National Institute of Immunology PhD Admission 2021, Dates, Application

PhD Programs Offered at NII, New Delhi

Cutting-edge research at NII encompasses broad interdisciplinary areas of –

• Immunology
• Infectious and Chronic Disease Biology
• Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Chemical Biology
• Structural Biology
• Computational Biology

National Institute of Immunology PhD Admission 2021 Important Dates

Online Application begins

04th January, 2021

Last Date for submission of Application Form

01st February 2021

Admit card available for download

11th February, 2021

Date of NII-2021 Entrance Examination

25th February, 2021

The list of candidates short-listed for interviews shall be available on the NII website and Notice Board on or before

26h April, 2021

Date of Interviews will be held online during

15th to 22nd June 2021

The Program will start on

12th July 2021

The allotment of laboratories and thesis supervisors will be made by

19th July 2021

Eligibility Criteria for National Institute of Immunology PhD Admission 2021

• Candidate must have a M.Sc. in any branch of Science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics) M.Tech., M.B.B.S., M.V.Sc., M.Pharm., Integrated M.Sc., or equivalent qualification as per the norms of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.

• At least 60% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Senior Secondary Certificate (10+2) and Bachelor’s degree and 55% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Master’s degree are essential for the general category.

• 5% relaxation in aggregate scores in Senior Secondary, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees will be applicable for candidates from the reserved categories [(OBC (non-creamy layer; NCL), SC/ST, and PwD]. Rounding off of percentage score to the next integral value is not permitted.

• Candidates appearing for the qualifying examination in the current academic year are eligible to apply; they will be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory fulfilment of the eligibility requirements at the time of joining

Reservations of seats

• 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, 27% for OBC (NCL) and 3% for persons with disability (PwD) as per statutory norms.

National Institute of Immunology PhD Admission 2021 Application Process

• Eligible candidates can apply online through the official website http://www.nii.res.in/

• Online application facility will be available at the NII website from 4th January, 2021 to 25th January, 2021. Candidates should submit their applications along with application fees through NII online application portal only.

• The entire application process for admissions is online and the Application form has to be filled online in entirety and be submitted along with the documents on or before last date.

• Candidates must ensure that the information details furnished in the online application are true and correct. If any discrepancy is observed at any stage, NII reserves the right to cancel the admission.

Application Fee

For General/OBC (NCL) candidates

Rs.1000/-

For  SC/ST/PwD candidates

Rs.500/-

Mode of Payment      

Online through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking

Selection Process

NII will select candidates for the Ph.D. program through the following two Channels:

Channel 1

Computer-based Entrance Examination, NII-2021 to be conducted by NII at multiple centres across India on 25th February 2021 (Thursday). :

Channel 2

Joint Graduate Entrance Examination in Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS-2021).

• Candidates will be short-listed for an interview based on their scores in either NII-2021 or JGEEBILS-2021.

• The list of candidates short-listed for interviews shall be available on the NII website and Notice Board on or before 26h April, 2021.

PhD – Fellowship

• NII currently provides Junior Research Fellowship of Rs.31000/- per month to the selected candidates. Awarded fellowships from CSIR, UGC, ICMR, DBT or and DST, may avail them as per rules of the respective funding agency.