Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Ph.D. Program

Minimum Eligibility for Candidates

• Post graduation in Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences or graduation in medicine.
• Applicants must have a consistent first class academic track record (no less than 60% aggregates) and a valid research fellowship from UGC, CSIR, ICMR and DBT. 
• Candidates with other fellowships are advised to contact the Dean to confirm eligibility.
• Those awaiting final exam results can also apply subject to the fact that certificates are issued at the time of selection interview.

Selection Procedure (Key Steps)

1. Students selected will be called for a personal interview and faculty interaction.
2. The interview will last for a period of five days.
3. There will be a personal interview by committee where the candidates will be evaluated on subject specialization.
4. Each member of the selection committee will make his or her own evaluation.
5. Personal discussion will be held. 
6. Students can opt for one to one discussion
7. To finalise the selection, both the faculty and student have to sign a selection form.
8. Once this selection has been made and documented, neither the student nor the faculty would be permitted to change their option.