National Institute of Immunology Delhi PhD Admission 2017

NII New Delhi Admission to PhD Programme (Academic Session 2017-18)

National Institute of Immunology (NII) New Delhi invites applications for admission to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programme for the academic year 2017-18

Important Dates

Online application facility will be available at NII website from: 18th Nov to 10th January 2017
Last Date for Submitting the Online Applications: 10th January 2017
Date of Entrance Exam: 19th February 2017 (Sunday)
JGEEBILS 2017 to be held on 11th December 2016
List of shortlisted candidates: 31st March 2017
Date of Interview: 14th - 16th June 2017
The Programme will start on 10th July 2017

PhD Programs Offered
Cutting-edge research at the Institute encompasses broad interdisciplinary areas (i) Infection and Immunity, (ii) Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology, (iii) Chemical, Structural and Computational Biology and (iv) Reproduction and Development

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum academic qualifications required are M.Sc. or equivalent in any branch of science, or M.Tech or MBBS or M.V.Sc or M.Pharm or equivalent qualification as per the norms of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi along with 60% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Senior Secondary Certificate (10+2) and bachelor’s degree, and at least 55% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Master’s degree is required
The Institute invites applications from candidates who have completed or are likely to complete the required courses this academic year
Rounding off of percentage score to next integral value is not permitted
Candidates appearing for the qualifying exam this academic year may also apply; they will be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory fulfillment of the above requirements the time of joining

Reservation
Reservations of seats - 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, 27% for OBC (non-creamy layer) and 3% for Physically Handicapped as per statutory norms

Selection Procedure

NII will select candidates for the PhD Programme through the following Channels
I. Entrance Exam conducted by at four different centres - New Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata and Guwahati on 19th February 2017 (Sunday)
II. Joint Graduate Entrance Exam in Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Science (JGEEBILS 2017); the candidates applying through JGEEBILS-2017 will be also have to submit a separate application to NII, New Delhi indicating their JGEEBILS hall ticket number
The candidates must appear in at least one of the two examinations mentioned above. Candidates will be short-listed for an interview based on their scores in JGEEBILS) or in the NII Entrance Exam

Application Procedure

Online Application Fee is Rs.500/- for (GEN/OBC/PH) and Rs.250/- for SC/ST; the candidates applying through either of the two Channels have to submit a separate application to NII, New Delhi (along with application fee) indicating their JGEEBILS hall ticket number
Candidate applying through both Channel I and Channel II should summit their application online through NII admission portal
Applications should be submitted online only (visit website www.nii.res.in); online application facility will be available at NII website from 18th November 2016 to 10th January 2017
Applicants having difficulty in accessing NII PhD admission portal may contact Administrative Officer (Academic and Training), National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110067

National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi

NII, New Delhi (An Autonomous Research Institute), JNU Complex, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110067, Tel.: 011-26717101, Email: [email protected], Website www.nii.res.in