Admission Notice 2013
Admission beginning in August-2013
Admission to Ph.D Programme (For Fellowship Holders only)
Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Ph.D. programme beginning in August 2013 at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
Also See : Scholarships 2019
Eligibility
Post-graduate degree in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymer chemistry/ Polymer sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Physiology, Zoology or any other branch of life sciences (excluding plant sciences and Bioinformatics)
M.Tech in Polymer Engineering/Technology, M.Tech in Materials Science or Post graduate degree in Public Health, Cardiovascular Sciences, Neurosciences and Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Dentistry, Nursing, Veterinary Sciences, Social Sciences and Statistics
Available Areas of Specialties for August 2013 Session:
Molecular Genetics in Epilepsy/ Neurology
Molecular Neurobiology
Genetics, motor physiology including transcranial magnetic stimulation, electrical stimulation, drug delivery systems, technology development for diagnosis and evaluation of movement disorders
Experimental Pathology, Mammalian derived extracellular matrix for tissue engineering applications
Cell – Material interaction, Biocompatibility, stem cells and tissue engineering
Pediatric and preventive cardiology and cardiovascular epidemiology
Processing and testing of polymers for biomedical application, Mechanical and dynamic testing of polymeric materials, Polymer-ceramic/bioglass composites, Sustained drug delivery systems, Radiopaque polymers for medical application, Surface coating on devices, Hydrogel systems, Curcumin solubilization for medical applications
Clinical epileptology, Electrophysiology, Pharmacogenomics, Molecular genetics of epilepsy, Neuropsychology, Language dysfunction
Cellular and molecular cardiology
Functional neuroimaging, magnetic resonance imaging, Medical image processing
Polymer composites, synthesis of polymers for medical and dental applications, Inorganic hybrid materials (Ormocers), Nano composites, smart composites and dental tissue remineralization
Signalling events in Gliomas, Pathobiology of neurodegenerative disorders, Regulation of autophagy is diseases
Biomedical materials and polymers for medical applications, Implant and medical devices, Tissue engineering
Minimum marks required to apply:
Consistently good academic record with 60% (GPA 6.5/10) marks in undergraduate and post graduate examinations
For applying for Ph.D. in medical specialties, the candidate must have a post graduate qualification with minimum 60% marks (First Class) in MBBS
Individual with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) obtained on the basis of a national level test (UGC, CSIR, ICMR, DBT) or INSPIRE only need apply and selection will be based on Interview
For any area of research under Health Science Studies, candidates will be selected on the basis of a written test and interview
The short listed candidates eligible for Interview will be published in the Institute website
Candidates provisionally selected for admission will be intimated and their names will also be displayed on our website www.sctimst.ac.in
Application Form:
Application form may be downloaded from the website www.sctimst.ac.in and the cost of application form of Rs.1000/- may be sent by Demand Draft along with the duly filled in form to the following address
Demand Draft may be drawn from any Nationalized Bank in favour of “Director, SCTIMST” payable at “Trivandrum”
Apply to:
The Deputy Registrar, Division of Academic Affairs Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram-695011, Kerala, India
Contact telephone/Nos.: (0471)-2520212, 2524269, 2524649, 2524140, Email: [email protected]
For more information, please refer to the Ph.D Manual, Ph.D course work and List of approved Ph.D guides available in the Institute website www.sctimst.ac.in
Important Dates
Last date of receipt of completed application form: 17th July 2013
Date of Interview: 31st July 2013