Post Doctoral Research Fellowship Program 2020 at IISER Tirupati, Eligibility, Selection

About PDRF 2020

• IISER Tirupati has an active Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF) Program to enable highly motivated young researchers to conduct research in the frontier areas of Science and Technology.

• Applications are invited twice a year, in April and October, for appointment of post-doctoral fellows in the various research areas. These positions are open for those with experience of 2 years or less, from the date of award of PhD degree. Those who have submitted a thesis and are awaiting award of degree, can also apply.

• The Institute may give exceptions in terms of number of years of experience in case of highly meritorious candidates, with prior approval of the Competent Authority.

• Fellowship – Rs. 47,000/- p.m + HRA as per GoI rules if the candidate produces the Ph. D. Certificate. Otherwise, Rs. 35,000/- p.m + HRA as per GoI rules for those candidates whose Ph. D. degree is awaited. 

• However, the candidate must produce a letter from competent authority stating that the thesis has been submitted and the final viva/defence is pending. Nominal research grants will be available under this program.

• Candidates who have a PhD Degree in Biological, Chemical, Mathematical and Physical Sciences/ Engineering/Technology and related areas as applicable are eligible to apply.

• Those who are in the final stages of their PhD thesis submission are also eligible to apply; however, those candidates must have submitted the thesis at the time of the interview.

• Interested candidates can apply online through official website www.iisertirupati.ac.in or www.iisertirupati.ac.in/people/faculty

• Candidates should contact faculty working in the below mentioned research areas at IISER Tirupati and identify a research project with the mentor to host the Fellowship.

• For Mathematics-Submit your application online https://form.jotform.com/200772979164465

• For Chemistry-Submit your application online https://form.jotform.com/200772644166456

• For Biology-Submit your application online https://form.jotform.com/200772292583458

• For Physics-Submit your application online https://form.jotform.com/200772213437449

• Candidates will be shortlisted based on the quality of their research work and proposal. The final selection will be made based on all the above criteria, a specific area of research and performance in the interview.