IBAB PhD Program 2025-26 Admissions Open
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IBAB PhD Program 2025-26 Admissions Open, Apply Online

Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D. Program (Semester 1, 2025-2026) at Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bengaluru

Ranked among the top three research institutes in India for Bioinformatics, IBAB is a premier institute with high-impact multidisciplinary research programs, internationally trained faculty, and state-of-the-art infrastructure, dedicated to nurturing the next generation of professionals at the intersection of Biology and AI/ML.

IBAB is an autonomous Institution set up by the Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T of the Government of Karnataka in 2001. Over the last 23 years, the Institute has grown into a world-class institution offering educational programs in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Big Data Biology. IBAB has established excellent facilities in both computational and experimental Life Sciences and houses state-of-the-art computing infrastructure including Graphical Processing Units (GPU) servers, high-end workstations and high-capacity network and storage facilities besides well-equipped state-of-the-art bioscience laboratories for experimental work. The Institute has well qualified faculty with international experience and offers Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral programs in frontier areas of interdisciplinary Life Sciences.

Eligibility

Master’s degree (2 years) in any branch of Life Sciences/ Biotechnology/Bioengineering/ Bioinformatics/ Computational Biology/ Computer Science and Engineering / Pharmacy /Medicine /Physics/Chemistry with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent, OR

B.Tech./ B.E or equivalent (4 years) in any branch of Science/Technology with 75% marks or equivalent

Selection Procedure

National level proctored online entrance exam followed by an in-person interview at IBAB, Bangalore

Please visit the webpage of IBAB for details regarding the faculty research areas and the PhD projects being floated for the current round of selections

Stipend / Fellowship

IBAB strongly encourages students with their own fellowships (CSIR-UGC, DST-INSPIRE, DBT-JRF and ICMR-JRF) to apply to the Ph.D. program

Exceptional candidates without a fellowship or a valid GATE score shall be provided with a competitive assistantship by the Institute

Research Areas

  • Cancer Biology
  • Computational Biology
  • Genomics & Epigenetics
  • Molecular Parasitology
  • Machine Learning in Biology
  • Structural Biology/ Drug Discovery
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Systems Biology & Bioinformatics
  • Quantum Biology & Biophysics

Selection Procedure

National level proctored online entrance exam followed by an in-person interview at IBAB, Bangalore

Important Links

Online application – CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE

Click here for Information on the PhD Projects

More Details: CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

Deadline for submission of applications is May 14, 2025

Important Dates

Event Date
Application Start Date April 7, 2025
Deadline for Submission of Application Form May 14, 2025
Date of Online Entrance Examination May 25, 2025
Announcement of Shortlisted Candidates Last week of May
Date of Interview Second week of June
Release of List of Selected Candidates Third week of June
Commencement of the Ph.D. Program July 15, 2025

APPLY ONLINE HERE

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