CCMB Ph.D Admission Entrance Exam : Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

Organisation : Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad CCMB
Exam Name : Ph.D Admission Entrance Exam
Last Date : 30th September 2024
Exam Date : 13th October 2024
Website : https://www.ccmb.res.in/Academics/PhD-Program

CCMB Ph.D Entrance Exam

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, invites applications from candidates who are Indian citizens, to pursue research in modern biology leading to a Ph.D. Degree. The projects offered for Ph.D. would be in the broad areas of Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Developmental Biology, Plant Molecular Biology, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Protein Structure and Function, Biology of Macromolecules, Biology of Infection, Immunology, Epigenetics, Chromatin Biology and Bioinformatics.

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Eligibility Criteria of Ph.D Entrance Exam

** Masters degree in any branch of Science with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for General (UR)/General-EWS and minimum 50% marks (without rounding off) or equivalent grade for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD).

** The applicant should have a valid National-level Fellowship (JRF/ SRF of any funding agency, e.g. CSIR, UGC, DBT, DST, etc.) or any other equivalent fellowship like DBT-BET, INSPIRE, RGNF, etc. (TENABLE AT ALL AcSIR ACADEMIC CENTRE).

Selection Process of Ph.D Entrance Exam

1. Online applications will be screened and eligible candidates will be called for a computer-based written test at one of their preferred centers, or a remote proctored online test on 13.10.2024.
2. Candidates qualifying in the test and having a valid FELLOWSHIP for pursuing Ph.D. will be shortlisted to appear for in-person interview at CCMB in the second/third week of November 2024. This interview would be of two rounds across two separate days.

A valid fellowship is an ABSOLUTE requirement for pursuing Ph.D. at CCMB, and the eligible fellowships are:
Any National level fellowship (JRF/SRF of CSIR, UGC, DBT, ICMR, etc.), DST-INSPIRE or any other equivalent fellowship for pursuing Ph.D.

NOTE :
** The applicant must first register with AcSIR and choose CSIR-CCMB Ph.D. program as one of the options before applying to CSIR-CCMB.
** The fellowship MUST be valid by the time of joining (January 2025).
** Candidates with lecturer-ship only in CSIR-UGC (NET) examination will not be shortlisted for interview.
** Candidates will have to make their OWN arrangements for travel, stay, etc. at the examination centre and/or in Hyderabad for interviews (2-3 days). Travelling allowance is not payable by CCMB.

** Candidates qualifying both preliminary and the final interview will be selected for pursuing a Ph.D. at CCMB. Mere fulfillment of the minimum requirements stipulated in the notification would not automatically entitle a person for selection. The decision of CCMB in this regard shall be final.

Canvassing in any form and/or bringing in any influence, political or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification.
** For inquiries, contact: academic17phd[AT]ccmb.res.in
** Please check the website regularly for updates.

Important Dates of Ph.D Entrance Exam

Activation of online admission portal Monday 12th August 2024
Closing date of online admission portal (last date of submitting online applications) Monday 30th September 2024
Sending the Admit Cards Tuesday 08th October 2024
Date of Examination Sunday 13th October 2024
Date of Interview 2nd/3rdweek of November, 2024

Detailed Notification Download here : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/pdf2024/23770-e.pdf