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IISER TIRUPATI

ADMISSION TO Ph.D. PROGRAM – JANUARY 2025

IISER Tirupati, an institute of national importance under the MoE, admits students in the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth and Climate Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and associated interdisciplinary areas of research. In addition to research, the program involves coursework and teaching assistantships. IISER Tirupati invites applications from prospective candidates for admission to the Ph.D. program in January 2025.

The department-specific eligibility criteria for January 2025 admissions are given below. Information about individual faculty profiles and areas of research can be obtained from the IISER Tirupati website.

In this round, the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Climate Sciences and Humanities and Social Sciences will admit Ph.D. students.

ADMISSION TO Ph.D. PROGRAM – JANUARY 2024

IISER Tirupati invites applications from prospective candidates for admission to the Ph.D. program in January 2024. IISER Tirupati admits students in the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth and Climate Sciences, and associated interdisciplinary areas of research. In addition to research, the program involves coursework and teaching assistantships.

The department-specific eligibility criteria for January 2024 admissions are given below. Information about individual faculty profiles and areas of research can be obtained from the IISER Tirupati website.

In this round, the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Earth and Climate Sciences will admit PhD students.

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

Biology

Computational Biology and Systems Biology, Biophysics, Cancer Biology/Immunology, Chemical Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology & Neurobiology, Genome Biology, Infection Biology, Plant Biology, Structural Biology, Single Molecule Biology/ Nucleic Acid Biology, Microbiology.

Visit the following website for further details:

https://www.iisertirupati.ac.in/faculty/

https://www.iisertirupati.ac.in/departments/biology/

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 13, 2023

Closing date of online application: November 12, 2023
Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 25 – 30, 2023 (Tentative)
Interview of shortlisted candidates: December 05 – 10, 2023 (Tentative)
Announcement of interview results: December 20 – 25, 2023 (Tentative)
Joining date for PhD Program: January 2, 2024 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BIOLOGY:

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Biology Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale in Master's degree in any branch of Science Physics/ Chemistry/Mathematics/Biological Sciences/ Ecological Sciences/Agricultural Sciences/ Psychology Qualified for JGEEBILS 2023 (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, GATE-Chemistry, and GATE-Ecology and Evolution up to rank 200. (or) Any other national fellowship.
M.Tech/ M.VSc or MBBS degree or any equivalent degree.
Candidates with BE/B.Tech degree with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply.
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 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 discipline in the following link:

Chemistry

Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Theoretical & Computational Chemistry, Physical & Materials Chemistry, Chemical biology and other Chemistry allied disciplines.

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 13, 2023
Closing date of online application: November 12, 2023
Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 25 – 30, 2023 (Tentative)
Interview of shortlisted candidates: December 05-10, 2023 (Tentative)
Announcement of interview results: December 20-25, 2023 (Tentative)
Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2024 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CHEMISTRY:

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Chemistry Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; with all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale in master's degree in any branch of Science: Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Biology or ME/M.Tech or any equivalent degree.
or
Candidates with BE/B.Tech degree with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply
or
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 are eligible without the essential eligibility criteria listed on the right column.
Qualified for CSIR/UGC-LS/JRF/INSPIRE PhD Fellowships/GATE/Any other National Fellowships

Application Procedure:

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

Physics

Atomic & Molecular Physics (Experiment and Theory), Complex Systems (Theory), Condensed Matter, Materials, and Quantum Condensed Matter (Theory), Experimental High Energy Physics, Lasers and Photonics (Experiment), Microfluidics (Experiment), Observational Astronomy, Soft and Active Matter (Experiment, Theory and Computation)

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 13, 2023
Closing date of online application: November 12, 2023
Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 25 – 30, 2023 (Tentative)
Interview of shortlisted candidates: December 05-10, 2023 (Tentative)
Announcement of interview results: December 20-25, 2023 (Tentative)
Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2024 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PHYSICS:

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Physics Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale in Master's degree in any branch of Science: Physics/Astronomy & Astrophysics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Biology or M.E./M.Tech. or any equivalent degree. Awarded CSIR-JRF or UGC JRF or INSPIRE PhD
(or)
Qualified in JEST
(or)
Qualified in GATE
(or)
Any other National Level Examination
Candidates with BE/B.Tech degree with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply.
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 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 Physics discipline in the following link:

Earth & Climate Science

Seismic tomography, Seismic anisotropy and attenuation, Earthquake physics and ground motion, Earthquake early warning system.

Igneous Petrology, Mineralogy, Rare Metal and Rare Earth (RMRE) mineralization, Atmospheric science, meteorology.

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 13, 2023
Closing date of online application: November 12, 2023
Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 25 – 30, 2023 (Tentative)
Interview of shortlisted candidates: December 05-10, 2023 (Tentative)
Announcement of interview results: December 20-25, 2023 (Tentative)
Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2024 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ECS

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Earth & Climate Science Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; with all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 out of 10-point scale in master degree in:

Geology/Geophysics/Physics/Meteorology/Atmospheric Science/Space Physics/Applied Physics/ Astrophysics/Planetary sciences/ Environment Sciences

IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 are eligible without the essential eligibility criteria listed on the right column.
NET in Earth, Atmospheric

Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Physics, Environment Sciences/

GATE in Physics, Geology & Geophysics (GG) and Environment Sciences and Engineering

Application Procedure:

Only online applications will be accepted. Applicants can submit their forms for the ECS discipline in the following link:
Click Here to Apply Online

Mathematics

Analytic Number theory, Algebraic Number Theory, Galois Representations, Harmonic Analysis, Algebraic Geometry, Algebraic K-Theory, Homotopy Theory, Representation Theory, Riemannian Geometry, Differential and Algebraic Topology

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 13, 2023
Closing date of online application: November 12, 2023
Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 25 – 30, 2023 (Tentative)
Interview of shortlisted candidates: December 05-10, 2023 (Tentative)
Announcement of interview results: December 20-25, 2023 (Tentative)
Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2024 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA MATHEMATICS

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Mathematics Students with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale in Master's degree in any branch of Science: Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Biological Sciences/ M.E./ M.Tech. or any equivalent degree.

Candidates with B.E./ B.Tech degree with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply.

IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 are eligible without the additional eligibility criteria listed on the right column.
Qualified for CSIR-JRF / UGC-JRF / INSPIRE PHD / NBHM PHD / GATE(MA) or Any other National Fellowship

Application Procedure:

Only online applications will be accepted. Applicants can submit their forms for the Mathematics discipline in the following link:

General Information to the Applicants:

  1. The candidate MUST have qualified at least ONE of the above-mentioned essential eligibility criteria in relevant discipline.
  2. The fellowships/scores/ranks must be valid at the time of joining the course.
  3. For candidates belonging to SC/ST, PWD and KM category, the percentage of marks may be relaxed by 5% or 0.5 in the case of CGPA.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 interview performance.
TA/DA will be provided to the SC/ST/PD students appearing for the interview as per institute norms.

Applying does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted for an interview. The respective departments may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in the national level tests) to shortlist candidates for interviews.

The respective departments may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in the national level tests) to shortlist candidates for interviews.

Fellowship:

Upon selection and subsequently joining the PhD program, candidates who do not possess any CSIR, DBT and INSPIRE, will 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:

Age Relaxation:

Preferably not more than 28 years at the time of joining. Age relaxation of 3 years will be given for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and 5 years for SC/ST/PWD/Female candidates as per GOI norms. Candidates belonging to the reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates, if selected. Relaxation may also be given whenever suitable candidates are not available, in exceptional circumstances.

List of Short Listed Candidates for Interview:

List of Selected Candidates:

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

Biology

Computational Biology and Systems Biology, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Disease Biology, Immunology, Chemical Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology & Neurobiology, Genome Biology, Infection Biology, Plant Biology, Structural Biology, Single Molecule Biology/ Nucleic Acid Biology, Microbiology.

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 05, 2024

Closing date of online application: November 03, 2024

Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 11-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Interview of shortlisted candidates: November 25-29, 2024 (Tentative)

Announcement of interview results: December 09-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2025 (Tentative)

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Biology Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale in Master's degree in any branch of Science Physics/ Chemistry/Mathematics/Biological Sciences/ Ecological Sciences/Agricultural Sciences/ Psychology Qualified for JGEEBILS 2023 (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, GATE-Chemistry, and GATE-Ecology and Evolution up to rank 200.
(or)
Any other national fellowship.
M.Tech/ M.VSc or MBBS degree or any equivalent degree.
Candidates with BE/B.Tech degree with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply. IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 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

discipline in the following link:

Chemistry

Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Theoretical & Computational Chemistry, Physical & Materials Chemistry, Chemical biology and other Chemistry allied disciplines.

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 05, 2024

Closing date of online application: November 03, 2024

Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 11-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Interview of shortlisted candidates: November 25-29, 2024 (Tentative)

Announcement of interview results: December 09-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2025 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CHEMISTRY:

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Chemistry Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; with all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale in master's degree in any branch of Science: Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Biology or ME/M.Tech or any equivalent degree. Qualified for CSIR/UGC-LS/JRF/INSPIRE PhD Fellowships/GATE/Any other National Fellowships
Candidates with BE/B.Tech degree with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply.
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 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 Chemistry discipline in the following link:

 

Physics

Atomic & Molecular Physics (Experiment and Theory), Complex Systems (Theory), Condensed Matter, Materials, and Quantum Condensed Matter (Theory), Experimental High Energy Physics, Lasers and Photonics (Experiment), Microfluidics (Experiment), Observational Astronomy, Soft and Active Matter (Experiment, Theory and Computation)

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 05, 2024

Closing date of online application: November 03, 2024

Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 11-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Interview of shortlisted candidates: November 25-29, 2024 (Tentative)

Announcement of interview results: December 09-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2025 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PHYSICS:

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Physics Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale in Master's degree in any branch of Science: Physics/Astronomy & Astrophysics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Biology or M.E./M.Tech. or any equivalent degree. Qualified for JGEEBILS 2023 (or) DBT-JRF-A / ICMR-JRF /DBT-BINC / UGC-CSIR JRF / DST-INSPIRE-JRF Awarded CSIR-JRF or UGC-JRF or INSPIRE PhD
(or)
Qualified in JEST
(or)
Qualified in GATE
(or)
Any other national fellowship.
Candidates with BE/B.Tech degree with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; not only in majoring subject) or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply.
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 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 Physics discipline in the following link:

Earth & Climate Science

Seismic tomography, Seismic anisotropy and attenuation, Earthquake physics and ground motion, Earthquake early warning system.

Igneous Petrology, Mineralogy, Rare Metal and Rare Earth (RMRE) mineralization, Atmospheric science, Meteorology, Economic Geology, and Gold Metallogeny.

Environment Sciences, Environment Toxicology, Microplastics and Heavy Metal Pollution.

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 05, 2024

Closing date of online application: November 03, 2024

Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 11-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Interview of shortlisted candidates: November 25-29, 2024 (Tentative)

Announcement of interview results: December 09-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2025 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ECS

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Earth & Climate Science Students with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage with all subjects) or a CGPA 6.0 out of a 10-point scale NET in Earth, Atmospheric,
(or)
Ocean, and Planetary Sciences, Physics, Environmental Sciences/
(or)
GATE in Physics, Geology & Geophysics (GG), and Environmental Science and Engineering
Students with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage with all subjects) or a CGPA 6.0 out of a 10-point scale
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 are eligible without the additional eligibility criteria listed in the right column.

Application Procedure:​

Only online applications will be accepted. Applicants can submit their forms for the ECS discipline in the following link: 

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Energy Economics, Financial Economics, Macroeconomics, International Trade, Complex systems, Complex networks, Economic & financial networks, ELT, Cultural Studies, Literary Theory and Criticism, Pedagogical Strategies, Curricula and Assessment methodologies, Tech-enhanced learning, Science Entrepreneurship, Business communication.

Visit the following website for further details:  
https://www.iisertirupati.ac.in/people/faculty/

https://www.iisertirupati.ac.in/departments/hss/

Important Dates:

Opening date of online application: October 05, 2024

Closing date of online application: November 03, 2024

Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview: November 11-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Interview of shortlisted candidates: November 25-29, 2024 (Tentative)

Announcement of interview results: December 09-15, 2024 (Tentative)

Joining date for Ph.D. Program: January 2, 2025 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
ECONOMICS Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage; with all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 out of 10-point scale in master’s degree in Economics/applied economics. UGC-NET in Economics
(or)
UGC-JRF in Economics
(or)
GATE in Economics
Research Areas:Energy Economics, Financial Economics, Macroeconomics, International Trade
Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
English Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate or CGPA 6.0 out of 10-point scale in master’s degree in English/Linguistics UGC-NET in English/Linguistics
(or)
UGC-NET in English/Linguistics
(or)
GATE in English/Linguistics
Research Areas:Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate or CGPA 6.0 out of 10-point scale in master’s degree in English/Linguistics
Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Complex systems, Complex networks, Economic & financial networks Students with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 on a 10-point scale in Master’s degree in any branch of Science: Physics/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ or Masters’ degree in Economics or Finance or M.E./ M.Tech. or any equivalent degree. Awarded CSIR-JRF or UGC-JRF or INSPIRE PhD
(or)
Qualified in JEST
(or)
Qualified in GATE
(or)
Any other National Level Examination
Candidates with B.E./ B.Tech degree with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale can also apply.
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 are eligible without the additional eligibility criteria listed on the right column. Research Areas: Complex systems, Complex networks, Economic & financial networks
Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Science Education Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate (overall percentage including all subjects) or CGPA 6.0 out of 10-point scale in Master’s degree in any branch of Science or M.Ed. (with undergraduate degree in science) UGC-NET/UGC-JRF in Education
(or)
UGC-NET/UGC-JRF in Education
(or)
Any other National Level Examination
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA>= 8.0 are eligible without the essential eligibility criteria listed on the right column
IISER BS-MS (All IISERs) Dual degree students with CGPA >= 8.0 are eligible without the additional eligibility criteria listed on the right column. Research Areas: Complex systems, Complex networks, Economic & financial networks
Discipline Minimum Eligibility Criteria Essential Eligibility Criteria
Entrepreneurship Students with minimum 55% marks in aggregate or CGPA 6.0 out of 10-point scale in master’s degree in any discipline UGC-NET in Social Sciences
(or)
UGC-JRF in Social Sciences
(or)
UGC-JRF in Social Sciences
Research Areas: Science Entrepreneurship, Business communication

Application Procedure:

Only online applications will be accepted. Applicants can submit their forms for the HSS discipline in the following link:

https://form.jotform.com/242761331756458

General Information to the Applicants:

  1. The candidate MUST have qualified at least ONE of the above-mentioned essential eligibility criteria in relevant discipline.
  2. The fellowships/scores/ranks must be valid at the time of joining the course.
  3. For candidates belonging to SC/ST, PWD and KM category, the percentage of marks may be relaxed by 5% or 0.5 in the case of CGPA.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 interview performance.

TA/DA will be provided to the SC/ST/PD students appearing for the interview as per institute norms.

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

 

The respective departments may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in the national level tests) to shortlist candidates for interviews.

Fellowship:

Upon selection and subsequently joining the PhD program, candidates who do not possess any CSIR, DBT and INSPIRE, will 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:

 

Age Relaxation:

Preferably not more than 30 years at the time of joining. Age relaxation of 3 years will be given for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and 5 years for SC/ST/PWD/Female candidates as per GOI norms. Candidates belonging to the reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates if selected. Relaxation may also be given whenever suitable candidates are not available, in exceptional circumstances.