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Bachelor of Science - Master of Science (BS-MS) Dual Degree

Admission to the BS-MS (Dual Degree) programme is managed by the duly constituted Joint Admissions Committee (JAC) of the IISERs. Admission takes place once a year, exclusively through the IISER Aptitude Test.

Candidates who have passed (10+2) level with at least three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics with marks equal or above 60% (55% for SC / ST / PwD Categories) from any board recognized by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) in India, are eligible to apply.

Indian nationals / OCI / PIO / Foreign Nationals candidates are eligible to apply for IISER Aptitude Test.

Details of eligibility criteria, admission procedure, reservation policy, IISER Aptitude Test etc. may be accessed via the IISER Admission website iiseradmission.in

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Admission to the BS programme is managed by the duly constituted Joint Admissions Committee (JAC) of the IISERs. Admission takes place once a year, exclusively through the IISER Aptitude Test.

Candidates who have passed (10+2) level with Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics with marks equal or above 60% (55% for SC / ST / PwD Categories) from any board recognized by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) in India, are eligible to apply.

Indian nationals / OCI / PIO / Foreign Nationals candidates are eligible to apply for IISER Aptitude Test.

Details of eligibility criteria, admission procedure, reservation policy, IISER Aptitude Test etc. may be accessed via the IISER Admission website iiseradmission.in

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

Admission to the B.Tech. programme is managed by the duly constituted Joint Admissions Committee (JAC) of the IISERs. Admission takes place once a year, exclusively through the IISER Aptitude Test.

Candidates who have passed (10+2) level with Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics with marks equal or above 60% (55% for SC / ST / PwD Categories) from any board recognized by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) in India, are eligible to apply.

Indian nationals / OCI / PIO / Foreign Nationals candidates are eligible to apply for IISER Aptitude Test.

Details of eligibility criteria, admission procedure, reservation policy, IISER Aptitude Test etc. may be accessed via the IISER Admission website iiseradmission.in

Master of Science (MSc) Program

Admission to the M.Sc. Programmes

IISER Bhopal offers MSc programs in Biotechnology, Chemistry and Mathematics, and candidates are admitted into these programs exclusively through the Centralized Counselling for Admissions (CCMN) counselling. Candidates desiring to join the M.Sc. programs at IISER Bhopal may apply for admission following the procedures given in the CCMN 2025 portal.

M.Sc. Admission CCMN-2025

Qualifying Exam: The qualifying degrees for different M.Sc. programs at IISER Bhopal are mapped at the CCMN portal. Candidates appearing in Bachelors degree exams in 2025 or passed it latest in the year 2024 are eligible.

  • Minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not just in the majoring subject).
  • As per GoI norms, a relaxation of marks, or an equivalent grade relaxation, will be granted in reference to the requirement specified in point # 1 for candidates belonging to various categories.

Please note that, if the transcript/grade sheet issued by the Institute/University/College reports:

  • Only marks: percentage will be considered.
  • Only grades: CGPA/CPI will be considered. If CGPA/CPI is reported on any scale other than 10 (eg. 4 point/ 8 point scale), an equivalent CGPA/CPI will be calculated as per the following formula: CGPA/CPI in a 10 point scale = (CGPA/CPI Obtained×10)/PS PS = Point scale used by the Institute/University.
  • Both marks and CGPA/CPI: Percentage equivalent of CGPA/CPI, as indicated on the transcript/grade sheet, will be considered. The conversion factor must be available in the transcript/grade sheet/certificate issued by competent authority.

Department/Specialization offering 2-year M.Sc.

Department of Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology

Department of Chemistry

Department of Mathematics

Link to the CCMN portal

MA LIBERAL ARTS

MA LIBERAL ARTS

Applications are invited for admission to the MA programme in Liberal Arts for the semester commencing in August 2025.

A. General Eligibility Criteria


Qualifying Degree:

Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline.

B. Marks / CGPA / CPI requirement in Qualifying Degrees (listed above):


1. A minimum of 60% marks or a CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not just in the majoring subject)

2. A relaxation of marks, or an equivalent grade relaxation, will be granted in reference to the requirement specified in B(1) for candidates belonging to various categories, as per Government of India norms.

If the transcript or grade sheet issued by the Institute/University reports the following:

  • Only marks: percentage will be considered
  • Only grades: CGPA/CPI will be considered. If CGPA/CPI is reported on any scale other than 10 (eg. 4-point/ 8-point scale), an equivalent CGPA/CPI will be calculated as per the following formula: CGPA/CPI on a 10-point scale = (CGPA/CPI Obtained×10)/PS PS = Point scale used by the Institute/University.
  • Both marks and CGPA/CPI: Percentage equivalent of CGPA/CPI, as indicated on the transcript/gradesheet, will be considered. The conversion factor must be available in the transcript/grade sheet/certificate issued by competent authority.

C. SELECTION PROCEDURE:


  • Eligible candidates will be required to take an entrance examination. Based on performance in the examination, shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.
  • The dates of the entrance examination and interview will be communicated to candidates via email and will also be available on the Institute’s website.
  • Travel allowance (TA) will be provided to SC/ST candidates appearing for the entrance exam, as per Government of India norms.


D. IMPORTANT NOTES:


  • All communication with candidates will be by e-mail only.
  • Kindly check this website for periodic updates.
  • In case of any application-related queries, your application number must be mentioned in the subject line.
  • Candidates who are currently appearing or are about to appear for the final examinations of their qualifying degree programme are eligible to apply for the MA programme. However, if selected, admission to the MA programme would be conditional upon their completing the qualifying degree with the defined marks criteria, before joining the institute.
  • Relaxation of eligibility criteria for SC/ST and PwD applicants will be as per Government of India norms. Candidates belonging to a reserved category must submit the relevant certificates if selected.
  • Submission of an application does not automatically guarantee shortlisting for the entrance exam. The department may use additional criteria to shortlist candidates depending on the number of applications received.

To submit the Online Application, please Click here

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

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After the last date, all applications will be screened, and a list of eligible candidates for the entrance examination will be published on the Institute’s website. Candidates who qualify in the entrance examination will then be invited for the interview. Results will be communicated through the Institute website and/or over email.

In addition to general eligibility criteria, the applicants may need to satisfy additional eligibility criteria as decided by the Department.


Contact Information


Integrated PhD

Integrated PhD

IISER Bhopal offers Integrated PhD programme in Mathematics and Physics for bright and motivated students who have received their Bachelor’s degree. The programme is aimed to provide young motivated individuals with a rigorous training, desired level of scientific understanding, and a glimpse of global contemporary research at an early stage to enable them to pursue a career in science education and research. After successful completion of the coursework based on the advanced professional courses, students may continue with the state-of-the-art research which leads to the PhD degree. However, the students, who do not intend to carrying out their PhD degree, can exit the programme with an MS Degree after the successful completion of the course work
Admission to the Integrated PhD programme will be made once a year during May/June. Advertisement would be floated between March/April.

More information regarding these departments are available at Department of Mathematics and Physics .

B. Marks / CGPA / CPI requirement in Qualifying Degrees (listed above):

1. Minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not just in the majoring subject).

2. A relaxation of 10% of marks, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, will on B(1) be allowed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD categories and 5% to OBC-NCL/EWS.

If the transcript/grade sheet issued by the Institute/University reports:

  • Only marks: percentage will be considered
  • Only grades: CGPA/CPI will be considered. If CGPA/CPI is reported on any scale other than 10 (eg. 4 point/ 8 point scale), an equivalent CGPA/CPI will be calculated as per the following formula: CGPA/CPI in a 10 point scale = (CGPA/CPI Obtained×10)/PS PS = Point scale used by the Institute/University.
  • Both marks and CGPA/CPI: Percentage equivalent of CGPA/CPI, as indicated on the transcript/gradesheet, will be considered. The conversion factor must be available in the transcript/grade sheet/certificate issued by competent authority.


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Results
  1. To submit the Online Integrated PhD Application for:
    1. Mathematics, Please Click Here
    2. Physics, Please Click Here
  2. Please retain a print out of the PDF of the online application form submitted by you.
  3. The following documents must be brought on the day of interview, if shortlisted and called for interview.
    1. Signed hard-copy of PDF of the online application form with recent color photograph affixed on it.
    2. Self-attested relevant certificates (listed in the PDF copy of online application form).
  4. After the last date, all applications will be screened and candidates selected for interviews will be intimated by email only.

Subject Areas

Department of Mathematics offers research in the areas of Algebraic Coding Theory, Algebraic Geometry, Algebraic K-Theory, Commutative Algebra, Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Group Theory, Harmonic Analysis, Geometric Topology, Contact and Symplectic Geometry, Number Theory, Numerical Analysis, Operator Algebras, Partial Differential Equations, Representation Theory, Riemannian Geometry, Probability, Theory, and Stochastic Analysis..

Eligibility

  • Minimum Qualification:

    Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale, obtained not earlier than 2024. Candidates appearing in the final year examination of their Bachelor’s Degree in 2025 are also eligible to apply. Additionally, the applicants should qualify the nationwide aptitude test, Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM), and the JAM rank MUST be valid at the time of admission.

    If the transcript/grade sheet issued by the Institute/University reports:

    • Only marks, percentage will be considered.
    • Only grades, CGPA/CPI will be considered. If CGPA/CPI is reported on any scale other than 10 (eg. 4 point/ 8 point scale), an equivalent CGPA/CPI will be calculated as per the following formula: 
      CGPA/CPI in a 10 point scale = (CGPA/CPI Obtained×10)/PS 
      PS = Point scale used by the Institute/University.
    • Both marks and CGPA/CPI
      • Percentage equivalent of CGPA/CPI, as indicated on the transcript/gradesheet, will be considered, if absolute grading was followed.
      • CGPA/CPI ONLY will be considered, if relative grading was followed.

    Please Note :

    • All communication with candidates will be by e-mail only.
    • Kindly check this website for periodic updates.
    • In case of any application-related queries, your application number must be mentioned in the subject line.
    • Candidates who are appearing or are about to appear for final examinations of the qualifying degree programme are eligible to apply for Integrated PhD programme. However, if selected, admission to the Integrated PhD programme would be conditional upon their completing the qualifying degree with the defined marks criteria, before joining the Institute.
    • Selection will be based on interviews of the shortlisted candidates.
    • Relaxation of eligibility criteria for SC/ST and PD applicants will be as per Government of India norms. Candidates belonging to reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates, if selected.
    • Applying does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted for interviews. The department may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in JAM) in order to shortlist candidates for interviews depending on the number of applications received.

Selection Procedure

  • Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. Date of interview will be communicated to shortlisted candidates by e-mail and the same will be available on the Institute website. TA will be paid only to SC/ST/PD candidates appearing for the interview as per Govt. of India norms.

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
    Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

Eligibility

  • Minimum Qualification:

    Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale, obtained not earlier than 2024. Candidates appearing in the final year examination of their Bachelor's Degree in 2025 are highly encouraged to apply. Additionally, the applicants should qualify the nationwide aptitude test, Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) or Joint Admission test for Masters (JAM) in Physics.

    JEST/JAM is mandatory for applying to Integrated PhD program in Physics at IISER Bhopal. To apply for the Integrated PhD program in Physics at IISER Bhopal, you are required to have qualified JEST/JAM in 2024/2025. Candidates will be shortlisted for an offline written test to be conducted by IISER Bhopal on the basis of their JEST/JAM rank. There may be an interview of the candidates who successfully clear the written test for the final selection.

    If the transcript/grade sheet issued by the Institute/University reports:

    • Only marks, percentage will be considered.
    • Only grades, CGPA/CPI will be considered. If CGPA/CPI is reported on any scale other than 10 (eg. 4 point/ 8 point scale), an equivalent CGPA/CPI will be calculated as per the following formula: CGPA/CPI in a 10 point scale = (CGPA/CPI Obtained×10)/PS; PS = Point scale used by the Institute/University.
    • Marks and CGPA/CPI then Percentage equivalent of CGPA/CPI, as indicated on the transcript/grade sheet, will be considered, if absolute grading was followed.
    • CGPA/CPI ONLY will be considered, if relative grading was followed.

Please Note:

  • All communication with candidates will be by e-mail only.
  • Kindly check this website for periodic updates.
  • In case of any application-related queries, your application number (JEST Roll no. and/or JAM Registration no.) must be mentioned in the subject line.
  • Selection will be based on written/offline test(s)/interview of the shortlisted candidates.
  • Candidates who are appearing or are about to appear for final examinations of the qualifying degree programme are eligible to apply for Integrated PhD programme. However, if selected, admission to the Integrated PhD programme would be conditional upon their completing the qualifying degree with the defined marks criteria, before August 1, 2025.
  • Relaxation of eligibility criteria for SC/ST and PD applicants will be as per Government of India norms. Candidates belonging to reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates, if selected.
  • Applying does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted. The respective departments may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in the national level tests) in order to shortlist candidates depending on the number of applications received.

Selection Procedure

  • Shortlisted candidates will be called for a written/online test. Date of test will be communicated to shortlisted candidates by e-mail and the same will be available on the Institute website. There may be an online/offline interview round for final selection. TA will be paid to SC/ST/PD candidates appearing for the test as per Govt. of India norms.

Important Dates

  • April 25, 2025 : Deadline for Online Application for Integrated PhD (Physics)
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time. Please keep visiting the website for further details.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Information

  • Physics Office
    Contact No.: +91 755 269 2582
    Email: office_phy@iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above mentioned e-mail only.


Reservation
  • According to Government of India norms.
  • Candidates belonging to reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates.

Fellowship

All admitted students will receive a fellowship of Rs. 12,400/- per month till the end of the third year (subject to fulfilling the minimum CPI requirements). Subsequently, a revised fellowship will be provided as per Ministry of Education norms/guidelines.


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PhD

PhD

Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D. programme for the semester commencing from August 25.

Natural Sciences Stream: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Physics, Mathematics.

Engineering Sciences Stream: Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Data Science and Engineering.

Humanities and Social Sciences Stream: Economic Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy).

A. General Eligibility Criteria

    Qualifying Degree:

  • Master’s or equivalent degree in Engineering/Technology, or
  • Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering/Technology, (4-years) or
  • Master’s or equivalent degree in science, or
  • Master's or equivalent degree in Arts/Commerce (or allied subjects)

For qualifying degree listed under (2), (3) & (4), candidates must also fulfil anyone of the following additional requirements:

  • Valid GATE score
  • Selected through National Eligibility Test – UGC NET /CSIR/NBHM etc. including lectureship (Assistant Professorship)
  • Selected through a National level examination conducted by MHRD or its agencies /Institutions such as UGC/ IIT/ IISc./ IISER/ IIIT etc.
  • Those with B.Tech. from IITs or BS-MS from IISERs with CGPA/CPI more than 8.0 on a 10 point scale.
  • Selected to appear in the NBHM PhD scholarship interview after having qualified the written exam in 2025. However, in order to gain admission, candidates must fulfil at least one of the requirements mentioned in Points a. - d. above.

In addition to general eligibility criterion, the applicants must also satisfy the eligibility criteria specified for the respective Departments. The department may also impose additional screening criteria if the number of applications are higher.

B. Marks / CGPA / CPI requirement in Qualifying Degrees (listed above):

1. Minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not just in the majoring subject)

2. A relaxation of 10% of marks, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, will on B(1) be allowed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD categories and 5% to OBC-NCL/EWS.

If the transcript/grade sheet issued by the Institute/University reports:

  • Only marks: percentage will be considered
  • Only grades: CGPA/CPI will be considered. If CGPA/CPI is reported on any scale other than 10 (eg. 4 point/ 8 point scale), an equivalent CGPA/CPI will be calculated as per the following formula: CGPA/CPI in a 10 point scale = (CGPA/CPI Obtained×10)/PS PS = Point scale used by the Institute/University.
  • Both marks and CGPA/CPI: Percentage equivalent of CGPA/CPI, as indicated on the transcript/gradesheet, will be considered. The conversion factor must be available in the transcript/grade sheet/certificate issued by competent authority.

C. AGE LIMIT:

Preferably not more than 28 years. Age relaxation of 3 years will be given for OBC (Non Creamy Layer) and 5 years for SC/ST/PD/Female applicants. Upper age limit shall be determined as on last date of online submission of applications. Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate/Aadhar Card only will be accepted by the IISER Bhopal for determining the age.

D. FELLOWSHIP:

All selected candidates will be eligible to receive JRF fellowship as per the funding agency/Institue norms, in vogue.

E. SELECTION PROCEDURE:

  • Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. Date of interview will be communicated to shortlisted candidates by e-mail and the same will be available on the Institute website.
  • TA will be paid to SC/ST candidates appearing for the interview as per Govt. of India norms.

F. IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • All communication with candidates will be by e-mail only.
  • Kindly check this website for periodic updates.
  • In case of any application-related queries, your application number must be mentioned in the subject line.
  • Candidates who are appearing or are about to appear for final examinations of the qualifying degree programme are eligible to apply for PhD programme. However, if selected, admission to the PhD programme would be conditional upon their completing the qualifying degree with the defined marks criteria, before joining the institute.
  • Selection will be based on interviews of the shortlisted candidates.
  • Relaxation of eligibility criteria for SC/ST and PD applicants will be as per Government of India norms. Candidates belonging to reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates, if selected.
  • Applying does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted for interview. The respective departments may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in the national level tests and/or written screening test) in order to shortlist candidates for interviews depending on the number of applications received.
  • Students whose results for CSIR-JRF/UGC-JRF/INSPIRE-PhD Fellowship or NET-LS or Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship any other equivalent fellowship are awaited may also apply with their roll number(s) mentioned in the application. Such candidates may walk-in for the interview provided they have qualified examination for any of the above fellowship before the interview date.


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After the last date, all applications will be screened and the list of candidates shortlisted for interviews will be available on our Institute’s website and shortlisted candidates will be intimated by email only.

In addition to general eligibility criterion, the applicants must also satisfy the eligibility criteria specified for the respective Departments.

Departmental Specific Requirements & Research Areas

  • Department of Biological Sciences offers research in the areas of Behavioural Ecology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Cellular and Developmental Signaling, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics, Ecology and Molecular Systematics, Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Immunology, Metagenomics, Bacteriophage Biology, Molecular Microbiology, Neurobiology, Plant Cell and Developmental Biology, Viral Immunology, Virology.

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

Minimum Qualification

    • M.Sc./M.Tech. or equivalent degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not just in the major subject). Students with M.Sc./M. Tech. or equivalent degree in a branch of Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics can also apply provided they have an aptitude for research in Biological Sciences
    • Exceptionally brilliant candidates with B.Tech./MBBS/MCA can also apply for the PhD program in Biological Sciences.

      • Please Note:

      • Candidates at the time of interview must bring with them at least one letter of recommendation in a sealed envelope. Alternatively, the recommendation letter can be directly mailed by the referee(s) to admission.biophd@iiserb.ac.in before the interview date

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

  • Queries will be entertained only through email sent to admission.biophd@iiserb.ac.in. Phone calls will not be entertained

Department of Chemical Engineering (CHE) offers research in the areas:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Advanced Oxidation Processes
  • Advanced Functional Nanomaterials
  • Bio-inspired Nanocomposites
  • Battery Technology
  • Chemical & Electrochemical Sensors
  • Computational Catalysis
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Electrochemical Engineering
  • Forensic Science & Technology
  • Fuel Cells
  • Membrane Science and Technology
  • Molecular Simulations
  • Machine Learning
  • Polymeric Nanocomposites
  • Reaction Engineering
  • Renewable & Sustainable Energy
  • Soft Matter
  • Self-Propulsion
  • Water & Wastewater treatment
  • Waste Valorization

For further details on the research areas and the respective faculty members, kindly refer to the following webpage: Chemical Engineering.

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

    • Candidates with ME/M.Tech/M.S. in Chemical Engineering or an allied area of Engineering/Technology with minimum 4+2 years degree, a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI, not only in majoring subjects). Such candidates are not required to have GATE/NET/any other National level PhD entrance examination qualifications

      • OR

    • Candidates with M.Tech/ME/M.S. in Chemical Engineering or an allied area of Engineering/Technology with a 4+1/3+2 years degree, a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject). Such candidates have qualified GATE or UGC/CSIR(NET)/INSPIRE. Note that a candidate’s application can be considered even if his/her GATE/NET Score’s validity is over.

      • OR

    • BE/B.Tech./BS in Chemical Engineering with valid GATE score and a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10-point scale. However, B.Tech. from IITs or BS-MS from IISERs with CGPA/CPI of 8.0 (on a 10 point scale) and above are EXEMPTED from the requirement of a GATE score.

      • OR

    • The candidates with M.Sc./M.S. Degree in an allied area of Chemical Engineering may also apply, provided they must have a valid GATE score in any of the allied areas of Chemical Engineering OR fellowship like CSIR (NET-JRF)/ UGC/ INSPIRE/ Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship/WISE Fellowship etc. Students whose results are awaited may also apply with their roll number(s) mentioned in the application.

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

Department of Chemistry offers research in the areas of:

Inorganic Chemistry

  • Supramolecular Chemistry; Crystallography; Transition Metal Chemistry; Molecular Materials; Organometallic Chemistry; Bio-inorganic Chemistry; Quantum Material; Solid State Chemistry, Thermo-electric Materials.

Organic Chemistry

  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Natural Products; Organometallic Chemistry; Asymmetric Catalysis; Chemical Biology; Molecular Biology; Polymers; Biomaterials, Supramolecular Chemistry, Soft Materials.

Physical Chemistry

  • Electrochemistry: supercapacitors and electrocatalysis;Electro-organic Synthesis; Bionanotechnology; Biophysics; Polymers; Functional Nanomaterials; Ultrafast Spectroscopy; Time-resolved microscopy; Semiconductor nanostructures; Solution - state NMR Spectroscopy.

Biological Chemistry

  • Biophysical Chemistry; Chemical Biochemistry; Chemical Biology; Spectroscopy; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Lipidomics, Electrophysiology, Biomaterials; Chemical Synthetic Biology; Membrane Biophysics.

Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

  • Computational Materials Science; Computational Physical and Biophysical Chemistry; Systems Biology.

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

  • Minimum Qualification:

    • M.Sc./M.Tech. Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject). Mathematics in the 10+2 level is desirable. For an application to be considered in the area for Physical Chemistry, mathematics either at 10+2 level OR at undergraduate level is mandatory.
      For Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, mathematics both at 10+2 level AND at undergraduate level is mandatory.

Students whose results for CSIR-UGC NET Fellowship or Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship or INSPIRE-PhD or any other equivalent fellowship are awaited may also apply with their roll number(s) mentioned in the application. Such candidates may walk-in for the interview provided they have qualified for any of the above fellowship before the interview date.

Important Dates

  • June 14, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

  • 3D Computer Vision
  • Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare
  • Biomedical Data Science
  • Biometrics
  • Computer Vision and Image Processing
  • Geospatial Artificial Intelligence for Urban Planning
  • Hyperspectral Image Processing
  • Multi-modal Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Trustworthiness and Fair Artificial Intelligence

For further details on the research areas and the respective faculty members, kindly refer to the following webpage: Please Click here

Candidates are strongly encouraged to make a preliminary contact with the faculty members with whom they wish to work.

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

  • Minimum Qualification

    • Candidates with M.Tech./M.E./M.S. with minimum 4+2 years degree, minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject). The qualification of GATE or any other external fellowship is not mandatory for such candidates.
    • Candidates with M.Sc./MCA or B.Tech./B.E./B.S. with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject) can be considered for direct admission into the PhD program of the DSE Department, if they have a valid GATE score or any other external fellowship. These students will have to do 24 credits of courseworks within 3 semesters with an overall CPI of at least 7.0 on a 10 point scale. Out of 24 credits, 8 credits must be from DSE courses.

      Candidates with B.Tech. from IITs or BS-MS from IISERs with CGPA/CPI of 8.0 (on a 10 point scale) and above are EXEMPTED from the requirement of a GATE score or any other external fellowship.


    Merely fulfilling the eligibility criteria does not entitle a candidate to be called for the interview.


Please Note:

  • All communication with candidates will be by e-mail only.
  • Kindly check this website for periodic updates.
  • In case of any application-related queries, your application number must be mentioned in the subject line.
  • Candidates who are appearing or are about to appear for final examinations of the qualifying degree programme are eligible to apply for PhD programme. However, if selected, admission to the PhD programme would be conditional upon their completing the qualifying degree with the defined marks criteria, before joining the Institute.
  • Selected candidates will be selected based on written examination and interview
  • Selection will be based on interviews of the shortlisted candidates.
  • Relaxation of eligibility criteria for SC/ST and PD applicants will be as per Government of India norms. Candidates belonging to reserved category will have to submit relevant certificates, if selected.
  • Applying does not automatically guarantee that a candidate will be shortlisted for an interview. The respective departments may use additional criteria (based on academic performance and/or performance in the national level tests) in order to shortlist candidates for interview.

Selection Procedure

  • Shortlisted candidates will be called for online written tests and interviews. The date for written tests and interviews will be communicated to shortlisted candidates by email only.

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

  • Department of Data Science and Engineering

    DPGC, Department of Data Science and Engineering
    E-mail: : dse_dpgc@iiserb.ac.in
    Office, Data Science and Engineering E-mail: : office_dse@iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above mentioned e-mail only.

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences offers research in the areas of:

Atmosphere and Climate Studies

  • Atmospheric aerosols: Measurements and physico-chemical characterization, Source Apportionment by receptor and hybrid models, Approaches for coupling in-situ and satellite-derived aerosol products, and Assessment of climate and health effects.
  • Climate Extremes, regional earth system modelling to address climate variability and change, Himalayan glacier modelling for mass-balance and area change study, AI/ML- based modelling of climate processes.
  • Carbon Cycle and Climate: Atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) modelling, Terrestrial ecosystem modelling, Satellite remote sensing of greenhouse gases, Agricultural GHG emissions and remote sensing, Weather Forecast error analysis.
  • Indian monsoon variability and modeling, land-atmosphere coupling processes, impact of land use/land cover changes on precipitation variability and extremes, Climate variability and teleconnections.

Earth Surface Processes

  • Sedimentary processes and sediment provenance analysis. Basin evolution and classification. Palaeogeography and palaeoenvironment.
  • Fluvial geomorphology, eco-geomorphology, the impact of climate change on rivers, microwave remote sensing, surface and groundwater interaction, machine learning application in earth surface processes and hydrology.
  • Impact of Climate Change in Hydrology, Floods and Droughts, Analysis of Weather Forecasts, River Engineering.
  • Using Numerical Weather Prediction model and Hydrological models to produce Streamflow/flood forecasting in Indian River basins, Vulnerability, and impact-based forecasting for urban floods.
  • Chemical oceanography & limnology, aqueous biogeochemistry, submarine groundwater discharge and seawater intrusion, paleo-reconstruction of environmental & hydro- climatic conditions, and provenance tracing of sediments, atmospheric dust, and pollutants using elemental/isotope tracers.
  • Environmental Geochemistry - characterization of geochemical processes that regulate contaminant and nutrient mobilization and transport at the water-soil/sediment-plant interface. Specific area of interest: Aqueous geochemistry; Soil geochemistry; Wetland geochemistry; Hydrogeochemistry of groundwater contamination and development of mitigation measures; Geochemistry of mine waste rock (Mine closure geochemistry); Geochemistry of emerging contaminants.
  • Tectonic-Geomorphology, Neotectonics and Coupled Climate-tectonic interaction and Landscape evolution in Fold-Thrust belt setting.

Solid Earth

  • Active Tectonics,Petroleum Geology, Geodynamics, Structural Geology.
  • Thermodynamics of REE-phosphate and REE-carbonates and its extraction mechanism, Archaean Tectonics, Petrology-Geochronology, Metallogeny and Precambrian crustal evolution of Indian Peninsula
  • Isotope geochemistry and geochronology in studies of crust-mantle evolution and petrogenesis, with focus on mantle dynamics; REE-mineral studies in carbonatite and alkaline complexes; Paleo-enviromental reconstruction of sedimentary/meta-sedimentary groups.
  • Seismology, Seismic anisotropy, Attenuation tomography, Lithospheric structure, Deformation and rheology of the crust and upper mantle, Upper mantle discontinuities mapping.
  • Active Tectonics, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Petroleum Geology, Geodynamics and Structural Geology.
  • Structural Geology, Fault/shear zone architecture and kinematics associated with major faults, Lateral Variation in Himalayan Deformation
  • Sedimentary basin analysis.

For details, the prospective applicants are required to visit weblink: http://ees.iiserb.ac.in/research.php.

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

  • Minimum Qualification:

    • Master's (M.Sc.)/M.Tech or B.Tech-M.Tech integrated Degrees in any of the disciplines of Earth Science/Geology/Geophysics/Atmospheric Science/ Oceanography/Geoinformatics/Remote Sensing/ Chemistry/Mathematics/Physics/Chemical, Environmental, Computer, Electronic and Communication, Wireless Communication and Networking, and Civil Engineering with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject).
    • Exceptionally brilliant students with B.Tech. In Chemical, Computer, Civil, Electronic and Communication, and Environmental Engineering with strong motivation towards Earth and Environmental Sciences, can also apply for PhD programme.
    • For students with Master's (M.Sc.) degree in Geology/ Earth Science/Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics as a subject of study at B.Sc. level is preferable

    Students whose results for CSIR-JRF or UGC-JRF Fellowship or NET-LS or Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship or INSPIRE-PhD or any other equivalent fellowship are awaited may also apply with their roll number(s) mentioned in the application. Such candidates may walk-in for the interview provided they have qualified examination for any of the above fellowship before the interview date.

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

  • Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

    Dr. Dhanyalekshmi Pillai
    Head, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
    E-mail: admission.eesphd[AT]iiserb.ac.in

    Dr. Jyotirmoy Mallik
    Convener, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
    E-mail: admission.eesphd[AT]iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above mentioned e-mail only.

Department of Economic Sciences offers research in the areas of

  • Microeconomics and related topics
  • Macroeconomics and related topics
  • Applied Econometric Theory
  • Development Economics
  • Trade and related topics

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

  • Minimum Qualification:

    • M.Sc./M.A. Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject).
    • Apart from the above eligibility requirements, other Institute (IISER Bhopal) specific eligibility criteria will also be applicable.

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

  • Department of Economic Sciences

    E-mail: hod_eco@iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above-mentioned e-mail only. No phone calls will be entertained.

Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science offers research in the following broad areas:

  • Theoretical Computer Science: – Parameterized Algorithms, Graph Algorithms, Applied Graph Theory
  • Applied Computer Science and Systems
  • Robotics & Control Systems
  • Communication, Signal Processing and Network Science
  • Devices, Sensors and Systems
  • Analog Mixed Circuit Design, Flexible Electronics

For further details on the research areas and the respective faculty members, kindly refer to the following webpage: https://eecs.iiserb.ac.in/program.php

Candidates are strongly encouraged to make a preliminary contact with the faculty members with whom they wish to work.

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

  • Minimum Qualification:

    • (a) Students with M.Tech./M.E./M.S. in ECE/CSE/EE/IT/IN/Material Science and Engineering/Mechanical/Mechatronics or equivalent with minimum of 4+2 years degree, a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject).

      • OR

    • Students with B.Tech. from IITs or BS-MS from IISERs with CGPA/CPI more than 8.0 on a 10 point scale.
      Such candidates are not required to have GATE/NET/any other National level PhD entrance examination qualifications.

      • OR

    • (b) Students with M.Tech./M.E./M.S./M.Sc. in ECE/CSE/EE/IT/IN/PHY/MTH/Material Science and Engineering/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electronic Science or equivalent with a 4+1/3+2 years degree, a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject). Such students must have qualified GATE in ECE/CSE/EE/IN/ME/MT/PHY/MTH, JEST/JAM in TCS/PHY, or UGC/CSIR(NET)/INSPIRE in PHY/MTH/Electronics/Computer Science, or have NBHM scholarship. Note that a candidate’s application can be considered even if his/her GATE/NET/JEST/JAM Score’s validity is over.

      • OR

    • (c) Students with B.Tech./B.E./B.S. in ECE/CSE/EE/IN/Material Science and Engineering /Mechanical/Mechatronics or equivalent can be considered for admission into the PhD program of EECS Department if they have qualified GATE in ECE/CSE/EE/IN/ME/MT/PHY/MTH, or JEST/JAM in TCS/PHY, or UGC/CSIR(NET-JRF)/INSPIRE in PHY/MTH/Electronics/Computer Science or have NBHM scholarship. In order to be eligible for admission, these students should have a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject; if required, same conversion formula will be followed as listed above).

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science


    Head, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    E-mail: admission.eecsphd@iiserb.ac.in

    Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Office
    E-mail: office_eecs@iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above mentioned e-mail only.

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

For PhD admissions (2025-26-I), the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is offering admission in-

Philosophy (Research areas/theme: Philosophy of Science)

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

MA in Philosophy or other relevant disciplines; MS/MTech in Science/Engineering or other relevant disciplines; minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10-point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in the majoring subject).

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

  • Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

    E-mail: admission.hssphd@iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above-mentioned e-mail only. No phone calls will be entertained.

  • Department of Mathematics offers research in the areas of Algebraic Coding Theory, Algebraic Geometry, Algebraic K-Theory, Commutative Algebra, Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Group Theory, Harmonic Analysis, Geometric Topology, Contact and Symplectic Geometry, Number Theory, Numerical Analysis, Operator Algebras, Partial Differential Equations, Representation Theory, Riemannian Geometry, Probability, Theory, and Stochastic Analysis..

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

  • Minimum Qualification

    • M.Sc./M.Tech. Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject).

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Contact Information

Department of Physics offers research in the areas of:

Group A (Experimental Physics):

  • Ultra-fast optics, Terahertz spectroscopy
  • Magnetism: Theory and experiment
  • Nanomaterials, heterostructures, and 2D materials
  • Experimental superconductivity
  • Experimental Atomic and Molecular Physics, Spectroscopy
  • Ultrafast coherent spectroscopy
  • Quantum sensing and metrology, Nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond
  • Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Cavity-optics, Phase imaging
  • Nanomechanical resonators, nonlinear dynamics, mesoscopic physics
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Quantum Materials: Synthesis to Emergent Properties
  • Electronic structure of solids: experiment (XPS/UPS/ARPES) and theory (DFT and beyond)


    • Group B (Theoretical and Computational Physics):

  • Spin-orbit interaction, spin splitting, spin texture, topological materials
  • First principles calculations of materials properties, density functional theory
  • Theory and experiment in soft-matter physics
  • Monte Carlo Methods, Spin Glasses, Quantum Information Science, Entanglement, Quantum Chaos
  • Physics of carbon-based systems (graphene and carbon nanotubes), semiconducting 2DEGs, nanowires and topological insulators.
  • Cosmology
  • Classical and Quantum gravity
  • Black holes and holography
  • Relativistic and non-relativistic fluid dynamics from string theory
  • Knot Theory and Chern-Simons Theory
  • Brane cosmology and cosmological correlators
  • New Physics beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics
  • Dark matter and neutrino physics
  • Astro-Particle Physics, Physics of Neutron star, Astrophysics using machine learning
  • Field-theoretic approaches in condensed matter physics
  • Search and timing of radio pulsars. Gravitational wave detection with pulsar timing arrays
  • Fast Radio Bursts, Magnetars and their connection
  • Gravitational Wave from Black hole and neutron star merger

Eligibility : In addition to general eligibility criteria.

  • Minimum Qualification:

    • M.Sc./M.Tech. Degree in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10 point scale (overall percentage/CGPA/CPI; not only in majoring subject).
    • Additionally, a valid GATE/UGC-JRF/CSIR-JRF/JEST/INSPIRE-PhD/JGEEBILS or any other recognized score is mandatory. The certificate/fellowship MUST be valid at the time of admission.

Important Dates

  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

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PhD Programme for International Students

PhD Programme for International Students

Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D. programme for the semester commencing from August 25.

Natural Sciences Stream: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Physics.

Engineering Sciences Stream: Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Data Science and Engineering.

Humanities and Social Sciences Stream: Economic Sciences.


Important Dates
  • April 15, 2025 : Last date for receiving online application.
  • Other relevant dates will be announced in due course of time.

Application Procedure


    After the last date, all applications will be screened and the list of candidates shortlisted for interviews will be available on our Institute’s website and shortlisted candidates will be intimated by email only.

Research Areas

  • Department of Biological Sciences offers research in the areas of Behavioural Ecology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Cellular and Developmental Signaling, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics, Ecology and Molecular Systematics, Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Immunology, Metagenomics, Bacteriophage Biology, Molecular Microbiology, Neurobiology, Plant Cell and Developmental Biology, Viral Immunology, Virology.

Contact Information

  • Queries will be entertained only through email sent to admission.biophd@iiserb.ac.in Phone calls will not be entertained

Chemical Engineering : To submit the online PhD Application for Chemical Engineering, please Click here


Department of Chemical Engineering (CHE) offers research in the areas:


  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Advanced Oxidation Processes
  • Advanced Functional Nanomaterials
  • Bio-inspired Nanocomposites
  • Battery Technology
  • Chemical & Electrochemical Sensors
  • Computational Catalysis
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Electrochemical Engineering
  • Forensic Science & Technology
  • Fuel Cells
  • Membrane Science and Technology
  • Molecular Simulations
  • Machine Learning
  • Polymeric Nanocomposites
  • Reaction Engineering
  • Renewable & Sustainable Energy
  • Soft Matter
  • Self-Propulsion
  • Water & Wastewater treatment
  • Waste Valorization

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Department of Chemistry offers research in the areas of:

Inorganic Chemistry

  • Supramolecular Chemistry; Crystallography; Transition Metal Chemistry; Molecular Materials; Organometallic Chemistry; Bio-inorganic Chemistry; Quantum Material; Solid State Chemistry, Thermo-electric Materials.

Organic Chemistry

  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Natural Products; Organometallic Chemistry; Asymmetric Catalysis; Chemical Biology; Molecular Biology; Polymers; Biomaterials, Supramolecular Chemistry, Soft Materials.

Physical Chemistry

  • Electrochemistry: supercapacitors and electrocatalysis;Electro-organic Synthesis; Bionanotechnology; Biophysics; Polymers; Functional Nanomaterials; Ultrafast Spectroscopy; Time-resolved microscopy; Semiconductor nanostructures; Solution - state NMR Spectroscopy.

Biological Chemistry

  • Biophysical Chemistry; Chemical Biochemistry; Chemical Biology; Spectroscopy; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Lipidomics, Electrophysiology, Biomaterials; Chemical Synthetic Biology; Membrane Biophysics.

Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

  • Computational Materials Science; Computational Physical and Biophysical Chemistry; Systems Biology.

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    • 3D Computer Vision
    • Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare
    • Biomedical Data Science
    • Biometrics
    • Computer Vision and Image Processing
    • Geospatial Artificial Intelligence for Urban Planning
    • Hyperspectral Image Processing
    • Multi-modal Learning
    • Natural Language Processing
    • Trustworthiness and Fair Artificial Intelligence

    For further details on the research areas and the respective faculty members, kindly refer to the following webpage: For further details on the research areas and the respective faculty members, kindly refer to the following webpage: Please Click here

    Candidates are strongly encouraged to make a preliminary contact with the faculty members with whom they wish to work.

Contact Information

  • Department of Data Science and Engineering

    DPGC, Department of Data Science and Engineering
    E-mail: : dse_dpgc@iiserb.ac.in
    Office, Data Science and Engineering E-mail: : office_dse@iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above mentioned e-mail only.

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences offers research in the areas of:

Atmosphere and Climate Studies

  • Atmospheric aerosols: Measurements and physico-chemical characterization, Source Apportionment by receptor and hybrid models, Approaches for coupling in-situ and satellite-derived aerosol products, and Assessment of climate and health effects.
  • Climate Extremes, regional earth system modelling to address climate variability and change, Himalayan glacier modelling for mass-balance and area change study, AI/ML- based modelling of climate processes.
  • Carbon Cycle and Climate: Atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) modelling, Terrestrial ecosystem modelling, Satellite remote sensing of greenhouse gases, Agricultural GHG emissions and remote sensing, Weather Forecast error analysis.
  • Indian monsoon variability and modeling, land-atmosphere coupling processes, impact of land use/land cover changes on precipitation variability and extremes, Climate variability and teleconnections.

Earth Surface Processes

  • Sedimentary processes and sediment provenance analysis. Basin evolution and classification. Palaeogeography and palaeoenvironment.
  • Fluvial geomorphology, eco-geomorphology, the impact of climate change on rivers, microwave remote sensing, surface and groundwater interaction, machine learning application in earth surface processes and hydrology.
  • Impact of Climate Change in Hydrology, Floods and Droughts, Analysis of Weather Forecasts, River Engineering.
  • Using Numerical Weather Prediction model and Hydrological models to produce Streamflow/flood forecasting in Indian River basins, Vulnerability, and impact-based forecasting for urban floods.
  • Chemical oceanography & limnology, aqueous biogeochemistry, submarine groundwater discharge and seawater intrusion, paleo-reconstruction of environmental & hydro- climatic conditions, and provenance tracing of sediments, atmospheric dust, and pollutants using elemental/isotope tracers.
  • Environmental Geochemistry - characterization of geochemical processes that regulate contaminant and nutrient mobilization and transport at the water-soil/sediment-plant interface. Specific area of interest: Aqueous geochemistry; Soil geochemistry; Wetland geochemistry; Hydrogeochemistry of groundwater contamination and development of mitigation measures; Geochemistry of mine waste rock (Mine closure geochemistry); Geochemistry of emerging contaminants.
  • Tectonic-Geomorphology, Neotectonics and Coupled Climate-tectonic interaction and Landscape evolution in Fold-Thrust belt setting.

Solid Earth

  • Active Tectonics,Petroleum Geology, Geodynamics, Structural Geology.
  • Thermodynamics of REE-phosphate and REE-carbonates and its extraction mechanism, Archaean Tectonics, Petrology-Geochronology, Metallogeny and Precambrian crustal evolution of Indian Peninsula
  • Isotope geochemistry and geochronology in studies of crust-mantle evolution and petrogenesis, with focus on mantle dynamics; REE-mineral studies in carbonatite and alkaline complexes; Paleo-enviromental reconstruction of sedimentary/meta-sedimentary groups.
  • Seismology, Seismic anisotropy, Attenuation tomography, Lithospheric structure, Deformation and rheology of the crust and upper mantle, Upper mantle discontinuities mapping.
  • Active Tectonics, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Petroleum Geology, Geodynamics and Structural Geology.
  • Structural Geology, Fault/shear zone architecture and kinematics associated with major faults, Lateral Variation in Himalayan Deformation
  • Sedimentary basin analysis.

For details, the prospective applicants are required to visit weblink: http://ees.iiserb.ac.in/research.php.

Contact Information

  • Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

    Dr. Dhanyalekshmi Pillai
    Head-in-charge, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
    E-mail: admission.eesphd[AT]iiserb.ac.in

    Dr. Jyotirmoy Mallik
    Convener, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee
    E-mail: admission.eesphd[AT]iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above mentioned e-mail only.

Department of Economic Sciences offers research in the areas of

  • Microeconomics and related topics
  • Macroeconomics and related topics
  • Applied Econometric Theory
  • Development Economics
  • Trade and related topics

Contact Information

  • Department of Economic Sciences

    E-mail: hod_eco@iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above-mentioned e-mail only. No phone calls will be entertained.

Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science offers research in the following broad areas:

  • Theoretical Computer Science: – Parameterized Algorithms, Graph Algorithms, Applied Graph Theory
  • Applied Computer Science and Systems
  • Robotics & Control Systems
  • Communication, Signal Processing and Network Science
  • Devices, Sensors and Systems
  • Analog Mixed Circuit Design, Flexible Electronics

For further details on the research areas and the respective faculty members, kindly refer to the following webpage: https://eecs.iiserb.ac.in/program.php

Candidates are strongly encouraged to make a preliminary contact with the faculty members with whom they wish to work.

Contact Information

  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

    Dr. Aditya Sankar Medury
    Head, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    E-mail: admission.eecsphd@iiserb.ac.in

    Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Office
    E-mail: office_eecs@iiserb.ac.in

    Queries will be entertained on the above mentioned e-mail only.

Department of Physics offers research in the areas of:

Group A (Experimental Physics):

  • Ultra-fast optics, Terahertz spectroscopy
  • Magnetism: Theory and experiment
  • Nanomaterials, heterostructures, and 2D materials
  • Experimental superconductivity
  • Experimental Atomic and Molecular Physics, Spectroscopy
  • Ultrafast coherent spectroscopy
  • Quantum sensing and metrology, Nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond
  • Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Cavity-optics, Phase imaging
  • Nanomechanical resonators, nonlinear dynamics, mesoscopic physics
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Quantum Materials: Synthesis to Emergent Properties
  • Electronic structure of solids: experiment (XPS/UPS/ARPES) and theory (DFT and beyond)


    • Group B (Theoretical and Computational Physics):

  • Spin-orbit interaction, spin splitting, spin texture, topological materials
  • First principles calculations of materials properties, density functional theory
  • Theory and experiment in soft-matter physics
  • Monte Carlo Methods, Spin Glasses, Quantum Information Science, Entanglement, Quantum Chaos
  • Physics of carbon-based systems (graphene and carbon nanotubes), semiconducting 2DEGs, nanowires and topological insulators.
  • Cosmology
  • Classical and Quantum gravity
  • Black holes and holography
  • Relativistic and non-relativistic fluid dynamics from string theory
  • Knot Theory and Chern-Simons Theory
  • Brane cosmology and cosmological correlators
  • New Physics beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics
  • Dark matter and neutrino physics
  • Astro-Particle Physics, Physics of Neutron star, Astrophysics using machine learning
  • Field-theoretic approaches in condensed matter physics
  • Search and timing of radio pulsars. Gravitational wave detection with pulsar timing arrays
  • Fast Radio Bursts, Magnetars and their connection
  • Gravitational Wave from Black hole and neutron star merger

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About Subjects and Eligibility Criteria
Courses offered by Institute:

Sl. No.

Discipline

Program Level

Departments

1

 

Science

 

 

 

Ph.D.

Biological Sciences

2

Chemistry

3

Earth & Environmental Sciences

4

Mathematics

5

Physics

6

 

Engineering

Chemical Engineering

7

Data Science & Engineering

8

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

9

 

Humanities

Economic Sciences

10

Humanities and Social Sciences


Course Description for Ph.D. (Common for all 10 Departments):

Course Description for Ph.D. (Common for all 10 Departments):

  • Ph.D. students at IISER Bhopal are involved in quality research that matches the global standard. The program involves rigorous course work and research works. Besides the mandatory requirements, students are encouraged to participate in several professional activities such as workshops, review meetings, and conferences. All doctoral students are also expected to participate in the undergraduate teaching programme of the Institute as a part of their training.

    • Education Qualification for Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics:
      • 10+2 in Science with 60% and UG in Science with 60% and PG in relevant Science Subject with 60%.
    • Education Qualification for Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Data Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science:
      • 10+2 in Science with 60% and UG in Engineering with 60% and PG in relevant Engineering Subject with 60%.
    • Education Qualification for Ph.D. in Economic Sciences:
      • 10+2 in Science with 60% and UG in Economic Sciences with 60% and PG in Economic Sciences with 60%.
    • Education Qualification for Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences:
      • 10+2 in Science with 60% and UG in Arts with 60% and PG in relevant Humanities Subject with 60%.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission for Ph.D.

Programme

Disciplines

Minimum Eligibility for Admissions

Age

Ph.D.

All Departments
  1. Minimum 60% marks/ equivalent grades in 10+2 or equivalent.

AND

  1. Four-year Bachelors’ degree or five-year integrated degree or Master’s degree in respective subject with minimum 60% score or CGPA/CPI of 7.0 on a 10-point scale at both, Bachelor’s and Master’s levels.

AND

  1. 280 score in GRE general test or valid GATE score or any Indian national examinations relevant to the subject of admission to Ph.D.

AND

  1. 60 score in TOEFL/ 6 in IELTS or any other certificate on English proficiency

AND

  1. Selection through online interviews

Preferably not more than 28 years on the date of application (as per passport)

Any additional criteria as per respective Departments from time to time. The criteria are subjected to revision based on Departmental guidelines :-

International Students are required to have their own health insurance for the entire period of their stay in India.

The students interested in admission may contact office_dair@iiserb.ac.in and Phone: +91 755 269 2381 for general queries on fees structure, etc.


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