Admissions for GS2019

Online announcement for GATE/CSIR/UGC-NET candidates
Thank you for your interest in the PhD Program at DBS-TIFR (Mumbai); TCIS-TIFR (Hyderabad); and NCBS-TIFR/inStem (Bangalore). The primary route by which we receive applications is via the TIFR/JGEEBILS exam. We will also consider candidates based on their GATE/CSIR/UGC-NET rank. Via this route we will only consider candidates if:
(1) You are in the top 10 percentile of ranks (e.g. you must have a rank of 200 or better if a total of 2000 candidates appeared for the corresponding exam). In the full application you will be required to state your GATE/CSIR/UGC-NET rank and upload the corresponding Score Card as supporting evidence.
AND 
(2) You have at least one year of research experience under a single supervisor at the time of submission of this application. This research supervisor must be included as one of your referees at the time of submission of the full application.
If both the above apply to your case, please write to phd@ncbs.res.in. We will provide instructions to you on how to submit a full application.
 
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NCBS, BANGALORE AND DBS, MUMBAI
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Deemed University)


The National Centre for Biological Sciences is a centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. The Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) is located at TIFR in Mumbai.

Both units run vibrant graduate programmes and seek excellent students who have completed their primary degrees in basic sciences, engineering or medicine. Graduate students are recruited into the programmes after a written test conducted at several centers nationally, followed by interviews held in Mumbai (for DBS) or submission of a full application and interviews for short-listed applicants at Bangalore (for NCBS).

The TIFR Nationwide Entrance Examination (GS-2019) for Biology is also called the Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS). See http://www.ncbs.res.in/JGEEBILS. All participating institutions use the score from this examination, but each institution has its own admission procedure. Students need to apply separately to each institution that uses the JGEEBILS score.

Programmes offered at NCBS, Bangalore and DBS, Mumbai:

  • Biology
  • PhD (NCBS, DBS and TIFR-H)
  • Integrated PhD (NCBS, DBS  and TIFR-H)
  • M.Sc. by Research (only at DBS)
  • M.Sc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation (only at NCBS)
Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Mumbai (http://www.actrec.gov.in/) Bose Institute, Kolkata (www.jcbose.ac.in)
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (http://www.ccmb.res.in) Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad (http://www.cdfd.org.in)

Department of Biological Sciences, TIFR, Mumbai (http://www.tifr.res.in/~dbs).

 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) ,Kolkata (www.iiserkol.ac.in)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune (http://www.iiserpune.ac.in) Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram  (http://www.iisertvm.ac.in)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati  (http://www.iisertirupati.ac.in/) Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (http://www.imsc.res.in/)
Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru  (http://www.instem.res.in) MAHE: Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal (Life Sciences) (www.manipal.edu/mu.html)
National Brain Research Centre, Manesar (http://www.nbrc.ac.in) National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru (http://www.ncbs.res.in)
National Centre for Cell Science, Pune (http://www.nccs.res.in) National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi (http://www1.nii.res.in)
National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar (http://www.niser.ac.in/) Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad (http://www.rcb.res.in/)
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata (http://www.saha.ac.in) TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS), Hyderabad (http://www.tifrh.res.in)