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IISER Tirupati, an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, invites applications from eligible candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Program in Biology/Chemistry (two positions) for the Joint-PhD program with The University of Melbourne.

The broad areas of research, important dates, and eligibility criteria in each department are as follows:

 

BIOLOGY/CHEMSITRY

 

Titles: 1. Innovative Strategies for Climate Resilient Crops: Integrating Priming and Silicon-induced Conditioning as Sustainable Solutions Through Physiological and Molecular Approaches.

  1. Developing Regional Crop Digital Twin for Precision Agriculture Using Satellite and Ground Based Sensing.

Important Dates:

  • Opening date of online application                                         : 25.03.2026
  • Closing date of online application                                          : 20.04.2026
  • Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview            : 30.04.2026
  • Interview of shortlisted candidates                                         : To be decided
  • Announcement of interview results                                        : To be decided
  • Joining date for Joint Ph.D. Program                                      : Last week of July 2026.

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Discipline

Minimum Eligibility Criteria

Essential Eligibility Criteria

Biology/Chemistry

Students with a minimum 80% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 8.5 on a 10-point scale in a Master’s degree in any branch of Science Biological Sciences/ Chemical Sciences/Agricultural Sciences/ /Biotechnology/Bioinformatics M.Tech/  degree or any equivalent degree.

Computer Science student with a strong inclination towards Bioinformatic sciences is eligible to apply.

Qualified for JGEEBILS 2025 (or) DBT-JRF-A / ICMR-JRF /DBT-BINC / UGC-CSIR JRF / DST-INSPIRE-JRF (or) For GATE -Life Sciences, GATE-Biotechnology, GATE-Computer Science and IT, and GATE-Ecology and Evolution (or) Any other national exam for Indian nationals.

Candidates with BE/B.Tech degree with minimum 80% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or CGPA 8.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply.

IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.5 are eligible without the essential eligibility criteria listed on the right column.

 

Application Procedure:

Only online applications will be accepted. Applicants can submit their forms for the Biology/Chemistry discipline using the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAJq3-tLZ_7gFWXrerMXh51CyuBAauReysrvoaBHfetppXEA/viewform?usp=header

General Information to the Applicants:

The candidate MUST have qualified at least ONE of the above-mentioned essential eligibility criteria in the relevant discipline.

  1. The fellowships/scores/ranks must be valid at the time of joining the course.
  2.  Students with a minimum 80% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 8.5 on a 10-point scale.
  3. Candidates in the final year of their qualifying degree (as mentioned in the minimum criteria) are also eligible to apply. However, their final selection is subject to their successful completion of the qualifying degree with the above-mentioned requirements at the time of admission. A provisional degree certificate is mandatory at the time of admission.
  4. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Selection Procedure:

The shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview, and the final selection is based on performance in the interview.

Applying does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted for an interview. 

Fellowship:

Upon selection and subsequently joining the PhD program, candidates who do not possess any CSIR, DBT, and INSPIRE may be eligible for institute fellowship at par with CSIR, DBT, etc., but without HRA and Contingency components.

Please Note:

All communication with candidates will be by email only.

Kindly check this website for periodic updates.

In case of any application-related specific queries, please contact the respective departments with your application number mentioned in the subject at the following email addresses:

  • bioadmissions@labs.iisertirupati.ac.in
  • chemphdselection@iisertirupati.ac.in