National Institute of Immunology Admission to Ph.D. Programme for the Academic Year 2014-2015

National Institute of Immunology Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110 067 Admission to Ph.D. Programme for the Academic Year 2014-2015
	National Institute of Immunology (NII) is an autonomous institution under Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. NII is committed to advanced research in 1) Chemical Biology  2) Genetics & Cell Signalling, 3) Immunity & Infection, 4) Molecular & Cellular Biology, 5) Reproduction & Development and 6) Structural & Computational Biology. Minimal academic qualifications required are: M.Sc. or equivalent in any branch of science, or M.Tech. or MBBS or M.V.Sc. or M.Pharm. or equivalent qualification as per the norms of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, along with 60% aggregate score  or equivalent   grade in Senior Secondary Certificate (10+2) and Bachelor’s Degree and at least 55% aggregate score or equivalent grade in Master’s Degree is required. The Institute invites applications from candidates who have completed or are likely to complete the required courses this year. Reservations are as per statutory norms. NII will select candidates for Ph.D. programme through the following CHANNELS.                      I.        Joint Graduate Entrance Examination in Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS; December 2013)                     II.        Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)                    III.        DBT Junior Research Fellowship (DBT-JRF)                   IV.        ICMR Junior Research Fellowship (ICMR-JRF)                    V.        Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Candidates applying for Ph.D. at NII will be short-listed for an interview based on JGEEBILS (December 2013) or their scores/ranks in examinations (CSIR, DBT, ICMR or GATE) mentioned in CHANNELS II to V above. The selected candidates will be enrolled for Ph.D program affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Candidates applying through CHANNEL I should first register for JGEEBILS (December 2013) before 20th October 2013 and then submit an application to NII directly, quoting their JGEEBILS Hall Ticket Number. The procedure for applying for JGEEBILS is available at:http://univ.tifr.res.in/gs2014/Apply_Online/Apply_Online.htm (Click on “Applying for Biology” at the bottom of the JGEEBILS page). Detailed information and procedure for submitting application to NII will be available at our website http://www.nii.res.in shortly.