Indian Institute of Science invites applications for Integrated Ph.D program

The Institute offers exciting opportunities to motivated and talented Bachelor’s degree holders with a keen sense of scientific enquiry for pursuing advanced research in frontier areas of Biological, Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences leading to a Ph.D degree. Experience shows that students entering this program save nearly a year compared to those who go for a 2 year Master’s degree program elsewhere and then join the Institute for a Ph.D program. Each year, the Institute admits 50 to 60 students (15 to 18 in the Biological Sciences, 15 to 18 in the Chemical Sciences, 15 to 18 in the Physical Sciences and 12 to 15 in the Mathematical Sciences) under this program. The program consists of flexible course work, an internship-type laboratory training (wherein ample opportunities exist for the candidate to acquire basic experimental skills and familiarity with advanced techniques for research), a research project to demonstrate the attainment of a high degree of scientific ability followed by advanced research leading to a Ph.D thesis on a specific topic.

Department/Centre/Unit:
Biochemistry, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Molecular Reproduction, Development & Genetics, Molecular Biophysics, Microbiology & Cell Biology, and Centre for Neuroscience (BS).

BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY:
First Class in Bachelor’s or an equivalent degree in Physical, Chemical or Biological Sciences (including Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Veterinary Sciences and Agricultural Sciences).

Areas of Research:
Biomembranes – Physical and Physiological Studies;
Structure-Function of Nucleic Acids;
Gene Structure and Function in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes;
Microbial and Human Genetics;
Recombinant DNA Technology;
Molecular Virology and Mechanisms of Disease Processes;
Enzymology, Protein Chemistry and Engineering;
Cellular and Applied Immunology;
Molecular Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology;
Confirmation of Biomolecules and Biopolymers;
Protein and Virus Crystallography;
Structural Biology;
Mathematical Ecology;
Human Ecology;

Behaviour and Sociobiology;

Conservation Ecology;
Evolutionary Biology, Ecophysiology, Plant Molecular Biology and Development, Imprinting, Molecular Oncology, Cell Biology.
Neurobiology of diseases, Nervous System Development;
Learning and Memory and Synaptic Physiology;
Cognitive Neuroscience and Computation in visual and motor systems.

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