CCMB Hyderabad PhD Admission 2019, Eligibility, Application, Dates

CSIR Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology PhD Admission 2019

CCMB Hyderabad PhD Admission 2019 - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, invites applications from candidates who are Indian citizens, to pursue research in modern biology leading to a PhD Degree for the academic year January 2019

Projects offered for PhD

• The Projects offered for PhD would be in the broad areas of Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Developmental Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Protein Structure and Function, Biology of Macromolecules, Biology of Infection, Epigenetics, Chromatin Biology and Bioinformatics

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CCMB Hyderabad PhD Admission 2019 Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates with a Master’s degree in any branch of science and a valid National level fellowship (JRF/SRF of CSIR, UGC, DBT, ICMR, etc.), DST-INSPIRE or any other equivalent fellowship for pursuing PhD
• Candidates in the final year of qualifying degree program are also eligible to apply. However, if selected, their selection will be CONDITIONAL to completing the qualifying degree with the defined marks criteria, and they can only join the PhD Program with the August 2019 batch of PhD students
• Candidates with a BE/B.Tech degree in Biotechnology or in any engineering discipline must have a GATE score of at least 85.0 percentile
• B.Pharm degree candidates must have a GPAT score of at least 85.0 percentile
• A valid fellowship is an ABSOLUTE requirement for pursuing Ph.D. at CCMB
• Candidates with lecturer-ship only in CSIR-UGC (NET) examination need not apply
• M.Sc/M.Tech/M.Pharm candidates qualified in GATE/GPAT are not eligible to apply

CCMB Hyderabad PhD Admission 2019 Selection Process

• Online applications will be screened and the eligible candidates will be called for a computer-based written test at one of their preferred centers among the 19 test centers across the country on 25th November 2018
• Candidates qualifying in the written test and having a valid FELLOWSHIP for pursuing Ph.D. will be shortlisted to appear for interview at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad on 17th December 2018 (preliminary) and 18th December 2018 (final)
• A valid fellowship is an ABSOLUTE requirement for pursuing Ph.D. at CCMB, and the eligible fellowships are:
• Any National level fellowship (JRF/SRF of CSIR, UGC, DBT, ICMR, etc.), DST-INSPIRE or any other equivalent fellowship for pursuing PhD
• Candidates with a BE/B.Tech degree in Biotechnology or in any engineering discipline must have a GATE score of at least 85.0 percentile.
• B.Pharm degree candidates must have a GPAT score of at least 85.0 percentile.
• Candidates qualifying both preliminary and the final interview will be selected for pursuing a Ph.D. at CCMB.

Note:

• The fellowship MUST be valid till the time of joining (January 2019).
• Candidates with lecturer-ship only in CSIR-UGC (NET) examination or the M.Sc/M.Tech/M.Pharm candidates with GATE/GPAT will not be shortlisted for interview.
• Candidates will have to make their OWN arrangements for travel, stay, etc. at the examination centre and/or in Hyderabad for interviews. Travelling allowance is not payable by CCMB.

CCMB Hyderabad PhD Admission 2019 Application Procedure

• Candidates with a master’s degree in any branch of Science or a bachelor’s degree in Eng./Pharmacy/Medicine may submit their applications online by 24th October 2018 through this https://apply.registernow.in/CCMB/Phd19/
• Candidates (including those who have appeared for the JGEEBILS-2019) need to register their names for RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2019 by applying in the prescribed application form

Application Fees Structure

• General - Rs.500.00
• Scheduled Castes (SCs) - NIL
• Scheduled Tribes (STs) - NIL
• Other Backward Class (OBC) - Rs.500/-
• Other Backward Class (OBC)-NON-CREAMY LAYER - Rs.250/-
• Physically Handicapped (PH) - NIL
• The application processing fees as mentioned above should be paid online only and is non‐ refundable
• For more information https://apply.registernow.in/CCMB/Phd19/

CCMB Hyderabad PhD Admission 2019 Important Dates

• Online Registration Start Date: 06th October 2018
• Online Registration End Date: 24th October 2018
• Admit Card: To be announced later
• Computer Based Test: 25th November 2018 (Sunday)
• Announcement of candidates shortlisted for Interview: To be announced later
• Date of Interviews: To be announced later

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