Indian Institute of Science Centre for Brain Research PhD admissions 2020

About the Institute

Eligibility Criteria

1. The candidates seeking admissions to PhD programme must possess a master's degree in any branch of science or bachelor's degree (4-year) in MBBS or any branch of Medicine or BE or B.Tech or Master's in Veterinary Science or Master's in Pharmacy or Biostatistics.
2. The applicants who appeared in the final year exam can also apply.
3. Students must be willing to work in the areas of the neurobiology of disease, human genetics, computational biology, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy.
4. The candidates who have qualified any of the national level fellowship tests such as CSIR-UGC NET for JRF/ UGC NET for JRF/ DBT-JRF/ ICMR-JRF/ JEST/ NBHM Screening Test/ INSPIRE fellows for PhD/ GATE etc. will be preferred.

How to Apply

• The admission seekers must visit the official website of the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) for detailed information on the area of research, admission process and other details.
• The candidate must check official notification before applying online on the admissions portal of CBR by the due date.

Documents Required

1. Class 10th & Class 12th marksheets (PDF format, File size less than 2 MB)
2. UG/PG consolidated marksheet (PDF format, File size less than 2 MB)
3. A recent passport-sized colour photograph (JPEG or JPG format, File size: under 100 KB, Dimension: 200 x 230 pixels)
4. Scanned Signature with black ballpoint pen on a white paper (JPEG or JPG format, File size: under 100 KB, Dimension: 140 x 60 pixels)

Admission Process

• Screening of the applications of the candidates received through online submissions will be done by a committee at CBR.
• Screening criteria will be based on the following factors:
  1. Academic background of the candidate.
  2. Skills of candidate
  3. National level exam score
  4. Other relevant experience

Selection Process

• After the screening of the on-line applications received till the closing date, the candidates will be shortlisted and will be called for an online interview at CBR.
• Candidates will be intimated about online interview via post and e-mail.
• Final selection of candidates for the PhD program will be based on their academic record and also performance in the online interview.
• Candidates can also check the website of CBR for a list of the selected candidate in the online interview.
• Please note that the arrangement of accommodation and transportation will have to be made by the candidates.

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