline(s) to which they seek admission.

Notes

(a) The interview letters for the short-listed candidates will be sent by email at least 2 weeks in advance. Such candidates shall make necessary arrangements for attending the interview. No separate communication will be sent by post. TA (second class sleeper class train fare) will be paid to all the candidates who attend the interview. The SC/ST candidates are invited to come to the Institute one week before the interview date and interact with the faculty members of the Institute.

(b) Candidates called for an interview have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation etc.

(c) Candidates called for an interview should bring with them attested copies of all the transcripts (marks cards from SSLC or equivalent onwards, degree certificates of the qualifying examination, etc.) and produce them before the interview committee, failing which, they will not be interviewed.

(d) Candidates belonging to the SC/ST category should bring the original caste/tribe certificates, issued by competent authorities for purposes of verification.

(e) If you belong to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) – you must produce the original Income and Asset Certificate issued by the competent authority.

(f) Candidate belonging to PwD (person-with-disability), KM (Kashmiri-Migrant) categories should produce the originals of the appropriate certificates, issued as per Government of India rules, and Kashmiri Pandit/Kashmiri Hindu Family living in Kashmiri valley should produce Kashmiri valley domicle certificate.

(g) The offer letter for the selected candidates will be posted on IISc website www.iisc.ac.in/admissions  during the second week of June. They can download the offer letter and make necessary arrangements including payment of fees etc. No separate communication will be sent by post.

(h) The candidates admitted to the Integrated Ph D programmes should report to the Institute for completing admission formalities.

(i) At the time of joining, candidates should have completed all the requirements for the award of the qualifying degree including all examinations, dissertation projects, viva-voce, etc.

(j) Only candidates who produce all the mark sheets and degree certificates (original or provisional) issued by the University Authority will be given regular admission.

(k) Candidates who are awaiting results but have completed all formalities for the award of a degree should produce at the time of joining, a Course-Completion Certificate, issued by the Head of the institution (The Principal/Registrar). Such candidates will be given only provisional admission, which will be regularized on their producing all the marks sheets and degree certificates (original, or provisional) etc., issued by the University Authority on or before 31 October 2023, failing which, the provisional admission stands cancelled.

(l) Candidates who are given provisional admission are eligible for a scholarship only on regularisation of admission (on production of the required documents). They will be paid a scholarship with retrospective effect, i.e., from the date of joining.

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