Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Ph.D Programs Admissions -January 2024 Session
Are you looking for admission to a Ph.D. program in Biotechnology? Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) has invited applications for admission to the Ph.D. program for the January 2024 session in various areas of Disease Biology
neurobiology, bioinformatics, and Plant Science. Read this article to learn about the eligibility criteria, application and selection procedure, etc.
About the institute
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) is a national institute located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The institute achieved national and international recognition with leading discoveries and findings in medical and plant biotechnology. The institute also got honors for being among the top Ph.D. schools in biotechnology. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology(RGCB) has called for applications from eligible candidates for admission in the Ph.D.program for the session starting from January 2024 vide its notification (Advt. No: RGCB/Ph.D./2024– I). Highly motivated candidates can apply for the same.Broad Research Areas
Ph.D Program Fee
The students who will be selected for admission to the Ph.D. program will have to pay a laboratory fee. It can be paid to the University account directly by the student. Details of laboratory fees are as follows:
For the first ten semesters: Rs.5000 per semester
For every semester after ten semesters: Rs.10,000 per semester
Note: The candidates belonging to SC/ST/EWS categories are exempt from the tuition fees.Eligibility Criteria
The candidates must have a post-graduate degree in Life/ Agricultural/ Environmental/ Veterinary/ Pharmaceutical/ Medical Sciences or allied subjects (Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Biophysics/ Chemistry/ Microbiology, etc. They must have scored at least 60 % marks or an equivalent grade in the UGC 10-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever ever grade system is followed. There will be a relaxation of 5% of marks for the candidates who belong to SC/ST/Differently-abled categories. Thus, they will require 55% marks or an equivalent of a grade point for admission. Besides, applicants must have a valid JRF Fellowship from any of the following agencies such as UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/DST-INSPIRE/ or any other nationally competitive. The fellowship must be for 5 years.
The upper age limit is 26 years as of January 1, 2024. However, SC/ST/Physically challenged candidates will be given age relaxation as per Government of India regulations.Application Procedure
The desirous candidates must visit the official website of RGCB and check their eligibility before applying. The application for the Ph.D. program must be submitted online only.
The application can be submitted in the following steps:
Registration: First, the candidates must register themselves on the "Online Application Portal." For this purpose, they will need a valid and functional email ID. Registered email ID will be used for all future correspondence and will not be changed once registered on the portal.
Application Form Fill-up: After registration, the candidates must log in on the "Online Application Portal" using login credentials (email and password) and proceed to fill Application Form for the PhD Admission 2021 - II. Now, the candidates will have to fill in all the required details.
Application Fee Submission: After filling out the application form, an application fee of Rs.500 is to be paid online by the candidate. Online payment is to be done through 'SB Collect' of the State Bank of India. The link for the SBI Collect online payment will appear in the 'Payment Stage' of the Application Form. After fee submission, a 'Reference Number' will be generated. The candidates must note this number carefully and fill in the online application form.
Final form submission: After the successful fee payment, the candidates will reach the last stage of the application form and finally submit an application form to complete the application process. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/EWS categories are exempted from the application processing fee and can submit the application form directly. A confirmation page will be generated upon successful submission of the application form. The candidates must download this computer-generated application page and store it safely for future use.Documents to be Uploaded
The candidates must scan the below-mentioned documents before filling out the application form and keep them ready as separate files. Documents must be scanned carefully so that the uploaded files are legible and readable. Applications received with illegible documents will not be considered. The following documents are to be uploaded during the 'On-line Application' process:Selection Procedure
Selection of the candidates will be done based on their academic performance and performance in the national level tests. For the selection of the students for admission to Ph.D. programs, offline interviews will be conducted. Guidelines for attending online interviews will be provided to shortlisted candidates only. The names/lists of the shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the institute's website. The candidates must check the RGCB website regularly for updates.Important Dates
Commencement of Online Registration: November 29, 2023
Closing Date of Application Submission: January 4, 2024 (Friday)
Declaration of the list of Shortlisted Candidates: Second week of January 2024
Date of interview: Third week of January, 2024
Publication of the list of selected candidates on the Institute's website: Fourth week of January 2024Contact information
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB),
Thycaud Post, Poojappura, Trivandrum - 695014
Kerala, India
Phone: +91-471-2529400 | 2347975 | 2348753
Fax: +91-471-2348096
Email: webmaster@rgcb.res.in
Official Website: https://rgcb.res.in/
Official Notification: https://rgcb.res.in/phdadmission2024B/
Online Registration Portal: https://rgcb.res.in/phdadmission2024B/phd-create.php