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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
Online Application for the Admission to Integrated PhD Programme

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Integrated Ph. D. Advertisement Varsha 2023

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Integrated Ph. D. Advertisement Varsha 2023

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the Integrated Ph. D. programme (IPhD) of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) in the Schools of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for the session starting from August 2023, i.e., Varsha 2023 semester. Candidates are required to apply through the online portal only. The online application portal will be open from 28 March 2023 at ( http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/iphd/index.php/applicant/register/6 ).


Application Portal is reopened for candidates who wish to apply for the school of Maths. The portal is reopened to facilitate NBHM candidates submission of their applications.
The portals will remain open till 22-May-2023 11:59 PM. The tentative interview date for NBHM Candidates are 12-13 June 2023

General Eligibility Criteria

(For school specific eligibility criteria see the tables below)

  • Bachelor's degree in the relevant area with a minimum of 55% marks (or a CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale) for General/OBC-NCL candidates and a minimum of 50% marks (or a CGPA of 5.5 on a 10-point scale) for SC/ST and PwD candidates.
SCHOOL RELEVANT AREAS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Biological Sciences Biological Sciences/Chemical Sciences/Physical Sciences/ Mathematical Sciences and Bioinformatics
  • General Eligibility

AND

The applicant should have qualified in either JAM 2023 (BT only) or JGEEBILS (GS-2023).

Chemical Sciences Chemical Sciences
  • General Eligibility

AND

For Non-JAM candidates there will be an online exam followed by two rounds of interviews.

For JAM 2023 qualified candidates, there will be only one round of interview.

Mathematical Sciences Mathematics/Statistics /Engineering/ relevant area of science
  • General Eligibility

AND

The applicant should have qualified in either JAM MA 2023 or JAM MS 2023 or have been short-listed for interview under Master’s Scholarship Scheme of NBHM (2023) based on their performance in the written test.

Physical Sciences Physical Sciences/Material Science/Engineering areas closely related to the research areas of School of Physics, IISER TVM
  • General Eligibility

AND

The applicant should have qualified in JAM PH 2023 or JEST 2023 (Physics)


School wise Selection Procedure

SCHOOL SELECTION PROCEDURE
Biological Sciences Candidates shortlisted from any of the two streams will be required to appear for online interviews.
Chemical Sciences Candidates shortlisted from JAM CY 2023 stream will appear for one interview.
Candidates shortlisted from NON-JAM CY 2023 stream, will appear online written test followed by interviews.
Mathematical Sciences Applicants satisfying the above eligibility criteria will be subject to further shortlisting. The shortlisted candidates will be called for online interview(s).
Physical Sciences The shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend interview(s) conducted in hybrid mode.

Important Dates

Online application portal opened from 28 March 2023
Last date for receipt of online applications (Other than School of Physics) 21 April 2023
Last date for recipt of applications for School of Physics 28 April, 2023
Tentative Interview Dates
Biological Sciences 1st-2nd weeks of June, 2023
Chemical Sciences Online Exam: 20 May, 2023
Interview: 20-21 June, 2023
Mathematical Sciences (Other Candidates) 10-12 May, 2023
(NBHM Candidates) 12-13 June, 2023
Physical Sciences 11-12 May, 2023
Mode of examination See the schoolwise selection procedure
Application Portal is reopened for candidates who wish to apply for the school of Maths. The portals is reopened to facilitate NBHM candidates submission of their applications.
The portals will remain open till 22-May-2023 11:59 PM. The tentative interview date for NBHM Candidates are 12-13 June 2023

General Information and Application Procedure

  1. Students appearing in the final year Bachelor degree examination are also eligible to apply. However, if selected, their admission will be subjected to fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria for the individual school.

  2. Please go through the instructions carefully before filling up the application form.

  3. Applicants should complete the online application form at the following URL: http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/iphd/index.php/applicant/register/6 . Only online applications are accepted.

  4. Applicants will also be prompted to upload necessary supporting documents, like photograph, proof of date of birth, mark sheet/grade transcript, community certificate etc. in JPEG format only. Go to Required documents (URL: http://appserv.iisertvm.ac.in/iphd/assets/files/required_docs.pdf) for the information regarding the size of the files.

  5. Candidates are required to make a payment of Rs. 500/- [candidates belonging to SC/ST category are exempted from payment] as processing fee through https://epayments.iisertvm.ac.in/index.php/paymentsforms/form/56274-56271

  6. On submission of the online application form, the applicants will receive an acknowledgement email with an application number.

  7. Candidates who wish to apply to individual/different schools through different streams (JGEEBILS, JAM) need to fill separate application forms, and separate fee has to be paid for each application.

  8. Mere fulfilment of the eligibility criteria does not entitle a candidate to be called for the interview.

  9. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview(s) at IISER TVM.

  10. Normal relaxation to the eligibility criteria for SC/ST, OBC, PWD, EWS and other reserved categories will be applicable as per Government of India guidelines.

  11. In case of any application related queries, please contact by email, addressed to the Integrated Ph. D. coordinator [iphdadmission@iisertvm.ac.in]. Other modes of communication will not be entertained.

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