IISER Mohali PhD Admission 2024 (Aug): Dates, Application Form

PhD Programs Offered

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences
• Chemical Sciences
• Biological Sciences
• Earth & Environmental Sciences
• Humanities & Social Sciences

Eligibility Criteria for IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2022

The applicant should have a Master’s degree/ B.Tech/ MBBS/ M.Tech with a good academic record (at least a high second class) and should be GATE/CSIR or UGC-JRF/ CSIR or UGC NET(LS) / ICMR-JRF/ DBT-JRF/ DBT-BINC/ DST- INSPIRE/ NBHM qualified in the relevant subject or other national-level fellowship sponsored by private or state agencies.

Departmental Eligibility Criteria

Physical Sciences

• The applicant should have a Master’s degree/ B.Tech / M.Tech with a good academic record (at least a high second class) and should be CSIR or UGC-JRF / ICMR-JRF/ DST- INSPIRE qualified in the relevant subject.

Chemical Sciences

• Master’s degree in Chemical sciences, Physical and Biochemical sciences or M.Tech / M.Pharm in biotechnology/ nanotechnology or any other relevant subject with a good academic record (at least a high second class). The applicant should be CSIR or UGC- JRF / ICMR-JRF/ DBT-JRF/ DBT-BINC/ DST INSPIRE qualified in the relevant subject. Those who are GATE and NET-LS qualified will also be considered depending on the availability of Institute fellowships.
• The research interests of the candidates will be given due consideration while assigning an available advisor/supervisor for the doctoral thesis work. Accordingly, additional information may be sought from the candidates shortlisted for the interview. The candidates must check their email periodically and provide necessary information, if asked, failing which may lead to the cancellation of their application.

Biological Sciences

• The applicant should have a Master’s degree/ B.Tech/MBBS/ M.Tech/ /M. Pharm with a good academic record (at least 60% and above) and should be CSIR or UGC-JRF / ICMR-JRF/ DBT-JRF/ DBT-BINC/ DST- INSPIRE /GATE/ICAR-NET/CSIR or UGC NET-LS qualified in the relevant subject.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

• An applicant should have a Masters/ M. Tech degree in Atmospheric Sciences / Earth and Environmental Sciences/ Geology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Geophysics/Meteorology/Hydrology/ Climate Sciences/ Mathematics / Remote Sensing / Computer Sciences / Artificial Intelligence /Data Sciences and should have GATE/ CSIR or UGC-LS & JRF / DST-Inspire fellowship.
• Apart from applying online, an applicant must send a SOP document of 600 words in the following format SOP template to the following email address: phdees@iisermohali.ac.in mentioning the broad subject area (Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geology etc) as the subject of the email, failing which the application may not be considered for shortlisting.
• The candidates who have not yet qualified (including those who are awaiting results) any of the above mentioned national eligibility tests will not be shortlisted.

Mathematical Sciences

• Eligibility
  • Master’s degree or equivalent B. Tech degree with a good academic record (at least a high second class)
• How to apply
  • Candidates MUST appear for NBHM Doctoral Scholarship test conducted by National Board of  Higher Mathematics.
  • While applying through online admission portal of IISER Mohali, the candidate must mention their roll number of  NBHM Doctoral scholarship test and test centre in their application.
• Selection
  • Based on their performance in NBHM Doctoral Scholarship written test, the candidates may be shortlisted  for an interview at IISER Mohali.
  • Based on the performance in the interview only those candidates will be offered admission in the PhD program in  Mathematical sciences who have a source of EXTERNAL funding example: UGC-CSIR (JRF), DST INSPIRE,  NBHM Doctoral scholarship, PMRF etc.

Humanities and Social Sciences

• An applicant should have M.A./M.Sc./M.Phil degree (minimum 55% for General and OBC category, minimum 50% for SC/ST/PD.) in one or more of the following subjects: Sociology/ Anthropology / Modern Indian History / Urban History / Political Economy / Urban Studies / English Literature in the areas of Trauma Studies, Scatology Studies, and Science-in- theatre/fiction / Development Studies / South Asian studies / Economics / Labour Studies / Public Policy Studies / Feminist Geography / Labour Geography and Critical Infrastructure Studies.
• Apart from applying online, an applicant must send a statement of proposed research (minimum 1500 words) to the following email address: hssiisermohali@gmail.com mentioning the broad subject area (History, Literature, Economics, etc.) as the subject of the email, failing which the application may not be considered for shortlisting. This email address is meant ONLY for sending the statement of the proposed research for subjects in HSS.
• Having qualified UGC/NET-JRF or any other national level eligibility test with the fellowship is required at the time of the PhD application submission. The candidates who have not yet qualified (including those who are awaiting results) for any of the above-mentioned national eligibility tests will not be shortlisted.

PMRF Fellowship

• IISER Mohali is one of the PMRF granting institutes offering PMRF Fellowship to meritorious Ph.D. candidates.
• To apply for PMRF through direct entry, the candidate needs to get selected in our regular Ph.D. program, and the Institute will recommend selected few candidates for PMRF.
• The final decision will be taken by the National Level Discipline-Specific Selection Committee.

Detailed eligibility criteria are mentioned on PMRF.

Important Dates for IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2022

Last date for online application (Extended)

12.00 noon, April 08, 2022 (Friday)

Research Areas

Department	Research Areas
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Chemical Sciences	Check Here
Mathematical Sciences	Check Here
Biological Sciences	Check Here
Earth & Environmental Sciences	Check Here

IISER Mohali PhD Admission Aug 2022 Results

Selected Candidates

Department of Mathematical Sciences (Regular)

The following candidates have been recommended for provisional admission to the Regular PhD program in Mathematical Sciences, IISER Mohali, for the August 2022 session.

S. No.	Application No	Name
1	12504	Nishanth Gurjar
2	12184	Priya
3	10621	Gautam Kumar
4	10185	Mridul Biswas
5	10051	Aman Singh
6	11850	Limda Mohanbhai
7	10219	Samiran Nayek

Department of Mathematical Sciences (Direct PhD)

The following candidate has been recommended for provisional admission to the Direct PhD program in Mathematical Sciences, IISER Mohali, for the August 2022 session.

S. No.	Name
1	Dipankar Maity

Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences (Regular Ph.D)

The following candidate has been recommended for provisional admission to the Regular Ph.D. program in Earth & Environmental Sciences, IISER Mohali for the August 2022 session..  

S. No.	Application No	Name
1	10472	Sahil Kaushal

Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences (Direct Ph.D)

The following candidate has been recommended for provisional admission to the Direct Ph.D. program in Earth & Environmental Sciences, IISER Mohali for the August 2022 session.

S.No.	Name
1	Aakanksha Kumari

Department of Biological Sciences (Regular Ph.D)

The following candidates have been recommended for provisional admission to the Regular Ph.D. program in Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali for the August 2022 session.    

S.No	Application No	Name
1	10049	Gurmeet Kaur
2	10226	Shivam Srivastava
3	10250	Shikha Gorke
4	10360	Ankita Priyadarshini
5	10669	Aiswarya K P
6	10722	Tanya Sharma
7	10789	Himani Chhatwal
8	10990	Srijanee Mitra
9	10485	Sudiksha
10	11422	Sakshi
11	11607	Shweta
12	11611	Biswambhar Biswas
13	11625	Sunil Choudhary
14	11640	Chamjailiu Daimai
15	11721	Raga Thankachan
16	11723	Harish Kumar
17	11841	Ayushi Raturi
18	11949	Mukta Yadav
19	11987	Priyanka
20	11993	Shubham
21	12000	Riya
22	12345	Koyel Nandy
23	12535	Raushan Lal
24	12707	Mehak Mahajan

Department of Biological Sciences (Direct Ph.D)

The following candidates have been recommended for provisional admission to the Direct Ph.D. program in Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali for the August 2022 session.     

S.No.	Name
1	Aiswarya Sajeevan
2	Neha Punia
3	Ankita Chauhan
4	Ravi

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (Regular Ph.D)

The following candidates have been recommended for provisional admission to the Regular Ph.D. program in Humanities and Social Sciences, IISER Mohali for the August 2022 session.     

S.No.	Application No	Name
1	10538	Himadri Thakur
2	10889	Vinita Kumari
3	12459	Naina Chopra
4	10191	Rishiraj Sinha
5	10442	Alinda Merrie Jan
6	10760	Anibesh Singh

Department of Chemical Sciences (Regular Ph.D)

The following candidates have been recommended for provisional admission to the Regular Ph.D. program in Chemical Sciences, IISER Mohali for the August 2022 session.      

S.No.	Application No	Name
1	11379	Sunanda
2	10462	Ashish
3	11900	Mansi Tanwar
4	12275	Shabana Butt
5	11790	Sucheta
6	10526	Priyanka
7	10066	Sourav Mandal
8	10448	Esha Madan
9	10947	Sakshi Juneja
10	10359	Anju
11	11117	Athira M P
12	10155	Amit Kumar
13	11943	Prashant Kumar
14	12257	Imon Jyoti Dutta
15	11816	Vipanshi
16	12467	Amit Gharu
17	10300	Renuka Tomar
18	10873	Mukul Nawani
19	11129	Shuchita Mishra
20	12540	Shweta Kaushal
21	12354	Sahil Kamra
22	13839	Sahitya Patel
23	12611	Rajani
24	12680	Harcharan Singh

Department of Physical Sciences (Regular Ph.D)

The following candidates have been recommended for provisional admission to the Regular Ph.D. program in Physical Sciences, IISER Mohali for the August 2022 session.    

S.No.	Application No	Name
1	11412	Nikita Coudhary
2	12488	Harshmeet Kaur
3	11274	Nainy
4	11399	Rajesh Fulara
5	10228	Kamal Kishore
6	11407	Sanjeev
7	11508	Praveen Kumar
8	10434	Rahul R.
9	12536	Ramanpreet Singh
10	10956	Harihar Pradhan

Department of Physical Sciences (Direct Ph.D)

The following candidates have been recommended for provisional admission to the Direct Ph.D. program in Physical Sciences, IISER Mohali, for the August 2022 session.

S.No.	Name
1	K. S. Swaparjith
2	Praneet Pathak
3	Shivangi Dhiman
4	Ankit Yadav
5	Gaurav Dadwal
6	Piyush Kumar
7	Rajarshi Dasgupta
8	Agrima Agarwal
9	Shreekant Shaligram Gawande
10	Jayant Singh Devara

Department of Chemical Sciences (Direct Ph.D)

The following candidate has been recommended for provisional admission to the Direct Ph.D. program in Chemical Sciences, IISER Mohali for the August 2022 session. 

S.No.	Name
1	Subham

Shortlisted Candidates

Shortlisted Candidates will receive an email.

Direct PhD interview will be held on 30th May 2022 From Department of Biological Sciences